The chaotic sound of horse hooves and the shrieking of arrows leaving their strings broke the tranquility of the morning. Taishi Ci held a heavy iron bow and fired continuously at the Jiangdong army coming up. When he finished shooting the arrows, With all the arrows in his bag, Taishi Ci threw away the iron bow and picked up the spear lying in front of the saddle.
Taishi Ci struck the horse's butt with the barrel of his gun, and the horse accelerated crazily again and launched a charge. The black horse's front hooves kicked over an approaching soldier. Taishi Ci leaned over and shot the soldier in the chest. Taishi Ci had no fear at this time. All he had to do was to rush into the city with all his strength, but what stood in front of him were the mountain forest warriors who formed a defensive formation. Taishi Ci broke through several times, advancing more than ten steps each time. Was pressed back again. Although Tai Shici's spear skills are invincible and he is unstoppable when he rushes in, a person's power is limited after all. [bsp; Taishi Ci was about to ride his horse to charge again, but the front hooves of the black horse suddenly gave way and fell to the ground, throwing Taishi Ci out. Taishi Ci remained calm and took advantage of the situation to roll twice on the ground. Just as several Jiangdong soldiers rushed forward with their swords raised, they were frightened back by a flat swing of a spear from Taishi Ci who stood up. Taishi Ci crossed the gun in his hand and slowly retreated to his beloved horse. Taishi Ci turned sideways and saw his old friend foaming at the mouth, his chest expanding rapidly, taking his last breath. This black horse carried him for hundreds of miles in several days, and finally could no longer support it.
The black horse raised its neck vigorously and glanced at Tai Shici for the last time. Then the horse's head hung heavily and fell into the dust. Taishi Ci felt as if his heart had been stabbed with a knife. The pain was so painful that it was about to burst. What followed was a sharp pain in his back. Taishi Ci stumbled forward two steps, then touched his back with his hand, and his hands were covered with dripping blood. The attacking soldier held a long knife and pounced on him again. Taishi Ci sidestepped to avoid the slashing knife, and the war gun in his hand took a strange route and penetrated the soldier's head. When he wanted to pull out his spear and fight again, there was no chance. Countless soldiers took advantage of this gap and rushed forward, pushing Taishi Ci to the ground. Sun Ce once issued a death order, and Tai Shici could only be captured alive. Therefore, everyone in the Jiangdong Army just pounced on the mad beast and held it down until he exhausted all his strength and was captured.
Taishi Ci was grabbed by countless hands at every joint, unable to move at all. He raised his head with all his strength and shouted hoarsely in the direction of Xinye City: "General Huo, brothers, you must hold on, Xiangyang's Reinforcements will come, reinforcements will come!"
Sun Ce looked at Tai Shici who was going crazy, his heart palpitated for no reason, and he suddenly felt in a trance. Sun Ce shook his head vigorously to drive away the disgust in his heart. He immediately took a few steps forward and shouted loudly: "Let him go!" The soldiers were stunned when they heard this, and Sun Ce repeated it again: " I said let him go and let him go into the city."
The soldiers retreated unwillingly, but they were still on guard with their swords in hand. Taishi Ci grabbed his spear, stood up, and looked at Sun Ce warily. Sun Ce smiled faintly, cupped his hands and said, "Ziyi, I admire your courage very much. You can go into the city. I will treat people with integrity all my life and will never take advantage of the situation to seize the city." After that, Sun Ce turned around and ordered: "All the troops Listen to the order and retreat ten miles!"
Taishi Ci looked at Sun Ce coldly. For a long time, he gritted his teeth and sneered: "Sun Ce, don't think that if you let me go today, I will surrender to you willingly. I tell you, there are no cowards in Xinye City. If you don't kill me today, I will only regret it in the future!"
"Even if I regret it, I admit it." Sun Ce sighed and turned his horse's head, "General Ziyi, let's enter the city."
The gate of Xinye City slammed shut again, and Zhou Yu led the horse to Sun Ce: "What a talented general!"
Gan Ning also gave a rare compliment: "This man is very popular with me, and I admire his courage." Then he asked Sun Ce worriedly: "Master, if you let him enter the city like this, wouldn't it make you more determined?" Huo Jun¡¯s perseverance. And do we have to divide our troops to resist the reinforcements coming from Xiangyang?"
Sun Ce shook his head and smiled: "I let Tai Shici enter the city because what he brought back must be bad news. The reinforcements from Xiangyang will not come, and the last hope of Xinye City will be cut off!"
"Not coming?" Gan Ning was puzzled.
"Xingba, are we more likely to win with reinforcements and a surprise attack, or with us setting up a good position and fighting?" Zhou Yu asked with a smile, "If it were you, would you shout out such a thing?"
In Xinye City.
"It's just as I expected. How could the two bastards from Xiangyang send troops to rescue me?" Huo Jun sighed up to the sky and punched the city wall. .
The soldiers gathered in ecstasy, only to have a basin of cold water poured on their heads. Everyone was silent. Without reinforcements or food, the fall of Xinye City was only a matter of time. An extremely heavy feeling of powerlessness filled everyone's heart, almost crushing them.
"If I had known this, Ziyi might as well not have gone. It would seem that we are greedy for life and afraid of death." After a long time, Huo Jun said in a low voice, "I really wronged Ziyi this time."
Taishi Ci¡¯s forehead veins were exposed, and he felt severe pain in the broken finger on his left hand. Taishi Ci puffed up his cheeks but said nothing.
Huo Jun laughed self-deprecatingly and stood up slowly. He took off his helmet, straightened out the tassels on his helmet, lowered his head and put it on again. Huo Jun solemnly arranged his armor, from the shoulder armor to the heart armor, to the sash, and then to the hem of the shirt. Huo Jun took a deep breath and looked around at the soldiers standing on the wall. Everyone's eyes were focused on him.
"General, I will take everyone to protect you and break out. You go to Jiangling and tell the lord our grievances!" Taishi Ci said half-kneeling, and the soldiers also knelt down with him. "General, please break out. Avenge us!¡±
Huo Jun shook his head firmly and helped Taishi Ci who was kneeling on the ground: "All good brothers, please stand up. Everyone can escape today, but I can't leave. I am the new field guard appointed by the lord, you believe me, I believe I can lead you to win this battle, but unfortunately, the sky has no eyes. Brothers, if you want to escape now, I will never blame you, it¡¯s just me, I can¡¯t escape!"
"To eat the emperor's salary and to be loyal to the emperor, would I, Huo Zhongmiao, be willing to die?"
Huo Jun pulled out his sword and walked down the city wall step by step along the steps. In the silence, all the soldiers held their weapons and followed their general. Huo Jun raised the long sword in his hand and roared: "Open the city gate!"
The gates of Xinye City suddenly opened, and roars rose into the sky. The soldiers raised their weapons high and followed Huo Jun towards the vast battlefield.
Sun Ce looked at the troops coming out of the city and sighed: "Although it is a stupid tactic, it is amazing momentum!" Sun Ce slowly raised his spear, and the tip of the spear shone silver in the sun. : "Kangdong tigers, kill!"