Chapter 6702: Go it alone

Chapter 6702: Go it alone
"It was too good for him. In the end he actually committed suicide." Kou Feng looked at Galan's corpse with dissatisfaction. Although he had a deep hatred for the Kushans, a serious person from a military family, unless he was as serious as Wu Zixu, would not usually do such a thing as mutilating the corpse of an enemy leader.

In particular, the other party was not an unforgivable guy in their own eyes. Therefore, when Kou Feng saw Galan's body after committing suicide on the top of the mountain, he cursed a few words and ordered his people to bury him on the ground. As for other Kushan soldiers who were willing to surrender, Kou Feng ordered his people to identify their respective situations and then accept those who should surrender and execute those who should be executed on the spot.

"I originally thought that Ceylon Island would become a bleeding point for us, but I didn't expect it to be so easy to take it down." Gan Ning said with some emotion while standing on the top of the mountain.

Two years ago today, when Moncombe arrived at Ceylon with a large army and began large-scale construction on the island, Gan Ning realized that the situation was not good.

After all, Gan Ning looks like a fool, but as a wealthy man in Shu County, he received a first-class education. He has the overall view, strategic analysis and so on, and is no less capable than ordinary counselors. Therefore, when Meng Kangbu led his troops to stay in Ceylon instead of withdrawing to the west side of the Indian Ocean, Gan Ning noticed the change in the strategic situation.

At that time, Gan Ning was worried that Ceylon Island would become a bleeding point for the Han Dynasty in its later years, and he had been considering how to take it back. This was also the reason why Gan Ning and Taishi Ci stayed in Kunwu Kingdom afterwards. Because if Meng Kangbu, who owned Ceylon Island, took over Kunwu Kingdom, with the two-way support of land and sea, the Han Dynasty would have to spend too much effort to regain its strategic advantage.

Unexpectedly, only two years later, the Han Dynasty successfully seized the weakness of the Kushan Empire and reversed the previous naval situation in one fell swoop.

"I'm afraid the governor is not dead." Lu Xun said to Gan Ning with a serious expression.

The fact that Gal'an held out for eight days was beyond Lu Xun's expectations. The enemy relied on the mountains and terrain to fight back step by step, and their resistance was very powerful. Although they did not cause much casualties to the Han Dynasty, they did buy a considerable amount of time.

During this period, Lu Xun was worried several times that Meng Kangbu would lead his troops back. Although Gan Ning was leading the seventh-generation fleet, even if Meng Kangbu came back, he might not be able to recapture Ceylon. But if Meng Kangbu withdrew, it would cause twists and turns to the current situation.

More importantly, Lu Xun actually understood what Gan Ning said, that is, Meng Kangbu's strength should not be underestimated. Even if Gan Ning has the seventh-generation ships, there is no guarantee that he can take down Meng Kangbu. So if Meng Kangbu withdraws with the fleet, there will be no problem in taking this guy Galan away. Galan's performance was a bit cruel and ruthless, but he managed to hold out in this situation for eight days!

If Galan had not realized the true nature of the matter, he should have been able to hold on for another day and a half. However, the fact that Meng Kangbu did not come made it unnecessary for Galan to continue holding on.

"Ah?" Gan Ning turned his head to look at Lu Xun, his face full of confusion. The governor is still alive, what are you talking about? How is that possible? Isn't that dead?
"When we appeared on Ceylon Island, the defenders of Ceylon Island must have found a way to contact Moncombu, and when Moncombu received the news, he would definitely rush back. He still hasn't returned until now. Either he got entangled in Malacca and couldn't make it back, or he might have given up here. Both possibilities mean that Moncombu has met his opponent." Lu Xun sighed, his expression extremely complicated.

Gan Ning was silent for a while after hearing this, and then sweat broke out on his forehead. Damn, this makes so much sense. According to this logic, Zhou Yu is indeed not dead!

There are only two non-human beings in the world these days. One is Zhou Yu and the other is Meng Kangbu. Now Meng Kangbu is leading a large force to attack. I am afraid that only the dead Zhou Yu can hold him back.

"Well, what you said makes sense." Gan Ning said with some hesitation.

"This is not a question of whether it makes sense or not. This is a question of a big event. Uncle, can you handle this?" Lu Xun quickly climbed up the pole. At this time, he could not call him general, but uncle. You are the sworn brother of my biological father, so to round it off, you are my godfather!

"It's already been done, so forget about it." Gan Ning was troubled, but this complicated expression only lasted for a few seconds. Then he patted Lu Xun on the back and said casually, "You didn't tell me, the chief of the navy, about the plan, so you blame me? Damn it, I'm the boss of the navy. In terms of rank, Zhou Yu's governor of the four seas is half a level lower than me."

Gan Ning's rank is actually higher than Zhou Yu's, but rank is nothing compared to ability. Even in later generations, there are many guys with high ranks whose words are like farts. They can neither represent the government nor the unit, and they can't even represent themselves. On the contrary, some low-key guys who look inconspicuous can do what they say. This is the difference in ability.

Gan Ning, the chief of the navy, was basically useless in the past few years. To put it bluntly, Zhou Yu completely overshadowed Gan Ning, and Gan Ning was indeed powerless about this. Moreover, in such an imperial contest, it was impossible for Gan Ning to regard the lives of his soldiers as less important than his own lives and abandon the interests of the country. Therefore, in the past few years, it was always Zhou Yu who led the battle against the Kushans, while Gan Ning served as the military supervisor, recording the losses and gains.

The two sides were relatively harmonious, but this harmony was actually entirely due to the sacrifices Gan Ning made for the overall situation. Chen Xi had no good solution for this situation. If Gan Ning had the ability of Meng Kangbu and Chen Xi was there to provide blood transfusions, then it would not be a big deal for him to ride on Zhou Yu's neck. However, Gan Ning's naval command ability was still an advantage over other people, but for Zhou Yu...

Just go back to where you came from and don't cause trouble. It will be good for everyone.

Therefore, in the past few years, Gan Ning, the naval chief who was theoretically at a higher level than Zhou Yu, was actually just a puppet in the naval system.

By the way, if Zhou Yu continues like this, the seventh-generation ship will have to be lent to Zhou Yu for use after Gan Ning takes it over. Of course, it is still Gan Ning’s flagship in name, but it is driven by Zhou Yu, just like the Xingba back then. For a long time, it was actually Zhou Yu’s flagship.

After all, the Han Dynasty’s navy did not have an absolute advantage, and at this time, Zhou Yu was still needed as the commander to provide strength.

"In other words?" Lu Xun looked at Gan Ning with a serious expression.

"Whatever, he didn't tell me. Is there anything wrong with my strategy of maximizing benefits?" Gan Ning said calmly, "Don't think about these things. We won't go to Malacca next. We will reorganize the Han Dynasty Indian Ocean Naval Base here. You will serve as the Eastern Indian Ocean Naval Staff. We won't go to Malacca anymore. We'll just see what they say."

Gan Ning is also a ruthless man. Now that things have come to this, there is nothing more to say. After Zhou Yu's death, he indeed did not regard the Jiangdong family as human beings, but the performance of the Jiangdong family was not worthy of Gan Ning's respect. What's more, the classic tactic of changing families, making a small bet for a big gain, putting the Jiangdong family on the table and sacrificing them as chips, in order to win a great future for the Han Empire, isn't it a matter of course!

"I'm afraid that we won't be able to justify ourselves later. If the governor really dies, there's nothing much to say about what we did. The reasons are sufficient." Lu Xun sighed and said, "But if the governor lives, then what we did would be somewhat disregarding of our friendly forces, and we would be politically passive."

"That's easy. I believe the governor is alive." Gan Ning said with a curled lip.

A question mark appeared above Lu Xun’s head. You are being unreasonable, aren’t you? How can you do this?

However, Gan Ning curled his lips. If he really had no choice, he would really answer like this. He really didn't believe that Jiangdong could give any answer. Just tell me whether Zhou Yu is alive or not, and whether our cooperation is good. You think Zhou Yu is dead, but I don’t think so. Only the stupid rats of Jiangdong think that Zhou Yu is dead. I, Gan Ning, thought at the first time that this was a fake death. It was a major opportunity to reverse the naval strategy of the Han Dynasty and Kushan. You actually don’t believe in the wisdom of the governor!
In short, you can put as much blame as you can on the Jiangdong rats, and when it gets to a certain point, they will have nothing to say, and the matter will be over - what do you mean by I am using Jiangdong as a bargaining chip? It is obvious that the governor and I have a tacit understanding, and then we worked together to kill the Kushans and reverse our strategic situation. You Jiangdong rats, you can't speak, so don't say anything!

"It seems that this is indeed possible, but..." Lu Xun looked at Gan Ning with a complicated expression and said.

"It's okay, let's leave it at that. They can't do anything to me. The only pity is that I won't have a friend like Bofu in the future. But Bofu didn't tell me that the governor is still alive. The choice I made is entirely based on the overall situation of the Han Dynasty. Let's leave it at that." Gan Ning said with some regret. Without using his brain, he and Sun Ce could have a lot of fun, but it's a pity that he probably won't have the chance in the future.

"Then shall we use this place as the base to rebuild the East Indian Ocean Naval Base?" Lu Xun looked at Gan Ning's expression and roughly understood the complexity of the other party's mentality.

"Yes, let's do it here. We won't go to Malacca to see the governor. We will write a letter there to explain the situation. That's it." Gan Ning made up his mind. Now that things have come to this, he might as well do it alone. Moreover, compared to before when he had no way to fight against Meng Kangbu, now he has the seventh-generation ships in his hands. Before setting off, Li You also ordered people to start producing new seventh-generation ships. He should be able to fight against Meng Kangbu on his own.

"What about the seventh-generation ships?" Lu Xun asked Gan Ning with a frown.

"What are you thinking about?" Gan Ning looked calmly at the curved sea level in the distance. "At this point, is it still necessary to talk about this kind of thing? The seventh-generation ship originally belonged to me. If the governor was still alive, I would have lent it to the governor after I took over and verified it. This thing has never belonged to Jiangdong."

Lu Xun nodded when he heard this. If the seventh-generation ships were still in their hands, then everything would be fine. With these navies and the seventh-generation ships, there would be no problem in reorganizing the East Indian Ocean naval base based on Ceylon. But if the seventh-generation ships were returned to Zhou Yu and the navy returned to Malacca, then just as the Kushan fleet was gone before, this group of people might also be gone.

"I leave this to you. You have a heavy task ahead. I will record all the gains and losses of this battle for you. The follow-up will be up to you." Gan Ning patted Lu Xun on the shoulder and said. He was very optimistic about Lu Xun, and if he became independent, many problems would be easily solved.

Going back a little to ten days ago, Meng Kangbu successfully entered the Malacca area.

"You said it's very dangerous this time?" Meng Kangbu looked at Gorna thoughtfully. The Kushan Empire has also evaluated the situation of Gars and Kanak. After all, they have been fighting with the Han Dynasty since before Yuanfeng, and they are still alive and well. They have faced almost all opponents of the Han Dynasty and still nothing has happened. The situation of these two people is naturally worthy of in-depth study.

Therefore, when Gorna, a veteran from the Gars Legion, came to report to Montcomb, Montcomb not only did not despise it, but instead began to think carefully about which link might have gone wrong.

This kind of thinking may sound difficult, but people have already entered Malacca, and Meng Kangbu is also clear about the strength of the Han Dynasty’s navy. So in Meng Kangbu’s judgment, either Zhou Yu is alive, or the Han Dynasty’s seventh-generation ships are particularly brutal. As for the others, there is basically no possibility.

"It seems that Zhou Yu is faking his death." Meng Kangbu sighed and signaled Gorna to go and rest first, while he would think of a way to deal with Zhou Yu.

"Nikaya, half-activate the self-circulation. We may have to face Zhou Yu." After sending Gorna away, Meng Kangbu called Nikaya over. When Nikaya heard this, he was paralyzed.

"We can't retreat now. If we retreat, the reputation of our Kushan navy will be ruined overnight. Let's fight and confirm Zhou Yu's condition before retreating." Meng Kangbu ordered Nikaya, "You go and notify the captains of each division to prepare for defense. The next war will be difficult to fight. After all, that's Zhou Yu."

In the naval camp of Malacca, after seeing the living Zhou Yu, Cai Mao's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled down. Zhou Yu was not dead, so there was still hope. Even if his subordinates were all newbies, it was still better than Zhou Yu dying and having all his subordinates be newbies.

"Degui, follow my orders and have these officers and soldiers go to these locations respectively, activate the military formation and make final preparations." Zhou Yu gave the order to Cai Mao. Upon hearing the order, Cai Mao quickly went to carry out the order. Zhou Yu then commanded his men to take over the core of the naval camp and began to use large-scale reconnaissance secrets to conduct reconnaissance. The intensity of the reconnaissance was so strong that it fully demonstrated what it meant to be undisguised.

"General, the depth of the water ahead is less than 20 meters, and the secret technique of diving can no longer be used. In addition, our reconnaissance personnel have captured a low-frequency vibration in the water, which is suspected to be the secret reconnaissance technique of the Han army. Comparing with the nautical chart, our current distance from the Han Dynasty naval camp should not exceed 20 kilometers." Bebto informed Meng Kangbu of the intelligence collected by the reconnaissance personnel.

"Start the self-circulation." Meng Kangbu said indifferently, "Use the Star Torch to ignite the Han navy camp and blow up the entire naval camp directly. Then leave after the explosion."

Gorna's premonition, the depth of the water in this special area, and such unscrupulous reconnaissance methods all indicate one thing, that is, the person on the opposite side is most likely Zhou Yu.

Of course, it is also possible that the Han army is playing an empty city plan to trick Meng Kangbu, but Meng Kangbu no longer wants to think about these messy possibilities. The simplest plan is to directly start the self-loop and use the Star Torch to blow up the entire opposite side. If it is Zhou Yu, then when the opponent starts the self-loop, he will definitely be forced to start the self-loop and then be exposed. If it is not Zhou Yu, then just blow up the Han Dynasty’s naval camp directly. It’s a win-win situation anyway!

Following Meng Kangbu's order, a storm of heaven and earth essence began to form in the middle of Malacca. The flow rate of heaven and earth essence was far more exaggerated than before, which made Zhou Yu, who was in the naval camp, take a deep breath and also started the self-circulation. Then the Kushan navy and the Han navy camp began to absorb the essence of heaven and earth like two black holes, and then the clouds beyond the limit were released, forming a huge cycle with the essence of heaven and earth controlled by the collective will.

The sky suddenly changed. The two balls of super-high-density energy collided and lightning and thunder began in the middle of Malacca. Seeing this scene, Meng Kangbu took a deep breath. There was no doubt in his mind that the bastard Zhou Yu was still alive, just as he had judged. However, since things had come to this point, there was nothing to say. Let's go!
The moment Moncomb rushed out of the sea, a blazing white beam of light smashed towards the direction of the Han Dynasty's naval camp. It didn't matter whether there was any result or not. The self-circulation had already been started. What was there to be afraid of? Just do it. This thing was absolutely invincible in the four seas.

"Die!" A terrifying energy pressure that surpassed the energy level of the Celian era was released from Montcomb's flagship. At this time, Zhou Yu's attack had not yet been fully formed. Compared with the Celian era, which required time to accumulate energy to pursue power, Montcomb completely gave up the ultimate power and wanted rapid fire. A shot of star torch flame was just an appetizer, followed by hundreds of shots of white lightning as thick as a bowl.

These semi-liquid white lightning bolts, if they hit most of the warships, would cause considerable damage even if they were in group defense mode. And such an amazing attack was fired by Meng Kangbu hundreds of times at once, just like opening a floodgate, densely covering the Han army camp. Bombardment? I will kill you with my sheer volume!
Zhou Yu had a gloomy expression, he had estimated Meng Kangbu's progress, but he didn't expect that Meng Kangbu would improve so quickly, with such a high rate of fire, which made him completely unable to fight back, and he could only rely on the defense brought by the self-circulation to parry as much as possible.

As for counterattack, Montcomb's attack was like a waterfall. Zhou Yu and this group of newbies had no time to spare. How could they break the self-loop?
I am so depressed. I finally have a holiday, but now I have to get up early to work. How miserable!

(End of this chapter)