Gan Ning and Su Fei went to stop Lu Meng. In addition to the 2,000 naval troops brought from Lingling, there were also 2,000 Yue recruits from Gao Shun.

The combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers is closely related to that of the generals. These two groups of people are brave people who are not afraid of life and death. They defeated Jiangdong's naval forces and lost their confidence as soon as they fought.

Jiangdong's navy carried fewer war horses, and none of the horses had been unloaded from the ship at this time. Ling Tong could only watch the enemy attack on horseback. He couldn't rush through with just two legs.

Seeing Gan Ning killing with ease, the anger in Ling Tong's eyes became even more intense. He hurriedly asked the soldiers on the ship to hand over bows and arrows. In order to avenge his father, he did not care about any cold arrows that would be disdainful.

Ling Tong moved forward dozens of steps, then drew his bow and aimed at Gan Ning who was slashing.

With a whoosh, the arrow flew away from the string.

"Xingba, be careful of cold arrows." Su Fei shouted not far away.

Gan Ning heard the rushing sound of wind in his ears. He glanced at the direction of the arrow with his peripheral vision, and then leaned on the horse's neck. Ling Tong's hidden arrow was caught in his hand with lightning speed.

When Ling Tong saw his enemy 'shot', he said to Lü Meng on the boat: "An arrow for an arrow. Wait a minute. I will kill the enemy and take him back to Jiangdong to pay homage to my father."

"Public achievements..." Lu Meng pointed in the direction of Gan Ning and reminded.

Ling Tong turned around and saw Gan Ning holding the feather arrow and sneering: "Jiangdong boy, are you just a rat waiting for you to shoot cold arrows?"

"You traitor, when you shot my father, wasn't it a cold arrow?" Ling Tong replied with wide eyes.

Gan Ning didn't know Ling Tong, so he looked confused after hearing this.

Su Fei came to his side at this time, "Could it be you who shot that Ling Cao's son in Jiangxia?"

"Isn't that just the right time? I'll send him to reunite with Ling Cao right now." Gan Ning had long lost his impression of Ling Cao, so he couldn't compare with this young man.

Gan Ning raised his sword and urged his horse to rush forward. Upon seeing this, Ling Tong hurriedly ran towards the river.

At this time, Ling Tong was equivalent to a senior infantryman. In front of Gan Ning, a powerful general with hundreds of horses and robbers, he was like a dead man. Lu Meng hurriedly ordered the archers on the ship to cover him.

Gan Ning was blocked by a hail of arrows and was unable to catch up. At this time, Lan Tian asked Gao Shun to lead thousands of trapped troops to move towards the river. Lü Meng was frightened when he saw it from a distance, so he ordered the remaining naval forces to weigh anchor and sail away. The two men

Thousands of sailors who had already landed had no choice but to jump into the cold Yangtze River. In the end, only about two hundred people managed to escape.

The Jiangdong warships went straight down the river, which should have made them feel happy, but Lü Meng and Ling Tong lost their troops and returned without success.

"Ziming, where are we going now? Should we go back to Chaisang directly?" Ling Tong is now a Sima of another department, with an official rank below Lü Meng. This time he attacked Yiling in the west and was appointed by Zhou Yu as Lü Meng's deputy general.

Having just defeated Cao's army in Wulin, and now suffering another defeat, Lu Meng didn't want to just go back to Jiangdong in disgrace and suffer humiliation.

"Gan Ning and this group of water bandits have become powerful. They took advantage of the chaos to occupy a big city like Yiling. I want to go through the waterway to help the governor capture Xiangyang. Do I want to return to Jiangdong for public service?" Lu Meng said.

Ling Tong shook his head quickly, "The war in Jingzhou is not over yet, I have to go to Xiangyang to find the Governor..."

Lu Meng went to Xiangyang to make meritorious deeds, and Ling Tong planned to ask Zhou Yu to divide his troops to attack Yiling. The two of them had their own plans and unknowingly crossed the Jiangling water boundary. The beacon tower discovered the situation and immediately reported it to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren guessed that it was Zhou Yu's plan to mislead the troops, so he did not make any arrangements. However, he soon received a request for help from Yiling, saying that Zhou Yu's troops were attacking Yiling City.

Because Yiling was far away from the Chibi battlefield, Cao's army did not set up defenses here at all. Cao Ren didn't believe the news at first.

Seeing the earnest words of the messengers, Cao Ren sent two thousand elite cavalry to rescue Yiling. As a result, they were ambushed two hundred miles northwest of Zhijiang. After a panic battle, only 500 cavalry escaped death, so Lantian gained thousands of horses.

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Cao Ren was the concubine of Chen Muhou Cao Chi and the brother of Cao Chun, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Since he had no family inheritance rights, he separated from his family very early and set out to pursue his career.

After the Yellow Turbans disrupted the world, Cao Ren used the proceeds from the division of the family to gather thousands of young men and build an elite cavalry, which roamed between Huaisi and Huaisi.

At that time, Cao Ren was equivalent to the wandering Liu Bei, and could be regarded as a small prince. After joining Cao Cao, he also led an army alone, and he was a figure who could stand alone in Cao Cao's camp.

After suffering such a heavy loss, Cao Ren finally paid attention to Yiling's "Jiangdong Army".

He called his deputy general Xu Huang to discuss: "Zhou Yu is really cunning. He makes false claims and attacks in the west. The thousands of people in Yiling really have some tricks. I lost thousands of fine cavalry because I underestimated the enemy..."

"The Prime Minister has already gone north. This group of troops is obviously here for Jiangling. I am willing to lead the troops to eliminate this trouble." Xu Huang clasped his fists and asked for a tassel.

Cao Ren nodded and said: "According to the calculation of the number of warships in Jiangdong, the maximum number of soldiers and horses is only five thousand. Can I join you with five thousand soldiers?"

"That should be enough."

"You must be careful. This army is very strange. Zhou Yu didn't capture Yiling, so why did he move the warships away? Do you want to risk your life and survive?"

Xu Huang shook his head: "I also find it incredible..."

During the discussion, the guards came into the palace and reported: "Yiling has been captured by Jiangdong. There are more than a hundred defenders who have fled back to Jiangling. The defenders will not dare to let them into the city. I have come here to ask the general for instructions."

The two of them were startled when they heard this. Xu Huang said, "You really risk your life to survive. These defeated troops..."

Cao Ren said with a smile: "Gong Ming suspects there is something wrong? You will bring a few people to guide the way, and I will keep an eye on the rest."

"It's best this way. While Jiangdong's foothold in Yiling is not yet stable, I will go and organize troops to go on an expedition now." Xu Huang said.

Xu Huang led his army for half a day and found a small hill in front of him, with lush forests on both sides of the road.

Xu Huang saw that there seemed to be traces of fighting here, so he called Hu Ke, the guide of the defeated army, and asked: "The terrain here is dangerous and there seems to be traces of fighting. Do you know what the situation is?"

Hu Ke cupped his fists and said submissively: "I heard that the reinforcements sent by General Cao were ambushed by thieves here..."

Xu Huang frowned and ordered his left and right people to be careful and pass through this dangerous place as soon as possible.

The brigade continued to advance for two miles, and a group of men and horses appeared behind the hill. The leader, the general with white beard and silver hair, immediately blocked the way with a horizontal sword. The riders in the formation were holding yellow flags.

Xu Huang knew that Huang Gai, a famous veteran in Jiangdong, was the one who falsely surrendered and set fire to Wulin, which led to the defeat of Prime Minister Cao and his escape to Huarong Road.

Wasn't this guy shot to death by Zhang Wenyuan? Why is he still here so cautiously?

Xu Huang ordered Jiang She, his accompanying general, to go out into battle, but he was defeated by the opponent in less than one move.

Xu Huang was dumbfounded after watching the battle. He handed over the command to his deputy general, jumped in front of the formation with a big ax in person, pointed at the enemy general and cursed: "Huang Gongfu, you old man, let me see how powerful I, Xu Huang, am.

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Chapter completed!