Speaking of Gan Ning, I have to say that after defecting to Yuan Shao, this guy took a group of his brothers out for training every day. A few days ago, I felt pretty good. After all, the lord valued him very much and would invite him to drink and eat meat every now and then. When I have free time, I go to find my sworn brother Zhao Yun, compete with each other in martial arts, and flirt with each other, and my life is so comfortable.
But after a while, Gan Ning felt that it was too leisurely, unstimulating and uncomfortable. No one can live comfortably and happily on the Yangtze River.
Since he was uncomfortable, it definitely showed on his face. Gan Ning was a straightforward man who couldn't hide his worries. Once when I was drinking with Yuan Shao, he saw him and asked him what was wrong.
Gan Ning did not hide anything, he spoke out clearly and also expressed his own thoughts. Yuan Shao listened carefully and found that he made a mistake in using Gan Ning's method. To be precise, it was a waste of his talent.
Gan Ning is the overlord on the water. You let him go ashore to lead the troops. Isn't this a waste of talent? What is it? Besides, at his age, he is still a very impulsive and restless hyperactive person.
It's definitely not appropriate for you to let him sit idle like this, and besides, he won't be able to stay idle. Now he is unwilling to be lonely. Fortunately, he didn't cause any trouble, otherwise it would have been too late to regret.
Yuan Shao thought this way, since he made a mistake, it is not too late to correct it now. After thinking about it carefully, an idea suddenly came to my mind. Since Gan Ning can't sit still, let him just use his strengths and continue to do his job.
Let him be a water thief, no, he should be a navy soldier. Navy, this is an indispensable branch of the military. Sooner or later, Yuan Shao will unify the world, and unifying the world by relying on cavalry and infantry alone is far from enough. He also needs naval forces, especially when fighting in the south. And every passionate man will have a navy dream. A man must have the stars and the sea!
I originally planned to wait until Hebei was unified before establishing a navy, but now it seems that I can move ahead and let Gan Ning show his talents, gallop on the waves of the ocean, and declare the country's prestige to all directions.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao told Gan Ning that he wanted him to establish a naval army. As soon as he finished speaking, Gan Ning's eyes flashed with golden light and he jumped up, very interested in this. I wish I could build a naval army right away and roam the great rivers.
Yuan Shao was very satisfied with his performance and understood it very well. Although I am also impatient, this matter cannot be rushed. There is still a lot to do. Let Gan Ning calm down and discuss the issues that need to be solved most now.
After hearing what his lord said, Gan Ning calmed down and thought for a while before speaking.
The most important thing now is the issue of training venues and navy personnel. As for the venue, Yuan Shao said it could be easily solved. As for the source of troops, if they are infantry, of course they don't have to worry about it. They can catch a lot of them in Jizhou. But this is a navy job, and not everyone can do it.
Of course Gan Ning knew these things very well. Since he raised them, he must have thought of a solution. There is no need to consider the venue, as for the source of troops. He came up with an idea, that is, to go back to his hometown on the Yangtze River to recruit some water thieves. Then let them serve as instructors to train the soldiers in Jizhou, so that they can get twice the result with half the effort.
After hearing Gan Ning's suggestion, Yuan Shao had to give a thumbs up. He had to admire Gan Ning's flexible thinking and agreed without thinking. At the same time, he also promised that when he comes back, he will solve the problem of training venues and navy recruitment, so there is a scene of questioning in the meeting hall.
With Yuan Shao's agreement, Gan Ning was very happy and stopped drinking. He just packed up his luggage, called his men, and rushed south non-stop. Counting the days, he would be back soon.
Speaking of Gan Ning, Gan Ning is the way. No, he brought a large group of troops back to the border of Jizhou and went straight to Yecheng.
When he arrived at the city gate, he took out the customs clearance documents issued by Yuan Shao, and naturally went all the way to the Governor's Mansion without any hindrance.
Let your men report to the military camp first and wait for the master's summons. But he took his two newly sworn brothers and went straight to the backyard.
After arriving at the backyard, they saw Yuan Shaozheng discussing military affairs with Zhao Yun, with Dian Wei guarding them.
"Lord, brother, I'm back from Jiangdong."
From far away, Gan Ning's loud voice rang out.
When Yuan Shao and Zhao Yun heard this, they looked over and saw Gan Ning leading two generals over. One was handsome and well-spoken, and the other was powerful and strong.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Xingba, you have worked hard all the way. I will have people prepare wine and food to celebrate."
"Thank you, Lord," Gan Ning said with satisfaction. Then he looked at the two brothers beside him and continued.
"My lord, Ning went back to Jiangdong. In addition to bringing back two thousand experienced navy troops, he also brought back two navy generals for you. My lord should thank me like this."
Regarding the joke of thanks, Yuan Shao chose to ignore it. But he became interested in the naval general that Gan Ning mentioned. He asked the two of them.
"I wonder who the two generals are?"
After hearing this, the two of them knelt down and worshiped in the tunnel.
"Jiujiang Jiang Qin, see my lord."
"Jiujiang Zhoutai, pay homage to the lord."
It turned out to be Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, the navy generals of Soochow. Coincidentally, in troubled times, the two of them gathered in the Yangzi River and made a living by plundering. When Gan Ning came back and found out that he was recruiting troops for Yuan Shao, he gathered a thousand people and defected.
Yuan Shao was overjoyed and stepped forward to help the two of them up, indicating that there was no need to be polite.
"Two generals, please get up quickly. The two of you are like two tigers."
"Thank you for the compliment, my lord."
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were very happy when they heard what Yuan Shao said. Taking advantage of this joy, Gan Ning asked.
"I wonder, my lord, what you promised me before I left, can you fulfill it now?"
"Hahahahaha"
Yuan Shao and Zhao Yun looked at each other and laughed, leaving Gan Ning and the others confused.
In the end, Zhao Yun couldn't stand it anymore and explained.
"Xingba, you don't know something. I was discussing this matter with my lord just now."
Gan Ning was very curious and asked, "What was the result?"
Zhao Yun didn't speak, waiting for Yuan Shao to reply. Yuan Shao knew Zhao Yun's intention and was very satisfied, so he said.
"I am going to let you train the navy in the Zhanghe River. You will be the commander of the navy, and the two generals Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai will be the captains of Henghe and Colonel Hengjiang to assist you in training the navy."
"Thank you for your trust, lord. We will obey your order." Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai happily accepted the order and thanked them.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is very good. Gan Ning is very satisfied with this position. But are you worried that you will not have enough troops? Please continue to ask.
"I don't know how many soldiers and horses the Lord has allocated to me?"
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai also looked curious and listened.
Yuan Shao did not let him wait, and said casually, "The plan is to allocate you 30,000 troops and horses for training first. If it is not enough, we will increase it later. Xingba, how do you feel?"
What, Yuan Shao's very plain words instantly shocked them all, except Zhao Yun who already knew about it.
What are 30,000 men? To be honest, although Gan Ning and the others are very capable, they are just leading a thousand men and horses to fool around in the Yangtze River. Thirty thousand navy troops, let alone never seen them, have never even heard of them. The current naval power, namely Jingzhou, only has 20,000 troops.
Lord, you are really generous, you have followed the right person, the three of them thought to themselves.
"Hahaha, I am suddenly the commander-in-chief of an army of 30,000 people."
It took Gan Ning a while to react, and he laughed arrogantly.
"Hahaha"
This made Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai laugh, both looking eager to try.
Yuan Shao was very satisfied when he saw the effect was good. I invited everyone to have a drink and eat together, and we had a great celebration.
