As for taking refuge in Jiangdong, Gan Ning had never had such an idea. Jiangdong was the weakest among the princes at this time. He took refuge in Lu Bu and put in so much effort between Jingzhou and Jiangdong. Judging from Lu Bu's temperament, he definitely

I won’t treat myself badly.

There was no need for Gan Ning to give up a big tree and choose a small grass like Jiangdong.

Although Jiangdong's naval forces are powerful, what they need to conquer the world is a large army on land.

This time Gan Ning planned to lead 2,500 men to Jizhou for the purpose of establishing a naval army. The remaining 500 men were continued to be led by his general Chen Guang.

Chen Guang was the general who initially followed Gan Ning and had rich experience in naval warfare. Gan Ning was relatively relieved to have him stay on the river. As long as this naval force was still there, it would be able to provide support to Jizhou's navy.

Provide more soldiers.

Gan Ning led an army of 2,500 men and marched to Jizhou in a mighty manner. Before Jiangdong's army could react, they entered the territory of Xuzhou. During this period, the Jinfan thieves have repeatedly taken action, but they have not fundamentally solved the problem.

Going up to hurt the merchants passing by is just taking away part of the items they got.

When the team left, Sun Quan was shocked when he got the news. It was no secret in Jiangdong that Jiangdong navy wanted to wipe out the Jinfan thieves, but there was no specific understanding of the number of Jinfan thieves. Now Jinfan

Sun Quan was a little surprised that the sail thieves dispatched so many troops at once.

Sun Quan did not alert the Jinfan thieves, but ordered the counties along the way to strengthen their defenses to prevent the Jinfan thieves from sneak attacks.

The Jinfan thieves rarely attack the city, but at this time, Sun Quan still attaches great importance to the stability of Jiangdong.

Zhou Yu, on the other hand, noticed something was wrong through the actions of the Jinfan thief. The Jinfan thief's large-scale movement was actually in the direction of Xuzhou. There was no naval force in the Xuzhou army. Even when he saw the Jinfan thief passing by, he could only

Strengthen the defense, and where are these Jinfan thieves planning to go?

Thinking of the recent news from Chang'an, Zhou Yu's expression changed slightly. If he was in the naval army, he would still be able to deal with it. Now that Jiangdong Army has just experienced a defeat on the battlefield, it is trying its best to deal with the powerful Jinfan thieves.

No touching attitude.

When Jiangdong's army occupied Jiangxia and Jingnan counties, it did make the Jinfan thieves dare not show up easily, and for a time suppressed the Jinfan thieves' actions.

But now Jiangdong must think more when doing things. Jiangdong's army has fought against the Jinfan thieves more than once, and he has a deep understanding of the Jinfan thieves' combat effectiveness. The Jinfan thieves are extremely cunning when fighting, and they want to kill them.

Extermination is extremely difficult.

However, we cannot ignore the impact of the activities of Jinfan thieves on the river.

"Lord, according to my subordinates, the Jinfan thief is probably heading to Jizhou." Zhou Yu said.

Sun Quan looked puzzled, "Why are you going to Jizhou? Although the navy under King Jin's tent is not strong enough, Gan Ning still dare not lead his troops to attack easily."

"I'm afraid Gan Ning and others want to take refuge with the King of Jin." Zhou Yu said slowly: "Over the years, my subordinates have always suspected that the Jinfan thief secretly took refuge with the King of Jin. At first, the King of Jin and Gan Ning had an intersection, but on the ship

In the process of transporting Jiangxia, the warships were robbed for the Jinfan thieves, which led to the current strength of the Jinfan thieves. However, there are many strange things about this incident. At that time, Gan Ning had made meritorious service on the battlefield and had just obtained

Reward soon turned his back on Liu Biao and started killing people and selling goods on the river."

"When the Jiangdong Army and the princes jointly invaded Bingzhou, Gan Ning once led the Jinfan bandits to raid Jiangdong and Jingzhou cities."

After listening to this, Sun Quan had greater trust in Zhou Yu's speculation. If Gan Ning led the Jinfan thieves to defect to Lu Bu, the power of the Jizhou navy cannot be ignored.

According to the news coming from Liaodong, there are many craftsmen in the Liaodong Navy who are good at building warships. When the time comes, we only need to send the craftsmen in the Liaodong Navy to Jizhou, so that the Jizhou Navy can develop in a short time.

Sun Quan even guessed that Lu Bu even thought of setting up the Jizhou navy when he formed the navy in Ta clan.

Setting up a naval army is definitely a difficult task, but after it was in Lu Bu's hands, it became so simple, which made Sun Quan a little hard to accept.

"If there is a navy in Jizhou, it will pose a certain threat to our army." Sun Quan said.

"My lord, there is no need to worry. The Jinfan thieves have been hiding in Tibet for these years. If they dare to fight our army head-on, they will definitely be defeated by our army. Even though the Jinfan thieves are brave, they are just a group of thieves." Zhou Yu said.

Jiangdong's army had just experienced a defeat, and he wanted to let Sun Quan see the hope of victory.

Sun Quan naturally saw the encouragement in Zhou Yu's words and said with a smile: "With Gong Jin in the army, there is no need to worry about not being able to fight against the armies of other princes."

"My subordinates will do their best to assist the lord." Zhou Yu solemnly saluted.

For the failure on the Jingzhou battlefield, Sun Quan did not blame Zhou Yu, but comforted him with kind words. He even affirmed Zhou Yu's behavior on the Jingzhou battlefield in front of the civil servants and generals in Jiangdong. This made Zhou Yu very useful. He felt it from Sun Quan.

trust.

Although Lu Su was secretly supervising on the battlefield in Jingzhou, it was normal for a monarch to do this kind of thing. After all, Zhou Yu had a high prestige among the Jiangdong Army at that time, and Jiangdong had just experienced turmoil. If

If the monarch is not prepared in this regard, big problems may arise.

Sun Quan's subsequent performance made Zhou Yu feel Sun Quan's trust. Being able to still trust him under such pressure really made Zhou Yu very grateful.

Sun Quan understood that if Jiangdong wanted to achieve real stability, it must have strong military power. Zhou Yu's position in the army was very important. If Zhou Yu lost power in the army, it would be someone's trick. Zhou Yu's influence on Jiangdong's army was

It is very important, and it will be an important basis for Sun Quan to capture the lost city in the future.

Mrs. Wu's words make sense. Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's sworn brother and has done a lot for Jiangdong over the years. If Zhou Yu wants to rebel, the best opportunity is when Sun Ce just dies.

However, Zhou Yu also understood that as a minister, if his influence in the army exceeds that of the monarch, he will definitely arouse the monarch's suspicion. People appointed by Sun Quan will generally not be embarrassed in the army.

For example, Zhou Tai, whom Sun Quan admired, now plays a decisive role in the army. On the battlefield in Jingzhou, Zhou Tai led the Jieying Cavalry with outstanding performance.
Chapter completed!