Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 619 The Change of Jiangdong
When the guards around Sun Ce saw an enemy appearing, they immediately surrounded Sun Ce and shouted warnings. Sun Ce opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he suddenly sobered up.

He reluctantly stretched out his hand to pull out the long knife from his waist. On the opposite side, several people had already rushed over, holding bamboo spears with gleaming iron heads. It was obvious that they had not known how to bring them into the city and then assemble them. Get up suddenly and get angry!

Sun Ce had no time to think about who sent him on the other side. His hands and feet were so weak that he failed to pull out the knife several times, so he decisively pulled off the long bow from his back, immediately picked up the bow and nocked an arrow, and shot at the leader.

The man was unprepared and was hit by an arrow in the chest. He immediately screamed and fell to the ground. Others had already taken the opportunity to approach and started fighting with several guards.

Sun Ce wanted to draw his bow and shoot again, but he didn't expect the wind howling behind him. When he was busy, he turned around and saw that several enemies from behind had already rushed forward and stabbed Sun Ce's vest fiercely.

Sun Ce was still drunk and couldn't pull out the knife. He was suddenly paralyzed and surrounded by dangers. His bodyguards were unable to protect Sun Ce when facing more than a dozen enemies. They could only slash at the enemies in front of them.

Fortunately, the martial arts of these guards were obviously much higher than those of the men in black. After a few rounds, several men in black were lying dead on the ground. However, Sun Ce was shot in the thigh, but he was holding a long weapon. The bow was struck randomly, blocking all the enemy's spears, but he could barely hold on for a while.

As the sounds of fighting and shouting went out, there was a commotion in the houses and mansions near the city. Many people looked out through the windows. When they saw someone committing murder in the capital, some were too frightened to say anything, while others shouted loudly. warning.

Seeing the commotion in the city, this group of men in black knew that if they continued to delay, reinforcements from the city would arrive. However, they could not take down Sun Ce for a while. At that moment, some people shouted a few times, and they all aimed at Sun Ce's crotch and violently attacked the horse. prick.

Sun Ce was shot twice in the buttocks of his horse. He was in pain immediately and ran away with all four hooves, far away from the protection of the guards. Sun Ce was still drunk, but he couldn't stop for a while.

As a result, the horse was about to gallop more than ten feet, and a dozen men in black with bows and arrows appeared on the long street. Seeing this, Sun Ce quickly pulled the reins hard, and the horse immediately stood upright.

At the command of the leader of the men in black, more than a dozen bows fired arrows at Sun Ce. Sun Ce's horse was hit by several arrows and fell to the ground with a hiss.

Sun Ce rolled on the ground a few times, and just as he used his long bow to prop himself up, an arrow from the opposite side arrived early. With a pop, it shot into Sun Ce's face, and blood spurted out in all directions.

He roared in pain, and spurred on by this life-and-death crisis, his strength suddenly grew, and he suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist.

When Zhou Yu arrived with his troops, the scene was in a mess, with blood stains everywhere on the ground. Sun Ce was sitting with his back against the wall, holding a bloody long knife in his hand. Surrounded by the corpses of men in black, his body was covered with blood. There were many wounds, but the most conspicuous one was the arrow that had penetrated deeply into his forehead.

Sun Ce was almost unconscious, and the blood that kept pouring out made Sun Ce's face red.

Zhou Yu was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot. At this time, the only guard of Sun Ce who was still standing came over and told what happened in a few words.

It turned out that after everyone was surrounded, the guards issued a warning. The assassins on the opposite side were outnumbered and took the opportunity to shoot Sun Ce in the face. However, this inspired Sun Ce to be brave. After he drew his sword and chopped down several people, soldiers gradually arrived. The assassins were overwhelmed by the situation. Miao, they ran away separately.

Zhou Yu heard this and quickly sent people to escort Sun Ce back for medical treatment. At the same time, he sent troops to hunt down the escaped assassins.

When the best doctors in the city arrived and tried to take out the arrowhead on Sun Ce's face, someone found something bad on the arrowhead and quickly reported it to Zhou Yu.

When Zhou Yu heard that poison was probably used on the arrowhead, his eyesight went dark. He grabbed the doctor's collar and hissed: "I don't care what kind of poison he was poisoned, I must find a way to revive him!"

The doctor had no choice but to agree with a grimace, because if he refused now, Zhou Yu would probably chop him down on the spot!

Zhou Yu walked around the room, and finally made up his mind and called all Sun Ce's subordinates. When Zhou Yu finished explaining the situation, everyone looked at each other and turned pale. Who would have known that the situation was so good now? Sun Ce was suddenly assassinated!

Someone immediately said: "Lujiang is the territory of the fierce tiger. Could it be him?"

Someone immediately echoed: "Nine times out of nineteen it's him!"

"He and Cao Cao previously held the Emperor hostage in Huaicheng. If we welcome the Emperor over, he will be the one who loses the most. That's why he did this dirty trick!"

Someone immediately shouted: "What are you waiting for? While the fierce tiger has gone to the north, now send troops to attack Lujiang and Jiujiang and take back all Yangzhou!"

There were loud voices in favor at the moment, and there were voices in opposition, but the voices were much quieter.

Zhou Yu said with a gloomy face, "Are you trying to add to the chaos?"

"Isn't this the time to develop swords and weapons?"

Someone asked in confusion: "Gong Jin, don't you usually hate the fierce tiger the most?"

"Now that Bo Fu has been assassinated, why are you so timid?"

Zhou Yu had a look of pain on his face, "It is precisely because Bo Fu was assassinated that we cannot act rashly!"

"If something goes wrong, it will only ruin the foundation Bo Fu has built!"

"And think about it, is it really reasonable for Fierce Tiger to take action on his own territory, or in Wancheng, which he voluntarily gave up?"

Everyone listened and fell silent.

Zhou Yu shouted: "The top priority is to try our best to save Bo Fu on the one hand, and to prepare for the best and worst on the other hand, otherwise all our efforts over the years will be in vain!"

"Think about it, what are we going to do next?"

Someone tried to speak out: "Depending on the general's injury, should we choose a person in charge from the Sun family?"

Everyone's hearts sank after hearing this, which meant that a dispute was about to arise.Because Sun Ce is too young and too strong, he has not yet had time to designate the Sun family's second-in-command. However, what happened today completely disrupted everyone's plans in Jiangdong. Many things may have to be redone!

The changes around Huaicheng, Liu Bei's actions in Yuzhou, and Sun Ce's encounter in Wancheng happened almost at the same time, and they were far away, and they had not yet reached Yecheng.

Therefore, Yuan Xi in Yecheng is still concentrating on planning how to deal with the coming Cao Cao army. If he can learn about these changes, he may make some countermeasures in time.

However, the speed of message transmission was limited by the technology of this era, so when Yuan Xi led his troops out of the city, he only had two things in mind.

The situation on the front line and the situation in Yecheng after he left.

Yuan Xi made Yuan Shang the back-up support after careful consideration. He didn't think that Yuan Shang would stab him in the back at this time. He would be really stupid.

After all, at this time, if Yuan Shang wants to take over the position of the head of the Yuan family from Yuan Shao, he not only needs to repel Cao Jun and ensure the safety of Yecheng, but also needs to subdue Yuan Yuan Tan, who is eyeing him. If he falls out with Yuan Xi at this time, it can only be said that I just can’t think about it.

Lu Xun looked at the extremely well-protected carriage on the side. The soldiers carefully moved the few wooden barrels up, and whispered to Yuan Xi: "Cao Jun is very guarded against this thing, and the field personnel are scattered. I'm afraid it will It won’t have much effect.”

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Bo Yan is right. Gunpowder is precious. We won't use it to blow up people this time."

"After all, our advantage this time lies in our generals."

He briefly expressed his thoughts, and Lu Xun listened and said, "This move by my sworn brother has really enabled us to make the most of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."

"With this method, the loss is indeed minimal for us."

"But relatively speaking, the requirements for battlefield response are extremely strict. Not only must we grasp the trends on the battlefield in a timely manner, but we must also accurately send out signals. It is not a simple job."

Yuan Xi smiled and put a pair of telescopes in his arms into Lu Xun's hands, "This is the best pair I have. Standing at a high place, you can clearly see the movements ten miles away."

"Battlefield command is not mine, so I leave it to Boyan, the supervisor."

Lu Xun's face turned bitter. Do you want me to come again?

However, he knew that this battle was closely related, so he did not dare to neglect it and solemnly accepted the order immediately.

Yuan Xi's army left the city one by one and headed south. Yuan Shang stood on the top of the city with a complicated expression. He sighed to Pang Ji: "I regret it now."

"At that time, Xian Yi was pushed out for his own selfish reasons. As a result, no one in the Yuan family could help him."

"Now it seems that except for the eldest brother, all the other Yuan family members combined are not as good as Xianyi."

"If I could have gotten his help earlier, the situation in Jizhou today would not have deteriorated to this point."

Pang Ji was silent for a while and then said: "The biggest threat to the young master has always been the eldest young master."

"It's not that Fierce Tiger has no ambitions, but it's that his ambitions are too great. What he plans is not limited to Jizhou."

Yuan Shang smiled bitterly and said: "Of course I know that he is helping me now because of my father's kindness."

"It happens that in order to deal with my elder brother, I have to rely on him."

"Let's talk about the matter between Xianyi and me after we resolve the elder brother's matter."

Pang Ji sighed: "I didn't see that the eldest son acted so recklessly, and it was also my mistake."

"If we can defeat Cao's army, the eldest son will be more restrained. When the time comes, please send me to see the eldest son. If I show my strength, I will be able to persuade him to return to the Yuan family."

Yuan Shang hesitated, "Brother is very good at what he does, sir, you still have to be careful."

After hearing this, Pang Ji was a little disapproving, "If it is not good for me, it will completely break up with the young master. What good will it do to him?"

"When the time comes, it will give him an excuse. If he does something outrageous and resentful, the young master will have a legitimate excuse to deal with him. Then the young master Xianyi will also come to help the young master."

Yuan Shang's eyes flashed, "What do you mean, sir?"

Pang Ji spoke up: "Master Xiansi's Qingzhou is sandwiched between Youzhou and Xuzhou, and there are many attempts to invade and occupy Xuzhou. I don't believe Master Xianyi has no ideas."

"According to Mr. Xianyi's character, he will never miss any opportunity to connect his territories."

Yuan Shang was overjoyed, but at the same time he felt a great deal of pressure. Now Yuan Xi's strength was far beyond his control, and had grown into a powerful force that could compete with Jizhou. If he was allowed to gain Qingzhou again, he might even lose control of Jizhou. The momentum will be overshadowed by it!
But now, he is facing more difficulties, so that Yuan Shang is not willing to think too much about what will happen next.

In the camp of Cao's army in the south of Yecheng, spies kept coming in to report intelligence. Everyone in Cao's army stood on both sides with solemn expressions.

The four armies and horses on the opposite side moved at the same time!
(End of this chapter)