After replenishing some weapons and grain and grass in the Jingzhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion in Xiangyang, Ao Lie set off with his subordinates, counting Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong and the twenty elites of the blood killing battalion, a total of twenty-three people. Looking at the direction he left, it seemed that he was going straight to the river.

Huang Zu stood behind Liu Biao and said ruthlessly: "Look for death!" Just with more than 20 people, they dared to fight the Jinfan thief, and they didn't know how to write the dead word of Lu Dao. ”

Liu Biao sighed and said, "There is no gold and no one is perfect." The long-term victories have made him so ambitious as a teenager, and it is not a bad thing to suffer a little setback. ”

Glancing at Liu Biao's side face suspiciously, Huang Zu couldn't help but ask, "Zhou Mu, it seems that you have a good impression of this little overlord?" ”

Liu Biao smiled and said, "You don't know, he won't stay in Jingzhou for a long time, and he will return to Youzhou sooner or later." However, he is very good at winning people's hearts, so we should pay more attention to avoid any accidents. ”

Smiling knowingly, Huang Zu said in a low voice: "Yes, I understand." ”

Obviously, both of them were jealous of Ao Lie and didn't want Ao Lie to gain a foothold in Jingzhou.

On the march, Zhao Yun rode his horse to Ao Lie's side and said softly: "Senior brother, from a certain point of view, Liu Biao and Huang Zu are the same raccoon dogs, and the two of them have ill intentions. ”

Ao Lie, who was talking to Huang Zhong in a low voice, turned his head with a smile after hearing Zhao Yun's words, nodded in appreciation, and said, "Not bad, very good." Zilong has now learned to figure out people's hearts. Then he turned his head and asked Huang Zhong: "Hansheng, can you tell a certain person about what is wrong between Liu Jingzhou and Huang Zu?" ”

Huang Zhong pondered beside him for a while, and then said: "General, a certain is under Liu Jingzhou's account, and he shouldn't have said anything, but the general treats a certain person very kindly, and a certain person also admires the general's character very much. The relationship between Liu Jingzhou and Huang Taishou is far from being as simple as it seems, one-third of Jingzhou's money and grain are in Jiangxia, and the money and grain handed over to the state pastor by the four counties of Changsha, Wuling, Lingling and Guiyang in the south of Jingzhou will also pass through Jiangxia, so it can be said that Jiangxia is Jingzhou's granary and money storehouse. In addition, Jiangxia is in the strategic rush of the army, connecting Yuzhou in the north and Yangzhou and Jiangdong in the south, so the successive Jiangxia Taishou are all people who are very trusted by Jingzhou Mu. ”

Seeing that Ao Lie and Zhao Yun were listening carefully, Huang Zhong continued: "It wasn't until Liu Jingzhou took office that the situation took some turns. When Liu Jingzhou came to Jingzhou alone, his means of governing Jingzhou was to contact the local heroes and manage them together. Although this quickly stabilized the situation in Jingzhou, it also left many hidden dangers. Some powerful families have reaped great benefits by virtue of the privilege of joint governance, so that their families have prospered rapidly, and after the family has prospered, they are unwilling to hand over the power in their hands. The Huang family, where Huang Zu is located, is such a family. He is the contemporary head of the Huang family. After Liu Jingzhou stabilized the situation in Jingzhou, he also noticed the situation that some wealthy families could not lose their tails, so they wanted to rectify it, at this time Huang Zu stood up and helped Liu Biao cut down the two families, and the other families also reined in and handed over some power. After this incident, Liu Jingzhou looked at Huang Zu differently and took it very seriously, and asked Huang Zu to guard Jiangxia. However, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, in recent years, Huang Zu has often done some stupid things, some things are even stupid to the extreme, and he has not seen the courage of a few years ago, so the relationship between Liu Jingzhou and Huang Zu began to deteriorate sharply, as for the relationship between the two now, it is not clear. ”

Ao Lie said in surprise: "So, this Huang Zu's style and habits are completely different from those of previous years? ”

Huang Zhong nodded and replied, "It's not just the difference, it's just like two people." ”

"That's weird, there must be something going on here, but what is it?" Ao Lie frowned and thought about it.

By the river, the remnant sun is like blood, reflecting the tumbling river, a magnificent scene of mountains and rivers. However, a stream of blood flowed into the river in a terrible way, and then as the rushing water was washed away, it was as if it had never appeared.

The source of the blood flow was seven or eight large boats. The sails on three of the ships were made of fine silk.

A big man stood tall on a big ship, and his powerful figure showed his terribleness. There seemed to be an infinite amount of power in his body. The big man carried a pair of double halberds upside down in his hands, and a string of bells hung around his waist, swaying in the river breeze, making a crisp sound from time to time.

The big man turned his head to glance at his subordinates who were abandoning the corpses on the ship, and shouted, "Brothers, hurry up, bring all the valuable things, we should withdraw." ”

A man who was moving the body on the boat and throwing it into the river smiled: "Big boss, these boats are full of fat sheep, enough for us to eat and drink for a while." ”

Dahan said with a smile: "The old rule is to divide the stolen money into two parts, one for the local poor people, and one for the brothers." Dachengzi, ** action is sharp, don't drop a copper coin! ”

The man who threw the corpse replied loudly: "Don't worry, big boss! As soon as the words fell, he suddenly pointed to the river and said in surprise: "What is that?" ”

Dahan looked back and saw more than a dozen bamboo tubes floating on the tumbling river, rising and falling with the river, floating towards his big boat. "What is this?" Dahan was also curious, and ordered: "Go to a few people and fish up the bamboo tube to show so-and-so." ”

Several people with good water qualities jumped into the river one after another, salvaged the bamboo tube floating on the river, and then swam back to the big boat, climbed onto the big boat along the climbing pole, and handed the bamboo tube to the big man.

Dahan took the bamboo tube, opened the outer layer of oil wax, and took out a letter from the bamboo tube. Open it and take a look, it reads: "Han hussar general, champion Hou Aoli, to the leader of Jinfan Gan Ning, long heard of the leader's prestige, three days later, I would like to meet with the leader by the river, Ben Hou only brought more than 20 followers, I hope the leader will not be afraid of cowardice, and come first." ”

"I'm mad at me!" Dahan tore the letter in his hand to shreds, and shouted angrily: "What kind of character is a certain Gan Ning, are you afraid that you will not succeed?" Go and go, but I want to see and see, what is the excellence of Xiaobawang! ”

One of the water thieves said, "Great Chief, who the hell is this hussar general, what a big breath!" ”

Gan Ning calmed the anger in his heart, regained his usual calm, and said in a deep voice: "You don't know who the hussar general is, but you have always heard of who the little overlord is, right?" ”

"Little Overlord? Ao Lie? How can he hand the war book to the big chief? ”

Gan Ning snorted coldly and said: "Presumably, Liu Biao can't help us, so he invited the so-called invincible little overlord to deal with us." ”

"So, shall we go?"

"Go! What don't you go! Do you want others to say that a certain Gan Ning is a brave person, and when he sees the prestige of the little overlord, he runs away? Gan Ning raised his thick eyebrows and said loudly.

"Big Chief, could this be some kind of banquet for Nahong, should we send someone over to observe it first?"

Gan Ning lowered his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head to look at the rolling Yangtze River, and said: "No need, I think that the little overlord will not do dirty things that hurt people with hidden arrows, and besides, he set the time for three days later, which is to leave us time to prepare, it seems that this little overlord is a bright and upright person." ”

turned his head and beckoned his brothers: "Okay, hurry up and pack your things, let's go, this matter, I have to discuss it with the second leader again." ”

The men quickened their hands and feet, and after packing up the money and belongings on the boat, they turned the bow of the boat and headed for the lower reaches of the river.

In the depths of the river, a place close to the mountain cliff, the river water is calmed down here, and in the river bay surrounded by mountains on three sides, there is a water village.

Gan Ning sailed into the water village with three big boats, and then did not stop, and walked directly to the hall in the village.

Entering the hall, a yellow-bearded man of about thirty years old was sitting on a chair and looking at the map in front of him. Gan Ning opened his mouth and said, "Second brother, we have something to do." ”

The person who was called the second by Gan Ning was the second leader of the Jinfan thief, named Su Fei, and Gan Ning was a lifelong friend, and Gan Ning was a few years older. Five years ago, Gan Ning wanted to hand over the position of the big leader to Su Fei, but Su Fei resolutely disagreed, and only sat in the position of the second leader, in the past five years, every time Su Fei inquired about intelligence, which people can rob because they are rich and unkind, which people can not harm the good side, when there are corrupt officials passing by, when is the frame of a loyal person, Su Fei has found out clearly, and has never missed a time.

Su Fei raised his head and looked at Gan Ning: "What's the matter, Xingba, you haven't found someone who can do it, have you found a deal that you can do?" ”

Gan Ning walked to the chair opposite Su Fei, then sat on the chair, shook his head and said, "It's not about trading, it's someone who wants to see me." ”

"Who?" Su Fei asked curiously.

Gan Ning took out Ao Lie's letter and handed it to Su Fei: "Read it for yourself." ”

Su Fei took the letter suspiciously, read it from beginning to end, and his face became more and more surprised. After reading it, Su Fei took the letter and thought about it for a long time, and only after a while did he sigh and say in a low tone: "Xingba, it seems that our days of freedom are coming to an end." ”

Gan Ning frowned and said, "Why do you say this? Are you still afraid that the little overlord will not succeed? ”

Su Fei shook his head lightly and analyzed, "Don't worry, listen to what I say." This little overlord is known for his prestige, and his title of champion Marquis shows that he is brave and brave in the three armies. I heard that he is a corporal of Lixian and recruits talents, and this time he is looking for Xingba for no reason, so I speculate that this little bully should be deliberately trying to recruit you. ”

Listening to Su Fei's analysis, Gan Ning smiled: "Is it so easy to be recruited?" Xiaobawang wants to recruit someone, and if he doesn't come up with something to convince someone, he will never agree. ”

Su Fei said with a smile: "Actually, if you can really serve under the command of Xiaobawang, it is not a bad thing, first, he is a corporal of courtesy, and he never looks at his background when recruiting talents, but only pays attention to his talents; Second, it is not a long-term solution for you and my brothers to gather thousands of people here, and we must consider the future life of our brothers; Third, the two elite battalions of the two sharp knives under the command of the little overlord and the tiger ben, respectively, are cavalry and infantry, and there is no naval army so far. ”

Two fine lights flashed in Gan Ning's eyes, staring at Su Fei and said, "Second brother, are you sure?" ”

Nodding slowly, Su Fei muttered: "At least eighty percent sure, otherwise I can't explain why Xiaobawang asked you to meet alone." ”

Then nodded, Gan Ning said slowly: "Okay, we'll see in three days, I hope this little overlord is like the legend, not like Liu Biao and Huang Zu." ”

It turned out that this Gan Ning is not from Jingzhou, but from Ba County, Yizhou, in the early days in his hometown was also a good man, and later left his hometown, went out to make a living, and came to Jingzhou, once took refuge in Huang Zu and Liu Biao's men, but they were not reused, and as a last resort, he took his soldiers to do businessless business, in fact, Gan Ning wanted to find a master, so that he could show his ambitions!

Now, when the opportunity came, Gan Ning secretly decided that as long as Ao Lie met the standard of the Ming Lord in his heart, he would throw himself under Ao Lie without hesitation.