When Cao Cao and others came out of the cabin, they saw a group of small boats rushing through the waves, as fast as a school of fish.
At the front, a man stands on the bow of the ship with his sword drawn horizontally. He is wearing a brocade robe, a gold ribbon around his waist, and a pheasant feather on his silver helmet. He dances in the wind with his red cape, looking bold and elegant.
The boat was ups and downs, but the man felt like there were roots under his feet. He only heard the ringing of the bells, but the man remained motionless, as if he was walking on the waves.
"Hmph, this water thief is trying his best again!" Xiahou Dun's eyes flashed with anger, remembering the humiliation of being captured.
"What a Jin Ganning!" Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he said with emotion: "If this person is used by me, I will worship him as the commander of the navy."
Cao Xiu became more courageous when he saw that there were only a few hundred people and a dozen small boats. As the commander of the navy, he couldn't deal with the Soochow navy, and he couldn't deal with mere water thieves?
Just as he was about to avenge his previous humiliation, he heard Cao Cao's words and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will go and capture this man."
Seeing Gan Ning's unruly attitude, Cao Cao hesitated and said, "This man is brave and good at fighting. He may not be his enemy in a water battle."
Xiahou Dun crossed his arms: "If we were on land, how could we allow hundreds of people to act arrogantly? Someone would definitely capture him."
"The general is willing to go with me!" Xia Houen also asked for orders.
"You two, be careful!" Cao Cao ordered, and ordered the two men to separate the fleet to meet the enemy, surround them and capture them.
During this southern expedition, he finally realized the gap between the two sides' naval forces. If he wanted to pacify Jiangdong in the future, he would need to train a powerful navy. Generals like Gan Ning were undoubtedly the most suitable candidates.
Liu Pan's ambush on the shore failed just now, Huang Zhong failed to kill Cao Cao with one arrow, and Gan Ning rushed to pursue the enemy with 800 Jinfan troops.
Last time on land, Cao Cao relied on his horse to escape quickly. This time in the water, even if he was a dragon, he would not be able to escape.
At this time, after seeing that Cao's army was divided and defeated, Gan Ning signaled to Su Fei, who was advancing together, and the two of them also divided into two groups and went straight to meet Cao's navy.
Cao Xiu came to the bow of the ship with his gun, pointed it at Gan Ning and shouted: "Jinfan thief, the prime minister treats me kindly, and I would like to become a naval general. Why don't you abandon the secret and surrender to the light?"
"Ge Lao Tzu's!" Gan Ning swung his sword fiercely, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao is a usurper, how can I betray him secretly?"
Cao Xiu was furious and ordered his sergeants to row rowing boats with all their strength. The boats they drove were all chain boats. Although they moved a little slowly, they were heavy and tall enough to smash the boats on the opposite side to pieces.
The fleets from both sides were approaching rapidly, and Gan Ning was not afraid. He stood on the bow of the ship with his body slightly arched, as if he was a cheetah preparing to attack.
Cao Jun fired arrows on the boat. Gan Ning used his sword to deflect the arrows. The Jinfan troops behind him all wore leather armor and held shields to block the random arrows.
When the two ships were about to collide, while the boat was bumping in the water and the bow was just tilting up, Gan Ning shouted loudly, jumped out of the boat, and jumped directly onto the bow of Cao Jun's boat.
As a brilliant cold light flashed by, the leading archers were chopped down and fell into the water screaming. The Jinfan army behind them were all dexterous, either jumping directly or using hook locks to board the ship one after another.
Although some of the soldiers on board were too late to get on board, their sailing skills were very dexterous. When the big ship was approaching, they suddenly turned the bow and passed by like a spiritual fish.
Cao Jun's large boats were connected at one point, and after a rampage, they ended up in the middle of the river. Jin Fan's army abandoned the small boats, boarded the chain boats, and fought with swords.
Xia Houen, who was leading the troops on the left, saw Gan Ning killing several people in a row. He became furious and drew his green sword to stop him.
A Jinfan soldier raised his sword to slash at him. Xia Houen stepped forward with his sword. With a slight click, the sword was cut off. The Jinfan soldier was startled, but Xia Houen had stabbed him with his backhand sword.
"Old Liu, be careful!" Gan Ning shouted loudly, walked over quickly, raised his sword, and tried to deflect the blade.
There was another soft sound, and the tip of Gan Ning's sword was also cut off, but the force in his hand made the green sword bounce.
Although he failed to stab the man, the tip of the sword reached his chest and just cut his chin upwards. He fell on his back and rolled around with his head in his hands, howling miserably.
"You son of a bitch, die!" Gan Ning raised his thick eyebrows, roared, brandished his broken knife, and launched a fierce attack on Xia Houen.
Xia Houen raised his sword to parry and retreated continuously. He was about to reach the edge of the boat. He was panicking when he saw that Gan Ning only had half a foot-long dagger left in his hand. He smiled proudly and roared to counterattack.
"Grandma's!" Gan Ning cursed lowly, shook his hand and knocked out the broken knife.
Xia Houen dodged to avoid it and raised his sword to stab him. Although he could not be a general on horseback like his clan brother Xia Houdun, he could protect Cao Cao's left and right. His swordsmanship was extraordinary and he was quite confident.
Gan Ning took two steps back, took out two short halberds from his back, and fired them left and right at the same time, one high and one low, whirring and whining.
The iron halberd on his back is different from the iron halberd on Taishi Ci's back. The guard halberd on Taishi Ci's back can be used as a weapon, but the blade of Gan Ning's small halberd is curved and can only be used as a hidden weapon and only used at critical moments.
Xia Houen knew that Cao Cao was watching the battle from behind, and this was the time to show off his skills. He shouted loudly, touched the water like a dragonfly, touched the ground with one foot, and raised his sword to fly a short halberd.
Immediately, a kite turned over, the whole person leaped into the air, turned over, and another short halberd flew under him, his body shape was extremely nimble and elegant.
"Good movement!" Cao Cao slammed the side of the ship and was amazed. Before he finished speaking, he exclaimed: "Be careful..."
It turned out that Xiahou En was still spinning in the air, but Gan Ning stretched his hand to his waist and pulled hard. There was a clattering sound, and an iron chain like a python came out and twisted towards Xiahou En.
boom--
There was a muffled sound, mixed with a shrill scream, Xia Houen was hit squarely in the chest by the iron chain and flew out, hitting the cabin hard, and the sword also came out of his hand.
Xia Houen fell to the board of the boat and bounced a few times like a dead fish. He struggled to get up, but his internal organs were shattered. He spit out a mouthful of black blood mixed with pieces of meat and died on the spot.
"You dare to steal my limelight, huh?"
Gan Ning curled his lips in disdain, pointed at the river and said, "Go and fish out the Qingzhi Sword."
One of the minions ran over, tore off half a piece of his clothes, dipped it in Xia Houen's blood, drew an
Gan Ning scolded: "You bastard, will you be able to find a place soon?"
"Isn't this right here?" The man pointed at the scarlet mark and thought he was smart: "I marked it."
"Idiot!" Gan Ning was furious, kicked the man off the bow of the boat, and shouted, "Find him now for me."
Seeing Gan Ning's anger, several Jinfan soldiers did not dare to delay. They jumped into the river one after another to look for the Qingzhi Sword.
At this time, Su Fei and Cao Xiu were fighting on another ship. Su Fei held a round shield in one hand and a knife in the other, but he was unable to block Cao Xiu's fierce spear and kept retreating.
On other large ships, Jinfan's army was fighting with Cao's army. They did not engage in direct confrontation with the enemy troops in formation. They relied on their dexterity to move around, and even deliberately shook the ship vigorously, waiting for an opportunity to take action.
If he saw that the situation was not good, he would turn over and jump into the river. After a while, he would climb up the bow of the boat from the other side and attack from behind. The killing would make Cao's army terrified and miserable.
Gan Ning strode towards Cao Xiu's location, dashed between large and small ships, and randomly killed the sergeants on board. The red figure burned like a blazing flame, and everyone was injured by it wherever he went.
