"I have other arrangements over at Xiakou." Sun Quan said calmly, looking at his calm look, it was almost the same as the real thing. Years of fantasy simulations and countless weird actions have attracted countless people to ask inexplicable questions. Sun Quan has long developed the ability to tell lies with his eyes open.
Zhu Ran and Ling Cao nodded and asked no more questions. They just thought that Sun Quan was being cautious and did not inform them of the entire plan. They just said that the iron rope is not so easy to cut. Sun Quan obviously arranged additional troops. Maybe there are people from Jiangdong at Xiakou Pass!
"First smash the ship next to it and gather everyone here for easier management. If someone shows up later, pretend that the ship has broken down and is flooded. We are stopping to repair it." Sun Quan ordered. .
"Yes." Ling Cao immediately went to execute it.
Zhu Ran frowned slightly and reminded Sun Quan,
"My lord, our ship's draft is already deep enough. If we move the people next to us, it might be a bit stressful."
Zhu Ran works in business all year round, so he pays attention to these details. Both of these ships were merchant ships, and in order to maximize profits, merchants almost filled each ship, and they could not bear so much extra weight at once.
"It's simple, just throw some of the cargo on our ship." Sun Quan said directly.
Zhu Ran was stunned, then nodded with a wry smile,
"clear."
The way of thinking, Zhu Ran is used to being a businessman, and always subconsciously thinks about protecting goods. Sun Quan, who came from a noble family, never paid attention to those goods.
And just after the merchant ship next to it was smashed and the people had not completely moved over, as expected, a military ship appeared in the upstream direction.
There is a battle flag hanging on the ship with a big "yellow" written on it. It is Huang Zu's warship. There were many soldiers standing on the deck, holding weapons. I don't know if they were on a routine inspection of Xiakou.
"Lord?"
Zhu Ran hurriedly asked Sun Quan.
"Don't worry, continue to move the people over, lock them in the cabin, and ask them to be honest. The enemy is still far away and won't see the problem." Sun Quan said calmly.
"Yes." Zhu Ran immediately went to make arrangements, speeding up the transfer, threatening anyone with a knife along the way. Anyone who dared to shout for help would be executed on the spot immediately!
On the opposite side, the military ship obviously noticed the situation here and sailed towards it. It went down the river very quickly, and soon it was close.
"Who is the general? Our merchant ship was damaged. Can you help me?" Sun Quan asked first.
On the opposite deck, a person stood out from the crowd. He was tall and tall, but he was dressed in Confucian clothes. There was a different kind of contrast, and this person also had a loud voice.
"My name is Gan Ning. You may have never heard of it, but that's not important." As he spoke, Gan Ning put his eyes on the almost half-sinked merchant ship, his eyes shining, "What kind of cargo are you carrying on this ship? If you don't I’m afraid everything will be destroyed if you save it?”
Gan Ning? !
Sun Quan was startled when he heard the name, and then suddenly realized that it was Gan Xingba. No wonder, no wonder Ling Cao and Zhu Ran suffered.
Historically, Sun Quan once compared Gan Ning and Zhang Liao, saying, "Mengde has Zhang Liao, and Gan alone can prosper, so they are rivals." And Lu Meng also said, "The world is still uncertain, and it is rare to fight against generals like Ning, so we should tolerate it." It can be seen how brave Gan Ning is, even if he has some personality problems, but such a talent is too rare, so it is best to tolerate him a little more.
Seeing Gan Ning's reaction, Sun Quan didn't know what this guy was thinking. It was obvious that he was motivated by money.
"As long as the general is willing to help, I will use half of the saved property to reward the general and his party." Sun Quan looked very sensible.
"Hahahaha!" Gan Ning burst out laughing, "Okay! Okay! I, Gan Xingba, made you a friend today."
As a result, just when Sun Quan was thinking about how to change his plan, from directly destroying the opponent to conquering Gan Ning, he saw the smile on Gan Ning's face suddenly disappear, and he asked in a deep voice,
"The river here is not shallow. How could your ship suddenly break down when it was here successfully? Besides, I just happened to come here. If I hadn't come, your ship would have been completely destroyed. Why? Don’t you see any sign of panic or distress among you?”
As he spoke, Gan Ning turned his gaze away from Sun Quan and glanced at the other people across from him. This guy is very smart. Just because Sun Quan has this acting skill and this calmness doesn't mean that others have it too.
Although Gan Ning's question was not without a reasonable explanation, he only needed to use his power to deceive, and Gan Ning already knew the answer he wanted.
Following Gan Ning's words, the atmosphere on both sides suddenly became tense. Zhu Ran and Ling Cao both set their sights on Sun Quan. As long as Sun Quan nodded, they would take action immediately.
"Gan Ning, you are very smart." Sun Quan spoke, which was like directly admitting some facts. In an instant, the soldiers on both sides drew their weapons and pointed their swords at each other.
"Smart people are always aware of current affairs. Xiakou is about to fall. Come with me and I will promote you to the third level immediately." Sun Quan seemed not to notice the tension between the two sides and continued to talk to himself.
"Ha!" Gan Ning smiled coldly and pulled out a long knife from his waist, "Who do you think you are?"
"I am Sun Quan." Sun Quan replied calmly. The people on the other side were shocked. Everyone looked at each other and couldn't believe it. How could Sun Quan appear here? ! Is this fake?
"Hahahaha!" After a brief daze, Gan Ning suddenly laughed wildly, licked his lips, and his eyes flashed like a wild wolf, staring at Sun Quan opposite who seemed to be calm, "God favors me. It looks like I made a lot of money today!”
"Protect my lord!" Zhu Ran and Ling Cao saw that something was wrong and hurriedly protected Sun Quan.
As a result, what no one expected was that, blood flew up, Gan Ning raised his knife and slashed at the person standing next to him!
That's right, no one expected this scene, including Sun Quan.
The reason why Sun Quan chose to alienate Gan Ning was not because Gan Ning was a famous military commander in history, but because Gan Ning "originally" belonged to the Sun family.
Just like Guan Yu, no matter how much Sun Quan admired him, Sun Quan would not try to recruit Guan Yu, and would directly poach Liu Bei if he had Cao Cao's "experience".
Another example is Chen Deng. Sun Quan could not judge whether such a talent would sincerely work for him, so he always captured him first and then tried to recruit him.
But today, facing Gan Ning, who should belong to Jiangdong, Sun Quan skipped all the steps and directly extended an olive branch. But even so, Sun Quan never expected that Gan Ning would surrender so easily.
"Lord, there's no fraud, right?" Zhu Ran whispered with wide eyes.
"Don't be suspicious of those who employ people, and don't use those who are suspicious. Why are you standing there? Go and help him!" Sun Quan shouted loudly. Of course, Sun Quan also deliberately exposed his flaws to see if Gan Ning would suddenly strike back.
