Chapter 258: Too much deception
"Sun Yu, you deceive people too much!"
As soon as Sun Yu left, Gan Ning angrily drew his sword and cut the case in the tent in two.
At this moment, Gan Ning felt very aggrieved, and couldn't help but think of the old things that he had served in the hands of Huang Zu back then.
At that time, he made many military exploits, but Huang Zu just didn't trust him and suppressed him everywhere.
It was precisely because he couldn't stand this aggrieved anger that he Gan Ning defected to Soochow.
In the battles of Chibi and Jiangling, he not only listened to his own suggestions many times, but also entrusted important tasks in each battle, and even praised Wu Hou for him many times.
As a general who defected from Jingzhou, Gan Ning was able to occupy a place in Soochow because of Zhou Yu's knowledge and support.
Even Lu Su, although he had some grudge against him, he didn't dare to bully him too much.
But now, as if returning to the pre-liberation period overnight, Sun Yu dared to treat himself like this.
Gan Ning's heart, like a volcano about to erupt, has accumulated murderous aura to a critical point.
"General, since the Sun family doesn't believe in the general, why should we be angry anymore. Since the governor of Zhou is in Huainan, we might as well go to the governor of Zhou. β
The cronies around him could not know Gan Ning's grievances, so he cautiously proposed.
Gan Ning's spirits were lifted.
Zhou Lang trusts him very much, if he is under Zhou Lang's account at this moment, he will definitely follow Zhou Lang without hesitation.
When he heard about Huainan in Xiakou, he wanted to go to defect, but he was worried that Sun Quan would treat him well, so it seemed a little unrighteous to betray Sun Quan like this.
But now, Sun Yu is so suspicious of his own approach that he has swept away all his concerns.
Gan Ning really wanted to go to Zhou Yu, but he still had to face new problems.
Jiangxia is thousands of miles away from Huainan, and all the counties on the way are loyal to Sun Quan, and there are only seven or eight hundred people loyal to their own troops.
With this amount of troops, wanting to go through many obstacles to Huainan to seek refuge with Zhou Yu is tantamount to sending him to death.
Gan Ning was not so stupid, and after a little excitement, he quickly calmed down.
"Huainan is too far away from here, and it is very unrealistic to defect to Zhou Dudu, what should I do......"
Gan Ning paced in the tent, his mind caught in a difficult decision.
At this time, the cronies lowered their voices and said: "General, since you can't vote for the governor of Zhou, why don't you retreat and ask for the second, let's go west to join General Liu?" β
"General Liu?" Gan Ning's expression was shocked.
"I heard that General Liu sent troops to attack Eastern Wu, but under the banner of responding to the governor of Zhou, maybe he and the governor of Zhou have already joined forces, so let's defect to General Liu, wouldn't it be the same as defecting to the governor of Zhou."
Gan Ning's originally solemn expression suddenly became excited again.
In fact, he has always had a very good impression of that General Liu, when Liu Fengken sent Zhang Zhongjing to save Zhou Lang, Gan Ning was even more grateful for this.
After careful consideration, it seems that defecting to Liu Feng is also the only way out for him at the moment.
Gan Ning was not the kind of person who hesitated, and after weighing it for a moment, he quickly made a decision.
A sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, and Gan Ning muttered: "Since this is the case, then don't do it, don't stop it, Sun Yu, don't blame me for being ruthless!" β
######ζ―ε€, the moon is dark and the wind is high.
In the military tent in Lukou, the candles are bright.
Sun Yu, the governor of the right capital, paced in the tent, his expression sometimes resentful, sometimes anxious.
"Gan Ning, Gan Ning ......"
He muttered this name from time to time, and every time he thought of Bai Yuli Ganning's arrogance, he gritted his teeth angrily.
Just as he was indignant, the curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged man in armor hurried in.
The person who came was Lu Dai.
This Lu Dai was originally a native of Guangling, Xuzhou, and in order to avoid the war in the north, he crossed the Yangtze River in the south and defected to the Sun family.
At this time, it was already Sun Quan himself who was in charge of Jiangdong.
LΓΌ Dai was successively named Wu Cheng, Yuyao Chang, and Zhaoxin Zhonglang General by Sun Quan, and made many military exploits for the Eastern Wu to open up the territory and expand the territory, and this person was also Sun Quan's confidant general.
"Dinggong, you came just in time."
When Sun Yu saw Lu Dai's anxious expression, he immediately improved a lot.
Lu Dai arched his hand and said: "The governor summoned me late at night, I don't know what is important?" β
Sun Yu then told Lu Dai all the things he saw and experienced in Gan Ning's account.
After that, Sun Yu said worriedly: "This Gan Ning was originally a general of Zhou Yu's cronies, and when he was in Xiakou, I thought that he generously asked for war to show his loyalty, but who expected him to secretly collaborate with the enemy." I urgently summoned Dinggong to come here to discuss with you how to deal with this matter. β
"I don't think this matter can be dealt with hastily."
Lu Dai's expression was very cautious, "As the governor said, although there are some doubts in that letter, it seems difficult to convince people to conclude that Gan Xingba collaborated with the enemy based on just one letter, and this matter should be carefully investigated." β
Sun Yu's face suddenly became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "If it is normal, you can investigate it slowly, but now that the national crisis is at hand, at this crisis juncture, if you hesitate a little, it is difficult to imagine the consequences." β
Sun Yu's tone was stern, and he seemed to have made up his mind.
Lu Dai's expression changed, and he asked silently, "What does the governor want to do?" β
Sun Yu's face was hideous, and he said coldly: "I have decided to summon Gan Ning to come in the name of discussing military aircraft, take the opportunity to take him down, imprison him first, and then hand him over to Wu Hou after the battle retreats from the enemy's army." β
"This ...... At the moment of the big war, I am afraid that doing so will disturb the morale of the military. Lu Dai didn't seem to agree. Sun Yu said resolutely: "I can't take care of a lot of things now, the overall situation is important, so I can only sacrifice." β
Sun Yu, as the governor of the right capital, has the right to make decisions on the spot, and at such a point, Lu Dai can't say anything more.
At that moment, Sun Yu was ready to gather his henchmen in order to arrange the matter of capturing Gan Ning in the Ming Dynasty.
Before the order was given, I suddenly heard a commotion outside the tent.
Sun Yu and Lu Dai came out of the tent when they heard the sound, only to see that in the southeast direction, there seemed to be a faint fire flickering.
In the southeast, it was the grain camp, Sun Yu's mood immediately became nervous, and he shouted urgently: "Which camp is on fire?" Don't go and find out. β
Several pro-soldiers hurried away, and after a while, they brought back a news that shocked Sun Yu:
Gan Ning suddenly rebelled, took the 800 parts of his headquarters, raided the grain camp at night, and burned the grain camp.
"What?"
Sun Yu was extremely angry, he never expected that Gan Ning would take the lead.
Moreover, Sun Yu once thought that even if Gan Ning collaborated with the enemy, at most he would just defect on the spot, how could he have thought that his methods would be so ruthless, and he would actually set fire to his grain and grass.
"Where is the dog thief surnamed Gan Ning?" Under the anger, Sun Yu was murderous, and he couldn't wait to be able to slash Gan Ning.
The soldiers hurriedly said: "After Gan Ning burned the grain and grass, he led his troops to capture more than a dozen warships, and was leaving the port and fleeing westward. β
"This dog thief wants to go to Liu Feng, come on, quickly go and raise the army, and follow me to hunt down this thief." Sun Yu was furious.
Lu Dai, who was also frightened, hurriedly persuaded: "The governor is calm, and now the grain camp is on fire, if it can't be extinguished, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass will be burned and the general trend will be stopped. β
Although Sun Yu was angry, he was not so angry that he lost his mind, looking back at the increasingly fierce fire in the east, weighing it for a long time, Sun Yu had to shake his hand angrily.
"That's it, let go of the dog thief for the time being, and quickly order the generals of each battalion to lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to rush to the grain camp to extinguish the fire."
#####ιΏζ±, Jingzhou Water Division.
Three days after the letter of discord was sent, Liu Feng ordered the army to rise again.
An army of 80,000 land and water and more than 300 warships rushed along the Yangtze River towards the land mouth downstream.
It was early in the morning, when the fleet arrived at a place a hundred miles west of Chibi, and the sentinel ship in front came to report that it was a small fleet of more than ten warships, heading upstream, towards the location of the fleet.
Liu Feng knew very well the strength of the Wu people's naval army, and on this big river, even if it was only more than ten enemy ships, he did not dare to underestimate it, and even if he ordered the fleet to be deployed, he was ready to meet the enemy.
However, to Liu Feng's surprise, more than a dozen enemy ships docked one after another when they were several miles away from his fleet, and only one of them came by boat, claiming that it was Wu General Gan Ning who came to defect.
On the deck of the flagship, when they heard the news, Liu Feng and Xu Shu couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
"General Xingba, please come on board."
The flag waved, and the warning net that led to the front of the fleet was slowly coming in the direction of the flagship under the "escort" of several warships.
"Yuan Zhi, it seems that your strategy has worked, as soon as Gan Ning comes, there will be no one to fear in the Wu army." Liu Feng was full of spring breeze and was very happy.
Xu Shu also laughed.
After a short time, Gan Ning, who walked by the ship, did not wear armor and did not hold an inch of soldiers, got on the ship.
"Xingba, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are still so heroic." Gan Ning had just stepped on the ship, and Liu Feng greeted him with a smile.
Gan Ning stepped up and arched his hand: "Gan Ning is desperate, so he has come to General Liu, and I hope that the general will be able to take me and my group of brothers regardless of his past suspicions." β
Liu Feng hurriedly helped Gan Ning up, and comforted him with his hand: "I have admired Xingba for a long time, you can come to vote, it is really like a tiger to me, I am too late to be happy, how can I say 'previous suspicion'." β
Liu Feng's enthusiasm immediately diluted the worries in Gan Ning's heart, and when they met again, the atmosphere quickly became harmonious.
At that moment, Liu Feng put wine on the bow of the boat, thinking that Gan Ning was washing the dust, and between talking and laughing, Liu Feng asked what happened in Lukou.
"Speaking of which, it's all the lord's letter, which forced me to do this."
Gan Ning sighed with emotion, so he told the truth what happened in Lukou.
When he heard that Gan Ning actually burned Wu Jun's grain and grass, Liu Feng was even more overjoyed in his heart.
Xu Shu next to him said: "As soon as the grain and grass of the Wu army are burned, the army's heart will be in chaos, presumably the enemy in Lukou is already panicking at this moment." My lord, our army will not take advantage of this opportunity to attack, and when will it be. β
Liu Feng nodded slightly, and when he was about to speak, Gan Ning suddenly stood up and said angrily: "Rather serve the lord's command, he has no work, if the lord wants to capture Lukou, he would rather be the forerunner." β
Gan Ning is proficient in water warfare and is unparalleled in bravery, if he is made to fight against the Wu army, he will definitely be able to win with one blow.
Liu Feng was about to agree, but suddenly saw Xu Shu shaking his head slightly at him.
(To be continued)