Battle of Jiangling (end)

  On the city wall, Gan Ning's expression was stern and cold, looking at Sun Si's eyes which were wide open in death. A hint of a cold smile appeared on his lips. In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, more than 1,000 soldiers led by Sun Si had been annihilated by Gan Ning's 800 warships, with only a small portion managing to escape quickly and luckily.

  "Big brother, your archery skills have improved again."

  "Big brother is indeed big brother, such a divine shot, rarely seen in the world..."

  …………

  "Go. Hurry up and open the city gate, let the large army outside come in." Gan Ning's solemn face revealed a hint of a smile, his eyes glared at that teasing brother, saying: "Still rare in the world? Huang's archery skills are truly rare in the world."

  After that, Gan Ning's sharp eyes gazed towards the already war-torn Jiangling City... with a hint of worry.

  "Gan Xiong, you lead thirty brothers to open the city gate." Gan Ning furrowed his brow and coldly shouted: "The rest of you follow me in charging into the city!"

  "Yes."

  On the main road, Han Qiao and Sun Da led their armies in a brief separation, in a very peculiar confrontation. The shouting and killing sounds from the city gate made the Jiangling army see a glimmer of light in the darkness, and they fought back desperately to hold off the sharp edge of Sun Da's bandit army.

  Sun Da seemed to have no intention of fighting to the death with Han Xi, Sun Da's mind was worried about why there was still no news from Sun Si? Could it be that the Jingzhou army had really come to reinforce? But wasn't the large camp outside Jiangling already defeated by himself?

  What a mighty army is this? Is it from Jiangxia Commandery? But then, Zhang Wu was dragging his feet there, and the place was divided. Could it be that Liu Biao of Xiangyang has sent troops to rescue us? Sun Quan thought deeply, but suddenly gave up the idea of reinforcements coming from Xiangyang. Even if Liu Biao had learned that Jiangling was in imminent danger, he wouldn't have had time to dispatch a large army.

  Sun Shu did not realize that Liu Bei had already settled Zhang Wu with a thunderous momentum, and even Liu Bei himself hastily arranged Wen Ping to garrison Jiangxia County, and then rushed to Jiangling City.

  Sun Da still naively believed that Zhang Wu could rely on Xiling City's defense and confront Liu Bei for a few more months.

  Time slowly passed, and Sun Da's anxiety grew more and more unbearable. Just as he couldn't wait any longer, a bandit with a panicked look on his face rushed up to him, panting and saying: "B-b-big brother..."

  Sun's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and the unease in his heart grew even more intense. Sun grabbed the person's clothes and shouted: "You stuttering fool, how can I hear you clearly?"

  The people who came heard the words and immediately calmed their breathing, but on their faces they couldn't hide their shock and anxiety, nervously saying: "Big brother... Fourth brother, dead... dead."

  "Die, just die..." Sun Da muttered to himself, then suddenly seemed to remember something and violently grabbed the person's collar, his eyes wide with anger: "What, who are you talking about?"

  That man was grasped by Sun Dajun's giant strength, his face flushed red with suffocation, and he could only say with a bitter expression: "Big brother, Fourth Brother has been killed."

  Sun Dajun's eyes widened in incredulity and hatred, the muscles on his face twitching, a scar above his right eyebrow gleaming menacingly and terrifyingly under the light.

  Sun's eyes suddenly turned cold and sinister, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.

  Sun's eyes seemed to have a burning flame of anger, Sun Si was Sun Da's fourth brother. The Sun family originally had four brothers, after their parents passed away, the four brothers relied on each other for survival. A few years ago, in an epidemic, the second and third brothers unfortunately died.

  Only Sun Da and Sun Si, the two brothers, were lucky enough to survive. They met Chen Sun's Jiangxia bandits and joined their ranks in order to make a living. Originally, Sun Da and Old Four had planned to spend the rest of their lives this way...

  An unexpected appearance.

  Zhang Wu and Chen Sun join forces to conquer Jiangxia.

  Sun Da originally sneered at this, laughing that although Jiangxia Governor Huang Zu's ability was not strong, what about the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Jiangxia Prefecture? With just Zhang Wu and Chen Sun's shrimp-like and crab-like generals under his command, it was uncertain whether they could even take down Shayang City, the seat of Jiangxia Prefecture...

  However, the arrival of Ma Da made Sun Da and Zhang Wu, Chen Sun suddenly realize that the intangible Jiangxia County was actually so close.

  This ignited a fierce flame in Sun Da's heart, and with the ambition of surpassing others, Sun Da and Sun Si deliberated for a long time. Sun Da and Sun Si made their mark in Zhang Wu and Chen Sun Jun, and it's not an exaggeration to say that their performance was stunning.

  Now, Sun Da was told that his only relative, Sun Si, had been killed. How could this not drive Sun Da mad?

  "Uggghhh..." Sun Da let out a mighty roar, his powerful grip surging with energy. A sudden cracking sound echoed through the air... The bandit's face was contorted in terror, his eyes wide with fear, but his head hung limply downwards, for Sun Da had just crushed his neck with a deadly squeeze.

  Following Sun Da's troops, they all felt a chill run down their spines and to the top of their heads. In their hearts, there was a sense of sadness. The idea of fighting Jiangling Army to the death had also gradually dissipated. They thought about returning to Jiangxia Prefecture to reunite with their parents, wives, and children.

  Or escape from here...

  Sun Da's face turned red with rage, his eyes bulging like a tiger's, as he bellowed: "Who killed my fourth brother? That son of a...!"

  "It's me, Laozi..." Gan Ning's gaze was sharp and fierce as he strode quickly towards Sun Da, his eight hundred Jinyun ships following closely behind him with an aura of killing intent. Gan Ning's eyes locked onto Sun Da, his tone calm and detached: "It was I who killed your fourth brother."

  "You?" Sun's blood-red eyes flashed with a hint of resentment, his mouth curled into a fierce killing intent, coldly saying: "Since it's you, then I'll use your death to accompany the burial, and also, this entire Jiangling City."

  On the main road, everyone who heard Sun's words full of anger and madness felt a chill in their hearts. Gan Ning listened, his eyes grew cold and sharp, and a hint of icy killing intent appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  Sun Da finished speaking and swung his twin hammers, roaring with rage as he charged towards Gan Ning.

  Gan Ning's eyes saw Sun Da rushing towards him, he let out a cold hum, not retreating but advancing instead, holding his sword and making a swift move, the swords clashed, followed by a loud metallic ringing sound.

  Sun Da suddenly retreated four or five steps, Gan Ning's body shook and slowly moved one step. Gan Ning furrowed his brow, looked at him, curled his lip and coldly sneered: "You are not my match..."

  "What's the point of being an opponent?" Sun Dahu's eyes turned red, and he said in a cold voice: "The only relatives are dead, and I, Sun Dahu, am also just a walking corpse..."

  Just as he finished speaking, the fierce warrior charged forward again with his twin hammers, his chest exposed and his movements reckless. Gan Ning had no choice but to focus his attention on dodging and parrying the attack.

  Since Gan Ning arrived, Han Xi keenly captured a fleeting opportunity for battle. A sinister killing intent flashed at the corner of Han Xi's mouth. Now, I, Han Xi, will give you a painful lesson. Han Xi suddenly raised his long spear and pointed it forward, letting out a loud roar: "Soldiers, our chance to defeat the enemy is now or never! Charge! Give them a bloody lesson..."

  "Waaaahhhh..."

  The Jiangling army was like a pack of wolves howling and rushing forward, and the main road of Jiangling was surging with another bloody and brutal battle. Gan Ning and Sun Da were in a duel, but Sun Da had already been enraged to the point of madness. Gan Ning took into account Sun Da's craziness and didn't dare to clash head-on, avoiding his sharp edge and only defending without attacking, waiting for the moment when his momentum was weakest, and then delivering a fatal blow.

  When Han Qian led his troops to arrive, Gan Ning's eyes flashed a hint of appreciation, and he immediately turned his head to shout at the quiet and motionless Eight Hundred Jinyun behind him: "Where is Gan Zhong?"

  "Big brother, someone is here." A burly man stepped out and said loudly.

  "Can't you see there's work to be done? Get over there and help General Han kill the enemy!" Gan Ning's face was ferocious, his large knife chopping towards Sun Da like a wave, causing him to suddenly retreat several steps.

  "But, big brother you..." Gan Zhong said with a hint of worry in his eyes.

  "What's there for me to worry about? You're just blindly worrying... I've been roaming the Yangtze River for so many years and have never suffered a loss." Gan Ning snorted, his large knife dancing as it suddenly formed an iron wall that no matter how fiercely Sun Da attacked, he couldn't break through. Gan Ning lightly laughed: "Don't look at that kid being so arrogant, just wait, within thirty moves, I'll knock him to the ground."

  "Still not going? If you go late, you won't even be able to drink the soup."

  "Haha... Boss is right."

  Gan Xing thought for a moment, then without hesitation, he let out a loud shout and turned around to lead the 800 Jin Fan forward, their momentum like thunder, fierce as wolves... A hint of gratification flashed across Gan Ning's eyes, his brothers who had followed him had finally grown up.

  Thirty miles away from Jiangling City, a team of horses and men were rushing northward day and night, it seemed they wanted to rush to Xudu in the north.

  "Where are we?" Ma Da stopped in his tracks, furrowed his brow slightly and looked around, panting slightly.

  Sai Yizong's eyes swept left and right, and he said vaguely: "Young master, I'm not very familiar with this place, but I think we should be leaving the Jiangling border soon?"

  "What's the use of leaving Jiangling... We need to quickly leave Jingzhou and enter Xuchang." Ma Da said, turning his head to gaze in the direction of Jiangling, furrowing his brow: "I suppose Sun Da is now surrounded by that group of people?"

  "Alas, damn it! I never expected Zhang Wu to not even last half a month...". Ma Da's face was filled with anger and he muttered in a low voice: "Zhang Wu is indeed not worthy of being his companion, what a pity that he didn't stir up trouble in Jiangling... What a pity, what a pity..."

  "Your Highness!" Ci Yi hesitated for a moment, furrowed his brow and said: "Your Highness, why are we abandoning the city and retreating? With several hundred soldiers, we should be able to..."

  "Can we temporarily hold the gate of Jiangling City?" Ma Da smiled faintly, with an inexplicable look in his eyes, and said to himself: "Si Yi, you must remember that I came here to have fun, not to play with my own life. This young master has not lived enough yet." As he spoke, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Si Yi, put away your little thoughts for this young master..."

  Mada's gaze was cold and stern as he looked at Siyi, causing Siyi to feel a sudden chill run down his spine. He hastily bowed his head and said: "Young Master, Siyi has come here to pledge his loyalty unto death. If there is any treachery..."

  "Hahaha..." Ma Da laughed loudly, his tone slightly reproachful: "Si Yi, don't make such reckless vows in the future. I think they're unreliable. If someone wants to betray me, I have plenty of ways to make them wish they were dead..."

  As they spoke, they burst out laughing again.

  Si felt a chill run down his spine, and for an instant, a flicker of fear flashed in the depths of his eyes as he gazed at Mada with trepidation, not daring to speak further. Mada's eyes were profound, like the vast ocean, unfathomable.

  At this time, a scout suddenly rushed to report that the 1,000 soldiers who were guarding the city gate with Sun Da were actually led away by Ma Da, who had deceived and cheated them. It was not that these 1,000 soldiers were particularly brave, but rather they still had some use value.

  Nashi Tsu panted and finished speaking. A hint of a smile flashed in Mada's eyes: "The value has been used up... Hehe..."

  Ma turned around and said calmly to a man dressed as a deputy general: "General Zhang Ming, the enemy is coming..."

  "What? The enemy is coming?" Zhang Ming's expression changed, and his words were a bit awkward. Ma Da sneered at the corner of his mouth: "General Zhang, don't worry, I have a plan to make the enemy suffer a great defeat and retreat. If we return to Xudu, General Zhang, if you can drive back the incoming enemy, won't General Cao hear about your mighty exploits and not reuse you? You may even be enfeoffed as a marquis."

  General Zhang's heart was filled with joy and his expression turned great, thinking to himself: "If I can be enfeoffed as a marquis and appointed as a general, wouldn't my whole life be worry-free, with wealth and glory guaranteed? This is a risk-free deal." With this thought in mind, Zhang put on an air of "I'd rather die than go to hell" and said solemnly: "Sir, rest assured, with me here, the enemy army will not dare to act recklessly."

  "General Zhang is indeed brave and wise, I deeply admire him." Ma Da saw that Zhang Ming was also praising him, so he didn't hesitate to praise him either. He smiled lightly and said: "General Zhang, if the enemy comes, you can do this and that..."

  The general heard this and his expression changed greatly, repeatedly saying: "Good plan! Good plan!"

  Ma Da smiled and said: "That's right, let's congratulate General Zhang, welcome General Zhang back with a big victory..."

  Zhang Ming shook his head humbly, but the arrogance expressed in his expression was evident. Zhang Ming led a thousand soldiers to make arrangements, and Ma Da saw him with a cold smile, saying disdainfully: "Such a mediocre person, if he doesn't die, who will?"

  At this time, Cai stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Then, young master, what about us?"

  Ma Da straightened his clothes and said faintly: "Of course we are going to Xiangyang."