"You know what the heck, your death here will cause great damage to the morale of the entire country." Gan Ning angrily yelled, "This will be the biggest gain for Guishang since the two sides started the war!"
But after scolding Gan Ning, he remembered Sun Ce's words about Zhou Yu being nearby, and his brows knitted together.
Although Gan Ning also felt that Sun Ce was a scammer at all, Sun Ce's intuition was so anti-scientific that Gan Ning's mentality was very unstable, but now that Sun Ce said that Zhou Yu was nearby, Gan Ning couldn't care less about science or not. This kind of thing.
Preserving life is the most important thing at this time. With Zhou Yu at his side, even if some of the warships were lost in the previous battle with Kuishang and the remaining ships were left to Zhou Yu's command, it would still be enough to fight the Kushan fleet. Regardless of the outcome, at least it would be guaranteed. All his subordinates retreated.
But if it were Gan Ning, he would really have no confidence. Let alone escape with his whole body, Gan Ning was not even sure whether he could retreat.
"Is the governor nearby?" Gan Ning looked at Sun Ce and said with great solemnity. If he was, then Gan Ning would definitely not mind taking a big gamble.
"Uh..." Sun Ce was silent for a while. If it were before, Sun Ce could have patted his chest and assured that, yes, Gong Jin was watching him nearby, but this time he felt that Zhou Yu was next to him for many days, but Zhou Yu did not appear. , which made Sun Ce a little suspicious.
"Hey, forget it." Gan Ning sighed, wanting to place his hope on Sun Ce's intuition. After all, Sun Ce's intuition was very reliable, but it didn't work this time. There was definitely something wrong with Sun Ce's intuition this time. I have felt that Zhou Yu has been nearby for several days, but I haven't met him yet.
"Be prepared. If something goes wrong, you will have to save your life no matter what." Gan Ning said to Sun Ce very seriously.
"Am I the kind of guy who betrays his generals and flees without a fight?" Sun Ce said dissatisfiedly, but seeing Gan Ning's expression, Sun Ce shut up.
"Remember, I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy when the Commander-in-Chief is not around. Your title of Cavalry General is of no use to me on the warship." Gan Ning took a deep look at Sun Ce and took out his few coins. Using the navy commander's seal, he ordered Sun Ce, "Execute the order!"
Sun Ce looked very unwilling, but it was clear who was the leader somewhere. Gan Ning was controlling the navy when Zhou Yu was not around.
As a hussar general and an army boss, Sun Ce had no problem giving him face normally, but when he encountered a critical moment at sea, everyone knew who to listen to.
This world belongs to the Han Dynasty, and Sun Ce, Cao Cao, and Yuan Tan are just princes and kings. The flag hanging on the sail is also the Han flag, so when Gan Ning took out the seal, it is self-evident what it represents. Of course you If Zhou Yu had the ability, he could completely ignore it, but Sun Ce is not Zhou Yu.
Sun Ce left helplessly. Gan Ning looked at his seal and sighed. Gan Ning wouldn't want to do this if he could, but now that the situation has reached this point, he must keep Sun Ce.
"Bo Fu probably understands." Cheng Pu had actually heard the quarrel between the two outside, but after Sun Ce left, Cheng Pu showed up.
"If he really doesn't understand his own situation, he will definitely quarrel with me." Gan Ning looked at Cheng Pu and others and said, "Naval battles are really difficult to figure out. We obviously took the strategic initiative, but in the end we made a mistake. It’s reached this level.”
Huang Gai and others were also silent. They knew very well that if they were all wiped out this time, even if Zhou Yu still took the strategic initiative, the frequency of dispatches would drop significantly. The biggest gap between naval battles and land battles is here. They didn't have to run.
"Thinking about it now, it would have been better to just wipe out the whole family." Gan Ning said with a dark face that it was impossible to execute. Even Gongyang's revenge was not infinite revenge.
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others were silent. They all knew that this was just Gan Ning's angry words. If he really acted like this, it would completely violate the established rules and Jiangdong's power would collapse immediately.
But now that it has reached this point, it has indeed made Jiangdong's forces extremely embarrassed. It can be said to be a typical example of yesterday's consequences and today's consequences.
"With the protection of Sun Bofu as the core, we must not let him be buried here." Gan Ning took a deep breath, suppressed other thoughts in his heart, and looked at the generals and commanders present and ordered.
Cheng Pu and the others nodded with deep expressions. Any general with some brains would know what it meant for Sun Ce to die here in this situation. This was not just a blow to morale.
Once Meng Kangbu killed Sun Ce, Weisu Depo I was persuaded by Liu Hao to declare himself a minister, saying that he would avenge his father, and the great revenge was avenged. Weisu Depo I became the consort of the Han family, and the Han Dynasty continued to attack Guishuang. His righteousness will be stripped to pieces.
Although the Han Dynasty can do without righteousness, this matter is actually a thing of using the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son. The reason for Sun Ce to kill Liu Biao was to avenge his father, which only took up the righteousness of Gongyang's revenge and did not take advantage of Liu Biao's behalf. The morality of enforcing the law.
But on the other hand, if Liu Hao killed Sun Ce and asked Vesutiva to declare his vassalship, he would really have taken advantage of morality and the great justice of revenge, and added more orthodoxy.
The princess surrenders to Kushan, and the princess overwhelms Kushan and becomes a minister. These are two different concepts. However, in terms of these two concepts, Kushan can act like a rogue.
The Han Dynasty has many ways to deal with the former, and even clean up the rebellious clan to a certain extent. This reason allows the Han Dynasty to continue to attack the Kushans. As long as the Kuishangs do not destroy the country, the Han Dynasty can continue to attack.
After all, this is clan treason and can be used as a reason for war.
But the latter is very troublesome. Even if the Han Dynasty does not admit it, it will have a great impact. As long as Kushan propaganda is in place, this kind of claim will inevitably have an impact.
Of course, as long as Sun Ce is not dead, this is dog eating dog. Liu Hao doesn't even have steps to go up to the palace. The Han Dynasty just needs to keep refusing. But if Sun Ce dies and Liu Hao declares that his father's revenge has been avenged, then the Han Dynasty needs to consider the factors of the people. .
The Gongyang Revenge theory is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Sun Ce killed Liu Biao and finally let it go. Apart from Yuan Feng's past, the big point is that Sun Ce only killed Liu Biao and only avenged his father without any involvement.
In terms of the theory of revenge, Sun Ce's behavior can pass the moral appraisal of the time, and the people, aristocratic families, and even the entire social trend of thought agree with this theory.
After all, revenge for the master of heaven and earth is the core of the great revenge. It is the extension of this core that has the basis of "can revenge be achieved in nine lifetimes? It can be done in hundreds of lifetimes."
It is precisely because of the courage to avenge the king, relatives and masters that the feud between the country and the country can never be forgotten. It is also because of this thinking that the Han Dynasty was able to put other things aside when the enemy Huns came. Then there were strong men.
Even though Emperor Wu was actually very tired of Ren Xia's private revenge, when facing the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu still said: "The Emperor Gao left me with worries about Pingcheng, and the Shanyu Shujue was rebellious during the period of Emperor Gao. In the past, Duke Xianggong of Qi avenged the vengeance of the ninth generation, and the Spring and Autumn Period Big one".
Therefore, from the perspective of the common people, if Liu Hao killed Sun Ce and then led Guishang to declare himself a vassal, this matter would completely become a private matter between Liu Biao and Sun Ce.
The question is, do Chen Xi and Liu Bei care about the so-called theory of great revenge? No, aside from benevolence and morality, what Chen Xi wants in practical terms is the fertile soil in Kushan that can be harvested three times a year.
Chen Xi had discussed an issue with major aristocratic families a long time ago, which is the so-called legal issue. It is not suitable for aristocratic families to use the law. The conflict between them is only suitable for the struggle of political power. Either you do not understand the law, Either we compete with each other on political power, or we all follow the law, and we pass it one by one.
In the end, everyone knew that the aristocratic families did not talk about laws, but about certain agreed-upon rules. Only then did Wei Qian kill Wang Qian with a sword, and then sit down and discuss with other families. Chen Xi didn't care about these people at all. Killing here and there, all he cares about is the entire Han Dynasty.
"Gan Xingba, where are you going to escape this time!" Meng Kangbu stood on the bow of the ship and pointed his sword arrogantly at Gan Ning, and densely packed naval guns fired in Gan Ning's direction.
Similarly, Gan Ning was not willing to be outdone and fought back, and rushed towards Meng Combo's fleet at full speed without slowing down.
"You know you can't do something but do it. Success is called courage, failure is extremely stupid. Gan Xingba really chose to fight back." Zhou Yu looked at Gan Ning and bravely drove the battleship forward with a smile on his lips. He'd known this before.
Ordinary people would look forward and backward and consider things when they were in the Jedi, but Gan Ning not only did not look forward or backward when he was in the Jedi, but he also risked his life to capture a moment of life.
"Open all turrets, suppress the main guns!" Gan Ning faced Meng Combo's heavy artillery attack and roared an order. The group defense style had tied the Han army's warships together, and the frigates at the front were trying their best to withstand Gui's battleships. The frost's blow created an opportunity for the Han army to charge.
All kinds of heaven and earth energy weapons were overloaded, and Gan Ning launched a desperate aura in Mengkangbu's direction.
"The reserve warehouse cloud gas is injected into the keel etching system with high intensity." After the first frigate was severely damaged, Gan Ning decisively activated the special excitation mode that Lu Jun told him that year. In this mode, all etching on the warship can be greatly improved. The efficiency is high, but it has damage-level damage to etching, but in a fight to the death, who cares about this.
"General, we can no longer fill in at such a high pace. The high heat has already caused some damage to the fort." After turning on the etching excitation mode, he followed up with several volleys that were comparable to those of an archer and hit Mengcombe directly. , it has not yet been determined whether Mengkangbu can withstand it, but the gunner has urgently given Gan Ning feedback.
"Marine cooling etching directly reduces the temperature." Gan Ning didn't say a word at all, and directly started the cooling etching. The gunners were immediately confused.
Even if it is a specially forged fort, how long can it last in this rapid cycle of cold and heat? Don't explode due to thermal expansion and contraction.
However, Gan Ning didn't care at all. He just fired a volley and rushed towards Meng Kangbu's fleet at full speed while resisting Kushan's blow.
"The left string was damaged, the group defense and barrier defense structures were penetrated, and the Han army's fort density exceeded our army's by three times!" Aruno urgently replied to Mengcomb.
"It seems that he has realized that he has no chance to run and is ready to risk his life." Mengcomb looked calm and did not panic at all in the face of the heavy blows. "All the forts have been replaced with energy arrows and are waiting for orders."
"Replace all energy arrows?" Aruno was dumbfounded. The cost of this thing is not low. If all energy arrows are exchanged, Guishuang will not be able to make a few waves.
"Put it closer and hit." Meng Kangbu ordered with a calm expression. As he spoke, Gan Ning's ballista shot flew away due to a mistake and hit the mast of a Kushan warship.
Twenty miles, ten miles, eight miles, Guishang withstood the powerful attack of the Han army and rushed head-on to this distance. Gan Ning's face looked ugly at this moment.
The power of the rapid-fire cannon is not low, and the hit rate of the main gun is also normal. However, Mengkangbu relied on various special secret techniques to survive. During this period, Kushan's firepower density did not change too significantly. This was enough. Let Gan Ning realize the gap between the two sides.
As for Zhou Yu, he is secretly learning all the secret defensive techniques used by Meng Kangbu. The secret technique of air flow deflection is good, I copied it, the secret technique of wave protection, I copied it, and the secret technique of belief projection, I copied it.
Just like what Mengkangbu said to Vesutiva I at the time, as Zhou Yu who has realized the essence of naval warfare techniques and tactics, any technique and tactics used once in front of Zhou Yu will belong to Zhou Yu, even if Zhou Yu cannot fully learn them, he can rely on the principles later , can also be copied.
"This secret technique is good." Zhou Yu's eyes couldn't help but light up as he watched the light cone ignite the secret technique. As for Gan Ning, he felt despair for the first time, because just now, Gan Ning's flagship used the main gun to fire electromagnetic - heaven and earth essence projectiles. It was detonated halfway by Moncomb.
This was the first time that heavy artillery was used in a decisive battle without success. In the past, even if it did not hit the opponent, it could still have a considerable effect, but this time it was intercepted.
"Captain, are we just going to watch like this?" Quan Rou looked at the battlefield with some worry.
"Gan Xingba hasn't reached his limit yet, but Kuishang's great secret technique is really excellent. It's obviously just an ordinary light cone ignition secret technique, but the normal secret technique that relies on the atmosphere to distort the light to cause deflection and concentration can actually be used. In this regard." Zhou Yu waved his hand to stop his subordinates who were eager to try and said, "This secret technique is not strange, what is strange is how to achieve this step."
The effects of the combination of secret techniques can sometimes be astonishing. For example, the light cone secret technique was originally a simple light-gathering secret technique, but the great secret technique pieced together in Kushan has the ability to read straight-line points. The two are linked together. After that, the foundation for the first interception system in history was established.
It's just that this secret technique has not yet been completely perfected. It is okay to intercept heavy weapons such as main guns, but it is still somewhat inadequate to intercept ordinary strikes. After all, quantity is still a very important advantage.
But even so, the interception of the main gun still severely dampened Gan Ning's morale.
