Chapter 410: Commander of the navy, I, Gan Ning, must do it
Lu Ji turned fourteen this year and has already become a talented person with full temperament.
In history, Lu Ji became famous at a young age. Although he was only a teenager, his knowledge had surpassed many people older than him. He was as famous as Gu Yong's eldest son Gu Shao, and even better than Lu Xun, Zhang Dun, Bu Jing and others. Unfortunately, Lu Jiying
He died young, at the age of thirty-two.
In terms of classics and history, Lu Xun is inferior to Lu Ji; in terms of military tactics and battle formations, Lu Ji is far inferior to Lu Xun. The two brothers each have their own strengths, but they complement each other.
Looking at Lu Ji, whose body was slightly thin, Lu Yan asked with a smile: "How was your practice of Wu Qin Xi today?"
"I'm very proficient now, and I can finish a set much faster than before!"
"Don't just go fast...Wu Qinxi is Hua Lao's miraculous doctor's secret technique for strengthening the body and extending life. You have to treat it more carefully."
Lu Ji said obediently and respectfully: "I understand, I will practice seriously every day."
Lu Yan nodded and said, "Go and send someone to call Gan Xingba and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."
"Okay! I'll go right away!" Lu Jin accepted the order, saluted, turned around and ran away.
"What a good young man!" Looking at Lu Ji running out, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The Jiangdong Lu family has Lu Xun and Lu Ji, as long as they don't cause anything.
Moth, the future of the Lu family is destined to be bright!"
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Gan Ning was in the military camp of Langqi Camp, training the four thousand new recruits assigned to him by Lu Lingqi.
"Attention, keep the formation, start~~ Let's go!"
"One two one!"
"One two one!"
"One! Two! Three! Four!"
"One two three~~~four!"
The atmosphere in the military camp was lively.
The current situation of Cao's army is excellent. The new recruits are all holding their heads high and training hard, and their morale is extremely high.
Just when the training was in full swing, a soldier strode up to Gan Ning and reported: "Report, General Gan! There are people from the Hussar General's Palace outside the camp who want to see you!"
"Sir, are you looking for me?" Gan Ning married Zhao Xue, and even called Lu Yan Zhao Xue.
Lu Yan suddenly sent someone to look for him at this time. There must be something urgent.
Gan Ning did not dare to delay, so he found his deputy to train the new recruits on his behalf, and he quickly followed the soldiers outside the camp.
The person who came was a regular handyman in the Hussar General's Mansion. Although he was only a temporary worker, he had worked in the Hussar General's Mansion for many years, so he could be regarded as a somewhat "important" person.
"Old Zhao, long time no see!" Gan Ning appeared at the gate of the camp on horseback and greeted him from a distance.
They were already old acquaintances, and Lao Zhao bowed and saluted from afar, shouting: "General Gan, Lu Qiaoqi has summoned you to discuss something urgent."
"Did Sir, did you tell me what happened?"
"I didn't say anything, I just told you to go see him as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll leave now!"
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On the way to Chenliucheng, Gan Ning had a vague premonition in his heart.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Cao Cao's next goal is either Jingzhou or Jiangdong.
Looking at the generals of Cao's army, Gan Ning was the only one who was familiar with the nature of water and proficient in water warfare. At this moment, Lu Yan suddenly summoned him urgently, and Gan Ning naturally thought about the water army.
"Sir, Brother Gan is here!" Lu Ji's voice sounded outside the study.
"Come in, the door is unlocked!"
After Lu Yan responded, Gan Ning rubbed Lu Ji's head, opened the door and walked in.
"Crunch!"
After entering, Gan Ning closed the study door.
He walked three meters in front of Lu Yan, cupped his fists and saluted, "I've met you, sir!"
Lu Yan put down the brush in his hand, raised his head to look at the radiant Gan Ning, and said with a smile: "Xingba has been really energetic recently! It seems that you two are not too happy!"
"Sir, you're joking... I live a life of caution. I'm afraid that Brother Zhao will come to the door if Xiaoxue is unhappy..."
"Hahaha!" Lu Yan naturally knew that Gan Ning was joking, but he still laughed cooperatively.
After the greetings, the smile on Lu Yan's face faded and he asked: "You should have guessed the reason why I asked you to come here, right?"
Although he felt that they were inseparable, Gan Ning couldn't help but asked with some anxiety: "Is it about establishing a navy?"
"That's right! You, Gan Xingba, live up to your reputation as wise and brave!"
Although he had been mentally prepared, when the matter was confirmed, Gan Ning couldn't help but get excited, "Sir, if you have a mission, I will not hesitate to die!"
"I'm just asking you to be the commander of the navy. It's not as serious as death." Lu Yan said lightly, pointed to the chair next to the table, and said, "Sit down and talk."
Lu Yan said he didn't care, but Gan Ning was so frightened that he froze, "Ah! Navy commander? That's all??!"
You know, although Cao Cao does not yet have a serious navy under his command, but to deal with the navy in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, the number of people must not be small, right?
The other party probably has at least 300,000 navy troops in total, so it's not too much to get 200,000 for yourself, right?
Now Gan Ning only has 5,000 men under his command, and 4,000 of them are new recruits... He has suddenly changed from a general to a commander of the navy. Gan Ning couldn't help but murmur to himself: "I've been promoted a bit."
It’s steep!”
Lu Yan sorted out the information and drawings on the table and asked teasingly: "Why, you don't think you can handle it yourself?"
Gan Ning was startled, came to his senses, immediately slapped the table and stood up, loudly promising: "It can be done! It must be done!"
"That's enough." Lu Yan glanced at the excited Gan Ning and said, "You'd better sit down and talk... By the way, don't hit the table so hard next time, my table won't be able to withstand you.
Two slaps."
"Um..." Gan Ning lowered his head, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the tabletop where he had made a slap mark, and sat down again with some embarrassment.
After sitting down for a short while, Gan Ning couldn't restrain his restless heart and asked Lu Yan: "Sir, how many people do you plan to give me?"
Lu Yan thought for a while and replied: "I don't know either."
"..." Gan Ning didn't know how to proceed.
But soon, Lu Yan said again: "Gong Cao estimates that he can give you about 100,000 soldiers... But you also know that people in the Central Plains and the north are not accustomed to water. How long will it take to form a fighting force on the water? Then
But there are some things that are hard to say.”
Gan Ning frowned slightly and murmured: "This is indeed a problem."
Seeing this, Lu Yan added: "So I have a suggestion... You must have met a lot of water heroes when you traveled across the Yangtze River in the past... If you can recruit them, you can form your most basic naval framework.
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With the backbone framework of the navy, it will undoubtedly be much easier to train the navy. What do you think?
Of course, this is just a suggestion from me..."
Gan Ning raised his head, stared at Lu Yan with bright eyes, and confirmed again: "Is the imperial court willing to accept water thieves?"
"The Black Mountain Yellow Turbans can be recruited and accepted, so why can't the little water thief abandon the secret and turn to the bright side?"
"That's great!" Hearing this, Gan Ning immediately grinned and said, "Sir, I will explain my intention to Xiaoxue tonight, and I will leave for the Yangtze River tomorrow!"
"Go early and come back early. Don't let the beautiful woman miss you for too long."