Chapter 862 Defeated at Pingjiangkou

"You are still young and you have been fighting for many years. I should be the one to fight in this battle!"

"Gan Lang is wrong! Don't you hear that Qin Ganluo paid homage to his prime minister at the age of twelve? Although Ding Feng is young, his spirit is no less than that of others!"

Gan Ning and Ding Feng, one older and one younger, usually have a good relationship and often compete with each other in martial arts. However, today they were so angry that their faces were red and their saliva was flying. If Gao Chong hadn't suppressed them here, they might have started fighting. .

"Okay, Xingba and Chengyuan don't hurt their harmony."

Gao Chong made a decisive decision: "Xingba and Chengyuan can each lead their own navy to fight. Whoever captures the enemy's forward general will be promoted to a higher rank. If anyone captures Cai Mao, the governor will report him to the general." , recommended as general!"

General!

Both Gan Ning and Ding Feng were impressed. Gan Ning was now the general of Hengjiang Zhonglang, and Ding Feng was the captain of Hengye. Although they claimed to be junior generals, they were not actually genuine generals. Nowadays, there are only about ten people under Liu Ye who can be honored as generals, and they are all generals with great military exploits.

"Cai Mao will definitely be mine!" Ding Feng is determined to get the way.

"Hmph, Chengyuan, don't talk too much." Gan Ning said with a smile.

After saying that, the two of them bowed their hands to Gao Chong and turned around to rectify their respective tribes and prepare for battle.

"Xiumu, why don't you go to war? Do you have no nostalgia for the position of general?"

Gao Chong looked at Zhu Huan who said nothing and couldn't help but wonder.

Zhu Huan shook his head: "The position of general is a position that all warriors in the army can't help but want to see through."

"Then why is Xiumu not competitive?"

"There is no other reason. Now that Liu Biao is dead, although Liu Cong has been appointed as his son, the actual person in charge is Cai Mao. Today, Jingzhou is only a corner of Nanjun, with only tens of thousands of soldiers. If you make one mistake, everything will be lost, so Cai Mao must be cautious. , dare not fight to the death with our army."

Zhu Huan said slowly: "As I expected, Cai Mao will definitely retreat to avoid the sharp edge of our army. If he wants to hold on for a long time, General Gan Lang and Ding Xiaowei will go to battle this time. At most, they can only capture the enemy's forward general. Cai Mao will leave." also."

Gao Chong appreciated it greatly: "Xiu Mu's words are wonderful, he is a true general!"

There are differences among the generals of Soochow. Although Gan Ning and Ding Feng were brave, their backgrounds were not very good, otherwise Gan Ning would not have gone back to become a water thief, while Ding Feng was the same as Lu Meng three days before he left. I don't know a single big character.

Zhu Huan was different. As a member of the four major noble families of Zhang, Zhu, Lu and Gu, although Zhu Huan was a general, he was literate in writing and had strategies. Cao Ren, the general of Cao Wei, led tens of thousands of troops south to Ruxukou. Zhu Huan only had 5,000 partial troops in his hands, but he held on to the city. He attacked Cao Ren's son Cao Tai with fire, killed Chang Diao, and captured Wang Shuang, causing Cao Ren to suffer a heavy setback.

Gao Chong held Zhu Huan's shoulders firmly and said happily: "Xiu Mu will guard this side in the future."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your compliment."

After making the decision to join the Xiliang Army, Zhu Huan felt much more at ease.

Gan Ning and Ding Feng each led their own troops into the battle. Gan Ning had 5,000 men, while Ding Feng had only 3,000 men. Gan Ning did not want to bully the minority with more, so he only led 3,000 men. The soldiers went out to fight.

Ding Feng stood on the bow of the ship, took off his helmet, and only wore a pair of close-fitting shorts. He said boldly: "Capture Cai Mao, and I can become a general. You must be brave, and I will definitely promote you."

"Here!"

Seeing Ding Feng's arrogance and ambition, the soldiers under his command were naturally gearing up and couldn't wait.

"Hey, Ding Chengyuan, let's see who is better, the master or the apprentice." Gan Ning from a distance looked at Ding Feng standing on the bow of the ship, standing upright like a javelin, and chuckled.

Only Gan Ning and Ding Feng were seen, each leading three thousand navy troops to attack Cai Xun's forward troops. One on the left and the other on the right, like a crab's pair of pincers, trying to attack the Jingzhou Navy forward from left to right.

"Captain, the enemy has sent out troops!"

"Damn it, don't attack without authorization, just resist the enemy!"

Unable to wait for Cai Mao's order to retreat, Cai Xun did not dare to retreat without authorization. Moreover, if he retreated, his morale would be greatly reduced if he was overtaken by the enemy. It was better to do it first.

boom!

Although the two armies were one on the left and the other on the right, they launched attacks almost at the same time. The one in the front row was the stern warship that was conducive to collision. The ramming angle extending from the bow was like a sword thrust out, and the opposite hull was smashed by the collision. A big hole was made, and a walking boat was broken into two pieces on the spot. The Jingzhou soldiers on the boat fell into the water with a plop and kept struggling.

As soon as the Jingzhou soldier who fell into the water pounced on him, the Xiliang Navy warship hit him head-on. He gurgled and drank more water.

"Kill me!"

After years of training, Ding Feng could no longer hold back any longer. He directly ordered a battle on the side of the ship. The side panels extended from the hull, and the sailors on the ship rushed out with shouts.

Although these sailors have experienced battle for the first time, more than a year of training has allowed them to successfully complete the transformation from landlubbers to sailors. They rush forward calmly one by one, without having to dodge flying missiles with difficulty. The arrow was shot, and he gritted his teeth and moved forward.

After paying a certain price, the Xiliang navy on the ship finally succeeded in breaking through the blockade of arrow rain, reached the enemy ship, and roared to launch an attack.

"kill!"

The two armies were fighting each other with swords on the deck. At this moment, it was already a life-or-death fight. The officers and men of both armies were all red in the face, and they used all their strength in their attacks. From time to time, some soldiers fell on the deck.

However, compared with the Xiliang Navy, the Jingzhou Navy has a fatal flaw, that is, the lack of brave generals! The Xiliang Navy, led by two fierce generals Gan Ning and Ding Feng, took the lead in charging into the battle. The Xiliang Navy was naturally greatly encouraged, and under the leadership of Gan Ning and Ding Feng, they fought hard and killed the Jingzhou soldiers in rivers of blood.

In fact, it is not that Jingzhou does not have strong generals. For example, Wenpin, Wei Yan, and Huang Zhong are all strong generals who are brave enough to defeat the three armies. Even Gan Ning once belonged to the Jingzhou Army. However, Cai Mao held great power and did not have the ability to recognize people and suppress dissidents. Using his own brothers to lead the army, the current Jingzhou army will naturally wither its generals.

Gan Ning and Ding Feng were like two arrows. Under their leadership, the two naval armies ran rampant among the Jingzhou Army's forward navy. They were as cunning as swimming fish and as ferocious as sharks. The Jingzhou Navy was in chaos. group.

The five thousand forward navy were cut into several parts by Gan Ning and Ding Feng. They were isolated from each other. For a while, they could only fight on their own, just like wild beasts trapped in an iron cage. The trapped beasts still fight.

"Captain Cai, Governor Cai has an order, order Captain Cai to withdraw his troops!"

At this moment, the messenger who went to report came back on a walking boat and shouted to Cai Xun.

"Very good!"

Cai Xun was so moved that he almost shed tears. It was like rain from heaven.

"Retreat quickly and don't get entangled with the enemy!" Cai Xun ordered.