Three Kingdoms: defect to Liu Bei and backhand intercept Mrs. Hu Mi

Chapter 149 Guo Jia makes a plan, a different kind of 'buying horse bones for a thousand gold'?
In the next half month, news of the Battle of Xuzhou spread wildly throughout the country.

The name Lin Fan, the 'traitor', is also famous all over the world, and no one knows it.

As the person involved, Lin Fan was not complacent about these false claims. Instead, after two days of repairs in Pengcheng, he secretly led his troops southward.

Hongze Lake, located at the end of the Huaihe River, is the only way to connect to the Yangtze River.

As long as we guard this place, no matter whether it is an enemy from the north or an enemy from the east, as long as they cannot cross the water, they will not be able to threaten Huainan.

Yuan Shu's Huainan navy was originally stationed here to guard the key areas.

However, after the defeat of the Xuzhou War came, and Yan Xiang adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, all [-] naval troops gathered in Xuyi, causing the extremely important Hongze Lake to be deserted now.

However, it is precisely because the Huainan navy left that fishing boats dared to come out to fish. Otherwise, if they encountered those navy soldiers who were serving as soldiers, they would either be captured or their money would be plundered privately. In short, the navy entering Xuyi would have a great impact on the people on both sides of Hongze Lake. There are only benefits to the people and no harm.

But because they don’t know when these sailors will come back, even if some people go fishing in the depths, they don’t dare to say hello to each other. They all come and go in a hurry.

The shore of Hongze Lake.

Lin Fan, dressed in white, looked at the hurried fishermen on the lake and sighed: "This is supposed to be a land of plenty, but because of years of war and Yuan Shu's brutal expropriation, we don't even dare to fish normally."

“It’s so sad!!”

"If things continue like this, the people will not be able to make a living. How can the Chinese nation stand at the top of the world?"

Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Yue Fei and others on the side were stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: "In the war years, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to survive."

"These fishermen can still survive on Hongze Lake, but people in more places will be robbed of food after they finally grow it."

"Some tycoons levy taxes hundreds of times higher than the imperial court, leaving almost only enough food for the farmers to sustain their lives."

"Some even disregarded the life and death of the people and sent troops to grab food when there was a shortage."

"If it wasn't difficult to survive, how could there be so many people willing to fight as soldiers?"

"To put it bluntly, it's just for food."

Lin Fan looked at the vast lake: "It's hard for the people to prosper, and it's hard for the people to die!"

"The common people always suffer the most."

Guo Jiadao: "Having said that, Chinese people are the easiest to be satisfied."

"As long as they have food to eat, they are willing to devote a year to it."

"The land of Huainan was originally a land of plenty. Originally, Yuan Shu only needed to develop with peace of mind and attract refugees fleeing from other places here, which would be enough to compete with the princes of the world."

"But after Yuan Shu occupied this place, in addition to violent conquests, he continued to expand his army, resulting in ten rooms and nine empty rooms here."

"Now Yuan Shu can be said to have lost the hearts of the people in Huainan."

"The title of fourth and third prince of the Yuan family was also almost defeated by him."

"My Lord, as long as he raises his arms and calls out, there will be a cloud of followers."

Lin Fan smiled and nodded: "That's why we secretly entered Huainan."

"I just didn't expect that Yuan Shu had an expert beside him, so he could strengthen the wall and clear the country early."

"Although this is not a great idea, for us, what we lack is time."

"Because we don't know when the princes of the world will form a coalition again."

"If you want to disrupt their offense, the best way is to expand your territory and expand your strength."

"By destroying all the princes, we will have one less enemy!!"

"Pengju, how is the collection of merchant ships these days?"

"We can't delay it any longer!"

"I heard that Liu Bei has begun to pacify Kuaiji and divide the forces in Wu County."

"Once he is firmly established in Yangzhou, it will be difficult to capture Huainan."

Yue Fei bowed forward with a look of embarrassment on his face: "General Zilong and I were looking for ships along the Huaihe River. We found that the combined size of the ships could only supply more than a thousand people to cross the river." "More than a thousand people?"

Yue Fei knelt on the ground: "Too many fishermen are afraid of being squeezed by Yuan Shu. As soon as they see a soldier, they immediately run away without even saying a word."

“When we left, there were still more than ten boats, and we didn’t even have a chance to explain!!”

"My subordinates are not doing things well, please punish me, my lord!!"

Lin Fan waved his hand: "Now that there are ten houses and nine empty houses on the north bank of the Huaihe River, it will be too difficult for you to find ships."

"It's just that we don't have a boat and can't cross Hongze Lake. How can we capture Xuyi?"

Yue Fei was silent for a while, then a look of determination flashed across his face: "How about we build the raft ourselves?"

"After all, there is no Huainan navy on Hongze Lake now. As long as you are lucky, you should be able to get there safely."

Zhao Yun nodded in agreement: "General Yue's method is feasible."

"As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick. Let's go south quietly. The main thing is surprise."

"The longer time passes, the more Yuan Shu will be able to detect our actions."

"Although they are both forceful attacks, there is still a big difference between being prepared and unprepared."

"therefore."

Before Zhao Yun finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Fan: "The stability of the raft is too poor. It may be okay to cross the small river, but it is too dangerous to cross the Hongze Lake."

"Our soldiers can throw their heads and blood on the battlefield, but they must not lose their lives because of such things."

"Don't bring this up again."

Yue Fei and Zhao Yun looked at each other, a wry smile and helplessness flashed across their faces.

This was something they had already guessed.

Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Guo Jia, who had been looking at Hongze Lake, had an idea and a smile spread across his face: "Master, I have a way to get more boats."

"Oh?"

Lin Fan became interested: "Let's talk and listen."

Guo Jia pointed to the fishing boats passing by on the lake and said: "There are definitely not a few fishing boats along the Hongze Lake and the Huaihe River. It's just because of Yuan Shu's order to clear the country and the oppression in the past that the fishermen don't trust us, and they continue to I don’t even dare to put my fishing boats out in the open.”

"If I can actively attract them to come, wouldn't it be of use to me?"

"Take the initiative to attract them here?"

"How is this possible?"

Zhao Yun said incredulously.

Guo Jia smiled: "General Zilong, have you ever heard of the story about buying horse bones for a thousand gold?"

"A thousand dollars for a horse bone?"

Guo Jiadao said: "In ancient times, a king wanted to buy a thousand-mile horse, but no matter how high the price he paid, no one was willing to sell him a thousand-mile horse. A petty official under his command knew about this and came up with a plan to let the king buy it for five hundred gold. The bones of a dead thousand-mile horse.”

"After this matter spread, everyone in the world understood the king's sincerity in buying a thousand-mile horse, and they all brought their own horses to the king."

Zhao Yun and Yue Fei were still deep in thought, but Lin Fan suddenly realized.

Lin Fan clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful!!"

"Fengxiao's plan is really a brilliant one."

"Immediately spread the news that we need ten fishing boats. As long as they help us cross Hongze Lake, they will earn one or two gold a day."

Yue Fei and Zhao Yun suddenly understood, clasped their fists and said excitedly: "Don't worry, my lord, we will do it now!"

(End of this chapter)