Chapter 111: A complete defeat, Sun Ce is grief-stricken It can be said that Zhou Yu was definitely a first-class commander in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. As soon as they saw the current situation, they knew that their plan was most likely discovered by Qin Zhen. Therefore, almost at the moment when the enemy rushed out, Zhou Yu drew his sword and shouted: "Help me stop the enemy. Chen Wu, quickly go open the passage and rescue our lord!" Chen Wu was the Sima of a separate army under Sun Ce. He joined Sun Ce at the age of 18 and was a loyal and brave man. The man was about seven feet seven inches tall. Upon hearing this, he led his troops and rushed towards the city gate. But at this time, the suspension bridge was seen rising slowly. Seeing this, Chen Wu took two steps at a time, leaped out, stepped forward, grabbed the suspension bridge, and shouted: "My men, cut the ropes for me!" With that, he climbed onto the bridge, and under the hail of arrows, he chopped at the rope with a knife. When the soldiers behind him saw this, they all climbed up the suspension bridge, and after reaching the bridge, they also cut the ropes.

But this rope can pull the suspension bridge, so it cannot be easily cut off. Seeing the suspension bridge rising continuously, Chen Wu became anxious. He also saw soldiers rushing out from both sides and Zhou Yu was resisting the two armies, and he became extremely anxious. Suddenly, a soldier pointed to the city and said: "General, there's a fire in the city!" When Chen Wu saw it, he saw bundles of straw thrown down, blocking their way. He was in despair when his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted: "Bring me a torch, and burn the ropes for me!" Upon hearing this, the soldiers took torches and used them to heat the ropes. As the fire started, the rope broke suddenly and the suspension bridge fell down. Seeing this, Chen Wu rushed into the city again, and then he saw arrows raining down from the city. With a "whoosh" sound, it shot him in the arm. Chen Wu felt pain, and saw a huge fire blocking the road ahead. The soldiers were all panicking, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Now that the lord is in front of us, if we don't save him, we would be unworthy of being his subjects!" "Everyone should work hard and help me save the Lord!" With a shout, he rushed into the flames with his shield raised. Chen Wu was a brave and charitable man, and all his soldiers were willing to fight for their lives. Even in such extreme conditions, they still gritted their teeth and kept going. At one time, countless people were shot by arrows or slipped and fell into the fire. Chen Wu felt his heart bleed when he heard the shouting behind him, but he knew there was no other way but to force his way in. He waded through the sea of ​​fire and avoided the rain of arrows before entering the inner city. Seeing that the road was blocked by the battering ram and the huge rocks, he ignored the arrow wound, stepped forward to lift the battering ram, and began to clear the passage, while he moved, he shouted: "My lord, my lord, Chen Wu is here!" "My lord, please break out quickly!" As soon as he said this, he heard Sun Ce's response: "Zi Lie, help me open the city gate!" Hearing this, Chen Wu was overjoyed and turned around and shouted: "My Lord, please follow me to clear the passage!"

At this time, dozens of people had already rushed into the city and began to move obstacles after hearing the words. On the other hand, after Sun Ce rushed into the city, he found that there was no fighting in the city. While he was wondering, he saw soldiers coming from all directions on the streets. He had been fighting for many years and knew he had fallen into a trap as soon as he saw it. Just as he was about to return to the army, he was blocked by rolling stones and battering rams. Another loud shout was heard: "Where is Sun Ce? Come and die with me!" When Sun Ce saw him, he found that it was Wei Yue, a general under Lu Bu. When he saw this man come forward, he roared: "How dare you, a mere young general, do this?" As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Ce naturally urged his horse forward, but Wei Yue was not willing to fight with Sun Ce. He shot an arrow first, and at the same time, a large number of arrows rained towards Sun Ce's troops. Sun Ce dodged an arrow, and his general Song Qian shouted: "Raise your shield, raise your shield, and protect the safety of our lord!" As soon as he finished speaking, he held a shield and stood in front of Sun Ce, protecting him. The next second, someone from the city shouted: "Shoot with me, don't let Sun Ce escape!" As soon as this sound was heard, a large number of soldiers appeared at both corners of the city wall and started shooting. Sun Ce was naturally furious when he saw this, but he was stopped by two of his personal guards and forcibly pushed under the city wall. He saw arrows flying everywhere. Although his soldiers formed a shield formation, many of them were still shot and killed. Although Sun Ce was reckless, he also knew how to advance and retreat. Seeing that the enemy's attack was fierce, he ordered his soldiers to open the passage as soon as possible. But when he turned around, he saw a lot of haystacks left on the city wall. When they were lit with torches, a big fire broke out in an instant, blocking his way back. Seeing this, no matter how brave Sun Ce was, he could not help but despair and thought to himself that his life was over! At this moment, Chen Wu's voice was heard from the other side. Upon hearing this, Sun Ce hurriedly ordered Chen Wu to open the passage. With the efforts of both parties, they opened a small passage in a short time. Although it cannot allow horses to move out, it can allow people to leave. As soon as the passage was opened, Chen Wu hurriedly staggered into the city, shouting: "Where is my lord, where is my lord?" Sun Ce responded hastily, stepping forward and saying: "Zi Lie, I'm right here!" But when he saw Chen Wu, his eyes widened. He saw that Chen Wu had been hit by several arrows, most of his hair had been blown away by the flames, and his face was covered with burns. Seeing Chen Wu like this, he just felt a lump in his throat and said: "Why did Zilie come to this?" When Chen Wu saw this, he said in a deep voice: "My lord, please leave quickly. I will clear the way for you!"

Without waiting for Sun Ce to refuse, he pulled Sun Ce out. Seeing this, Sun Ce turned around and shouted: "Zixun, don't fight any longer, leave quickly, leave quickly!" Zixun was Song Qian's courtesy name. When Sun Ce turned around, he saw that the soldiers in the city had stopped shooting and were attacking him from behind under the leadership of Wei Yue and others. Hearing Sun Ce's voice, Song Qian turned around and said: "My lord, please leave now. I will stop the enemy. Don't worry about me!" After shouting, he resolutely rushed towards the city. When Sun Ce saw this, he felt his heart burning with fear and shouted loudly: "Zixun, retreat quickly, retreat quickly!" As he was shouting, Chen Wu pulled him across the sea of ​​fire. Just as he was out of the city wall, he heard Zhou Yu shouting: "Zi Lie, can you rescue my brother?" Upon hearing this, Sun Ce looked back, only to see that his troops had been surrounded by the enemy. In this battle, he led more than 9,000 soldiers and horses, 2,000 of whom entered the city, and 7,000 were still outside the city. However, facing the attacks from Liu Bei and Lu Bu, Zhou Yu was unable to withstand it. They could only hold the city gate tightly and leave Sun Ce an escape route. Seeing how tense the situation was, Sun Ce no longer dared to care about the soldiers in the city and hurriedly shouted to Zhou Yu: "Gongjin, I am here!" Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu turned around quickly and asked someone to lead his horse to Sun Ce and said: "The attacks from both families are very fierce. Brother, follow me and break through!" Sun Ce got on his horse, but seeing that the two families were attacking fiercely, he gritted his teeth and said: "My sons, follow me!" After a shout, the soldiers under his command finally found their backbone and moved towards Sun Ce one after another. They formed a charge formation and sent Sun Ce out of the formation. As Sun Ce broke through, Lu Bu saw this from a distance and said coldly: "Sun Ce, where are you going?" After he shouted, he urged his horse to charge towards Sun Ce. He was seen holding a halberd and his majestic Red Hare horse, charging towards Sun Ce like an iron tower. When Sun Ce heard this, he gritted his teeth in hatred when he saw Lu Bu: "Don't be so arrogant, you unfaithful man!" He knew he couldn't escape, so he simply rode his horse towards Lu Bu. But little did he know that this was exactly what Lu Bu wanted. He retracted his halberd, galloped away on his horse, and when he got close to Sun Ce, he suddenly raised the halberd and smashed it down towards Sun Ce. When Sun Ce saw this, he shouted loudly and raised his spear to meet the enemy. There was a clanging sound as the two men's weapons collided. The huge force made Sun Ce's blood boil and he almost vomited blood. Apart from Taishi Ci, he had never encountered such a powerful enemy in his life! Moreover, Lu Bu's power is far more terrifying than Taishi Ci's! He was just frightened when Lü Bu saw him take the attack and sneered: “Good blocking!” As he spoke, he let go of the reins, swung his halberd, and charged towards Sun Ce again. The previous attack had made Sun Ce's arms numb. Seeing Lu Bu coming at him with a halberd, he hurriedly raised his spear to block it again. But the next second, he heard another golden cry, and the horse he was sitting on was neighing when he was knocked down. Seeing this, Sun Ce was shocked and rolled to the ground in panic.

If it were any other day, he would be able to fight against Lu Bu for at least twenty to thirty rounds without losing the upper hand. But now the horse he was riding was not a good one, so how could he be Lu Bu's opponent. Seeing that Lu Bu was raising his spear to stab at him again, Sun Ce felt a chill in his heart again. But at this moment, a man suddenly came forward on horseback, shouting: "Little Lu Bu, don't hurt my master!" As he spoke, the man slashed at Lu Bu with a knife. Seeing this, Lu Bu dodged sideways. Sun Ce raised his eyes and saw that it was his general Zhou Tai. As soon as Zhou Tai rushed out, several officers and soldiers came out to stop Lu Bu. Zhou Yu saw an opportunity, and hurriedly dismounted, stepped forward, and pulled Sun Ce up, saying: "Brother, get on your horse quickly!" Sun Ce saw this and was unwilling to do so, so he hurriedly said: "You can go by yourself and don't bother me!" Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce and said earnestly: "Can Jiangdong do without Zhou Yu, or can it do without my brother?" When Sun Ce heard this, he was even more sad. Fortunately, they had a lot of horses at that time. Seeing this, the generals and officers dismounted and gave the horses to Sun Ce. At this moment, Sun Ce's usual prestige was revealed. Seeing this, Sun Ce was moved and had to accept the horse. He glanced at Lu Bu who was being besieged, turned around and shouted: "Don't fight any longer, just follow me and retreat!" As soon as he mounted the horse, Chen Wu stepped forward, handed the horse to Zhou Yu and said: "General, go quickly and protect the lord's safety." Seeing Chen Wu's wounded appearance, Zhou Yu burst into tears and said: "Zi Lie, just go away, why do you need to care about me?" Chen Wu heard this and shook his head: "I have been shot by several arrows. It is difficult to save my life even if I run away. General, please do not say anything more!" At this moment, they suddenly heard the sound of killing from behind. It was Liu Bei and Qiao Rui chasing after them. Chen Wu saw it and said: "Go quickly, and don't say anything more!" After shouting, he led his men with knives in hand to kill Liu Bei and others. Seeing this, Zhou Yu's eyes turned red for a moment. He had to grit his teeth, jump on his horse, and catch up with Sun Ce. They were heading towards the camp, but before they knew where they were, a soldier came to report: "My lord, our camp has been captured by the enemy general Zhang Fei!" Hearing this, Sun Ce couldn't catch his breath and shouted to the sky: "I have been harmed by these two thieves, and I will not forgive them in the future!" Zhou Yu listened and felt sad and angry. They had been defeated and their camp had been destroyed by the enemy. How could they return to Jiangdong? While thinking, he remembered Chen Wu's trust, turned around and looked at the hundreds of people left around him, and hurriedly persuaded Sun Ce: "Brother, hurry up! Our camp has been breached and the enemy may be pursuing us!"

Sun Ce listened and thought that it would be better to die here in battle than to leave. Zhou Yu's eyes were bloodshot, and knowing Zhou Yu's painstaking efforts, he could only grit his teeth and say: "Continue to withdraw troops and follow me south!" He immediately reined in his horse and headed south again. Along the way, he was naturally exhausted and kept looking behind him to see if there were any soldiers following him, fearing that there might be an ambush ahead. Fortunately, this time Liu Bei did not have enough troops to set up an ambush, so Sun Ce had to march south for more than ten miles. When they reached a dense forest, Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce: "There may be an ambush here, be careful!" Sun Ce nodded solemnly, and led his troops forward without knowing what he was thinking. The forest was quite quiet, with only the sound of soldiers' footsteps rustling through the leaves. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of rapid movement of trees, and then countless black shadows appeared in the forest. Seeing this, Zhou Yu suddenly felt cold in his heart and said: "Oh no, there are ambushes here!" As soon as he said this, the soldiers under his command became panicked, and Sun Ce also raised his gun and was on guard. Then, Lin Nei shouted: "But the lord is leading the troops here?" This voice was very familiar. When Sun Ce heard it, he dismounted and said happily: "Could it be that Gong Yi is here?" This time they went into battle, and because Jiang Qin was injured, he stayed in the camp to guard the battle. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several people leading troops and horses coming. Looking up in the night, he vaguely saw Jiang Qin, Zhang Hong, Chen Duan and others here. When the emperor and his ministers met, everyone burst into tears. "As long as Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhang are here, I feel at ease!" Sun Ce looked sad as he saw Jiang Qin had more white cloth on his body. He couldn't help but ask: "Why is Gong Yi here?" Jiang Qin cried to Sun Ce: "Not long after the lord left, our army camp was attacked fiercely by Zhang Fei!" "Thanks to your advice, I was able to release the captives and stop the enemy, and finally I was able to stop Zhang Fei!" "I am no match for Zhang Fei. Most of the 4,000 soldiers guarding the camp have scattered, leaving only a thousand or so to follow me." "We don't know the situation outside Shouchun City, and we have a lot of baggage with us, so we dare not go back easily. We can only wait here for the Lord to come!" As he spoke, he looked at the soldiers under Sun Ce's command and was shocked: "My Lord, why is it so?"

"Where are Youping, Zilie and the others?" He and Zhou Tai surrendered to Sun Ce together, and they went into battle together this time. He was shocked to see that the generals were not there. As soon as he said this, Sun Ce could no longer hold back and said in a hoarse voice: "Youping, Zilie" As he spoke, he felt a soreness in his throat. "They may have been trapped in the enemy's camp!" After saying this, he fell to his knees and burst into tears. (End of this chapter)