Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 545: Xiakou Falls
When Huang Zu saw Zhao Yun sign and stamp the document so readily, he felt relieved.

With the guarantee from people in Hebei, even if Xiakou is lost this time, it will have nothing to do with me.

Liu Biao didn't dare to cause trouble to the people in Hebei.

Huang Zu blew the ink dry and put the agreement away, saying, "Captain Zhao, let's have a pleasant cooperation."

Zhao Yun said: "Then I will bring the troops here immediately."

Huang Zu said repeatedly: "Okay!"

Just as Zhao Yun was about to leave, Zhang Sui spoke up again, "General Huang, I want to ask you for someone."

Huang Zu glanced at Su Fei.

Su Fei's face turned pale and he lowered his head, not daring to look Huang Zu in the eye.

As Huang Zu's former subordinate, Su Fei still couldn't get rid of his fear of Huang Zu.

Seeing Huang Zu staring at Su Fei intently, Zhang Sui joked, "Why, County Magistrate Huang is so unwilling to give us even a soldier who is not a general?"

Huang Zu and Zhang Sui looked at each other and took a deep breath.

He was very clear about Gan Ning's abilities.

He doesn't want to let go!

He wanted to wait for two years until he could no longer work and then let Gan Ning assist his son.

But since Captain Zhao's brother had asked him so much, he couldn't refuse.

The other party is not an ordinary person, they are from Hebei.

Huang Zu hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, young general, tell me who he is. I will let him in and let him make his own choice."

"No matter what choice he makes, I will not stop him."

I will explain to Gan Ning later that it’s not that I don’t value him, I just want to polish him and suppress his arrogance as a young man.

In the future, I will use him and let him assist my son.

Zhang Sui smiled and said, "Sure. His name is Gan Ning, and he is outside."

Su Fei looked delighted.

Since the lord has personally named him, there is no doubt that Xingba will leave!

Su Fei hurriedly shouted outside: "Xingba, come in quickly!"

Gan Ning came in trotting, ringing the bell, and bowed to Huang Zu, saying, "County Magistrate!"

Huang Zu pointed at Zhang Sui and said to Gan Ning: "Xingba, this young general wants to take you away, what do you say? Xingba, actually I——"

When talking about the "little general", Huang Zu placed special emphasis on the word "little".

He just wanted to tell Gan Ning that the person in front of him was too young and definitely didn't hold a high official position, so there was no future for him following him.

What choked him was that before he could finish his words, Gan Ning immediately replied: "Gan Ning is willing to leave with the young general!"

Although he had no idea who the young general in front of him was.

I don't even know what he can give me.

But he believed in Su Fei!

Zhang Sui raised his eyebrows when he heard Gan Ning say that, and whispered to Zhao Yun, "Separate military commander."

Zhao Yun said to Gan Ning, "Gan Xingba, right? I am Zhao Yun, the commander of Lujiang."

"I have heard about your deeds from Grand Commander Su Fei."

"I'm telling you now. You will serve as a Sima of the other department under my command first."

"Whether we can go further depends on your performance."

"In Hebei, everything is based on merit."

Gan Ning was overjoyed, and hurriedly clasped his fists and shouted, "Gan Ning obeys your orders!"

Su Fei walked over quickly and excitedly grabbed Gan Ning's wrist.

Although Gan Ning's official position was higher than his, he still submitted.

Huang Zu's face immediately fell.

This Captain Zhao is really willing to give an official position.

How dare you give a person without any achievements the position of Sima of another department!
Zhao Yun ignored Huang Zu and left with Li Ru, Chen Dao and others.

Gan Ning followed Su Fei, dancing non-stop.

Su Fei was also a little excited. The two of them shook hands and spitted everywhere.

Zhao Yun, Zhang Sui and others left Xiakou Port and returned to the camp. With Su Fei as their guide, the army headed straight for Xiling.

As the former governor of Xiakou, Su Fei is very familiar with the terrain in this area.

The army passed through a canyon and stopped in an area covered with weeds.

Su Fei pointed to the canyon in the distance and said, "I think this is the best place for an ambush."

"The canyon has always been the easiest place to set up an ambush."

"Sun Ce is not only brave, but also smart." "Not to mention, he has many battle-hardened generals under his command."

"Cheng Pu and Han Dang are both like this."

"Once he crosses the canyon, their vigilance will be lowered."

"We will lie in ambush in the dry grass and attack him suddenly, which will definitely catch him off guard."

“But there are problems.”

"Sun Ce's 30,000-man army is coming this time, and they are unstoppable."

"If we want to defeat him, we have to kill Sun Ce first."

"You can't use boulders to launch a surprise attack in this kind of terrain."

"We can only fight them head-on."

"Not to mention that Sun Ce himself is very brave and is known as the Little Overlord."

"His generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Song Qian are all capable of fighting one hundred men at a time."

"I don't know how to deal with him."

"But I know that Sun Ce always charges at the front every time he goes into battle."

"If we can find a way to quickly stop Sun Ce in front and kill him before the other soldiers arrive, we will have a chance of winning."

Gan Ning patted his chest and said, "I'll do it!"

Zhang Sui, Zhao Yun and Li Ru looked at each other, and the three of them discussed for a while.

In the end, they unanimously decided to follow Su Fei's plan.

However, there were three people who ambushed Sun Ce.

They are Zhang Sui, Chen Dao and Gan Ning.

Zhang Sui and Chen Dao attacked from both sides, and Gan Ning seized the opportunity to shoot arrows.

Zhao Yun and Li Ru were responsible for commanding the rear.

Zhang Liao was responsible for cutting off the connection between Sun Ce and other generals.

When Zang Ba was in charge of the battle, he set fire to the dry grass around, causing Sun Ce's army to panic and unable to provide timely support to Sun Ce.

After all the strategies were arranged, the armies took their positions.

Su Fei took a dozen soldiers with him to act as scouts and observe the situation in Xiakou at any time.

Zhang Sui and his army lay in ambush for nearly two days.

On the morning of the third day, the weather changed. Taking advantage of the brief southeast wind, Sun Ce's 30,000 troops set out from Lukou Port and launched a fierce attack on Xiakou.

Sun Quan and Wu Jing were left behind by Sun Ce for support.

Sun Ce personally braved the arrows and stones and rushed to the front, leading generals such as Taishi Ci, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang to charge directly into Xiakou Port.

The entire Xiakou Port was immersed in the sound of fighting.

Bodies piled up.

The surface of the river at Xiakou Port was dyed red with blood.

The fighting was extremely fierce.

Sun Ce attacked for nearly half an hour, and Huang Zu's army at Xiakou was defeated.

Sun Ce led the charge, holding a big knife and chasing the enemies for nearly ten miles!

Sun Ce didn't stop until he reached the entrance of the canyon.

His armor was covered in blood and flesh.

There was a thick layer of blood stains on his face.

Beside him, generals such as Taishi Ci and Cheng Pu rode their horses to meet him.

Sun Ce looked at Taishi Ci beside him and asked, "Where is Gongjin?"

Gongjin is Zhou Yu's courtesy name.

Taishi Ci said: "Gongjin is directing the soldiers to clean up the battlefield."

"You also know that your second brother has been in a bad mood recently and has been hiding in the tent all day."

"Xiakou Port is in chaos right now, and your second brother can't handle it."

Sun Ce nodded.

Taishi Ci pointed at the canyon and said, "Bofu, we are not in a hurry."

"This kind of place is the easiest to ambush."

"Although Huang Zu was defeated, we cannot rule out the possibility that there may be an ambush here."

"It's always better for us to be careful."

(End of this chapter)