"Gan Xingba? Of course I have heard of him, but I am not familiar with him. I have only met him once. He is now in Deng County, Nanyang, not far from Xiangyang. I heard that this man is quite brave, takes wealth lightly and respects people, and has accumulated a lot of money.
Bai Jian'er, it's just that he is rough and easy to kill, and he is not liked by Liu Zhennan, so he has never been appointed. How did I know this person when I first arrived in Jingzhou?"
Chen Gong felt a little strange that Zhou Ping knew about Gan Ning.
Zhou Ping came to see him as soon as he arrived in Xiangyang yesterday. Since then, he has been with him almost all the time. He has never mentioned Gan Ning. How did he know about it.
"There is another person named Wei Yan, whose courtesy name is Wen Chang. He is from Nanyang. Can Gongtai know about it?"
Zhou Ping did not ask Chen Gong, but asked Wei Yan again.
Originally, he wanted to mention Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong was Liu Biao's general now, and it was impossible for him to abandon Liu Biao and switch to Liu Bei.
Even if he could convince Huang Zhong, Liu Bei might have conflicts with Liu Biao, which would be disadvantageous, just because Huang Zhong, a general like him, was not worth his salt.
Anyway, there are still Gan Ning and Wei Yan in Jingzhou now. If they can be persuaded to serve Liu Bei, then this trip will not be in vain.
Historical records record that Wei Yan was from Yiyang. In fact, Yiyang is now Nanyang and was separated from Nanyang during the reign of Emperor Wei Wen.
Emperor Wen of Wei divided the five counties of Anchang (Zhangling), Pinglin, Pingshi, Yiyang, and Pingchun into Yiyang County. Later, the Jin Dynasty added Xinye and other counties to Yiyang.
Chen Gong thought carefully for a while and shook his head: "Wei Yan, Wei Wenzhang, I have never heard of this person. Who is this?"
Zhou Ping only knew that there was a person like Wei Yan. He didn't know which county he was in or how old he was now. Maybe he was still a teenager.
Chen Gong has never heard of Wei Yan, which is normal.
"I have heard that this man has some courage and may be a general. Since Gongtai has never heard of it, I will send someone to look for him. Come on, take me to visit Gan Xingba first."
Zhou Ping didn't say much. He might have sent people to look for Wei Yan, but he didn't hold out much hope of finding him.
The most important thing now is to visit Gan Ning first and see if he can be persuaded to follow him back to Xuzhou and serve Liu Bei.
Gan Ning was from Linjiang, Ba County, Yizhou. In fact, Gan Ning was the descendant of Gan Mao, and Gan Mao was from Xiacai, Jiujiang. His descendants moved to Nanyang, and Gan Ning's ancestors moved to Ba County.
If Chen Gong wanted to destroy Cao Cao now, there was no hope of relying on Liu Biao, and he could only place his hope on Liu Bei. Therefore, it was in his interest to make Liu Bei strong, so he immediately took Zhou Ping to visit Gan Ning.
Gan Ning was originally the governor of Shu County, but because he rebelled against Liu Zhang, he fled back to Jingzhou after his defeat and took refuge with Liu Biao.
However, Liu Biao valued famous people in Jingzhou, and it was difficult for powerful people like Gan Ning to be reused.
Moreover, since Liu Biao did not use soldiers, it was even more difficult for Gan Ning to be of use.
Chen Gong took Zhou Ping, Zhang Wu and others across the Han River and soon arrived in Deng County and found Gan Ning's village.
"Master, Chen Gongtai is here to visit."
Gan Ning was playing archery in the village, and a servant came to report. Chen Gong only reported his own name, but did not mention Zhou Ping's.
"Let him come here to meet you." After Gan Ning said this, he raised his arrow and shot it, hitting the target.
He knew that Chen Gong was Liu Biao's guest and had met him once in Xiangyang. He also knew that Chen Gong, like himself, was not reused by Liu Biao, so his visit must not have anything important.
Soon, the servant arrived with Chen Gong and two others.
Gan Ning was raising his bow and just glanced at Chen Gong and others.
Then he looked at the target and shot the arrow, hitting the bull's-eye.
"Good archery skills!"
Zhou Ping high-fived and praised.
Gan Ning handed the long bow to the servant next to him and turned to look at Zhou Ping and Zhang Wu carefully.
He had seen Chen Gong before, but never Zhou Ping and Zhang Wu.
I saw that these two people were not very old. One of them had a wine gourd hanging on his waist, and the other had a bow and an arrow on his back. They seemed to be the guards of the man with the wine gourd hanging on his back.
"Gongtai, why did you come to see me? Who are these two people?"
Gan Ning spoke without politeness and asked Chen Gong directly.
Chen Gong smiled and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Xuzhou's military advisor, General Zhou Ping and Zhou Wen'an, and the other one is his bodyguard."
"Are you Zhou Wen'an?" Gan Ning looked at Zhou Ping and asked, as if he didn't believe it in his words.
Zhou Ping cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Exactly, I have heard about Gan Xingba's name for a long time, so I made a special trip to visit him today. Now that I see him, his reputation is indeed well-deserved!"
"Oh, have you heard of me?" Gan Ning returned the favor and seemed to be somewhat interested in Zhou Ping.
"Not only have I heard of it, but also my lord, Xuzhou Mu Zhendong General Liu Xuande, also knows the name of Gan Xingba. My lord often said that the world is in chaos and wars are constantly going on, and brave generals are hard to find. Gan Xingba is brave.
, is rare in the world. If I can get his help, the world will be settled early. It's a pity that he is far away in Jingzhou and I can't go there in person. Now I come to Jingzhou mainly to see you. If I can persuade him,
If you make a move and return to Xuzhou with me, Zuo will help General Zhendong lead the army to fight, attack the bandits, and make great achievements, then I will have done a great job."
For a rough guy like Gan Ning, Zhou Ping didn't want to talk in a roundabout way, but went straight to the point and stated his purpose.
Gan Ning himself was also a man who relied on his bravery, and he would always be happy when someone praised him.
"Liu Zhendong really said this?" Gan Ning couldn't believe it. He returned to Nanyang from Shu County and didn't do anything. How did Liu Bei know about me?
"Of course it's true. Just now I saw a single shot hit the target, which shows that our Lord knows people!"
Zhou Ping flattered again.
"Hahaha... I also heard that Liu Zhendong's generals are as powerful as clouds, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are as brave as tigers, so how can they think so highly of me?"
Gan Ning had heard of Zhou Wen'an, but not much. Relatively speaking, he knew more about Liu Bei's situation.
"Of course, my lord Liu Zhendong is benevolent and virtuous. He is surrounded by righteous men from all over the world. There are many brave men. In terms of bow shooting, a guard beside me also has this skill."
Zhou Ping said, turning around and telling Zhang Wu: "Try shooting an arrow."
Zhang Wu accepted the promise, quickly drew the long bow from his back, quickly drew the arrow and nocked the bow, raised it to the target, and shot the arrow without even aiming.
Gan Ning saw Zhang Wu's neat movements from drawing the bow to nocking the arrow, and his sharp eyes after raising the arrow, and couldn't help but secretly praise him.
Then I saw the arrow feathers fly out and hit the bullseye in the distance.
"Good archery skills!"
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There was a hint of joy on Zhang Wu's face, and he put the longbow back into the bow pouch and put it on his back again.
Zhou Ping continued: "Although my lord has many powerful soldiers, the one I respect most is the courage of one step. My lord once said that even if the enemy camp has a hundred thousand soldiers, and Xingba only leads a hundred people, he still dares to attack the camp. This is not right.
What ordinary people can do.”
Gan Ning was definitely not weak in martial arts, but what stood out most was his courage.
Sun Quan figured it out. When Cao Cao led his army out of Ruxukou, he claimed to have an army of 400,000. Sun Quan only led 70,000 troops at that time, and Gan Ning led 3,000 troops as the front commander.
Sun Quan asked him to attack the enemy camp at night. Gan Ning, with only about a hundred men, pulled out his antlers, entered the camp across the ramparts, and killed dozens of enemy soldiers, shocking the entire enemy camp.
This courage, in Sun Quan's opinion, was as brave as Zhang Liao's.
Of course Gan Ning knew how courageous he was, but now that he heard what Zhou Ping said, he immediately felt like he had met a confidant.
Of course, the confidant is Liu Bei.
"General Zhendong really said that?" Gan Ning asked again.
"Of course it's true. Now that Cao Cao has raised his troops to attack Xu, General Zhendong is leading his troops to resist. It's the time when people are urgently needed. If Xingba is willing to help, he can definitely repel Cao Cao and accomplish great feats if he goes at this time."