"If I don't kill the enemy in person, the soldiers will think that my injury is not healed, and they will even think that I am afraid of the enemy. Don't worry, I know how my health is."
Sun Ce insisted that he was in good health and felt that if he did not go out to fight, it would be difficult to boost his morale.
"The general is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. He has a very important mission. He should give orders as the main task. He should not go into battle lightly to defeat the little bandits."
Zhang Hong advised Sun Ce not to go into battle, but Sun Ce refused to listen, so he had to persuade him not to go into battle himself.
However, Sun Ce always insisted on fighting in person. Zhang Zhao and others had no choice but to call the doctor and ask him to carefully examine Sun Ce's wounds to see if there was anything serious.
After careful examination, the doctor said: "Although the general's injury has not completely healed, he is almost healed and can move freely, but it seems that he is not suitable for fighting in person."
The doctor couldn't figure out the reason for Sun Ce's sudden awakening, but the wounds on his body were indeed almost healed.
It's okay to fight, but the force will definitely not be as good as before the injury.
"Haha, I've been sleeping for many days to recuperate from my injuries. You see, I'm fine now."
Sun Ce jumped a few times as he spoke, and his body seemed to be fine.
Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others knew that Sun Ce was a very independent person, and it was difficult for others to convince others of the things he believed in.
Especially for this kind of thing, if you persuade him too much, it will make him unhappy. It will make him think that you despise him and that he is no match for Liu Bei.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others no longer tried to persuade him, but only told him to take care of his health if he went into battle.
Sun Ce personally wrote a letter of engagement, sent people out of the city to Liu Bei's camp, and handed it over to Liu Bei himself.
Liu Bei was about to send Gan Ning and Gao Shun, and asked Gao Shun to lead 3,000 men to attack Dantu. Gan Ning led 5,000 men to block Qu Alai's reinforcements. Suddenly, soldiers from the camp came to report that a messenger had arrived in the city.
Came to deliver a letter.
"Let him come in." Liu Bei said.
"Lord, could it be that Sun Ce is dead and the people in the city want to ask for surrender?" Cao Cheng guessed.
At this point in time, it is indeed possible.
"Sir, what do you think?"
Liu Bei could not guess the intentions of the enemies in the city.
Zhou Ping couldn't guess. He didn't know that Sun Ce had woken up, and he vaguely thought that Zhang Zhao wanted to surrender Liu Bei.
But even if Sun Ce dies, Lu Fan, Zhu Zhi and others are still there, Sun Quan, Sun Yi are still there, as well as Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Sun Fu and Sun Jing, they should not come to surrender.
If it wasn't coming to surrender, what would it be?
Separate territories for peace?
Let Liu Bei retreat, then give Danyang to Liu Bei and Wu County to them?
Zhou Ping thought and shook his head, feeling that this situation was unlikely.
After much deliberation, Zhou Ping felt that he might have come to ask for a fight.
"They would not come so quickly to ask for surrender. Perhaps they knew that we were going to cut off their retreat and wanted to fight to the death, so they came to ask for a fight."
"Sir, you may have been wrong this time. I think they are just here to ask for surrender. Maybe Sun Ce is already dead."
Zhang Fei and everyone thought that it was impossible for the other party to come out to ask for a fight because they had never dared to fight.
Liu Bei also believed that the opponent had never dared to fight, and it was impossible for him to dare to ask for a fight this time.
Soon, the enemy envoy entered the tent. After bowing, he took out a letter and said, "According to the order of General Sun, I would like to make an agreement with you to fight in three days. This is a battle agreement. I wonder if you dare to fight?"
Everyone was immediately dumbfounded, the other party actually came to ask for a fight.
Liu Bei and others looked at Zhou Ping in unison, admiring his ability to predict things.
Zhang Fei and others glared at the envoy angrily, as if they wanted to tear him into pieces immediately.
"Which General Sun?"
Zhou Ping asked calmly, thinking that it was probably Sun Ce.
"General Sun Ce and Sun Bofu, our General Sun has woken up and has recovered from his injuries."
Sure enough, as Zhou Ping expected, Sun Ce really woke up.
"General Liu, we, General Sun, have said that if you dare to fight, victory or defeat can be decided in three days. If you dare not fight, immediately retreat to Xuzhou and never set foot on the border of Yangzhou again."
The envoys were a little arrogant. It seemed that Sun Ce's awakening gave them great confidence, thinking that as soon as Sun Ce woke up, they would win immediately.
"Stop being so arrogant, I will chop you down!"
Zhang Fei was filled with anger and drew his sword to kill Lai Shi.
Liu Bei quickly shouted: "Yide, stop it. What's the use of killing him? You can go into battle and kill Sun Ce in three days."
Zhang Fei was furious and glared at Lai Envoy, but Lai Envoy didn't seem to be afraid.
Liu Bei looked at Zhou Ping and saw Zhou Ping nodded slightly, indicating his agreement to fight.
"Go back and tell Sun Ce that we will fight with him in three days. However, if he is willing to surrender at this time, I can declare that he is the governor of Luling."
Liu Bei personally wrote a reply to Sun Ce. In the letter, he first advised Sun Ce not to be stubborn and to strike with an egg against a stone. For the sake of his family and soldiers, he should leave the city as soon as possible and ask for surrender. This would avoid war, and he could recommend him as the governor of Luling so that we could live in peace together.
The world.
After sending the envoys away, Liu Bei discussed with Zhou Ping and others how to deal with the battle.
"How dare Sun Ce come to ask for a fight!"
From Gao Shun's point of view, Sun Ce would definitely lose in this battle, so he couldn't understand why Sun Ce dared to ask for a fight.
"Is he sure of winning?"
Gan Ning also felt strange. He had just recovered from his injuries and had been retreating continuously. He should be focusing on defending the city now, so why would he take the initiative to ask for a battle?
"Hmph, I have to stab him to death this time."
Zhang Fei regretted not stabbing him to death last time.
"Actually, Sun Ce has to fight this time." Zhou Ping said with a smile, "Cao Cao sent troops to help Yuan Benchu attack Yijing. If he wants to defeat Gongsun Bogui, it will take some time. Sun Ce cannot wait for Cao Cao's troops to attack Xuzhou. Moreover, it will take some time to defeat Gongsun Bogui.
We occupy Wu County first, and Guangling troops and horses move again. Sun Ce must have known that we will attack Dantu. If Dantu is lost, the city will be isolated and trapped, and he will not be able to defend it for a long time. Therefore, Sun Ce does not want to abandon the city and retreat at this time, so he can only fight with us
They have to fight to win so that they can hold the land east of Jiangdong. This is their only chance."
Liu Bei said with joy on his face: "If he retreats now, flees to Lujiang, and joins forces with Yuan Shu, he will always be a big trouble for us. But he chose to fight us, which gives us a chance to kill him.
"Although Sun Ce is brave, he doesn't know how to plan!"
"Sun Ce's recovery from injury will definitely improve his morale. Lord, we should gather strong troops in front this time in order to defeat him in one fell swoop and avoid future troubles forever!" Zhou Ping said.
"If he goes into battle in person, he will definitely die." Liu Bei was very confident in defeating Sun Ce.
Things changed. Sun Ce regained consciousness and came to challenge Dantu again. The plan to attack Dantu had to be suspended.
Liu Bei first sent people to Wuxian County and asked Mi Fang to guard Wucheng to guard against sneak attacks by enemy soldiers. He also sent people across the river to tell Chen Deng not to attack Dantu yet, but to prepare his troops and horses and be ready for battle at any time.
In the city, Sun Ce, wearing armor and leading his generals, was inspecting each camp to boost morale.
