The more Sun Ce thought about it, the angrier he became, which further aroused Sun Ce's desire to get ahead and strengthened his plan to seize Chaohu.
Everything is unimportant to Sun Ce now. He just wants to be successful and famous. Everything else is fake to him.
He must gain power and glory. He wants Qiao Xuan's family, who look down on him, to kneel at his feet, sing praises to him, and flatter him. He wants Qiao Ying to put aside her prudery and cry and ask to marry him.
Give it to him.
When Sun Ce suffered emotional setbacks, his temperament changed drastically. The first officer changed his plan to attack the water city and completely followed Zhang Hong's plan. He completely abandoned his friendship with Cao Zhi and prepared to use any means to seize the Chaohu water city.
Along the way, Sun Ce recalled this bitter history and growth experience. Perhaps a successful man must undergo such a baptism in order to succeed.
Shuicheng is very big, but with Lu Jun as their guide, they reached the tallest building in Shuicheng - Chaohu County Mansion without any hindrance.
Water City is different from other cities because half of it is built in the water and half is built on land. The entire city is also different from large cities such as Wanling and Moling. Although it is not as huge as other cities, it still looks extraordinary and unique.
A unique water city.
Seen from a distance from the outside of Shuicheng, the city wall standing on the periphery of Shuicheng is more than ten feet high. In addition, there are small ten-foot-high towers every more than a hundred meters, making Shuicheng look extremely majestic.
Looking at both sides of the city wall, they saw that the white-flowered city wall stretched as far as the eye could see. It was unknown how far it extended. Only when Sun Ce entered the city gate did they realize that the area of the water city was still far beyond their original predictions.
Shuicheng does not have a county in the strict sense. Generally, the county government office is built in the center of the city, or built as a city within a city like Shouchun. However, due to the shortage of land and the convenience of defense, Shuicheng started from Zheng Bao.
The county seat is located on the highest tower of the city wall along the water area, which is also the commanding height of Shuicheng. After Li Hu took office, he did not change the decision of the county seat to another place and still located the county seat on this tower.
Guided by Lu Jun, Sun Ce and others climbed to the second floor of the city tower. When they turned one end of the stairs and walked into a balcony fenced with railings, Sun Ce was attracted by the lights below the city. He couldn't help but take a few steps and hold the railing to look down at the city.
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The breeze blows gently, and at a glance, there are countless houses in the city, and it is impossible to see the end. However, this city seems to have been planned when it was built, even though the houses are of different styles and the materials used are stone and wood.
They are all very different, but they are all arranged neatly, leaving a bluestone street several feet wide. From a high position, it makes people feel even more neat and organized, just like a map that has been laid out and drawn.
Seeing Sun Ce stop, Lu Jun also turned around and walked to Sun Ce. He introduced Sun Ce with a hint of pride: "That is the largest and most important road in this city. It clearly divides the residents in the city into two, and divides the city into two parts."
Divided into two, this is a masterpiece of planning after Li Taishou took office. This makes the city layout neat and uniform, and it is very convenient for residents to enter and exit."
"Hmph, a masterpiece, what a beautiful scene. It will be the first city that I, Sun Ce, will conquer." Sun Ce said calmly.
"Haha, yes, Grand Administrator Li and I both welcome General Sun to stay in Shuicheng. We hope that Grand Administrator Cao can continue to keep General Sun in Shuicheng in the future, and we will get closer."
When Sun Ce saw that Lu Jun actually heard "moved in" as "moved in", he didn't point it out. He smiled with a hint of meaning and said, "I hope so!"
An unclear conversation ended hastily, with one feeling proud and the other having a deeper meaning, and everyone turned to continue climbing the stairs.
The largest meeting hall in Shuicheng is on the top floor of the third floor of this building. It is also the main hall where Shuicheng entertains distinguished guests. Dark brown floors are spread throughout the huge hall. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is rich in wood resources, so most main halls like Shuicheng are paved with floors. In winter,
Warm in summer and cool in summer, it is also very suitable for the ancient habit of sitting on the floor.
Li Hu, who was wearing a navy blue brocade robe with dark flame patterns, had been standing quietly in the hall for a while. Suddenly, the two rows of oil lamps on the wall of the hall were blown to and fro by a gust of wind, and the hall suddenly became dark for several minutes.
Li Hu turned around and calmly ordered the eight personal guards standing on the four corners: "Go and fill up some lampstands."
"Yes!" The two guards bowed and obeyed the order.
Li Hu took another long breath and said with a self-deprecating smile: "What's wrong with me? I'm always upset today. Maybe it's because I haven't performed for a long time and I'm not used to this kind of battle. Alas...
..”
When Li Hu breathed his last breath, a report came from outside the hall: "Report to the prefect, General Sun is here!"
"Please!"
When he finished speaking, Li Hu looked at the hall door. Lu Jun came out first, followed closely by several people, all dressed in military uniforms.
Lu Junxing reached where Li Hu was standing and was about to bow down to report. The youngest general in the group behind him made a "swish" sound, took a step forward, and with a "swish" sound, he held his sword in his left hand and knelt down on one leg.
In front of Li Hu, he lowered his head and cried sadly: "Sun Ce thanks Prefect Li for taking him in."
Sun Ce's sudden move shocked Li Hu, who was waiting for Lu Jun's introduction. The two looked at each other, and Li Hu quickly bent down to help Sun Ce, who was kneeling, and kept saying: "There, there, how dare Li
To receive such a great gift from General Sun, please get up quickly, please get up."
When Li Hu helped Sun Ce up, he saw clearly this handsome and ridiculously famous general. He couldn't help but sigh like Lu Jun when he saw Sun Ce for the first time: "Too young, too handsome!"
At this moment, Sun Ce, who was also looking at Li Hu, suddenly burst into tears. He actually cried. This frightened Li Hu at a loss and quickly comforted him: "General Sun must have suffered a great injustice from Yuan Shu. It doesn't matter, now we are here."
We are a family. Not to mention that General Sun and my lord, Grand Master Cao, are sworn friends. Even if they have nothing to do with each other, it is natural for Li to take in people from the same way. General Sun is about to enter Shuicheng. Don’t worry about anything anymore. We will be side by side in the future.
Let's fight against Yuan Shu together with the same hatred. Come on, General Sun, let's sit down and talk..." Li Hujue's words were very meaningful, and he even used "people of the same mind". He felt that his
The level of diplomacy is steadily improving.
The tearful Sun Ce stood up straight with the support of Li Hu's left arm. The tears stopped when Li Hu finished speaking. Just as Lu Jun responded to Li Hu's words and turned around again to lead the way for the two of them to their seats, Sun Ce
His voice changed from his cowardly demeanor, and not only did he not show any sign of decadence, but his eyes suddenly flashed sharply, and he said sinisterly: "We will indeed be of the same kind, but we are just separated by yin and yang."
Li Hu and Lu Jun both stopped and were stunned when they heard this. At this moment, Sun Ce took action.
Sun Ce's left hand was like a knife, and it instantly cut into the back of Lu Jun's neck in front of him. At the same time, he pulled out the long sword from his waist with his right hand. The long sword was swung out, and blood burst out.
Li Hu, who was leaning on Sun Ce and supporting Sun Ce, screamed before he could realize why Sun Ce said this, and his right arm flew down in response to the light of the sword.
Sun Ce killed decisively! All this happened in an instant, without any delay in between!
Lu Jun didn't even turn his head, he was directly hit on the vital part of the back of his neck, and fainted with a groan. Li Hu was suddenly attacked, but his sensitivity was not lost. However, when he saw the sword light, he immediately flew back and retreated. Although his five senses did not detect anything,
However, his keen intuition told him that danger was approaching, and his instinct of fighting in the killing field for many years allowed him to avoid death, but he lost one right arm forever.
Sun Ce has been waiting for a good opportunity! His terrifying voice enveloped the eardrums of the two of them. Lu Jun and Li Hu were distracted for a moment, and were briefly distracted by the terrifying topic. Sun Ce finally waited for the opportunity to burst into action.
Li Hu's screams were drowned in the deafening roar. Almost at the same time, a cold light burst out in the hall. Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang who followed Sun Ce into the hall all moved to the guards standing at the four corners of the hall.
Nearby, stood the best attack point.
Zhou Yu didn't even watch Sun Ce's emotional performance. Hearing the sound, he became furious and struck a sword at a guard four steps away to seal the title. Blood splattered. Zhou Yu flew back and killed another bald guard who was standing side by side.
Guard! The guard's throat ruptured in the next second and he fell to the wooden floor.
There is no intolerance. If you don't kill the enemy, you will be killed by the enemy. Only by killing decisively can you survive! This is the biggest life sentiment that he and Sun Ce have recently gained.
At the same time, Han Dang on the other side drew two swords on his left and right at the same time. The sword light was bright, like a heavenly sword cutting through the void. As the brilliant light flashed past, the head of a close guard flew away diagonally.
, bringing with it a large rain of blood. Han Dang turned around quickly, and when the other guard roared out, he was quickly drowned in his own screams. Blood spurted out from the headless corpse, and he fell to the ground.
On the floor, he threw himself in front of a lampstand. The smell of blood filled the hall, and Han Dang had already disappeared and began to approach the next target. The lamp oil splashed all over the floor, accompanied by the unextinguished wick flame, coaxed the nearby lamp to light.
Wooden floor.
In fact, the last guard Cheng Pu dealt with was not weak, but they adopted a thunderous attack and killing method, which could not give the opponent a chance to buffer. Judging from the previous confrontation, if Li Hu's guards were to surround him,
, the forces that followed did not seem to be easy to deal with. But unfortunately, Cheng Pu and the others did not intend to give them any chance to make an exit call, so they took their lives.
Cheng Pu didn't hesitate at all, and rushed towards the second person five meters away like flying. After approaching, he attacked ruthlessly, and successfully killed him with one blow! After finishing what he was doing, he ignored the outside of the hall.
Screams, groans, and sounds of falling to the ground were heard one after another in the hall, and they rushed into the hall where the servants were resting and waiting for summons, and tried their best to kill the remaining survivors.
A guard carrying a candlestick just appeared in the hall. When he saw the corpses on the ground, he turned around and ran away. But in the end, Han Dang nailed him to the floor near the curtain with a single knife, and the area was dyed red with blood.
.The other guard who followed closely walked out two steps later. When he saw his companion in front of him suddenly falling to the ground, he threw away the candlestick in his hand in an instant, drew his sword and swung it towards the approaching black figure. When Cancan
In the light of the sword, his flying head was full of unwillingness and disbelief. His surprised face was full of regret, and it fell to the ground. Blood spurted out from the headless corpse.