The Jiangxia and Jiangdong naval forces faced each other for several days. Each side sent out its light boats to test the situation. Although the Jiangdong navy had a slight advantage, it did not gain much advantage.
As the scale of the rebellion in Jiangdong gradually expanded, Sun Quan took this opportunity to retreat with his troops. Everyone in Jiangxia finally breathed a sigh of relief, this battle was finally over.
On the water village, Gan Ning was jumping on the riverside, the bells on his body were ringing incessantly. He was very dissatisfied and said: "Why did the Jiangdong navy escape? If there is another battle, someone will definitely take the head of Huang Gaifu." ."
Huo Jun laughed and said, "Xu Kun is already dead, why are you still here?"
That day Gan Ning went to rescue Su Fei and met Huang Gai. When Huang Gai opened his mouth, he scolded Gan Ning for having no mother. It happened that Gan Ning had not had a mother since he was a child. Those words hurt Gan Ning's fragile heart, and Huang Gai held a grudge against him.
After saying that, Huo Jun patted Gan Ning on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Now when we go to Jiangdong, it is the time to show off our dominance."
"Huo Shenjun!"
While everyone was chatting and laughing by the river, a smiling Huang She came from a distance. Huang She's attitude now was in contrast to his attitude towards Huo Jun before the war.
"General Huang has something important to meet you!"
Huo Jun did not dare to be arrogant, so he stepped forward and saluted, saying: "Jun has seen the young general!"
Seeing Huo Jun and Huang She walking away, Gan Ning said with an envious tone: "I have lived in Jiangxia for two years, and I have never seen the young general with such an attitude."
Su Fei glanced at Gan Ning and said, "If you had been patient at the banquet and not killed the maid, it's not the same situation now, and I'm afraid you won't be favored by the Lord."
Gan Ning snorted coldly and said, "If that maidservant had a clean tongue, I wouldn't kill her."
Gan Ning and his subordinates left Liu Biao and planned to join Sun Quan of Jiangdong who had just come to power. As a result, he was stopped by Huang Zu in Jiangxia and joined Huang Zu's army.
Huang Zu also knew a thing or two about the reputation of the Jinfan Thief, and specially hosted a banquet for Gan Ning. At the banquet, the maid serving Gan Ning laughed at Gan Ning's slutty clothes, which made him look like a barbarian, and said some unpleasant things to others. When Gan Ning found out, he was furious and killed the maid on the spot, and then drank calmly.
Gan Ning hit Huang Zu in the face with his hand, making Huang Zu's face turn green with anger. After that, Huang Zu hated Gan Ning deeply and treated him like an ordinary general. He turned a blind eye to his subordinates' insults to Gan Ning's tribe.
Gan Ning was in an impatient mood and was used to killing people and stealing goods. He was also cruel in punishing people for killing people. It is difficult for ordinary people to get along with Gan Ning, let alone become Gan Ning's superior.
Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia who respected the virtuous and polite people, could not control Gan Ning's fierce horse. People who can control Gan Ning must not only have great courage, but also have outstanding abilities that can be tolerated by ordinary people.
On the way, Huang She took Huo Jun's arm and said, "Does Zhong Miao have someone he admires?"
Huo Jun shook his head and said, "Young General, Jun has no one he admires."
Hearing this, Huang She's smile became more and more earnest, like that of an old bustard, and he said: "She's a clan girl, she is twenty-eight years old, has an elegant appearance, is beautiful and dignified, and has been thinking about a good family recently. I don't know..."
Huo Jun interrupted Huang She's spellcasting and asked, "I wonder if your sister has the beauty of the country?"
Huang She was stunned for a moment and replied: "There is no national beauty."
Huo Jun sighed and said: "Jun is greedy for beauty and often wants to take the beauty of the country as his wife. It is a pity."
Huang She was stunned by these words and could not hold back any words. This is Huo Jun's own request for a wife. The girl from his own clan is just an ordinary good-natured girl, and she cannot boast of her national beauty.
After a while, Huang She held back half of his sentence and said, "Zhong Miao, you are a true man!"
Huo Jun said seriously: "Young General, do you know the second Qiao from Jiangdong?"
Huang She nodded and said: "Jiangdong Er Qiao, known as the beauty of the country, is the concubine of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu."
"Someone wants me to be my concubine!"
Upon hearing this, Huang She had long forgotten about his sister, but was shocked by the thoughts of Huo Jun, a thief of Cao. It sounds unethical and extremely absurd, but why does it always feel so exciting!
"The above are all jokes!" Huo Jun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Young General, please listen to me for a moment. The eldest son is about to send troops to Jiangdong. The matter of marrying a wife will be discussed later."
There was no way to deceive Huang She like this. Huo Jun is more than eight feet tall, has outstanding appearance, is both civil and military, and both his parents are dead. With such excellent conditions, most women are greedy.
Whoever marries Huo Jun almost marries a bright future. Otherwise Liu Qi and Huang She wouldn't want to be matchmakers for Huo Jun!
Huo Jun thought to himself that he was Tang Monk Meat!
Huang She was fooled, and the two of them arrived at the Chinese army's tent.
Huo Jun entered the camp, glanced at Huang Zu above, cupped his hands and said, "Jun pays homage to the general!"
When Huang Zu saw Huo Jun entering, he smiled and said: "The navy was defeated and left. Fortunately, Zhongmiao was able to recognize the opportunity to fight. He retreated the enemy in Jian Bo Zhong Palace and severely damaged the Jiangdong navy, and was able to force Sun Quan's attack back."
"The general's words are serious." Huo Jun stood up with his hands tied and said calmly: "Although Jun's words have merit, without the young general's courage to seize the rear, it will be difficult for our army to defeat the enemy. It is really the general's merit to force Sun Quan back."
Huang Zu smiled and said, "As Zhong Miao said, it was everyone's contribution to force the retreat to Jiangdong and achieve a small victory."
As he spoke, Huang Zu took out a merit document from the case and said: "Although merit is the result of everyone, there are also brave generals who need to express their merit individually."
"General please give me instructions!"
Huang Zu spread out the document and said: "I thought that Zhongmiao's brother Huo Bochong was very skilled in archery, and he was ordered by Bo Zhong to shoot Xu Kun on the river. The governor Su Fei was brave and good at fighting, and was dispatched by Bo Zhong to attack with a light boat. Let’s kill Ling Cao.”
Huo Jun's heart skipped a beat. Xu Kun died under a stray arrow, and he didn't know who shot him. This credit record was attributed to his brother Huo Du. It was purely Huang Zu's operation. I just don’t know why Huang Zu did this.
But Su Fei's only success was to hold Huang Gai down and help Gan Ning defeat Ling Cao's troops. Now that Ling Cao was made a subordinate of Su Fei by Huang Zu, Gan Ning's name was erased. And judging from Su Fei's character, he couldn't do such a thing as being greedy for military achievements.
Huo Jun bit the bullet, explained, and said: "The general's military exploits were checked to see if there were any flaws. Gan Xingba, the subordinate of Governor Su, feared the difficulties and went up, defeated the Jiangdong vanguard, and beheaded Ling Cao."
Huang Zu immediately changed his face and said: "I have also written about Gan Ning's achievements. He joined the army to defeat the enemy. How could there be any mistakes?"
After saying that, Huang Zu sneered and said: "Gan Ning's traitorous habits are hard to change. He is cruel and easy to kill. He knows that kindness is hard to repay. He is just a common man's courage."
Huo Jun raised his head and tried to win battle merits for Gan Ning, saying: "Since Lieutenant Gan has courage, I wonder if the general can promote one or two at his discretion, so as not to hurt his loyalty."
Huang Zu pondered for a while and said: "It can be said that he is the magistrate of Zhu County, guarding the eastern border for Jiangxia and resisting the enemies from Jiangdong."
Upon hearing this, Huo Jun's heart suddenly went cold.
The magistrate of Zhu County seems to be a good person to be the head of a county. He has control over the local military and political power. But today's Zhu County (Wuhan City, Hubei Province) is located in the war zone between Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and there are basically no ordinary people left.
Then Gan Ning couldn't care less about the common people. He didn't have anyone, so he was basically treated as an exile. After fighting so hard for so long, he was sent to the frontier directly. With Gan Ning's character, he would probably be furious. In desperation, he wondered if Gan Ning would really defect to Jiangdong.
Has Huang Zu been kicked in the head by a donkey?
Huang Zu quickly changed his smile and said: "Today, our Jiangxia soldiers have forced back the Jiangdong Navy and have made great military exploits. Liu Jingzhou lives in Xiangyang, and I have little contact with Jiangxia officials. I wonder if Zhongmiao can replace my Jiangxia soldiers to go north. Report your work to Liu Jingzhou, explain the situation of the war, and demonstrate the military exploits of the generals."
Huo Jun understood in his heart, and he was still wondering why Huang Zu gave his brother the merit of shooting Xu Kun. It turned out that this was the reason!
Since he was asked to go to Xiangyang to report on his duties, he might as well argue for Gan Ning in front of Liu Biao and see if he could help Gan Ning get an official position. By the way, you can also meet with Liu Bei and Liu Qi to discuss the strategy of sending troops into Jiangdong.
"promise!"
Huo Jun cupped his hands and said, "How dare you disobey the general's orders!"
After saying that, Huo Jun turned around and left to explain his military exploits to Gan Ning.
