Chapter 87
The fiery red river, the burning river, the boiling river.
In a shocking fire, the Jiangdong navy, which had been roaming the Yangtze River for a while, was wiped out in ashes!
The Jiang Qin fleet, including 20 fighting ships, 52 Mengchong and 87 boats, encountered a series of fire attacks by Ganning Clippers, only 6 Mengchong and 20 boats successfully escaped the power of Zhurong Fire God, but these "following fish" could not really escape.
The main fleet of the Jinfan Navy was already on high alert and surrounded these remnants with absolute advantage, including Jiang Qin, the commander of the Jiangdong Navy, General Fubo.
Gan Ning jumped from a fastboat to his commandership. Xu Yin, the commander who temporarily commanded the power, rushed forward and bowed and bowed: "Meet the commander!" Xu Yin was 30 years old and was an old subordinate who had followed Gan Ning for more than 5 years. He had excellent water skills, excellent martial arts skills, bold but meticulous, and had always been Gan Ning's right-hand man.
"Zikuang, get up!" Gan Ning held up Xu Yin and said with a smile, "What's the situation?"
"This fire is so burning!" Xu Yin said with a smile, "There are only 6 big fishes and 20 small fish that can pass through the wooden rafting array, all of which are collected in the net, and Jiang Talang is also inside!"
"Oh~~?" Hearing that Jiang Qin was also surrounded, Gan Ning's eyes showed a strange look and responded with interest.
"Zikuang, you can send some more boats to the west and gather the captives in the water together!" After a moment of contemplation, Gan Ning ordered Xu Yin, "I'll go and see Jiang Talang first!"
"yes!"
Gan Ning jumped back to the boat he had been riding before and ordered the soldiers of the boat to sail into the encirclement consisting of 31 Mengchong and 42 boats in Jinfan Camp.
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The remnants of the Jiangdong Navy, surrounded by Jinfan Camp, were severely injured in a previous breakthrough. One Mengchong was captured, and six boats were sunk, and the remaining warships did not dare to make any abnormal movements.
After the remnants of the Jiangdong Navy came down honestly, Jinfan Camp was not in a hurry to attack and kept the surround, but hundreds of strong bows were already on the strings, aiming at the enemy warships, and looking at the arrows. It should be a rocket that can be ignited at any time.
Jiang Qin stood at the bow of a Mengchong ship, looking at the Jinfan warship around him with a pale face, but his eyes seemed a little confused.
Jiang Qin was still unable to accept the facts in front of him———A few hours ago, he led the powerful Jiangdong naval army on the river. Ganning's Jinfan naval army dared to follow him like a mouse; and now, the powerful Jiangdong fleet has been destroyed, and he was actually surrounded by the Jinfan naval army and became flesh on the anvil.
In fact, with Jiang Qin's nature and skills, it is not impossible to break through alone, but Jiang Qin was unwilling to do so. In the first place, the Jiangdong Navy, which was rampant in the river, completely lost its status in just one battle.
As the commander, he could not shirk responsibility no matter what. Jiang Qin felt that he had no face to meet Sun Quan. Both of them were still surviving naval soldiers. Jiang Qin could not give up.
Most of the soldiers of the navy were trained by Jiang Qin, and this navy army devoted too much effort.
In Jiang Qin's opinion, it is better to die in a vigorous battle than to escape back. But Jiang Qin still had a big concern in his heart - what happened to those soldiers who jumped into the river to avoid the fire?
"Treading the waves, aren't you dead yet?" Just as Jiang Qin was thinking a lot, Gan Ning's loud voice suddenly rang beside him.
"Hmph~!" Jiang Qin's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he raised his head and said indifferently. "Jinfan, I'm defeated, you're proud!" The words were full of sarcasm.
Ten years ago, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were all three major thieves in the Yangtze River. The people of the Jianghuai River changed their reputations and gave the three nicknames respectively. Gan Ning was named "Jinfan" because he never erected any flags on his boat and only hung a golden sail; Zhou Tai was angry in his early years.
Once anger erupts, it will be like a tremendous tide. Hence the name "Anger Tide"; Jiang Qinshui is very good, especially the skill of stepping on the water. He seems to be able to walk on the water surface, so he is called "Step on the wave".
Over time, the three of them used this as their nickname.
"Haha..." Hearing Jiang Qin's meaning, but Gan Ning smiled dismissively, "You and I have fought for more than ten years. Don't you know who I am?"
"..." Jiang Qin's eyes closed slightly and he remained silent.
"If you want to escape alone, you will definitely not be difficult when you step on the waves and use your skills on the river.
But you are still here, probably taking into account the soldiers under your command..." Gan Ning said with a smile, "According to the current situation, you and others will never escape no matter what.
And even if you can return to Chaisang, can that boy Sun Quan spare you?"
After a pause, Gan Ning said sincerely: "Tailang, why don't you come here to join Uncle Liu..."
"Jinfan, who do you think of me?" Jiang Qin frowned and said coldly, "Is Jiang Qin the kind of unrighteous person who is against the Lord and surrenders to the enemy?"
"Haha..." Gan Ning laughed loudly, pointed at Jiang Qin and said, "Old Gan doesn't object to you to be a loyal minister, but you have to see who you are loyal to.
Can that boy Sun Quan bring any benefit to the people? Or can you show any ambition? Trampling the waves, have you seen the people under the rule of the emperor? How is it compared to the people under the rule of your master Sun Quan?... Let’s talk about myself. A year ago, I was just taken care of by General Zhang Fei, and then I was promoted by Uncle Liu and General Zhang. Today I am the General of the Central Army.
How many years have you been doing before you become a general in the Central Army?”
"..." Jiang Qin's eyes flashed with strange colors, and soon returned to indifference.
"If you don't think about yourself, you should think about your brothers.
Do you really want them to die with you?" Gan Ning said earnestly, "The tide of anger has gone. Do you really want to pay your life for that kid Sun Quan?"
Jiang Qin was a famous nurse soldier in the army, and Gan Ning's words obviously touched the key point. Jiang Qin's face was complicated and painful, and his clenched fists were trembling slightly.
"We haven't started a while..." Gan Ning pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "It's better to have a bet than to walk on the waves---If you win, you will be your brother.
Lao Gan lets them all go; if you lose, stay and join me in the role of Uncle Liu. What about?"
"..." Jiang Qin's expression on his face was unstable, and he kept changing, as if he was making a difficult choice.
"The famous Talang Jiang Qin, who was the one who was famous back then, only has this courage?" Gan Ning suddenly retorted.
"Okay!" Jiang Qin was so excited that he burst into anger and blurted out.
"Okay! Just one word is certain!" Gan Ning immediately clapped his high-high and said.
"..." Jiang Qin looked at Gan Ning with a complicated expression. He silently waved the soldiers who came forward to persuade him to leave.
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Gan Ning took the fast ship to Mengchong where Jiang Qin was, and seemed to care about the danger of attacking the enemy alone.
Seeing that Gan Ning was so bold, several Jiang Qindi's confidants were shocked and moved to Meng rushed over, so they wanted to call other soldiers to come forward to capture Gan Ning, in order to threaten the Jinfan Navy to make way.
But Jiang Qin waved his left hand and stopped the abnormal movements of these soldiers.
Gan Ning carried an ordinary wide-blade short knife in his hand, smiling confidently. He looked at Jiang Qin and said, "Play the waves, please!"
Jiang Qin nodded slightly, slowly shook off the iron helmet and armor on his body. Like Gan Ning, she only wore a close-fitting cloth shirt, regardless of the cold west wind. Then, Jiang Qin took his short knife from his personal soldiers and said to Gan Ning in a deep voice: "Jinfan, please!"
The other soldiers on the ship immediately retreated and completely empty the front deck. As the venue for Gan Ning and Jiang Qin's confrontation.
"Come on!" Almost at the same time, Gan and Jiang rushed towards each other.
"Dongtong..." The two tried their best, and the short knife collided dozens of times in a very short time, with stars everywhere, and the "ping-ping-pong" earth and metal intersecting continuously.
The soldiers from both sides around each lowered their breath and looked at Gan and Jiang, fighting fiercely, and his eyes turned around and did not dare to turn.
You go back and forth, dodging and moving. The sword wind is sharp, and 3,40 rounds have passed without realizing it.
"Huh~!" Gan Ning shouted suddenly, and the speed of the knife suddenly accelerated. With his agile figure, it seemed as if the sword shadows were transformed into the sky, covering Jiang Qin with his head and face.
Jiang Qin was not afraid at all. The short sword in his hand was waving the wind and rain without any storm. His sharp eyes kept paying attention to the shadow of Gan Ning. After blocking more than 30 swords in succession, Jiang Qin's eyes flashed slightly. His body was quickly zipping forward, and the short sword in his hand stabbed out like an electric shock.
The man and sword combined and hit Gan Ning.
Jiang Qin predicted the next step of action and launched a fatal counterattack. Gan Ning's expression changed slightly, and his body's movements seemed to slow down in panic.
"Come on!" Jiang Qin shouted sharply, and the faster the sword force was, pricking Gan Ning's chest, seeing that the distance was less than two feet. The Jinfan soldiers watching the battle around were all shocked and opened their mouths to shout, while the remaining Jiangdong naval soldiers were very happy.
But at this moment when the outcome was about to be decided, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Gan Ning's mouth. He leaned back and only supported the ground with his left leg, and kicked his right leg suddenly. The target was Jiang Qin's right arm.
Unexpectedly, Gan Ning would have such a way to deal with it. Jiang Qinwei was stunned and stopped quickly, jumped backwards and dodged.
"Hey!" Gan Ning laughed. When she was about to fall to the ground, she quickly reached the ground with her left hand, and then exerted force, and her body turned over in the air. Before she could fully stand firm, Gan Ning quickly forward, pressed Jiang Qin and stabbed her with a short knife.
In a moment, the strengths and weaknesses were reversed. Gan Ning was unforgivable to get the upper hand, and he was as tight as he took another step, approaching Jiang Qin.
"Clang clang clang..." Gan Ning stabbed the sword in a short sword, and Jiang Qin tried his best to block the left and right. But at this moment, Gan Ning's sword force had a significant increase in speed and strength compared to before.
After blocking 15 consecutive blows, Jiang Qin finally failed to block the 16th blow. His wrist became soft and his short knife was stirred up into the sky.
Immediately, Gan Ning flashed, and the short sword was pressing against Jiang Qin's neck.
"Whether you have to fight on the waves?" Gan Ning put away the knife, took a few steps back, and said with a smile.
"..." Jiang Qin's expression was lonely, she shook her head weakly, and said in a deep voice. "No need... you won!" In fact, Jiang Qin also knew that Gan Ning had already saved her hands for him before, otherwise she might not have been able to hold on for so long.
"Yeah!" Gan Ning nodded with relief and said earnestly, "Dong Yi, you have to be like each other. Uncle Liu and General Zhang will definitely be very happy... If you don't dislike me, I would like to give in to you the commander of the Jinfan Camp!"
"..." Jiang Qin's face was extremely complicated, and a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes. After pondering for a while, Jiang Qin sighed to the sky and said in a deep voice: "Send the order... put down the weapons, no need to hit them again..."
The soldiers of the Sihuo who were on Meng Chong trembled and blew the trumpet, passing Jiang Qin's orders out.
"Pu, pu..." The hundreds of remaining Jiangdong naval soldiers threw the weapons in their hands to the ground one after another, and their heads hung weakly.
The soldiers of Jinfan Camp next to him immediately took the boat and leaned forward, confiscated the weapons, and arrested all the Jiangdong soldiers.
"Huh~~!" Gan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, feeling sincerely relieved by Jiang Qin's choice.
At this moment, Jiang Qin slowly walked a few steps to the left, and the short knife that had been swept into the sky by Gan Ning was falling there.
Jiang Qin exerted force with his right foot, kicked the short knife up, and quickly strode his right hand, caught the short knife, and then stabbed him in the chest without hesitation.
"Treading the waves~!" Seeing Jiang Qin's movements, Gan Ning tightened his eyes, his body slammed, and rushed over. Just as the blade just entered his body, Gan Ning knocked Jiang Qin away, and then the two fell into the river together.
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
The soldiers of the two armies were stunned for a moment, and almost shouted at the same time. Some people were even preparing to jump out of the river to rescue. The soldiers of Jinfan Camp desperately held down the Jiangdong soldiers who had abandoned their weapons to prevent them from moving.
After a while, Gan Ning floated out of the river with Jiang Qin in the concerned eyes, and immediately a Jinfan soldier rushed forward to take the boat and helped Gan Ning and the others onto the boat.
After Gan Ning placed Jiang Qin in the cabin, he took the cloth towel from the Jinfan soldiers beside him and wiped two on his face.
"Okay, you trek, you can do all the things you want to die!" Gan Ning looked at Jiang Qin, shook his head helplessly, then turned his head and shouted loudly at the restless Jiang Dongbing, "I'll be honest with me! If you continue to make trouble, trek, trek, but I'll kill you bastard first!"
How powerful was Gan Ning, the overlord of the Jiangnan River? In addition, he learned from Gan Ning's words that Jiang Qin was not seriously injured, so the restless Jiangdong soldiers quickly became honest.
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With Jiang Qin's capture, the battle was completely over. For the Jinfan Navy, the rest was to clear the battlefield and gather the prisoners.
Four hours later, the fire on the river slowly subsided, leaving only a few sporadic fires. The Jiangdong naval army, which had crossed the river for several years, could not stop the power of Zhurong's Fire God, and turned into ashes and oars.
After gathering all the Jiangdong soldiers who fell into the water, Gan Ning led the Jinfan Navy back to the Wuhu Water Army.
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In this battle, the Jinfan Navy won a great victory, and the Jiangqin fleet, which accounted for 43 (3/4) of the Jiangdong Navy, was almost wiped out. The Jiangdong Navy lost 20 fighting ships, 52 Mengchong, 87 boats, and nearly 6,000 naval soldiers either died or were captured. Only more than 300 people were able to escape.
The Jinfan Navy lost only 42 boats, and the soldiers suffered minimal losses.
Chapter completed!