Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1055: The Hero's Death
Seeing Sun Ce rushing towards him with great momentum, Zhuge Liang remained calm. He waved his feather fan a few times, then turned around and ran towards the city gate under the protection of a team of personal soldiers.

"Ge thief, don't run away..."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, and hundreds of strong personal soldiers ran to the back of the city gate.

This city gate was originally a weak point in the defense of Jiangdong's troops. The reason was that the city gate was to prevent the enemy from attacking from the outside, not to prevent the people inside from rushing out.

In addition, Zhou Yu and Sun Jian's several military orders focused the army's attention on the city gates and the prison entrance, leaving the city gates almost defenseless.

As soon as these hundreds of personal soldiers arrived, they easily killed a group of Jiangdong soldiers behind the city gate and then opened the city gate.

Zhuge Liang urged his horse and rushed out quickly under the escort of hundreds of personal soldiers.

"Hmph, deserting the battlefield is nothing more than this. Watch me capture you this time." Sun Ce pursued him relentlessly.

Sun Jian was a little annoyed when he saw this. He chopped down a Han soldier with his sword and looked at Sun Ce's back and said, "I just praised him and he became so arrogant. How can we easily catch up with Zhuge Liang?"

Zhou Yu advised, "Bofu is not a fool. He came to rescue us just because our lord and I had been in the granary for a long time and no one had come back to report the news. This shows his talent. He is just young and hot-tempered, and he got carried away for a while. Our lord should not be angry."

The veteran general Cheng Pu also said, "Don't worry, sir. Zhuge Liang is not a god. What can he do with just a few hundred cavalry? If my army attacks us, what can he do to us?"

Sun Jian nodded and said, "Well, what the old general said is right. But this trend cannot be allowed to continue. With such a mindset, how can this boy take on a great responsibility? Please ask the old general and Huang Gai, Han Dang, Ding Feng, Jiang Qin and other generals to continue fighting here. I, Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai and I will lead 20,000 troops and personally go out of the city to hunt down the little thief Zhuge. First, we want to see what other tricks the little thief has, and second, we can take the opportunity to teach Bo Fu a lesson and let him remember it for a long time."

"Just follow our lord's orders." The generals shouted in unison.

Immediately, Sun Jian assembled his troops and rushed out of Hangu Pass with Zhou Yu and Zhou Tai.

At this time, the clouds in the sky had gradually turned black, and the sky became darker. The east wind, which was already quite sharp, now gained a bit of strength.

Before, inside the pass, there were tall walls blocking the way, so the force of the wind was not noticeable. But now that they were out of Hangu Pass and out in the wilderness, Sun Jian and the others felt that the strong wind had suddenly become several times stronger. Not to mention that they could not open their eyes, even the tasseled helmets on their heads were nearly blown away.

"What a strong wind! It looks like a heavy rain is coming. We must hurry up, otherwise the soldiers will get caught in the rain and catch a cold, which is very bad."

Sun Jian shouted and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

In this day and age, it is very easy for people to get sick. After being caught in the rain, six out of ten people will catch a cold. And the speed at which colds spread in an environment like a military camp is simply terrifying.

Starting from Yanmen, Liu He was led by Hua Tuo to study and teach medicine. Over the past ten years, the number and medical level of military doctors in the imperial army have greatly improved. In addition, the soldiers are physically strong and have sufficient supplies of clothing and food, so they naturally don't take a minor cold seriously.

However, Sun Jian's Jiangdong troops did not receive such treatment.

Although many doctors trained by the court inevitably came to Jing, Yang and other places that were not under the control of the court, their number was small and was not enough to change the situation in the army in the southern states. Once the army caught a cold, the death of a group of soldiers was the least of the problems. A large number of soldiers suffering from diarrhea every day and becoming weak in their limbs was a nightmare for an army. It was for this reason that Sun Jian was afraid of the upcoming heavy rain.

Zhou Yu and Zhou Tai, both men knowledgeable about military affairs, naturally understood this point. Without saying much, they followed Sun Jian in whipping their horses hard.

As the chase went on, the army unknowingly followed the footsteps of Sun Ce and the cavalry and arrived outside a canyon.

When Sun Jian was eager to rush in, Zhou Yu said, "My lord, this place is narrow and the enemy is ambushing here. You need to be careful."

Sun Jian nodded and said, "Don't worry. I see that there are few plants on the cliffs on both sides. It is not only difficult to set fire, but also difficult to set up ambushes. Even if there are ambushes, I think the number of people is not large. Once my army arrives, what is there to fear?"

Zhou Yu thought about it and it seemed to be true, so he said no more.

The next moment, a sharp sound of metal colliding was heard in the canyon.

"Anyone who takes Sun Ce's head will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and promoted three ranks."

Sun Jian immediately recognized the owner of the voice: "Zhuge Liang, there is indeed an ambush. It seems that this guy has long expected my son to come and kill him. Quick, kill him!"

The 20,000-strong army rushed into the canyon without any hesitation.

"Whoosh..."

The strong wind that was already so strong that it made people's cheeks hurt suddenly became more intense once they entered the canyon. As soon as Sun Jian and his companions came in, they were almost unable to move forward because of the wind.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..." The "Sun" flag behind him made it even more difficult to move.

Hearing the sounds of fighting coming from the depths of the canyon, Sun Jian made a prompt decision: "Discard the flags and baggage, and march lightly."

After saying that, he took off his tasseled helmet and threw it away, then he rushed forward with the ancient ingot knife in hand.

The canyon was very deep. Sun Jian followed the voice of Zhuge Liang that could be heard from time to time and walked forward for three or four miles before he finally saw a human figure.

In his excitement, he didn't even have time to see which side of the armor the figures were wearing, and he rode away at full speed.

"Zhuge, you little thief, take this blow."

"My lord, be careful..." Zhou Tai and Zhou Yu quickly followed.

However, just after they took a few steps, they were all stunned on the spot.

"Where is Ce'er?" Sun Jian asked angrily to Zhuge Liang, who was standing on a huge rock not far ahead.

Zhuge Liang smiled calmly: "When did I ever say that General Sun was here?"

Zhou Tai stepped forward and shouted, "We clearly saw the footprints of a large group of cavalry horses extending all the way here. What have you done to the Major General? If the Major General is in danger, I, Zhou Tai, will tear you into pieces."

"Haha." Zhuge Liang just smiled slightly but did not answer. Instead, he looked at Zhou Yu.

When Zhou Yu's eyes met his, he immediately understood what was going on, and then his face turned a little frightened.

"Oh no! They must have set up a decoy army in the mountains to lure Bofu away, and used cavalry to leave footprints to lure us here. From the beginning, the enemy's target was not Bofu, but you, my lord."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Sun Jian to respond, he shouted at Zhou Tai: "General Zhou, hurry... take the lord away quickly..."

Zhuge Liang raised the feather fan in his hand high above his head and with a wide swing, he could hear faint shouts of killing coming from both ends of the canyon.

Sun Jian's face turned pale. "I've fallen into a trap. My escape route is cut off. What can I do?"

But then, he showed his determination again: "For now, there is no way out in front, and there are pursuers behind, so we can only fight to the death." He pointed the ancient ingot knife forward: "Kill, if you can kill Kong Ming, everything will be solved."

Zhou Yu stopped him and said, "My lord, please leave immediately. Zhuge Liang has already laid out this plan before our army reached Hangu Pass. He knows the personalities of my lord, the general, and even his subordinates. His deep intentions and high calculations are really frightening. Now we have to lead our army to break through quickly, or we may have a chance of survival. Otherwise, we will surely die."

"You want me to flee? I am the descendant of the military saint Sun Wu. How can I flee from the battlefield? How can this be done by a real man?"

Sun Jian pushed Zhou Yu away and said in a cold voice, "Zhou Tai, listen to my order. I order you to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to break out of the siege. If you fail, you will be beheaded."

"My Lord, you..."

Zhou Yu wanted to say something but was stopped by Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Sun Jian: "My lord, take care. I will help him break through the siege and will come back to save you."

Then he pulled Zhou Yu onto his warhorse and rushed back no matter how Zhou Yu resisted.

"Ah... prompt decision, this Sun Jian is indeed a great man, but it's a pity that the army is outside Hulao Pass, and this ambush is just a few soldiers for bluffing, but it can't stop Zhou Tai."

Zhuge Liang muttered to himself and nodded to the messenger beside him.

After receiving the order, the messenger quickly took out a red flag and waved it three times in succession.

Sun Jian was still rushing over, howling, determined to kill Zhuge Liang as soon as possible.

Zhou Yu was extremely anxious. He looked back while riding his horse at full speed. When he saw the red flag waving, he felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

He looked hurriedly at the cliffs on both sides that seemed as smooth as if they were cut by a knife or an axe. There was indeed nothing unusual about the cliffs, but on the top of the cliffs, a human head popped out.

"Another fire attack!"

Zhou Yu's pupils dilated a little, and he slapped Zhou Tai hard: "Quick, go back quickly, the lord is in danger..."

However, Zhou Tai did not move at all, but whipped his horse to speed it up.

"My lord has ordered me to lead you through the encirclement. Tai dare not disobey."

"You... are so pedantic, so pedantic!" Zhou Yu was furious. "The lord is in danger, and Zhuge Liang deliberately chose this stormy weather and this canyon. Once he sets the fire, the wind will help the fire, and in an instant, all the living things in the canyon will be burned to death. You..."

Zhou Yu could clearly feel Zhou Tai's burly body tremble, but he still had no intention of stopping.

"Heavy rain is coming, my lord, I'm sure you will be fine."

Zhou Yu was so angry that he almost exploded: "In the imperial army, kerosene is very common. Once the firewood is stained with kerosene, it is difficult to put out the fire even if you pour a lot of water on it!"

He seemed very anxious and almost shouted this sentence, but even so, Zhou Tai still did not stop.

Zhou Yu was so angry that he drew his sword and put it on Zhou Tai's neck, but Zhou Tai didn't even look at him.

"I only know how to obey the orders of my lord. If Gongjin wants to kill me, I will not say a word. But I must obey the orders of my lord."

"You..." Zhou Yu was extremely angry, but soon became dejected.

"I understand...My Lord..."

He turned around to look at Sun Jian's figure, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"My lord, you already know that you will die. You are deliberately going to die in order to attract the enemy and save the young general, as well as you and me...My lord...I will be loyal to the Sun family of Jiangdong for the rest of my life. I will never slack off. If I break this oath, I will be killed by both God and man!"

After swearing an oath to heaven, he shouted at Zhou Tai, "Quick, rush out, otherwise if the fire breaks out, you and I may be buried in the sea of ​​fire at any time."

As soon as he finished speaking, logs emitting a pungent smell and piles of hay were thrown down from the top of the cliff.

Sun Jian was only forty steps away from Zhuge Liang when he was nearly hit on the head by a pile of rolling logs, forcing him to stop.

"You little thief Zhuge, you are not a man to win with such tricks!" Sun Jian pointed at Zhuge Liang with his ancient ingot knife and said viciously.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang did not show any pride of victory, but rather a bit of regret.

"Alas, General Sun loves his son dearly, and he is also very kind to his subordinates. I had no choice but to kill the general today. After the general dies, I will report to Your Majesty and give him a grand funeral."

"Bah, who asked you to be hypocritical? Liu He, he is a young boy, what does he think he is? His Liu family can rule the country, why can't my Sun family? You just wait, one day, my son will return to Luoyang and avenge me, hahahaha... just wait..."

As Sun Jian was laughing wildly, countless rockets fell from the top of the cliff. As soon as these rockets touched the dry firewood covered with kerosene, there was a "bang" sound, almost like a sound of explosion, and a huge fire suddenly broke out into the sky.

Zhuge Liang stood on a huge rock that was almost as high as a person. He was in the east, while Sun Jian and others were in the west. When the strong east wind blew, the fire swept to the west, but did not burn a single hair of Zhuge Liang.

"Rumble..."

A thunder roared, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly and looked up at the sky.

"The thunder in the sky is beating like a drum to see the general off."

"Ding... System prompt: Sun Jian died in battle, triggering the special skill 'Vicious Tiger', which permanently increases Sun Ce's basic military strength by 1 point. Sun Ce's current basic military strength becomes 99 points."

Liu He, who was writing a letter, paused.

"Is Sun Jian finally dead?"

Xun You, who was standing by, saw this and asked, "Your Majesty?"

Liu He shook his head: "I wonder if everything is going well outside Hangu Pass..."

Xun You said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. This plan is led by Your Majesty, and with the wisdom of me, Zhou Ping, and the young hero Zhuge, it is linked together without any flaws. Even if one link can be broken, there are still many backup plans, all of which are lethal. Not to mention Zhou Yu, even if Taigong is reborn or Liu Hou is resurrected, there is no way they can escape unscathed."

"Well... I believe this too..." Liu He sighed for some reason, and then he stopped talking and continued writing.

(End of this chapter)