The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 189

Lu Bu's guess was correct, Tai Shici had indeed escaped.

And he was still running with the armor on his body.

The armor was given to him by Sun Ce at the beginning, and it became hot in the flames, and Tai Shici was not willing to take it off.

After escaping from the cherry blossom forest, he looked back.

There were only a dozen or so soldiers following him.

Thousands of people were brought here, but only a dozen or so returned, Tai Shici couldn't help feeling a burst of sadness in his heart.

Sun Ce, who ordered Tai Shici to lead troops into the cherry blossom forest the night before, did not expect that Lu Bu would actually set fire to the forest.

He got the news from the scouts, and he stood up suddenly when he was sitting: "How is Ziyi?"

"I haven't seen General Taishi!" The scout replied, "The fire is too big, everyone has been burned to charcoal, and Lu Bu's people are always nearby, so we have no chance to search."

Sun Ce sat down angrily, and slammed his fist on the low table in front of him.

At this moment, his intestines were about to turn green.

In the battle with Lu Bu, he first lost a veteran Han Dang, and then Tai Shici also lost.

Although Tai Shici didn't know whether he was alive or dead, it was a miracle that he survived such a big fire...

Others may not understand his relationship with Tai Shici.

It can be said that the two did not know each other at first.

That day, he and Tai Shici fought and tore apart each other's armor, and in the end they were almost completely naked.

After the fight, both of them lost their strength, lying on the grass panting and laughing.

It was also from that day on that there was a tacit understanding between Sun Ce and Tai Shici.

When Tai Shici came into effect, Sun Ce specially asked someone to forge a pair of armor and gave it to him.

The friendship that they did not know each other formed a tight bond between them.

Originally planned to let Tai Shici lurk into the cherry blossom forest, while Lu Bu was fighting with him, he would ambush from behind, but who would have expected that Lu Bu would find them and set the forest on fire...

How many people can survive the raging fire?
Annoyed, Sun Ce wished he could immediately take up his weapon and rush out of the barracks to fight with Lu Bu.

He was resentful when a guard's voice came from outside: "General Qi, General Taishi is back!"

Annoyed, Sun Ce suddenly heard the report from the guards, and his dejected expression was immediately swept away.

Quickly running out of the tent, he saw Tai Shici standing outside with more than a dozen soldiers in a panic.

Each of their faces was smeared with black carbon ash, and some were burned by the flames, with pink flesh exposed under the charred skin.

Seeing Tai Shici, Sun Ce walked up quickly and gave him both hands, "Ziyi is definitely back!"

"Let the general worry!" Tai Shici said angrily: "I am ashamed of the general..."

"It's Lu Bu who is too cunning, and it has nothing to do with Ziyi." Sun Ce replied, "I'm very pleased that Ziyi can come back safely."

"Quick!" He then said to Tai Shici, "Talk about it."

Leading Tai Shici into the commander's tent, Sun Ce did not forget to tell the guards: "Take good care of the returned soldiers, let them have a full meal, and send them to the back to rest."

After entering the tent, Tai Shici told the story of Lu Bu burning the cherry blossom forest and how he escaped.

Sun Ce was shocked when he heard this.

The conquest of Jiangdong was smooth sailing for him, and he had never suffered such a big loss.

He never thought that when he met Lu Bu, he would lose two games in a row.

Especially for Tai Shici this time, thousands of soldiers went, but only a dozen came back...

"The general entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, but I..." Sun Ce looked astonished, still immersed in the two battles with Lu Bu, Tai Shici said in shame: "I am sorry for the general!"

"I'm sorry for Ziyi!" Sun Ce said, "We all underestimated Lu Bu. It seems that the rumors are true. He is indeed very different from before."

"Lü Bu doesn't have any advisors available, I didn't expect him to beat our army into such a mess." Tai Shici said: "The general still has to be very careful!"

"I know." Sun Ce frowned: "He wants Lujiang River, but Lujiang River is extremely important to us, I will never give it to him..."

"Where the general is useful, I am willing to do the work of a dog and a horse!" Tai Shici responded.

"Lü Bu won this match, how could he miss the opportunity to pursue the victory?" Sun Ce said, "I'm afraid Ziyi really has no chance to rest. Before he arrives, you go and rest first, and wait until Lu Bu arrives." Come on, join me in fighting the enemy again."

"As long as he dares to come, I would like to be the pioneer!" Tai Shici looked very embarrassed, but Tai Shici was still full of energy when speaking.

Sun Ce patted his arm lightly, motioning him to rest first.

When Tai Shici left, Sun Ce was silent for a while with a very ugly expression.

He ordered outside the tent: "Bring Zhang Zibu here!"

Tai Shici came back with more than a dozen remnants, and news of the defeat quickly spread among the Jiangdong army.

Zhang Zhao heard about the whole process before Sun Ce greeted him.

There were some discrepancies between the rumors in the army and what Tai Shici told Sun Ce.

Some of these rumors even mythed Lu Bu and his soldiers.

Sun Ce failed to rob the camp himself, and Tai Shici also failed to sneak into the cherry blossom forest to ambush.

In two consecutive battles, the Jiangdong Army lost thousands of people.

Every Jiangdong army is worried about being sent to the battlefield in the next battle.

In the minds of many Jiangdong Army officers and soldiers, being sent to the battlefield is to die!

Before Zhang Zhao came to see Sun Ce, he had already noticed that the rumors in the army had a great influence on the soldiers.

After entering the commander's tent, he asked Sun Ce: "The general is looking for me?"

"Ziyi is back." Sun Ce said, "Lu Bu set fire to the cherry blossom forest, and most of the soldiers that Ziyi took with him were burned to charcoal."

"I've already heard about it." Zhang Zhao replied, "All the officers and men in the army are spreading the news. Many people even said that Lu Bu is a god descending from the mortal world, and to fight against him is to seek death!"

"There are such rumors in the army?" Zhang Zhao's response made Sun Ce aware that something was wrong.

"There are many rumors in the army, I'm afraid it will be bad for morale." Zhang Zhao said: "Lv Bu burned the cherry blossom forest, and the army should be approaching. The decisive battle between our army and him will start soon, and the general has to make plans early."

"Rumours are nothing more than people who say little and are cowardly." Sun Ce said with a frown: "The order will be passed on to arrest those who spread rumors. The head of the culprit will be beheaded as a public display. Rumors must not be allowed to spread in the army."

Zhang Zhao responded: "I'll do it later!"

Handing over the responsibility of eradicating the rumors to Zhang Zhao, Sun Ce said again: "Lü Bu has won two games in a row, and the morale of his soldiers must be like a rainbow. But our army has lost two games. At this time of decisive battle, I am afraid that the soldiers will not want to fight."

"I also have the same worries." Zhang Zhao replied, "Our army has been defeated one after another and it is not suitable for a decisive battle, and the surrounding area is very flat and difficult to build defenses. It is better for the general to lead the army to retreat, and retreat to the Wancheng area before making plans."

(End of this chapter)