"Xingba, in order to resolve the crisis in Quyang, you and I can divide our forces into two groups."
Gan Ning looked at Deng Zhi doubtfully, "How can we divide our troops into two groups? We don't have many troops in our hands. If we divide our troops further, wouldn't it be more difficult?"
Deng Zhi said: "The troops were divided into two groups. I was alone and returned to Haixi immediately."
"oh?"
"There are still hundreds of troops stationed in Haixi County. I asked my uncle and grandson to send troops to help Quyang. However, the support Haixi can provide may not be too much. Although there are 80,000 people in Haixi, they have not been trained.
Originally planned to train troops this winter, but unexpectedly, Lu Bu suddenly sent troops, ruining Shusun's plan. It would take time to recruit troops temporarily. Therefore, Haixi reinforcements can allow Youxue to hold on for a few more days at most.
The real reinforcements still lie with you."
"at me?"
Gan Ning's eyes were slightly closed and he was thinking deeply.
In the distance, the Xiapi Army was attacking Quyang fiercely, and the sound of killing could be heard faintly.
"How do I rescue?"
"Take a photo!"
"ah?"
"Cao Xing is the commander in chief of Lu Bu's garrison to guard the prime minister. After Song Xian's six thousand soldiers and horses were wiped out, Cao Xing will definitely come out. Therefore, the prime minister must guard the void at this time. Neither Chen Gong nor Cao Xing can think of it.
At times like this, we have the courage to make a surprise attack.
I heard that Xiangxiang Zhou Kui has a false reputation and is not worth worrying about.
As long as you capture the Prime Minister, it will cut off Chen Gong's Cao Xing's retreat. When the time comes, Chen Gong will definitely send troops to rescue the Prime Minister, and Qu Yang's crisis will be resolved. However, after capturing the Prime Minister, you will face huge dangers.
Once Lu Bu knows about it, he will definitely send troops to rescue the Prime Minister, and you will be attacked from both sides. Therefore, after capturing the Prime Minister, you must leave the Prime Minister as soon as possible to avoid the annihilation of the entire army."
Deng Zhi's plan can be called drawing fire from under the cauldron.
Xiaxiang (that is, Suqian today) is the southern barrier of Xiapi County. Once it is breached, Xiapi will face the enemy directly and there will no longer be a place for change. Moreover, the food and grass outside Quyang City comes from Xiaxiang.
The capture of Xixiang is equivalent to cutting off Chen Palace's food supply...
This strategy cannot be said to be unreadable.
But equally, as the commander of the surprise attack, Gan Ning will be under tremendous pressure.
He couldn't help but want to fight quickly and seize the prime minister; he also had to insist on dividing his troops until Chen Palace and evacuate the prime minister at the appropriate time.
At the same time, Gan Ning also had to face Xiapi's counterattack.
In short, this strategy is good, but the risk is indeed very high.
After Gan Ning pondered for a long time, he said categorically: "All desires are in danger of Qu Yang, this is the only way!"
The sword is swift, but the horse is swift.
In the short distance of twenty or thirty meters, Zhao Yebai continued to slow down, causing Gan Ning's momentum to reach the limit in an instant. A strong wind hung from the dragon bird in his hand, tearing through the sky and screaming. There was no flower in the big sword.
Pretty, but it completely enveloped Cao Xing in the power of the sword.
However, Cao Xing is not mediocre!
As one of the Eight Great Generals, he naturally has extraordinary abilities.
In terms of martial arts, Cao Xing is inferior to Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and others, but he can still be regarded as a first-rate general.
How could he be an ordinary person if he could shoot out Xiahou Dun's eyes? He joined the army as a young man and accompanied Lu Bu on expeditions east and west, so he had extremely rich experience.
He has an unusual sensitivity to danger.
So when Gan Ning rushed out of the city gate, he was already aware of the danger.
Instinctively, he held the big gun in front of him and blocked it outwards. One of them was preparing to attack, while the other was rushing to fight. Although Cao Xing blocked Gan Ning's Longque sword, he was locked by the sword.
The huge force contained in it made his arms numb... Gan Ning missed the target with his sword. Without saying a word, the sword flipped over, pressed against Cao Xing's big spear, and wiped out horizontally. If this sword hits, Cao Xing will be killed.
Xing's hand was gone. Cao Xing was so frightened that he quickly let go of one hand and turned his big gun over, ready to stab out when the two horses stepped on each other.
Who knew that he was faster and Gan Ning was faster.
Zhao Yebai suddenly accelerated at the moment when he and Cao Xing's horse missed each other.
Before Cao Xing could stab Cao Xing with his big spear, Gan Ning reached his side. He reached out his hand on the horse and grabbed the belt around Cao Xing's waist.
Gan Ning roared, lifted Cao Xing off his horse with one hand, and immediately threw him to the ground.
With this fall, Gan Ning used a bit of skill. Cao Xing was thrown so hard that all his bones seemed to be scattered. He was lying on the ground with a blank mind. By the time he came to his senses, more than ten soldiers had already swarmed up.
, the broadsword was placed on Cao Xing's neck.
"A certain Gan Ning family is here. Your generals have been captured. If you don't abandon your weapons and surrender immediately, how long will it take?"
Gan Ning drew his sword and stood up, shouting loudly at the gate of the city.
At the same time, hundreds of soldiers rushed out from the top of Xiaxiang City, holding strong bows and crossbows, and aimed at the Xiapi soldiers below the city.
The Xiapi soldiers first retreated in a hurry, and then after another day's journey, they were already tired and listless.
There was a gust of rain and a gust of wind below the city, and each of them could not even hold their weapons. In the blink of an eye, their own coach had become a prisoner, and Xiangxiang City was occupied by the opponent. Quyang's two-day fierce attack was fruitless.
This caused the Xiapi soldiers to have an inexplicable sense of fear towards the Haixi soldiers and horses. Many factors were mixed together. When the Haixi archers appeared at the top of the city, the Xiapi soldiers were immediately frightened.
"Stop shooting arrows, we will surrender!"
One of Xia Pi's soldiers couldn't hold on any longer, so he threw his weapon on the ground, knelt down next to him, and held his head in his hands.
"Abandon weapons without killing!"
There were loud shouts from the Xiangxiang Tower.
As a result, more and more Xiapi soldiers lost their weapons and sat obediently in the muddy water, motionless.
Cao Xing was pinned to the ground by several strong soldiers. He raised his head and glanced outside the city, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
"Let Cao Youxue come to see me!"
he suddenly shouted loudly.
Gan Ning turned his horse's head and arrived in front of Cao Xing. He sneered and said, "You want to see my young master? Then be honest first."
After that, he waved his hand, and a soldier stepped forward and punched Cao Xing in the back of the head, knocking Cao Xing unconscious.
"Take him down and keep an eye on him for me."
"Here!"
After Gan Ning finished speaking, he directed his men to settle the prisoners.
He didn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands, only more than 260 people in total. He sent 60 people to watch over the surrendering soldiers, and at the same time, he also sent people to bring steaming porridge and water. It was not easy to get rid of these surrendered soldiers. They
They have the advantage in numbers, and after a fight, they can be regarded as a group of veteran birds. Therefore, they cannot be overly oppressed. They are given some hot porridge, and then imprisoned in the school grounds, and dry tents are arranged so that they can be honest.
Rest... As long as they remain stable before dawn, Gan Ning will have completed his mission.
When the time comes, Gan Ning and his men will evacuate Xiang Xiang, and these surrendered soldiers...
It is no longer something Gan Ning needs to consider.
In fact, Gan Ning did not expect that the Xiapi Army would come back so quickly. When he received the news that the Xiapi Army was retreating to Xiangchu, Gan Ning even wanted to abandon the city immediately. After all, there were more than two hundred
The gap between one person and more than 5,000 people is really huge!
The bad thing was the scouts sent by Cao Xing.
Only then did Gan Ning know that Chen Deng had sent troops to cross the Huai River, so he ordered the Xiapi Army to withdraw from Quyang.
If that's the case, you're welcome...
Gan Ning was also a man of skill and courage. After thinking for a moment, he came to the conclusion that these Xiapi soldiers did not have much combat effectiveness, so he decided to stay in Xiaxiang and explore the truth. However, he did not expect that he actually captured Cao.
Because of his nature, Gan Ning won the victory without losing any blood.
"Immediately order people to rush back to Quyang and ask the young master to make a decision."
Gan Ning immediately made up his mind and sent scouts to report in the direction of Quyang.
At the same time, he ordered people to pacify the people in the city, and after stabilizing the situation, he returned to the Prime Minister's office and ordered people to bring Cao Xing up.
There are some things that he must ask clearly.
Cao Xing had woken up at this time and was tied up with ropes and brought to the Yamen Hall.
"The defeated general, why don't you kneel down when you see a certain family?"
Gan Ning was sitting high up in the hall, staring at Cao Xing with his tiger eyes, and asked sternly.
Cao Xing raised his head and sneered: "A mere young general, who only relies on sneak attacks to win, what kind of hero is he? How can Cao, a great man, kneel down to a villain like you?"
"Winning by sneak attack?"
Gan Ning said: "You are just relying on the power of numbers to show off your power.
With eight thousand people, we couldn't capture the small town of Quyang with more than a thousand soldiers and horses. Now that I have captured you, do you still have the nerve to call yourself a 'man'?"
In one sentence, Cao Xing couldn't help but blush.
However, he still looked disdainful and snorted coldly.
Gan Ning said angrily: "Cao Shulong, do you think the sword in my hand is not sharp?"
"If you want to kill, just kill. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"you……"
Gan Ning stood up and reached out to hold the sword.
He stared at Cao Xing, and Cao Xing also raised his head and looked at Gan Ning without any fear on his face.
After a long time, Gan Ning suddenly laughed and said, "Cao Shulong, you are good at using swords and weapons, but now you are like a lost dog. Aren't you unconvinced? Okay, let me kill Lu Bu and see what you have to say. Someone, take him away.
Go down and keep a close eye on this beast for me, and don’t slack off.”
"Here!"
Soldiers came in and dragged Cao Xing away.
While struggling, Cao Xing cursed loudly, "Gan Ning, a nobody, dares to speak arrogant words. One day, my king will come to the city with his troops and take your dog's head."
"Gan Sima, why don't you kill this man?"
Some elementary schools couldn't help but advise.
Gan Ning shook his head and said softly: "No matter what, Cao Xing has some friendship with the young master. Let the young master decide whether to kill him or keep him alive."
"When will the young master arrive?"
"I think it will be soon..."
Gan Ning couldn't help but feel hesitant.
He wanted to evacuate Xia Xiang immediately, but he vaguely felt that it was of great significance to control Xia Xiang in his hands. However, he did not know whether he could hold Xia Xiang. Judging from the current situation, Chen Deng had already
After crossing the Huai River, sooner or later there will be a battle with Xiapi.
I don’t know when Chen Yuanlong’s troops will arrive?
At this time, whether or not to keep the prime minister's appearance became a very tangled question in Gan Ning's mind.
He wanted to defend, but he was afraid of disturbing Xiapi. If Lu Bu led his troops, he really wouldn't be able to defend with the men in his hands.
Forget it, let’s take a look and talk about it later.
If the young master can arrive before dawn, then I will continue to hold on.
If the young master cannot arrive and there are signs of troop movements in Xiapi, I will evacuate immediately.
In short, at this time, you must not be quick. But even if I leave, I still have to teach Lu Bu a little lesson.
"Go and take out the tung oil from the treasury. Once we evacuate, we will set fire to Xiangcheng."
If I can't get the prime minister, you, Lu Bu, can't even think of getting the prime minister again!
After Gan Ning made up his mind, he ordered his scouts to closely monitor the movements in Xiapi. At the same time, he also nervously prepared for Xiaxiang in order to evacuate at any time. It was really thanks to Deng Zhi's idea that he was able to capture Xiaxiang this time. Xiaxiang was indeed
The troops were empty, and Cao Xing almost left the army. After Gan Ning led his troops to Xia Xiang, he pretended to be soldiers and horses from Xia Pi and directly deceived Xia Xiang Chang Zhou Kui, and then killed him with a sword.
After killing Zhou Kui, the Prime Minister lost his leader.
How could a group of slaves and miscellaneous soldiers be Gan Ning's opponent? They barely made any resistance and obediently surrendered.
It can be said that Gan Ning captured Xiaxiang City without any fighting skills. But it is easy to take down Xiaxiang City, but difficult to defend Xiaxiang City...it all depends on Cao Peng's reaction.
When the sky was about to break, Gan Ning had decided to abandon his post.
Just as he was preparing a fire to burn down Xiangxiang City, he suddenly heard from Tan Ma that Cao Peng had arrived outside the city with his troops.
How did Cao Peng come so quickly?
This starts with his pursuit.
Around evening, Chen Gong's vanguard troops arrived outside Quyang City.
The person leading the vanguard was also an acquaintance of Cao Peng: Xu Xuan.
Xu Xuan and Cao Peng were old friends. After learning that Cao Peng was leading people to pursue Cao Xing, Xu Xuan without saying a word, ordered 800 cavalry and 1,000 infantry. The infantry and cavalry set off at the same time without even eating.
Then he left Quyang. Xu Xuan personally led the cavalry and caught up with Cao Peng about forty miles away from Quyang. After discussing with Cao Peng, both of them believed that they should continue to pursue the Pi army.
It doesn't necessarily cause much damage. The main thing is to put enough pressure on the Xiapi Army to make its morale unstable.
At that time, when Chen Deng led his troops up, he could take advantage of the opportunity to seize the prime minister. So Cao Peng handed over the 300 troops and horses in his hands to Xu Xuan, took over the command of the cavalry from Xu Xuan, and led Pan Zhang to Xiahou
Four men from Lanzhoucang, Deng Fan and others pursued Xia Pi's army in the rain all night.
Unexpectedly, Cao Peng captured Gan Ning's messenger fifty miles south of Xiang Xiang.
After learning that Gan Ning had captured the prime minister, Cao Peng had an idea and immediately made a decision.
The two-day battle in Quyang greatly improved Cao Peng's vision and psychology. He vaguely mastered some elements of capturing fighter opportunities. Capturing the lower phase is equivalent to opening the southern gate to Xiapi...
...Xiaxiangcheng, never give up.
So Cao Peng immediately ordered someone to notify Xu Xuan, and then personally led 800 cavalry troops to go to the prime minister.
When Gan Ning heard the news, he was overjoyed... He led his people to welcome the Prime Minister. After paying homage to Cao Peng, he returned to the Prime Minister's government office.
At this time, due to the arrival of Cao Peng, there were more than a thousand soldiers and horses in Xiaxiang City.
In addition, Xu Xuan's 1,300 infantrymen will arrive soon, enough to stabilize the situation...
"Sir, what should we do next?"
Gan Ning asked eagerly before Cao Peng could sit firmly and take a breath.
Cao Peng smiled and said solemnly: "Since we have captured the lower prime minister, we must make Zhang Liao return to Xu County next!"