Discussed for a long time.

Liu Bei, the general of the left, adopted the suggestions of the important ministers.

Next, a letter was sent from Chengdu to Zitong and Brazil counties respectively, ordering them to pay attention to Cao Jun's ambition to annex Hanzhong County.

Liu Bei took into account that Guan Yu was always stubborn and reserved, and was worried that Pang Tong would not be able to work with him when he went to Jingzhou, so he specially passed down an edict to give him the power to act expediently when he saw the opportunity.

Subsequently, Pang was ordered to lead Fu Wei, Feng Xi and other powerful generals to send a powerful force of 3,000 Jingzhou soldiers eastward along the Yangtze River, and quickly rushed to Jingzhou to take charge of the overall situation.

A series of instructions are issued.

Chengdu also responded quickly.

While Pang Tong's troops were still on the way, the messenger had already taken the lead and galloped back to Jingzhou.

After meeting the commander Guan Yu in person, he handed over his hands and reported truthfully: "General Guan, my lord ordered the general to lead his troops to attack the invading enemy. You must not be merciful!"

"After the military advisor and his troops arrive in Jingzhou, we will listen to his suggestions for Wu."

Get approval.

All the generals in Jingzhou looked happy.

"General Guan, give the order!"

"The father is handsome, and the child is willing to be a pioneer."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals raised their chests high and asked for battle, with fighting spirit in their eyes.

"Ping'er, how's the matter I told you for my father?"

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief, my son's investigation over the past few days has revealed that there is a shoal on the upper reaches of Zi River about ten miles away from our army's camp, which can provide a way for the army to cross the river."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Ping, wearing heavy armor and with a stern face, cupped his hands and reported truthfully.

"good!"

"Guan Ping listens to the order. I ordered you to lead a vanguard to punt across the river first, thinking that the army will lead the battle. There must be no mistake!"

"Here."

Seeing Guan Ping solemnly accepting the order, Guan Yu's face showed some relief unconsciously, and then he said again: "The rest of the generals will join me and lead the ministries to follow closely."

"I will obey the general's orders!"

The order is passed down.

The Jingzhou Army on the north bank of Zishui was dispatched frequently.

This kind of battle situation cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Wu army on the south bank.

Governor Lu Su received the battle report first.

Immediately, he summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures to resist the Jingzhou army.

"Everyone, I see that the Jingzhou Army on the other side has already made some moves. It seems that Guan Yu wants to cross the river and launch an attack."

"According to recent scouts' inspections, there is a shoal in the upper reaches of Zi River. The water flow is stable, which is convenient for the army to cross the river."

"Now that Lu Meng has not brought his troops to the north to help, our army's strength is far inferior to the enemy's. In my opinion, this battle should focus on defense!"

"As long as a defense line can be deployed along the river, preventing the Jingzhou Army from successfully crossing the river will be a great achievement. I wonder which general is willing to take on this important task?"

In one word.

There seemed to be silence under the camp, with no one answering.

In recent years, during the confrontation between Jingzhou Army and Cao Army, Guan Yu led his troops to resist the offensives one after another.

Guan Yu's reputation is so powerful that all the generals are like thunder!

How can they touch their brows now?

Looking at the expressions of the generals, a slightly disappointed look flashed across Lu Su's expression.

"Don't worry, Commander. Gan Xingba is willing to go and defend the enemy from crossing the river."

Just when he was troubled, Gan Ning, a tall man with a feather on his head, eight feet in length, a copper bell hanging from his waist, and an extremely ferocious face, still had the courage to answer the order loudly.

"Oh? How many troops does Xingba need to go upstream to defend?"

"Ning has about 300 troops in his headquarters. Please ask the governor to allocate more than 500 troops to the last general."

When the words came to this, Gunnington said in a fierce and heroic voice: "In this case, I will definitely make Guan Yu's son not dare to cross the river!"

After a while, the words fell.

Look at Gan Ning being so confident.

Lu Su then did not hesitate to mobilize more than a thousand people.

Gan Ning was instantly overjoyed and took the order to leave!

When he led more than 1,300 men to the shallows of Zuizishui River, Gan Ning immediately dispersed several soldiers to survey the local terrain.

After a long time, Gan Ning showed a confident look on his face and issued various instructions in an orderly manner.

Order a group of troops to camp on the right side of the shoal, hiding with bows and crossbows.

When the Jingzhou army crossed the river, they were halfway across and attacked.

Then he ordered a group of punting boats to be stationed on the left side. If the Jingzhou army planned to forcefully cross the river, they would take advantage of the situation and cooperate with the crossbowmen to kill them down and attack the enemy's formation.

As for Gan Ning, he led his troops to build a defense line in the open area in the middle, facing the other side of the river.

North Shore.

As Guan Ping and his troops were ready to attack, he immediately launched an attack.

When a ship gradually moves to the middle.

The Wu army's crossbowmen are also ready to go!

At this moment, the coach Guan Yu quickly pulled the reins and sat on his crotch. The red rabbit, whose body was as red as blood, ran towards him!

Most of the main forces behind him gradually gathered here.

Immediately, he carefully observed the other side of the river.

"Who are the Wu generals stationed on the other side?"

"This line of defense is quite exquisitely designed!"

After stopping for a long time, Guan Yu couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration and murmured to himself.

Zhou Cang, who was always carrying the Qinglong Yanyue Sword to protect him, couldn't help but heard this and asked: "General, what is the meaning of this statement?"

He didn't see much mystery at the moment, so he asked this question!

"Zhou Cang, please pay attention to the Wu army's garrison. At the ford where our army is crossing the river, the Wu army's crossbowmen are waiting in full formation. There is also a Wu army waiting quietly upstream on the flank."

"And the Wu army's camp is set up in the open space in the middle to support the two wings at any time."

After a while, the words fell.

Guan Yu suddenly pondered for a while, stroking his beard and said: "The Wu army occupies a favorable terrain, I'm afraid it will be difficult to cross the river."

The words have not yet been spoken.

Then I saw that there was new movement on the south bank.

I saw Gan Ning standing proudly on the shore, looking straight at the Jingzhou Army on the north bank with an extremely fierce look on his face.

After a while, many Wu soldiers started shouting.

And these sharp resounding sounds gradually came over with the echo of the water flow.

"My dear Guan Yu, if Gan Ning comes here again today, you won't be able to attack him!"

At this time, almost all the soldiers in the Jingzhou army on the north bank heard the provocative words shouted by the soldiers of Wu. They were filled with indignation and responded with weapons in their hands.

"General, the Wu army is so provocative, please order the entire army to attack!"

At this time, Zhou Cang, who was on the side, respected Guan Yu very much. Seeing Wu Jun's provocation, he was already filled with anger, so he immediately raised his hand and admonished him.

As soon as this statement came out.

Guan Yu was naturally very angry at Gan Ning's provocation, but he instantly regained his composure, knowing that if he attacked rashly now, he would play into the enemy's hands!

"Order to suspend the attack and order Guan Ping to lead his troops to return."

An instruction was passed down suddenly.

After waving the flag, Guan Yu slowly left with a red face.

But at this moment, the soldiers who were forming formation on the shore were extremely confused.

what happened?

This...the troops were suddenly withdrawn?

Seeing the Jingzhou army slowly retreating to the shore, Gan Ning felt quite satisfied at this moment, so he waved his hand.

The soldiers of the Wu army also shouted together: "The traitors in Jingzhou are as cowardly as rats!"

"Guan Yu is nothing more than a clown!"
Chapter completed!