Chapter 139 Sun Ce, I am your uncle

This month was extremely thrilling for Sun Ce.

In less than half a month, he encountered a life-and-death crisis for the second time.

I don’t know why Zu Lang is crazy. He didn’t say anything excessive.

At this moment, he had no time to think, because Zu Lang had already arrived before him.

Sun Ce had fought all night and was exhausted, while Zu Lang seemed to be full of energy.

After only one exchange of blows, Sun Ce knew that he was no match for Zu Lang and wanted to ride away.

"Where are you running to?" Zu Lang yelled, "Present your death!"

Sun Ce didn't dare to look back, and he galloped away without caring whether there were friendly troops behind him.

Seeing this, Zu Lang was overjoyed and shouted, "Cut off the enemy's head! Chop off the enemy's head!"

The soldiers behind Zu Lang understood immediately and shouted: "Behead the enemy general!"

Sun Ce's troops were put together at short notice, so they could not tell the real from the fake, and they collapsed. Fortunately, the defeated soldiers blocked Zu Lang's troops in a panic, which indirectly helped Sun Ce.

Seeing that Zu Lang was about to catch up, a dozen rangers who had followed Sun Ce at first blocked their way.

"Don't hurt my lord!"

After a series of battles, only a dozen or so Baiyue rangers were left, and they all recognized Sun Ce as their leader.

It’s a pity that we are all going to die here today.

Zu Lang mercilessly killed more than a dozen people. Just as he was about to spur his horse to chase after them, he saw two hot tears on Sun Ce's face washing away the blood.

"what!"

Sun Ce attacked Zu Lang frantically, and the latter was unable to resist. It was not until his personal soldiers arrived that he gradually reversed the disadvantage.

After ten rounds, Sun Ce was exhausted and was about to be captured alive.

"kill!"

Amid the sound of thundering horse hooves, countless cavalrymen passed Sun Ce and charged into the city.

In a trance, Sun Ce looked up and realized that he had arrived at the west gate of the city without realizing it.

"Sir! Why are you here?"

A familiar voice sounded in his ears, and Sun Ce turned his head and looked at the other party in disbelief.

"Am I dreaming?" Sun Ce thought to himself.

The man who came was Cheng Pu. He asked anxiously, "Sir, are you okay?"

"Sir?"

"Son!"

Sun Ce's consciousness became increasingly blurred, and he eventually passed out.

...

Back to last night.

No matter how dissatisfied Jin Mao was with Zhou Tai's disobedience to orders, he had to keep it to himself.

Who made him unconscious now, and he actually took down the East City Gate.

On the east gate of Liyang County.

Jin Mao and Xi Zhicai were planning how to take over the entire county with the lowest cost.

The two did not know much about the western counties and thought that Lu Kang of Lujiang County was trying to build a plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang.

Zu Lang's men were defeated and many of them kept running towards this side.

The Danyang soldiers who had originally intercepted the grain supply route were very obedient. They would never rob those without food, and all the defeated soldiers were allowed into Liyang County.

The siege drills these days were very effective, with only a dozen deaths and over three hundred injuries. The people under Jin Mao have become very familiar with the entire process.

I believe that in the next siege, these people will be experts in siege.

The next step is to find a way to take over Liyang County at the lowest cost.

After all, Zu Lang has more than 30,000 men under his command, so even if they are prisoners, it would be difficult to capture them.

Just when Jinmao was at a loss.

Xi Zhicai did not think that now was the best time to attack the city: "My lord, the enemy army had already lost their courage, and now the defeated soldiers from the west are constantly entering the city, which will cut off their retreat."

"As the saying goes, the army of the underdog will win!"

"At this moment, don't rush into the muzzle of fire. It's better to withdraw from the East City Gate first to let them lose their temper."

"Come back in the middle of the night, attack with all your might, and defeat them in battle!"

Jinmao followed this advice.

The soldiers didn't understand, but with Zhou Tai in front of them, they all knew that Jin Mao was still angry, so no one dared to touch the tiger's whiskers and no one objected.

Just like that, Jinmao retreated, and internal strife broke out within Zulang afterwards.

Immediately afterwards, Jinmao made a fire, cooked, and rested in a camp more than ten miles away from Liyang County.

They waited until the hour of Yin, and after eating and drinking their fill, they sent the cavalry ahead, with the infantry following behind.

Then the previous scene happened.

By the time Jin Mao arrived in Liyang County again, he had collected more than 5,000 prisoners along the way.

At this time, the situation in Liyang County was a bit strange.

Zu Lang had been captured alive. Cheng Pu led more than 370 cavalrymen to surround Sun Ce and confront more than 1,000 young and strong men who wanted to follow Sun Ce.

"Uncle Cheng, they really followed me sincerely." Sun Ce tried his best to explain: "Without them, I would have died on the road long ago!"

Cheng Pu said unconvincedly: "Sir, you are still young, don't let others deceive you!"

"Look at the armor they are wearing. There are all kinds of armor. How can you be sure there aren't spies among them?"

Sun Ce thought Cheng Pu was old-fashioned and inflexible, while Cheng Pu blamed Sun Ce for being young and not understanding human nature.

Neither of them could convince the other.

Just then, Jin Mao arrived with an army of 8,000 and witnessed this scene.

"Demou, did you really capture Zu Lang alive?"

Jin Mao looked Sun Ce up and down happily and asked doubtfully, "He looks too young, doesn't he?"

"Did you catch the wrong person?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Ce's face turned red with anger, but his face was covered in blood and it was difficult to see clearly.

Zu Lang, who was tied to the ground, was so angry that he wanted to die on the spot. These people were not human!
Only Cheng Pu dismounted, clasped his fists, and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Jin Yangzhou."

He introduced Jin Mao: "This is my son, Sun Ce!"

Jin Mao was stunned for 0.1 seconds, then he said happily: "I wonder who has such heroic spirit!"

"So it's the descendant of an old friend!"

Sun Ce raised his lips and asked excitedly, "Does Jin Yangzhou also know me, Sun Ce?"

Cheng Pu has already told Sun Ce about Jin Mao's promotion.

"What are you talking about, my dear nephew?"

Jin Mao smiled and said, "I am a brother to your father, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha. How could I not know you?"

Sun Ce only knew that Jin Mao lent troops to Sun Jian to help quell the rebellion, but he had never heard of this incident.

"My dear nephew, Brother Sun said that you are familiar with the scriptures, so why don't you greet me when you see your uncle?"

Jin Mao pretended to blame Sun Ce for being impolite.

Sun Ce was smart and understood it right away. He was not confused. The two were only six years apart in age. But he still gritted his teeth and clasped his fists and said, "Hello, uncle."

"Hey! That's right!" Jin Mao was overjoyed and said, "I see that you are young and promising, why don't you follow me and start a career now?"

Sun Ce didn't know yet that his father Sun Jian had lost him in a bet.

In addition, he had won many battles along the way. If the person who stopped Sun Ce had not been Cheng Pu, the veteran general by his father's side, Sun Ce would have probably stabbed several holes in his body with his spear.

"Ce is young, he needs to study for a few more years."

Sun Ce politely refused, Jin Mao must have a good relationship with his father, and he didn't want to offend him too much. Jin Mao was a little disappointed, but seeing that Sun Ce was so smart, he didn't want to use the bet to force him to obey, so he should let him serve sincerely.

"You are right!" Jin Mao said seriously, "I also feel that I have many shortcomings, such as this siege."

"I'm not as powerful as Lord Sun."

Xi Zhicai knew exactly what Jin Mao was thinking, and he continued, "My Lord, you are too modest. If it weren't for your strategy of attacking the enemy's heart, how could the enemy army have been in internal strife?"

"If the enemy army doesn't fight among themselves, with so many people, it would be a waste of time to attack them. The gains would be huge and the losses would outweigh the gains."

After Xi Zhicai's explanation, Sun Ce suddenly remembered that it was indeed too easy last night and he captured Liyang County with almost no effort.

And it also explains the chaos in the city at that time.

But Sun Ce was only 14 years old!
When a young man is full of vigor and vitality, how could he admit that he is not as good as others? He just turned his head and pretended not to see it.

Jin Mao gave Xi Zhicai a thumbs up in his heart. If he didn't suppress Sun Ce, this little bully would probably not be willing to listen to others seriously.

"I heard that my dear nephew did a great thing in the north of Jiujiang County."

Adhering to the principle of giving sweet dates after a slap, Jin Mao praised Sun Ce again, saying: "A tiger father will have a dog son. In my opinion, you will definitely surpass the governor of Changsha in the near future!"

Sure enough, Sun Ce couldn't help but show excitement despite the praise.

"Jin Yangzhou, you have a keen eye for talent!"

At this time, Cheng Pu had already lifted the siege, and Sun Ce naturally came to the thousands of people who were willing to follow him, pointed at one of them, said the other's name, and talked about the other's achievements.

Suddenly, the man held his head high and felt extremely honored.

Sun Ce introduced these people one by one as if they were his own treasures, and he never called anyone by the wrong name!

Jinmao admired him more and more, and he was generous in his affirmation and praise.

After talking to more than a dozen people, Sun Ce finally talked about himself.

"I am not talented enough!"

"I led a hundred men into Chengde County, beheaded the enemy, and broke into the city!"

Sun Ce said proudly: "If it weren't for me, Jin Yangzhou would have lost more than ten times its troops!"

"Hey, it's not just ten times, I'm afraid it will take a hundred times!" Jin Mao praised Sun Ce, "Ten times only kills a hundred people. If it weren't for my good nephew, my army would probably have lost more than a thousand people!"

This is not praising Sun Ce, it is clearly praising himself.

Xi Zhicai couldn't hold back his laughter, and all the soldiers laughed without restraint.

Sun Ce was anxious and angry. He pointed at Cheng Pu and said, "You are lying! Uncle Cheng had 400 cavalrymen when he entered the city. Now there are less than 20 cavalrymen. How could you only have more than 10 dead?"

Jin Mao couldn't help laughing, and deliberately put on a stern face and scolded: "Demou! This is what you did wrong!"

"I hand the brothers over to you because I trust you!"

"But look, a small battle cost me more than 20 young soldiers..."

Jin Mao couldn't continue speaking and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Cheng Pu looked at one and then the other with grievance, and finally just sighed. He couldn't afford to offend either of them.

Sun Ce also knew that he had said the wrong thing. If he hadn't removed his makeup, it would have been obvious that his face was as red as ketchup.

Isn't it obvious that one sentence offends two people?

Cheng Pu was his father's general and was temporarily serving under Jin Mao. When he said this about Cheng Pu, he was slapping Cheng Pu and Sun Jian in the face.

Sun Ce also indirectly slapped himself in the face and suffered a setback once again.

"All units will clean up the battlefield, count casualties, and rest in the city tonight."

Jinmao gave orders to get busy at the right time, which eased the embarrassment.

When Jin Mao led his men away, Sun Ce hurriedly apologized to Cheng Pu: "Uncle Cheng, I didn't mean it."

Cheng Pu waved his hand and told Sun Ce about the bet between Sun Jian and Jin Mao.

"He's not qualified enough for me to work for him!"

Sun Ce looked in Jin Mao's direction and said confidently: "One day, I will be like him!"

night.

Jin Mao specially organized a simple celebration banquet for Sun Ce, but one that didn't involve drinking alcohol, which made Sun Ce despise him.

Jinmao used the beheading of Zulang as the opening ceremony, officially kicking off the celebration banquet.

The nurses and scholars were all fine and polite, but the military officers could not hold back and after getting Jin Mao's permission, they started wrestling to add to the fun.

Especially near the Nurses Army, there were a lot of people wrestling, and they were all Danyang Soldiers and Jinmao Army fighting each other.

Jinmao had no idea what these people were thinking, but it just let it do nothing.

Because someone had been favored by a nurse before, the two of them got Jin Mao's approval and actually got married!

Or the kind where Jin Mao presides over the wedding!
Although the wedding was simple, it had a different meaning!
Therefore, these energetic soldiers, like gorillas in heat, wanted to flex their muscles in front of the nursing army.

Sun Ce was so envious that he wanted to join in wrestling.

The first opponent specifically asked to challenge Jinmao in a one-on-one duel.

"Bold!" "Bold!"

This is a hornet's nest.

Before Jin Mao expressed his opinion, a group of generals were about to give Sun Ce a hard time.

Unexpectedly, Sun Ce accepted all the challengers and fought ten rounds in a row.

Seven losses and three wins!

Sun Ce was even more proud and boasted to Jin Mao: "Your generals are not that good. They can't even defeat a child like me!"

The generals lowered their heads, feeling deeply ashamed.

Jin Mao didn't care and said, "This is normal. I can't beat you. I can't even beat any of you."

"but!"

"It doesn't affect my victory at all!"

He pulled up Gong Lei, one of the three losers, and introduced him: "You think he is not as good as you, right?"

"But do you know that he has never been to school, but he once relied on 300 Baiyue people with incomplete weapons to completely wipe out the enemy with four times the number of fully armed people?"

Jin Mao took Yang Lin's hand again and introduced him: "He has never been to school either. Now he is just a hunter who commands more than a thousand crossbowmen."

Finally, Jin Mao took Bai Shi's hand and said, "He is even worse. He was a Baiyue before he joined me. Now he has fought more than ten battles, and he has died once! He has been seriously injured twice!"

"Now he is even more bullied by a kid. Do you think he is miserable?"

Sun Ce lowered his head again and sincerely apologized to the three people.

The generals' expressions softened.

Jin Mao helped Sun Ce up and said, "I understand the youth's spirit."

"But you must know that there are always people who are better than you. Just because you are so brave now, can you guarantee that you will be invincible in the future?"

"Even if you can kill a hundred people! Even if you can kill a thousand people! What about ten thousand people?"

Jin Mao said self-deprecatingly: "I am different. I am very afraid of death. Therefore, before every war, I have to carefully calculate the victory and defeat."

"I am not sure of victory, so I must endure."

These words touched everyone's heart, and the generals silently engraved them in their hearts.

Sun Ce bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice!"

Jin Mao happily held Sun Ce's arm and said, "I said that on purpose to protect my reputation. Please don't take it to heart."

No way! No one believes it.

Sun Ce didn't know whether it was true or not, and said seriously: "I will definitely remember your teachings in my heart."

"Oh, these are just trivial matters." Jin Mao said again: "As long as you can come under my command, I will definitely teach you everything I know."

Sun Ce thought about it carefully and said, "Please give me three to five years. Please rest assured that I will fulfill the bet between my father and you!"

Jin Mao was ecstatic: "Play music for me! Dance for me!"

(End of this chapter)