My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 743

Gan Ning looked at the slowly retreating warships and shook his head. It would be difficult to pursue the enemy if he took a detour around the reefs. If the Liaodong Navy hide itself, they would be able to harass Yangzhou’s ground troops after Yangzhou lands.

It would be disastrous if they weren’t careful. In the end, Gan Ning chose to give up pursuing the enemy. No matter what happens, they cannot lose the Monarch-class warships.

“General! Look!” At that moment, Gan Ning’s deputy general shouted and pointed at the enemy.

Gan Ning looked over and immediately became furious. The Liaodong Navy was really looking down on the them too much. In the beginning, they raised the white flag trying to get Yangzhou to surrender. This is because they haven’t seen Yangzhou’s strength. But now, Yangzhou have already sunk countless of Liaodong’s warships. Although Liaodong still have their main fleet, they obviously did not have the ability to compete. If they had, they would not be retreating.

Yet, the Liaodong Navy were raising the white flag again.

Gan Ning took a deep breath to calm himself at that moment, the deputy general shouted again.

“General! General Liang Chen and the Dahan are…!” The deputy general pointed. Liang Chen was already pursuing the enemy.

“Order him to withdraw! If he doesn’t, he no longer needs to come back!” Gan Ning ordered.

“Understood!” One person was about to go and give the signal. At this moment, Yang Chen interrupted. “Wait!”

“Hm?” Gan Ning looked at Yang Chen skeptically. There can only be one person giving orders in the army. Gan Ning already said this to Yang Chen. Yang Chen can give strategies but the one giving commands would be Gan Ning himself. Yang Chen’s interruption here made Gan Ning unhappy.

“Lord Yang Chen. This is a war. The army has nothing to do with you.” Gan Ning said coldly. He could allow this campaign to fail but he could not allow the Monarch-class to be destroyed.

“General, you misunderstand me.” Yang Chen shook his head. How Gan Ning fought was not his business. “General. Look at the warships of the Liaodong Navy. Do they look like they still want to fight?” Yang Chen asked.

“Hm?” Gan Ning frowned and looked through his telescope.

“In my opinion. The white flag this time is not a provocation but an actual surrender.” Yang Chen added.

“Surrender?” Gan Ning did not understand. Wasn’t Liaodong still fighting well? Their main fleet is still around. Even Yang Chen was confused since the Liaodong Navy was able to withdraw.

“Liaodong’s naval commander An Yixuan. An Yixuan! Hahaha!” Yang Chen suddenly laughed.

“I understand now. General Gan Ning. Please have General Liang Chen go over. Those Liaodong Navy are going to surrender.” Yang Chen said to Gan Ning.

“What?” Gan Ning was confused. What on earth was Yang Chen thinking? Why would the enemy surrender? But when Gan Ning looked again after Liang Chen approached, the enemy all raised their hands. No one was helming the ship and the sails have been lowered. With this, the Liaodong Navy can be regarded to be powerless.

Gan Ning frowned. He was worried that this was An Yixuan’s plan to feign surrender and board the Dahan. It would be a huge disaster if the Dahan was captured so Gan Ning would not take the risk.

“No. Have Dahan open fire. Do not accept the surrender!” Gan Ning did not want to take risks.

But at that moment, the enemy seemingly cut off their mast. With this, the enemy’s mobility is completely gone. They were now live targets. As long as Yangzhou’s gunners weren’t blind, a single salvo would be enough to sink the enemy.

“General Gan Ning. This…” Yang Chen asked while looking at Gan Ning.

Gan Ning also found this weird. He had seen people who would stubbornly fight to the death. But he had never seen someone just as stubbornly try to surrender.

“Don’t shoot! We are here to surrender!”

The Dahan also sent signals saying that the Liaodong Navy is requesting to meet Gan Ning. Gan Ning then noticed the small ships approaching.

“Let them on the ship.” Gan Ning said. This small ship can only carry up to eight people at most so they would not be a threat. Soon, the few naval soldiers got on the Monarch-class.

Gan Ning’s eyes grew wide as he saw the prisoner in the front. “An Yixuan?”

“General Gan Ning. Is it really him?” Yang Chen was wondering if Gan Ning got the wrong person.

Gan Ning nodded. He had been at a guest at the Liaodong Navy before. He and An Yixuan both admired each other. That was why he was certain that he was not wrong.

“Hmph!” An Yixuan snorted. “Kill me, torture me, do whatever you wish!” With the commanding officer held prisoner, the surrender was certain to be real.

“You must be Lord Yang Chen.” The officer beside An Yixuan flattered as he looked at Yang Chen.

“Who are you?” Yang Chen looked at the officer in confusion.

“Hmph! That is the despicable traitor Dongfang Ming! I won’t forgive you even if I die!” An Yixuan roared loudly. Dongfang Ming was the deputy general. Why did he treat his commanding officer like this?

“Shut up!” Dongfang Ming immediately punched An Yixuan in the face. He did not seem to have the attitude of a deputy general.

“I am Dongfang Ming. I greet Lord Yang Chen and wish you the best!” Dongfang Ming said with a flattering smile.

“Hm?” Yang Chen had an uncomfortable feeling from Dongfang Ming. He normally had no disgust for surrendered generals. This is because he believes that real heroes would be wise enough to surrender to His Highness the King of Shu. It would show that His Highness is wise and that everyone would surrender to him.

But Dongfang Ming’s flattering smile felt fake. Something felt wrong with it.

“This small person was deceived by the villain An Yixuan and end up attacking His Highness’ army. This is why I tied up An Yixuan to offer to General Gan Ning and beg for forgiveness!” Dongfang Ming said and knelt down. He was about to kiss Gan Ning’s feet when Gan Ning stepped back in digust.

Gan Ning really hated this kind of person the most. He was a treacherous person who would betray his superior officer. It was extremely vile and devoid of morals. But Gan Ning tried to remain patient despite his hatred. “General Dongfang Ming. It is good enough that you return to the right path after losing your way. I will report to His Highness the King of Shu so that you would be rewarded”

“Thank you General Gan Ning! Thank you, Lord Yang Chen! Your great kindness will not be forgotten!” Dongfang Ming replied.

“Well. Go and have your ships surrender.” Gan Ning said to Dongfang Ming.

“Thank you General!” Dongfang Ming kowtowed as he thanked Gan Ning. A sneer appeared at the corner of his lips.

“Something is wrong.” Dongfang Ming’s evil plot was sensed by Yang Chen.

“Pass down my orders. Have the Dahan approach the Liaodong Navy and receive prisoners.” Gan Ning said to the deputy general.

Just as the troops were about to give the signal, Yang Chen interrupted them. “General Gan Ning. Give the order so send the Liaodong Navy into the ocean!”

“What?” Gan Ning couldn’t understand Yang Chen. Yang Chen was the one who stopped him from attacking earlier and now Yang Chen was stopping him again from accepting the surrender.

“Don’t worry. Once you will understand once General Liang Chen executes the order!” Yang Chen said to Gan Ning.

“General Gan Ning! Please don’t! They are innocent! We want to surrender! We were simply deceived by Gongsun Kang and An Yixuan!” Dongfang Ming immediately began to scream.

With Liaodong’s commander captured, they would not have the chance to rebel. “Pass down my orders. Have Liang Chen accept their surrender!”

“No! Have the Dahan sink the enemy ship!” Yang Chen intterupted.

“Lord Yang Chen! This is my Huaxia! I am the Captain of the Huaxia and the Commander of this navy!” Gan Ning turned to Yang Chen.

“Haha. I also want General Gan Ning to know that I am the General Manager of Liaodong. I am in charge of all matters concerning Liaodong. You seem to forget that the Lord had also given me the Tiger Seal before sending us off to war!” Yang Chen reminded.

“You…!” Gan Ning was speechless. With the Tiger Seal, Gan Ning was really powerless to go against Yang Chen.

“Pass down my orders! Open fire on Liaodong’s warship!”

“No! General Gan Ning! You can’t!” Dongfang Ming was still shouting.

“Yang Chen! That is enough!” Gan Ning also said angrily.

“Is General Gan Ning going against the Lord’s orders?” Yang Chen stubbornly asked. In the past, Yang Chen would keep quiet if Gan Ning said something but now it was different. He even felt dissatisfaction towards Gan Ning.

“I don’t dare! Hmph!” Gan Ning said helplessly. “Since His Highness said so, I will hand over this fleet to you to lead alone! This uneducated Gan Ning cannot handle this position!” Gan Ning said and started walking into the cabin. He was going on strike.

“General Gan Ning is so magnanimous!” Yang Chen said calmly.

“No. It is simply that I see someone doing something wrong but is powerless to stop him.” Gan Ning replied.

“General Gan Ning thinks I am wrong right? Then how about we take a look. If I give the wrong order, then I am willing to be tied up in front of you and won’t object to whatever you say in the future.” Yang Chen said.

“Hm?” Gan Ning furrowed his brows.

“If I made the right decision, I hope you put aside your hatred for me and assist me in living up to the Lord’s trust.” Yang Chen said to Gan Ning.

“Fine. I want to see how you are right!” Gan Ning nodded.

“I believe Dongfang Ming can give you the answer to this question!” Yang Chen sneered at Dongfang Ming.

“No! No!” Dongfang Ming’s eyes grew wide. How did Yang Chen know?

“The truth will be revealed soon!” Yang Chen said as he looked at Dongfang Ming.

Liang Chen was also confused when he received the signal to attack. Why would they attack the enemy that already broke it’s mast? Though he didn’t understand anything, he resolutely carried out the order.

The cannons were fired and dozens of Liaodong’s warships sunk.

“What?” Gan Ning was shocked as he watched the scene with his telescope. The Liaodong Navy that had cut off their sails suddenly began to move and even cruise around flexibly. Another sail began to ripple again.

“Dongfang Ming!” Gan Ning roared. This was obviously a trap set for him. If Gan Ning had listened to Dongfang Ming, the Dahan would have been boarded by enemy troops and that would be the end. Gan Ning broke into cold sweat as he glared at Dongfang Ming with hatred.

“Dongfang Ming! What is this?” Even An Yixuan was surprised.

“How did you find out?” Dongfang Ming ignored the two and asked Yang Chen.

“It is very simple. Intuition.” Yang Chen gave Dongfang Ming an answer Dongfang Ming found unacceptable.

“Intuition?” Dongfang Ming did not believe it. To fool the enemy, he even deceived An Yixuan. He intended to use An Yixuan to fool the enemy.

In truth, intuition was only part of the reason. Yang Chen did not believe that Dongfang Ming would really surrender. Gongsun Kang was someone who could not tolerate failure. He is an arrogant person who wants to control everything. The Liaodong Navy sailing without him in charge meant that Gongsun Kang was certain they would not betray him. The simplest way to assure that the Liaodong Navy would not betray him is to take their families hostage. In such a case, the Liaodong Navy commanders would no longer dare to rebel.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Chen did not believe Dongfang Ming would come and surrender. Of course, Yang Chen would not tell Dongfang Ming this. He was a talent who could use his own commanding officer to trick Gan Ning. If Dongfang Ming’s family was not held hostage, Yang Chen would have wanted to accept Dongfang Ming.

“How could it be possible?” An Yixuan was still confused. How did the person who had just rebelled against him suddenly become someone who would fight to the death.

“I am sorry General.” Dongfang Ming clasped his fist at An Yixuan. Dongfang Ming was indeed afraid to retreat as he, the deputy general, would be held responsible. At that time, both he and his family would be finished. But if he surrendered to Yangzhou, his family would also be finished. So Dongfang Ming came up with this strategy to deceive Gan Ning and then die together with Gan Ning. He never thought or planned his own survival.

As for the Liaodong ships, they often encounter storms in the ocean and their sails would often be broken. That was why all Liaodong warships always had spare sails.

“General! Even if I die, I will take someone with me! Yang Chen! Die!” Dongfang Ming shouted and attacked Yang Chen ferociously.

“How dare you!” Gan Ning roared back.