Seeing that Xia Houjie was underestimating the enemy, Gan Ning suddenly came up with a plan. This was the first battle of the Jinfan Army's attack on the city, so naturally he had to fight brilliantly.
In the flash of lightning, Gan Ning's arm turned hard, the sword turned sharply, and the helmet on the tip of the sword hit Xiahou Jie.
Xia Houjie thought he was determined to win, but he didn't expect that the opponent would use this strange move. His helmet hit his face, and he hurriedly ducked to avoid it, causing chaos in his moves.
Gan Ning shouted loudly and struck the spear with his broadsword. With a bang, Xiahoujie's sword flew out.
At this time, the horse was still sprinting, and the two horses passed each other. Gan Ning reached out to grab the belt of his robe, grabbed Xia Houjie from the horse, and raised one hand high.
"Ah... you are despicable, sneak attack——"
Xia Houjie panicked, struggled and shouted.
Gan Ning ignored this, raised his sword and shouted: "Kill!" He rode straight towards the city gate.
The Jinfan army in the rear had been preparing for the attack. Seeing that the boss had won, they immediately urged their horses forward and swarmed into the city gate.
When Han Hao saw it on the city, he also panicked. Xia Houjie was rushed over by the other party, and he didn't know how to give the order for a while.
Before hesitating, Gan Ning had already rushed to the city gate. Seeing that their general had been captured, Cao Jun hesitated and retreated one after another.
Gan Ning wielded his sword to slash with one hand, and shouted to Xia Houjie with the other.
The Jinfan army took advantage of the chaos to rush into the city gate and swarmed in. The defenders were defeated and fled in all directions. Seeing that the situation was over, Han Hao sighed and fled from the north gate.
Gan Ning led his troops straight to the government office, killed Cao Jun, put Xia Houjie on the ground, and coldly snorted: "Boy, do you think Gan is brave?"
However, they saw Xia Houjie paralyzed on the ground motionless. The soldier kicked him over and said with a laugh: "Boss, this kid was so frightened that he vomited out bile."
"Gan is not a murderous person. I wanted to give you a chance to survive, but you are useless!"
Gan Ning sneered coldly and ordered someone to carry him out and claim his reward later.
The Eight Hundred Jinfan Army captured Ye County. Cao's army fled the city, and the people had already fled. There was a batch of newly arrived grain and grass in the treasury, and the harvest was quite fruitful.
An hour later, Zhang Fei arrived with his troops. Seeing that Gan Ning had captured Ye County, he exclaimed in surprise, how easy was it to attack the city and take out the stronghold?
Gan Ning laughed and said: "This guard is a coward, how can he be undefeated?"
Zhang Fei looked at Xia Houjie lying in the grass, with green bile still remaining at the corner of his mouth, and said disdainfully: "This kind of noble boy, I can scare him to death even if I yell."
"Tch—" Gan Ning curled his lips in disdain and turned around to go back home, "Don't tell me that your broken voice can kill people?"
"Xingba, believe it or not, I have the lion's roar skill?" Zhang Fei chased Gan Ning, "It's nothing for a little bully to drink one person to death, I can drink a group of people to death."
"It seems that you are still hungover and your ability to drink is far inferior to mine!"
"You don't believe it?" Zhang Fei's eyes widened, "Listen to my explanation, burp~"
Before he finished speaking, he let out a wine burp. He really drank too much last night, and his stomach still smelled of alcohol.
Gan Ning burst out laughing, while Zhang Fei looked embarrassed, "Accident, this is just an accident!"
When the news of the victory reached Bowang, Liu Qi was meeting with Yu Jin and asked with a smile: "If I take advantage of the victory and march directly to the Central Plains, what will the general think?"
Yu Jin shook his head and said: "Although the general achieved two great victories, he used cunning tactics to win. Cao Cao has more than a million people and a large number of talents under his command. If he sends troops into the Central Plains, it will be like a stream flowing into the sea, and it will be difficult to make waves."
"What the general said is absolutely true!" Liu Qi nodded and said, "I have heard that the general is good at training troops and maintains an orderly army. Currently, there are many new soldiers captured and we are short of people to train troops. You go to Wancheng to train your troops for later use."
Seeing that Liu Qi respected his idea, Yu Jin happily clasped his fists and said, "The general should do his best."
This five-son general, who was most highly regarded by Cao Cao, surrendered in advance, which was much more honorable than being flooded by Guan Yu's seven armies.
Liu Qi is well aware of Yu Jin's ability. No matter in history or now, he is forced by the situation and follows the trend.
His different choices from Pound were laughed at by future generations, and he eventually died of sorrow and anger.
But Liu Qi felt that this was just a game for the winner.
Since ancient times, the king has been successful and the enemy has been defeated. If Liu Bei can re-establish the Han Dynasty, future generations' evaluation of the ban will probably be a different story.
Bowang held a grand banquet to celebrate the victory and actively prepared for war, but Xuchang was in gloom and mist.
When Cao Cao heard that the front army was defeated again, he screamed and fainted. Xiahou Dun knelt outside his mansion all morning.
Everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was trembling with fear, fearing that if they accidentally made a mistake, they would be killed.
Cao Cao woke up in the afternoon, opened his eyes and roared: "Liu Qi, you bullied me too much!"
Cao Chun heard this outside the door and hurriedly opened the door and asked, "Is the Prime Minister feeling better?"
"My head doesn't hurt anymore!" Cao Cao pulled off the towel on his head, stood up and got out of bed, and ordered: "Send the order to raise the account, I will personally conquer Liu Qi and conquer Jingzhou."
Cao Chun hurriedly ordered people to change their clothes, then went out to deliver orders and summoned civil and military officials to discuss matters.
When Cao Cao came to the hall, his face was as dark as water. He looked at Xiahou Dun who was kneeling on the ground like a beggar. His face was gloomy and uncertain, and everyone did not dare to express his anger.
After a long while, Cao Cao said: "Victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. Yuan Rang must be punished and make meritorious service!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Xiahou Dun stood up tremblingly, sweating profusely, as if he had been granted amnesty.
Cao Cao waved his hand for him to go down and rest, and asked: "How will Sun Quan respond to the dispatch of troops?"
Cheng Yu replied: "The bandits in various parts of Soochow have not long been pacified, and Sun Quan is still mobilizing his troops to rest. He has ordered Zhou Yu to train his navy in Chaisang, and he will capture Jiangxia in the near future."
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly and asked again: "How is the movement in Guiyang?"
Cheng Yu said: "Zhao Fan is timid and cautious. He does not dare to make a move rashly. He is still hesitant."
"Cowardly little fellow!" Cao Cao slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Fan cannot be reused. I intend to personally attack Liu Qi, capture Liu Biao and his son alive, and capture Jingzhou in one fell swoop."
Xun Yu admonished: "Liu Qi endured the humiliation and shouldered the burden and soared into the sky. This person is unfathomable, and he has Xu Shu and others plotting against him. The Prime Minister cannot underestimate his enemy."
Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled: "Although Xu Shu has a strategy, don't I know the art of war? I see Xu Shu as a piece of grass, so why should I be afraid? I will capture him in one battle."
While they were discussing, suddenly a scout came to report. Liu Qi once again sent troops to attack Ye County and stationed troops to get a glimpse of the Central Plains.
Everyone was shocked. This time, even Xun Yu dared to persuade him again. If Liu Qi took another step forward, he would attack Runan. If he did not send troops, Xuchang would be in danger!
Jiang Ji said: "Liu Qi borrowed the name of Liu Bei and came with great force, and he was assisted by Guan Zhang and others. Like a tiger with wings, it is afraid that the people in the court will be unstable. It is better to move the emperor to Yecheng as a safe solution."
"Bold!" Cao Cao was furious, "Liu Qi, a sick man with no more than a dog's ears, asked me to move the capital. Wouldn't he be laughed at by everyone in the world?"
If Liu Bei made a comeback, Cao Cao might have this concern, but Liu Qi was lucky enough to win two games, but Cao Cao didn't care. If the capital was moved, wouldn't it mean that he was afraid of a sick man?
General Cao Hong came out and said: "Liu Qi dares to be so rampant. It is really a villain who has his ambition. The last general is willing to be the vanguard to capture Nanyang."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "The previous defeat was due to the two generals underestimating the enemy and lack of military advisors to plan. Zhongde and Zilian joined Cao Ren to attack Ye County first, and then besieged Bowang. If Liu Qi retreats, do not pursue rashly. Wait until our army arrives, and then attack again." for discussion.”
Cao Hong and Cheng Yu took the order, rushed to the Mopo camp, and captured Ye County with Cao Ren.
