Chapter 857 The Mighty and Mighty

On the Yangtze River, a mighty fleet sailed on the water. There were hundreds of boats and nearly fifty medium-sized warships. The most eye-catching ones were naturally the four in the middle. Battleship!

Each of the four fighting ships is three stories high. Each fighting ship carries more than 500 soldiers, and the entire fleet adds up to nearly 20,000 people!

The fleet of hundreds of warships is like a god's sword standing across the water, trying to divide the endless Yangtze River into two halves! Countless battleships fluttered high flags, showing a row of proud and mighty troops.

"Hahaha, what a joy, what a joy. No one on this river can be our army's opponent. What a joy."

Gan Ning stood on the battleship and couldn't help laughing.

Yes, this fleet that is domineering on the Yangtze River is the Xiliang Navy. It is a combined fleet composed of the Luoyang Navy and the Yangtze River Navy, with a strength of more than 20,000.

Gan Ning was deeply moved. Although the Jinfan thieves he led in the past were said to be unscrupulous, when Jinfan arrived, as soon as the bell rang, all the water thieves and merchants on the Yangtze River would change their faces with fear. However, no matter whether the Yizhou Army or the Jingzhou Army launched an encirclement and suppression campaign, the Jinfan thieves had to retreat.

Thieves cannot defeat soldiers. This has been the case since ancient times.

The reason why Gan Ning was willing to endure Huang Zu's scorn and join the Jingzhou Navy was to obtain the status of an officer. However, Huang Zu went too far, otherwise Gan Ning would have become a fierce member of the Jingzhou Navy. General, you must know that Ling Tong's father, Ling Cao, was also considered brave, but he was killed by Gan Ning with an arrow.

"It's just Nanjun, you can't get it from the palm of your hand!"

An imposing navy general in his thirties came out. His appearance was very handsome, and people exclaimed at the sight of the handsome man. It was Gao Chong, the commander of the Xiliang Navy Navy.

"But the general made it very clear this time. Not only do we want to take down Nanjun, but we also want to take advantage of the situation to take over the four counties in Jingnan and completely bring Jingzhou under the rule of the imperial court." Gao Chong said with a firm expression.

Gan Ning, Ding Feng and other naval generals all clasped their fists and said yes. Only Zhu Huan was a little slow, as if he was worried.

Gao Chong was very considerate, so he expressed concern to Zhu Huan: "Xiu Mu, what's wrong with you? You don't seem to be feeling well?"

"I've been feeling cold recently. Thank you for your concern, Commander-in-Chief." Zhu Huan cupped his fists and said.

"Well, then don't stand on the deck, the wind and waves are strong." Gao Chong waved his hand, and then ordered to the people around him: "Prepare the medicinal materials and send them to Captain Zhu's cabin later, you know?"

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." Zhu Huan thanked him gratefully, and then withdrew.

Gao Chong gave the order: "Pass my military order! Use the flag of the general and explore the navy to find out the movements of the Jingzhou army carefully. Don't miss anything!"

"Here!"

At this time, Zhu Huan returned to his cabin and couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, what should I do? Where should I go?"

Zhu Huan was originally an undercover agent sent by the Jiangdong Army to the Xiliang Navy, but the Yellow River Navy had been training in the north over the years and had no chance to go south. Therefore, Zhu Huan could do nothing except occasionally carefully sending some information about the Xiliang army to Jiangdong.

Now, the general stated that he wanted to pacify Nanjun and defeat the traitor Cai Mao. In fact, he had already issued military orders to the Xiliang land and sea armies: Jingzhou must be pacified in one battle!

In other words, whether it is Wuling County occupied by Liu Pan or the three Jingnan counties occupied by Sun Quan, they must all be pacified! Although he served in the Xiliang Navy, Zhu Huan was very loyal in nature and still wanted to serve Soochow.

However, just a month ago

"Who are you? How dare you break into our navy camp without authorization? Could it be that Cao Jun is too careful and impatient?"

Zhu Huan stared coldly at the boy in front of him. He broke into the Yellow River Navy camp not long ago and was captured by Zhu Huan.

"I have something important to report to the general, but I have to ask the general to send you away," the young man said.

"What?"

Zhu Huan frowned, thought for a while, then waved his hand and said to the left and right: "You guys go down first."

The sergeants on the left and right argued: "Colonel, this person may be harmful to the Colonel!"

"It doesn't matter. Not to mention that he is tied up. Even if he is untied, he is no match for me."

Zhu Huan calmly motioned to the left and right to get down, and then sneered: "Okay, just tell me what you want to say."

Unexpectedly, the boy's words made Zhu Huan freeze up, as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Third Young Master! I am here to deliver a message to you on the order of the master of the family."

Zhu Huan is the third eldest in his generation! Except for the people in Wujun, others basically don't know.

"Did the head of the family really send you here?" Zhu Huan said excitedly.

The young man nodded desperately and said: "Exactly, there is a letter in the little man's arms. It is written by the head of the family. Please take it out and read it."

Zhu Huan hurried forward, took out a letter from the boy's arms, opened it and saw that it was the handwriting of the family master.

"Nephew Xiumu."

The more Zhu Huan read, the more solemn his brows became. The content of the letter was very simple. It was nothing more than asking Zhu Huan to clarify the interests of the family. Now that the Sun family in Jiangdong has declined, and even Jiangdong has fallen into the hands of Cao Cao, there is naturally no need to continue to serve the Sun family. .

However, although Cao Cao occupied Jiangdong, the Zhu family was not optimistic about Cao Cao, because the current situation in the world was obvious. Liu Ye was the well-deserved No. 1 prince in the world. He was much more powerful than Cao Cao and was very likely to unify the world in the future. !

Therefore, the head of the Zhu family asked Zhu Huan to change his family and serve Liu Ye loyally from then on. It would be best if he could make military exploits, so that the Zhu family could also benefit from it in the future.

In fact, these local families are not completely loyal to the princes, and they are often more concerned about the survival of the clan. For example, during the Battle of Chibi, why did so many Jiangdong officials, even important officials like Zhang Zhao, advocate surrender?

It's very simple, because most of those who surrendered were talented people from the local gentry. Even if they did not resist, after Cao Cao occupied Jiangdong in the future, he would still have to rely on their influence to lead Jiangdong. It can be said that whether it is a war or a surrender, it will be the same. A trade that makes no profit or loses money.

Zhu Huan's face was gloomy and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, "I will untie you and have a good meal later. You can put on my military uniform and I will personally escort you out of the camp."

"Master, please write a reply, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the master of the family." The young man replied.

Zhu Huan nodded heavily.

Although he is quite loyal, when there is a conflict between his clan and the forces he is loyal to, he can't help but be embarrassed for a while, not knowing what to do.