Chapter 63: The Tiger General Falls

After Zhou Tai reported to Chengdu what Kuai Yuelai had lobbying, he originally planned to let Zhou Tai stay intimidating Jingzhou until Liu Biao and Yuan Shu fought until the stalemate was in a state of trouble, but Guo Jia suddenly asked Zhou Tai to withdraw his troops directly.

Since Kuai Yue proposed to express sincerity by giving away food and grass, Guo Jia simply showed sincerity and continued to let Zhou Tai in Jianping County intimidate Liu Biao, and there was always a suspicion of taking advantage of the situation. As for whether Liu Biao would send the food and grass obediently, Guo Jia did not care much. Kuai Yue could persuade Liu Biao to send food and grass, and Guo Jia earned military supplies for free. Kuai Yue could not convince Liu Biao. What was bad was Liu Biao's reputation. In the future, Guo Jia could also use today's affairs as a handle.

After returning to Xiangyang, Kuai Yue was highly praised by Liu Biao, saying that he was so clever that he could compare with 100,000 soldiers per person.

But when Kuai Yue saw Zhou Tai withdrawing his troops suddenly, he realized that from beginning to end, Guo Jia had no intention of attacking Jingzhou. This speculation was confirmed after Zhou Tai retreated in lightning. However, Kuai Yue was not surprised. As for repelling Yuan Shu and persuading Liu Biao to give Guo Jia food and grass, Kuai Yue never thought of breaking his promise. Jingzhou could not afford to take risks and could not place his hopes on Guo Jia. These food and grass were not unfair.

Besides, if you are small, it is the remnant of great profit. Jingzhou will definitely be a place coveted by all heroes in the future, and you cannot give someone a handle, even if it is just verbal.

Zhou Tai retreated, but Yuan Shu's troops had already begun to move south and headed straight to Xiangyang.

With the experience of defeating Guo Jia last year, the advisers in Jingzhou planned to reuse the same tricks, arrogance of soldiers and a strategy of seducing the enemy, which was unsatisfactory.

Sun Jian, who was commanding the 70,000 army, went down the mountain like a tiger, and was unstoppable. Liu Biao sent Huang Zu, the general who went to the front line to resist Sun Jian, to retreat step by step, without any strength to fight back. Seeing that Sun Jian was about to approach the city of Xiangyang soon.

It took Sun Jian less than ten days to lead the army to attack the city of Xiangyang. Yuan Shu was overjoyed and even began to prepare to move the capital to Xiangyang.

According to Sun Jian's march speed, he would definitely arrive at the city of Xiangyang at sunset tomorrow, camped in the wild for a while, and planned to take Xiangyang in one go the next day after resting for a night.

Sun Jian, who had arranged military affairs in the military camp, remembered Sun Ce's listless look for several days, so he walked towards Sun Ce's tent.

Although Sun Ce was only seventeen years old this year, he had already been alone with his father and was loved by Yuan Shu. He gave the ceremony in advance and took the name Bofu. He was a young hero and made heroes. Not only was he admired by young people, but even the veterans and elders under Sun Jian were convinced by Sun Ce. This charm alone was very rare.

Walking into the big tent where Sun Ce was resting, Sun Jian couldn't help but frown because he smelled the strong smell of alcohol outside the tent. When he came in, he saw that Sure enough, Sun Ce lay on the table, hugged the wine jar and drank directly, with a listless expression, obviously he was drinking to relieve his sorrow.

"Bo Fu, you dare to disobey the military orders in the military camp. As a general, how can you take the lead in drinking regardless of military discipline?" Sun Jian rushed to the table, opened his eyes wide open, and stared at Sun Ce.

However, Sun Ce, who was already drunk, was grabbed by Sun Jian and just raised his head. He realized his father Sun Jian in a daze. He squeezed out a frivolous smile and said indifferently:

"Father? Hehe, hehehe, the child knows that he is guilty and will not drink alcohol in the future. But, hehe, father, what the child can correct is wrong, but can the father change a way for the child?"

Sun Jian looked stunned and asked, "What do you say? Do you think your father has taken you astray?"

Sun Ce, who had loosened his collar, fell to the seat, held the wine jar and took another sip, wiped the wine from his mouth, and said softly: "Why do you have to stay in Yuan Shu's tent? The Sun family's son, Wu Ce, has the power of literature, and countless younger generations are all handsome in the world, but my Sun family can only expand the territory for Yuan Shu and help him achieve hegemony. Haha, Yuan Shu can't tolerate my brother Yuan Benchu, how can I tolerate my peerless Sun family in the future?"

These words changed Sun Jian's expression. He raised his arm and wanted to slap Sun Ce in the face to wake him up, but the raised hand could not be waved. Sun Jian, who looked unbearable, sighed and sat down from Sun Ce across the low table.

No one knows his son is better than his father. Sun Jian knows that Sun Ce is dissatisfied with dependents, but Sun Jian has no choice but to do so.

"Bofu, I know that you are arrogant and arrogant for my father, but the Sun family is a small family and cannot compare with those princes. If I could have established a foundation in Jingzhou, I might have achieved hegemony. But... I am now working under Yuan Gonglu, and I am unwilling to be a father. But only in this way can I lead the Sun family to a high position. Don't worry, as long as I help Yuan Gonglu achieve hegemony for my father, the Sun family will be as prominent as the Yuan family today."

After learning the painful lessons from Jingzhou, Sun Jian deeply realized that he was not a hero, and as a general, he was the stage for him to display his specialties. He was good at fighting, but he did not understand power and strategy. In terms of force, ten Yuan Shu could not beat him even if he tied up one of them. But someone supported Yuan Shu and looked down on him. Is it just because of his family background? I am afraid it may not be.

So Sun Jian also cut off the idea of ​​independence.

But the young Sun Ce did not agree with his father. He suddenly raised his neck while drunk, and even stared at his father with red eyes with an unrespectful look.

"Why? Even the weak scholar Guo Jia can occupy Yizhou and become the main one. Is my father not even as good as him? Guo Jia defeated and returned from Jingzhou. Now who can stop the soldiers led by his father? Is the Sun family only a pawn of Yuan Gonglu? I, Sun Ce, was not convinced, and the princes of Guandong were all afraid of Dong Zhuo. Only his father was not afraid. After entering Luoyang alone, he obtained the imperial seal. Is this the instructions God gave to my Sun family not enough to explain God's will? If my father really wanted to do his best for Yuan Gonglu, why didn't he present the jade seal to Yuan Gonglu?"

Facing Sun Ce, who was like a roaring beast, Sun Jian was stunned.

"So, you still remember that slap. Bo Fu, you are still young and you will understand many things in the future."

Sun Jian stood up and smiled bitterly in a little lonely manner.

Sun Ce lay on his back, a teardrop slowly slid down his closed eyes, and his clenched fists had not yet released when he entered the drunken dream.

Walking out of the camp, looking up at the sky and looking at the crescent moon, Sun Jian was restless, very bitter and extremely complicated.

The imperial seal was indeed what he received in Luoyang, which was also the reason why he was reluctant to lead his army back to Nanyang. He wanted to rescue the emperor and then sent the seal. This contribution was enough to make the Sun family rise to the top.

It is not time to refuse to offer it to Yuan Shu. Although the Han Dynasty has weakened its energy, it is far from over. If the Han Dynasty does not perish for a day, he cannot give the jade seal to Yuan Shu easily, otherwise he will be a sinner.

Sun Ce spoke the truth after drinking and sent the long-suppressed words into Sun Jian's ears. Sun Jian's heart was as if he was shattering his sword. He also wanted to give Sun Ce a stage, but there were not many choices before him.

If the Han Dynasty could overcome this difficulty, Sun Jian could exchange his jade seal for glory. If the Han Dynasty was destroyed, Sun Jian had no room for self-reliance and could only stay under the tent of the princes. Yuan Shu treated him well, where could he go? Yuan Shu was a tiger general admired by everyone in the army. If he went to the tent of other princes, could he still get such treatment? Looking at the world at this time, the only ones who could compete with Yuan Shu's power were Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan and others. Can Sun Jian change his tent? What's the difference?

Unable to sleep all night, Sun Jian, who walked out of the tent in the morning, had a slight twitching eyelids and was in a state of uneasy. Sun Ce's words always lingered in his mind for a long time, making him lose his mind several times.

"The major general has not yet gotten up, this..." Huang Gai came to report this news to Sun Jian carefully, because he was worried that Sun Jian would be angry.

Sun Jian sighed softly, so that Huang Gai would not disturb Sun Ce's rest. Thinking of his son's bitterness, Sun Jian loved his son very much, and empathized with him, even more uncomfortable than Sun Ce's heart.

He ordered people to stay and take care of Sun Ce. Sun Jian led his troops to Xiangyang, intending to meet with him after Sun Ce woke up.

Xiangyang City is near and will definitely arrive within half a day, but not far from Xiangyang City, it once again encountered the resistance of Huang Zu's army. This time, it will be the last line of defense in Xiangyang City.

Sun Jian was unstoppable and loved by his soldiers. The most fundamental reason was that he led the way. The most powerful attack was the place where he attacked the city and captured the village.

Faced with Huang Zu's resistance, Sun Jian took the lead and led his army forward to kill the enemy.

The war was one-sided, and Huang Zu was defeated and led his troops to retreat into Xian Mountain.

Sun Jian was absent-minded and it became a habit to kill the enemy. When he saw Huang Zu retreating into the mountains and forests, he rode his horse to chase after him without thinking. Sun Jian, who was worried, even for the poor enemy, and for the basic military tactics of Mo Wentou were left behind.

"Lord, don't chase, be careful of fraud." Huang Gai and others were shocked, but Sun Jian rushed forward, and was still not short of them. He made a reminder but did not change his mind. Seeing Sun Jian rushed into Xianshan with his vanguard troops to chase Huang Zu.

After entering Xianshan, the enemy was hard to find. He was in the forest, and he was silent and he had never heard of the birds singing. Sun Jian stopped and woke up in shock. Just as he was about to turn his horse's head to retreat, countless crossbowmen appeared in the forest to surrounded him.

The arrows were fired at once, and the flying arrows were like locusts. The arrows shot from the cold and cold light made Sun Jian unable to avoid them.

Bang bang bang

Sun Jian, who was full of arrows on his body, fell from the horse and was shot all over his body with arrows.

Looking at the scorching sun through the lush forests, blood spilled out of Sun Jian's mouth. Sun Jian, who was already numb to the pain, said in a slight sense at the last moment of his life: "Bo Fu, Sun Family, I'll leave it to you."

Sun Jian was shot and killed Yuan Shu was shocked

Seeing that the victory of Xiangyang was about to break through, the commander was killed but no one was in charge of the overall situation, Yuan Shu's army was in chaos. Huang Zu took advantage of the victory to win a great victory, but he still wanted to kill all the way and chased him all the way, but he did not expect to be captured alive by Sun Ce, who missed the battle.

As the sun sets, on the top of Xiangyang City, Liu Biao, dressed in bright clothes, looked down at the scene outside the city with a solemn expression.

Facing the afterglow of the sunset, Sun Ce came alone with his captive Huang Zu. Without wearing armor, he pushed the bound Huang Zu forward, and then knelt down to Xiangyang City with a firm face without any emotion.

After Huang Zu entered the city, Yi Ji walked up to the city and came to Liu Biao and whispered: "Sun Ce just wants to retrieve Sun Jian's body."

Liu Biao closed his eyes and sighed, nodding.

He wrapped Sun Jian's body, which had been blurred with a straw mat, and Sun Ce carried his father's body and turned around and took the horse away.

Under the afterglow of the sunset, the picture of a horse, a man and a corpse is full of desolation and sadness...
Chapter completed!