Chapter 320: The new master of Yuzhou

On April 30, the second year of Xingping, Han Dynasty, the governor of Yuzhou, Sun Jian, led his troops to attack Xiangyang. Huang Zu ambushed Huang Zu's general. Lu Gong, the general of Huang Zu, injured Jian's horse, and Jian died under the huge rock. Before his death, Jian entrusted himself to the generals and was the main force of his son Ce.

After Sun Jian's death, the Yuzhou army had no leader and had already taken away the fighting spirit, so it was impossible to continue to attack Xiangyang. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai led their troops to the entire army, escorted Sun Jian's coffin and retreated back to Yuzhou.

Huang Zu originally wanted to send troops to chase him, but was stopped by Liu Biao. Liu Biao sighed: "Sun Wentai was a hero who was once an official in Jingzhou and died in his hometown. Let him leave quietly." Huang Zu naturally would not object. In fact, he knew in his heart that Sun Jianmi Cheng Pu was quite strategic, and Yuan Shu was supported by him. Liu Biao was worried that the Jingzhou army would underestimate the enemy and fell into the ambush of the enemy.

Cheng Pu had sent someone to inform Sun Ce in advance. After Sun Ce received the letter, he was extremely sad and almost fainted. If Da Qiao had not supported him, he would have fallen to the ground. Sun Jian was Sun Ce's idol since childhood. He acted decisively, bravely, loyal, and brave, and loyal. In these aspects, Sun Ce was deeply influenced by Sun Jian.

After Sun Ce woke up, he stayed in the door for half a day, and no one shouted outside the door, but he just ignored it. Half a day later, a crescent moon in the sky had just risen, and Sun Ce went out exhausted. Da Qiao, Sun's mother, Sun Quan and others who had been waiting at the door for a long time hurriedly greeted him.

In half a day, Sun Ce seemed to have grown a lot older. Da Qiao was careful and couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he saw that Sun Ce's temples had some gray hair. However, Sun Ce was in good spirits. When he saw everyone's concerned eyes, he said loudly: "Mother, Brother Quan, Ying'er, please don't worry. I am the eldest son of the family, so naturally I should take on the responsibility of restoring the family! Brother Quan, you have grown up, please help me!"

Sun Quan, with yellow hair and blue eyes, has already become as tall as an adult. He stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Qiang everything follows his brother's arrangement!"

Sun Ce then summoned the generals and officials who stayed in Yingchuan and announced that the whole city of Yangdi was in vain and was ready to welcome Sun Jian's coffin. He also ordered the scouts to send more personnel to expand the scope of the warning, and set up layers of checkpoints fifty miles around Yangdi to prevent any abnormal changes.

Early the next morning, Sun Ce took Sun's mother, Sun Quan, Lu Fan and others to Silang Mountain in the east of the city to choose a place surrounded by green forests and white water, and designated it as Sun Jian's tomb. In the afternoon, Lu Fan took the craftsmen from the city to drag materials into the mountain with horses to start construction.

Three days later, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai generals escorted Sun Jian's coffin to Yangdi. The whole city was covered with mourning, and Sun Ce led his whole family to greet each other ten miles outside the city. In a solemn atmosphere, a long funeral team sent Sun Jian's coffin all the way into the mountain.

Although it was built in a hurry, Sun Jian's tomb was still quite grand. The tomb was surrounded by green pine and cypresses, and the mountain wind blew, and the pine waves were buzzing. A bluestone stele stood in front of the tomb, with the words "The Tomb of the governor of Yuzhou of Han, the Marquis of Wucheng, and the Tomb of the General of the Defeat Sun Jian Wentai Gong" on it.

Sun Jian's family knelt in front of the grave and cried in a whole lot. Only Sun Ce did not cry, but just straightened his body after kowtowing. His tears had already flowed a few days ago. The responsibility on his shoulders told him that inheriting his father's will and restoring the family's glory was something he had to do. And the most important thing at the moment was to quickly stabilize the situation in Yuzhou, stabilize the morale of the army and the people.

After the burial of Sun Jian, Sun Ce ascended the altar outside Yangdi City to swore an oath to succeed as the governor of Yuzhou. The next day he summoned all the generals to discuss matters. Huang Gai, Zu Mao, Han Dang and others all shouted to avenge the Lord's revenge, and suggested that Sun Ce immediately raise troops in Yuzhou, destroy Huang Zu first, then kill Liu Biao, and purge Jingzhou.

Sun Ce had already made up his mind at this time. Seeing that everyone was in high spirits and did not express his opinion for a while, he saw Cheng Pu sitting alone with a solemn expression, so he announced that he would discuss it another day, and then left Cheng Pu alone.

"Uncle Demou, today all the generals want to raise an army to avenge my father. I wonder what you mean?" Sun Ce asked sincerely.

Seeing that Sun Ce was humble, Cheng Pu also spoke out bluntly, saying, "The lord Huang Zu's plan was tragic and died outside Xiangyang City. I also want to avenge him. However, for Bo Fu's plan, Yuzhou was exhausted and newly promoted to the position of governor. Although the people's morale is available, the military's resources are insufficient. If there is no foreign aid, I am afraid that it is not advisable to act hasty."

Sun Ce's handsome face was solemn at this moment. He nodded after hearing this and said, "Uncle Demou is right. My father has left, our army has been defeated, and there is insufficient food and supplies. It is indeed not appropriate to make a big move. However, as a son of man, he cannot avenge his father, which is a great shame."

Cheng Pu understood what Sun Ce meant. He felt that he could not beat Liu Pingzi. He really wanted to fight but was not sure of winning. So he smiled and said, "I have a plan to relieve Bo Fu's worries."

Sun Ce was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Uncle Demou is fine, but it's okay to talk."

Cheng Pu pondered for a moment and said, "I thought about it over and over again before I came up with this solution. Bo Fu has recently ascended this position, but there are people in the army who are dissatisfied, so I just wait for the opportunity. Bo Fu can advertise the world, avenge his father, and then send an envoy to Xiangyang to ask Liu Biao to hand over the culprit of killing his lord, and then slowly gather the army. In this way, the morale of the army can be used."

Sun Ce frowned and said, "What if Liu Biao insisted on not handing over someone? Then we would have to fire the arrow on the string."

Cheng Pu replied: "With Liu Biao's ability, he will naturally not easily trade people. But as the saying goes, the soldiers will win, and he is also afraid that we will exert the troops from Yuzhou to attack, not to mention that he must guard against Yuan Shu in Nanyang and Zhou Yu in Yangzhou. In this way, we can take advantage of the situation to make other requests, and we can ask for more food, grass and supplies to prepare for military supplies."

Sun Ce said happily: "This plan is very wonderful. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. My father's spirit in heaven will definitely understand what I did."

Just when Sun Ce was busy sending envoys to question Liu Biao, Yuan Shu summoned many confidants in Wancheng, and the topic was how to obtain Yuzhou.

"Sighly, General Wentai is as brave as a tiger. Unfortunately, he was caught in the treacherous plan of Huang Zu and died in Xiangyang. The group of dragons in Yuzhou have no leader, and Sun Bofu is too young to convince the public. The generals in Wentai are not as powerful as heroes. However, Cao ***, Guanzhong Lu Bu are all eyeing Yuzhou. If I don't take action, I am afraid that the people of Yuzhou will fall into the water and fire again. Alas..." Yuan Shu's opening remarks praised himself first. The implication is that only he can take Yuzhou into his pocket is the most popular.

Yang Hong followed the steps, gently stroked his long beard, and said with a sigh: "What the lord said is very true. Last year, Sun Jian had already been under the lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord'

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.
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