After Sun Ce returned, he heard that there was chaos in Jiangdong and that Zhou Yu had set up a fire attack to defeat the rebels. The stagnation in his heart finally dissipated.
According to Zhou Yu's analysis, this group of people must have colluded. Being able to bring out the hidden forces this time is, in a sense, a good thing for Jiangdong.
Sun Ce, who was in a relaxed mood, gradually regained his former demeanor.
Although winter is approaching, some small animals or wild boars are still out and about.
In addition to the rare good weather these two days, Sun Ce prepared to go hunting and stretch his muscles.
Since Xu Gong was killed by Sun Ce, Xu Gong's three disciples have been hiding in secret, looking for opportunities to assassinate him.
However, Sun Ce himself was very skilled in martial arts and was always accompanied by personal guards, so they never found a chance.
After that, Zhao Xue found them and kept secretly providing them with Sun Ce's whereabouts. However, there was no loophole around Sun Ce, so they had no way of taking action.
There is only one chance, so they are extra cautious and cautious.
But they were never discouraged. They believed that Sun Ce would always be able to make mistakes.
Now, Sun Ce has returned from Lujiang, and the three of them finally have their chance!
Zhao Xue, Ding Si, and a guy dressed in a coquettish way found them and brought the news that Sun Ce would ride out of the city and go hunting in the mountains and forests.
During this period, Gan Ning, who was dressed in rich clothes and wearing a bell on his waist, caused dissatisfaction among the diners because of the sound of bells as he walked.
They are assassinating, not showing off. When your bell rings, doesn't it reveal your existence?
Gan Ning wanted to ignore the guest's opinion, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Zhao Xue, who looked a little pale.
Gan Ning made up his mind to change, so he took off the bell from his waist and stuffed it into his arms, which finally made the guest feel relieved.
Zhao Xue and others have long discovered that Sun Ce has a hobby of going out for hunting, so they have recently been searching for places suitable for hunting.
Sun Ce thought that the internal hidden dangers had been completely eliminated, so he took it lightly. For today's hunting, he left the county with only twenty followers.
After learning that Sun Ce had left the city, Zhao Xue, Ding Si, and Gan Ning, plus the three retainers, took the lead in setting up an ambush in the mountains and forests according to the points they had set out in advance.
Sun Ce did not disappoint Zhao Xue and others.
After they had been lying in wait for a long time, Sun Ce showed up with his entourage!
There was a light rain in the mountains and forests last night. Although it was almost noon now, the air was still bitingly cold.
However, the sun still came out today, and the sunshine slowly pushed away the mist in the mountains and forests, gradually dispelling the cold atmosphere in the mountains.
"Ta-ta! Ta-ta!"
The sound of horse hooves came from a distance.
The three diners, who had already felt so cold that their blood was almost condensing, immediately started to have their hearts beat wildly!
That figure made the blood in their bodies change from cold to boiling, causing their left hand holding the knife and right hand holding the crossbow to burst with excessive force!
Zhao Xue slowly raised her hand, and Ding Si and Xu Gong's disciples slowly raised their crossbows!
Gan Ning stretched out his bow and arrow, but at some point, the bell was hung on his waist again!
"Let it go!" came a cold voice.
"Boom!"
"jingle!"
Three crossbow arrows and a wolf tooth arrow were flying toward Sun Ce, who was riding at the front!
Without even looking at the outcome, Zhao Xue, Ding Si, and the retainer frantically picked up their weapons and rushed toward Sun Ce!
Only Gan Ning was still calm and relaxed, and with one arrow, one of Sun Ce's followers fell down!
The cold wind blew across their faces, and the branches tore their clothes...
Zhao Xue and Ding Si stared closely at Sun Ce, who was not far away. Ding San's hearty and slightly honest smile appeared in their minds; Xu Gong and the others also thought of their lord Xu Gong's kindness to them in the past.
Like a mountain...
Although Sun Ce did not take much precautions, his followers were always paying attention to the surrounding environment.
The moment the sound of bowstrings sounded, they had already surrounded Sun Ce and shouted: "There are assassins, protect the master... um..."
One round of volley only killed two followers, the wolf fang arrow from Gan Ning and the crossbow arrow from the second son of Xu Gong's disciples.
However, they did not think that a crossbow could kill Sun Ce, and close combat was the final option.
Fortunately, they still have Gan Ning, a master of archery, to provide cover.
With every sound of the bow in Gan Ning's hand and every sound of a bell, one of his followers would fall to the ground!
Closer, closer!
Zhao Xue and others were less than fifty steps away from Sun Ce!
Xu Gong's disciples felt that their blood was burning. As a human being, you must die. To avenge the Lord, why should you be afraid of death?
When they rushed to Sun Ce, only fourteen of Sun Ce's original twenty followers were left.
Zhao Xue was the most powerful in martial arts, he could easily slit a person's throat with his sword in hand.
Ding Si followed. He also had the strength of a second-rate warrior. He could face the mere guards with ease.
But Xu Gong's disciples were far behind... They were only third-rate warriors, and they could barely deal with one or two followers. However, when three or four of the other party swarmed forward, some of them were immediately injured.
After a confrontation, Sun Ce's followers were quickly killed and injured.
The eldest son of Xu Gong's disciples had four stab wounds on his body, but they were not fatal. The second son's left hand was cut off, but he still walked towards Sun Ce with a knife in one hand. The third son was hit by a knife in the chest, and the bones were visible. He was half-kneeling on the ground.
The breath of life is gradually passing away...
Gan Ning had shot all his arrows and was charging towards Sun Ce with his sword in hand!
Sun Ce was not afraid of the surprise attack. He even raised his bow and arrow with a grin and shot at Zhao Xue.
Zhao Xue ducked and dodged the arrow. Sun Ce immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow at Ding Si who was behind Zhao Xue!
"Pfft!" Ding Si only saw Zhao Xue's figure disappear in a flash, and then he felt a pain in his chest and opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Fourth!" Zhao Xue's eyes were about to burst, and his pretty face was filled with evil energy!
"Death!" The moment Zhao Xue turned around, Xu Gong's disciples had already rushed to Sun Ce's side, but Sun Ce had the strength of a super-class warrior. When the two disciples met each other, they were directly skewered!
However, when Sun Ce contemptuously tried to shake off the corpse on the spear, the third servant, who was thought to be dead, suddenly raised his hand and shot an arrow at Sun Ce's face with the hand crossbow that was still ready!
Because the distance was too close, Sun Ce had no way to avoid it. The crossbow arrow fired from the hand crossbow actually entered from the left side of his face and passed out from the right side!
In pain, Sun Ce roared like a tiger, urged his horse forward, raised his spear and smashed the head of the third guest directly!
Seeing that the spear was about to fall on his head, a smile appeared on the corner of Laosan's mouth, "It's worth it..."
"Boom!" Lao San's head disappeared, and the crossbow arrow that shot through Sun Ce's face fell into the leaves on the side.
The tip of the arrow is still flashing with a heart-stopping blue light...
Sun Ce was seriously injured and did not dare to fight anymore. He turned around and urged his horse to return to the original road.
Zhao Xue was heartbroken. She raised her sword and was about to chase Sun Ce, but Gan Ning suddenly arrived from behind and hit Zhao Xue on the back of the neck with a palm, knocking her out.
"Sun Ce has been hit by a poisonous arrow and will definitely die. I can't just watch you take risks again. I'm sorry..."
After Gan Ning said something to the unconscious Zhao Xue, he picked her up and walked away towards the mountain path.
At the last moment when Ding Si closed his eyes, he saw Sun Ce's face being poisoned by an arrow, and he also saw Gan Ning taking Zhao Xue away...
He recalled the smile of his third brother, recalled the days when the two of them secretly admired the captain Zhao Xue, and murmured:
"How dare Gan Ning take advantage of my captain... Yan Feng will not... let you go..."