As soon as the pottery merchant shouted these words, the ordinary bandits and bandits were all very happy, but on the contrary, the bandit leaders in the audience were a little unhappy.
Why do you feel that this Danyang County Sheriff is trying to win over people's loyalty?
However, although the leaders of the water thieves felt unhappy, after all, they had just reached an agreement with the pottery merchant, and it was not convenient to say anything more at the moment.
Their silence showed their acquiescence. The thieves and bandits in the scene believed deeply in the pottery merchant's words, and the crowd immediately became excited.
"I, I am willing to accept the recruitment!" The water thief who asked about the sleeping woman just now was the first to shout loudly.
"I'm also willing to join the army!" followed by another.
"I do too!"
"I do too!"
"..."
The pottery merchant looked back and forth at everyone with satisfaction, nodding his head in praise.
These ordinary water thieves are obviously much better than their leaders.
Everyone is from an ordinary Baixin background, and even if some of them may be regarded as powerful people, at least they are still simple in character and are relatively easy to be satisfied.
Gan Ning felt very happy when he saw that the water thieves in the audience were in high spirits. After all, he had contributed to this incident.
But the Jinfan thief stretched out his arms and shouted loudly at the water bandits in the audience.
"Did the boys really listen to Mr. Tao's words?"
The water thieves were all happy at this moment, and they didn't seem to have much resistance to Gan Ning. They all responded loudly: "It's true!"
Gan Ning laughed loudly and said: "Those of us who usually rob homes and homes are considered guilty by the imperial court. Even if we have to be beheaded by a thousand knives, it is not an exaggeration. But now there are some people who are willing to recover."
Our innocent bodies have given us our status as officers and soldiers! This is equivalent to saving our lives. Who saved our lives?"
The water thieves shouted in unison: "It was the Thief King who saved me!"
"The Pirate King saved me!"
"No, Mr. Tao saved him!"
Gan Ning nodded with satisfaction and decided to keep the atmosphere high: "Then who gave the cubs food so that we can all eat preserved fruits!"
"It was given by Mr. Tao Fu!"
"Thank you Mr. Taofu for the gift of food!"
"Mr. Tao Fu!"
Gan Ning clapped his hands heavily, and when the voices below him gradually became quieter, he raised his voice and shouted: "Then to whom will you be loyal from now on?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Mr. Tao Fu! Mr. Tao Fu!"
Gan Ning raised his voice again and asked: "Whose family will you eat from now on?"
"Mr. Tao Fu! Mr. Tao Fu!"
"Whose salary will you take from the future?"
"Mr. Tao Fu! Mr. Tao Fu!"
"Whose arrangement should you listen to in the future?"
"Mr. Tao Fu! Mr. Tao Fu!"
"Whose field will you cultivate from now on?"
"Mr. Tao Fu, Mr. Tao Fu!"
Gan Ning nodded with satisfaction, and shouted loudly without hesitation: "Whose girl will you sleep with from now on?"
"Tao Fujun, Tao, Tao..."
When the enthusiastic thieves shouted, they all suddenly woke up and obediently closed their mouths, and the whistling in their mouths suddenly stopped.
Everyone began to whisper to each other again, looking at each other, and making noises everywhere.
Jinfan Thief's words...are a bit hard to accept!
Is this deliberately testing us?
The pottery merchant stood behind Gan Ning, his face turning a little dark with anger.
Gan Ning seemed to have reacted a little, and quickly changed his words and shouted loudly: "From now on, you will sleep with the woman assigned to you by whomever!"
The thieves in the audience did not dare to talk nonsense this time.
Instead, they each bowed their heads and tasted it for a while. After feeling that there was no ambiguity in what Gan Ning said this time, they shouted loudly again.
"Mr. Tao Fu! Mr. Tao Fu!"
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Ten days later, the warships Yuan Shu had collected from the Jiujiang County dockyard were finally assembled.
Among them, the largest is the building ship, with a total of one hundred ships. It has three floors and can carry 2,000 soldiers. It is like a water fortress. There are also 200 ships with bows as the precursor, and there are about 500 smaller ships with three wings and three wings. More than one ship.
In Yangzhou, all the things in Hengjiang that had been accumulated in Shouchun, the governor's office, over the years were now mobilized by Yuan Shu on the front line.
Looking at these behemoths on the Linjiang River, which were enough to cross the Yangtze River, Yuan Shu once again felt strong pride in his heart.
With this warship, Yuan will have no disadvantages.
Not to mention the mere Jinling City of the Tao family, but looking at the entire Southeast Han Dynasty, which person and army can be put in Yuan's eyes?
After the stern and stern of the warship were properly arranged, Yuan Shu immediately sent people to consult the heavens and choose a good and auspicious day to board the ship, cross Chao Lake and enter the Yangtze River, preparing to take Jinling City directly.
While Yuan Shu was preparing his navy, the pottery merchants were also arranging and deploying large and small ships in Jinling County to intercept Yuan Shu.
When it comes to the number of warships, the pottery merchants are currently unable to compare with Yuan Shu.
Fortunately, a group of water pirates led by Gan Ning and Zhou Tai have joined their own camp. In this way, Tao Shang still has some confidence in his heart, although he is not yet fully determined to win. , but at least it has the strength to fight.
However, even with the help of water thieves, the chance of winning in a head-on confrontation is still slim.
However, according to Guo Jia, as long as it is properly designed and arranged properly, Yuan Jun's naval offensive can definitely be defeated.
Regarding this point, Brother Luangzi seems to be quite confident.
Just when Yuan Shu and Tao Shang were arranging their armies and preparing for war, an unexpected person came to Ruxuwu.
And the arrival of this unexpected person actually brought a ray of bright sunshine to the pottery merchant!
That ray of sunshine is the pottery merchant's hope to defeat Yuan Shu in one fell swoop!
The envoy who came was an envoy under Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou. He was a member of the Kuai family, a prominent family in Nanjun, Jingzhou, Kuai Yue.
In this chaotic moment of the battle between the two armies, the pottery merchant finally discovered a blind spot he had always had after meeting Kuai Yue.
In fact, the key to victory or defeat in Yuan Shu's so-called Eastern Expedition was never in Yuan Shu's hands, nor in the hands of the pottery merchant himself.
The person who can really decide the outcome of this war has always been someone else.
A boss-level figure who stalks the cicada while the oriole follows.
It's Liu Biao!
Because he was preparing the warships and arranging the plan for the water battle, the pottery merchant had been very busy these days, and he hardly slept at all.
But when he heard that the guards of Jinling City had sent Liu Biao's envoy to the front line, the pottery merchant almost without any hesitation and tiredly received the envoy from Jingzhou immediately.
Kuai Yue has a very kind appearance. Although he comes from a prominent family in Nanjun, he has no airs about him. Not only is he polite when meeting the pottery merchant himself, but he also greets Guo Jia and Chen Deng who are meeting him with the pottery merchant. The exchange of names was very polite and thoughtful.
Jingzhou people are really well-educated.
After the ceremony in Ruxuwu's living room, the pottery merchant ordered people to bring fruits to Kuai Yue and apologized modestly: "The war is about to begin, and alcohol is banned in the army. We cannot entertain the envoys from Jingzhou with a luxurious banquet. Please don't blame me, sir."
, please forgive me."
It is obvious that Kuai Yue does not have so many bad habits and is not very picky about things in the scene.
He just returned to Tao Shang in a friendly manner and said: "The more important the future of our family is, the more I come to see Mr. Tao. The more I get to see Mr. Tao, the more I feel like drinking several liters of fine wine. I am overjoyed and drunk."
If you don't have time, there is no need for the Lord of the Palace to entertain you warmly. It would be a great blessing for the Lord to receive Kuai Yue."
Guo Jia had goosebumps as she listened.
This envoy from Jingzhou was so obvious in his flattery, but after speaking, he still smiled as if nothing happened. He was not disgusted at all. It seemed that the envoy sent by Liu Biao was really a powerful person.
I'm not that thick-skinned.
"Mr. Kuai, Tao is facing a formidable enemy. He is really not in the mood to enjoy the world with you right now. If you have some free time, you might as well go back to Jinling City to rest for a few days. When things are done here, Tao repelled Yuan Shu.
After the soldiers and horses, I chatted with Mr. Kuai about domestic affairs and disputes in the world. I wonder what Mr. Kuai's intention is?" The pottery merchant looked at Kuai Yue calmly and tested him with indirect remarks.
Kuai Yue didn't know whether he was really not in a hurry or had already seen through the potter's intentions.
He still smiled warmly, and spoke in an unhurried tone, and said to Tao Shang: "It is unnecessary for Yue to return to Jinling City... Yue came here just to make friends with Prince Taiping on the orders of Liu Jingzhou. Since
The young master has something important to do to retreat from the enemy, so Yue will wait with the young master at Ruxuwu until Yuan Shu's army is completely withdrawn, and then we can enjoy the world with the young master. I wonder what Mr. Taiping wants?"
really!
The potter couldn't help but let out a sigh in his heart. He was indeed prepared.
Guo Jia, who was on the other side of the room, was smiling but not smiling. He looked up and down at Kuai Yue with a pair of peach-blossom eyes, and suddenly he became very interested in this young man from a prominent family in Nanjun.
Chen Deng's expression remained as usual and he didn't take it seriously. He coughed lightly and asked Kuai Yue: "How come Mr. Yidu is so sure that my master can definitely defeat Yuan Shu? You need to know that under Yuan Shu's command, the armored ones
Nearly 100,000 people."
Kuai Yue turned to look at Chen Deng, half-smiling but not smiling: "Mr. Yuan Long is a distinguished figure among the Xuzhou gentry and a well-known figure in the state. It should be noted that people in the gentry never speak dishonestly. Since Yue dares to make such bold remarks, it must be true."
Someone to rely on... If Kuai Yue had no confidence, how could he dare to travel thousands of miles away and easily come to Danyang to brag with Mr. Tao Fu? "
"A good nobleman doesn't lie!"
Guo Jia suddenly spoke, raised his eyebrows and asked Kuai Yue: "It seems that Liu Jingzhou is already coveting the land of Nanyang County and is ready to draw swords from his body!"
Kuai Yue bowed to Guo Jiawei and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "My lord has been ordered by the emperor to take over the eight counties of Jingzhou and take charge of all affairs. Among the eight counties, seven counties are attached to it, and currently there is only one county in Nanyang.
Before he could return according to the imperial edict, Yuan Jiujiu relied on force and went against the will of the emperor, and controlled Nanyang County for nearly three years. In this critical period, it is time for the property to be returned to its original owner... You three, I don't know what you think, more than this.