Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

When Gan Ning was still fifty steps away from Li Ji, he jumped off his horse and rushed towards Li Ji with big strides. Li Ji couldn't help but smile a little more and spoke.

"Xingba's horsemanship has improved a lot."

"I practice horsemanship diligently all the time, just to fight under the command of the Marquis and capture the generals and flags."

Gan Ning had no idea what being polite meant. He spoke in a casual manner and pushed aside a tiger guard who was holding Li Ji's horse.

Completely ignoring the angry glares of the tiger guards, Gan Ning personally led Li Ji's warhorse and led Li Ji towards the direction of the Huai River.

Li Ji naturally heard the hidden meaning in Gan Ning's words, and even understood the purpose of Gan Ning's equestrian display.

With the pacification of Jing and Yang provinces, the navy under Liu Bei's command became the best in the world and it was hard to find an opponent.

However, with the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the navy gradually found less and less use. Northerners were good at horses, while southerners were good at ships. All the princes who participated in the Northern Expedition could not even find a truly organized navy.

This actually made some of Liu Bei's naval heroes useless, and most of them were transferred to become transport team leaders.

Gan Ning and Jiang Qin, two of the most powerful naval generals, one was transferred to Jingzhou to assist Guan Yu in controlling the navy, while the other stayed in Shouchun to command the navy and ensure the safety of the rear.

In a sense, the navy under Liu Bei was invincible, and the two states of Jing and Yang had natural barriers that made them invincible.

But Gan Ning has always been a person who cannot stand loneliness and is unwilling to stay behind.

Gan Ning practiced horse riding diligently, and even this deliberate jump off the horse was undoubtedly a little trick.

Li Ji, who saw through the situation but kept silent, couldn't help but smile as he listened to Gan Ning reporting the amount of money, food and equipment that had been escorted over.

When Li Ji reached the bank of the Huai River, he saw that Gan Ning's eight hundred brocade sail bandits were actually riding on war horses and lined up in front of him.

"Men, why don't you pay your respects to the Marquis?" Gan Ning shouted loudly.

The next moment, the eight hundred Jinfan thieves all jumped off their horses, stood on one knee on the horse's back and saluted, speaking loudly.

"Greetings to the Marquis."

The key point is not the salute, but the horsemanship that can be displayed during the salute.

"Excuse me."

After Li Ji said this, Gan Ning couldn't help but ask.

"My Lord, how are your horsemanship? In terms of balance, I believe it is the best in the world. You learned this on the deck of a river with strong winds and rough waters."

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Li Ji.

Li Ji couldn't help but give Gan Ning a look that was somewhat doubtful.

Gan Ning was a pioneer in practicing horse riding on the decks of large rivers, but the question was, what was the significance of the excellent balance developed in this way?
Performing acrobatics on horseback?

"not bad."

However, although the purpose was unclear, Li Ji did not discourage Gan Ning's enthusiasm.

Maybe it is useless in the Han Dynasty, but who knows, sending Gan Ning out to sea in the future to engage in boarding battles with foreign navies might have a miraculous effect?
After getting Li Ji's affirmation, Gan Ning took advantage of the situation and asked.

"I see that the Marquis doesn't have many cavalrymen under his command. How about I lead the men to follow the Marquis and charge into battle?"

"Xingba." Li Ji said.

"Gan Ning is here." Gan Ning answered loudly. Li Ji also got off the horse, patted Gan Ning on the shoulder, and said in a gentle voice.

"I have my own people to lead the charge, and I have other important uses for Xingba."

Li Ji's short words had sucked away most of the energy of this fierce general, and he seemed to be visibly listless. He asked.

"I wonder what other plans the Marquis has?"

Li Ji took out a brocade bag from his bosom and patted it on Gan Ning's palm, whispering, "Open it when no one is around, and I'll make sure Xingba is satisfied."

Gan Ning immediately perked up. He looked around subconsciously and quickly put the brocade bag into his arms, pretending nothing had happened.

Immediately afterwards, Gan Ning began to assist Li Ji in arranging his troops to board ships in batches, and then sent the troops to the other side of the Huai River in batches.

While the ships were constantly carrying soldiers back and forth, Gan Ning, who could not wait, found an opportunity to sneak into the cabin, closed the door, took out the brocade bag and opened it. Inside was a piece of paper covered with handwriting.

Gan Ning carefully spread out the paper and browsed through its contents, his face unconsciously filled with smiles.

"The one who understands me is the Marquis."

The more Gan Ning watched, the happier he became, and his whole body became excited.

Gan Ning looked back and forth at the piece of paper covered with handwriting, and managed to make out a big word "thief" between the words.

At other times, Gan Ning might cough.

But for Gan Ning, the leader of the "Jinfan Thieves", being a thief is his hobby.

However, since Gan Ning joined Liu Bei's army, he was rampant on the sea for a few years under the name of "pirate", and then he was classified as a government army.

After that, even if Gan Ning wanted to be a thief again, he no longer had the chance.

Immediately, Gan Ning read the contents on the paper several times, and after making sure that he had memorized them without omission, he burned the paper to ashes, left the cabin, and personally commanded the boats to carry the soldiers across the river.

Although the fleet that Gan Ning led to this place had 15 large and small ships, it still took more than ten trips back and forth to transport the 100,000-strong army across the river before all the troops were transported to the other side.

The army had been marching rapidly for many days and was actually quite tired.

After arriving on the other side of the Huai River, Li Ji was not in a hurry. He took a day's rest with the supplies sent by the fleet, boosted the morale of the army with meat, and redistributed ten days of dry food.

Li Ji then continued to lead the army westward, heading straight for the Xiang County section of Yingshui.

After Li Ji led his army out of the Huai River, the fleet responsible for supplying the army with food and supplies naturally turned around and returned along the way.

However, Gan Ning, who was originally responsible for escorting the fleet, secretly disappeared among the fleet.

At this moment, Gan Ning led his eight hundred brocade sail thieves to change their clothes and attire. They even took off their favorite bells with great pain, and everyone covered their face with a wooden mask to conceal their identity.

The eight hundred riders galloped eastward, following the map left by Li Ji and taking a seldom-traveled route. In just one day, they arrived at a small village on the outskirts of Dan County.

However, this small village, which seemed to have about a hundred households, was quite dilapidated, with traces of looting and burning everywhere, which made Gan Ning frown slightly.

Gan Ning once gathered a large number of young men from good families in Ba County and called himself the "Jinfan Thieves", but in fact he never robbed civilians.

Moreover, the Jinfan bandits led by Gan Ning were marching in and out, with chariots and cavalry on foot and boats on water. Everyone was dressed in brocade clothes, and they were so high-profile that they even used brocade clothes to maintain the boats, and some even secretly helped the civilians. (End of this chapter)