oit; he said; 〃How can we hope to withstand an army with such leaders as this in it?〃
And his thoughts turned toward a peace。 He sent his brother Yan Yu out to see Sun Ce; who received him civilly; invited him into the tent; and set wine before him。
〃And what does your brother propose?〃 said Sun Ce。
〃He is willing to share this region with you;〃 was the reply。
〃The rat! How dare he put himself on a level with me?〃 cried Sun Ce。
Sun Ce manded to put the messenger to death。 Yan Yu started up and drew his sword; but out flew Sun Ce's blade; and the unhappy messenger fell to the ground。 His head was hacked off and sent into the city to his brother。
This had its effect。 Yan Baihu saw resistance was hopeless; so he abandoned Wujun and fled。 Sun Ce pressed the attack。 Huang Gai captured Jiaxing; and Taishi Ci took Wucheng。 Several other southern cit