"Zibu, what happened?" To be honest, Sun Ce still belongs to the hot-blooded type and is easily impulsive. However, he is generally a wise man and knows how to stay calm when encountering big problems.
Especially after this battle with Lu Su and the chaos in his hegemony, Sun Ce still had some growth. So after being surprised, he immediately calmed down and asked in a deep voice.
"Wu Hou, old general Cheng Pu died in battle."[
Zhang Zhao did not speak immediately, but took a deep breath before speaking solemnly.
Why did Zhang Zhao shed a cold sweat? Because he knew very well who Cheng Pu was and what role he could play. He was almost the backbone.
But such a person died in battle. How could this not make Zhang Zhao shocked and solemn?
"What?" Sun Ce yelled. His loss was even more serious than Liu Feng's failure to stop his hegemony. Cheng Pu, he was not only the pillar and the cornerstone of the entire force in Jiangdong.
In Sun Ce's heart, he was still respected as an uncle. Sun Ce still remembered that when Sun Jian had just died in battle, the morale of the army was low. Fortunately, three old generals came forward to frighten the morale of the army, so that Sun Ce reluctantly inherited Sun Jian's
position, and defected to Yuan Shu, who was powerful at the time.
Not only did he help Sun Ce stabilize the morale of the army, but he also carefully taught Sun Ce martial arts. Although most of Sun Ce's skills were inherited from Sun Jian, Cheng Pu and others must have worked hard to hone them to the point where they are now.
In addition, many trivial matters in the army and how to deal with various things were taught by Cheng Pu and others.
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang were his biological uncles, and now they actually died in battle.
"Is the source of the news real? It couldn't be some bastard who gave me false information." Sun Ce couldn't believe it, and he couldn't believe it. Finally, an idea flashed in his mind, as if he had grasped the last life-saving straw after despair.
He said to Zhang Zhao with a ferocious look on his face.
However, they did not believe that Cheng Pu was really dead, but believed that his hegemony had been disrupted. Some outsiders might think that he was not good enough, so they took desperate risks and began to work as a traitor for Cao Cao or Lu Su, spreading false news and causing cholera in Jiangdong.
"Wu Hou, this matter is absolutely true. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be so reckless." Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly and said.
Cheng Pu fought to the death, which inspired the soldiers' desire to serve. After Cheng Pu's death, most of the soldiers died together with the general, while the remaining timid ones surrendered, and some dispersed.
Needless to say, those who surrendered and those who died. There were not many soldiers who took advantage of the chaos to escape. After all, Zhao Yun attacked from three sides, and one of them was a river. Jiangdong soldiers generally have very good water properties, but no matter how good their water properties are, the soldiers
Most of them don't dare to swim in the dark night or in the river.
There was no lighting at that time. Therefore, few soldiers escaped by taking advantage of the chaos. After escaping, they were all terrified and hid somewhere.
In addition, because of the war, the military camp was severely damaged. Ordinary people did not dare to get too close.