Zhang Nan and Feng Xi looked at each other and saw a hint of disdain in each other's eyes.
"Military advisor, have you heard that Liu Zhang's naval commander is a water thief?"
Faced with Zhang Nan's extremely disdainful attitude, Xu Shu didn't care and nodded with a smile.
"Yes, Gan Ning was once a Jinfan thief in Ba County. He often robbed homes and houses."
"Not only that, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, the navy generals under their command, were once Jiujiang water thieves. If they had not been recruited by Liu Zhang, they would still be robbing families in the Yangtze River at this moment."
Feng Xi suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, his eyes filled with contempt.
"You can rest assured, military advisor, but Liu Zhang is so stupid that he actually let some bandits become navy generals!"
"Although we are not talented, we have read a lot of military books and learned naval warfare tactics since we were young!"
Zhang Nan greatly agreed with Feng Xi's words and immediately followed suit.
"General Feng's words make sense! The two of us are no match for Jiangdong Zhoulang, how can we be no match for the bandits of Ba County?"
Seeing the two people swearing so firmly, Xu Shu was extremely satisfied.
This momentum alone is enough to gain the upper hand!
"You two generals are brave enough to be brave, but you should not underestimate the enemy too much!"
"If you can't do anything, just go down the river. I'll be here to support you!"
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi both handed over their hands and accepted the order.
"Don't worry, military advisor! The two of us will lead our troops upstream and we will surely kill Gan Ning in the river!"
Xu Shu nodded slightly and said nothing more.
It was precisely because the retreat was along the river that Xu Shu dared to let the two men attack.
Even if the battle goes badly, you can quickly retreat to the waters near Huya Mountain.
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi did not delay for a moment. After bidding farewell to Xu Shu, they immediately led 10,000 naval troops upstream, and their warships headed straight for Yiling.
The size of the Jingzhou Navy cannot be underestimated either. Thirty ships are lined up in the lead, and there are countless boats around!
Ten thousand soldiers are already a considerable force in the river.
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi both had expressions of surprise on their faces, and they personally stood in front of the stern, directing the soldiers to move forward.
All kinds of warships sailed upstream, and their speed was not slow at all, as if they were not affected by the current at all.
The battlefields of Generals Zhang and Feng were not far away. Not only could they communicate with each other, but they could also clearly see the joy on each other's faces.
Commanding an army of tens of thousands is the dream of every general.
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi were looking forward to it, but they didn't expect their dream to come true so soon.
Looking at the surging river water in front of them, the two of them were filled with high fighting spirit and at the same time, there was even a hint of gratitude to Liu Zhang.
If it weren't for Liu Zhang, how would they have such a good opportunity to lead the army alone?
"General Feng, this is a good opportunity given to me by God! The first victory in defeating Liu Zhang will fall on you and me!"
After hearing Zhang Nan's heroic words, Feng Xi felt extremely happy.
"Hahaha...!"
"What General Zhang said is true! Isn't this Jinfan water thief the step God gave to you and me?"
"After this battle, who in the world doesn't know the name of you, General Zhang Nan, and I, Feng Xi!"
A mere water thief can't stand in their eyes!
Especially Zhou Tai and the Jiujiang water thieves led by Jiang Qin made Feng Xi extremely contemptuous.
A few years ago, when Jingzhou was still unified, Feng Xi once asked his clan elders.
Why are there so few bandits in Jingzhou waters, and why are all the bandits entrenched near Yangzhou?
Especially the Poyang Lake generation is a den for water thieves!
The elders of the clan told Feng Xi that it was precisely because Huang Zu was in charge of Jiangxia that the thieves did not dare to offend him in the slightest.
The Jiangxia water army took the initiative to attack several times, killing all the water thieves until they were frightened by the news and had no power to fight back!
Children of aristocratic families like Zhang Nan and Feng Xi have been instilled with orthodox education since childhood.
Including knowledge, tactics, especially water warfare tactics.
The answers of the elders in the clan and the affirmation of their own talents made the two of them despise and disdain the navy commanded by Gan Ning and other water thieves.
They marched upstream with great fanfare, and in order to maintain a deterrent effect, the soldiers were specifically ordered to maintain their formation.
In this way, the Nanjun navy finally marched to the vicinity of Yiling before dark, and immediately encountered the Yufu navy.
It is completely different from what Zhang Nan and Feng Xi imagined!
I originally thought that Gan Ning and Zhou Tai had been leaders of water thieves and would at least have some arrangements to achieve the purpose of blocking the river.
Who would have thought that the scene in front of them shocked the two of them.
The warships of the Yufu Shui Army were floating on the river in a mess, without any formation at all.
It's like blocking the river with boats!
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi rubbed their eyes at the same time, and turned to look at each other at the same time. The meaning of their eyes was extremely complicated.
There are doubts, surprises, disbelief, excitement and trembling!
"General Zhang, am I dreaming?"
Zhang Nan shook his head repeatedly, unable to contain the joy in his heart.
"General Feng, God is really helping us both!"
"Liu Zhang has no one he can use, so he allows such mediocre people to lead the navy!"
"You and I will go forward in person, and the battle of Yiling Water will be won with one blow!"
The most taboo thing in naval warfare is chaos in formations!
Warships are linked together and cooperate with each other to create powerful attack power.
Once there is a gap between the warships, enemy warships can insert and completely separate the connections between the warships.
If the formation is torn apart, the soldiers will definitely be in turmoil, which means that there will be no suspense in the battle.
"Bang the drum! Rush in!"
"Quick! Give the order and charge the whole army!"
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi gave orders at the same time, and suddenly there was a loud sound of drums on the river.
The speed of the Nanjun navy has greatly increased, and the distance from the Yufu navy is shortening visibly to the naked eye!
Normally speaking, when the Nanjun Navy Army sees Yu FuShui Army, the Nanjun Navy Army's vision will also appear in the eyes of Yu FuShui Army.
But it wasn't until the drums and shouts of death started that the Yu Fu Shui Army began to react.
This reaction was not to rush to fight, but to turn the ship around and prepare to flee.
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi saw that the enemy fled without fighting, and they were even more certain that the Yu Fushui Army was just a ragtag group with no fighting power at all!
This also seems to indicate a sentence, the boat is in the south and the horse is in the north!
Southerners will never learn to ride and shoot, and northerners will never learn to fight on the water!
But all this is not important anymore. In the eyes of Zhang Nan and Feng Xi, these desperate fish and water troops are all military achievements that can be easily obtained!
"Quick! Speed up!"
"Don't let the enemy go!"
Xu Shu told the two of them that tens of thousands of Yizhou infantry were being transported by the navy!
After defeating the naval forces in front of them, there is a high probability that they can take advantage of the victory and march forward, destroying Liu Zhang's main force on the river in one go!
This was not only the achievement of the water battle, but also the huge achievement of completely defeating Liu Zhang's Eastern Expedition army.
Zhang Nan and Feng Xi's eyes were red, and they wished they could jump on the Yufu Shui Army's warship immediately and fight with their swords in person.
