Chapter 212

Otherwise, someone else would probably have been exhausted long ago.

"Wenhe, rest assured."

"When you return from your mission, your two sons will at the very least be Marquises of the Pass!"

Gu Yi bluffed to Jia Xu.

Hearing this, Jia Xu was instantly filled with energy from head to toe!

Don't look at the fact that a Marquis of the Pass is almost the smallest of the marquis titles.

But as long as it is a title, it has its own special value.

For ordinary people, it is almost entirely impossible to be granted a title.

Even for high-ranking court officials, if they do not have military merit, they generally would not be granted a title.

And this time, if Jia Xu could return from his mission and earn two Marquises of the Pass for his two sons, that would absolutely be a cost-effective deal!

After deciding on the mission for Jia Xu to visit Yang Song.

Everyone's mood relaxed significantly.

As the saying goes.

Even the most formidable enemy, once internal problems arise, will soon collapse without being attacked!

Yang Song was equivalent to the chief strategist under Zhang Lu.

If he were turned, Zhang Lu's situation would become extremely dangerous.

Of course.

Battles still had to be fought.

Don't look at Hanzhong as just a commandery.

But this commandery had a scale far beyond what ordinary small commanderies could compare to.

Attacking Hanzhong meant naked military merit beckoning to the generals of the Dong Zhuo army!

Therefore.

The generals were still very keen on volunteering to conquer Zhang Lu.

However, because Yang Song had not yet been turned.

Old Dong intended to wait until Jia Xu returned from Hanzhong before further deciding on the candidates for the expedition.

……

Yizhou

Near Mianzhu

Gan Ning, leading hundreds of Brocade Sail Bandits, swaggered into Mianzhu City.

Subsequently, he personally climbed the city tower.

And planted the flag exclusive to the Brocade Sail Bandits on the tower.

Mianzhu was the last barrier south of Chengdu.

Taking Mianzhu meant that the distance to conquering Chengdu was not far!

Historically, Deng Ai's conquest of Shu took place near Mianzhu, where he defeated Zhuge Zhan.

At this moment, an illusion arose in Gan Ning's heart that the land of Shu was about to fall entirely into his hands!

As the number two figure of the insurgent army, Gan Ning's command ability was extremely strong.

Leading eight hundred Brocade Sail Bandits, he had already continuously conquered no fewer than ten cities.

At the same time.

The leader of the insurgent army, Zhao Chi, leading the main force of the insurgent army, was also winning battle after battle.

According to the agreement, roughly the day after tomorrow, he would rendezvous with Gan Ning under the walls of Chengdu.

"Hehe, that brat Liu Jiyu is just a weakling."

"How could such a guy be a match for my Brocade Sail Bandit brothers?"

Gan Ning stood on the city tower, speaking spiritedly to the Brocade Sail Bandits behind him.

However.

Before the words had even faded.

Several sentries appeared not far away.

They were rushing toward this side with all their might.

"I… I report to General Gan."

"Shu generals Wu Yi, Yan Yan, Zhang Ren, Lei Tong, and others, leading no fewer than thirty thousand troops, are killing their way toward this side!"

Several sentries brought this heavy news.

Hearing this, Gan Ning's eyes widened like copper bells.

He grabbed one of the sentries by the collar and asked in disbelief:

"Why would these Shu generals appear here?"

"Shouldn't they be fighting Zhao Chi's main force right now?"

The sentry finally broke free from Gan Ning's grip, panting heavily, and responded:

"Leader Zhao Chi fell into a trap."

"He originally thought Wu Yi was not leading troops to garrison Muye."

"As a result… Wu Yi was right there!"

"Leader Zhao Chi attacked Muye for a long time without success, and then encountered a surprise attack led by Zhang Ren."

"The army under his command was nearly annihilated."

"Leader Zhao Chi's life or death is also unknown!"

"Bang!"

Gan Ning slammed the Bajiang Great Saber hanging at his waist into the ground and roared:

"Zhao Chi is truly a piece of trash!"

"I told him not to underestimate Wu Yi, but he refused to listen!"

"Although that Wu Yi's reputation isn't particularly illustrious, he has always been elusive and omnipresent!"

"With him garrisoning Muye, how could Zhao Chi not be defeated?"

"And that Zhang Ren, although still young, is definitely not someone easy to deal with."

"Damn that Zhao Chi! It's all his fault for underestimating the enemy, ruining my grand cause!"

The anger in Gan Ning's heart erupted instantly.

Zhao Chi had taken away the main insurgent force, leaving Gan Ning with almost no troops to use other than the Brocade Sail Bandit headquarters.

And now.

Zhao Chi, who had been given high hopes, had actually been defeated!

The situation for the insurgent army took a sharp turn for the worse.

In an instant, they had arrived at a desperate situation of life and death.

Gan Ning, relying only on the few people he had on hand.

Even if he were more formidable, he could not be a match for tens of thousands of Shu troops.

If he did not want to be defeated and killed.

The only retreat left for Gan Ning was to flee the land of Shu before being surrounded by the Shu army.

"Boss, what should we do next?"

Several of Gan Ning's trusted Brocade Sail Bandits came to his side to ask.

"Forget it, forget it, as long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood."

"Brothers, follow me out of the land of Shu, we will go to Hanzhong to seek refuge with Zhang Lu."

"One day, when we have gathered enough strength, we will follow me back to kill!"

Gan Ning waved his hand.

The Brocade Sail Bandits quickly assembled and followed him away from Mianzhu.

Less than an hour had passed since they had captured Mianzhu.

Only the sound of bells ringing one after another proved they had once been here.

……. ===== CHAPTER 213 =====