I woke up after a night's sleep, and sure enough, as Guan Cheng said, the wind and the sun were beautiful, the violent storm subsided, and the sea was calm again.

The three warships headed south in the shape of a "pin".

Cao Shuo bent up and walked onto the deck.

He saw more than a dozen navy soldiers kneeling on the deck around two big ties.

"What's going on?" Cao Shuo asked.

Guan Cheng greeted him, hugged his fists and said to Cao Shuo: "Qiyu Gongzi, it was these two people who raised the sail yesterday, and I was interrogating them, but they refused to admit that they were the ones who tied the dead knot. ”

"I'll ask." Cao Shuo walked towards the two soldiers.

"Childe ......" saw Cao Shuo, the two soldiers seemed to have met a savior, and their eyes lit up and they quickly knelt straight.

"Did you tie the dead knot?" Standing in front of them, Cao Shuo asked.

"No, not really!" One of the soldiers hurriedly said: "We are also people who have been at sea for many years, how can we not know that the sails of the ship cannot be tied in a dead knot?" ”

"How many years have you been at sea?" Cao Shuo asked, "What did you do before?" ”

"We used to follow General Guo." The soldier said, "At sea, I often encounter the same weather as last night, and if the sails are tied into a dead knot, it is probably impossible to let them go, and if the ship is overturned by a storm, it is not a joke......

"When did you raise the sails yesterday?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"The sails are always up." The soldier replied, "We just checked yesterday and came down without finding anything unusual. ”

"Checked?" Cao Shuo said: "You two have to be honest with me, otherwise I won't be able to help you." ”

The two soldiers glanced at each other, quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed like garlic and said, "Childe, we are both guilty!" ”

"Tell me, what crime have you two committed?" Cao Shuo said.

"We were ordered to check the sails yesterday, but we just climbed up, but we didn't check them one by one." It was the soldier who said: "The ship is full of veterans, and everyone knows what the consequences of the sails being tied into a dead knot are, and I was negligent when I came......"

"Which two men checked the sails the day before yesterday?" Cao Shuo asked Guan Cheng.

Guan Cheng was about to ask someone to investigate, but the two navies hurriedly ran out and knelt on the deck.

"Didn't you two proofread them one by one?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It's ......" the two navies replied tremblingly: "Please spare your life!" ”

"Call all the sails who have been checking the sails for the past few days." Cao Shuo instructed Guan Cheng.

The navy, which had been ordered to inspect the sails, lined up and knelt in front of Cao Shuo and Guan Cheng.

Each of them admitted not to have seriously checked the sails.

Guan Cheng's face turned pale, and he said to Cao Shuo: "Childe, I think I still killed all these people......

"Death crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped." Cao Shuo said: "Drag them into the sea with ropes, let them soak for a day, calm down and then talk." ”

"What are you still doing?" Guan Cheng shouted to the navy on the side: "Didn't you hear what Gongzi said? ”

Picking up a life, where do a few navy who have made mistakes dare to beg for mercy.

Let their companions drag them to the side of the ship and throw them into the sea one by one, and the navy did not even beg for mercy again.

"Childe, look at this matter......" Guan Cheng asked Cao Shuo.

"Do you think someone who does such a thing would stay on board?" Cao Shuo patted Guan Cheng's shoulder: "He should be waiting in Haixi at the moment for the news that we are buried in the belly of the fish." ”

"Childe mean this person is not on the ship?" Guan Cheng asked.

"Of course not." Cao Shuo said: "It is impossible for us to go back to investigate, and from now on, we must strictly manage the generals." A large army will not work if it does not have military discipline. ”

"That's what Childe said." Guan Cheng replied: "From now on, I will definitely be strictly restrained. ”

He then said to Cao Shuo: "Don't hide it, the soldiers who came with me this time are not my subordinates, and I am not very comfortable using them." ”

"It's not a skill to take old subordinates to make contributions." Cao Shuo smiled slightly, and said to Guan Cheng: "When you arrive in the South China Sea, General Guan is going to prepare for the construction of the South China Sea Navy, and the soldiers you recruit are not your subordinates. Could it be that the general will have to say that it is not easy to use when the time comes? ”

Guan Cheng said to Cao Shuo with some embarrassment: "What Childe said is that I just sighed. ”

"The Admiral is a rare naval commander." Cao Shuo said to him: "I believe that even if you hand over a group of landlubbers, you can train them into a navy capable of fighting well." ”

Cao Shuo's words are undoubtedly an affirmation of Guan Cheng.

Suddenly moved in his heart, coupled with the fact that Cao Shuo had saved his life the night before, Guan Cheng hugged his fists and said: "Gongzi trusts me so much, I will definitely build the South China Sea Navy into a strong force that can fight well." ”

"With General Guan here, I'm still relieved." Cao Shuo patted his arm and asked Guan Cheng, "General Guan, have you married?" ”

"I was married in my early years." Guan Cheng said: "Later, I fell ill and died at sea......

At this, he sighed.

Cao Shuo said: "The general is not young, and he has to become a family." ”

"I've been at sea all year round, and I don't want to start a family anymore." Guan Cheng said: "When you want a woman, just drag one over." ”

"How can that be the same." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Those women are acting on the spot, and it is impossible for them to be sincere to you. If you want a woman, you still have to marry someone who knows cold and hot, and when the general is old, he can also serve by his side. ”

"When I go to the South China Sea, I'm afraid I won't have a chance......," Guan Cheng said, "I'll talk about this matter slowly." ”

"How could there be no chance." Cao Shuo said: "When we get to Yizhou, we will see if there is a suitable woman, if there is no one in Yizhou, I will go back to Shouchun to find it for you, and I can always find it." ”

"How can this kind of thing bother the child?" Guan Cheng said with some embarrassment: "I always feel ......"

"You're my general." Gently patting him on the shoulder, Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Every general under my command is like my brother. Since we're brothers, of course I'm a little more worried. ”

When Cao Shuo said such words, Guan Cheng was even more moved.

He bowed to Cao Shuo and saluted: "Thank you Gongzi for trusting me." ”

Nodding, Cao Shuo walked to the side of the ship.

Guan Cheng followed behind him.

Looking at the vast sea, Cao Shuo asked, "General Guan, if you go any further, will you enter the Jiangdong realm?" ”

"Koto?" Guan Cheng replied: "If you land on the shore, you should indeed go to the Jiangdong boundary." ”

"Do you want to give me some fresh water or something?" Cao Shuo asked.

"No, you don't." Guan Cheng said: "Starting from Haixi, we brought enough fresh water. ”

Cao Shuo nodded, in fact, he wanted to go to Jiangdong to have a look, after all, that place would be fought sooner or later.

But Guan Cheng said that the supplies were enough to arrive in Yizhou, and Cao Shuo was not able to force him to land in Jiangdong.