Chapter 294: The Will to Break Through, the End of the Sun Family The place where Sun Ce was ambushed was called Jiangyin Road, a low-lying road by the sea. Because Jiangdong was vast and sparsely populated at that time, even on the coast of Wu County, there were not many people living there. Wherever there is a way to make a living, people will gather there. Over time, this road was opened up by fishermen on the coast and used as a road connecting Piling County. Since it is a small path, it is destined not to be too wide, and there are trees on both sides of the road. At this time, a rain of arrows broke out, and the soldiers in the middle of the road were shot like living targets. This was the trap that Qin Zhen and Zhuge Liang set for Sun Ce. They first lured Sun Ce into the ambush site with shouts of killing. Then he used superior forces to encircle and annihilate Sun Ce's troops here! As arrows were shot from both sides, Sun Ce hurriedly ordered his men to retreat and shouted for the shield soldiers to come out and block them. But now his subordinates were facing a surprise attack, so how could they obey military orders?

Only Jiang Qin and others were still running around and shouting, forcibly organizing the army. But at this moment, Gui Lan and Ding Fan, who were in the rear army, saw this and immediately raised their arms and shouted: "Sun Ce will die here today. Why should we Jiangdong men risk our lives for him?" "If you surrender to Liu Zhengdong now, you will be spared from death. Why do you have to resist stubbornly?" Sun Ce's men were already in disarray, and became even more confused after hearing this sound. Sun Fu, who was in the rear, heard the two voices and knew that Ding Fan was causing trouble, and he immediately cursed: "Ding Fan, you little brat, I spared your life, but you dared to rebel. If I don't kill you today, I, Sun Fu, will not be a human being!" After saying these words, he led his troops and attacked towards the rear. Seeing this, Gui Lan and Ding Fan would naturally not sit still and wait for death. They tied the white cloth they had agreed on around their arms. He led his troops to meet Sun Fu. When he met soldiers along the way, he raised his sword and started to attack them without saying a word. For a while, there were arrows being shot in the forest, a great battle in the front, and chaos in the back. In this era, soldiers were in a state of high tension and camp shouting would occur. At this time on the battlefield, facing their own people turning against them, Sun Ce's soldiers became more and more frightened. This chaos reached its peak until Xu Sheng led his troops to attack from the rear. Sun Ce's rear army completely dispersed into the forest, with shouts of killing everywhere. Many people could not distinguish between friends and foes, and incidents of accidental injuries to comrades began to occur in large numbers. It was like electricity passing from person to person, blocking Sun Ce's retreat. While they were fighting each other, Sun Ce in front was facing attacks from both Zhao Yun and Gao Shun. This time, the troops deployed by Liu Bei in front of Sun Ce's army were none other than the elite White Ear Army led by Zhao Yun and Gao Shun. After merging with the Xianzhen Camp, this army became the top fighting force under Liu Bei. At this time, they rushed forward in small groups and continued to advance forward.

Sun Ce's front troops were defeated and retreated step by step, but when they saw that the rear troops were not moving, they shouted: "Order Sun Fu to withdraw his troops. The enemy has already arrived. Why don't you retreat now?" But when he shouted, there was no response from behind. After a long while, Lü Meng came forward and said: "My lord, Gui Lan and Ding Fan rebelled and blocked our retreat with the enemy." "The situation at the rear is chaotic and there is no way to retreat!" When Sun Ce heard this, he almost felt dizzy and fell off his horse. If the two had rebelled at another time, he would have returned immediately to fight them. But now he is blocked at both ends. If he moves backwards, the front will surely be defeated. Only if he stays here can he ensure that the formation remains in order. After thinking for a while, Sun Ce raised his spear and led his guards forward, shouting: "My men, our retreat has been cut off, and our reinforcements are just ahead!" "Follow me and break through the enemy, only then can you survive. If you hesitate here, you will die!" At this point, Sun Ce knew that it was impossible to break into the forest! Once he breaks into the forest and falls into an ambush, his troops will immediately scatter. Even if he could lead a thousand soldiers, he would not be able to save the situation. Therefore, the only hope is to lead the troops to break through the obstruction of the troops in front. Moreover, after Gui Lan and others rebelled, he knew that nothing had happened in the city! If there is nothing happening in the city, it means Zhou Yu's reinforcements will arrive! As long as he can join up with this reinforcement force, perhaps he can turn defeat into victory. After a loud shout, Sun Ce rode his horse forward and went to the front line to fight in person. He is a man of great strength and power, extremely good at fighting, and enjoys a very high status in the eyes of the soldiers. He personally rushed forward, which greatly boosted the morale of the troops and temporarily alleviated the trend of defeat. Zhao Yun was riding on a horse at this time, and seeing Sun Ce coming to the battlefield in the distance, he wanted to rush forward to help. Gao Shun stood beside him, looking ahead coldly and said: "General, do you want to personally stop Sun Ce?" He had always been taciturn, so seeing him taking the initiative to talk, Zhao Yun said without comment: "Sun Ce is an unstoppable man. I'm afraid my men can't stop him!" "If we don't go to help, how can our soldiers stop them?" But as soon as he said this, Gao Shun shook his head calmly and said: "If you really mean this, please forgive me for what I said. You are only good at cavalry battles, not at leading elite troops!" "It is important to know that infantry combat is not like cavalry. Cavalry charges rely on the bravery of the soldiers." "But in infantry warfare, the key is to form a battle formation. No matter how fiercely the enemy attacks, I will remain as still as a mountain!"

"This way, it's like a sharp sword unsheathed. No matter how strong the enemy is, we can defeat them in one battle!" Zhao Yun and Gao Shun had been together for quite some time, and upon hearing this, he said: "I don't know what the general means by this. What does it mean to be as still as a mountain?" Gao Shun heard this and did not explain. He just looked at Zhao Yun and said: "General, if you believe me, you and I will lead 500 sword and shield soldiers to order the front troops to retreat. I will personally demonstrate it to you!" When Zhao Yun saw that he wanted soldiers, he hesitated for a while and then handed over 500 reserve soldiers to Gao Shun. After Gao Shun led the troops, he led the 500 men to charge forward. As the front army retreated, his five hundred men faced Sun Ce's troops. Sun Ce was originally happy as he watched the soldiers in front of him retreat. But suddenly, he saw the enemy's soldiers in front of him split to both sides, and a group of sword and shield soldiers appeared in the middle. Gao Shun drew out his sword, raised it high, and shouted: "All troops, listen to my orders. Follow me and move forward. Kill!" He shouted loudly, and his sword and shield soldiers took a step forward and shouted in unison. As soon as this voice was heard, Sun Ce's troops were shocked on the spot. When Gao Shun saw this, he shouted again to move forward and shouted to kill again. The troops under his command advanced forward like an iron wall. Sun Ce was horrified when he saw this and ordered his men to fight hard. But when he led his troops to charge forward, Gao Shun shouted again to charge forward. After a shout, the soldiers under his command moved like machines. After shouting and killing, they all raised their swords and shields and slashed forward. In this way, every time Gao Shun shouted, his soldiers would move forward one step. He changed the previous chaos and forced Sun Ce to retreat repeatedly. Sun Ce wanted to move forward to find a breakthrough, but he saw that the enemy did not move. As soon as he moved forward, Gao Shunshun shouted to advance. With dozens of soldiers standing in front of him and attacking at the same time, he had no way to move forward. Zhao Yun, who was watching this from behind, suddenly seemed to understand something and realized the difference between himself and Gao Shun in leading troops. But Sun Ce was in trouble. His troops were scattered and the front was retreating repeatedly, and his army was completely defeated. But at this moment, a loud shout came from the southeast: "Don't worry, my lord. Cheng Demou is here. My lord, attack quickly!" Hearing this sound, Sun Ce was overjoyed. He looked carefully and saw a group of people rushing out from the southeast. It turned out that when Sun Ce was ambushed, Zhou Yu in the city also discovered the movements of Liu Bei's army. Originally, Cheng Pu and others were going to come to support as planned, but after Zhou Yu heard shouts and screams from the east, he concluded that Sun Ce had fallen into a trap. This was not the first time they fell into Liu Bei's army's trap. Zhou Yu was very familiar with Qin Zhen's tactics.

There were shouts and screams coming from outside the city. It was certainly Sun Ce who was trapped here, but it was also possible that there was an ambush by Liu Bei's army! So Zhou Yu ordered Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi to divide their troops into two groups, with Zhu Zhi lighting torches outside the city and advancing in the northeast direction. He also asked Cheng Pu to extinguish the torch, detour to the southeast, and go to the battlefield to support Sun Ce! This decision undoubtedly avoided a major defeat, because in addition to surrounding Sun Ce's troops, Liu Bei's army also had tens of thousands of troops led by Taishi Ci and Chen Dao lying in ambush outside. The purpose of this army is to ambush Zhou Yu's troops! At this time, due to Zhou Yu's judgment, Cheng Pu suddenly attacked the flank of Zhao Yun and others, which obviously created variables for this battle. Seeing the reinforcements coming, Sun Ce turned around, mounted his horse, and broke through in the direction of Cheng Pu. When Zhao Yun saw this, he hurriedly led his troops forward to intercept Cheng Pu. The two sides were fighting in one place, when Lü Meng came out on horseback, stepped forward and shouted: "My lord, please leave quickly. Lü Meng is here to stop the enemy general!" As he said this, he went to meet Zhao Yun and fought with him. Upon seeing this, Sun Ce hurriedly shouted to be careful, and then took the remaining troops under his command to meet up with Cheng Pu. They headed towards Piling County, but at this moment, Taishi Ci and others also reacted. He led an army of tens of thousands and charged towards Sun Ce, chasing and intercepting him all the way. To be honest, up to now, Liu Bei's army has already had the advantage in terms of military strength, with tens of thousands of troops in ambush. How could Sun Ce just escape if he wanted to? Before they could withdraw from the battlefield, Chen Dao came with his troops from a distance and surrounded them. In the dark night, even Sun Ce felt a little desperate as he looked at the countless troops approaching from the front. But at this moment, Cheng Pu rode out without waiting for Sun Ce to react, shouting: "My lord, please go south quickly, and I will stop the enemy here!" In a trance, Sun Ce seemed to see himself surrounded by Zu Lang's troops many years ago. It was Cheng Pu who led a cavalryman, rode his horse at full speed, stabbed the enemy with his spear, and forcibly cleared a path for him. Only, now they are no longer three people, but thousands of people. Suddenly Sun Ce was filled with heroic spirit, he rode out on his horse and shouted: "How can Demou be so brave as to be here alone? I will follow Demou and leave this place!" He rode his horses and Cheng Pu head-on into Liu Bei's army. But Sun Ce obviously misjudged the current situation. There were not only these ten thousand people surrounding them. Behind them, there were another 20,000 troops constantly attacking and killing their troops. As he broke away from the army, he did not escape death, but his subordinates suffered continuous defeat. Faced with an enemy force several times larger than their own, a large number of soldiers began to flee. In less than three quarters of an hour, Xu Sheng led his troops to defeat Sun Ce's soldiers and came to the front to meet Gao Shun.

However, Lu Meng was obviously no match for Zhao Yun and was killed on the spot after just a dozen rounds. After dealing with the troops in the rear, everyone led their troops to attack Sun Ce's rear. By the time Sun Ce reacted, he was already surrounded and felt that the enemy troops were endless and could not be killed. Until his consciousness became a little blurred, he heard a loud shout: "My lord, please retreat quickly! I will cover your retreat!" When Sun Ce heard this, he looked carefully and saw that Cheng Pu was covered in blood and was shouting at him. Seeing this, Sun Ce was confused, but Cheng Pu shouted to his guards: "You guys should quickly escort the lord away, don't stay here!" When the personal guards saw this, they all escorted Sun Ce away. Sun Ce was riding on his horse and letting the soldiers pull him. He looked back inadvertently and saw that Cheng Pu was gradually being submerged in the enemy army behind him. Until he could no longer see the figure of Cheng Pu, he finally couldn't help but shout out "Cheng Gong". The sound echoed throughout the wilderness, and gradually dissipated into the woods as the end of the Sun family came. (End of this chapter)