Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 51 Thank you for sending me the warrior

At the foot of Mount Dan

Sun Jian led his army forward.

They met the Jingzhou army led by Cai Mao on a narrow road.

Cheng Pu, holding an iron-backed spear, rode out on his horse and challenged Cai Mao in a duel.

After only a few rounds of fighting, Cai Mao could no longer resist and fled on his horse.

Seeing this, Sun Jian raised his arms and shouted, "Kill!"

The Jiangdong army rushed forward like a surging tide, and the Jingzhou army was defeated and fled, leaving corpses everywhere.

Cai Mao fled back to Xiangyang in disgrace.

Sun Jian pursued the victory and divided his troops into four groups, surrounding the city of Xiangyang tightly.

In Xiangyang City, Liu Biao and others have been holding out for two days.

Kuai Liang realized this wasn't going to work, so he again advised Liu Biao, "My lord, Sun Jian has limited forces, but he's dividing them to attack from all sides. Now is the perfect time to send someone to break out and ask Yuan Shao for help."

This time, Liu Biao finally adopted Kuai Liang's suggestion and sent his general Lu Gong to break out and seek support.

Before Lü Gong left, Kuai Liang pulled him aside and whispered, "Sun Jian's forces are small to begin with, and now they are attacking from all sides.

You lead your men out of the south gate and head straight for Mount Xian.

When Sun Jian sees you break through, he will definitely lead his troops to pursue you.

You can lead your soldiers to lie in ambush on the mountain in advance, and prepare bows, arrows and rolling stones.

When Sun Jian caught up, he fired arrows and huge rocks rolled down.

If you win, set fire as a signal, and I will persuade the lord to send the soldiers out of the city to support you.

If Sun Jian doesn't pursue you, you should go straight to Yuan Shao in Jizhou to ask for help."

Lü Gong listened attentively, remembering Kuai Liang's words firmly in his mind. He clasped his fists and said, "Master, this is a brilliant plan. I will keep it in mind!"

Kuai Liang nodded and said, "There is no time to lose. You will set off immediately at dusk."

"Yes!" Lu Gong took the order and left.

At dusk, the sky gradually darkened.

Lu Gong quietly opened the south gate and led 500 men to suddenly rush out of the city!
At this time, most of Sun Jian's troops were already resting.
Caught off guard,

Lu Gong actually fought his way out and successfully broke through.

When Sun Jian learned that someone was trying to break out of Xiangyang City, he did not think twice and took only a hundred personal guards to chase after him.

But they didn't know that Lu Gong had already set up an ambush at the foot of Mount Xian according to Kuai Liang's strategy!

Sun Jian's horse is fast.

During the pursuit, he gradually left the guards behind.
He chased into the ambush alone.

When Lu Gong saw that Sun Jian had fallen into the trap, he gave an order. Suddenly, gongs sounded on the mountain and rocks rolled down like raindrops. Sun Jian's horse was frightened and neighed incessantly.

At the same time, arrows were fired from the mountain!
Sun Jian was unable to dodge and was shot like a hedgehog along with his horse.

A great hero passed away at the age of 37.

After Sun Jian's death,

Lü Gong took advantage of the victory to kill Sun Jian's personal guards and set fire to Xiangyang City to send a signal.

After receiving the signal, Kuai Liang immediately advised Liu Biao to order Huang Zu and Cai Mao to lead their troops to break out of Xiangyang City separately!

The Jiangdong troops were caught off guard and were immediately defeated.

Huang Gai, who guarded the ships on the Han River,

Seeing the flames rising to the sky from the direction of Xiangyang,
Knowing that something was wrong, he immediately led his troops to Xiangyang for rescue.

However, he unexpectedly met Huang Zu on the way to provide support.

After the two fought, Huang Gai, relying on his bravery, finally captured Huang Zu alive.

Cheng Pu and Sun Ce joined forces to attack and ran into Lu Gong head-on.

Lu Gong had just accomplished a great feat and was feeling very proud of himself. He picked up his spear and charged towards Sun Ce.

But he didn't expect that Sun Ce was even braver than Sun Jian!
In just one round, Sun Ce nailed Lu Gong to the ground!

The two armies fought until dawn, and then they withdrew their troops.

When Sun Ce returned to Hanshui, he learned that Sun Jian had been shot to death by arrows, and even his body had been carried into the city by Liu Biao's soldiers.
Suddenly burst into tears,

All the officers and soldiers of the Jiangdong Army were also filled with grief.

Sun Ce cried, "My father's body is still in Liu Biao's hands. How can we return home?"

Huang Gai consoled him, "Don't worry, sir. I have captured Huang Zu alive and can use him to exchange for your body."

After hearing this, Sun Ce sent an envoy to negotiate peace with Liu Biao and successfully exchanged Huang Zu for Sun Jian's body.

However, Liu Biao still did not let Sun Ce return to Jiangdong.

Sun Ce's army was defeated and their food and supplies were running out. In desperation, they had to return to Yuan Shu to seek refuge.

At this point, all of Sun Jian's former subordinates came under Yuan Shu's command.

Nanyang, Wancheng.

After receiving the battle report, Yuan Shu couldn't help but sigh, "Sun Wentai, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, actually died like this?"

Yang Hong, the chief secretary standing beside Yuan Shu and also Yuan Shu's adviser, narrowed his eyes slightly, twirled his beard with his hand, and showed a hint of complacency on his face.

"Yang Changshi...have you already calculated all of this since you advised me to order Sun Jian to attack Jingzhou?!" After sighing, Yuan Shu saw Yang Hong's expression and immediately reacted.

Although Yuan Shu was arrogant and full of shortcomings, he was able to gather a group of subordinates and become the most powerful prince in the Han Dynasty. In addition to the Yuan family's own foundation, there were naturally Yuan Shu's own advantages.

Yuan Shu was famous for his chivalry when he was young and he valued loyalty the most.

In the sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD), after the Ten Attendants killed He Jin, Yuan Shu led his troops into the imperial palace, burned the Nine Dragon Gate of the Nangong Palace and the East and West Palaces, and forced the eunuch group to abandon the palace and flee.

During Dong Zhuo's reign, Yuan Shu used his family's influence to protect persecuted scholars and won a lot of prestige among them.

After Sun Jian's death, he treated Sun Jian's former subordinates well.

Moreover, he knew that the jade seal was with Sun Ce, but he did not force Sun Ce to hand it over. Instead, because he admired Sun Ce, he wanted to adopt him as his adopted son.

It can be seen that Yuan Shu is not completely useless, but compared with the three bosses Cao, Liu and Sun, he is indeed a little inferior.

"My lord, now that Sun Jian is dead, you should gather all his former subordinates." Yang Hong suddenly said, "But he still has two sons. You should find a chance to secretly..."

Before Yang Hong could finish, Yuan Shu raised his hand to interrupt him, saying, "Wen Tai offered Nanyang to me, how could I let him down?"

"My lord!" Yang Hong wanted to persuade him again.

Yuan Shu said, "No need to say more. I, Yuan Gonglu, have always been known for my righteousness. If I were to take advantage of someone's misfortune and harm them, how would I survive in the future?"

Yang Hong said anxiously, "But the jade seal is still with Sun Ce!"

"One day, I will be able to influence him, just like I influenced his father!"

"..."
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Let's say,

Xun Yu wrote letters seeking support from the major families, officials, and gentry in Yanzhou.

Zhang Miao of Chenliu County received a letter from Xun Yu and learned that Cao Cao was in a tough battle and was unable to leave Jiyin County.

I also heard that the Yellow Turban Army was attacking local gentry and nobles in Yanzhou.

He was afraid,
It was immediately decided to send 5,000 shi of grain and 1,000 soldiers to Dongjun, and the military commander Zhao Chong would personally escort them.

By now, Zhao Chong's troops should have arrived outside the city.

After receiving the news, Cao Yan hurriedly ran out of the city.

As soon as he arrived outside the city, Cao saw Zhao Chong handing over things to officials from Dongjun.

Cao Yan then quickly stepped forward and asked Zhao Chong, "Among the soldiers that Sima Zhao sent this time, is there anyone named Dian Wei?"

"Dian Wei is already in the army," Zhao Chong replied, "The lord specifically ordered him to be sent here, but..."

Cao Yan asked, "Just how?"

"It's just that Dian Wei was previously imprisoned for murder. But the lord saw that he killed out of loyalty to his friend, so he enlisted him in the army, allowing him to make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence."

"It's okay. Although Dian Wei kills people, he is not a bad person." Cao Yan said with a smile.

Although Zhao Chong was puzzled as to why Cao Yan and the others were so concerned about a murderer, he nodded and said, "The people and food have been delivered. I will take my leave now."

"In that case, thank you, Sima Zhao!"

Cao Yan bowed his hands in thanks,

But the face hidden by the palms and long sleeves was almost broken by laughter.
"Thank you for the brave warrior!"

(End of this chapter)