"Where is the General of the Cavalry? Can I meet with my Sun Ce before the formation?"

In front of the two armies, Sun Ce held the reins in his hand, looked up at the city tower, and shouted loudly.

In fact, he had already seen Li Li leave the city tower, but he was still shouting, just pretending that he had not recognized Li Li. As for why he did this, perhaps only he himself knew, and no one else could know it.

"Huh Huh Huh!" After shouting a few times, Sun Ce covered the wound on his chest with one hand and gasped quickly.

It is true that the injuries on his body are not optimistic, forcing him to ride his horse too fast and speak too loudly. He was trying hard to shout like now. Every time he shouted, the wound on his chest hurts violently, so that the cloth that had just been bandaged had been soaked in blood.

Being so seriously injured, Sun Ce still insisted on going out to talk to Li Li. He had to say that he was a persistent and stubborn person and would never give up until he achieved his goal.

Da da da da da!

With a rumbling sound of horse hooves, the half-covered city gate opened again, and then a team of more than 500 cavalrymen rushed out of the city and rushed straight to the formation.

"roar---!"

This is the roar of the beast king when the Golden Beast King sign. A huge roar overturned the tens of thousands of soldiers of the two armies facing each other, causing a huge sensation.

The overturn mentioned here is not that tens of thousands of soldiers fell down when they heard the sound, but that they changed their original posture and their formation was in chaos. In fact, they did not want to be in chaos, but that the war horses in the military formation screamed and ran around, forcing them to avoid the trampling and collision of war horses, resulting in chaos in the formation. The huge sensation refers to the roar of the golden beast, and thousands of war horses screamed and neighed. This formation was enough, and the sound shook dozens of miles.

With a deafening roar, under Sun Ce's concentration, the King of Golden Beasts rushed to the formation in an instant like a strong wind. When Sun Ce woke up and came back to his senses, the Golden Beasts had stopped and stood twenty steps away in front of him.

"Such a majestic mount is the only one in Sun Ce's life. The general's tiger power really amazed me!" Seeing that a man in brocade robe on the city tower had previously stood in front of him on a divine beast sculpting. Sun Ce exclaimed sincerely.

"Hmm?" Li Li pondered in surprise, a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes, and then his expression returned to normal, and he smiled calmly. Then he narrowed his eyes and looked at Sun Ce with a pale cheek, and said in a indifferent tone: "Your face is pale and bloody, your lips are dark and dull, and the pain between your eyebrows. It shows that you are seriously injured and difficult to speak. With such a serious injury, you dare to invite me to meet in front of the formation. I wonder what you have to rely on?"

Sun Ce smiled bitterly and said frankly: "The General's eyes are as sharp as a torch, and what he said is not bad. The injuries on my body are indeed very serious. The wound is unbearable. If you speak a little louder, you will cause blood seeping of the wound. However, these are not worth mentioning. The General may not know that I have admired the General for a long time. I have long been looking forward to having a face-to-face conversation with the General."

"Admiring me? Hahaha!" Li Li looked shocked and laughed in silence: "I, Li Li, are no different from ordinary people. I have healthy limbs and are flesh and blood. The only difference between me and most people is that I am taller than many people, that's all."

After a brief tone, Li Li put away his laughter, changed his tone, and said with great interest: "But your performance at this moment surprised me, or it was completely opposite to the scene I imagined. In addition, you are really brave and dared to talk face to me twenty steps away from me. Do you know that with my skills alone, even if you are as intact as before and without any injuries, at this distance we are now, I can cut you under the knife within one round!"

"Oh? The general is so confident, why not tell me. Let Sun Ce have a better understanding?" Sun Ce's expression changed slightly and he said in suspicion.

Li Li smiled indifferently and shook his head slightly and said, "It seems that you don't believe what I said, thinking I'm boasting. He lied to you with crazy words. However, since you want to know, it's okay to tell you. I saw the battle between you and Ma Chao just now. To be honest, your martial arts skills are not as good as Ma Chao, but your physical strength is not inferior to Ma Chao, and you are even slightly more than half a piece of cake. Therefore, there are some reasons you can fight him for hundreds of rounds and never defeat him, of course, you don't have to know.

I think you have heard that I have defeated Ma Chao three times and almost killed him on the horse for the last time, but you don’t know that if Ma Chao stood at your current position, I could defeat him in one round. Not only him, but I have dozens of top-notch military generals under my command, no one can escape my thunder sword at this distance. And you are no exception!"

Sun Ce's expression changed when he heard the sound. This time, his expression changed drastically. A flash of flush appeared on his pale cheeks, his eyes were in amazement, and he was even a little panicked.

After a moment of silence, the strange color on his face gradually dissipated, and his tone said calmly: "Maybe I should believe that you have this kind of strength. Since that's the case, why haven't you taken action until now? It can be seen that you don't seem to want to kill me, otherwise, when I fought with Ma Chao before, you would have at least two chances to kill me. The first time was when I and Ma Chao fought at the foot of the city wall. If you ordered the arrows to be shot, I would definitely not be able to survive; the second time was when I was stabbed by Ma Chao with a shot. If you spoke up, I would definitely die. There was a third time, that is, when Ma Chao and I were both injured, in fact, he still had the power to fight again and had the ability to kill me, but he did not do so. You are the lord of Xiliang, and Ma Chao naturally obeyed you. Can you tell me why this is?"

Li Li chuckled and nodded, "It seems that you are not reckless, nor are you a brave but unscheming person. On the contrary, you are very smart and can be called both civil and military. Since you are so smart, as long as you think about it calmly, it is not difficult to guess the whole story. As you think, before Ma Chao came out of the battle, I told him to save your life, at least we can't kill you when we first met. This is why you can survive under Ma Chao. As for why I did this, I must have thought of it. Am I right?"

"Gongjin!" Sun Ce said in response.

Li Li nodded and said, "Yes, it was Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin who saved you! When I recruited Gongjin to compete for the favor that day, in order to compensate him for his brotherhood with you, I promised him that if you are enemies with me, I can spare your life, and even let your wives, concubines and children go. Unexpectedly, after only more than three months, you and I met on the battlefield, so I fulfilled my promise and would not kill you.

At the same time, I will also give you a military merit, allowing you to conquer ten cities and camps in a row within ten days and become famous all over the world. If someone else had served as the so-called vanguard of the Allied Army, you would not have been as lucky as you. I would have made him struggling and would have to pay a heavy price for every city that would have taken."

When Sun Ce heard this, he was depressed and said softly: "It seems that Gongjin is right to vote for you. You really value him very much. You are willing to pay such a great price, and do what you say, and miss the great opportunity to kill the enemy in vain."

Li Li shook his head slightly and said, "You are not completely correct. To be precise, Gongjin must have won my trust with his loyalty and outstanding talent. It is precisely because of this that I will fulfill my promise without hesitation. He serves me with loyalty, so I treat him with integrity. Whether it is between ministers and people, we must treat each other with sincerity, so that we can establish an unbreakable trust relationship. But you should indeed thank him. It is really rare to have such confidants and friends in life who are not brothers but are better than brothers. We should cherish it."

Sun Ce nodded gently and said respectfully: "Thank you, General for telling the truth, Sun Ce is very grateful."

Seeing Sun Ce's expression and behavior at this time, Li Li was very surprised and couldn't believe his eyes, and even suspected that Sun Ce's performance was all disguised. However, he denied this assumption because Sun Ce's eyes were very sincere and there was no hypocritical. For Li Li, who had seen countless people, when face to face, no one could make a hypocritical show without any flaws under his gaze, and it was even more impossible to deceive him.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Li asked in a low voice: "It is said that you threatened to seek revenge when you were in the alliance, because I took Gongjin to come to Xiliang with him. I wonder if this is the case?"

Sun Ce nodded and admitted, "It's true. But these are excuses I've thought of for a long time, confusing the public, and gaining the support of all the princes. In fact, from the moment I heard that Gongjin left Lujiang, I knew that he had chosen to serve you. Otherwise, even if you hold Gongjin hostage, it would be useless, because he is simply a person who is not threatened and never compromised. Gongjin is arrogant by nature. Although he treats people kindly, he is very stubborn in his heart. Once he makes up his mind to do something, no one can stop him or persuade him. Therefore, Gongjin's decision to serve you is definitely a decision after careful consideration. Unless you encounter an unexpected accident, he will never vote for another new owner."

"You don't resent Gongjin so you don't think he betrayed you?" Li Li continued.

Sun Ce shook his head gently and said with a gloomy expression: "I have known Gongjin for many years, and I have a similar ambitions and a relationship with equality. He has not been able to contribute to me, and I am not qualified to contribute to him. On the contrary, with the family background and reputation of the Zhou family in Lujiang, my Sun family is far from comparable to it. There is a big gap. In other words, he has been helping me without any returns over the years, but he has not contributed to me. I have been wandering around and living in a place where I have no place to defend myself.

Therefore, there is no betrayal between Gongjin and I. It is true that the brotherhood is deep, but there is no affiliation. As a brother, Gongjin can choose a lord and future that suits him. Not only should I stop him, but I should support him and bless him. Therefore, I have never resented him, but hoped that he could show his ambitions and get better and better."

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