Gan Ning stared into the distance, and the city of Wucheng shrouded in a thin morning mist was vaguely visible. He shook his head and said: "Soldiers are very fast. I'm afraid Yan Baihu never dreamed that we would reach Wucheng so quickly. He must be there."
There is no defense. If we don’t capture Wucheng now, how long will it take? Tell the soldiers to carry forward the tradition of our old Jingzhou Army, muster up their spirits, and rush into Wucheng for breakfast!”
What is the tradition of the old Jingzhou Army? It is the fearless spirit of not being afraid of death and suffering. Gan Ning's words cheered up the extremely tired soldiers. They are the Jingzhou Navy. The Jingzhou Navy is also
They were one of the first armies to surrender to Liu Xin. Although they did not go through any major battles and mutinies occurred in the process, Liu Xin did not discriminate against them at all. Their pay was even slightly higher than that of other regular armies.
Especially in the past few years, those brand-new and tall new warships have entered the navy's stronghold one after another, which shows how much Liu Xin attaches to the navy.
Nowadays, not only the policies implemented by Liu Xin are deeply rooted in the hearts of Jingzhou and most of Yizhou, but he himself has become the object of worship by the people, and his prestige in the army is as high as the sky. Gan Ning's simple words
, making all the soldiers feel a sense of pride. They are the lord's most trusted army and his direct descendants. At the critical moment, they will definitely be able to withstand the attack.
As Gan Ning expected, Yan Baihu did not expect that they would arrive in Wucheng so quickly, because he was still a hundred miles away from here. When he first started to escape, Yan Baihu ran very fast, almost drinking
There was no time for water or dry food. However, since turning north in Kuaiji, Yan Baihu's marching speed had slowed down, and even if Yan Baihu wanted to go faster, his undisciplined rabble could not move faster.
When he entered the boundary of Wu County, the speed became even slower. That was his territory. When he arrived in Yuhang County, Yan Baihu couldn't stop. He said he wanted to rest in the county town, but in fact he was a little tired after a few days of hard life.
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I wanted to reward myself with big fish and meat, but it was inevitable to harm a few good girls in the city. This delay lasted two days, and in the end, I fell behind Gan Ning.
It was not until the evening of that day that Yan Baihu led his troops back to the Chang Gate of Wucheng, only to find that the city gate was tightly closed. Yan Baihu was cursing, and when he looked up, he saw a bloody human head hanging under the city gate.
He took a closer look and was shocked to see that hanging under the city gate was the head of his brother Yan Yu.
Suddenly, there was a sound of gongs, and countless soldiers in black clothes and armor suddenly appeared on the top of the city that was empty just now. Su Fei held a long gun and laughed loudly: "Yan Baihu, Wucheng has changed its owner, why don't you hurry up?"
Dismount and surrender, no matter how long it takes!"
After Su Fei finished speaking, without waiting for Yan Baihu to reply, he raised his hand and saw random arrows shooting down the city like locusts. Yan Baihu did not dare to attack the city, so he reined in his horse and walked back.
Not far away, I could only hear the sound of horns, and countless ambush troops were killed on both sides of the road. A general on the left, dancing with two whips, shouted loudly: "Yan Baihu, do you recognize Huang Gai? You took advantage of my lord to go north to Luoyang to attack
Yuzhang, I didn’t expect you to be here today. Huh, your death day has come, hurry up and die!”
The general on the right didn't even answer, and slashed with his sword. It was Gan Ning, and he killed Yan Baihu in an instant. Yan Baihu knew that he could not resist the enemy, so he turned his horse and ran towards a small road in the diagonal stab. Where is Gan Ning?
Ken Heidi led a team of men and horses in hot pursuit.
Seeing that Yan Baihu couldn't get rid of Gan Ning, he panicked and saw a fishing boat tied to the river in front of him. He had grown up by the water and was not only familiar with the water, but also a good hand at handling boats. He was overjoyed, abandoned his horse, and jumped into the water.
He jumped onto the fishing boat, cut the rope with a knife, and used the knife pole as a pole to push the boat to the middle of the river.
The owner of the fishing boat is a single man in his thirties. He had a good harvest today and sold it at a good price. He was going to improve it in the evening. He excitedly went to the village ahead to buy a gourd of wine and chopped half a roast chicken.
When he walked back, he saw that his fishing boat had been robbed. The owner of the fishing boat panicked, threw down the wine gourd in his hand, and shouted into the river. Yan Baihu didn't pay attention to him, he had already put down the big knife in his hand and shook the boat.
Come on.
Gan Ning rushed to the river and saw Yan Baihu's war horse minding its own business with its head lowered and gnawing on the grass. A fisherman was beating his chest there. The current was very fast. When Gan Ning asked Yan Baihu where he was, he saw that the small boat on the river was already there.
It turned into a small black dot, turned a corner downstream and disappeared. Gan Ning cursed in annoyance: "Grandma, I made this guy run away again, he is really faster than a rabbit!"
The fisherman saw so many soldiers coming all at once. Even though he had lost his fishing boat and was crying, he did not dare to say another word.
Liu Xin repeatedly emphasized that the army and the people should be a family. Gan Ning remembered this very well and comforted the fisherman: "You lost a fishing boat and picked up a war horse, but it is not a loss. In this way, you can keep the war horse."
It's useless
, I will take it back to the army. It’s just that I don’t have any silver with me. You can get up early tomorrow morning and go to the Wujun Prefect’s Mansion to ask for it from me. Remember, remember, if it’s past tomorrow, I won’t accept the credit.
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Some people may ask, how could Gan Ning capture Wucheng so quickly? Wucheng was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period. Legend has it that it was built by Wu Zixu, a famous minister of the State of Wu. It is so strong that if it were attacked by force, it would not take ten days and a half to capture it.
And there will be heavy casualties.
Although Gan Ning seemed violent and murderous, he was actually not a reckless person. Otherwise, no matter how brave he was, he would not have been able to dominate the Yangtze River for so many years. Hearing the words "Jinfan Thief" made people all over the place.
The bandits took the initiative to give in. When Gan Ning and his soldiers quietly approached the city gate, they found that it was quiet on the top of the city before it was time to open the door, and there was not a single person in sight. Gan Ning rolled his eyes and had an idea.
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The time to open the city gate is usually at sunrise, which is based on the crow of the rooster. Therefore, when Mengchang Jun fled back to Qi State, a retainer imitated the crowing of the rooster and tricked him into opening the city gate, thus leaving behind the allusion of roosters crowing and dogs being robbers. Gan
Of course Ning will not imitate the crow of a cock,
His subordinates did not have such talents, so he came up with another idea. In fact, people at that time did not usually get up very early. Most people had not gotten up when the rooster crowed, but why did the city gate open so early?
?Because there are several types of people
You need to rush in and out of the city gate before everyone else, and this happens every day. Cities are different from villages and cannot be self-sufficient. Many things have to be transported in from the suburbs. When the city gate opens every day, there are farmers from nearby villages.
Carrying
Gan Ning carried loads and carts to transport various vegetables into the city, and then removed the excrement out. Gan Ning saw that it was still some time before leaving the city gate, so he ordered his soldiers to set up ambushes at various intersections leading to the city gate.
Anyone who passes by will be detained first before speaking.
With the first rooster crow in the morning, the city gate slowly opened. Many vegetable farmers and fishermen were already waiting outside the gate. They were still wearing patched cloths, and the vegetables and radishes in their burdens were still covered with morning dew, and the fish were alive and kicking.
From time to time, the river water with a slight fishy smell would be splashed everywhere, but everything was the same as before. The gatekeeper
The sergeant couldn't help but yawned. It was still early, and he wanted to take a nap. But what he didn't know was that these seemingly ordinary vegetable farmers and fishermen had actually been replaced by Gan Ning's soldiers. Those vegetables
There were also sharp steel knives hidden underneath. The moment the guard sergeant turned around, the sharp steel knife was placed on his neck.
The process of seizing the city gate was astonishingly easy. But Gan Ning was not complacent. Instead, he ran directly to the prefect's mansion brandishing his sword. At this time, the prefect's mansion had not yet opened, and Gan Ning's usual big feet once again
It played its role, kicked open the door easily, and then chopped it down simply and roughly. So, it was necessary to save one's life.
The tight maids and slaves quickly led Gan Ning to Yan Yu's place. The unlucky Yan Yu was sleeping soundly with a delicate beauty in his arms, when Gan Ning chopped off two heads with a knife. He thought it was because of yesterday.
He exercised a little too much at night, and the loud commotion outside didn't wake him up, and he didn't even figure out what happened until his death.
But he said that Xu Chu received Ma Yun's order and did not dare to delay. He rushed to Changsha without stopping. He saw people coming and going on the street and everything was calm and quiet, no different from the past. Xu Chu felt relieved and
He came directly to the prefect's mansion, but only Cai Zhong came out to greet him, and Gan Ning and others were not seen. When things came to a close, Cai Zhong did not dare to hide anything anymore and told the whole story. After Xu Chu had been with Liu Xin for many years, he had already behaved well.
Now that he knew the priorities, he was no longer the Xu Zhongkang who only knew how to kill happily. He was not in a hurry to catch up with Gan Ning and his party, because according to his calculations, it was too late to catch up now, and he only took a few people with him.
Ten personal soldiers and most of the garrison in Changsha City were taken away by Gan Ning. There was not even a decent general in the city. He had to ensure the safety of Changsha City first, and then consider other things.
Xu Chu arranged for a quick horse to report the situation here to Xiangyang, and at the same time inspected Changsha's city defense, arranging the key points of the defense, where to pay attention, and where to strengthen. As a general who participated in two Xiangyang defense battles, Xu Chu handled these matters in an orderly manner.
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Ma Yun was also surprised when she received the urgent document sent back by Xu Chu. She couldn't help but be very angry at Gan Ning's boldness and arbitrariness. Ma Yun was angry, not because she was worried about the safety of Changsha. Xu Chu was there.
Sitting in command, Changsha will be safe at least for a short period of time. What Ma Yun is worried about is the safety of the 20,000 naval troops brought out by Gan Ning.
If an army goes deep into enemy territory alone and lacks sufficient logistical supplies, the whole army may be annihilated if you are not careful. Liu Xin spent a lot of effort and effort to build this naval force. Although Liu Xin did not explicitly say so,
Ma Yun, who also came from a later generation, knew very well why Liu Xin attached so much importance to the navy, and it was not just about the surging Yangtze River.