Chapter 197: The Global Food Crisis (1)

Knowing the harm of this pesticide, Fang Xiaoyu didn't want to use this kind of pesticide, but if the locust plague caused no grain harvest in the Chinese territory, the prosperity situation of the newly established Chinese territory would be seriously threatened, so Fang Xiaoyu had to temporarily use this kind of pesticide.

At the request of Fang Xiaoyu, pesticides are sprayed by special personnel, and the quantification of pesticides is very strict to minimize the harm of residual pesticides to the human body. The locusts in this world have never encountered pesticides, so the first use of the 666 pesticide is very effective, and the locust plague stopped at the border of the Chinese territory without causing any damage to the crops and vegetation of the Chinese territory.

Subsequently, Fang Xiaoyu promoted pesticides to Tubo County and Loulan County, so that the crops in the two places have been well protected. Apart from these three places, crops in other areas are considered to have suffered from seedlings.

The entire Eastern and Central Continents were severely infested by locusts, and even the crops in the far south of Jiaozhi County and Siam were also severely damaged, causing heavy losses to the Cheng family, which was mainly agricultural.

The western continent has less cultivated area, so the losses are not large. The northern part of the southern continent is an endless desert, there is no vegetation at all, and the locusts have not spread, but the southern continent has not had many agricultural facilities, and even if there is no disaster, there is not much food.

There were no locust plagues in the New World, but there was a drought not seen in a century. Whether it was the Boston Empire in the north or the St. Martin Empire in the south, the crop production was greatly reduced, and even the food rations were not enough, and all countries were forced to use their food reserves.

Agriculture in this world is not very developed, and the annual grain production of various countries is just enough to eat, and how much grain can be stored, and the only remaining grain is only a drop in the bucket for the hungry people.

The first all-out war in the New World, after a vigorous start, came to an abrupt end due to the emergence of a global food famine. Under the mediation of the Chinese Territory, the Saar Empire, and the Nantes Empire, the two countries were forced to sit down at the negotiating table.

Both governments have been overwhelmed by the domestic food problem, and where can they still haggle at the negotiating table, so the deal was reached very quickly.

Both countries agreed not to pursue the losses of the war and to achieve a ceasefire and de-hostilities along the current front.

As a result of this war, there were few substantial losses on both sides, the only loss was that the Central and Southern Federation was divided, of course, the Boston Empire would not want such an enclave, as a reward, they transferred this land to their invisible ally Moss Kingdom, after hundreds of years of war, the Boston Empire and the St. Martin Empire finally achieved a brief peace.

Of course, the fact that the Chinese Consulate secretly helped the St. Martin Empire and sent mercenaries to the St. Martin Empire in the name of Lanfang mercenaries was the most difficult for the Boston people to know. It is normal for this matter to be known by the other party, Qiu Yu'an and Lanfang mercenaries are not secret troops, they have not even changed their military uniforms except for removing the badge and other symbols representing the leading party of China.

In addition to military uniforms, Qiu Yu'an also led the Lanfang mercenaries and several troops of the Saint Martin Empire to fight together, the so-called people are too talkative, such a thing can't be hidden, but Fang Xiaoyu has no intention of hiding it at all, although he is not enough to confront the Boston Empire now, but he is not afraid that the other party will know his own means, after all, the two sides are separated by the vast eastern ocean, and the Chinese leader has a first-mover advantage in the Wahu Kingdom, and the defense is not afraid of the other party.

After a long time, General Pershing finally realized that the opponent he had beaten was from the Chinese Territory, and from then on he paid attention to the Chinese Army, always paid attention to its growth and construction, and made some necessary preparations for the future war between the two sides.

No matter what, the treaty is to be signed, after all, the two sides just want to fight and have no food to eat, the main thing for both sides at present is to solve the domestic food problem, otherwise their rule will be unstable, but the Boston Empire hate China this time.

After the treaty was signed, Admiral Pershing and his remaining 40,000 soldiers would be brought back by the Boston Imperial Transport Fleet, which made Admiral Pershing, who had nothing to do with Qiu Yu'an's civil engineering work, breathe a sigh of relief.

Before leaving, Admiral Pershing said to the official of St. Martin who saw him off: "Before leaving, I very much want to know the commander who blocked our army this time and used new tactics to defeat us in the city. At this time, Admiral Pershing still did not know who the commander who had almost cornered him was.

Listening to General Pershing's request, the official of the Emperor of St. Martin showed an embarrassed expression, if he said that the battle was commanded by a mercenary officer from the Chinese Territory, how would the face of the St. Martin Empire remain. Therefore, the officer had no choice but to sloppy and say, "I'm sorry, Mr. General. The commander was not here on another mission. ”

Admiral Pershing lamented: "What a coincidence, please pay my respects to this commander on my behalf, he is the most capable commander I have ever met." I have great respect for him and his elite men, and I look forward to the next meeting. After saying that, he turned around and got on the boat, and several Saint Martin Emperor ** officials who saw him off looked at each other with embarrassed expressions.

Just when Admiral Pershing led his troops to board the passenger ship returning home, Qiu Yu'an, who had returned victoriously, had already returned to the Chinese territory, and because on the day the treaty was signed, the Lanfang mercenaries were ordered to withdraw from the siege and return to China, so they were one step earlier than Pershing returned to China.

When the soldiers of the Lanfang mercenary army landed on the land of the Chinese Territory again, Fang Xiaoyu had already led a group of high-ranking military officials to greet them at the dock. Seeing Fang Xiaoyu greet him in person, Qiu Yu'an was the first to rush off the passenger ship in flattery, ran to Fang Xiaoyu's side and saluted: "Young Master, we have finally fulfilled our mission and returned victorious." ”

Fang Xiaoyu patted Qiu Yu'an on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Okay, this time it's really good, the establishment of the Fourth Army of your Guards Army can't run." All officers and men participating in the operation were entitled to a field allowance of twice their military pay and a threefold pension for wounded or killed in action. Fang Xiaoyu's last sentence was said loudly to all the Lanfang mercenary officers and soldiers, and when he heard Fang Xiaoyu's personal reward, all the officers and soldiers who were disembarking and those who had not yet disembarked cheered.

"The young master really seizes every opportunity to win people's hearts." Feng Shichang, who was behind Fang Xiaoyu, said to Thoble with a smile on his face, and Thoble nodded: "This is what a leader should do." ”