The situation is very good, and Hanzhong is about to be won. But at the critical moment, in order to keep the foundation, Liu Yan was mad and frenzied to cede land and sue for peace with the Nanban chieftains, and ceded the land of Yunnan County, Jianning County, Xinggu County, Zhuti County, Xiangke County, and Yuejun County to the rebellious Nanban, and recognized its status as a country of its own.

These places were the main areas of activity of the Southern Barbarians, but since the Western Han Dynasty, the barbarians have been subjugated to the Han Dynasty, and occasional rebellions have been suppressed successively, and there has never been a matter of claiming the title of king and emperor. These barbarians gained political superiority, and began to rob the Han people within the six counties unscrupulously, countless Han people were slaughtered, women were also reduced to the playthings of the barbarians, and the people fled to the interior of Yizhou, which invisibly increased the population of the hinterland of Yizhou.

Without the threat of the Nanban, Liu Yan organized troops to fight against Han Sui, and at the same time sent Zhang Ren and Wu Yi to lead 100,000 troops to aid Hanzhong. Pang De's army could not rob the people, and the supply was unfavorable due to the drought in Guanzhong, so they had to retreat to Wudu alone. Han Sui was unable to support it alone, and the supply line was long, so he had to retreat.

After Ma Chao understood the situation, he directly ordered Pang De to withdraw from the Great Dispersion Pass, hated Liu Yan's betrayal of the country in his heart, and vowed to personally lead the troops after freeing his hands to kill Liu Yan and his henchmen and barbarians. At this time, the most important thing is to deal with Yuan Shao's coalition of princes, and the addition of Pang De's team undoubtedly increases the chances of victory.

Ma Chao urgently mobilized manpower and summoned Tian Feng, Li Yan, Fu Zhu, Xun You and others to Luoyang to discuss disaster relief. The lower reaches of the Yellow River, where the drought is mainly concentrated, have little impact on Youzhou in the north and the northern parts of Bingzhou and Jizhou, and good harvests have been achieved in the areas of Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Beidi, and Shangjun.

In the General's Mansion, after the state and county officials finished reporting the situation, Ma Chao frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Such a natural disaster is a test for our officials, being an official is to be the master of the people, the people are hungry and cold, and the responsibility lies with the officials at all levels." Ben Jiang used to say: The worries of the world are worried, and the joy of the world is happy! This is by no means a word to buy the hearts of the people, I don't know what you think about disaster relief! ”

When everyone heard the rumors, Tian Feng said: "Guanzhong has just been recovered, and it has been poisoned by Dong thieves for many years, and at this time, the vitality has not recovered and the snow mountain has worsened!" If you ignore it, I am afraid that the tragedy of cannibalism and cannibalism will reappear! Now that the three counties of Beidi County, Shang County and Yunzhong County have a good harvest, the lord can transfer grain from the northern counties to help the victims of Guanzhong! ”

Ma Chao nodded and said: "If you only look at the current situation, Jizhou can save itself, and the state can support Hongnong, Hanoi and other subordinate areas, and Guanzhong can also transfer grain from the north, but it is not enough to take into account Qingzhou and Xuzhou, which have just been subdued." ”

"What the lord said is very true, in the past few months, the grain needed for Qingzhou Tuntian has been transferred from the Jizhou treasury, which has consumed most of Jizhou's accumulation over the years. coincided with natural disasters and a severe drought in Jizhou, and there was still more than enough self-protection, but it was impossible to support Qingzhou. ”

Xun You said: "Qingzhou needs a lot of grain and grass, it can't be solved overnight, I have a plan, I can ensure that Qingzhou refugees tide over the difficulties!" ”

Ma Chao was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "Gongda try to say!" ”

Xun You said: "The lord raised troops in Xiliang to defeat the Southern Xiongnu rebels!" But as far as I know afterwards, before the Southern Xiongnu rebelled, the lord stationed troops in the north. If it weren't for the foresight of the lord, it must have been the cost of the lord to feed the war and maintain the army with the grain and grass he plundered! ”

Ma Chao said: "That's right, there were 100,000 elite soldiers under my father's command back then, and there was a serious shortage of food and grass, and he was facing the possibility of disarmament. Therefore, I had to send troops to loot the Southern Xiongnu! But now that the Southern Xiongnu have surrendered to the general, Xianbei is also greatly injured, Wuheng has fled to the northeast, and it may not work to rob the foreign tribes again. ”

Xun Yu said: "Why do you need to rob foreign tribes? Don't forget that there is a secluded state in the north! Youzhou has a lot of land and a lot of arable land, and this time it has not been affected, and the treasury will not be empty! Why don't the lord take the opportunity to send troops to exterminate Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu to gain control of Youzhou in one fell swoop, if Youzhou fully supports Qingzhou, why worry about the danger of Qingzhou! ”

Ma Chao was overjoyed when he heard this, stroked his palms and smiled: "Gongda is really talented, but there is still Yuan Shao in the south, and the private soldiers of domestic slaves from various large and small families have also been trained for several months, in case Yuan Shao takes the opportunity to attack Xuzhou or Jizhou, wouldn't he be attacked on both sides?" ”

Xun You said: "Yuan Shao is indecisive, he sees small profits and forgets big profits, it is not difficult to delay Yuan Shao, only Jingzhou Liu Biao is needed!" The lord can appoint Liu Biao as the pastor of Jingzhou, lead the general of Zhennan, the military governor of Jing and Henan, and send envoys to have close contact with Liu Bei, which makes people mistakenly think that Liu Biao has taken refuge in the lord. And that Yuan Shao has been coveting Jingzhou for a long time, and he will never watch Jingzhou fall into the hands of the lord, and he will definitely attack Liu Biao with all his strength and take Jingzhou! In this way, the lord will have enough time to deal with Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, and then he can go back to support Liu Biao and transfer the battlefield to Jingzhou! ”

Ma Chao was very moved when he heard this, pondered carefully for a while, and laughed: "This plan is wonderful!" Gongda really has the talent of Wang Zuo, and this trick to attract trouble to the east can be called a desperate plan! I'm afraid that Yuan Shao will not be fooled! After all, the strategists under Yuan Shao's command are not stupid, they will definitely be able to see this! ”

Frustrated: "At this point, the lord can rest assured, I dare to guarantee that Yuan Shao will send troops to Jingzhou!" ”

"What do you say?" Ma Chao was puzzled.

Fu Zhu said confidently: "The lord's talent is world-class and his wisdom is unparalleled, but after all, he is still young, and his grasp of people's hearts is not enough!" From the perspective of the lord, Yuan Shao would not attack Jingzhou, because Yuan Shao did not know that the prince would use troops against Youzhou. But from Yuan Shao's point of view, the lord has been running the northern land for several years, the soldiers are strong and strong, the generals are like clouds, the strategists are like rain, and he takes the initiative to take a defensive position, occupying the geographical advantages of the Yellow River and the people and benefits supported by the people under his rule, how can it be so easy to defeat? ”

Ma Chao nodded, admitting this in his heart, he had not had much contact with people in his previous life, and this life has been smooth sailing, and his grasp of people's hearts is his weakness. ”

Frustrated: "The lord is humble and humble like a valley, from the advice is like a stream, by no means a generation of masters, if everything can be thought of everywhere, what is the use of us and other strategists?" He continued: "On the other hand, Jingzhou is not, first of all, Jingzhou and Yuzhou are adjacent to each other, the supply is convenient, and Sun Jian has captured several counties in Jingzhou, Liu Biao's army is weak, even if he takes refuge in the lord, the people's will not be attached for a while, it is a good time to send troops." Otherwise, once the lord recovers Jingzhou, Yuan Shao will face the enemy on three sides, which will be a big disadvantage! Therefore, he knew that it was a plan and would send troops to Jingzhou! ”

"Exactly!" Xun You then said: "There are three benefits of this move, one is to bring disaster to the east, and to gain enough time for the Lord to pacify Youzhou!" Second, you can force Liu Biao to take the initiative to take refuge in the imperial court, without spending a single soldier! Third, it can indirectly solve the crisis of Qingzhou and buy the hearts of the people in Qingzhou and Xuzhou! (To be continued.) )