"Fathers and brothers, the army and horses were scattered, and only the body was spared." [Northern History·The Biography of the Presumptuous Vassals·Yan]
On the Mangmang River, Gan Ning stood at the bow of the warship, urging his men to throw rockets at the enemy ship. At this time, he heard screams from the opposite side and the sudden sound of drums and horns behind him.
The deep sound of the horn sounded like the cry of a ferocious beast, resounding throughout the river. Gan Ning looked back and saw that the lights of the night banquet on the building were blocked by the shadows of the stacks of sails. The lights that were faintly exposed between the sails were like starlight.
Against the bright moon in the mountains.
"Yo?" Gan Ning put his hands behind his back and leaned a long bow on his back like a sword. He turned slightly, and the bell on his waist also jingled: "Is there anyone drunk behind you?"
He squinted his eyes and counted the sails coming for help, and a resolute and steady face appeared in his heart.
Estimating that it would still take half a quarter of an hour for them to cross the river, Gan Ning turned around and ordered several stern boats around him: "Work harder. If you only get half the result after spending so much effort, you will all
Just throw yourself into the river!"
Tonight's battle plan was tailor-made for Gan Ning. Any link that was tainted by others would be regarded as a failure in a certain sense!
Gan Ning had a strong sense of self-esteem, and after giving repeated orders, he and the last remaining force around him filled up their sails and rushed straight towards the largest warship among them.
Ling Cao gave up trying to command the troops to resist. He ordered his subordinates to rush forward in the boat and the hundreds of soldiers on the boat. He tried to remind them in this way and directed the remaining subordinates who were still resisting to follow in the same way.
He fought back.
"Quick! Throw the cable!" Gan Ning shouted loudly as soon as he saw the ship approaching.
They had been water bandits for a long time. It had only been a few years since they came ashore and became regulars, but they had never forgotten their old profession. At this time, in addition to large-scale operations, water warfare required the interspersion and cooperation of different types of ships and the organization of arrays.
, the rest of the time, once the ship is docked, it is no different from a pirate boarding a ship.
Without waiting for Gan Ning's order, everyone threw cables and ropes, hooked tightly to the opponent's ship, and jumped off the ship one after another after approaching. Everyone jumped as high as they could, and held knives in both hands high above their heads, with an astonishing momentum.
Many people were frightened by the other party's ferocious face in mid-air and backed away, fearing that the knife that cut Huashan would fall on their heads.
The crossbowmen crowded on the lookout and kept shooting arrows, but the night was dark, and even with the firelight shining on them, there were so many people on the other side that it was difficult to take care of them for a while.
Ling Cao still stood on the side of the ship holding his shield, watching the guards on the deck running in panic, he couldn't help but throw down his shield with emotion, took the sword from his injured left arm, and said sternly: "Kill!"
He is very brave. Ling Cao, who was originally promoted because he was the first to break the formation, is even more brave at this time. He can kill several people with his hands almost without the cover of his own soldiers, and kill the enemies who jumped on the boat.
The soldiers were so frightened that they kept a distance from him.
Gan Ning stood calmly on the side of the ship, waved to call two archers who could see at night, and told them to place their bows on the strings, aim at the target, and soon the target appeared.
The guard with an arrow fletch stuck in his arm was guarded by four or five soldiers. He was surrounded and charged in all directions, unstoppable. Gan Ning stretched out his hand, and two arrow fletches on the left and right came one after the other.
The arrows shot out as if they were flying. One of the arrows hit the soldiers beside the guard, while the other arrow just missed the guard's shoulder.
This is the time to capture the thief and capture the king. One or two cold arrows, although not worthy of the death of the warrior on the opposite side, and not Gan Ning's favorite fighting method, can easily resolve the battle and save more results.
When the two arrows failed, Gan Ning sighed, and then cursed: "Are they all blind?" He stopped giving orders, picked up the strong bow himself, and pulled out a pheasant feather arrow from the brocade quiver. He was already good at shooting.
His reputation is that he can listen to the wind and sounds in the dark and follow the objects in his hand. This is Gan Ning's reputation that he gained from being on the Sichuan River. Now when he draws his bow, he is even more powerful than the two archers around him.
Whoosh
The feathered arrow left an afterimage and flew out, aiming directly at Ling Cao's eyebrows.
Ling Tong first suffered a sudden blow and his head was dizzy. However, he was young and had a good body, so he woke up not long after he arrived on the small ship. At this time, he had been escorted to the rear of the battlefield, and the soldiers in front were
The storm and the war have not yet reached here. The monotonous and quiet sound of the water, the dark and dark river water, and the cold river wind are completely two worlds from the front.
"Ah Weng" Ling Tong struggled to jump into the river, but was pinned down by the guards behind him in time.
"Colonel Ling finally sent you out with great difficulty, how can you let down the captain's sincerity!"
Thick warm breath blew on the top of Ling Tong's head. He raised his head unyieldingly and stared straight at the battleship belonging to his father, not retreating but advancing. He took the initiative to rush towards the enemy, and let out a deep voice in his throat.
Roaring like a beast.
There are people on the body who keep urging: "You must bring the captain's military orders to Mr. Sun Fu. If you can't, everything the captain has done will be in vain!"
Afraid that he would struggle and jump into the river, Ling Tong was half-forced on the boat. His face was scratched by rough and thorny wood, and his breath was filled with the smell of cold river water and old wood. The boat went farther and farther, and his eyes
Suddenly, he burst into tears, and the starlight in his eyes suddenly went out, turning into a hollow abyss, reflecting the image of a stalwart man on the enemy ship who fired an arrow that was almost certain to hit Ling Yao.
"Ah Weng!" Ling Tong suddenly howled, his voice getting lower and lower, and he gradually began to sob.
The soldiers who were pressing him loosened their hands in unison and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
The hull of the ship shook, and the front part of the ship ran aground on the beach. The stern of the ship was slowly turned around by the river current, and moved to the river bank.
There were a group of soldiers and horses lined up on the shore, and the fire was bright above and below the city, but it was Sun Ben who led all his men to rush out of the city. Seeing that only Ling Tong came back, Sun Ben was surprised at first, and then sighed: "Hey! What happened?
No, just let me go!"
He raised his eyes again and saw the fire burning through the river, as well as the arrival of new reinforcements from the other side. He no longer had any intention of helping. He grabbed the sad Ling Tong and had someone hold his mount for him. He comforted him in a low voice: "It's my father who fought hard."
If you have merit, I, Mrs. Sun, will never let you down, and I will do my best to take care of you from now on."
Sun Ben was making a guarantee to Ling Tong on behalf of Sun Ce. With his guarantee, the Sun family would never treat Ling Tong badly in the future. This was probably Ling Cao's last thought.
Without waiting for Ling Tong's reaction, the crowd gathered around him and rode on the horse after a few words of persuasion. Sun Ben tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, and led more than two thousand people around the city. A group of soldiers and their families gathered in the east of the city, waiting for them.
The ceremony and baggage were carried out as if they had been prepared a long time ago. Ling Tong stared at all this blankly, with no expression in his eyes, like a puppet being led by others.
They only need to cross Penglize to the east, arrive at Pengze County, wait for two days, and wait for two days before Sun Fu, the governor of Lujiang, leads his troops and horses to the north by boat, and then meet up and rush to Danyang together. As for whether Huang Zu and others will continue to pursue during this period
, Sun Ben didn't take it to heart, because something would embarrass them after dawn.