Chapter 311 (1/2)

Chapter 311

“Have you inquired about it?” An old man asked a young man outside the main camp at Sanjiangkou. Although the man was old, he was still very energetic. Evidently, he was a militaristic man with enormous strength.

“General! Report!” The young man wanted to cup his fist when old man hit him on the head. “Idiot! It is not general here! It is!”

Although the old man hit the young man on the head, he was not angry. Instead, he was happy. “Yes, G.o.d! I have already inquired clearly. For some reason, the thirty thousand navy initially stationed at Sanjiangkou has now been reduced to less than three thousand.”

“Less than three thousand?” The old man furrowed his brows. That was ten times the number and it was a huge change. “Did you find out why?”

“This, I still do not know.” The young man shook his head. He had asked the citizens, only to be told that they were stationed elsewhere. The citizens knew about the number of soldiers as the soldiers would need to buy goods and have recreational breaks. They would naturally know of this information. On top of that, some were elite navy soldiers and could tell the difference in number.

“G.o.d. I know the reason for this.” Another man appeared. His face was red and had the smell of alcohol in his breath. The old man furrowed his eyebrows and wanted to beat him up. However, the man quickly said, “G.o.d. Do not beat me up. Didn’t I go and inquire discreetly as well?”

The old man lowered his hand and replied, “Speak. Tell me what information a monkey like you can obtain!”

“G.o.d. There is a reason the soldiers disappeared. This is because a huge incident occurred at Dongting Lake!” he tried to provoke his G.o.d’s appet.i.te then saw that the old man raised his hand again. “The river bandit Zhang Shuo appeared again at Dongting Lake.”

‘The river bandit Zhang Shuo?” The old man pondered again, not expecting Zhang Shuo.

“This bandit Zhang Shuo may not have many troops but he still have about five thousand men. They use small and fast boats to loot and pa.s.s through Dongting Lake for a living. The army had campaigned against them multiple times but they would escape to the reeds every time. For some reason, they fought for something that they should not have. This provoked Cai Mao who was then determined to wipe out Zhang Shuo.” The man replied.

“Do they really need to dispatch tens of thousands of soldiers just for the river bandits?” The old man frowned and asked.

“It is not just because of that. The wars.h.i.+p needs to be painted. Apparently, there is a new wars.h.i.+p coming as well and they were needed to take over.”

“New wars.h.i.+p?” The old man became anxious. “What is it like?”

“I was unable to find out this information!” The man laughed. The younger man had asked the common people. He would naturally be unable to obtain any useful information. On the other hand, he had bought and treated wine to the troops. As a navy soldier’s pay was not high, they would naturally be grateful when they were treated. Just like that, they slowly gave away information. However, their ranks were also low and he was unable to obtain concrete information.

“s.h.i.+t! Another new wars.h.i.+p!” The old man recalled. It was because of the new wars.h.i.+ps1 obtained from the Lu Bu’s Army that he ended up being sunk into the river. He would have died if it were not for that two young men.

Without a doubt, this man was present during the fight at Sanjiangkou. He was one of those whose s.h.i.+p sank. The man, Han Dang, was one of the oldest warriors of Jiandong. He had been fighting for them since the rule of Sun Ce’s , Sun Jian. Han Dang excelled in archery and horsemans.h.i.+p. He was brought along for expeditions because Sun Jian appreciated his worth. He repeatedly obtained outstanding military service. Later on, he also followed Sun Ce and also obtained outstanding military service.

Besides that, he also had friendly relations with the other veterans in the army, such as Huang Gai and Cheng Pu. In private, Sun Ce even called him Uncle Han Dang. His position in the navy was high, yet he almost lost his life at Sanjiangkou. Fortunately, these two fierce men brought him out of the water. He was so grateful to them that he took them as sons.

Han Dang sank into the water because he felt ashamed after his fleet was destroyed. The worst part was that he was the one that loss Sanjiangkou because he underestimated the enemy. That was why he thought of dying there at the Yangtze River.