"Your subordinate suffered a crushing defeat and heavy losses. I ask Lord Marquis to punish me."
In the Yicheng government office, Guan Yu sat in the seat of honor. Since Wang Xuan had not even shown up, Gan Ning could only come to Guan Yu and apologize.
Guan Yu was also having a headache over this. In terms of rank, Gan Ning was on the same level as him, and their official positions were independent of each other on land and at sea. Guan Yu only stood half a head above the others because he was Liu Bei's sworn Second Brother. But Guan Yu was proud by nature and had never been willing to bring that up. If Wang Xuan had not sent Gan Ning to him this time, he would not have been qualified to punish Gan Ning at all.
But if he did not punish Gan Ning, it would violate military law. And with Wang Xuan refusing to handle the matter, this battle had been started by Guan Yu himself. He was genuinely too embarrassed to dump the blame on Wang Xuan.
Just as Guan Yu was struggling with the matter, Liao Huase, ever perceptive, stepped forward and dropped to one knee. "My lord, this subordinate believes this was not a failure in battle. General Gan led nothing but infantry, so he cannot be blamed for losing a naval battle. I ask my lord to reconsider."
Guan Yu and Gan Ning both let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded. "In that case, we shall record it for now. Let Gan Ning atone for his crime through meritorious service. We will settle all accounts after the battle."
Gan Ning then directly expressed his intention to leave. After all, he was the