Sun Ce turned around and ran back, ran two steps, and saw that Zhou Yu didn't follow, so he turned around and dragged him again. Zhou Yu grabbed him.

"Can you run faster than a horse?"

Sun Ce was speechless, and then became furious. "Then I can't just wait."

Zhou Yu shook his head again and again, and dragged Sun Ce hard to prevent him from getting excited. "Bo Fu, this is just your guess, and it may not come true. Even if it comes true, Han Dang and Zu Mao have already chased after them, and there is no shortage of you, what you should be thinking about at the moment is how you should deal with the next situation in case something happens. ”

Sun Ce forced his eyes on Zhou Yu. "You...... I don't know the bottom of my heart, right? ”

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed slightly, and then he became firm again. "Yes, I'm worried too. The Pang family has benefited from you, but you are still unwilling to truly surrender, and the interests of the Xi family and the Yang family have been damaged, how can you be willing? In the long run, the Yuan brothers are fighting, the general has no advantage at all, Xiangyang is not defeated, Cao Cao was ordered to rush, who will kill the deer, it is not yet known, they secretly communicate that it is a normal choice. Xi Zhu's reaction has always been very abnormal, but I was busy attacking the city and didn't experience it myself. It was my mistake, but if things turn out as you expect, we're in big trouble, and it's not just impulsive. ”

He paused for a moment and adjusted his breath. "What's more, things may not be as you expected, you are so anxious, what will the general think?"

Sun Ce took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. But my heart was still pounding, and my temples were a little swollen. He regretted it, but he also had a strong sense of helplessness. He wanted to save Sun Jian, and everything seemed to be going well, but he never thought that his filial piety might put Sun Jian in danger again. He raised his head, looked at the jujube red horse in the distance, and thought of Xiahou Yuan, who died in battle inexplicably, and couldn't help but sigh.

The world is unpredictable, life is impermanent, and the ancients were honest and did not deceive me.

"Let's take a look in front of the battle." Sun Ce turned around and continued to walk towards the front of the formation. Zhou Yu is right, firstly, his worries may not come true, and secondly, even if they come true, if Han Dang and Zu Mao can't solve it, he won't have time to go, maybe it will make his father suspicious. Now let's take a step at a time, no matter what, taking Xiangyang is the most important thing.

The siege had been going on for three days and had been under the command of Zhou Yu, with Sun Fu, Zhang Hu and Liu Pi taking turns to attack. It is not so much a battle as a drill, one is to exercise Zhou Yu's command ability, the second is to let Sun Fu and others accumulate experience in actual combat, and the third is to test the siege equipment built by Huang Chengyan. In the past few days, the most eye-catching achievements are probably these siege machines. With the help of these sharp weapons, even generals like Sun Fu and Zhang Hu can fight with great enthusiasm and high morale, and they almost broke the city several times.

When Sun Ce came to the front of the battle, Huang Chengyan was preparing for today's siege mission, a large group of craftsmen under his command made the final reinforcement of several siege vehicles, Huang Yueying held a bunch of silk books and followed on the side, adding two strokes to the silk books from time to time, and directing the craftsmen to make adjustments. Seeing Sun Ce, Huang Chengyan hurriedly put down the work in his hand and greeted him.

"Captain, are you back?"

"Well, I'll go back to the camp temporarily, I heard that your siege engine is doing well, come and see."

"What's good, more than a dozen siege vehicles have been damaged, nearly 100 soldiers have been injured, and the city gate has not been broken, and I am a little helpless."

Huang Chengyan smiled bitterly and led Sun Ce to the siege vehicle. The siege engine was used to attack the city gates, like a large cart, with a bracket in the middle, and hung from a huge piece of wood inlaid with an iron cone, which was used to hit the city gates. There are wheels underneath that can be pushed, and sheds on top that can block attacks from the head of the city. It should be said that this siege vehicle was well designed.

"It's not easy to attack the city, and it's the first time I've commanded the battle, if it weren't for the help of these equipment from Mr., our losses would have been even greater." Zhou Yu said sincerely: "Sir, don't be humble anymore, otherwise I will really be ashamed." ”

Huang Chengyan laughed twice, and seeing that Sun Ce didn't smile at all, he quickly put away his smile and asked tentatively, "Captain, what's wrong with you?" ”

Sun Ce wanted to speak and stopped, thinking about whether to say it or not, but Zhou Yu said: "Sir, the Xi family recently got a good horse, do you know?" ”

Huang Chengyan shook his head. "I haven't heard of it. What does the Xi family want a good horse for? Their brothers are good at literature, and they never ride horses, and if they are used to drive, one horse is not enough. He thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it to show favor to the general or the captain?" ”

"If that's the case, that's fine. Xi Zhu mentioned it in front of the general, and the general was happy to see the hunt, so he begged each other several times, but Xi Zhu never dared to agree. Cao Cao sent a good horse to the captain, and the captain was pure filial piety and sent back to the camp, and the general was overjoyed when he saw it, and rode out of the camp, probably to Xi's house. ”

Huang Chengyan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head. "The captain is worried that the Xi family will be bad for the general?"

"Yes."

"The captain is too worried. Even if the Xi family has this heart, they don't have the courage. They shouldn't be so impulsive until the winner is decided. ”

Huang Chengyan said it very easily, but his expression was not relaxed at all. He twisted his beard and looked solemn. Seeing this, Sun Ce's heart became even more uneasy. "Sir, if you have anything to say, just say it, Gongjin is not an outsider, and he won't spread it nonsense."

Huang Chengyan nodded. "Captain, do you remember, Kuai Liang died near Ye County, but some of his troops escaped and their whereabouts have been unknown. The baggage battalion has been carrying out heavy tasks recently, and when the combat equipment was counted two days ago, there were some errors in the number, including two three-stone crossbows. Now listening to you say this, I am afraid that these crossbows have been taken out of the camp by someone with a heart. ”

Sun Ce's cheeks twitched, and there was a hint of evil in his eyes. "Who has access to these crossbows?"

Huang Chengyan didn't say anything, but Zhou Yu understood. "Bo Fu, Kuai Yue's family is in the baggage camp. Manpower is tight these days, and they are also doing chores. However, sir, they were not allowed to leave the camp without orders, and if no one passed on the news, they could not have known that Kuara's troops were nearby. ”

Huang Chengyan said lightly: "There are too many people who can deliver the news, and if there is no other evidence, it is really not easy to check." ”

Sun Ce understood. In any case, Xi Zhu definitely played a role in this. He is Sun Jian's staff, and it is too normal to go to the baggage camp to do things, and when he is related to the fact that Xi Zhu suddenly has a good horse, if there is no cat in it, it is called a ghost.

In this case, the Xi family cannot stay.

"Captain, you don't have to worry." Huang Chengyan smiled slightly. "Since you are an assassin, you will inevitably be a thief. The general's martial arts are outstanding, ordinary people can't get close to him, and only the crossbow is difficult to hurt. However, although the three-stone crossbow is convenient, the effective range is only one hundred and twenty paces, and it is difficult for the best crossbowman to shoot such a vital part as the throat at such a distance. As for the other parts, it should not be able to shoot through the gold silk brocade armor. ”

Sun Ce was surprised and delighted. "What do you say, sir? Golden silk brocade armor? My father has a golden silk brocade armor? ”

Huang Chengyan smiled and nodded slightly.

Sun Ce was relieved and looked up to the sky and sighed.

Zhou Yu glanced at Huang Chengyan and smiled.

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