When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 362 Returning in defeat
After Gan Ning, Guan Yu, Jian Yong and Qian Zhao finalized the content and process of the competition, Gan Ning, under the influence of alcohol, announced the good news to his subordinates.

Such news was enough to stun the most clear-headed people in the tribe. They shouted loudly, and some even clapped and laughed.

"The three Wang brothers are our nobles!"

"Ma Zhan and Shui Zhan, aren't they just giving us the wine-making skills?!"

"The thought of being able to taste this wine every day is truly a great joy in the world!"

The scene became increasingly noisy and bustling, like a group of people being on a hot pan. Every one of the tribesmen was toasting to celebrate. Even those who were drunk were dragged up by force and forced to accept the good news.

Gan Ning couldn't bear to watch this, thinking: "Although my brother has sent me a great gift, you should also be more restrained, right? This behavior is at best rubbing salt into someone's wounds, and at worst insulting my reputation for being generous and righteous!"

Gan Ning frowned more and more, the alcohol gradually faded away, and he coughed hard, "Cough cough!"

"Shut up, everyone!"

"We are drinking Brother Wang's fine wine. Can't fine wine stop you from talking? How can you say such things!"

Besides, what would the king and his subordinates think?

Gan Ning did not say the last sentence, but he looked meaningfully at the soldiers under Guan Yu's command. The soldiers did not say anything, but ate the food and drank the wine silently, and seemed to be pessimistic about the competition.

Gan Ning's voice silenced the anxious atmosphere again. The tribesmen lowered their heads and stopped talking loudly, but then whispers broke out again.

Gan Ning raised his eyebrows, stood up and beckoned to Guan Yu and Jian Yong, "Brother Changsheng, please move to the riverside. I still have many warriors on my boat who are capable of handling the competition."

"Good." Guan Yu nodded, and Qian Zhao and Jian Yong did not refuse.

Seeing Gan Ning stand up, Gan Ning's followers stood up shakily and staggered, fearing that they would fall at the slightest touch of the wind.

As for the soldiers under Guan Yu, they breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, they didn't have to stay in the same room with this group of guys.

Their movements were smooth and their steps were steady and firm.

Seeing that Guan Yu was about to leave with the others, the shopkeeper threw all his hesitation and gritted his teeth, walked quickly behind Guan Yu, and called out to him, "Lord Wang, please stay!"

"What?" Gan Ning asked dissatisfiedly.

Fortunately, Jian Yong reacted in time and used words like "fine wine" to fool Gan Ning.

Guan Yu asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

"My Lord," the shopkeeper said in a low voice that only he and Guan Yu could hear, "Please think twice. Gan Ning crisscrosses the waterways of Ba County, and no one in the county dares to provoke him! Ma Zhan also became famous at a young age. This will only harm you and your people, not benefit you!"

“Hahaha!” Guan Yu patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder and laughed loudly, “Shopkeeper, please be at ease. I have nothing to fear from Gan Ning!”

After saying this, Guan Yu walked away.

Watching Guan Yu's departing back, the shopkeeper lowered his head, shook his head and sighed, "What a pity, what a pity. Forget it, forget it, I have done my best, but why don't you listen?"

The shopkeeper turned around to clean up the tavern, but when he looked up, he saw the waiter who was cleaning the table standing there like a wooden stake.

This made the shop owner feel puzzled. His gaze moved to the waiter's face and saw the waiter's eyes wide open, as if he had seen something unbelievable. He couldn't help but wonder: Could it be vomit again?

He quickly rejected the idea.

The shopkeeper walked over quickly to take a look. His calm eyes suddenly widened to their maximum size, and his chapped lips trembled: "Is this... money? And... more than one table!"

"Money" The waiter came to his senses after being silent for a while. He asked stupidly, "Did Gan Ning give me money?"

"Why would the robbers give money if it wasn't for them?" The shopkeeper shook his head. He looked outside the door of the tavern, recalling every detail that had just happened. His tone gradually became more certain, "It must be the money left by the king and his followers."

The waiter sighed, "What a pity that such a person would mingle with Gan Ning's bandits."

The shopkeeper's brows relaxed. He rejected the waiter's words, "No, I think Wang Jun can definitely help us get rid of the thief."

"Ah?" The waiter looked at the shopkeeper in surprise, "Weren't you worried about Wang Jun just now? Why did you change your mind?"

"I feel it, I feel it." The shopkeeper laughed, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's clear the tables and chairs."

"Oh." The guy nodded.

An unknown amount of time had passed when the two of them cleaned up the leftovers, bowls, chopsticks and wine vessels on the table.

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door. The shopkeeper looked in the direction of the sound and saw several figures passing by the door of the tavern.

"What happened?" The shopkeeper stepped over the threshold and stopped a young man with some coins.

"Why are you rushing towards the city gate? What happened?"

The young man who received the coins was so happy that his eyebrows bent with laughter. However, when he heard the words of the shopkeeper, a trace of anxiety crept up on his eyebrows. He said in a very fast tone: "How can you be so ignorant? Gan Ning is going to go to war with others outside the city. How can we miss such a good thing?!"

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Gan Ning, riding on a tall horse, looked at Guan Yu with burning eyes. Even though there were many annoying people gathered not far away, it could not dispel his rare good mood.

He asked, "Brother Changsheng, do you remember the agreement for the first horse battle?"

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Of course I remember. The first one to cut off the opponent's flag wins."

"In that case, there is no need to say more." Gan Ning looked at Jian Yong, "Brother Wang, please announce the start of the competition."

"Good!" Jian Yong looked at Gan Ning deeply, and he actually felt a little pity for Gan Ning in his heart. He immediately cursed himself in his heart, Jian Xianhe, Jian Xianhe, this man has reaped the fruits of his own actions, why should I pity him!

Thoughts often only last for a moment. Jian Yong loudly announced the start of the competition.

Gan Ning was extremely alert and stared at Guan Yu, afraid of missing any of Guan Yu's subtle movements. Even though he felt he had a sure win, he did not dare to underestimate Guan Yu when the competition really came.

The previous plan for this competition was... no plan!

Use all your military strength, take advantage of the high speed of the horses, and defeat Guan Yu head-on!

coming!

The moment Guan Yu pulled up the reins and whipped his horse, Gan Ning suppressed all unnecessary thoughts in his mind. He rode out almost at the same time as Guan Yu, and roared, "Brothers, follow me! Whoever defeats Brother Changsheng will be rewarded with a thousand coins!!!"

"rush!"

More than thirty riders roared in response.

This made the people behind the city gate look worried. Although they did not recognize Wang Changsheng, they were too familiar with Gan Ning. They had heard that if Gan Ning lost, he might leave Ba County.

so.
Wang Changsheng, don’t lose!
This is the common expectation of the people, but Gan Ning has always been fierce. Can 'Wang Changsheng' who came from nowhere win?

There were more than one people who had such concerns, and some even made a conclusion immediately after seeing Gan Ning's momentum of charge.

"You can't win, you can't win. The county can't do anything to Gan Ning, let alone Wang Changsheng!"

"That's right."

Just as the people were feeling dejected, Gan Ning and Guan Yu, who were riding horses at full speed, were fighting each other, both holding long sticks.

The long sticks collided fiercely. Feeling the huge force coming from the sticks, Gan Ning's face suddenly changed. What a great power!

He looked at Guan Yu's face, and there was no ripple on Guan Yu's red face. !

How can it be?

You must know that I also used 80% to 90% of my strength!
He must be pretending to be calm!
Gan Ning gritted his teeth and used all the skills he had learned in his life to chop, poke and stab.
But no matter what skills he used, Guan Yu could deal with them all, and even find the opportunity to hit him with a stick in return. His arms and shoulders were hit more than once, and he was in so much pain that he grimaced and cried out in pain.

At this point, Gan Ning realized that he had underestimated Guan Yu!

Where on earth did this kind of martial arts come from?

Gan Ning, who was in a desperate situation, had to give up his aggressive fighting tactics. His every move became restricted. He completely gave up on active offense and switched to passive defense. For a while, he was able to barely stop Guan Yu's attack.

He glanced at the knights under his command. All of his knights were brave and fierce, and their riding skills were superb. At the moment, he was unable to command the knights, but as long as he could withstand Guan Yu's attack, the knights only needed to cut down the flag and he would win!

How could Guan Yu not see Gan Ning's plan?
It is true that the people under Gan Ning's command are brave, but are his soldiers vegetarians?

Guan Yu took a quick glance and saw that, just as he had expected, the soldiers did not linger in a fight with Gan Ning's men. It seemed that they were afraid of Gan Ning's charge, but in fact, they used their superb skills to lure Gan Ning's men away, creating an opportunity for him to torture Gan Ning.

His attention was focused on Gan Ning again. Looking at Gan Ning swinging his long stick vigorously, Guan Yu had to admit that Gan Ning, who was able to "rob the Wei camp with a hundred riders", really had something. Not only could he withstand dozens of rounds of his attacks, but he could also change his tactics on the spot.

Unfortunately, there are some, but not many.

Guan Yu clenched the long stick, then raised it high. He exerted force with his strong arms and smashed it towards Gan Ning with a move called "Splitting Huashan with Force".

Gan Ning's pupils stretched to their maximum and he said inwardly: Not good!

He hurriedly raised the stick horizontally above his head.

"boom"

With a dull thud, Guan Yu's long stick hit Gan Ning's long stick. Gan Ning's face became even worse. This time the force was much stronger than before! He felt that his arms were protesting with their throats, and the fatigue from his arms was about to drown him!

What’s worse is that the opponent kept hitting with sticks, with increasing force, as if he had endless strength.

Even Gan Ning didn't know how many times he was hit by the stick, as his arms were numb.

Guan Yu caught him off guard and suddenly hit him in the abdomen with a stick. Although he was wearing leather armor, the pain was so severe that he almost cried out.

Gan Ning tried to fight back while suppressing the pain. Suddenly he felt a slight pain in his neck. He looked down and saw that Guan Yu's long stick had strangled his throat.

Gan Ning gritted his teeth, but no matter how angry and unwilling he was, the fact was the fact, and he squeezed out a low and bitter voice from between his teeth.

"I lost"

The flag was never captured, but the commander was already badly defeated.
The people witnessed all this and felt confused. Gan Ning was defeated?

The arrogant Gan Ning was defeated!

Someone reminded: "There are still two games left, and the outcome is still unknown!"

These words immediately dampened the joy that had just ignited in the hearts of the people. You're right, there are still two more games.
Naval warfare is Gan Ning's capital for conquering the waterways of Ba County.
"Brother Gan, are you okay?" Jian Yong asked with concern.

Gan Ning gave him a reassuring look, "It's okay, it's just a flesh wound."

After a short rest and applying ointment, Gan Ning boarded the large ship in order to avenge his previous humiliation. Under his command, the large ship and the light boat were ready to set off.

Seeing this, Guan Yu calmly responded to the challenge, with large ships and light boats lined up in a row.

The atmosphere was so depressing that it seemed as if a great battle was about to begin. Everyone held their breath and clenched their fists, looking forward to this crucial competition.

"Brother, how should we respond to this water battle?!"

Gan Ning's men came up to him and asked nervously.

Gan Ning's fists were clenched so tightly that they made a crackling sound. He gritted his teeth and said, the pain in his body and the voice in his heart seemed to be roaring, I can't... I can't lose again!
Fortunately, reason prevails.

He loosened his hand and exhaled, "Follow the original plan, suppress them with bows and arrows first, then quickly approach them, and then board them."

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

As soon as Jian Yong announced the start of the second round, before Gan Ning could give the order to suppress the arrows, the warship driven by Guan Yu rushed straight towards them.

"Crazy, crazy, could it be that Wang Changsheng is more valuable than just the big ship?!" Gan Ning's eyes were full of disbelief, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Where is the helmsman! Quickly increase the distance, quickly increase the distance!"

The helmsman was in a panic, but no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to create distance.

"Why couldn't we pull it open?!" Gan Ning roared and directed the archers to shoot.

The helmsman cried out in frustration, "Brother, the other ship is much better than ours!"

Without the helmsman's explanation, Gan Ning also figured out the clues. This was really frustrating. He had wanted to try some water tactics with Guan Yu, but unexpectedly the other party tore through his disguise and it turned out to be Xiang Yu hiding inside!

In terms of absolute performance, all the tactics before boarding the ship became empty talk. When encountering Xiang Yu with extremely limited troops, even the Marquis of Huaiyin could only sigh to the sky!

"Boom"

There was a loud bang, and Gan Ning felt the ground shaking in an instant. He realized that the other party had crashed into his boat. Fortunately, his reaction was particularly quick, and his voice followed closely, "Jump on board!"

The hundreds of skilled fighters on the ship did not panic. They threw ropes towards Guan Yu's ship one after another with extremely skillful movements, and successfully "jumped" onto the deck of Guan Yu's ship.

Gan Ning was unwilling to be left behind, so he used a rope to reach the deck of Guan Yu's ship.

The crews of the two sides were fighting in a group. Logically speaking, Gan Ning's side should have the upper hand in the hand-to-hand combat on the ship, but the facts before him severely shocked Gan Ning's eyes. The good fighters he had carefully trained were actually suppressed by Guan Yu's side.

What’s even more terrible is that Guan Yu, holding a long sword, rushed towards him with great momentum!

Maybe it was because he was too confused, maybe it was the influence of alcohol, or maybe it was the pain from his wound, but Gan Ning slipped and fell off the boat, into the river, causing a huge splash.

After the splash, no one was seen for a long time.

Guan Yu raised his eyebrows, feeling panic for no reason. He thought to himself: Could it be that he was injured too badly and couldn't swim to the shore? He shouted loudly: "Don't go on, help!"

The skilled fighters on the boat dropped their weapons, turned around and jumped into the river.

When the people saw this scene, they thought that Gan Ning had died in the river. They could no longer suppress their joy and burst into laughter, celebrating that Ba County had finally gotten rid of a threat.

Gan Ning swam awkwardly from the river to the shore. He was soaking wet, with seaweed mixed with his hair. If he was not a familiar figure, no one would have recognized him.

He opened his mouth and asked Xiang Jianyong, "What are they celebrating?"

For a moment, Jian Yong did not recognize Gan Ning, but from the other party's words, he did not seem to be Gan Ning's subordinates or Guan Yu's soldiers. He thought to himself: I didn't see Gan Ning being pulled ashore, could it be Gan Ning?

So he deliberately sighed and said, "Of course, we are celebrating Gan Ning's drowning and celebrating the fact that one more disaster has been saved."

"Drowning? One less harm?!!"

Gan Ning's anger suddenly surged to his head, and due to the anger and physical fatigue, he fainted.

How could his reputation be so bad?
(End of this chapter)