Kuai Qi escorted the coffins of Kuai Yue and Liu Pan all the way down the river to Jiangxia Shaxian and turned into the Han River Basin.

At the same time, a fleet of forty or fifty large and small barges crossed with Kuai Qi's boats and sailed into the river.

This fleet was Gan Ning and his eight hundred followers who had asked Liu Biao to guard Jiangling.

Looking at the vast boundless river, the rolling water, the mighty and endless flow to the east, Gan Ning, who wasted six years in Nanyang, couldn't help but feel relieved.

He is from Linjiang, Bajun, Yizhou. As you can tell by his name, Linjiang is built along the river. Gan Ning grew up by the river. In the past, he recruited frivolous young men to hide and flee, and traveled from Hengjun.

Then there are chariots and horses, and there are boats on the water. They are so majestic that the officials and the people are afraid of them.

Now that Gan Ning is back on the river again, he really feels like "the dragon enters the river and the tiger returns to the forest".

The Ganning fleet left the boundary of Jiangxia County and went westward. After sailing for many days, it arrived in Baqiu waters on September 5th.

In fact, Gan Ning had no intention of going to Jiangling from the beginning. At this time, Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi was personally in charge of Jiangling. In order to stabilize the situation in Jiangbei and to prevent Liu Jing from taking the opportunity to go north, Liu Biao transferred almost all available troops from Xiangyang to Jiangling.

There are currently seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses in Jiangling City, even if they don't number ten thousand. With the eight hundred or so men and dozens of ships under his command, there is no chance to cause trouble. He is afraid that as soon as he enters Jiangling, he will be annexed in the blink of an eye.

However, he didn't want to go to see Liu Jing empty-handed, so he naturally came up with the idea of ​​Baqiu. Baqiu was the last stronghold of Liu Biao's army in Changsha. If he could capture Baqiu as a meeting gift, he would definitely let him

Liu Jing was overjoyed.

However, as the saying goes, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Before Gan Ning could approach Baqiu, he was blocked in the center of the river by Liu Jingjun's fleet consisting of more than a dozen ships and fighting ships. The two sides were at war with each other for a while, and the war was almost imminent.

Gan Ning was greatly surprised. Why did Liu Jingjun appear on the Yangtze River? Could it be that they had already recaptured Baqiu?

In order to avoid conflicts, Gan Ning claimed that he was an old friend of Liu Jun. Gan Ning of Ba County and Gan Xingba heard the news of Liu Jun in the north and traveled thousands of miles to come and surrender.

There were many people in Liu Jingjun's fleet who knew Gan Ning, and some even witnessed the deck battle between Gan Ning and Cai Sheng. They still remember it and often think of it as a source of conversation.

After all, Cai Sheng was a hero in Changsha at that time. He was known as the best in Linxiang for his swordsmanship. Before that, he had never been defeated. Now Cai Sheng is even more different than before. Along with Chu Fang and Han Guang, he is Liu Jing's top three

One of the Tiger Generals, he personally killed the Jingzhou Army Governor before joining Deng Fang. Gan Ning was able to defeat Cai Sheng, which shows his bravery.

Gan Ning boarded Liu Jingjun's ship alone and asked about the current situation of Baqiu. As expected, his previous guess was confirmed. Liu Jingjun had recaptured Baqiu, and his plan was completely in vain.

Gan Ning shook his head regretfully, and then he learned that Liu Jing was in Baqiu. He felt a little cheered up and immediately went to the Baqiu camp with the boat.

At this moment, Liu Jing was inspecting the new camp accompanied by the generals. Baqiu controlled the Yangtze River and Xiang, and its geographical location was extremely important. Although it was burned to the ground by Cai Mao, he could not give up this strategic location. Therefore, after recapturing Baqiu at the end of August, he

Immediately, the surrounding people were recruited, along with thousands of soldiers under his command, to re-select the site and build the camp, which has begun to take shape today.

It can be said that Gan Ning came at the right time. If it had been one day later, Liu Jing would have returned to Linxiang.

Now the total number of water infantry around him is only a few thousand. It is already the limit to recapture Baqiu and occupy Changsha. He is temporarily unable to cross the river and go north. What's more, there is Zhang Jin in the south, who has evil intentions and covets Ling and Gui. He will not be able to last long.

In Baqiu, we need to return to Linxiang as soon as possible.

Liu Jing heard that Gan Ning had traveled thousands of miles and led his troops to surrender. He was overjoyed and hurriedly led his generals to the ferry to greet Gan Ning.

"Haha, Xingba..." Liu Jingyu, wearing a turban and velvet clothes, with majestic appearance and majestic appearance, walked as fast as flying all the way to Gan Ning, held his hand and said with a big smile: "I just talked to Liu Wenxiu, Liu Ziming

Qixingba, if you don’t believe me, you can ask them.”

Looking at the enthusiastic smile on Liu Jing's face, and then thinking about the reserved and fake smile on Liu Biao's face not long ago, the contrast was so obvious. Gan Ning was greatly moved and asked with a smile: "I don't know what Liu Biao said about me.

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Liu Zhu replied with a smile: "Liu Jun told us: 'If old friends from the north hear about me, the first person to invest will be Gan Xingba.'"

"That's right." Liu Liang nodded at the side.

After hearing this, Gan Ning couldn't help but sigh: "The one who knows me, Gan Ning, is Mr. Liu!"

Liu Jing squeezed Gan Ning's hand tightly and said with a smile: "Xing Ba is brave and resourceful, and possesses both civil and military skills. He is a first-class hero in the world. It's ridiculous that Liu Jingzhou treats him as a mere mortal. If Liu Jingzhou regards Xing Ba as his

General, if I want to replace Cai Mao and his like, it will not be easy for me to win."

At this moment, Gan Ning only had one thought in his mind: "A scholar will die for his confidant." He had nothing else. He said, "Liu Jun's words are serious. Liu Jun is a man of extraordinary talent, loyal and trustworthy, and benevolent and righteous. The people of Jingnan are all happy to follow his example."

Death. On the other hand, Liu Biao rejected the country externally and was loyal and good internally. He had neither foresight nor tolerance for others. He also appointed Cai Mao and other villains as generals. His defeat was already doomed. How could manpower change it?"

Liu Jing laughed loudly after hearing this, and then introduced the generals around him to Gan Ning: "Liu Wenxiu, Liu Ziming, you have already known each other, so you don't need me to introduce you. This is Wang Qiang Zijian, and this is Han Guang, Han Gongfu..."

Wang Qiang is unattractive in appearance, has a gloomy temperament, and is not conspicuous, while Han Guang is eight feet tall, tall, and majestic.

Gan Ning did not dare to underestimate Wang Qiang. After listening to Liu Jing's introduction, he was brave and resourceful. He had repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and was the best among all the generals. But Han Guang was actually from the Zhou Zhou Army, and he rose to the rank of General Jianwei.

"Cai Hongchao and Ma Zijin did not follow me north, they are all in the south now..." Liu Jing briefly told Gan Ning about the current situation in the south.

Gan Ning was surprised and happy to hear this. Because Liu Jing was rising so fast, he might be able to use his fame to capture the three counties of Jingnan, but he would never have the strength to go north. Therefore, Gan Ning was worried that after defecting to Liu Jing, he would not be able to do anything for a while.

Now that he learned that Zhang Jin, the herdsman of Jiaozhou, wanted to seize Ling Gui, he was in trouble with Liu Jing. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and wished he could immediately go south to kill Zhang Jin for Liu Jing.

Liu Jing was very happy about Gan Ning's arrival and held a banquet for the latter. Unfortunately, Liu Jing had already issued a ban on alcohol, and the entire army was no exception. As the saying goes, there is no banquet without wine, and without good wine, it would be a bit unsightly after all.
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