At three o'clock, a soldier came in to deliver food, and there was a basin on the ground. The soldier said, "Shall I feed you two?"
"I'll come." Zhou Yu said.
The rope in Zhou Yu's hand was tied with a slipknot. He freed his hand, shook Sun Ce awake, and said, "It's time to eat, Bo Fu."
Sun Ce woke up in a daze, his eyes were already a little swollen. Zhou Yu fed him, and ate some of the leftovers himself, with his hands still tied, and the two of them huddled in the tent, sleeping on each other's pillows, like children who had been beaten and scolded.
At dawn, the soldiers led by the messenger came in to pick up the man, grabbed Sun Ce by the hair, and dragged him out all the way. Sun Ce yelled at himself, Zhou Yu was worried that the two of them could not be locked together, but someone came after a while and pushed him out.
The soldiers locked the two in a wooden prison cart. Zhou Yu felt relieved again when he saw Sun Ce. Under Sun Ce's tattered clothes, his fair skin was covered with bloodstains. Zhou Yu asked worriedly, "Does it hurt?"
Sun Ce shook his head and signaled him to come over, but the soldiers outside stabbed in the wooden stick again and gave Zhou Yu a blow on the head. Zhou Yu was spun around by that stick and hit the cage. Sun Ce became furious immediately, roared all over, and rushed forward!
The wooden cage was almost smashed by Sun Ce. All the soldiers were startled, and they took a half step back by coincidence. Zhou Yu hurriedly leaned against Sun Ce, knowing that he was really angry, and whispered: "Don't."
Sun Ce gasped in anger and gradually calmed down. An order came from a distance, and the convoy set off. No one dared to mess with the escorted soldiers for a while.
Zhou Yu didn't know what Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and the messenger had said, but things went smoothly unexpectedly, and no one came to humiliate them along the way. Sun Ce had been sleeping all the time, and his wound was festered and inflamed, Zhou Yu was very worried.
"Hello." One night, Sun Ce whispered, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
Zhou Yu looked sideways at Sun Ce and said, "You have a fever."
Sun Ce's breathing was hot, and his skin was scalding hot. He traveled with injuries and was exposed to rain for days, which caused him to develop a fever. He had to find a place to treat him as soon as possible. However, they have already arrived at the police, and they will arrive in Xiakou in two days. Now is the only moment of escape.
"Hold on," Zhou Yu said, "We'll be leaving soon."
It was a night full of dark clouds, and God seemed to treat Zhou Yu very kindly. In the dark night, it was God's will to escape. However, the most difficult thing made Zhou Yu hesitate to make up his mind—
Feiyu hasn't come back yet.
According to the route, it would take Lu Su five days to go all out to reach the police from Shu county. The letter had already been delivered three days in advance, and the journey took another two days. If Lu Su's boat could not reach the public security ferry, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Do you remember?" Sun Ce said suddenly.
"What?" Zhou Yu looked into Sun Ce's eyes.
"Since we have known each other," Sun Ce said, "we have been on the run all the way, but I didn't arrange it well. I wanted you to come here as a sacrificial wine, but we fought the world side by side, but I didn't expect to get involved every time. You, let you become a stray dog."
Zhou Yu laughed and said, "You are in troubled times, and your fate is beyond your control, so what does it have to do with you?"
Sun Ce asked, "Is Zijing here?"
Zhou Yu said: "Not yet, at least Fei Yu hasn't come yet, I'm thinking about what to do..."
Their conversation was very quiet. A soldier came over, tapped on the bars of the cage, put a small dagger on Zhou Yu's lap, then turned and left.
The army brought by Liu Biao's messenger was less than 400, and the sudden attack in the dark night was not their opponent at all. According to Zhou Yu's plan, he killed all the soldiers of the Jingzhou army here, and then fled to the police overnight, occupied the police ferry as quickly as possible, boarded Lu Su's boat, and headed south along the Red Cliff.
"Do it." Sun Ce said.
"Wait a little longer." Zhou Yu replied.
"Gamble!" Sun Ce said.
The accident happened suddenly, and Sun Ce was the first to cut the rope and break open the prison door. The Changsha army slept in their clothes all night, nervously waiting for Sun Ce's order. As soon as he heard the whistle, he held the weapon in his hand and charged towards the Jingzhou army!
Four hundred people were caught off guard, and the battle ended in less than a quarter of an hour, with corpses strewn all over the place. Cheng Pu dragged the messenger over, but Sun Ce cut him off with a sword, got on his horse, and shouted, "Go! Go to the police!"
"Has the boat arrived yet?" Huang Gai shouted in the darkness.
Zhou Yu didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Let's go first!" Sun Ce shouted.
The large army set off in the dark, marching along the small road, and rushed to the police, which was not far from Xiakou. If Xiangyang learned of this, they would send troops to chase them down tomorrow morning.
"How many escaped!" Sun Ce shouted.
"I escaped a lot!" Zhu Zhiyao replied, "There is no time! Tomorrow Xiangyang's pursuers will definitely kill them! Has the ship arrived yet?"
Everyone was asking, but Sun Ce didn't even look at Zhou Yu, and said, "We'll definitely be there! Hurry up, everyone!"
At four o'clock, the Changsha army rushed into Gong'an County. Within half an hour, the county government surrendered, unable to compete with the thousands of Changsha troops. The Changsha army confiscated all the horses and weapons in the county and retreated to the pier.
The sky was bright, the river was gray, and there was a thick fog on the river. There was nothing in the fog, and the eyes could not see five feet away. There was a sound of water in the distance, Zhou Yu was wearing a dark blue robe, barefoot, standing on the pier, and blew a bamboo whistle, and the sound of the whistle was heard far into the fog.
Zhou Yu looked at the thick fog quietly, but Lu Su hadn't come yet.
"General Huang, General Zhu Zhi." Sun Ce galloped past the soldiers on horseback, and said, "You are in charge of setting up horse-rejection posts at the strongholds outside the pier for defense!"
"General Cheng." Sun Ce said, "You take a thousand people, disperse into the public safety city, bring bows and arrows, and lie in ambush on the roof! Prepare to fight in the streets at any time!"
"Wait a little longer." Zhou Yu said.
The whole pier was deadly quiet, Zhou Yu held a bamboo whistle and faced the surging river.
As the sun rises, the dense fog, like a ghost lingering in the long night, disperses in a flash, revealing the golden red of the river, and faint shadows appear among the distant mountains.
Zhou Yu tried his best to blow the bamboo whistle, and the sound of the whistle resounded through the sky. The whistle was trembling with uncontrollable excitement, a bird chirping echoed the whistle, and the flying feathers spread their wings and flew across the sky. For a while, there were drums on the river, and more than forty new ships were covered with morning light, heading towards The pier is approaching!
The Changsha army cheered loudly, Zhou Yu almost collapsed on the pier, and finally came.
"Lu Zijing!" Zhou Yu roared, "If you don't come today! I will die!"
Lu Su shouted from a distance: "I met Jiang Hong on the road, but fortunately I withstood it! You are not late!"
Sun Ce smiled and shouted, "Just come!"
When the big ships berthed one after another, the Changsha army immediately withdrew on board and sailed away from the police. However, on the upper reaches of the river, hundreds of warships came downstream, and the drums were loud for a while, and the center of the river immediately became a battlefield.
Oops! Zhou Yu's heart shuddered, the sky was counting, and the chess was missing!
"General Cai Mao is here—" the commander-in-chief was on board the ship, and at the same time the sound of shouting and shouting came.
"Get back to shore quickly!"
"Otherwise, all will be killed without mercy!"
The sound of the drums was loud, and Zhou Yu immediately ordered: "Pull out the formation!"
The standard-bearer raised the flag, and the forty-two ships spun around without retreating at all. Sun Ce asked, "Don't go."
"You can't go now!" Zhou Yu roared, "Lu Zijing! You control the left wing! Bo Fu, you go to the right wing! The flag order is the number!"
Sun Ce immediately jumped onto the gangplank, swung on the rigging, and flew towards another ship. Cai Mao was obviously sent by Liu Biao to snipe and kill them. In an instant, the entire Jiangxin became a battlefield. The warships of the Changsha Army rotated and turned into left and right wings to outflank. Cai Mao's army was like a giant fish, while Zhou Yu's water army was like a flying eagle, spreading its wings to meet it!
"The Chinese army breaks in!" Zhou Yu stood at the bow of the ship, locust stones and arrows rushed like a torrential rain. The soldiers raised their shields and rushed forward. Zhou Yu didn't care about the semaphore, put the bamboo whistle between his lips, and urged a few times.
"Break in!" Zhou Yu shouted.
"Master Zhou!" the commander of the navy shouted, "The warship has not been tested..."
"Break in!" Zhou Yu shouted, "I will be responsible for all the consequences!"
The Chinese army suddenly raised their oars, shouted loudly, and slammed into Cai Mao's forward!
There was a loud noise, and Zhou Yu shouted again: "Encircle left and right!"
It was too late and then quickly, the left and right wings outflanked Cai Mao's forward, and the Jingzhou Navy's central army immediately retreated in shock. When the warship hit, the springboard was pushed up instantly, and the Changsha army with weapons was one against ten. Rush to the enemy ship and fight.
Zhou Yu was waiting for this moment. Immediately, his robe fluttered, and he held the red army sword, leading the way and rushing across the springboard!
"I'll help you!" Sun Ce roared angrily.
Sun Ce charged all the way with the Panlong stick in his hand, then swung the long stick and swept it from the sky to the ground. The mast was broken and fell sideways in an earth-shattering manner. Holding the bamboo whistle in his mouth, Zhou Yu felt a little weak for a while, and blew it out of his breath, and Lu Su received the flag order to call gold.
The ships in the battlefield were twisted together, Cai Mao's large army was still trapped in the middle of the river, unable to get through for a while, the rockets fired randomly, and Cheng Pu's rockets flew over like red clouds in the rear.
At the last moment, the Changsha Army ships retreated abruptly, and the shattered Jingzhou Army warships sank into the water. Zhou Yu issued orders again, the center of the river was blocked by several boats, the river outside the public security wharf was narrow, and even Cai Mao could not get through, there was a lot of thunder and gold, and the river road was blocked, the whole army was able to withdraw without damage to a ship.
The wind was strong, the sails were drawn, and the oars flew together. The two sides immediately separated by more than ten miles. Seeing that Cai Mao could no longer catch up, Huang Zu's army had already caught up with the Public Security Wharf. Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Lu Su stood side by side on the boat. head.
Sun Ce shouted loudly: "Huang Zu! You and I have a blood feud, we will not share the sky! One day, Sun Bofu will take your head as a sacrifice to the spirit of the father—"
On the Public Security Wharf, the dark army faded away and disappeared on the horizon. Forty-two large ships carrying more than 4,000 soldiers from the Changsha Army sailed down the Yangtze River and returned to the south of the Yangtze River.
Five days later, Shu County.
The last rainstorm passed, and the water level gradually receded. The Changsha army garrisoned on the west side of Chaohu Lake, north of Gushan Mountain. In the former mountain, Dianwei's garrison was converted into a military camp. The rushing water rushed down the mountain stream and merged into Chaohu Lake. When Sun Jian went to the funeral, Mrs. Wu wept until the sky was dark and the sky was dark. The whole army sent him off and was temporarily buried in the cemetery in the lonely mountain.
The dumb monk, who had not gone down the mountain for many years, twirled Buddhist beads and sent Sun Jian on the mountainside for his last journey. Sun Jian's body was buried in Shu County, and will be moved back to the Sun's ancestral grave in Changsha someday.
At the same time, Yuan Shu's secret letter of appeasement was also sent to Shu County.
Sun Ce's eyes were red, and he was walking on the mountain road. As the eldest son, he took Sun Quan back to pay homage to the Ya Temple in Gushan. The dumb monk just closed the door, Zhou Yu washed the cups with his own hands in the tea house, and distributed a cup of tea to everyone.
Mrs. Wu has been taken home by Zhou Yu's mother, Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and Lu Kun are the rest of the group, while Han Dang returns to the camp to take care of the army. Everything has been settled, and now it is time to arrange the way out. The Changsha army came from thousands of miles to garrison here. Changsha prefect Yin Jie was taken away by Yuan Shu's secret envoy when Sun Jian died. Today's Changsha is no longer the territory of the Sun family, and the remaining 4,112 people have also become an army without a master.
Lu Su closed the door outside, and the paper door made a muffled sound, making the tea room even more uneasy and stuffy.
"Come on, generals, please drink tea." Zhou Yu washed the cups and handed them to the four generals, plus Han Dang who was not here. Zhou Yu knew very well that these were loyal generals.
Otherwise, when Sun Jian was defeated and died, the generals would have too many reasons to abandon Sun Ce and follow all the way here. The future is boundless, and it is really not easy.
"These days," Huang Gai said, "thanks to you, Zhou Gongjin, if you hadn't been around the county magistrate of Shu County, everyone wouldn't even be able to find a place to live."
Except for the last bit of military pay and supplies, the entire Changsha army is now supported by Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu didn't dare to take credit for it, and hurriedly said, "Everyone is doing it for the Lord."
However, he knew very well in his heart that he had Sun Ce as his master, and the rest might not. After all, Sun Ce was too young, and the people in front of him had sent troops to follow his father when he was the prefect, and they were all elders. Even if he is willing to continue to follow Sun Ce, Sun Ce probably won't be able to control him.
Moreover, given the current situation, Sun Ce has not yet recovered from the loss of his father, and living in Chaohu Lake is only a temporary measure. With so many soldiers stationed in the isolated mountain, Yuan Shu will find an excuse to attack sooner or later, and the county magistrate of Shu County is even less willing. Take care of it.
When returning to Shu County, Zhou Yu made an appointment with the county magistrate for three months, saying that the Changsha army was only passing through and staying temporarily, and the whole army would withdraw when the time came, let alone disturb the people.
"Everyone is very clear now." Cheng Pu sighed, drank the tea, and said, "Living in a lonely mountain is not a long-term solution. You have to think of a way. What do you generals say?"
Huang Gai was the oldest and had the highest prestige among the generals. When Sun Jian was alive, he called him brother, but in his usual speech, he didn't take Zhou Yu and Sun Ce seriously. However, at this moment, he was not in a hurry to speak, took a sip of tea and asked, "What do Gong Jin think?"
Zhou Yu was silent for a moment, and heard the conversation between Sun Ce and the young novice in the garden outside. In fact, Zhou Yu's identity is very embarrassing now. He said that he was Sun Ce's adviser, but now he provided the place for the entire Changsha army to garrison, and he did the most. , there is a hidden posture of treating guests as the host, just like the hosts of Shu County, Huang Gai and others are guests, and Zhou Yu is the host.
Said to be a big family or the lord of the city, but Zhou Yu did not have the self-consciousness of the master, and frequently interfered in the internal affairs of the Changsha army-he knew that only in this extraordinary period could his actions make sense, otherwise he would be an overstepping responsibility. Not only did he have an ugly face, but Sun Ce also felt bad about it.
Fortunately, everyone saw Zhou Yu traveling thousands of miles to look for Sun Ce, even in trouble, he would never leave, he lived and died together, and finally regarded this late counselor as one of his own.
"In the final analysis," Huang Gai said leisurely, "now there is no need to treat you as an outsider. It's a pity that the prefect resigned early, otherwise with your talents, you will definitely be able to find a place under the rule of Changsha Mansion."
"The past is over." Zhou Yu said helplessly, "It's useless to talk too much, so let me ask, what are the generals' plans for the future?"
There was no one in the tea room, and fell into a long silence.
With the sound of the paper door, Sun Ce pulled it open. Sun Ce took off his clogs and came in. Zhou Yu was about to stand up, but he pressed his shoulders and sat back down.
Zhou Yu: "Finished?"
Sun Ce nodded silently, picked up the cup that Zhou Yu had drunk, and drank the cold tea. Zhou Yu added more to him, and Sun Ce drank again, obviously thirsty, and so on, until Sun Ce poured down a pot of tea. Sun Ce's Adam's apple twitched slightly, and then he gradually calmed down, as if he was trying to cover up something by drinking tea.
"Sorrow and change." Huang Gai let out a long breath, and said heavily, "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. When fighting on the battlefield, shrouding corpses in horse leather, and being close to swords for the generals, one day you should know where you will die. Your father was alive. Master Jiangdong, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, none of them can stop his mighty army, and now he deserves his death."
Sun Ce nodded, and Zhou Yu went to the yard to fetch water with a jug, and saw a dumb monk writing a letter on the front porch, while a little novice was waiting to grind the ink.