Chapter 126: Zaikeyi Mausoleum
When Gan Ning learned that Zigui had been conquered, he immediately untied the cable and set sail, approaching Yiling.
Zhang Fei led his troops to rest in Zigui for two days, and the main force of the Chinese army also rushed to Zigui. After Zhang Liao left 1,000 soldiers to guard Zigui, the army was divided into two, Zhang Fei and Li Dianbu strengthened their troops to 10,000 people, went to Dangyang, and the rest was led by him and went straight to Yiling.
Liu Zhang received the battle report the next day, on the one hand, he was happy for the vanguard's victory in the first battle, and he was even more excited because of the huge capture, on the other hand, he would also be angry for Zhang Fei's disregard for military discipline, and this kind of thing that disregarded military discipline must not be condoned. Zhang Fei, who was going to be in the sun, didn't know that his position as a pioneer had been removed, but considering that the two armies were fighting, General Yi would greatly damage the morale of his own army before the battle, so Liu Zhang ordered Zhang Fei to be suspended and retained as a vanguard. As for his military exploits, of course Liu Zhang also recorded it for him, but Liu Zhang's reward was a bit confusing, he actually asked people to build a house for Zhang Fei in Chengdu, and let out the words, and immediately married Zhang Fei after returning to Yizhou. Everyone asked Liu Zhang curiously why he did this, and Liu Zhang said confidently that he wanted to see if Zhang Fei's big black face suddenly appeared and a daughter-in-law would blush, which caused everyone to laugh. Poor Zhang Fei didn't know that he had been calculated by the black-bellied lord, and he was working hard to rush to Dangyang! Of course, getting married isn't necessarily a bad thing, is it?
And Du Ji's name also appeared in the war report, Liu Zhang naturally knew his name, Xun You and he also knew him, and knew that his uncle had sent him a letter to invite him to enter Yizhou, so he also recommended him on the side, Liu Zhang immediately announced the appointment of him as a general.
Jingzhou battlefield environment is special, the water network is vertical and horizontal, if you want to win, you must rely on the benefits of the navy, but the first battle of Daijing was fought by the infantry army, which made Gan Ning greatly stimulated, when he learned that Zigui was captured, he immediately drove the navy regardless of fatigue, did not avoid the danger of the waterway, and did not stop on the way to Yiling.
Two days later, Yiling appeared in front of Gan Ning's eyes.
Yiling is built according to the river, the east, west and north sides are built on three sides, the south faces the water, and there is a water village built. Because Yiling City happened to be located at the bend of the Yangtze River waterway, it was not until the countless sterns of Gan Ning's department besieged the water village that the defenders realized that something was wrong.
Looking at the huge fleet, the defenders immediately ran away in terror like ants on a hot pot, and the organic ones quietly went down the city wall, found a place where no one was, discarded their weapons, took off their armor and blended into the houses.
Although Gan Ning got the order to besiege, he was a person who was unwilling to be lonely, not to mention that he was stimulated by the first battle of Zigui, since Zhang Fei was able to take down the Zigui garrisoned by 3,000 elite soldiers with 5,000 people, his 30,000 people took Yiling Tomb is not to explore the bag and take things, why do you need to help the army? You must know that the naval army at this time is not like that of later generations, at this time, the way of fighting with the naval army is the same as that of the infantry army, a little farther away with a bow and arrow, and when you get closer, you have to board a boat like an infantry army to fight hand-to-hand with the enemy, these people are more like amphibious troops, they are fierce skins on land, and dragons in the water when they enter the water! What's more, Yiling is the rear, and the defenders are only a thousand, and he can drown all the enemies with 30,000 and 1,000 strikes, even if he spits at Xingzi. In addition, Gan Ning thinks that the reason for leading his troops to attack is also very sufficient, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he must take Yiling in the shortest possible time, after all, tens of thousands of troops are besieging the city, even if the news in the city cannot be transmitted, will the people outside the city report to Xiangyang if they see it?
Gan Ning, who felt quite righteous, immediately ordered that Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and Ling Cao each command 2,000 troops immediately land on the shore and besiege the east, west, and north gates, so that no one escaped, and he personally led the rest of his troops to attack the water village.
Zhou Tai and others joined Liu Zhang, but they did not make an inch, and they were also holding back their anger, listened to Gan Ning's words, nodded and agreed without hesitation, and each led his troops and horses to go to the three gates.
Gan Ning ordered people to unfold the brocade sail and hang up the golden bell, the river wind blew, the golden bell "ding" sounded, and the clear and green sound fluttered on the river surface.
"Ah, it's the Sail Thief......"
"The Jinfan thief is coming, run for your life......"
"The king spares his life......"
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The water village was even more chaotic, some people screamed, some people knelt down, and some people turned around and fled.
Gan Ning stood proudly on the boat, with the potential to look down on the world, and felt quite proud in his heart, but he didn't expect that he had been silent for so many years, and his prestige still didn't fall! However, he did not take long to come to his senses and immediately commanded the army to attack.
Without the slightest resistance, Gan Ning's soldiers took over Yiling bloodlessly, and the 1,000 defenders in the city abandoned their weapons and surrendered without firing an arrow. It is said that some people wanted to resist, but when the county commander heard that it was Gan Ning, he immediately slapped the person who said the war, and scolded: "You don't know the power of the Jinfan thief? If he is not pleased, do you want us to bury you all? Surrender obediently to save everyone's lives, if you dare to speak up again, kill ......"
Gan Ning was very unhappy, he came with great fanfare, but in the end it was such a result, but he didn't dare to kill this thousand troops with his guts. After failing to catch the battle, Gan Ning, who was very unhappy, reported the battle situation, left a thousand soldiers and horses to guard the surrendered army and defend Yiling, and rushed downstream with a roar.
Liu Zhang couldn't help but be overjoyed after getting the news that Gan Ning had taken Yiling, and even praised Gan Ning for being proficient in the art of war, and surrendering the soldiers without a fight, and the good ones were good, so he ordered to reward him. As for his violation of the order to attack the city, Liu Zhang exonerated him on the grounds that the general was not subject to foreign military orders (Zhang Fei said that he asked for an appeal), not to mention that he did not attack the city at all, and the order he got was to surround it, but he was not able to close the siege, and Yiling surrendered, which is not a violation of the order!
Gan Ning, who was bent on fighting, arrived in Gangneung three days later. Jiangling is an important town in Jingzhou, the city is high and thick, and there are 5,000 elite soldiers to defend, Gan Ning's department did not carry siege equipment, and there was nowhere to start for a while, so it had to be besieged.
Nanjun Taishou Bei Yu has not been very good these days, it turns out that he has the name of fear, his wife has a strong personality, difficult to control, especially too much is not allowed to take a concubine, once he was punished to kneel for a long time because of a happy night with a girl, this innocent woman was killed by his wife with a cane, since then no one has dared to get close to him, so that he is less than forty years old He is very angry, but he dares to be angry and dare not speak. At the beginning of the year, he participated in a banquet held by a big man surnamed Yan in Jiangling County, during which he ordered the singer surnamed Yan to entertain with music and dance, and he fell in love with one of the singers at first sight and never forgot it. The Yan surname Dajia asked for him, and he was worried that he couldn't climb this big tree, so he immediately gave this woman to him, and bought a house for him in a quiet place in the east of the county, which was used to hide Jiaojiao in a golden house. After he got this woman, he couldn't help himself, and often went to trysts under the pretext of excuses, and lived like a fairy. It's a pity that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and after a long time, his wife finally became suspicious, and the confidant learned the details after following him, and directly ordered someone to escort the good woman back to the house. Three days ago, when he secretly went to the tryst, he found that someone had gone to the empty building, which made him very sad, and quietly ordered the soldiers of the Taishou Mansion to arrest and secretly visit, if this woman was taken away, it was necessary to rescue her safely...... As a result, when he returned home that night, he saw the woman hanging naked in the hall, her body was full of whip marks, her face was tattooed, and her lower body was torn...... It's just horrible. However, his wife was still on the side of the continuous cold ridicule and scolding, and finally let his long-suppressed feelings burst out, he took out his manly anger and his wife to have a hand-to-hand fight, and as a result, he was beaten by his wife weighing nearly 300 pounds and couldn't find the north, and finally was forced to kowtow to his wife to admit his mistake, and knelt in the family ancestral hall all night, this matter is over, and the beloved daughter has already died of injuries after being hung overnight!