Chapter 127 If you see me on the Yangtze River in the future, bow your head and behave yourself! Still want to recapture Jiangling? His face was swollen again!
Xiao Fang still felt reassured about Gan Ning.

However, since the naval commander Xu Sheng was transferred away, Deng Ji had to be the backup and serve as Gan Ning's deputy general. In addition, half of the navy was withdrawn, so the strength of the Xiangfan navy declined.

Xiao Fang's strategy is a double insurance.

When the battle was about to begin, Deng Ji led more than 3,000 main naval forces from Xiangfan and pretended to confront Huang Zu head-on.

When the battle turned out to be a slight disadvantage, he ordered Deng Ji to pretend to retreat, thus luring Huang Zu to lead his troops in pursuit.

Gan Ning led 800 brocade sail soldiers and dozens of blimps and ambushed in the reeds on both sides of the river a day in advance.

As soon as Huang Zu's navy passed by, the assault team rushed out from the reeds and unexpectedly attacked Huang Zu's flagship from the rear.

The tactic was still Gan Ning's most adept decapitation tactic, but it was also supplemented with Xiao Fang's secret plan.

Following Gan Ning's order, a thick black smoke rose from the reeds into the sky in an instant.

More than ten warships ambushed on the opposite bank rushed out of the reeds immediately after seeing the smoke signal.

Gan Ning held his halberd in his hand, stood at the bow, and shouted:
"Start the boat, rush out and head straight for Huang Zu's flagship!"

The Jinfan soldiers behind him were all excited and held their swords tightly.

The boat moved suddenly and broke through the reeds with the full force of the oars.

More than twenty warships rushed out silently and rushed into the Jiangxia navy from the rear, passing by one enemy ship after another, and rushed towards the tower ship where Huang Zu was from both wings.

The Jiangxia warships along the way were all focused on chasing the Xiangfan navy and had no idea that the ship rushing past them was actually an enemy.

On the flagship of the ship.

Huang Zu was still standing proudly with his sword in hand, staring at the "fleeing" Xiangfan navy with contempt and disdain from afar.

"That Jinfan thief was quite sensible. He fled when he saw the situation was not good."

"If he dares to block it head-on, he will die!"

Huang Zu stroked his thin beard with his hand, a slight sneer on his lips.

Su Fei's eyes were filled with suspicion, and he said puzzledly:

"Gan Xingba is quite good at water warfare, how could he be defeated so easily?"

"With such strength, how could he have killed Cai Mao and defeated the Jiangling navy?"

"General Chengzong, is there a trick?"

Su Fei looked at Huang Zu with worry and suspicion.

"I have already known the tactics of the Jinfan bandits. They simply rely on the speed of their ramjet ships to attack the flagship unexpectedly, and capture the leader first."

"The reason why that idiot Cai Mao lost his life was because he underestimated the enemy and rushed forward rashly, giving the Jinfan thieves an opportunity to take advantage of him."

"I am firmly in the center of the army, and there are hundreds of ships guarding the front. Those brocade sail bandits cannot repeat their old tricks. How can they not retreat?"

Huang Zu stroked his thin beard and pointed out the mystery in a contemptuous tone.

Su Fei suddenly realized, and a look of admiration immediately appeared on his face. He cupped his hands and said in admiration:
"It turns out that General Chengzong is fully aware of Gan Xingba's tactics. I really admire him."

Huang Zu raised the corner of his mouth and said in a conceited tone:
"As a general, you must know both yourself and the enemy before you can fight a hundred battles without danger."

"Do you really think that I would be so arrogant as to blindly pursue the Jinfan thief without even studying his tactics?"

Su Fei's eyes showed even more respect, and he nodded and said:
"It seems that our army will win this battle without a doubt, and taking Fancheng will be a piece of cake."

"Then Liu Xuande has seen your background, General, and knows that it is not easy to get involved in Jiangxia. He will most likely be forced to agree to your surrender conditions and allow General Chengzong to continue to be in charge of Jiangxia."

Huang Zu's face flashed with confidence that he was in control of everything, and he snorted coldly:
"If Liu Jingsheng had not been so mediocre and had not been so flattering as to flatter the mediocre Cai Mao, how could Liu Bei have been able to rule Jingzhou?"

"If he had let me take charge of the military power of Jingzhou earlier, would Liu Bei still want to defeat Han——"

The word "water" was not even uttered.

Suddenly, there was a commotion among the soldiers at the stern of the ship.

"It seems like there are enemy ships attacking from behind!"

"There's an enemy ship approaching behind me!"

Huang Zu was shocked and stopped talking nonsense, and turned around to look.

really.

He saw more than twenty frigates of unknown origin, ignoring the battle formation, speeding all the way and rushing towards his flagship.

"Gan Xingba!"

"The man at the bow is Gan Ning!"

Su Fei recognized the familiar figure and exclaimed immediately.

Huang Zu sucked in a breath of cold air, his face suddenly twisted into a look of horror and shock, his eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.

"My navy crossed the river all the way, how did that Jinfan thief sneak into my fleet?"

"This doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense~~"

Huang Zu's voice trembled, and he was obviously confused.

"General Chengzong, I've said before that Gan Xingba should not be underestimated!"

"Hurry up and give the order to intercept the enemy ship. He is heading for the general's flagship. If he gets close to us, we will be finished!"

Su Fei stamped his feet and cried out in pain, and Ji shouted to remind them.

Huang Zu finally came to his senses, drew his sword and shouted:

"Shoot your arrows and block the incoming enemy ships for me!"

"Order all ships to come closer to me and stop the enemy ships—"

A hoarse and urgent cry rang out on the flagship.

The Jiangxia soldiers on the ship finally reacted and rushed to the stern to shoot arrows.

After seeing the signal flag, the Jiangxia warships on the left and right quickly turned towards Huang Zu's flagship, and at the same time, arrows rained down like locusts.

It's too late.

Gan Ning arrived too suddenly, and the specially modified ramjet was able to withstand the suppression of the rain of arrows.

In the blink of an eye, the ship Gan Ning was on collided heavily with Huang Zu's flagship.

With a loud bang, the ship shook, and the soldiers on board fell to the ground one after another. Huang Zu also lost his balance and fell on the deck.

Gan Ning jumped onto the enemy ship, waving the iron halberd in his hand, and knocked down the panicked Jiangxia soldiers in an instant.

The soldiers on the Jinfan ship rushed forward.

Immediately afterwards, several more ships rushed and rammed the tower ship one after another, and a group of soldiers with brocade sails jumped onto the tower ship like tigers and wolves.

They boarded the ship from all directions, killing frantically and heading straight for the top deck.

"Stop him, stop that Jinfan thief~~"

Huang Zu, who was on the top floor, shouted excitedly and hoarsely, ordering his soldiers to fight to the death.

To no avail.

The lower-level Jiangxia soldiers either jumped off the boats and fled, or rushed onto the boats to escape, or were chopped to the ground like ants.

Gan Ning was like a god of death, unstoppable, and he killed his way up to the top deck.

"Ziyi, what should we do?"

Huang Zu was so confused that he yelled at Su Fei.

Su Fei's eyes quickly turned, and he quickly took off his armor, and said anxiously:

"Gan Xingba is so brave that he can't be stopped by ten thousand men. If they kill us, we will surely die!"

"General Chengzong, take off your armor quickly and jump into the river. Is there still a chance to save your life?"

Jump into the river to escape?

The four words cut Huang Zu's heart like a knife. He was the lord of Jiangxia, the best general in Jingzhou, and the best water general in the world!

Not only was he defeated in a naval battle by a Jinfan thief, but he was so embarrassed that he had to jump into the river to escape!

If this news gets out, won't my reputation be ruined?

Huang Zu clenched his fists and became hesitant.

"General Chengzong, if you don't jump into the water, you will follow in the footsteps of Cai Mao!"

Su Fei was so anxious that his eyes almost popped out, and he tried to persuade him.

Huang Zu shuddered violently.

Cai Mao had no time to abandon the ship and escape, and was captured alive by Gan Ning on the flagship, and was finally beheaded by Liu Bei!
If I don't escape, I will suffer the same fate as Cai Mao!

Huang Zu's hesitation disappeared in an instant. He no longer cared about his reputation or dignity. He hurriedly took off his armor and jumped down following Su Fei.

With two splashes, the two men fell into the river.

A ship rushed over from nearby and quickly pulled Huang Zu and Su Fei onto the ship.

Although Huang Zu was an expert in swimming, he was quite old after all. When he was dragged onto the boat, he had already swallowed several gulps of water and was exhausted, like a drowned chicken.

at this time.

Gan Ning, holding the blood-stained halberd, fought his way to the top deck, but there was no sign of Huang Zu.

He looked around hurriedly and recognized Su Fei, an old acquaintance, at a glance.

As for the general that Su Fei supported, who else could it be but Huang Zu.

"The best general in Jingzhou? How ridiculous!"

Gan Ning showed disdain and snorted coldly:

"Huang Zu, do you think you can escape from my grasp?"

After saying this, Gan Ning grabbed a bow, drew his bow and drew his arrow, and aimed at the back of Huang Zu as he rushed towards him.

As soon as the fingertips loosened, an arrow flew away.

"Pass the order down, all ships immediately retreat downstream and regroup!"

"I will fight that Jinfan thief again, I will--"

At this time, Huang Zu was still clamoring for another fight, but unexpectedly a cold arrow whistled from behind.

"what--"

A scream.

Huang Zu fell headfirst to the ground.

"General!"

Everyone was shocked and rushed forward to support Huang Zu.

The Lord of Jiangxia had been pierced by an arrow and fainted on the spot.

"Quick, help the general into the cabin and evacuate at full speed!"

Su Fei held a sword and protected Huang Zu behind him. He raised his head and glanced at the flagship, only to find that it was Gan Ning who was drawing his bow and arrow.

Gan Ning was about to shoot again, but when he saw that it was an old friend, he put away his bow.

"Su Ziyi, Huang Zu will not live for many days even if he survives the blow from my arrow."

"Liu Biao is dead, and Jingzhou is my master's. Why don't you surrender to my master? With my recommendation, my master will definitely use you!"

Su Fei sighed and said loudly:
"General Huang has treated me well, how can I, Su Fei, betray him? I'm sorry I cannot accept your kindness, Gan Xingba."

After saying this, Su Fei held his sword in alert and ordered his soldiers to drive the boats downstream.

The enemy's ramjet was fast and had gone far away in the blink of an eye, so it was impossible to catch up with it.

Gan Ning did not order a pursuit of Su Fei out of consideration for their old friendship. Moreover, his primary goal here was to defeat the main force of Jiangxia’s navy!

"Raise the flag of Gan Ning!"

"Send a message to Deng Ji to lead the navy to fight back!"

Gan Ning threw away the bow in his hand, picked up the bloody spear and slashed out.

The "yellow" flag fell down.

Immediately afterwards, a flag with the word "Gan" on it slowly rose.

The flagship has fallen!

The morale of the Jiangxia warships surrounding them collapsed in an instant, and chaos ensued.

Deng Ji upstream saw the signal and took advantage of the situation to lead his navy to turn around and attack back.

The five hundred Jiangxia warships were defeated like a landslide.

...

Xiakou City, inside the slightly shabby "provincial capital".

Liu Cong was drinking with Kuai Yue.

"Yi Du, do you think this battle between the Huang family and their son can really turn the tide?"

Liu Cong poured tea for Kuai Yue, his face and tone showing worry.

Kuai Yue was not polite either. He picked up the tea bowl and sipped the tea while saying:

"That iron chain formation is impeccable. If Liu Bei wants to break it, he can only attack our dry camp at Chibi."

"Although Huang She is a mediocre general, he can defend Chibi for ten days or half a day without any problem."

"The key to this battle actually lies in Huang Zu..."

Kuai Yue pointed his tea bowl to the north, his face showing the confidence of a master strategist:

"The Jinfan bandits' tactics are nothing more than using fast ships to attack the flagship, and shooting the horses first before shooting the people."

"Huang Zu has been on the battlefield for a long time and is proficient in naval warfare. He will definitely be on guard against this move by the Jinfan thieves."

"As long as Huang Zu doesn't follow Cai Mao's example and act rashly, with the absolute strength of Jiangxia's navy, defeating the Jinfan bandits and taking over Fancheng will be a piece of cake."

Liu Cong suddenly came to his senses, and his frown relaxed a little.

Kuai Yue sipped his tea and began to sketch out a blueprint:
"If Fancheng is lost, Liu Bei's army will be in chaos and he will turn back to Xiangfan to provide relief."

"We can leave a small number of troops to defend Fancheng and tie down Liu Bei's main force, while Huang Zu leads the Jiangxia navy upriver to the west and recapture Jiangling in one fell swoop!"

"If we can recapture Jiangling, then we will have hope of turning the tide and recapture Jingzhou."

Hearing this, Liu Cong's worries disappeared and he was filled with deep surprise.

He then refilled Kuai Yue's tea cup and complimented him with a smile:
"If that's true, you are the first hero in my quest to avenge my father and recover my Liu family's foundation!"

"In the future, I will share this Jingzhou foundation with you, Yidu!"

Kuai Yue was waiting for this promise, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Just as he was about to speak and express a few words of loyalty.

Kuai Jun rushed in with a panicked look and knelt on the ground.

"Uncle, something happened!"

"Our army was badly defeated by Gan Ning south of Fancheng. Our navy suffered heavy casualties and returned in defeat."

"Huang Zu was also shot by Gan Ning's arrow and is now in critical condition!"

Kuai Yue's hand shook, and all the tea in the bowl spilled onto his body.

(End of this chapter)