Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 99 King De of Eastern Wu——Yan Baihu!

With Lu Bu taking control of Danyang County, obtaining the seventh county was much smoother than expected.

Lu Bu did not immediately send troops to attack Wu County, but first strengthened the defense capabilities around Danyang County.

Half of the 20,000 soldiers he brought with him and the 6,000 soldiers in Wanling County were sent to guard important places.

Both Wang Lang of Kuaiji and Zhuge Xuan of Yuzhang are relatively famous figures.

This Wang Lang was the "shameless man" who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

As for Zhuge Xuan, he was the uncle of Zhuge Liang, a great prime minister of all time.

After this period of investigation, Lu Bu was able to confirm that Zhuge Liang had previously lived in Yuzhang County with Zhuge Xuan.

However, when he later sent people to Yuzhang County to look for him, he learned that Zhuge Liang had left Yuzhang County again.

As for where he went, it is unknown.

Maybe he went to Nanyang to farm?
But he is only twelve years old now, so he shouldn't go out to farm alone, right?
However, the other party's whereabouts were impossible to track, as if he had deliberately erased his movements.

He could only give up the search temporarily.

After we take over Yuzhang County, we will ask Zhuge Xuan about it.

At the same time that Lu Bu took over Danyang County, Gan Ning and Zhang Chao led a total of 30,000 troops to Wu County.

Xu Gong, the governor of Wujun, was a good friend of Xu Jing, the brother of Xu Shao.

Before sending out his troops, Lu Bu asked Xu Shao to tell his brother Xu Jing to go and persuade Xu Gong, but Xu Jing refused, saying that he was of low rank and his words were not influential enough to convince his good friend who was already a prefect.

Lu Bu knew that Xu Jing was unwilling to help him, so he had to give up.

But Gan Ning thought this was a good thing.

If Xu Gong really surrendered, how could he have any chance to make meritorious service?

At this moment, Gan Ning was standing with one foot on a wooden box on the bow of the boat, with his left hand on his knee.

He looked expectantly at the dozen or so warships in the distance that were ready for battle.

According to the intelligence obtained, Xu Gong had 10,000 soldiers under his command, and there was also an armed force of 10,000 led by the bandit leader Yan Baihu to come to assist.

Although Gan Ning had 30,000 troops, it was not easy for the attacking party to capture Wujun, which had an army of 20,000.

Gan Ning calmly observed the enemy's warships.

Compared with our own warships, the enemy's are obviously much inferior.

After all, most of those in Jiangdong who were good at naval warfare had already surrendered to Lu Bu.

Gan Ning was very clear that his advantage was naval warfare.

Although he didn't know that he had made the historical achievement of "a hundred riders raiding the Wei camp and shocking the world with his achievements".

But he is also very confident in his land combat skills!
However, compared to land warfare, having been a river bandit for many years, he is more experienced in naval warfare.

According to intelligence, the enemy does not have any outstanding naval commanders.

It would definitely be in their best interest to drag the battle onto the river.

After Gan Ning thought about it for a while, a plan came to his mind.

He said to Huang Gai and Lu Meng beside him:
"I will lead a thousand naval forces to challenge you, and then you two will do this and that..."

After hearing Gan Ning's plan, Lü Meng's eyes showed amazement:
"General Gan, what a good plan!"

As a spirited young man of only fifteen years old.

Although Lu Meng had made a great contribution, he was also ostracized in the military camp due to his age.

Although he is much better now, he understands Gan Ning's eagerness to make a contribution.

Since the lord has made an exception and promoted him to the position of Central Guard General, he must have some outstanding qualities!
The strategy just proposed has already demonstrated this point.

However, Huang Gai on the side just looked at the other person indifferently.

As a veteran, his current position in Lu Bu's army is only a sixth-rank captain.

But the other party is already a fourth-rank guard general!
He had just joined the team and had no merits, so he did not understand why Lu Bu gave him such a high position. What ability did he have to get a position comparable to Gao Shun's right after he arrived?
Huang Gai still admired Gao Shun.

Not only does he have a calm personality and no bad habits, but he is also kind to others and maintains strict military discipline.

After having fought through life and death with Lu Bu for so many years, it was reasonable for him to be appointed as the Central Guard General, and no one would object.

But this kid in front of me...

Huang Gai snorted lightly, which was considered as accepting the other party's order.

Gan Ning glanced at Huang Gai, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes, but he did not get angry.

After all, they are colleagues, and for Lu Bu's sake, he will not conflict with the other party.

He knew very well that only by fighting this battle beautifully enough could he make the other side completely convinced.

Gan Ning immediately jumped onto the next warship and rushed straight towards the enemy warship with a thousand soldiers who were good at naval warfare.

Lu Meng and Huang Gai also made preparations according to Gan Ning's strategy.

……

Lougangzhong.

Xu Gong saw that the enemy had only sent one warship, and a puzzled look appeared on his face:

"What does the enemy mean by this?"

Next to him stood a rough man with untidy beard, it was Yan Baihu, known as the "King of Virtue of Eastern Wu"!
Yan Baihu snorted coldly:
"The enemy doesn't take us seriously and is here to provoke us on purpose!

"Just watch me sink the enemy ship!"

Although Xu Gong vaguely felt that something was wrong, seeing that Yan Baihu was eager to fight, he just reminded him:
"I heard that the enemy's main general is a Jinfan thief who has been roaming the Yangtze River for many years, so please be careful!"

Yan Baihu showed an interested expression:

"I am a mountain bandit, and he is a sea bandit! I want to see who is the king of bandits between me and him!"

After Yan Baihu finished speaking, he immediately rushed out of the port, also leading only one warship and a thousand soldiers to rush towards the enemy.

Gan Ning's warship was a fighting ship.

The boat was five feet deep, with a wooden shed in the middle and a parapet built on top of it.

There are many holes in the wall for shooting arrows.

There are soldiers on the high platform at the stern who are responsible for observing the situation on the water.

This kind of well-equipped warship was very rare during this period.

Currently only Lu Bu's navy has it.

In contrast, Yan Baihu's warship was just an ordinary warship.

The hull is strong and the speed is fast, but the overall quality is much worse than Gan Ning's ship.

Yan Baihu looked at Gan Ning's brand new warship, with a hint of greed in his eyes.

As the local tyrant of Wu County, he not only plundered on land, but also committed a lot of robbery on the Yangtze River.

In particular, Gan Ning was recruited by Liu Yan to serve as a county magistrate in recent years.

Since no one was competing with him for business, he naturally extended his hand to the river.

If you want to travel unimpeded on the Yangtze River, a good warship is definitely an important strategic resource.

At this moment, the two ships stopped dozens of meters apart.

Yan Baihu stood at the bow, looking at Gan Ning who was also standing at the bow, and sneered loudly:

"Gan Xingba, I heard that you've been doing well recently, how come you're hanging out with Liu Yan and now you're hanging out with the three-surnamed slaves?
"Do you also want to be a slave of three surnames?!"

Hearing the other party insulting Lü Bu, Gan Ning flew into a rage, drawing his bow and arrow while yelling:
"How dare you, a lowly bandit, insult my lord?
"Look at the arrow—!"

(End of this chapter)