My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 150: The three veteran generals of the Sun family were wiped out! Sun Quan wanted to cry: Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu, you have tricked me to death!
Huang Gai's body swayed, his legs went weak, and he almost couldn't hold on to the horse's belly and slipped off the horse's back.

Liu Jun’s East Camp was heavily guarded!
Liu Bei actually commanded the army personally and claimed that Xiao He had long expected that he would break out from the east gate?
Huang Gai was dumbfounded and froze on his horse, with a chill running through his heart.

At this moment, Huang Gai suddenly had an illusion, as if there was a pair of eyes in heaven above his head, looking down at him all the time, watching his every move.

The eye in the sky belongs to Xiao He.

"Could it be that I am wrong? That Xiao Heru is, as the rumors say, an otherworldly immortal, and everything I think about cannot escape his calculations?"

Huang Gai's expression was dazed and he seemed to have lost his soul for a moment.

Liu Bei was too disdainful to waste any more words with him and shouted:
"All troops are pressing forward to kill all the Jiangdong thieves—"

The trumpets sounded and the drums thundered.

The ten thousand infantry and cavalry of Liu's army, which had been preparing for a long time, swept towards the thousand panicked enemies like a flood that broke through the dam.

More than a thousand Jiangdong soldiers immediately fell into chaos.

Huang Gai finally came to his senses, gritted his teeth, and shouted:

"Retreat to Nanling City. The entire army will retreat to Nanling City first—"

Even at this point, he still wanted to make a final desperate struggle.

Even though they knew that Nanling had been breached by Liu's army, they could still hold on for a while as long as they retreated to the east gate and closed the city gate to block Liu Bei's army in front of them.

As for the final outcome, although Huang Gai knew it well, he had no time to think about it. He just wanted to hold on for as long as possible.

More than a thousand Jiangdong soldiers fled towards the east gate like frightened birds.

Just as Huang Gai rushed back to the east gate, he looked up and his body stiffened again.

On the main street ahead, countless Liu troops were rolling in and killing their way to the east gate.

The leading general was Gan Ning.

With Liu Bei behind him and Gan Ning in front of him, he has no way out!
"Jinfan thief, if you hadn't betrayed the lord, how could Chaisang have been lost, and how could I have been forced into such a desperate situation for you!"

"Even if I die in battle today, I will first kill you, the shameless traitor—"

Huang Gai roared in grief and anger towards the sky like a trapped beast.

Then he left his soldiers behind and galloped along the main street towards Gan Ning.

While running wildly, he hung up his long sword, picked up the bow and arrow and shot a stream of arrows at Gan Ning.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Sharp arrows flew through the air and headed straight for Gan Ning's face with unerring accuracy.

Gan Ning, however, remained proud and fearless. The bloody knife in his hand moved like the wind, and he easily deflected all the incoming arrows.

After seven consecutive arrows missed their target, the quiver was empty.

The two riders were only five steps apart.

Huang Gai was so angry that he threw his bow and arrow to the ground, picked up his long sword and slashed at his opponent wildly.

"Gan Ning, you bastard, I want you dead—"

"Old man, suffer death!"

Gan Ning roared like thunder, dragged the long sword in his hand diagonally, and rolled up wild magic in the air, slashing down with great force.

The two riders collided with each other, and the two long swords slashed at each other.

"boom!"

The knives collided with each other, and there was a loud roar like the sky falling and the earth collapsing.

Huang Gai only felt a huge force, like a mountain pressing down on his chest, his internal organs were shaken to the point of bursting, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out of his mouth.

Under the huge force, he couldn't hold on to the horse's belly, and was knocked off the horse with his sword, and retreated several steps.

Huang Gai fell to the ground and quickly used his long sword to support his body and not fall down.

"This Jinfan thief actually knocked me off my horse with one sword?"

"How can this be?"

Huang Gai raised his head tremblingly and looked at Gan Ning in disbelief, the rage on his face replaced by horror.

At this moment, he felt the same as Ling Tong did back then.

After Gan Ning defected to Jiangdong, he tried his best to keep a low profile because of the feud with Ling Tong over the murder of his father, and rarely showed off his martial arts in front of the Jiangdong generals.

Like Huang Gai and Ling Tong, they had no idea of ​​Gan Ning's martial arts prowess and had somewhat underestimated him.

After a fight today, Huang Gai was shocked to realize that Gan Ning's martial arts were far superior to his.

He finally understood why Ling Tong, who was so brave, died at the hands of Gan Ning!
"Old man, outside the North Gate that day, I said I would chop off your head. I, Gan Ning, always keep my word!"

Gan Ning turned his horse around, let out a wild roar, and rushed forward again with his horse and sword in hand.

It was too late for Huang Gai to mount his horse, so he could only hold on and fight on foot with his sword.

In an instant, Gan Ning stood in front of him like an iron tower, and the long sword in his hand once again carried the power to split the mountain and slashed in the air.

"throat!"

There was another loud bang like the sky collapsing.

Gan Ning's strength as fierce as a tiger and a bear, coupled with the momentum of his warhorse, was too great for Huang Gai, with his old and wounded body, to resist.

Huang Gai's huge body was blown away again and hit a wall heavily.

"boom!"

Huang Gai's back hit the wall, and several of his bones were broken. He spurted out a mouthful of blood.

Gan Ning rode his warhorse without stopping, charging forward and slashing with his third sword.

"Mr. Wentai, my two old brothers, I, Huang Gai, am here to see you—"

"Ahhh-"

Huang Gai was seriously injured, and his heart was filled with endless grief, anger and despair, and he let out a hysterical cry.

He seemed to have a last breath of life, spurting blood and rushing towards Gan Ning again with his sword.

Before the sword strike was released, a flash of blood burst out towards him. "Crack!"

After a crisp tearing sound, the roar stopped abruptly.

Huang Gai's head flew into the air, and his headless body fell to the ground with a bang.

The last of the three veteran generals of Jiangdong died.

Gan Ning stretched out his hand, caught Huang Gai's head falling from mid-air, and held it high in the air.

"The bandit leader Huang Gai has been killed. Stop resisting and surrender to our lord!"

The thunderous roar shocked the remaining Jiangdong soldiers to their cores.

The moment they saw Huang Gai's head, their spirits and wills completely collapsed. They dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground.

The Jiangdong Army’s final resistance ended here.

On the east gate tower, the Sun family flag was lowered and the Liu family flag was raised.

A large group of troops entered the city, and Liu Bei also rode into Nanling.

"My Lord, Huang Gai is resisting stubbornly. Ning has already beheaded him!"

Gan Ning stepped forward, holding up Huang Gai's head and asking for credit.

Huang Gai was an old and famous general. Liu Bei had some respect for him and intended to spare his life.

However, Huang Gai used the people in the city as a shield, and this despicable method made Liu Bei feel only disgust towards him.

Seeing Huang Gai being killed, Liu Bei laughed, dismounted and helped Gan Ning up.

"Xingba, the credit for conquering Nanling City belongs to you."

"I will definitely drink with you at the celebration banquet today!"

Liu Bei patted Gan Ning on the shoulder and laughed in praise.

Gan Ning also laughed heartily.

At the end of the sky behind him, the morning glow rose in the east, illuminating the "Liu" flag slowly rising on the top of the city.

...

A hundred miles downstream, on the opposite bank of Rushukou, there is Zheqi Pass.

More than one hundred warships, carrying nearly ten thousand Jiangdong soldiers, retreated from the Nanling line to this river defense fortress.

This city is the last river defense fortress upstream of Moling. Passing this city, you can go east unimpeded and reach the foot of Moling city.

The Rushukou on the opposite bank of the city is where the Rushu River flows into the Yangtze River. Going north along the Rushu River through Chaohu Lake, you can reach Hefei and even Shouchun.

After the iron chain formation upstream was broken, Zhou Yu had no choice but to retreat all his troops to this city as the last line of defense to block Liu's army.

Sun Quan, who was in Moling, was naturally shocked when he learned that the iron chain formation had been broken and Huang Gai was trapped in Nanling. He rushed from Moling to Zheqi City overnight.

"You mean to say that Liu Bei, without even a single soldier, was able to break your iron chain barrier with just a few fireboats?"

In the dim hall, Sun Quan excitedly questioned Zhou Yu as soon as they met.

In his opinion, the iron chain formation was impeccable. Since it could stop his navy in Xiakou back then, it could naturally stop Liu Bei's warships in Nanling now.

But this same strategy worked wonders for Liu Bei, so why didn't it work in the hands of his Jiangdong army?
Faced with Sun Quan's questioning, Zhou Yu remained silent and just nodded silently.

Sun Quan's anger was rising, and he continued to question:
"Since fire attacks can break iron chain formations, when our army attacked Baqiu and was stopped by Liu Bei's iron chains at Xiakou, why didn't you, Gongjin, use fire to break it?"

Zhou Yu sighed and said silently:
"If we want to use fire to break the iron chain, we must be upstream and downstream so that we can firmly attach the fire ships to the iron chains. Our army is downstream at the time. If we rashly use fire, not only will we not be able to burn the iron chains, but the fire ships may even burn our own warships."

Sun Quan suddenly understood.

Zhang Zhao, who was standing by, rolled his eyes and asked anxiously:
"Gongjin, so you know the weak spot of this iron chain formation that can be broken by fire."

"If that's the case, why did you risk using this plan to stop Liu Bei? Aren't you afraid that Xiao He will also know the flaw in this plan?"

Sun Quan was shocked and looked at Zhou Yu suddenly.

Zhou Yu swallowed, not knowing how to explain for a moment.

"Our army is too small, and Gongjin has no choice but to take a risk and try it. I bet that Xiao He can't find a flaw in this plan."

"What a pity, alas..."

Lu Su still understood Zhou Yu the best. When he spoke to the end, he could not help but shook his head helplessly.

Zhou Yu remained silent and agreed with what Lu Su said.

Sun Quan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with resentment, and he blamed:

"Gongjin, Gongjin, this plan was created by Xiao He. How could he not know the flaws in it? Why did you take this risk when you knew it?"

"Now, not only has our plan failed, but General Huang and my five thousand precious soldiers are trapped in Nanling!"

"Tell me, what should we do now?"

Sun Quan changed his previous respect for Zhou Yu and changed his attitude towards him.

There was nothing he could do, since he only had so few soldiers and horses at his disposal, and Zhou Yu lost another 5,000 men in one battle.

He's in pain...

Zhou Yu felt uneasy, and a barely perceptible trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.

After coughing a few times, Zhou Yu pretended to be calm and said:
"General Gongfu is a veteran of many battles. Although Nanling City is not as strong as Chaisang, it can still be considered a strong city. He may be able to hold on for several months."

"If he can hold out until the Shanyue surrender, and we can train a new army, I will be confident in leading it westward to rescue General Gongfu and his five thousand soldiers."

Not finished yet
A soldier rushed in holding a silk letter high.

"My Lord and Commander, urgent report from spies upstream!"

"Liu Bei captured Nanling two days ago. General Huang Lao and General He were both killed by the traitor Gan Ning. All five thousand of our soldiers were wiped out."

"Nanling City has been occupied by Liu Bei!"

Zhou Yu felt a sudden pain in his heart. He covered his heart, staggered back two steps, and leaned on Lu Su.

Sun Quan was stunned and fell down.

(End of this chapter)