Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Luoyang.

Looking at the letter describing the water thief, Liu Qing naturally thought of the Jinfan thief Gan Ning for some reason.

I wondered again, if it was Gan Ning, shouldn't he be well-known already, would he not mention it in the letter?

"Did you just debut?" Liu Qing murmured.

"My lord, Beishan bandits and Nanshui bandits are commonplace, so don't be surprised," Xun You said.

"What kind of water thief can intercept me? Even if there is no general guard, the water thief is equipped with large and small crossbow arrows, which is not something ordinary thieves can approach."

"My lord, what do you mean is that among the thieves, there are capable people?" Guo Jia followed Liu Qing's words.

"Moreover, this capable person is good at water, and is well versed in water warfare."

Guo Jia turned his head quickly, and said with a smile: "It seems that the lord is going to catch a thief."

"Pass down the orders, use the boat as a lure, and order Tai Shici to sit in the town, and make sure to catch the thief leader alive. I will be of great use!"

Xun You also smiled, "If you can really discover the talents of water warfare, the loss of the two warships will be worth it, haha!"

Liu Qing thought for a while, "Let me write it myself!"

Whether the water thief is Gan Ning, and if so, what kind of benefits should be used to win him over, and where the bottom line is, Liu Qing must personally confess, so as to be more confident.

Although they have the ability to build warships and build a navy, the weakness of the navy has been revealed in the battle against Wujun.

Right now, the challenge to Yuan is imminent, and the next stop is Yangzhou. If the ability of water warfare is not good, it may not be so easy to go to Yangzhou and Jingzhou.

What's more, there will be a Sun Jian involved at that time.

……

The warm wind blew across the reeds by the river, and the fluffy tips of the reeds swayed with the wind, cheerful and clear.

The river was sparkling, a bow broke through the water, and went upstream.

On the deck, many figures were busy, carrying supplies, sailing and paddling, and the division of labor was very clear.

At the bow of the boat, stood a young man with a bow on his shoulders, arrows on his back, pheasant feathers on his head, and a bell hanging from his waist, facing the wind, ringing rhythmically.

"jingle!"

"jingle!"

"Boss Gan, this time we sent it! This place is indeed right!"

The one who spoke was a shirtless young man on the deck with a large bundle of ropes on his back. With a seemingly fragile physique, he managed to straighten the ropes that were as thick as two fingers with ease.

"It's really good. It's much better than the poor mountains and rivers in Bashu!" Boss Gan replied.

Boss Gan, named Gan Ning, was originally from Bashu. Because of the turmoil in Bashu, Gan Ning became a bandit. A lot of fame.

However, since Liu Yan took charge of Bashu, the rebellions in various places have been quelled one after another, the world has become more peaceful, and the government and army have greatly strengthened their efforts to fight against bandits. Gan Ning had to lead his friends into exile along the waterways.

Wherever he went, if he met someone who treated him with courtesy, Gan Ning would treat him with sincerity, and would even help him put down the chaos.

Survival in chaos, the more chaos, the more opportunities Gan Ning has to take advantage of, so all the way through Jingzhou, Yangzhou, wherever there is war, there is him.

The rope-carrying boy finished tidying up the ropes and piled them aside. He looked back at the yellow and green hull of the ship, with a flash of pride in his eyes. …

"No, the food we robbed recently is enough for us for several years! There are also weapons, and this boat, brand new!"

The boy at the bow didn't respond any more, squinting and looking ahead, their temporary "water village" had arrived.

It is said to be a water village, but it is actually just a small pier.

The boat docked slowly, Gan Ning jumped off, and walked back along the ferry. There was a small fishing village near the ferry, which was the place where Gan Ning and his friends stayed.

In exchange, Gan Ning would provide some food to the villagers, not to mention a full stomach, but a change of taste, but even so, the villagers welcomed it very much.

From a distance, several villagers were waving to him.

"Grandpa Xiao Gan, you're back!" An old man walked up to him leaning on a reed.

"Master, is there something wrong?" Gan Ning asked.

The old man took Gan Ning's hand, pulled him aside, put his feet on the ground, Gan Ning bowed down in cooperation, and put his ears on it.

"The military master from the county came to inspect the day before yesterday. He has come several times to inquire about the whereabouts of Grandpa Xiaogan. Did he intercept the official ship again?"

"Ham, it's the Zhou family's boat, probably owned by the prefect of Danyang, two old ones were burned, I have a new boat now!"

"For safety's sake, it's better not to dock during this period of time. It's not safe. Officials and soldiers are patrolling along the river, and people will come at any time." The old man said.

Gan Ning thought for a while, then nodded, "Thank you, sir!"

Back at the ferry, Gan Ning ordered: "Leave ten bags and set sail immediately!"

As he said that, he pulled a knot, pushed hard on the boat, and Gan Ning returned to the boat, and immediately waved goodbye to the old man.

As a qualified water thief, Gan Ning always puts caution first.

The boat left the shore slowly, and Gan Ning bid farewell to the villagers.

"Boss, why don't you get off the boat and rest?"

"Don't talk too much for me! Go ahead and hang up the ribbons, we are Jinfan Army!"

About an hour after Gan Ning left, a group of officers and soldiers patrolled along the river. When they saw the village, they stepped forward to check it.

In the center of the village, the old man was presiding over the villagers' distribution of the grain left by Gan Ning. At this moment, the officers and soldiers arrived and happened to see the grain distribution scene.

The officers and soldiers stared blankly at the grain bags discarded aside, and then looked at the villagers in disbelief. The grain robbed by the water thieves would appear here.

The villagers did not expect that there would be officers and soldiers coming at this time. They knew that the food came from a wrong way, but in this world, so what if they knew it. Make them look terrified.

The officer and army were in a daze for a while, their eyes repeatedly shifting between the grain bags and the villagers, as if they were thinking about something.

After several days of inspections, there were no clues. The mere water thieves caused the captain of the sailors to be devastated. Not only were their food and grass robbed, but even the entire ship's food turned into flames and sank to the bottom of the river with the ship.

The leader of the team drew out his saber with a bang, and ordered: "This village is a den of water thieves, quickly take down the water thieves, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

A team of officers and soldiers had already made preparations. As soon as they heard the military order, a wave of arrows missed and they said it was a capture. But the sailors all knew that what the team wanted was merit, and the credit came from the heads of thieves and dirt. . …

Villagers abandoned food and fled in all directions.

After a while, screams and screams resounded over the fishing village.

Black smoke billowed up one after another, and the thatched huts built of wood and reeds burned blazingly. The black smoke gathered together and rushed to the sky.

"Boss Gan, look, Fenghuo!"

Putting it on, a young man reminded Gan Ning, Gan Ning looked in the direction, and there was indeed a thick smoke billowing in the sky.

Gan Ning frowned, a bad premonition flashed in his heart.

The smoke is not like the wolf smoke used in battle, but rather like a fire. The direction...is the direction of the fishing village.

"Lower sails! Go back!" Gan Ning hastily ordered.

The teenagers were in a hurry, the boat stopped slowly, and then went down the river.

Only half an hour later, the boat passed the ferry again, but this time, Gan Ning did not order to dock.

Halfway across the river, the raging village was on fire, the wind blowing, the smoke drifted away, and the bells rang in the sky.

Gan Ning didn't say a word, and let the boat pass by.

I'm used to this kind of scene.

……

In Liyang, Chen Wen listened to the report of Zhou Ang, the prefect of Jiujiang, and he changed his frown for several days, and his mood improved a lot.

"Your Majesty Zhou will continue to work hard, and you must catch all the water thieves in one go, so as to relieve the suffering of the people!"

In the report, not only the food was robbed by water thieves, but also the village was burned by water thieves.

"These water thieves are extremely cunning, and they have a lot of strongholds. They are especially powerful on the water. My lord, in my opinion, let's send a water army to wipe them out!"

When Chen Wen heard this, he was not happy.

"How can you use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken! The water army is used to fight against the Xuzhou army, how can it be used to deal with mere thieves!"

Chen Wen disagreed, and Zhou Ang didn't insist. After all, what Chen Wen said was right, the Xuzhou Army was the most important thing at this stage. The battle situation in Wu County was tense, and Jiujiang County wanted to send water troops to garrison waterways to cut off Liu Bei's army's supplies.

Without supplies, Liu Bei's army could only shrink in a small city, without a basis for further development.

"I heard that the Gu family in Wu County has many contacts with Xuzhou. Do you need to knock?" Zhou asked again.

"It doesn't matter, Lord Zhou only needs to take care of the affairs on the river. Lord Sheng will handle the war in Wujun himself. Captain Xu Gong of Wujun has already gone to fight in person." Chen Wen paused, and then said: "Letter from Mr. Yuan , saying that Yuan Gonglu has already crossed Jiangxia and is coming towards Lujiang, so I have to guard against it, I have to go to Shouchun, you must keep an eye on the river, and don't let the Xuzhou army succeed again."

"There are also water thieves! Go!" Chen Wen added.

After saying that, Chen Wen waved his hand and scolded Zhou Ang away, while he prepared himself and set off to find Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang.

At the same time, Yuan Shao in Ruyang was also keeping a close eye on Yuan Shu's movements.

At first, they thought that Yuan Shu entered Jiangxia to attack Huang Zu together with Sun Jian, but as things developed, they found that things were not that simple.

Sun Jian went south, but Yuan Shu marched all the way east, which made Yuan Shao suspicious.

He separated Nanyang, Yuan Shao could bear it.

Yuan Shao was outraged when he entered Luoyang, but he could barely bear it.

But Yuan Shu entered Lujiang, he couldn't bear it!

In Yuan Shao's blueprint, Yangzhou was his rear, a great help for him to counterattack the Central Plains, how could it be touched by others, even his own younger brother, that would not work. …

Yuan Shao immediately summoned Fengji Guotu and Chen Lin to discuss the matter.

"The highway is coming east, and it must be coming to take the Lujiang River. Do you think, who should I send to block it?"

Yuan Shao got straight to the point, and clearly expressed his opposition to Yuan Shu's eastward advance. Any brotherhood is a joke.

"Yuan Gong, this matter should be discussed in the long run." Feng Ji said.

"Yuantu, if you have any thoughts, you can express it clearly."

Feng Ji cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Yuan Gonglu was defeated first by Luoyang and then by Nanyang. It can be said that he fled in a panic, but he still has a lot of troops in his hands. If he can make use of them, wouldn't it be beneficial to the lord?"

"Use? How to use?"

"Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, always welcomes Luoyang, refuses to obey the lord, refuses to serve Emperor Chen, and even Chen Wen has no choice but to lead Yuan Gonglu to attack him, and we will reap the benefits!"

"In this way, wouldn't Lujiang fall into the hands of Yuan Gonggong, and it would be even more difficult to carry it with the lord at that time!" Guo Tu objected.

"What's more, Yuan Shu's usurpation has already been called for by everyone. If he conspired with him at this time, wouldn't he lose the hearts of the people?" Chen Lin also expressed her objection.

Feng Ji sneered in his heart, besides Runan, what else is there in the world, but he learned that the hearts of the people in the north are all owned by the King of Bohai.

Without the world, how can there be the hearts of the people in the world.

So he disagreed with Chen Lin's point of view.

"Yuan Gong, in the current situation, Bohai King Liu Qingfang is the leading enemy, so the top priority is to expand the territory and troops. Yuan Gonglu and the Bohai King have a sworn feud, and Yuan Gong can take advantage of this." Feng Ji said.

After listening to Yuan Shao, he also paid more attention to Feng Ji's suggestion. After all, it was Liu Qing who hated him, and Yuan Shu's behavior could only be said to be unsightly, and he threw it into Yuan's face.

Not seeing.

The three aides had different opinions, but in the end Yuan Shao followed Feng Ji's suggestion, and in the end, the task of negotiating with Yuan Shu to fight against Liu Qing was handed over to Chen Lin.

"The autumn harvest is over. In the days to come, all armies will intensify their training. Once the cooperation with the highway is achieved, they will send troops to take back Yingchuan!" Yuan Shao said excitedly.

Yuan Shao had already learned of the news that Gao Shun was appointed as the prefect of Yingchuan and stationed in Yingchuan. For this reason, he specially appointed Gao Gan as the prefect of Yingchuan to deal with it.

Gao Gan vs. Gao Shun, Gao Shi vs. Yuan Shao likes this kind of operation the most.

……

At the beginning of October, Chen Lin returned from Yuan Shu's office. The two sides reached a consensus that Liu Qing should be the first target. Yuan Shao acquiesced in Yuan Shu's capture of Lujiang County, and Yuan Shu promised that when Yuan Shao marched into Yingchuan, Yuan Shu would not attack the rear and would replace Yuan Shao's army. Guard the rear to prevent a surprise attack by Liu Biao's army.

Finally, the two armies met and sent troops to fight together in mid-October.

Yuan Shao attacked Yingchuan.

Yuan Shu attacked Lujiang.

Suspicious clouds of war are spreading in Yuzhou and Yangzhou. In Yingchuan, apart from Gao Shun, under the planning of Guo Jia and Xun You, Zhang Liao's army has already rushed to Yingchuan. country, directly deterring Chen Wang and Liu Chong.

During this period of time, Yuan Shao also turned on his horsepower to prepare for the battle. Food, grass, armored equipment, and even soldiers from Danyang were continuously transported to Runan.

Gan Ning, who often travels on the upper reaches of the river, naturally smelled this unusual aura.

"There may be a war in Jiangbei." Gan Ning said, looking at the fleet in the distance.

Another boy on the deck asked, "Boss Gan, aren't we going up?"

"Come on, didn't you see a boatload of Danyang soldiers? I've heard of their reputation in Bashu." Gan Ning scolded.

The young man shrank his head and had no choice but to give up. He turned around and looked at the crew members. They were leaning on the side of the ship, holding various weapons in their hands, looking at him with smiles, obviously laughing at him being scolded by the boss.

"Go, go, I'm dead!" The young man waved his hand, then looked to the other side, and suddenly froze.

"Gan Gan... Boss Gan, look! There is a boat behind! It's exactly the same as ours!"

When Gan Ning heard this, he looked around and saw a big boat following him, no matter its shape or size, it was exactly the same as his own boat.

Or to be more precise, his own ship was the same as it was because it was snatched from them.

"Hehe, there are door-to-door deliveries, guys, get ready to work!" Gan Ning ordered.

……

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