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Chapter 141 Today I finally met a wise master! Kill Ling Tong, conquer Chaisang, and force Lu Meng to death!

"Jinfan Thief——"

Ling Tong also roared and slashed forward with his long sword, filled with the anger of revenge.

"Bang!"

The two swords collided with each other, and there was a loud bang that shook the tiles of the houses on both sides.

The two men who passed each other by felt a slight shock in their blood, but they immediately turned their horses around and charged towards each other again.

The two riders turned around like a revolving lantern, and the two long swords danced out layers of sword shadows, pressing towards each other like an overwhelming force.

The two men were fighting on the main street.

The Jiangdong soldiers who rushed over from the main street immediately rushed forward and rushed towards the South Gate.

The eight hundred brocade sail soldiers lined up in battle array, like eight hundred tigers and wolves, roaring and rushing forward.

The two legions then fought each other on the narrow main street in front of the south gate.

The Jiangdong army naturally has the upper hand in terms of numbers.

However, Gan Ning's eight hundred brocade sail soldiers were elite troops who had followed him for many years, fighting all the way from Yizhou to Jiangdong. They were all experienced and powerful soldiers with great combat capabilities.

Despite being outnumbered, the Jinfan soldiers were not at a disadvantage and instead continued to push the front line forward.

Ling Tong was also at a disadvantage in the battle with Gan Ning.

He boasted of his unparalleled martial arts skills. Among all the generals in Jiangdong, the only one whose martial arts skills were better than his was Zhou Tai.

He had clashed with Gan Ning several times before, and although he was stopped in time by others, he judged that his martial arts were better than Gan Ning's after just a few moves.

In today's battle, I originally thought that killing Gan Ning would be a piece of cake.

Unexpectedly, after only a few rounds of fighting, he was surprised to find that he was suppressed by Gan Ning.

The opponent's martial arts skills are actually better than his!
"Could it be that in the previous few encounters, this Jinfan thief has been deliberately trying to make me lose?"

Ling Tong suddenly reacted, and a feeling of anger at being teased and humiliated immediately washed over him.

"Jinfan thief, how dare you play tricks on me? I will kill you——"

Ling Tong let out a wild cry, and the sword in his hand became more powerful.

Unfortunately, his wild shouting was nothing but impotent rage, and his fierce and crazy sword moves were easily suppressed by Gan Ning.

Looking at that furious face, Gan Ning snorted coldly:
"Mr. Ling, I gave you the throne out of respect for Sun Quan. Do you really think that I, Gan Ning, am inferior to you?"

"Today, I will let you see my true strength!"

Before he finished speaking, the veins on Gan Ning's tiger arms suddenly bulged, and the power and speed of his sword moves doubled in an instant.

As powerful as thunder and faster than lightning!
The layers of sword curtains instantly covered Ling Tong's entire body to the point of being airtight.

In just a few moves, Ling Tong was oppressed to the point where he was in a state of confusion and overwhelmed.

Just as he was still struggling to hold on, there was a sudden cry of killing from the direction of the city gate, and the Jiangdong soldiers began to scream and retreat like ants.

Flags with the word "Liu" on them rushed into the city gate, leading countless Liu's infantry and cavalry into Chaisang City like a tide.

Liu Bei’s army is coming!
Ling Tong's heart skipped a beat, and his expression suddenly changed in shock.

In the moment of distraction, Gan Ning spotted the flaw in his sword style, shouted loudly, and slashed out diagonally.

"puff!"

There was a dull tearing sound, and a stream of blood splattered out.

Ling Tong's right arm was instantly hit by a knife. The pain made his body tremble and he almost couldn't hold the long knife in his hand.

With his mind and body injured one after another, Ling Tong's sword moves became disorganized in an instant and his fighting power dropped significantly.

When Gan Ning saw Liu Jun's reinforcements entering the city, he became more encouraged and his sword moves became more fierce.

In just a few moves, Ling Tong was forced into a position where he was constantly exposed.

"Xingba, I'm here to help you kill this thief named Ling!"

A familiar voice sounded from behind.

A general came riding a horse with a sword in hand. It was Su Fei.

At this moment, Ling Tong was in despair.

It was obvious that he was no match for Gan Ning, and the fall of Chaisang City was a foregone conclusion. Now there was a traitor like Su Fei, so how could he be his opponent? He would surely die in a few moves from the combined forces of these two.

"Puff puff--"

In desperation, Ling Tong's weakness became even greater, and he was slashed three times in succession by Gan Ning, his body covered in blood.

"Ling Tong, the situation is hopeless. Stop struggling!"

"Give up resistance, submit to Lord Xuande, and I will spare your life!"

Gan Ning's fierce attack slowed down slightly, and he spoke sternly to persuade them to surrender.

Although he was annoyed by Ling Tong's repeated provocations, he also respected his courage and intended to give him a chance to live.

Ling Tong, far from appreciating the gesture, flew into a rage and cursed:

"I, Ling Tong, a great hero of Jiangdong, would never surrender to a mere mat weaver and shoe seller!"

"You are a shameless traitor, and you are worthy enough to persuade me to surrender to the enemy?"

"I'll kill you——"

Ling Tong was spitting blood and cursing loudly, waving the long sword in his hand wildly, and attacking Gan Ning like a madman with a desperate attitude.

Gan Ning was completely enraged, and the remaining trace of respect he had was shattered by Ling Tong's insults.

"Are you worthy of being called a hero?"

"Since you are so stubborn and refuse to change your ways, I will kill you, you Jiangdong rat!"

Gan Ning cursed angrily, and the sword style that had been restrained exploded again.

The sky was filled with sword shadows, covering the sky like a flood.

"Ahhh-"

Screams rang out one after another, and Ling Tong was slashed countless times in an instant.

"clang--"

There was a metallic sound, and the long sword in Ling Tong's hand was knocked out of his hand.

Gan Ning roared like a tiger, and his long sword swept out like a wheel.

"Crack!"

Ling Tong's huge head flew into the air and fell to the ground.

The bloody body fell from the horse with a loud bang.

Gan Ning lifted Ling Tong's head, held it high, and shouted sternly:
"Ling Tong is dead. Don't make any more meaningless sacrifices. Put down your weapons immediately and surrender to Lord Xuande!" This shout was full of energy and shocked all the Jiangdong soldiers so much that their scalps numbed.

When they instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gan Ning holding Ling Tong's head high, their already low fighting spirit collapsed in an instant.

"Crash-"

Thousands of Jiangdong soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground.

The resistance of the Jiangdong Army on the South Gate line stopped there.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Xingba, your martial arts skills have improved even more!"

Su Fei, who was galloping over, reined in his horse, his face full of a happy smile of meeting an old friend again.

Seeing his old friend again, Gan Ning was filled with emotion and said with a wry smile:

"Ziyi, if it weren't for that letter from you, you and I would have met each other in death."

Su Fei was stunned.

At this time, he still didn't know the intention of Xiao He's few strokes, nor did he know what Gan Ning had experienced, so naturally he couldn't hear the hidden meaning of Gan Ning's emotion.

At this moment, Liu Bei's flag appeared at the south gate of the city.

"Xingba, come with me to see the lord."

Su Fei didn't bother to think too much, he retracted his long sword and pointed it back behind him.

Gan Ning then calmed himself down, sheathed his bloody knife, and followed Su Fei on his horse straight to the city gate.

"Xingba!"

Liu Bei saw Su Fei and a general coming from afar, and guessed that it was Gan Ning. Without waiting for the other party to come closer, he dismounted and went forward to greet them.

Gan Ning had not expected Liu Bei to welcome him so grandly. He felt flattered and hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward to bow.

"General Gan Ning, I pay my respects to the Lord!"

"Xingba, please stop being polite!"

Liu Bei didn't wait for him to bow, but took the initiative to support him, patted his shoulder and said with a relieved smile:
"I am not happy about Chaisang, but I am happy about a brave general like you, Xingba!"

"I will be able to rise to power, pacify Jiangdong, and restore the Han Dynasty, adding a little more hope!"

Gan Ning was stunned.

The look of disbelief in his eyes seemed as if he had heard wrongly.

Of course he knew that Liu Bei was respectful to the wise and humble.

But he did not expect that Liu Bei would respect and value him to such an extent that he would even say such a significant evaluation as "having him support the Han Dynasty will add another ray of hope."

Such treatment and respect were never given by Liu Zhang and Liu Biao, not even by Sun Quan.

"If I had met such a wise leader earlier, why would I have left my hometown and gone to join Sun Quan? Sigh..."

Gan Ning, who had been treated coldly for half his life, felt an unprecedented satisfaction in his self-esteem at this moment, and he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotions.

"Cough cough~~"

Seeing that he looked dazed, Su Fei coughed lightly to remind him.

Gan Ning finally reacted, took a deep breath, and bowed again:
"I would rather waste half my life than meet a wise master today!"

"My lord, you have treated me like a great man. I will endure the rest of my life, even through fire and water, to repay your kindness!"

After hearing Gan Ning's statement, Liu Bei felt very relieved.

So he immediately helped Gan Ning up and laughed heartily:
"Xingba, let's fight side by side and take Chaisang first. Then, at the celebration banquet later, we'll drink and talk about the world!"

Gan Ning also laughed heartily.

Then he mounted his horse and led the soldiers with brocade sails as the vanguard, charging into the heart of Chaisang City and heading straight for the north gate.

now.

On the north gate tower, Lu Meng was shouting at his soldiers to fight to the death, struggling to hold on against the fierce attack of the Han army outside the city.

The city walls were densely packed with Han soldiers, who were scrambling and rushing towards the top of the city walls recklessly.

At the same time, Liu's army from other gates also launched attacks.

Because Ling Tong took a thousand men with him to recapture the South Gate, the troops at the North Gate were stretched thin and could only hold on with difficulty.

"I hope Ling Tong can recapture the South Gate and lead his troops back to defend the North Gate in time. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be dead today..."

Lu Meng looked back towards the south gate, still holding a glimmer of hope in his heart, and prayed secretly.

At this moment, a group of defeated soldiers returned in a panic, crawled to the top of the city wall, and knelt at Lu Meng's feet.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, General Ling has been killed by Gan Ning, and Liu Bei's army has entered the South Gate!"

Lu Meng staggered back half a step, his body as stiff as ice.

The remaining hope in his eyes was extinguished, and his face was frozen in a moment of despair.

The South Gate was finally lost.

Ling Tong, the only remaining brave general in Chaisang City who could help him in battle, actually died at the hands of Gan Ning!
The last hope was shattered.

Immediately afterwards, another group of defeated soldiers fled to the north gate.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the East Gate has been captured by enemy General Huang Zhong!"

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the west gate has been breached by enemy General Wen Pin!"

"Reporting to the Governor..."

The nightmare of the loss of each gate came like snowflakes, crushing Lu Meng's spirit like a mountain.

The morale and fighting spirit of the more than a thousand Jiangdong defenders on the city wall collapsed and they fell into a state of collapse.

At this time.

On the main street, a group of soldiers in brocade uniforms came rolling in, and the one riding in the lead was Gan Ning.

"Lü Meng, you have nowhere to go. Stop your desperate struggle and surrender to Lord Xuande immediately!"

Gan Ning reined in his horse at the foot of the city, pointed his sword at Lu Meng and shouted.

Lu Meng's body swayed, he stumbled back three steps, and leaned against the city wall.

At this moment, he was completely desperate.

"Ling Gongji, ah Ling Gongji, I only regret not listening to your advice and killing that Jinfan thief earlier!"

"I, Lü Meng, have fallen into this situation because of my own fault. It's all my own fault—"

Lu Meng was filled with regret and sorrow, and cried out to the sky.

Then, he stretched out his hand tremblingly, drew the sword from its sheath, and slowly wiped it towards his neck again.

(End of this chapter)