Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 32: Fierce Battle on the River
"Taishi Ci?" Bai Tu thought to himself: What a celebrity!
No wonder he was able to fly shoulder to shoulder with Gan Ning as soon as he appeared on the stage - Gao Shun's limit was even a little bit lower.
"Haha, you ignorant man, after seeing this beautiful Shu brocade, don't you know my identity, Gan Ning?" Gan Ning answered, feeling very good about himself.
Gan Ning was a native of Shu County and came from a noble family. According to historical records, after having satisfied his passion as a pirate on the Yangtze River, he returned to Shu County and worked for a period of time as a "county magistrate", or assistant to the prefect.
Later, he felt that Shu County was peaceful, so he left Shu and joined Liu Biao. When he was not valued, he led his people to join Wu, and it was under Sun's command that he shined.
When mentioning Gan Ning, the first thing that comes to mind is "courageous". His most famous deed in later generations was the raid on Cao Cao's camp with a hundred cavalrymen - he dared to raid the camp with more than a hundred elite soldiers!
However, although Gan Ning was very famous in the Eastern Wu, and Sun Quan often praised him in public, he ultimately did not hold a high position...
The main problem is Gan Ning's character, which has obvious flaws, that is, he has a "dog face" - no matter who he is with, he will turn against them at any time, often not giving face to his lord or the commander-in-chief, and he is unruly and very emotional.
As for "arrogance, debauchery", in comparison, it is a relatively minor shortcoming.
Gan Ning's family was extremely wealthy in Shu County, and he was a very extravagant person. He was even a typical example of extravagance that left an allusion in history!
In Bai Tu's opinion, this is probably a manifestation of Gan Ning's excessive self-awareness...
Gan Ning and Taishi Ci were no longer on the same page, and they were fighting fiercely on the river.
I saw two figures, one in white and one in red, constantly crossing each other on the river, accompanied by the sound of weapons colliding!
Taishi Ci wielded a long spear, while Gan Ning's weapons were more diverse, starting with a short halberd and a flying claw.
After clashing with Taishi Ci several times and finding that his short halberd did not have enough power, he drew out the single-edged sword behind him. With his other hand, he grasped the ring in the middle of the iron chain and swung the short halberd and flying claws at both ends!
Gan Ning was fighting with Taishi Ci with a single sword while swinging the iron chain with the other. The short spear and flying claws seemed to have life, and they attacked Taishi Ci from tricky angles from time to time.
Single swords, short spears, flying claws, iron chains... all with copper bells, the ringing of which made people feel upset.
In addition, Gan Ning was obviously much more flexible in moving on the river than Taishi Ci. In comparison, Taishi Ci had been using his engine to keep himself from falling into the river, while Gan Ning was able to use the river's surface to gain leverage from time to time!
After several repetitions, Taishi Ci was already somewhat embarrassed...
But at this moment, Taishi Ci pulled away and suddenly shouted angrily: "Watch out for the arrow!"
Taishi Ci pointed Gan Ning, and at the same time his hand slipped and he held the back half of the spear with both hands. Then the front half of the spear suddenly split into two halves along the center line. The cracked iron rod bounced to the left and right, naturally bent and merged into a bow arm... Only the slender front half of the spear was left, still connected to the back half of the spear.
White picture: ...
Bai Tu has already gotten used to this scene. He doesn't want to delve into how such sophisticated equipment is made with the current level of technology!
Compared to a "bow", Taishi Ci's spear at this time is more like a crossbow, and a crossbow with an extra-long body.
At the same time, Taishi Ci stretched out his arms, holding the gun almost at the tail end with one arm, and pulling the back string in front with the other arm - that is to say, the length when the string was fully drawn was longer than that of a spear.
Bai Tu had also noticed that the arms of Taishi Ci's exoskeleton mecha had obviously stretched out, and at the same time he remembered the historical evaluation of Taishi Ci - he was as good at archery as a monkey and his bow never missed its target.
Obviously, his best skill is "shooting", but... Bai Tu understands the reason, but isn't it too long? Even from the proportion of the exoskeleton mecha's limbs, it is too long!
Then, on the stretched bowstring, a laser arrow beam condensed - Bai Tu was now used to it and had already understood it. Although this thing looked intimidating, in fact, if it was not used properly, its power was not much different from that of an ordinary bow and arrow. If used well... it was only equivalent to a high-intensity bow and arrow, far less powerful than a laser cannon as imagined!
However, Taishi Ci was obviously a very good warrior. With one arrow, even if Gan Ning tried to block it with his sword, he was knocked into the river.
Gan Ning, who fell into the water, did not float up immediately, but Taishi Ci did not slack off. Instead, he stared at the river surface with his fierce eyes. He saw waves rising up from time to time in the river. It was obvious that Gan Ning was not unable to float up, but was using the river water as a decoy.
"Hmph!" Taishi Ci snorted coldly, aiming at the river for a while and then shot another arrow.
I saw the laser arrow falling into the river, like a big rock hitting the water, making a loud "plop" sound and splashing water.
Plop, plop, plop! Two arrows, three arrows...
But it still failed to hit Gan Ning, and waves still appeared in the water from time to time.
However, seeing that the battle situation was at a stalemate, the bandits who had been beating drums and gongs to cheer for Gan Ning became a little nervous and suppressed. They all stared at the battle situation, but had no intention of intervening to disturb the two men's duel.
Suddenly, the water surface around Taishi Ci suddenly rolled up a circle of waves, and then exploded into a water curtain. It looked like Taishi Ci was surrounded in the center of a circle of fountains!
At the same time, a red figure, taking advantage of Taishi Ci's blocked sight, instantly jumped out of the water and came behind Taishi Ci...
Before others could remind him, Gan Ning in red armor had already slashed at Taishi Ci who was hidden by the water curtain, wielding both swords!
Fortunately, at this critical moment, Taishi Ci realized it himself without being reminded by others, and turned around in time to shoot a spear to block Gan Ning's long sword.
However, at this moment, Taishi Ci suddenly saw that Gan Ning curled his lips and sneered slightly, and his pupils suddenly condensed. Through the reflection in Gan Ning's pupils, Taishi Ci saw the rapidly rotating double iron chains, circling and attacking behind him!
It turned out that what had just created a circle of water curtain was the iron chain connecting Gan Ning's short spear and flying claws.
The rotating iron chain had already circled behind Taishi Ci. If he didn't react, Taishi Ci would either die under the halberd or be tied up tightly by the iron chain!
At the critical moment, Taishi Ci remained calm and used his strength to press Gan Ning's single sword with his spear. He also started the engine and took advantage of the momentum to flip over. He was upside down and was about to flip over Gan Ning. At the same time, while Gan Ning's strength was not yet retracted, the spear with the blade pressed against the chain that rolled over...
Clank, clang - after a series of crisp sounds, the iron chain was broken by the swords and guns, and along with the swirling force, it tied the swords and guns of the two men together.
The short spear at the tail end was about to be placed on Taishi Ci's neck, and the flying claw at the other end was about to touch Gan Ning's eyeball after being retracted!
The two men were still unwilling to stop, and continued to fight with their inseparable weapons. It looked like a matter of life and death...
"good!"
Bai Tu was watching nervously when he was startled by the sudden voice of Lu Bu next to him. It turned out that Lu Bu had sobered up at some point and was also watching the fight between Taishi Ci and Gan Ning on the deck.
Come to think of it, it would be hard to sleep with such a loud noise!
"Godfather, these two are rare generals. It would be a pity if they died here..." Bai Tu said hurriedly.
"Haha, don't panic."
Lü Bu stretched out his arms, and a black bird totem flickered faintly behind him, with red light shining through his clothes. He did not use his military talisman, but a layer of red armor had already covered Lü Bu's outstretched left arm...
