They had lost.
Sun Ce had to admit.
Zhou Yu, Cheng Yu, and the others were unable to refute.
Before they could even get close to Pengze Du, their ships and soldiers had been crushed like dried weeds and rotten wood. They did not even have the ability to rescue the remaining soldiers.
"Sun Bofu."
"You lost this time."
Wang Xiong stared at the ship on the river and said coldly,"The day you chose Yuzhang to land in River East, you were destined to lose today. If you still want revenge, the Red Cliff Army is here.”
"Wang Zhengnan."
"You untouchable thief."
Sun Ce gritted his teeth as his hatred surged to the heavens.
"Heh."
"Haha."
Wang Xiong smiled at the river and asked," I am a thief. Your father Sun Jian stole the Imperial Jade Seal. You are protected by Yuan Shu, but you have the ambition to establish yourself in Jiangdong. Are you and your father heroes?"”
"Bastard!"
Sun Ce said angrily.
"Thief?"
Wang Xiong turned around and walked towards the commander's tent, sneering,""Those who steal the hook will be killed, and those who steal the country will be marquises. Which one of the people who hold the army in this world isn't a thief who steals the country?”
"My lord."
"My lord, retreat."
Cheng Pu and Han Dang advised when they saw this.
Zhou Yu looked at the ferry and said,""Bofu, I can guarantee that Zijing didn't betray us this time. Let's return to Juchao first.”
"Retreat."
Sun Ce ordered tiredly.
Early this morning, they sent out their troops in high spirits.
In just one day, the Red Cliff Army had crushed everyone's pride.
The ships retreated.
The Red Cliff Army also began to clean up the river.
The broken hulls, floating corpses, and living soldiers were all salvaged ashore.
The moonlight was hazy.
The Pengze camp was still on high alert.
Lu Su and Liu Ye were led into the commander's tent.
"My lord."
Liao Hua stepped into the commander's tent and said respectfully," The First Legion has already cleared the river. All the floating corpses have been buried in the mountains a few miles away. There are still nearly 300 people alive. I've already asked the military doctors to treat their injuries."”
"Yes."
Wang Xiong nodded.
Qiao Shun respectfully said," My lord, since the grain sale is fake, then I will return to Haiying tomorrow. The Ministry of Revenue still has many miscellaneous matters to deal with."”
"Alright."
" Go back and tell Qiao Rui that the county must be strictly governed," Wang Xiong said in a deep voice." A war may break out in Jiangdong this year. This is our opportunity."”
"Here."
Qiao Rui bowed and left the tent.
"Ziyang."
Wang Xiong knocked on the table and said lightly,"Today, I'll teach you a lesson. In this world, you don't have the right to say whatever you want. Without enough strength to support you, you don't even have the qualifications to negotiate.”
"Here."
Liu Ye was extremely bitter.
Obviously, Wang Xiong was saying that he overestimated himself.
Sun Ce couldn't hold the Red Cliff Army back, Jing Zhou was the same, Liu Pan and Huang Zhong weren't even in Wang Xiong's eyes.
Liu Yao could not even protect himself, so what right did he have to come to Yuzhang to ask for Zhu Hao?
"Zijing."
Wang Xiong placed the dagger on the table and said with a faint smile,"Bringing a dagger ashore, are you imitating the story of Jing Ke assassinating Qin?”
"General."
"Live or die as you wish."
Lu Su said frankly.
"Kengchi."
Wang Xiong pulled out his dagger and looked at the sharp blade that was flashing with a cold light. He said indifferently,"I thought you were a smart person. Qiao Shun has already made it very clear. If you can bring 5,000 dans of food today, the Lu Clan will be able to obtain the friendship of the Red Cliff Army and ensure that you can retreat safely.”
"I…!"
Lu Su's eyes were filled with bitterness.
He had also tried his best to dissuade Sun Ce and Zhou Yu from sending troops.
Unfortunately, Sun Ce was too eager to dominate the River East and did not listen to any opinions at all. Or rather, he was only determined to do what he thought.
In Sun Ce's eyes, no matter how strong the Red Cliff Army was, they were only pirates.
"Clang."
Wang Xiong threw the dagger in front of him and said in a deep voice,"Sun Ce hates you to the bone now, so you can't go back to Linhuai. If you want to die, you can kill yourself. If you want to live, you can stay in the Red Cliff Army.”
"Hmm?"
Lu Su raised his head in shock.
"Are you surprised?"
Wang Xiong said with a calm gaze.
Lu Su nodded and said self-mockingly," Linhuai's wealthy clan is based on the Shang Dynasty. How could the general be willing to take in such a treacherous person?"”
"Heh."
Wang Xiong couldn't help but laugh." In the eyes of the world, Wang Zhengnan is the leader of the rebels, and the Red Cliff Army is the rebel army. Therefore, what Yuzhang lacks is a talent for governing the world. Why can't they keep you?"”
"Zijing."
"Greetings, my lord."
Lu Su bowed with a complicated expression.
"Alright."
Wang Xiong nodded." Tomorrow, you will return to Haihun with Qiao Shun. You will temporarily take over the Ministry of Revenue on behalf of Zhuge Jin. Qiao Rui will explain everything to you."”
"Here."
Lu Su said respectfully.
"Zhuge Jin?"
"Zhuge Xuan's nephew?" Liu Ye couldn't help but ask.”
"Not bad."
Wang Xiong did not hide anything.
Liu Ye took a deep breath and said in horror,"Is Zhuge Xuan really connected to the Red Cliff Army?”
"Not really."
Wang Xiong took a sip of tea and explained," Before he left Yuzhang, he bet his life on the sea. If he died in Jingzhou, Zhuge Jin would serve the Red Cliff Army!"”
"Clack, clack, clack."
Liu Ye staggered back.
At this moment, even Lu Su could not help but be shocked.
Liu Biao had executed Zhuge Xuan, but the Red Cliff Army had grown even larger!
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