The main force from Jiangdong was transferred to the Pingxiang battlefield, and a large number of warships from Jiangdong were also taken away. Except for Sun Quan's tower ship Feiyun and Lu Xun's fighting ship Piaolang, the other warships were mainly 艨艨艉艉, Maotu, Xiandeng, and Chimazhou. Although The sailing speed is relatively fast, but it needs to be used with large ships to assist in raids.
At this time, it was equivalent to the "war of annihilation" in Soochow. Sun Quan would not ride on the river to wait for death. He would personally command the ship in the building. The governor Lu Xun could only command from the ship in the building, completely losing his independence.
The ship was tall and eye-catching, and the flag commanded the command to facilitate water combat. Sun Quan stood on the bow of the ship in full military uniform. Looking at the hundreds of small boats on the river, a sense of sadness suddenly rose in his heart.
Soochow Navy only has so little wealth left? He didn't know if he could stop the 'invaders'. He very much hoped that the soldiers brought by Lan Tian would be as useless as the Wei navy. But thinking about the enemy's Gan Ning who was the 'Hundred Cavalry Robbery Camp', Sun Quan's face felt hot.
There were many ships on the Lantian side, and they needed to maintain a certain formation during the process, but going straight down the river did not affect their speed. At three o'clock in the morning, they encountered the Jiangdong navy in the Jianye waters.
Because Lan Tian didn't understand water warfare, he directly handed over the command to Gan Ning. With the purpose of not giving blind orders, he watched Gan Ning's dispatching and commanding throughout the whole process without any intention of taking the lead.
This moment made Soochow's surrendered general deeply moved. Since the governor Zhou Yu died of illness, whenever there was a large-scale battle in Jiangdong, Sun Quan would definitely be present and take command personally. Even if he was not at the front line, he would also convey combat orders from the rear and exercise full authority. His style is in sharp contrast to Lan Tian. It turns out that the outcome of the war can be traced.
Thousands of warships faced off against hundreds of warships across the river, and they were clearly superior in terms of quantity and quality. Lantian also had all the types of ships that the Jiangdong navy had, and half of them were built by the Jiangdong people themselves.
The tower ship Gaihai on which Lan Tian was riding was given to Lu Fan by Sun Quan. Most of the twenty or so battleships arranged by Gan Ning on both wings came from Pengli Water Village.
Lu Xun saw that the opponent's formation was very particular, and understood that Jiang Qin's death was not unjust. He thought that the Ganning navy was more difficult to deal with than the Wei army, so he suggested that Sun Quan seek peace first, "Your Majesty, I see that half of the enemy's ships were built in Jiangdong, and the number We are more than twice as good as us, and the enemy general Gan Ning is very brave. I suggest that before the war starts, why not make peace first?"
"Okay. It's just that I don't have anyone to argue with me anymore." Sun Quan felt uncertain at this time. He wanted to agree but felt embarrassed.
"I would like to go by boat to tell you." Lu Xun cupped his fists and asked for a tassel.
"The governor has a daughter of gold, if Lantian has any evil intentions, I, Soochow, will not do it." Sun Quan frowned and stroked his purple beard, shaking his head with little hesitation.
Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun suspiciously, worried that the other side would defect before the formation. The Sima Shi next to him saw what he was thinking and said, "My son is willing to go with the Governor."
"Your Majesty, the war is about to begin. We must give it a try." Lu Xun begged again.
Sun Quan then nodded in agreement, "Xuan Owl is very cunning, you must be careful."
"Wei." Lu Xun and Sima Shi clasped their fists at the same time.
The two left the building and transferred to another boat. They raised a flag at the bow of the ship and asked for a pre-battle dialogue. After Gan Ning described the situation to Lan Tian, Lan Tian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then let's go to the first deck and have a look. I don't know. What else can Sun Quan say? If a war can be avoided, everyone will be happy."
"General Lan, General Lan is not feeling well, can you?" Quan Cong suddenly said.
"The last general." Zhu Ju lowered his head.
Lan Tian saw that the surrendered generals did not want to see their old master, so he said openly: "It's really embarrassing for old friends to meet each other. Zhong Ling can accompany me down."
"Sir, the last general" Gan Ning pointed at himself.
"You are the naval commander now, so of course you have to stay upstairs to take command." Lan Tian said and walked down with Lan Ji.
Building ships are expensive to build and have complicated craftsmanship. Normally, they have three floors on the deck. However, as Sun Quan's water vehicle, the original three-story building ships were expanded to five floors, and the number of people they carried reached 3,000.
Although the higher the altitude, the better the view, and the more heroic it is to look down on all living beings, but the strong wind makes it more swaying. When Lantian walked to the bottom deck, he felt that his tense nerves were relaxed.
Lan Tian and Lan Ji joked: "Your mother doesn't get dizzy no matter how bumpy the horse rides, but she vomits violently every time she takes a boat. It's really thanks to Mr. Zhongjing's anti-dizzy pills, otherwise she would suffer too much living in the south."
"The child was seasick at first, but later he went to Jingzhou and was cured by his uncle." Lan Ji scratched his head.
"Can Yun Chang cure vertigo?" Lan Tian looked suspicious.
Lan Ji replied with a smile: "The child was taken by Uncle Zhou (Zhou Cang) to stand on a small boat. He had to swing on it for two hours every day before he could land. It was indeed difficult for the first two days, but after getting used to it, he didn't faint for about a month. ”
"Good son." Lan Tian patted Lan Ji's back gently, thinking that Guan Erye could be ruthless.
Lan Ji was a little proud when he thought about the past: "My uncle made a bet with my child at that time, saying that I couldn't last three days, but he underestimated my ability, hehe."
"A bet? What's the bet? Yun Chang won't break his promise." Lan Tian asked curiously.
"Hey, uncle let me ride on my neck for a while." Lan Ji was very proud.
Lan Tian directly gave his son a thumbs up, because the Lan Ji brothers grew up relatively quickly and had not played neck riding games since they were about five years old. He thought that a person as serious as Guan Erye might not be as serious as Guan Ping and Guan Ping. He had never played before, but he actually carried Lan Ji, who was ten years old at the time, with such arrogance that most people would not be able to imitate.
The father and son chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at the front of the deck. Lu Xun was already waiting in the walk below. However, because the first floor of the building was quite high, he felt like he was looking at a few dwarves from a high position.
"General Lan, you're fine." Lu Xun clasped his fists and shouted loudly upwards. For fear that Lan Tian wouldn't hear, he asked several soldiers to speak at the same time.
Lan Tian clasped his fists, smiled slightly, and asked Lan Ji to hand him the trumpet-shaped loudspeaker. It was when he was inspecting the Huben Martial Arts Hall that he accidentally discovered that the instructors were hoarse when they screamed, so he had the loudspeaker made. He came out and cooperated with the whistle to protect the throats of the instructors. This time he brought a few out.
"Grand Governor, do you have any advice?"
Lan Tian put the loudspeaker to his mouth, and the sound was clearly transmitted to the river. Lu Xun and Sima Shi were startled at the same time, wondering what kind of new thing is this?
"General Lan is brazenly invading our country, Soochow. Did he forget that the Sun and Liu families are allies?" When Lu Xun said this, the wind from the river could not blow away his burning face.
"Haha, the Governor is a wise man, why do you say such nonsense? You really don't understand why I am here?" Lan Tian asked meaningfully.
"Well, even if there is some misunderstanding between the two families, you don't have to be aggressive, right? The Jiaozhou Mu came to attack me Jiangdong privately. It doesn't make sense both emotionally and rationally? If Jiangdong didn't contribute in Chibi, where would the Liu family be in the world at this time?" Lu Xun knew that he could not stand up, so he had to bring up his past friendship.
"Haha, Jiaozhou Mu is a thing of the past, and I am now a Yangzhou Mu." Lan Tian stroked his beard and laughed.
(End of chapter)
