After confirming that this person was the Gan Ning from history, Liu Jue was overjoyed. He was so lucky to have met a famous general as soon as he arrived at Xiakou.
Gan Ning, the later Great General of Dong Wu, was praised by Sun Quan. Cao Cao has Zhang Liao, and I have Gan Xingba. We can fight each other!
From this, one could see how capable this person was.
Liu Jue couldn't help but laugh. He turned to Gan Ning and said,"I have long heard of your name. I heard that you are a valiant and talented general!”
Gan Ning's eyes widened in surprise, then excitement. He turned to Liu Jue."Young General, you're too kind. How can Gan Ning be worthy?”
"Why can't I?" Liu Jue laughed. In the eighth year of Jian 'an, Sun Quan led his troops to attack Jiangxia. Huang Zu was defeated and fled in panic. If you hadn't shot Ling Cao to death, Sun Quan wouldn't have dared to pursue him.”
Gan Ning was even more shocked."Young General actually knows about this?"
"It's not a secret, why can't I know?" Liu Jue said with a smile. What is General Gan's current position?”
Gan Ning sighed."I'm not afraid that young general will laugh at me, but Gan Ning is only a general. How can he be a general?”
Liu Jue frowned.
Seeing this, Su Fei thought that Liu Jue was unhappy. After all, everyone present was a general. How could a military marquis have the right to sit here?
"Young General," Su Fei quickly said,"Gan Ning may only be a general, but he's far more talented than I am. I invited him to the banquet today to introduce him to you."”
Su Fei and Gan Ning had been good friends for many years, and he had always felt indignant that Gan Ning wasn't being put in an important position.
Gan Ning's heart tightened. He had been working under the Yellow Ancestor for many years, but because of his background as a sail thief, he had never received the Yellow Ancestor's attention despite Su Fei's constant recommendations and the fact that he had even saved the Yellow Ancestor's life.
This made Gan Ning extremely worried. Liu Jue's arrival was his last hope.
If he couldn't get Liu Jue's attention, Gan Ning planned to go to River East and join Sun Quan.
Liu Jue waved his hand and said,"General Su, you worry too much. I can't be happier that you've recommended such a talent to me!" That Huang Zu was really old and muddle-headed. He actually didn't know how to put such a talented general in an important position!”
Liu Jue looked at Gan Ning and continued,"The beautiful jade has actually been buried like this. I wonder if I can use General Gan's talent?”
A scholar dies for a confidant!
Gan Ning's blood was boiling with excitement. He immediately felt a sense of loyalty."Thank you for your appreciation, young general. Gan Ning is willing to sacrifice his life for you!”
Liu Jue laughed loudly and said," Today, I have General Gan. It's like a tiger with wings. It's really a great blessing in my life. I'll tell you all about it!"”
At the banquet, bursts of hearty laughter immediately sounded.
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After resting in Xiakou for two days, Liu Jue sent out five thousand soldiers to let Xiang Lang, Xiang Chong, and Huo Jun stay in Xiakou to reorganize the military affairs.
He led five thousand soldiers, Huang Zhong, Yi Ji, Su Fei, Gan Ning, and the others across the river to Xiling County.
Jiangxia was divided into two parts by the Yangtze River. Xiling County was located in the north, facing Xiakou across the river. Liu Jue's army only took half a day to reach Xiling City.
The one who came out of the city to welcome Liu Jue was naturally Huang She, the son of Huang Zu.
Liu Jue ordered the army to station outside the city. He led Huang Zhong and the others, as well as a hundred bodyguards, into the West-Hill with Huang She.
Liu Jue first offered his condolences to Huang Zu, then comforted Huang She with a few words. Then, he took out Liu Biao's appointment letter.
Speaking of which, Liu Biao was kind enough. Although Huang Zu was dead now, he still appointed Huang She as the prefect of Zhangling. There were countless pension items.
"I, Huang She, accept your orders. I will never forget Liu Jingzhou's great kindness.”Huang She received the appointment letter and seal. Once the burial of the Huang Ancestor was completed, he would set off for the Zhang Mausoleum to take up his position.
After dealing with Huang She, Liu Jue began to take over the affairs of Xiling City.
There were 15,000 troops in Jiangxia, 5,000 of which were stationed at Xiakou, 7,000 at Wuchang, and only 3,000 at Xiling.
Including the 10,000 soldiers that Liu Jue had brought with him, the total number of soldiers had reached 25,000. Not to mention, he also had the 10,000 elites that the system had rewarded him with.
An army of 35,000 was a huge force no matter where it was placed.
However, after Liu Jue finished inspecting the army, he felt a little worried. The quality of Jiangxia's soldiers was average. Even if they had the advantage in numbers, it would be difficult for them to clash head-on with the Jiangdong army.
Yi Ji couldn't help but say," Huang Zu is old and muddle-headed. Sun Quan is eyeing him covetously in the east, but he doesn't care about the military. If it weren't for Liu Jingzhou's support, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to compete with Sun Quan in Jiangdong.”
In the battle between Huang Zu and Sun Shi, it could be said that they had been defeated repeatedly.
Even when Sun Jian was killed, it was because Huang Zu had been defeated first and Sun Jian had chased after him, allowing him to seize the opportunity to kill him with an arrow.
To put it bluntly, Huang Zu was a pile of mud, relying on Liu Biao to barely hold onto the wall.
"Everyone, if Jiang Dong sends troops to attack, how should we deal with them?" Liu Jue pondered for a moment and said.”
Huang Zhong cupped his fists and said," Young General, you don't have to worry too much. Jiangxia has 25,000 troops now. If Jiangdong sends troops, we only need to focus on defense. The Jiangdong troops will naturally retreat after a long period of fruitless attacks.”
Yi Ji also added," Moreover, there is also a Shan Yue rebellion within River East. Sun Quan will definitely have to expend a large number of troops to suppress it. If River East attacks Jiangxia at this time, their troops will definitely not exceed 15,000.”
Hearing Yi Ji's words, Liu Jue remembered that the rebellion of Shan Yue was a huge worry for Dong Wu.
The problem of Shan Yue was so serious that it had affected Dongwu for decades. It was so serious that Sun Quan had to spend more than half of his troops to suppress the rebellion of Shan Yue.
During the Battle of Red Cliff, Jiangdong had about 80,000 troops, but Sun Quan only gave Zhou Yu 30,000. The rest of the troops were used to deal with Shan Yue.
In history, Shu Han had gone north many times, but Wu rarely used troops against Cao Wei. They were afraid that once they did, Shan Yue would take the opportunity to cause trouble in the rear. If anything went wrong, it would affect Wu's foundation.
The problem with Shan Yue was only solved after Zhuge Ke appeared. However, that was decades later.
This also meant that Jiangxia was waiting for fatigue. Liu Jue only needed to defend Xiakou and other places, and the Jiangdong army would definitely return empty-handed.
If they could seize the opportunity, they could even give the Jiangdong army a head-on blow, making them suffer a loss.
Thinking of this, Liu Jue's confidence increased greatly. He couldn't help but look in the direction of River East.
Zhou Yu, oh Zhou Yu, it's fine if you don't come, but if you dare to offend my Jiangxia, I'll make sure you never return!
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