Five days later, Gan Ning led his fleet and came down the river in a mighty way.

At this time, Gan Ning's fleet was very large, with a variety of ships, totaling no less than 700 ships.

Some of the ships had people on them and were transformed into warships.

Some carried provisions and baggage.

On the river there was a mighty movement, extending for a long distance.

It is like a long dragon swimming down the river from the upper reaches.

This is the benefit of navy.

The navy's march is generally much easier than the army's.

Most of the time when land troops and horses march, they need to walk on two legs.

When the cavalry is on the road, not all of them are riding horses.

If it is a normal march, you will actually be leading the horse most of the time.

War horses need to maintain sufficient physical strength to respond to emergencies at any time.

If it's an emergency mission, then that will naturally be considered separately.

In addition to the cavalry, some people will be equipped with horses, donkeys, mules, etc. to travel instead.

For example, Gao Shun's elite infantry of the Eight Hundred Traps camp are very capable, and they are all equipped with good horses.

There are also some other elite infantrymen who are also treated as transportation tools.

On weekdays, when encountering emergencies and requiring a surprise attack, he would ride on horseback and quickly relocate.

Come to the battlefield or a predetermined location, get off your horse, and engage in foot combat.

This is called mounted infantry.

When the navy was marching, it felt much more comfortable.

No need to walk on two legs at all.

All you need to do is sit on the warship and go down the river.

The boat is moving, you don't have to move by yourself.

All the grain, grass and baggage you carry can be transported by boat, so you don’t have to carry it on your hands and shoulders...

Seeing Gan Ning arriving, Hua Xiong had a smile on his face.

After seeing the temperament of the navy soldiers on the warship, the smile on their faces became even richer.

Sure enough, as Gan Ning said, he would give himself a powerful navy!

Although the naval force led by Gan Ning at this time was far from powerful, the spirit of these naval soldiers looked very different from before.

Although this has only been a short period of one or twenty days in the past.

They are no longer as inexperienced in water warfare as before.

With some regular soldiers and horses, they have the temperament they should have.

These people maintained order on the warship, controlled the warship, and came along the river. Their movements, sitting and lying, were unusual.

Gan Ning and Gao Shun have different styles.

The naval forces led by Gan Ning were far inferior to Gao Shun in terms of order.

Gao Shun is strict, serious, unsmiling, and has very high requirements for order.

He is the person under Hua Xiong who is most like a regular soldier.

Gan Ning was a Jinfan thief.

I'm used to wandering around again.

He has a somewhat free and uninhibited personality.

The trained soldiers and horses are naturally not as good as Gao Shun in terms of order.

But it gives people a strong air.

"Xingba, here we come.

It seems like your results are pretty good.

It’s only been a short time, but it’s already different!”

Gan Ning had a smile on his face after hearing what Hua Xiong said.

To be honest, he had really put a lot of effort into this period of time.

Not only are these soldiers and horses reorganized, but they are also taught various knowledge of water warfare and how to cooperate with each other on warships.

He was originally a little worried that General Hua would be unhappy after seeing the navy he had formed.

I feel like my progress is too slow.

I'm afraid that General Hua, who was born in Xiliang and has never seen a navy, doesn't know his stuff.

Who would have thought that the general would say such words to him after seeing him, which immediately made Gan Ning feel very happy.

I feel like my efforts have not been in vain and I have been recognized.

Gan Ning said: "Lord, the time is too short, we can only do this step.

Next, practice more and experience actual combat, and the effects will come out soon."

Hua Xiong said: "After training for so little time, would it be too hasty if we rush into actual combat?"

Gan Ning said: "My lord, don't be hasty. Water warfare sounds very complicated. In fact, you only need to remember some important things.

For the rest, if you want to really build a strong army, you still have to fight and kill people.

Only by fighting more can you grow quickly.

Otherwise, no matter how much you train, once you get on the battlefield and panic, it still won't work.

It won’t do anything.”

Hua Xiong nodded when he heard this, agreeing with Gan Ning's statement.

However, it is just a little too cruel.

He did not agree with Gan Ning to do this immediately, but asked him to choose a suitable place to build a water fortress near Gaoshun Camp.

Here with Gao Shun, the offense and defense are opposite each other.

After establishing the water stronghold, there was no rush to find trouble for Zhang Yun below.

Instead, do more exercises on the river here.

Train more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime.

As someone who often led troops, Hua Xiong knew very well.

What Gan Ning said is that through actual combat experience, the combat effectiveness of soldiers and horses can be quickly improved. It is indeed very reasonable and the effect is very great.

However, Hua Xiong would rather let his soldiers practice more time.

Let them prepare as much as possible before sending them to the battlefield.

It is said that kindness cannot lead an army.

As a commander-in-chief, Hua Xiong was still very concerned about the safety of his soldiers.

After all, these are all passionate people who fight with him, defend their home and country, make contributions, and have their heads in their belts!

If we can provide more protection for them, we must provide protection!

"Lord, I think we can take some actions and let Zhang Yun below have a look.

That guy has always looked down on us, but now that we have a navy, we can let him see it and teach him a lesson!"

Gan Ning came here and looked at Hua Xiong to ask for battle.

By this time, he and Gao Shun had become familiar with each other.

Before knowing that Gao Shun and others were frustrated by Zhang Yun because they had no navy.

When Gan Ning heard this, he immediately stopped working.

I just want to let that guy Zhang Yun learn some lessons!

In fact, this was just a pretext, and more importantly, he wanted to make some achievements through actual combat to let Hua Xiong know his abilities.

From Gan Ning's point of view, not long after he came to Hua Xiong's command, he was entrusted with such an important task by Hua Xiong.

He couldn't live up to Hua Xiong's trust, and he eagerly wanted to show off himself and let his lord know how powerful he was!

Let the lord know that his trust is not wrong!

Hua Xiong could naturally see what Gan Ning was thinking.

Hearing this, he said: "Xingba, don't worry, wait a moment, just train, it's good to practice more.
To be continued...