After the army was assembled, Yang Ling gave the order and quickly rushed towards Zhi County.
According to the news returned by the spies, after being defeated by Cao Jun, Gao Gan led his people to escape back to Zhi County.
Now he is leading the remaining tens of thousands of troops to defend the city.
After a day's march, the mighty Cao army arrived at the gate of Zhi County.
However, Yang Ling was not in a hurry to attack, but instead set up camp outside the city for the time being.
After the soldiers had eaten, drank, and rested, he marshaled his troops and horses the next day and prepared to attack the city!
Yang Ling slowly rode forward and squinted his eyes to look at Zhi County in front of him.
Zhi County is not a big city. Now it is surrounded by Cao's army, and it is only a matter of time before it is conquered.
Therefore, Yang Ling did not send anyone to persuade him to surrender. Instead, he turned around and shouted,
"General Xingba!"
"The last general is here, please give me your orders, General Wu Guan!"
Gan Ning, wearing a battle armor, strode forward.
"Today you will take the lead in setting up camp and marching to Zhi County. Are you confident?"
"Please rest assured, General Wu Guanzhong, this is just a Zhi County, the last general will definitely win it!"
"Very well, go get ready!"
Yang Ling smiled and nodded.
Gan Ning immediately called all the three thousand warriors from behind to come forward, ready to attack the city at any time.
At this moment, Yang Ling saw Ma Chao among the ordinary soldiers and smiled and said,
"Meng Qi, since you are the first soldier to enter the camp, you must obey General Xingba's orders."
Ma Chao glanced at Gan Ning and snorted coldly,
"I'm much braver than him, why should I obey his orders?"
When Gan Ning heard this, he was happy on the spot.
"With a pretty face like yours, how can you be braver than me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Ma Chao suddenly became furious.
He was obviously handsome, but why did he turn into a pretty boy when Gan Ning spoke to him?
"What, you're still not convinced?"
Gan Ning looked at Ma Chao provocatively,
"Why don't we wait and compete to see who is the most powerful!"
"If you win, I will leave the first camp to you and I will serve as your lieutenant!"
"If you lose, from now on, you will be devoted to my husband and never have any second thoughts, how about that?!"
Ma Chao was a hot-tempered person, so he responded immediately without thinking too much.
"good!"
Yang Ling, who witnessed the whole process, secretly gave Gan Ning a thumbs up!
"Dong dong dong!"
The impassioned drum beats resounded on the battlefield, making people’s blood boil after listening to it!
Under the cover of shields, Cao Jun's infantry carried ladders and siege vehicles and attacked the city wall of Zhi County first.
Although arrows rained down from the city wall, Cao Jun still managed to reach the city wall without much effort.
Seeing that the ladder and ropes had been set up, Yang Ling nodded towards Gan Ning.
Gan Ning did not hesitate and shouted sharply,
"Brothers, attack!"
The three thousand warriors who had ascended first, including Gan Ning and Ma Chao, rushed out like tigers descending the mountain.
But in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the city wall.
The Bingzhou soldiers on the city wall kept shooting arrows downward wildly.
Gan Ning raised his shield with one hand and protected it above his head. He took the lead on the ladder and began to climb up!
Ma Chao on the other side, not to be outdone, climbed onto another ladder!
The two of them climbed onto the city wall almost at the same time.
Gan Ning laughed wildly as he looked at the enemy troops swarming toward him, waving weapons.
He dropped his shield and took his weapon from his belt.
Since he needed to climb the city wall, he did not use the sword he had handy, but replaced it with an iron chain.
Gan Ning was seen waving the iron chain, and with just one move, seven or eight enemies were knocked to the ground by him, and they were wailing incessantly.
Not to be outdone, Ma Chao waved his long sword.
The sword light flashed, and chills spread everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, five or six enemies were killed by Ma Chao on the spot!
This is Ma Chao's original swordsmanship and technique!
Two tiger generals, Gan Ning and Ma Chao, fought bravely. The Bingzhou army on the city wall was no match at all, and they were killed on the spot.
As the following warriors climbed up the city wall, the city was completely lost.
After driving the Bingzhou army off the city wall, Gan Ning, who was still filled with emotions, laughed at Ma Chao and said,
"General Meng Qi, would you like to follow me into the city again?"
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear!"
Ma Chao responded simply.
You must know that high-ranking officials who have a grudge against their Ma family are in the city at the moment.
"Walk!"
Gan Ning laughed loudly and rushed towards the city first.
Ma Chao, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and a few others followed closely behind.
The remaining warriors who first ascended, while clearing away the remaining enemies on the city wall, also sent people to attack the city gate.
Not long after, the city gate was also captured by them.
As the city gate opened, Cao Jun, who had been waiting for a long time outside the city, poured into the city one after another!
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Zhi County County Government.
"Provincial Governor, Governor Guo, no... it's not good, the city wall was captured by Cao's army!"
A military general ran in and shouted in a panic.
"What? How is this possible?"
When Gao Gan and Guo Yuan heard this, they all took a deep breath.
The siege drums sounded from outside the city. In less than a stick of incense, Cao Jun took down the city wall?
How can this be? !
"It's absolutely true! Among the soldiers sent to die first by Cao Jun, not only Gan Ning, but also Ma Chao!"
Gan Ning is strong enough and easy to kill, and coupled with Ma Chao, who is extremely powerful, it is indeed not something that the soldiers of Bingzhou can resist.
"Prefect, Gan Ning and Ma Chao are coming to the city to kill them. What should we do?"
Gao Gan's scalp went numb as soon as he heard this.
A few days ago, they attacked the Xiliang army and almost killed Ma Teng and others.
There is a bloody feud between the two sides!
If they fall into Ma Chao's hands, there will be no way they can survive!
Thinking of this, Gao Gan said without hesitation,
"withdraw!"
"withdraw?"
A young scholar on the side heard this and immediately became anxious.
"Cousin, we are far away in Hanoi County. Even if we escape, if Cao Jun is chasing us, where can we escape?"
"Why not defend the city and fight to the death with Cao Jun? Only then can we have a chance of survival!"
This person's name is Gao Rou, and he is Gao Gan's disciple.
Historically, after he surrendered to Cao Cao, he rose through the ranks as a minor official and served successively as Tingwei, Taichang, and Sikong.
During the Gaoping Ling Incident, Gao Rou supported Sima Yi and took Cao Shuang's camp to conduct military operations under false pretenses.
A few years later, he was promoted to Taiwei and became Marquis of Anguo.
Gao Rou served in Cao Cao and the five emperors of the Cao family, almost spanning the entire history of Cao Wei, and witnessed the rise and fall of the Cao Wei regime.
Gao Gan's face was cloudy and uncertain.
He knew in his heart that what Gao Rou said was very reasonable.
But what he has to face are fierce generals like Gan Ning and Ma Chao!
After hesitating for a moment, the senior official finally made up his mind and nodded heavily.
"Okay, just listen to Wenhui (Gaorou brand name), let's fight Cao Jun!"
