Chapter 137: Failed to surrender and was slaughtered! Sun Ce: Don’t even leave me the scum? Old Liu is angry!

Downstream of Fankou, there is a water camp of the Jiangxia army.

On the shore, wailing and screaming came one after another.

In a pit inside the water camp, more than 800 Jiangxia soldiers were begging bitterly and trying desperately to climb out of the pit.

The Jiangdong soldiers around were indifferent and were filling the pit with mud from all directions.

Sun Ce stood outside the pit, sneering as he admired the slaughter in front of him.

After passing through the iron chain formation of Xise, Sun Ce urged his navy to advance westward day and night, heading straight for Xiakou.

When passing by the Jiangxia military water camp, the garrison had received instructions from Huang She and surrendered to Sun Ce on the spot and offered food and fodder.

Sun Ce captured the camp without a fight. On the one hand, he ordered the soldiers to cook and replenish their supplies on the spot, and on the other hand, he ordered the eight hundred surrendered soldiers to be buried alive.

Zhou Yu knew that Sun Ce wanted to establish his authority by killing, and he was even more eager to vent his pleasure of revenge, so this time he chose to remain silent and allowed Sun Ce to kill him.

"These Jiangxia soldiers are all elite warriors. Since they have surrendered, why don't you use them for your own use? Wouldn't it be a pity to kill them?"

"Furthermore, if this news is passed to Xiakou and known to the Jiangxia garrison, if everyone is afraid to surrender to the lord, wouldn't that be a big mistake?"

In the silence, only a young scholar stood up and couldn't help but give advice to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce sneered and said disapprovingly:
"Lu Zijing, you worry too much. After I kill these Jingzhou bastards, the army will immediately march westward. By the time Huang She and his Jiangxia defenders get wind of the news, Xiakou will be mine!"

"Even if they regret it, what can they do?"

The man who gave the advice was named Lu Su, who had recently come from Jiangdong transporting grain.

Sun Ce knew that he was Zhou Yu's good friend and was from Huaisi, so he kept him by his side and used him.

Lu Su frowned and was about to say something else.

Zhou Yu nudged Lu Su with his elbow and shook his head slightly, signaling him not to say anything more.

Lu Su understood Zhou Yu's meaning, so he had to swallow the advice that was about to come out of his mouth and lowered his head silently.

"My lord, it's a good thing that you killed him. A real man should take pleasure in taking revenge while he is alive!"

"The people of Jingzhou killed our ancestor Wen Tai. My lord, if you don't kill as many people as possible in Jingzhou, how can you be worthy of our ancestor Wen Tai's spirit in heaven?"

"The people of Jingzhou are the same as the people of Jiangdong. My lord, you must let them see how sharp your blade is, and then they will obey you."

Another old general with half white hair and beard praised Sun Ce's actions and applauded.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at the old general in surprise.

The old general's name was Huang Gai, an old general of Sun Jian. Together with Han Dang and Cheng Pu, they were known as the three old generals of the Sun family. They were considered the veterans of two dynasties of the Sun family.

Unlike Han Dang and Cheng Pu who defected to Sun Jian during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Huang Gai only defected to Sun Jian when he was the prefect of Changsha.

Although both are veteran generals, Huang Gai's experience is much less than that of Han and Cheng.

What surprised them was that Huang Gai, a native of Lingling in Jingzhou, actually strongly supported Sun Ce in killing his fellow townsmen from Jingzhou?

"The public rebuttal is more to my liking!"

"If the people of Jingzhou dare to imitate the people of Jiangdong and refuse to obey me, I will kill them until they are convinced!"

Sun Ce laughed wildly and waved his whip, saying:
"Order, all troops to board the ship and continue to rush to Xiakou without stopping!"

Sun Ce led everyone and headed straight to the pier to prepare to board the ship.

At this moment, a small boat came from upstream and sailed into the water camp.

Soon, the soldiers came to report that Liu Cong, the governor of Jingzhou, came to ask for a meeting.

"Liu Cong?"

Sun Ce reined in his horse, a look of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Shouldn't Liu Biao's son be in Xiakou City now, with Huang She, Kuai Yue and others, waiting for his army to arrive?

Why did it suddenly appear here?

Could it be that Huang She sent him to greet him?
This doesn't make sense. After all, Liu Cong is Huang She's nominal lord. Huang She shouldn't have sent Liu Cong to greet him.

"Bring that Liu Cong here!"

Sun Ce frowned, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

Soon, several soldiers dragged and supported Liu Cong to the pier.

"Cong pays homage to General Sun~~"

Liu Cong was filled with anxiety and panic, but he forced himself to remain calm and bowed deeply to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce looked down at the son of Liu Biao, suppressed his disgust, and shouted:

"Liu Cong, why did you come here to see me instead of waiting for me in Xiakou?"

Liu Cong sighed and said with a bitter face:
"General Sun, Xiakou City has been captured by the big-eared thief. Huang She, Kuai Yue and others have all fallen into the hands of the big-eared thief. Their lives and deaths are unknown now."

"Cong risked his life to break out and come to report the news to General Sun~~"

Sun Ce's head buzzed and his face changed suddenly.

Zhou Yu's body trembled, and his color changed immediately.

Huang Gai, Lu Su and other Jiangdong counselors and generals all changed their expressions and were in an uproar.

"Liu Bei...Liu Bei actually broke through Xiakou?"

Sun Ce turned his head with difficulty and looked at Zhou Yu in disbelief.

It was obvious that Huang She had secretly surrendered to him, and it was obvious that Xiakou was already a piece of fat meat within his mouth. It was obvious that he was trying hard and was only one step away from achieving the final goal.

But at this last moment, the fat meat that was about to reach his mouth was snatched away by Liu Bei?
For a moment, Sun Ce thought he had misheard.

"You still have at least 10,000 Jiangxia soldiers. It's only been a few days. How could you help Liu Bei break the city?"

Zhou Yu was the first to recover from his shock, and he excitedly asked Liu Cong.

This shout frightened Liu Cong so much that his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground involuntarily.

"Cong is not too sure either. It was too chaotic at the time. Cong only heard that it seemed that Su Fei and several other Jiangxia generals rebelled and seized the Ximen Gate to allow the big-eared thief army to enter the city!"

"We were caught off guard and that's why we lost Xiakou City."

Liu Cong fell to the ground, not daring to raise his head, and tremblingly told everything he knew. Zhou Yu was so smart that he could immediately figure out the details based on Liu Cong's few words.

He turned to Sun Ce and said through gritted teeth:

"Bofu, we actually forgot to remind Huang She that the Jiangxia army is not a monolithic entity. Some people will definitely surrender to Liu Bei in secret because they are afraid of you, Bofu!"

"Damn it! I should have thought of this earlier and reminded that idiot Huang She!"

Zhou Yu revealed the truth, expressing his deep regret.

Sun Ce had recovered from his shock. His fists were clenched, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was twisted in an expression of extreme anger and humiliation.

After spending so much money and food and spending several months going back and forth, we ended up getting nothing.

Not to mention taking Jingzhou, they didn't even get the Jiangxia County!

Liu Bei ate all the meat and drank all the soup, leaving not even a single bone residue. He ate it all!

The more Sun Ce thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt as if he was being played a trick by Liu Bei.

"Liu Bei, Jingzhou is so big, how can I let you take it all by yourself!"

Sun Ce gnashed his teeth and roared, shouting:
"Pass the order, the army will march west immediately, I want to take back Xiakou from Liu Bei!"

Zhou Yu and his companions came to their senses and realized that it was impossible to return without success, so they all obeyed the order.

Liu Cong stood up and bowed to Sun Ce with a flattering look on his face:

"Cong and that big-eared thief also have an irreconcilable feud!"

"Cong is willing to submit to General Sun and call on my father's old subordinates to respond to General Sun and help General Sun destroy Liu Bei and take Jingzhou!"

Sun Ce was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger. Liu Cong spoke at this time, which happened to hit the muzzle of his gun.

"I, Sun Ce, want to deal with Liu Bei. Do I need a loser like you to help me?"

"Since I can't kill Liu Biao, I will kill you. I will use your head to comfort my father's spirit in heaven!"

Sun Ce's eyes were bloodshot and he thrust out with the silver spear in his hand.

"puff!"

A bullet pierced Liu Cong's chest.

The flattery on Liu Cong's face instantly turned into endless astonishment and pain. He raised his head tremblingly and looked at Sun Ce in disbelief.

Didn’t we agree to swear an oath by Jiang to wipe out all the past grudges and grudges with them?
As the governor of Jingzhou, I have already submitted to you. Why do you still want to kill me?
"Sun Ce, you, you——"

The blood gun was put away.

Liu Cong's blood spurted out wildly. He stretched out his hand to grab Sun Ce in the air, then fell to the ground with a bang, filled with regret and anger.

Sun Ce was still not satisfied, so he cut off Liu Cong's head and shouted:

"Hang this thief's head on my flagship as a sacrifice to my battle flag!"

"Send a message to the soldiers of the three armies. After they have conquered Xiakou, I will allow them to plunder for three days. After that, they must massacre the entire Xiakou population, leaving no one, young or old, alive!"

The 40,000 Jiangdong soldiers were suddenly as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and their fighting spirit was burning.

Sun Ce led 40,000 soldiers and a thousand warships and marched upstream in a mighty force.

Unfortunately, Liu Bei did not give him the opportunity to march to Xiakou.

Gan Ning followed Xiao Fang's plan and led his navy to Eshan one day earlier and set up camp on the north bank.

Sun Ce's way to the west was blocked, and he had to set up camp in Fancheng on the south bank.

Half a day later, Liu Bei led nearly 40,000 infantry and cavalry forces and rushed to Eshan by land.

The navy and the army joined together and set up two camps of water and land on the north bank, forming a confrontation with the Jiangdong Army on the south bank.

...

Three days later, North Bank Water Camp.

Liu Bei immediately stood on the shore, watching the sluice gates rising from the ground, and the surrendered soldiers from Jiangxia boarding the warships and accepting training under the command of Gan Ning.

"It will take some time to reorganize and train the surrendered soldiers until they are as capable as their own arms and all of them are determined to fight to the death."

"We can't rush into a decisive battle with Sun Ce. No matter how that little bully provokes us, my lord, just turn a blind eye. It won't be too late to fight again after our navy is fully trained."

There was a look of planning in Xiao Fang's eyes as he analyzed the situation for Lao Liu calmly.

Liu Bei agreed with this and immediately issued orders to all camps, not to issue any orders and not to send a single boat out of the camp.

As soon as the order was given, a small boat came from the Jiangdong Army’s water camp on the south bank and entered the water camp under the escort of a patrol boat.

Soon, a scholar was brought to Liu Bei.

"I am Lu Fan, a servant under General Sun. I am here on the orders of my master to say hello to Envoy Liu."

The scholar bowed to Liu Bei politely, neither humble nor arrogant.

A look of doubt flashed across Liu Bei's eyes, and he turned around to look at Xiao Fang.

When the two armies were confronting each other, the little overlord of Jiangdong suddenly sent an envoy first. This move made Liu Bei a little confused.

Xiao Fang nodded slightly, indicating that Lao Liu should first find out the other party's purpose.

Liu Bei then asked Lu Fan to skip the formalities and said some polite words to express his long-standing admiration for Sun Ce.

Although everyone with a discerning eye knew that Sun Ce wanted to snatch Jingzhou from him, the two armies were facing each other across the river, and the situation was tense.

But after all, the two sides have not yet taken action, and no one has fired the first shot, so the necessary courtesy should still be observed.

"My lord has long admired Envoy Liu, so I have specially ordered this humble official to bring you a handwritten letter for your perusal."

As Lu Fan spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it over.

Liu Bei took the letter out of curiosity, opened it and read it carefully.

After just a few glances.

Liu Bei's brows suddenly furrowed, his eyes suddenly focused, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)