Zhou Yu said: "Why do you have to choose a date for revenge? How long will it take?"
Both Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu were trusted ministers, and the weight of their words was the same. However, they did not agree on this matter, so Sun Quan hesitated. When he was embarrassed, Pingbei Captain Lu Meng asked to see him and told Sun Quan: "I have been guarding the mouth of Longqiu Water. Suddenly, a general claiming to be Gan Ning came and surrendered. I was afraid that he was pretending to surrender, so I asked him carefully. He was named Xingba. He was from Linjiang, Ba County. He had read some poems and knew something about it. History, with great strength, likes to travel far and wide. He often summons some desperadoes to roam the rivers and lakes, with a Tongling hanging around his waist. When people hear this sound, they know that he is coming, and they all give way. He also uses Xichuan Brocade as a boat. Fan, someone simply gave him another name, Jinfan Thief. One day he woke up and started to change his evil ways to good, and led everyone to seek refuge with Liu Biao. He served under Liu Biao and found that Liu Biao was weak and incompetent. Therefore, he came to Dongwu, but was left by Huang Zu to use in Xiakou. When we attacked Huang Zu before, Huang Zu was able to save Xiakou because he used Gan Ning's force. His contribution was great. But Huang Zu was stingy, treated him badly, and was very arrogant. The governor Su Fei appreciated Gan Ning and recommended him to Huang Zu many times. But Huang Zu said that Gan Ning was just a little thief in the river, how could he be reused? ! After Gan Ning heard about it, he always held a grudge. After Su Fei knew what he meant, he held banquets at home several times and invited him to his home. He said to him, I recommended you to the lord several times, but the lord would not listen. , It's a pity. If this continues, your future will definitely be delayed. Life is short, and you should find a place where you can use your talents. I will protect you as the magistrate of Zhu County, and you can start planning to leave. So Gan Ning He passed through Xiakou and went to Jiangdong, but he was very afraid of Jiangdong because he had saved Huang Zu and killed Ling Cao, so he told me this. I told him that our lord is thirsty for talents. He didn’t know how to hold grudges, and at that time everyone was his own master, so how could he hate something like this? So Gan Ning led everyone across the river to pay homage to the lord, hoping that the lord would weigh in and make a decision."
Sun Quan was very happy after hearing this and said: "If I get Gan Ning, then there is hope to defeat Huangzu!" So he asked Lu Meng to bring Gan Ning to meet him.
After paying homage, Sun Quan said: "Gan Ning came here and won my heart. I am very happy. How can there be any reason to hold grudges? Please don't have any doubts. I hope you can tell me how to defeat Huang Zu."
Gan Ning said: "The strength of the Han Dynasty is now coming to an end. Cao Cao will eventually usurp the power of the Han Dynasty. The land of Jingzhou will also be plotted by Cao Cao. Liu Biao has no foresight and his son is very stubborn. He cannot Inheriting his legacy, I hope Ming Gong will plot against Liu Biao as soon as possible. If it is too late, then Cao Cao will take advantage. Now we should attack Huang Zu first. Huang Zu is now old, and he is very powerful and likes to take advantage. , It is also not good for the local people. The people all complain. The warships have not been repaired for a long time, and there is no strict discipline in the army. If Ming Gong attacks him, he will be defeated easily. After defeating Huang Zu, continue west Go in, occupy the Chu Pass, and then plot against Bashu, and then the hegemony will be established."
After hearing this, Sun Quan was flattered and exclaimed: "These are really words as precious as gold and jade!" So he appointed Zhou Yu as the governor-general, commanding the navy and army, Lu Meng as the vanguard, Dong Xi and Gan Ning as deputy generals, and set off Conquer Huang Zu.
Huang Zu had already reported the situation in Jiangdong to Jiangxia. Huang Zu quickly gathered people to discuss, and appointed Su Fei as general, Chen Jiu and Deng Long as vanguards, and called on all the soldiers and horses in Jiangxia to resist the enemies of Jiangdong.
Chen Jiu and Deng Long each led a team of sterns to intercept the mouth of Miangkou. They each set up more than a thousand strong bows and crossbows on the sterns, and tied large ropes to the sterns on the water.
The soldiers and horses of Soochow arrived, the drums on the sterns were beating, and the bows and crossbows were fired. The soldiers did not dare to move forward and retreated several miles back through the waterway.
Gan Ning considered the situation and said to Dong Xi: "Now that things have reached such a point, we have to move forward." After saying this, he selected hundreds of small boats, each of which could transport fifty elite soldiers, and twenty people came. While rowing the boat, the others wore armor and held copper knives in their hands. They did not avoid bows and arrows and galloped directly in the direction of the boat.
When they arrived nearby, Gan Ning immediately jumped on the boat, cut the rope, and hacked Deng Long to death. Chen knew Gan Ning's strength and knew he was no match for him, so he abandoned the boat and ran away quickly.
After Lü Meng saw it, he jumped from the boat, raised his oar, rushed into the fleet, set off a large fire to burn the enemy ships, and Chen hurriedly waited to go ashore. Lü Meng quickly rushed to the nearby place and took care of his chest. Cut it with a knife and kill it.
By the time Su Fei arrived with reinforcements, all the generals from Soochow had already arrived ashore, and they swarmed forward, unstoppable.
Huang Zu's army was defeated, and Su Fei had no choice but to flee. He happened to meet Pan Zhang, the general of Soochow. The two fought for less than a few rounds before they were captured alive by the opponent and were taken to Sun Quan on the ship.
Sun Quan ordered the people around him to imprison him until Huang Zu was captured alive and beheaded them all.
Mobilize the three armies to attack Xiakou day and night.
Under Jiangdong's fierce attack, Huang Zu was defeated and perished. He knew that Jiangxia could no longer defend it, so he left the city and fled towards Jingzhou.
Gan Ning had already calculated that Huang Zu would definitely go to Jingzhou, and he ambushed some soldiers and horses near the east gate. As expected, he encountered Huang Zu leading a dozen cavalry to break out. Not long after walking out, he heard a shout, and Gan Ning led the ambush. The crowd came out and surrounded Huang Zu and others.
Huang Zudao: "You were under my account before, and I never neglected you. Why are you forcing me so hard!"
Gan Ning sneered: "When I was in Jiangxia, I made a lot of achievements, but you thought I was a little thief. Now look at yourself. Compared with you, who is the little thief? What else do you have?" Talk!"
Huang Zu knew that Gan Ning would not let him go, so he turned his horse's head and ran away. Gan Ning rushed away from the soldiers and rushed over. He only heard a noise behind him and saw some more cavalry coming. The leader was Cheng. general.
Gan Ning was afraid that the other party would take the credit, so he quickly drew his bow and arrow and shot Huang Zu from behind. Huang Zu was struck by the arrow and fell from his horse. Gan Ning hurried over and cut off his head, then returned to join forces with Cheng Pu and went to see Sun Quan together.
After offering Huang Zu's head, Sun Quan ordered it to be packed in a wooden box and sacrificed to his father in front of the Jiangdong mourning hall. He seriously injured the three armies and promoted Gan Ning to the rank of captain. At the same time, he discussed dividing his troops to guard Xiakou.
Zhang Zhaodao: "Jiangxia is an isolated city and cannot be defended. Why don't we retreat to Jiangdong. Liu Biao knows that we have defeated Huang Zu, and he will definitely come to take revenge. If we wait for work, we will definitely be able to defeat Liu Biao. After Liu Biao's failure, we took advantage of the momentum to attack Jingzhou. Then Jingzhou will also become our territory."
Sun Quan followed this suggestion and returned to Jiangdong, abandoning Jiangxia.
