Chapter 524 Settlement of Accounts
"Sun Quan! Don't run away if you can! Stop and let's have a nice chat!"
On the Yangtze River, under the moonlight, Ma Su was chasing Sun Quan like Xiao He chasing Han Xin, risking his life. Sun Quan, on the other hand, was escorted by several small boats and fled desperately in front.
Sun Quan, who was sitting in the center, couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard Ma Di shouting from behind.
I'm not stupid, why don't I just run away and wait for death?
However, Sun Quan was in a very bad mood at the moment, and his heart was full of anger at his subordinates for not living up to expectations. Especially Zhou Xun. He sent someone to escort him, but in the end he sent these three walnuts and two sons.
With only this small force as a guard, if Ma Su were to catch up, Sun Quan would definitely die.
"Ma Youchang! Stop chasing him, you can't catch up with me!" Sun Quan turned his head and glanced at Ma Su, and shouted loudly.
"If you don't run, I won't chase you! So stop first!" Ma Su responded immediately, with a very kind tone. However, it can be seen from his hand holding the knife handle tightly that he is not very friendly.
Sun Quan ignored this and continued to urge his ministers to row out quickly.
It's a pity that although Sun Quan's close officials rowed hard, they were not professional sailors after all. As you chase each other, the distance between the two sides is gradually shortening.
But fortunately, Jiangling is not far away at this moment. If this continues, Sun Quan will probably escape to Jiangling City before Ma Di catches up.
Moreover, Jiangling also had a large number of navy troops stationed there, and Lu Xun himself was extremely good at water warfare. As long as he sends people to respond, Sun Quan can even deal with Ma Di in turn.
"Take a torch and give an order to Lu Xun, and ask him to quickly bring the Jiangling navy to come and respond!" Sun Quan also thought of this and made a decision quickly.
Because it was not far from Jiangling, Jiangling could see the signal sent by Sun Quan clearly. However, Sun Quan was still very nervous about this, fearing that Lu Xun was really as cowardly as the rumors and did not dare to show his face.
If he is really cowardly and refuses to come out despite military orders, he may be in danger.
But soon, there was a noise in the direction of Jiangling City. The navy stationed in the city slowly appeared in sight, heading towards Sun Quan.
This time Lu Xun didn't give in, which made Sun Quan breathe a sigh of relief. This meant that he was safe, and Ma Su would not be able to catch up before Lu Xun came to rescue him.
Now that he was safe, Sun Quan took the next step and planned to keep Ma Di. After looking back and confirming that Ma Su only had a ship with a dozen people, Sun Quan ordered.
"Let the surrounding escort ships surround and find a way to hold Ma Di! No matter what method is used, Ma Di must be restrained here!
As long as Ma Su can be held back, Lu Xun will be able to solve a serious problem when he gets old.
Obviously, Ma Su's fame and many slaps in the face did not deter Sun Quan. Instead, it inspired Sun Quan to murder Ma Su, and made Sun Quan seize every opportunity to kill Ma Su.
Regarding Sun Quan's order, the Wu soldiers in charge of the escort all looked embarrassed.
Ma Su's reputation has spread throughout Jingnan these days, and everyone knows that his martial arts skills are unrivaled. What's the difference between asking them to block Ma Su who has personal guards and asking them to die?
However, these are not what Sun Quan wants to consider. Seeing the soldiers hesitate, Sun Quan frowned immediately.
"What are you doing standing still? Execute the order!
"If you die, Guhui will give you adequate compensation. If you come back alive, you will be promoted to the third level!"
Under Sun Quan's coercion and inducement, these soldiers gritted their teeth and turned the ship around with the determination to die.
And all this was seen by Ma Su who was not far away. Ma Di was very satisfied when he discovered that Sun Quan was not frightened. Apparently, Sun Quan's recklessness could be exploited in turn.
As for the Jiangling navy approaching from a distance, Ma Di didn't take it seriously at all. As for Sun Quan's expectation that he might run away, Ma Di didn't even think about it.
In Ma Su's dictionary, there is no word "escape"!
With this in mind, Ma Su turned around and whispered a few words to the guards. Under Ma Di's careful deployment, the Han army began to complete the changes.
"Ma Su! Die quickly!"
Under Sun Quan's forced order, several ships turned around and surrounded them from multiple directions. The leading military lord looked at Ma Su standing at the bow of the boat and shouted with anger and anger.
While he was speaking harshly, various Wu troops also threw hooks and ropes to Ma Di's ship to hook the side of the ship, trying to control the Han army's ships.
However, what surprised Wu Jun was that the Han army did not cut off the hook rope immediately, but allowed them to pull the ship closer.
When the two sides were almost close, the Han soldiers hiding behind the side of the ship suddenly jumped out. Before the Soochow soldiers could take action, the Han soldiers took the lead in jumping onto the Soochow ships and took the initiative to initiate a boarding battle.
The Han army's sudden counterattack made the Soochow soldiers unable to resist. But this action made the military prince breathe a sigh of relief. At least Ma Su's attitude showed that he did not intend to run away.
"Surround us! You don't have to fight them forcefully, just don't let them escape by boat!"
However, under the sudden attack by the Han army, the Wu army focused all its attention on the ship that was counterattacked by the Han army. Ma Di himself also took the lead, causing everyone to ignore the original ship of the Han army.
Sun Quan saw that the soldiers who surrounded him could not resist, but the Han army was delayed and could not move, and he was very satisfied for a while. At the same time, seeing the Jiangling Navy getting closer and closer made Sun Quan feel more secure.
Therefore, Sun Quan ordered to stop moving forward and ordered the ships to stop on the water not far away. After all, he had been angered by Ma Su so many times, and he wanted to see with his own eyes how Ma Su was hunted to death.
However, just when Sun Quan was about to sit leisurely in the cabin and watch the show, he suddenly heard a slight sound of paddling. Sun Quan suddenly felt a sense of vigilance in his heart, and subconsciously wanted to issue a warning.
However, Sun Quan's reaction was too late. Before he could speak, the steward on the bow suddenly screamed.
"Who...ah!!"
"Sun Quan! I'm here to chat with you!" Along with the sound of a nearby minister falling into the water, a figure climbed onto the boat in Sun Quan's panicked eyes.
"Ma... Ma Su!"
Ma Su was naked and walked onto the ship dripping wet. The river water flowed along the corners of his clothes in the cabin. He looked like a water ghost boarding the ship to seek his life.
"This time there aren't those unsightly gangsters, let's see who else wants to save you!"
"Quick! Protect the Supreme One!" Several of Sun Quan's ministers were shocked and stepped forward to try to stop him. However, they were all knocked down by Ma Su alone, without any hindrance at all.
In the blink of an eye, the cabin was littered with corpses. Except for Ma Su, the only person left alive was Sun Quan himself, who was trembling with his sword drawn out.
"Next, it's time for us to settle accounts." Ma Di looked at Sun Quan with a cruel smile.