His Majesty the Holy Emperor Mingzun of the Tang Dynasty promoted the military commander of Jiannan Road to the first rank, with full authority to command the garrison in Jiannan Road. Zhang Yingying was appointed as General Yunhui, deputy general manager, and part-time military supervisor from the second rank. The two were fully responsible for the military affairs in Sichuan and Shu.

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Zhang Biao, Liu Quan, Fei Guan, Fu Jin, Da Xiangcun, Lei Tong and other generals whose names they had never heard of were promoted and followed. They just felt that these people were familiar and did not know their specific origins.

The government affairs department of the cabinet was confused by this decree. There were Xuanjia Army stationed in Jiannan Road and 100,000 elite soldiers from the Tubo Plateau. There were also various garrisons from various places. The total added up to more than 300,000.

And Li Mingda set up several large military regions, including Jiannan Road.

What is this suddenly going to do? In Sichuan and Sichuan, old ministers of Li Shi such as Yuchi Jingde and Li Daliang are still in Sichuan and Sichuan.

Is this to bypass Yuchi Jingde and take back military power?

Why is it just the land of Sichuan and Sichuan?

Some people who did not know the military were a little puzzled. Only Li Jing and Li Ji were not panicked at all. Through this message, they felt that Li Mingda was going to use troops against Sichuan and Sichuan. As for the enemies, they were those who were dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty.

tribe.

War

It’s about to start again. Since ancient times, the land of Sichuan and Sichuan has been a worry for successive dynasties. There are many mountains and hills, and tribes are scattered among the hills. They do not belong to each other, and they conquer each other. All dynasties have pressed heavy troops here.

Zhang Zhongjian left Chang'an City, rode quickly through Luoyang, went south to Xiangyang, and then took a boat all the way to Yangzhou. He contacted his contacts as quickly as possible and asked them to take his handwritten letter and go to his hometown to announce that he had been recruited.

At the same time, Zhang Zhongjian also began to communicate internally with Zhao Sihai, also known as Zhao Hai, of the East China Sea Fleet, and assisted them in their naturalization work in accordance with Li Mingda's military orders.

Li Mingda personally gave the order, and since he was one of his own, there must be no obstruction or intrigue involved. According to Li Mingda's order, a newly launched unmasked sailing ship was selected as Zhang Zhongjian's flagship. The rest was some decommissioning and modification.

old sea boat for him.

Looking at these warships, Zhang Zhongjian had no complaints. They were much better than their so-called treasures. After years of fighting at sea, most of his ships were repaired and repaired, with pieces here and there, and only one was intact.

It is used for maritime logistics.

Now it can be said that he has changed from a shotgun to a cannon. He has directly transformed from the pirate king with no one and no backing to the Tang Dynasty's official special service fleet. He also knows that his mission is not that easy to complete. With these ships, he has the confidence in his heart to carry out his work.

Over the years as a pirate, he has met a lot of people traveling from north to south, and he also knows that no one in the sea areas he has been to can compare to the old navy of the Tang Dynasty.

Now Datang's new navy, the East China Sea Fleet, is many times more powerful than before. Zhang Zhongjian feels that if thirty or fifty of these large five-masted sailing ships are deployed to block the door of those three and four, it is guaranteed that even one of them will

No fishing boats can get out.

Zhang Zhongjian waited in Yangzhou for half a month. The messenger completed his mission without any danger, and took Zhang Zhongjian's family and all those who were still alive who were willing to continue living with Zhang Zhongjian to Yangzhou on Gan Ning's downwind ship.

This thing is also a coincidence. Zhang Zhongjian had been away for many days, and some suspicious guys were ready to make a move. On the day the messenger arrived, they launched a rebellion. The people who still believed in Zhang Zhongjian fought bravely under the leadership of Zhang Zhongjian's son.

The two sides started a fierce battle at sea. When the desperate messenger went south, he met Gan Ning. This guy Gan Ning had nothing to do with transporting ship parts recently. He heard about Zhao'an and followed him.

As a result, we just watched the two groups of people fighting fiercely.

Gan Ning was so excited. After the messenger confirmed the positions of both parties, he opened fire with a small steel cannon and beat him without saying a word.

Not to mention small steel cannons, these shabby ships could not even withstand a few hits from the eight-niu crossbows on board, and were shot into the sea by the East China Sea Fleet in minutes.

The rules of pirates are quite strict, and those who rebel are usually executed. Gan Ning thinks that it would be a waste to kill them, and keep the slightly injured ones to drag them down to mine in the South China Sea.

The next step is to let them pack up and follow the fleet north to Yangzhou.

What happened is very simple to say. Zhang Zhongjian, a pirate leader who had been fighting at sea for many years, knew the thrill of it. He took half of the money from his family property and wanted to give it to Gan Ning to express his gratitude.

Gan Ning saw this money. If he had left it in his previous life, he might have taken it. However, now he felt that it was completely boring. "General Zhang, just take this money back. You will also need to spend it to settle down in the Tang Dynasty. If

If you want to go to Chang'an or live a good life in Yangzhou, it will be a huge expense." I refused.

Zhang Zhongjian thought that Gan Ning was being polite to him, so he continued to persuade Gan Ning, "General Gan, money and money are all external possessions. You saved my family and my brother's men. This is what you should do. I hope you won't refuse." Zhang Zhongjian was sincere.

Full of money, and he always takes money very lightly, which is why he was able to recruit a group of subordinates who were willing to die.

Gan Ning also felt Zhang Zhongjian's sincerity, but he still shook his head: "General Zhang, we will not take back this money. First of all, we have taken care of your majesty's confidants, food, clothing, housing and transportation. We are also single and have nothing to worry about."

, you don’t need money to support your family.”

Zhang Zhongjian looked suspicious. Could it be that Gan Ning had a habit of cutting off his sleeves?

Perhaps because Zhang Zhongjian saw him, Gan Ning hurriedly explained, "My previous family members are gone, and I have no plans in this regard now."

Zhang Zhongjian looked at Gan Ning and murmured in his heart, while Gan Ning had a helpless look on his face. He couldn't clearly explain his origins in this matter.

Seeing that Gan Ning didn't look like he was lying again, Zhang Zhongjian didn't insist any further, "In that case, I'll excuse you."

Zhang Zhongjian's identity was attached to the East China Sea Fleet, Gan Ning was the commander, and Zhang Zhongjian was his subordinate according to his official position. The two of them soon turned their attention to military matters.

Zhang Zhongjian told some of the things Li Mingda told him when he came here, as well as his own guesses. Gan Ning's eyes were eager. After conquering the Japanese island country, Gan Ning could not only beat monkeys on the southeastern coastal islands, but also kill the Japanese.

Pirates in canoes and small fishing boats can only transport them back and forth.

That's free

Almost crazy

Every day he squats on the boat with his knife, waiting to encounter some blind pirates. His appearance is not much different from that of Wangfu Shi.

When Gan Ning heard that Zhang Zhongjian was going to become a pirate, he was so eager that he took Zhang Zhongjian's hand and said, "Why don't we switch?"
Chapter completed!