Sun Jian held up his right hand, and a ball of flame burned out of thin air - the center of the flame was a seal carved with flawless white jade, which represented the supreme power of the Han Dynasty.
Jade seal.
"Hold him, my son, this is the fate of the tiger clan."
Sun Ce held back his tears, and just as Sun Jian said, he held the legendary jade seal with both hands.
A warm current flowed continuously from the jade seal to Sun Ce's body, and in the void, the sound of dragons roaring and tigers roaring could even be faintly heard.
From the player's perspective, one can see a dragon and a tiger taking form from the jade seal. Each of them looked up to the sky and roared, but then one to the left and the other to the right, suddenly sank into Sun Ce's body.
I saw Sun Ce's figure rising in the wind, growing from a weak-headed boy who was more than six feet tall to a handsome young man eight feet tall, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes.
At the same time, Sun Jian's beard and hair were quickly turning white, and his originally heroic face became mottled almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. Countless rough wrinkles transformed this tiger in its prime into something beyond recognition.
Sun Jian was thirty-seven years old at the time, but now, with his haggard and old appearance, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was seventy-three years old.
But Sun Jian's face was still calm, and his eyes that were no longer bright and even a little cloudy were fixed on Sun Ce's bloated face.
He almost used all his strength to lift his arm, which was already as thin as a mummy, and put it on Sun Ce's forehead.
"In the name of the Sun family...the head of the Sun family, I appoint my son, Sun Ce, and Bo Fu as the new heads of the Sun family. You should inherit the will of the tiger and ensure that our Sun family will last forever. Ahem, Demou, Gong
I hope you will continue, continue..."
The sound was already unclear, and became smaller and smaller until it disappeared.
In the end, the eyes that were originally as sharp as wild beasts slowly lost their luster, and the originally strong arms fell to the ground without strength.
Together with the imperial jade seal that was originally held in the air, it also fell to the ground like garbage, and even the warm jade color on it lost its luster.
System announcement: "When a general star falls, God's will cannot be violated. Sun Jian, the tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, was injured by a hidden arrow when he stormed Jingzhou. Unfortunately, he passed away. Sun Jian's related forces were inherited by his eldest son, Sun Ce."
"Father!!!"
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On the battlefield, even sadness is a luxury.
Battlefield announcement: "Due to the death of General Sun Jian, the morale of Sun Jian's troops has dropped significantly."
Battlefield announcement: "As Sun Jian was killed in battle, Huang Zu appeared again and commanded the Xiangyang defenders to launch a fierce attack on Sun Ce's army."
"All soldiers, attack with me and kill all these Jiangdong rebels!"
Huang Zu is not a particularly good or outstanding commander, but he is at least qualified enough.
Sun Jian's death was the best time to defeat the enemy.
The gates of Xiangyang City were opened wide, and countless soldiers filed out of the city.
Previously, they could only be beaten passively in the city defense battle. The defenders of Xiangyang City had already suppressed their anger, but now they finally found the opportunity to release it.
On the other hand, Sun Jian, no, Sun Ce's army suddenly suffered a huge change, which was when morale was at its lowest.
One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, and the original offensive and defensive momentum is instantly reversed.
Even if Huang Gai is desperately directing in front of the formation, he can only ensure that the formation is not chaotic and will not be easily overwhelmed by the opponent.
But the situation has already begun to decline, and the troops are retreating steadily, retreating step by step towards the top of Xian Mountain.
"Fight them!"
Sun Ce was holding back a belly of anger when he saw him standing up with red eyes, waving the broken stick in his hand, and was about to rush into the enemy's formation and kill him, turning everything upside down.
However, Sun Ce's figure was tightly hugged by Cheng Pu on the side, and he was finally stopped.
"Lord, think twice!"
"Let me go! If you don't avenge me, you are no longer a son of man!"
"Think twice! The situation is unfavorable now. If we fight with the local area at this time, our army may be completely annihilated! We need to preserve our power now, so we should plan for it slowly, and we must not be impulsive!"
In battles with NPC forces, the morale bonus is very important.
If morale is low enough, even someone as strong as Lu Bu may eventually turn into a weakling.
The death of the general had a huge impact on the morale of Sun Jian's army. Now, the soldiers of Sun Jian's army, who were originally good at fighting, were actually on the verge of retreating.
If we don't withdraw, it will be too late.
Although Xianshan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a place of death. If Liu Biao's army is completely surrounded, there will be no chance of retreat.
How could Sun Ce not understand this truth?
He just wasn't willing to do it.
"Liu Biao! Huang Zu!" Sun Ce clenched his fist tightly, and his silver teeth were almost broken.
"All troops, retreat!"
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War is always a process of ebb and flow, the east wind prevails over the west wind.
Sun Ce retreated, and it was obvious that he did not retreat intentionally like Huang Zu before. As the commander of Liu Biao's army, Huang Zu issued an order without any hesitation.
"Chase, don't let go of an enemy!"
Not that there was no resistance.
In fact, when players receive the order to retreat, their first reaction is to "remove your paralysis and keep going."
Then it was directly submerged by the tide of military formation.
The NPC's military formation tactics, when commanded properly and the numbers are superior, are simply a killer weapon that can push everyone aside. Sporadic resistance on the player's side can't stir up any trouble at all.
"Kill the duck... Oops!"
"waaaaaah...Yahu butterfly!"
"I created this mountain, I created this tree... Oops!"
If the players could have a unified command, hit the force in one place, and break up the opponent's cooperation, the battle would still be a bit suspenseful, but at the moment, the players' resistance relies entirely on the courage of their blood, and they fight independently.
This situation can generally be called "Calabash boy saves grandpa".
It's such a miserable death.
"Kill! Kill everyone who dares to resist!"
At this moment, Huang Zu was riding his horse slowly behind the army, but he could not hide the high-spirited look on his face.
Sun Jian, the Tiger of Jiangdong? So what?
It’s not like he was defeated by his own hands.
When I catch Sun Ce and ask for reward from Liu Biao, then I, Huang Zu, will be the savior of all the aristocratic families in the nine counties of Jingxiang!
He got a promotion and a raise in salary, became a county magistrate, married a famous lady from an aristocratic family, and eventually became an idol admired by countless young people... I'm a little excited just thinking about it.
"boom!"
At this moment, a loud noise came from the direction of the battlefield, and the terrifying movement actually caused the war horse under Huang Zu to stand up on the spot.
Fortunately, Huang Zu was also a skilled horseman. He clamped the saddle with all his strength and held on to the reins with both hands, so he didn't fall on the spot.
After finally calming down the horse, he saw a messenger running towards him with a panicked look on his face.
"What happened ahead? Why are you so panicked?"
"General, there is a fierce man blocking the way in front of us. It seems to be Lord Shouyi, the current Sikong King!"