Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 127: Jiangdong rats can only run away
The Zhaoye Jade Lion under Zhao Yun's crotch had already sensed its master's desire to fight, and without waiting for Zhao Yun to say anything, it had already rushed straight towards Gan Ning.

Gan Ning thrust out the snake spear in his hand and attacked Zhao Yun in the face.

Zhao Yun dodged to the left on horseback to avoid the snake spear and thrust out with the gentian spear in his hand.

Gan Ning knew that the spear was extremely powerful and did not dare to be careless. He quickly turned his snake spear around to hold up the dragon gall spear, and raised his hands to block the dragon gall spear.

Zhao Yun's spear was powerful to begin with, carrying the momentum of the Jade Lion of Zhaoye. Even though Gan Ning tried to dodge it, it still almost hit his shoulder.

Gan Ning was horrified. "Zhao Yun may look frail, but he possesses such strength and speed. I'm afraid I'll be defeated by him today."

Zhao Yun turned his horse around and attacked again. The red tassel on the spear head was waved by Zhao Yun, and it dazzled Gan Ning so much that he couldn't even see where the tip of the spear was hidden.

Gan Ning held the snake spear tightly and guarded the middle gate. By the time he saw Zhao Yun's spear skills clearly, it was too late to dodge.

Zhao Yun's attack in this round was a feint, intending to find out Gan Ning's tactics, but he was unable to dodge, so he took advantage of the situation and thrust out with the spear in his hand.

Seeing that there was nowhere to hide, Gan Ning could only lie on his back.

The Dragon Gallbladder Spear darted past Gan Ning's face like a swimming dragon. If Zhao Yun had not feinted and changed his tactics when the spear tip reached the target, Gan Ning would have had two more holes on his body.

After two rounds of fighting, Gan Ning was still at a disadvantage and began to make plans in his mind.

Zhao Yun turned his horse around and charged back without waiting for Gan Ning to get up.

Gan Ning exerted hidden strength on his feet, and the spur on the stirrup hit the horse's belly.

The horse felt pain and without waiting for Gan Ning to sit properly, it kicked up all four hooves and rushed forward.

Zhao Yun saw this and shouted, "Don't run away, thief!"

Seeing Gan Ning was no match for Zhao Yun, the Jiangxia soldiers were sweating in their palms. When they saw Gan Ning retreating, they quickly called back their troops.

Zhao Yun was in high spirits and was unwilling to let Gan Ning go back!

Seeing that Zhao Yun was about to catch up, Gan Ning suddenly took off the short bow on his back, bent the bow, drew the arrow, turned around and shot at Zhao Yun.

The two were not far apart, and the arrow was shot towards him. How could Zhao Yun dodge it?

Gan Ning thought his sneak attack was successful, but he saw Zhao Yun suddenly jump up from his horse, somersault in the air to avoid the arrow, and then stand firmly on the ground.

Zhao Yun pointed his spear at Gan Ning and cursed, "What a thief! He actually shot an arrow from behind!"

Gan Ning had run out of ideas. Seeing Zhao Yun fall off his horse and stand on the ground, he clasped his fists and said, "Since you have won, I will return the food and fodder to you!"

Zhang Liao and Wei Xiaobao galloped in pursuit, but were stopped by Zhao Yun. "There are many valleys and narrow paths ahead. If we pursue them, we might be ambushed. Now that the food and fodder have been recovered, let's return and report quickly so as not to delay the military advisor's important mission."

Wei Xiaobao was still furious and yelled at Gan Ning, "If you dare to steal your grandfather's food again, I'll pluck the two chicken feathers off your head first!"

Even though all the food and fodder had been recovered, Zhuge Liang was not taking it lightly: "Huang Zu had actually betrayed us and attacked us. If we capture Lujiang, and he leads the Jiangxia navy to attack, I'm afraid we'll be hard to deal with."

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao were all cavalry generals. They could not think of a solution at this time and all lowered their heads and said nothing.

Zhuge Liang said, "Let's capture Lujiang first and then discuss the matter. If our navy is defeated, we will have no choice but to abandon the ports of Ruxukou and Wanjiang and retreat to Lujiang."

Zhuge Liang's army rested for two days before breaking camp and attacking Lujiang again.

If Gan Ning had not ambushed Wei Xiaobao's baggage train, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had not returned to rescue, Taishi Ci would have been ambushed and captured.

Huang Gai's situation wasn't much better. After being closely attacked by Zhao Yun's cavalry, his archers were forced to flee. Two legs couldn't outrun four, and the battle decimated most of their troops. Cheng Pu, in Lujiang City, had witnessed Zhuge Liang's prowess and didn't dare to be complacent. He reinforced the city's defenses while sending troops to Sun Ce for assistance.

Zhuge Liang ordered Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to lead troops to defend the two ports of Ruxukou and Wanjiang, and then ordered Zhang Liao to quickly make siege equipment.

Cheng Pu learned that the two ports had been blocked by troops sent by Zhuge Liang, and looking at the increasing number of siege vehicles and catapults outside the city, he discussed with Taishi Ci and Huang Gai and decided to abandon the city.

When Zhuge Liang besieged Lujiang, he had already left a gap and sent Zhang Fei and Wei Xiaobao to ambush in advance.

Not long after Cheng Pu and his two companions escaped from Lujiang, they met Zhang Fei and Wei Xiaobao.

Zhang Fei, sitting on his horse, holding his Zhangba Snake Spear in one hand, shouted, "Old General Cheng Pu, are you planning to flee to Jiangxia and join Liu Biao?"

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai had served Sun Jian for many years and were deeply loyal to him. Sun Jian had stolen the imperial seal from Luoyang and was murdered by Liu Biao on his way back to Jiangdong. This incident had already been a source of deep sorrow for veteran officials like Cheng Pu, so it was only natural that they would be furious at being insulted by Zhang Fei.

Huang Gai stepped forward and said, "Black-faced thief, there was no enmity between the Sun and Liu families in the past or in the present. Liu Bei has seized Lujiang, and you are still making such irresponsible remarks now. Aren't you bullying Jiangdong, where there is no one left?"

Before he finished speaking, Huang Gai was about to go into battle.

Taishi Ci had already ridden out of the battle line. "Don't worry, General Huang! I'll take the enemy general's head and use it to vent my anger on you, General."

Wei Xiaobao had been itching to fight after watching others fight for a few days. Seeing Taishi Ci coming to challenge him, he said to Zhang Fei, "Third brother, can you let me join in the fight?"

Zhang Fei said, "How can we treat marching and fighting as a joke?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "I'll go and lure him over here, and you can capture him alive later."

Zhang Fei thought his brother was full of tricks, and he didn't know what evil tricks he was planning at the moment. He smiled and said, "Then be careful not to hurt yourself!"

Wei Xiaobao rode away: "With Third Brother here, no one can hurt me."

Taishi Ci rushed straight towards Zhang Fei, but was suddenly stopped by a young general. After taking a closer look, he was even more puzzled because the young man was unarmed.

Taishi Ci said, "I, Taishi Ci, do not kill nameless men. You go back and I will let Zhang Fei do the fighting!"

Wei Xiaobao cursed, "Damn it! My name is Wei Xiaobao, so how come I'm a nobody? With your skills, it's not even my third brother's turn to take action. I'll take you down."

Taishi Ci laughed heartily, looking up to the heavens: "What a boast! Since you're going to die, then show us your weapons!"

Wei Xiaobao curled his lips and said with disdain, "Then you don't need weapons. Just come at me!"

Taishi Ci had long been a famous general under Liu Yao, and on that day, he and Sun Ce fought back and forth, with the two sides evenly matched. After joining Sun Ce's army, he was given an important position.

Being looked down upon by an unknown person, he immediately became furious and rushed towards Wei Xiaobao with his double halberds.

Wei Xiaobao was in a trance. It turned out that Taishi Ci's double halberds reminded him of Dian Wei.

Just as Wei Xiaobao was stunned, the double halberds in Taishi Ci's hands had already reached Wei Xiaobao's chest.

Zhang Fei was shocked when he saw this from behind and shouted, "Bozhi, be careful!"

Wei Xiaobao was awakened by Zhang Fei's voice, but it was too late to dodge.

Taishi Ci shouted "Give me your life!" and his double halberds had already pierced Wei Xiaobao's chest.

(End of this chapter)