???????Under the deep clouds, the drums on the street were beating slowly and slowly, from the first watch to the second watch, and from the second watch to the third watch.
????????The silver floating arrow gradually descended along with the water surface, and finally pointed to the bottom of the leaky pot Yetian Pool silently.
????????It’s already the fifth watch.
????????At the north gate of Shouchun, in the dim night, a group of troops and horses have been lying in wait for a long time. They are dressed like the Xuzhou Army outside the city. They are also wearing black helmets and black armor, and even their mounts have been swiped. It is so dark that when viewed from a distance, it seems to have merged with the night. Under the darkness of the moon, without lighting a candle, almost no trace can be distinguished.
????????The rain fell gently, falling on their armors, along the gaps, soaking their whole bodies. Occasionally, the military horses raised their legs and raised their heads, but they could only make a dull snort because they were riding Their generals had covered their mouths and noses early, and even some cotton wool and other materials were wrapped around the horses' hooves to prevent them from slipping and to silence them.
?????????"Oh my God, it keeps raining. It makes people anxious."
Gan Ning cursed a few words in a low voice, took off his helmet, poured out the rainwater that had accumulated in it, put it back on, then changed the position of the armor knife on his mount, and pressed it. He pressed the bow bag at his waist, turned his head and glanced in the direction of the west city gate, and asked his left and right, "What time is it?"
Li Ren on the side called his bodyguard, and after a closer look, he found that the silver floating arrow gradually descended as the water surface reached the clepsydra (ancient timepiece of the Celestial Dynasty, earlier than the hourglass) Ye Tianchi. At the bottom, he replied: "General Gan, it's already five o'clock in the morning."
Gan Ning frowned slightly when he heard this: "Then why hasn't there been any movement from Liang Gang?"
How could Li Ren know? He just shook his head and looked at Gan Ning in front of him calmly. Even though the night was dark, he could still faintly feel that the other party had a strong expression and resolute eyes. Therefore, I pictured in my mind the heroic attitude of a young military general...
?????????Gan Xingba is indeed a talent.
Li Ren secretly sighed, no wonder Wang Zheng wanted to capture this person alive.
????????Thinking of this, he raised his head, watched the sky for a while, and suddenly asked: "The moon is dark and it is suitable for a night attack. The dark clouds are deep and the rain is pouring. It is more convenient to cover us up later." The news of leaving the city is indeed a rare opportunity, General Gan, who among us will be the vanguard in a moment?"
Hearing this, Gan Ning glanced at Li Ren and said calmly: "Of course, I will be in front, and you can hold the line from behind."
????????? Before he finished speaking, shouts suddenly broke out at the west city gate. The group of people hurriedly turned to look, and saw in the endless drizzle, across the distant night in the city, a distant fire, gradually getting bigger. .I vaguely heard many people shouting in unison: "Kill the thief! Kill the thief!"
The roar of the crowd was accompanied by the whizzing of bows and arrows, and the trembling and muffled sound of huge boulders launched by trebuchets hitting the ground.
????????"coming!"
????????Gan Ning's spirit perked up and he no longer paid attention to Li Ren, but stared straight ahead.
????????Time passed very slowly, but also seemed to pass very quickly. I don’t know how long it took. Suddenly, a fire suddenly burst out at the head of the east city gate, and the city was illuminated.
Immediately, three thick plumes of smoke shot up into the clouds, making them extremely conspicuous in the night.
?????????"Open the city gate! Open the city gate!"
?????????The signal that had been waiting for a long time finally came. Gan Ning raised the reins and controlled the rope, and urged the horse with a sword. The garrison opened the heavy city gate with all hands and feet, and hundreds of people roared out, quickly
Running towards the outside of the city.
???????What they never expected was that the moment they stepped across the suspension bridge and onto the plain, countless arrows suddenly surged around them, covering the sky and the ground, covering their heads and faces.
????????This sudden rain of arrows completely stunned the ambitious Yangzhou army. Immediately, people and horses neighed and screamed loudly.
????????"what happened?"
?????????"Who shot the arrow?"
?????????"Ouch! No, we were ambushed by the Yellow Turban Thieves!"
Gan Ning, who was leading the way, was the first to leave the city, and the arrows from outside the city came towards him the most. Thanks to his quick reaction, he could dance with a sword and make a rustle in the wind, and he could blink and close his eyes in the blink of an eye.
, at least he shot down dozens or hundreds of long arrows. He knew it was bad, and swung
Dao raised his eyes to look far and near, but because of the deep night, he couldn't see anything clearly. He could only see shadows on the opposite side in the dark and rainy night, and he didn't know how many Xuzhou soldiers were there in all directions. Arrows rained down.
Mixed with the drizzle, he was miserable.
At this time, Li Ren also rushed up and said anxiously: "General Gan, we were ambushed just after leaving the city. The thieves are obviously well prepared. Let's retreat quickly...!"
Before he finished speaking, Gan Ning, who looked ashen, waved his hand and cut him off: "Don't talk nonsense!"
???????Withdraw in disgrace? Don’t even think about it!
???????? Moreover, Gan Ning did not believe that Xuzhou would be prepared in advance. Could it be that Wang Zheng was able to calculate and actually predict that they would break out of the city tonight? He just shouted sternly: "Don't panic, it's just a little bit of Xuzhou's
Rangers and men, cheer up and charge forward with me!"
???????Unexpectedly, he rushed forward, and the arrows became more and more chaotic, raining like locusts, and suddenly there were screams behind him.
????????? Seeing Gan Ning being so dumbfounded, Li Ren cursed secretly, but he couldn't really watch Gan Ning seek his own death, so he stepped forward with a round shield and continued to persuade: "If you swim,
Riding, how can the arrows be so violent? And there is also a trebuchet!"
?????????"General Gan should retreat quickly. If it's too late and the Xuzhou Army takes the opportunity to break into the city, it will be a big crime!"
?????????Gan Ning turned his head sharply, his eyes shot out with murderous intent: "If you dare to say more, I will chop off your head."
After speaking, he straightened his back and continued to charge forward bravely. He was getting closer and closer to the Xuzhou Army's position, and at the same time he was getting further and further away from the city gate. Li Ren fell behind him and hissed.
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "General Gan, we are about to be locked up! It's too late if we don't retreat!"
However, the defenders of the West City Gate saw that the situation was not good and could not wait for Li Ren and other troops to turn back, so they took the initiative to pull up the drawbridge. Once the drawbridge was pulled up, the city gate would be closed immediately.
Gan Ning, however, didn't care. He just stared ahead, facing the drizzle and breaking the strong wind. Unconsciously, he had already walked a hundred steps away, and kept shouting in his heart: "It's close, it's close."
Got it!"
???????? His guess was correct, Wang Zheng was not a god, and he had no ability to predict a prophet. However, he was cautious by nature. Since he had used the strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west before, he would naturally be on guard against Yang Hong's attempt to counterattack.
Give it back to him.
What's more, he had already guessed that if the defenders wanted to take the initiative to attack, they would either attack at night or seize the food route. Therefore, as soon as the battle at the west city gate started, Wang Zheng immediately ordered all gates to strictly guard against the enemy.
Therefore, as soon as Gan Ning and other talents showed up, they were hit by an overwhelming barrage of arrows.
????????But it was only Yaishi’s blow.
????????A mere 20,000 troops can encircle a big city like Shouchun. The result is that the defense line will not be heavy at any place, and even strict defenses cannot change a single place.
of weakness.
????????If other generals had the courage to charge with Gan Ning, they might be able to break through in one go.
????????Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a "what if" when it comes to the decisive battle.
????????? Gan Ning was also a newcomer to Yuan Shu not long ago. The 500 elites he led tonight were selected from various armies under Yang Hong's order, and each was led by a subordinate general. At this time
When he suddenly encountered the enemy, all the troops were in chaos. In fact, only thirty or forty soldiers from the pro-army camp who had followed him from Yizhou to the present were always following him.
Before reaching the enemy formation, hundreds of cavalry rushed out from the opposite side. Three generals surrounded them with all their strength, and there was a melee in two places.
The ground was muddy, and large chunks of muddy water splashed up where the horses' hooves intertwined. Gan Ning was one against three, but he didn't lose at all. When he had time, he looked back and shouted: "Li Ren! Li Ren!"
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?????????Unknown to Li Ren, Li Ren had already halted his horse and led the rest of the army back to the drawbridge. At this time, he kept shouting loudly: "Open the city gate quickly!"
?????????Just kidding, the soldiers are in danger, and the swords and arrows have no eyesight. Naturally, Li Ren doesn't want to accompany Gan Ning to the underworld!
????????Anyway, I have tried to persuade him, and Li Ren has a clear conscience. If Wang Zheng really wins in the future, his life will at least be safe if he surrenders based on their friendship with each other in the past. With this in mind, facing Gan Ning
The call simply fell on deaf ears.
???????? He pretended not to hear, but an officer next to him reminded him rudely: "Colonel, General Gan escaped from the trap lightly and called for help. If you don't respond, I'm afraid he will return."
In the city, Yang Jijiu can’t explain it to him either?”
?????????"Gan Xingba is a tiger general in the world, and he is the most brave among the three armies. How can he be a mere yellow turban bandit and a rabble?
???????Is he his opponent?"
Li Ren glared at the subordinate officer and snorted coldly: "It's dark and rainy today, and it's hard to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. If we go up hastily, it will only cause chaos to General Gan. Furthermore, if the thieves take the opportunity to seize it,
If you cross the suspension bridge, something bad will happen, so it's better to form a formation and wait."
????????The city gates are closed, what does it matter whether the suspension bridge is lost or not?
Li Ren's words are clearly an excuse, and all the generals are naturally aware of them. However, Gan Ning has always been domineering and domineering since he came under Yuan Shu's command, and he has always been at odds with everyone. With him, he has a new general. Being entrusted with such an important task aroused the jealousy of his colleagues even more. Since Li Ren expressed his stance in this way, all the generals hesitated for a moment and nodded. No one offered help. Hundreds of people just gathered at the bridge under the city and watched the battle. At the same time, They shouted at the door in unison to try to survive.
There are ways to defend the city. Once the city gate is closed, it is even more difficult to shout to open it again, and there are enemies outside the city approaching. Li Ren and others shouted for a long time, and their voices were full. They were all mute, their mouths were dry, but no one paid attention. There was a sudden roar and explosion from behind, like thunder rolling past, earth-shattering:
?????????"Li Ren!"
With the help of the fire that was just lit on the top of the city, everyone turned their heads in the direction of the sound, only to see the enemy and our horses fighting in chaos not far away. At this time, countless Xuzhou soldiers were coming from all directions. Like springs, they all gathered together and surrounded Gan Ning and dozens of guards, making it impossible for them to escape!
?????????What a Gan Ning, but he showed no fear in this situation. He just danced his sword and turned his horse around, not only did he kill three Heavenly Army generals in an instant, he also had the energy to charge back. The formation collapsed and they rushed to save their subordinates. Even the brave soldiers of the Heavenly Army could not resist the blow of his armored sword. With every slash, someone would fall down with the sword. However, in an instant, he was killed by this man single-handedly. Nearly a hundred lives.
?????????? Another person was chopped down with his sword. Gan Ning finally took a deep look at Li Ren and the other generals in the distance, as if he wanted to remember the appearance of everyone who had just touched the opponent. Looking at him, Li Ren couldn't help but shudder, his hair stood on end, and his heart was filled with unspeakable fear.
?????????At this time, some people in the Xuzhou Army also recognized Gan Ning. After all, a tiger general who could perform so well under the siege of a group of system soldiers, not to mention the whole world in Shouchun City. , there were only a handful of them, and someone immediately exclaimed: "This is Gan Ning, he is Gan Xingba!"
?????????"Gan Xingba?"
????????The other man's eyes lit up and he said: "The general has an order. If you encounter this person, you must capture him alive!" Then he shouted loudly: "Brothers, you must capture Gan Ning alive and send him to the general." Your Majesty!"
????????As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud sound of horse hooves on the left, and then torches were lit up one after another around the battle circle. However, it was an army that planned to bypass the position and attack the Li army inside the bridge. At this time, all the iron cavalrymen of Ren and other tribes also turned around and joined the encirclement.
?????????The fighting has reached this point, and all the soldiers who followed Gan Ning into the battle have been killed and wounded. Seeing that he is the only one left, the enemy has laid a heavy siege. It is clear that the situation is desperate, but Gan Ning becomes more fierce. , swung the armor sword, and struck a cold spear in front of him. When he turned around and was about to take advantage of the momentum to kill the enemy general, he suddenly felt the shrill sound of the wind behind him, and the alarm bells in his heart suddenly sounded!
?????????A master is approaching on horseback?
?????????Gan Ning immediately gave up on the head that was supposed to be captured in front of him, grabbed the spear from the enemy general's hand, flicked it with his backhand, and fired it behind him.
Hearing a clear sound of "chi", the enemy general behind him drew his sword and cut the spear into two pieces easily.
?????????At this moment, Gan Ning turned around and shouted loudly: "Who is coming?"
There was no answer, only the sound of horse hooves was loud, the ground trembled, Gan Ning's eyes just turned angry, one man and one horse were tearing through the night, coming towards him.
????????The next moment, a green sword light hit the sky, and with the help of the enemy general's horse charging forward, it seemed to turn into thunder and lightning. In an instant, it passed through the space of about ten feet between the two people, heading towards
Gan Ning, who was waiting in full formation, split the air and slashed away!
The force of this sword was so astonishing that even the air flow it aroused was as painful as cutting the face. Gan Ning was immediately moved, mustering up all his remaining courage, he swung his sword to face Ge.
block.
????????The swords collided, and a loud "Clang!" was heard, shocking the entire audience.
????????The sword light knocked Gan Ning's armor ruthlessly away, and the strength contained in it even caused Gan Ning's jaw to hurt sharply. His half body was sore, and he involuntarily let go of the armor knife in his hand.
Immediately his face turned ashen.
????????The two passed by each other, each other rushing around like lightning
????????Then he turned his horse and slashed with his sword again, and at the same time let out a loud shout: "Third sword!"
?????????In Gan Ning's opinion, these three swords actually have no moves at all, they are just simple vertical slashes...
???????? But the key is that each sword is faster than the other! Sharper! More powerful and heavy! Like a series of electric lightning strikes, in the harsh sword wind whistling, Gan Ning can't even move.
There was no time to find a dodge gap, so he had to pull out the dagger from his waist and make a final feeble struggle.
????????The moment the two sharp blades touched each other, the fragile dagger immediately collapsed into pieces under the sharp blue light!
?????????With a look of despair on Gan Ning's face, the fourth cold lightning sword light struck out again!
At the critical moment, Gan Ning's potential exploded. He twisted around and dismounted from the horse. He heard a long neigh and blood spurted out from the middle of the saddle. Not only the saddle, but also the horse under his crotch was covered with blood.
The sword light split directly into two pieces.
?????????At this time, reflected by the firelight, Gan Ning finally saw clearly the enemy general who had beaten him and had no power to fight back.
?????????This man wears a red cloak and black armor, and is young and weak. If he is not the powerful Xuzhou Mu Wangzheng, who is he?
?????????"People say that Xuzhou Mu is born with divine power..."
Gan Ning stared at Wang Zheng and said with a wry smile: "Now it seems that it is true. Hey, I have always been brave, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even get five rounds under you."
Passed by."
?????????"Why should General Gan belittle himself?"
Wang Zheng reined in his horse and stood there, looking down at Gan Ning from a high position, and smiled and said: "You have been exhausted after fighting for a long time, so I won the victory without using force."
?????????"Winning is victory, defeat is defeat."
?????????Gan Ning showed a bitter smile and said dumbly: "If you can die at the hands of Wang Zhoumu, you will live up to your life. Please give someone a happy life."
???????After saying this, he closed his eyes and was already being slaughtered.
Hearing this, Wang Zheng smiled and said, "Why did General Gan say this? If I had murderous intentions, I would have just struck out with the fifth sword!"
?????????"You want to recruit me?"
Gan Ning was startled when he heard this, opened his eyes and asked, "Does Wangzhou Mu think that I am a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death?"
?????????"How dare I underestimate Gan Xingba like this?"
????????Wang Zheng shook his head repeatedly, immediately got off his horse, and helped Gan Ning himself: "Although I have little virtue and talent, like a general, I think I am a man who values righteousness and despise death, and his subordinates are more
All are brave men."
?????????"On the contrary, Yuan Shu's subordinates have many cowardly and fearless young men. How can a good man be associated with this generation?"
Gan Ning's heart moved when he heard this. Wang Zheng's words really spoke to his heart.
?????????Today's defeat was ultimately due to the cowardice of Li Ren and others. When he had just charged into the battle, Gan Ning had already determined that if he could escape today, he would definitely win.
Kill all these rats!
????????It’s just that Yuan Shu treated him well. Although people like Li Ren deserve to be killed, they can instead join Wang Zheng as the main...
????????For a while, Gan Ning was still a little hesitant.
Seeing his uncertain expression, Wang Zheng could probably guess what the other party was thinking, and immediately said warmly: "Brother Gan, don't worry, I know that you are a sincere person and will never turn against the old enemy."
Lord, regardless of whether the general surrenders or not, the general will just sit back and watch during the Shouchun battle."
????????"There is no need to make a decision immediately. You can think it over carefully before giving your answer to the general."
???????These words were completely unexpected to Gan Ning. He originally thought that Wang Zheng's purpose in recruiting him to surrender was for Shouchun, but he didn't expect that Wang Zheng took the initiative to solve his biggest doubt first...
????????Looking up, he saw Wang Zheng standing tall and proud under the blazing fire. He was smiling openly, but his demeanor was calm, and he had the majesty of a king over the world. He couldn't help but feel sad.
????????? Mr. Yuan really treated me well, but now it seems that there is no chance of anything happening...
?????????And Wang Yukou is not only outstanding in literary and military skills, but also in martial arts skills that are unparalleled in the world. Even I am not his enemy, even Lu Bu is no more than that, right?
?????????If you miss such a wise master, where can you meet again?
Gan Ning has been very decisive since he was a child, and he has been thinking about it all his life. He immediately no longer hesitated, prostrated to the ground, cupped his hands and said: "My lord is so magnanimous and will not abandon me. I am willing to follow my lord to provide for you."
Drive and do the work of dogs and horses!"
????????"good!"
Wang Zheng was overjoyed. He personally took action this time with the idea of subduing Gan Ning in one fell swoop. Of course, what made him so moved was not because of Gan Ning's courtesy as a monarch.
But on the transparent system box in front of you, a line of applications for joining the team suddenly flashed...
????????? People who practice martial arts are still happy!
While helping Gan Ning to his feet with a smile, Wang Zheng hurriedly agreed, and then he was in the mood to look at the attributes of his new hero:
?????????Gan Ning, courtesy name Xingba
???????Hero title: "Sparta"
??????Talents: divine power, hand-to-hand combat, military management, prestige, first advance, charge, broadsword weapons, bow and crossbow weapons.
?????????Stunt 1: Charge into battle (passive skill, when serving as a commander, increase the overall attributes of the cavalry under his command by 3%)
?????????Stunt 2: Night battle (passive skill, automatically makes the team in the same camp have night vision 3)
?????????Stunt 3: Inspiring (when the hero wears bird feathers or bells, the morale of the team in the same camp is 2)