The man who closes his eyes and snores is Gan Ning.
Although Gan Ning's troops were destroyed by Lei Yuan under Gong'an City, his direct troops still had combat power. If the envoy of the Wuhou arrived, they might not have had any strength to fight. Therefore, in the negotiations between Xuande Gong and Wuhou, they did not take it as a prisoner.
At least in all written documents, Gan Ning and others were regarded as victims who were drifted to Jiangnan by strong winds, and were only taken care of by Xuande Gong's troops.
At the end of September last year, the total number of these soldiers, plus the part left by Lu Meng in Lexiang, was about 7,000, and were escorted to the military camp in Chanling. They carefully searched for weapons and armor and took care of them. An official from the Zuo General's Mansion came to see Gan Ning and said that he had prepared a separate accommodation for him, but was rejected by Gan Ning.
So he and his soldiers lived in Chanling Camp temporarily. It is said that Mrs. Sun, who had a falling out with Xuande Gong, lived in Chanling City. I don’t know how Mrs. Sun felt when she saw this scene when she went out to visit.
On the fourth day of the October 10th, the Sun and Liu families reconstructed the alliance, and the Wu army was repatriated one after another. However, as time passed, Gan Ning saw the soldiers from all walks of life from the Wuhui return one by one, it was still not his turn, nor the many Yizhou migrant generals who followed him.
Gan Ning initially tried his best to appease his subordinates, but later he couldn't help but be irritated. One day, he asked about the situation but failed. In anger, he beat up several Jingzhou soldiers in charge of custody.
With his outstanding skills, even if he is unarmed, he cannot resist it. But after all, he is not a reckless man who is heartless and has to worry about his subordinates. Therefore, after being injured, he does not flee, but only sits in the camp and waits for disposal.
The disposal did not come, but the one who came was Xuande Gong.
With Gan Ning's rough, fierce and powerful character, he naturally would not surrender to the disadvantage of Duke Xuande, but Duke Xuande didn't say much, but only comforted Gan Ning and said that he would negotiate with Duke Wu in the future and asked him and his subordinates to be at ease.
In the following days, Duke Xuande went to meet Gan Ning every now and then. Both of them had been attached to Liu Jingsheng, so they occasionally talked about the old people and old things in Jingzhou. Sometimes Liu Bei talked about his experience of participating in the war in Hebei and Central Plains. Gan Ning was unruly after all, even if he was a prisoner, he couldn't help but criticize him frequently, saying that Liu Bei was inappropriate in dealing with it here and lacked courage.
Liu Bei only smiled and pointed out the reasons he considered at that time and explained them one by one. Over the past decades, he had witnessed and experienced countless battles, and his experience was even better than Gan Ning. He often made Gan Ning speechless, and later he was a little impressed.
However, there was still no news on Wu Hou.
Gan Ning once suspected that it was because Xuande Gong intended to recruit him, so he deliberately detained him and did not return. To be honest, this is a bit embarrassing. Although it is inevitable that the separation and reunion of the monarch and ministers in troubled times, he started as the governor of Yizhou, rebelled in Yizhou, and then rebelled against Huang Zu. If he was so light and favored by another new leader, he would be faceless... At least, he had to tempt a general who would stand alone and be the prefect.
For several days, he had been thinking about what he would do if Duke Xuan De asked for help; he tossed and turned all night and couldn't make up his mind.
But Duke Xuande just came here to talk politely, but did not ask for advice. Do you want me, Gan Xingba, to recommend myself? Gan Ning was unwilling to accept it.
No matter how bad the situation is, he is always the best among the Yizhou people in the Xiajiang generation, and the leader of military and political power who can use tens of thousands of people. Furthermore, he is a key figure between the two states of Jingyi. No matter who wants to enter Shu, he cannot do without his power to Gan Xingba.
If he asked him to take the initiative to ask for help... Gan Ning felt that he would have lost his identity.
After a while, Duke Xuande suddenly stopped visiting the camp.
Gan Ning was worried about gains and losses for nearly a month before he waited until the left general Ma Liang visited. Ma Liang summoned Gan Ning, Lou Fa, Pang Le, Li Yi and other generals and announced that Duke Xuande had reached an agreement with Wu Hou that all the troops of Yizhou Liuren will be under the rule of the governor of Jingzhou and will not be transferred to Jiangdong.
From Lou Fa, Pang Le, Li Yi and other generals, they only need to station in Chanling for another half month. This half month is used to change military uniforms, flags, and redistribute weapons. After half a month, they will be transferred to Jiangling Camp. While restoring training, they will return to their hometown to meet their family according to the rules of the 12th update.
Perhaps because he was restrained in the camp for too long, before Gan Ning could say anything, the generals had already responded and dispersed with the officials in a blink of an eye.
Facing Gan Ning who was at a loss, Ma Liangke said politely: "The general is a famous general in the world, and is not a person who can easily surrender. The lord said, "If the general wants to go east, he will go east, and if he wants to go west, he will go west, and if he wants to stay in Jingzhou, he will go immediately to welcome him."
"Ha?" Although Ma Liang was very kind, Gan Ning still felt a strong sense of confusion.
Just this? There is no coercion or temptation? Even if it is simple and rough, it is OK, but there is nothing?
When he left the military camp and knew that his wives, concubines and two sons, Gan Gui, were both asked by Xuande Gong from Jingkou, and now he is well in the Gong'an City, this sense of confusion becomes even stronger. After decades of running around, the combined power is not strong, and it has just dispersed.
Gan Ning is confident in this regard. But what can he do with his guards? In the past few years, he has been able to maintain a strong and independent attitude when facing any lord. Is it just a few hundred guards?
Gan Ning's heart instantly rose a little resentment. If it weren't for being defeated by Lei Yuan in Lujiang, why would he be so embarrassed? But this emotion soon disappeared. He mobilized all his reserve and nodded slightly to Ma Liang, saying: "Since that's the case, I'll take a break in Jingzhou for a while, and then decide where to go in the future!"
Ma Liang's expression remained unchanged: "It's good."
Therefore, as a powerful general who was facing the westward sword of the Eastern Wu army, he became a wanderer who had nothing to do. Relying on the lack of monthly supply from Duke Xuande, he gathered his guards to eat, drink and practice martial arts every day. In just half a month, his figure became stronger than before.
But such a leisurely day didn't take long, and one day, Pang Tong came to visit.
Pang Tong was originally the Gongcao of Nanjun, a subordinate of Zhou Lang. After Zhou Lang passed away, he somehow became a Jingzhou. However, he had no actual duties and seemed not highly valued by Duke Xuande, and he was also an idle person.
Because both of them served under Zhou Lang's subordinates back then, they had some friendship with each other; so when Pang Tong suggested that the two could go together and relax in Jingzhou, Gan Ning agreed by chance.
Along the way, the two got along well. However, Pang Tong was accustomed to speculating on people's hearts and had to analyze what Gan Ning thought and spoke too harshly, which often made Gan Ning unhappy. So at this moment, Gan Ning snored heavily, but Pang Tong's words kept pouring in from his ears.
"I made a mistake before, but now I suddenly understand. Xingba, what you are thinking about is not actually going back to your hometown... It's so easy to return to your hometown. Now you are taking your subordinates back to your hometown and continue to be your Jinfan thief. Liu Jiyu, a foolish lord, may not be able to do anything to you."
Pang Tong took a sip of wine and said dizzyly: "However, what you want is to return home in glory and be proud; what you want is to be a meal, and to beg for revenge; you want those mediocre people in the village who misjudged you in the past to kneel in front of you and beg for your forgiveness humbly, right?"
Gan Ning's snoring sounded slightly.
The scholar who was on the back of the small tree also felt as if he had been punched in his chest, and he was hit deep in his heart. He was about to jump up and respond: "Yes, yes! This is what he wants! A real man should be like this?"
Chapter completed!