Chapter 617

"Haha! Then I'll wait!"

Gan Ning laughed heroically: "Since I can win against you once, I can win against you many more times. I don't believe it! Can I still be surpassed by you?"

Zhou Tai stared at Gan Ning with burning eyes.

Gan Ning was the same.

"Wait and see?"

"Wait and see!"

"Very good!"

Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction: "I hope you can do what you say."

"In addition, Youping, your position as deputy general of the First Navy is only temporary. In the future, I will definitely form the Second Navy, the Third Navy, and even more navies;"

"After all, you also know how big the world's oceans are. A few navies are far from enough;"

"So, you cannot slack off next, continue to work hard!"

"If your performance makes me satisfied, then it is not impossible to appoint you as the main general of the Second Navy!"

"Similarly, the competitors at that time will not only be you, but Huang Gai, Huang Zu, and Wen Pin are also suitable candidates, understand?"

He thought very highly of Zhou Tai and felt that Zhou Tai was no worse than Gan Ning.

Even in terms of personality, he was much steadier than Gan Ning.

If cultivated well, he would definitely be a naval commander in the future.

"Gan Ning, don't think that you can slack off just because you have become the main general of the First Navy!"

"If your performance does not satisfy me, it is not impossible to replace you, understand?"

"Yes!"

Zhou Tai and Gan Ning immediately cupped their hands and responded: "We will keep the Lord's teachings in mind!"

While the two were happy, they also had a new sense of urgency.

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.

But now, the sense of urgency and pressure were back.

Sure enough, he still couldn't be a salted fish!

He still had to continue to work hard.

Su Xuan naturally noticed this and smiled knowingly.

This is the effect he wanted!

Young and wanting to be a salted fish, wanting to lie flat?

How can you be idle?

Having received the two's stance, Su Xuan looked around at the fleet assembling supplies and couldn't help but ask: "How is the preparation for the expedition going? Can you set out on time tomorrow?"

"Is there anything missing? You can tell me now, and I can allocate it for you in time!"

"Back to the Lord!"

Gan Ning immediately cupped his hands: "Everything is ready! Even the navigation personnel and the sea chart mapping and exploration personnel you mentioned have all arrived!"

"In another two or three hours, everything will be ready, and we can set off then!"

"However, Mr. Yuanzhi and Mr. Zijing have not arrived yet."

"In addition, the officials of all levels who will govern Jiaozhou have not arrived yet."

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded knowingly: "Yuanzhi and those officials will arrive tonight! Remember to discuss the subsequent battles with Yuanzhi and Zijing;"

"In order to participate in this overseas operation, they have also spent several months studying specifically! They even received training in swimming and diving at the Xiangyang Navy;"

"In terms of actual mobilization of the navy for combat, their actual operation might not be as good as yours, but in terms of strategy and tactics, you may not be better than them, understand?"

Why equip the navy with military advisors? It's because I'm a bit worried.

Although Shi Xie's strength in Jiaozhou is just like that, one should despise the enemy strategically but value the enemy tactically.

One cannot waste the lives of one's own soldiers because of a moment of carelessness.

"Yes! Lord, we understand! We will listen to the opinions of the two military advisors more! We will absolutely not act arbitrarily!"

Gan Ning and Zhou Tai both bowed with solemn expressions.

This is the first battle of the navy. This battle must not only be won but also won beautifully.

Only by achieving the most brilliant results with minimal damage can we live up to the Lord's expectations and not lose face for ourselves.

"Very good! Then that's it!"

"I leave this to you! I'm leaving! The land route will launch an attack one day after you arrive at Jiaozhou Bay;"

"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;"

"Only in this way can the difficulty of the land army's attack be greatly reduced;"

"As for how to coordinate, the Dark Guards will have golden eagles to contact you at any time. You can handle it yourselves!"

Su Xuan gave his final instructions.

That's right, this war against Jiaozhou and Annan could not possibly be just the navy alone.

The land route will be led by Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Shamoke, Gao Shun, and others, attacking Jiaozhou from both sides with Gan Ning and the others.

Strive to take Jiaozhou in the shortest possible time and complete the recovery and reform of Jiaozhou as soon as possible.

Afterward, it is also necessary to clear out the barbarians and indigenous people within Jiaozhou and Annan.

In addition, it is also necessary to build roads, build bridges, open mines, cut down some dense forests full of miasma... etc...

War is actually the shortest part; subsequent development is the top priority.

"Yes!"

Gan Ning and Zhou Tai accepted the order again.

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.

"My lord!"

Xu Shu, Lu Su, and others bowed after seeing Su Xuan.

"Haha! Yuanzhi, Zijing! No need for formalities!"

Su Xuan smiled and helped the two up, and then used his Gangjin to help the other officials up from a distance. Amidst the exclamation of the group, he said: "This time going to Jiaozhou, you shoulder the heavy responsibility of developing and pacifying Jiaozhou;"

"The conditions there are relatively difficult, and you will need to work hard later!"

"However, you don't need to worry. The merits you earn this time will be double that of tasks of the same level. I hope you won't let me down!"

Necessary encouragement should still be given.

Sure enough, the group of officials were all full of joy and bowed to Su Xuan again: "We will absolutely not fail the Lord's expectations!"

This is double the merit!

As long as it is done well! Why worry about not having merit to exchange for cultivation methods and cultivation resources?

Why worry about not being promoted?

As for money and the like?

Actually, it can also be exchanged with merit, and the ratio is very considerable.

But very few people will use merit to exchange for these yellow and white things because it is too wasteful.

"Very good!"

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 let me down."

"Yes!"

Xu Shu and Lu Su looked solemn and responded.

They also secretly vowed in their hearts that they must perform well and absolutely not fail the Lord's trust and let the Lord down.

Especially Lu Su.

He was the first student Su Xuan personally wrote to recruit.

After years of study at the academy, he has learned many, many things and has grown a lot.

He also participated in the construction of Xiangyang City and the governance of local Jingzhou, etc.

Over these years, he has accumulated rich experience, and now, it is time to truly show his results, so he naturally does not want to let Su Xuan down.

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.

It wasn't until he couldn't see anything that Su Xuan withdrew his gaze, looked at Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and others on the side, and ordered: "Hansheng! Wenchang, it's time for you to set off for Guiyang Commandery and Yangcheng!"

"Over there, all logistics supplies have been prepared, just waiting for your arrival!"

"However, you must remember to enter quietly for the time being, and don't attract the attention of the border troops on the Jiaozhou border;" ===== CHAPTER 619 =====