[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal":3,"chapter-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-392":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heaven-Defying Comprehension: I Built an Eternal Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2164694,3643,"Chapter 392: The First Navy sets out, pointing its sword at Taking Jiaozhou (1st update!)","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-392",392,"\u003Cp>“That is also true!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Jia nodded knowingly and said helplessly: “But there is no other way! We can only try our best to capture them alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it can’t be done, then prioritize killing and wounding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t harm the lives of our own soldiers because of this, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan nodded, then suddenly remembered something, and looked at Guo Jia with a playful look and teased: “Guo Fengxiao! You said just now that Xu You and Guo Tu are a pair of Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk tsk! Are you mocking them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think if I tell Kongming and Shiyuan about these words, what will they think of you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, at this time, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong already had the titles of Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all the result of Pang Pang Degong and Military Sima Hui building momentum for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, their performance in the academy over the years was indeed worthy of these two titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Jia couldn’t help but roll his eyes and said speechlessly: “My lord, how can you have the nerve to say that to me? Who was the one who distorted the meaning of these two titles in the first place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you forgotten how Pang Pang Degong, Master Water Mirror, Kongming, and Shiyuan looked when they came to you with dark faces to demand an explanation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, the reason Guo Jia knew Su Xuan’s previous life’s new definition of the term Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix was precisely because of Su Xuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan had come up with many new words or new meanings for some words over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan laughed sheepishly: “Just a joke! Just a joke! Guo Fengxiao, you are not allowed to mention this to Pang Pang Degong and the others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to face the questioning of Pang Pang Degong and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling was not good to talk about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Jia smiled slyly: “If you don’t want me to say it, that’s fine, 10 jars of top-grade Drunken Immortal Brew!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t even think about it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan glared at Guo Jia: “Don’t forget, this time it was you who brought it up first, and you are the one with the handle! At most, I’ll give you one jar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Jia agreed without hesitation: “My lord, you are not allowed to go back on your word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan: “......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Su Xuan wrote a letter and handed it to Jia San, ordering him to send it to Jia Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, he ordered Jia San to notify Su Yu to increase the support for Jia Wu, send 10,000 second-generation Su-style repeating crossbows to Jia Wu, and by the way, send one million crossbow bolts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, a batch of military equipment such as Yuanrong crossbows was also sent to Jia Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing these, he met Gan Ning and Zhou Tai on the flagship of this naval base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Su Xuan coming, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai stopped their work and bowed to Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for formalities!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan waved his hand with a smile, and then looked at Gan Ning and Zhou Tai: “I have seen your performance over the past few months! You have both made me very satisfied!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, overall, Gan Ning performed slightly better this time, so I appoint Gan Ning as the commander of the First Naval Army, and Zhou Tai, you will temporarily serve as the deputy commander of the First Naval Army. Do you have any objections?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a competition that had been decided long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the performance of the whole process, Gan Ning was indeed slightly better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Zhou Tai had nothing to be unconvinced about, and immediately cupped his hands: “The end general is willing to admit defeat, I accept this deputy commander position!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Gan Ning first cupped his hands to Su Xuan and thanked him: “Thank you, my lord, for your trust! The end general will definitely not fail your heavy trust! I will definitely command the First Navy well and make the name of the First Navy famous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he couldn’t help but look at Zhou Tai and tease him with a smile: “Youping, I won this time! Hehe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Tai rolled his eyes and said: “Don’t think that you can sit back and relax just because of this. I will win it back in the future! Hmph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Haha! Then I’ll wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Ning laughed heroically: “Since I can win against you once, I can win against you many more times. I don’t believe it! I can be surpassed by you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Tai stared at Gan Ning with burning eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Ning was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait and see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait and see!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction: “I hope you can do what you say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In addition, Youping, your position as deputy commander of the First Navy is only temporary. In the future, I will definitely form the Second Navy, the Third Navy, and even more navies;”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, you also know how big the ocean of the whole world is. Just a few navies are far from enough;”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you cannot be slack in the future, continue to work hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If your performance makes me satisfied, then it is not impossible to appoint you as the commander of the Second Navy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Similarly, the competitors at that time will not only be you, but Huang Gai, Huang Zu, and Wen Pin are also suitable candidates, understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought highly of Zhou Tai and felt that Zhou Tai was no worse than Gan Ning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in terms of personality, he was much more stable than Gan Ning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If cultivated well, he would surely be a naval commander in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gan Ning, don’t think that you can be slack just because you have become the commander of the First Navy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If your performance doesn’t satisfy me, it’s not impossible to replace you, understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Tai and Gan Ning immediately cupped their hands and responded: “We will remember the lord’s teachings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were happy, they also had a new sense of urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Gan Ning, who had just been officially recognized and appointed by the lord. For a moment, he did feel a sense of relief and wanted to relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the sense of urgency and pressure were back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, he still couldn’t be a salted fish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had to continue to work hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan naturally noticed this and smiled knowingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the effect he wanted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young and wanting to be a salted fish, wanting to lie flat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can you be idle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having received their statements, Su Xuan looked around at the fleet loading supplies and couldn’t help but ask: “How is the preparation for the expedition going? Can we set out on time tomorrow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there anything missing? You can tell me now, so I can allocate it for you in time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reporting to the lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Ning immediately cupped his hands: “Everything is ready! Even the navigation personnel and the sea chart surveying and exploration personnel you mentioned have all arrived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In another two or three hours, everything will be ready, and we can set out then!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, Mr. Yuanzhi and Mr. Zijing have not arrived yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In addition, the officials of all levels to govern Taking Jiaozhou have not arrived yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan nodded knowingly: “Yuanzhi and those officials will arrive tonight! Remember to discuss the subsequent battles with Yuanzhi and Zijing;”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They have been specifically studying for several months to participate in this overseas operation! They even received swimming and diving training at the Xiangyang Navy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In terms of actual naval combat mobilization and operation, they may not be as good as you, but in terms of strategy and tactics, you may not be able to compare with them, understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for equipping the navy with military strategists was because he was a bit worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Shi Xie’s strength in Taking Jiaozhou was just so-so, one must despise the enemy strategically but value the enemy tactically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One cannot waste the lives of one’s own soldiers because of a moment of carelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! My lord, we understand! We will listen to the opinions of the two military strategists more! We will absolutely not act arbitrarily!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Ning and Zhou Tai both bowed with serious expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first battle of the navy. In this battle, not only must they win, but they must win beautifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by achieving the most brilliant results with minimal damage could they live up to the lord’s expectations and not lose face for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very good! Then that’s it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I leave this to you! I’m leaving! The land army will launch an attack one day after you arrive at Taking Jiaozhou Bay;”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During this day, you need to attract the attention of Shi Xie’s army as much as possible and pin down more of their troops;”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only in this way can the difficulty of the land army’s attack be greatly reduced;”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for how to coordinate, the Dark Guard will have golden eagles to contact you at any time. You can handle it yourselves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan gave his final instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, this war against Taking Jiaozhou and Annan could not possibly be just the navy alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The land army would be led by Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Shamoke, Gao Shun, and others, attacking Taking Jiaozhou from two sides together with Gan Ning and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Striving to take Taking Jiaozhou in the shortest possible time and complete the recovery and reform work of Taking Jiaozhou as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, they still needed to clear out the barbarians and indigenous people in Taking Jiaozhou and Annan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, they needed to build roads, build bridges, open mines, cut down some dense forests full of miasma... and so on...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War is actually the shortest part; subsequent development is the top priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Ning and Zhou Tai accepted the order again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dusk that day, Xu Shu and Lu Su indeed arrived at the Changsha naval base with a large group of officials and met with Su Xuan, Gan Ning, and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shu, Lu Su, and the others bowed after seeing Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha! Yuanzhi, Zijing! No need for formalities!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan smiled and helped the two up, and then used his internal energy to help the other officials up from a distance. Amidst the amazed expressions of the group, he said: “This time going to Taking Jiaozhou, you shoulder the heavy responsibility of developing and pacifying Taking Jiaozhou;”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The conditions there are relatively difficult, and you will need to work hard afterward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, you don’t need to worry. The merits you obtain this time will be double that of tasks of the same level. I hope you won’t disappoint me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Necessary encouragement should still be given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the group of officials were all full of joy upon hearing this and bowed to Su Xuan again in unison: “We will absolutely not fail the lord’s expectations!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is double the merit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it is done well! Why worry about not having merits to exchange for cultivation techniques and cultivation resources?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why worry about not being able to be promoted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for money and the like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it can also be exchanged with merits, and the ratio is very considerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But very few people will use merits to exchange for these yellow and white things, because it is too wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xuan saw that the enthusiasm of the officials had been raised, nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Xu Shu and Lu Su, patted them on the shoulders, and instructed: “You are all talents I value highly, and this is also the first time you have independently led an important battle. I hope you won’t disappoint me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shu and Lu Su both had serious expressions and accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also secretly vowed in their hearts that they must perform well and absolutely not fail the lord’s trust and disappoint the lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Lu Su.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the first student Su Xuan personally wrote to recruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After many years of study in the academy, he learned a lot of things and grew a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also participated in the construction of Xiangyang City and the local governance of Jingzhou, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these years, he had accumulated rich experience, and now, it was time to truly show his results, so he naturally did not want to disappoint Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, the First Navy officially set out, and one ironclad ship after another went east along the Yangtze River, disappearing from Su Xuan’s sight at a very fast speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until he couldn’t see anything that Su Xuan withdrew his gaze, looked at Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and the others, and ordered: “Huang Hansheng! Wenchang, it’s time for you to set off for Yangcheng in Guiyang County!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over there, all logistics supplies have been prepared, just waiting for your arrival!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, you must remember to enter quietly for the time being, and don’t attract the attention of the border troops on the Taking Jiaozhou border;”\u003C\u002Fp>",2224,"2026-06-16T22:49:48.247Z","2026-06-16T22:58:41.015Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0d3a3cd4a7da5ad7794fea02c413466fca7e3ccb3de7c81039fd7ac821cfc61d","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-393","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-391",467,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-cover.jpg"]