On the coast of the sea to the east of Danzhou, several huge but somewhat dilapidated ships quietly sailed from the endless sea further east...
After receiving the news from the maritime patrol, Jiang Wan, the governor of Ganzhou East Road, quickly led his people to the seaside!
Because Wei's navy and smuggler ships are now often approaching Danzhou, maritime patrols have been arranged around Danzhou, but there are fewer patrols on the east side.
However, no enemy ships from Wei were found this time, but traces of the Chu naval fleet were discovered!
Although it looks a bit miserable, what appears in front of you is indeed the fleet with the flag of the Chu Navy...
Even though he is far away overseas, Jiang Wan can still know how important this far-away navy is to Chu State under the current situation!
Even because he was far away overseas, Jiang Wan paid more attention to this than the situation in Hanzhong and Xichuan.
While hurriedly going to greet him, Jiang Wan also immediately ordered the maritime inspection force of the Governor's Mansion to block the surrounding sea with all their strength, and also blocked the news...
Both the fleet size and the time of return are far from the previous "best estimates".
This made Jiang Wan feel unsure, fearing that the navy would lose troops and generals during the development!
If this is the case, then Jiang Wan needs to suppress the news as much as possible, first take care of the returning navy to recuperate in Danzhou, and send the letter back to Jinling by speedboat.
In order to prevent other princes who are interested in the sea from learning the news, the truth will be exposed.
Even if the navy does not suffer much damage, an ambush or surprise attack will still be "sweet". It is always a good idea to be careful...
When Jiang Wan came to the shore, he saw a "flowery" figure in the distance. In an instant, his heart that was originally lifted half sank back - who could be dressed up in such a "flowery" figure if not Governor Gan?
"Jiang Wan, I would like to welcome Governor Gan back to Chu!" Jiang Wan hurriedly stepped forward and said.
Now here is one of Chu's overseas territories, and although there is no port for Gan Ning to dock directly, there is already a lot of fertile farmland and city construction... Returning here means that he has "returned to Chu"
"Yes!"
"Hahaha, Xiao Jiang, you have done a good job in building this Danzhou. Before, I was worried that there was not even a place to rest and reorganize. I went directly back to let people see the joke. Not bad, not bad. I will wait for the governor to take a good rest for two days, and then
Go back and find your Majesty." Gan Ning patted Jiang Wan on the shoulder and said.
Gan Ning has always had such a temperament, bold and awkward, and Jiang Wan didn't know for a while whether Gan Ning was hinting that the navy had suffered heavy losses and asked herself to cooperate with him in acting to avoid showing cowardice, or whether he was really relaxed...
Without knowing and making random guesses, Jiang Wan directly sent people to "blockade" the scene and at the same time led Gan Ning and some of the major naval generals who had landed to rest in a small seaside town not far away.
At the same time, Jiang Wan quietly informed Gan Ning of the current situation on the way.
After Gan Ning heard this, he was still talking and laughing calmly, which made Jiang Wan realize something was wrong - with Gan Ning's temperament, if there was nothing abnormal, shouldn't he threaten to destroy the Wei navy first?
When Jiang Wan arrived at the simple but well-equipped Governor's Mansion, he prepared a reception banquet and invited Gan Ning to the table. Jiang Wan found that Gan Ning had not only told him to give gifts to the brothers on the boat, but also the brothers on the boat were also ready to receive the wind, so he went directly to the table.
There is no intention of arranging the navy at all.
And this was obviously not an oversight. Jiang Wan also learned from various reports that the navy under Gan Ning, even without Gan Ning's direct order, still "steadily" supplies, rests, and has limited celebrations...
It took several years to finally return to the land near Chu State, but there was no sign of indulgence. This was very different from Jiang Wan's impression of the "pioneering navy" that was not afraid of the sky or the earth and had great maritime characteristics.
Big difference!
Gan Ning's character is undoubtedly very arrogant, and the navy, especially the pioneering navy, also needs the temperament to dare to fight.
After all, with the conditions and military system of the Chu State, unlike other princes, they could only recruit strong men to form an army. If they didn't have much blood, they would not join the navy.
But now... instead of saying "calm", it is better to say that he has hidden his sharp side!
Jiang Wan was already convinced that some major disaster had definitely happened to the navy in the past three or four years...
From the beginning to the end, Gan Ning ate and drank as usual, even...even his insulting words were as usual. After hearing that Zhang Chunhua also became a princess, he even joked, "It's a pity that you are not a woman, Xiao Jiang."
Later, when the banquet was about to break up and only Jiang Wan was left, the two of them talked about serious matters!
Gan Ning did not explain the reason, but only said the current situation - the navy that had returned now totaled more than 8,000 people, and the banquet of wine and meat that Jiang Wan had prepared before was not false.
It is said that when Gan Ning left, he took away 25,000 people from the navy. It can be said that he took away half of the 50,000 elite members of the navy at that time. In addition, there were 30,000 people from the land reclamation army. The fleet was huge.
And now, even if the land reclamation army is stationed overseas, part of the navy remains. Normally, there should be 20,000 people. This is why Chu State had high hopes for the "missing" navy.
Gan Ning did not go into details with Jiang Wan, but in the secret letter to Bai Tu, he reported the key points in the encrypted part...
Gan Ning's journey to the Golden State was peaceful and smooth. He also discovered some small islands that could supply fresh water and recorded them. Later, he came into contact with the Mayan civilization as he wished in the Golden State, and the two sides formed a certain exchange, which led to
A lot of crops and wild rubber trees needed by Baitu were returned.
Then the land reclamation army and a small part of the navy stayed in the Golden State, while Gan Ning led 20,000 people back.
However, on the way back, we unfortunately encountered a strong wind at sea...
If it is a super battleship like an armored ship, which can easily weigh 20,000 tons, it seems that it is completely a sea city at present, and the fury of the ocean will be difficult to shake!
However, when Gan Ning went to sea, a large part of the money was spent on railways for "more efficient" development. Gan Ning's fleet did not have large iron-clad ships, but only second-class iron-clad cruisers.
Even Gan Ning's flagships, the two 5,000-ton cruisers, will be fine as long as they don't encounter a natural disaster-level storm.
And it was such a coincidence that Gan Ning encountered a natural disaster-level storm at sea.
Although most of the iron battleships were fine, the other auxiliary wooden ships were completely wiped out.
After a storm, Gan Ning also deviated from the direction. Then...by coincidence, he discovered "Hawaii" that he had never encountered before, and Gan Ning named it "Wangchu".
When a violent storm came down, nearly 5,000 of the 20,000 navy elites were lost in the sea, but they were basically Ji Zao soldiers. Even if the human warriors fell into the water, most of them had time to return to the flagship and main ship.
However, as a result, almost all the wooden ships were destroyed, and even one of the flagships was temporarily stranded due to a malfunction after docking, and needed to bring more materials to repair it.
Due to the loss of ships and supplies, Gan Ning had to leave a small portion of the human generals and most of the Ji-made soldiers in "Wang Chu" - fortunately, "Wang Chu" is big enough, and after preliminary exploration, it is expected to be able to support these.
human.
The sunken wooden boats and some iron boats were also left at Wangchu for them to fish and patrol the sea. However, Gan Ning only brought back 8,000 people and only one flagship...