A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 415 God has not failed me. I am willing to dominate. Today I will become famous by resisting Cao.

Nanyang County, Xinye
"The Zhennan General's Office issued an edict, appointing Gan Ning, a native of Linjiang in Ba County, Yizhou, as the governor of Nanyang and the general of Beizhonglang. He sent 50,000 Jingzhou troops to station in Xinye to resist Cao Cao and occupy the enemy in the north.

He appointed Pang Tong as the commander of the general's office, Shi Canjun, and the Cheng of Nanyang County, to assist the Nanyang governor in defending the enemy. He appointed Zhang Yun as the supervisor of the army, responsible for the food, pay, and supplies of the 50,000-strong army..."

"Subordinate Gan Ning takes the order!"

Gan Ning, who was dressed in a brocade robe, with a bronze complexion and thick eyebrows and big eyes, excitedly took the seal and ribbon from the Nanyang Prefect and the talisman from the Beizhong Lang General. Along with it, the jingling copper ring on his waist moved. The bell seems to also set off the owner's mood.

Finally, I, Gan Ning, have a chance to show off my ambitions. Gan Ning kept shouting in his heart. God knows how long he has been looking forward to this day.

When he was young, he acted arbitrarily and saw the power of power, so he began to study hard and climbed up to the position of county magistrate step by step. In order to get ahead and set an example for his younger brothers, he decisively joined Liu Jingzhou, who valued him more.

But he didn't expect that he would be defeated in the end. He had to be like a bereaved dog, leading his younger brothers to lick his wounds in Nanyang, hoping that Liu Jingzhou would reuse him and make new achievements.

But his good luck seemed to have run out. After three or four years of hunting and fishing every day, he still saw no signs of a comeback. On the contrary, those who boasted and talked about words were repeatedly promoted and re-employed.

For a while, he heard that Sun Quan, Liu Jingzhou's old enemy, was "recruiting handsome men and famous people" in Jiangdong. As long as they were talented people, he would choose them according to their talents.

He moved east to seek refuge with Sun Quan, so he sent no less than dozens of batches of his men to Jiangdong to find out the truth. The reports he received were "The people here are stupid and there are many officials, so come quickly."

As a result, all his luggage was packed, and Liu Jingzhou issued an edict, which made his one-year plan come to nothing. Brother Cao Ji turned into a phoenix. From an inconspicuous little general, he directly jumped to the second general of Jingzhou who was comparable to Huang Zu. .

Why should he vote for Sun Quan's son? Liu Jingzhou is his most loyal master.

Gan Ning didn't care about Pang Tong and Zhang Yun who were assigned to him by Liu Biao. As long as he had official positions and didn't break up the 800 people under his command, he could say anything.

There is no need to say more about Pang Tong. Zhang Yun was the nephew of Liu Biao's wife and concubine, Mrs. Cai, and could be considered one of his own. He was sent by Liu Biao specifically to suppress Gan Ning.

Under Liu Biao's instructions, he would not rashly intervene in military matters and could only observe the matter. However, he had an absolute say in the distribution of grain and grass.

July 21

Cao's army's vanguard, 30,000 men led by general Xia Houyuan, arrived at Juiyang County, Nanyang County, and further downstream was Xinye.

After Pang Tong's analysis, Cao's army was too powerful to be defeated, so some small strategies were needed.

But Gan Ning didn't think so. There were only 30,000 Cao's forward troops now, and the follow-up army would still have five or six days to arrive. With 50,000 men, he could defeat them no matter what with his own bravery.

These 30,000 forward troops should be dealt with first, so that even if 70,000 Cao's troops arrive later, they can still hold on for more than three months with a small difference in troop strength ratio.

Pang Tong thought carefully and thought it was feasible, but if he wanted to have an absolute advantage, these 30,000 people would have to be wiped out. And if he could capture Juiyang in the end, his side would have absolute defense depth.

Although Gan Ning is from Yizhou, his ancestral home is Nanyang, and the Jingzhou army is mostly locals, so it has a much better terrain advantage than Cao Cao.

The two kept discussing in the military tent and finally decided on a strategy.

July 22
Gan Ning led 10,000 people and set up camp on the south bank of the Juishui River in the south of Juoyang. He constantly sent soldiers across the bank to provoke Cao's army in the city.

"Haha, it turns out that Cao Jun is a group of eunuchs without sex. Your grandfather and I are here, why don't we dare to come out and fight?
Aren't you amazing? An army of 100,000 people, I'm so scared. Did you see it? Your opponent is here, only 10,000 people. I heard that you have 30,000 people. Why, 30,000 people are afraid of 10,000 people?

If you are afraid of this, why bother fighting? Just go home and take care of your children. I think an army of 100,000 is nothing more than this. Or is this an instruction from your Cao Sikong?
No wonder, after I heard that Cao Sikong was an eunuch, it was understandable that he did such a shameless thing, but is it true that you are the same?

I heard that your General Xiahou is a member of Cao Sikong's clan, and I was puzzled. Cao Sikong's surname was obviously Cao, so how could he be related to the Xiahou family? Could it be..."

"Yeah, yeah, right and left, put on your armor with me, I'm going to go down and tear these gullible villains to pieces!!!"

Xia Houyuan, who was more than eight feet tall, broad-shouldered and round, had never heard such filthy and straightforward curse words. He always only scolded other people, and no one else scolded him.

And they not only scolded themselves, but also scolded Cao Cao. This was something he couldn't bear. Cao Cao's reputation as an eunuch was originally his fault. Ever since Cao Cao ascended to the position of Sikong, occupied two states, and controlled the government, there has been no No one dares to mention his reputation as an eunuch anymore.

After all, no one wants to accept the wrath of a prince who plays a decisive role in the world, and those who are against Cao Cao are scholars with basic education. Although the words they say are ugly, they are all roundabout. When can he be so straightforward?
That is to say, this group of Jinfan thieves under Gan Ning can tell that with the basic life experiences of Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan provided by Pang Tong, this group of old thieves can naturally perform exceptionally well, but it has to be said that this trick is indeed It works.

Seeing Cao's army angrily leading his troops out of Juiyang out of the city, with 30,000 troops out of sight, preparing to cross the river, Gan Ning smiled proudly and said to Pang Tong:

"Pang Canjun, how are you? These old brothers of mine are pretty good, aren't they? Even though they are only good at talking, they are also a group of veterans on the battlefield."

Pang Tong responded with a smile: "Prefect Gan is very capable. Most generals are not as brave as you, nor can they train and lead troops as well as you. Now some people praise you as Huang Zu's second, which shows that you deserve the title." "

"Hahaha" Gan Ning was very proud and boasted: "Now I am Huang Zu's second best. When I defeat Cao Cao, Huang Zu will not be able to compare with me. Some people will definitely call Huang Zu the second best of Gan Xingba." .”

Pang Tong did not pay attention to Gan Ning's complacency, but reminded him: "Prefect, Cao's army is coming."

"Go, give the order to Lao Yang and the others, stop scolding, it's time to serve the food."

"Yes, boss."

Xia Houyuan, who forcibly recruited civilian boats to cross the river, looked at the Jinfan thieves jumping up and down on the river with a gloomy face, and said rudely: "Jump, after a while, you won't be able to jump anymore."

In order to successfully cross the river, Xia Houyuan personally commanded a thousand elite troops to cross the river first and take up positions on the other side, and then the following troops came over in batches.

Due to the temporary recruitment, only more than a thousand people can be transported at one time. In addition to transportation, Cao Jun is also preparing to build a pontoon bridge by boat.

Three poles high in the sun, Cao Jun passed by almost 7,000 people. Seeing that the Jingzhou Army was overwhelming and did not attack, Xiahou Yuan became more and more contemptuous of the Jingzhou Army general opposite, thinking that he did not understand military knowledge.

Suddenly, the Jingzhou Army rushed down from the hillside and covered the mountains and plains.

Xia Houyuan did not panic. He had expected it. He immediately set up a formation and defended himself against the water.

It is not surprising that Xia Houyuan despised the Jingzhou army, because Jingzhou has always been synonymous with weakness in the eyes of outsiders. Previously, Sun Jian only relied on tens of thousands of troops to defeat Liu Biao until he could not take care of himself.

After that, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, and Sun Quan attacked many times, but they refused to fight back or retaliate when they were scolded.

In the eyes of Cao Jun who went out to fight this time, Jingzhou could be defeated in one battle.

The battle continues.

Under the command of Xia Houyuan, Cao's army of 8,000 men defended without leakage. No matter how the Jingzhou army attacked, they could not shake Cao's solid formation.

At this time, there were 10,000 Jingzhou troops attacking the south bank. Seeing that they could not attack, Pang Tong sent another 10,000 troops, but they were still in a stalemate.

"Report to the general, assuming the pontoon bridge is successful, the army is crossing the river in sequence."

Xiahou Yuan was very happy to receive the report from his men. Since then, with the continuous flow of Cao's troops crossing the river, Cao's army's line has become more stable.

Thirty thousand or forty thousand, the number of people added to the Jingzhou army rose to 40,000, but not only failed to shake Cao Jun's formation, but were pushed back dozens of steps by Cao Jun.

"Haha, the Jingzhou Army is really nothing more than this. The name of a weak soldier is indeed not groundless." Xiahou Yuan, who had never seen an enemy with such a weak combat power, felt like he was beating a child.

"Send the order and order Xiahou Qi to lead his elite troops to attack the enemy's left flank. We must open a breakthrough for our army!"

"Order."

Just when the 40,000-strong Jingzhou Army's front line was about to be penetrated by the 20,000-strong Cao Army who had already crossed the river, Pang Tong stood on the hillside behind the Jingzhou Army, looked down the river, and murmured: "Here we come!"

"Jingle Bell!!"

Waves of shaking sounds of copper bells sounded from the lower reaches of the Qishui River.

"Brothers, fame and fortune are yours now, come and kill me!!!"

Only dozens of sterns, more than 20 fighting ships, and dozens of large ships that could travel on the water were seen coming from the lower reaches of the water.

This is the Xiangyang Navy. Yes, the Jingzhou Infantry is indeed weak. One hundred thousand Jingzhou Infantry may not be able to defeat the 50,000 infantry who often fight fiercely in the Central Plains, but the Jingzhou Navy is indeed unique in the world.

"boom!!"

The warships of the Jingzhou Army directly broke the pontoon bridge that Cao Jun had assumed.

"Spaceship!!"

Led by Gan Ning himself and composed of eight hundred brocade sail thieves as the core, the ship-seizing navy threw out dense flying hooks, jumped onto Cao Jun's ship, and captured them one by one.

Soon, all Cao's troops on the water were captured by the Jingzhou navy. Gan Ning ordered the ships to stay away from the river bank, and then continued to shoot at Cao's troops on both sides of the Feishui River.

The thousands of Cao Cao troops on the north bank of the Feishui River were fine and could run away, but the more than 20,000 Cao Cao troops on the south bank of the Feishui River were attacked from both sides and their formation was in chaos.

The morale of Cao's army fell to an absolute low. They were defeated, completely defeated. Cao's army on the south bank was like a group of flies escaping in all directions, and their lives were constantly taken away by the Jingzhou army.

"Retreat, general, retreat quickly. If we don't retreat, we won't be able to leave."

Under the cover of his own soldiers, Xia Houyuan led the remaining thousands of people to rush north. The Jingzhou army could not resist this group of death-seeking soldiers, and they pierced the line and ran away.

However, this battle was very fruitful. The Jingzhou army beheaded 4,000 Cao soldiers and captured more than 10,000 prisoners.

Because 10,000 soldiers had already crossed the river from the lower reaches, the Jingzhou army took advantage of Xiahou Yuan's 30,000 Cao troops to leave the city and cross the river, and then were unable to return, and directly attacked Juiyang City, which had only one or two thousand defenders left in the city.

With the capture of Juiyang City, the Jingzhou Army obviously had more choices.

When Xiahou Yuan fled back to Cao's army, there were only a few hundred soldiers left behind him.

Facing Cao Cao, whose face was as black as coal, Xia Houyuan, an eight-foot-tall man, shed tears of grievance like a child.

After repeated persuasion by the generals, Cao Cao exempted Xia Houyuan from the death penalty and rewarded him with fifty military sticks.

July 27
Cao Cao's 70,000-strong army approached the city of Juiyang and launched an offensive in the north of the city.

Under the leadership of Gan Ning, the Jingzhou Army had 30,000 soldiers in Tuoyang, relying on the Jingzhou Navy on the Tuoyang River to defend.

Pang Tong, on the other hand, publicized Cao Cao's crime of massacring the people, and led 20,000 to 30,000 terrified soldiers and civilians of Xinye to continuously build up Xinye's city defenses.

(End of this chapter)