In the last few days of the twelfth lunar month of the second year of Jian'an, Gao Chong spent his anxiety, and for Xu Sheng, who was stationed in Pengze, it might be more appropriate to describe the four words "living like a year".

Outside Pengze’s mouth, the cold wind whistled and the turbid waves were surging.

Xu Shengtan stood on the bow of the boat with his chest bare shirtless, his strong and developed muscles bulged high, showing his unyielding strength. On the three warships behind him were more than a hundred strong soldiers with their upper bodies all over their bodies.

The waterways outside Pengze City were densely covered with Liu Xun's army's ships. When Liu Xun learned of the news of the loss of Wancheng, he was shocked and eager to lead the army back to Lujiang. However, Gu Yong was prepared and ordered Zhu Huan to cut off the road to retreat from Hulin to Wancheng first. In this way, if Liu Xun wanted to return to Jiangbei, Pengze became the only choice. What's more, the scouts sent by Liu Xun had already found out that Gao Chong's army was only 800 people stationed in Pengze.

With 20,000 people against just 800 people, it is no longer possible to say who wins and who loses.

Three days ago, Liu Xun personally led hundreds of warships of all sizes and sizes, and surrounded Peng Ze. A strategist offered a plan to tie letters to the arrow branches and shoot into the city to lure the defenders to present to the city, and the soldiers picked up the rewards from Xu Sheng.

When Xu Sheng saw this, he was furious and sighed, "We are ordered by the favorite general to guard against thieves here. How can we abandon the city and surrender?"

Seeing that there was no movement in the city, Liu Xun had been impatient, so he ordered the army to attack the city. After these three days, the sunrise and sunset, day and night had no meaning for Xu Sheng. The eight hundred soldiers in Pengze City could fight again were the less than a hundred people in front of him. Just an hour ago, they repelled the enemy's attack again, but twenty brothers who shared life and death died at the top of the city.

When the last warship sailed out, the gate of the water gate slowly closed. Xu Sheng turned around and saw that the solid city wall made of rammed earth had now become a red wall. Blood was flowing down the wall like streams, forming a dazzling blood waterfall.

With a strong enemy in front of him, Xu Sheng no longer has hope for survival, but he still has the courage to die.

"Brothers, I've done it!" Xu Sheng grabbed a jar of wine on the bow of the boat, raised his head and drank it all.

"Dry!" The strong wine went straight into his throat, and there was a burning pain. This was a group of bloody men who died with their bodies. Facing this enemy that was hundreds of times more than they had, they had fought unyieldingly, and now it will be their last battle.

A kind of pleasure of longing for a battle was in their hearts. It didn't matter what the battle was about life or death. The important thing was to be able to follow General Xu Sheng.

Anyway, defending to the death is also a death, and going to the expedition is also a death, but it is just early or late.

Fight!

The wind whistled across the bow of the boat, blowing away Xu Sheng's scattered bun, showing a black, dirty and exhausted face. The beard that had not been repaired for many days was even more like a mess of grass, but his eyes were red and his murderous aura was strong. Since it was impossible to defend again, let's break the pot and fight vigorously!

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Liu Xun looked coldly at the enemy warship gradually approaching, and moved his short and fat body with difficulty. A hint of pride appeared in his small eyes, which were squeezed into a slit by the flesh. Xu Sheng's suicide attack was long as Liu Xun expected, and what was waiting for him was the airtight rain of arrows.

"What a stubborn guy!" The enemy ship was approaching the range of the crossbow arrows, and Liu Xun saw Xu Sheng being shot into a hedgehog full of arrows.

If it weren't for the hateful Xu Sheng in front of me, maybe I, Liu Xun, had already set foot on the land of Jiangbei. With just 800 people, I had blocked my 20,000 army for three days. If I could not take Pengze again, the army's food shortage would intensify the increase in the number of deserters. In addition, Zhu Huan's army, who was reluctant to leave, would have been the end of annihilation of the entire army.

"Preparation-!" Before the word "release" in the central army beside Liu Xun could not express his words, he heard a chaos in the back camp, the flags turned over, and the sound of hissings and killing sounds echoed throughout the field.

In a panic, some soldiers even shouted: "No, Jinfan thief is here to kill him!"

Could it be Gan Ning, the Jinfan thief? Liu Xun was shocked and looked back. Sure enough, a large fleet of at least 100 ships was slashing the waves, breaking through the surrounding Liu Xun's ships and rushed towards him.

Liu Xun shouted anxiously: "Order the rear army to form a formation to meet the enemy!"

But at this moment, Liu Xun's orders did not play any role. In order to deal with Xu Sheng's attack, Liu Xun had already transferred all the big ships to the front. Most of the ones left behind were dilapidated small boats, including fishing boats that were forced to be recruited from nearby fishermen, and they were not allowed to go to the battlefield at all. Now, it is a dream to use these forces to resist Gan Ning's attack.

What's more, the enemy army that came was not someone else, but a team of Gan Ning, which was famous across the Yangtze River. The soldiers in Liu Xun's army were already frightened before fighting. He heard that it was the Jinfan thief who came, and he only wanted his ancestors to bless him not to let himself hit the god of killing. As soon as he saw a warship with Jinfan approaching, he hurriedly fled first.

Xu Sheng, who was going to the formation with the will of death, saw Gan Ning flags from afar, and was ecstatic. More than a hundred soldiers under his command cheered loudly. With a command, Xu Sheng rushed to urge the warships to attack Liu Xun's army in Qianji. It was originally a desperate battle, but now it has evolved into a battle situation where Xu Sheng and Gan Ning attacked each other on both sides, so that in a moment, the two armies rushed around, killing Liu Xun's fleet and defeated the army.

This melee ended from Shen Shi to You Shi, and finally with the increased combat power and morale of Gan Ning, Xu Sheng's army won a complete victory. Liu Xun left hundreds of damaged warships and more than a thousand injured soldiers, fled in a hurry to the upstream Jiangxia. In the waterway connecting Pengze and the Yangtze River, Liu Xun's army's floating corpse filled the wide waterway.

"Wen Xiang, are you okay?" Gan Ning laughed and jumped down from his warship and jumped to the bow of Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng said sadly: "Brother Gan is here to help, Sheng is grateful!"

After saying that, the tiger's eyes were filled with tears. The man who had never cried when facing Liu Xun's army before, and the strong bow and crossbow, could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart at this moment.

Gan Ning said: "Wen Xiang wants to thank him, not a certain family, but a favorite of the coach. If he had not insisted on ordering Ning Shi to support Peng Ze, how could you and me meet?"

Xu Sheng then realized the reason. For a moment, he couldn't control his gratitude. He knelt down at Wancheng and shouted: "Sheng Jin vowed that he would not bear the kindness of his favorite coach in this life. If he violated his oath, everyone could be punished, and the gods would not tolerate it!"

Behind him, more than a hundred soldiers who died desperately fell down and swore, and the tragic and majestic voice echoed in the river for a long time.

Gan Ning's arrival in aid strengthened Peng Ze's defense, and the morale in the army increased due to the great victory. Faced with the upcoming attack of Sun Ce's army, Gan Ning re-established the damaged city wall after discussing with Xu Sheng, making Peng Ze's defense system more perfect.

The sun was sinking and the west was setting, and a young Liu Xun soldier fell in blood. He opened his eyes wide and the blood clots on his chest were clots that were pierced by a spear had condensed into ice. His body was covered with a broken Liu Xun's flag. This young life ended in such a battle. After several days of upset, Pengze City finally returned to tranquility.

At the beginning of the morning, the morning sun shone on the city tower in Pengze, "Oh-oh-oh-" With these neat shouts, pieces of city bricks were rebuilt into the place where the city collapsed. On the side of the city tower, soldiers were busy digging the river road to dig the bloody city bricks.

For these soldiers at the bottom, the war has passed and life has returned to peace.

Gan Ning was awakened by the sound outside, and reached out to rub her head. She drank with Xu Sheng on the city tower last night. Unconsciously, she had too much. Gan Ning stretched out her a little sore arm and then went out wearing armor.

"General Gan, did you sleep well last night?" Xu Sheng had already gotten up. He was busy commanding his soldiers to renovate the city's military. After a night of sufficient sleep, the young Xu Sheng's face was still dark and thin, but his eyes were full of energy. He was full of energy.

Gan Ning laughed and said, "Yesterday Ning vaguely heard the word calling me Brother Gan. How did you change it to General Gan today? You and I are both bloody people, so how could this kind of politeness come from?"

Xu Sheng's face turned red and hesitated: "I shouted out yesterday in a hurry-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gan Ning showed a frank smile on his face, and he interrupted: "Even if he is a pampered handsome guy, he is the same as me. Why should Wen Xiang look forward to it?"

At this time, a scout rushed from the city and said, "Report to the two generals, Sun Ce's army is only ten miles away from the city!"

"Standard drive the jackals and wolves, and the evil dog comes again. I wonder if Wen Xiang has prepared a dog beater?" Gan Ning said proudly.

Xu Sheng replied: "Now that Brother Gan is here, Sheng should treat him with a dog meat banquet."

Gan Ning smiled and said, "I don't know if the evil dog that came to the door was surnamed Sun or Zhou."

While talking and laughing, another scout rushed over and reported: "Sun Ce's fleet turned north for some reason and is now heading towards the north bank of the Yangtze River."

The soldiers on the city wall could avoid a fierce battle, and they all thought that Sun Ce's army was frightened by the remaining power of his army's victory, so they did not dare to confront him, so they left. Xu Sheng was also happy. As an important stronghold of Gao Chong's army, Peng Ze, the guard of the city wall with less victory and more, he was able to defend the city wall with no shame, and he was of great significance. If he was rewarded in the future, he would be indispensable.

Xu Sheng turned his head and looked at Gan Ning, but saw that Gan Ning looked solemn, without a trace of joy, and there was even more worry between his eyebrows.

Xu Sheng said in confusion: "Now that the enemy is retreating, why is Brother Xingba not happy and worried?"

Gan Ning frowned and pondered without saying a word. After a long time, he sighed: "If what I expected was not bad, Sun Fu and Zhou Yu took the initiative to give up attacking Peng Ze this time, in order to support Sun Ce's main force and cut off the retreat of our army in Wancheng. In this way, the situation of the Pamperor and the Military Advisor will be even more dangerous, which is what I am concerned about."

Regarding the grasp of the situation of the war, Gan Ning, who has already assumed the leading general of the side, is undoubtedly much better than the younger Xu Sheng. Xu Sheng saw the appearance of Sun Ce's army's retreat, and Gan Ning has already realized the crisis hidden in it.

"How many troops do our army in Wancheng have?" Xu Sheng asked.

"Our army is less than a thousand, and Zhou Yu, Han Dang and others under Sun Ce are all good generals who have been through battle for a long time. They are not comparable to Liu Xun, who is a wine, meat, fish bag. The enemy is numerous and we are few and we have no chance of victory." Gan Ning said.

"What should I do?" After realizing the truth, Xu Sheng stamped his feet in a hurry.

Gan Ning sighed and said, "Now, the Yangtze River waterway has been cut off by Sun Ce's army. If we want to rescue our army in Anhui City, there is no better way, only--."

Xu Sheng said anxiously: "If there is a way to rescue the pet coach, please tell me that Sheng should take the order and be the front-lifter!"

"Wen Xiang, to overcome the current situation, we must rush to help Ancheng. The most urgent task is to do everything possible to delay Sun Fu and Zhou Yu's army's speed to go north to win enough time for the Pet Supervisor to withdraw from Ancheng. At the same time, we must quickly rectify all feasible ships, prepare all the food and grass of sailors, cross the river at night to the north bank and choose a hidden place to hide, and then choose a team of elite soldiers as the desperation to respond to Ancheng Road. Once the enemy soldiers chased him, they will be left to rescue him until the Pet Supervisor gets out of trouble. In addition to that——." Speaking of this, Gan Ning raised his head and looked at the sky full of the morning glow, and then stopped talking.

Xu Sheng asked, "What else will happen?"

On the distant river surface, a rising sun broke through the surrounding clouds and jumped out. The glowing sun made the water-wave phosphorus and phosphorus red. In a trance, in Gan Ning's mind, Gao Chong was like this rising sun. Although there were still thousands of difficulties ahead, it would eventually shine in all directions.

Thinking of this, Gan Ning suddenly pulled out the crescent halberd from his back, pointed to the sky from a distance, and shouted: "In addition, I hope that the heaven can protect you so that the Pamperor can escape the danger safely. If this wish is fulfilled, I would rather give sacrifices to you!"

As soon as Gan Ning finished speaking, the soldiers around him were already shouting in unison. At this moment, even the coldest man could not help but be moved by it, not to mention that many of them were veterans who had followed Gan Ning for many years.

Amid the thunderous shouts, Xu Sheng felt his blood rushing to his forehead, and there was a feeling of thunderous pleasure. He shouted: "If you want to save the coach, how can you forget me, Xu Wenxiang!"

In the last winter of the second year of Jian'an, Wancheng passed by amid tension and busyness. After defeating Sun Quan, the morale of the military and civilians in Wancheng was greatly shocked. Mei Qian, Lei Xu, and Chen Lan, several young players who had just started fighting were extremely excited.

"The favored general, the people are now available. Even if Sun Ce comes in person, we can fight!" Mei Qian said.

"Military advisor, what do you think?" Facing the emotional soldiers, Gao Chong, who had been through several battles, could no longer speak out.

"The most urgent task at the moment is to clearly analyze the enemy situation and know its trends, and then we can judge the situation and determine the strategy." Xu Shudao. In his opinion, this victory was just the beginning of the decisive battle with Sun Ce, and it was far from time to celebrate the achievements.

Outside the gate of Gao Chongying in Wancheng.

Before the young Mei Qian could stop immediately, she couldn't wait to jump off the horse. She looked up and saw Xu Shuzheng coming out of the camp, and hurriedly stopped him and asked, "Military advisor, can the Pamperor be there?"

"It was Mei Junhou. The favorite coach is waiting for you. I wonder what the situation of the enemy ahead?" Xu Shu said.

According to the existing organization of Gao Chong's army, in addition to Gao Chong himself, among the few generals who can lead troops independently, there are also five-level organizational systems: Ministry, Qu, Tun, Team, Shi, and Wu. The department is the highest-level organization in the army. The department's officer is called the lieutenant. When he goes to war, he is directly commanded by the general who leads the army. Qu belongs to the department, and the chief officer is called Junhou, and the trunk chief is the leader of the team, and the team is the most grassroots organization in the army.

After Mei Gan made the first contribution to luring Sun Quan's vanguard, Gao Chong promoted him from a team-level team to a military commander. Therefore, Xu Shu had this title. Lei Xu, Chen Lan and others, who were also outstanding in performance, were promoted to the commander of the Yimen. However, due to the insufficient troops of the Ancheng defenders, Mei Gan's military commander is still only a false reputation.

"To be honest, Sun Ce's army has approached Shucheng area. According to Gan's inference, it will take less than two days to reach Wancheng." Mei Gan Zhengchen's unwashed face was full of solemn expressions.

"So fast?"

"This is because the enemy's burning, killing, looting and plundering the people all the way, slowing down the speed. Otherwise, my scouts would not even come back." Mei Gan walked and tore off a corner of the robe and bandaged it on his blood-seeming right arm.

"Are you injured?"

"It's just a little bit of fur, it's okay. When I came back, I took a detour by the river and wanted to explore the road conditions, but I didn't expect to encounter a small team of scouts from the enemy--." Mei Gan explained.

"You meet the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry by the river?" Xu Shu's face changed and he asked urged.

Mei Gan smiled and said, "Yes. It's not far from the river. The enemy was probably coming in a boat. There were only three or four of them, and I was reimbursed."

Xu Shu grabbed Mei Gan and said anxiously: "The enemy situation has changed. Let's go and report to the favored coach."

Gao Chong grabbed Meigan's shoulders with both hands tightly. His eyes stared at Meigan and asked loudly word by word: "When did you meet the enemy?"

"Just an hour ago." Mei Gan felt an unprecedented pressure coming from his shoulders, which made him dare not hide it at all.

"One hour." Gao Chong murmured to himself.

Mei Gan met the enemy near the Yangtze River, which was definitely not a negligible news. Gao Chong felt that the little uneasiness in his heart was getting worse and worse. The main force of Sun Ce's army came from Yangxian and Shicheng. No matter how fast his scout was, it was impossible for him to go around the Yangtze River located behind him. The only explanation is that another enemy army was approaching the riverside and attempting to land on the shore to cut off the way to retreat to the south of Gao Chong's army in Anhui City.

"Zhou Yu is not a good person!" Gao Chong couldn't help but admire him secretly. Facing Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's attack formed by the two roads, Gao Chong originally hoped to take risks to attack Wancheng in order to build a three-point and one-line defense system in Wancheng-Pengze-Yuzhang, and even his efforts to vanish.

Time is endless. Just as Gao Chong won the first battle, Zhou Yu had already seen through Gao Chong's weakness at first sight, that is, his troops were seriously insufficient. With Gao Chong's army of less than 5,000, he could take care of Pengze and Wancheng. After Ganning led his troops to rescue Pengze, Wancheng naturally became Zhou Yu's first choice for attack.
Chapter completed!