Sun Ce opened his eyes with force, and the bright sunshine outside the window shone on his face. The strong sunshine made him raise his hands to cover his eyes.
Sun Ce pushed himself up hard, but felt his mouth was dry and his tongue was dry. He had a splitting headache. The hangover was indeed not pleasant. Sun Ce pressed his temples and jumped out of bed with bare feet. After pouring himself a cup of overnight cold tea from the teapot, Sun Ce couldn't help but miss the days in Lujiang City. Every morning when I wake up, I can always drink the morning tea carefully prepared by Da Qiao. The hot feeling makes me feel warm in my heart now. After Sun Ce drank a few cups of cold tea, he felt a little better. Sun Ce walked to the desk, brushed away a piece of paper, and wrote with a pen: Ying'er, everything is fine with me, don't read it, are you okay? [bsp; Although I seem to have a lot to say, I really don¡¯t know what to write when I pick up the pen. Sun Ce opened the window in front of the writing desk and looked at the floating clouds in the sky. He suddenly remembered a piece of music that Zhou Yu had read to him. He couldn't help but pick up a pen and write: Meeting is fate, lovesickness gradually becomes entangled, but meeting each other is difficult. The mountain road is high and far away, but we can only share the beauty of the moon for thousands of miles. Due to dissatisfaction, the mandarin duck's dream became empty, so he took pictures of the image and asked the geese to pass them on quickly. I was happy to open the envelope, hold the jade photo, and look at it carefully, but I saw red lips, willow eyebrows, starry eyes watery, and the love is even longer. How can infinite admiration arise? Looking southeast, a phoenix begs for the phoenix.
After finishing writing, Sun Ce was still unfinished, so he couldn't help but pick up the pen again, and continued to write: There is a beauty here, and I will never forget it when I see it. Not seeing you for a day makes me miss you like crazy. The phoenix is ??soaring, and the phoenix is ??begging for it from all over the world. Unfortunately, the beauty is not on the east wall. Use the qin to express your words, and write your heartfelt chats. When will I see Xu Xi, I will comfort my hesitation. Wish to match virtue, hand in hand. If I can't fly, I will perish.
Putting down his pen, Sun Ce picked up the letter, dried the ink, and read it several times, turning it upside down. While sighing, he heard a knock on the door. Sun Ce folded the letter, put it on the table, held it down with a stone paperweight, turned around and opened the door.
Outside the door was Zhou Yu¡¯s excited face: ¡°Brother, Huang Zu has been caught!¡±
Sun Ce was sitting in the high hall of the prefect's mansion. The aroma of last night's wine and barbecue still lingered in the air, making people feel a little intoxicated. Sun Ce sniffed and waved his hand to have Huang Zu brought up.
Huang Zu, who was dressed like a beggar, was pushed and pushed into the hall. Seeing Huang Zu's gray-faced clothes, Sun Ce couldn't help but frown. After conquering Jiangxia City, Huang Zu disappeared as if he had evaporated. Zhou Yu and others originally thought about leading troops to search for his whereabouts, but the city of Jiangxia was full of people fleeing and it was a mess. Zhou Yu gave up the idea and first went out to calm the people and did some preliminary work to take over Jiangxia. After all, he was the enemy who killed his father. Sun Ce was still a little angry at Huang Zu's escape, but the whole thing was what Sun Ce had expected: a coward as timid as a mouse, how could he have the consciousness to swear to live or die with the city.
"Prefect Huang, it's been more than two years since I left Xiangyang City. I haven't seen you for two years. I didn't expect that Prefect Huang's demeanor is better than before." Sun Ce said with a sneer on his lips. Turning around, Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin, how did you catch this old boy?"
Zhou Yu said: "Since the city of Jiangxia was destroyed, this old man disguised himself as a beggar and tried to escape back to Nanjun via Xiakou by water. My brother saw that his skin and tender flesh did not look like someone who had suffered. After being interrogated for a few times by the soldiers patrolling the river, the truth was revealed. The soldiers knew that this man was my brother's father-killing enemy and did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so they escorted him back to Jiangxia."
"Prefect Huang is really a wonderful man." Sun Ce sneered. Huang Zu's intelligence level was really beyond his imagination. He wanted to return to Nanjun from here even though he knew that Xiakou had been captured by him. If it wasn't extremely stupid, then it was really true. So brave. Obviously, Huang Zu does not belong to the latter.
"Sun Bofu, since I fell into your hands, I never thought that I could survive. Kill or behead me, it's up to you." Knowing that he was certain to die, instead of crying and crying, he did something It is better to keep your last bit of dignity before you die than to beg in vain. After understanding this, Huang Zu held his neck and said while suppressing the fear in his heart.
Sun Ce slapped the table, his face as cold as ice, and said sternly: "Huang Zu, you shot my father to death under the command of Yanshan. Today, I will do as you wish, and let you kowtow to my father under the Nine Springs and confess his guilt. Who is here? , drag this guy down and behead him, and send the top order to Nanjun in three days. Since Taishou Huang¡¯s last wish is to return to Nanjun to meet his old friend Liu Biao, I will help him fulfill his last wish."
The sergeant dragged Huang Zu down, whose feet were already weak, and cut him off with one blow, then raised his head to retaliate. Sun Ce looked at Huang Zu's head, cried loudly, and bowed in the direction of Danyang: "Father, today my son will kill Huang Zu for you. In the future, I will personally carry Liu Biao's head and worship in front of your grave." Sun Jian's old subordinates also burst into tears and fell to the ground along with Sun Ce.
Sun Ce slowly got up from the ground, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes,He let out a long breath and said: "Since I raised the army, I have been thinking about avenging my father all the time. Although Huang Zu was executed today, the culprit Liu Biao is still alive in Nanjun City. Please help me, generals. With one hand, I defeated Nanjun, captured Liu Biao alive, and comforted my father's spirit in heaven."
All the generals said yes. Zhou Yu asked: "According to what my brother said, are you planning to cross the Yangtze River and attack Nanjun directly?"
"That's right." Sun Ce raised his eyebrows, "At this time, our army is at its peak. If we attack Nanjun City with lightning speed, we will definitely be able to defeat it in one go!"
Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce's confident look and smiled bitterly: "Brother, I'm afraid we are still unable to do anything at this time."
"How to say?"
Zhou Yu said helplessly: "Although General Zhang Xiu led his troops and horses to join my brother's tent, the entire Nanyang County is not yet under our control at this time. The Nanyang County has high walls and is a place where Jingzhou stores money and food. The Jingzhou Army's Most of the main force is stationed here, and it may be difficult to capture it for a while. If the Jingzhou defenders from Nanyang and other places take the opportunity to steal our retreat, then the winner and loser of this war may change."
"What, Nanyang is not in our hands yet?" Sun Ce was a little surprised. Judging from his past experience, once the top official of a state or county surrenders, the generals of the counties under his rule will usually follow the wind and surrender, and there will basically be no appearance. A situation of stubborn resistance.
Zhang Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, Xiu once said that my brothers and I are still country people from the bitter cold land in the north. Liu Biao is a member of the royal family, and so are his subordinates. I regard myself as a royal soldier and have never obeyed me. Therefore, when I surrender to the lord, I also have the selfish intention of getting out of trouble, so I apologize to the lord for my sins."
"It doesn't matter." Sun Ce clenched his fist and smashed it lightly but forcefully on the table, "Are the royal family members so great? People like these are arrogant and arrogant. If you don't teach them a lesson, they won't be able to wake up."