Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 81: Help
The Jiangdong navy in the water stronghold were dumbfounded at this time - why did the Huainan army start fighting among themselves?
Nearly a thousand light cavalry led by Sun Ce were being attacked by the army led by Liu Xun, and the light cavalry seemed to want to break out in the direction of Overlord's Relics!
That’s right, because of the long-distance communication function of the military token, Zhou Yu and Liu Xun also notified their respective generals at this time...
The old soldiers from Jiangdong brought by Sun Ce wanted to rescue Sun Ce, while the Huainan army brought by Liu Xun shouted "Sun Ce has betrayed us" and "You won't be killed if you surrender"!
At the same time, Sun Ce finally regained some consciousness, but at the same time, the golden glare that protected his body quickly weakened, causing several weapons to pierce his chest and abdomen.
Fortunately, after being promoted to Jinyu and inheriting the Overlord's Armor, Sun Ce's armor's defense was greatly improved. He also quickly regained consciousness under the pain, and swung the anchor to drive away several people who were surrounding and killing him.
But... even so, Sun Ce was still seriously injured, with seven or eight sores on his body, three or four of which were bleeding profusely, and he could barely stand by leaning on the huge anchor.
Originally Liu Xun was still beside Sun Ce. When he saw Sun Ce just regain consciousness, he took two steps back in fright. But after observing for a while, he found that Sun Ce was already at the end of his strength, so he immediately cheered up and wanted to kill him with his sword.
As for Zhou Yu, he was about to attack with his personal guards, but was blocked by Liu Xun's personal guards on the periphery - Liu Xun obviously had more people.
"Liu Xun!" Zhou Yu was so furious when he saw that he was about to kill him that his long white hair fluttered in the burst of mental power. His originally handsome appearance turned into that of a demon.
And under the scattered mental power, Zhou Yu's hideous and devil-like appearance was reflected in the minds of the surrounding soldiers. Liu Xun was also frightened, but... mental power means were ultimately difficult to succeed in direct attacks, and it only delayed for a while!
However, just when Liu Xun was about to take action again, he heard a voice saying "Watch out for the arrow". Liu Xun quickly held the arrow across his chest and was knocked to the ground by a laser arrow. He barely managed to save his life!
"Taishi Ci! What are you doing? This Sun Ce is also your enemy, right? Take your master and get out of here quickly, otherwise you won't be able to escape in a while!" Liu Xun said angrily.
"Oh? Who can't escape?" Lu Bu sneered and walked towards Liu Xun.
Step by step, a black and red shadow of a mysterious bird appeared behind him, and then his whole body was covered with golden and jade armor...
When Liu Xun saw Lu Bu taking action, he quickly hid under the protection of his personal soldiers. At the same time, he saw Gan Ning, who had rushed back from the direction of the water fort, had already led the Jiangdong navy to attack and approach this side!
He had not expected Bai Tu to meddle in other people's business, but Liu Xun said in a grim voice: "You are looking for death! Then all of you stay!" Then he gradually retreated back to the main camp under the protection of his personal soldiers.
Only a few hundred steps away from Lu Bu, with only a few hundred personal soldiers, it was not enough to give Liu Xun a sense of security...
"Taishi Ci! You..." Zhou Yu looked at Taishi Ci who carried the unconscious Sun Ce, and was surprised. He was so concerned that he didn't know whether he should stop him.
"My lord has ordered us to rescue Sun Ce and cross the river together. You should come with us!" Taishi Ci said to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, then at the situation on the battlefield, and realized that he had no room for decisiveness, otherwise Sun Ce and he would never be able to escape Liu Xun's siege today!
After forcing himself to calm down, Zhou Yu commanded a thousand veteran Jiangdong soldiers and led them to join Bai Tu's Jiangdong navy.
However, Liu Xun's troops were too numerous, and in the chaos of the battle, the three parties were entangled with each other, and there was no time to arrange the military formations. Although the navy picked up Bai Tu and others, it was not so easy to retreat to the water stronghold.
Even the water fort was being attacked by the sailors brought by Liu Xun. If Liu Xun took down the water fort before they could return to the water fort and board the ship to cross the south, perhaps even Bai Tu would be blocked... Then Lu Bu would definitely retreat with Bai Tu alone!
At this time, Sun Ben, Sun Ce's cousin and the head of the Sun clan, who came with him, led the remaining five or six hundred cavalrymen to reunite with Zhou Yu. He instructed Zhou Yu: "You follow Bai Gong to cross the river first, and I will lead the others to cover your retreat!"
"Brother Sun, you... take care of yourself!" Zhou Yu was a little hesitant at first, but after calming down, he realized that this was the best way.
Given Sun Ben's status, Yuan Shu would most likely not execute him even if he captured him, especially since Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had already escaped. However... the Sun family's last assets would probably suffer heavy losses!
After pushing Zhou Yu away to the direction of the Jiangdong navy, Sun Ben stood up and said, "My men, the heroic spirit of the Overlord is still here, don't lose face for the Jiangdong boys... Follow me to charge, protect Bo Fu and Bai Gong and leave first!"
The hundreds of cavalry led by Sun Ben not only stopped retreating, but instead rushed towards the pursuing troops under the leadership of Sun Ben.
Although Sun Jian and Sun Ce were from the Wujun Sun family, they were only a side branch. In those days, even if they were powerful families, people from side branches were less likely to be bullied and more likely to come to the fore when they had a promising future. Not all members of the family could live a life of luxury. For example, Sun Jian's father had to work in the fields to make a living.
It was not until Sun Jian was young and capable that he saw injustice and repelled pirates at the age of seventeen. He was supported by his clan and served as county magistrate and colonel. He was a chivalrous and kind-hearted person. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Sun family again helped Sun Jian recruit thousands of brave men to join Zhu Jun, who was suppressing the Yellow Turbans at the time. This marked the beginning of Sun Jian's journey to becoming a prince.
Even if Sun Jian died in battle, the current leader, Sun Ben, was very optimistic about his cousin Sun Ce and had almost "all in" his family fortune...
Taking advantage of Sun Ben's counterattack, and with Lu Bu leading a hundred cavalrymen to charge for a while, the navy retreated to the water stronghold and quickly boarded the boats to cross the river to the south!
Liu Xun's army was not very elite, but... Bai Tu's navy was also newly formed. It was just that with Gan Ning's "old subordinates" there, it seemed more moderate.
Liu Xun had tens of thousands of naval and cavalry troops, so he would definitely not be a match for Bai Tu if he really confronted him.
In a fit of rage, he ordered the rescue of Sun Ce, which had already caused Bai Tu considerable damage. Sun's soldiers were willing to help him block the pursuers, and Bai Tu was not polite to them.
Seeing that the Jiangdong soldiers had arrived on the river, Liu Xun's land infantry was useless and the navy could not gain any advantage, so they could only watch them go south!
As for Sun Ben, he was captured alive not long after Bai Tu retreated.
At the same time, Liu Xun also immediately sent a letter to Shouchun about the matter of Overlord's armor and Sun Ce - of course, he exaggerated it a bit, saying that Sun Ce had already had dealings with Bai Tu, otherwise...what reason did Bai Tu have to save him?
From this perspective, it is very suspicious that Zhou Yu would fall for the Empty City Strategy - but this is not a wrong suspicion.
Liu Xun reacted very quickly in this regard. He rushed back to Lujiang as soon as possible. Before others got the news, he went to Shucheng secretly and immediately removed the military power of Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other old officials of the Sun family. He detained them and also put the families of the Sun and Zhou families in Lujiang under surveillance...
