Chapter 6691: Reversal

Chapter 6691: Reversal
The moment Yuan Shu came to his senses, he stopped laughing and looked at Chen Xi's serious face. Some jokes should not be made, for example, a joke about Zhou Yu's death could really kill someone.

"Do you think I'm the kind of guy who talks nonsense? Besides, how could I possibly tease people about this kind of thing?" Chen Xi looked at Yuan Shu very seriously and asked, "The governor was assassinated before, and even the Duke of Zhongguo sent Chunyu Qiong to Sumatra to express his condolences."

Yuan Shu's expression turned very ugly when he heard this. He actually didn't receive any message at all.

"Maybe he doesn't want to distract you." Chen Xi said after thinking for a while.

"What happened?" Yuan Shu looked at Chen Xi with a gloomy face. How could his daughter-in-law die inexplicably, and was assassinated? Damn, are our Yuan family and Sun family so shameless? They are still princes after all!

After Chen Xi gave a general explanation, he did not mention Zhou Yu's actions in Shenxiang. That is, the apparent situation gave Yuan Shu some strength.

"Those aristocratic families in Jiangdong..." Yuan Shu looked at Chen Xi with grim eyes, but he was not as excited as Chen Xi thought, nor did he say that he wanted to go to Sumatra.

"But I believe in Bofu and Gongjin." Yuan Shu changed the subject, "And you, Chen Zichuan, are too calm. If Gongjin really got into trouble, you wouldn't be like this."

"Can't it be that the seventh-generation ship has been built, and I already have other ways to make up for it, so I don't care much?" Chen Xi was stunned when he heard this, and asked back.

"Are you that kind of person?" Yuan Shu curled his lips and said, "The seventh-generation ship has indeed replaced Gongjin to a certain extent, but people like you would think that with the seventh-generation ship, Gongjin is no longer necessary? No, you would like to have more Gongjins, four or five would not be too many."

Chen Xi sighed when he heard this. He had to admit that although Yuan Shu was a brainless guy, he did understand his personality very well. He was exactly as Yuan Shu said. Even if there were seven generations of ships, he would still choose to coexist with Zhou Yu. Even if there were four or five Zhou Yus, they could still coexist.

"Speaking of which, the fiefdoms of several of our families are actually in the south of Jiangdong, so we have passed through Jiangdong several times. How should I put it? I feel that the Jiangdong aristocratic families are weird." Fan Qin touched his chin and spoke with a thoughtful look.

"It has always been like that." Yuan Shu said calmly, "Don't be fooled by the fact that those people bowed down and led their troops to surrender to Bofu when they saw him. This does not mean that they are loyal to Bofu. In fact, in Jiangdong, it is difficult to describe such seemingly loyal behavior as loyal."

"It cannot be said that there are no pie in the sky, but most of them have problems. Now think about it, their behavior of surrendering and bringing troops to surrender is more about seeing some potential in Mr. Wu that can help them grow and develop, rather than loyalty." Chen Xi sighed and said.

It sounds outrageous, but in fact, if you recall the official history, you will know that Sun Ce had tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command before his death. After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan didn't get any of them. You must know that Sun Quan was Sun Ce's designated successor, but he didn't even see this one soldier.

After Sun Ce died and Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, the so-called Jiangdong officers and soldiers did not even show a superficial respect. It was Zhou Yu who led his troops from Chaisang to support Sun Quan and first acknowledged Sun Quan's succession. Only then did others accept Sun Quan. Even with the tens of thousands of Sun Ce's troops before his death, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu still didn't see a single one. What are the Jiangdong officers and soldiers? It's just so amazing!

By the way, this is also an important black spot of Zhou Yu. Leading troops to attend a funeral is really outrageous. The problem is that if Zhou Yu did not lead troops to attend the funeral, the officers and soldiers of Jiangdong would have dismantled Jiangdong's image. This group of people are really capable of doing such a thing.

This is also the key reason why Lu Xun has a separate biography in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, but Zhou Yu was given the highest evaluation by Sun Quan, "If I were not Zhou Gongjin, I would not be the emperor." Given the terrible situation in Jiangdong, if Zhou Yu did not lead his troops there and put swords on the necks of these people, even the so-called three old ministers, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and Huang Gai, would have been able to pack up and run away at this time.

"Essentially, it means seeing some potential in others and exchanging benefits for this possibility." Chen Xi curled his lips and said, "So for the Jiangdong family, the so-called loyalty is simply a joke. There is no such thing as loyalty."

"Although I didn't have such a clear understanding before, but after Zichuan said this." Yuan Shu slapped his thigh, admiring Chen Xi's summary.

"Of course there are one or two individuals, but overall it's just like I said, don't count on it." Chen Xi said helplessly, "But I don't expect the Jiangdong family to do anything good, as long as they don't do anything bad. As far as I can see now, except for the Lu Jun family, the others are fine. I'm a pretty tolerant person, to be honest."

Yuan Shu and Fan Qin both looked at Chen Xi speechlessly. What do you mean you are quite tolerant?

"Speaking of which, since it's a plot, what's the situation in Jiangdong?" Yuan Shu turned the topic to Jiangdong. "It stands to reason that with Gongjin's ability, he can set up this trap, so he should be able to catch some big fish. He can't return empty-handed."

"So you didn't hear about it before, did you?" Chen Xi said helplessly, "It's said that this is a plan to find a replacement after Governor Zhou was assassinated."

"Ah, isn't this to lure the enemy?" Yuan Shu was stunned and said, "How is it possible? We are in our own land. Gongjin has enough guards when he travels. How could he be assassinated?"

"Believe it or not, but speaking of Gongjin's game, the result should be out in the next few days." Chen Xi thought for a while and said, Zhou Yu has already set off back to Malacca, so the result will be out in the next few days, and someone will naturally inform him then.

"It's just these few days." Yuan Shu nodded when he heard this, and felt it necessary to pay attention to his daughter-in-law, ah, bah, pay attention to Gongjin.

While Chen Xi and others were chatting, Gan Ning successfully led the seventh-generation ships through the Kra Isthmus Canal and entered the southern Bay of Bengal. What they had to do next was to go south, enter Malacca from the west, and then attack Meng Kangbu's retreat.

"I don't know whether Meng Kangbu has entered Malacca yet." Gan Ning stared at the dark sea in front of him with a serious expression in the night. The special concealment array has been activated. If observed from a distance, the seventh-generation ship is completely integrated into the sea and can basically not be observed.

"He should have entered. The other party will not miss this opportunity." Lu Xun looked at Gan Ning very seriously and said. He officially entered the navy the year before last. After experiencing various ships until now, he successfully became the captain of a branch fleet. To be honest, this promotion speed is really too fast. Even with the qualifications and background of the army, the current level is the limit for Lu Xun. After all, it would be too difficult to move up to a higher position.

In fact, the normal training of a naval captain is that he should experience all the ships he commands and all the important positions before he can be promoted. This set of processes basically takes ten years.

But Lu Xun does not have so much time now. Chen Xi clearly told Lu Xun that he needs to take over Zhou Yu's position. Gan Ning will not retire in the short term, but Zhou Yu will gradually cut off from the central navy and return to the local sequence, so Lu Xun needs to take over this position.

Lu Xun could understand this, but after arriving, Lu Xun realized that it was not so easy to take over.

"Boyan, thanks to you this time." Gan Ning patted Lu Xun on the shoulder and said. Lu Xun's spiritual talent greatly affected the judgment of the Kushan Navy, causing the Kushan Navy to misjudge the time by two days. In other words, according to Meng Kangbu's judgment, Gan Ning would not be able to arrive in Malacca until the day after tomorrow.

"This is just a small path." Lu Xun answered proudly, and then asked with some doubt, "General Gan, if we encounter Meng Kangbu in Malacca, are you sure you can kill Meng Kangbu? If you are not sure, why don't we implement plan two?"

Gan Ning looked at the configuration of his seventh-generation ship and patted Lu Xun on the shoulder. "You have to call me uncle. Even if you don't have any confidence in your uncle, at least you have to have confidence in your father. Your father's seventh-generation ship is invincible on the sea. Let me tell you this, Montcomb can't break the defense of the seventh-generation ship. Even if he uses the air-rail gun within one kilometer, he can't cause substantial damage to the seventh-generation ship. This battleship has a special defense structure."

This is not a joke, but it has been tested. Zhou Yu got the air-rail gun when he was in Qunu City, so the Han Dynasty also has the design drawings of the air-rail gun and specially manufactured several for testing. The ship-mounted air-rail gun, after being tested by Lu Jun, is unlikely to cause damage to the seventh-generation ships in a defensive state within one kilometer.

In other words, Montcomb currently has no ability to sanction the seventh-generation ship. Gan Ning, driving the seventh-generation ship, only needs to withstand the opponent's attack and counterattack.

So theoretically, Gan Ning and his seventh-generation ships are enough to completely crush Meng Kangbu, but the attack from naval guns is only a part of the combat power of the Kushan fleet. The super-model secret technique under self-circulation and self-circulation is the real killer of the Kushan Navy. The seventh-generation ships can withstand this kind of thing with their special defense structure, but you can't keep resisting it, otherwise you will really capsize.

"The problem is that the Kushan's anti-wave secret technique has a great impact on the seventh-generation ships. To be precise, it has an impact on all warships. The special attack under the self-circulation also has a great impact." Lu Xun said solemnly.

The Wave Secret Art had actually withdrawn from the stage of history during the decisive battle between Zhou Yu and Celian. There was no other way because the strength of the Wave Secret Art was limited. After having a countermeasure plan, this thing could only be used as a defensive measure.

However, in the previous naval battle, Montcomb developed the anti-wave secret technique based on the wave secret technique, which is a method of reverse pumping to create a depression on the sea surface, forcing the opponent's ships into trouble. This secret technique has no lethality in the hands of both sides who possess the submarine secret technique, but this secret technique makes long-range naval artillery strikes nonsense, because a large-scale depression in the sea surface, the enemy trapped in the depression has no way to attack the opponent due to the difference in perspective and sea surface height.

The combination of Montcomb's tactics is to first create a depression on the sea surface to trap the opponent inside the depression, making it impossible for the opponent to attack. While at a higher area above the sea surface, the opponent can use self-loop to attack the depressed area. This can be considered a combo.

The only drawback is that Montcomb cannot activate the self-loop as quickly as Celian, otherwise, the lethality of this move would be really outrageous.

"If we can block Moncombu on the west side of Malacca, it won't be a problem to take down half of the fleet." Gan Ning said cautiously. This was the conclusion he came to after careful evaluation, because if it really came to that, Moncombu would definitely not hold back just because he was Gan Ning.

At that time, it would actually be a battle between two powerful fleets. He would win, but unless he was extremely lucky and the electromagnetic railgun hit Montcomb directly, it would be unlikely that he would be able to kill Montcomb.

"Then why don't we go directly to Ceylon? We can take over Ceylon in one fell swoop while Moncomb is attacking and Ceylon is empty." Lu Xun looked at Gan Ning and asked, "It is indeed difficult for us to take over Moncomb with the navy, but as for the army, once we reach Ceylon, the few people Moncomb left on Ceylon will definitely not be enough for us to kill. The two-day time difference is definitely enough for us to take back Ceylon."

"Now that Meng Kangbu has come to Malacca, he will certainly mobilize other naval forces to guard Ceylon. The news from Ziyi said that the Kushan navy is still patrolling near Adam Bridge, which means that after Meng Kangbu left, another Kushan navy was there." Gan Ning explained simply. Gan Ning was very clear about Meng Kangbu's caution. Even if Ceylon was empty now, it was not as empty as Lu Xun thought.

"Can you beat my uncle?" Lu Xun asked back.

"I don't know who the opponent is, but if he is not Montcomb, he is at most on the same level as me. Now we have the seventh generation of ships, we will definitely win." Gan Ning said calmly.

"Then we should just charge over there and defeat their navy, then land on Ceylon Island and strategically reverse our disadvantage in the sea." Lu Xun pointed to the location on the map and said, "After Moncombe occupied Ceylon Island, our navy was greatly suppressed, and whether we go north, west, or east, it will be very disgusting to us, so we have to invest a lot of energy, and even in the next two years, the main core of the naval battle will be around Ceylon Island."

Lu Xun actively suggested that Gan Ning attack Ceylon, and as for Jiangdong, they could give it up for the time being.

Lu Xun did not make this suggestion before because he did not know that Gan Ning would take the Kra bottom line into the southern part of the Bay of Bengal. After all, Lu Xun had never thought that Gan Ning would directly abandon Jiangdong and allow Meng Kangbu to enter Malacca and reap Jiangdong.

But now that Gan Ning has chosen to give up Jiangdong and block Mengkangbu on the west side of Malacca, why not go a step further and go straight to Ceylon, which Mengkangbu spent a lot of time and energy to fortify one third of, and take over Ceylon while Ceylon is empty, and directly destroy the Kushan naval strategic fulcrum in the Indian Ocean.

Without this strategic fulcrum, all the victories that Meng Kangbu had won before were instantly lost. Gan Ning took the seventh-generation ships and stationed directly on Ceylon. Whenever the Kushans attacked, he would attack. No matter how powerful Meng Kangbu was, it was impossible for him to harass Malacca from the Gulf of Kutch again and again.

On the contrary, after the Han army took possession of Ceylon and the seventh-generation ships, many tasks that could not be performed before could now be carried out. Moreover, after this strategic fulcrum was knocked out, the navy as a whole changed from Zhou Yu protecting everyone to Gan Ning plus the seventh-generation ships protecting everyone.

In other words, Lu Xun destroyed Meng Kangbu's strategic fulcrum, reversed the overall situation of the navy, and solved the problem of the central navy shifting to Jiangdong. After all, when Zhou Yu was alive, even if Gan Ning had a higher rank, it would be of no use to Zhou Yu. In war, being able to fight is meaningful. What's the use of rank!
"Since we have given up Jiangdong, we might as well take it all at once." Lu Xun pointed at Ceylon Island and said very seriously, "And if we are lucky enough, after we take Ceylon Island, Meng Kangbu, who has returned with a full load and is unaware of our existence, may come back here. We can fight here. With the coastal defense and the seventh-generation ships, we can catch the enemy off guard. The probability of winning is much higher than blocking Meng Kangbu on the west side of Malacca. The latter can only win, but the former may kill the enemy."

It was difficult for Lu Xun to realize how close the friendship between Gan Ning and Meng Kangbu was, but from the perspective of the country, there was no problem with this plan.

"What's more, even if this combination of seventh-generation ships, coastal defense and Meng Kangbu's unexpected attack failed to kill Meng Kangbu, we have at least reversed the overall predicament of the navy, held important strategic support in our own hands, and completely resolved the suppression and harassment of our logistics line by the Kushan navy." Lu Xun's face was somewhat ostentatious. Compared with the army's many battles, this battle of the navy was enough to be called a turning point in Lu Xun's opinion, and it was enough to make him famous.

Gan Ning looked at Ceylon Island and thought for a long time. Finally, he had to agree with Lu Xun's suggestion, because this plan at least had a bottom line, which was the current strategic support point of the Kushan Navy.

As for the army arranged by Meng Kangbu on Ceylon Island, the Han army can lose in a fight with the army. Not to mention Gan Ning's own fleet, there are Taishi Ci, Xu Sheng and Kou Shi on the opposite side of Ceylon Island. When the seventh generation of ships take the lead, as long as the landing is successful, Ceylon Island will directly belong to the Han Dynasty.

After landing, unless the opponent was Moncombu, there was still a chance of holding on. As for the other Kushan officers, Gan Ning would not back down except Oswin and Kusroyi who came in person.

"Let's go to Ceylon!" After thinking it over again and again, Gan Ning decided to implement Lu Xun's plan and start directly from the strategic level!

I’m done. I can’t get up in the morning and I don’t feel like writing at night. I’m really exhausted.