Chapter four hundred and sixteen developed, can not forget the old brother
In July of the seventh year of Jian'an, Jiangxia County.
Gan Ning and several old brothers dressed up as wealthy businessmen and entered Jiangxia County with a caravan from the Central Plains.
The target of their trip was not the water thieves in Jiangxia County, but Su Fei, the captain of Jiangxia Huang Zu's command.
Speaking of Su Fei, he was one of the few people whom Gan Ning regarded as his confidant.
Su Fei and Gan Ning have always been on good terms.
Many years ago, when Gan Ning was preparing to abandon the bandits and join the army, Su Fei recommended Gan Ning to Huang Zu several times.
But because Gan Ning was born as a water thief, he was disliked by Huang Zu. Although Gan Ning still joined Huang Zu's navy, in the end he only joined a small school, and the soldiers under his command were only the three hundred brocades he brought.
Sail thief.
Later, when Gan Ning was supporting Liu Xun, he was persuaded by Zhang Xue and Liu Ye to switch to Cao Cao. Only then did Gan Ning begin to be reused, from the captain to the commander of the navy today.
Although the naval commander was only a fourth-rank commander, he was able to take charge of all the naval forces under Cao Cao and Lu Yan. Among all the generals with real power, his military power was considered to be the most important.
Regarding Lu Yan's arrangement, Gan Ning was happy but also a little nervous.
Although water warfare was his specialty, his opponents were the Jingzhou and Jiangdong navy, and even Gan Ning felt a lot of pressure.
When there is pressure, there is motivation.
In order to live up to the trust of Lu Yan and Cao Cao, Gan Ning was determined to train a navy that could surpass Jiangdong and Jingzhou.
The most important thing about a naval force is naturally its people.
Cao Cao and Lu Yan's subordinates are all landlubbers and cannot join the navy at all. Even if they are forced to join the navy, they may not be able to overcome the difficulties of fighting on the water if they don't last for three to five years.
Since the twisted melons are not sweet, he might as well go to places where they are rich in melons to pick them fresh... Therefore, Gan Ning, under Lu Yan's instructions, came to the south, preparing to recruit a group of water thieves, or
Winning over some frustrated low-level navy soldiers and military officers.
Back then, Huang Zu wanted to send troops to reinforce Liu Xun, but it was Su Fei who used his career as a guarantee to fight for Gan Ning, giving Gan Ning a chance to perform.
But what is dramatic is that Gan Ning defected to Cao Cao after rescuing Liu Xun, which directly led to Su Fei being implicated and eventually being abandoned by Huang Zu.
Su Fei, who was already the governor of Jiangxia, has now become a partial general... After so many years, Su Fei's official position has not been promoted but has been demoted, and he naturally feels gloomy and unhappy.
Su Fei's current situation is somewhat due to Gan Ning. He himself seems a bit decadent, but Su Fei has never regretted helping Gan Ning. Because in his opinion, Gan Ning is both wise and brave, generous and righteous, and is the real gold.
Sooner or later they will all shine, so Su Fei hopes Gan Ning has a better future from the bottom of his heart... As for himself, just live one day at a time...
The sun was shining brightly, and Su Fei was doing daily drills in the naval camp. However, the drills were only done by the soldiers themselves, while Su Fei was lying in the tent and taking a nap.
The unshaven Su Fei still smelled of alcohol. Not only was his career not going well, Su Fei even felt that everything was going wrong.
Suddenly, a messenger came to the account and reported: "General, there is someone outside the camp asking to see you, saying he is an old friend of yours."
The soldier said and handed a golden bell to Su Fei.
Su Fei sat up in a daze. He looked at the bell in the hand of the messenger, and his eyes gradually showed disbelief.
Su Fei stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously. After making sure that it was not dazzling caused by drunkenness, Su Fei reached out and twisted the bell.
"Dingle bell!" The bell rang with a crisp sound following Su Fei's hand.
Listening to this familiar ringtone, Su Fei became excited and shouted: "Yes, that's the sound!"
Su Fei didn't know why Gan Ning appeared here, but it was certainly worth being happy for an old friend to visit.
Gan Ning waited outside the navy camp for a short time when he saw Su Fei rushing out of the camp and shouted: "Brother Xingba! Hahaha!"
Listening to this hearty laughter, Gan Ning couldn't help but grin, and shouted with a loud smile: "Brother Su! Long time no see!"
The two big men hugged each other fiercely, hammering each other's backs with a loud "bang bang" sound.
"Brother Xingba, I have heard about the deeds of eight hundred cavalry who robbed Yuan Camp at night. You should be very important under Prime Minister Cao!" Su Fei asked enviously.
Gan Ning chuckled and said: "In addition to the night robbery of Yuan Camp, I also participated in the Northern Expedition against Yuan Shao, the pursuit of high officials, the annihilation of Wuhuan, etc.
How about it, are you even more envious?"
Envy, how can you not be envious! Although Gan Ning did not gain much fame in these large-scale battles, it was already a kind of luck and honor just to participate. As for the credit, he can always accumulate it.
Su Fei's eyes turned red with envy at this moment. He pulled Gan Ning and said, "I have good wine at home. Come, follow me home. Let us brothers talk about your 'brilliant' achievements!"
Gan Ning grabbed Su Fei's arm and said, "I asked for some Erguotou from my husband. We brothers will have a rest after getting drunk today!"
"Erguotou?!" Su Fei is also a good drinker. As for "Erguotou" which was rumored to be only available to the upper class of the imperial court, Su Fei never thought that he would drink Erguotou one day!
But Su Fei then thought about it, "Gan Ning was able to ask for Erguotou? Does that mean that he has a very good relationship with Cao Cao's upper-level forces?"
Thinking of this, Su Fei couldn't help but pull Gan Ning back and asked softly: "Brother Xingba, tell me honestly, are you now prosperous under Cao Cao?"
Gan Ning did not answer directly, but said: "This is not the place to talk. Let's find a place to talk in detail."
"Okay, then let's go to my house, it's quiet there."
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Su Fei's home is indeed very quiet. There is no one else except himself. His parents died in his early years and he never married and had children. Although he is now in his late twenties and almost thirty, he is still alone.
"Birth is really important in this era." Su Fei said to Gan Ning with a wry smile.
Looking at Su Fei's house, which was unchanged from before, Gan Ning smiled and replied, "That's just because you haven't met the right person." After hearing Su Fei's words, Gan Ning smiled.
Su Fei sighed and did not go into depth on this issue.
He dragged Gan Ning to the house and asked, "Brother Xingba, why did you appear in Jiangxia?"
Gan Ning took out a bottle of Erguotou in a glass bottle from the arms of the younger brother who came in later, and replied: "It's so obvious, can't you see it?"
When Su Fei heard this, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing this, Gan Ning thought Su Fei was hesitant, so he unscrewed the cap of the wine bottle and said, "Brother Su, you don't have to make a decision in a hurry. We brothers haven't had a good drink for a long time. Let's taste Erguotou first."
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When the bottle was opened, a strong fragrance suddenly filled the entire room.
Not only Su Fei, but also Gan Ning's younger brothers also looked like they were intoxicated and enjoying themselves.
After pouring a bowl of wine for Su Fei and himself, Gan Ning handed the half-full wine bottle to his younger brother and said, "One person can only drink one glass at a time. This wine is very strong. Drinking too much will cause trouble."
The younger brothers received the Erguotou in surprise, nodded and bowed as if they had found a treasure, and said: "Thank you, brother! Brothers know the priorities and will not dare to be greedy!"