With the full mobilization of the Xi State, a large number of sweet potatoes were raised in a very short period of time and given to the princes and states in the world.
No one in the major vassal states dared to neglect. After obtaining sweet potatoes, the kings of each country began to vigorously promote the planting of sweet potatoes in their fiefdoms, encouraging the people to seize the time to plant sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are now being planted so that they can be harvested around the time of frost. Even if rice, wheat and other crops suffer a drastic reduction or even no harvest due to the impact of drought, people can rely on sweet potatoes to satisfy their hunger and survive the drought!
The biggest trouble right now is that the season is bad and people are short of food at home.
As the food output of various countries in the Southern Wilderness has increased year by year in recent years, food is no longer in short supply. People are willing to take up the surplus food at home and sell it to supplement their families. In addition, in the past two years, various forces wielded gold to grab food in various parts of the Southern Wilderness. The people
Most of their wealth has been wiped out.
Even the grain stored in the Taiping warehouses in various places was secretly resold.
As a result, a strange phenomenon occurred in Zhuxia Dynasty.
Although the disasters in other places were serious, the people could survive until the end of the year relying on the surplus food at home. On the contrary, the countries in the Southern Wilderness, which had become a big granary in recent years, could no longer survive.
The spring rice harvest cannot be harvested, and people in various parts of the southern wilderness are crying for food.
As a last resort, the kings of various countries in the Southern Wilderness opened warehouses to increase grain supply and set up large porridge sheds to relieve the hungry people.
Looking at all the countries in the Southern Wilderness, Xi Country is an exception.
The food supply in Taipingcang in various places has only increased in the past two years, which is enough to sustain it for a long time. In addition, due to the construction of water conservancy projects in Xiguo, the damage to the fields is relatively minor. Farmers can at least collect enough food for the whole family and tighten their belts.
Staying through it is not a problem.
On the one hand, the major vassal states of the Xia Dynasty appeased and provided relief to the people, and on the other hand, they promoted sweet potato cultivation. Everything went smoothly!
Under this situation, things turned out as Yao Yun imagined. Zhu Xia saved the people and sent out troops without hesitation. Now that there were no worries, sending troops to conquer the southern barbarian kingdoms once again became a hotly discussed topic among the various leaders of the Xia Dynasty.
This time, Emperor Mu changed his normal attitude and attached great importance to the expedition to the southern barbarian countries. He personally took charge of the southern wilderness to boost morale.
A strong person like Di Mu would usually not take action easily, and his biggest role was to involve strong people like Bu Yan Hu Yu, Shenlong Bingyi, etc.
However, the effect of the emperor's personal expedition on improving the morale of the Zhuxia coalition forces was unprecedented.
The morale of the entire coalition army is high and they are ready to fight. Once the seven-color poisonous miasma is completely dissipated, the Xia coalition forces will send their troops south to destroy the southern barbarian countries!
In early July, the colorful poisonous miasma on the Southern Barbarian border gradually disappeared, leaving no trace behind. The natural barrier disappeared. Both sides seemed quiet, and no one made any move!
The Southern Barbarian countries are very nervous at this time. The quieter they are, the more nervous they are, for fear that the Xia coalition forces will break through the defense line and the army will overwhelm the border!
On the other hand, the Zhuxia coalition forces were very relaxed, and each one of them was looking forward to the emperor's order.
Sure enough, on the third day after the colorful poisonous miasma disappeared, Yao Yun received the emperor's recruitment order.
This time, Xiguo's mission was to send troops to attack the defense line guarded by Yuminguo.
Emperor Mu, the emperor, was better at "being a man" than Emperor Qi, and he did not seek public benefit for personal gain like the petty Emperor Qi. He deliberately dug a hole for the Xi Kingdom and allowed the Xi Kingdom to go deep into the enemy's territory to launch a sneak attack.
Moreover, the overall strength of Yu Republic of China is a little weaker than that of Sanshen Kingdom. Xi Kingdom sent troops to attack Yu Republic of China's defense line. They attacked head-on and could advance and retreat freely. The pressure was much less than before!
Yao Yun himself has been looking forward to this war for a long time. There is bound to be a battle between the Xia and the Southern Barbarians. The long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain. The sooner the action is taken, the better. If it is delayed, it will only breed tigers and become more troublesome.
To this end, Yao Yun set an example, did not hide anything for himself, and took out his core assets!
The two elite fifth-level state-defending divisions [Fenghuang Division] and [Xiaoyu Divine Army] were dispatched together;
The three great national guardian gods, the Bald Dragon, the Wushan Yellow Bird, and the Blackwater Black Snake, will accompany the army on the expedition;
Coupled with Yao Yun's own personal expedition, Xiguo suddenly brought out six ghost-level combat forces. The momentum was extremely huge, and he did not lose his reputation as Nanbo!
After Emperor Mu held a swearing-in meeting, the coalition armies quietly passed through the defense line and began to march toward the southern barbarian countries.
At dawn, there were layers of mist, and the awe-inspiring murderous aura was on the verge of breaking out.
The thundering sound of war drums and the shouts of killing soaring into the sky were like thunder exploding in the ears of the southern barbarian coalition forces, and the southern barbarian countries suddenly changed their colors in shock!
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In the military camp of the southern barbarian kingdoms, the "Prince of Three Lives" was sitting in the main seat, with the divine dragon Bingyi perched on his shoulders looking down at the heroes. His eyes were full of calmness, neither happy nor sad!
However, all the kings, ghosts and gods in the palace were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, their eyes full of horror and disbelief!
Lord Ji Yu said in disbelief: "The disaster is so serious, and the major areas are short of food, but they dare to mobilize hundreds of thousands of elite troops to attack us. How dare the Xia Dynasty send troops? Do they not care about the life and death of the people under their rule?"
"In my opinion, Zhu Xia Zi is probably crazy. He dares to start a war when he is extremely short of food. So what if he wins? By then, there will be countless casualties among the people in the world. I am afraid that Zhu Xia Zi will be done with it.
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"Crazy! All Zhuxia are a bunch of lunatics. It's beyond common sense. How dare they send troops..."
The faces of the kings, ghosts and gods of all the Southern Wilderness countries all had expressions of disbelief.
In their expectation, various parts of the Xia Dynasty were plagued by droughts and food shortages, making it impossible to sustain a war.
There is no way that Zhu Xiazi, who loves his people like his own son, would disregard the life and death of the common people in the world and insist on starting a war!
At this time, all the major princes of Xia should be worrying about how to provide relief to the victims, instead of attacking their southern barbarian kingdoms with large armies.
Zhu Xia is crazy!
This idea came to the minds of the kings of various countries in the Southern Wilderness.
Lord Yu Min shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid that Zhu Xia will take risks and make a desperate attempt to destroy us with lightning speed!"
The Three Body Monarch coldly snorted: "Huh, wishful thinking, those Xia are indeed tyrannical, but we are also capable of fighting, and with Master Bingyi sitting on the throne, it is impossible to destroy us in a short time;
In addition, Dongyi, Beidi, and Xirong are helping each other. They are suffering from internal and external troubles and wars. They cannot sustain it for long. In this battle, the Xia will be defeated, and the defeat will be miserable, miserable!"
The words of the three-body monarch greatly boosted the morale of the Southern Wilderness countries. The monarchs, ghosts and gods of each country looked much better, and there were also some smiles on their faces.
Lord Yu Min said with a smile: "Yes, Zhu Xia is all-out this time. Although they look strong, they cannot withstand delays. Once the war is delayed for a period of time, they will definitely lose!"
"Hahahahahaha~ Yes, this makes sense. They still have some surplus food on hand. When they use up this batch of food and there is no new food, the Zhuxia coalition will be defeated.
In my opinion, we don’t have to confront them head-on. Since they are attacking, we can give them our territory and preserve our strength.
When they can't hold on any longer, we can sweep back and come back. Not only can we get our own territory back, but we can also take a serious bite out of their Zhu Xia!"
"Hahahaha, trading territory for time, wonderful, wonderful!"