The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 462 Volume Guan Yu Guards Jingzhou

"You cut the Shu brocade and let it fall into the water, so that the villagers around could pick it up. This was a righteous act. Why do you need others to accuse you of being extravagant?"

Although Ling Tong was threatened by Gan Ning at this moment, he still wanted to know why Gan Ning did this.

Gan Ning sneered, but still reluctantly told the truth -

"I have done a lot of things like robbing the rich and helping the poor!"

"But every time I gave gold and silver to the people, the government and the wealthy families took it away."

"If we throw the whole Shu brocade to them, how long can they hold it in their hands? It is better to cut it and soak it, so as not to bring them any trouble!"

Ling Tong was even more puzzled: "You are a general who leads an army, how come you can't even handle such a small matter now?"

Gan Ning was obviously a little depressed.

"I didn't understand these things before, and now I don't need you to care about them anymore!"

"When Emperor Liu invaded Ba County that day, he did not touch the Ba County treasury at all. The first thing he did was to carry out the emperor's order and recruit soldiers for the county!"

"Compared to the two crooked melons and jujubes I gave them, the court is now providing them with fields and training. Why should I care about them now?"

"Doing these things now is just an old habit from the past, just doing it as it comes!"

After hearing this, Ling Tong burst out laughing.

"Problem? Every time he drops the Shu brocade worth thousands of gold into the water, General Gan has a real problem!"

"General Gan, if you are embarrassed to say it, then just don't say it. Why do you have to lie to me?"

True.

With the court distributing land equally and establishing military forces, the people now no longer need to rely on Gan Ning's charity to survive.

But there are always some areas where the imperial court is powerless.

After all, there are some people that even the emperor cannot take good care of.

It must be because of this that Gan Ning often passes down his style when he was a Jinfan thief to this day.

"General Gan is so righteous! He will be rewarded in the next life!"

"Don't give me that! I don't believe in the Buddhist teachings!"

Gan Ning always acts according to his heart, so why should he deserve gratitude from others?

Instead...

Gan Ning asked Ling Tong with amusement, "Don't you want to die? Why are you crying and shouting for help when you are trapped in the cabin?"

Ling Tong's nose twitched: "I am anxious because I am thinking about my father's revenge!"

Seeing that Ling Tong was equally dishonest, Gan Ning chuckled.

"Your father's revenge has not yet been avenged! If that's the case, why have you been talking to me, the murderer of your father, for so long?"

Ling Tong was speechless.

He doesn't know either.

After Ling Cao died, a soldier came to tell him that his father Ling Cao was killed by Gan Ning. Then a group of relatives and elders came and told him that he must join the army to avenge his father in the future, so as to ensure the prosperity of the family...

Besides.

Who is Gan Ning? I don't know.

How did Ling Cao die? I don't know.

No one even knows where Ling Cao's tomb is. The only thing he has is a cenotaph built for him by his mother in his hometown.

Ling Tong felt that the reason he didn't want to die in the cabin was probably because he was thinking of his mother. Maybe he didn't want her to build a cenotaph for him in front of his father's grave?
But when he saw Ling Tong today, he suddenly realized——

Not only was Gan Ning a good person, but even his own father died as a traitor to the Han Dynasty...

Therefore, Ling Tong didn't know what to do next.

Of course, Ling Tong didn't need to be troubled by this problem, because his hands and feet were now tied up, so he couldn't do anything even if he wanted to.

At this time, some personal soldiers came forward to report the battle losses to Gan Ning, and began to worry about the subsequent fighting.

"All the ships are gone, but some of the armor was washed over, and it's still usable. But it won't be able to withstand Zhou Yu!"

"If Zhou Yu launches another attack tomorrow morning, Junshan will definitely be unstoppable!"

The bright moon is in the sky and the stars are shining brightly.

Under normal circumstances, even a rough man like Gan Ning would lie down and quietly enjoy such a beautiful scenery.

But now I just feel irritated and don’t know what to do.

"Any more wine?"

Hearing Gan Ning's question, the guards beside him burst into strange laughter.

"General, how do you know? This thing is more important than my life, how could I not have it?"

Immediately, he actually took out a pigskin bag, took a sip himself greedily, and then handed it to Gan Ning.

"Look at you, you're so greedy!"

Gan Ning cursed with a smile, but he didn't mind. He picked up the pigskin bag and took a big gulp: "Today, I'm afraid I'm going to die in Junshan!"

The tone was neither sad nor happy, as if he was talking about something extremely rare and ordinary.

The other guards didn't care either.

We all followed Gan Ning to lick blood on the blade, and our heads were already tied to our belts! Even if the knife was cut into pieces, it would not be a big deal!

"General, give me another bite!"

"I also want!"

"Damn it! This is my wine!"

……

Gan Ning took a big gulp, threw the pigskin bag away, and lay on the ground.

After getting drunk, I didn’t know the sky was in the water.
The boat is full of clear dreams and the galaxy is filled with dreams.

Gan Ning rubbed his eyes, thinking that he might be dazzled. Why did he see so many flashes on the water?

That's not right. It's just two sips of wine, less than two ounces in total. How can he be so drunk? Could it be that he was too tired from the water battle today, and then drank some wine, so he had hallucinations?
But at this moment, Ling Tong, who was restrained at the side, suddenly struggled -

"ferry!"

"It's a ship!"

He didn't drink! And he didn't have any wine to drink!

So he was sure that what was coming was definitely a ship!

Gan Ning stood up suddenly and drew out two short blades from his waist, one forehand and one for backhand——

"alert!"

But as these ships approached, the people on the island realized that these were not Zhou Yu's enemy ships.

Countless lights were lit on the Yangtze River, overshadowing the eternal and unchanging stars in the sky and rippling on the water.

"I heard that General Gan was trapped in Junshan, so I came to help!"

A loud and powerful sound woke up the birds that were indulging in the reeds, causing them to fly away in panic.

When Gan Ning heard the voice, he felt it was extremely familiar.

When the ship got closer, Gan Ning shouted in disbelief: "Old Zhang?!"

The "Old Zhang" opposite was dressed as a fisherman.

The other party waved at Gan Ning: "Everyone is here! General Gan, please get on board!"

Only then did Gan Ning see clearly.

The lights on the water are the fishermen from both sides of the Yangtze River who gathered here with their home lamps!

Although these fishermen come from all over the world, they all have one thing in common:

Once upon a time, they had all, more or less, received the favor of Gan Ning's cutting of brocade!

Countless fishermen drove their fishing boats and small boats to the vicinity of Junshan at night to pick up Gan Ning!

Gan Ning retracted his short blade, and a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes!

"Damn it! Get on the boat! You guys are too lazy to even cook snakes! If we don't leave now, do we have to wait for Zhou Yu to catch up?"

Half of it is river water, and half of it is fishing boats.

Half of the stars, half of the lights.

Zhou Yu is not a fool, how could he not chase after him?
Gan Ning quickly boarded the boat, but felt as if he had forgotten something...

correct!

Gan Ning shouted at Ling Tong, who was still bound on the beach, "You little brat! Go back and train for a few more years before you come back to avenge me! I'm waiting for you!"

Then, he resolutely turned back and took the fishing boat to Jiangbei without any nostalgia!

……

Gan Ning's prediction was correct.

The Jiangdong army soon discovered the ships that came to pick up Gan Ning!

When Zhou Yu heard that Gan Ning might withdraw, he immediately woke up from his bed!

"Stop them quickly!"

Zhou Yu's purpose of attracting Gan Ning to attack was to destroy Gan Ning's navy so that it would be easier for him to capture Jiangling!

If Gan Ning just went back like this and then transferred ships from Yizhou and Xiangyang, then this battle would be equivalent to having no results!

Although this battle destroyed Gan Ning's fleet, it did not cause too many casualties to Gan Ning.

Obviously, the court’s ships could not be limited to the ones in Gan Ning’s hands.

Once Gan Ning's troops escape, the imperial court can mobilize all the ships from Yizhou and Xiangyang to fight a war of attrition with Zhou Yu!

And if we really start a war of attrition...

The imperial court wouldn't even need to mobilize resources from the north. Jingzhou plus Shu alone would be enough to completely drain Jiangdong!

"Gan Ning must be kept!"

Zhou Yu put on his armor in a hurry, and at the same time he was confused. He wondered where these boats that suddenly appeared to pick up Gan Ning came from?

It took half an hour to finally get the boat out.

In addition, Gan Ning was alert and ran very fast. After the Jiangdong boats patrolled around, no matter how unwilling they were, they had to accept the fact that Gan Ning had escaped!
"Damn!"

Even a gentleman like Zhou Yu couldn't help but slam the railing and swear.

"Forget it! Don't bother with Gan Ning!"

Zhou Yu decisively changed his strategy!

"Even if Gan Ning escapes, it will be difficult to reunite the navy in a short time!"

"Full speed ahead! Attack Jiangling!"

Although he failed to completely wipe out Gan Ning, Zhou Yu never forgot his real goal!

Only by capturing Jiangling can Jiangdong survive this dead end game!
Otherwise, even if ten Gan Nings were wiped out, Jiangdong would probably not be able to confront the imperial court head-on!
The Jiangdong navy quickly approached Jiangling along the Yangtze River.

On the way...

When Zhou Yu saw the scattered fishing boats in the surrounding towns and the "fishermen" who looked obviously fierce, he couldn't help but have more speculations about the boats that appeared in Junshan tonight.

But this speculation undoubtedly made Zhou Yu feel depressed again!
If the imperial court is really so popular in Jingzhou... then the siege of Jiangdong will probably be even more difficult!

As the boat moved forward, Zhou Yu finally arrived at Jiangling, the place he had long dreamed of.

I haven't had time to get excited yet.

When Zhou Yu saw the flag vaguely erected on the city wall, his face suddenly turned pale!
At this moment, there is still a lot of river fog covering the top of the city.

When the river fog was gradually driven away by the golden light appearing from the east, the general flags on the Jiangling city wall frightened all the soldiers in Jiangdong to death!
Under the general's command.

A general with a face as red as a date and wearing a green brocade robe is standing proudly on the top of the city!
He held a Qinglong Yanyue broadsword in his right hand and stroked his beard with his left hand.

The murderous intent in Guan Yu's phoenix eyes has condensed into substance!
"How dare a mere rat from Jiangdong invade the territory of the Han Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)