After Liu Zhang took charge of Yizhou, he felt that Ba County was too big and difficult to manage, so he divided Ba County into three. Among them, north of the Dianjiang River is Brazil County; Jiangzhou to Linjiang is Yongning County; Qu endure until the fish is restored to Guling County.

Zhou Qun's hometown of Lang is the capital of Pasir County. Of course, the current Langzhong is still under the jurisdiction of Ba County.

Zhang Yu went to Langzhong to meet Zhou Qun and entered the territory of Ba County, so he naturally heard of Gan Ning's reputation. When Xu Huang introduced Gan Ning, Zhang Yu shouted loudly.

When Gan Ning heard Zhang Yu's words, he also shouted: "The Zhou Qun that Mr. is talking about, could it be that Zhou Zhongzhi who is proficient in divination and prophecy?" ”

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "It's this person!" ”

Gan Ning secretly thought in his heart: "In Ba County, who doesn't know Zhou Zhongzhi's reputation? This person can actually talk to Mr. Zhou about what he has learned in his chest, and he must have real talent. ”

Thinking of this, Gan Ning's opinion of Changyu has also quietly changed. Gan Ning, like Zhang Fei, was born in a strong family, and they all have respect for celebrities and celebrities.

Gan Ning stepped forward, bowed respectfully to Zhang Yu, and said, "Gan Xingba, I've seen Mr!" ”

When he met his old acquaintance in another country, Changyu was naturally very happy. Now in the Bingzhou Group, only he and Gan Ning are from Yizhou, and the two will naturally be much closer emotionally.

After Zhang Yu returned the gift, he told Chen Xu about Gan Ning's past. And the generals of the state also listened carefully to his speech.

Hearing that Gan Ning took the Jinfan thief and crisscrossed the Yangtze River in Ba County, the county soldiers did not dare to pursue him, and the officials did not dare to slack off. Chen Gong and Tian Feng's faces showed different colors.

To be able to gather a group of grass robbers, to do this, can be regarded as unprecedented. Both of them believe that Gan Ning has extraordinary talents.

More importantly, because Gan Ning has always been active on the Yangtze River, he is a naval general. Bingzhou is located in the northernmost part of the Han Dynasty, although the people here are fierce and good at producing elite soldiers, there are not many people with good water quality.

The Bingzhou group, whether it is preparing to attack Yizhou in the future, or fighting for the whole world, the naval army is an indispensable type of troops.

For a long time, because the northern war did not use the navy, and there was no qualified naval army general in the annexed state. So until now, the state has never formed a naval army.

However, the last battle with the Xiliang army made Chen Gong and others see the disadvantages of not having a water army.

If there was a naval army in Bingzhou at that time, even if the throat road to the south was blocked by the Xiliang army. Bingzhou can also send a navy to the south directly from the Yellow River or Fenshui to enter the territory of Hedong County.

In that case, the state army will not be so passive.

After all, there was no sailor in the Xiliang army. If the commander of the Bingzhou Navy Division drove straight into the territory of Sili, I am afraid that the Xiliang Army would not be able to intercept it at all.

Chen Gong and Tian Feng glanced at each other, and they both saw a surprise in each other's eyes. In the words of later generations, this is when drowsiness comes, someone will send a pillow.

As soon as they had the idea of preparing for the Sailor Division, one of the Sailor generals came to merge the state. If God doesn't take it, he will be blamed. Both of them learned their thoughts from each other's eyes.

Zhang Yu still recounted Gan Ning's deeds: "Xingba plundered the Yangtze River for several years, and then he repented, disbanded the Jinfan thief, and went into seclusion to study Zhuzi. ”

"Xingba acted like this, and it also formed a beautiful talk in the local area."

Chen Gong and Tian Feng have brighter eyes.

Gan Ning heard Zhang Yu's praise, and his face, which had been unruly, actually had a twist. He opened his mouth and said: "A certain talent is dull, although I have read books for a few years, I have not understood many truths. ”

"Compared with all the gentlemen, Ning doesn't dare to come out to meet people."

"Hahahaha!"

The generals of the state all let out a burst of good-natured laughter when they heard Gan Ning's words.

As Chang Yu spoke, Gan Ning kept carefully looking at everyone's expressions. He was relieved to find that none of the generals of the state had a different color on their faces when they heard that he had been a Jinfan thief and had gathered together.

Although Gan Ning has been a Jinfan thief for many years, his reputation is not very good after all. For many monarchs who pay attention to their background, his past behavior is a big stain.

Gan Ning didn't know that most of the generals in the entire state were not glorious in their previous backgrounds. There are bandits and bandits, and there are even more anti-country and rebel thieves.

Even Chen Xu himself is a big anti-thief leader.

is because he heard about Gan Ning's past deeds, and none of the state generals will look down on him.

After Zhang Yu finished talking about Gan Ning's life, the generals of the state also had a more intuitive understanding of Gan Ning.

Chen Xu looked at Gan Ning with burning eyes and said, "Xingba is both wise and brave, and he is brave. I don't know if Xingba would like to come to me and serve in the state? ”

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Xu began to extend an olive branch to Gan Ning. For Chen Xu, who has a penchant for gathering strategists and fierce generals, since he saw Gan Ning, he didn't let go of the reason.

Gan Ning came this time to defect to Chen Xu. After he met Chen Xu, he was also very satisfied with this state pastor.

Therefore, after Chen Xu revealed his intention to solicit, Gan Ning knelt directly on the ground and said, "Ning, meet the lord!" ”

Seeing Gan Ning acting like this, Chen Xu was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Gan Ning up, and said: "I have Gan Xingba, how lucky!" ”

Tian Feng also stroked his palms and smiled: "Gan Xingba came to merge the state, and the lord can take the opportunity to train a naval army." ”

When Chen Xu heard this, he frowned and said: "To train a sailor, you must first build a ship. However, rivers are scarce in the north, and even if ships are built, the role of the navy is not significant. ”

"In this way, in addition to wasting money and food, how can it be of great use?"

Unlike Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou, the water network is dense, and naval ships can reach almost any place.

There are very few large rivers in the north, and there are not many tributaries of large rivers. In the entire territory of Bingzhou, there are only three major rivers: the Yellow River, Fenshui, and Luyanshui.

In addition, there are only two large lakes of Zhaoyuze and Luyanze.

Moreover, the Yellow River is turbulent, and it is not suitable to train a naval army on it.

Fenshui flows through Zhaoyuze and passes through Jinyang City, which is a good position to train the water army. However, there are too few tributaries of Fenshui, and the upstream is still subordinate to the territory. In the entire annexed state, Fenshui only flowed through the territory of Taiyuan County.

If the navy is trained in Fenshui, after the training is completed, except for going south to capture the subordinates, the navy will not be of any use at all.

Even if the army attacked Hedong County along the Fenshui, it would only be able to enter the Yellow River Valley.

As for the water network in the south, it is not connected to the Yellow River at all. Even when he attacked the south in the future, the ships built by Chen Xu in Bingzhou were completely useless.

In the north, the rest of the princes did not form a sailor. After the establishment of the naval division in the prefecture, taking into account various factors, there were very few opportunities to really go to the battlefield.

As a result, the water division formed by the state at the expense of money and food can only transport supplies in a limited number of rivers.

At this stage, it was the moment when the power of the princes was rapidly expanding. In Chen Xu's view, it is the right way to save some money and food as much as possible and strengthen the strength of the infantry.

As for the formation of a naval army to attack Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the future, it is still too far away for the current Chen Xu.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Xu hesitated a little after hearing Tian Feng's words.

Chen Xu's questioning did not make Tian Feng dissatisfied. He just said unhurriedly: "Lord, the sailor must be established sooner or later." ”

"It is precisely because the northern princes have not formed a water division. We have a separate water division, and sometimes we can achieve unexpected results. ”

"Just like the last battle with the Xiliang army, if Bingzhou can have a water division, it can go directly south from Fenshui or the Yellow River, without fear of the Xiliang army."

Chen Gong also nodded and said, "Forming a water division, although it will cost a lot of money and food. However, during the war, even when transporting materials in ordinary times, the naval division was able to save a lot of manpower and material resources for the annexation of the state. ”

"In this way, the money and food saved by using the sailor is not necessarily more than the cost of forming a sailor."

Chen Gong continued to analyze: "Besides, the lord has the ambition to pacify the four seas, and if he moves south in the future, the importance of the sailor will be irreplaceable. ”

"Rather than making urgent preparations then, it's better to start forming now."

"Moreover, the Yellow River communicates Liangzhou, Sili, and Merge Prefectures. Whether it is the lord, if he wants to fight for the world in the future, or to transport materials, the sailor can come in handy. ”

"Therefore, in my opinion, the state should first form a small sailor in case of emergency."

Chen Xu was a little moved by the two of them, but he was still worried that the Yellow River was too fast to sail.

So Chen Xu set his eyes on Gan Ning and asked, "Xingba, I don't know much about the navy. ”

"If you were asked to form a small-scale sailor, would you be able to let this sailor come and go freely in the turbulent Yellow River?"

When Gan Ning heard Chen Xu's words, he immediately felt happy in his heart.

Before coming to join the state, Gan Ning still had some small regrets in his heart. After all, he grew up in the south, plundered the Yangtze River for several years, and was familiar with water warfare.

He wanted to go to Jingzhou Liu Biao, but it was not because of the strong Jingzhou naval army.

Fortunately, in addition to water battles, horse battles and foot battles are not weak at all. It was precisely because of the advice of his subordinates that he came to Bingzhou to defect to Chen Xu.

Gan Ning also knew that even if he could get Chen Xu's favor, his status in the army was bound to be on par with several other generals.

On the contrary, if the state is merged to form a water army, Gan Ning believes that he will definitely become the first person to form a water army in the state.

After hearing Chen Xu's question, Gan Ning hurriedly replied: "If the lord can find a skilled craftsman to make a sturdy ship. No matter how turbulent the Yellow River is, I will be able to make the boat walk on the surface of the river! ”

Gan Ning's guarantee made Chen Xu no longer hesitate. He appointed Gan Ning as the captain of Hengjiang and was specifically responsible for the formation of the Bingzhou Water Division.