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When he heard the words "dressed in brocade clothes and with bells on his waist", Yan Liang suddenly thought of a person in his mind.
"Could it be that person..."
Yan Liang paused and shouted: "Go and find out the origin of that group of bandits. I would like to see who dares to steal my food and grass."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Ji said next to him: "General, there is no need to investigate anymore. Do you know who did it?"
Yi has lived in Jingzhou for a long time and knows the Jingbei area well. It is normal for him to claim to know the origins of this group of bandits.
"Uncle Ji, do you know who did this?" Yan Liang turned his attention to Yi Ji.
Yi Ji said calmly: "If my subordinates are right, the person who dares to rob our army of food and fodder must be a ranger named Gan Ning."
Hearing Gan Ning's name, Yan Liang was slightly shocked, and a feeling of excitement arose inexplicably.
Various memories quickly rolled through Yan Liang's mind.
Hundreds of cavalry robbed the Wei camp, devised plans to defeat Huang Zu, captured Wancheng with bare arms, killed Ling Cao, and defeated Cao Hong. His martial arts and intelligence were outstanding, making him the most powerful general in Soochow.
At present, Yan Liang is short of useful generals. Although Wen Ping is a good general, he is not a first-class general, and his talent is more focused on defense than offense.
As for Zhou Cang and Liu Pi, although they were loyal, courageous, and capable of martial arts, their ability to command troops was mediocre.
A strong general like Gan Ning who was brave, resourceful and superb in martial arts was something Yan Liang could only dream of.
When Yan Liang was excited, Yi Ji continued: "Gan Ning was originally from Bajun. Last year, he led eight hundred people to come to rely on Liu Biao, but he was not used by Liu Biao, so he had to live near Chaoyang temporarily."
After a pause, Yi Ji continued: "This Gan Ning is irascible, vengeful, and extremely brave. Whenever he encounters someone who is scornful of him, he will let his men loot the other party's property. The local officials are deeply afraid of this and often provide money and food to appease them."
Because Gan Ning and his tribe wore many bird feathers on their heads, wore bells on their bodies, and liked to wear brocade clothes and tied their boats with brocade, the local people called him the 'Brocade Sail Thief'."
Hearing the words "Jinfan Thief", Yan Liang was convinced of his guess. The person who dared to rob his army must be the fierce general Gan Ning in history.
He vaguely remembered that the novel said that Gan Ning first defected to Liu Biao and then switched to Huang Zu. Because he was despised by Huang Zu, he finally switched to the Sun family and helped Sun Quan conquer Jiangxia and kill Huang Zu.
Counting the time, it was just when Gan Ning came to Jingzhou from Bajun.
"Gan Ning, it's interesting..."
Yan Liang stroked his chin with his hand, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he was already planning to conquer this tiger general in this way.
Xu You said: "Not long after the general arrived in Xinye, it was the time when he was establishing his authority. This Gan Ning dared to rob the general's food and grass. It is a crime that cannot be punished. Why didn't the general take the opportunity to kill this thief to establish his reputation?"
After all, Xu You was born as a famous scholar, and he seemed to be somewhat naturally hostile to a warrior like Gan Ning who was a knight-errant.
But Yi Ji hurriedly said: "This Gan Ning robbed our army rations is probably because Chaoyang changed the local officials and neglected him. According to what Yi has seen, this man is very brave and has quite a bit of general talent.
The general is now in a position to employ people, so instead of killing them, why not take them for his own use?"
Gan Ning was a military commander on a higher level than Wenpin, so how could Yan Liang have the heart to kill him? Yi Ji's words actually coincided with his wishes.
"No matter whether Gan Ning is worthy or not, he dares to steal my food and grass. If I turn a blind eye, what's the prestige of him!"
There was murderous intent in Yan Liang's tone, and the fierceness emanating from him made everyone on the left and right tremble slightly.
Yi Ji said cautiously: "Does General Na Yi intend to send troops to annihilate Gan Ning?"
Yan Liang stood up and said loudly: "You will write a letter for me and give it to Gan Ning, instructing him to pay back the money and food he robbed within three days. If he dares to miss a grain of rice, I will send troops to defeat him."
Yan Liang's words were like a declaration of war. Yi Ji thought that Yan Liang had been angered, and it seemed that Gan Ning's destruction was inevitable.
"I will repair the book right now." Yi Ji sighed in his heart and backed away.
When he turned around, Yi Ji was unable to notice that a sly smile quietly flashed across Yan Liang's knife-like face.
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In the south of Chaoyang City, on a dock with a mountain behind it, a large flag with the word "Gan" made of Shu brocade is fluttering proudly in the wind.
There was a lot of joy in the dock.
The campus of Nottingham University was crowded with mule carts, loaded with bags of grain. Hundreds of women and children crowded in front of the cart, pushing and squeezing to distribute the grain.
The member of the team, Gan Ning, who had bird feathers on his head, brocade clothes inside, and armor outside, was standing tall on the mule cart with his hands folded across his chest, proudly watching the lively scene of grain distribution.
"Brother, that Yan Liang is quite capable. Even Cao Cao and Liu Biao can't stand him. If we rob him of his food now, will we get into trouble?"
A subordinate next to him whispered worriedly.
Gan Ning snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "I don't care how capable Yan Liang is. If the county magistrate under him dares to neglect me, I will steal his food and grass and show him some color."
"Then Yan Liang sends troops to attack our dock, how should we respond?" the subordinate asked again worriedly.
Gan Ning raised the corner of his mouth and said proudly: "Our dock is backed by mountains and water. It is as solid as gold. The food in the city will last for several years. Even if Yan Liang comes with all his troops, I have nothing to fear."
His self-confidence does not come from nothing, his wall is indeed indestructible.
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came in a hurry and claimed that a letter had been delivered to Yan Liang.
"That Yan Liang must have seen the power of his eldest brother and took the initiative to write a letter to make a good relationship." The subordinate next to him said happily.
Gan Ning's face also showed a trace of pride, as if he thought that Yan Liang's book was indeed a good letter, so he opened the silk book unhurriedly.
After Fang took a few glances, Gan Ning's face suddenly turned livid.
"Return the grain and grass within three days. If one grain is missing, Ergan's family dock will be leveled!"
A short sentence, a stern commandment.
This is not a closing letter, but an ultimatum.
Gan Ning was furious, tore the silk book into pieces, and cursed: "How dare you, such a good Yan Liang, to underestimate me, Gan Ning, I will repay you!"
As soon as these words came out, the entire school fell silent.
Gan Ning raised his two halberds and said sternly: "Gather the whole army, I am going to break through Chaoyang City and give Yan Liang a severe blow!"
As soon as the order was given, all the athletes in uniforms in the school city immediately became excited, waving their fists and weapons, and clamoring for a big killing.
Gan Ning raised a proud sneer at the corner of his mouth and murmured: "Yan Liang, you must not have expected that I, Gan Ning, would take the lead and raid your Chaoyang City, hehe -"
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When the sky was dark, an iron tower-like figure appeared at the top of Chaoyang City.
Yan Liang stood with his hands behind his hands, looking toward the southwest, with a calm expression that contained a bit of majesty.
The sound of footsteps sounded, and Wenpin hurried up to the top of the city, with a little surprise in his eyebrows.
"General, the scouts reported back. As expected, Gan Ning did his best and expected Chaoyang City to come to kill him." Wenpin cupped his hands and said.
Yan Liang nodded slightly, everything was as he expected.
Wenpin couldn't help but ask again: "The general is a little confused. Why did the general expect that Gan Ning would raid Chaoyang City?"
When he was in Xinye, Yan Liang ordered Yi Ji to write a letter and give the ultimatum to Gan Ning. Dang Ji set up four thousand horsemen, traveled under the stars and night, and secretly arrived at Chaoyang City.
At that time, including Wen Pin and other civil and military officials, they did not believe that Gan Ning, a ranger who only robbed food, dared to openly attack Chaoyang City, so they all had some doubts about Yan Liang's hasty dispatch of troops.
Now that we have obtained the definite information, how can Wenpin not be surprised?
Yan Liang only said lightly: "That Gan Ning is arrogant and arrogant. He will definitely become angry when he sees the threatening letter from me. This person is also quite clever, so I expected that he would mistakenly think that I am completely defenseless."
, take advantage of the opportunity to raid Chaoyang City."
After hearing Yan Liang's explanation, Wenpin suddenly realized, he raised his hands and sighed: "The general knows things like a god, but the final general is really not as good as he is."
Yan Liang smiled slightly and turned his gaze to the horizon, "Chaoyang City will be handed over to you Zhongye, and I will go and teach this Gan Xingba a lesson with my own hands to let him know how powerful I am."