The battlefield was filled with shouts of death that shook the eardrums.
Gan Ning fought hard at the front line and cut down three people with several swords. Jiangdong's soldiers rushed past Gan Ning and rushed towards the Han army. This gave him a moment of leisure to stop and watch the battlefield.
Jiangdong's army had regained its morale and was simmering with anger towards the Han army.
The Han army has obviously fallen into chaos with command paralysis. Under Zhuge Jin's ambush, a gap appeared in the middle of the Han army. Corpses were strewn across the field and wailing was everywhere. The soldiers who escaped dispersed the troops behind them, and the Han army began to show signs of retreat. Gan Ning saw Huang Zu at a glance. He was protected by a group of well-equipped soldiers and had retreated to the outside of the ambush circle.
Gan Ning secretly thought it was a pity and glanced at another person from the corner of his eyes. The road behind them was full of fierce bows and crossbows from the Jiangdong Army. The Han soldiers who had been chasing the most happily had entered a desperate situation. At this time, they aroused a trace of ferocity and fought hard with the Jiangdong Army. Among them were A familiar figure to Gan Ning.
"Haha! Wu Ju, if I say I will kill you today, I will kill you today. I will see where you run away this time!"
Before he could finish his words, the sword was struck, and the hair all over Wu Ju's body exploded. He didn't care about the soldiers fighting in front of him, and quickly rolled to his side to avoid the sword.
Gan Ning was a little surprised. He didn't expect this guy to be so decisive and the moves he used had no regard for dignity. Gan Ning smiled and gave chase with his sword.
Wu Ju abandoned his spear and grabbed a fallen saber to block. The huge force reflected from the blade made his blood boil. In fear, he used several donkey rolls to escape.
"Wait a minute, I'll vote..."
Several failed attempts made Gan Ning's stubborn temper rise. He was faster, more ruthless and more accurate, and finally stabbed Wu Ju to death on the ground.
A mouthful of blood surged up from his throat, interrupting Wu Ju's words. He spat out a mouthful of blood, tilted his neck and ran out of breath.
Why didn't you tell me earlier? Gan Ning clicked his tongue, a little annoyed.
"Huang Zu has given up on you and ran away, and Wu Ju has been executed. Do you still want to continue to work for them? Those who abandon their swords and surrender will not be killed!"
Gan Ning's roar echoed across the battlefield, and the fighting gradually ceased. The surrounded Han troops hesitated and looked at each other for a while, then one after another dropped their weapons to the ground.
Seeing Zhuge Jin coming down with the ambush troops on the mountain, Gan Ning hurriedly spoke.
"Tzuyu, give me command of the 5,000 men you have, and I will take them to chase Huang Zu. After two battles, I only have about 6,000 people left here. You can take these soldiers to rest and make arrangements. The prisoners will catch up again.”
Zhuge Jin nodded in agreement.
To be honest, everyone in the Jiangdong Army originally thought that Huang Zu's defeated army in the battle of Jiangxia plus the defenders of Xiakou should only be more than 5,000 people, or at most 6,000. Unexpectedly, Huang Zu could gather the defeated army in a short time and integrate a force of 7,000 people to fight them. It seems that Huang Zu was underestimated in the past. As the governor of Jiangxia, he still has some abilities.
But it doesn’t matter.
Huang Zu now only had 2,000 defeated troops left and fled in a panic, without any intention of fighting. The 5,000 men commanded by Zhuge Jin just now are waiting for work here. They are in excellent condition. This pursuit will definitely capture Xiakou Port in one battle.
Quickly conquering Xiakou Port with more than 4,000 casualties, eliminating all hidden dangers in Jiangxia County, and completing the strategic layout of the Jiangdong Army. This can be said to be a pretty good result.
"Xingba, be careful all the way. I hope you will have dinner ready for us when we get to Xiakou."
"Haha~~"
Gan Ning laughed loudly, mounted his soldiers and led the horses to run, shouting loudly.
"Brothers, follow me to pursue the victory and capture Xiakou Port. Tonight, everyone will drink and eat meat in Xiakou! When the lord arrives in Jiangxia, I will reward everyone!"
"Okay~~~"
"General Gan is mighty!"
"Let's go and follow General Gan to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service!"
All the soldiers cheered when they heard this.
Gan Ning led 5,000 soldiers into the battlefield in a hurry.
Sure enough, with Gan Ning's pursuit, the Han army completely turned into a rout. Huang Zu rode a horse and ran in front of him. He only thought about escaping for his own life and never thought about stopping Jiangdong's pursuit.
The soldiers all understood that if you ran fast, you would have a chance to survive, but if you ran slowly, you would be killed by the sword. The battle turned into a one-sided massacre, and the Han soldiers who fell behind were crushed to pieces in front of Jiangdong's army.
Although many people wanted to surrender, Gan Ning had no time to arrange for prisoners now, let alone leave them behind so confidently. After chasing for ten miles, Huang Zu's remnant army only had a thousand people left.
For some reason, Gan Ning became a little anxious. He didn't understand why. He always felt that he had overlooked something. But the remaining thousand Han troops were already in sight, and he had no reason not to eat them.
"Kill! Destroy the Han army and capture Xiakou!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
The first sound was Jiang Dongjun's response to Gan Ning's roar, and the second sound was the killing cry from behind Jiang Dongjun.
The two chasing armies couldn't help but hesitated slightly, turning their heads to see what was going on.
There is also a forest behind. Gan Ning didn't care. There were too many forests between Jiangxia and Xiakou.
But in this forest, Han troops kept spraying out. One hundred, two hundred, five hundred, one thousand, two thousand, three thousand... nearly ten thousand Han troops emerged from the forest.
This is impossible!
Gan Ning was so scared that he finally understood why he was so uneasy.
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Zhuge Liang looked at the thousands of Han troops rushing past outside the forest and felt his eyes go dark.
"It's all your fault for setting up two ambushes! If the army had concentrated its ambush in that forest, Gan Ning would have been defeated long ago!"
Huang Zu had fled here early with his own soldiers. Being ambushed by Gan Ning made him angry and cursed Zhuge Liang.
As the magistrate of Xiakou County, Zhuge Liang was under the rule of Jiangxia County, so Huang Zu was his immediate superior. Hearing this, Zhuge Liang secretly clenched his fists, but replied calmly.
"Ambush in the forest, with dense vegetation and slightly less lethal force. This is only suitable for a small group of ambush. It is difficult to distinguish the true and false, and the direction is difficult to find. You can attack when you advance, but there is no trace when you retreat."
"If all the troops were ambushed in the forest, Gan Ning's wariness would be easily exposed. Secondly, although Gan Ning's army could be repulsed, it would be difficult to achieve greater results."
Wenpin on the side pointed at the thousands of defeated troops fleeing outside Lin and sneered.
"If it hadn't been for Governor Huang's greed for credit and his rashness, how could this situation have happened?"
Wenpin was a general in the army, his status was only lower than Liu Biao and Cai Mao, and on the same level as Huang Zu, so he spoke rudely.
"I don't even think about it. Even if your weak Jiangxia soldiers succeed in ambushing Gan Ning, how much will it hurt Gan Ning? If they go out to pursue in the forest, they will definitely defeat you again when Jiangdong's army recovers!"
"It's ridiculous that when Gan Ning fought back, you thought he was weak and you even ordered an all-out march, not knowing that you had fallen into someone else's trap!"
"If you follow Kong Ming's wise brother's plan and fake defeat again and lead Gan Ning's army here, and my army cuts off his retreat, the main force of Gan Ning will be completely wiped out under a pincer attack between the two armies."
Huang Zu's face turned the color of pig liver, and he glared at Wenpin fiercely but didn't know how to refute. How could Wenpin be afraid of him? Wenpin stared back at Huang Zu and snorted coldly.
"I will report to the Lord and the General truthfully what happened this time. Governor Huang, please take care of yourself."
"You! Humph! Wenpin, just wait for me!"
Huang Zu was so angry that he waved his sleeves and walked away.
Wenpin snorted, turned around and patted Zhuge Liang's shoulder gently and said.
"My virtuous brother is a great talent. It's a pity to work under Huang Zu. After Jiangxia is retaken, I will impeach Huang Zu to my lord and recommend my virtuous brother to succeed Jiangxia as the governor."
Zhuge Liang did not intervene in the dispute between Huang Zu and Wenpin from beginning to end, and he could not speak due to his official position.
After listening to Wenpin's words, Zhuge Liang was a little grateful. He could tell that Wenpin really thought so. But he also knows that in Jingzhou, family and seniority are very important. The Zhuge family has been declining in recent years, and his qualifications are still far behind. Even if Jiangxia is recaptured, the Jiangxia prefect will not be able to take his turn.
"Thank you, General Wen."
Wenpin chuckled.
"No matter what you're thanking, it's all for doing things for the Lord. We big men will still need you to do more in the future!"
Zhuge Liang cupped his fists and bowed.
"I will try my best!"
Nodding, Wenpin turned to look at Jiang Dongjun, who had already chased them all, and his face became serious.
"There are a bit few people. They are dealing with prisoners. I think these soldiers and horses are enough to take care of Huang Zu."
Wenpin pulled out the long sword from his waist and shouted at the soldiers.
"Kill! Don't let Gan Ning go!"
The eyes of Wenpin's soldiers lit up, and they raised their weapons in response to their general.
"kill!"
