three kings

Chapter 360 Determining the Turtle in the Urn of the Central Plains
Looking at the invincible marshal in the past, who is still majestic at this time, everyone has a glimmer of hope in their hearts. "Maybe I really still have a chance to live." Everyone's heart is full of vitality, as if hope is right in front of them.

Cheng Pu understood Sun Ce's intentions, and raised his sword high and shouted: "Death is death, death is death. Rather than waiting for death, it is better to fight for life. Maybe we can really break out of the encirclement, even if we can't He is also a warrior, stronger than a coward waiting to die. What's more, Lord Wu Hou said that as long as he fights to the death, he will be able to break through the encirclement. His commander-in-chief, Jiang Dongerlang's pride, if we don't listen to him, who will we listen to?"

The hope of life spread in the hearts of the soldiers, and all the soldiers in Jiangdong couldn't help shouting "willing to fight to the death with Marquis Wu", and then such a voice quickly spread to the surroundings, and the entire camp burst into thunderous cheers.These cheers are full of desire for life.

Seeing the high morale of this soldier, Sun Ce shouted proudly: "Soldiers, I, Sun Ce, promise to heaven that unless I die, I will take you back to Wu County and kill you back to Moling. Now, soldiers, turn around and follow me. Charge in the east." After the words fell, the soldiers suddenly agreed and charged towards the east.

After a while, Sun Quan drove his war horse to Sun Ce's side, and said anxiously: "Brother, Zhenze (now Taihu Lake) is not far ahead, so there is no way to go. If we don't turn south, I'm afraid we will have a real battle." Become the turtle in the urn."

Sun Ce laughed and said, "Who says there is no way out?"

Sun Quan said: "This is not far from Wu County, and Brother Zhenze also comes to visit a lot. The road here is rugged, and the road going south is blocked by Zhenze Mountain. If we advance for a few miles, our army will be defeated because of Zhenze Mountain. , Lost the opportunity to go south forever. In Yidi’s humble opinion, it’s not as good as this. At this moment, turn to the south and forcefully break out of the encirclement.”

Sun Ce flicked his horsewhip and said loudly, "Second brother, don't you see it? The road going south has already been laid out by Sun Can, and if we go there, we will have a narrow escape. We know it is a narrow escape, but why are we still waiting?" Want to insist on going south?"

Sun Quan smiled bitterly and said, "Sun Can used his troops to force us to go south. The other party has set up a net in the south, so they want to drive us south."

Sun Ce nodded in agreement and said, "That's the problem. Since the other party drove us south, why did we retreat to the south when we knew it was a dead end?"

Sun Quan understood what Sun Ce meant, and said, "That's because we don't have enough food. Judging from our current military rations, we can only last two days at most. Either we will go south, or we will be captured, or else we will go south." Starved to death. There is no extra way to go. It is also because of this that we were eaten to death by each other."

"That's right!" Sun Ce laughed unexpectedly at this time, "It's reasonable for you to think so, and Sun Can must think so too. Therefore, we must not go south and go north along Zhenze. Cross Fengqiao from Shenting Ridge, and then arrive at Wujun."

Sun Quan was surprised when he heard the words: "This move is really unexpected, but it doesn't fit the current situation of our army, right?"

Most of Sun Ce's food and grass, except for those eaten, were intercepted by Sun Can's pursuers, so there was not much left.In addition, Sun Can bought surplus food from all the people in the villages along the way by force.They can't get food at all.However, Zhenze has a beautiful metaphor of "[-] hectares, [-] miles around".Although somewhat exaggerated, it can also prove his grandeur.If you go around Zhenze to Wujun, it will take more than ten days.They only had food for two days, and it was obviously unrealistic to travel for more than ten days with this food.

Sun Ce was still galloping fast without any intention of stopping. He said, "Second brother, do you remember that in our ancestral military book, it was said that 'attacking the unprepared, surprise'? It is precisely because we have no food that Sun Can buys at a high price along the road. The surplus food of the people will drive us to death, so that he will not think that we will temporarily change lanes when there is no food. We can also take the opportunity to leave."

"The best way to break out is not to fall into the opponent's siege, but to evacuate outside the opponent's encirclement. My lord's trick!" Cheng Pu, who was on the side, couldn't help praising the conversation between the two.

"But how to solve the food problem?" Veteran Han Dang also joined their topic.

At this time, the wise Sun Quan had fully understood Sun Ce's thoughts, and said with a happy smile, "What's so difficult about this? Isn't it just inexhaustible food for us to get off the horses?"

Han Dang's eyes lit up, and he nodded reluctantly and excitedly.

Sun Ce glanced at Han Dang, understood what he was thinking, and said sternly, "Don't worry, Yigong. If there is a chance to make a comeback in the future, let Yigong create a cavalry force that can conquer the world."

Han Dang was originally a native of Lingzhi in western Liaoning. He was good at archery, horseback riding and archery and ranked among the top spears in the Jiangdong army. Even Sun Ce's bow horse riding and archery was taught by Han Dang personally.He is also the commander of the cavalry in Jiangdong. He knows the role of the cavalry on the battlefield. After Sun Ce captured Chaisang, he proposed to form a cavalry team.This move won the favor of Sun Ce, who loves bow horse riding and archery. After he unified Jiangdong, he worked hard to collect the horses that could be used as war horses in Jiangdong and hand them over to Han Dang for training.

Han Dang forgot to sleep and eat, and finally created a team of cavalry that could cross Jiangdong. If the horses and armor were not too common, the Jiangdong cavalry might not be able to fight the cavalry under Sun Can's command.

The horse is the most important weapon of the cavalry, and it is a partner who goes through life and death together on the battlefield, especially in Jiangdong, where there are few horses, it is hailed as a treasure.How can he not feel bad when he is treated as food now?Distressed but also excited for a new way out.The two emotions were mixed together.

He didn't expect that at this critical moment, Sun Ce would take his own feelings into consideration, and he was extremely moved in his heart, and said loudly: "If there is such a day, I will surely train for my lord a great army that can help my lord conquer the world."

Shenting Ridge, which belongs to Danyang County, borders Wu County in the east and the bank of Zhenze in the south.

Sun Ce and his party quickly turned north.After ten days' journey, Sun Ce and others finally bypassed Zhenze and arrived at Shenting Ridge.

Excitement appeared on Sun Ce's tired face, and he said loudly, "Soldiers, we will soon enter Wujun after passing Shenting Ridge. As soon as we reach Wujun, we will be safe."

As soon as Sun Ce finished speaking, a faint voice echoed on Shenting Ridge.

"Really? It's a pity that you don't have this chance."

At the corner ahead, a group of troops slowly walked out.The leader is wearing a golden dragon scale armor and a strange long sword hanging from his waist. Who is it if it is not Sun Can?
Sun Ce's complexion changed drastically, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart. They all chose the most difficult roads along the way, and they all walked the most difficult muddy mountain roads and wetlands. It took ten days to arrive, which was the result of their familiarity with the terrain.According to common sense, the more pursuers show off to the public, the more difficult the road is, and the slower the speed will be.Moreover, the muddy mountain roads and wetlands are not conducive to the walking of war horses, and the terrain is not familiar, Sun Canjun has no advantage at all.Facts also proved that when they changed lanes, they were indeed blocked by Sun Canjun crazily. They ignored them and moved forward with determination.Three days later, Sun Canjun gradually couldn't keep up with their speed and was left far behind.The distance between the two is getting wider and wider. In the past five days, he has not even noticed Sun Canjun's shadow. How could he suddenly appear in front of him?

After much deliberation, the only explanation is that the other party already knew everything about him and had laid an ambush beforehand.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce couldn't help but sighed, "I, Sun Ce, am half-lengthened. I never imagined that I would die because of my own cleverness. It's ridiculous, ridiculous!"

Sun Ce was trapped and bound sooner or later. Sun Can looked at the current situation and looked back at Jia Xu who was beside him. Although he planned this battle himself, Jia Xu's plan to seduce Sun Ce was based on Sun Ce's character. of.He even relied on some of Sun Ce's habits and deeds to see Sun Ce thoroughly.Sun Ce's every step is under his control, and based on these, he has come up with such a clever plan to lure the enemy, which makes people have to be convinced. Once again, he is grateful that this wizard is his adviser, otherwise he might really have to Difficulty sleeping and eating.

Sun Can said with a smile: "Wenhe, the enemy chieftain is now under the control of our army. If we can capture him alive, we can secure Jiangdong. This victory is due to Wenhe's strategy of luring the enemy."

Originally, Sun Can thought that Jia Xu would be as happy as before when he received his praise, but to his surprise, Jia Xu not only did not agree with the praise, but frowned and said, "My lord, it is very difficult. Xu and Sun Ce are not familiar, but But he knows him very well and knows his character. This person is arrogant and unwilling to be left behind. If he is defeated, he would rather die than be captured and humiliated. If he agrees to surrender, then he must have ulterior motives. Or intentions A comeback may be intended to be detrimental to the lord. All in all, Jia Xu dares to use his head as a guarantee that Sun Ce's survival in this world will definitely do all harm to the lord. I hope the lord will handle today's matter carefully."

Sun Can is silent, Jia Xu has always been seeking to protect himself and conspiring, he can put his own life on the line, which shows how confident he is in his own judgment.

Seeing Sun Can, Jia Xu couldn't bear it, and continued: "In other words, if the lord is today's Sun Ce, and my subordinates take the liberty to ask, would you be willing to be insulted by others?"

"This..." Sun Can didn't know how to answer, anyway, there were only two answers.One is suicide.Second, it is to bear the burden of humiliation and avenge the shame in the future.It is absolutely impossible to be a loser and be pushed around.

Jia Xu went on to say: "The lord is the superior, and he thinks differently from his subordinates and others. The subordinates and some people all have needs, seeking money, fame, profit or righteousness. As long as there is a wise master to give them these, it is enough .However, even the superiors have their own thoughts, and the subordinates can't understand it. But one thing is certain that the superiors will never be reconciled to being inferior to others."

Sun Can sighed, and then said with a smile: "I understand, I will handle it well." !)
(End of this chapter)