When Dubbo returned to the racecourse with his men and horses, the entire racecourse was empty. It could even be said that the entire racecourse no longer existed. When Liu Qi left, he set another fire in the racecourse and burned it down.
Uncle Dub was so frightened that he felt cold all over, but he immediately sent someone to report to Sun Ce. However, he led his troops in an attempt to catch up with Liu Qi and others, but at this time Liu Qi and others were already hundreds of miles away.
The next day, Sun He's five thousand army was defeated, and the news that Sun He was killed spread throughout Jiangdong. Immediately afterwards, the news that Jingzhou's army invaded Jiangdong and occupied the two counties of Xiushui and Ai County came again, which made people who originally couldn't believe it
I was at a loss for a while.
Jiangdong has always attacked Jingzhou, but when did it become Jingzhou attacking Jiangdong? Jiangdong's attack on Jingzhou has not captured a city in Jingzhou, nor killed a general in Jingzhou. And Jingzhou can defeat Jiangdong's five generals with less than a thousand cavalry.
Thousands of troops killed countless generals in Jiangdong, and those who received the news found it difficult to accept it for a while.
The weather has changed and Jiangdong is no longer the safest place. Even the Yuzhang County guarded by General Tai Shici was invaded by the Jingzhou army. Who can hold the city and resist the Jingzhou army?
Qu Cheng and Xu Sheng sat opposite each other in Yifeng County, looking at the news in front of them with shock. They had determined that the person who stayed here a few days ago was Liu Qi and that the nearly a thousand cavalry were the Flying Tiger Guards.
If they were still lucky before, then now they are wholeheartedly serving Liu Qi. If nothing else, Sun Ce would not let them go if he just accepted Liu Qi and helped them hide his whereabouts. They could only serve Liu Qi.
Nearly 1,000 troops defeated 5,000 troops and beheaded the general Sun He. Nearly 10,000 troops invaded Jingzhou overnight. Such strength would be worthy of their allegiance. If Liu Qi had not made an explanation before leaving, they would not act rashly without Liu Qi's instructions.
Surrender Xu Shu.
Xu Sheng and Qu Cheng looked at each other and smiled. Following such a lord, they were afraid that there would be many battles in the future, but they were not worried. Only in this way would they not feel lonely in troubled times.
Compared with the first two pieces of news, the third piece of news seemed less attention-grabbing. After Liu Qi defeated Sun He's 5,000-strong army, he robbed Jiangdong's racecourse in Poyang. Not a single one of the 5,000 horses in the racecourse was left.
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Sun Ce looked at the two urgent reports on the table with a gloomy expression. The day before yesterday, he had just received the news that Sun He's five thousand army had been defeated and Sun He had been killed. Now, two days apart, two pieces of bad news came.
When did Jiangdong become so weak? Liu Qi alone caused Jiangdong heavy losses. It is understandable that an army of 5,000 could not withstand nearly a thousand cavalry. But why could Taishi Ci's army of 30,000 be unable to stop Jingzhou's 10,000 army?
Soldiers and horses invaded Jiangdong. This has not happened for many years. Even when Sun Jian was killed, Jingzhou soldiers and horses did not invade Jiangdong. But now Jiangdong has strong soldiers and horses. When he was ambitiously preparing to dominate the world, he was invaded.
How could this not make him angry?
And the fact that the racecourse was robbed of five thousand horses made him even more angry. Jiangdong only had a few horses in total, no more than 20,000 at most. Now that he had lost a quarter at once, what else could Jiangdong use to compete with other princes?
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"Bah!" Sun Ce threw the two bamboo slips out and said with a blushing face: "Okay! Okay! When did I, Jiangdong, suffer such a great humiliation?"
The officials below were all silent. Even Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao lowered their heads and did not speak.
Sun Ce looked at the officials below and said: "A little Xu Shu led ten thousand soldiers and horses to invade Jiangdong in one day. How did Taishi Ziyi guard Yuzhang? More than a thousand cavalry galloped across Jiangdong and killed people wantonly.
What do you do for food?"
Sun Ce took a deep breath and said, "Gong Jin, what do you think we should do?"
Zhou Yu stood up and said: "The talent of Xu Shu is no less than mine. It is normal for General Taishi to be careless and take the opportunity to invade Jiangdong. If your subordinates are willing, they can go to Yuzhang to take back Ai County and repair the two counties to prevent Jingzhou's army from gaining a foothold in Jiangdong."
Heel. And Liu Qi's more than a thousand cavalry are agile and fast. It's no wonder that General Cheng couldn't catch up for a while. As long as the surrounding areas are blocked and strict orders are sent out to encircle and suppress Liu Qi's more than a thousand cavalry, Liu Qi's more than a thousand cavalry will have five ways to escape."
Sun Ce snorted and said, "So, both Taishi Ziyi and Cheng Demou were not at fault?" Sun Ce was obviously dissatisfied with Zhou Yu's excuse for them.
Zhou Yu said: "Now is an extraordinary period and it is inappropriate to punish generals arbitrarily. It is better to order them to repel the Jingzhou army first and then reward and punish them according to their merits and demerits."
Sun Ce turned to look at Zhang Zhao and said, "Zibu, how do you think you should give in?"
Zhang Zhao stood up and said, "Gong Jin is right. Punishing a general before battle affects his morale. Please think twice, lord."
Sun Ce was silent for a while and said: "In this case Gong Jin immediately set off for Yuzhang to lead the Yuzhang military affairs and must drive the Jingzhou army out of Jiangdong."
Zhou Yu immediately said: "No." After saying that, he stood up and left.
Sun Ce looked at Zhang Zhao again and said: "Immediately order the troops stationed in various places to encircle and suppress Liu Qi. If he is afraid of the enemy, he will be killed without mercy."
"No." Zhang Zhao immediately went down to convey the order.
Sun Ce looked at the others and said: "Sun Jing, Sun Xi, you two each bring an army of 10,000 to assist General Cheng in encircling Liu Qi." Sun Jing is Sun Ce's cousin, and Sun Xi is Sun Ce's cousin. These two people
Together with Sun He, they are the three generals of the Sun family. Sun Ce's move is to let the Sun family avenge Sun He.
"No." Two generals walked out from below, bowed in response, and then left.
Sun Ce returned to the backyard with a gloomy face and heard the maid report: "General Qi, the old lady has come to see the general and is waiting in the back hall."
Sun Ce waved his hand and dismissed the maid and walked towards the back hall. There was an old woman in her fifties sitting in the back hall. Although she was dressed unusually and did not wear any jewelry, she was sitting there without being angry or intimidating.
On the left side of the woman is a boy in his teens, who is very cute and pink. On the right side is a teenage girl with bright eyes, white teeth, and sword-pierced eyebrows, who is very heroic.
At this time, the two boys and girls were surrounding the old woman asking questions. The old woman had a kind face and answered every question seriously.
At this moment, Sun Ce walked in. The two boys and girls immediately fell silent. They ran to Sun Ce and took Sun Ce's hand and said, "Brother hasn't played with us for a long time. Are you going to play with us today?"
Sun Ce smiled and said, "Brother, if you still have something to do, you can go and play by yourself." After saying that, he asked the maid to take them down.
Sun Ce came to the old woman, bowed and said, "Mother."
The old woman nodded and looked at Sun Ce and said, "But what trouble did you encounter again?"
Sun Ce nodded helplessly and told the old woman about the recent events. The old woman sighed and said: "You and your father have the same temper, they are impatient and too strong. How can national affairs be trivial? It is better to listen to the following in everything.
People’s opinions. As for your father’s revenge, don’t worry. If you can do what you are now, your father will be happy if he knows.” After saying that, he helped Sun Ce tidy up his clothes and said, “Which prince in the world wants to be like this?
With that? If Jingzhou is really as weak as you think, how could your father die in a foreign country? You must remember your father's lessons when you go through difficult times."
Sun Ce nodded. He had indeed underestimated the heroes of the world before. One Liu Qi and one Xu Shu could turn Jiangdong upside down, let alone Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the north.
Seeing Sun Ce listen, the old woman laughed. His son was as proud as his husband and did not put others in his eyes. Today this can be regarded as a lesson.