It is said that Liu Zhang led his army from Bajun into the Wuxi Barbarian District. On the way, he passed the intersection of the Yangtze River and Wujiang River. He heard the sound of bells. Soldiers from the front army came to report. Hundreds of water thieves were found on the river, and the two sides were confronting each other.
Liu Zhang led his army forward and took a look. He saw dozens of large and small ships moored in the river. In front of him was a two-story ship. The ship was covered with gold paper and ringed with bells. It was very gorgeous. A man had a gold chain around his waist and held two hands.
The halberd stands gracefully on the bow of the ship, looking down at the sky and the earth.
"Lord, be careful, it's Gan Ning's Jinfan thief." Zhang Ren reminded.
"Jinfan thief Gan Ning?" Liu Zhang recited silently. The famous Dongwu general in history once entered Cao's camp with 300 people, and he did not lose one man or one horse. Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, praised: "Mengde has Zhang Liao, and Gan Xingba alone
, it’s enough to be an enemy.”
Gan Ning can be said to be the most powerful general in Jiangdong, unrivaled by anyone except Taishi Ci, who died young. He is also an amphibious general, capable of water warfare, infantry warfare, and cavalry warfare. He is also considered a unique talent among military generals.
But now Gan Ning, who was originally the county magistrate in central Sichuan, was ostracized by Zhao Wei because of his disagreement with him. He ran away angrily and gathered his old party to return to his old business of water thieves. He ran rampant in Jingzhou's waterways and raided villages and robbed villages. He never
It has a long-standing reputation in the Yangtze River waterway. When boat merchants on the water hear the sound of Jinfan's bells, it is like hearing the sound of ghosts.
Because Gan Ning loved fine clothes and ships, he was known as the Jin Sail Thieves. If the Jingzhou navy was the first navy of the Han Dynasty, then Gan Ning's Jin Sail thieves were the first water thieves of the Han Dynasty.
But no matter how brave Gan Ning was, he only had 800 men, and he had 10,000 brave Dongzhou soldiers, so it was impossible to be afraid of him. Liu Zhang said to Zhang Ren: "Go up and shout to Gan Ning, saying that I am chasing Zhao."
Wei, ask him if he is willing to hunt with me."
Zhang Ren bowed, stepped on a big stone, and shouted to Gan Ning in the middle of the river: "General Gan, I am Zhang Ren, the Protector of Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang's tent. Lord Zhou Mu knows that you have no choice but to abandon the army and become a traitor. In fact, this is
Zhao Wei forced him to defeat Zhao Wei in Fucheng, and pursued him for thousands of miles to take his leader. Mr. Zhoumu intends to join General Gan in hunting in Wuxi. I wonder if General Gan would like to go ashore to help hunt?"
Gan Ning frowned at the bow of the boat. He naturally knew about Zhao Wei's rebellion, but he thought to himself, are you kidding me? Zhao Wei is so powerful that even if Liu Zhang quells the rebellion, he will not be able to defeat Zhao Wei so quickly.
Xi, could it be that Zhao Wei had reached the end of his rope and turned to the barbarians? Gan Ning didn't believe it, and what he didn't believe even more was that Liu Zhang, who had always been cowardly, would lead his army in person.
Gan Ning shouted loudly: "General Zhang on the shore, listen, I, Gan Ning, really had no choice but to become a thief, but let alone Zhao Wei's persecution, without the connivance of Master Zhou Mu, I, Gan Ning, would not be in the situation I am today.
You said that Yizhou Mu can hunt in Wuxi. It is a big joke. Are you deceiving me that Gan Ning does not know the character of Zhou Mu? General Zhang said such nonsense just to get me to go ashore so that he can be investigated for defection.
, How could I, Gan Ning, fall for such a trick of yours?"
When Zhang Ren heard Gan Ning's words, he was furious and said sternly: "Gan Xingba, Master Zhou Mu invited you to hunt because he thinks highly of you, but you spoke frivolously and insulted my lord, which is too much."
Gan Ning laughed loudly: "That's what I am doing, General Zhang. How do you treat me? Gan Ning has always heard that General Zhang Ren's marksmanship is like a god, but I, Gan Ning, am not afraid of you even if I hold a double halberd in my hand. I, Gan Ning, can run across the rivers and pass through eight hundred waterways."
I gallop, no matter how many soldiers and horses you have, what can you do to me? General Zhang took his leave, and Gan Ning left now."
After Gan Ning finished speaking, he laughed loudly and ordered the pirates to turn the helm and leave. Liu Zhang walked towards the shore and shouted loudly: "Gan Xingba stays behind. I am Liu Zhang, the shepherd guard of Yizhou. I am a man of bad character in the general's mouth. But
Are you lucky enough to speak to the general?"
Gan Ning suddenly turned around and looked towards the shore. He saw Liu Zhang standing with his sword on the shore. There was a hint of kingly heroism in his demeanor. He couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. Did Liu Zhang really lead his troops here in person? How could that cowardly and mediocre leader have such an air of dignity?
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Gan Ning waved the helmsman to stop and shouted: "You said you are a state shepherd, what proof do you have?"
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I have always heard about Jinfan's thief Gan Ning's heroic demeanor and extraordinary bravery. When I saw him today, I realized that it is better to meet him than to be famous. It turns out that Gan Xingba is just a person who looks forward and backward. I am on an expedition against Zhao Wei and Zhou Mu.
Without the seal, General Gan asked me to take out the provincial pastoral token? You said that my character is not good, and I also feel that Gan Xingba has a false reputation and is actually a mediocre person.
Since we don't want to see each other, I, Liu Zhang, have left General Gan on my own. However, before leaving, Liu Zhang has something to tell the general. Although Liu Biao and Liu Jingzhou are among the eight heroes of the world, they are arty and untrained in military affairs. It is impossible for a brave man like the general to be influenced by Liu.
Jingzhou has been reused, and General Gan has great ambitions. He should think of a good place to go before leaving Yizhou."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he left with his army. Gan Ning stood on the bow of the ship, feeling astonished and confused. He didn't understand how Liu Zhang knew that he wanted to join Liu Biao.
Now think about it, Liu Biao is indeed as Liu Zhang said, arty and untrained in military affairs. He has a hundred thousand soldiers in Jingzhou, but Liu Biao watches from afar as the heroes compete for hegemony. He has the best navy in the world, but is controlled by the Cai family. Once he gets there, can he really be reused?
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A young water thief next to him said to Gan Ning: "Brother, what should we do? Are we still going to Jingzhou?"
Gan Ning slowly shook his head and said: "You immediately send people ashore to check whether Zhao Wei was defeated by Liu Zhang and whether Liu Zhang personally conquered Wuxi. If all this is true and Liu Zhang can get Zhao Wei's head, I, Gan Ning, will go ashore myself."
congenial."
Gan Ning had great ambitions, but in his current situation, only Liu Biao and Liu Zhang could join him, but Liu Biao was destined not to be reused. Gan Ning couldn't help but hesitate, thinking that if the person talking on the shore was really Liu Zhang, then the rumors about the weak Yizhou Mu were all rumors.
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In just a few days, Zhao Wei's rebel army, which had been in power for several years, was defeated. The rebels were driven into a desperate situation by a thousand-mile pursuit. This was something only a hero could do. With such a graceful and majestic lord on the bank of Wujiang River, why should he abandon the near and seek the far away?
Liu Zhang led his army to the territory of Wuxi, and the barbarians fled all the way. They did not stop until they reached the foot of Wuxi Manshou Mountain, and the army set up camp. Zhang Ren looked at the endless dangerous mountains and said to Liu Zhang worriedly: "Master, we
There is no trace of Zhao Wei even after the pursuit. It seems that the Wuxi barbarians have taken Zhao Wei in. The mountain is so dangerous that it may be difficult to capture."
Liu Zhang looked at the green mountains with his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "It is not only difficult to capture, but in such a terrain where one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men cannot attack it, even with a million troops, it can only fill the mountain passes and valleys. It is impossible to capture it with a hard attack."
of."
Seeing Liu Zhang's worried look, Zhang Ren said: "The generals are all incompetent and cannot share the Lord's worries."
Liu Zhang turned around and looked at Zhang Ren strangely, and said: "General Zhang, why are you blaming yourself for no reason? The mountains here are steep and steep. Even if Han Xin came back to life, there was nothing he could do. How can I blame you? As a general, you should have thought more."
This is a strategy to defeat the enemy, not to take responsibility, you know?"
Zhang Ren's heart trembled and he said respectfully: "My lord taught me a lesson."
At this moment, hundreds of barbarians suddenly appeared in the jungle in the mountains, with disheveled hair and various weapons in their hands. They were shouting and jumping. The leader of the group, a big man, shouted loudly: "I am Wuxi Hu Wangye Wutie, and there are many people at the foot of the mountain."
Prefecture Shepherd Liu Zhang, Master Liu?"
Zhang Ren stepped forward and said: "It is my lord who is here in person. You barbarians must hand over the traitor Zhao Wei as soon as possible, otherwise our Sichuan army will trample Wuxi, and the army will be everywhere, leaving no chickens or dogs behind."
"These Han people are bullying people too much." Shamoko was furious when he heard Zhang Ren's words. He took the caltrop bones and was about to rush down the mountain, but was stopped by Ye Wutie.
Ye Wutie shouted to Zhang Ren: "General, I'm afraid you have exaggerated. Although our Wuxi tribe is not large, we have mountains that are worth your hundred thousand troops. You have to crush them."
Wuxi, be careful if the wind flashes your tongue."
The crowd on the mountain laughed loudly, Zhang Ren looked livid, and Liu Zhang smiled. The slogans in the Three Kingdoms era were all in the same routine, and sometimes they were really asking for trouble.