Chapter 27 Zhou Yu owes me nine lives!
Chapter 027: Zhou Yu owes me nine lives!
Zhou Yu would always remember that year when he met his childhood friend Sun Ce in Liyang.

"Brother Bofu! Are you all right?"

"Haha! Gongjin! It's Zhou Lang indeed!"

Under the blue sky, two high-spirited young men held hands and had a pleasant conversation.

That year, Sun Ce had just used the imperial seal left by his father to exchange for 3,000 soldiers and 500 war horses from Yuan Shu, and he was going to lead his troops straight to Qu'a.

That is where his mother, wife and children are, and that is also where his great career began.

That night, the two young men drank and chatted happily.

Under the dim light, Sun Ce's eyes shone like autumn stars: "Gongjin, I want to carry on my father's legacy and take over the six counties and eighty-one states of Jiangdong!"

"If I can get Gongjin's help, my great cause will be accomplished!"

Zhou Yu smiled faintly: "Bofu has such great ambitions, I am willing to follow you through fire and water without hesitation."

Sun Ce was greatly encouraged: "Great! I have Zhou Lang, which is better than a hundred thousand soldiers!"

So, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu joined forces and marched all the way to Qu'a, invincible along the way.

Under the city of Qu'a, Zhou Yu showed his prowess by deploying his troops. He directly attacked the governor of Yangzhou, Liu Yao, who suffered heavy losses and was forced to stay in the camp until the Battle of Shentingling, when Taishi Ci went into battle, and there was also that... mysterious young general from Qu'a.

At the foot of Shenting Ridge, Sun Ce and Taishi Ci fought all the way, and even after rolling down the hillside and wrestling with their bare hands, the outcome was still unclear.

On Shenting Ridge, the young general Qu'a fought alone against the twelve generals of Jiangdong. He killed them so hard that they became desperate and depressed. He also killed Zhou Yu so hard that he left a shadow on his life.

Zhou Yu knew very well that if the armies of both sides had not arrived in the end and Taishi Ci had not retreated, many Jiangdong generals would have suffered casualties.

After this battle, Zhou Yu offered advice to Sun Ce, and accepted the private soldiers of local powerful people, and gathered the defeated and surrendered generals. As a result, Sun Ce's military strength increased greatly, and he secretly sent an army to attack Liu Yao's old nest Lujiang.

Liu Yao's army was in great chaos, and Sun Ce took advantage of the night to attack Qu'a City.

In this battle, Qu'a City was captured and Sun Ce won a great victory. Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, crossed the river in a hurry and stole Liu Biao of Jingzhou away.

After Sun Ce occupied Qu'a, with the assistance of Zhou Yu, he comforted and rewarded his officers and soldiers, issued political decrees, rewarded agriculture and sericulture, and appeased the local people.

For a time, the people were very happy, and people from all over the country came to join the army, and there was an endless stream of people enlisting.

Sun Ce's strength expanded greatly, and he soon gathered more than 2 people and more than 1000 war horses, and his prestige shook Jiangdong.

The Twelve Generals of Jiangdong were even more famous, but whenever the battle of Shentingling was mentioned, the generals of Jiangdong always remained silent.

They will never forget the halberd that was surrounded by an iron-blooded and brutal aura!
They will never forget the young general who stood alone with his halberd and his horse.

Zhou Yu and other generals had privately asked Taishi Ci about the background of the young general Qu'a, but Taishi Ci was also at a loss, claiming that he had not seen the young general since the battle of Shenting Ridge...

……

Outside Xiling City, beside the river.

Looking at the old friend in front of him, Zhou Yu completely lost his composure: "Who are you?!"

"There is no way a warrior like you in this world would be unknown!"

Zhou Yu looked at the [Young General Qu'a] on the shore, his heart beating fast.

So many years have passed, and this former young general seems to be a head taller than he was back then, and his figure is several times more majestic than when he was on Shenting Ridge.

He must be more powerful than he was back then!

Wow! ~
At this moment, Zhou Yu's boat had not yet completely reached the shore, but he actually jumped directly from the boat, waded through the river water that was above his knees, and struggled to walk towards the shore.

He couldn't wait to see this old friend again.

On the shore, Gao Shun was a little at a loss as to what to do when he saw the Grand Commander of Eastern Wu behave so out of control.

He subconsciously looked at Liu Wu: "My Lord, this..."

Liu Wu looked at Jiangdong Zhou Lang, who was still as handsome as ever, and his thoughts were scattered...

At that time, he was still a teenager, but he was already racking his brains every day for his father's cause.

At that time, the Central Plains was in the midst of war.

First, the princes fought against Dong Zhuo, and after Dong Zhuo's death, the princes started fighting. Yuan Shao fought against Gongsun Zan and unified the four northern states.

Cao Cao, Lu Bu and the two Yuans fought endlessly, with blood flowing everywhere and corpses piled up everywhere.

Liu Wu knew very well that given the situation in the Central Plains at that time, his father's capital was of no use at all, or it would be useless even if it meant he was committing suicide.

Seeing that there was no chance in the Central Plains, Liu Wu secretly crossed the river to Jiangdong to investigate the situation.

In Liu Wu's impression, apart from the influence of Yuan Shu in Jiangdong at that time, the princes of the Central Plains had not yet set their sights on this beautiful land in the southeast.

So he hid his identity and joined the army of Liu Yao, the then governor of Yangzhou. Not long after, he caught up with Sun Ce's attack.

On that day, Sun Ce and his men were spying on Liu Yao's camp from Shenting Ridge. General Taishi Ci rode out alone to capture Sun Ce alive. Liu Wu also wanted to find out the details of this rising star, so he followed him on horseback.

On Shenting Ridge, Sun Ce and Taishi Ci were fighting fiercely, and the battle went from the top of the ridge to the bottom of the ridge.

Liu Wu rode his horse and stood with his spear in his hand on the top of the ridge, blocking the twelve generals of Jiangdong.

He met many famous generals who would later become world-renowned generals, including Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai... and of course, Zhou Yu, the most romantic figure in Jiangdong, who would later destroy Prime Minister Cao's dream of unifying the world!

But those are things of the future. At that time, even if Pike and other future famous generals joined forces, they could not break through the halberd in his hand.

clang! ~
Xilulu! ~
"This kid doesn't know how to live or die. Let's get rid of him first, and then help the lord!"

Weapons clashed,

The war horses crossed each other,

Shouts of killing were heard everywhere!

But as long as Liu Wu stood here on horseback, they could not go anywhere.

The halberd in Liu Wu's hand moved as fast as the wind, and he wielded it freely.

The twelve generals of Jiangdong were forced to retreat.

The man who would later become the Great General Gongjin fell off his horse nine times and got on again nine times!

If he hadn't shown mercy, this most romantic figure in Jiangdong would have been [reduced to ashes].

But Liu Wu finally withdrew...

After all, he was still a teenager at that time, his body had not yet fully grown, and he had not yet mastered the Tianlong Halberd Technique, so there were many obscure parts.

Liu Wu on Shenting Ridge might be able to stop the Twelve Generals of Jiangdong, but if he wanted to kill all of them, he would ultimately be unable to do so.

The most important thing is that Liu Wu understood everything as soon as he fought with them. Sun Ce had already won the upper hand and Jiangdong had already been taken over. There was no chance for Liu Bei in Jiangzuo anymore.

These twelve generals cooperated with each other in perfect harmony, as if they were one person. This could not have been achieved without long experience in battles.

From the daytime battle,
Until sunset...

boom! ~
On Shenting Ridge, Liu Wu once again deflected the strenuous attack of the twelve generals of Jiangdong with his halberd. At this time, the armies of Sun Ce and Liu Yao had already arrived.

He took a deep look at the twelve generals, turned his horse's head, and disappeared on Shenting Ridge in Zhou Yu's incredulous eyes...

……

Da da da! ~
On the bank of the river, the sound of crisp horse hooves in the distance woke Liu Wu from his thoughts.

Gao Shun reported in a low voice: "My lord, Lu Su is here."

Liu Wu looked up and saw that it was indeed the ceremonial guard of the Jiangdong envoys.

"Don't meet with Lu Su, let's go." Liu Wu jumped on his horse and said that unless Sun Quan came in person, he would not meet with any envoy from Jiangdong.

As they were talking, Liu Wu and Gao Shun had already ridden away on their horses.

Only the Jiangdong Grand Commander, who had just landed and was soaking wet, was still chasing him frantically: "Young General Shentingling!"

"Do you still remember our friend from Qu'a?!"

(End of this chapter)