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Chapter 81

After being stunned for a while, Cheng Pu was the first to come back to his senses and asked with a gloomy face: "What's going on? Tell me in detail what you know in detail, and there must be no omission!"

"Yes,..." The soldiers who reported the news respectfully told the story——Late last night, a fire suddenly broke out near Sanshan County Government. Due to the extreme north wind, the fire soon spread and affected the county government, and the county suddenly became in chaos.

In horror, Cen Cong hurriedly summoned the guards in the city to put out the fire. But in the moment of chaos, more than a dozen enemy troops who had smuggled into the city took the opportunity to open the East City Gate. Gan Ning, who had already lurked outside, led 4,500 Jinfan soldiers to rush forward and attacked the city.

Although there were more than a thousand garrisons in Sanshan County, one was in chaos in the city, the other was the Jinfan soldiers were too strong, and the third was the commander of the Sanshan garrison was killed on the spot by Gan Ning. In the end, Gan Ning attacked the crowd with a small number, and successfully defeated the defenders in less than an hour.

After occupying the city, Gan Ning immediately poured oil into tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass stockpiled in Sanshan County under the guidance of the inside. Then, Gan Ning led the army to quickly evacuate Sanshan City.

From making a fire to creating chaos, to burning food and leaving Ganning, it took less than 3 hours to take Ganning to make money, Ganning's actions were straightforward and neat.

Although I knew the general process of the matter, there was still a huge doubt lingering in the hearts of Cheng Pu and others.

"Zhang Fei's troops are the same as our army, but he never leaves the city. It turns out that this is the idea!" Taishi Ci's fists were tight, and he pounded his thighs with hatred and said with anger.

"But how did Gan Ning go around Sanshan County?" Zhu Huan asked in confusion with a strange look on his face.

"..." Cheng Pu couldn't answer, and the other generals were the same.

"...Did Gan Ning take the land or water route when he retreated? Have you noticed it?" After thinking for a while, Zhu Huan asked the soldier.

"It should be a waterway..." the soldier said uncertainly. When the city was broken, there was chaos. The guards were frightened by Gan Ning's reputation. They could escape and felt that their ancestors burned incense. How dare they pursue Gan Ning's whereabouts?

"What did Xiu Mu think of?" Cheng Pu asked in a deep voice.

"...If it is a waterway, perhaps Gan Ning is walking on the river channel in Jiangbei, so that he can bypass Jiang Lang's blockade..." Zhu Huan said hesitantly.

"But the navy's previous report said that he had not seen the Jinfan navy mobilization?" Taishici said without commenting.

"If Xiu Mu said, that guy Gan Ning might have only used the small boat to walk.

Therefore, it is normal for Gong Yi to see the mobilization of the Jinfan Navy!" Cheng Pu pondered for a moment, recognized Zhu Huan's analysis, and then said helplessly, "Sanshan has hoarded the food and grass of our army for nearly 4 months, and now it is burned. This battle can no longer continue!"

The tent of the commander was silent, as quiet as death! Now the food and grass in Cheng Pu's army can only meet the needs of 5-6 days. The supply provided by Sanshan County cannot last long.

Even if we can raise food and grass from the rear, we will definitely not be able to transport it to the Taiping Front within half a month. By then, the entire army had already collapsed! Moreover, whether we can collect food and grass again is still a matter of different opinions. Among the counties in Jiangdong.

The richest, most populous and richest grain-producing are Danyang and Wu County, but these two counties have fallen into the hands of Liu Bei. In comparison, Yuzhang and Luling counties are much worse.

In addition, in the past year, Sun Quan and Liu Biao and Liu Bei fought fiercely for several months. The consumption of food and grass is also very amazing, and the food stored in the treasury and the people should be very limited!

"Prepare to withdraw the troops..." Cheng Pu sighed sadly, "Xu Mu, you sent a quick horse to Sanshan overnight to confirm the loss of food and grass... Ziyi, you go and rectify the troops and prepare for withdrawal."

"Governor, the last general is worried that Zhang Fei will follow us and pursue our army!" Zhu Huan said with a worried expression.

"It's okay!" Cheng Pu shook his head and said.

"As long as you are vigilant and ready, even if Zhang Fei pursues him, our army will not be able to do so... By the way, please send someone to inform Gong Yi, so that he can take advantage of Gan Ning's absence to attack the Jinfan Navy, but you cannot pursue it in depth.

Then, no matter what the outcome of the battle, retreated to Hulinkou."

"yes……"

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The next day, Zhu Huan sent a fast horse to Sanshan to return to the camp. It confirmed the situation reported by the soldier last night - because the wind was too fast last night. In addition, Gan Ning poured oil and stored 20 pieces of food and grass in Sanshan.

The news was confirmed. The remaining hope was completely shattered. Immediately, Cheng Pu ordered the entire army to withdraw.

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The whistle-snooping soon spread the news of Cheng Pu's army's retreat to Taiping City. Pang Tong immediately guessed that Gan Ning might have successfully attacked Sanshan.

The decision to send Gan Ning to attack the Three Mountains was decided after discussion with Pang Tong. After Pang Tong took over the affairs of intelligence spy, he increased his infiltration of counties under Sun Quan's rule. Pang Tong would not let go of any big and small matters, as long as they could be spyed, and then conducted a comprehensive analysis.

From the complicated and cumbersome information in recent times, Pang Tong judged that Sanshan County was the place where Cheng Pu's army stationed grain.

Pang Tong pointed out very boldly that because of the water leading to the three mountains, the two roads on land were "sealed" by the Jiangdong Army, Cheng Pu and others would definitely relax their guards on the three mountains to a large extent. And this is the opportunity to take advantage of the land.

Immediately, I summoned Gan Ning to discuss the feasibility of the surprise attack. After hearing Pang Tong's general plan, Gan Ning thought it was feasible and affirmed that he had a way to bypass Jiang Qin's naval army without attracting the attention of the enemy.

After receiving Gan Ning's answer, the three of us immediately discussed the specific details. Pang Tong is worthy of being a genius in the world. He has made bold and meticulous plans for the land, and they are all linked together, which makes people not very careful.

Not long after, Jinfan Camp suddenly came to report that Jiang Qin led the Jiangdong Navy to launch a fierce attack on the Jinfan Army. Xu Yin, the commander of Ganning, who temporarily took charge of the navy, had led the army to retreat according to the pre-plan to avoid the enemy's front.

After receiving this news, Pang Tong further confirmed his speculation————Jiang Qin must have known that Gan Ning was not here, so he dared to launch an attack so boldly. It can be seen that Cheng Pu must have received Gan Ning’s news…

After a cup of tea, a flying pigeon soared into the sky and flew towards the south of Taiping City.

After two cups of tea, I personally led the new recruits to six out of eight songs, and the troops came out of Taiping, and slowly followed Cheng Pu's army and headed westward.

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About 20 miles south to the west of Taiping City, more than 3,000 soldiers were lurking quietly in a wooded forest.

Suddenly, a flying pigeon flew into the forest and landed on one of the soldiers. The soldier immediately came to Guanping, a place sitting beneath the tree. He whispered: "Commander, news is coming from Taiping County!"

Guan Ping was closing his eyes to rest. When he heard the soldiers' reward, he immediately stood up, patted the dust on his body, took a thin piece of silk from the Wudang Feijun soldier, and quickly began to read it.

"Dingguo, what's wrong?" Lin Xue's voice sounded not far away.

"Brother Zifeng, I have the military order of my third uncle!" Guan Ping handed the silk book to Lin Xue.

"..." Lin Xue immediately became excited after reading the book of Juanshu, "After waiting for three days, I can finally move my muscles and bones. Dingguo. Is this news sent by this bird?"

"Yes..." Guan Ping reached out and stroked the pigeon's back twice, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect this little thing to come in handy, but unfortunately the number is too small. And the distance cannot be too far.

"Several soldiers from Wudang Feijun fed pigeons at their homes. They used these pigeons that were already tame and trained carefully for nearly three months, and finally saw some results.

"Gugugugu..." The gray-white dove shook its head, as if enjoying Guan Ping's touch.

"This bird is really a good thing!" Lin Xue said with a smile, "Dingguo, it's time to set off. Let's see if old Cheng Pu can play any tricks!"

"good……"

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Cheng Pu led his army to retreat very carefully. He arranged an ambush halfway to prevent the Taiping enemy from leaving the city to pursue.

About an hour and a half later, Taishici and Zhu Huan, who were ordered to lead 2,000 elite troops to set up an ambush, received a detailed reward——56,000 enemy troops had already come out of peace and were heading towards Cheng Pu's retreat, and the enemy leader was Zhang Fei.

The two of them immediately became energetic and ordered their soldiers to hide in secret and not to be observed by the enemy.

After waiting for more than three hours, Zhang Feijun was still missing. Taishici and Zhu Huan were shocked———from Taiping City to the ambushing location of the two.

If you marching quickly for one hour, you can arrive, even at the normal marching speed. Two hours is more than enough.

At this moment, the sky was already dark. In amazement, Taishici and Zhu Huan discussed for a while, and then sent a detailed study to return to Taiping County to spy on the situation.

After more than two hours, Zhang Feijun only strolled around outside Taiping City and returned to the city. His troops were less than 6 miles away from the city.

After hearing this news, Taishici and Zhu Huanli knew that the situation was not good, so they hurriedly canceled the ambush and led their troops to rush towards Sanshan County.

At this time, Cheng Pu was already in a great crisis.

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Being dragged down by baggage, equipment, and wounded soldiers, the remaining 6,000 soldiers of Cheng Pu's army did not march very quickly, and they could only travel 6 or 7 routes per hour.

Nearly 4 hours later, he finally arrived less than 10 miles from Sanshan County. But here, Cheng Pu's army encountered an unexpected attack——Lin Xue and Guan Ping led their troops to travel all the way, and rushed to the front of Cheng Pu.

After dispatching the scouts to investigate the situation briefly, the two decided to launch a surprise attack on Cheng Pu.

Because of the ambush, Cheng Pu unexpectedly would be attacked and was immediately caught off guard.

The iron-armored flying soldiers held a round shield in one hand and waved the ring-headed sword in the other hand, and rushed into the enemy formation in groups. The blade raised and fell, bringing out a wipe of blood.

Although the Wudang Flying Army was a battle formation, these brave Shanyue soldiers had no fear of new soldiers. They were all as fierce as wolves and as brave as tigers.

"Yes~Yes~!" The flying sergeant who was standing behind pulled out the specially made small crossbows behind him, skillfully shooting out one crossbow after another, reaping lives one by one.

The Wudang Flying Army was originally positioned to become a tough army that is suitable for both long and close combat.

The members of the Flying Army were all from Shanyue, Danyang. These people from Shanyue lived in the mountains for a long time and were proficient in fighting with arrows. After Guan Ping's strict training, they knew better how to coordinate with each other and match each other far and near.

The crossbow arrows used by the flying soldiers soaked the poison specially made by the Shanyue tribe. Although the medicinal power is not fatal, it can make people faint. No matter where the Jiangdong soldiers are caught, they will completely lose their combat power in the future.

"Gun Car, Assault!" Amid Lin Xue's clear shouts, the tiger spearmen and bear spearmen were stationed in large groups, and the small ones were stationed in units, and they launched a neat attack on the enemy.

Dozens or even hundreds of sharp spears that are ten or four feet long roll forward like wheels, like tides rushing, and the gun tip is invincible.

"Don't panic! Come here, come here!" Cheng Pu rode his horse and sword, galloped back and forth, roaring and yelling, trying to clean up the chaotic situation.

"Huh~~" A sharp wind came straight, and Cheng Pu struggled to push his sword.

"Clang~~!" After the huge metal and iron intersected, Cheng Pu and his men and horse retreated 5 or 6 steps before they stood firm, and then looked at the opponent in horror.

Mao Rong, the deputy commander of the Wudang Flying Army, who was extremely burly, forced Cheng Pu to retreat with one blow, and attacked again without hesitation, wielding the iron sword in his hand like a wind. Mao Rong was already amazingly brave, but his martial arts were not very good.

However, since joining the Wudang Feijun, Guan Ping, who admired his straightforward personality, taught Mao Rong the basic moves of the Guan family's sword techniques to Mao Rong. Unexpectedly, Mao Rong is quite talented in martial arts and uses these basic moves very powerfully.

"Dangdangdang..." Cheng Pu blocked for two or three dozen times, and his arms were numb.

Mao Rong's sword technique is that he is powerful and has a fast speed. Once he takes the initiative, he is extremely difficult to resist. After all, Cheng Pu is old and his physical strength is declining, so he is forced to fight back.

"Uh~~!" Suddenly, a scream came from not far away, and Cheng Pu was extremely familiar with it.

The Qinglong Battle Sword in Guan Ping's palm was slashed down with Qianjun's force, and chopped Cheng Pu's son Cheng Ji into two pieces from his left shoulder. Heavy blood spurted out from the broken mouth, and then the half of his body slowly slid to the ground.

"Jie'er!" Cheng Pu's eyes were suffocating, and he roared angrily, and his whole body was slightly stunned. But at this time, Mao Rong's iron sword had already arrived.

"Don't hurt the governor!" Song Qian, the captain of the formation, roared wildly, bent his bow and opened the arrow. A long arrow with eagle feathers was as shocked as electric shock, heading straight for Mao Rong.

"Puff!" The left arm was wiped by the eagle-shaped arrow, and the hot pain made Mao Rong's blade slightly tilt. The big knife that originally slashed towards his neck actually slashed on Cheng Pu's iron helmet.

"Governor, go quickly!" Song Qian rushed over and slapped Cheng Pu's mount with a knife. The war horse was in pain and ran towards the west at an astonishing speed.
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