Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Gan Ning was not satisfied with the team of 10,000 people and continued to recruit people.

Soon Gan Ning discovered that the pirates who were usually arrogant and domineering near the coast had disappeared.

The absence of bandits for a while was obviously beyond Gan Ning's expectations. You know, although the maritime trade of this era was not as prosperous as in later generations, offshore transportation had already reached a certain scale.

Bandits are profit-seeking, and as long as there is enough profit, they can ignore the dangers at sea.

This cannot be blamed on the pirates. They fight for their lives at sea just to make a living.

But you, Gan Ning, not only robbed all the supplies, but also detained all the people. If you meet such a ruthless person, everyone will hide away!

Gan Ning stood at the bow of the ship, the sea breeze blowing on his face made him look refreshed.

"General, Uncle Liu sent an envelope to ask you to go to Yecheng as soon as possible."

Yecheng? Gan Ning also often received news about the war in Jizhou. When he heard the word Yecheng, he knew that Emperor Liu had already conquered Yecheng.

"Turn the boat around and return to the port quickly."

After Gan Ning arrived in Yecheng, he told about the current ships and troops.

Liu Yu lowered his head in thought and slowly asked, "How is the combat effectiveness of 10,000 naval forces?"

"My lord, these 10,000 soldiers have been training with me at sea all day. I am not bragging to you, but we are very proficient in driving ships and attacking enemy ships. I also train in battle formations every day. Currently, we are invincible at sea and no one can defeat us."

"There are only some pirates on the sea, and their combat power is limited. How do these soldiers compare with the Jiangdong navy?"

"Although Jiangdong is known for its navy, the combat power of my navy is not inferior to theirs." Gan Ning was very confident. In his opinion, the navy under his command was invincible on the sea and on the river.

Liu Yu nodded slowly and asked slowly: "Ten thousand naval forces are indeed a little too few. What do you think about Feng Xiao's matter?"

Guo Jia had a clear understanding of Gan Ning's navy's strength. He said slowly, "When we fought against Jiangdong, we won with our infantry and cavalry. If we want to win with our navy, it will be difficult to do so even after several years.

We can use the navy as an auxiliary and the infantry and cavalry as the main force. Only in this way can we gain the upper hand in the battle with them.

The elite troops that Jiangdong can mobilize now are only 50,000 to 60,000 people, which is basically the same as the number of troops we can mobilize.

The opportunity for war has already appeared. If we wait, once Cao Cao has completely established his foothold in Yizhou, he will definitely take action. By then, if we want to unify the world, we will probably have to wait for several more years."

Liu Yu pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "Feng Xiao's words make sense. In this case, I will ask Xun Yu to collect food and grass. Once the food and grass are sufficient, we will immediately march to Jiujiang and capture Jiangdong."

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Liu Yu did not wait for food and grass, but did wait for a letter from Xun Yu. He opened the envelope, looked at the densely packed papers, and began to read carefully.

Xun Yu felt very embarrassed about Liu Yu's order. During this period of time, there had been a series of wars and food and fodder had been continuously supplied to Jizhou, and the granary had already run out.

If another 50,000 or 60,000 tons of grain and fodder were to be drawn from these and transported to Jiujiang, Xun Yu would not be able to do it in a short period of time.

In Xun Yu's suggestion, although Yuan Shao died and Yuan Tan surrendered, the situation was very good, but the four northern states were far from being completely occupied. Even if they were completely occupied, it would not be wise to start a war again in a short period of time.

The most appropriate time is to completely occupy the four northern states and digest them for a period of time. This time point should preferably be five or six years later.

Liu Yu slowly closed the envelope and lowered his head in thought.

Theoretically, Xun Yu's plan was the safest. Even if he lost, he could still occupy the north and develop slowly.

When Guo Jia saw the letter, he immediately raised a rebuttal.

"My lord, what Wen Ruo said is not without reason. From our own perspective, it is indeed not the best time to send troops now. However, from the perspective of the situation in the whole world, it is the right time to send troops now.

We are not at our peak, and the same is true for Jiangdong. Sun Ce has just passed away, Sun Quan is still young, and Jiangdong is still in turmoil. If we capture Jiangdong at this time, we will definitely be able to catch them by surprise."

"Feng Xiao's words make sense. I have made up my mind to attack Jiangdong."

After much thought, Liu Yu finally made up his mind.

But before we attack Jiangdong, there are two things we need to resolve. One is the reason for sending troops. We have just formed an alliance with Jiangdong and conferred an official title on Sun Quan. If we suddenly send troops to attack it now, we will inevitably be at a disadvantage in terms of justice.

Another thing is food and grass. There is no food in Luoyang right now, and it will take some time to gather enough food and grass."

Guo Jia had already made up his mind. He said calmly, "My lord, don't worry about the food and grass. Jizhou is rich, so it won't be a big problem to raise these food and grass. My lord, don't forget that there is a wealthy merchant in Jizhou."

"Zhen family?"

"Yes, it is the Zhen family. The Zhen family has a profound foundation. Back then, our refined salt could be circulated smoothly in other places, but only in Jizhou, it was almost impossible to move an inch.

Now that we have occupied Jizhou, the Zhen family will certainly be afraid. If I am right, it won't be long before the head of the Zhen family comes to visit the lord. The lord can refuse the meeting on the grounds of health.

If this happens two or three times, the Zhen family will be very panicked. At that time, the lord can ask Mi Zhu to come to Yecheng and let Mi Zhu give them a few hints. The Zhen family will be afraid that the lord will vent his anger on them, so they will definitely offer the food and grass hidden in their homes to the lord. "

Liu Yu smiled faintly and said: "It seems that all this is part of Feng Xiao's calculations. Now that the food and grass problem can be solved, how should it be solved in terms of justice?"

"Sun Quan is young and has no children for the time being. My lord, you can ask Sun Quan to send Sun Ce's son to Luoyang as a hostage.

If my guess is correct, Sun Quan will certainly not agree, and you can use this as an excuse to attack Jiangdong."

Liu Yu smiled indifferently. Guo Jia's plan was cruel. When Sun Ce was dying, he did not pass the position of the lord of Jiangdong to his son, but to Sun Quan.

But if Sun Quan couldn't even take care of his own son, the scholars of Jiangdong would certainly be very disappointed with their new lord.

But what if?

"Since ancient times, those who have accomplished great things have not been particular about trivial matters. If Sun Quan does not care about family affection and really sends Sun Ce's son to Luoyang, how should we deal with this matter?"

Guo Jia laughed and said, "If Sun Quan dares to send hostages to Luoyang, his prestige will be gone, and the rulers and ministers of Jiangdong will be alienated.

Once there is internal instability, Jiangdong will be like a toothless tiger and will no longer pose a threat to us.

We will turn our forces around and attack Hanzhong. As long as we can occupy Hanzhong, we can overlook the entire Yizhou."