"Two generals!" Just as Gan Ning and Wenpin were arguing about taking over the pursuit mission out of the city, a faint laughter sounded from the side. The two turned around and saw a middle-aged scholar.
He was slowly walking up the stone stairs next to the city head, looking at the two of them with a smile. It was Jia Xu, the counselor sent by Luo Yang a few days ago.
"Mr. Jia! What's the matter?" Seeing Jia Xu coming, Gan Ning and Wenpin immediately became serious. Gan Ning especially glanced at Zhao Qiang, who was running up after Jia Xu, and glared fiercely.
Before, Gan Ning had specifically asked Zhao Qiang to keep an eye on Jia Xu and not let him come to the city to cause trouble. However, Zhao Qiang waved his hands with an aggrieved look, indicating that he had no way to stop Jia Xu.
Jia Xu turned a blind eye to the changes in Gan Ning and Wenpin's expressions, and just smiled lightly: "I wonder where the two generals are going now?"
Looking at the smile on Jia Xu's face, for some reason, Gan Ning and Wenpin felt a chill go up their spines. The two of them had never had a good feeling about Jia Xu, and they always felt that this guy was gloomy all day long.
It was so scary that even standing next to him on a hot day would give rise to goosebumps all over the body. Moreover, after learning that the incident at the gate of Luoyang City last time was caused by this guy behind the scenes, Gan Ning and Wenpin had nothing to do with Jia Xu.
Feeling good. After hearing Jia Xu's question, Wenpin immediately shouted: "What else can we do? Of course we go out of the city to pursue the enemy!"
"Haha!" Wenpin shouted, but the smile on Jia Xu's face did not diminish at all. He slowly took a few steps forward and said to Gan Ning and Wenpin: "Well, these two generals are indeed brave.
Extraordinary, no wonder when I was in Xiangyang, I heard my lord, General Huang and others praise the two generals more than once! Now that I have met them, it is really better to meet them than to be famous!"
Although Jia Xu meant to praise the two of them, it sounded awkward to Gan Ning and Wenpin. Gan Ning simply waved his hand and shouted: "Oh! If you have any questions, I'll come back later."
Tell me! We have to leave the city quickly to pursue the enemy! If it’s too late, the enemies will have run away! Ah! That’s right! Zhao Qiang, you came just in time! If you come and guard the city gate, Zhongye and I will be saved.
Let’s go fight together and go out together!”
"That's right! Haha! Zhao Qiang! You're here at the right time! Keep watch! Brother Xingba and I will come as soon as we go!" Wenpin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he burst into laughter, and then he went to work with a long knife.
I want to go down to the city with Gan Ning.
"Haha!" Before Gan Ning and Wenpin could reach the stone stairs, Jia Xu's sinister laughter came over again, causing the two of them to shiver again, and turned around, only to
Seeing Jia Xu smiling, he cupped his hands to the two of them and said, "The two generals are indeed brave! I shouldn't ask the two generals to agree to my request! Please help me, general, to prepare a fast horse and hundreds of soldiers for me.
Guard, please escort me back to Xiangyang next time!"
Gan Ning and Wenpin felt their hearts skip a beat at the same time. The legs they stepped out involuntarily retracted, and both of them felt a little guilty. When Jia Xu came before, he also brought the lord's military order. In the military order,
They were specifically told to listen to Jia Xu's opinions. However, it was obvious that the two of them did not take Luo Yang's military orders seriously. After the war started, they directly asked Zhao Qiang to keep Jia Xu in the prefect's mansion, and did not care about Jia Xu at all.
Wow. Now that Jia Xu suddenly asked to go back to Xiangyang, could it be that he wanted to go back and sue the two of them? As soon as he thought of this, Gan Ning immediately turned his head, glared at Jia Xu and shouted: "You
, what are you going back to Xiangyang for?"
"Haha!" Jia Xu still had that smiling face that made Gan Ning and Wenpin want to kick him when they saw it. He glanced outside the city and said calmly: "The two generals are extremely brave. They dare to rush forward even when they see the dragon's pond and tiger's den in front of them.
Die! Once the two generals die, Nanyang will definitely not be able to defend it. The next scholar, who has no power to tie the chicken, does not want to stay here and die! I also ask the two generals to help me, so that I can save my life and escape back to Xiangyang.
Bar!"
Jia Xu said this in a calm tone, but Gan Ning and Wenpin heard how harsh it was, and their expressions became more and more ugly. The first one who couldn't help it was Wenpin, who immediately rushed to Jia Xu and grabbed the
He picked up Jia Xu's clothes and shouted: "Asshole! Who do you think is going to die?"
Being caught by Wenpin like this, Jia Xu immediately said to Wenpin with fear on his face: "Oh! General Wen, calm down! Calm down! I'm not using the right words. I ask you, General Wen, to have a lot of money. You don't remember the faults of villains!"
Please forgive me!" Jia Xu's words were extremely humble, but his eyes were shining, as if he was despising Wenpin!
"Zhongye! Don't be rude!" Gan Ning's face was not good either, but at least he knew that Jia Xu was the counselor sent by the lord, and he must not be rude to him, otherwise it would be difficult to explain in front of the lord.
Zhao Qiang, who was on the side, also came to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to separate Wenpin and Jia Xu, and stood directly in front of Wenpin, pushing Wenpin aside. Gan Ning looked at Jia Xu with a gloomy face,
He shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Jia! Although Zhongye is a little reckless, Gan also wants to know what Mr. Jia's high opinion is. Why would he say that we went out of the city to die?"
"That's it!" Wenpin was stopped by Zhao Qiang, but he was still angry. He jumped up and pointed outside the city and shouted: "Look at Yuan Shu's troops outside the city! They didn't even attack the city wall.
They were repelled by us! With such a useless army, if we don't take advantage of the victory to pursue it, wouldn't we have wasted the opportunity to severely damage Yuan Shu's army?"
"Haha!" Jia Xu still had that insidious laugh. He stretched out his hand to tidy up the clothes that Wenpin had torn up. He smiled and said to Gan Ning, "I don't have any great ideas! I'm just greedy for life and afraid of death."
That's it! This Yuan Shu is also a descendant of the Yuan family of the Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes. He is considered a relatively powerful person among the princes in Guandong. However, he personally went on an expedition and the troops he led did not even attack the city wall. It was so simple.
Withdrawing troops alone! This thing is really weird! Haha! If something goes wrong, it must be a monster. If you see something weird next time, you will be scared, so you can only escape early!"
Even though Jia Xu seemed to be pretending to be dumbfounded, his words made Gan Ning stunned. His head, which was a little hot after winning a battle, suddenly cooled down! He immediately turned around.
, first he held down Wenpin, who was still making a fuss, and then quickly walked to the female wall, staring at the outside of the city. Sure enough, Gan Ning saw something!
Although Yuan Jun outside the city looked like he was fleeing hastily, there was not much confusion in Yuan Jun's formation, and it didn't look like he was fleeing in a rout! Looking further away, he saw a forest not far outside the city.
, several birds were hovering in the sky, but they refused to fall. Only then did Gan Ning feel the chilling air emanating from the woods!
There was an ambush! This was Gan Ning's immediate judgment! If Gan Ning and Wenpin really ignored Jia Xu and rushed out of the city, they would not only not be able to severely damage Yuan Jun, but they might also fall into Yuan Jun's ambush.
Even if he is able to escape by chance, his troops will suffer heavy losses, and the morale of the defenders will drop to the lowest point! By then, Nanyang City may really not be able to defend it! Thinking of this, Gan Ning's forehead immediately felt red.
Breaking into a cold sweat, the lord handed Nanyang to him. If he lost Nanyang, how could he have the dignity to go back to see the lord!
Immediately, Gan Ning turned around, faced Jia Xu, cupped his fists and bowed deeply! He shouted: "If it weren't for Mr.'s advice, Gan almost made a big mistake! Gan was rude to Mr. earlier, please don't do it."
Keep it in mind!"
Gan Ning's attitude suddenly changed so much that Wenpin and Zhao Qiang were dumbfounded. On the contrary, Jia Xu always kept a smile on his face, stepped forward to support Gan Ning, and said with a smile:
"What are you talking about, General Gan? I'm just a sour scholar with no skills in literature or military skills! How can I be worthy of such a courtesy from a general!"
Seeing that Jia Xu always had this attitude, Gan Ning no longer forced it. Anyway, he knew that this guy would help defend Nanyang. He immediately saluted Jia Xu, and then shouted to Wenpin and Zhao Qiang.
: "Send the order! Take inventory of the battlefield and be on strict alert! Don't be underestimating the enemy!"
"Here!" Although I don't know what kind of riddle Gan Ning and Jia Xu are playing, Gan Ning is the commander-in-chief of Nanyang after all. It's okay for a few people to make jokes in front of them, but in serious matters, Gan Ning still has to listen to him.
Wenpin and Zhao Qiang clasped their fists at Gan Ning with a look of reluctance and shouted, then glared at Jia Xu again, and then went down to issue Gan Ning's military order with a depressed heart.
Seeing Gan Ning listen to his advice, a smile flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, but his face was still smiling. He looked at Yuan Jun outside the city and sighed: "Oh! This Yuan
He deserves to be a member of the Yuan family! He can actually have so many soldiers and horses! If it were anyone else who could have so many soldiers and horses when he had no foundation, I'm afraid he would have run out of food long ago! This Yuan Jiujiu can still be able to
It’s really admirable to support it for so long!”
Hearing Jia Xu's sigh from the side, Gan Ning seemed to have some realization. He turned his head and looked outside the city, looking at the densely packed Yuan Jun, and suddenly punched the wall hard and shouted: "Sir, you are right!
Yuan Shu must be short of food, so he thought of using this trick to lure our army to attack, so as to resolve this battle as soon as possible! Hum! It seems that the initiative in this battle is on our side! As long as we drag Yuan Jun,
This Yuan Army will definitely defeat itself due to lack of food! Okay! From now on! I will defend the Nanyang City! I want to see how long this old boy Yuan Shu can last!"
Jia Xu, who was on the side, heard Gan Ning's roar, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and turned to look outside the city again. The army that had retreated into Yuan Jun's camp had a cold light in his eyes.
It keeps circulating, and it seems that some ideas have been made up.