"I really regret it now!" Standing on the deck of the flagship, Gan Ning couldn't help but sigh.
"What do you regret? Didn't you choose to join my army?" A certain city lord felt very good about himself. Looking at the strong man Gan, he said matter-of-factly.
"Of course not!" Gan Ning turned around, stared at Qin Tian fiercely, and said with gritted teeth: "I regret why I promised you in the first place. If I choose to rob you, these ships, these grains and grass will all belong to me!"
Gan Ning definitely had reason to be angry. He felt that his pure heart had been deceived. One hundred thousand stones of food and grass, five fifth-level battleships, were so insignificant and ridiculous compared to the huge fleet full of food and grass now.
"It's not too late to regret it now!" Qin Tian looked at Gan Ning half-jokingly. In fact, he was also uneasy in his heart. No matter how famous Gan Ning was in history, at present, he was a water thief after all, and he was
It's not surprising that the notorious Jinfan thief is a gangster. Qin Tian asked him to escort him, which was somewhat of a gamble. Firstly, he really needed help, especially those who were proficient in water warfare. Secondly, in his heart,
Deep down, he has not given up his plan to recruit Gan Ning. These warships and materials are indeed valuable, but in Qin Tian's opinion, there is absolutely no such thing as a top general who is proficient in water warfare.
If possible, he would rather exchange these things for Gan Ning!
"I have seen you, no, I have never heard of a prince as crazy as you!" Gan Ning looked at Qin Tian seriously, and after a long time, he slowly said: "However, don't underestimate Gan.
Although XX is a thief, he also knows that thieves also have their moral principles. Since I have agreed, I will not break my promise. If I want to, I will snatch you back myself after sending you back to Wu County!"
Qin Tian nodded and leaned against the cabin with some boredom. Gan Ning's words had already shown his determination. At least for the time being, he was not optimistic about himself and abducting him was still out of reach.
In this regard, Qin Tian couldn't force him. Gan Ning was not Li Feng, so using force would be counterproductive. Moreover, even if he used force, he might not have the ability.
The Jinfan thieves are known as the Eight Hundred, but in fact they are only the most elite. Gan Ning has three large water forts under his command, and together they have more than 30,000 troops. His own navy combined is not as large as anyone else's, and even more
What's more, Ling Cao and Huang Gai may not be Gan Ning's opponents.
Thinking of this, Qin Tian shook his head and completely gave up the idea of subduing Gan Ning by force.
"Report~"
Amidst the sound of hurried footsteps, a Jinfan thief hurriedly came to Gan Ning's side, bowed and said: "Big leader, Yuan Shu's navy has been spotted ahead!"
"How many ships are there?" Gan Ning asked in a deep voice with a calm face.
"There are ten fifth-level battleships and more than three hundred sterns!" the water thief said respectfully.
Gan Ning nodded, waved away the water thief, and turned to look at Qin Tian: "Do you want to fight?"
"You can solve it yourself. We don't want to fight with water!" Qin Tian shook his head and smiled. He also learned some water fighting from Ling Cao and others, but Gan Ning is here and he still doesn't want to show off his shame.
good.
Seeing Qin Tian's frank admission, Gan Ning nodded and said nothing more. He just issued a series of orders. He looked at Qin Tian with a little more appreciation. What he fears most when marching and fighting is not how many enemies there are.
Strong, but with a boss who doesn’t understand and pretends to understand.
In Chen Ji's fleet, on a sixth-level ship, looking at the slowly approaching huge fleet, Chen Ji and his generals felt a little numb: "Where did this fleet come from!?"
Chen Ji took a deep breath and asked.
"General, look, it's Qingtian's fleet!" A deputy general pointed at Qingtian's flagship from a distance, the big flag with Chinese characters facing the wind, with teeth and claws splayed, and said sternly.
"Hiss~" Chen Ji took a deep breath and said sternly: "Get ready for war!"
When did Qingtian have such a huge fleet!? Chen Ji was puzzled. Looking at the huge fleet in front of him, his mind was a little confused, but then, his eyes suddenly glared, and he frowned slightly as he looked in the direction of Qingtian's warship.
Q: No, how could such a large fleet come from the west?
Chen Ji was also a high-ranking military commander under Yuan Shu. He quickly discovered the problem. Not only was the fleet in front of him in the wrong direction, but Qingtian's territory was only Wu County. How could it come down from the upper reaches of the river? Secondly, the ships
Although the fifth-level battleships are not as fast and nimble as speedboats and speedboats, they are definitely not slow. However, the speed of the fleet in front of us... is really not flattering. There are only two reasons for this. First, the load is too heavy.
There are too many, and the second thing is that there are not enough people to row the boats!
"No! Stop them!" Soon, Chen Ji thought of where the upstream was and quickly commanded the ships to stop them. Not to mention Wu County, it was the entire river basin. Except for Yuan Shu, even the Jingzhou Army could not have such luxury.
The fleet, especially the flagship in the center!
On the flagship, Qin Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head. In the end, he still failed to get through. Now, it was too late to retreat. All hope was left to the leader of the Jinfan Thief in front of him.
"Don't worry, general, as long as I'm here, you can't sink!" Gan Ning showed a strong confidence. This confidence did not come from his proud military power, but only from a person who has reached the pinnacle of an industry.
Confidence, and water warfare happened to be Gan Ning's best skill. His confidence in commanding water warfare even surpassed his force.
The command flag was waved frequently, and hundreds of speedboats rushed out of the fleet like arrows. It was obvious that Gan Ning had some kind of characteristic or commanding skill that increased the speed of sailing. The speed of these speedboats was unbelievably fast.
Moreover, they did not engage in a head-on attack with the enemy, but ran away as soon as they came into contact, taking advantage of the opportunity. Although the fleet was huge, it was stunned by these speedboats and had no room to fight back.
"The building ships, move out!" Gan Ning's eyes were cold, with a light like a cheetah looking for food. The three building ships, under Gan Ning's command, moved forward together, penetrated, and nine city-breaking crossbows were on standby.
, three small catapults, which had also been loaded with stone bombs, slowly approached the opponent's fleet under the unskilled rowing of Yamagoshi elite soldiers.
"Boom boom boom~"
The three small catapults with the longest range were the first to launch a roar at the enemy fleet. A stone bullet hit the middle of a battleship. The huge impact force directly penetrated the battleship.
With screams of surprise, many sailors jumped from the battleship into the water in panic and swam desperately in the direction of other ships.
"Crunch~"
Soon, the city-breaking crossbow also entered the attack range. With a dull sound, nine giant arrows tore up the air. With a shrill roar, they plunged fiercely into the opponent's fleet. The defense Chen Ji had just formed
, a gap was torn open in an instant, and under Gan Ning's command, the results of the battle were rapidly expanded.
"How many people do they have!" Chen Ji scratched his scalp hard, and his original firm confidence began to waver. He didn't know how many people there were on the other side. If there were not many people, they could still fight. If there were more people, they could still fight.
, there are only ten battleships on our side, and there is no comparison with the other party.
"General, three of our battleships have sunk!" A deputy general rushed to take advantage of the opportunity and said in panic.
"Why are you panicking!" He took the opportunity to yell loudly. Although he was very uneasy in his heart, he knew very well that if he got confused at this time, it would be all over. He tried to calm himself down.
"Thirty level five battleships on the right wing, move closer!" Looking at the opponent's gradually stabilizing situation, Gan Ning showed a disdainful smile. Although the opponent responded quickly, they used a defensive formation instead of an attack formation, indicating that
The other party was timid.
"What!?" Li Feng was startled. There were thirty battleships on the right wing, but except for the Shanyue elite soldiers who were acting as tax collectors, there were no combatants. What were you doing by approaching them!? This time, even Gao Chong's face was filled with tears.
With a surprised look on his face, Li Feng hurriedly turned to look at Qin Tiandao: "Master, we can't let him go crazy anymore, he wants to destroy us!!"
"Shut up!" Qin Tian glanced at Li Feng coldly and simply dragged a chair to sit on it. His eyes were slightly closed. He was also nervous, but at this point, it was useless to say more. He could only believe Gan
rather.
Gan Ning glanced at Li Feng, with a disdainful sneer on his lips, and continued to command the thirty "empty ships" on the right wing to face the enemy.
Chen Ji was a little confused. He looked at the ferocious giant arrows on the bows of the thirty warships emitting an icy cold light. He was horrified. Now there are only seven warships left. These thirty giant crossbows are like this.
He didn't know how long he could hold on, so he gritted his teeth and shouted sternly: "Retreat! Retreat!"
There was not much else to worry about at this time. Life was more important than anything else. Without the battleships to hold the battle, who knew whether Liu Yao would counterattack?
At this time, Yuan Shu was trapped, but he had not received any information about what happened in just one day. Otherwise, he would not have let Qingtian pass even if he risked his life.
Seeing that he had taken the opportunity to retreat, everyone on the flagship, including Gan Ning, breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Although he was very confident, the scene just now had a bit of a gambling component. Fortunately, this time he won the gamble.
Already.
"What courage!" Qin Tian looked at Gan Ning, a flash of admiration flashed in his eyes. With the perspective of hindsight, it was easy to analyze what Gan Ning had just done. He was indeed a man who dared to ride on Cao Ying with a hundred cavalry.
"The general is not bad either!" Gan Ning turned around and looked at Qin Tian, with a sudden feeling of sympathy in his eyes. His plan just now was indeed bold, but without Qin Tian's support, it would not have been successful. A sudden thought came into his heart,
It would actually be good if he could serve under him.
However, this idea was quickly rejected by Gan Ning. No matter how much he admired Qin Tian, he could not put the wealth and lives of his brothers into it.
After breaking through Chen Ji's blockade, everything was peaceful until Wujun. On the river, there were definitely not many water thieves who could compare with Gan Ning. Therefore, the journey was smooth. It was just because of the manpower.
The journey that took several hours now took nearly a day to go down the river.
