Chapter 258: Leaping Tiger Stream, Leveling and Tempting Tigers
Lu Xun was stationed at the edge of Majiangxia City, looking at Ding Feng, Xu Shenger would lead the men and horses to hurry forward. At this time, I couldn't hear the sound of the wooden stick hitting Zhou Tai's back, and I couldn't see the angry expressions of Han Dang and the others, but my heart was even more dull. Gan Ning has been sick for several days, and his mood is depressed, once he sends troops this time, he will vent all the grievances in his heart. I took Ding, Xu Erjun, lightly armed, prepared more strong bows and crossbows, just hoping to save Gan Ning's department, and then think about the strategy of guarding.
Rescue soldiers like fighting fires, Lu Xun led the men and horses all the way, but after a while, he was already more than ten miles away from the city, and gradually approached the Shu Han military camp, so he ordered the three armies to be under martial law and moved slowly. Although Lu Xun prides himself on being a scholar, he is skilled in arching and horses, galloping and marching, and is not under the generals at all. It's just that along the way, his brows are tightly locked, and the scouts are out in all directions, and now he is not far from the Guanping camp, but he can't hear the slightest shout of killing, could it be that Gan Ning's department has been wiped out?
Lu Xun was thinking about it, but he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves in front of him, and when he looked up, a cavalryman came to meet him, seeing that the color of the suit was the Jiangdong military horse, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and hurriedly urged the horse forward. When the cavalryman saw his own military horse and the banner with the word "land", he hurriedly whipped a few lashes and hurried to the front of the team. When he saw Lu Xun, the cavalry rolled the saddle and dismounted, bowed down on one knee, and said: "Report to the Governor, our army has won a complete victory, General Gan is chasing the defeated soldiers, and the villain will return to the city first." ”
"Oh?" This was beyond Lu Xun's expectations, Guan Ping's army was menacing, why was it so vulnerable? Could it be that Gan Ning is really a Jiangdong tiger, and his power in illness is also extraordinary? Lu Xun motioned for the sergeant to get up and answer, and asked, "Why did General Gan win, and where is Guan Ping defeated now?" ”
He said: "General Gan took the lead, and all the officers and men of our army were killed, and Guan Ping's troops were caught off guard and were embraced by our army and horses." Guan Ping is now leading the remnants to flee to the south. ”
Ding Feng and Xu Sheng's two generals next to him were all glad, and Pan Zhang stepped forward and said: "General Gan is worthy of being the pillar of our army, and Guan Yu's resurrection may not be able to respond only to his front, let alone Guan Pinghu?" The governor was overwhelmed. Lu Xun bowed slightly, it seemed that he had really overestimated the soldiers and horses of Shu Han, and was about to say yes, but suddenly said: "Where is the guide?" ”
The guide officer hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "The last general." ”
Lu Xun's face was solemn, and he asked in a deep voice: "Is there a stream in the southwest here?" ”
"Exactly." The guide officer replied respectfully: "The name is 'Yuehu Stream', it is several miles long, five zhang high, and there is water into a river from time to time, and now it is just spring, and there should be no stagnant water." ”
"You lead the way in front, and the military horses hurry up to the 'Leaping Tiger Stream'." The guide officer clenched his fists and took the order, so he should go first. Pan Zhang looked at Lu Xun's serious expression, and asked in a low voice, "What does the governor mean by this?" ”
Lu Xun glared at him fiercely and said, "If Guan Ping lays down a group of soldiers and horses here, will General Gan survive?" As soon as these words came out, not only Pan Zhang, but also Ding Xu and the others were taken aback. Xu Sheng hurriedly asked: "The last general will lead the headquarters to ride lightly first, and the governor will come later." How is it? ”
"No." Lu Xun shook his head and said: "The strength of our army is not as good as the Shu army, and now that we disperse our forces, it is easier to destroy each of them." After speaking, he pointed to a small hill not far away, and said: "The general can take five hundred soldiers to wait on this mountain, plant flags all over the mountain, cut down more trees, raise dust, and bluff." When I and General Gan return, the general can meet here to retreat the enemy army. ”
"Command." Xu Sheng agreed loudly, although the outcome of the battle in Ganning was unknown, he couldn't help but be a little more convinced in his heart of this scholar. Lu Xun waited for him to order the military horses and leave, and then followed Ding Feng's army and horses to the southwest.
Although Lu Xun was not sure that Guan Ping must have an ambush, the terrain of the 'Leaping Tiger Stream' was dangerous, and Liu Bei's army was in the west. Guan Ping's army was defeated, and he did not seek help from the west, but fled to the south, how could it not make people suspicious? Gradually, the smell of blood in the air became stronger, there were more dead bodies on the side of the road, and flags, armor, and weapons were readily available on the ground. Lu Xun didn't have time to take a second look, and he didn't even want to pay attention to whether the seriously injured could still have hope of survival, and only thought that he could bring Gan Ning back to Jiangxia safely. Since Gan Ning returned from the Hundred Cavalry Robbery Camp, in the Eastern Wu Army, he has already been a military soul figure like Zhang Liaozhi in Runan and Guan Yuzhi in Jingzhou. If he had an accident, how could the soldiers and horses of Soochow recover their confidence and fighting spirit in a short period of time?
Lu Xun's military horses came along the path, and the mountains on both sides gradually rose, and when he turned a hill, he saw a military horse blocking in front of him. As the first general, only about double ten, his face has not taken off the childishness, but he is burly, with a rotten silver helmet and chain mail, and a gold-backed machete in his hand, and the prancing horse stands proudly.
Lu Xun didn't know him, and Pan Zhang next to him said in a low voice: "This is Guan Xing, the second son of Guan Yu, who went out with his brother, and was extremely brave, and Zhou Ping was beheaded by him." ”
"Oh?" Lu Xun nodded, looked at it carefully, but might as well shout at the other party: "Whoever is coming, report the name quickly." "The sound is like thunder, deafening, sure enough, the tiger father has no dog, Shu Han has this young hero, Liu Bei'an can be willing to guard the two rivers?
Gan Ning used words to provoke Zhou Tai and make him open the city to send him off. The army came all the way west, still Gaoping was the front, and Gan Ning was behind, and came to Guan Ping for a decisive battle. Although the Wu army was defeated, it recovered after several months of rest, and it was Gan Ning who personally led the army, with high morale and showing off his might. Gan Ning looked at the sergeants he personally brought up, and was very pleased, the dozens of brave knights beside him were all dead soldiers who attacked the Cao camp with him on Chinese New Year's Eve, although there were casualties in the battle in recent years, but what was left behind was the elite of the elite. Fighting with them, Gan Ning seems to have returned to the past, no disease, no aging, just courage and force. Gan Ning's hand holding the knife gradually strengthened, and on the sword today, it is necessary to drink the blood of the Shu army, so that Liu Bei knows that the Jiangdong Tiger, Gan Xingba.
Gan Ning used words to provoke Zhou Tai and make him open the city to send him off. The army came all the way west, still Gaoping was the front, and Gan Ning was behind, and came to Guan Ping for a decisive battle. Although the Wu army was defeated, it recovered after several months of rest, and it was Gan Ning who personally led the army, with high morale and showing off his might. Gan Ning looked at the sergeants he personally brought up, and was very pleased, the dozens of brave knights beside him were all dead soldiers who attacked the Cao camp with him on Chinese New Year's Eve, although there were casualties in the battle in recent years, but what was left behind was the elite of the elite. Fighting with them, Gan Ning seems to have returned to the past, no disease, no aging, just courage and force. Gan Ning's hand holding the knife gradually strengthened, and on the sword today, it is necessary to drink the blood of the Shu army, so that Liu Bei knows that the Jiangdong Tiger, Gan Xingba.
After traveling more than ten miles, the military horse in front suddenly stopped, and Gan Ning was about to ask, but saw Gao Ping beating a horse from the front of the army. Gan Ning looked at the young general in front of him, his courage was not under him, and his strategy was not inferior to that of the late Governor Lu Meng, but Jiangdong Mendi had a deep ideology and could not be reused by Wu Hou. Gan Ning had already made up his mind in his heart, as long as he could make meritorious contributions in the war against Shu this time, he would write to the Marquis of Wu and strongly recommend that he be the pillar of Eastern Wu in the future, wouldn't it be many times stronger than Lu Xun, who relied on nepotism to serve as the governor of the capital, but was afraid of battle?
Gao Ping urged the horse to Gan Ning's body, hugged his fists and said: "General, the former army encountered the Guan Ping army horse ranger, and the last general captured one person, and the rest were all killed." ”
"Good." Gan Ning nodded, and he had always been very satisfied with Gao Ping's actions: "Have you asked about the truth in Guan Ping's army?" ”
Gao Ping replied: "The last general has already inquired and understood, there are about 20,000 troops and horses in Guan Ping's department, and the big camp is not far ahead. Can the general go and inspect with the last general first? ”
Gan Ning nodded, then patted his horse and walked towards a hill in front of him, while asking: "There are tens of thousands of troops in Jingzhou, why is there 20,000 in Guanping's department?" ”
Gao Ping followed closely, and when he heard Gan Ning ask, he hurriedly said: "The generals of Jingzhou are all Zhao Shu's henchmen, and now the lord of Shu will Zhao Shu to be idle in the White Emperor, such as Li Wei, Yu Gui and other generals have grievances, how dare Liu Bei use it?" The military horses belonging to Jingzhou are now all dispatched by Wu Yi to escort and transport grain and grass in the rear. The Guanping Department only has its old Xiangyang Department, so it is only between 20,000. ”
"Yes." After Gan Ning heard this, his mind couldn't help flashing back to the situation of fighting Huainan with Zhao Shu in the past, and muttered: "Fortunately, Liu Bei doesn't reuse this person, otherwise this time he will bring the army here, and Dongwu will be a little more dangerous." The two of them took more than ten horsemen and climbed the earth mountain together, and when they looked around, they saw that the Shu army was not far in front of them and set up a camp. It is strong with five flowers, by the mountains and rivers, very legal, the big tent of the Chinese army, a big banner with the word "Guan", fluttering in the wind, so not majestic.
Gan Ning looked at it for a moment, pointed to the camp and said: "Guan Ping really took the door, and the camp defense was very modest. ”
Gao Ping said yes, and then said: "Our army has not been out for a few days, and the Guanping army and horses are defenseless, so they can be broken." ”
Gan Ning had already seen that the sergeants in the Guanping camp were all in low spirits and lax in their defenses, and even the people who were on duty and sentry were all on the sentry and slept on their shoulders, and there were even more people in the camp who were laughing and playing. sneered at the moment and said, "It seems that this military horse can be an enemy of my son?" ”
"Not quite a bit." Gao Ping pointed to the right camp of the Shu army and said: "This battalion is garrisoned by the Han general Lin Yang, this person has never been idle by Liu Bei because he is an old general of the Guan family, but his ability is low, and he is not of great use." The general attacked the Guanping camp head-on, and the last general led the headquarters to enter from here, tearing apart the defense of the Pingping camp, which will definitely make the Shu army's position chaotic. In the end, the general will be spared to the rear camp, burn his grain and grass, cut off his way back, and must completely annihilate the Guanping Department. ”
Gan Ning looked at the right camp of the Shu army again, and sure enough, it was far less neat than the other camps, and knew that what Gao Ping said was true, so he nodded and said: "This discussion is very serious, so I will divide the troops and horses." The two of them decided and turned back to the army, and did according to the plan.
Gan Ning waited for Gao Ping to leave with his soldiers and horses for a while, and then waved his sword and shouted loudly: "Make a name for yourself, only in this dynasty, all the sons and daughters will kill the Shu pig with me." "Take the lead, take these thousands of Jiangdong athletes, turn the mountain beams, and only come to the Guanping military camp.
Today, Cao Wei is dominated by cavalry, Shu Han is good at infantry, and Jiangdong is invincible with naval troops. Gan Ning's department was the best among the soldiers and horses of Eastern Wu, and the elite of more than 1,000 cavalry in front was not inferior to Cao Wei. The horse's hooves rolled, and the pair of cavalry were like sharp blades in the wind, only inserting themselves into the Shu Han military camp. Before the defenders of Yuanmen could close the gate, they had already become ghosts under the sword.
As the big knife in his hand fell on the neck of the Shu Han sergeant, listening to the screams and watching the blood splatter, the depression in Gan Ning's heart for many days was finally swept away, and there was only one belief in his mind, kill, those who dare to attack Jiangdong will be killed. The Ganning army and horses swarmed in, and the Shu army was caught off guard, only scattered as birds and beasts. Basically did not encounter any resistance, and Gan Ning and his brave cavalry had already rushed to the Chinese army camp in Guanping.
"Gan Ning Pifu, Hugh is rampant, Guan Ping is here." With a loud shout, a sword light struck Gan Ning's door like lightning. "Good time." Gan Ning is killing on top of Xingtou, how can he show weakness? Raise the knife to block, there is a loud "bang", and sparks splash everywhere. Gan Ning only felt that his arms were numb, and the big knife almost flew away, but fortunately, the war horse under the seat was also experienced in a hundred battles, and at this time, it was appropriate to take two steps back, eliminating a lot of the strength in Gan Ning's hands.
Guan Ping didn't wait for Gan Ning to breathe, and slashed again. Gan Ning didn't dare to make another hard connection, flashed sideways, and made a knife diagonally. The two swords flickered, the eight hooves of the war horses danced, and you came and I fought together. Gan Ning's martial arts strength was originally above Guan Ping, but he was sick, and after a long time of tearing and killing, his strength gradually failed, and he actually fell into the upper hand.
What kind of character is Guan Ping? How could you not know that Gan Ning's state at this time was not as good as his own? Moreover, Gan Ning is the first fierce general of Eastern Wu, if he can kill it, he will be famous all over the world, Weizhen Jiangdong is the spirit of Guan Ping to fight twelve points, or attack or defend, even the law, a long knife, so that the tiger and the tiger are vigorous.