In the Jiangdong Navy's camp, Sun Ce's face was gloomy. This was because Han Dang was injured. His injury was not light as he was shot by a ballista. Even if Han Dang was a refined god, he would not be able to withstand the impact of the ballista. Moreover, Han Dang was already old.
In front of Sun Ce, there were several injured Jiangdong Navy officers and soldiers. These people were the ones who came back from the battle.
"Speak! How could such a situation occur? " Sun Ce's face was cold. Although it was only the defeat of Han Dang's fleet, it had accumulated over time. Even Sun Ce's Jiangdong Army would not be able to withstand it.
"Reporting to Milord, it is the enemy. The enemy is too ferocious. The enemy cheated and ambushed General Han Dang." A thousand-man general stammered as he spoke to Sun Ce.
"The enemy is ferocious?" Sun Ce coldly said. "After so many years, why didn't you say that the enemy was ferocious? For a long time, my Sun Ce's army has been suppressing the enemy. Now, you dare to say that my defeated army is ferocious? "Sun Ce was so angry that he suddenly kicked him.
"Aiya!" The thousand-man general staggered from the kick, but he did not dare to resist.
"The enemy cheated? All is fair in war, understand? " "Speak, what is the situation?" Sun Ce's gloomy face made his subordinates shiver. Finally, one of them could not bear it anymore and opened his mouth. "What is the situation?" Sun Ce's gloomy face made his subordinates shiver.
It turned out that Han Dang was conceited. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had already told him how to fight the battle, but Han Dang did not listen. Because of his stubbornness, the formation of the entire army was messed up. Although Han Dang was a navy general, he still used his previous tactics. He was prepared to swarm the enemy and rely on numbers to gain the advantage. Who would have thought that he would be shot by the ballistae of the Jingzhou navy. When Han Dang reacted, it was already too late.
"Sigh!" Sun Ce sighed. He had nothing to say about Han Dang because this person was loyal to the Sun family. Sun Ce did not want to deal with such a loyal official. He had good intentions but ended up making things worse. Now that Han Dang was injured, if he punished Han Dang, the old officials of the Sun family would think otherwise.
"Men, come with me to General Han Dang's camp!" Although Sun Ce hated Han Dang, he still went to see him. Half of Han Dang's arm was almost shot off. Only a little bit of flesh was still connected. It was very scary. After comforting Han Dang and looking at Han Dang's injuries, Sun Ce did not know whether to laugh or cry. If he should laugh, it would be because Han Dang was already half crippled. It can be said that he was no longer able to lead troops in battle. Sun Ce had lost a stubborn old man. But if he should cry, it would be because Han Dang was injured. He was missing a refinement stage expert to charge and break through enemy lines.
Sun Ce entered his own tent and laid down on his chair to think about the next countermeasures.
"Haha, haha!" While Sun Ce was worrying, a laughter entered Sun Ce's ears. Sun Ce immediately became angry. I am worried, but you are laughing. What is the meaning of this? This is clearly a provocation.
Sun Ce opened his eyes and was about to angrily rebuke. But when he saw that the person laughing was his sworn brother, the think tank of the entire Jiangdong, Governor Zhou Yu, Gong Jin, he immediately felt helpless.
"Gong Jin, why are you laughing so happily?" Sun Ce was puzzled. When a lord has a problem, his subordinate would rush over to help him solve it. But when a lord has a problem, he still has to listen to his subordinate's laughter. Moreover, this person is his sworn brother.
"Haha, haha, wait, wait, let me laugh first!" Zhou Yu stretched out his hand and said to Sun Ce.
Finally, when Zhou Yu finished laughing, Sun Ce's face turned into the color of pig liver.
"My lord, the reason why I laughed is to report the good news to you!" Zhou Yu cupped his fist and said to Sun Ce.
"Report the good news? What good news? " Sun Ce did not understand. He had just lost a battle and brought back such a good news. Han Dang was still unconscious. Could this Zhou Yu be deliberately teasing him?
"Of course there is good news. My lord, why did you send tens of thousands of soldiers to confront the Jingzhou army?" Zhou Yu asked.
"Naturally, it is to enter Xiangyang and take over Jingzhou. Firstly, it is to avenge my father's death. Secondly, it is to occupy Jiangdong's Jingzhou and see the world!" Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu. These words were told to Sun Ce by Zhou Yu.
"Then my lord, if you want to enter Xiangyang and take over Jingzhou, what is the first step?" Zhou Yu asked again.
"Naturally, it is to defeat the Jiangxia Navy and occupy Jiangxia." Sun Ce quickly replied. Jiangxia was an important place. It guarded the Yangtze River waterway from Jiangdong to Jingzhou. However, Jiangxia could not go to Jingzhou. Therefore, Sun Ce must attack Jiangxia.
"Then what if I tell my lord that Jiangxia is already ours?" Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce with a smile.
"Impossible!" Sun Ce refused without thinking. What a joke. The Jiangxia Navy had 70,000 soldiers and were eyeing them covetously. The Jiangdong Navy only had 60,000 soldiers and had lost a lot. If they did not defeat the 70,000 Jiangxia Navy, how could they take over Jiangxia? Could it be that Jingzhou's Magistrate, Liu Biao, was willing to give up Jiangxia?
"Haha, my lord, that is why I said that this is a good thing. Jingzhou's Magistrate, Liu Biao, really gave up Jiangxia to us." Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce.
"What!" Sun Ce's eyes widened in disbelief. However, Zhou Yu's words did not seem to be false.
"My lord, please take a look and bring them up." Zhou Yu clapped his hands and a civil official followed behind the Jiangdong Navy.
"Who is this?" Sun Ce asked doubtfully. This person was wearing a civil official's uniform, but Sun Ce had never seen this person in the army.
"On the orders of my lord, Jingzhou's Magistrate, I have come to visit Marquis Sun Ce." Nearly half of Jiangdong's land could be considered between Yangzhou and Xuzhou, so there was no Magistrate of Jiangdong.
This was a messenger sent by Jingzhou's Liu Biao.
"Liu Biao's messenger? Why did he send you? Go back and tell that old thief, Liu Biao, to wait for my Jiangdong Army to conquer Jiangxia and take his dog life to avenge my father. "Sun Ce had a bad temper and scolded the messenger.
"Sigh!" Zhou Yu pulled Sun Ce back. "My lord, since Liu Biao sent a messenger, we might as well listen."
Under Zhou Yu's persuasion, Sun Ce listened to the words of the messenger. It turned out that the messenger's mission was to borrow troops. He wanted the Jiangdong Army to give up Jiangxia's waterway so that the Jiangxia Navy could attack the Yangzhou Navy at Lujiang Estuary. Moreover, he wanted the help of the Jiangdong Army, and the price was Jiangxia.
"Sss sss sss!" Sun Ce sucked in a cold breath. Even if Sun Ce was a heroic person, he would not be willing to take out an entire county to do business. Not to mention, Jiangxia was a very important place. If it was not important, Jiangdong and Jing Province would not have suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties in this area.
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