Following Wang Lang's order, arrows were fired from the top of the city. The city gate was crowded with soldiers who wanted to enter the city. No one was wary of the arrows fired at them from the top of the city. A large number of corpses were suddenly left behind.
, screams, curses, and cries were heard.
Yu Fan was also on top of the city. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but shake his head.
But I heard someone next to me say: "Is Master Yu dissatisfied?"
Yu Fan was shocked when he heard this. When he turned around to look, he recognized that he was from Yuyao in this county. His surname was Dong. He was now a junior high school student in the army. The Dong family and the Yu family had always been on good terms, so Yu Fan couldn't help but feel relieved.
He said: "Prefect Wang is determined to have his own way, and now he is so cruel to his own soldiers. This city cannot be defended and will be destroyed sooner or later."
Dong Xi glanced around and saw Yu Fan's confidants on both sides, so he lowered his voice and whispered: "Master Yu, can you bear to watch everyone buried with Wang Lang?"
Yu Fan's expression changed drastically and he said, "Dong Xi, be careful that there are ears in the wall."
Dong Xi sneered and said: "The army under the city is about to attack the city. Wang Lang can't protect himself. I'm afraid of what he will do. Mr. Yu, I heard that under Mr. Liu's governance, Jingzhou has a harmonious government and the people live in peace and prosperity. If you and I will offer it to you,
Mr. Liu, have you done a good deed for the elders in your hometown?"
Yu Fan hesitated and said: "The wall of Kuaiji City is high and the pool is deep. If we can't hold on, it will be really difficult to get out in a hurry."
While he was talking, he heard the shouts from above and below the city, and saw a general from the city swinging his sword and rushing across the suspension bridge. It turned out that although Wang Lang had just ordered to fire random arrows, the city gate cave and the suspension bridge were crowded with defeated people.
The returning soldiers. The barrage of arrows indeed killed many people, but the suspension bridge did not have time to be pulled up. There were many corpses piled at the city gate, crowded with many wounded soldiers, and it could not be closed. Gan Ning saw the opportunity
, roared angrily, and galloped onto the suspension bridge.
Gan Ning became murderous. No matter whether he was dead or alive, he just cut him all the way, but he cut a bloody path and rushed deep into the city gate. Seeing how brave he was, no one in the city dared to come forward.
He stopped him and allowed him to run into the city.
After his killing spree, the city gate became much looser. The soldiers hurriedly pushed the city gate shut, but the rope on one side of the suspension bridge was cut by Gan Ning and could no longer be pulled up.
Wang Lang saw Gan Ning rushing into the city on his own horse from the top of the city. He was overjoyed and said: "Quick, come up here and kill him!"
The soldiers in the city swarmed up and surrounded Gan Ning on three levels inside and three outside. Gan Ning was not afraid at all and shouted loudly. Wherever the knife passed, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and broken arms and limbs were scattered on the ground. In the blink of an eye,
Hundreds of lives were injured. The soldiers surrounding him were shocked by his god-like murderous aura. Whenever they saw Gan Ning rushing towards him, they could not help but retreat.
Dong Xi saw it from the top of the city and secretly praised him. He was indeed a good man. He turned his head and saw Wang Lang commanding his cronies to fire cold arrows. He became furious, drew out his saber, strode forward, and killed the man with one blow.
The archer chopped him to the ground.
Wang Lang looked back and shouted angrily: "Dong Xi, are you going to rebel?"
Dong Xi didn't answer, shouted loudly, and rushed forward with his waist knife dancing like a windmill. The incident happened in a hurry, and Wang Lang couldn't avoid it. He was hit by a knife on his left arm. His close friends on the left and right fought hard to resist, but were chopped again.
Countdown. A few of Wang Lang's cronies saw Dong Xi and Yu Fan whispering there just now, and now Dong Xi suddenly became angry. Thinking about Yu Fan's advice to Wang Lang to negotiate peace or surrender, they thought that Dong Xi was
It was under the instruction of Yu Fan. Every wrongdoer has his own owner. Those Wang Lang cronies called a few companions without waiting for orders, and ran towards Yu Fan brandishing swords and guns. Yu Fan was the county magistrate, and he was from a wealthy local family.
How could they not have a few close followers? When they saw Wang Lang's men coming to kill them inexplicably, they were not to be outdone, and they all raised their swords and guns to meet them. The two groups soon fought together, and there was a huge chaos on the top of the city.
Seeing Gan Ning charging into the city alone, Huang Gai and Su Fei were shocked. They quickly ordered the soldiers to come to help, but they saw that the city gate had been closed long ago. Fortunately, the ropes of the suspension bridge had been blocked by Gan Ning.
After cutting it off, the soldiers successfully crossed the moat. When Huang Gai and Su Fei were anxious, they saw two groups of people fighting on the top of the city first, and they were overjoyed. The soldiers had already lifted up the logs and started to hit the city gate.
, some soldiers began to bend their bows and shoot towards the top of the city, and more soldiers took off and grabbed them, scratched their hooks and threw them towards the top of the city.
They were originally a navy army, fighting on rivers. Bows and arrows were one of their main weapons. Flying grabs and scratching hooks were also indispensable in water battles. The bows and arrows of the navy army were quite sharp, and the archers had undergone long-term rigorous training.
Although it was from the bottom up, it suppressed all the archers at the top of the city. However, the city wall of Kuaiji City was very high, and not everyone could throw the flying claws and scratching hooks onto the battlements. However, there were always a few who had the strength to do so.
Soon, there were more than twenty ropes hanging from the city wall. These navy soldiers were much more flexible in climbing ropes than climbing ladders, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of them reached the top of the city.
Wang Lang endured the pain in his arm and still insisted on commanding there. Suddenly, he saw that the army under the city had reached the top of the city. The men and horses surrounding Gan Ning in the city suffered heavy casualties, but they could not get close to Gan Ning. He knew that today's defeat was a defeat.
Having decided, he hurriedly took a few of his cronies and fled quietly down to the city.
Dong Xi saw this scene clearly. He turned back and chopped the spearman who was approaching him to the ground with a knife, and shouted loudly: "Wang Lang has abandoned you, do you still want to work for him?"
Only then did everyone in the fierce battle realize that Wang Lang had lost his trace at some point. At the same time, more and more Jingzhou naval forces climbed up the city and occupied a large area on the city. The fall of the city was a foregone conclusion.
. I don't know who brought a head and left the waist knife in his hands. Others had the same learning, and the sound of "Ding Ding Dang" sounded. With the cheers on the head of the city, the city surrounded Gan Ning in the city.
The soldiers also gave up resistance and surrendered.
Soldiers had already led Dong Xi, and Yu Fan came to see Gan Ning. The two parties had already known each other. Yu Fan glanced at Gan Ning, who was stained red with blood, raised his hands and said, "Yu wants to ask the general for something.
I hope the general will be kind to the people in the city and not hurt innocent people indiscriminately."
Gan Ning laughed and said: "My lord has long said that we are soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and all the people in the world are the subjects of the Han Dynasty. The relationship between the army and the people is like fish and water. They are originally one family. How can we
Will it harm the people in the city? Not to mention treating the people well, even those injured soldiers and prisoners of war, we will treat them properly."
After Yu Fan heard what Gan Ning said, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He thanked him repeatedly and leaned forward and asked, "I wonder why the general is here?"
Gan Ning did not hide anything, waved his hand and said: "Yan Baihu from Yuzhang was so bold that he wanted to take advantage of my lord's opportunity to attack the evil thief Dong Zhuo to attack Changsha, but I killed him. I heard that he had fled to Kuaiji, so I led an army to pursue him.
, came here. I didn’t expect that Wang Lang, as a Han official, had a good relationship with Yan Baihu, a bandit. He is also responsible for what happened today! Where is Yan Baihu now? Sir, please tell me."
Yu Fan cupped his hands and said, "Yan Baihu is a cruel man. Governor Wang really shouldn't associate with him. However, as far as I know, Yan Baihu has never come to Kuaiji. He must have fled to Wu County."
Gan Ning saw that Yu Fan did not seem to be lying, and said in deep thought: "In that case, my army will send troops to Wu County, and Mr. Yu will be invited to Kuaiji City. Dong Zhuang will guard it on his behalf. We will report it to the Lord Ming one day, and he will receive a reward."
Dong Xi responded enthusiastically: "Dong has admired Mr. Liu for a long time, and being able to serve Mr. Liu is really a matter of duty. However, Dong was originally a person under Wang Lang's command, and I may not be tolerated by Mr. Liu. I will return to him one day."
I hope the general can introduce me to you."
Gan Ning smiled and said: "My lord is very thirsty for talents, as long as they are useful, regardless of their origins. For example, I, Gan Ning, was originally just a water bandit on the Yangtze River, known as the Jinfan Thief, but I was entrusted by my lord to
It's an important task. Mr. Yu, Dong Zhuangshi, you two don't have to worry, you will be put into great use by my lord in the future."
Yu Fan cupped his hands and said, "Yu is relieved as long as his family members in his hometown are safe and sound. He doesn't dare to ask for anything else. But the general has come a long way and he doesn't have any heavy vehicles. How can he continue to attack Wu County? Isn't Yu talented?
, willing to help the army raise food and grass."
Gan Ning indeed did not prepare much supplies for sending troops this time. First, the journey was long and it was inconvenient to carry. Second, his original duty was to defend Changsha, and he had no intention of attacking Yuzhang, so he naturally made no preparations in this regard.
Hearing that Yu Fan was willing to take the initiative to take on the task of supplying grain and grass, Gan Ning said happily: "With Mr. Yu's help, Wu County can be defeated in a day. However, my lord has always made a distinction between public and private affairs. Mr. Yu can raise grain and grass, but he must not ask the people for help."
When it comes to plundering by force, the ins and outs of every sum of money and food must be recorded clearly, and after the war, my lord will repay it at a price."
Throughout the ages, most of the materials needed by armies during war were forcibly collected, not to mention food and grass. Sometimes people were captured and used as young men, even if God had blessed them, who would dare to ask for money from them. Of course Yu Fan was not a man.
A person who likes to disturb the people. He originally wanted to mobilize his family members to donate some money and food, but he did not expect that Liu Xin's army would make clear calculations with the people when requisitioning food and grass. He was an unprecedented benevolent and righteous teacher. He couldn't help but
He said movedly: "General, please go forward with peace of mind. The food and grass matters will be taken care of next."
It was only six or seven hundred miles from Kuaiji to Wu County. Gan Ning took the army to rest for a while and then set off overnight. Along the way, he drank water from the stream when he was thirsty and ate dry food when he was hungry. He did not stop at any county or village he passed through.
Rushing to Wucheng. Such a distance would have taken at least three to four days for an ordinary army to march, but Gan Ning only spent one day and two nights. By the third day, before dawn, they had arrived at Wu City.
In a jungle twenty miles southwest of the city.
After all, these soldiers were just sailors, not infantry. I had never done such a continuous march before. They all relied on their breath to hold on. When Gan Ning gave the order to rest in place, everyone was paralyzed.
On the ground, he didn't even bother to move.
Seeing this scene, Su Fei said worriedly: "General Qi, the soldiers are exhausted and I'm afraid they won't be able to bear the heavy task of attacking the city. Should we find a place to set up camp first and fight again tomorrow?"