The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 452: Make Contributions Today

After Gan Ning received the news, he let out a long sigh.

"Huang Gongfu was a loyal and righteous man. It's a pity that he died."

He did not feel sorry for Sun Quan's death, but thought it was a pity that Huang Gai died. Generally, loyal and righteous people, even enemies, would admire the other party's integrity.

Huang Gai is a typical example.

"Brother, are we going to Chibi now?" Gan Ying was eager to try, looking in the direction of Chibi with a hint of interest on his face. That was the place where one could make great achievements.

"If we go there now, we won't even have soup to drink. Let's go down the river and return to Lujiang. That's where we can make great achievements." Gan Ning shook his head.

He had to get up where he fell. The Lujiang Navy Camp was lost in his hands, and he had to take it back himself. Now that the overall situation had been determined, it was the best time to attack Jiangdong.

The navy was mighty, and although it passed through Jiangxia, Cao's army in Jiangxia did not dare to stop it and allowed the navy's warships to head towards Lujiang. Although the wind was from the southeast, the warships were moving rapidly downstream and when they arrived at the Lujiang navy camp, they found that the camp had been built and the flags of the cavalry were flying high.

At the gate, Zhang Liao, Pang Tong, Xu Sheng, Gao Lan and other generals came to greet them after receiving the news.

"Greetings to the general and military advisor."

Gan Ning jumped down from the deck, laughed, and said, "The Battle of Wulin ended, the coalition forces were defeated, and on the way here, we ran into Sun Quan, who was defeated and committed suicide, so I have made a small contribution."

"When the war has not yet broken out, the outcome has already been decided, and it cannot be changed by the strategies of Zhou Lang and Kong Ming." Pang Tong said indifferently.

"Your Majesty is the real genius. How can Cao Cao and Liu Bei compare to you?" Zhang Liao chuckled.

Pang Tong nodded after hearing this, with a hint of unnaturalness on his face.

In fact, when he learned that Qin Shou had built the linked warships, he wrote a letter to the emperor, suggesting that Qin Shou abandon the linked warships, and even asserted that the other side would launch a fire attack.

In fact, everything happened just as Pang Tong had guessed. The enemy did launch a fire attack, but Pang Tong later realized that all this was part of Qin Shou's plan.

The last fire did not burn down the Wulin camp, but instead gave the Cavalry an opportunity to annihilate the coalition forces. Instantly, the general situation in the world became clearer.

Zhang Liao did not notice Pang Tong's embarrassment, but said to Gan Ning: "Xingba's arrival is just in time. With the arrival of the navy, we can quickly cross the river. At this time, Cao Cao may still think that we are still in Tangyi."

Tangyi is located in the north of the Yangtze River and belongs to Guangling County. It faces Moling and is located across the river.

"I'm afraid Cao Aman doesn't know what the outcome of the Battle of Wulin will be. Maybe he's still thinking that Zhou Lang will burn the king's hundreds of thousands of troops to ashes with one fire. Or maybe he's still thinking that the Jingzhou navy has already been deployed to the Wulin battlefield. Hehe, Xingba comes at the right time." Pang Tong laughed.

"It's not a coincidence. It's really the order of Lord Jia to lead the Hanjiang Navy warships, go east along the river and return to Lujiang." Gan Ning explained hurriedly.

When everyone heard this, they were surprised, and soon they sighed.

"Jia Wenhe's wisdom is amazing. The tacit understanding between him and the king is enviable!" Pang Tong clapped his hands and said.

Everyone nodded after hearing this. Jia Wenhe's wisdom was certainly important, but Qin Shou's trust in him was the most enviable. Not everyone could mobilize Gan Ning's navy.

"Xingba, after resting for half an hour, immediately mobilize the army and head to Caishiji. We will march towards Moling from Caishiji." Pang Tong looked a little proud. Gan Ning quickly agreed.

"We set up a large camp in Tangyi and let some civilians serve as soldiers. I think Cao Cao will not be able to find it. Our main force will set out from Lujiang, go to the south bank from Caishiji, and then take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and rush into Moling." Zhang Liao explained.

"Real and false. Cao Cao is across the river, so I don't think he would know the strength of our army." Gan Ning also understood the logic and his eyes suddenly lit up.

In the past, it would have been extremely difficult to hide the truth from the other party, but now, with the river between them, it was extremely easy to conceal the truth. Especially since Cao Cao's navy had been almost exhausted, it was impossible for him to send a large number of navy to land on the north bank to investigate the matter, making it easier for Pang Tong's plan to be implemented.

All this gave the Cavalry Army an opportunity. Pang Tong immediately discovered the problem and disguised the troops in Lujiang as the Cavalry Army, but the real Cavalry Army had already arrived in Lujiang and was ready to cross the river at any time.

In Moling, Cao Cao inspected the river defense as he did before. He was very wary of the cavalry in Tangyi, north of the Yangtze River. After all, tens of thousands of cavalry crossed the river to Moling.

He even felt a little regretful now. He should not have made Moling his center, but should have chosen Wujun. Now he had to stick to Moling.

"My lord, as long as there is no news about the Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhang Liao will not send troops to Moling," Cheng Yu advised.

But he couldn't hide the worry between his brows.

It was because the Battle of Red Cliffs was too important. If they were not careful, they would be in danger of losing everything. Cheng Yu really couldn't imagine what kind of situation Jiangdong, which was in a corner, would face if they failed in the Battle of Red Cliffs.

Just like Sun Quan back then, wasn't Sun Quan chased around by Cao Cao? The current Cao Cao is about to face an even more dangerous situation.

Cao Cao nodded. Although he was not yet sixty years old, his temples were already gray. Facing Qin Shou all year round made Cao Cao feel particularly stressed.

"Do you think Zhang Liao is really watching me right across the street?" Cao Cao suddenly asked.

Cheng Yu and others were stunned when they heard this, and they didn't understand why Cao Cao would say such a thing.

Cao Cao suddenly said in a gloomy voice: "The military advisor Qin Shou assigned to Zhang Liao is Pang Tong, known as the Phoenix Child, a figure as famous as Zhuge Liang. Such a person would sit quietly on the north bank with tens of thousands of troops under his command. Doesn't he want to make achievements?"

Cao Cao's words made everyone's face change drastically.

Seeing that Qin Shou was about to become a great leader, didn't these people want to take the opportunity to establish merit and gain a title for their wife and children? At this time, the only way to establish merit was to attack Jiangnan and defeat Cao Cao.

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao could not imagine that Zhang Liao and Pang Tong would honestly station their troops in Jiangbei.

"My lord, the Lujiang navy has been destroyed. It would probably be a very difficult task to transport tens of thousands of troops across the river!" Cheng Yu advised.

"The Yangtze River has its own narrow places. We can take a bamboo raft and take the risk to cross the river." Cao Cao shook his head.

"I will have someone investigate carefully right away."

After hearing this, Cheng Yu became a little worried and quickly ordered people to investigate the situation along the river.

(End of this chapter)