Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Faced with Yang Ku's question, the guard did not know the exact number and could only give a vague answer.

"I can't see clearly, but there are cavalry, probably tens of thousands of them!"

"Nonsense!" Yang Ku's eyes were cold; he knew the guard was infected by fear.

"Sound the horn, assemble the guards!" Yang Ku drew his sword and strode outside.

He wanted to see just where this group of people had come from, like divine soldiers descending from the sky.

Upon boarding the chariot, Yang Ku instantly understood the situation.

"Several thousand... bandits on the Yangtze River!"

Yang Ku guessed how Gan Ning had done it.

"Bold and meticulous, what a waste of such a fine general to have joined the rebels!" Yang Ku sighed.

If he had been in the camp today, any other officer might have allowed Gan Ning to successfully raid the camp.

If Gan Ning succeeds, things will get complicated.

Fear is a contagious poison. If Gan Ning were to establish his authority today, people would likely live in constant fear.

"Beat the drums! Wake these soldiers up!"

Yang Ku calmly directed his men to quell the chaos. Gan Ning's forces were small, and they mostly relied on shouting and yelling to create panic and anxiety.

As the deafening drumbeats rang out, the shouts of Gan Ning and the others were suppressed, and the soldiers who were running around in all directions felt as if they had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

The training material instantly flashed through my mind.

Yang Ku then dispatched his personal guards to gather the scattered soldiers.

The original chaos was being restored to order at a visible speed, with the entire camp centered around Yanghu.

"What a formidable fellow!"

Gan Ning noticed something was wrong. He knew very well that once the soldiers in the camp reacted, the clouds in the camp would soon merge into a thick cloud.

If he tries to raid the enemy camp, he'll end up committing suicide, so he has to be quick, so quick that the enemy won't have time to react before he has to leave.

But seeing the chaos subside, Gan Ning was filled with rage.

In this way, all his previous efforts were in vain.

With a determined look, Gan Ning ordered the ordinary bandits to continue setting fires and creating chaos, while he led three hundred elite troops to rush towards Yang Ku.

Yang Ku's location was quite conspicuous, and it was precisely because it was conspicuous that the chaos was quelled so quickly.

"Enemy general, prepare to die!"

Gan Ning swung the Hengjiang Iron Chain toward Yang Ku with unparalleled momentum. This strike would kill Yang Ku if it hit, but even as the attack was about to hit Yang Ku, Gan Ning did not notice the slightest fear in Yang Ku.

That kind of composure that remains unchanged even when Mount Tai collapses before you.

This made Gan Ning realize that the other party was not worried about his safety at all.

Upon realizing this, Gan Ning's heart sank.

"clang!"

As expected, two figures darted out from beside Yang Ku and knocked Hengjiang Iron Chain away.

"Who is coming?"

"I will never change my name or surname, I am Gan Ning, Gan Xingba!" Gan Ning roared, and with a tug on the Hengjiang Iron Chain, he attacked Yang Ku once again.

"clang!"

Two more figures darted out to protect Yang Ku, directly knocking away Gan Ning's Hengjiang Iron Chain.

"Four Great Perfections of Inner Qi Separation!" Gan Ning's face twisted in pain; he knew there was no way he could succeed today.

"Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, has been dead for decades!" Yang Ku sneered.

"Playing tricks, take him down, I want to see who he really is!"

Two cultivators at the Great Perfection of Inner Qi Departure erupted with their inner energy and charged toward Gan Ning with their spears. They knew they couldn't defeat Gan Ning, but if they could hold him off for a moment, the army would be enough to capture him alive!

Gan Ning was truly at a loss now. He wasn't Guan Yu, who could kill his opponent in one move.

He uses unusual weapons, which are inherently dangerous and unpredictable in one-on-one combat, but he is at a disadvantage when facing multiple enemies.

With the clouds gradually thickening overhead, Gan Ning had absolutely no interest in fighting the opponent.

"Die!" Gan Ning flicked his wrist, and the tip of the Hengjiang Iron Chain flew towards Yang Kuzha. This was his last gamble.

The iron chain across the river, like a winding, twisting snake, bypassed the internal energy-escaping guard and lunged towards Yang Ku.

The moment it was intercepted, the tip exploded and shot out, aiming straight for Yang Ku's head.

Just as it was about to pierce the sheep, it suddenly made a sharp turn and hit the ground.

Gan Ning's face immediately darkened.

He hadn't dealt with strategists in so long that he'd forgotten that these mentally gifted strategists possessed enough mental strength to protect themselves from ranged attacks.

Unless there are some special circumstances, these guys are not afraid of long-range attacks at all.

His move was precisely the kind of attack that was countered by mental power.

The two Great Perfection Inner Qi Separation Realm experts launched a furious attack on Gan Ning. Gan Ning fought back fiercely for a few rounds, also wanting to quickly take down the guards in front of him.

After exchanging a few blows, Gan Ning realized that he had no chance of defeating these two. Even if he were to fight to the death, it would take him more than a hundred moves to take them down.

In such a long time, the clouds on the other side have long since risen, and what awaits them is about to become clear.

"Retreat!" Gan Ning was bold, but not one to get stuck on things. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he unleashed his inner energy, forcefully forcing back the two people in front of him. With a loud shout, he turned and began to flee.

"Grab him, don't let him get away!" Yang Ku calmly ordered, directing his personal guards to flank Gan Ning from both sides.

Unexpectedly, just as Yang Ku was giving chase, Gan Ning suddenly turned around and launched a counterattack.

"Look at the arrow!"

Gan Ning grabbed the crossbow from his horse and fired at Yang Ku.

"Hmph, you've run out of tricks!"

Yang Ku coldly deflected the arrow.

However, the arrow exploded the moment it was deflected, and the two guards shielded Yang Ku with their bodies.

Gan Ning raised his hand again and fired an arrow, but instead of continuing to attack Yang Ku, he shot it at the commander's flag!

With a loud bang, the commander's flag snapped in two.

Without further hesitation, Gan Ning turned and ran.

Running and shouting.

"The commander's flag is broken, the marshal is dead!"

"The commander's flag is broken, the marshal is dead!"

"Chase them! Chase them! We absolutely cannot let them get away!" Yang Ku roared as he scrambled to his feet in a disheveled state.

He has never suffered such a loss before.

However, Gan Ning's feint caused the order that Gan Ning had painstakingly built up to collapse once again.

The explosion and the collapse of the commander's flag, in particular, threw a group of soldiers who were unaware of the truth into chaos.

"You like to use strategists as generals! Let's see what you'll do now!"

Chaos ensued, and Gan Ning chuckled.

On the battlefield, if you don't have enough strength to become a prominent focal point, you'll be vulnerable to attack.

Yang Ku is indeed very powerful, but his strength is a major weakness.

If a different officer, with his internal energy detached from his body, were in Yang Ku's position, he would have taken the explosion head-on, right in the face.

A small mistake can immediately become a major blunder.

Chaos became Gan Ning's best protection.

Under pursuit, Gan Ning and his men jumped into the Yangtze River and swam towards the fleet. Then, Gan Ning unleashed a powerful burst of internal energy into the sky.

The fleet opened fire on the riverbank instantly, and the pursuing troops behind Gan Ning, as well as the equipment positions that had been bothering Gan Ning and his men, were razed to the ground by the fleet's cannons in an instant.

"Haha, no need to see me off!"

Gan Ning flew back to the bow of the fleet, activated the fleet's cloud aura, and mocked the pursuing internal energy detachment warriors with utmost sarcasm.

The pursuing internal energy cultivator could only watch helplessly as Gan Ning laughed wildly, but dared not descend onto the fleet.

If this happens, it will truly be like lambs to the slaughter.

The Jin army dared not make any rash moves, but Gan Ning had no such concerns.

They didn't dare to bombard indiscriminately before because they were worried about wasting resources on cannon fodder.

Now that the main force of the Jin army has caught up, it is natural to open fire to welcome them.

"Bombard them!" Gan Ning stood at the bow of the ship, pointed at the pursuing Jin army, and ordered the ship's cannons to begin firing.

A beam of blue-purple light, carrying a shockwave powerful enough to overturn everything in its path, shot towards the pursuing Jin army.

boom!
A mushroom cloud rose from the ground.

Completely unfamiliar with such a situation, the Jin army instinctively retaliated by bombarding the main ship's guns.

If it weren't for a few individuals at the peak of internal energy separation who sensed the danger at the last moment and desperately deflected the laser, the situation would have been much worse.

A tiny misjudgment almost sent thousands of people to hell.

Even so, several people who had released their internal energy were already swaying precariously.

"Fire! Fire! Bomb them all to death!"

Gan Ning roared and ordered the fleet to open fire. For the first time in many days, the fleet, which had been silent, showed its fangs to the Jin army.

The naval guns easily wiped out everything on the ground.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

After being thrown into chaos by a fierce bombardment, the Jin army fled in panic from the riverbank.

"Hahaha, men, take the small boat and haul back everything usable!"

After enjoying himself, Gan Ning quickly realized that they were probably in for some trouble.

They quickly sent people to clean up the battlefield, hoping to salvage some supplies.

"Report, General, our forward positions have been completely wiped out, the pursuing troops have suffered 30-40% casualties, and two others have been severely injured due to their internal energy leaving their bodies, making them unable to participate in combat in the short term!"

The officers, who had fled back in panic, reported their losses to Yang Ku.

"What are the losses inside the camp?" Yang Ku asked without changing his expression.

"The damage to the camp was not too serious. Only some tents were burned, and the number of people lost was very small. We have also recalled most of the civilians who had scattered and fled!"

"That's good!"

Yang Ku nodded; he didn't care about this loss at all.

The positions along the coast were designed to be used for attrition.

Apart from the thousands of men lost by the pursuing troops, which can be considered a real loss, the others are not much of a loss.

The real loss on this mission was the morale of the army.

The veterans are alright after being raided like this, but the new recruits and laborers have already started to panic and are now in a state of high alert.

If they do it again, then there's really no point in fighting anymore.

Moreover, based on Yang Hu's judgment, Gan Ning might actually do it again.

"Move the new recruits and laborers back into the city!"

"Let the veterans set up camp where they are, and increase patrols in the next two days to prevent the enemy from raiding the camp again."

After pondering for a moment, Yang Ku decided to temporarily avoid Gan Ning's sharp edge, as Gan Ning's raid on the camp had indeed been extremely effective.

This also allows the laborers to go back and transport a new batch of materials and supplies.

That night, Gan Ning led three thousand men, intending to raid the camp again.

Just as Yang Hu had predicted, Gan Ning was bolder than most people and had a more peculiar way of thinking.

Since the surprise attack worked, let's try it again.

However, even the most cunning wild beasts find it difficult to deal with experienced hunters.

Yang Ku is currently at the peak of his experience and ability. As a strategist, he may be poor at handling unexpected changes in battle, but in terms of strategic planning, he is far superior to a general like Gan Ning.

It's as if, up to this point, all of Gan Ning's efforts have not exceeded Yang Ku's initial strategic plan.

Yang Ku depleted the fleet's strength at minimal cost.

Gan Ning's surprise attack was caught red-handed by Yang Ku's heavily fortified camp.

The moment Gan Ning sneaked into the camp, clouds instantly rose into the sky, and Jin troops, fully equipped and ready to fight, immediately charged out from all directions.

"Fell into a trap!"

Gan Ning threw out all the oil pouches and torches in his hands, then fully activated his Legion Talent, mobilizing the cloud energy to unleash a Legion Attack in front of him, before turning and running away.

The raging inferno and the hasty counterattacks clearly could not stop the Jin army's pursuit.

The Jin army pursued Gan Ning relentlessly until they reached the vicinity of the fleet's firing range, at which point they finally came to a halt.

Yang Ku derived the range limit based on data from the first artillery bombardment.

Gan Ning keenly sensed this and felt a chill run down his spine, feeling that the other party had completely seen through him.

He and his fleet were utterly powerless in the face of the enemy.

"Shiyuan, Ziyi, come back quickly!" Gan Ning cried out in anguish.

He can't handle such a huge mess by himself.

The marshal on the other side is not human at all.

Trying to outsmart someone as clever as that will only lead to his demise.

Gan Ning had someone write a request for help and then sent it to Sima Yi.

However, Sima Yi took it and immediately threw it away.

What a joke! He hasn't even completely taken over Jingzhou yet, how could he possibly turn back?

Anyway, according to the information Gan Ning provided, Gan Ning can hold out for a while longer.

Gan Ning was simply distressed by the potential losses to the fleet.

It is said that before humans are injured, they are chased around by small animals, but after being injured, they immediately evolve into terrifying upright apes.

Sima Yi had great faith in Gan Ning's abilities. After all, he was one of the original veterans. He had enjoyed too many good days and had lost his original drive and ruthlessness. But once pushed to the limit, the abilities that these veterans inherently displayed were quite terrifying.

Without a fleet, they can't stop Yang Ku?

It's more accurate to say that Gan Ning is distressed about the fleet's losses, which is why he's spouting nonsense here.

Sima Yi thought that if the fleet were really destroyed, Gan Ning could lead his scattered troops to rip off Yang Ku's head and use it as a football.

He ignored Gan Ning's complaints and worked day and night to deal with the local powerful families in Jingzhou and the division of interests in various districts.

He didn't mince words; he genuinely ceded a portion of his profits, directly binding some powerful families to his cause.

Then, a group of powerful families were killed as a warning to others, while their profits were used to enrich the common people and the powerful families themselves.

It works well no matter when you pull in a group, kill a group, or beat a group.

If time hadn't been too short, Sima Yi would have even considered directly implementing the political policies of the Xing Han dynasty in Jingzhou.

While Sima Yi was fighting fiercely in Jingzhou, the main force of Jingzhou had actually withdrawn to the Sichuan region.

Sima Yan stationed a large number of elite troops in the Shu region, intending to delay Sima Yi's advance into Sichuan. (End of Chapter)