Zhang Wu saw that he could not hit Sun Ce, and watched Sun Ce escape. He did not pursue him again, nor did he shoot the enemy soldiers. He just stood and watched from a distance.

Those enemy soldiers were not worth shooting. What he wanted to shoot were only the enemy generals.

"Hahaha... With this victory, Sun Ce can stop it!"

Zhou Ping looked at the retreating enemy soldiers and laughed.

Zhou Tai backed away while blocking Zhang Fei. He had been stabbed in two places by Zhang Fei, but because he was wearing armor, the wounds were not too deep.

Under the obstruction of other soldiers, he was finally able to escape and retreated on horseback.

Zhang Fei and Chen Dao led their troops to pursue them out of the mountain road. When they saw a group of enemy soldiers coming for reinforcements in the distance, they hurriedly stopped and led their troops back.

After Sun Ce led his troops to fight, Sun Jing always felt that Zhou Ping must have the determination to win if he dared to lead his troops to stop him, so he put five thousand soldiers on standby in the camp. If Sun Ce was unfortunately defeated, he could immediately send troops to rescue him.

Later, I heard that the two armies were fighting, and at first the winner could not be determined. Later, reinforcements were sent out from the enemy camp, and Sun Ce's troops were retreating.

Sun Jing knew something was wrong, so she quickly led her troops out of the camp to meet Sun Ce.

Returning to the camp, Sun Ce sighed: "Zhang Fei's bravery is well-deserved. Unfortunately, I underestimated the enemy and went into battle with exhausted troops, which resulted in the defeat. Ling Cao died in the battle, and Zhou Lai blocked the way. It may not be easy to rescue Juchao."

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Sun Jing comforted him and said: "Bo Fu, although we suffered this defeat and lost our generals, how can we be discouraged as a general? Although Zhou Ping blocked the way, he didn't have many soldiers and horses, and he didn't dare to attack. We can give way first."

It is not too late for the soldiers and horses to rest and recharge their batteries before thinking of good strategies."

"My troops cannot pass. I am afraid that General Zhang Xun will not be able to defend his nest for a long time and will abandon the city and retreat. If this is true, General Yuan is afraid that he will not be able to defend Wancheng for a long time and Lujiang will be captured by Liu Bei."

Sun Ce had always won before, but after this defeat, he lost confidence in Yuan Shu and Zhang Xun, feeling that they could not defend Juchao and Wancheng.

Sun Jing added: "Liu Bei only has 3,000 troops guarding Xiang'an. We can send 5,000 troops to seize Linhu. Liu Bei will definitely divide his troops to rescue. Then he sent someone to see General Yuan and asked him to send troops here.

Come with us to attack from both front and back. I predict that if Wancheng sends out troops, Zhou Ping will definitely retreat, and we can then move in and take up residence in our nest to repel Liu Bei."

Sun Ce nodded: "It seems that this is the only way."

This time Sun Ce led 12,000 soldiers into the battle. In addition to losing Ling Cao, he also lost more than 3,000 soldiers.

After resting for three days, he sent Xu Kun and 5,000 troops to seize Linhu and threaten Xiang'an, hoping that Liu Bei would divide his troops to rescue him. He also sent people to Wancheng to ask Yuan Shu for reinforcements and attack Zhou Ping from behind.

Zhou Ping also lost more than a thousand soldiers in this battle. Although he won, the victory was not complete enough.

However, this satisfied him. His most important thing now was to defeat Sun Ce, dampen Sun Ce's spirit, and boost the morale of his troops.

At the same time, he blocked Sun Ce and frightened Zhang Xun, who lived in Chao City, so he abandoned the city and retreated.

If the nest can be obtained again, it will not be difficult to obtain Wancheng.

The greatest contributor this time was undoubtedly Zhang Wu, who shot and killed the enemy general Ling Cao, thus causing Sun Ce to be defeated.

However, some people are happy and some are angry.

It was Zhang Fei who was angry.

"Ziwei, if I fight with an enemy general in the future, you are not allowed to shoot hidden arrows again. I will personally behead the enemy general."

Zhang Wu didn't answer, feeling a little aggrieved that he was scolded even though he helped him.

"If you have the ability, you can go and fight with the enemy generals yourself. Don't come to kill my enemy generals." Zhang Fei roared again.

Zhou Ping said: "Yide, this is my order and has nothing to do with Ziwei. The enemy soldiers are far more numerous than ours, and Sun Ce is not a mediocre general. If it were not so, it would be difficult to win quickly. You have contributed a lot to this victory. I will

I’ll help you ask for credit from my lord.”

"Hmph, I don't care if I have any merit or not, I just want to kill the enemy general."

"Okay, next time you fight with an enemy general, I won't let Ziwei help you again." Zhou Ping said helplessly.

Zhang Fei laughed when he heard this and said, "Hey, hey, sir, you must keep your word."

"Of course it counts. With your courage and virtue, you are invincible, so you naturally don't need help from others."

"Sir, I am not invincible, my second brother is stronger than me, hehe..." Zhang Fei refused to accept anyone, so he accepted Guan Yu.

Zhou Ping felt speechless. Now Zhang Fei had killed many more enemy generals than Guan Yu. It was rare for him to still respect Guan Yu so much.

"After Sun Ce suffered this defeat, he will not dare to fight again in the near future. If my prediction is correct, he may let Yuan Shu send troops to attack us. Now the only option is for the lord to step up the offensive against Juchao and quickly defeat Zhang Xun.

Forced away."

Outside of Chao City, Liu Bei's camp is located.

Liu Bei was very happy when he heard that Zhou Ping had defeated Sun Ce.

"Hahaha... Gu was right. Not only is he good at making plans, but he is also good at leading troops. With him blocking Sun Ce, we can win the nest!"

He asked Zang Ba, Lu Su and others to build towers and oars, build mountains of earth, dig tunnels, and use various methods to attack the city, hoping to force Zhang Xun away.

Zhang Xun was in the city when he learned that Sun Ce's army had been defeated. His only hope suddenly came to nothing. At this time, he saw an intensification of the offensive outside the city. There were also many rumors about soldiers and horses in the city. There were often rumors that Liu Bei's troops had entered the city, causing confusion in the city.

People are panicked.

"General, it is difficult for General Sun Bofu to rescue him. I am afraid that Juchao cannot be defended. Should we return to Wancheng?" asked the military lord next to Zhang Xun.

"We will wait a few days and see. If General Sun Bofu is really helpless, we will return to Wancheng and guard with General Yuan." Zhang Xun said, looking at the enemy camp in the distance outside the city.
Chapter completed!