When Yuan Shao heard the news, his whole body almost exploded!
Do you know how I have spent these three years?
I am a role model for the world and an elite of the noble family. In order to help the victims, I defrauded, deceived, and robbed. This allowed the three states of the Central Plains to survive the drought safely. I am more than ten years older. Only then can I save your lives. Compared with the period of the late emperor
, what I have done is unparalleled in my country, and you just repay me with such rumors!
After Yuan Shao heard this rumor, he couldn't bear it at all. He immediately summoned his close advisers and said angrily: "Now it is being spread throughout the Central Plains that this drought is caused by Shao's lack of morality. Let's talk about how we can defeat this.
gossip!"
And Xu You and others also seemed extremely embarrassed!
When they occupied Luoyang City and expanded their power to the entire three states of the Central Plains, everyone was very high-spirited and felt that with their ability and relying on the three wealthy states of the Central Plains as their foundation, they would be able to report it to the emperor and eliminate the thunder!
But the three years of disasters almost wiped out all their pride. Although with their efforts, the Central Plains could barely survive even after three years of drought, Cao Cao could rely on one and a half states during the same period.
Not to mention raising 200,000 troops, Qingzhou can still maintain basic stability. At least in the past few years, not many people in Qingzhou have fled to Hebei.
However, millions of people in Yanzhou and Sili under their rule fled to Hebei. With such a strong contrast, they could not deceive themselves and others even if they wanted to. Cao Cao's background was not as good as theirs, but he did better than them. This is
It's not that Cao Cao and his men are more talented than them. This is something that the arrogant Xu You and others cannot admit!
Liu Bei in the south had better luck than them, easily occupying half of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, during the three-year drought in the Han Dynasty, the entire south was not affected. In addition, Liu Bei was farming in Jingzhou and Yangzhou. The food in Liu Bei's hands was not only self-sufficient.
, they can also resettle millions of refugees every year, and they even have to find ways to please Liu Bei so that Jingzhou can be sold to the Central Plains!
Needless to say, Lei Gong in Hebei Province. Although Jizhou was also the hardest hit area by the drought in the past three years, Lei Gong was rich. He first spent great efforts to build water conservancy projects in Jizhou, and then spent a huge amount of money to cultivate land in Liaodong. It is said that all the victims in the Central Plains were
Lei Gong moved to Liaodong. Last autumn, after all the harvest in Liaodong, tens of millions of shi of grain were provided to support Hebei. Yuan Shao and the others couldn't believe this!
In such a catastrophic year, Lei Gong was actually able to send tens of thousands of cavalry to an expedition to Xiliang. According to the information Yuan Shao and the others found, Lei Gong's men had already reached Dunhuang, the farthest west of Xiliang, and were now preparing to build supplies, troops and horses.
Find a way to reoccupy the Western Region! From this point of view, Lei Gong will definitely not be short of food and grass.
Vertical comparison shows that they did more than 10 times better than the officials during the late emperor's time. But when Xu You and others compared the surrounding princes' forces, they found that they were the ones who did the worst in dealing with this drought!
What frightened them the most was that their biggest enemy, Lei Gong, was actually the best-performing princely force during the drought. Lei Gong could not only carry out infrastructure construction during the drought, but also provide relief to millions of victims. According to Yuan Shao's statistics, he
There were more than 2 million people who fled to Hebei, and to feed these people, 00,000 shi of grain was needed. Not only could Lei Gong feed them, he would also have the energy to expedition to Xiliang, which was thousands of miles away!
Yuan Shao and the others were even a little lucky that this time Lei Gong's expedition was to Xiliang. If Lei Gong had conquered them, they wouldn't have to march thousands of miles. Lei Gong would only be able to send hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer the Central Plains. When the time comes, it would be impossible for them to resist Lei Gong.
!
Tian Manman said indifferently: "Ming Gong does not need to pay attention to this rumor. Now no one can replace Ming Gong in the Central Plains, not even Liu Bei! This is just the Central Plains nobles who are worried that Ming Gong will use them as pigs to be slaughtered.
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Yuan Shao and Cao Cao conspired to deal with the noble families in Xuzhou, but it was not without sequelae! In the eyes of the noble families in the Central Plains, since Yuan Shao could slaughter the noble families in Xuzhou like pigs, he might take action against them!
Therefore, in April this year, when the drought in the Central Plains began to show up, the nobles and nobles in the Central Plains were a little worried. They were worried that Yuan Shao would be short of food and attack them, so they took the initiative to make Yuan Shao's reputation bad, so that Yuan Shao would not dare to attack them.
act rashly!
Tian Feng and the others could easily see the mastermind behind this, but he also knew that it would be difficult for Yuan Shao to punish these powerful nobles in the Central Plains. After all, Yuan Shao's power was elected by the powerful nobles in the Central Plains, and the powerful nobles in Xuzhou were just losers.
Yuan Shao has no subordinates in Xuzhou, so Yuan Shao can easily attack the powerful nobles in Xuzhou. But if he really dares to attack the powerful nobles in the Central Plains, Yuan Shao's army will collapse!
"Feng thinks we have to change our strategy now. Lei Gong has been moving south for three years. This drought has also been a huge blow to Da Gan's army. It seems that Da Gan's army will not be able to go south in a short time. We should reduce the pressure on the city.
Instead of expanding the construction of Wubao Pass, we should find ways to use manpower in building canals. The construction of 300,000 troops has already overwhelmed us. There is also a drought this year, and a reduction in food production is inevitable. If there is another drought next year, we will only
I’m afraid that our power will fall apart without Lei Gong’s action!”
Although the drought in the Central Plains is serious, the Central Plains is not like the war between princes and the world is in turmoil like in history. Instead, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei have to strengthen their strength to deal with Lei Gong. They all actively responded to the drought. In this world, people really starve to death.
There are not many people in the drought.
Yuan Shao experienced an enhanced version of Cao Cao's treatment. At the same time, Yuan Shao's bottom line was higher than Cao Cao's (in order to deal with this drought, Cao Cao came up with some rice and meat to support the army, and also created some Qiu Fa Zhonglang general. It can be said that
In terms of survival, Cao Cao has an extremely strong willpower and will do anything to survive), so he was disgraced by the natural disaster. Originally, Yuan Shao would not have been so miserable with his background, but now he is not facing a powerful Thunder Lord.
Even when the drought in the past three years was at its worst, he did not give up his plan to arm 300,000 elite troops. At the same time, in order to resist the thunderous cavalry, he strengthened the defense of Luoyang City, built the Eight Passes of Luoyang, various passes in Guanzhong, and various passes in the Central Plains.
Wubao.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is precisely because too much military support has affected Yuan Shao's disaster relief operations. Both Hebei and Cao Cao are building canals, but Yuan Shao is building Wubao.
, under such circumstances, it is understandable that the drought in his territory is the worst!
Tian Feng was worried that if he continued to expand his armaments like this and the drought continued to expand, Yuan Shao's power would collapse due to this drought!
Feng Ji hesitated and said, "There won't be so many droughts. This has been happening for three consecutive years. The climate should be normal next year!"
Jushou said calmly: "This drought has been happening for three consecutive years. Who can be sure that the drought will not continue next year? If we don't think of ways to build an army and build water conservancy facilities to fight the drought, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for Thunder God's army!
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Xu You retorted: "Pedantically speaking, now is the most intense moment for the princes to fight for hegemony. The armies are all looking for ways to expand their armaments. Cao Cao has expanded his army by 200,000 in one and a half states. Liu Bei is known as a benevolent man, but he has occupied
The three states have also expanded their army to 300,000. Not to mention the Lei Gong in Hebei, the standing army has exceeded 200,000. At the same time, it still retains an arsenal that can expand an army of one million. Our enemy is so powerful, we still have
Reducing armaments here is not asking for death!"
Tian Feng said angrily: "We are seeking death if we continue to expand our armaments. You only talk about Lei Gong, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei expanding their armaments, but you don't say that Lei Gong has been thinking of ways to build new water conservancy projects and cultivate an army since he raised his army. Even though Lei Gong was originally
After occupying Wei County for several months, he also tried to find a way to get 3 million acres of land for cultivation.
After occupying Mayi, the first thing to do was to reclaim land and build water canals. Now one Mayi can provide tens of millions of dans of grain to Daqian. In the past two years, there has been a serious drought, and Lei Gong even summoned millions of people in Jizhou.
The civilian husband has been extending water conservancy facilities in Jizhou. Now half of the land in Jizhou can be covered by canals. He also started reclamation in Liaodong. This is also the reason why Lei Gong is not short of food in the year of great disaster!"
"As for our ally Cao Cao, he also started farming in Taishan County when he started his army. Later, he pressured the wealthy nobles in Qingzhou to use their land for military farming. At the same time, he vigorously built new water conservancy projects in Xuzhou, Qingzhou. Although Cao Cao's territory also suffered from drought,
But he survived by relying on the military garrison."
Needless to say, Liu Bei started farming in Youzhou, and later started farming in Xiliang. He also started farming in Jingzhou, and he also found ways to farm when he occupied Yangzhou. Therefore, Liu Bei has never been short of food since he raised his army!
Look, which of the various forces around us is not engaged in reclamation? We are the only one who has done the least in reclamation. Now it is difficult to even maintain the army. Isn't this worthy of our vigilance?"
Yuan Shao was a little moved after hearing this!
Indeed, among the various forces in the Han Dynasty, Lei Gong, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei are all engaged in farming, so this drought will not have a big impact on them. However, if he does not cultivate, this drought will have the greatest impact on his forces, and it has already affected him.
The regime is on the verge of extinction! He must find ways to build more water conservancy facilities to deal with the drought!
But at this moment Xu You stopped and said: "Absolutely not! Nowadays, the strength of all the princes in the Han Dynasty is no match for Hebei. If we want to survive, the only thing we can rely on is the army in our hands, not farming. We
The soldiers in our hands are not only protecting us, but also protecting the Han Dynasty! If we don’t have enough food, we can buy it from Cao Cao or Liu Bei. It’s impossible for them to ignore death, but if we don’t have enough troops, Lei Gong’s soldiers will pour in from Hebei.
So, what can we do to resist the great army?"
Guo Tu also followed up and said: "Although farming is important, for us now, guarding against the Daqian army is even more important. It is related to our life and death! Looking at Lei Gong's actions in the past few months, we can know that Daqian is not short of food. Lei Gong can send 50,000 troops to expedition to Xiliang, even to Dunhuang thousands of miles away, and can also support millions of Qiang people! Lei Gong has so much food in his hands, and now that the summer harvest is approaching, Lei Gong will soon There will be tens of millions more shi of food, and if Lei Gong discovers that we are reducing our army, everyone wonders whether Lei Gong’s hundreds of thousands of troops will take the opportunity to capture the Central Plains!"
Yuan Shao hesitated after hearing Guo Tu's words. Lei Gong could send out 50,000 troops to conquer Xiliang, but he could send out hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Central Plains. But it was very difficult for him to even resist. He didn't have much food, so how could he assemble an army? Come and resist Thunder Lord’s army!
Yuan Shao found that his current situation was full of dangers, and he couldn't think of a way to repair water conservancy. The huge army would collapse his power. If he disbanded the army and spent all his resources on repairing water conservancy, Lei Gong might take the opportunity to attack him!
Guo Tu's words silenced everyone, because this is very likely to happen. In the current situation, whichever side has the most food will take the initiative! And the one who takes the initiative now is Lei Gong from Hebei!
Xu You thought for a while and said: "The only way we can break the situation now is to use other people's food to feed our own soldiers. This strategy was used by Cao Cao the year before last and it worked well. We can use it too!"
"Now everyone is not worried about Lei Gong attacking the Central Plains! Let's just take the initiative to attack. We join forces with Cao Cao and Liu Bei to form a coalition, cross the Yellow River, and attack Hebei. Jizhou is the key point for Lei Gong. As long as Jizhou is captured, there is no need to occupy it. Jizhou, as long as we burn, kill, and loot anyone in Jizhou, Lei Gong's granary will be destroyed by us.
In this way, it will take Lei Gong at least two years to hoard enough food and grass to prepare for the war in the Central Plains. And we have Liu Bei and Cao Cao to help us raise our troops. With the extra two years of preparation time, we may not be able to hold Lei Gong at bay. North of the Yellow River!"
Xu You's crazy idea shocked everyone present!
Tian Feng was surprised and said: "Cao Cao and Liu Bei will not agree. If we are fighting at this time, more people in the rear will starve to death than we will!"
Xu You spoke sincerely: "If Cao Cao and Liu Bei didn't agree, you would have spread the word to the world and forced Cao Cao and Liu Bei to join the coalition. Only by severely injuring Lei Gong in Jizhou can we find a way to survive!"
Feng Ji worriedly said: "This may also be a dead end. Don't forget that Lei Gong controls millions of barbarians on the grassland. He can easily summon hundreds of thousands of cavalry to go south. We are not asking for death by going to Jizhou to fight the cavalry!" "
Xu You sneered: "As long as we gather quickly, Lei Gong will not have time to recruit the cavalry on the grassland. Our Northern Expedition is not to capture Jizhou, but to destroy Jizhou's grain harvest. As long as the army moves in and out quickly, Lei Gong's cavalry will How can you possibly catch up with us!"