Chapter 206 Gong Jin back then
I think back to Gong Jin's time, when Xiao Qiao got married for the first time and looked majestic and handsome. ----------Song Su Shi's "Niannujiao Chibi Nostalgia"
It is said that Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian was dying. In front of his eyes were flickering lights, his mind was groggy, and there was a frightening blood hole on his neck. He was held in Han Dang's arms and finally returned to his home outside Lujiang City. The Chinese military tent.
Sun Ce and Sun Bofu, the grand duke's son who was left behind to suppress the stronghold, had already knelt down in front of Sun Jian's collapse and burst into tears. Sun Jian slowly opened his eyes and saw his beloved son with tears in his eyes. He wanted to speak, but because his throat was pierced, he couldn't say a word and only let out a hoarse scream.
The military doctor was already doing emergency bandaging. Sun Ce, who had just turned nineteen, saw that his father, whom he usually admired the most, was in such a state. His eyes were blood red and he asked Han Dang: "Uncle Han, who did it?"
Han Dang was prepared and took a feather arrow from the soldier. The arrow was thicker and longer than an ordinary feathered arrow. There were shocking blood stains on the metal arrowhead, and a small word "loyalty" was engraved in front of the tail feather.
Sun Ce grabbed the feathered arrow and asked, "Who is the owner of this arrow?"
Han Dang reported back: "On the battlefield the day before yesterday, Demou and I fought with this man. Unfortunately, his martial arts skills were stronger than those of us together. As far as I know, there is the word 'loyalty' in his name, and his martial arts skills are so good." He is very powerful and has excellent archery skills. There is only one Changsha guard named Huang Zhong."
Sun Ce clenched the arrow and murmured, gritting his teeth: "Huang Zhong! Huang Zhong!" Suddenly he heard a mournful scream from the military doctor who was bandaging before the collapse. He was shocked and rushed to Sun Jian's front. He saw the military doctor shaking his head repeatedly, and Sun Jian's neck was bleeding. As noted, it is obviously hopeless.
Sun Ce was furious. He held the doctor's collar with one hand and raised it high. With a burst of divine power, he threw the doctor out of the account and shouted: "What use do you have!"
Sun Jian tremblingly raised his hand and held Sun Ce. Sun Ce knelt in front of the collapse again, crying bitterly. Sun Jian couldn't speak. He pointed at Sun Ce's heart, opened his mouth without making a sound, and repeated two words: "Second brother! Second brother!"
Sun Ce understood and quickly agreed: "Father, don't worry, I will protect my second brother Zhongmou for the rest of my life."
Sun Jian nodded slightly, pointed in the direction of the Yangtze River in the south, and said silently: "Jiangdong! Jiangdong!"
Sun Ce burst into tears and promised again: "Father, I understand, I will follow your ambition and build a new empire in Jiangdong, an empire belonging to the Sun family!"
Sun Jian held Sun Ce's hand again and looked at the generals around him, his eyes full of help. Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zhou Tai and others immediately knelt down on the ground, understanding that this was the entrustment of their lord before his death, and they all kowtowed to express their vow to follow Sun Ce to death.
Sun Jian finally calmed down, as if his thoughts were over. He looked into Sun Ce's eyes, suddenly opened his mouth and shouted silently: "Revenge! Revenge!" The wound on his neck burst instantly, blood splashed out like a fountain, and his majestic body violently twitched. , a generation of heroes passed away at the age of thirty-seven.
Sun Ce cried so hard that he fainted several times and fell to the ground. The generals hurriedly rescued him. Sun Ce woke up and ordered the whole army. He held the bloody arrow in his hand, his eyes were red, and he looked up to the sky and shouted: "The revenge for killing my father is irreconcilable! Send my order to the general, order your troops and horses tomorrow, and follow me to Jiangxia to kill the enemy." !”
Generals Han Dang and Cheng Pu helped take care of Sun Jian's funeral. The next day, they mobilized 30,000 troops and horses, all with white cloths on their heads, and headed straight for Jiangxia. Sun Ce is wearing a white helmet and white armor, covered with a white battle robe. The white helmet is wrapped with white steps, his arms are wrapped with black gauze, and he is holding a steel gun. He is as handsome and majestic as the god of war. It's just that Sun Ce rushed away from the human escort, and one person stood in front of the team, which made people feel that the little overlord seemed too lonely.
Sun Ce has been handsome in appearance and broad-minded since he was a child. With his diligent martial arts practice, he is tall, muscular and has perfect lines. However, his biggest problem is that he likes to go into danger alone. He is overconfident and has been alone since he was a child. This is also the reason why Sun Ce will be defeated and die in battle at a young age.
The troops marched to Liyang, and Lu Fan, the military advisor on the flank, came to report that an old friend was leading an army by the river to ask for an audience. Sun Ce rode his horse to the riverside, and saw a man in front of him. His face was like jade, his lips were painted with vermilion, his posture was elegant, and his appearance was beautiful. When he saw Sun Ce, he dismounted and bowed to him. According to Ce, he was from Shucheng, Lujiang. His surname was Zhou, his given name was Yu, and his courtesy name was Gongjin. It turned out that when Sun Jian was fighting against Dong Zhuo, he moved to Shucheng. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were of the same age and had a close friendship because they became Kunzhong. After two months of planning for Chang Yu, Yu took charge of his brother's affairs. Uncle Yu, Zhou Shang, is the governor of Danyang. He went to visit his relatives and met Ce here.
Ce was overjoyed to see Yu and expressed his sincere feelings. Yu said: "I am willing to use the power of dogs and horses to achieve great things together." Ce Xi said: "I have Gongjin, and the great things will be harmonious!" He ordered him to meet Lu Fan, Han Dang and others. Yu said to Ce, "My brother wants to help with big things. Do you also know that there are two Zhangs in the east of the Yangtze River?" Ce asked, "What are the two Zhangs?" Yu said, "One is Zhang Zhao of Pengcheng, whose courtesy name is Zibu; the other is Zhang Hong of Guangling. , named Zigang. Both of them have talents in the world, and they live here in seclusion to avoid chaos. Why don't my brother hire him?" Ce was so happy that even if someone went to hire him with gifts, neither of them would say goodbye. Ce Nai went to his home in person, spoke happily to him, and tried to recruit him. The two of them agreed. Ce then appointed Zhang Zhao as the chief historian and the commander-in-chief of the Fu army; Zhang Hong was appointed as the staff officer and chief lieutenant, and discussed attacking Huang Zhong in Jiangxia.
Zhou Yu was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was a man of great talent and a first-class figure. He was unparalleled in beauty and was not inferior to the handsome Guo Jia. He has thick long black hair, neatly combed and wrapped in a black scarf. His face is white and beardless, but he has a majesty about him. Wearing a white jade soaring crown on his head, he is wearing a phoenix uniform with a dragon and black leather armor embedded in it, a silk nephrite belt tied around his waist, cloud-patterned dragon boots on his feet, and a three-foot green-edged sword hanging from his waist. According to Jiangdong legend, Zhou Yu was also a musical genius, and only Zhou Lang cared about the music in the world. There is a poem praising Zhou Yu, saying: "The sound of moving clouds and flowing water is still there, and from now on, there will be no mistakes in Zhou Yu's music."
From then on, Sun Ce met Zhou Lang, and the two were like a fish in water. And Xi Zhicai really encountered an opponent with superior intelligence. The battle in Jiangxia was already extremely dangerous.
Sun Ce appointed young Zhou Yu as his chief military advisor. Old people such as Lu Fan and Han Dang were very dissatisfied. It was quite like the scene when Guan and Zhang first met Zhuge Kongming. Zhou Yu made plans calmly, but Sun Ce followed his advice. Within a few days, several armies and horses assigned by Zhou Yu had arrived at the predetermined location. The generals were suspicious and even waited to see Zhou Yu make a fool of himself.
Only the newly joined Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong tried their best to help Zhou Yu succeed. At this time, Xi Zhicai had already begun to arrange an attack on Jiangxia and was anxious to succeed. However, Huang Zu refused to surrender because of his promise to Sun Jian and his dream of occupying Jiangdong. Later, news of Sun Jian's death came, and Xi Zhicai's attack on the city was getting urgent. Huang Zu had already begun to seriously consider the conditions and details for surrendering to the Qinglong Army.
Just when the situation was delicate, he suddenly came to report that Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, came with all three armies. Huang Zu was overjoyed, but he was uneasy about Sun Ce, a young boy who was still young, so he sent his subordinates Zhang Shuo and Chen to meet him with 5,000 soldiers. .
Xi Zhicai also found out that Sun Ce's army was back, so he had to suspend the attack on the city and divide his troops to meet the enemy. Wei Yan once again recommended himself, and Xi Zhicai said: "People say that the soldiers will win. Sun Ce is here, the truth is unknown. General Wen Chang is here, don't be careless." Then Wei Yan was ordered to lead 10,000 troops and horses to meet the enemy, and still arranged Huang Zhong leads 10,000 troops to respond at any time. Huang Zhong said: "If I shoot Sun Jian to death, that boy Sun Ce is out for revenge! Why don't the military advisor arrange for me to be the vanguard and shoot that boy to death with one more arrow?"
Xi Zhicai said: "My lord heard that Sun Jian's soldiers appeared, and he wrote back and told me to be careful and use the troops prudently. Now he is trying his best to destroy Liu Biao, so that we can board the ship and withdraw at any time. We are not allowed to fight to the death, and we preserve our strength. Jiangxia can take it later." Huang Zhong nodded in agreement.
As for Wei Yan, he led his troops and fled quickly, thinking that Sun Ce was still young, so when the two armies encountered each other, it would only be a fierce battle. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu had already ambushed several ambushes based on the terrain. Sun Ce led his troops to feign defeat and led Wei Yan deep into the siege. Wen Chang and Sun Ce fought to the death. Fortunately, Huang Zhong followed up with troops and horses. After a great battle, Wei Yan was rescued and returned to the stronghold. After three stops of troops, one of them was lost.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's troops pursued them all the way to Dazhai. Huang Zu opened the city gates and personally led the troops to fight. Seeing that the situation was over, Xi Zhicai knew that it would be difficult to succeed. He was afraid that the camp would be surrounded, so he quickly formulated a retreat route for the entire army, marched and fought, retreated all the way to Shuizhai Military Port, boarded a river boat and left. The coalition forces of Sun Ce and Huang Zu went to the shore and fired several rounds of rockets. Seeing that they could not catch up, they set up a camp on the shore. Xi Zhicai ordered to abandon Jiangxia and return to Baling County before making plans.
Zhou Yu succeeded in this battle, and all the generals were delighted and believed in Gong Jin's talents. Huang Zu and Huang She's father and son went to Sun Ce's military camp in person to meet Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. They expressed their gratitude and expressed their condolences to Sun Jian. Huang Zu personally invited the two men to the city to discuss the occupation of Jiangdong. Sun Ce was about to agree, but Zhou Yu smiled and said, "We will discuss it." Then he pulled Sun Ce aside.
Zhou Yu said in a low voice: "Bo Fu, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Why not kill Huang's father and son and seize Jiangxia as our foundation? Jiangxia is a place for military use. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is also a strategic point on land and water. If we can capture it, we will have no money or food from now on." I’m worried.”
Sun Ce was shocked and said: "If you do it now, won't the world laugh at me for being unkind and unjust!" Zhou Yu smiled and said: "I know you are upright, brother, and you will definitely refuse. In this case, when I enter the city tomorrow, I will say that I need a place to stay temporarily. Please He will temporarily lend Lushan, a small city to the east, to us to station troops." Sun Ce nodded in agreement.
Huang Zu had no plan, and was worried that after Sun Ce left, Chen Longjun would come back, which would naturally fall into Zhou Yu's plan. Sun Ce's army stabilized in Lushan City, and was assisted by a group of good ministers. He gradually recruited talents. Zhou Yu personally selected the site and built a water stronghold to train the navy army. After that, Lu Kang was defeated and his power developed all the way to Jiangdong. This is not mentioned later.
Besides, Xi Zhicai retreated to Baling. When Chen Long learned about it, he cried out in his heart that it was a pity. Approaching Jiangling from the Yangtze River, or approaching Xiangyang from the Han River, both failed to conquer Jiangxia and brought considerable obstacles. Now he needs warships to block the Jiangling section of the Yangtze River so that he can calmly allow the First Army to cross the river and attack Jiangling. In any case, he needs Huang Zhong's navy to bring over the warships needed to cross the Yangtze River. Now that Jiangxia has not been conquered, we have to take the risk of sailing over Jiangxia before all the naval forces have recovered.
Guo Jia and Zhou Buyi learned that Jiangxia had failed, so they had to formulate a new plan overnight. If you want to know how Chen Long defeated Liu Biao and captured Jingzhou, let's listen to the next chapter.
