Chapter 164 Sheyang Water Bandit
Just now, it was lonely and ignored, but now it suddenly became the center of attention.
Ups and downs, even if the city is as deep as Liu Bei and Cao Cao, there are still times when they lose their composure, let alone a face-saving maniac like Gan Ning and Gan Xingba.
Liu Feng's actions simply praised Gan Ning.
You must know that he left a top celebrity like Xu Shao behind and came to talk to Gan Ning.
"Ning is a warrior. How dare he be treated with such courtesy as a young master, let alone work Liu Shijun to care about him."
Gan Ning immediately prostrated himself, showing rare humility.
God knows that Gan Ning and Gan Xingba have always been so bold, but when did he become so humble?
But Gan Ning knew that his humility came from the bottom of his heart.
Liu Feng's courtesy made him feel like he was in a dream, and he couldn't help but feel worried about gains and losses, for fear that his past arrogance would cause Liu Feng's disappointment and alienation.
Gan Ning only felt that Liu Feng's courtesy and respect were far more precious than the flattery and attention of countless people before.
Those people are trying to please themselves just to prevent themselves from causing trouble to them or to ask for anything from them.
However, Liu Feng's emphasis is on his own abilities and recognition of his own abilities. It is an affirmation and emphasis on his own talents. How can he compare with those in the past?
Although he has not yet entered Xuzhou, Gan Ning already feels that coming east this time is the most correct decision in his life.
"Why did General Gan say this? Get up quickly first."
Liu Feng used both hands to comfort him, and finally helped Gan Ning up: "General Gan, since you have arrived in Guangling, why don't you let others pass the message? This kid almost missed the general."
Gan Ning With a face full of shame, he said: "I am loved by Ambassador Liu and sent letters one after another. Ning Que cannot go to me immediately. I feel guilty and don't know how to pay a visit to Ambassador Liu."
Liu Feng laughed loudly: "General, this is a bad statement. "That's right."
Gan Ning didn't understand what he meant: "Young master, I'm sorry, but I don't know what's wrong."
At this time, everyone's eyes fell on the two of them. body.
More than ten people present looked at this scene, each with their own thoughts in mind.
Zhao Yun only felt that Liu Fengzhen was deeply in love with his father, and he was so popular that he was willing to do his best.
Taishici's eyes flashed, and he stared at Liu Feng with a pair of tiger eyes. For a moment, he thought of two unspeakable people in his disciple.
As for Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, the Li brothers and other warriors, they have long been accustomed to Liu Feng's attitude of loving talents as much as his life and thirsting for talents. While admiring him, he was also curious and willing. There is something unusual about Ning that makes Liu Feng take him so seriously.
Everyone in Xuzhou knows that Liu Bei and Liu Feng, father and son, are not only able to win people, but also have excellent vision. Anyone who can be remembered by them must be outstanding.
As for Xu Shao, Liu Xian, Xun You, and Teng Zhou, they all had their own thoughts, especially Xu Shao and Xun You.
One is the highest-status celebrity present, and the other is smart and smart, and has just been treated politely by Liu Feng.
At this time, the two of them also became extremely curious about Gan Ning.
Liu Xian should have been a little embarrassed. After all, Gan Ning was a general sent by Jingzhou to escort him on an envoy, but he was so polite to a prince from another state. Liu Xian's situation should naturally be very embarrassing. .
But Liu Xian seemed to be nothing, standing there minding his own business, not in a hurry, but like a spectator.
Naturally, Liu Feng didn't know that the people behind him had different thoughts at this time. He just tried his best to win over Gan Ning, so he explained with a smile: "My father and son admire General Gan's style and look forward to meeting him day and night. What we saw today is enough." To comfort my life, as soon as the general relieved me of my lovesickness, he was kind to me, so why should I feel guilty?"
Liu Feng's words shocked everyone present.
Originally everyone thought that Liu Feng had already praised Gan Ning so highly, but they did not expect that Liu Feng could reach another level.
Gan Ning was even more emotional. He felt that all the accumulated energy and qi accumulated in his chest during these years in Jingzhou were gone.
At that time, he saluted Liu Feng and said in a loud voice: "Ning is in troubled times, drifting with the tide, not knowing tomorrow. However, Ning longs for the Ming Lord in his heart, thinking about Bole all the time, and only hopes that the Ming Lord will accept him. , allowing Ning to show his talents and serve with loyalty. ”
"I have to meet the young master today, but I regret that it is too late to meet me."
Gan Ning raised his head fiercely, his eyes full of enthusiasm: "If the young master will not give up, I would rather die for the young master."
>Liu Feng was overjoyed, and regardless of the possibility of angering Liu Biao and Huang Zu, he directly lifted Gan Ning up and replied sternly: "It is Feng's good fortune to be able to serve under General Gan. How dare I resign?"
< br>Tengzhou saw this scene in his eyes, blinked his eyes, quietly moved a step, came to Xu Shao's side and whispered: "I don't want Liu Xuzhou's son, who is not very old, to be like his ancestor. "
Xu Shao glanced back at Teng Zhou, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, obviously aware of the unfinished meaning of Teng Zhou's words.
This is the ancestor, how many generations of ancestors are we talking about?
Teng Zhou then said another sentence: "However, for a warrior to offend a state pastor, it is a bit frivolous."
Xu Shao shook his head slightly, thinking in Teng Zhou's words. With curious eyes, Zhou Zhou said something: "This warrior is not an ordinary warrior, but an outstanding navy general."
Teng Zhou was a little surprised, but he trusted Xu Shao's judgment very much. Known for knowing people.
He couldn't help but ask: "Is it Liu Xuzhou who pays so much attention to the navy general..."
Xu Shao shook his head slowly: "I can't say for sure. After all, Guangling is also close to the Yangtze River waterway, with dense water networks and numerous lakes. Without the navy, Guangling would be just an isolated enclave outside Xuzhou."
Tengzhou and Xu Shao were whispering here, and Xun You and Liu Xian were not idle either.
Xun You stood beside Liu Xian and said with a smile: "Brother Shizong, this Gan Ning is your general in Jingzhou."
Liu Xian was not unhappy at all: " Gongda only knew one thing but not the other. He was a powerful man in Shu. When Liu Junlang died, he rebelled and was defeated by Zhao Zhengyan. He fled to our state and both Ming Gong and Huang Fujun also loved him. I like him for his bravery and his proficiency in water warfare, but he is often angered by his boldness."
Zhao Wei, also known as Zhengyan, is a local general in Yizhou under Liu Yan and also Liu Yantuogu. One of the important ministers.
"It is beyond my expectation to ask him to escort us to Xuzhou this time."
Liu Xian continued: "This person will never return to Jingzhou from me again, so why should I just be a bad person? "
There is another reason Liu Xian didn't say, and that is Gan Ning's violent personality, murderous nature, and extremely courageous. With Liu Xian's wisdom, it was not difficult to judge that if he dared to stand in the way, Gan Ning would dare to chop him in public.
Although Liu Xian is not afraid of death, he does not want to get into such an embarrassing situation with a martial artist.
As Liu Xian himself said, since Huang Fujun let Gan Ning go, why would he want to be a bad person?
But Liu Xian didn't know that the person who let Gan Ning go was not Huang Zu, but Su Fei, the governor of Jiangxia under Huang Zu.
Xun You nodded with a smile and said, "That's right. From your point of view, it's really not appropriate for Brother Shizong to come forward."
"Oh?"
Liu Xian is here too. Curiosity, he had not been on this road for long, but Liu Xian already knew what kind of talent Xun You had hidden under his humble and low-key appearance.
So he asked: "What can Gongda teach me?"
Xun You lowered his voice and said: "The coming and going of Gan Ning is not the responsibility of Brother Shizong, but the business of Lord Huangfu. But the alliance with Xuzhou is the top priority of Brother Shizong. Which is more important, how can Brother Shizong do it? Don’t you understand?”
Liu Xian smiled when he heard this. Xun You’s words were exactly what he was thinking.
Zhao Yun, Tai Shici and other Xuzhou generals were not as thoughtful as these two groups. They were just surprised by Liu Feng's kindness to Gan Ning and discussed Gan Ning's specialties.
Later, Liu Feng held Gan Ning's hand and led Xu Shao, Xun You and others into Guangling.
In Guangling City, a banquet had been set up long ago to welcome the envoys from Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
During the banquet, Liu Feng specially invited the five generals Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Dong Xi, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin to demonstrate their abilities, so that Gan Ning could know the abilities of Xuzhou generals.
So his riding and shooting skills were not as good as those of Zhao Yun, his bow and horse shooting skills were inferior to Tai Shi Ci's, his water fighting and boating skills were only half as good as those of Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, and he was only half as good as Dong Xi.
This also greatly reduced Gan Ning's pride and was shocked.
Unexpectedly, there are so many tiger generals in Guangling. I used to be arrogant. Although I respected Su Fei, I also thought that Su Fei's ability was far inferior to myself.
But today they lost two games in a row. Even if they win the water battle, they have to admit that Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin are both strong opponents on the water.
Gan Ning couldn't help but admire that Xuzhou had such a fierce general.
These are just the generals around Liu Feng. Are there even more hidden dragons and crouching tigers around Liu Bei?
Liu Feng showed kindness first, then added power. With an extremely silky massage, he actually regained Gan Ning's heart. Xu Shao, Xun You, Liu Xian, Tengzhou, Bu Zhi and others watched. Wei Jing and the other six people were stunned.
Regardless of their character, only their intelligence, none of these six people are weak.
The clearer you can see, the more surprised you are by Liu Feng's skill.
More importantly, the demeanor displayed by the Xuzhou army generals undoubtedly shocked the envoys from Jingzhou and Yangzhou and made them feel complicated. Yangzhou came to seek help, and Jingzhou naturally came to seek alliance.
For them, the stronger the Xuzhou Army is, the better.
But looking at it now, this power is a bit too much.
When will the tiger form an alliance with the pig?
Xu Shao and Liu Xian couldn't help but feel worried.
Whether forming an alliance or seeking help is a major matter for a state, and it is naturally impossible to negotiate with Liu Feng.
So, at Xu Shao's urging, Liu Feng personally accompanied Xu Shao, Liu Xian, Xun You and Teng at noon the next day, taking Gan Ning, Dong Xi, Bu Zhi and Wei Jing with him. Zhou went north to Tancheng.
Five days later, the fleet had passed Ping An and entered Sheyang Lake.
That night, the fleet was resting on the shore of Sheyang Lake, waiting for dawn to continue on their way.
Suddenly, at midnight, sparks suddenly rose in the distance, and there were faint shouts.
The night guard immediately notified Liu Feng and a group of generals, and soon the entire fleet's top brass knew the news.
Liu Feng stood on the wooden platform on the second floor of the ship and looked into the distance.
The ship he was in was considered a large ship, and it had a wooden platform on the third floor. Although it was far from comparable to ships of later generations, it was still six or seven meters above the water at this time.
Gan Ning showed eagerness to try, and took the initiative to ask Ying: "Young Master, give Ning a small boat and several followers. I will personally lead the team. In less than half an hour, the accurate message will be sent back."
Liu Feng thought for a while, then nodded in agreement, but still added: "General Gan, our Xuzhou Army has strict military discipline and must not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Since General is willing to join our Xuzhou Army, he must not be careless about military discipline."
Gan Ning immediately responded: "Don't worry, young master, Ning will definitely take it to heart."
Liu Feng smiled bitterly in his heart. Gan Ning has many advantages, but he also has many shortcomings.
One of the most famous shortcomings is that promises are farts.
He does value feelings, and after meeting a master whom he recognizes, he will not say anything about his loyalty.
Later, when Sun Shiwan was beaten by Zhang Babai, it was Ling Tong and Gan Ning who fought to the death.
But Gan Ning often failed to keep his promises, especially when he was too murderous.
But this also has something to do with the fact that Wu State looked down on Gan Ning and isolated Gan Ning.
Sun Quan himself actually valued Gan Ning very much. No matter he was the Huaisi Expedition Faction, the Huaisi Residence Faction, or the Jiangdong Local Faction, none of his factions were willing to accept Gan Ning.
When Zhou Yu and Lu Meng were still alive, they still had the energy to use Gan Ning, but like Sun Quan, they were often angered to death by Gan Ning.
It can be seen that Gan Ning's stay in Soochow was actually very frustrating, and his personality became even more extreme.
Regarding this point, Liu Feng didn't have a good idea at the moment. He could only think about taking action slowly and see if he could influence Gan Ning.
"Good."
Liu Feng nodded in agreement: "In that case, you take five boats and thirty soldiers to investigate."
Gan Ning suddenly Overjoyed, he saluted respectfully and said: "Young master, please relax, I would rather go and come back."
After Gan Ning left, Liu Feng continued to look into the distance and pondered for a moment, then turned to Dong Xi and said: "Yuan Dynasty, you also bring five small boats with thirty soldiers to catch up with General Gan. "It's a mistake."
Dong Xi didn't say much, he just obeyed the order and turned around to get off the boat.
Soon, the fire in the distance became bigger and bigger, and Liu Feng's fleet was also awakened.
Xu Shao, Xun You and others also woke up and came to the wooden platform one after another.
“Master, I wonder what happened?”
Xu Shao looked at the fire in the distance and asked with some uncertainty.
Liu Feng respectfully replied: "I don't know yet, but General Gan has led people to investigate the situation. I expect that news will come back soon."
Xun You also walked to Liu Feng Next to him, he stood on the edge of the wooden platform and looked for a moment, and guessed: "I am afraid that there are water bandits making trouble. Master, you can put the fleet on alert and send people to meet General Gan. From what you see, the opponent has a lot of people, there must be hundreds." "
Liu Feng nodded and said, "Mr. , a small boat turned back, and the soldiers on it jumped onto the big boat. After inspection, they climbed onto the wooden platform.
Seeing Liu Fenghou, the soldier immediately knelt down on one knee and reported back: "Tell me, sir, there is a fleet ahead, staying overnight by the lake, but I don't want to attract water bandits. The water bandits approached the fleet at night and wanted to They wanted to seize the ship at night, but they were discovered by the fleet escort. The two sides were fighting fiercely. "
"Young master, we can rescue you as soon as possible."
Xun You admonished: "The water bandits are public enemies. If they are allowed to do evil and loot the fleet, it will not be good for Xuzhou. However, there are only a few hundred water bandits. The master can use two large ships to suppress the formation, supplemented by ten small boats, and use fire attacks to drive away the water bandits from a distance. "< br>
Liu Feng followed Shan Ruliu and looked at Xu Shao and others.
Xu Shao and Liu Xian naturally had no objections and agreed together.
Liu Feng went north this time and brought two hundred guards with him. Xu Shao, Liu Xian and others also brought dozens of guards each. Coupled with Gan Ning's troops, these water bandits naturally had no chance.
After receiving unanimous consent from everyone, Liu Feng decisively divided half of his troops and led him personally to the rescue, while the remaining half was left to protect Xu Shao, Liu Xian and other envoys.
After setting off, Liu Feng decisively changed positions.
The sky was dark, and the wooden platform was lit with torches. This was simply the best target. Liu Feng did not want to die before he left the army.
He got off the wooden platform directly and returned to the cabin.
At the same time, Liu Feng also ordered the small boat to contact Dong Xi and Gan Ning. If they contacted Dong Xi and Gan Ning, he asked them to come to the big boat quickly and take over the command.
By the time Liu Feng and the others arrived at the battlefield, Gan Ning had already led five small boats directly into the formation.
Dong Xi supported with bows and arrows from the outside and did not rush to join forces.
After receiving Liu Feng's order, Dong Xi immediately boarded the ship and took over the command.
After Liu Feng put on his armor, he followed Dong Xi to see how he dispatched ships and directed water battles.
Dong Xi first ordered another large ship to attack first. The water bandits who attacked at night were all small boats. Without a large ship, they could not stop Dong Xi's large ship from charging into the formation.
Seeing Dong Xi's large ship approaching, he hurriedly took cover.
Those who couldn't avoid it were knocked over directly, or even smashed into two pieces.
Subsequently, Dong Xi gave an order, and the archers on both sides of the ship came out, spraying wave after wave of rockets towards the water bandit's boat.
These rocket arrows are specially made with barbs. After being pierced into a wooden ship, they can be firmly fixed and then set the opponent's ship on fire. If it hits someone, it will be even more horrific. Without tearing off a large piece of flesh and blood, these burning rockets cannot be torn apart.
"Quickly put out the torch, put out the torch!"
A smart man among the water bandits shouted to his companions to extinguish the torch so that the boat can disappear into the night.
Liu Feng was a little nervous and couldn't help but ask: "If the other party really puts out the torch, how should we respond?"
Dong Xi had a relaxed look on his face, not caring at all and said: "Young Master, don't worry. The other party only thought of extinguishing the torch at this time. It's already too late."
Sure enough, just as Dong Xi said, many water bandit boats have been set alight by rockets on the water. , like large torches, floating on the water, clearly illuminating the friends on the side.
If the torch had been extinguished at the beginning, this trick might have been useful, but now it was really too late.
Dong Xi commanded the big ship to charge wildly, and at the same time, he used torches to send orders to the small ships, asking them to divide the opponent's formation and beat up the drowned dogs.
The water bandits, who had been killed by Gan Ning before, were in chaos and were about to collapse.
“Young Master, if the water bandits are hiding in the beginning, you can make the small boats retreat, maintain the formation with two large boats, and charge straight ahead.”
Dong Xi was still thinking of explaining to Liu Feng at this time: "Extinguishing the torches can only hide the traces, but it is impossible to disappear on the spot. Our ship is big, so we can just hit it. Besides, even if it is a small boat, there will still be smoke when sailing. The sound of water flow. There are so many of them, how can they completely hide their tracks? It’s just a cover-up. ”
(End of this chapter)