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The yellow-orange-orange ears of wheat bent the stalks.

In the autumn breeze, the endless wheat fields are like a golden ocean.

The area around the state is about to usher in a bumper harvest that has not been seen for more than 100 years.

In the fields, the men's hearty laughter can be heard from afar. The women are carrying the burden, and they are also very energetic. After the autumn harvest, I went to Luoyang City to buy a few new clothes for my family.

The uncle who opened the wine shop also smiled from ear to ear. If the harvest is good, there will naturally be more people buying wine, and the grain for sake brewing will be cheaper, so I can make a lot of money this year.

In the laughter, Tong Xiangyu's iconic "goose, goose, goose" voice is naturally indispensable.

The fourth branch of Tongfuyi was grandly opened in Luoyang. Business, naturally, is it very good!

In the two markets in the east and west of Luoyang, there are more and more people coming to catch up with the market. Fan Zhongyan planned to open two more markets outside the city to meet people's needs for buying and selling.

Luoyang is becoming more and more prosperous, but Liu Mang does not dare to be careless.

Twice as many spies were sent out than before. Strengthen the collection of intelligence in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and other places.

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Yuan Shao's main force has retreated to the central and southern parts of Jizhou and is resting and preparing for the autumn harvest.

Wei County and Qinghe County in the south of Jizhou, and Bohai County in the southeast are the first to usher in the autumn harvest season.

However, the locust plague broke out overnight!

The people looked forward to the autumn harvest of the year, which became a gluttonous feast for locusts.

In the southern part of Wei County, Qinghe County, and southern Bohai County, there are almost no crops. The number of people affected by the disaster is hundreds of thousands.

Fortunately, in other parts of Jizhou, there was no disaster.

Although the disaster was severe, Jizhou had a lot of grain in stock, and the local locust plague was not enough to make Yuan Shao hurt his muscles and bones.

Yuan Shao is more concerned. It was a disaster under Liu Mang's rule.

If there is a catastrophe in the prefecture and the subordinate, not only can the natural disaster be used to denounce Liu Mang, but if there is a shortage of Liu Mang's military rations, it will be a good time for Jizhou to use troops.

But. The information he got made Yuan Shao extremely disappointed.

In addition to the eastern part of Sili, a small number of areas suffered from locust plagues, and most of the areas of Sili were bumper harvests!

Liu Mang now has more than 100,000 troops. The strength ranks among the top three princes in the world. If there is a war, it will be a big battle that will shake the world.

The Great Battle, on the bright side, was a battle of soldiers. In fact, it is a competition of logistics grain and grass.

God, I actually gave Liu Mang a bumper harvest year!

"God won't help me!" Yuan Shao sighed helplessly......

Guo Tu had just rushed back to Yecheng from Hanoi, and as soon as he entered the house, he said hello to Yuan Shao again and again.

Yuan Shaozheng was troubled by the locust plague in Jizhou, and the bumper harvest of the state division added to Yuan Shao's blockage. When Guo Tu entered the door, he said goodbye. Yuan Shao looked unhappy. "Justice, at the moment of the catastrophe, what is the joy?"

Guo Tu said: "Yuan Gong's extermination of Gongsun is one of the gratifying congratulations. And although the locusts in Jizhou have risen, they have not caused a catastrophe, which is gratifying! ”

Yuan Shao said angrily: "A disaster is also a disaster, how can you be happy?" ”

Guo Tu flattered and smiled: "Duke Yuan, although there is a locust plague in Jizhou, my subordinates see the south bank of the river on this road. Locusts often cover the sky and the sun, and in the north of Qingyan and Yuzhou, the locust plague is far greater than that of Jizhou. ”

Yuan Shao was a great prince who dominated the party, and listened to Guo Tu's words. Even more unpleasant. "The Qingyanyu Prefectures, although they are not under my rule, are also the territory of the Han Dynasty. Is it a gentleman's work to sit back and laugh when a neighbor is on fire? ”

Guo Tu Zhengse said: "Yuan Gong, such a catastrophe. It is the evil result of Liu Jiangtian's actions against the sky. The subordinates are not laughing at the fire of their neighbors, but they are sad for my big man, who is controlled by traitors! ”

Yuan Shao had vaguely understood the deep meaning of Guo Tu's words, nodded cautiously and nodded slightly, signaling Guo Tu to continue.

Guo Tu took a step forward and said in a low voice: "In the northern part of the three prefectures of Qingyan and Henan, it is inevitable that the autumn harvest will be cut off. Millions of people will be affected by the disaster. Such a catastrophe, if the court has no explanation, how can all the people in the world agree? ”

"Yes!" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up. I got up and paced around the ground a few times, and I already had an idea. "The public rule is hard work, I am ordered by the public rule, inspect the southern part of Jizhou, sort out the disaster situation, and report it to the imperial court!"

Guo Tu knew Yuan Shao's meaning and took the order to leave.

Yuan Shao ordered people to quickly send an order to review and intensify the offensive, and be sure to completely solve the remnants of Gongsun Zhan who were trapped in Youbeiping within a month.

At the end of the order, Yuan Shao deliberately added a clause: As long as the white horse general is dead, not a living grandson, the body must be properly kept and sent to Yecheng.

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Yanzhou Dong'a.

With the surprise attack and negotiations, Cao Cao did not take much effort to capture the plains and Jinan, and temporarily eliminated the threat from Liu Bei in Xuzhou.

After preparing for the autumn harvest, after replenishing grain and grass, he used troops against Puyang again.

The sudden locust plague completely disrupted Cao Cao's plan.

The locust plague in Yanzhou is the most serious.

Dongjun, Jiyin, Jibei, Shanyang, and Dongping, which Cao Cao regarded as the foundation, as well as the Qingzhou Plain, which had just been recovered, were almost extinct!

With such a catastrophe, it is no longer possible to collect all possible grain to help the affected people survive the autumn and winter.

Cao Cao's only way was to borrow grain from Yuan Shao.

Send Xun You to Jizhou and declare to Yuan Shao that this time he is borrowing grain, and he will definitely pay it back in the future. Cao Cao also specially told Xun You that he must explain to Yuan Shao that these grains are not military food, but for the relief of the victims.

As soon as Xun You left, Cao Cao got a report, and the envoy sent by Luoyang, Fang Qiao Fang Xuanling, rushed to Dong'e from Puyang.

Cao Cao frowned. "Liu Jiangtian sent an envoy, what are your intentions?"

Guo Jia said: "Yuan Benchu exterminated Gongsun, Ming Gong forced Liu Xuande back, Cao Yuan joined forces, Liu Jiangtian felt pressure and panicked!" ”

Cao Cao nodded. "This Fang Qiao is obviously an envoy of the imperial court, but he is actually a lobbyist of Liu Jiangtian. When I see him, I will sin against the beginning, and I will not see him! ”

Xun Yu's face was worried. "Ming Gong, the top priority now is how the millions of victims in Qingyan and Yanyan survive the winter. What should happen if Yuan Benchu refused to borrow grain? ”

A sentence reminded Cao Cao.

The catastrophe struck suddenly, leaving millions of people without food for the winter. If Yuan Shao refuses to borrow grain, the victims may rise up at any time, and the two states of Qinghai and Yan will be in chaos without a fight.

"What Wen Ruo means is that if we shirk the blame at the beginning and refuse to borrow food, we still have to beg Liu Jiangtian?"

Xun Yu said: "This autumn, the Central Plains area, and the state division were the least affected. If Yuan Benchu refused, he could only open his mouth to Liu Jiangtian. ”

Cao Cao sighed a few times, thought about it repeatedly, and finally ordered: "Wen Ruo go to receive it, take that Fang Xuanling, and go around the south of Yanzhou, if it is the original promise, I will not see the surname Fang, and send him away directly." If you prevaricate in the first place...... We're going to have to think about it again. ”

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Xun Yu took Fang Xuanling with him, although he avoided the most severely affected northern Yanzhou, but he could see people fleeing the famine everywhere.

Fang Xuanling saw it in his eyes, and he already had a plan.

Xun Yu took Fang Xuanling around, talking more about songs and less about military politics. Fang Xuanling should be with him, only talking about family life, not business.

And Cao Cao finally waited for the news that Xun You sent back from Jizhou.

Yuan Shao used the locust plague in Jizhou as an excuse to refuse to borrow grain. pleaded repeatedly, but Yuan Shao still refused to spit out.

Yuan Shao's refusal to borrow grain was a punishment for Cao Cao's disobedience to yin and yang.

Two months earlier, Yuan Shao had provided military rations for Cao Cao to attack Xuzhou. And Cao Cao, with military rations, ran to rob Qingzhou.

Although the Qingzhou Plain and Jinan are also Liu Bei's territory, the snatching of these two places did not hurt Liu Bei's muscles and bones.

What made Yuan Shao even more annoyed was that Yuan Shao wanted to keep these two places for himself.

For the disobedient little brother, you can't blindly condone it. And the disaster in Yanzhou is an opportunity to teach Cao Cao a lesson!

Yuan Shao refused to borrow grain, but also because of a worry, he was afraid that Cao Cao would get grain and grass, and then go to fight Lu Bu and Zhang Miao.

The two places of Puyang and Chen are the springboard for Yuan Shao's plan to enter the Central Plains, and Cao Cao must not be allowed to take it again.

Cao Cao is a tiger, and he must not be fed.

Yuan Shao's refusal to borrow grain has another purpose, and this purpose cannot be disclosed to anyone.

[It's about to be 515, I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list, and the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and promotional works on May 15. A piece is also love, and it must be better! (To be continued.) )