The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 326: Sun Ce is assassinated
The forest where Sun Ce went hunting was called Juqu Mountain.

There were tigers, leopards, elk, deer and other rare animals and birds. Sun Ce had been in the mountains for two days and had already hunted a lot of prey, even two leopards, but unfortunately he still hadn't hunted a single tiger.

“I don’t know where he ran off to!”

Sun Ce was a little disappointed, so he had to transport the prey to an inn at the foot of the mountain.

When they arrived at the post station, Sun Ce took the initiative to mention that he had not hunted any tigers, but was told by one of the clerks that there was a fierce tiger living about ten miles to the west.

"It's in the west!"

Sun Ce slapped his thigh, and his interest, which had been dampened, was revived.

"In that case, we should go here and hunt one!"

The five personal soldiers who came with him tried their best to persuade him: "General, you should go back! If you don't return to the camp for a long time, I'm afraid something bad will happen!"

Sun Ce was nonchalant: "With Gongjin in the army, what could possibly happen?"

"This time I should go to the mountains and hunt a tiger, skin it, and make a cloak to reward Gongjin!"

Sun Ce thought he was hunting tigers for Zhou Yu, so he naturally ignored the advice and insisted on going west into the mountains and forests.

He left the post station and rode away quickly.

After walking just five miles, Sun Ce felt that the terrain was becoming increasingly narrow.

As we walked deeper, we saw stone walls on both sides, blocking out the sun and leaving only a little light above our heads.

"Such a strange terrain must be inhabited by ferocious beasts!"

Instead of being afraid, Sun Ce became even more delighted.

After walking for a while and looking around, Sun Ce discovered that the place was full of strange rocks and dense forests. He was even more certain that this place was indeed extraordinary.

suddenly!

The branches and leaves not far away swayed, making Sun Ce happy.

"Sure enough there is a beast! Look at the arrow!"

The arrow is like a meteor, falling to the ground with a bang!
The arrow shot accurately into the woods, followed by a miserable scream!

"hiss!"

Sun Ce's heart skipped a beat!
Listening to the cry, it seems that it is not the voice of a beast, but a human voice!

Shooting someone!

Sun Ce hurried forward and pulled away the trees. Sure enough, he saw a man in black lying on the ground, holding his chest and unconscious.

"hiss!"

He gasped again.

It’s not like Sun Ce hasn’t killed people before.

But Sun Ce claimed that he was not a bloodthirsty and cruel person, and it was impossible for him to kill an unimportant person alive.

He hurried forward to try to smell the breath, but as soon as he took a step, Sun Ce felt something was wrong.

Why does this person in front of me look so familiar?

……

Oh!
I remembered!

Isn’t this the clerk who showed me the way at the post station and said there was a tiger to the west?
But why did he appear here?

……

"call out!"

Just as Sun Ce was stunned, a sound of breaking through the air made Sun Ce frightened.

"Enemy attack!!!"

In a flash, several people holding bows and arrows suddenly appeared in the seemingly quiet forest, all aiming at Sun Ce.

"Sun Ce! I am the son of Xu Gong, the governor of Wujun! You killed my father, and today I want to avenge him, so I came to find you!"

Xu Gong!

Sun Ce remembered.

"I was wondering who it was! It turned out to be the son of that shameless guy! My father is so shameless, and my son is also so shameless. He actually tricked me into coming here to hunt tigers!"

Xu Gong was a famous scholar and once served as the commander of Wu County.

At that time, Sheng Xian, the prefect of Wujun, resigned due to illness. Xu Gong then took over the position of prefect of Wujun and began to persecute Sheng Xian, his former superior.

Gao Dai, a subordinate of Sheng Xian, asked for help from Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou at that time. Tao Qian did not come to his rescue immediately. Gao Dai became haggard and cried blood, and could not eat or drink.

Later, Tao Qian was moved by his loyalty and thought that he had the loyalty of Shen Baoxu, so he agreed to send troops to rescue him and wrote a letter to Xu Gong.

Gao Dai took Tao Qian's letter back and asked Xu Gong to spare Sheng Xian, but Xu Gong had already locked up Gao Dai's mother.

Gao Dai was going to meet Xu Gong, and he had an old grudge with Xu Gong. The people of Wu, both big and small, were all worried about Gao Dai, thinking that he would be killed.

Gao Dai said that if he was with the king, he was the king. Besides, Xu Gong had put his mother in prison in order to lure him there. If he could meet Xu Gong, the matter would naturally be resolved. So he wrote a letter to Xu Gong to confess, and Xu Gong met Gao Dai. Gao Dai was quick to apologize and Xu Gong released Gao Dai's mother immediately.

But later Xu Gong went back on his word and sent soldiers to hunt down Gao Dai and his mother. Fortunately, Gao Dai had already noticed Xu Gong's intention and took his mother to another boat, thus escaping the pursuit.

……

It was because of this incident that Sun Ce called Xu Gong a shameless person and killed him when he later conquered Jiangdong.

Seeing the scene today, how could Sun Ce not understand that he had fallen into someone else's trap.

But Sun Ce didn't understand.

"My trip is top secret. How do you know my whereabouts?"

Hearing Sun Ce's question, the son of Xu Gong on the opposite side sneered: "Sun Ce! Do you think I'm the only one who wants you dead?"

"Everyone around you wants to kill you! Everyone wants to drink your flesh and suck your blood! Even if you don't die today, someone will take your life one day!"

Only at this moment did Sun Ce finally feel fear!
It's different from being on the battlefield.

No matter how dangerous the battlefield is, there is only one enemy.

But now, Sun Ce felt as if there were countless poisonous snakes around him, spitting out their tongues and staring at him, and he didn't know when they would jump out from behind his head and bite him. For a moment, Sun Ce was so confused that he didn't notice that the man behind Xu Gong's son had already drawn his bow and arrow, aiming at Sun Ce's neck.

"General, be careful!"

It was a personal soldier who noticed the opponent's action and knocked the already confused Sun Ce to the ground in time!
Because they were here to hunt, neither the personal soldiers nor Sun Ce wore armor, but they wore thin cloth clothes for protection.

Several arrows were shot in succession, and the four personal soldiers behind Sun Ce were all shot and fell to the ground, dead.

"General, run away!"

The only remaining personal soldier did not care about his own safety, and the first thing he did was to grab Sun Ce and ask him to escape.

But after Sun Ce was pulled up, the soldier suddenly stopped talking.

Although the push just now allowed Sun Ce to avoid the vital part of his neck, the arrow still hit Sun Ce in the cheek.

At this moment, a bloody hole suddenly appeared on Sun Ce's left cheek.

Through the blood hole, even Sun Ce's teeth and tongue could be seen, which was extremely creepy!

But the personal soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then immediately pulled Sun Ce and continued to flee.

"Sun Ce, don't run away! I am here to hunt you today, the tiger!"

Xu Gong's son chased after him with a bow and shot a few more arrows.

Hearing the sound of breaking air coming from behind, Sun Ce's personal soldiers quickly took a step to the left and used their backs to completely block Sun Ce's figure.

"Damn it!"

Xu Gong's son cursed, but he could only continue to chase.

Sun Ce seemed to have lost his mind at this moment. Although he was running, there was no impression in his mind.

Only when he reacted did Sun Ce feel a little pain on his face.

"Big head..."

Sun Ce called out to his personal soldiers, only to find that there was no one by his side.

The guard who had just risked his life to block the arrow for Sun Ce, unexpectedly lost track of Sun Ce and fell forever in the forest.

At this time, Xu Gong's son had also caught up with Sun Ce. Seeing the murderer of his father right in front of him, he immediately raised his bow again and was about to shoot at Sun Ce in the face!

"Bo Fu!"

Before he could finish his words, a familiar voice rang out.

Zhou Yu!

The fingers that usually plucked the strings of the zither now pulled the bowstring tightly and shot towards Xu Gong's son.

"Go!"

Zhou Yu's arrow was not very powerful, but it was very accurate. It hit Xu Gong's son's eye socket directly, making him scream in pain.

There were some soldiers behind Zhou Yu, and at this moment they all drew their bows and arrows, shooting at the people on the opposite side with arrows that turned them into hedgehogs.

"Bo Fu!"

Zhou Yu rode his horse to Sun Ce's side.

Looking down, Zhou Yu's breathing suddenly became heavy.

"Gong Jin?"

Sun Ce was about to touch his face in confusion: "Why do I feel so dazed now? Am I really not dreaming? Why does my face hurt so much…"

Zhou Yu grabbed Sun Ce's hand and held it tightly.

"Bofu, don't think about anything now, don't worry about anything, just come back to the camp with me and heal your wounds first!"

Sun Ce nodded woodenly.

Although he still didn't quite understand what had happened, out of his deep trust in Zhou Yu, he still chose to believe Zhou Yu unconditionally.

Zhou Yu put a hat on Sun Ce to protect his face, and after sending him into the camp, he immediately summoned a doctor to treat Sun Ce's injuries.

Afterwards, Zhou Yu immediately summoned Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and others secretly under the pretext of Sun Ce's seal, and ordered them to guard Sun Ce and not let anyone get close to Sun Ce.

After finishing all this, Zhou Yu began to investigate.

After all, not many people knew that Sun Ce had gone out of the camp to hunt.

As the case progressed, Zhou Yu quickly identified the real culprit with his intelligence.

The person who leaked the news was the groom who raised horses for Sun Ce.

This person was responsible for looking after Sun Ce's warhorse, so naturally he knew Sun Ce's whereabouts very well.

After finding out the truth, Zhou Yu cut off the other person's head with one sword.

But even so, Zhou Yu's frown never relaxed.

"It really was that group of people who did this!"

Jiangdong family!

Sun Ce's use of powerful troops to suppress Jiangdong would inevitably affect the interests of most of the Jiangdong families.

Even heroes like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had to cooperate with local families to achieve a win-win situation. How could they be as rough as Sun Ce?

Even Zhou Yu was a little naive before. He thought that even if Sun Ce did not go to the extreme of killing Dong Zhuo, he could still use the powerful army in his hands to suppress the Jiangdong noble families to surrender.

But now Zhou Yu realized how wrong he was.

Although Zhou Yu was born intelligent, he never participated in central meetings like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and never took part in real power struggles.

So Zhou Yu didn't know that the struggle for power is always a fight to the death. There is no middle ground, let alone peaceful coexistence.

"If only I had understood this sooner..."

He was unwilling to cooperate with the aristocratic families like Yuan Shao and be coerced by them; nor was he willing to learn from Dong Zhuo and massacre the aristocratic families and bear the infamy.

Those who don’t know how to give up will end up getting nothing.

Zhou Yu sighed and looked at Sun Ce in the tent with concern: "Bofu, I am the one who hurt you this time!"

(End of this chapter)