Gan Ning was the vanguard and led 3,000 soldiers and horses to three miles away from the Han River. He ordered Chen Dao to lead 100 soldiers and horses to the river bank to find out the news. Chen Dao returned and replied to Gan Ning: "There are beacon towers set up by the Chu army on both sides of the river. , don’t approach lightly, but there is no war in Chu land, but there are many merchant ships moving around in the river."
"good!"
It's good to have merchant ships. "Go to the preparation site quickly and hire a few large ships. Fill the large ships with cargo and find a more secluded shore to stop."
Chen Dao was a little worried: "General, if we use large-scale ships to go north, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the Chu army. Besides, our officers and soldiers all have northern accents, and the Chu army will investigate closely as soon as they hear this."
"You've got the right idea."
Gan Ning looked at Chen Dao with satisfaction, nodded and said: "Our officers and soldiers are all from the north. They are not used to the water on the ship, let alone water fighting. It is easy for the Chu army to see their flaws, but don't forget, on the ship What was my nickname, Gan Ning, before I defected to the emperor!"
Chen Dao suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Jinfan thief!"
Gan Ning laughed loudly: "I led eight hundred brothers up and down the Yangtze River and gained a great reputation. If it hadn't been for the emperor to take him in, I don't know what would have happened! Over the years, there are still five hundred of my eight hundred brothers. In this battle, I It was specially brought here, this is why the Emperor asked me to fight as a vanguard for this purpose, and this is where my confidence lies."
Chen Dao said: "So that's it. The general's subordinates were all from the south. They were accustomed to water and spoke the southern language, so they would not arouse the Chu army's vigilance."
Gan Ning: "Well, prepare quickly. We will also bring Liu Bei across the river in white clothes."
Chen Dao quickly went to prepare.
There were many people on the river who specialized in renting and selling merchant ships. Chen Dao pretended to be a merchant from the north, rented five merchant ships somewhere, and took the ships with him to buy a ship of goods. , just filled the five cargo ships, and then took the receipt of the goods and the chartering certificate to park the ship at the shore that had been reserved.
Gan Ning led 500 people to wait here.
Due to the sensitivity here, no one dared to stay too long. Five hundred people quickly got on the boat, dressed in white, and headed towards the river area of the beacon tower.
"The boats in the river docked and stopped!"
"The boats in the river docked and stopped!"
As soon as we entered the river area, we heard the soldiers shouting orders from the shore. Gan Ning ordered the ship to move towards the shore. There were more than a dozen torches flashing at the mouth of the river. Several guerrilla captains were standing on the shore holding their swords. The guerrilla captain asked in a standard southern accent: "Where are you from? Boat, what are you going to do?”
Gan Ning smiled and said: "My lord, we are all merchants. We have purchased some goods and are going to transport them to the north. My lord, look..."
As he said that, Gan Ning waved his hand, and people on the left and right presented him with fifty taels of silver.
After receiving the benefit, the captain nodded: "The accent sounds like he's from the south, but our General Guan is at war in the north, so it's best not to cause trouble. Let's go!"
Gan Ning pointed at the wind blowing across the river and said with a wry smile: "Look, sir, there is a strong wind on the river. We were just about to find a place to take shelter. By chance, we heard your shout and came over. Why don't you let me wait?" Take shelter from the wind and wait until the wind passes before leaving. Of course, I will not wait in vain. The ship is carrying our local good wine. I am willing to donate some to reward our soldiers stationed in the mountains and forests."
The captain squinted his eyes and looked at the river. He saw that the wind was really strong. Seeing that Gan Ning was telling the truth and that there was good wine for him, he nodded and said, "That's fine. Then you can just dock."
Gan Ning and others were overjoyed.
He quickly docked the merchant ship, and then brought out fine wine for the soldiers to drink.
At about the second watch, five hundred soldiers dressed as merchants rushed out from the merchant ships and tied down all the Chu troops in the beacon tower without leaving a single one. Then Gan Ning asked his men to change into Chu army clothes and divide into two teams to deceive the Chu army from other beacon towers.
Because the Chu army was not well prepared.
Overnight, all the beacon towers along the coast were defrauded by Gan Ning, making no sound and no one noticed.
After pulling down the beacon tower, Gan Ning immediately ordered someone to report Zhang Xiu, while he led the vanguard of 3,000 soldiers and horses south quickly, heading towards the police as quickly as possible.
Because if we kill at this time, we may take the Public Security City by surprise.
When Zhang Xiu learned that Gan Ning had obtained the beacon tower, he was also overjoyed. He first released the Chu troops who had captured the beacon tower along the river, comforted them with good words, rewarded each of them heavily, and asked them to help him earn the gate of Nanzheng. , and then set fire to him.
As the saying goes: Money can make the world go round.
Under the dual test of Zhang Xiu's kindness and power, as well as the temptation of large amounts of money, the soldiers of the Chu army fell one after another and expressed their willingness to serve Emperor Dajing.
The army quickly moved northward and arrived three miles away from Nanjun City in the middle of the night.
Zhang Xiu ordered the Chu troops to go to the city to call the city. In order to show themselves well, these Chu soldiers came to the city to call the city very actively.
Since these people are all from Jingzhou, the soldiers in the city all know each other.
When he saw that his brother was back, he had no doubts and asked people to open the city gate. Zhang Xiu, who was behind, saw the city gate open and decisively ordered three thousand cavalry to charge.
In the southern area with complex water network, almost no one had seen the formation of a large-scale cavalry charge. When the thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded, they did not know what was sounding outside the dark city. No one immediately thought about it. Not to be on guard, but to watch curiously.
When countless cavalrymen with shiny armor rushed out of the night with murderous intent, the faces of the Chu army on top of the city suddenly changed, and they turned pale with shock. In an instant, they were frightened and stared blankly at the incredible scene in front of them.
For them, the scene was too shocking.
Ma Chao, Wei Yan and other generals rushed to the front, each leading their own cavalry to rush as fast as possible. Before the Chu troops could react, they rushed into Nanjun, the capital of the Chu state.
The soldiers in Chu Jing realized this and hurriedly beat their war drums to warn the whole city.
Mi Fang also woke up to the dull drums, not knowing what happened.
The guards outside rushed in hurriedly at this time, and reported in a panic: "Jing...Jingguo cavalry...Jingguo cavalry has entered the city."
"What?"
Mi Fang's shocked eyes widened to the point of confusion, and then he felt a cramp all over his body, and he sat down on the bed behind him, his whole body in a state of confusion.
He never imagined that Jingjun, who was fighting in the Central Plains, could appear in Nanjun? How did they cross the Han River lined with beacon towers? How could he appear so unnoticed in the rear of Chu State?
"General...general!"
Seeing that Mi Fang was stunned and silent, the guard spoke in a low voice.
Mi Fang swallowed her saliva, thought for a moment and said: "Quickly pass the message to General Guan Yu in the north and General Zhang Fei in the west, and quickly gather troops and horses to defend the palace."
"Here!"
The man hurriedly went down to prepare.
