After Sun Jian launched the attack, Huang Zu led his troops to fight and ambushed the archers by the river. When he saw Sun Jian's warships arriving, he immediately fired his bows and arrows. After Sun Jian saw the situation, he stopped the warships and only let the empty ships move forward. Moving forward, after three days of this, Huang Zu finally finished shooting his bow and arrows, and Sun Jian gathered up the arrows on the ship and collected one hundred thousand arrows.
There happened to be a favorable wind, so Sun Jian sent his sergeants to fire arrows together. However, Huang Zu on the shore could not hold on and had to retreat. Sun Jian's army successfully landed on the shore. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai divided their troops into two groups and marched directly towards Huang Zu's camp. Han Dang came from behind, forming a three-sided attack. Huang Zu's army was defeated like a mountain and he had no choice but to abandon it. Fancheng fled to Dengcheng. Sun Jian ordered Huang Gai to guard the ships and personally lead his army to fight. Huang Zu led the army to fight and set up a formation in the field. Sun Jian also set up a formation. Sun Ce stood beside Sun Jian at this time, fully equipped. Armed.
Huang Zu asked two generals to go out, one was Zhang Hu from Jiangxia and the other was Chen Sheng from Xiangyang. Huang Zu pointed at Sun Jian and cursed: "How dare you Jiangdong rats invade the territory of the Han clan? You must be tired of living." Let Zhang Hu come out to provoke.
Sun Jian asked Han Dang to come out to fight. The two fought for twenty rounds. Chen Sheng saw that Zhang Hu was in danger and rode a horse to help. Sun Ce saw this, held down the gun in his hand, bent his bow and shot an arrow, and hit Chen Sheng's Face, Chen Sheng covered his face full of blood and fell down immediately.
Zhang Hu was very surprised when he saw Chen Sheng's miserable state. Not long after he was distracted, Han Dang raised his knife and cut off half of his head. Cheng Pu rode his horse towards Huang Zu, preparing to capture him alive. .
When Huang Zu saw this, he quickly threw away his helmet and horse and fled for his life among the infantry. Sun Jian killed the defeated army and chased them to the Han River, asking Huang Gai to sail the ship into the Han River to anchor.
Huang Zu gathered the defeated troops together and went to see Liu Biao and reported the situation, saying that Sun Jian's troops were extremely elite. Liu Biao was panicked and quickly called for adviser Kuai Liang to discuss.
Kuai Liang thought about the situation and said: "We have just lost the battle now. The sergeants have no will to fight. They can only dig deep trenches and build high platforms to defend themselves to avoid the opponent's sharp edges. Then they send people to Yuan Shao for help. This The dilemma can be solved.”
This incident made Cai Mao on the side very dissatisfied and said: "This plan of yours really doesn't work. If Sun Jian's army comes to the city, but we build a wall to defend it, wouldn't we be able to capture it without help? Although I have no talent, I am still willing to contribute. Please ask Go out and fight!”
Liu Biao agreed, so Cai Mao led an army of ten thousand people to the outside of Xiangyang City and set up a formation outside. Sun Jian continued the attack with the victorious troops.
Cai Mao came forward, and Sun Jian quickly recognized him and said, "The commander in front is the younger brother of Liu Biao Xina's wife. Which of you dares to go up and help me capture him."
Cheng Pu advanced with his gun and engaged Cai Mao. Within a few rounds, Cai Mao clearly felt that he was no match and ran back. Sun Jian drove the army to kill him, leaving corpses everywhere.
Cai Mao fled back to Xiangyang. Kuai Liang demanded that Cai Mao should be dealt with according to military law on the grounds that Cai Mao did not listen to his own strategy and had caused such a mistake. However, Liu Biao was doting on his sister, so he did not follow this suggestion and refused. Deal with it as required.
Sun Jian divided his troops into four pairs and surrounded Xiangyang City in four directions to attack. One day, a strong wind suddenly blew and the flags of the central army were blown off. After Han Dang saw it, he suggested: "This is not a good thing. We can't attack anymore. Let's go back first."
Sun Jian's eyes were already red with blood at this time, and he was dazzled by the victory. He said: "I have won many battles and can capture Xiangyang City soon. How can I retreat just because the flag was blown off by the wind?"
Of course, he did not follow Han Dang's advice and continued to attack Xiangyang.
Kuai Liang said to Liu Biao: "I recently saw a celestial phenomenon, and a general star fell. Judging from the position, it should be Sun Jian. My lord should write to Yuan Shao immediately and ask him to help us."
So Liu Biao wrote to Yuan Shao, asking who would dare to break through and deliver this letter. A general stepped forward and was willing to shoulder this burden.
Kuai Liang said: "Since you have the courage, you can listen to me and send you five hundred soldiers and horses, and bring more people who can shoot arrows to rush out. When they reach Benxian Mountain, he will definitely come with his army. You can divide one hundred People are on the mountain, looking for some stones to prepare, and a hundred people are ambushing in the woods. When there is a pursuer, they cannot walk in a straight line, but circle forward to lead to the ambush place, and then shoot the stones and bows and arrows together. If If we can win, fire the cannon as a signal. If we can't, don't fire the cannon and leave. The moon won't be very bright tonight, so you can set off before dusk."
Lu Gong got the plan and went out of the city at dusk. Sun Jian was in the tent when he suddenly heard a shout, so he led thirty cavalry to chase him. When he heard the report, he said: "A pair of horses and men came out from the east gate and went toward Let’s go to Xianshan.”
Sun Jian thought that Liu Biao had escaped and immediately pursued him, but all the generals stopped him. Sun Jian insisted on going his own way and pursued with thirty cavalry.
According to Lu Gong's plan, he had already laid an ambush. Sun Jian's horse ran fast and rushed to the front, shouting: "Don't leave!"
Lu Gong turned his horse around, fought with Sun Jian for a round, and then immediately ran away and walked toward the mountain road. Sun Jian then entered, but did not see Lu Gong. He originally wanted to look for him on the mountain, but suddenly there was a sound of gongs and drums, and stones and bows and arrows were thrown from the mountain. Shooting over together, Sun Jian realized this situation too late and was shot on the spot. The stone knocked out his brain. Both man and horse died in Xian Mountain. He was only thirty-seven years old when he died.
As for the thirty cavalrymen brought by Sun Jian, they were all ambushed and killed. According to the plan, he fired cannons. Huang Zu, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao in the city led their troops to fight separately. When Huang Gai heard the shouting of killing, the sky shook, and he led The navy troops came to help, and happened to meet Huang Zu. After two rounds of fighting, they captured Huang Zu alive. Cheng Pu protected Sun Ce and was about to find a way out to escape. He happened to meet Lu Gong and immediately challenged him. He assassinated Lu Gong under his horse in a few rounds. The two armies fought for a whole night. On the next day, they each took back their troops.
Liu Biao's troops returned to Xiangyang City, and Sun Ce returned to Khan. Through the news from the soldiers, he learned that his father had been killed by random arrows, and his body had been carried into the city by Liu Biao's sergeants. He felt very sad and shouted loudly. Weeping loudly, other generals also felt very sad and did not speak.
Sun Ce said: "Now that my father's body is in Xiangyang City, how can we let him return to his hometown for burial?"
Huang Gai said: "Now that we have captured Huang Zu alive, let one of us go to the city to make peace in exchange for our lord's body."
Before he finished speaking, Huan Jie suggested: "Liu Biao and I were old friends, and I am willing to be this lobbyist." Sun Ce agreed.
So Huanjie went to Xiangyang City to see Liu Biao and explained the situation.
