Chapter 93: Admiral Lingling
Although Gan Ning said this verbally, he still sent someone to Linwu to report to Lantian.
With five hundred and one thousand troops and the city guards, the chances of victory are very high.
However, Guiyang County is currently harvesting in summer. Due to the introduction of new technologies and new agricultural tools, this season may be the best harvest in recent decades.
Gan Ning did not want the people to panic because of war, which delayed the opportunity for harvest.
He personally led his troops out of the west of the city, and ambushed two hundred people at the entrance of the valley on the southern foot of Jiuyi Mountain, and he led one hundred soldiers to wait for their labor under the shade of the trees.
In the martial arts lecture class, Gao Shun emphasized the importance of the sentry detectives. Lantian, a layman who was listening, also pointed out the importance of intelligence and felt that he should be ranked first in military wars. He even suggested that a special reconnaissance battalion was formed.
Gan Ning both gave lectures and listened to the class. When dealing with the invading enemy, twenty people under his command were on the 500 pieces, so Xing Daorong's every move was under his control.
It is hot in summer, and there are lush forests on the southern foot of Jiuyi Mountain, but the road is relatively rugged and the horse-driving speed is not fast.
It was already afternoon when we walked out of the path, and at this time we were trapped and we needed to rest. Xing Daorong then ordered the whole army to drink water on the spot.
Before everyone could drink a few drinks, they saw dust flying in the east, and a group of people came up with a fierce look.
When Xing Daorong saw the banner of Gan, he immediately knew that the main lord was coming, but his troops were smaller than expected.
Xing Daorong turned over the horse, and the soldiers immediately formed a formation.
"Who dares to offend my territory?" Gan Ning shouted with a long sword in his hand.
"Your dog eyes are blind. This is General Xing, General Lingling." The adjutant beside Xing Daorong introduced.
Xing Daorong saw that Gan Ning was quite powerful, but only these hundred soldiers could not resist him, so he was a little arrogant at this time and did not take the initiative to speak.
Gan Ning snorted coldly, "General? Are you self-proclaimed?"
"You..." The deputy general didn't know how to refute. After all, this General Lingling did come from the prefect Liu Du's mouth. There was no way outsiders would not recognize this title.
Xing Daorong reached out to stop the adjutant and frowned and asked, "I'm Xing Daorong, are you General Gan?"
"Since I know my name, why don't you retreat quickly?" Gan Ning said contemptuously.
"You guy... why should you talk to him too much?" The deputy general couldn't see it and became excited.
Xing Daorong said lightly: "You are very strong but you are still unchanged. Not only do you abduct the people of Lingling County, but you also killed and injured many officers and soldiers in Yingdao County. Today, I am hereby the prefect and general order to ask for an explanation."
"The general came to ask for an explanation, and there were many people who brought him. Those people were voluntarily relocating, and Yingdao County instead brought humiliation. What does it have to do with me, Gan Ning?"
"It's really a rude thing. The people of my Lingling live and work in peace. If you didn't take any tricks, how could they move to Guiyang? If I don't bring more people, how can I reason with you, the bandit?" Xing Daorong said slowly.
Gan Ning carried the knife on his shoulder and sneered: "The general only has the skill to speak?"
"I will be polite to the face of Prefect Zhao, and then to the army. You are better off knowing and tactful to me and the people, otherwise you will anger me and kill your dog's head." Xing Daorong was finally angry.
"Then let's see if General Xing's sword is fast." Gan Ning immediately stood up and posed for a stance to fight.
At this time, Xing Daorong commanded the rear army to charge directly, and he would not end up fighting against a bandit.
Gan Ning cursed inwardly, urging him to come forward and chop over the generals head-on. When the opponents rushed over, the ambushers in the dense forests on both sides rushed out together.
These hundreds of people were originally elite soldiers trained by Gan Ning, and they had been enjoying the shade in the woods to replenish supplies, so it was no problem to deal with Xing Daorong's exhausted soldiers.
The soldiers in Lingling were frightened by the ambush and were shocked at first. During the battle, they found that individual soldiers could not resist the other party at all, and more than 200 people were lost in a short period of time.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Xing Daorong immediately commanded the entire army to retreat, but the entrance of the valley was very narrow and had been blocked by ambush. Gan Ning rushed left and right to kill the tiger from the mountain, and in a blink of an eye, he was near.
"Gan Ning, don't be arrogant." Xing Daorong aroused the desire to fight and rode his horse with a knife and met him.
"Well, let me see the general's martial arts." Gan Ning waved his sword and danced.
The fight in front of the formation was all due to the bravery of the warriors. Xing Daorong raised his long sword and fell from the sky. Although the blade whistled very strongly, it was full of flaws in Gan Ning's eyes.
Gan Ning turned slightly, and Xing Daorong's big sword passed by his ear.
In the flash of lightning, Gan Ning raised his long sword and swept across the army, cutting Xing Daorong into two sections in half.
Admiral? That's it?
Most of the soldiers in Lingling were killed or injured, and the total force was already at a disadvantage. At this time, they had to surrender when they saw that the master general was beheaded.
"General Gan... We are willing to surrender..." The arrogant deputy general just now took the lead in surrendering.
Gan Ning didn't expect Xing Daorong to be so frightened and easily killed him in one round. He became in trouble with these hundreds of surrendered soldiers. After all, the other party represented Lingling County. If his county magistrate did too much, it might cause trouble to Lantian and even Liu Bei.
Gan Ning's deputy general saw his concerns and suggested: "General, why not take them back to Guiyang for the time being and make a decision after reporting to Mr. Lan."
Gan Ning nodded and responded. Shortly after returning to Guiyang County, Gao Shun led the camp to rush to help.
"Is the fight finished?" Gao Shun asked in confusion when he saw Gan Ning's face relaxed.
Gan Ning smiled and said, "The soldiers and horses in Lingling are all in a mob, and there are almost no casualties here. I feel that the things in the martial arts hall are really useful for leading troops to fight."
"Well, I'll turn around and ask the sir to continue the martial arts lecture hall for a long time." Gao Shun nodded.
"It's just that I killed Xing Daorong and seized many soldiers from Lingling. Will it cause trouble for the sir?" Gan Ning asked worriedly.
Gao Shun knew the pros and cons of it as soon as he heard it. He thought about it and comforted him: "Sir, you must have a way to resolve it. The general should send more scouts to investigate to prevent Lingling from attacking again. Guiyang County finally had a bumper harvest of food, so don't let outsiders influence us."
"Well, I'll ask Boping to go back and tell Mr., I'm in Guiyang County and I'm not seriously ill. If Liu Du really attacks a big deal, I can go down the water and ask General Zhang for help." Gan Ning said.
"It's so good, I'll go back to Linwu immediately." Gao Shun turned around and left with his fists.
When Lantian heard that Gan Ning had killed Xing Daorong, no turmoil occurred in his heart. Isn’t this fool just being teased?
Although Gan Ning won the battle, the impact was indeed great in the later period. After all, Liu Biao is still alive now, and Liu Bei can only develop secretly in Guiyang. If he is too revealing, maybe something will happen to Xiangyang.
"Sir, is this difficult?" Gao Shun asked with a sad look when he saw Lan Tian.
"It's a bit troublesome, but it can still be handled. I want to go to Chen County in person." Lan Tian said in his heart that he could only ask Zhao Fan to complain first to see if he could paralyze Xiangyang. Perhaps Kong Ming had a better solution.
Chapter completed!