Borrowing, You Believe It or Not!

By then, Huang Zhong's family had already disembarked at Jiangling and traveled north along Xuzhou toward Qi Commandery.

They had only just sailed out from the mouth of the Yangtze River and had not yet had time to head north when Gan Ning's expression suddenly became grimmer than ever.

At first, the river boats could barely withstand the waves more than a meter high out at sea. But after they had traveled less than a few dozen li north, Gan Ning's face had already turned black.

The weather changed at the drop of a hat. Wave after wave crashed directly onto the deck, and when one boat lost its balance, it capsized. Fortunately, his men were all elite water bandits, and everyone reacted quickly enough that there were no casualties. After finally drawing close to shore and stopping, Gan Ning frowned darkly and fell into deep thought. Damn it. I had only heard that the winds and waves at sea were fierce. Now that I've seen it for myself, I realize this isn't just fierce wind and waves. One careless move, and the ship is destroyed and everyone dies!

What were they supposed to do?

They had only just left the river. Judging by this, expecting the ships they had on hand to reach Qi Commandery was probably wishful thinking.

"Call over a few of those shipwrights." Gan Ning waved and ordered someone to do so. A moment later, more than a dozen of the most skilled shipwrights were brought over.

"Are ships that sail the sea different from those that sail rivers?" Gan Ning stared fixedly at the shipwrights.

The men exchanged glances and nodded one after another. "They aren't completely different, but there are indeed some distinctions."

"Then why didn't you say so earlier!" Gan Ning's beard and