Chapter 196: Dismount and surrender, and you will die! Sun Ce lost all his wealth and went crazy! Taishi Ci is here, and the old enemies fight again!

"My lord, General Huang has killed the enemy general Cheng Pu. Here is his head!"

A rider galloped to the watchtower, holding a head high, and reported the results of the battle to Liu Bei.

Cheng Pu was executed!

The three veteran generals of the Sun family have all died.

This means that the last capable general under Sun Ce's command has been eliminated.

"Remember Han Sheng's contribution!"

Liu Bei nodded in approval, then waved his hand and sighed:

"The three veterans of the Sun family are indeed loyal to the Sun father and son."

"Cheng Pu is a loyal and righteous man. Let's give him a proper burial."

Although they are enemies, Lao Liu still has due appreciation for Cheng Pu.

At this time, deafening shouts of killing arose from the front of the main camp.

Xiao Fang turned around, pointed with his feather fan and smiled:
"This should be Sun Ce leading his troops out of the city and launching a surprise attack on our main camp."

"My lord, let's deal with Sun Ce next and rush into the outer city of Jinling in one go!"

Liu Bei put away his emotion and turned to look towards the east.

In the light of the fire, countless Jiangdong troops were seen rushing towards the main camp like a tide.

A cold light flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, and he raised his hand and waved:
"Blow the horn and tell the generals to defeat the enemy according to the plan!"

Then Liu Bei went down from the watchtower, rode his horse straight to the camp gate, and took charge of the situation personally.

A hollow and solemn horn sounded in the camp.

Outside the camp.

Sun Ce's face was burning with determination as he urged his troops to rush towards the camp gate.

Just as Cheng Pu saw, there were no extra soldiers except the Liu army soldiers on duty. All signs showed that Liu Bei was completely unprepared for his attack.

"Zhongmou's plan worked!"

"I never thought that I, Sun Ce, would have such a resourceful brother. I think Zhongmou's wisdom is even better than Zhou Yu's!"

"It is truly God's blessing on our Sun family. God will not destroy Sun Ce..."

Sun Ce looked up at the sky and let out a sigh of relief.

Then, with murderous intent on his face, he pointed his silver spear forward and shouted sternly:

"All the generals, listen to my orders. Follow me and break through the enemy camp in one go. Join General Cheng in the heart of the enemy camp!"

"Whoever kills Liu Bei, I, Sun Ce, will become his brother and we will share my family's kingdom and foundation!"

In order to boost morale, Sun Ce made great efforts and even used his status as lord to become sworn brothers with his subordinates.

This is a reward that is more valuable than money or title.

Inspired by this big pie, the generals of Jiangdong rushed towards Liu's camp with roars and shouts as if they were injected with chicken blood.

Sudden.

The sound of a horn pierced the night sky.

Countless archers of Liu's army suddenly appeared on the originally empty camp wall, and thousands of arrows were aimed at the Jiangdong soldiers who were rushing towards them.

Sun Ce's face suddenly changed and he reined in his horse to a stop.

The expressions of the tens of thousands of soldiers who were rushing forward also changed drastically, and they stopped advancing one after another.

"Crossbowmen, why do so many crossbowmen suddenly appear?"

"Could it be... No... This is impossible... Impossible..."

The arrogance and confidence on Sun Ce's face was instantly twisted into endless doubt. Countless truths that he was unwilling to accept boomed in his mind.

The tightly closed camp gate slowly opened.

Liu Bei, surrounded by Chen Dao's Bai Li soldiers, slowly appeared at the camp gate.

"Liu...Liu Bei?"

When Sun Ce recognized him, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Liu Bei looked coldly at the Jiangdong Army in front of him, whipped his horse whip, and shouted:
"Sun Ce, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

"My military advisor Jinglue is the reincarnation of a sage. He has long calculated that you are pretending to seek peace, but in fact you are protecting Cheng Pu to transfer troops to Yangxian, and use the lighting of fire as a signal to attack our camp from both sides at night."

"Cheng Pu has been executed, and all five thousand soldiers and horses have been annihilated!"

"If you dismount and surrender, I, Liu Bei, will spare your life and allow you to live a life of wealth and honor for the rest of your life!"

Sun Ce was confused.

He froze on his horse, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his mouth opened wide, his eyes bulged out, and his face was filled with unprecedented horror.

"That Xiao Fang, actually saw through Zhongmou's clever plan?"

"My false offer of peace, my two-pronged attack, my every move, he already knows about it?"

"General Cheng is dead?"

"Five thousand soldiers were wiped out?"

Sun Ce's head was buzzing. Countless cruel facts bombarded his head like thunder.

The horror on his face gradually turned into endless despair!

"I don't believe it. I don't believe that Xiao Fang can calculate everything!"

"I don't believe that I, Sun Ce, can't defeat that big-eared thief once!"

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it~~"

Sun Ce's spirit had been severely damaged and he fell into a state of madness, roaring and shouting like a wild beast:

"My fellow Jiangdong, follow me and kill the big-eared thief!"

When these words were spoken, all the generals on both sides were shocked.

Ling Cao's face turned pale, and he urged anxiously:
"My lord, Liu Bei has seen through our plan and has been prepared. Retreat immediately—"

Sun Ce didn't wait for him to finish and swept the silver spear in his hand back.

Ling Cao was startled. He did not expect Sun Ce to attack him, so he quickly dodged sideways.

The tip of the gun passed by his shoulder, cutting a wound and splashing blood.

"My lord?"

Ling Cao covered his wound and looked at Sun Ce in disbelief.

Sun Ce's face was grim, and he shouted angrily:
"So what if the big-eared thief has figured out my plan? I must kill the big-eared thief today. I will kill anyone who dares to stop me!"

Ling Cao was terrified and froze in place, not daring to say a word.

Sun Ce pointed his silver spear at Liu Bei again and roared:
"Kill the big-eared thief!" "Anyone who dares to retreat will be punished by military law."

Sun Ce rode his horse, dragging his spear, and charged towards where Liu Bei was.

Song Qian beside him gritted his teeth and spurred his horse to chase after him.

The generals knew that Sun Ce was blinded by anger, but they dared not not go up, so they had to ride out on their horses.

The ten thousand Jiangdong soldiers could only muster up their courage and rush towards Liu’s camp with roars.

At the camp gate.

Liu Bei's eyes were like blades, murderous intent was burning in them, and he swung his horsewhip fiercely.

Thousands of archers attacked at the same time.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Countless sharp arrows, as dense as heavy rain, attacked the Jiangdong army that was rushing towards them.

Screams suddenly broke out, countless streams of blood splattered out, and hundreds of soldiers were nailed to the ground in groups.

In an instant, the Jiangdong army was shot and thrown to the ground, with countless casualties.

"Don't retreat, keep charging!"

Sun Ce brandished his spear to deflect the incoming arrows, still encouraging his soldiers.

"Uuuuuu——"

The solemn sound of trumpets rang out from both wings.

Sun Ce turned his head suddenly, took a breath, and the ferocious expression on his face turned into astonishment.

From both wings, two groups of Liu's soldiers, wrapped in dust and fog, attacked his Jiangdong army from the flanks.

The "Wen" flag and the "Gan" flag led nearly 10,000 soldiers of Liu's army and rushed over in an instant.

How could Liu Bei only have a few thousand archers ambushed?

Generals Wen Pin and Gan Ning had already led 8,000 soldiers each and were lying in ambush on both wings of the camp.

First use archers to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, then use ambush troops on both wings to clamp down on the enemy's flanks. This is the trap that Xiao Fang set up for Sun Ce.

The frontal attack was thwarted and the two wings were attacked. The Jiangdong army, which was already in a panic, quickly lost its fighting spirit.

The collapse begins.

Without receiving Sun Ce's order, tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops turned around and fled towards Jinling.

Looking at the collapsing army and the Liu army soldiers who seemed to be surrounding and attacking him from all directions, Sun Ce gritted his teeth and was in a dilemma.

"Lord, withdraw!"

"If we don't leave now, our entire army will be wiped out here, and Jiangdong will be finished!"

Song Qian didn't care about angering Sun Ce and begged desperately.

The words "Jiangdong is finished" were like a bucket of ice water, completely extinguishing Sun Ce's anger and madness.

"Retreat, retreat to Jinling——"

Sun Ce let out an unwilling roar, turned his horse around and fled.

Song Qian, Dong Xi and other generals, as if they had been pardoned, followed Sun Ce and fled.

At the camp gate.

Seeing Sun Ce's defeat, Liu Bei drew his double-edged sword and pointed in the direction of Jinling:
"All troops, rush into the outer city of Jinling in one go!"

The camp gate was wide open, and thousands of Liu's soldiers poured into the camp like a tide, chasing after the fleeing Jiangdong army.

Although Liu's army had 50,000 men, half of them had to be used to ambush and kill Cheng Pu and his 5,000 soldiers, so there were only more than 30,000 soldiers left to deal with Sun Ce.

This number of troops is more than enough to inflict heavy damage on the Jiangdong Army, but it would be difficult to surround and destroy them.

Relying on his bravery and strength, Sun Ce finally fought his way out at the cost of 7,000 casualties.

The three thousand defeated soldiers fled towards the west gate of Nanjing like dogs that had lost their homes.

The city gate was approaching and Sun Ce was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

The sound of killing suddenly rose again.

I saw a group of soldiers galloping along the city wall from the north.

A "Taishi" battle flag was clearly visible under the firelight on the top of the city.

"Tai...Taishi Ci?"

Sun Ce's face suddenly changed in shock.

He obviously did not expect that Liu Bei had an ambush of troops here, waiting to intercept his defeated troops.

The general commanding the army is actually Taishi Ci!

"My lord, Liu Bei's troops are chasing us from behind. We have no way to retreat!"

"We will protect our lord and rush through the west gate at the risk of our lives!"

Song Qian beside him shouted.

Sun Ce suppressed his surprise, gritted his teeth, and continued to ride his horse towards the west gate.

In a blink of an eye, the intercepting Liu Jun was rushing along the moat.

There were people and horses falling to the ground, and ghosts crying and wolves howling.

The three thousand defeated soldiers from Jiangdong had no chance to enter the city and were cut in half, and a massacre ensued.

Sun Ce did not care about the death of his soldiers. He waved the silver spear in his hand wildly, killed all the Liu army soldiers who blocked his way, and rushed towards the city gate regardless of everything.

Just as he was about to rush to the suspension bridge, a familiar figure came rushing towards him from the diagonal direction like a gust of wind.

"Sun Ce, where are you escaping to!"

Sun Ce's heart trembled, and when he glanced to the side, he saw Taishi Ci coming towards him with a Fang Tian Hua Ji in hand, walking on a bloody path.

When he met his old enemy again, Sun Ce's eyes instantly turned red.

Thinking back to the time, the battle at Shenling ended in a draw. I admired his martial arts and sent people to persuade him to surrender several times.

However, Taishi Ci did not appreciate the opportunity and instead defected to Liu Bei.

If Taishi Ci had not led his army to attack Hulin in the north, how could he have had to go there in person to stop them, and how could Liu Bei have taken advantage of the situation to seize Chaisang and kill Zhou Yu.

If Chaisang had not been lost and Zhou Yu had not died, how could he have been forced into such a desperate situation by Liu Bei.

The culprit is Taishi Ci!

"Tai Shi Ci!"

"I'm going to kill you—"

Sun Ce fell into madness again, roared like a wild beast, rode his horse and rushed towards Taishi Ci with spear in hand.

(End of this chapter)