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Chapter 380 Huang Zhong Seeks Medical Treatment, Jiangdong Bully

Overnight, Prince Lie's Palace, which was once bustling with people, became deserted again.

Guan Yu went alone to take up the post of governor of Bingzhou; Zhang Fei, accompanied by the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun and Fa Zheng, rushed to Yanzhou and took up the post of governor of Yanzhou; Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai went to Xuzhou together and took up the post of governor of Xuzhou, with Xi Zhicai as his military advisor; Zhang He and Lu Su went to Jizhou, with Lu Su assisting Zhang He as his military advisor; Xu Rong became governor of Youzhou, and Fa Zheng was his military advisor;

At the gate of the palace, Gu Rubing watched them leave one by one, smiling and waving to them. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were the last to leave. The two of them had followed Gu Rubing since their humble days and were sworn brothers with the deepest feelings. Gu Rubing waved his hand, signaling them to hurry up, after all, they were the farthest apart.

But the two of them lingered at the gate of the palace, unwilling to leave for a long time. Seeing this, Gu Rubing walked to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, touched Red Hare and Wuyun Taxue respectively, and then spoke.

"The book says that all good things must come to an end."

Gu Rubing looked at the two of them with a bright smile.

"Don't be afraid. The book also says that we will meet again somewhere in the world. Today's separation is just for a better reunion. Go!"

Gu Rubing said this, turned around and walked up the stairs, waved his hand with his back to the two of them, and they both clasped their fists and spoke loudly.

"Brother, take care!"

After saying that, the two men turned their horses around and set off, one heading northwest and the other heading north.

Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci followed behind Gu Rubing without saying a word. Parting is always sad.

Not only the five of them, but also Liu Qi from Jingzhou and Ma Chao from Liangzhou sent messages. Not long after they left, a letter from Yuzhang County was delivered to Gu Rubing's palace.

Gu Rubing didn't pay much attention to it. He opened it and started to read it. The more he read, the more he couldn't hide his smile. The owner of the letter was none other than Huang Zhong, one of the Five Tiger Generals and now the prefect of Yuzhang County. Gu Rubing was also very familiar with the content of the letter, which asked Huang Zhong to save his son.

Gu Rubing had some understanding about Huang Zhong's son. He died young due to congenital heart disease, colds, and severe lung disease. In today's era, these can be described as terminal illnesses. Congenital heart disease alone is enough, and there are also colds and lung disease. Any one of these is fatal, and now they have appeared in one person. It would be strange if he didn't die.

Last time, Gu Rubing intended to show Huang Zhong that he had a miracle doctor under his command. Huang Zhong did not show any emotion at that time, so Gu Rubing thought he was too late and that Huang Zhong's son had died long ago. But now looking back, he should not have been terminally ill at that time. In addition, Gu Rubing was still an outsider to them at that time, so he did not mention it.

"Let Dr. Hua Tuo come to my place, bring the Bai Li soldiers, and we will go to Yuzhang County."

"promise!"

Zhao Yun did not hesitate at all in response to Gu Rubing's request and went to do it. Gu Rubing was excited as he was about to gather all the Five Tiger Generals. Although Huang Zhong nominally belonged to Gu Rubing now, because Huang Zhong belonged to Liu Qi and Liu Qi was his subordinate, there is a saying that goes, the vassal of your vassal is not your vassal. This is why Gu Rubing could not view Huang Zhong's panel.

Only if Huang Zhong recognizes Gu Rubing can his panel be seen by Gu Rubing.

Soon, Hua Tuo, Zhao Yun and the Bai Li soldiers gathered. Neither Zhao Yun nor Hua Tuo asked what they were going to do. They just quietly followed Gu Rubing on the journey to Yuzhang County.

The shortest way to go from Qingzhou to Yuzhang County is to pass through Yanzhou, Xuzhou, the southeastern part of Yuzhou, and then cross Lujiang County and Jiujiang County of Yangzhou to reach Yuzhang. The safest way is to pass through Yanzhou, the southeastern part of Yuzhou, enter Jingzhou, and then enter Yuzhang from Changsha.

Gu Rubing would definitely choose to go faster, even if it would only take one or two days faster. But at such a critical moment, even an hour is very precious.

Two days later, Gu Rubing led his troops straight into Jiujiang County. The news was immediately passed on to the troops near Chengde Military Town by the garrison stationed on the border.

When Gan Ning heard that Liu Bei had entered Lujiang County with several thousand infantrymen, his eyes lit up. He was already resentful of being forced to retreat in Yuzhang County last time. Later, when he returned to Wu County and heard that Sun Jian and Liu Bei had made peace, this general, who had been known as the bully of Jiangdong since his youth, became even more angry. So he took the initiative to ask for orders to come here to supervise the army and deal with the battlefield.

He stayed there for nearly four months. Just as his work was about to be completed and he was about to return to Wujun, he encountered Liu Bei leading his troops into the country, and heading straight for Chengde. Gan Ning could not help it and gathered tens of thousands of soldiers under his command to stop Liu Bei. The deputy general at the side saw this and tried to dissuade him.

"General, the lord and Liu Bei have signed a ceasefire agreement. If you attack Liu Bei now, I'm afraid the war will break out again!"

Unexpectedly, Gan Ning looked at the deputy general with a look full of disdain.

"Who said I was going to attack him? We've already signed a ceasefire agreement. I'm not stupid. I just invited him here to talk."

As Gan Ning spoke, he rode out on his horse.

"Soldiers, follow me! Let's go meet the legendary big-eared thief. I want to see if he has three heads and six arms, or if he has something more than others!"

The deputy general was too late to stop him and could only call for a rider beside him.

"Tell the lord about Liu Bei leading his troops into Yangzhou and General Gan leading his troops to besiege Liu Bei. Quick! Eight hundred miles!"

After saying that, he quickly followed the direction Gan Ning left. Liu Bei had only a few thousand cavalry, while the regular army here had as many as 50,000. The deputy general was really afraid that Gan Ning would kill Liu Bei on impulse. It was not that Gan Ning was incapable of doing so, as he was a famous overlord in Jiangdong when he was young.

Unlike Sun Ce, the Little Overlord of Jiangdong, Gan Ning was actually an Overlord. It was not a compliment. It was not until he joined the army that his situation improved and he was no longer the same as before.

If Gan Ning really killed Liu Bei here, or did something out of line to Liu Bei, Yangzhou would be doomed to face crazy revenge from Liu Bei's subordinates, with disastrous consequences.

Gan Ning and Liu Bei met ten miles north of Shouchun County. When Gan Ning saw that there were really only a few thousand people behind Gu Rubing, he couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, isn't this our Lie Wang?"

Gan Ning said this while clasping his fists and bowing towards Gu Rubing. Even if it was luggage, Gu Rubing looked at Gan Ning and thought for a long time. He found that it seemed that only Gan Ning could match the general in front of him, and both of them were using swords. Only then was he sure that the person in front of him was Gan Ning. Without waiting for Zhao Yun to respond, Gan Ning spoke again.

“What? You’ve become a crappy prince, why don’t you just show off in your own little piece of land? Why do you come to Yangzhou to show off? Is Qingzhou too small to accommodate you? Hahahaha.” Gan Ning’s words made the soldiers behind him laugh. The general next to him just clasped his fists and bowed to Gu Rubing, without any other action. How could Zhao Yun stand to hear others mocking Gu Rubing, and immediately wanted to drive his horse forward to fight Gan Ning, but was stopped by Gu Rubing.

"General Gan, I am only going to Yuzhang County and passing through Lujiang. I have no other intentions."

"Passing by? How do we know if you are just passing by? What if you come to Yangzhou for no good purpose? We need to check."

Gan Ning sneered and looked at Liu Bei with disdain. He was just waiting for Liu Bei to make the first move so that he would have a reason to attack Liu Bei. Although Gan Ning was reckless, he still had this in mind.

Gu Rubing just smiled slightly in response to Gan Ning's provocation.

"Check? Check for what?"

As he spoke, Gu Rubing's face turned cold.

"Who are you?"

"you!"

Gan Ning was stunned by Gu Rubing's words. What was going on? Why was he suddenly scolding him?

"Who are you? You are not worthy to talk to me. It's fine that you didn't dismount and salute me, but you dared to insult and provoke me. Even your master didn't dare to do this to me. He had to salute me according to the Han etiquette. Who do you think you are? Do you want Jiangdong and I to go to war again?"

Gu Rubing's voice was not loud, but it was extremely majestic. With just a few words, Gan Ning was shocked. Veins bulged on Gan Ning's face, but he did not dare to refute.

"Why don't you dismount and salute?!"

Zhao Yun suddenly raised the Longdan Silver Spear and pointed it directly at Gan Ning. The overwhelming murderous aura was so overwhelming that Gan Ning shivered in this hot summer.

But Gan Ning was a veteran after all, and after the initial shock, he quickly found himself again.

"So what if we start a war? Do you really think I'm afraid of you? Today, as long as I give the order, you, that pretty boy, and thousands of your men will all die here!"

Gan Ning ignored Zhao Yun's threat, drew out his ancient ingot sword, rode his horse and paced slowly in front of the formation. With an army of 50,000 against an army of 4,000, Gan Ning had never fought such a powerful battle before. He would not fight casually. When the time came, he would capture Liu Bei alive and bring him back to Wujun. Even if the generals under his command wanted to attack Jiangdong, they would have to consider Liu Bei's safety first.

Gan Ning couldn't help laughing when he thought of this. He thought he had found the best solution, which was to capture Liu Bei alive and use Liu Bei as a threat to force them not to attack Yangzhou again. Then, with Liu Bei's power, he could consume Cao Cao, and finally they would reap the benefits.

Thinking of this, Gan Ning had even imagined the scene of himself being crowned king and appointed prime minister, but the next moment, he felt as if a hunter was staring at him. Looking up, he saw a team of more than a hundred people appearing on the hillside in the distance, all holding bows and arrows and carrying crossbows on their waists.

The hillside was not far from them, only less than a hundred meters away. From here, Gan Ning discovered that more than twenty people had already aimed at him.

"Oh, what, you want to shoot me?"

Gan Ning continued to taunt, intending to provoke the other party, so that he would have a legitimate reason to take action.

"Well, I've never heard of such a request."

Gu Rubing raised his hand and then suddenly dropped it. The archers on the hillside all shot arrows, but their target was not Gan Ning, but the army behind him. Gan Ning looked at the arrows flying at him from a distance, and he seemed to have fallen into a state of madness. His eyes were bloodshot and his right hand tightly grasped the ancient ingot knife. As long as one soldier died from the arrow, he would immediately launch an attack.

As the arrows fell, the scene he had expected did not appear. The moment the arrows hit the ground, a huge force burst out in all directions with the arrows as the center. The enormous power made the soldiers around the arrows bloody. With the arrows as the center, all the soldiers within a radius of more than ten feet were killed, and the soldiers outside ten feet were also injured to varying degrees.

In total, more than a hundred such arrows fell. Although some were blocked, they still exploded, engulfing all the nearby soldiers into the realm of death.

The arrow closest to Gan Ning landed next to Gan Ning's deputy general. The deputy general who was sent to deliver a letter to Sun Jian did not dodge and slashed the arrow with his sword. The next moment, he was buried in the sea of ​​fire. Before his death, the deputy general stared at Gan Ning. If it weren't for him, he should have dealt with the matter of Dejun Town immediately and rushed back to Jiangdong. His family was waiting for him at home. The deputy general clenched his fists and stared at Gan Ning. He died without closing his eyes.

Gan Ning was also blown away by the huge force, but he was far away and at the front of the line, so the huge force only knocked him over and did not cause any other damage.

Before the Wu army could react, the captain of the roving crossbows on the mountain nearby pulled the arrows again, ready to wait for Gu Rubing's order to try again.

Gan Ning looked at everything in front of him, his face full of disbelief. Wasn't that just an ordinary arrow with something tied to the tip? Why was it so lethal that one arrow could kill nearly ten people and disrupt the enemy's formation?

The moment he felt the danger coming, Gan Ning subconsciously raised his knife to block, but was hit in the abdomen by the tail of a spear. The severe pain made him unable to even stand up. Zhao Yun rode his horse to Gan Ning's side and looked at him with contempt.

"This is a lesson for you. Remember, if you dare to disrespect my master again, I will kill you with my own hands."

After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he walked away without even looking at Gan Ning who was lying on the ground. The other soldiers began to riot, but their commander was knocked to the ground and their deputy commander was dead. They had no command and could only hold up their spears and shields and watch Gu Rubing and the others leave.

After Gu Rubing and the others walked away, a few soldiers noticed Gan Ning sitting on the ground and reached out to support him, but were pushed away by Gan Ning. Gan Ning looked at Gu Rubing who had already walked away, and could not help but clenched his fists with no expression on his face.

That evening, Sun Jian received an urgent military letter from Lujiang, which was sent eight hundred miles away. The angry Sun Jian tore the letter to pieces. Sun Ce looked at the furious Sun Jian and couldn't help feeling puzzled. Last time, even when Chengde was defeated, Sun Jian was not so angry, but this time he was so furious.

"This scoundrel! I originally thought he went to Chengde to temper his character, but now he has caused me this kind of trouble!"

Sun Jian said angrily. When Sun Ce heard the words "di hooligans" and "Cheng De", he immediately knew who it was. Who else could it be other than Gan Ning, whose courtesy name was Xingba? Sun Jian loved and hated him. He had disobeyed military orders more than once, but Sun Jian was reluctant to give up this fierce general and just reprimanded him every time. As a result, this time, he caused such a big disaster for Sun Jian, and it might even trigger a war between the two princes.

(End of this chapter)