Now Zhang Liao is also facing a food crisis, look at the tragic situation in the north of Yanmen to know what the situation is in the north of Bingzhou now, Zhang Liao should be glad that the locust plague did not go south but went to the east, if it is a locust plague going south, Zhang Liao can't even cry at the moment.

Even if the locust plague was avoided, the threat of drought was still unavoidable, and as the price of grain was continuously pushed up by the grain merchants, the people began to sell their children and daughters to flee the famine.

Zhang Liaoming knew where the problem was, but he didn't dare to do it easily, you must know that Dong Zhuo's incident had only happened for a few days, and Bingzhou was not peaceful now, Shuofang in the west would be invaded by the hungry Xianbei people in Hexi at any time, and Taiyuan County in the south was attacked by enemies on three sides and was surrounded by Gongsun Zhan.

In this case, Zhang Liao definitely didn't dare to make any big moves, if he was not careful, it might be another disaster for Dong Zhuo, and now Zhang Liao regretted it a little, he knew that he should have been ruthless in purging the clan during the last Jinyang Rebellion, maybe there would not be such an embarrassing situation now.

In fact, even if Zhang Liao really did this, the result would not be much better, and the state is different from Yongzhou, and the grain production of the state is less, especially after carrying the burden of the five counties of Yanbei, the grain of the state has never been self-sufficient, and there were originally cattle and sheep in the five counties of Yanbei to make up for it, and there were war horses to adjust it, but this year's drought, the cattle and sheep are all dead, and the water conservancy facilities of the five counties of Yanbei are relatively poor, and the ability to cope with the drought is even worse, basically the five counties of Yanbei are in a state of no harvest. It must be provided by Taiyuan County and Yanmen County, so the amount of grain in Taiyuan County and Yanmen County is actually very limited.

Of course, this data is not clear to Zhang Liao. But someone is very clear.

Zhang Liao was in a desperate situation, and had to write a letter asking for help to Lu Bu's desk, Lu Bu was hesitating about whether to take the opportunity to attack Chang'an, and when he saw Zhang Liao's letter for help, he suddenly had no hesitation, Zhang Liao had reached a desperate situation, and he would not be much better. The continuous war has completely hollowed out Lu Bu's family foundation.

Although Pang Yuan's method of robbing tombs solved some of the problem of funds for purchasing grain, the bigger problem was that the sources of grain on the market were very scarce, and even if there was money, it might not be possible to buy grain now. Lu Bu finally had to agree to Fang Zhiwen's coercion, and exchanged Yu She, Chen Lan and their families for an agreement to buy 40 million stone of grain.

But these 40 million stone grain were not delivered all at once, but month by month, until next year's summer harvest. Don't look at the number of these 40 million stones. In fact, there is not much at all, just enough for Lu Bu not to starve to death, but with nearly three million soldiers and civilians on Zhang Liao's side, Lu Bu really has no choice, unless he tightens his belt and asks Fang Zhiwen to transport the food to Zhang Liao first.

In this way, all of Lu Bu's war plans had to be stopped immediately, and he could only lie down in his nest and starve

"My lord. The latest report from the General Staff has arrived, and Yu Shi and Chen Lan have already reported to the General Staff. After three months of short training, they will be dispatched. ”

Guo Jia raised the scroll in his hand and told Fang Zhiwen the main content of the report, Fang Zhiwen motioned to Lu Su on the other side to wait a while, stretched out his hand to take it and looked at it, and then gave the scroll to Lu Su.

After Lu Su also read it, Fang Zhiwen continued the topic just now and said: "Zijing's southward route this time is to first go to Jinyang to meet Zhang Liao, stay for a day and then go to Tunliu to see Gongsun Zhan, then go south to cross the river, go to Luoyang to see Lu Bu, and finally go to Dingtao to meet the Son of Heaven. ”

"Yes, my lord!"

"Zijing's task this time is very heavy, especially the task of Lu Bu, Pang Yuan is not a wasted person, although we work hard here, but presumably your negotiation will still be difficult."

Lu Su smiled, this is not a problem.

"My lord, are you sure that the situation you are talking about will be formed here?"

"Hehe, definitely! As soon as you leave Jinyang, there will be rumors in Jinyang City, those clans are already in danger, plus the old grievances left by the previous Jinyang Rebellion, the players in the city have long been interested in disturbing the water and trying to fish in trouble, so Jinyang will be chaotic. ”

Lu Su glanced at Fang Zhiwen with complicated eyes, Fang Zhiwen's move was actually to want the life of the Jinyang clan!

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Zijing doesn't have to fight for the clan in Jinyang, when you go to Jinyang and see the faces of those clans, you can't kill them with your own hands!" ”

Lu Su turned his head to look at Guo Jia suspiciously, Guo Jia shrugged his shoulders and said that he had nothing to say, these things can't be said, let Lu Su see it with his own eyes, he will understand what the situation of the people under the oppression of the world is, although Lu Su's family background is not very rich, but it is also a well-known rich family in the local area, he may not know what the peasants at the bottom of the society are like under the catastrophe.

Seeing that Guo Jia refused to elaborate, Lu Su turned to Fang Zhiwen again, and Fang Zhiwen said with a smile: "Zijing, you can see with your own eyes, it is much more useful than what we said, but whether you can understand it or not, you must do it according to the predetermined strategy, which is related to the lives of millions of people in the entire northern part of Bingzhou." ”

"Yes"

"Zijing, politics is not a simple friendship, do you think we will transport a large amount of grain to the five counties of Yanbei, and these people will be able to live? Do you dare to guarantee that this grain will not become the war capital of the warlords? Also, why do we use the food that the people of Youzhou have worked so hard to accumulate to give away? If the people of Youzhou can't get benefits from it, it's okay to do it once or twice, and it won't work at all in the long run. ”

Guo Jia's words made Lu Su stunned, yes, a person can be a good person, because that is your freedom, but as a leader of tens of millions of people, he is not qualified to take the family wealth of tens of millions of people to be a good person.

"I see, it's my guess. If you want to solve the problem completely, in fact, the best result is to include them under our management. ”

"That's right, that's what we're aiming for! In order to achieve this goal. You have to use some means, and when the time comes, you will understand. But we don't need to think so noblely, in fact, we are also for our own interests, but we strive to work with more people to achieve a mutually acceptable way, instead of blindly relying on war. ”

"Got it! The subordinates must do their best! ”

"Well, I believe in Zijing's ability, but be careful of safety along the way. Now that the catastrophe is coming, it is inevitable that there will be some thieves and robbers, and Zhen Xiang has an impulsive personality. You have to restrain him strictly, and don't have any scruples about his qualifications and identity! ”

"No!"

Lu Su entered the pass from Yanmen Pass, and along the way, under the protection of five hundred elite horsemen, he quickly rode south. These 500 elite riders are real elite riders. It is Fang Zhiwen's guard, the combat effectiveness is extremely amazing, Lu Su is protected by these five hundred people, quite flattered, this is the first big task after he promised to come out, Lu Su will inevitably be excited and expectant.

"Xiao Lu!"

"Dingyuan, you should at least call Zijing, according to the regulations, I am your boss. You should call engaged in the big talent right. ”

"Hehe, I can't change it for a while. Then call it an adult. Zhen Xiang scratched his head in embarrassment, but was blocked by the helmet, Lu Su looked at it and smiled, this is a straight and cute man.

"No, just call Zijing, the two of us are partners now, and we still need your assistance in this big task!"

"Hehe, don't worry, let's do what you say, Zi respects you sincerely, not as cunning as Guo Junshi."

Lu Suguaner, it turns out that this man sees people like this.

"By the way, what did Dingyuan call me just now?"

"Look over there."

"Are those the victims? Where are they going? ”

"To the north, hope to escape to Qiangyin, and all over the state, our people are spreading the news that Qiangyin has something to eat."

"It's strange, there are no old and weak in the team!"

"The old and weak are either sold, or they are waiting at home to die!" Zhen Xiang said in a somewhat low tone.

"What!?"

Lu Su was taken aback, but it also made sense to think about it, such a long road, it would be a death to bring the old and weak, Lu Su was sad, and suddenly there was a disturbance on the avenue in front of him.

"Defense!"

Zhen Xiang shouted, and the cavalry quickly surrounded Lu Su, the front row was already with swords and shields in hand, and the back were all heavy crossbows, and they were ready for battle in an instant.

Several scouts drove forward, and after a while, they turned back: "A team of horses carrying grain surnamed Zhang was blocked by the disaster victims, killing many people, and now the disaster victims have dispersed, and there is no danger ahead." ”

After a while, Lu Su saw many corpses scattered on the side of the straight road, these unclothed victims died tragically on the road, Lu Su gritted his teeth, turned his head to Zhen Xiang and said, "Let's speed up and rush to Jinyang as soon as possible!" ”

"Good!"

On September 11, the sixth year of Yonghan, Lu Su and Zhang Liao seemed to break up unhappily after meeting, and then Lu Su continued to go south.

On the second day, the news of the collapse of Lu Su and Zhang Liao spread, and the people in Jinyang City were panicked, and there were even rumors that Zhang Liao was mobilizing troops to enter the city, preparing to wash the unscrupulous merchants and Jinyang clans who were hoarding and living in Jinyang City.

Someone with a heart really went to the gate of the city to pay attention, and sure enough, they found that Zhang Liao's troops outside the city were really entering the city, and the number of evil troops was just as rumored.

In fact, Zhang Liao was really wronged, he just heard the news, saying that there was a change between the clan and the strangers, and they might make trouble in the city, so he sent additional troops into the city.

At night, I don't know what the reason is, suddenly there were fires in many places in the city, Zhang Liao said in his heart that he was really still making trouble, so he sent troops to suppress it, and it was okay not to send troops.

The entire Jinyang City was immediately in chaos! Everywhere there are fire-proofing, murder and robbery aliens, everywhere there are private troops of the clan who rush to the outside of the city to save their lives, as well as the people who run around the city without knowing it, and the army that has been completely unrestrained by the fire, Jinyang City once again fell into the fire of civil strife.

Lu Su (Zijing) Zhi General / Internal Affairs General

Level 72 (Youzhou Master Engagement)

Commander-in-Chief: 82

Force: 34

Intelligence: 91

Politics: 94

Glamour: 89

Specialty: Internal Affairs Specialization (Level 45, Internal Affairs Skill Bonus 46)

General Skills: Inspire (Inspire Advanced Skill, Level 21), Wisdom (Penetration, Breaking Skill Advanced, Level 22), Chaos (Level 14), Deceit (Rumor Advanced Skill, Level 11), Lead Soldier (Exclusive Skill, Level 11, Increase Commander Bonus by 11), Cover the Sky and the Sun (Exclusive Skill Weather, Level 3, Reduces Enemy Battlefield Vision)

Personal attributes:

Strength: 31

Spirit: 94

Dexterity: 22

Constitution: 890

Internal force: 1400/1400

Skills: Civil Affairs (Level 40, Advanced Skills for Farming, Construction, and Crafting), Interruption (Level 42), Persuasion (Advanced Skills for Persuasion, Level 55), Eloquence (Level 65), Literature (Level 52), Working Together (Level 29, Exclusive Skills, Improving Construction Efficiency by 29), Speaking Well (Level 36, Exclusive Skills, Increasing the Effect of Speech Skills by 36), Harvest of Grains (Level 15 Exclusive Skills, Increasing Crop Yields in the Jurisdiction)

Trait: Wisdom Heart (Level 30, increase Essence to gain 30)

Internal Strength: Family Tradition Health Preservation (12th Floor) ()