Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

The muscles on Sun Ce's face trembled slightly. He was shocked by Li Yi's generosity. At the same time, Zhou Yu's question also touched his heart.

Sun Ce is a hero, although he has the ruthlessness of using soldiers like mud, but as a qualified general, he will never let his soldiers die in vain.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu asked again: "Even if Bofu doesn't care about ordinary soldiers, what about General Cheng, General Huang and others? Now that the world is in chaos, it is an opportunity for warriors to make achievements. Could it be that Bofu just because of his own selfishness, Do you want them to let go of the great opportunity to make their name in history!"

Chapter 569

Hearing Zhou Yu's almost questioning tone, Sun Ce's expression changed for the first time, and he finally couldn't hold back.

Because Zhou Yu's words hit his soft spot.

Indeed, Sun Ce's current power is obviously not good enough, especially after the Sun family showed an attitude of being close to Li Yi, many people felt that they did not follow Sun Ce, and even deserted.

Under such circumstances, if Sun Ce continues to confront Li Yi head-on, it can be said that he will make unnecessary sacrifices with the lives of those who are still loyal to him.

Although this is a troubled time and life is cheap, Sun Ce usually would not consider the feelings of those below, but when Zhou Yu put this issue on the bright side, it made Sun Ce very embarrassed.

It is impossible to surrender, but if you continue to fight, it will be the ruthlessness of your opponent's subordinates. Zhou Yu immediately put Sun Ce in a very difficult position.

In other words, Zhou Yu was in front of Sun Ce, and it would definitely be unlucky to change someone at this time.

However, Sun Ce was able to defeat Jiangdong in history, which shows that he is not a simple person. Although Zhou Yu's embarrassing words made him embarrassed, Sun Ce quickly figured out that Zhou Yu did not really hurt him, but aggressive methods. Forcing him to bow his head to Li Yi out of face.

Taking a deep breath, Sun Ce asked, "Gong Jin told me in a letter last time that Gong Yi intended to turn against me and seek refuge with Li Yi. Does Gong Jin know how this matter ended?"

Zhou Yu shook his head. He already understood what happened last time. It was Li Yi's strategy. Jiang Qin is now under Sun Ce's command, but he really didn't know how the matter was resolved at that time.

I saw Sun Ce chuckled and said: "At that time I didn't know whether it was true or not, but I told Gong Yi the contents of the letter, and gave him gold and silver money, all of which were used to trouble him on the way to Li Yi. He scolded Li Yi for his villainous behavior and countermeasures, and swore to the death that he would not leave."

Zhou Yu opened his eyes slightly. This process surprised him. He thought it was too simple, but at the same time he took it for granted. Moreover, this is indeed Sun Ce's style.

Sun Ce asked again: "Do you know how many people under my command have left since the news of Wu Jun came?"

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Sun Ce stretched out four fingers, and said: "Only the young and strong in Wu County left nearly 400 people. These [-] people are all from my hometown. Although I retreated before the battle, I, Sun Ce, did not have any difficulties. Instead, instead of spending money on the road, See you off with fine wine, hehe, you may think that I am pretending to be a posthumous person about the matter of Gongyi just now, but in fact I am not. Blame them for nothing."

What Sun Ce said was indeed somewhat beyond Zhou Yu's expectations. He asked himself that if he was in Sun Ce's position, if he did not surrender to Li Yi, he would definitely gather as many troops as possible to stand firm and resist. Even if he died, he would bite Li Yi's body Come to the next bite, instead of letting go like Sun Ce.

Seeing the change in Zhou Yu's expression, Sun Ce laughed loudly, and said loudly: "Everyone in the world knows that Li Yi can recognize him and buy people's hearts, but in my opinion, what Li Yi did was all calculated by villains to trick others into working for him. .”

"I, Sun Ce, don't have as much thought as he does, and I am not ashamed of villainous behavior. I treat people with sincerity. Indeed, if I fight Li Yi in front of me, the people around me will hardly have good results, but I, Sun Ce, will live with them. To die together, not like Li Yi, under the guise of righteousness, let others charge forward, but I shrink back!"

"Gong Jin, what you said is reasonable, but I, Sun Ce, have a clear conscience for the soldiers!"

After finishing speaking, Sun Ce picked up the jug, raised his neck, and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp. Seeing this, Zhou Yu smiled wryly, and said desolately: "Bo Fu, is there really no room for turning around?"

Sun Ce said with a smile: "You have also seen that Li Yi and I are not compatible by nature. Even if there are not so many conflicts, we will not be able to get together after all. Gong Jin doesn't have to worry about it!"

Zhou Yu looked sad, and after a while, he looked at Sun Ce gratefully, because he understood another meaning of Sun Ce's words, or painstaking efforts.

Now that Zhou Yu has decided to work under Li Yi's account, Zhou Yu did not hide this from Sun Ce, but the two are friends. If Sun Ce died in Li Yi's hands, it would be a sad thing for Zhou Yu after all. It will even directly affect his mentality, making Zhou Yu's future path very difficult.

Therefore, Sun Ce pointed out that the conflict between himself and Li Yi was not a contradiction in some things, but an irreconcilable idea. In this way, even if the final result will not change, but in his heart, it can give Zhou Yu Reduce a lot of burden.

Thinking of what might happen in the future, Zhou Yu finally couldn't help crying, and burst into tears. Seeing this, Sun Ce silently opened another jar of wine and filled it up for himself and Zhou Yu.

At this time and this scene, only a drunkenness can relieve thousands of worries.

"What, Zhou Yu was imprisoned by Sun Ce?"

To the northeast of Hefei City, there is an earthen castle near Chaohu Lake. This is where Zheng Bao's old house is located. After Li Yi arrived, he immediately lined up his army and was about to use force. Unexpectedly, he suddenly received news from Wan County. .

Zhou Yu failed to dissuade Sun Ce, and actually put Sun Ce in prison.

This news was a bit unexpected. The reason Li Yi dared to let Zhou Yu go to see Sun Ce was because he knew that the pair of good friends were very passionate. Even if they couldn't agree, Sun Ce would definitely not kill Zhou Yu.

As a result, now he suddenly told Li Yi that Sun Ce had detained Zhou Yu, which made the game strange.

Seeing Li Yi pondering, Lu Su smiled and said, "My lord said earlier that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are close friends, and it really is not bad."

Li Yi asked curiously, "Is there any deep meaning in Zijing's words?"

Lu Su replied: "When Zhou Yu sent Sun Ce back as an envoy, logically speaking, even if the lord does not ask, Zhou Yu should report the truth and falsehood of Wan County. However, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have a deep friendship, so it must not be the case. Even if the lord does not do so generously Careful, the people under the lord's command will inevitably have a grudge against Zhou Yu, so although Sun Ce's move is to imprison Zhou Yu, it is also to save him, and he also knows that the lord will see through this matter, but with the lord's heart, he will not make things difficult Zhou Yu."

Li Yi was stunned, and then smiled with complicated meanings. Although he was very happy to get Zhou Yu, in Li Yi's heart, Zhou Yu's best partner was Sun Ce. Unfortunately, this pair was split by him.

But soon, Li Yi put these meaningless emotions behind him, especially when he gave Lu Su a meaningful look, who was also Zhou Yu's good partner.

When the two were talking, Wei Yan came over quickly, clasped his fists at Li Yi and said, "My lord, the army has been arranged according to the order, and we just wait for the lord's order!"

"it is good!"

Li Yi nodded, Lian Sheng also regained his serious expression, and then, led by Wei Yan, came to the front of the formation.

In front of Li Yi's army is an earthen fortress, which is actually a village surrounded by earthen walls. Some of them are original residents, and some are recruited by Zheng Bao. When it was most prosperous, there were even 6000 people. people live in it.

As for the name of this earthen castle, there is no exact name. Anyway, the local people call it Zhengjiabao, because most of the people living in it are people with the surname Zheng, and Zheng Bao is the chief of them.

Wei Yan pointed to the front for Li Yi and said: "My lord, according to the general's observation, although there are only three or four hundred people on the earth wall in front of us, there are only three or four hundred people, and most of them look panic-stricken. They seem to be vulnerable, but according to the previous two days Judging from the cooking smoke reported by the scouts, there should be more than [-] people who can fight.

Li Yi looked at the earthen wall in front, and said with a smile: "Why, I think the earthen city can't be taken down?"

Wei Yan hurriedly shook his head and said: "That's not true. The subordinates think that Zheng Bao also knows how to fight and show weakness to the enemy, and then wants to catch us off guard. However, this is only a small earthen city after all, no matter what he does. Planning, once the army moves, everything can only fall apart, if there is a strong attack, I can guarantee that within an hour, this earthen city will be taken down."

Putting down his bold words, Wei Yan smiled again, and said: "But this is all a clumsy method of the subordinates. Since the lord decides to do it himself today, it will definitely not take half an hour."

Li Yi laughed, and then said: "Okay, if it exceeds half an hour, how about deducting your one-year salary for an extra quarter of an hour?"

Wei Yan stopped talking immediately. Although this small earth city is small, it took half an hour to take it completely, which is really a bit hasty.

Seeing Wei Yan deflated, everyone around him also burst into laughter.

Li Yi also smiled. Although he was deliberately teasing Wei Yan, but more importantly, he really didn't feel nervous at all in this battle.

After a while, everyone talked about some details, and after confirming that they were correct, Li Yi signaled to Dian Wei, and Dian Wei immediately slapped his horse and rushed to the gate of the earthen castle and shouted: "Where is Zheng Bao? Do not surrender quickly!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion at the top of the city. Obviously, no matter what Zheng Bao's mentality was, the ordinary young and strong among them were extremely afraid of Li Yi's name.

A gray-haired old man leaned out from the earthen wall and asked Dian Wei in a hoarse voice, "The old man's surname is Zheng. I wonder which general this is?"

Wei Yan glanced at the old man sideways, and said with disdain: "Do you have an official position, a title, or have you been commended by the court? If not, what right do you have to ask me for my name?"

The old man was immediately stunned, he had lived a long life, he had never met such a rude person, he pointed at Dian Wei and was speechless for a moment.

Dian Wei snorted coldly, and continued: "The arrival of the Marquis Xiang's army today will definitely kill Zheng Bao. If you surrender immediately, there is still a way to survive. If you resist, after breaking the city, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Although the old man was annoyed by Dian Wei's rudeness, he also knew that the situation was stronger than others, so he could only suppress his anger and said in a harmonious voice: "So that the general will know that this old man is the father of that rebellious son who committed a sinful thing." , Knowing that it is impossible to escape the punishment of the Marquis Xiang, he escaped a few days ago, and now there are good people in the earthen castle, please tell the Marquis Xiangming, the general, so as not to hurt the people by mistake."