Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 284 You have brought shame to the people of Xiliang! (Thanks to brother Xue Lian Zhi Meng for the monthly ticket support~)
Seeing that He Yi had no breath left and his face had turned purple...

Sun Ce clenched his fists and hammered hard at his warhorse, but suddenly retracted his strength at the last moment.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm the anger in his heart.

After a long time, he finally took He Yi down from the horse, found a flat and secluded place, and personally dug a hole to bury the body.

The military doctor looked at the arrow still embedded in Sun Ce's left arm and hurried forward and said:
"General, the wound on your arm is serious and needs immediate treatment!"

Sun Ce ignored the military doctor and continued digging.

The rest of the soldiers stood aside in silence.

They can understand Sun Ce's feelings at the moment——

His own men sacrificed their lives to save him.

Any normal person would be grateful to his or her lifesaver!

Now General Sun, despite the injury on his hand, wanted to personally bury the brother who saved him...

This shows that General Sun is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty.

Being able to serve such a general is worth it, even if I die for him!
Only the military doctor kept looking at Sun Ce with concern, and finally couldn't help but stepped forward to persuade him:

"General, if you don't treat your injuries soon, how can you complete the task assigned to you by the military advisor, and how can you avenge General He Yi?"

When he heard the word "revenge", Sun Ce stopped moving instantly.

He was silent for a moment and nodded slightly:

“You are right… This general must avenge General He Yi!
"I must personally kill Pang De to pay tribute to General He Yi's spirit in heaven!"

He Yi was once a general of the Yellow Turban Army, and later defected to his father Sun Jian.

Later, he followed him to join Lu Bu, and was considered a veteran of the same period as Cheng Pu and others.

Therefore, I often take care of him like an old uncle.

However, the old man eventually gave his life to save him...

Sun Ce handed the shovel in his hand to other soldiers with a heavy heart.

He followed the military doctor to a special treatment tent.

While receiving treatment from the military doctor, Sun Ce asked:
"What are the casualties among the soldiers?"

The military doctor replied:

"The officers who took the poisoned chicken soup included two lieutenants, nine captains, sixty-six lieutenants, and more than three hundred sergeants...

"Among them, almost half of the people at each level of official position were rescued."

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

People with higher military ranks are rescued relatively earlier.

But they also drink more chicken soup, so naturally there is more toxicity in their bodies.

When Sun Ce wanted to ask about the overall casualties of the army, the military doctor suddenly pulled the arrow out of his arm!

The severe pain almost made Sun Ce bite his tongue!
At this time, the military doctor looked at the black arrow, frowned and said:

“This arrow is really poisonous!

“Fortunately, the toxin is not too much. The enemy must have accidentally wiped off some of the venom in their haste.

"But the poison has been in the body for too long. I must drink medicine immediately to force the poison out!"

As he spoke, another military doctor brought a bowl of medicine and said:

“This is the antidote prepared by Doctor Zhongjing. I didn’t expect to have the opportunity to use it this time.

"Otherwise, half more poisoned officers might have to be sacrificed..."

Sun Ce took the medicine and drank it, only to find it so bitter that it made him dizzy!

After he swallowed all the medicine, he asked the question he hadn't asked before:
"What are the overall casualties of the army?"

The military doctor who was applying medicine and bandaging him replied:
“Out of a force of 15,000, we lost more than 3,000 people, and more than 2,000 people were slightly injured, but it’s not a big problem.

"Just rest for a day, and then we can continue fighting."

After hearing the officer's report, Sun Ce finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the main force was not damaged and there was still a chance to continue rushing to Xinzheng City to launch an attack.

The military doctor said thankfully:
“Fortunately, the general did not drink the poisoned chicken soup this time, and he saw through the enemy’s disguise as Nanzhao apes, and stopped the soldiers’ panic in time.

"Otherwise our army's losses will be even greater!"

Sun Ce didn't say anything, but just lowered his head, feeling full of self-blame.

If he hadn't rashly pursued her, he wouldn't have been injured, and He Yi wouldn't have died because of him...

At the moment, he only had two thoughts left. One was to complete the task assigned by Gongjin, and the other was to kill Pang De and avenge He Yi!

However, now that his left arm is injured, it would undoubtedly be difficult for him to kill Pang De by his own strength.

We must find another way to find a chance...

After drinking the medicine, Sun Ce lay down to rest as instructed by the military doctor.

When he woke up, it was already afternoon of the next day.

Sun Ce immediately reorganized his troops and ordered those who were seriously injured and unable to fight to support each other and return to Yangdi County.

He led the remaining 11,000 people and continued to march towards Xinzheng County.

Along the way, Sun Ce became more alert than before, always on guard against possible ambushes on the road.

He knew that there should have been about 7,000 soldiers and horses in Xinzheng City.

Of the two thousand soldiers who arrived last night, at least a thousand were killed, and the rest retreated with Pang De.

Fortunately, they did not encounter any ambushes along the way and finally arrived at the city of Xinzheng safely.

On the city wall, Jia Xu frowned slightly as he looked at Sun Ce's well-organized army.

I didn't expect that the army led by Sun Ce would be so tenacious.

Under his series of vicious schemes, only 4,000 people were lost...

The main force was maintained, and the threat to Xinzheng City was undoubtedly huge.

After all, Xinzheng City needed to continuously transport food to Zhu Jun.

Once the enemy cuts off the food supply, Zhu Jun will have no more food and grass, so he will most likely have to lead his troops back for help...

Pang De, who was standing by, clasped his fists towards Jia Xu and said:

"Sir, please allow me to lead the army to fight the enemy!
“Although the enemy has a large number of troops, many of their generals are in poor condition and are injured.

"Our army will surely defeat them!"

Jia Xu ignored Pang De and said calmly:
"Sun Ce is not only a strong warrior, but also a great commander.

“With him here, the enemy won’t have much of a problem even if they don’t have other generals.

“I thought I could poison him using the toxin hidden in the pheasant’s body.

"I didn't expect this guy to be so lucky that he didn't even drink the chicken soup...

"The only thing we can do now is to hold our ground and avoid fighting, waiting for the enemy to run out of food and grass."

Pound frowned and said:
"If this is the case, won't General Zhu and his men be left without food supplies?"

Jia Xu shook his head:

“For now, we can only take one step at a time.

"General Zhu and his men should have enough food and fodder to last for a few more days.

"It all depends on what Sun Ce's army will do next.

"As long as Xinzheng City is not taken, our army's chances of winning are still much greater than theirs."

Seeing this, Pang De could only say nothing more.

And the other side.

Sun Ce led his army to the foot of the city tower, pointed his Overlord Spear at Pang De on the tower, and angrily shouted:

"Pound! You son of a bitch!

"You call yourself the Xiliang Cavalry General, but are all the people in Xiliang as sinister and vicious as you?!

"You have brought shame upon the people of Xiliang!"

Hearing this sharp and ugly abuse, Pang De flew into a rage and immediately challenged Jia Xu to a fight:

"Doctor Jia, please allow me to go down and fight the enemy general in single combat!
"I will tear his face to pieces!"

Jia Xu didn't want to agree at first.

However, he suddenly saw the bandage wrapped around Sun Ce's left arm, and thought of Pang De's unmatched bravery.

If we can take this opportunity to kill Sun Ce, the danger of the siege will naturally be resolved!
Thinking of this, Jia Xu finally nodded in agreement:
“Since the general is determined to fight, we must kill or severely injure the enemy general!
"I wonder if the general has confidence?"

Pound was surprised and clasped his fists confidently:
"The general is willing to issue a military order!"

Jia Xu waved his hand, quietly took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, handed it to the other party and said:
“Among them is the top-grade poison that I commissioned an expert to refine!

“This drug is extremely toxic and penetrates the bloodstream as soon as it enters.

"General, you can apply it on the blade of your sword. As long as you can injure the enemy general, he will surely die!"

(End of this chapter)