Longxi, Bingzhou Army temporary camp.

Cao Cao kidnapped Emperor Xian and returned to Xuchang, while Yuan Shao detained hundreds of court officials and divided up the last bit of Han Dynasty's foundation.

As for Lu Bu, no one was too lazy to take care of him. If a bereaved dog likes to run away, let him run away. So the Bingzhou army discarded their helmets and armor and trekked long distances around the Wei River. Finally, they breathed a sigh of relief and set up camp on the spot, waiting for the command of the general.

The general finally woke up.

Lu Bu opened his eyes and had a splitting headache: "When is it?"

Gao Shun knelt in front of the tent: "It's time for you."

Lu Bu let out a long breath, his shoulder aching. He remembered that when the battle was about to take place, he rushed into the battle at the head of the battle. Arrows flew in all directions. Before the general behind him could catch up, Lu Bu was shot off his horse by an arrow.

Falling off a horse during a cavalry charge is the most dangerous thing. Countless horses trample them randomly, and even the slightest carelessness will result in broken bones and muscles. Lu Bu rolls on the spot, but cannot call the red rabbit. The soldiers on both sides will die as soon as they come into contact.

The two hundred kilograms of war horses took turns trampling him, knocking him unconscious.

The result of Lu Bu's impulsiveness was that he broke two ribs and was seriously injured on his shoulder. In the end, Gao Shun snatched him back to his side.

Lu Bu said: "Where is Qilin? Call Qilin. I was the one impulsive last night."

Gao Shun said: "Reporting to my lord, it is the evening of the third day now."

Lu Bu: "..."

Lu Bu felt unbearable pain all over his body at the slightest movement. Diao Chan opened the tent and brought in the medicine. Lu Bu reached out to take it, but Diao Chan insisted: "I'll feed the Marquis."

Lu Bu nodded and said: "From now on, you can't drink too much before going to war. Call Chen Gong and discuss matters in the Qilin tent..." He finally realized that something was wrong and said in shock: "Where is this?"

Diao Chan blew the medicine and whispered: "Chang'an was occupied by Yuan Shao's men. During the chaos, General Gao Shun took out his concubine and fled to Longxi with the Marquis' subordinates..."

Lu Bu's eyes were distracted and he said in disbelief: "Who told you to withdraw your troops?! Who gave the order!"

Chen Gong had been waiting outside the tent for a long time, but did not enter the tent. Without any fear, he said loudly: "This is an order issued by Gongtai after discussing with General Gao."

Lu Bu said: "What rules! Come in and talk! Who allows you to give orders?!"

Chen Gong opened the door and walked in, saying coldly: "My lord, do you know how dangerous the situation was at that time?"

"Yuan Shao enlisted the help of the scholar-bureaucrats in Chang'an City as internal agents. After the Lord fell from his horse, our army's morale was depleted. Yuan's army's morale was high and they captured the south gate of Chang'an. Cao Mengde had been waiting for the opportunity for a long time and set up a horn support outside the west gate to storm the inner city and take away the emperor. Bingzhou Army

Since I am missing a general, my lord will teach me whether I should return reinforcements or resist the enemy?!"

"If reinforcements are returned, the south gate will fall. Yuan Shao will march straight in and lose Chang'an. If he resists the enemy, Cao's army will take the opportunity to sneak attack. They will be surrounded by enemies from both sides. If they do not retreat, all 40,000 soldiers of the combined state army will be trapped in the city of Chang'an. I'm afraid

At this moment, the lord has become a prisoner!"

Chen Gong was merciless and said aggressively: "My lord asked who allowed me to give orders, but the public platform asked my lord: Who allowed you to drink alcohol in front of the battle and fight without declaring it?! Qilin is loyal, who allowed you to go to jail without committing a crime?"

"Who allowed you to listen to the slander! You fell into Cao Mengde's conspiracy!"

Lu Bu was furious and said: "How outrageous——! Drag this thief down and behead him!"

Gao Shunqing shouted urgently: "Lord, calm down! This is the order from the general!"

Lu Bu suddenly threw up the tables in the tent and pushed Diao Chan to the side. Diao Chan screamed and splashed the medicine soup all over her body.

Chen Gong stood majestically and spoke loudly: "My lord, you are so happy to do this thing that hurts your relatives and makes your enemies happy, so what if you kill the public platform? Qilin is now trapped in the enemy camp, and he is expected to die or not, so he will not be in vain. In a battle between master and servant, it’s you! It’s ridiculous to be so self-willed and use the lives of others as a sacrifice for your own failure!”

Lu Bu was so furious that he vomited out a mouthful of blood.

"Are you from Cao Cao?" Sun Ce looked at Qilin with hostility for a long time.

Qilin said: "No, he used to be Lu Bu's staff officer, but now... I guess he is no longer."

Sun Ce shouted: "Take him down!"

People from the left and right swarmed up and restrained Qilin. Qilin did not resist, but let the man hold his shoulders, and suddenly asked: "Sun Ce, your father is dead?"

Sun Ce's army wore Xiao, and his direct line soldiers tied their arms with hemp and wore gauze on their heads. The only possibility in this situation was that the general died in battle. At the same time, the eighteenth princes' armies were fighting on their own. When the Jiangdong Army withdrew from the Battle of Luoyang, Yuan Shu ordered Sun Jian Attack Liu Biao.

Sun Jian sent troops to Luyang, but was killed by Huang Zu with an arrow during the battle. Sun Ce led his troops back to the Han River, and used the morale of the mourning soldiers to attack Xiangyang again and again, but failed and had to withdraw to Shouchun.

Sun Ce took a deep breath, his eyes were red and he looked very tired: "The gold beads on your neck were given by Marquis Wen?"

Qilin nodded and looked around: "I just came out of Luoyang half a month ago. Is this the Han River?"

Unconsciously, Qilin traveled nearly a thousand miles after leaving Luoyang.

Sun Ce issued an order: "I have no time to interrogate you now. If someone comes, lock him up first."

During autumn and winter, it was raining continuously in the Jingchu area. Qilin was locked in a cage-like prison car, his hands bound with wet cow tendons, and he sat lazily.

His hair was much longer than when he first came here, and it was wet from the light rain, making him quite uncomfortable.

Everyone in Jiangdong's army was wearing sackcloth and mourning, with sad expressions. Sun Jian died while attacking Liu Biao. The army along the way was sending the body of the Jiangdong governor back to Wu County for burial.

After Sun Ce ordered Qilin to be taken into custody, he no longer took care of him. However, he had three meals a day and plenty of water. The guards were also very polite and never beat or scolded him. When the army stopped and set up camp, Qilin could be allowed to walk around, and he was treated well. Not like a prisoner.

There were stops and starts along the way, and the soldiers never talked to each other, and Qilin didn't even hear a word of news.

That evening, when I walked near Changsha, thousands of trees on the hills were withered, fallen leaves were all over the ground, and among the yellow leaves on the mountains, birds emerged from the forest and flew into the sky one after another.

Qilin looked up and whistled.

A gray eagle hovered high for a moment, then turned and swooped east.

The large army stopped.

Qilin said to the guarding officer: "There is an ambush ahead. Go and notify your lord."

"How did you know?" Several guards had some conversations with Qilin on weekdays. Judging from the conversation, this young man did not look like an ordinary person. He spoke about war opportunities and did not dare to neglect.

One of them turned around and went to report to Sun Ce. After a moment, he turned around and asked, "Young master, I asked you why you said this. Can you explain in detail?"

Qilin thought for a while and replied: "In the evening, hundreds of birds return to their nests, and birds in the forest fly away in large numbers. There must be a small army entering the woods ahead to ambush. I just saw an eagle scout."

The man looked solemn and went to report back. After a while, he came back and said: "Young Master, I understand. Thank you for your help, young sir."

The convoy stopped for a moment and then started off again. Qilin looked towards the front of the convoy for a moment, but could not see that Sun Ce had arranged any troops. Everything was as usual.

Qilin frowned slightly, sensing something unusual.

As the sun was setting and the dusk was sinking, light rain began to fall again. Jiangdong's army lit up torches and meandered through the dense forest. There was a sharp whistle, followed by the muffled hum of soldiers in the distance.

"There's a sneak attack!"

"Watch out!"

Whistle arrows whistled to guide the landing point of the arrow rain. The horses were frightened and ran around. An order came from the front of the army:

"Young Master has an order, everyone, please march away quickly!"

Sun Ce's order turned out to be to run away. Not long after, there was a melee in the forest. The opponent had not yet appeared. Nearly a hundred of his own people had been knocked down by random arrows. When the horses accelerated, another person came rushing towards them and chopped them off with a sword.

The cage was locked and he shouted: "Let's go!"

When Qilin saw that it was Sun Ce, he was even more confused. What kind of mystery was he doing?

The arrows flew together, and it was no longer possible to tell who was the enemy and who was ourselves. The rear formation was extremely chaotic. Qilin got on his horse and said, "What should we do with the soldiers behind us?"

Sun Ce said: "Don't ask! Let's go quickly!" After saying that, he swung his long sword back and cut off the tendons that bound the wrists. Qilin's hands were free and he said: "Give me a bow."

Sun Ce led Qilin and galloped on horseback. Along the way, Jiangdong's army gathered to follow the two of them. Qilin followed closely, and repeated: "Give me the bow and arrow! You are chasing too hard!"

Sun Ce lowered his head to avoid the stray arrow and said, "If you don't follow..." Before he could finish his words, the breast shield behind him was shot to pieces by an arrow!

The generals shouted in panic: "Protect the young master!"

Qilin said: "Don't worry!"

Sun Ce casually took off the long bow on his back, and ran to Qilin between the two horses. Qilin reached out and caught it, saying: "Give me another rocket!" He abandoned the reins, put the bow on his back, and took the burning arrow with his backhand.

He put the arrow on the string, and used the strength of his back to fill the bowstring.

"Okay——!" an old voice cheered in the distance.

The Qilin arrow was on the string, but it didn't fire. While galloping for a moment, another whistle arrow flew towards him. At that moment, in the dark night, he keenly captured the position of the archer and let go.

The dazzling rocket burned fiercely and turned into a shooting star in the dark night.

"The crossbowmen listen to the order, adjust their position, and shoot!" Sun Ce had a tacit understanding and raised his sword to give the order.

The Qianbaili crossbow left its string and flew deep into the jungle under the guidance of rockets. Using arrows to make arrows, the archers in the jungle were overwhelmed. There was chaos, and there were even screams of pain, apparently injured by stray arrows.

Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's go!"

Jiangdong's army rushed out of the woods and waded across the beach. The troops quickly assembled on the river beach without any chaos.

An old general laughed heartily, led more than a hundred people to come to meet him, and shouted from a distance: "Who was that person who shot the arrow just now?"

Sun Ce said loudly: "Those who shoot arrows don't know, but those who ambush know it is Gan Ning."

The old general stopped asking and said, "You can't stay here for a long time, for fear of causing more trouble. Young Master, please follow me."

Ships had been prepared on the Yangtze River, and the soldiers boarded the ships one after another. They ran around all night. Qilin, covered in mud and water, just followed Jiangdong's army without asking any questions. He waited until the arrangements were ready, and ten warships set sail in the middle of the night before they had a chance to catch their breath.

Take a breath.

Just now they were cheering in the night, and the veteran who was on the shore to meet him was none other than Huang Gai. At this time, he got on the boat and sat across from Sun Ce. He lamented for a long time. The old man burst into tears. It was inconvenient for Qilin to be by his side, so he went to the side of the boat and stood there. The night wind blew for a while, and there was Sun Ce.

The soldiers under my command came to invite:

"My Lord, please change your clean clothes and come inside to talk."
To be continued...