The pontoon bridge over the Surabaya River in the northern section failed, and the Yuan army on the east and west banks had to withdraw.

Zhou Tai, who had not yet put away his murderous intentions, commanded the fleets, headed towards both sides, and then condescendingly counterattacked the Yuan army.

The bed crossbow of the navy shoots far and sharply, and the bow or crossbow used by the navy is obviously longer than that of Yuan Jun, and it has a high advantage.

So Yuan's army immediately retreated away from the river bank and into the depths of the land.

The battle situation was quickly reported to Yuan Shu and Yuan Shuzhi.

This made Yuan Shu's mood a little depressed again.

However, Yuan Jian said: "What is expected, if Wang Xiu can't even think of this, then we can really capture Pengcheng quickly, but the next goal for us is to break his water army first and destroy Zhou Tai's army." ”

Yuan Jian was still about to talk about his detailed strategy for the next step, when someone hurried in and delivered a letter from Runan.

Judging from the large handwriting on the letter, Yuan Shu knew that it was Yang Hong, another adviser in government affairs under him.

Yang Hong is Yuan Shu's other driver, and he is responsible for the affairs of Yuzhou.

He suddenly wrote that something big had happened in Yuzhou.

Unwrapping the mud and taking it down, Yuan Shu's face suddenly darkened a lot.

The brows were furrowed.

Yuan Jian asked, "What happened to the lord Yuzhou?" ”

Yuan Shu put down the letter, and didn't want to mention what was written in the letter, but he unconsciously pondered about it.

After pondering for a while, Shi Zai still didn't understand, so he sighed and said: "Let Xu Ding be right again, Liang Guo found a large-scale locust, Yang Hong asked people to go to other counties and counties to count, it is estimated that there are insect plagues of varying severity in other places, but they are all controllable now, but I am afraid that this situation will continue to worsen." ”

A long drought will be plagued, and locusts will rise everywhere.

Isn't that what every page of the newspaper is talking about?

Yuan Jian also frowned suddenly.

The imperial disaster is very bad for the war.

Although there are big counties like Runan in Yuzhou, if the counties make a fuss, the people can't make a living, and someone takes advantage of this to make trouble, then the whole Yuzhou will be swept away.

In particular, there are still many Yellow Turban forces in Yuzhou that have not been resolved, if they come out to pretend to be ghosts and absorb the chaotic people, Runan will not be able to toss in the rich.

"Report! Lord, Tao Qian sent a letter! ”

Just when Yuan Jian and Yuan Shu were still thinking about the imperial disaster, someone suddenly came in to report.

Tao Qian's letter?

How strange is this?

Could it be that he had come to sue for peace.

Yuan Shu asked people to take the letter and send it over, and then opened it to take a look, and suddenly his face showed anger, and he slapped it heavily on the desk.

"My lord, ...... this?" Yuan Jian asked again.

Yuan Shu snorted coldly: "A large number of locusts have also been found in Donghai County, Xuzhou, Tao Qian said that soon all counties and counties in Xuzhou will be affected, and asked us if it is time to withdraw our troops, otherwise we will only get a ruin-like Xuzhou, and said that we retreat now, he can not send troops to chase us, and we can release our previous suspicions, and the most hateful thing is that he also said that if there is a locust plague in Yuzhou, he can intercede with Xu Ding and send food for disaster relief." ”

Borrowing food for disaster relief, you are afraid that you don't know how rich Yuan Shu is, and you are afraid that you don't know how much face Yuan Shu will lose.

"Lord, now it seems that this war is going to end early, we are hopeless in attacking, if the Baixin people know about this, no one will have the intention to attack the city and seize the land." Yuan Jian also said a little unwillingly.

However, he is more realistic, and now he has really lost the best chance to attack Pengcheng.

If it is a few days late, it is better to say that Xuzhou and Yuzhou are stuck at this time There was a locust plague.

If Yuan Shu still insisted on fighting at this time, it was estimated that he would be poked in the backbone, and the reputation of the Yuan family would be completely stinky.

"Let's withdraw the siege for the time being, wait and see, see the specific disaster situation in the two states, if it doesn't get worse, then continue to attack Pengcheng." Yuan Shu said.

Of course, this is okay, it costs too much to send troops once, so he goes back home in a hurry, which is also a blow to Yuan Jun's prestige.

The intangible assets are dissolved.

So Yuan Jian didn't say much?

As soon as the order to retreat was given, the Yuan army that crossed the river retreated back one after another, and did not surround Pengcheng.

Wang Xiu and the others naturally soon received the matter of the Xuzhou Imperial Disaster.

"God, Shuzhi, you guessed right, the Yuan army really withdrew the siege, and the Marquis of Weihai also guessed right, we also had a locust plague in Xuzhou, I really don't know whether to be happy or lament at this time." Zhang Zhao said with a little emotion at this time.

At this time, Zhang Zhao's state of mind finally changed.

Such a dangerous situation was half resolved at once.

The judgment of Xu Ding, Wang Xiu and others was too accurate.

Wang Xiudao: "Zibu's next disaster relief on Pengcheng's side will be handed over to you, you are familiar with the situation in various places, I believe that soon Qingzhou will send a method to prevent and control the locust plague, and there is also food on Yuzhou Mountain Island, which will be transported into Xuzhou in large quantities from both land and water to relieve the people's difficulties." ”

"There is a solution, can this natural disaster like the emperor insect really be cured? Shuzhi, you're not kidding. Zhang Zhao was shocked again.

Even locusts can be cured, whether this is true or not.

The plague and insect plague, drought, and flood are the most terrible disasters, which often make the government and the people in various places helpless.

Now Wang Xiu actually said that Qingzhou still has a way to prevent it.

Wang Xiudao: "It seems that Zibu, you haven't read the newspaper carefully, our newspapers have published this part of the defense in various editions of the newspaper, but unfortunately Xuzhou has prevented it according to the method except for the Mi family, and other people, including Tao Yuanjun, are not vigilant enough."

When it comes to the treatment of locusts, I believe in the lord, he said that there will be some remedies, and we will wait. ”

Zhang Zhao really couldn't be calm, he didn't talk about other topics, he was busy going to the city, and then took out the newspapers collected in the study, and searched for them, and sure enough, there was a small hint in the newspapers in the last half a year, telling everyone how to prevent large-scale locust generation.

It's a pity that it's too late to see this now.

Since last year, there has been no promise.

Not many people follow their methods of prevention and control.

The next day, news came that the Qingzhou cavalry of Taishan County had gone south.

At the same time, there are also methods of exterminating locusts in the south, and the methods used by Xu Ding in Yanzhou have also been printed in Qingzhou, and they are brought into Xuzhou together with the guidance and prevention and control personnel equipped by Qingzhou.

Other states only distributed newspapers and let them learn to do it themselves, but only Xuzhou sent people directly because it was an ally and would be its own jurisdiction in the future.

With the instructors from Qingzhou, Xuzhou quickly set off a vigorous battle to prevent and control the locust plague.

The grain from Jiaozhou and the South China Sea, which had been hoarded on Yuzhou Mountain Island, was also transported to Xuzhou and began to support the counties.

In the past, Xuzhou was the place where Xu Ding's grain was purchased, and for a long time it was supplemented to support Donglai, but now it is supported and subsidized.

Officials in Xuzhou were in a complicated mood for a while.

Xu Ding has grown to this point, and he has grown to this point with wealth.

It's really emotional.

However, Tao Qian showed a sense of relief, feeling that he could finally relieve the burden of Xuzhou.

Xu Ding has the ability to take over Xuzhou, and he can finally stop worrying about labor, and he doesn't have to be afraid day and night.

The people from Qingzhou were very professional in disaster relief, and because of the various measures were very effective, the locust plague in Xuzhou was quickly controlled.

After Yuan Shu received that there were cavalry in Qingzhou going south, he had to order the withdrawal from Pengcheng to Zhuyi, and even the soldiers and horses of Luxian County were withdrawn, but Xiapicheng did not move, leaving a garrison of soldiers and horses, so as not to collapse Chen Yu on the right flank.