After Liu Biao was released, as expected, he went straight to Jiangling.

After Liu Biao arrived in Jiangling, he immediately issued an order to recruit Jingzhou soldiers and horses to attack Hua Wenxuan in Xiangyang, but as Hua Wenxuan guessed, the effect was not ideal. The four counties of Jingnan resorted to various excuses to prevaricate and maintain a wait-and-see state, Jiangxia was besieged by Sun Quan in a hurry, and there was no force to help.

By the end of August, the situation in Xiangyang was finally completely under Hua Wenxuan's hands, and he could finally free his hands and solve the stumbling block of Jiangling.

Hua Wenxuan left Chen Jue, Chen Deng and his son to guard Xiangyang and Xinye, and ordered Zhao Yun to supervise thousands of people to guard the various ferries east of Xiangyang to guard against the waterways in the direction of Jiangxia, with Gan Ning leading 8,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard, Jian Yong and Li Fu as the governors of grain and grass, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu as the left and right military divisions, and led the army of 20,000 to march towards Jiangling.

Time and even the end of summer, the land of Jingxiang is still unbearable, the army marches every day in the morning and at night, when it is cool in the morning, the weather has turned cool, Hua Wenxuan looked at the Liu Biao banner on the head of the city, and his heart was suddenly slightly excited.

Xiangyang released Liu Biao, Hua Wenxuan has already occupied the name of the virtuous, if he can capture Jiangling again this time, then the entire Jingzhou will be at his fingertips.

Liu Biao and Liu Qi stood on the tower of the city gate, looking at Hua Wenxuan's army, a trace of coolness in their hearts, the envoy he sent to negotiate peace did not even see Hua Wenxuan's face, and was sent away by Zhuge Liang's words, it seems that a fight in Jiangling is the decisive battle that determines his Liu Biao's fate.

Hua Wenxuan went down to the village five miles away from the city and convened everyone to discuss the matter.

"How is Gangneung's defense now?" Hua Wenxuan saw that everyone had arrived, so he asked eagerly.

Xu Shu had already sent someone into the city to investigate, so he stepped forward and replied: "Jiangling City is strong, there are about 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city, most of them are newly recruited recruits!" The leader of the defense is Liu Biaojian's unknown person in the ranks, his name is Huo Jun! ”

Hua Wenxuan smiled, this Liu Biao really didn't believe in Wenpin, so he rushed to such a suspicious heart, it was really easy to accept Wenpin in the future! It's just that this Huo Jun is also the number one person, but in the history of the talented Shu Kingdom is not prominent, but his son will be famous in the future, but now it is estimated that he is still a child.

Hua Wenxuan looked at Gan Ning, "What does Brother Xingba think about being so unprepared?" ”

Gan Ning grinned, "Brother Wenxuan.... Yes! Don't worry! Such an easy thing to do, Xingba naturally deserves it! Tomorrow morning, the minister will lead the army to the city, and the lord of discipline will sleep peacefully in Gangneung City at night! ”

Xu Shu felt that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong, and looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang coughed lightly, and arched his hand and said: "Although Liu Biao is a mediocre lord, there are many handsome men in the land of Jingxiang, that Huo Jun has gathered in the township from his brother Xiao for many years, and now Liu Jingzhou has entrusted him with a heavy task, there must be something different from ordinary people, and please also ask the lord and General Gan to discuss in the long run, don't underestimate the enemy!" ”

Hua Wenxuan said with a smile: "Mr. Zhuge has never seen my brother's ability, I will see him go to the city tomorrow!" ”

Zhuge Liang frowned unconsciously, but said no more.

Xu Shu saw that Zhuge Liang was silent, and said in his heart: Jiangling is not a general, Gan Xingba is brave and has a good way to lead the troops, so it should not be a problem. And he said no more.

Before dawn the next day, Gan Ning led more than 1,000 pioneers, with black paint on their faces, short daggers in their mouths, and black armor, and quietly touched the Jiangling city wall.

Hua Wenxuan left Zhuge Liang to guard the village, and rode more than 10,000 people to slowly march with Xu Shu in response.

Gan Ning took advantage of the night, wrapped in a grappling hook, leaned against the Jiangling city wall, looked up and peeked, saw that the fire on the city was huge, but the figure was motionless, presumably the guards were asleep, so he waved his hand, beckoned more than 1,000 people who climbed the city to lean on the city wall, and quietly erected a ladder in the shadows, and the rest of the people waited for the opportunity to enter the city with a grappling hook.

Gan Ning's subordinates are good at learning the rooster crowing, so they hide at the root of the wall, a certain enough to scream three times in a row, pulling the throat to pull the elder, everyone took advantage of its disturbance to the audio-visual have thrown the hook to the city, with the rooster crow to cover up the sound of the hook bump, the rooster crow spread far away in this silent night, Hua Wenxuan, who was still a mile away, heard it, and couldn't help but look at Xu Shu and laugh.

Gan Ning stayed under the city for a while and saw that there was no response from the city, so he made a gesture and began to ascend the city one after another from the grappling hook and the ladder.

Gan Ning took the lead and slowly ascended to the city gate from the rope of the grappling hook, and quietly touched the city gate tower in the shadow of the battlements, and when the bonfire flickered, the guard did not move, Gan Ning slowly approached sideways in the shadows, slowly took off the short dagger in his mouth, and suddenly pounced forward, holding the dagger and stabbing the defender's neck.

The blood did not rush out as usual, only strands of black blood flowed down the dagger and passed through Gan Ning's hand.

Hey? Odd! Why doesn't this blood have a trace of warmth? Gan Ning was surprised to break the face of the defender, but he was surprised to find that the face of the defender had already been pitch black, but it was a corpse that had been dead for a long time, Gan Ning was suddenly startled, looked around, and found more strange guards from all over the place, and was surprised, the sudden torches above the city gate tower were bright, and countless rockets from the city were cut into the air, and the huge city wall was brightly lit, and countless soldiers and horses poured out from the urn city and were picking up the steps, and surrounded the city gate from all directions, Gan Ning secretly screamed badly, and hurriedly shouted: "It's a plan!" Evacuate! ”

Ascending the city is laborious to climb up, where will it be convenient to go down to the city, the first batch of soldiers has not landed, and Liu Biao's soldiers and horses under the city have attacked the city wall from the steps.

Gan Ning's more than 1,000 soldiers who climbed the city were compressed and crowded on a section of the city wall that was only a few feet wide, with endless arrows on their heads, and the soldiers who climbed the city did not bring shields and long soldiers.

Hua Wenxuan, who was in the distance, saw that there were rockets in the direction of Jiangling City, and he was in a lot of noise, and he also said that Gan Ning had already succeeded, and hurriedly urged the army forward.

Hua Wenxuan led the team to hold high the flag, raised the torch and rushed straight to the city gate, but he was surprised to find that the iron gate at the city gate was still not moving, and the shouting and killing on the city wall continued, and from time to time there were defeated people falling from the city wall, and in the crowded crowd between the lights, Hua Wenxuan actually saw Gan Ning's figure.

When Xu Shu saw that it was not my wish, he was immediately shocked, and hurriedly grabbed Hua Wenxuan's horse and pulled back, "The situation is not right!" Quickly retreat! ”

Hua Wenxuan was worried about Gan Ning, and he pouted not to leave, but in the middle of the entanglement, the iron gate squeaked open, Hua Wenxuan was overjoyed, pointed to the direction of the city gate and shouted at Xu Shu: "The city gate is open!" Gan Ning has succeeded! Rush! ”

As soon as the light horseman who had seen it heard Hua Wenxuan's command, he rode forward and rushed straight into the city, not wanting to enter the gate of the city, the horse hurriedly stopped and stood up, and there was already a row of spears piercing through the horse's chest, and the people on the horse were pierced into a string of sugar gourds.

Hua Wenxuan's heart was cold, something was wrong!