Chapter 1377 The Banquet That Doesn't Exist

Sun Ce fought the assassin hard, and gradually felt his body heavy and dizzy.

He knew that the toxin from the crossbow arrows had begun to work, so he gritted his teeth and endured it.

The enemies in Sun Ce's field of vision gradually appeared as double images.

Originally, every strike would definitely kill an enemy, but now, several strikes in a row failed.

The masked man in black used a sword-like but curved weapon called the Wu hook for close combat. When Sun Ce's toxin was onset, their melee attacks could also slash on Sun Ce's body, causing more serious injuries.

Sun Ce leaned against a pine tree, laughed and said, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have escaped. I only wish to die in the hands of the rats!"

The masked man in black didn't have any mood swings, quietly approaching in twos and threes.

"Stop hurting my lord!"

Suddenly shouts sounded from Taniguchi, and a group of remnants came, the leader was a general with gray hair and a strong figure. He wielded a long knife with one hand and killed the masked assassins in black one after another.

This general was Huang Gai, and there was still a broken arrow shaft on his shoulder, but he ignored it and fought endlessly.

The remnant soldiers around Huang Gai also mustered up their courage, rushed up the ridge, and fought with the masked man in black.

Sun Ce regained his energy suddenly, and shouted: "The sky will not stop me!" Pulling out the two crossbow arrows in front of his chest, he grabbed a masked man in black with one hand, twisted the opponent's neck with a snap, and swung it as a long weapon .

Although his body was heavy and his vision was blocked, Sun Ce swung the corpse to attack in a wide range with his divine power, making it difficult for the man in black to get close.

Seeing that Huang Gai was about to meet Sun Ce, suddenly a young man dressed as a Confucian scholar, about seventeen or eighteen years old, jumped down from a big tree, his long sword gleaming coldly, and stopped between Huang Gai and Sun Ce.

Huang Gai was startled and angry, and shouted, "You are Lu Xun!"

Before that, Lu Xun accompanied Lu Ji to Sun Ce's barracks, and Huang Gai got to know him accordingly.

Lu Xun stabbed down one of Huang Gai's soldiers with a single sword, without any expression on his face, he said flatly, "It's me."

"You're going to be a traitor who betrays his master!" Huang Gai cursed, pointing at Lu Xun's nose.

Lu Xun shook his head and said, "That's wrong. Sun Ce borrowed the soldiers of the traitor Yuan Shu to annex Jiangdong by force and expel the Han official Liu Yao. It was originally a rebellion by the court. He is just your lord. Jiangdong gentry, who would recognize him as the master?" Not to mention that Sun Ce used force to punish dissidents, and also forced the Lu family to act as his internal support and betray the court. I am about to borrow Sun Ce's head and present it to the King of Yan to restore the Lu family's name."

What he said made Huang Gai speechless.

Sun Ce yelled: "Win the king and lose the bandits, why talk too much! Today, there is only a chance of survival. If you can get rid of it, I will raz the Lu family when I come back!"

While speaking, Sun Ce dropped the corpse in his hands, picked up a long sword with a Wu hook in each hand, and charged at Lu Xun.

Lu Xun greeted him with a sharp sword, chi chi repeatedly, gouging out two bloodstains on Sun Ce's body. However, all of Sun Ce's attacks landed in the air.

Sun Ce was exhausted. In addition to the negative state of berserk, all attributes were reduced by 20%, he was also hit by ten layers of crossbow arrow poison, his movements were slowed down by 30%, and his vision was blurred.

Fortunately, he is still the template of the lord, otherwise the negative impact of crossbow arrow poison would be even heavier.

Lu Xun was not good at fighting on horseback, but he was really good at swordsmanship; he was originally the fourth governor of Soochow Wu, and he was good at commanding troops in combat, not just a celebrity of literary quality.

wait for work at leisure,

It's okay to bully Sun Ce, who is half useless.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Huang Gai bravely stepped forward and shouted: "My lord, get on your horse and go! I'll kill the queen!"

Regardless of the obstruction of the masked man in black, Huang Gai slashed at Lu Xun with a long knife and fought into a ball.

Huang Gai's soldiers escorted Sun Ce to escape.

The man in black wanted to chase, but Lu Xun stopped him, saying: "It's too late to chase, but getting Huang Gai's head is enough to prove the innocence of our Jiangdong gentry." Immediately ordered the masked men in black to surround and kill Huang Gai.

Huang Gai fought to death, blood flowed all over the ground, and when he died, his body was still standing upright.

Seeing that there were only twenty or so men in black left beside him, Lu Xun shook his head slightly and said to himself, "If there are one or two hundred more dead men lying at the mouth of the valley, it will be difficult for Sun Ce to escape."

A masked man in black took off his mask, revealed a slightly old face, and said: "Young master has brought out all the dead soldiers of the Lu family during this trip, and even borrowed a group of people from the Gu family. Excess power."

Lu Xun nodded and said: "Sun Ce's suppression of our Jiangdong gentry has been very effective. If he is given a few more years, the Jiangdong gentry may not be able to resist anymore, and they will all become his lackeys."

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Sun Ce escaped from Kuangshan with the support of dozens of disabled soldiers.

Considering that Wujun was the foundation of the Jiangdong Lu family and other aristocratic families, Sun Ce didn't dare to go again, so he turned to the south and went to Luling.

In Luling, there were still 3,000 elite soldiers led by Han Dang and Zhou Tai. They were originally a feint attacking force to defend Zhang He and Jia Xu, but now they became Sun Ce's last straw.

At this time, Bai Xiaowen was commanding the army to launch an offensive in the six counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

As for Sun Ce, after Bai Xiaowen found out his location and movement using the geographical map of mountains and rivers, he asked Cecilia, Li Shuyi, and Han Xu to pursue him with hussars.

Sun Ce also knew the danger and did not relax his vigilance. After surviving the residual drug force of crossbow arrow poison, he traveled day and night, and finally rushed to Luling first.

In Luling City, Sun Ce met Han Dang and Zhou Tai. The two generals were shocked when they heard the news of Sanjiangkou's defeat.

After Qin Qin asked about Sun Ce's physical condition, Han Dang and Zhou Tai asked about Sun Ce's next plan.

Sun Ce misses Zhou Yu very much, but now he is the only one who can make up his own mind.

"Now Luling can't be defended anymore. Yuan Xi's army swept across the south of the Yangtze River, and they will come to Luling County in a few days. At that time, Luling will be attacked by the enemy. Sooner or later, it will be a death sentence."

Sun Ce's train of thought was quite clear. He looked at the map and said, "Nowadays, all the princes in the world have been wiped out by Yuan Xi, and only Jiaozhou Shixie is left. I can only take 3,000 soldiers and rush to Jiaozhou to take refuge in Shixie." Xie; Borrow soldiers and horses, and then try to counterattack."

Zhou Tai said: "If Shi Xie doesn't borrow troops, what should he do?"

Sun Ce snorted, "I treat mediocre people like Shi Xie like chickens and dogs. If I don't borrow soldiers, I will kill them during the banquet and take him to Jiaozhou as the foundation."

When Sun Ce mentioned the banquet, he was not aimless. In the chaotic times of the Three Kingdoms, the princes of each family would at least hold a banquet to receive the princes in distress who had defected to their own territory. This was a basic etiquette.

The idea is beautiful, the reality is bleak.

Sun Ce and his party came to Jiaozhou alone, but there was no banquet as expected, and Shi Xie refused to let him in.

Sun Ce shouted at the door from the bottom of the city, and Shi Xie ordered someone to answer from the top of the city: "The situation of the world has become clear. My lord has sent envoys to visit King Yan to discuss the matter of submission. The general is a wanted criminal by the court, please forgive him for not being able to receive him."