Regarding the 100 ships of goods that Chaojianglong wanted to compensate, Lu Peng shook his head and said bluntly: "It doesn't matter if the 100 ships of goods are recovered or not, I am just using this as an excuse and an example, so as long as Gan Ning is still alive in this world for one day, I will pursue him to the end until he is completely corrected, and use this method to show my responsibility and determination." Then he stood up and said with a firm expression: "Because the cargo of these hundred ships has been insisted on by my means, I think that from now on, no one will dare to harass the merchants under my rule in this Han territory, and my merchants will go all over the world, and there is no safety to worry about." ”

Mingjianglong sighed: "What the general has done and what he has planned is really long-lasting, I dare not say it elsewhere, from now on, in this Yangtze River basin, the general's banner is a golden signboard, and no one dares to provoke offense." ”

After these words were finished, Lu Peng suddenly changed the topic: "Old hero, what do you think of the two battles between me and Gan Ning, what other shortcomings does my fleet have in the battle?" ”

was mentioned about this matter, and the mixed river dragon let go, but sneered: "The two water battles commanded by the general, if you ask the old man what are the shortcomings, the old man can only tell you truthfully that the water battles you command have no shortcomings." ”

Lu Peng shook his head modestly: "The old general doesn't praise me, I'm a landlubber, I'm okay with kung fu right away, and the command of the land battle is okay, I won't tell you, it's the first time I've even taken a boat, and it's just a mistake, and there must be a lot of mistakes, and I ask the old hero to give me advice." ”

Chaojiang Long couldn't help but look up to the sky and laughed, and after holding back the laughter: "Does the general think that the old man is praising you?" You are wrong, I participated in both of your water battles, and I said that there are no shortcomings in your command of these two battles, because there are shortcomings everywhere, there are no advantages, there are no advantages to compare, so where are the shortcomings? ”

Lu Peng stumbled and almost choked himself to death, feeling a little embarrassed about the triumphant feeling he had just now.

So he coughed dryly twice, sat beside Mingjianglong, and humbly asked for advice.

So, one is to ask for advice sincerely, and the other is to let go of the mind and talk about everything, just on this battlefield where the smoke of war is not over, the two people who were originally fighting for life and death are constantly discussing, talking, debating, asking questions, and answering like a pair of masters and apprentices.

The food was served, and the two of them were not in the mood to eat, the candles were lit, and the two of them did not feel dark or bright, until there was a burst of chicken crows on Xishan Island, and when Li Dong opened the window, a wisp of early morning breeze drifted in with the water vapor curling on Taihu Lake, and a wisp of dawn shimmered to cover the faint candle flame, and the two suddenly woke up, and before they knew it, the two had been talking all night.

At this time, the two of them were still a little unsatisfied, but it could only be like this for the time being, so Lu Peng stood up, supported his waist fiercely, yawned a lot, and then solemnly looked at the mixed Jianglong who had forgotten that he was a prisoner: "I, Youzhou Mu, General of Dahan Zhenbei, now recruit the old hero as the commander of the Youzhou Water Division, and the official rank is the captain of the Han Dynasty." ”

Just this abrupt sentence, at that time, made Mingjianglong stunned, completely stunned, after a long time, looking like Lu Peng, who didn't look like a joke, Mingjianglong pointed to his nose and asked: "What does the general mean to recruit me as your general?" ”

Lu Peng nodded solemnly again: "I have this right, and I can recruit the heroes I think to be my subordinates." Then he sincerely invited: "Please also ask the old hero not to shirk and fight the world with me." ”

"Why do you want to recruit me?"

"For the peace of this Han Dynasty, for the people of the world not to take risks again, for you people not to shame your ancestors anymore, is this reason okay?"

Mixed Jianglong reined in his thoughts, thought for a while, and said, "If the general can't forgive those suffering brothers behind me, I will be rich and noble, and I will be ashamed." ”

Lu Peng snorted: "Of course there are generals who need soldiers, and those soldiers under me are landlubbers, so I won't hide it from the old hero, I am telling the old hero that I used the advanced technology to win these two battles by brute force, but why did I stop outside your village and no longer attack?" ”

"Why?" Guo Jianglong was also very puzzled about this matter, in that situation at that time, as long as Lu Peng's warship entered the inner lake, it was difficult for him to have the opportunity to bear the guilt, but at that time, Lu Peng stopped in the outer lake so inexplicably, and now he feels very unbelievable when he thinks about it.

Lu Peng scratched his head embarrassedly and replied: "Because we are a bunch of landlubbers, seasick, with knives and guns on the boat, we can still stand, once we don't have the support of these knives and guns, we would have collapsed to the ground a long time ago." ”

"That means that if I had tried my best to engage in a battle with you at that time, the general would have been defeated."

"That's really the case, now I should be begging the old hero for mercy." After saying this, the two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing together.

"Are the generals ready to accept my brothers?"

"I can only pick strong men under 25 and over 8."

"What is the arrangement of the leaders of the villages?"

"You can appoint them as your officers at all levels, of course, I will match them with my deputy, it can also be said to supervise him, or it can be said to learn from them, let's all say ugly things in front, in this way, those who have the ability will not refuse, and those who are full of fish will be beaten out with sticks."

Mingjiang Long slapped his thigh fiercely, Huo Ran stood up, and knelt down on one knee for Lu Peng: "Mo General Sun Miao, meet the lord." ”

Recruit Sun Miao, this is definitely a happy result, those water thieves didn't expect that they would survive in a desperate situation, and they also got this huge opportunity to be reborn, so they bowed their heads and bowed, and then notified themselves to the bandit nest camps everywhere, and burned down their original water villages, and drove all the wealth accumulated over the years into Xishan Island of Taihu Lake.

According to Lu Peng's regulations, their original property was not confiscated, and it was still owned by individuals, and among these water bandits, a total of 3,000 strong and capable people were selected, and other old, weak, sick and disabled people were temporarily placed on Xishan Island in Taihu Lake to fish and farm, and then Lu Peng wrote to Sun Quan, explaining the matter here, for these subordinates who were already his own soldiers, he settled the household registration of the Han Dynasty, and promised Sun Quan that if Jiangdong could accept these people, Lu Peng would give Sun Quan a subsidy according to the standard of 10,000 yuan per person. If Sun Quan did not accept these people, Lü Peng would transport them back to the north within a year to resettle.

Sun Quan was really shocked by Lu Peng's two victories, but he also figured out Lu Peng's strength through the captain's report, and knew what to expect in the future.

At the same time, thank you Lu Peng from the bottom of my heart, after this battle, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the problem of water bandits that plagued them was solved at one time, the world is called peaceful, the officials, gentry and businessmen clapped their hands for it, and the people rushed to tell each other, from then on, everyone can go anywhere to fish and do business with peace of mind, and there has never been a peace in this area of the south of the Yangtze River.

Regarding Lü Peng's request for subsidies for the resettlement of his family, Sun Quan, in addition to lamenting Lü Peng's financial resources and his generosity, rejected this windfall and agreed that Lü Peng would transport all these family members to the north within a year.

His original intention was that Lu Peng had a navy composed of experienced sailors, and these sailors could be said to be the elite of the rest of the battle, coupled with Lu Peng's terrible weapons and equipment, they could definitely run rampant all over the world. And once the families of these sailors are in their own area, they can always have an excuse to return, and then it is an uncertain risk factor.

Another point, this time Lu Peng's methods against Gan Ning not only let people in the world see Lu Peng's principles of doing things, but also made Sun Quan feel troubled. The families of those sailors are on their own one-third of an acre, and if there is any conflict with the local area, they will use the style of Lu Peng, a Leng Touqing, to tear their faces because of this matter, which will go against the original intention of the alliance between the two families.

The face is going to be torn sooner or later, but it depends on the timing, and now both parties tacitly believe that the two families should have a good honeymoon, and then follow the situation in the world to see when the divorce will occur.

Since he had obtained Sun Quan's consent, Lu Peng set up his own sailor in full swing on Sun Quan's territory.

The captain of the Youzhou fleet is called the governor in other places, Lu Peng is still called the captain of the fleet according to his own military system, and Sun Miao is the captain of the fleet, with the rank of captain.

The newly recruited water thieves, according to Lu Peng's military system, are organized into an army with the size of a battleship, and each main position is selected by Sun Miao to be responsible for the original water bandit leaders who are familiar with water warfare according to their abilities, and Lu Peng immediately promoted a group of loyal and reliable deputies among his five hundred guards.

At that time, Lu Peng openly and honestly announced to these water leaders that these deputies were to learn water warfare and to supervise their loyalty.

It is precisely this kind of openness and honesty that makes these people who are being monitored have no psychological burden and estrangement, and they are energetic one by one.

The 100 ships of iron that Gan Ning had seized were also found, handed back to the owner of the factory, and hired the sailors who had become the people on Xishan Island as sailors, and transported the 100 boats of iron to Jianye to deliver to Sun Quan.

At that time, out of sincere apology, Sun Miao gathered their subordinates and gave the Li family patriarch a lot of compensation according to the shares of different sizes, and both parties were also happy.

And because of the accident, Sun Miao, a land-sitting household, joined them, these water thieves, the various trading shops originally set up in various cities on the shore for the sale of stolen goods, were directly dedicated to Lu Peng, and Lu Peng immediately asked Li Dong to take over and turn them into Jinyiwei. Of course, their current duty is not to supervise Lu Peng's officials and people, but to spy on the situation in Jiangnan, collect intelligence in Jiangnan, and also provide services for the massive Youzhou merchants who will go south in the future.

In this way, the situation of Jiangnan Jinyiwei quickly opened, but this was Lu Peng's unexpected gain.

As a result, after the reorganization, Lu Peng's sailor urgently carried out run-in training in this Taihu Lake, while waiting for Liu Zhi, who was sent to Liu Biao, to come back.

Five days later, Liu Chu came back in the dust, bringing good news to Lu Peng.

When Liu Biao knew that Gan Ning left without permission and went to the Yangtze River to recruit those bandits to rob Lu Peng, he was furious. Everyone in the world knows that Lu Peng is here to support Liu Bei, and Liu Bei is to guard himself, the Jingzhou pastor, and Lu Peng's support for Liu Bei is equivalent to supporting himself. Your Gan Ning robbing Lu Peng is equivalent to robbing Liu Bei, which is equivalent to robbing me Liu Biao, this is the following crime, uncle can bear it, aunt absolutely can't bear it. So he replied to Lu Peng, righteously and justly clarified his relationship with Gan Ning, and decided to expel all the officials of Gan Ning, and directly issued an official document on sea fishing, as long as Gan Ning dared to return to Jingzhou, he would be arrested and punished immediately, and give General Lu Peng an explanation.

This is good news, a piece of news that makes Lu Peng no longer have scruples. At this time, how to deal with Gan Ning, no matter how desperate you do things, it is no longer a contradiction between officials and officials, but a normal relationship between officials and bandits.

"Beat the water dog, it is at this time that Gan Ning must not be allowed to breathe." Lu Peng set his own tone and resolutely implemented his own standards of action.

"But Gan Ning is cornered, and will definitely retract to its hometown in Bashu, so it will be difficult for us to do it, and then go up from here, the Three Gorges of the Bashu Waterway is dangerous, and our fleet is not suitable for sailing there, and once Gan Ning enters Bashu, we will be considered alone, so I suggest that the lord slow down the pursuit of Gan Ning." Sun Miao suggested.

Lu Peng smiled: "Old general, you still don't understand the human heart, as the so-called thrift is easy to go from luxury to thrift, after seeing the world of flowers in the south of the Yangtze River, and experiencing the erosion of officialdom, do you think Gan Ning will return to the land of Nabashu?" ”

Sun Miao suddenly said at that time: "The old man has forgotten the nature of people, how can the prosperity of Bashu be compared with Jiangnan, and how can a ranger be compared with a general?" Gan Ning, even if he is desperate, he will definitely not go back to his Bashu lair. After affirming this, Sun Miao looked at the power map on the map and muttered in a low voice: "Being an official will be addicted, this time he was kicked out by Liu Biao, he will definitely vote for others, Sun Quan will not come here, because he knows the relationship between our two families, if he dares to defect to Sun Quan, he will definitely throw himself into the net, he wants to defect to Cao Cao, there is no use at all, and now he is the only one who can go to defect." Then the two of them glanced at each other: "Jiangxia Huangzu." ”

That's what the hero sees.

Lu Peng smiled and said, "It's a pity Huang Zu, so you will have to eat Gan Ning's melon." ”

"What does the lord mean, is we going to fight Huang Zu?"

Lu Peng shook his head firmly: "No, it's Sun Quan who wants to fight Huang Zu, we just solve Gan Ning easily." ”