The two leaders of the Jiujiang Water Thieves were instantly shocked and looked to both sides.
I saw countless small boats approaching on the river not far ahead. These people were holding weapons. They were definitely not just passing by.
"Brother, could it be that someone has set a trap for our brothers? Use these people to lure us together and annihilate them?"
This is the only explanation that makes sense at the moment, otherwise why would they receive false news? Why would enemies appear in front of them?
"Damn it! If I know who it is, I will definitely cut him into pieces!"
"Brother, what should we do now?"
At this moment, it is meaningless to find out who plotted against them. The top priority is to think of countermeasures as soon as possible.
However, the leader of the water thieves did not panic and was much calmer than other water thieves.
"Afraid of what he will do! The opponent can only have a few hundred people at most, let's take him down directly!"
There was a strong fighting spirit in the eyes of the water thief leader, and he seemed to be unafraid of any challenge on this river.
Not long after, the boat gradually approached, Gan Ning and the Jinfan thieves jumped on board, and the two sides were at war with each other.
"Hey, who are you? And who appointed you?"
The leader of the water thieves raised his sword and pointed it at Gan Ning, his eyes extremely fierce.
"Who are you?"
Gan Ning had never seen such strong winds and waves. How could he be frightened by the words and eyes? He immediately responded with a smile.
"Listen, I am the commander of the Jiujiang Water Bandits, and so is Zhou Tai!"
Looking at Zhou Tai's rough appearance, Gan Ning couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
As expected of the talent that the Lord has taken a liking to, he is truly extraordinary!
Then Gan Ning looked at the big man next to Zhou Tai and couldn't help but ask,
"This must be Jiang Qin, right?"
The second leader of the water thieves narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded slightly after thinking about it.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Tai also became serious.
Since the other party could call Jiang Qin by name, he must also know him very well.
"Now that you know my brother's name, how dare you come here to die? Tell me! Who are you?"
Gan Ning looked up to the sky and laughed, his momentum immediately revealed.
"Bajun Ganning!"
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, feeling extremely unfamiliar with this name, not to mention that the other person was not from Yangzhou at all, but from the even more distant Yizhou.
But Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin didn't know him, but the young scribe from before exclaimed.
"But Gan Ning and Gan Xingba, known as the Jinfan Thief?"
Gan Ning couldn't help but turn around and look, not expecting that his fame would spread to Yangzhou.
"Exactly!"
This young scholar knew Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai was even more convinced that what happened today was a conspiracy. The purpose was to lure the Jiujiang water thieves, and then gather them together to annihilate them!
"I don't care what kind of thief you are, since you dare to plot against me, you have to bear the anger of plotting against me!"
"Boy, do you dare to challenge me to a duel? If I lose, I will let you do whatever you want!"
How dare Gan Ning not dare? On the contrary, he was thinking just that! If the two sides fight, it will definitely cause great casualties. If he recruits Zhou Tai to surrender in the future, there will definitely be a gap in his heart.
"Okay! If I lose, I'll still let you do whatever you want!"
Zhou Tai was immediately overjoyed. The opponent had more people than them, and he didn't want to fight unless it was absolutely necessary.
Now that Gan Ning is willing to fight him one on one, that's the best thing!
"Boy, no matter what, I, Zhou Taijing, are a man!"
Gan Ning chuckled. This was exactly what he wanted to say to Zhou Tai. However, it was not appropriate to say too much at this moment. It was most important to defeat the opponent first.
Both of them were holding swords and staring at each other. If you look at the appearance, Zhou Tai is undoubtedly the better, but the strength of martial arts cannot be divided by body size.
Zhao Yun was much thinner than Dian Wei, so he beat Dian Wei to the point of fear.
"Come on, let me see what Jiujiang Zhoutai is capable of!"
"Look at the knife!"
Following Gan Ning's provocation, Zhou Tai immediately rose up, raised his sword and struck Gan Ning directly in the face.
"Well done!"
What kind of ability does a strong person have? A strong person can feel it almost the moment he takes action.
Especially top powerhouses like Gan Ning and Zhou Tai.
Having just experienced Dian Wei's oppression, Gan Ning stopped looking down on the strong men in the world.
At this moment, Zhou Tai's momentum was so overwhelming that Gan Ning did not dare to be careless, and he went all out with the first blow.
when!
The weapons collided with a deafening sound, but the two sabers did not continue to contact each other, and instead were knocked back with one blow.
Gan Ning and Zhou Tai quickly pulled away, with fear in their eyes.
Among them, Zhou Tai was more serious and completely put away his contempt.
Zhou Tai was unrivaled in the Yangtze River for many years, and eventually became known as the Jiujiang water thief.
Zhou Tai had never encountered an opponent as strong as Gan Ning. He could meet the strongest combatant, that is, Jiang Qin beside him.
Jiang Qin was also a water bandit before. After losing to Zhou Tai, he voluntarily joined Zhou Tai's command. The two had a very good relationship and were like brothers.
Gan Ning also didn't dare to be careless. Zhou Tai was the first task Liu Zhang gave him. If he couldn't even complete this task, how could he have the nerve to go back and see Liu Zhang!
After a round of fighting, Gan Ning also felt confident.
Although Zhou Tai is powerful, he is far inferior to Dian Wei, who faced him before.
Even in terms of strength, he could slightly suppress Zhou Tai in front of him.
"Your strength is good, but for me, you are not qualified!"
Gan Ning burst out with extremely high fighting spirit, and then took the initiative to step forward with the intention of preemptively striking.
"Extremely arrogant!"
Zhou Tai was not willing to be outdone. When Gan Ning made his move, he was also ready to fight back.
The two faced each other tit for tat, slashing at each other's vital points with their swords, and neither side was willing to give in!
In the blink of an eye, more than thirty years later, there is still no clear winner.
However, the situations of Gan Ning and Zhou Tai are obviously different!
Gan Ning's expression was calm, not much different from before the battle.
Zhou Tai was different. His chest kept rising and falling, and he was breathing heavily. It was obvious that he was exerting a lot of physical energy.
"Admit defeat, you are no match for me!"
Gan Ning thought for a while and decided to give the other party a step down. After all, Gan Ning's idea was to recruit Zhou Tai to surrender. Now he would save some face for Zhou Tai so that he could get along with him later.
Zhou Tai's face suddenly turned red and he stared at Gan Ning with extremely angry eyes, as if he was about to spit out fire!
"What an arrogant boy, let's defeat the sword in my hand first!"
Seeing this scene, Gan Ning was immediately embarrassed.
Zhou Tai must have misunderstood! He mistakenly thought that he looked down on him!
Seeing Zhou Tai charging at him again, Gan Ning could only raise his sword to fight against the enemy. Zhou Tai was blinded by anger, and there was no other way for the time being except to truly surrender him.
Zhou Tai roared angrily and slashed at Gan Ning with his sword, one after another, aiming at the vital point, showing a relentless attitude!
Gan Ning was not as exhausted as everyone expected, but became more skillful. It seemed that Zhou Tai's strength in a furious state was far less than before.
The two fought against each other for another twenty years. Gan Ning found the right opportunity and directly knocked away Zhou Tai's sword, and put his own sword on Zhou Tai's neck.