Gan Ning stared into the distance, Wu Cheng was faintly visible in a thin morning mist, he shook his head and said: "The soldiers are very fast, Yan Baihu probably never dreamed that we would come to Wucheng so soon, he must have no precautions there, if he doesn't take Wucheng at this time, let alone when, tell the soldiers to let them carry forward the tradition of our old Jingzhou army, cheer up the spirit of twelve points, and rush into Wucheng for breakfast." ”

What is called the tradition of the old Jingzhou army, that is, one is not afraid of death, the other is not afraid of hardship, Gan Ning's words let the extremely tired soldiers are refreshed, they are Jingzhou Navy, Jingzhou Navy, Jingzhou Navy, is also one of the first few armies to serve Liu Xin, although there has been no big battle, there have been mutinies in the middle, but Liu Xin did not discriminate against them at all, and even their salary is slightly higher than that of other regular regiments, especially in recent years, Those brand-new and tall new warships entered the naval army one after another, which shows how much Liu Xin attaches importance to the naval army.

Now, not only Liu Xin's policy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Jingzhou and most of Yizhou, but even he himself has become the object of worship of the people, and his prestige in the army is like Zhongtian, Gan Ning's simple words made all the soldiers rise with a sense of pride, they are the most trusted army of the lord, and they are the descendants of the lord, and at the critical moment, they will be able to withstand it.

As Gan Ning expected, Yan Baihu really didn't expect them to come to Wucheng so soon, because he himself was still a hundred and ten miles away from here, and when he just started to flee for his life, Yan Baihu did run very fast, and almost didn't have the time to drink water and eat dry food, but since he turned north in Huiji, Yan Baihu's marching speed has slowed down, and even if Yan Baihu wants to be fast, those rabble under him who have no military discipline can't get up faster, and when he enters the boundary of Wu County, the speed is even slower, and there is his territory, When he arrived in Yuhang County, Yan Baihu stopped and didn't leave, saying that he was going to rest in the county, but in fact, after a few days, he couldn't stand it, and he wanted to treat himself with big fish and meat, and it was indispensable to harm a few good women in the city, this delay was two days' work, and the result was behind Gan Ning.

It wasn't until the evening of the same day that Yan Baihu led the men and horses back to the gate of Wucheng, but saw that the city gate was closed, Yan Baihu was scolding, and when he looked up, he saw a bloody human head hanging under the city gate, he took a closer look, and was shocked, and it was his younger brother Yan Yu's head hanging under the city gate.

Suddenly, a gong sounded, and countless black-clothed and black-armored soldiers appeared on the head of the city that was empty just now, Su Fei held a spear in his hand, and laughed and said: "Yan Baihu, Wucheng has changed its master, why don't you get off your horse and surrender quickly, let alone when." ”

After Su Fei finished speaking, without waiting for Yan Baihu to answer, he made a move, only to see the chaotic arrows shooting towards the city like flying locusts, Yan Baihu did not dare to attack the city, and walked back.

Walking not far, only the sound of horns was heard, and countless ambushes were killed on both sides of the road, and a general on the left, dancing with double whips, shouted loudly: "Yan Baihu, do you recognize Huang Gai, you took advantage of my lord's father-in-law to go north to Luoyang to attack Yuzhang, I didn't expect you to have today, hum, your death is here, come quickly." ”

A general on the right didn't answer, and slashed with a knife, it was Gan Ning, who killed Yan Baihu in an instant, and Yan Baihu knew that he couldn't resist the enemy, so he turned his horse and ran to a small road in the oblique spur, Gan Ning was black, and led a team of people and horses to chase after him.

Yan Baihu couldn't get rid of Gan Ning, and in a panic saw a fishing boat tied to the river in front of him, he grew up by the water, not only familiar with the water surname, but also a good hand at fiddling with the boat, and was overjoyed, abandoned the war horse, jumped on the fishing boat, waved the knife to cut the cable, and used the knife pole as a penny, and propped the boat into the middle of the river.

The owner of the fishing boat is a bachelor in his thirties, he has a lot of harvest today, and he sold it at a good price, and he is ready to improve it at night, and he is rushing to the village in front of him to sell a gourd of wine, chop half a roast chicken and go back, then he saw that his fishing boat was snatched away, the owner of the fishing boat panicked, threw the wine gourd in his hand, and shouted to the river, where did Yan Baihu pay attention to him, he put down the big knife in his hand early, and shook the oar of the boat,

Gan Ning rushed to the river, only to see Yan Baihu's war horse bowing his head and gnawing on the grass, a fisherman was beating his chest there, the water flow was very fast, and when Gan Ning asked Yan Baihu's whereabouts, he saw that the boat on the river had turned into a small black spot, and disappeared after turning a corner downstream, Gan Ning scolded in annoyance: "Grandma's, this guy ran away again, it's really faster than a rabbit." ”

When the fisherman saw that so many soldiers had come at once, although he had lost his fishing boat and was crying, he did not dare to say more than half a word.

Liu Xin repeatedly emphasized that he wanted to be a family of the army and the people, which Gan Ning remembered very well, and comforted the fisherman: "You lost a fishing boat, but picked up a war horse, but it is not a loss, so let's do it, it is useless for you to keep the war horse, and it will be collected by the general, but the general has never brought silver taels with him, you can get up early in the Ming Dynasty to go to the Taishou Mansion of Wu County to ask for it, remember, remember, if it is after the Ming Dynasty, the general will not admit it." ”

Some people may ask, how Gan Ning was able to conquer Wu City so quickly, Wu City was built in the Spring and Autumn Period, legend has it that it was built by Wu Zixu, a famous minister of Wu State, it is extremely strong, if it is attacked, it will not be able to attack it in ten days and a half months, and it will pay heavy casualties,

Although Gan Ning looks irritable and angry, he is not a reckless person, otherwise even if he is a martial artist, it is impossible to dominate the Yangtze River for so many years, hearing the word "Jinfan thief" All the water will take the initiative to retreat, when Gan Ning took the soldiers to quietly approach the city gate, he found that it was not yet the time to open the door, and the city was also quiet, and there was no one in sight.

The time to open the city gate is generally at the time of the day, subject to the rooster crow, so when Meng Weijun fled back to Qi State, there was a doorman who learned to crow and deceived the city gate, thus leaving an allusion to the rooster and the dog thief, Gan Ning of course will not learn the rooster crow, and his subordinates do not have such talents, he came up with another idea, in fact, people at that time usually did not get up early, most people did not get up when the rooster crowed, but why did the city gate open so early, because there are several types of people who need to enter and exit the city gate before everyone, And every day is like this, the city and the countryside are different, and they cannot be self-sufficient, many things have to be transported from the suburbs, every day when the city gate is opened, there are farmers from the nearby villages carrying burdens and carts, transporting all kinds of vegetables and vegetables into the city, and then removing the manure out, Gan Ning saw that there was still some time to leave the city gate, so he ordered the soldiers to set up ambushes at various intersections leading to the city gate, no matter who passed, they would all be detained first.

With the first rooster crowing in the morning, the city gate slowly opened, and there were already many vegetable farmers and fishermen waiting outside the door, they were still wearing patched cloth clothes, and the greens and radishes in the burden were still hanging with the morning dewdrops, and the lively fish splashed the river water with the slightest fishy smell everywhere from time to time, everything was no different from the past, the sergeant guarding the door couldn't help but yawn, it was still early, and he wanted to go to sleep in the cage, but what he didn't know was that these seemingly ordinary vegetable farmers and fishermen, In fact, he had already been replaced by a soldier under Gan Ning, and there were snow-bright steel knives hidden under those green vegetables, and at the moment when the guard sergeant turned around, the sharp steel knife was on his neck,

The process of seizing the city gate is staggering, but Gan Ning was not complacent, but brandished a big knife and ran directly to the Taishou Mansion, at this time the Taishou Mansion did not open the door, Gan Ning's habitual big feet played a role again, easily kicked the gate open, and then simply and rudely chopped indiscriminately, so, the maids and servants who were critical to their lives quickly led Gan Ning to Yan Yu's location, and the unlucky Yan Yu was sleeping sweetly with a delicate beauty in his arms, and was cut off two heads by Gan Ning. I think it's because he exercised a little too much last night, and he didn't wake him up with such a big movement outside, and he didn't figure out what was going on until he died.

But said that Xu Chu received Ma Yun's order, did not dare to delay, rushed to Changsha non-stop, only to see people coming and going on the street, calm everywhere, and there is no difference from the past, Xu Chu put his mind at ease, and came directly to the Taishou Mansion, but only Cai Zhong greeted him, and did not see Gan Ning and others, when the matter came, Cai Zhong did not dare to hide it anymore, and told the matter and the plate, Xu Chu has been by Liu Xin's side for all these years, and he already knows the priorities, and is no longer the Xu Zhongkang who only knows how to kill happily back then, He didn't rush 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 brought dozens of personal soldiers with him, most of the defenders in Changsha City let Gan Ning take them away, and there was not even a decent general in the city, he had to ensure the safety of Changsha City first, and then think about others,

Xu Chu arranged for a fast horse to report the situation here to Xiangyang, while inspecting the city defense of Changsha, arranging the key points of the guards, where to pay attention to, where to strengthen, as a general who participated in the two Xiangyang defense battles, Xu Chu has dealt with these things in an orderly manner,

Receiving the urgent document sent back by Xu Chu, Ma Yun was also taken aback, and couldn't help but be very annoyed by Gan Ning's audacity and assertion, Ma Yun was angry, not because he was worried about the safety of Changsha, with Xu Chu sitting there, at least Changsha was safe for a short time, Ma Yun was worried about the safety of the 20,000 sailors brought out by Gan Ning, they went deep into the enemy territory alone, and lacked sufficient logistical supplies, and if they were not careful, the whole army might be wiped out, this naval army was built by Liu Xin with great effort, Although Liu Xin did not say it explicitly, Ma Yun, who also came from later generations, knew very well why Liu Xin attached so much importance to the navy, not just focusing on the surging Yangtze River.