Compared with combat, bandits are obviously better at running away. They are petty when fighting, but they are rushing to escape. They are very experienced and run wherever they are difficult to walk. When they see the ditch, they jump inside, when they see the grass, they drill in, and when they see the swamp pool, they dare to walk in.

Sun Ce's subordinates were not so casual. They strictly maintained the formation and never gave the other party a chance to counterattack. They ignored those soldiers who just wanted to escape and regarded them as if they did not block the way. Unless someone did not know the situation and tried to counterattack, they would immediately bring a fatal blow.

Everyone has only one goal: Zulang.

Capturing the thief first, to Sun Ce, the value of Zulang, the great general of Jingxian County, is far above thousands of bandits. He commanded three thousand infantry and cavalry and followed Zulang slowly, maintaining a distance of about two or three hundred steps, neither allowing Zulang to escape nor chasing him too much, forcing Zulang to turn around and fight to the death. Zulang still has more than 2,000 people around him, and if he fights to the death, it will be a bit troublesome.

Zulang realized Sun Ce's sinister intentions. He wanted to stop and fight Sun Ce, but his subordinates did not have such intentions. They just wanted to escape. He ordered to stop several times, but there was no time to form a formation. Sun Ce and others would immediately speed up their pace and rush up, sending cavalry to attack first to stop them from forming a formation, waiting for the infantry to arrive, and then forcibly break through. The bandits were scared out of their courage and confidence to fight to the death. They often collapsed again within one round, and Zulang was unable to control it.

They ran seven or eight miles in one go, and Cheng Pu's camp was ahead.

Zulang was so angry that he was out of breath and his legs were weak. He left 10,000 people outside Chengpu camp, commanded by Wang Qian, Fei Yi and other Xiaoshuai. He originally hoped that these 10,000 people could meet him and block Sun Ce. But he was disappointed. When he was fighting with Sun Ce, Cheng Pu took the initiative and fought very fiercely. Ten thousand people had already been engaged in the battle of 3,000 people, and the two sides were in a difficult position to distinguish. He heard that Zulang was defeated by Sun Ce, and Wang Qian and Fei Yi were also panicked and did not discuss and immediately withdrew his troops. When Zulang arrived in Chengpu camp, only more than 2,000 troops were left to cut off the rear.

Zulang was so angry that he cursed, but he had no choice but to continue running for his life.

The defeat was like a mountain of fallen, and the final hope was cut off. The bandits had no fighting spirit, and they rushed to the ground and wanted to survive.

Sun Ce ordered the pursuit to continue. In the previous plan, they had made corresponding preparations. Cheng Pu prepared a large amount of torches and dry food and drinking water. He took them out and distributed them to the soldiers. The wounded soldiers stayed in the camp, while the others continued to pursue them, and it was necessary to catch Zulang.

At this time, Sun Ce stopped holding back and went into battle himself, biting Zulang and refused to let go.

After running for more than thirty miles, Zulang fell to the ground. He rolled over with difficulty, lay on the ground in a large shape, looking at the bright moon in the night sky, gasping for breath. He couldn't run anymore, and there were fewer people around him, and even his own troops were not many, and I don't know if they were killed or captured. In front of him was a wilderness, behind him was Sun Ce, who was like a wolf and a tiger, especially Sun Ce, who was surrounded by hundreds of knights, and two-legged people could not run on four-legged horses. Sun Ce was just waiting for him to be tired. This is not a mountainous area of ​​Jingxian County, and he had nowhere to hide. Sun Ce brought more than 3,000 people and was determined to catch him. Even if he dig a hole, Sun Ce would find him out. Since that's the case, it's better to be more open and surrender.

The personal guards were very supportive of Zulang's decision. They couldn't run away, their legs were as heavy as lead, and they were panting like shovels, their throats were dry and sore, and every breath was very difficult.

The sound of horse hooves was approaching, and they surrounded Zulang and others. The torches illuminated Zulang's eyes and whirred. Sun Ce turned over and dismounted, squatted in front of Langzu, and reached out to pat Zulang's dusty face. "Are you taking a breath, continuing to escape, or go back to drink with me to see your brother's injuries? He is seriously injured, and I don't know if I can hold on."

Zulang glanced at Sun Ce and opened Sun Ce's hand. "Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated, I..."

Sun Ce laughed, picked up Zulang's sword and placed it in his hand. "If you really want to die, it's still time. After you die, I will send you back to the ancestral grave to build a tomb and erect a monument for you, and engrave a few words on it. What words do you think should be better? The Grand Marshal of Jingxian? The righteous thief?"

Zulang had no expression on his face and did not say a word, leaving only heavy breathing.

Sun Ce stood up and looked down at Zulang. "Or follow me to fight, and the world will be peaceful in the future. Maybe he can earn a marquis of Tinghou, a marquis of the town or something."

Zulang's eyes moved and he said hoarsely: "You are an official, I am a thief. Are you not afraid of me rebelling again?"

Sun Ce said lightly: "If you rebel, I will defeat you again. It's not difficult. But next time I won't have such an opportunity. I will cut off your head with my own hands and send you back to my hometown for burial. Then ask the famous scholars to write an article and carve your glorious deeds on the monument."

Zulang was speechless. After a while, he turned over and sat up, knelt down on the ground, and raised his sword over his head with both hands. "The general was like a god. Lang was willing to bow to the disadvantage and was willing to drive the general."

Sun Ce took the blood-stained sword, and used force to break the sword, threw it on the ground, and ordered someone to take a sword, put it in Langzu's hand, patted Zulang's shoulder, and said meaningfully: "I have always won people with virtue."

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When Sun Ce returned to Cheng Pu's camp, it was already dawn. There were many prisoners outside Cheng Pu's camp and were burying a pot to make rice. Most of the prisoners sat on the ground, still in shock. When Sun Ce came back, they stood up to watch. Seeing Zulang walking in front of Sun Ce's horse, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Zulang was embarrassed and looked at thousands of old subordinates, feeling ashamed.

When Sun Ce returned to the camp, he saw Ma Chao at first glance. Ma Chao looked embarrassed, his snow-white brocade robe was covered with blood and dirt, and several parts were damaged. His helmet was gone, his hair was scattered, and there was a blood mark on his face. His eyes were covered with blood, with murderous aura and ferocious expression. Seeing Sun Ce, he strode over and bowed with his fists.

"General."

Sun Ce was surprised. "What happened?"

Ma Chao's voice was hoarse. "General, we were ambushed."

Sun Ce was shocked. "Who ambushed you? Zhou Xin?"

"Chen Deng."

Sun Ce's heart skipped a beat. How could Chen Deng arrive in Jiangnan? Could it be that Gan Ning could not stop him? He asked in a deep voice: "Where is Chen Deng?"

Guo Jia pushed out the tent, looked at Zulang beside Sun Ce, and shook the urgent report in his hand. "Chen Deng is in Shicheng. General, Chen Deng rescued Chen Wen from Fuling and retreated to Jiangnan. He entered Shicheng last night."

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