When Zhou Ping saw that Sun Ce was about to break through the formation and charge forward, he quickly shouted.
Now he and Liu Bei only had 300 guards and Zhang Wu behind them, so they had to make preparations first.
The three hundred guards immediately separated, half guarding in front of Liu Bei and Zhou Ping, and half guarding behind them.
Zhang Wu also patted his horse and stood in front of Liu Bei, nocked an arrow from his bow and raised it forward.
Zhou Ping had already thought clearly at this time that no matter whether Sun Ce was a time traveler with the system or not, no matter how powerful he was, he and Liu Bei could no longer give in.
If the enemy comes, we will fight to the death!
Sun Ce had met Xu Chu, but he didn't know how powerful Xu Chu was. Although the opponent was very big, he was not afraid and clapped his horse and faced him with a gun.
"Sun Ce, it's time for you to die!"
Xu Chu roared angrily, clapped his horse and ran towards him, raised his sword and struck at Sun Ce.
Sun Ce saw Xu Chulai's fierce sword and did not dare to underestimate the enemy. He quickly dodged to avoid it and raised his spear to stab him.
Xu Chu slashed the air with his sword, then quickly turned his sword to block Sun Ce's spear.
The two soon came to blows.
Sun Ce charged into two formations in a row, killing countless enemies and expending a lot of energy. Now he just persisted with his fighting spirit.
He even felt a dull pain in his abdomen, and he didn't know whether it was a new injury or a recurrence of an old injury, but he couldn't care so much at this time. He had to kill the big man in front of him as soon as possible, and then rushed over and beheaded Liu Bei.
Sun Ce had been charging forward, unstoppable, but now he was blocked by Xu Chu. Liu Bei's soldiers were no longer afraid and did not dare to deal with Sun Ce, but they could deal with the soldiers and horses that followed Sun Ce.
Under the siege, all the soldiers and horses following Sun Ce were quickly killed, and the soldiers and horses behind were blocked, making it difficult to move forward.
Zhang Fei roared all the way: "Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly."
At this time, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses had made a big circle, allowing Xu Chu and Sun Ce to fight in the circle. Zhang Fei finally squeezed into the circle, raised his snake spear eight feet long, and shouted: "Sun Ce, bring me the head!"
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Regardless of whether it was a two-on-one fight, he rushed towards Sun Ce and thrust his spear at him.
Zhou Tai could see clearly from behind, but he was blocked by many enemy soldiers in front, making it difficult for him to advance forward. There were soldiers and horses brought back by Zhang Fei behind him, so he could only kill the enemy soldiers while worrying.
Seeing Sun Ce fighting one against two, especially with Zhang Fei as the enemy, Zhou Tai knew that it would be difficult for Sun Ce to win.
Not to mention that Sun Ce was stabbed by Zhang Fei, Zhou Tai himself also fought Zhang Fei and knew how powerful Zhang Fei was.
As anxious as Zhou Tai were Zhang Zhao, Zhu Zhi and others in the city.
"Is the person who wields the spear Zhang Fei?"
Zhang Zhao had heard about Zhang Fei and the weapons he used.
"He is Zhang Fei."
A soldier nearby who had seen Zhang Fei replied.
"Who is the other person?" Zhang Zhao asked again.
If Zhang Fei was alone, perhaps General Sun Ce could still resist the enemy, but now the opponent has another general, and it seems that this general is not mediocre. Moreover, General Sun Ce is now surrounded by layers of enemy soldiers, and Zhou Tai and other soldiers can't do anything outside.
near.
If the fight continues like this, General Sun will definitely be in danger!
However, no one around him recognized Xu Chu, and no one could answer.
"No, my brother fell into Liu Bei's trick. They deliberately let him rush to the front. The soldiers and horses behind him couldn't keep up and were separated by them."
Sun Yi shouted, thinking that Liu Bei was deliberately tempting Sun Ce to rush to the front, and then separated and blocked the attack.
"Chang Shi, what should we do? Please save my brother!" Sun Quan followed.
In fact, they all understood at this moment that if the fight continued like this, Sun Ce would definitely die.
Because they saw that Sun Ce was facing one against two, and it was already difficult to deal with them, and they were a little confused.
Zhang Zhao shook his head: "Zhou Youping can't rush forward, and Sun Guoyi is blocked by enemy soldiers again. How to save him, we can only rely on the general himself."
He really had no choice but to hope that Sun Ce could find a way out to see if he could escape.
However, Sun Ce is indeed brave. He fought Xu Chu and Zhang Fei alone. He has fought more than thirty rounds now and still has not lost.
Liu Bei and Zhou Ping watched, feeling at ease.
Especially Zhou Ping, who originally thought Sun Ce was a time-traveler with a system, but now it seems that he is overthinking it.
With Sun Ce's current strength, he might be able to fight Xu Chu and Zhang Fei in a duel, but it is absolutely impossible to defeat them together.
The only person who can fight Xu Chu and Zhang Fei undefeated at the same time is perhaps Lu Bu.
"Sir, Sun Ce will never come back this time."
Liu Bei looked very happy, with a smile on his face.
"As my lord said, he just came to die. If Sun Ce dies, Yangzhou will be saved."
"This is sir's work!" Liu Bei said with a smile.
Zhou Ping was slightly startled: "What is Ping's merit?"
"Hahaha... If you hadn't persuaded me to seize Jiangdong first, how could Sun Ce be destroyed today? If Sun Ce couldn't be destroyed, how could Yangzhou be easily obtained? Isn't this the work of your master?"
"I really don't dare to take credit. This is due to my lord's wisdom and hard work with all the soldiers. My lord, you see, Yi De stabbed Sun Ce in the arm. He can no longer fight for long, and his head can be taken at any time."
Liu Bei also saw that Sun Ce was stabbed in the arm by Zhang Fei, and was almost hit by Xu Chu's sword several times.
"General Sun, General Sun, retreat quickly!"
"Brother, come out quickly!"
When Zhang Zhao, Sun Quan and others in the city saw it, they shouted repeatedly, trying to get Sun Ce to escape.
But Sun Ce couldn't hear their shouts. Even if he heard them, he would not be able to escape at this moment.
"Sun Ce, suffer death!"
Although Zhang Fei stabbed Sun Ce in the arm, he seemed even angrier than Sun Ce.
He and Xu Chu teamed up and fought for more than fifty rounds, but still couldn't kill Sun Ce, which was unacceptable to him.
Sun Ce was frightened and frightened at the same time.
He finally knew that he could not defeat Liu Bei.
It turns out that Liu Bei has so many powerful generals under him. In addition to Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, there are many powerful people, and there is also the good archer who followed Zhou Ping. If he joins the attack again, I am afraid that he will be killed by now.
He finally realized that his plan to go straight to Liu Bei was wrong. He should have listened to Zhang Hong's plan and abandoned Jiangdong and retreated to Lujiang, and then waited for an opportunity.
But now it's too late!
I rushed here and couldn't go back.
In addition to the pain on his arms, his abdomen also became more and more painful, and blood even seeped through the armor and flowed out.
I don’t know if I got a new injury or if it was an old injury that was torn.
Sun Ce felt his eyes getting blurry and his hands getting weaker and weaker, but when he saw a tall man in front of him, he stabbed him with his spear.
However, the opponent caught the spear and snatched it away.
Immediately afterwards, he felt his eyes light up, and a big knife struck his head.
"ah!"
"don't want!"
"Brother!"
"General!"
The people in the city watched helplessly and exclaimed at the same time.
Even Liu Bei and Zhou Ping exclaimed: "Hey!"
Sun Ce is dead!
The head fell to the ground, and the body fell down with it.
Some of the surrounding soldiers immediately ran over, picked up Sun Ce's head, and threw it to Xu Chu.
Xu Chu raised Sun Ce's head high and shouted loudly: "Here is Sun Ce's head! Here is Sun Ce's head!"
"Hahaha... Lord, Yangzhou is already in our hands!" Zhou Ping laughed.
"I remember that Mr. Gu once said that Zhongkang's courage is not weak but his virtue is strong. What I saw today is that it is indeed the case!"
Liu Bei was also overjoyed. He saw Xu Chu beheading Sun Ce with his own eyes. He couldn't help but think of Zhou Ping's praise of Xu Chu in the past.
Later, he recommended Xu Chu to be his bodyguard, which shows that he knows people well.
With Sun Ce's head on the ground, Zhang Wu and 300 guards retreated behind Liu Bei.
Liu Bei led the people and marched forward again, while Xu Chu held Sun Ce's head high, and together with Zhang Fei, led the troops to kill.
Although Zhou Tai did not see Sun Ce being beheaded with his own eyes, he saw the head in Xu Chu's hand, which was Sun Ce.
"Quickly retreat."
Sun Ce is dead, and it is useless to continue fighting. Now we can only retreat to the city quickly.
Chang Shi Zhang Zhao, who was watching the battle in the city, quickly ordered: "Quickly, withdraw the troops with gold."
At the same time, the guards on the city were ordered to assist the soldiers and horses to retreat.
Sun Quan and Sun Yi had tears streaming down their faces. They looked at Xu Chu's head being held high outside the city and burst into tears.
Sun Fu heard the sound of Jin Jin, and even if there was no order from Jin Jin to withdraw his troops, he would lead his troops back.
As the enemy soldiers retreated towards the city, Gao Shun and Gan Ning led their troops to pursue them closely until they reached the bottom of the city. They stopped when they saw a volley of arrows fired from the city, and turned back to block the slower enemies.
soldiers.
Some enemy soldiers were running fast before, but now Gao Shun, Gan Ning and others are blocking the way, and Zhang Fei, Xu Chu and other pursuers are behind them. They really have no way to go, and Sun Ce has died in the battle. Many people throw away their weapons and choose
Kneel down and beg to surrender.
A fierce battle finally ended.
Zhang Fei, Gao Shun and others will return to Liu Bei, while Xu Chu still holds Sun Ce's head in his hand.
"Brother, Sun Ce is dead."
Although Zhang Fei was not the one who cut off Sun Ce's head, he stabbed Sun Ce first, so he deserves half of the credit.
Zhou Ping looked towards the city, pointed at Quac City and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, please return Sun Ce's head and body to them!"
"Sir, why do you want to return it?" Zhang Fei didn't understand what Zhou Ping meant and asked hurriedly.
Liu Bei nodded slightly: "Yi De, although Sun Ce is dead, he deserves respect."
Zhang Fei immediately understood: "It's true. Sun Ce is brave and fearless. He is indeed a rare opponent, hehe."
"Returning the bodies can also persuade them to surrender." Zhou Ping continued.
This is his real intention.
Liu Bei sent people to bring Sun Ce's body, and together with his head, he personally wrote a letter of persuasion to surrender and had it delivered to the city.
Zhou Tai and Sun Fu led their troops back to the city and counted their numbers. They led 10,000 people to fight this time, but only more than 3,000 people returned to the city.
"General, we fought hard, but unfortunately we lost to Liu Bei. Chang Shi, what do you think we should do next?" Lu Fan asked Zhang Zhao.
Zhang Zhao looked at the people who were all filled with grief and anger, then looked at Zhang Hong and Zhu Zhi, and asked: "Zigang, Junli, what do you think?"
Zhang Hong closed his eyes, shook his head slightly, and said nothing.
Zhu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "What else can we do? We can only retreat to Lujiang."
"General Sun died in battle, then..."
Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Quan and Sun Yi again, and the implication was that Sun Ce was dead, who should be the leader now.
Unlike in history, Sun Ce died suddenly, without leaving any last words or specifying who would succeed him.
There are two people, Sun Quan and Sun Yi. Sun Yi's personality is more similar to Sun Ce, but Sun Quan is older. Logically speaking, if Sun Ce dies, Sun Quan should succeed him.
Zhang Zhao obviously meant Sun Yi when he said this.
However, Zhu Zhi preferred Sun Quan because he had just elected Sun Quan as Xiaolian.
And based on age, Sun Quan should be the successor.
"General Bo Fu died in the battle, and the three virtuous brothers are all young. However, Quan is the elder, and Quan should be his successor." Zhu Zhi said.
"Yes, Zhongmou is seventeen years old, and he is more strategic and can succeed him." Lu Fan also supported Sun Quan.
"Zigang, what about you?"
Zhang Zhao asked Zhang Hong directly.
Zhang Hong opened his eyes, shook his head slightly and said, "You decide."
"Zhongmou is older, he should definitely succeed him." Zhou Tai also spoke.
Zhou Tai is the general who leads the troops, and he is currently the most courageous general. His words also carry a certain weight.
Sun Fu followed up with words of support for Sun Quan.
At this point, Zhang Zhao knew that everyone already loved Sun Quan, and he could not object. However, he felt that Sun Quan was too different from Sun Ce, and was far inferior to Sun Yi.
At this time, a soldier came to report urgently: "Liu Bei sent someone to return the body of General Sun Bofu, which is already under the city."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but get angry, but there was also joy in their anger.
"Go and greet him quickly."
Zhang Zhao quickly led everyone to the city gate, opened the city gate, and welcomed in Sun Ce's body.
After reading the letter sent by Liu Bei, Zhang Zhao handed it to Sun Quan.
After Sun Quan read it, he gritted his teeth and handed it to Zhu Zhi, saying: "Liu Bei dares to ask us to surrender. I will avenge my brother's revenge!"
His words actually showed his attitude. If he were to be hated by Sun Ce, he would definitely not be able to surrender.
"What should we do now?" Sun Fu asked.
"Walk."
Sun Quan only said one word.
"Go? Retreat to Lujiang River?"
"No, let's go to Yuzhang. If Liu Bei captures Jiangdong, he will surely raise his troops to Lujiang. General Yuan will not be able to defend it. We can retreat to Yuzhang first and then look for opportunities to retake Jiangdong."
Sun Quan said firmly.
Since everyone regards him as their master, he must have his own opinions.
"What Zhongmou said is absolutely true. If Liu Bei leads his troops to attack Lujiang, Lujiang will definitely be undefendable. We can only retreat to Yuzhang, where we can rest temporarily and wait for the opportunity to recapture Jiangdong."
Lu Fan agreed with Sun Quan's plan.
Zhu Zhi and Sun Fu also agreed, thinking that if they go to Lujiang now, they will only be chased by Liu Bei again. It is better to go directly to Yuzhang, occupy the land of Yuzhang, recruit troops and horses, wait for the opportunity to avenge Sun Ce, and also regain Jiangdong and Jiangdong.
Yangzhou.
Zhang Zhao also thinks that it is a good idea to retreat to Yuzhang now.
Since Zhuge Xuan and Zhu Hao both died and Zuo Rong was killed by the mountain people, the imperial court worshiped Hua Xin as the governor of Yuzhang.
Yuzhang is not currently occupied by strong troops and is easy to capture.
The only thing wrong is that there are still Jiangxia naval forces on the river.
Huang She captured Niuzhu and killed Song Qian, but he was afraid that he would block the way, because if he retreated to Yuzhang, he would have to take the waterway.
"Yuzhang is indeed advisable, but Zhaogan Bofu was kind enough to meet him. If he wants to bury the general here, I'm afraid I can't go with you."
As soon as Sun Ce died, Zhang Zhao knew that it would be difficult for the Sun family to gain momentum again.
With Liu Bei's current strength, it would be easy to capture Yangzhou. Although Sun Quan's retreat to Yuzhang would provide temporary stability, it would not last long, because after Liu Bei captured Lujiang, he would definitely move towards Yuzhang, and Sun Quan and others would not be able to stop him.
Instead of wandering around with him, it would be better to stay in Qu'a and bury Sun Ce.
Sun Quan was very disappointed, but what disappointed him even more was that Zhang Hong immediately said: "Hong is also willing to stay here and bury General Bofu with Zibu!"
"You...are you unwilling to help me?" Sun Quan asked.
"If you don't want to, you can't do anything!" Zhang Hong replied, and Zhang Zhao nodded.
Sun Quan was helpless, knowing that he was young and could not convince Er Zhang, and he could not force this matter.
Besides, they are all from Xuzhou, and Liu Bei is a herdsman in Xuzhou. It seems that they already have their hearts set on Liu Bei, and it would be useless to let them follow him.
