Chapter 21 Jinfans

Chaohu, Wushan.

Chaohu is 800 miles in a radius and is vast and misty, like a treasure mirror embedded in the Jianghuai land. Around Chaohu, there are many rivers such as Hangbu River, Fengle River, Shangpai River, Nanfei River, and Zhegao River. The lake water flows into the Yangtze River through the Yuxi River.

Wushan, located in the center of Chaohu Lake, is the largest island in the lake. It has an elliptical terrain and a circumference of about eight miles. There are three mountains and nine peaks on the island, lush trees and evergreen all year round, like a huge green snail floating on the water surface.

The southern foot of Mount Wu, named Nantang, is a natural shelter. At this moment, Gan Ning is training with his eight hundred brothers.

But he saw dozens of boats lined up horizontally on the lake, each of which stood on the female wall and set up a drum on it. A dozen strong men carried weapons on their backs, holding oars in their hands. A dot platform was set up in the water near the shore, about ten meters high and square. Gan Ning stood on this platform, holding a five-colored flag. He waved the red flag in his hand first, and the big men holding oars quickly and forcefully began to paddle. The dozens of boats on the lake rushed forward like arrows away from the strings. On each of the boats, there was a man with a red scarf pounding the skin drum. The drum sound of "dong!dong!dong!dong!" resounded throughout the lake.

After a while, Gan Ning lifted the yellow flag in his hand upwards, and the dozens of boats stopped one after another. A large ship was parked dozens of steps in front of the boat, and there were dummies made of straw standing on both sides of the boat.

Gan Ning waved the green flag in his hand down again, and the walking boats surrounded the big ship at a very fast speed. The big men who were paddling took out their bows and arrows from the walking boats, aimed slightly, and shot at the scarecrows. For a moment, there was a "whizz" sound on the lake. Although the waves on the water surface were surging, the ships swayed and stood still, half of the arrows shot by the big men still shot on the scarecrows.

Seeing this, Gan Ning lifted the black flag in his hand upwards. After the big men shot arrows, each of them took out a five-clawed iron hook connected to a cable from the boat and threw it hard at the side of the big ship. Some five-clawed iron hooks were not strong enough and fell down when they touched the hull. Some five-clawed iron hooks crossed the side of the boat and fell on the deck with a bang. The big men pulled it back hard, and the five-clawed iron hooks firmly hooked the edge of the boat. The big men quickly climbed the cable with their hands. Within a moment of good skills, they stood on the edge of the big ship. There were also many who were not skilled and had a much slower climbing speed.

When the big men who were walking on the boat boarded the big ship, they all took out their weapons, waved at Gan Ning, and shouted loudly: "The Jinfan Army will win! The Jinfan Army will win!" The sound ran for ten miles.

Zang Ba stood beside Gan Ning with a happy expression and said happily: "Second brother, your brothers are really amazing! After training for a few days, they have such combat power. If this continues, within half a year, they will definitely be a powerful force on the water!"

Gan Ning also looked happy and replied, "I have selected these brothers from the refugees. They have good physical fitness. I have experienced some small events this year. However, the tricks written by my elder brother about training the navy have played a great role."

Zang Ba was stunned. He didn't know when Zhou Yu wrote such a letter to Gan Ning. He thought it was before he left to Shouchun.

Seeing Zang Ba's expression, Gan Ning took out a white letter from his arms and raised it to Zang Ba. He said, "In this letter, Brother, I specifically explained the combat methods of using five-colored flags to command the navy, and how to use the advantages of flexible and maneuverable boats to deal with large ships like tower ships. Look, are my boats like flying pigeons on the lake?"

Gan Ning said, pointing the white flag in his hand to the sky and shaking it. The big men climbed off the big boat along the cables, and then paddled together. The walking boats were like flying doves, gliding on the wide water surface of Chaohu Lake.

Zang Ba nodded suddenly, took out a list from his arms, and said, "This is the 200 stone of grain and 10,000 feather arrows that Brother Zhou Dao arranged for me to send me."

Gan Ning patted Zang Ba on the shoulder and said, "Third brother, thank you for your hard work. It's already noon. Let's go have a drink! When you go back, you told Brother Zhou Dao that we 800 brothers each wore their own clothes, which were all kinds of different clothes and were not neat at all. It didn't matter if they were bandits in the past. In the future, if you want to do major events, you won't look like an army without military uniforms, right?"

Taohuatan Restaurant.

A team of about ten riders galloped at the restaurant. In a blink of an eye, they had already arrived at the door of the restaurant. When they heard the sound of "Wow...", the horses tightly pulled the reins and stopped the horse. The horses in front were snow-white all over, with pure fur, without a single hair, only four hooves were black, which was a good horse that traveled thousands of miles a day! The horse was sitting upright, with a neat short blow, a sword on the waist, a tiger's back and a beehive waist, a full heaven, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose, a handsome boy!

The young man turned over and dismounted and said to everyone behind him, "Let's rest after spending most of the day." After that, he handed the reins of the horse to the restaurant's friend and walked into the house.

Zhou Shang knew the young man and shouted from afar: "Major General Sun! Major General Sun!" The young man had seen Zhou Shang and walked over quickly and said: "It turned out to be Lord Zhou, and Sun Ce is polite."

Seeing this person's appearance, Zhou Yu speculated that this person must be Sun Ce. Historically, Sun Ce lived in Shouchun at this time. At this time, Sun Jian was the prefect of Changsha for his contribution to the uprising army in Quxing, Changsha, and was named "Wucheng Hou". Sun Jian first followed Zhu Yan to wipe out the Yellow Turban Army. In 186 AD, he was recommended by Zhang Wen to follow him to fight the rebellion of Bianzhang in Liangzhou, and then was assigned by the court to attack the uprising army in Changsha. Because he fought abroad all year round, in order to ensure the safety of his family, Sun Jian always placed his family in Shouchun. Sun Jian had five sons: Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, and a daughter: Sun Shangxiang. When Sun Ce was over ten years old, he had made friends and had a good reputation.

Zhou Shang smiled and said, "My dear nephew is exempted from courtesy. Will Lingzun and Lingtang be happy recently?"

"My father guards Changsha, and the nearby bandits have basically been wiped out. I am still more idle recently. My mother is in good health. Thank you for your concern, Lord Zhou." Sun Ce replied.

Zhou Yu knew that the Zhou family was a famous family in Jiangdong. After hundreds of years of management, they had strong power in both the court and the local government. Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son were in the world, so they naturally had the best of their ability to win over a family like the Zhou family.

After Sun Ce borrowed troops from Yuan Shu in history, Zhou Yu took his elite soldiers and food to join Sun Ce. After that, he defeated Hengjiang, dangli, defeated Zuo Rong, Xue Li, fought against Qu Azhuo Yao, and helped Sun Ce lay the foundation for Jiangdong's future generations. Thinking of this, Zhou Yu was mixed with feelings and thought to himself: "Is this the path I will take in the future?"

At this time, Zhou Shang took Zhou Yu and Zhou Hui's hand and introduced them to Sun Ce. When Sun Ce saw Zhou Yu, he looked surprised and said happily: "Brother Zhou, although you are in Lujiang, the name of a talented man in Jiangnan has been passed down to our Jiujiang. I heard that you have been smart since childhood, read poetry and prose, and practice martial arts. You are a talent of the world who is both civil and military."

Zhou Yu was very proud, but he waved his hand and said, "Brother Sun has been awarded too much! How can Yu afford it! But Brother Sun, you are a descendant of Sun Wu, and you are extraordinary in civil and military governance. I heard that your father, General Sun Jian, has a strong martial arts skills and good military governance. He is awesome in Changsha, which makes Yu yearn for it."

Sun Ce laughed: "I am also an example of my father's military achievements. Alas... Now the world is not peaceful and thieves are everywhere. It is a good time for men to make achievements... Brother Zhou is here in Shouchun, and I don't know what to do?"

Zhou Shang continued: "Some days ago, Lord Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, recommended Yu'er as a filial and honest person to the court, and it will be approved in a few days. Yu'er and Hui'er come to Shouchun this time, mainly to see more worldly, make more friends, and experience more." But he did not say anything about Zhou Yu and his friends coming to Shouchun to learn swords.

Sun Ce wanted to make friends with Zhou Yu and said immediately: "It's great! In this way, Brother Zhou and I can communicate and discuss frequently. I dare not say anything else. In the realm of Shouchun, I still know some friends, all of whom are good men with literary talent and martial arts. When we introduce you to Brother Zhou in the future, we will be close to you."

Zhou Yu knew that due to the autocracy of eunuchs, many scholars from the north went south to seek a peaceful land. Shouchun was located in the key to the north and south, with a long history, and it must be hidden and hidden. He also said happily now: "Yu has just arrived, and he will have to trouble Brother Sun in the future."

Sun Ce patted Zhou Yu's shoulder affectionately and said, "I am the favorite person to make friends. You and I are the same age as you and I don't have to be so restricted."

While speaking, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from outside the house, which came to an abrupt end in front of the door. Then more than a dozen people walked into the house, dressed in the same guards. The leader was tall and strong, one head taller than the other, with big ears, bright eyes, thick and strong arms, and a long sword hanging on the waist. His figure and aura were obvious to him as a martial arts master. The man came to Zhou Shang, knelt on his side and bowed to him with one leg, "Sir, Wang Yue is late to welcome him, please forgive me!"

Taohuatan Restaurant, outside the door.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce said goodbye to each other, boarded a horse, followed Wang Yue and his party to Shouchun City. Looking back, the peach blossoms in Taohuatan were still as bright as clouds, and the water in Taohuatan was still as pure as a mirror. Several girls were washing clothes by the pond. They were carefree and laughing and playing... The youthful face looked so beautiful against the backdrop of the peach blossoms.

Zhou Yu murmured to himself: "Last year, today, people's faces and peach blossoms complement each other..."
Chapter completed!