After hearing Jia Xu's self-confidence, Gan Ning looked at Jia Xu silently for a while, then nodded at Jia Xu and said: "If the military advisor has no other explanation, then Gan Ning will go down first, and send the soldiers to search for straw and reeds, and at the same time order the soldiers to start making rice." When everything is ready, let the soldiers eat and rest, and after recuperating their energy, they can set off according to the orders of the military advisor in the early hours of tomorrow morning. ”

After listening to Gan Ning's words this time, Jia Xu's mood suddenly improved a lot, no matter what. After all, Jia Xu is a minister of the Wei army who has newly joined the Zhao army, but has not yet made meritorious achievements, and it is not easy for a newcomer like Jia Xu to gain a foothold in a new environment. So no matter what, Jia Xu must seize a good opportunity, an opportunity that can allow him to rise instantly.

But after all, Jia Xu is just a civil servant, not a military general who leads the army, if he wants to gain a foothold in the Zhao State. There is only one way, that is, we must use these generals of Zhao to have a good relationship with them and do a good job of joining forces. Lead the soldiers and horses to fight the enemy together, and make great contributions to occupy a position in the Zhao army, and only Zhao Yu can protect himself. Of course, Jia Xu doesn't want to seek a high status in the Zhao Kingdom, he just wants to be able to live and work in peace and contentment in the Zhao Kingdom, and he can have a good ending.

If the battle between Zhao and Wei, Shu and Wu in the future is the only chance for the Ying Longshui army, and there is no room for half a miss, then Jia Xu will also not allow half a point to miss this time. This time, whether it is for Jia Xu, or for Gan Ning and Ying Longshuijun, it is a common opportunity, and the two sides will definitely work together to grasp it.

After Gan Ning went down, he first ordered a group of soldiers to go out to collect some straw and reeds, and then ordered other soldiers to start a fire to make food. When the soldiers who had gone out in search of straw and reeds returned, the meals were ready, and when they had eaten and drunk, they began to rest. It wasn't until midnight today that the soldiers woke up again, just waiting for a military order from General Gan Ning.

After all the officers and soldiers of the three armies were in place, Gan Ning immediately went to look for Jia Xu and reported to Jia Xuyu: "Military division, now that all the officers and soldiers of our army have woken up, they are just waiting for the next move of the military division. And it's midnight, and I don't know if we're going to march or not. ”

I don't know if Jia Xu hasn't slept all night, in short, when Gan Ning woke up in the middle of the night and came to look for Jia Xu, he saw Jia Xu standing on the deck of the ship under the protection of a group of soldiers, looking at the sky. Hearing that Gan Ning was coming, Jia Xu suddenly smiled and said: "General Gan Ning, Jia Xu heard that General was once known as a thief of Jinfan, presumably General Gan Ning knows a lot about water warfare. I wonder if General Gan Ning, in addition to this water battle, has some experience in the direction and speed of the river basin? ”

It can be said that Jia Xu's words are directly a stimulus to Gan Ning, and they are also an inquiry to Gan Ning. And the question Jia Xu asked was like a common thing for Gan Ning, and Gan Ning never thought that Jia Xu would ask him such a simple question. Immediately, I saw Gan Ning patting his chest and saying to Jia Xu: "Strategist, please rest assured, I, Gan Ning, have been rampant in this river basin since my debut, and it can be said that the name of this Jinfan thief is definitely not empty talk." Not to mention whether Gan Ning can distinguish the direction and speed on this river, even if I close my eyes, I Gan Ning can tell it, but I don't know why the military advisor suddenly asked this question. ”

After hearing Gan Ning's words, Jia Xu seemed quite satisfied, and immediately nodded at Gan Ning and said, "Very good, since General Gan Ning has this confidence, then Jia Xu will be relieved." Then Jia Xu pointed around and said to Gan Ning: "At this time, there is already a heavy fog on the river, and General Gan Ning can ask the soldiers to tie up all the collected straw and reeds. After making all the straw figures, they are placed on both sides of the boat and secured. Then the officers and men of the other warships were ordered to set off for a while, and everyone hid in the bed compartment and was not allowed to come out. All the ships followed the drums of the leading ship, and if they were intercepted by the enemy, they only had to shout loudly and not fight them, and our aim was to pass under the noses of the enemy. ”

As Jia Xu's voice lagged behind, Gan Ning couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at Jia Xu for a long time before he came back to his senses and said: "Is the military advisor planning to let my army start marching under this fog, and then take advantage of the limited vision to pass through the enemy's naval camp?" ”

Jia Xu said without hesitation: "What General Gan Ning said is exactly what Jia Xu really intends to do. ”

I saw Gan Ning looking up at the dense fog around him again, and praised Jia Xu: "It is worthy of Lord Jia Xu, it is really incredible to be able to know in advance that there will be a heavy fog at midnight today, and the military advisor is really a god." ”

Regarding Gan Ning's praise, Jia Xu just gave a simple smile and responded to him: "General Gan Ning is really exaggerated, these are just Jia Xu's predictions based on some celestial changes, and they are not enough to be so surprised." As for the rest, General Gan Ning only needs to ask the soldiers to do the same, and there will be more surprises later. However, there are four points that must be kept in mind by the leading officers and soldiers, and there must be no omissions. ”

"The first point is that all scarecrows must be tied up and not fall down easily. The second point is that when the army is on its way, everyone must listen to the sound of our military drums and follow it, and must not change direction without permission. The third point is that all officers and soldiers must not stand on the deck, but must be hidden in the bed cabin, otherwise they will be punished for disobeying military orders, and they will not be spared. Fourth, when the army is marching, no matter what kind of crisis it encounters, it is absolutely impossible to come out and resist without authorization, and all officers and men must listen to the command of our army's drums and march. If the drum does not convey the command to counterattack the enemy, no one is allowed to do it without permission, otherwise it will be immediately executed. ”

After hearing Jia Xu's four requirements, Gan Ning did not hesitate to go down and began to convey instructions, the first to convey was a few people, that is, the generals who followed him, Zhang He and Huang Zhong. followed by Yu Fei, as well as his two sons Gan Gui, Gan Shu and Na Zhao Yang.

This time, troops were sent from Jizhou, and under Xun Yu's intercession, Huang Zhong was allowed to follow. Or it can be said that Huang Zhong took the initiative to find Xun Yu and asked to come together, and began to face an elderly veteran like Huang Zhong, Gan Ning didn't want him to follow. But when I heard this, he fought with Guan Yu in Changsha without winning or losing, and even His Majesty had some respect for this veteran. Only then did he have a new view of Huang Zhong, agreed to Huang Zhong's request, and asked Huang Zhong to follow him on the expedition and go to Xuzhou to wait for His Majesty's instructions.

With the cooperation of everyone, the task assigned to Gan Ning by Jia Xu was quickly assigned, although everyone did not understand what the significance of Gan Ning's task was this time. But at this time, even if it is urgent, and everyone is a soldier, they will only obey Gan Ning's order absolutely without a trace of hesitation.

After a few moments, all the soldiers had woven the straw and reeds into scarecrows, all tied to the sides of the hull. And according to Jia Xu's requirements, they were arranged one by one, and the requirements were also very neat, without a trace of confusion. As the saying goes, with the sergeants on each warship, all the scarecrows on each ship began to move, and soon all the scarecrows on all the ships were tied.

After everything was ready, all the soldiers hid in the cabin according to the third point ordered by Jia Xu, and closed the hatch and windows. Then the ships began to move slowly, and at this time the soldiers were completely in a fog, but all the ships were close together, and they could vaguely see the hull in front of them. But all the travel speeds are very slow, after all, in this visibility, the visibility is still very low.

Although the fog was thick, Gan Ning still calculated how far he could go with the speed and distance of the boat. I saw Gan Ning say to Jia Xu: "Military Division, walking forward, about half a cup of tea, must have arrived at the enemy's naval camp, should we rush over like this?" Or do you follow what the military advisor said before, beat the drum to confuse the enemy? ”

I only heard Jia Xu say slowly: "General Gan Ning sent someone to investigate before, can you find out the size and location of the enemy's naval camp here?" ”

Gan Ning replied without hesitation: "Hui Junshi, this enemy army's naval barracks, judging from the number and scale of that warship, should be less than about 10,000 people. There were not many large ships of all hulls, and the enemy camp was leaning on the south side of the river basin in front. If we want to advance, we should stay on the north side, and we should keep some distance from the enemy camp. Moreover, the distance between the river basins here is very wide, and if our ships advance together, we will be able to pass through the enemy's lines very quickly as we speed up. At that time, with the help of the fog, as long as we approach slowly, by the time the enemy discovers our warship and wants to intercept it, with the speed of our ship, we will already pass through. ”

After listening to Gan Ning's words, Jia Xu nodded thoughtfully and said, "Pass the order, let all the warships line up, and don't rely on the south side to march." Instead, it is necessary to stick to the tent of the enemy's water army camp on the south side

Moving forward, of course, for the sake of safety, it is better to save some distance, not more than 100 meters. ”

As Jia Xu's order was issued, Gan Ning couldn't help but be stunned, and he really couldn't understand what Jia Xu was thinking. It can be said that a plan that has not been designed is something that I can't understand or accept. But so far, the army has been in a stable state, and there have been no accidents. Even if Gan Ning wanted to remove Jia Xu's military advisor rights at this moment, he had no choice but to gamble again.