Sun Ce arrived with his troops, Zhang Ying took the initiative to attack, and the two armies met on the shoal. Sun Ce walked out of the formation. When Zhang Ying saw it, he pointed at Sun Ce and cursed. Huang Gai came out of the formation and only took Zhang Ying. The two fought for several rounds, and suddenly they saw fire coming from behind Zhang Ying.
Zhang Ying basically withdrew. After understanding the situation and learning that someone had set fire to the camp, he had no choice but to retreat with his troops.
Although Sun Ce didn't know the situation, he also knew that this was an excellent opportunity, so he took advantage of the situation to cover it up. Zhang Ying arrived at Niuzhu and found that everything had been burned, so he could only flee towards the mountains.
When Sun Ce arrived at Niuzhu, he found two generals in the fire. He asked their names and whereabouts. It turned out that one was from Shouchun, Jiujiang, with a surname of Jiang, a given name of Qin, and a given name of Gongyi; the other was from Xiacai, Jiujiang, with a surname of Zhou and a given name of Tai. The word is Youping. Both of them wanted to do something big in the troubled times, so they gathered people to be bandits in the river and made a living by looting. They heard that Sun Ce was a hero from Jiangdong and was looking for talents, so they specially led everyone to join them. Sun Ce was very happy. Appointed as a former military captain.
The first battle was effortless. Sun Ce integrated Niuzhu Dige's food, weapons, and more than 4,000 soldiers, and continued to advance forward.
After Zhang Ying was defeated, he went back to see Liu Yao. He was very angry and ordered him to be pushed out and killed. Advisors Zuo Rong and Xue Li tried to dissuade him, but he was spared, so he was temporarily stationed in Lingling City to resist the enemy. Liu Yao personally led the soldiers to the south of Shenting Ridge, and Sun Ce went to the north.
The two armies began to formally stalemate. In the morning, Sun Ce called for the soldiers in the army and asked, "Is there a temple for Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty on this mountain?"
The scholar replied: "As far as I know, there is indeed such a temple, just on the mountain."
Sun Ce suddenly realized and sighed: "That's right. I had a dream yesterday. It was Guangwu who summoned me, but I don't remember what he did to me. I should go and pray."
Others thought it was okay, but Chang Shi Zhang Zhao came out and objected strongly, saying: "No, that temple is on the Lingnan side, and there happens to be Liu Yao's camp. If there is an ambush over there, what should we do?"
Sun Ce smiled and said: "Guang Wu entrusted me with a dream, which proves that I will do something great. With gods and men protecting me, what else should I be afraid of?"
So regardless of the dissuasion, he put on his war robe, mounted his war horse, and took Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and other thirteen riders out of the village up the ridge to the vicinity of Guangwu Temple, where he dismounted to pay homage. , and also burned incense to pray for blessings.
Sun Ce knelt in front of the temple and prayed: "If I, Sun Ce, can establish a foothold in Jiangdong and create my own business, I will definitely build my father's tomb and rebuild this temple so that more people can come and worship." After coming out of the temple, he mounted his horse and looked around at the generals, saying, "I want to pass through this valley to see the situation of Liu Yao's camp in person, so that we can use our troops later."
After hearing this, everyone felt that it was too risky and tried to dissuade him. However, Sun Ce did not listen at all and could only go with Sun Ce to watch the situation in the woods in the south.
The intersection here is complicated, most of Liu Yao's men are locals, and Sun Ce's Thirteen Cavalry are very noisy, so a secret sentry quickly reported the situation to Liu Yao, who smiled and said: "You are wrong, a general Why did he lead just three people deep into our camp? This must be a trick by the other party to lure the enemy, and we must not pursue it."
Taishi Ci was a little unhappy because of what happened before. Now that the opportunity came again, he enthusiastically signed up and said, "If we don't capture Sun Ce alive at this time, how long will we have to wait?"
However, Liu Yao still disagreed and advised Taishi Ci not to be young and arrogant. This time, Taishi Ci didn't care so much. He actually put on his jersey, rode a war horse, walked out of the camp with weapons, and shouted: "You have the courage to People, come with me!"
No general came out, only one general in front said: "Tai Shi Ci is really a fierce general, I should go and help him!" So they clapped their horses and walked together. Others thought it was funny, thinking that these two people were too stupid and were looking for trouble.
Sun Ce watched that place for a while, basically getting the layout of the camp and the situation of the troops, and was about to get back on his horse to leave. As he was passing through the mountains, suddenly there was a voice from above, saying: "Sun Ce, where are you going!"
Sun Ce turned his head and looked around, and found two horses approaching him quickly on the mountain ridge, so he lined up the thirteen horses. Sun Ce stood in the middle and did not move away, waiting in place.
Taishi Ci shouted: "Which one of you is Sun Ce?"
Sun Ce said: "I am Sun Ce, who are you?"
He replied: "I am Donglai Taishi Ciye, and I am here to capture Sun Ce!"
Sun Ce laughed and said, "The person you want to arrest is me. I'll be waiting for you here. You two can come together. If I step back even half a step, my surname will no longer be Sun!"
Not to be outdone, Taishi Ci said, "I'm not afraid even if all fourteen of you go together!" After that, he picked up his weapon and attacked Sun Ce.
Sun Ce immediately came up to him. The two fought for fifty rounds, but there was no winner. Cheng Pu and others on one side secretly praised him for his superior martial arts, age, and bright future.
When Taishi Ci saw that Sun Ce's martial arts skills were as good as his own and that his marksmanship was flawless, he pretended that he couldn't defeat him and retreated, leading Sun Ce to pursue him. He deliberately did not go back from the original direction and actually walked toward the back of the mountain. Sun Ce chased after him and shouted, "How can you be a hero when you run away like this?"
Taishi Ci had his own calculations and thought: "This guy has twelve people, and I only have one companion. Even if I try hard to capture him alive, he will definitely be snatched away by his companions, and I must lure him away again." Once he has no way to escape, I will take action."
Taishi Ci fought and fled, but Sun Ce was eager to fight. He was willing to let the other side go, and chased him from the mountains to the plains. Taishi Ci then turned his horse around and fought Sun Ce again. The two fought for another fifty rounds.
Sun Ce shot at him, but Taishi Ci dodged and held the gun under his arm. Taishi Ci also shot at him, but the other man also dodged and then held the gun. The two held each other like this for a while, and suddenly they used force at the same time. They all rolled off their horses. The horses were frightened and they didn't know where they went.
So he didn't care where the horse went, and he didn't want the gun, so he started fighting with his bare hands. His shirt was torn to pieces. Sun Ce's hands were quick and he snatched the halberd from Taishi Ci's back. Taishi Ci also took it from Sun Ce's head. Sun Ce stabbed him with his halberd, and Taishi Ci used his halberd to parry. Suddenly Liu Yao came over with about a thousand men and horses. Sun Ce arrived in a strange situation and felt a little panicked. At this time, Cheng Pu and other thirteen horsemen also came. arrive.
Seeing this, Sun Ce and Taishi Ci let go of each other. Taishi Ci begged a horse from the army, took his own gun, and prepared to attack Sun Ce.
Sun Ce's escaped horse was recovered by Cheng Pu. He also took his gun and mounted the horse, and decided to continue the fight.
