"Rip!" Even a ruthless person like Sun Ce still had lingering fears about his injuries. Half of his armor had been shattered. Other than his helmet, there wasn't a single part of his body that wasn't stained with blood. This wasn't the enemy's blood, but his own.
That Huang Zhong was really strong. I almost couldn't make it back alive. With a golden saber in hand, he seemed to have entered an unstoppable state. No one below the general rank could match him. Even though I've broken through to the peak of the God-Refinement realm, I was still beaten to a pulp. If it wasn't for the Danyang soldiers' protection and Huang Zhong's worry for his young lord, I would probably have died on the city wall.
Even so, no less than 400 Danyang soldiers had died in the hands of Huang Zhong. Sun Ce and Huang Zhong had also reached an agreement in silence. Sun Ce would retreat and Huang Zhong would let Sun Ce go.
What a coward! Sun Ce gnashed his teeth in anger. When had he, Sun Ce, ever been forced to retreat by others? Furthermore, it was at the risk of his own life.
"Report!" The medical officer was sewing Sun Ce's wounds when a messenger ran in and looked at Sun Ce hesitantly.
"Speak!" Sun Ce frowned and said to the messenger.
"Reporting to my lord, Danyang army's General Chen Wu has died in battle!" The messenger cupped his fists and said with his head lowered.
"What!" Sun Ce suddenly stood up. His strength directly pushed the medical officer to the side, causing him to stagger. Sun Ce also pulled on his own wounds and couldn't help but reveal a pained expression.
The pain and the news caused Sun Ce's face to turn ferocious. "Chen Wu is dead? What about Dong Xi? Where is Dong Xi? " Danyang Army was an elite force under Sun Ce. Sun Ce had a total of five elite soldiers under him. One of them was the Changsha Army under Zhou Yu. This was a group that had been following the Sun family since Sun Ce's era. They were mainly engaged in naval warfare. Although Cheng Puhan and Huang Gai had divided them up, their strength had not decreased.
The second elite troop was the Yuzhou Army that was originally commanded by Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin. These Yuzhou Army were Yuan Shu's troops. They were exchanged by Sun Ce using the Imperial Seal. Not only did Old Yuan throw several old generals under Sun Ce's command to Sun Ce, but because Old Yuan was willing to hand over the Imperial Seal, he also had a good relationship with Sun Ce's father. Old Yuan suddenly found his conscience and really gave Sun Ce 3,000 Yuzhou Army elites. This troop was the foundation of Sun Cejun's army that laid the foundation for Jiangdong.
The third troop was the troops that were currently defending Kuaiji. This troop was actually the real private army of the Sun family. There were many good seedlings among them. They were all talented generals, such as Lu Meng, Ling Cao, and many other descendants of Jiangdong's nobles. This troop was completely to provide generals and strategists to the Jiangdong Army. They were now led by Sun Ce. There were not many of them, only about a thousand people, but they represented all the classes in Jiangdong. This was also the reason why Sun Quan was able to take control of Jiangdong so quickly after Sun Ce's death.
The fourth troop was originally the Danyang soldiers, but now it was going to be replaced. They were the troops that Sun Ce had subdued not long ago.
The fifth troop was the Danyang soldiers. The elites of the Danyang soldiers were famous throughout the Great Han Dynasty. The Danyang soldiers were warlike and naturally, they were very powerful. Sun Ce gave these ten thousand Danyang soldiers to Chen Wu and Dong Xi because he felt that these two were great generals. Dong Xi was good at charging and breaking through enemy lines while Chen Wu was good at using his brain. Only with the cooperation of these two would the Danyang soldiers be able to display their fighting strength.
But now, Chen Wu was actually dead! The Danyang soldiers suffered a lot of casualties today, but Sun Ce was able to bear the heavy casualties. After all, there were many people in Danyang county. Even if the Danyang soldiers died, they could just go to Danyang to gather more. But if the general died, then no matter how many soldiers he had, it would be useless.
"General Dong Xi, you are holding General Chen Wu's corpse in a daze!"
Without Chen Wu, Dong Xi was like a person without a brain. At this time, he was holding Chen Wu's corpse in a daze.
"Milord!" At this time, Lu Su also came in. His complexion was a bit heavy: "Milord, although today we almost captured Wan Cheng city, but the casualties are not ordinary!" Lu Su looked at Sun Ce's body that was full of wounds and bleeding. He knew that today they almost captured Wan Cheng city, but in the end, because of Sun Ce, they were forced to retreat by Huang Zhong.
"Speak!" Sun Ce held Chen Wu's head. Now Lu Su also came in to report the casualties: "Out of the ten thousand Danyang soldiers, only five thousand are left. Moreover, one thousand of them are injured!" Five thousand Danyang soldiers died, eight hundred were seriously injured, and two hundred were lightly injured. In other words, in today's siege, ten thousand Danyang soldiers disappeared. If there was another battle like this, then Sun Cejun's Danyang soldiers would be removed.
"What about the others?" Sun Ce's tone sank.
"As for the Zuo, Bian, and Wang families, they lost more than ten thousand of their own soldiers!" Lu Su did not have any illusions about the private soldiers of the noble families. These soldiers were only cannon fodder used in sieges. They were also disposable items used to consume the enemy's strength.
"What about Wan Cheng city?" Sun Ce stood up. He did not care about the wounds on his body.
"Wan Cheng city's ten thousand defenders lost almost eight thousand!" When Lu Su was talking with Liu Mang, he carefully checked the layout of the entire Wan Cheng city. The entire Wan Cheng city's defenders should be around ten thousand. During today's siege, although Sun Cejun's Danyang soldiers suffered heavy casualties, they were able to suppress Wan Cheng city's defenders. Therefore, Wan Cheng city's casualties were also not small. But because of the city wall's defensive advantage, their casualties were less than Sun Cejun's, but they still lost more than eight thousand corpses.
Sun Cejun's Danyang soldiers lost one for one. Now, Wan Cheng city's defenders were less than two thousand people! Lu Su's eyes were sharp. Although there was a difference between the two numbers, the difference was not big. Wan Cheng city's defenders only had about eight thousand soldiers. This time, they lost about seven thousand soldiers, leaving less than one thousand soldiers.
"Hahaha!" Sun Ce sneered. He was angry to the extreme. Wan Cheng city's ten thousand defenders only had about three thousand elite soldiers. But with such a force, he lost nearly twenty thousand troops, including five thousand elite Danyang soldiers. The most important thing was that his general Chen Wu died in Wan Cheng.
"I really underestimated you!" Sun Ce clenched his fist. After Zhou Tai's death and Jiang Qin's loss, Sun Cejun lost another general. Without Chen Wu, it was impossible for Dong Xi to command the troops. In fact, Sun Ce lost two generals in one day!
"Let Dong Xi stay by my side as my personal guard!" Sun Ce thought for a moment. He knew that Chen Wu was Dong Xi's brain. Without Chen Wu, Dong Xi would not be able to distinguish who to attack. Moreover, Dong Xi's temper was irascible. If he was not careful, he might injure people. Sun Ce could not just abandon Dong Xi, so he decided to let Dong Xi stay by his side.
"Yes!" Lu Su also felt that this decision was correct. He had seen Dong Xi before. Dong Xi was so big that he could feel the pressure just by standing in front of him. This kind of uncontrollable killing machine was really terrifying.
But Lu Su also hesitated. Chen Wu died in battle and Dong Xi was accepted as a personal guard. Then what about the five thousand Danyang soldiers? Who should command the five thousand Danyang soldiers?
Lu Su shouldn't have asked this question, because it involved military power, and the ownership of military power had always been a source of dread for those in power.
However, Sun Ce was not the type of person who would dread or suspect his subordinates. "Let Ziyi take over the Danyang soldiers first!" Taishi Ci was brought by Zhou Yu to take care of Sun Ce. But this time, he was taken away by Sun Ce to take care of Jiang Qin. Now that Chen Wu died and Dong Xi was crippled, Taishi Ci could only take over the Danyang soldiers.
"Good!" Lu Su also felt that only Taishi Ci was qualified to lead the Dan Yang soldiers. These ruffian soldiers needed someone stronger than them to suppress them. Other people, such as the generals from the aristocratic families, would not be able to lead them. It would be good if they could even kill these ruffian soldiers.
"Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Dong Xi, Jiang Qin!" Sun Ce's eyes were deep. In this small Wancheng city, he had already lost four generals. Tomorrow, tomorrow, he must stand on top of this city that once belonged to him.
In the past, Lu Kang also tried to stop him. In the end, Lu Kang committed suicide and half of the Lu Family died. The big Lu Family finally became a third-rate aristocratic family, Liu family. Liu Mang! Must kill!
Originally, Liu Mang and the Liu family, Sun Ce only wanted to destroy the Liu family. Liu Mang was also the same. Sun Ce not only wanted to use Liu Mang to threaten Lü Bu, he also wanted to use Liu Mang's name. After all, he had the title of King Of Shu. He also had the title of General of the Southern Expedition, commanding Jing Province, Yu Province, Yang Province, and Yi Province. With this title, Sun Ce could use the righteous cause to go on a punitive expedition against Liu Biao. He went on a punitive expedition against Jing Province to avenge his father. What if he really killed Huang Zu after conquering Jiang Xia? He would not have any reason to go on a punitive expedition against Jing Province!
In ancient times, everyone believed that they were the righteous army. That way, they would have the morale to win the battle. Otherwise, if you believed that you were the invaders and that you were fighting an unjust war, what would your soldiers think of you? What will the people in the punitive region think?
They will definitely fight to the death. This was the reason why the Jiangdong nobles issued a declaration to smear Lü Bu's name. The people were the best to fool. They would associate Lü Bu with the butcher and massacre the city. This way, when defending the city, the people would naturally be afraid of death and volunteer to cooperate with the local officials.
Now that Sun Ce wanted to kill Liu Mang, he did not care about righteousness anymore. This made Sun Ce's heart ache, especially Zhou Tai. He was the person that Sun Ce had placed his hopes on. If there was someone in the Jiangdong Army who could break through to the pinnacle of God Refinement, the first would be Sun Ce, the second would be Zhou Tai, and even Taishi Ci was behind him. This was because Zhou Tai had a kind of crazy blood. The crazier he was, the more he could forget himself and comprehend the pinnacle of God Refinement.
Now, Zhou Tai was dead! Everything was over! Sun Ce could not help but clench his fist. Since the appearance of Liu Mang, Sun Ce did not have a good day. Chen Rui! Big Joe! Zhou Tai! Chen Wu! Jiang Qin! Dong Xi! Zhou Cheng! Subconsciously, Sun Ce placed all his hatred on Liu Mang.
I will let you live for one more day! Tomorrow, tomorrow will be your death anniversary!
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