Although Gan Ning said this verbally, he still sent people to Linwu to report Lan Tian.

With a force of five hundred versus a thousand, plus the defenders, the odds of winning were very high.

But Guiyang County is currently harvesting in the summer. Due to the introduction of new technologies and new agricultural tools, this season may be the best harvest in recent decades.

Gan Ning did not want the war disaster to cause the people to panic and delay the harvest.

He personally led his troops out of the west of the city and ambushed two hundred men on each side at the mouth of the valley at the southern foot of Jiuyi Mountain. He himself led a hundred troops to wait for work under the shade of trees.

In the class at the martial arts hall, Gao Shun emphasized the importance of sentinels. Lan Tian, ​​a layman who was listening in, also pointed out the importance of intelligence and felt that it should be ranked first in military warfare, and even suggested the establishment of a special reconnaissance battalion.

Gan Ning both lectured and listened to lectures. When dealing with the invading enemy, twenty of his five hundred troops were on the lookout, so Xing Daorong's every move was under his control.

It was a hot summer day, and there were lush forests at the southern foot of Jiuyi Mountain, but the road was rather rugged and the horses could not march very fast.

It was already afternoon when we walked out of the trail. At this time, people and horses were tired and needed to rest, so Xing Daorong ordered the entire army to drink water on the spot.

Before everyone could take a few sips, they saw dust rising from the east, and a group of men and horses came forward menacingly.

When Xing Daorong saw the banner with the word "Gan", he immediately knew that the real master was coming, but the number of troops was smaller than expected.

Xing Daorong got on his horse, and the soldiers immediately lined up.

"Where do rats dare to invade our territory?" Gan Ning shouted with a long knife in his hand.

"Bind your eyes, this is Lingling General Xing." The adjutant next to Xing Daorong introduced.

Xing Daorong saw that Gan Ning was quite imposing, but it was impossible for these more than a hundred soldiers to resist him, so at this time he was still a little too confident and did not take the initiative to speak.

Gan Ning snorted coldly, "General? Self-proclaimed?"

"You..." The deputy general didn't know how to retort. After all, General Lingling did come from the mouth of the prefect Liu Du. There was really nothing he could do if outsiders didn't recognize this title.

Xing Daorong stretched out his hand to stop the adjutant, frowned and asked: "Xing Daorong, are you General Gan?"

"Now that you know my name, why don't you retreat quickly?" Gan Ning said scornfully.

"You... General, why do you have to talk to him so much?" The deputy general couldn't stand it and became agitated.

Xing Daorong said calmly: "You have a very loud tone but you have not changed your evil intentions. Not only did you kidnap the people of Lingling County, but you also killed and injured a lot of officers and soldiers in Yingdao County. Today, I have been ordered by the prefect to ask for an explanation."

"The general came to ask for an explanation, and he brought a lot of people with him. Those people moved voluntarily, and Yingdao County is humiliating itself. What does it have to do with me?"

"What a strong argument. The people of Lingling live and work in peace and contentment. How could they move to Guiyang if you hadn't taken advantage of them? If I don't bring more people, how can I reason with a bandit like you?" Xing Daorong said unhurriedly.

Gan Ning put the knife on his shoulder and sneered: "Admiral, all you have to do is talk?"

"For the sake of Governor Zhao, I will be polite first and then fight. You'd better return the favor to my people with knowledge and understanding. Otherwise, if you make me angry, I will behead you." Xing Daorong finally got angry.

"Then let's see if General Xing's sword is fast or not." Gan Ning immediately drew his sword across the sword, posing as if he was about to fight.

At this time, Xing Daorong commanded the rear troops to charge directly, and they would not end up in a fight against a bandit.

Gan Ning secretly cursed a coward, urged his horse forward, and chopped down one of the generals head-on. When all the opponents rushed towards him, the ambush soldiers from the dense forest on both sides rushed out.

These few hundred people were elites trained by Gan Ning, and since they had been enjoying the cool air in the woods for supplies, they could easily deal with Xing Daorong's exhausted soldiers from afar.

Lingling's soldiers were frightened by the ambush. During the battle, they found that a single soldier could not resist the opponent, and more than 200 of them were lost in a short period of time.

Xing Daorong saw that the situation was not right and immediately commanded the entire army to retreat. However, the entrance to the valley was very narrow and had been intercepted by an ambush. Gan Ning rushed from left to right like a tiger from the mountain, and in a blink of an eye he was right in front of him.

"Gan Ning, don't be so arrogant." Xing Daorong stirred up his fighting spirit and rode up to meet him with a sword.

"Well done, let me see the general's martial arts." Gan Ning waved his sword.

The fighting between the generals in front of the battle relied on the bravery of the warriors. Xing Daorong raised his long sword and dropped it from the sky. Although the blade roared with great momentum, in Gan Ning's eyes it was full of flaws.

Gan Ning turned slightly, and Xing Daorong's sword passed by his ear.

In the midst of lightning and flint, Gan Ning raised his long sword and swept through thousands of troops, cutting Xing Daorong directly in the middle and cutting him into two pieces.

Admiral? That’s it?

Most of Lingling's soldiers were killed or wounded, and their total strength was already at a disadvantage. At this time, they saw that their general had been killed and had no choice but to surrender.

"General Gan...I am willing to surrender..." The arrogant lieutenant just now surrendered first.

Gan Ning did not expect Xing Daorong to be so unwilling to fight. He easily killed him in one round. Faced with these hundreds of soldiers, he became troubled. After all, the other party represented Lingling County. If he, the county magistrate, went too far,

It may bring trouble to Lantian and even Liu Bei.

Gan Ning's lieutenant general noticed his worries and suggested: "General, it is better to take them back to Guiyang for the time being and to make a decision after reporting to Mr. Lan."

Gan Ning nodded in agreement. Not long after returning to Guiyang County, Gao Shun led the trapped camp and rushed to help.

"Is the fight over now?" Gao Shun asked in confusion seeing Gan Ning's relaxed expression.

Gan Ning smiled and said: "The soldiers and horses in Lingling are all a mob, and there are almost no casualties here. I feel that the things in the martial arts hall are really useful for leading troops in battle."

"Well, I will ask you to continue running the martial arts hall for a long time." Gao Shun nodded.

"It's just that I killed Xing Daorong and imprisoned many soldiers and horses in Lingling. Will it cause trouble to you sir?" Gan Ning asked worriedly.

Gao Shun knew the stakes as soon as he heard this. He stroked his beard and thought about it and comforted him: "Sir, you are very talented, so there must be a way to solve the problem. The general should send more scouts to investigate to prevent Lingling from raising another army to invade. Guiyang County has not been easy."

We have a good harvest, don’t let outsiders affect us.”

"Well, please go back and tell Mr. Boping that it won't be a big deal as long as I'm guarding Guiyang County. If Liu Du really invades in a big way, I can still go down the Ai River and ask for help from General Zhang," Gan Ning said.

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"That's very good. I'll go back to Linwu immediately." Gao Shun turned around and left with his fists clasped.

When Lan Tian heard that Gan Ning had killed Xing Daorong, he didn't feel any trouble in his heart. Aren't these idiots just being teased?

Although Gan Ning won the battle, the later impact was indeed great. After all, Liu Biao is still alive, and Liu Bei can only develop secretly in Guiyang. If he shows his talents too much, maybe something will happen to Xiangyang.

"Sir, is this difficult to handle?" Gao Shun asked, seeing Lan Tian looking worried.
Chapter completed!