In the winter of the third year of Jian'an, although the common people in the territory of the Han Dynasty were still short of food and clothing and were displaced, most of them were not harmed by wars, and the whole world was basically settled.

Before the Spring Festival came, Yuan Shang, who retreated to Dingxiang, Shangdang, Bingzhou, was defeated by Cao Cao. Only Yuan Tan, who retreated to the corner of Youzhou, was still struggling to support him, but under the attacks between Gongsun Du and Cao Cao, he did not have much time to do so.

After a relatively short-lived Spring Festival, the people of Liang welcomed the spring of the fourth year of Jian'an. It was still the cold spring season, and Feng Yu met a person who came to join him from Jingzhou.

Since the beginning of the war against Yuan, there have been so many heroes and heroes in the world who defected to Feng Yu, and it is impossible for everyone to meet Feng Yu in person. But this person is very special because his name is familiar to Feng Yu - Jinfan thief Gan Ning Gan Xingba.

Feng Yu deliberately pretended to be unfamiliar and asked: "This hero has so many heroes in the world, why should he surrender to his or her command?"

Gan Ning replied: "Just relying on the king who can meet someone in person, it proves that he is not wrong. To be honest, since the king fought with Yuan Shu in the past year, he has been interested in joining the king. However, the old mother at home passed away and was not allowed to be filial first. After the mourning period, he came to join the king."

Feng Yu laughed and said, "The Jinfan thief Gan Ning and Gan Xing Ba, but I actually know your past deeds."

When Gan Ning heard this, his face turned red and said, "Shame, I asked King Haihua to do something about being a thief in the past."

"It's okay, heroes don't ask where they come from. Now that you join the Liang Kingdom, you have an important matter that can be appointed to you. Our Liang Kingdom plans to organize a special naval army, and you will serve as the commander."

Gan Ning was a little flattered and asked in confusion: "A special naval army? I know that Liang State has a special naval army, using an open and wide-bottom ship without a deck, sailing among any mountains, rivers and rivers. What can the king say about them?"

Feng Yu shook his head and said, "No. That's not a real navy. They use ships as vehicles for raids, and battles usually occur on the shore. The special navy I mentioned is a unit mainly used for combat on the water surface. Of course, this special navy also needs to have the ability to combat amphibiously..."

Gan Ning was confused again after hearing this: "Ambulatory combat???"

Feng Yu had to patiently explain the common sense concept of modern naval to Gan Ning.

Gan Ning bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice from the king. Gan Ning understands that this special naval army is a ship-based force, mainly used for surface ship warfare, and can launch attacks on land based on fleet waterways."

The navy of this era is completely different from the navy of later generations. The navy is just an auxiliary to infantry and cavalry. In normal times, there are only ship workers and no water warriors are equipped. During warfare, it mainly provides transportation for infantry and cavalry. When fighting on the water surface, it mainly uses infantry loaded on the ship to undertake combat tasks.

In a sense, the navy is just a temporary force. The fleet is equipped with soldiers, and after the soldiers land and leave, they become fleets that are not much different from the civilian fleet.

Gan Ning was able to figure out these concepts with Feng Yu's simple words, which made Feng Yu very pleased and nodded and praised: "Yes!"

...

In the fourth year of Jian'an, another spring month was the year of spring. Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty in Wandu, took power. The first thing he did after he took power was to summon nine kings and princes from the world to gather in Nanyang, in order to follow the example of the Zhou emperor's alliance with the princes and the White Horse Vow of Emperor Gaozu of Han to consolidate the status of the Han Dynasty as the common ruler of the world.

Yecheng, Wei’s Palace.

Cao Cao took the imperial edict from the court and asked His Highness and ministers: "You are the emperor in charge of the rule and summoned the orphans to the capital. Do you think the orphans should go or not?"

Someone immediately responded: "Master, why do you have to take risks with yourself? We don't have to pay attention to the Han Dynasty." Cao Cao saw that it was Hua Xin.

Xun Yu immediately retorted: "How can the emperor not go? Isn't that true to let the other princes speak out?" Cheng Yu also agreed and said: "I'm asking!"

Cao Cao looked up at Guo Jia and asked, "Fengxiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia coughed and said, "If the emperor's edict is today, the king can only go. The king's strength is not enough to disobey the emperor's edict. Although the king's strength is the best among the princes, if the king does not obey the edicts that the other princes are willing to obey, then the emperor of the Han Dynasty will have a quotation and gather the other princes to attack the king. Even if the emperor does not do this, we will be angry among the princes. At least the surrounding princes will step up preparations for war and beware of the Wei State."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao nodded silently. Guo Jia continued, "But just in case, the king still needs to be prepared. The most important thing is to enthrone the crown prince and determine the crown prince. In this way, people with ulterior motives will give up meaningless conspiracy after they know it. And I believe that other princes will definitely do this."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao's eyes turned and said, "It's reasonable to be filial, but it's really hard to make a decision to establish the position of prince. Rong Gu thought about it for a while."

At this time, the ministers of the Wei State in the hall were already talking, and they changed from whispering to noisy momentum. They argued endlessly about who should be the prince if they were Cao Cao's sons.

Cao Cao waved his sleeves impatiently and said, "Scatter the court!"

...

In the Shouchun Chenggongya, which is the old palace of Yuan Shu, Liu Bei was also conspiring with a group of staff and generals.

Zhang Fei stared at his pair of copper bells and said, "Brother, don't hesitate anymore. Take advantage of the opportunity when Lu Bu goes to attend the Emperor's Court to regain our Xuzhou. The opportunity must not be missed, and we will never come again. Second brother, do you think so?"

Guan Yu closed his eyes slightly, stroked his long beard with his hands, and kept silent.

Liu Bei immediately refuted: "The third brother is confused, he is based on benevolence and righteousness. How can he take advantage of the opportunity of Lu Bu going to the court to join the alliance to seize his Xuzhou?"

Jian Yong also echoed: "The lord is wise. Moreover, Jian Yong believes that this is not only a matter of benevolence and righteousness, but also a matter of our life and death."

Guan Yu nodded slightly with a little praise, but still kept silent.

Zhang Fei shouted, "Mr. Jian's words are wrong. Can we still be afraid that Lu Bu, his three-name slave, will succeed? It is true that he is brave and good at fighting, but we are not vegetarians."

Jian Yong smiled bitterly: "This Lu Bu is the Marquis of Pengcheng personally appointed by the emperor. The emperor issued an imperial edict to be in charge of Xuzhou. Now he is going to Nanyang to meet the alliance according to the imperial edict. If we take his Xuzhou at this time, it will be accused of rebellion. At that time, the emperor will come down with an imperial edict, and Sun Ce in the south, Feng Yu in the west, and Cao Cao in the north will immediately rush to us..."

At this moment, Liu Bei suddenly shouted, "Yes, my defeat in Liu Bei is a trivial matter. Isn't this a traitor? My third brother must not say this again." Then, he slowed down and said, "Xuzhou, I will take it after all, but it is not at this time. We have to wait for the opportunity."
Chapter completed!