In the Jingzhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, Liu Biao was gathering his cronies Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang to discuss sending troops to attack Cao Cao. Cai Mao, as Liu Biao's chief general and Liu Biao's brother-in-law, naturally became the first general to express his opinion, only to see Cai Mao come out and say: "Lord, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are facing off in Guandu, who wins and who loses has not yet been decided, it is better for our army to take the opportunity to capture Wancheng and Xinye first, so that my Jingzhou has a peripheral guarantee." ”

Liu Biao also knew that this was a good time and was very excited, but the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou army was really not flattering, and at the same time, he also looked at Kuai Liang, an important strategist under his command. Kuai Liang's character is soft, he is the head of the four major families in Jingzhou, Liu Biao went to Jingzhou alone, that is, he invited Kuai Liang, and with the help of Kuai Liang, he pacified Jingzhou. Kuai Liang saw Liu Biao looking at him, and immediately understood, stepped forward to Liu Biao and said: "Lord, General Cai is reasonable, at this time, Wancheng, Xinye, and Yuzhou are empty, send troops to attack first, and at the same time send envoys, if you withdraw your own troops, you must return Wancheng and Xinye in Jingzhou to our army." ”

Liu Biao saw that his two right-hand men agreed to send troops, and he was immediately high-spirited, ordering Cai Mao to be the main general, Zhang Yun to be the deputy general, Kuai Liang as the military advisor, and the rest of the generals were Wen Ping, Jun Huo, Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, etc., and raised 50,000 troops to attack Wancheng. He ordered Jiangxia Huangzu to lead his troops to plunder the area of Yuzhou, causing riots in the Central Plains and providing suitable bargaining chips for future negotiations.

The guards of Wancheng are full of favor, and their talents are extraordinary, and Cao Cao dares to entrust him with the important task of defending Liu Biao. It was discovered that Liu Biao raised 50,000 troops to attack Wancheng. Resolutely gave up Xinye, and wanted to rely on the solidity of Wancheng to defend it, although the Jingzhou army was not outstanding, but Wancheng only had more than 10,000 horses. Cao Cao was confronting Yuan Xi in Guandu, and Man Zhong knew that Xuchang could not send extra troops, so he only passed the news to Xuchang and did not ask for reinforcements.

Jiangxia was too guarded, and Huang Zu received Liu Biao's order to plunder Yuzhou by himself, and he also convened the generals to discuss: "Liu Jingzhou wants my Jiangxia army to take advantage of the chaos to attack Yuzhou, I don't know who is willing to lead troops there?" "Gan Ning has been in Jiangxia for a long time, but unfortunately it has never been reused. This time I had a rare opportunity to go on the expedition, so I took the initiative to ask for my life: "The last general, Gan Ning, is willing to share the worries for Taishou." ”

Huang Zu saw that it was Gan Ning, although he didn't like it, but this kind of robbery errand was still the most suitable for him, and said to Gan Ning: "Since Xingba intends to go by himself, but I Jiangxia needs to guard against Jiangdong, so I can only give you 2,000 men and horses." Although Gan Ning had few suspects, he just went to rob the house, the task was simple, and he could make some money, and he was not bargaining, he did not hesitate, he went to the army and selected two thousand men and horses and the old department to come to Yuzhou.

According to Yuan Xi's instructions, Zhang Yan also divided the more than 3,000 soldiers of the Montenegrin Army into zero, and quietly came to the vicinity of Runan, Yuzhou, and occupied an extremely favorable mountain, named Jade Emperor Mountain. Gradually familiar with the nearby environment, he began to rob the rich and help the poor, disturbing the peace of the Central Plains. Why should you choose Runan? Nature for a reason. Runan is the birthplace of the Yuan family, there are many old departments of the Yuan family here, of course, they have also been taken care of by the Cao family, although they are unwilling, but there is no way, and the arrival of Zhang Yan has ignited new hope for them, that is, the general has not given up on them, and they will also secretly help the Black Mountain Army, so that they can continue to continue to operate in Yuzhou, and the more chaotic the rear of Cao Cao, the more the general has a chance of victory, and naturally the old department of the Yuan family in Runan has become a hero.

The first county seat that Gan Ning led 2,000 people to encounter was Ancheng in Runan, Ancheng is just a small county town, and at this time it was defending a group of thieves wearing yellow scarves, although there were only two or three hundred thieves alive, but they all looked fierce, and this Ancheng was in danger of being lost at any time, but the county commander who guarded the city seemed to be quite capable, and he turned the danger into a disaster again and again. Gan Ning's subordinates asked in a low voice: "Boss, it turns out that it is our own family, why don't we attack together and divide the wealth of this city equally." ”

Gan Ning glanced at the water thief brother who had followed him for many years, and said unhappily: "What is this family?" We are officers and soldiers, they are thieves, they kill people like hemp, and we are knights who rob the rich and help the poor, and we can never be with them. The brother is also full of mouths, he knows his boss's temper, although he also likes to do things like to kill people and oversell goods, but they are all aimed at corrupt officials and bad businessmen, and he is not cruel to ordinary people, and even sometimes takes the initiative to help.

Pei Yuanshao saw that there were many people in Gan Ning, and he was wearing an official mansion, but he didn't do anything, so he had no choice but to stop the attack, and said to Gan Ning: "This general should not be Cao Cao's subordinate, Pei Yuanshao, who is in charge of Niutou Mountain, I don't know what to call it?" ”

It turned out to be the Yellow Turban thief of Niutou Mountain, although Gan Ning joined Jingzhou, but he did not forget his nickname on the rivers and lakes, and he also reported to his family: "Jinfan Ganning." ”

Hearing that it was the Jinfan thief Kou Ganning, Pei Yuanshao was immediately relieved, and rode a horse to come up and face Gan Ningtao: "It turned out to be Jinfan Ganxingba across the Yangtze River, you must not be comfortable joining the official army, it is better for you and me to join forces, fight this city, and go to my Niutou Mountain together to be happy." ”

Gan Ning said disdainfully: "You wait for the Yellow Turban thief to only know how to bully the weak, I am ashamed of your company, if you don't leave quickly, don't blame me for being ruthless." Pei Yuanshao saw that Gan Ning looked down on him, and wanted to have a seizure, but seeing that there were many people, he only threatened: "Gan Ning, but you have a lot of people, and it is up to you to call my brother when I call him." ”

Gan Ning is also a big guy who has been crisscrossing the Yangtze River for many years, how could he be frightened by these yellow turban shrimps, and responded: "Even if you call someone to come, I, Gan Ning, will be afraid that you will not succeed!" The county magistrate of Ancheng was relieved to see that Gan Ning scared Pei Yuanshao away, but I heard that it was Jinfan Gan Ning who didn't dare to open the city gate, and only thanked Gan Ning on the wall.

It's a pity that Gan Ning didn't eat this set at all, and said to this county order: "I was sent by Jiangxia Huang Taishou to collect grain, as long as you show sincerity to satisfy us, I will let you go." Ancheng County Ling Deng Jue knew that this Gan Ning was not easy to give, but there were many others, and it was really not something he could deal with, so he also said stubbornly: "I should try my best to thank Gan Daxia for saving his life, but I also hope that Gan Daxia can keep his promise." ”

Gan Ning had been a Shu county minister, had managed money, grain and grass, and saw that the county order was willing to take the initiative to give grain, so he roughly estimated: "I don't want more, you just give me two hundred stone grain and one thousand taels of silver, I guarantee the safety of Ancheng, even if the yellow turban thief I will help you clean up." Deng Jue also admired Gan Ning, the conditions he asked for were not harsh, and Deng Jue was more afraid of the group of yellow turban thieves. Since Gan Ning promised to help him settle down, he also agreed to Gan Ning's request to prepare food and silver. ”

However, it was said that Pei Yuanshao suffered the loss of Gan Ning, and he returned to Niutou Mountain to rescue the soldiers. Zhou Cang and Liao Hua heard that their brothers were at a loss, and the other party was just Gan Ning, who was born as a water thief, so they naturally couldn't swallow this breath and said: "Let's go to meet that Gan Ning, my Yellow Turban was the number one force in the rivers and lakes back then, and when we came out to mix, he Gan Ning didn't know where he was?" ”

Pei Yuanshao was excited when he saw that Zhou Cang and Liao Hua were willing to fight together. Among the three, Liao Hua was more brainy, and asked, "I don't know how many people Gan Ning has?" Pei Yuanshao suddenly sobered up a lot, and said solemnly: "There are about 2,000 people, I only know how to get my face back, but I forgot about this stubble, and almost killed my two elder brothers." ”

Zhou Cang said righteously: "Brother is in trouble, we naturally come forward, although we only have more than 1,000 people, all of them are strong, enough to fight with them." ”

Liao Hua saw that Zhou Cang had misunderstood, and explained: "This tone is naturally going to come out, I have an idea, I think that Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain is in the nearby Jade Emperor Mountain at this time, and he is also a yellow scarf, he will definitely cheer for us." ”

Pei Yuanshao said excitedly: "I have also heard of Zhang Yan in Montenegro, who is righteous, although he took refuge in Yuan Xi, but he was also a yellow scarf, and he will definitely not sit idly by, I will go to Jade Emperor Mountain and ask Zhang Yan to come to help." ”

Jade Emperor Mountain, Zhang Yan's headquarters, received the news that Pei Yuanshao had come to move the rescue troops, and suddenly the leaders of Montenegro couldn't get used to Gan Ning's arrogance, and they suggested that Zhang Yan have a fight with Gan Ning. Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhang Yan also decided to send troops to teach Jinfan Ganning a lesson, and let him know that Jiang was still old and spicy.