Although Lu Su was very dissatisfied with Jiang Qin's words, he could only show it on his face. First of all, he was not a navy general. He was not as proficient in naval warfare as Jiang Qin, who had been fighting against various navies and pirates all year round. Therefore, he did not open his mouth. Second of all, although Jiang Qin's words were vulgar and disgusting to Lu Su, he was provoking him. He wanted to use Su Fei's death to anger Gan Ning. One must know that Sun Cejun's navy was currently stuck in the navy camp.
If the warships could not leave the camp, no matter how strong they were, they could not do anything to the enemy. They could only watch the enemy show off their might. Now, it seems that Gan Ning has really been fooled. Gan Ning's Lü Bu Navy slowly moved away from the water and withdrew all the ships that were stuck in Sun Ce's navy camp. This was to make way for Sun Cejun's navy fleet to appear on the Yangtze River and have a decisive battle with him in the Mother River.
"Keke!" Jiang Qin's mouth revealed a trace of ferocity. You can't stand it anymore? Later on, something even more unbearable will appear. Jiang Qin had already made up his mind. Not only will he destroy the Lvbu's Army that escaped the net, but he will also make Gan Ning stay. Su Fei was made into human swine. This time, he will make Gan Ning into jerky and send it to the Lvbu's Army.
"General, what are you doing?" Gan Ning's vice general was very puzzled. What is Gan Ning doing? Letting the enemy out? Originally, they took advantage of the time in the morning to launch a surprise attack. This way, they would directly block Sun Ce's navy in the camp. This way, Sun Cejun could only passively take a beating. But now, Gan Ning actually let go of the water. This is a battle to the death with Sun Cejun on the river! Isn't this stupid?! The Lvbu's Army only had less than seven thousand people. Half of them were new recruits. Sun Ce's navy, not to mention other auxiliary forces, even the main force had ten thousand people. How can they fight this battle?!
"I never intended to let them out of the river!" Gan Ning coldly said. He now had a trace of hostility. Yes, hostility. Gan Ning was not sure whether Su Fei was dead or not. But he was sure that Su Fei must have suffered a lot in the hands of this Jiang Qin. Even his beloved sword was abandoned. Gan Ning still remembered that Big Brother Su Fei took out this treasure and engraved two words on it. These two words were to be loyal and righteous.
Gan Ning was a proud and aloof person. Otherwise, he would not have become a pirate on the Yangtze River. One must know that Gan Ning's family was very good at the beginning. He liked to wear luxurious clothes because of his childhood. When he went out and entered, he was majestic and dazzling. On foot, he was like a carriage. On water, he was like a light boat. His attendants were dressed in splendid clothes. Wherever they went, they would shine brilliantly. When they stopped, they would often use splendid clothes to maintain the boat. When they left, they would cut them off and abandon them to show their wealth and luxury.
When he was a pirate, he was hated by everyone. But if you treated Gan Ning with sincerity, then Gan Ning would also treat you wholeheartedly. And Su Fei was someone who could make Gan Ning go through a mountain of swords and a sea of fire for him.
Gan Ning looked at Sun Cejun's warships coming out of the camp. All the warships were on guard against Gan Ning's sudden attack. Come on, if you don't come out, how can I destroy all of you?
Although Gan Ning's navy had blocked Sun Cejun's Jiangdong Navy in Wancheng Citadel, one should not forget that Wancheng Citadel was a defensive fortress. If Gan Ning attacked, he would suffer heavy losses. Moreover, he would only be able to show off his might and would not be able to cause any substantial damage to the Jiangdong Navy. Previously, he wanted to attack the Jiangdong Navy at dawn, but he was discovered by the lookout. Since he was discovered, then he would drag everyone out. Let's see how Gan Ning would feed the Jiangdong Navy to the fishes.
"But General!" The Vice General was still worried. Whether it was the size or quality of the enemy, they were much stronger than his army.
"Do you not believe that I, Gan Ning, do not believe in the Little Lord?" Gan Ning asked. He was not a fool. He would not make a losing deal. Even if he admitted that his navy was better than Gan Ning, the navy was a technical force. He had fewer people than Gan Ning, and half of the soldiers were recruits. If it was during normal times, he would not be a match for Jiang Qin. But now, he looked at the five huge ships on his flagship. These were the things that Gan Ning was confident in.
The two ships had already set off. Sun Cejun's ships were following closely behind. Even if Gan Ning attacked, they could support each other.
Lu Su watched for a long time. He still had doubts in his heart. "General Jiang Qin. Are you not afraid that Gan Ning will attack us halfway?" Attacking halfway is a tactic. It means to attack when the enemy is halfway across the river. Although this tactic is used by infantry, it is also useful for navy. What if Gan Ning attacks when Jiang Qin's navy is halfway out of the camp?
"Don't worry, Military Advisor!" Jiang Qin seemed to be very confident. "Gan Ning does not have the ability to attack halfway across the river!" Jiang Qin pointed at the ships in the camp. "Five, no." Jiang Qin shook his head. "We only need four. If four of our warships leave the camp, Gan Ning won't be able to stop our fleet from appearing on the river." There is one more thing that Jiang Qin did not say. If Gan Ning attacks halfway across the river, they will only lose two or three ships and thousands of casualties. Jiang Qin can still afford this price.
Gan Ning really did it. He did not harass Sun Cejun's navy nor did he attack halfway across the river. Instead, he opened up a large area of water for them to swim to the center of the river.
Jiang Qin's navy couldn't feel it when they were in Wan Cheng's stronghold. But once they left the stronghold and appeared on the river, Gan Ning's navy couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. What does it mean to cover the sky and cover the sun? What does it mean to cover the sky and cover the river? This was the scene in front of them. Not only did Jiang Qin have 10 thousand elite navy, there were also 20 thousand ordinary navy. These ordinary navy were left behind by Jiangdong's nobles. Although they weren't strong, they had a lot of warships.
30,000 soldiers, a total of 30,000 soldiers. Now, Gan Ning only had 7,000 soldiers. The disparity in strength was too big. The recruits in Gan Ning's navy were frightened. Although the veterans scolded the recruits, they were not confident. Who had fought such a battle before? The veterans were basically the original navy of Jiangxia. Although the Jiangxia Navy was also very elite, they were suppressed by their old enemy, the Jiangdong Navy. The 10,000 Jiangdong Navy was able to suppress the 20,000 Jiangxia Navy. This was the first time they encountered an enemy that was four times their size.
"Gan Ning, surrender! I can still leave you with a whole corpse! " Jiang Qin said casually. He could not let Gan Ning live. Gan Ning's brother, Su Fei, died in his hands. Gan Ning and him only had hatred that could not be resolved. Lu Su did not speak. Lu Su had also heard of Gan Ning. He was a former Jin Fan thief who later became a Vice-Admiral of the Jiangxia Navy. He was a fierce general. Jiang Xia was able to defend itself against the Jiangdong Navy because of Gan Ning. Otherwise, the Jiangdong Navy would have already defeated Jiang Xia.
Now, because of the departure of Su Fei and Gan Ning, the Jiangdong Navy was able to invade Jiang Xia. Huang Zu's subordinates were no match for the Jiangdong Navy. They were defeated in a single attack. Fortunately, Liu Biao was decisive and sent out Wen Pin, who was also a Great General, to stop the defeat. But even so, more than half of Jiang Xia was lost.
If Gan Ning joined the Jiangdong Army, it would be like adding wings to a tiger. Gan Ning's navy was amazing. Although the Jiangdong Army did not lack navy commanders, do not forget that Gan Ning was a very capable Great General. Not only was he good at commanding the navy, but he was also very accomplished in cavalry and infantry. If such an all-rounded general was really under Sun Ce's command, it would be a nightmare for the other Marquises.
In the original history, Gan Ning was really a fierce general of Jiangdong. Even Lu Su and Gan Ning worked together. Lu Su was a Viceroy and Gan Ning was a general under his command. During their work together, Gan Ning did one thing that showed Gan Ning's strength. At that time, Gan Ning followed Lu Su to defend Yiyang (Hunan) and resist Guan Yu. Guan Yu claimed to have 30,000 soldiers and horses. He personally selected 5,000 elite soldiers to block the shallow water more than ten li upstream. He said that he would cross the river at night. Lu Su and the other generals discussed countermeasures. At that time, Gan Ning had 300 soldiers, so he said: "Can you give me 500 more soldiers? I will go and deal with him. I guarantee that when Guan Yu hears my cough, he will not dare to cross the river. If he dares to cross the river, he will be captured by me."
Lu Su immediately selected 1,000 soldiers for him. Gan Ning rushed upstream that night to set up a defense. When Guan Yu heard that Gan Ning came, he saw that the other side was prepared and gave up the plan to cross the river. Instead, he tied firewood on the shore to make a military camp. Later generations called this place "Guan Yu Se".
Lu Su shook his head. With Su Fei's death as a foreshadowing, Gan Ning would absolutely not surrender to Jiangdong. Jiang Qin was an old minister and Sun Ce would not kill Jiang Qin for a mere Gan Ning. Moreover, Gan Ning's fire of revenge would not be extinguished. Therefore, it was destined that Gan Ning was the enemy of the Jiangdong Army.
Since he was the enemy, then he would destroy him! Lu Su, who had joined the Jiangdong Army, had become ruthless. Everything that stood in the way of the great cause of Jiangdong must be eliminated. Gan Ning was such a person.
Jiang Qin was very proud. With 30,000 soldiers on the river, even the veteran Jingzhou Army would have to think twice, let alone the Lvbu's Army. He hoped to see regret, anger, and even despair on Gan Ning's face. Because of Gan Ning's arrogance, the 30,000 soldiers were on the river. There were hundreds of turreted ships and other ships, which made people's scalp tingle.
However, Jiang Qin was destined to be disappointed. Gan Ning's face did not show any regret. Instead, Gan Ning looked at Jiang Qin indifferently. "That's all? Didn't you say there were 100,000 soldiers? That's all? " Gan Ning got the information that Sun Ce sent 100,000 soldiers to attack Lujiang. Because of this, Gan Ning was able to escape.
"100,000 soldiers!" Jiang Qin and Lu Su's face sank. They thought that Gan Ning was ridiculing them. Jiangdong had sent 100,000 soldiers to attack Lujiang, but they still could not capture Lujiang. They lost no less than 40,000 soldiers in Wancheng city. Among them, 10,000 were Danyang soldiers. After that, they were chased by the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Now, they only had 30,000 soldiers and 5,000 soldiers in Wancheng city. Out of the 65,000 soldiers, 10,000 were Danyang soldiers. In the end, the 5,000 Yuzhou Wolf Cavalry only managed to capture Wancheng city. This was Sun Ce's army! One must know that Sun Ce used only 3,000 soldiers to sweep the whole of Jiangdong. Now, with 100,000 soldiers, they only managed to capture Wancheng city.
Fortunately, Wan Cheng was the center of Lujiang, it was also the key to capturing Lujiang. The day of Lujiang's destruction was not far away. This made Lu Su's heart feel a bit better. But now that Gan Ning mentioned it again, Lu Su's heart suddenly became irritated.
Inside Wan Cheng, his brother Zhou Tai was killed. His body was incomplete and it was not easy to bury him. Outside Wan Cheng, Jiang Qin was toyed with by a yellow-robed old general. Countless small pieces of his flesh were cut off and now one of his arms was cut off. One must know how important it is for a general to have a healthy body. Although Jiang Qin did not say it out loud, his heart was very uncomfortable. His path of martial arts has been blocked to the point of no return. Just like the Northern Sea's Great General Wu Anguo, he was also a God Refinement general. He wielded a fifty jin hammer and his martial arts were not inferior to Taishi Ci, who was also from the Qing Province. At Hulao Pass, he originally could have fought against Lu Bu for a while. However, he courted disaster. Before going to battle, he drank wine. In addition, he looked down on Lu Bu and had one of his arms cut off by Lu Bu. Fortunately, Wu Anguo sobered up from the pain of losing his arm. Relying on his extraordinary martial arts and the troops of the other warlords, he was rescued.
But because of losing his arm, this refined god forever withdrew from the stage of history. In the end, no one knew whether he lived in seclusion or his heart was broken and turned into dust.
Jiang Qin is now in the same situation as Wu Anguo who had his arm chopped off by Lu Bu. The sky is already dark and gloomy. If it was not for the fact that Zhou Tai's death has not been avenged, perhaps Jiang Qin would have already retired.
"Since you are courting death, then don't blame me." Jiang Qin's eyes flashed coldly as he raised his only arm. "Attack!" Thirty thousand navy and huge warships began to move. Although Jiang Qin's location was not upwind, Jiang Qin did not care. Thirty thousand navy against seven thousand, it was a one-sided battle. There was no way to escape on the surface of the river, so there was only one way to fight.
Seeing the countless warships begin to move, arrows were already nocked on the bowstrings, and the navy was already on standby on the deck.
Gan Ning also raised his arm and said, "Attack!" That's right, attack. Even if there were only 7,000 people, even if there were only 20 ships, even if the enemy was four times their size, Gan Ning still issued the order to attack.
Gan Ning's navy also raised their sails and moved towards Jiang Qin's Jiangdong Navy. Gan Ning's navy was upwind, so their speed was faster. The two sides were moving at the same speed.
"Have you been blinded by hatred?!" Although Lu Su didn't know much about naval forces, he knew that 7,000 naval forces had no chance of winning against 30,000. Naval forces weren't like land forces, and there were very few examples of a lesser force winning against a greater number. This was because both sides were fighting on a large river, and there was only a small section of the waterway. It was completely visible at a glance, so there weren't any ambushes. (This was an inland naval battle, not a naval battle. Even if the naval forces had similar equipment, it would be difficult to cause a large casualty ratio.) Basically, you sink my heavy cruiser, I seriously damage your battleship.
Blinded by hatred? Gan Ning admitted that he wanted to cut Jiang Qin into pieces, but this could not stop Gan Ning's thoughts. He knew that if he lost this battle, forget about revenge, his life would be in danger.
One kilometer, nine hundred meters, eight hundred meters, seven hundred meters, five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters. At this distance, the soldiers of both sides could see each other. The Jiangdong Army had a look of ridicule on their faces. This was because they had the advantage. For them, the only thing they needed to do now was to kill the enemy like killing ducks.
On the other hand, Gan Ning's paid ghostwriters were nervous and confused.
"Huh?" Lu Su also saw Gan Ning's warships. There were more than 20 turreted ships, similar to the Jiangdong Navy's. At this time, the turreted ships were at the front and the Suanni were at the back. First, the turreted ships would crash into the enemy's warships. Then, the Suanni would use ropes to board the enemy's warships. "What is that?" Lu Su was a scholar and was more observant than a general. He saw that there were several things covered by large black cloth on Gan Ning's ships. What was that? Looking at the size, it was definitely no less than a few hundred catties. Moreover, the number of soldiers on the ships was not enough. Lu Su saw that the number of soldiers on Gan Ning's ships was less than half of the Jiangdong Navy.
"It's time!" Gan Ning's lips curled into a cold smile. "Open the cloth and let our treasures breathe!" “
"Yes!" The black cloth on Gan Ning's ships was removed by the soldiers, revealing the ferocious things inside. The sharp heads, huge bodies, and dozens of accessories were telling people how powerful they were.
"What?" Lu Su trembled. He sucked in a breath of cold air. He knew what those things were! Those are ballistae. Where did they come from? The ballistae that appeared in Wan Cheng already gave Lu Su a headache. That ballistae almost took Sun Ce's life and even destroyed a well! That ballistae almost destroyed Sun Ce! Now, there was not only one ballistae, there were five on each warship. There were more than 20 turreted ships! Moreover, these ballistae were different from the ones in Wan Cheng! It was really different!
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