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Chapter 171: Kill the traitor! Xiao He: Killing Sun Quan is not enough, we must make the Cao family bleed again!

Sun Quan knelt down.

At this moment, facing Gan Ning's blade, nothing else mattered.

Sun Jian's son, Marquis of Wu, former ruler of Jiangdong, and a local lord...

In Sun Quan's eyes, these heavy halos are insignificant and cannot compare to the reality of survival.

In order to survive, he chose to put aside his dignity, kneel down and beg for mercy to the Jinfan thief in front of him, his former subordinate.

Looking at Sun Quan kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, the murderous intent on Gan Ning's face faded and turned into contempt.

"A man like you who is unfaithful, despicable, shameless, and cowardly is even better than Huang Zu by a hundred times. I, Gan Ning, a great man, actually turned to you in the first place. I was truly blind!"

Gan Ning spoke with contempt, but the bloody knife was already on Sun Quan's neck. With just a light stroke, he could chop off his head.

Sun Quan was ridiculed to the point of feeling ashamed and embarrassed, but he was also frightened by the blade on his neck and trembled with fear, not daring to breathe.

He could only lower his head, blushing, and let Gan Ning spit on him.

"brush!"

Gan Ning retracted his blade and snorted coldly:
"If I kill someone like you, I'm afraid I'll stain my sword!"

"Come, tie up this thief and take him back to Moling to be judged by the lord."

The Jinfan soldiers behind him rushed forward, pinned Sun Quan to the ground and tied him up.

After returning from a near-death experience, Sun Quan collapsed to the ground as if exhausted. He did not dare to resist at all and just let the Jinfan soldiers tie him up like mud.

Gan Ning looked around and saw ten ships that had all been captured by his soldiers and had raised the "Gan" flag.

However, although the large ship was captured, some of the remnants of Jiangdong switched to small boats and abandoned the ship to escape.

Previously, the navy ships were focused on capturing large ships and winning credit, so they were too lazy to care about these small boats, allowing them to slip through the net.

Gan Ning naturally would not let anyone go, and immediately ordered to continue chasing those boats to prevent them from crossing the river mouth and escaping to the north of the river.

"General Gan, according to our interrogation of the captives, they originally planned to land at Yandu Port, saying that Cao Cao sent his son Cao Zhang there to personally welcome Sun Quan."

At the critical moment, a deputy general reported a piece of news that made Gan Ning's eyes light up.

"Bring the map quickly!"

Gan Ning hurriedly ordered his soldiers to bring the map and scanned it carefully.

Yandu is located in the eastern part of Guangling County, near the sea, about a hundred miles away from here. It is far away from Jiangdong and deep in the territory of Xuzhou.

Cao Cao chose to have Sun Quan land here in order to keep him away from the Yangtze River and avoid being intercepted by his own navy landing on the north bank along the river, so as to ensure that Sun Quan could escape unscathed.

"Yandu, Cao Zhang..."

Gan Ning tapped the point on the map with his fingertips, muttering to himself, with excitement in his eyes.

Cao Zhang, he is Cao Cao’s legitimate son, and his importance is far greater than that of Sun Quan, the ruler who lost his country.

A truly big fish!

Capturing such a heavyweight enemy alive or killing him is a remarkable achievement!
With the merit of capturing Sun Quan alive and the merit of beheading Cao Zhang, Gan Ning's position in Liu's camp must have soared, right?

"How can we miss such an opportunity?"

Gan Ning was determined, so he shouted:

"Send ten ships to escort Sun Quan back to Moling to present him to the lord."

"All other ships, immediately change course and head north, follow me straight to Yandu!"

...

Moling City.

Liu's 50,000 infantry and cavalry, carrying the merits of pacifying Wujun and Kuaijijun, were marching into Moling in a mighty force.

Not long after conquering Wu County, Liu Bei took a short break to celebrate. After leaving Lu Su and Ma Liang to appease the people of the two counties, he led his army back north to Moling.

After all, although Jiangdong was pacified, 200,000 Cao troops were still trapped in Ruxu.

Only after driving away Cao Cao's army could they secure their control of Jiangdong.

"My lord, General Gan has successfully intercepted the fleeing enemy forces at sea and captured the bandit leader, Sun Quan, alive. He has been sent back to Moling and awaits your decision!"

Liu Bei had just entered the provincial capital and had not yet had time to drink some soup or tea to relieve his fatigue when his personal guards rushed in excitedly, bringing a piece of good news.

There was an immediate uproar in the big tent, and all the counselors and generals were surprised.

Liu Bei also laughed heartily.

In the end, Sun Quan was unable to escape from his grasp.

This means that the pacification of Jiangdong was completed successfully without leaving any hidden dangers.

Cao Cao will lose Sun Quan as a chess piece and will not be able to use him to call on his old subordinates to disrupt the people of Jiangdong.

"Sun Quan, that fellow, really couldn't escape your net, Bo Wen. Now Jiangdong is free of hidden dangers, and I have nothing to worry about!"

Liu Bei looked at Xiao He with admiration and a smile.

Xiao He smiled and said:

"Xingba has achieved such a great feat by capturing Sun Quan alive. My lord, you must reward him generously."

Liu Bei nodded heavily and laughed:
"You don't need the military advisor to remind me. I will naturally reward Xingba handsomely. Let's go to the water camp to meet him."

Liu Bei was about to leave when his personal guard hurriedly said:

"My lord, General Gan only sent ten warships to escort Sun Quan back, while he himself led the majority of the warships north to launch a surprise attack on Yandu."

"I heard from the brothers who returned that Cao Cao sent his son Cao Zhang to Yandu to welcome Sun Quan, so General Gan wanted to surprise attack Cao Zhang."

Liu Bei was slightly stunned, and then he understood Gan Ning's intention.

The Cao army in Yandu should have received the news of Sun Quan's interception a few days later than them. Gan Ning wanted to take advantage of the time difference and kill Cao Zhang by surprise.

Cao Zhang was Cao Cao's legitimate son. If he could be dealt with as well, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Cao Cao and his army.

"A general on the battlefield is not bound by his sovereign's orders. Xingba was able to seize the opportunity and make decisions on the spot. He is truly a good general!"

Liu Bei recognized Gan Ning's "initiative in taking the initiative" and greatly appreciated him.

Xiao Heyi nodded slightly and then reminded:
"Xingba's attack on Yandu will take at least a few days to produce any results. My lord, let's deal with Biyan'er first."

Liu Bei then sat high on the throne, put away his smile, and his eyes became solemn and cold. He ordered Sun Quan to be escorted to Moling.

Not long after.

A man with blue eyes, purple beard, dusty face and a panic-stricken look was tied up and brought into the hall.

Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhu Huan, Lu Xun...

All the new and old counselors and generals of Liu Ying, as well as the heroes of the time, all aimed their dagger-like gazes at Sun Quan.

This person has broken his alliance twice, treats trust and loyalty as dirt, and is a shameless person!
Today, he finally stood before them as a prisoner, in such a ragged and miserable appearance.

Thinking about all the treacherous, despicable and shameless actions of Sun Quan, everyone hated him to the point of gnashing their teeth!
Sun Quan raised his head timidly. The gazes of Huang Zhong and others made him shudder.

The looks from his former ministers such as Zhu Huan and Lu Xun made him feel ashamed and embarrassed.

"Sun Quan, you have made an alliance with me twice, but twice you have betrayed me and launched surprise attacks!"

"Now that you're in my hands, what else can you say?"

Liu Bei asked coldly, his eyes and tone filled with anger.

Sun Quan shuddered, looked up and forward, and met Liu Bei's icy eyes.

The moment their eyes met, Sun Quan's body shook, and all kinds of feelings surged into his heart.

Twice betrayed, I am ashamed to face the shame...

As the former ruler of Jiangdong, now he is a prisoner, a disgrace...

The resentment of having his foundation taken away by Liu Bei, and being forced into such a desperate situation...

All kinds of feelings burned wildly in my heart, and eventually turned into the fear of death.

"Ugh--"

After a sad sigh, Sun Quan's legs softened and he slowly knelt on the ground.

"What I have done truly shames Lord Xuande. I hereby apologize to Lord Xuande!"

Sun Quan kowtowed to the ground, feeling extremely humble and ashamed.

Liu Bei, who was originally full of anger, couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

This Sun Quan actually knelt so cleanly and neatly?
He did not have the arrogance and dignity of a local lord, nor the dignity and integrity of the lord of Jiangdong, and he did not even have a single word of courage.

Is this still the son of Sun Jian, the Tiger of Jiangdong, and the younger brother of Sun Ce, the Little Overlord?

Xiao He just sneered and was not surprised at Sun Quan's immediate kneeling.

A person who regards trust and loyalty as dirt must be greedy for life and afraid of death. How can he have integrity and character?
When Lu Bu was captured, didn't he beg Cao Cao to surrender in exchange for his life on the White Gate Tower?

In essence, Sun Quan and Lu Bu are the same kind of people.

If the world's number one general can kneel, why can't you, Sun Quan?
"To be honest, Lord Xuande, I really wanted to form an alliance with you to fight against Cao Cao and support the Han Dynasty."

"It's just that Quan was not resolute enough to resist the instigation of Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Zhang Zhao and others. In a moment of confusion, he betrayed the alliance."

"The fate that Quan has found himself in today is entirely his own fault. It is the retribution he deserves."

"I have now completely seen clearly that Lord Xuande is a wise ruler of the world. He is the reincarnation of Emperor Guangwu and is destined to support the Han Dynasty and rebuild our great Han Dynasty!"

"Please, Lord Xuande, consider that Quan is young and ignorant, and was deceived by the treacherous people. Give Quan a chance to surrender to Lord Xuande, help him pacify Jiangdong, and atone for his sins!"

Not only did Sun Quan kneel down, he also put the blame for breaking the alliance twice on Zhou Yu, Lu Meng and other dead people.

He was even extremely flattering and fawned over Liu Bei.

Not only was Liu Bei unmoved, but he clenched his fists tighter and tighter, and the hatred in his eyes only grew.

No matter how much Zhou Yu and Lu Meng try to deceive you, they are just their subordinates after all, and the final decision is still made by you, the lord!

Now you put all the blame on those two people. Where is your responsibility as the lord?

Besides, Zhou and Lu died for the foundation of your Sun family. If they heard what you said in the afterlife, wouldn't they die with regrets and feel disheartened even as ghosts?
"Shameless, extremely shameless!"

Liu Bei slammed the table, pointed at Sun Quan and cursed:
"I, Liu Bei, have never seen anyone as shameless as you in my life!"

"If I were to be deceived by your shameless words and flattery, wouldn't I, Liu Bei, be laughed at by the whole world?"

Sun Quan's body trembled, and he broke out in a cold sweat in an instant.

Looking at Sun Quan's frightened and confused expression, Xiao He just sneered.

This blue-eyed man was obviously used to being a villain and didn't know how to deal with a gentleman like Liu Bei.

If Sun Quan had shown the integrity and courage of a regional leader and had taken the blame for his crimes, Liu Bei might have respected him a little, and there might even have been a glimmer of hope that he would be spared.

Unfortunately, Sun Quan was completely irresponsible and shamelessly pushed all the blame onto his subordinates who died for him, which backfired.

Given Liu Bei's temperament, how could he forgive him?
"Lord Xuande, I, I..."

Looking at Liu Bei's angry face, Sun Quan was panicked and didn't know what to do.

After scolding him, Liu Bei took a deep breath and shouted:
"Come here, drag this unfaithful, shameless, despicable traitor away and behead him!" As Xiao He expected, Liu Bei did not show mercy and was determined to kill Sun Quan.

Liu Bei was a kind and magnanimous man with extraordinary tolerance, but his generosity was not without limits.

When Sun Quan stabbed Liu Bei in the back twice and broke his promise twice, Liu Bei had already sentenced him to death in his heart.

What's more, when Sun Quan was defeated and about to fall, he would rather surrender Jiangdong to Cao Cao, the Han traitor, than surrender to him.

All these actions had already crossed the bottom line in Liu Bei's heart.

How can I not kill him!

The moment Liu Bei issued the kill order, Sun Quan collapsed to the ground as if his soul had been drained out.

The last hope of survival was shattered.

He never expected that Liu Bei would be so decisive and ruthless.

I have thrown away the dignity of the Lord of Jiangdong and the integrity of the descendants of the Sun family, and I have knelt down and begged so servilely, why do you, Liu Bei, still want to kill me?
You are too cruel!

Chen Dao was ready to go, waiting for Liu Bei to give the order. He immediately stepped forward and dragged Sun Quan up.

Sun Quan, who was in despair, suddenly woke up and began to struggle desperately like a trapped beast.

"Lord Xuande, you are a benevolent and righteous ruler. Why can't you be kind and righteous to me, Sun Quan?"

"I know I was wrong. I really want to surrender to you. Please give me a chance to make amends..."

Sun Quan had tears in his eyes and kept begging with sobs.

Liu Bei remained indifferent and just waved his hand in disgust.

Chen Dao dragged Sun Quan out of the hall like a dead dog.

Seeing that there was no hope of survival, Sun Quan knew that he could not escape death today. His originally resentful expression finally twisted into a hideous and angry one.

"Big-eared thief, you are a hypocritical, cruel and ruthless person. Even if I, Sun Quan, become a ghost, I will still curse you——"

"Do you think that by seizing my Jiangdong, you can restore your Han Dynasty? You are daydreaming and wishful thinking!"

"Cao Gong dominates the north, his talent and strategy surpass yours a hundred times. Sooner or later, you will die at his hands!"

"You are just a mat weaver and shoe seller, and you want to go against the will of heaven? This is truly a huge joke!"

"Hahaha--"

Sun Quan seemed to have turned into a mad dog, sometimes cursing and sometimes laughing, and barking non-stop.

Chen Dao became angry and when he was near the threshold, he suddenly pulled hard.

"boom!"

Sun Quan's head hit the door sill hard and he was knocked unconscious immediately.

The lobby fell silent instantly.

After a while.

Chen Dao personally brought back Sun Quan's head and presented it to Liu Bei.

When the heroes in the hall saw Sun Quan's head, they all shouted in joy.

Xiao He raised his hand and pointed to the north, sneering:
"My lord, I think it would be best to immediately send Sun Quan's head to Jiangbei and hang it outside Ruxu Fort. This would give Cao Cao a surprise and dampen his army's morale!"

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he gladly accepted the suggestion.

So a small boat carrying Sun Quan's head immediately crossed the river and headed north, heading straight for Ruxuwu.

...

To the north of Ruxu Fort is Cao’s main camp.

An old woman in gorgeous clothes was supporting a three-year-old child and kneeling tremblingly in the central military tent.

The children were so nervous that they were trembling, while the women had tears in their eyes and a look of sadness on their faces.

Zhang Zhao, standing aside, bowed his head and reported to Cao Cao incessantly about how they had been intercepted at sea.

The old woman was Sun Quan's mother, Wu, and the three-year-old child was Sun Quan's son, Sun Deng.

On that day, Zhang Zhao abandoned Sun Quan and fled to the north bank. Soon after, he met Zhou Tai on a small boat, and they escorted the Wu family's grandparents and grandchildren to escape.

Several people fled along the north bank of the Yangtze River all the way towards Ruxukou. On the way, they met Cao's patrol cavalry, and were able to change to war horses and rush to Cao's camp at Ruxukou.

Cao Cao, who was in a higher position, listened with a face as gloomy as iron, clenched his fists, and became furious.

Cheng Yu, Liu Ye and others around him were all surprised and shook their heads and sighed.

Sun Quan was intercepted by Liu Bei and failed to escape to Jiangbei successfully, which meant that Cao Cao lost the most important card to disrupt Jiangdong.

From then on, Liu Bei had a firm grip on Jiangdong and no longer had to worry about internal troubles.

Cao Cao's wishful thinking was shattered, and he was naturally angry.

"You mean to say that Liu Bei not only saw through your plan to dig up the Juqu Lake, but also predicted that you would flee north by sea, and even sent Gan Ning to intercept you at the mouth of the Yangtze River?"

Cao Cao suppressed his anger and asked with a slightly questioning look.

Zhang Zhao nodded and sighed helplessly:

"According to Zhao's speculation, it must have been Liu Bei's military advisor Xiao He who saw through our plan. He is the only one in Liu's camp who has this ability."

Xiao He!

This familiar name rang in his ears again, like a needle piercing Cao Cao's heart.

"Xiao He, Xiao He~~"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth secretly, and a nameless fire immediately burned in his heart.

Zhou Tai, who was standing by, could no longer bear it and fell to his knees before Cao Cao, begging with tears in his eyes:
"I beg the Prime Minister to quickly dispatch troops to the Yangtze River estuary to rescue my lord!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a hint of contempt flashed across the eyes of Cheng Yu and others.

It is obvious that this surrendered general from Jiangdong is a pure and foolish man.

It had been two days since they were intercepted. Sun Quan might have been taken back to Moling and fallen into Liu Bei's hands. How could he be rescued?
Moreover, even if Cao Cao sent troops there, without any navy available, he could only sigh at the sight of the river.

"Please ask the Prime Minister to save Zhongmou. I thank you~~"

Wu kowtowed to the ground and begged in tears.

Looking at these two stupid women and warriors, Cao Cao didn't know how to deal with them for a moment.

at this time.

The tiger guards outside the tent hurried in and claimed that Liu Jun had hung a head outside Ruxu Fort. A surrendered soldier from Jiangdong claimed that it was the head of Sun Quan!
Zhou Tai was shocked.

Mrs. Wu felt as if she was struck by lightning. Her body tilted and she almost fainted from fright.

"Could it be that the big-eared thief actually..."

Cao Cao also looked shocked, his eyes rolled around, and he quickly got up and left.

Zhang Zhao, Zhou Tai and others hurriedly supported the half-conscious Wu and rushed to the camp wall.

Cao Cao and his entourage rushed to the camp gate and looked into the distance. Sure enough, they saw a head hanging under the wall.

Cao's army forced their way into the city and set up camp, which was not far from the fortress wall. Cao Cao asked Zhang Zhao and others to carefully identify whether the hanging head was that of Sun Quan.

Several people stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and looked carefully at the head with the last glimmer of hope.

The next moment, loud crying was heard.

"Zhongmou, my son—"

"My lord, my lord——"

Wu and Zhou Tai fell to the ground, crying in despair and pain.

Three-year-old Sun Deng was completely confused. Seeing his grandmother crying, he was so scared that he started crying too.

Zhang Zhao also sighed and had to force out a few tears to show his sadness.

"It seems that Sun Quan not only fell into Liu Bei's hands, but was also killed by him. Hanging this head here is obviously Liu Bei's way of showing off to the Prime Minister and trying to demoralize our army!"

Cheng Yuyao pointed at the head and revealed the secret in one sentence.

"Big-eared thief, you are truly insolent. How dare you treat me with such contempt and humiliation!"

"How hateful! How hateful~~"

Cao Cao's face was ashen, his whip was clenched until it cracked, veins bulged on his forehead, and resentment and anger were all written on his face.

Jiangdong was snatched away by Liu Bei, and Sun Quan's card was also intercepted by others. Now they are hanging Sun Quan's head under your nose, showing off their power to you!
This is happening in front of the world, in front of 200,000 Cao’s soldiers, I’m slapping you, Cao Cao, in the face!

How could Cao Cao not be furious and filled with anger?

"Prime Minister Cao, you must avenge my Wu Hou—"

Zhou Tai threw himself in front of Cao Cao's horse again and pleaded with grief, anger and desire.

Wu also woke up faintly and pleaded with tears:

"Prime Minister, Zhongmou is gone. My concubine and I are left without anyone to rely on. Please, Prime Minister, your husband, my concubine, and your grandson, please make the decision~~"

Cao Cao was already angry, and seeing these crying people made him annoyed and he was about to lose his temper.

At this time, Cheng Yu coughed repeatedly and winked at him secretly.

Cao Cao suddenly understood.

Cheng Yu was advising him to appease the Wu family's ancestors and grandchildren, as well as Zhou Tai, Sun Quan's confidant, in order to win over Sun Quan's old subordinates.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao could only suppress his anger, dismounted, helped the few people up, and comforted them:

"Youping, get up! Since Sun Zhongmou has surrendered to me, he is my subject. Sooner or later, I will kill the big-eared thief and avenge him!"

"And Madam Wu, don't worry, I will treat you and Zhongmou's son well!"

Zhou Tai and Wu Guotai finally felt relieved and their grief and anger eased a little.

"Zhongmou, don't worry. I will take care of your mother and son for you!"

"Sooner or later I will cross the Yangtze River, defeat the big-eared thief, and avenge you!"

Cao Cao turned around again, looked at Sun Quan's head, and solemnly made an oath.

After this series of performances, Zhou Tai was deeply grateful to Cao Cao and immediately expressed his willingness to go through fire and water for Cao Cao.

Mrs. Wu also took her grandson and bowed to Cao Cao again and again to thank him for his great kindness.

Cao Cao comforted them again, and when the show was almost over, he ordered them to be sent away to be settled and recuperated.

After sending them away, when Cao Cao looked at Sun Quan's head again, his eyes had turned into contempt and disdain.

"Sun Quan, Sun Quan, it's fine you couldn't defend Jiangdong, but now you've even lost your life at the hands of Liu Bei. You're truly a scoundrel!"

"Sun Jian, a hero of his time, actually gave birth to a useless son like you. How pathetic!"

After cursing inwardly, Cao Cao could only whip his horse whip and sigh helplessly:

"Now that that fool Sun Quan is dead, quickly send someone to Yandu to bring Zhang'er back to me!"

(End of this chapter)