The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 409 This Life Is Enough
"What! Jiangling is lost!"

Gan Ning stared at Jiang Qin incredulously, while Jiang Qin and Pang Tong looked very calm.

"Calm down your anger. Jiangling has only [-] defenders. Sun Quan betrayed the covenant and attacked Jiangling. Gongyi and Shiyuan are safe and sound. This is the greatest fortune in misfortune."

Zhou Tai had to stand up and say something fair for Jiang Qin and Pang Tong.

The responsibility is not on the two of them.

Even if Jiangdong attacked directly instead of sneakily, Jiangling would not be able to last for an hour.

Besides, Fancheng had already warned Gan Ning beforehand. Although this kind of goodwill from the enemy made people think about conspiracy and tricks, it turned out that this time Cao Wei was indeed telling the truth.

Sun Quan surrendered to Cao Wei, formed an alliance with Cao Wei, and then attacked Jiangling, cutting off the retreat of the Taiping Army.

Gan Ning's eyes were full of astonishment, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Sitting down tremblingly, Gan Ning clenched his fists tightly, a surge of anger filled his chest.

Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Meng Da, Pang Tong all looked at Gan Ning to see how he should make a decision.

"Governor, our army has less than ten days' worth of food and grass, and now that Jiangling has fallen, please make a decisive decision."

Meng Da must remind Gan Ning of his current situation.

Originally, Pang Tong and Jiang Qin were responsible for the food and grass in the rear, but when Jiangling fell, the supply of Gan Ning's [-] troops was naturally cut off.

Gritting his teeth, Gan Ning hung his head in a rage and opened his blood red eyes wide.

What should I do?
How to do? !

Continue to attack Fancheng?
impossible!
Although Fancheng is also short of food and grass, Gan Ning cannot guess how long it can last. Moreover, since Cao Wei has formed an alliance with Jiangdong, Gan Ning will continue to stay on the front line of Fancheng, and it is very likely that he will face the crisis of being attacked by the enemy.

Returning south to attack Jiangling?
No, no!
Jiang Dong must have been prepared for his counterattack this time, and the food and grass of the [-] soldiers of the Taiping Army is not enough to support them to go to Jiangling to fight another battle. Even if Xincheng Shangyong can continue to bring food and grass, Fancheng Cao Ren will definitely attack the food transport troops.

There is no way out from both the north and the south.

To the east, throw yourself into the trap of Cao Wei and Jiangdong's territories, so that the other party will close the door and kill them?

To the west, you can only go back to Yizhou via Xincheng Shangyong.

However, Gan Ning hesitated. He and Wu Yi were already in a difficult situation. At this time, would Wu Yi be a hindrance?

As long as the walls are strong and the country is cleared, Wu Yi can shirk all responsibility and let Gan Ning's nearly [-] troops be buried on the way.

Just when Gan Ning hesitated and fell into a fierce struggle, Pang Tong asked the other generals to withdraw from the account.

There were only Pang Tong and Gan Ning in the tent, and Gan Ning was still in deep thought, not paying attention to the changes in the tent at all.

"Great governor, when my lord left Jiangling last time, I told the governor the strategy of how to capture Fancheng, and I also gave the governor a kit before leaving, and told the governor to open the brocade bag when the situation turned suddenly." Nang, now, doesn't the governor think it's time?"

Pang Tong, who was wearing a Jinxian crown and unclothed, looked at Gan Ning very calmly.

It seems that Gan Ning is racking his brains for being in a desperate situation, but he is calm and calm and has no sense of tension at all.

Gan Ning was startled suddenly, raised his head and looked at Pang Tong suspiciously, at this moment he also found that there were only two people left in the tent.

"How did the military division know about this?"

If it hadn't been for Pang Tong's reminder, Gan Ning would have almost forgotten it, perhaps it was the great victory in Xiangfan, the submergence of the Seventh Army, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.

Pang Tong's eyes were calm, and he said indifferently: "All the matters entrusted by the lord to the general are known to the subordinates, including the fact that the general's disobedience is also the lord's instruction to the general in advance. The general should not get to the bottom of these trivial matters, and open the brocade entrusted by the lord. The general will not worry about how to take the next step."

Gan Ning originally thought that he was the only one who knew the secret orders Guo Jia secretly gave him, but he didn't expect that Pang Tong knew everything by heart, and it seemed that Pang Tong knew more.

Not caring about other things, Gan Ning found out the kit that Guo Jia gave him, opened it, and took a deep breath.

Looking up at Pang Tong, Gan Ning asked back: "My lord, can you guarantee that Wu Ziyuan will not resent me?"

The secret order of the kit was very clear, ordering Gan Ning to withdraw his troops back to Yizhou via Xincheng Shangyong, this is the only way to go, if he goes other way, he will die for sure!

Pang Tong suddenly smiled, and instead of answering, asked, "Don't tell me the general still doesn't understand?"

Gan Ning was at a loss for words, bowed his head in contemplation, and many incidents flashed through his mind, from the inexplicable disagreement between him and Wu Yi, the outbreak of conflict, from colleagues who admired each other to secret enemies who were strangers, there seemed to be an invisible big hand Dominating all of this.

Elevating this subtle contradiction to complete dishonesty and rebellion was the work of the person in front of Gan Ning. Without Pang Tong's plan for Gan Ning to make Wu Yi falsely accuse Gan Ning, perhaps Gan Ning's relationship with Wu Yi is not at the point of life and death. situation of trust.

"why?"

Gan Ning's voice was cold and unbelievable. The person who controls everything behind the scenes is naturally the person he has loyally rewarded for more than [-] years, his lord - Guo Jia.

Pang Tong stepped forward, looked down at Gan Ning, and said solemnly, "For the sake of the world!"

Gan Ning's expression was shocked, and he suddenly came to his senses.

He was used as a pawn by Guo Jia. There was nothing wrong with it. All the civil and military forces under Guo Jia's command were all pawns in Guo Jia's hands. How to defeat the enemy and win the game of chess in the world is what they pursued.

Now is not the time to vent our emotions. If the two were friends, Guo Jia would owe Gan Ning an explanation, but since calling Guo Jia the lord at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, Gan Ning has come to his senses.

There is no Lord who betrays his subjects, only Lords who abandon them.

Guo Jia never needs to explain to anyone what Guo Jia does, how to see it, how to comprehend it, and what kind of response he chooses are the power of the minister, but not Guo Jia's insistence.

Gan Ning showed a long-lost smile, a smile from the heart.

I used to think that Guo Jia wasn't ruthless or bloody enough.

Gan Ning was wrong, his ideal protagonist, in fact, Guo Jia has already met, but he never knew it.

If it is for victory, for the final result, then even if he sacrifices one person, Gan Ning himself, he will have no complaints or regrets, and the king is ruthless. Since Pang Tong has said on behalf of Guo Jia that it is for the world, then Gan Ning can do it. Accept this explanation.

After thinking everything through, Gan Ning stood up suddenly, and the previous anger and struggle were swept away.

"Heh, the next step, my lord is going to sweep Jiangdong!"

Gan Ning already wanted to understand all the key points. Since Guo Jia almost gave Jiangling to Sun Quan, it was obvious that he wanted to start a war against Jiangdong.

Pang Tong remained silent, but responded to Gan Ning with a tacit smile.

"It's a pity, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to fight this battle to destroy Wu."

Gan Ning swaggered past Pang Tong and walked out.

With firm steps and resolute eyes, Gan Ning is smiling.

The Sun family in Wujun, soon, will be history!

Gan Ning went out of the tent to arrange the withdrawal of troops westward, and he knew very well that with his previous three disobediences and the consequences of losing Nanjun and Yidu County and Jianping County, he might face a life-and-death crisis when he returned to Yizhou punishment.

Guo Jia's majesty cannot be violated, Gan Ning's action is to set fire to himself, and if Guo Jia treats Gan Ning lightly, it will be difficult to convince the public, so Gan Ning has already awakened, even if he returns to Chengdu to die Fear nothing.

Pang Tong, who stayed alone in the commander's tent, raised his head and closed his eyes, and murmured: "Commander, you don't know how much the lord loves you. At this point, if the lord sacrifices you, you can draw all the anger of the Taiping Army to Jiangdong." , but the lord chose to abandon the country."

Ten days later, Gan Ning led all the Taiping troops in the Xiangfan battlefield across the Han River to Xincheng County.

Outside the city of Xincheng, Wu Yi led his troops out of the city to meet him.

At this moment, Wu Yi felt ashamed, and so did Gan Ning.

When the two met, it seemed like a lifetime away.

The high-spirited Gan Ning became lonely and lonely, while Wu Yi also had complicated eyes and a look of unbearable expression on his face.

Wu Yi obeyed Guo Jia's secret orders, and Gan Ning didn't know everything about Wu Yi.

The same is true for Gan Ning, just like this, the two created a situation where fire and water are incompatible.

When both Cao Wei and Jiang Dong thought that Gan Ning would not pass through Wu Yi's defense zone, and when both Cao and Sun thought that Gan Ning would lose one hundred thousand troops in Jingzhou in the end, the proud Gan Ning led his army directly. He came to Wu Yi's defense zone and lowered his proud head.

There were more than 10,000+ Taiping troops on both sides. Under the scorching sun, in front of the soldiers of the three armies, Wu Yi took out Guo Jia's orders in public.

Count Gan Ning's serious crimes one by one.

The whole army shook, and a riot almost broke out.

But when Gan Ning raised his hand, the audience fell into silence again. He got off his horse, walked straight up to Wu Yi, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, let me do what you want."

Wu Yi's complexion was heavy, and he said guiltily in a low voice: "The governor, I offended you."

In front of tens of thousands of soldiers, Gan Ning was shackled by Wu Yi and locked in a prison cart.

The entire army was moved, and one hundred thousand Taiping soldiers collectively knelt down and begged for mercy.

Gan Ning, who was leaning on the prison cart and wearing shackles, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly when he saw this scene.

"This life is enough!"

The order was given by Guo Jia.

Not to mention the intercession of the [-] soldiers, unless there was a mutiny, Wu Yi would not make any concessions, or else he would be ineffective.

Gan Ning, the most prestigious coach in the Taiping Army, was locked in a prison car and escorted back to Chengdu, Yizhou from Xincheng.

One hundred thousand soldiers crossed Daba Mountain from Shangyong County and returned to Badong County to rest.

In Jingzhou, Guo Jia's only territories are Xincheng and Shangyong counties. Cao Wei also had to recuperate quickly after the battle in Xiangfan. For the time being, these two counties are still safe.

After the capture of Nanjun, Yidu, and Jianping counties, and the elimination of all the Taiping troops south of the Yangtze River in Jingzhou, Jiangdong is about to enter a period of full-speed development.

As long as they have time to stabilize the situation in Jingzhou, they have time to sweep Jingnan.

However, neither Cao Wei nor Jiang Dong expected that Gan Xingba, who looked down upon the world, would flee back to the new city like a bereaved dog, and that Wu Yi, who was incompatible with Gan Ning, would not get in the way. The strength of the Taiping Army in the south was still weak A muscular injury.

At the top of Jiangling City, Lu Xun looked towards the west and murmured, "Guo Jia, can you give Jiangdong three years?"

In three years, Jiangdong can fully control Jingzhou, and his strength has been improved to a higher level, regardless of military strength or comprehensive strength.

After the defeat in Jingzhou this time, Guo Jia still had 20 troops in Yizhou, and Xincheng Shangyong added up to [-].

Lu Xun didn't know where Guo Jia would go next.

This step will be the key to the pattern of the world.

Should we lead the army to the north to extinguish Ma Chao's rebellion, or send troops to crusade against Jiangdong first?
Judging from the fact that Guo Jia ordered Gan Ning to withdraw his troops several times before, it seems that Guo Jia should choose to stabilize the interior first. After all, Ma Chao is immortal, and the [-] troops under Zhang Liao and Yan Yan are always in danger.

(End of this chapter)