The Yangtze River originated from the "Roof of the World" — the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau's Tanggula Mountain Range, southwest of the Geladan Dong Peak. The main stream flowed through countless places. Wherever the Yangtze River was, there would be the aura of civilization. On both sides of the Yangtze River, there would be inspirational and tragic events that happened from time to time.
Today, when the moon was shining brightly, the surface of the Yangtze River was suddenly covered by countless large ships. These ships flowed down the river with all their lights extinguished. The ones guiding them were the navy soldiers who lived on the Yangtze River all year round!
"Boss, everything is ready!" A navy general on a ship reported to another commander.
He was wearing the armor of a general, but he didn't look like one at all. He was smiling at the commander. If it was a normal commander, he would have already dragged this person out and beaten him countless times. However, this commander seemed to be used to this. When he opened his mouth, he revealed an aura that was even more ruffian than a general.
"How many times have I said it? How many times have I said it? Call me general, general! We are already an army, an army. I am now the commander of an army. I am no longer a hidden thief! " The navy commander looked at his subordinate with a face full of resentment. Every time he walked, there would be bells ringing on his body. If you looked closely, you would find that this navy commander was wearing a brocade robe. How was this a war? This was more like an outing!
A brocade robe with bells. Thanks to his friends, he was given the nickname of Jin Fan Bandit.
That's right, he was Gan Ning, a former Jin Fan thief, a major of the Jiangxia Navy, and now the commander of the Lü Bu Navy, Xingba. They had been floating in the river for a long time. After receiving the message from Wan Cheng, Gan Ning took all of the Lvbu Army's warships and left the Wan Cheng Navy. They wanted to avoid a battle. Lü Bu's navy was not fully formed. Although there was Gan Ning Sufei, the Lvbu Army was lacking in numbers and warships. Although they had the secret weapon given by Liu Mang, it was not ready in a short time. Gan Ning and Su Fei were not fools. If the Lvbu Army were to fight against Sun Cejun's 100,000 troops, it would be like going to the toilet with a lantern and seeking death.
Therefore, he left the Wan Cheng Navy's stronghold and hid in the reed marsh. The river was winding and the Yangtze River's current was also very rapid. If one was not careful, one could easily get stranded. However, this did not pose a problem to Gan Ning. His previous occupation was that of a Jin Fan Bandit. Eight hundred Jin Fan Bandits roamed the Yangtze River, causing the officials and merchants to tremble in fear. This caused the Jiangdong Navy to have a headache. If you sent too many people, Gan Ning would hide. If you sent too few people, Gan Ning would directly swallow you. Therefore, the Jiangdong Navy could not do anything to Gan Ning. In the end, it was Liu Biao who used a strategy to recruit Gan Ning. This made the Yangtze River much more stable. However, when Liu Biao recruited Gan Ning, he disliked Gan Ning's bandit background and sent him to Huang Zu. Huang Zu and Liu Biao wore the same pants and had the same interests and hobbies. Therefore, after joining the Jiang Xia, Gan Ning had been depressed until he met Liu Mang and Lü Bu.
Gan Ning was arrogant because he had the capital to be arrogant. However, he wasn't liked by many Marquises. On the other hand, Lü Bu wasn't such a person. Lü Bu liked arrogant people because no one could compare to him in terms of arrogance. Lü Bu wasn't afraid of arrogance, he was afraid that you didn't have the ability.
Lü Bu didn't say anything and handed over the entire navy to Gan Ning. He didn't even ask about it. As long as Gan Ning wanted military equipment and provisions, he could take them as he wished. Lü Bu only had one condition, and that was to let Gan Ning display his strength.
How could Gan Ning not care? Gan Ning didn't say anything, but in his heart, he already regarded himself as a member of the Lvbu's Army. This time, Gan Ning didn't want to fight. Hiding in the reeds, he couldn't make a sound. Eating, drinking, and defecating were all done on the warship. How could this be comfortable?
A few days later, the warship was finally loaded with weapons. Gan Ning slowly came out of the reeds and looked at the Wancheng Navy not far away. Gan Ning couldn't help but sneer.
"The Jiangdong Navy is invincible? Today, let me, Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, ask for advice! "
In the Wancheng Navy's camp, Lu Su was recuperating. He had already received news that Sun Ce had entered Wancheng City. What he needed to do now was to write a letter to Jiangdong and have them send more soldiers to Wancheng City. This way, they could ensure that nothing would go wrong. In the battle of Lujiang, Sun Cejun had suffered a lot of casualties. But in any case, Sun Cejun had won and captured Wancheng City. The next step would be Lujiang.
Lu Su still remembered the scene where he was threatened by Lü Bu. It was a great shame, but Lu Su wasn't worried. This was because soon, he would have to meet Lü Bu again. This was because Sun Cejun's task was to drive the Lvbu's Army out of Lujiang. Once Wancheng City was captured, Lujiang was still far away.
With this thought in mind, Lu Su used the light to write the letter in his hand once again. Polish, polish. By the time Lu Su was done, the sky was almost bright.
"It's dawn?!" Lu Su didn't sleep the whole night. He was a bit excited. This was his first apprenticeship and he helped Sun Ce capture Wancheng City. The capture of Lujiang was just around the corner. So, not only did he write a military order, he also wrote a letter to his family. He even sent a letter to Zhou Yu who was in Jiang Xia.
"It's dawn!" On the Yangtze River, Gan Ning also didn't sleep the whole night. Last night, the moonlight on the Yangtze River was dim. This allowed Gan Ning's navy to hide on the river. Now that it's dawn, the outline of the army gradually appeared in front of Sun Ce's navy.
"Ships?!" In the Wan Cheng Navy's stronghold, a lookout stood high above the water stronghold and looked into the distance. The sky had just turned bright, and the light was alternating with darkness. Therefore, people's vision would have a kind of error. The lookout shook his head and mocked himself. How could there be a ship in the Yangtze River this early in the morning?
Just as he was about to yawn, an arrow suddenly pierced through the air. The arrow was aimed at the lookout's head.
"Achoo!" The lookout sneezed and moved his head. The arrow that was about to enter the lookout's head suddenly changed direction and hit the watchtower behind the lookout. The arrow was firmly nailed to the wooden pillar. The sound made the lookout suddenly awake.
"This, this, this!" The lookout widened his eyes and looked at the arrow on the wooden pillar. If the arrow deviated a little bit more, it would have directly hit his head. If he was hit by the arrow, his head would definitely burst open and he would be dead.
This time, the lookout was really careful. Dozens of meters above the Yangtze River, there were ships one after another. Although these ships were similar to Sun Ce's Army, the flag hanging on them was black. The arrow was shot from one of these ships. Sun Ce's Army had a black flag.
"Enemy attack!" The lookout finally understood. It was not his eyes that were playing tricks on him. There really were enemies on the Yangtze River.
Early in the morning, when everything was quiet, this shout was incomparably loud and clear. Just as the voice was heard, the second arrow had already arrived. This time, there would not be the same luck as last time. It directly shot through the throat of the lookout soldier. The lookout soldier clutched his throat, unable to breathe. After struggling for a while, he fell into the water stronghold.
"What a pity!" The person holding the bow was Gan Ning. He wanted to kill the lookout with an arrow, but he did not expect that a yawn would save his life. The lookout's death was not in vain. His shout had successfully awakened Sun Cejun's navy in Wancheng Citadel. War drums sounded in Wancheng Citadel's navy camp. One by one, the navy soldiers got up from their tents and followed their leader to the battleships and arrow towers.
"General, what should we do now?" Another general beside Gan Ning opened his mouth. He was originally part of Jiang Xia's army. Since Gan Ning Sufei had surrendered, he naturally surrendered as well. Originally, he was not optimistic about the Lvbu's Army's navy. They only had a few thousand people, less than a hundred warships, and even less than twenty ships. On the other hand, Jiangdong had tens of thousands of navy soldiers, hundreds of generals, and more than a hundred ships. On the other hand, Jingzhou had hundreds of thousands of navy soldiers. Although their quality was worse than Jiangdong's navy, they could still move unhindered in the sea.
Only Lu Bu's navy is still in its infancy. With this kind of strength, they are really tired of living and are prepared to court death by fighting against two giants of the army. However, after seeing the mysterious weapons on the ships, his heart calmed down. With those weapons, each of the Lu Bu's Army's turreted ships had amazing fighting power. He believed that as long as he had enough arrows, he could even lead a few Lu Bu's Army's turreted ships to fight against Jiangdong's Army or Jingzhou's Army.
"What can we do? Attack! " Gan Ning's face showed a trace of disdain. His original plan was to attack in the morning when his laziness was at its peak. He would directly rush into Wancheng Citadel and teach the Sun Ce's Navy a lesson.
But now that he was discovered, he could only fight openly. Fortunately, Gan Ning's navy was ready to go, while the Sun Cejun's Navy was still in their positions.
"Worthy of being Sun Cejun's elites!" Gan Ning could see that although the Wancheng Citadel's Navy was in chaos, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. There was no chaos, not even panic. These soldiers from time to time looked back at Gan Ning's Army on the Yangtze River. It was a kind of look of disdain.
"What's going on, what's going on!" Lu Su was just about to ask someone to send out the letters that he had written. Suddenly, he heard a mournful cry from the Navy's Navy, followed by the sound of drums. This was the sound of war drums. It would only sound during a war. Normally, it would not be used. It was impossible to make a false report because it would be a death sentence. The only explanation was that Wancheng Citadel's Navy had encountered an enemy.
"Military Advisor Lu!" Just when Lu Su did not know what was going on, a one-armed general came in from outside. He was very tall and sturdy. His armor was very powerful, but he lost one of his arms. His arm was still wrapped in cloth. His arm was chopped off at Wan Cheng. Lu Su still remembers that old general with a bow and yellow armor. He is old but strong. His beard is big but he was able to fight evenly with Lord Taishi Ci and this General Jiang Qin. Jiang Qin was being toyed with. If it wasn't for Lord Taishi Ci and Lord Taishi Ci, Jiang Qin would have already died at Wan Cheng along with Generals Chen Wu and Dong Xi.
"General Jiang Qin! What happened outside?! "Lu Su looked at Jiang Qin and asked for the reason. "Did the Jingzhou Navy attack?" Lu Su was full of doubts. Could it be that Gong Jin was defeated? Impossible. If Gong Jin was defeated, Lu Su would have received the news. Once Gong Jin was defeated, the Jingzhou Navy could go straight to Jiangdong. But Gong Jin could not be defeated! Lu Su did not believe that Gong Jin would lose to Jiangxia. One must know that under the command of Zhou Yu, the Jiangxia Army only defended and did not attack. Now, even if Sun Ce took away 30,000 troops, Zhou Yu could still hold on. This was the true nature of a hero.
"This is not the place to talk. Military Advisor, come with me. We will talk as we walk!" Jiang Qin did not wait for Lu Su's response as he pulled Lu Su and started running. Military orders were urgent and the situation on the battlefield could change in a short period of time. That was why Lu Su did not blame Jiang Qin and even nodded his head. Jiang Qin had already lost an arm and should have returned to Jiangdong to rest. However, he insisted on staying behind to share Sun Ce's burden. That was why Sun Ce allowed him to continue to command his 5000 navy as well as Sun Ce's 5000 navy.
"Military Advisor Lu! Now, hundreds of ships appeared on the river. They were not Jing Province's navy, but the banners they were flying were Lu and Gan! They are quickly approaching the camp. Therefore, Jiang Qin must quickly go out to battle. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will be blocked in the camp! " Jiang Qin must quickly board the ship. If not for Sun Ce's message to Jiang Qin was to ask Lu Su about everything, no matter how big or small, Jiang Qin would have already boarded the flagship.
Once they were surrounded by the enemy, it would no longer be fun. Their warships would be reduced to mere decorations.
"A hundred ships? The Lu and Gan flags? Are you sure you did not see wrongly? "Lu Su was stunned. He looked at Jiang Qin and asked. The Lu flag, that is Lü Bu's Navy. Gan? Gan Ning? Wasn't Lü Bu's Navy destroyed in the beginning? How could they appear?
"How could I be wrong? This is what my deputy told me." Jiang Qin shook his head and said. "On the river, there are more than twenty ships and countless kayaks!" Jiang Qin also thought that he saw wrongly. In this Yangtze River, only the Jingzhou Navy can compete with the Jiangdong Army. However, it is not the Jingzhou Navy. The Jingzhou Navy will not disregard Lü Bu's flag. Isn't this the same as slapping Liu Biao's face? Liu Biao is a person who cares about reputation the most.
The two boarded the flagship with doubts. Sure enough, it is the Lu flag. Next to the Lu flag is the Gan flag.
"Gan Ning, Gan Xingba!" Jiang Qin narrowed his eyes. He and Gan Ning have fought more than once. Gan Ning originally belonged to the Jingzhou Jiangxia Navy. Gan Ning and the Jiangxia Navy's Commander-in-Chief Su Fei. These two people have blocked the Jiangdong Army for a long time. Now that Su Fei has been killed by Jiang Qin, only Gan Ning is left. Jiang Qin also did not know how he missed Gan Ning. Su Fei and Gan Ning are one. Where there is Su Fei, there is also Gan Ning. Where there is Gan Ning, there is also Su Fei. Since Su Fei subdued Lü Bu, there is no reason for Gan Ning to not subdue him. If Jiang Qin was more careful that day, he would have interrogated Su Fei about Gan Ning's whereabouts. Today's siege of the Wancheng Navy camp would not have happened.
When Jiang Qin boarded the flagship, it was already too late. Three ships had already rushed out of the camp. However, these three ships did not even have the chance to make a move before they were surrounded by Gan Ning's ships. Bi 'an boarded the ships and directly attacked them. The three ships were also dragged to the rear by Gan Ning's navy.
The other ships were still trying to rush out, but Gan Ning made it clear that he did not want them to come out. If you do not come out, then I will block your waterway. In just a few moments, nearly a thousand soldiers on the ships have already died in Gan Ning's hands.
"Hateful!" Jiang Qin had already lost a shoulder, so he could only use one hand to hold his weapon. "Follow me to the top floor!" Jiang Qin's ship was the flagship. It was the largest ship in the entire fleet. His top floor was even higher than the Wancheng Navy camp. Jiang Qin went up to the top floor and suddenly shouted. "The enemy is the Jin Fan Bandit Gan Ning, Gan Xingba!" This shout was very loud. Jiang Qin's voice was very loud, so it spread very far.
"Huh?!" Gan Ning was also on the flagship. He was not as luxurious as Jiang Qin's flagship. His warship was brought from Jiang Xia. It could only be regarded as an ordinary ship, but it did not hinder Gan Ning's performance. Jin Fan Bandit? This was the title that Gan Ning did not like to hear the most. As a bandit, he had robbed government officials and merchants. Therefore, he had always been looked down upon. Liu Biao ordered him to stay in Jiang Xia. On the surface, Liu Biao treated him kindly, but in fact, he did not care about him. He despised his background and sent him to Jiang Xia.
In Jiang Xia, Gan Ning thought that Huang Zu was a character. After all, the Fierce Tiger of Jiangdong died in the hands of Huang Zu. But who would have thought that this Huang Zu and Liu Biao were the same characters. Huang Zu did not call Gan Ning by his name, but directly called him Sima Gan Ning. It was true that calling him a proper title was not impolite, but it lacked intimacy. People with discerning eyes could see that Gan Ning was not liked by Huang Zu. Therefore, those generals subconsciously distanced themselves from him. Huang Zu's son, Huang She, had once humiliated Gan Ning, calling him a bandit. Only Big Brother Su Fei did not despise Gan Ning for being a bandit. He even made Gan Ning his Deputy General. Until now, Lü Bu had appointed him as the Navy Commander. Now that Jiang Qin called him a bandit, Gan Ning's face turned cold. "I was wondering who it was! Isn't it Second Brother?! Where is your big brother?! Why did he let you come out alone?! " Jiang Qin's surname was Jiang, not Zhou. However, he and Zhou Tai were like Gan Ning and Su Fei. They were inseparable. Gan Ning was able to take charge, but Jiang Qin was lacking. Everything was decided by Big Brother Gan Ning. Therefore, the Jiangxia Army had always laughed at Jiang Qin as Second Brother, meaning that Jiang Qin could not survive without Zhou Tai.
"Second Brother!" When Gan Ning called him Second Brother, Jiang Qin should have been furious. They were both men, how could they be so humiliated? But now, Jiang Qin was silent. Because Zhou Tai was dead! His big brother, the big brother that he always relied on, was dead! He died at the hands of the Lvbu's Army. His body was made into a meat patty, and his head was thrown off the tower by the King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
Now that Gan Ning mentioned it, Jiang Qin suddenly did not look good. He thought of Zhou Tai again. "Jinfan Bandit, why are you so cocky? My big brother is dead! But what about your big brother Su Fei?! Isn't he also dead?! " “
"Su Fei is dead?!" Gan Ning was stunned. Originally, he was very happy to see Jiang Qin's face turn green and red. But who knew that Jiang Qin would suddenly reveal such a big news. But then Gan Ning laughed. "I say, Second Brother, why do you have to say such a fake news to confuse me?! Are you trying to mess with my mind?! " Big Brother Su Fei had already discussed with him. Once Gan Ning retreated, he would bring the remaining soldiers to burn down the navy camp. After the disaster, he would go to Wan Cheng and guard the city with the little lord. How could he die! "My big brother is still in Wan Cheng!"
"Wan Cheng?! Haha! "Jiang Qin laughed mockingly." Wan Cheng has now become my lord Sun Ce's territory! Under my lord's 100,000 strong army, the defenders of Wan Cheng will be annihilated! "Jiang Qin looked at Gan Ning and said.
"100,000 strong army?! "Gan Ning is not completely sure that he can defend Wan Cheng. If Wan Cheng is lost, I believe that his big brother has the ability to break through the siege! Gan Ning comforted himself.
"So you still don't know?!" Jiang Qin saw Gan Ning's stunned expression and sneered. "But let me tell you, your big brother did not die in Wan Cheng. Four days ago, in the naval camp of Wan Cheng, I, Jiang Qin, personally captured your big brother Su Fei!" Jiang Qin continued to provoke Gan Ning.
"Four days ago!" Gan Ning's heart had a trace of uneasiness. Four days ago, Gan Ning and Su Fei separated. At that time, Su Fei told him to lead the navy to avoid the battle. Originally, this matter should be done by Su Fei, but Su Fei refused. He said that he wanted Gan Ning to be independent, so Su Fei chose to stay in the naval camp and avoid Wan Cheng.
"Impossible! My big brother retreated from Wan Cheng's naval camp four days ago! How can you capture him alive?! "
"Haha, Gan Ning, open your eyes and look carefully. Look at the charred area of the camp! Look at the red marks on the camp! " Jiang Qin pointed at the black and red marks on the camp and showed it to Gan Ning. "These marks were left by my Jiangdong Army when they attacked Wan Cheng's naval camp. A mere 2000 defenders dared to stop my 100,000 strong army? They really don't know how to write the word 'death'!" Jiang Qin's evidence was more and more consistent with Su Fei's departure.
"So what?! My big brother must have left Wan Cheng's naval camp and went to Wan Cheng to seek refuge with my Little Lord! "Gan Ning calmly said. In fact, his heart has begun to feel uneasy, but he is still strong.
"You want me to take out the evidence?!" Jiang Qin stretched out his hand to the vice-admiral. "Take it out for me!"
"Yes!" The vice-admiral nodded and entered the ship. After a while, he took out a sword from the ship.
"This!" Gan Ning opened his eyes wide and could not believe everything in front of him.
"Now you believe it!" Jiang Qin proudly raised the sword in his hand as if Gan Ning could not see it. He even pulled it out. The scabbard was sewn with good leather and the sword hilt was engraved with the word 'loyalty'. This was the first word that Su Fei taught Gan Ning.
"It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong, this is definitely Big Brother Su Fei's treasure sword! But how could it appear in Jiang Qin's hand?! " “
Do you know?! This Su Fei really does not know what is good for him. My Little Lord kindly advised him to surrender, but he was not willing and was very stubborn! " Jiang Qin held the sword in his hand as if he was admiring a trophy. "Not surrendering is good! I was really afraid that he would surrender! " Jiang Qin smiled strangely. "Gan Ning, do you know?! I used the sword in my hand to cut off the tendons in your brother's hands, then his legs, then his arms and thighs. In the end, I used a blade to cut off his tongue, and pierced his ears with a needle. He looked at me with those eyes, looked at me! So bitter, so hateful! " Jiang Qin gestured. "I felt uncomfortable looking at those eyes, so I used a spoon to dig out his eyes and put his eyeballs into the spoon. That's it!" Jiang Qin gestured to eat. "It was very chewy and tasted very good!"
"Enough!" Gan Ning suddenly closed his eyes and shouted loudly.
"Not enough, not enough!" Jiang Qin looked at Gan Ning with a sinister smile. "You have to pay for my platinum. You should know that in order for your brother to not die so easily, I used a thousand-year-old ginseng to keep him alive and sent it all the way to Wan Cheng! I believe that at that time, your Little Lord must have been very surprised! "
Lu Su frowned as he looked at Jiang Qin. He did not expect Jiang Qin to be like this. Killing people is just a matter of time, but this kind of torture is really not what a real man would do. Even if it was something like a well, Lu Su would not be able to do it.
"Come out!" Gan Ning looked at Jiang Qin ferociously. "All troops retreat! Come out! We will fight to the death! "
"Success!" Jiang Qin sneered in his heart. "Come out, 10,000 elite Jiangdong Navy. I will let you know the meaning of cruelty!"
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