Liu Fu was in charge of the Shouchun Mansion Treasury and knew everything about the grain stored in the city, and after listening to Xiahoudun's words, he denied it in his heart as soon as possible.

Liu Fu felt that Xiahoudun could fool others, but he should tell the truth to himself, but he didn't expect to know that there was really extra food in the city after hearing it.

It turned out that before Xiahoudun was in Shouchun Tuntian, in addition to transferring rice seeds from Xudu, he also allocated wheat and millet seeds, preparing to plant wheat and millet after the summer harvest, so that the Shouchun garrison was completely self-sufficient.

It can be selected as a grain seed, and the grains are large and full.

Although there were not many wheat and millet seeds, at the suggestion of Xiahoudun, the husked bran was also used and mixed and ground into coarse grains to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers.

In this way, the seeds alone can be eaten for more than a month, and with the existing grain stock in Shouchun, there is hope that it will last until September.

There is food in the hand, and there is no panic in the heart.

Liu Fu took a reassuring pill, had the hope of sticking to it, and left the city with a smile, he praised Xiahoudun in his heart, and sighed that the other party insisted on Tuntian, otherwise Shouchun would not have extra food.

Almost no one in Jiangdong believed the rhetoric of Xiahoudun City, but the offensive and defensive battles were dragged down by the scorching heat, and the battle situation was still in a stalemate.

The war dragged on until August, and the autumn tiger was still strong.

But on days when it doesn't rain, Xu Kun will deploy sieges every day, and Xiahoudun is still holding on, and there are no rumors of famine in the city.

The more Sun Quan attacked the city, the more hesitant he felt, and said that Shouchun really had half a year of grain storage? Is it necessary to besiege the city and cut off food?

Shouchun has been besieged by Jiangdong, and if you eat a grain of food, you will lose one grain, and Jiangdong's supplies can be continuously sent to the front line through waterways.

Sun Quan was not afraid of continuing to consume, but he was afraid that Cao Cao would suddenly bring reinforcements, so he was very concerned about Hebei's intelligence.

Huainan and Hebei are separated by Yuzhou and Yanzhou, Sun Quan did not get the information he wanted, but unexpectedly received the news of the proximity to Xuzhou, and Taishan's general Changba also rebelled in Donghai County. (Changba is Changba, not Taishan will Zangba, Fen means big wild boar, but the descendants insulted and changed the name)

After Xu Kun reported the rebellion of Changba, Sun Quan's mood did not fluctuate in the slightest, and he felt that it was irrelevant to the Shouchun battlefield, and even a little impatient.

"Uncle, you will put more of your mind on attacking the city in the future, even if you collect external intelligence, you must be selective and prioritized, and in the future, Changba will pay less attention to this kind of intelligence, then Donghai County is far away from Xudu and away from the Hebei battlefield, whether he rebels against Cao or not, it will not affect our major affairs."

After listening to Sun Quan's instructions like a 'layman', Xu Kun had to explain patiently: "Lord, listen to me, for the general to take charge of the overall situation, although Donghai County is far away from Xudu, and it has nothing to do with Shouchun's attack and defense, but a glimpse of the whole leopard, Changba's anti-Cao can reveal other information, which can also be used for us to learn from." ”

"Oh? What else can you see? Uncle, please try to speak. ”

After Sun Quan finished speaking, he straightened his robe and sat upright, intending to listen to Xu Kun's 'justification'.

Xu Kun replied: "Changba chose to rebel at this time, which indirectly shows that Yuan Cao is still fighting fiercely; Secondly, if there is a problem in Donghai County, Xuzhou will not be able to be distracted elsewhere, neither can support Shouchun Xiahoudun, nor can it support Guangling Chendeng, so we still have enough time. ”

"Can you still look at the problem like this? Uncle Zhen is a good general in Jiangdong. ”

After Sun Quan praised Xu Kun, he said to himself: "This Changba is a bit interesting, remember that he also opposed Cao last year?" This guy can't be Yuan Shao's person, right? ”

Zhang Hong saw that no one answered, so he got up and took over the conversation: "Changba is one of the Taishan group, he is not a person who guards himself, and the Donghai County where he is located is close to Qingzhou, so he should be attracted by Yuan Shao." ”

Sun Quan was puzzled: "There are several people in Taishan, why can this person be co-opted?" ”

"I don't know." Zhang Hong shook his head and sighed: "This kind of thief only has interests in his eyes, and it is not surprising how many times he rebels. ”

"Last month, Liu Bei Runan made an incident, this month Changba rebelled in the East China Sea, it seems that Cao Cao's rule is also unstable, and I don't know if I can control these rebels after I enter the Xu Capital."

After Sun Quan finished muttering, he suddenly frowned again, and said with surprise: "Zigang, Liu Bei has made trouble twice in the past two years, and Changba seems to have rebelled twice, this is too coincidental, right?" ”

"They are all planning to deal with Yuan Shao, and it is inevitable that things will happen." Zhang Hong made a simple evaluation, and then reminded Sun Quan: "The lord can despise Changba, but he can't despise Liu Xuande, even Cao Cao is very jealous of this person"

"Liu Xuande, after so many failures, he can still fight against Cao, he is indeed a character."

Sun Quan agreed, and then asked Xu Kun: "Uncle, is there any new situation in Runan?" Did Liu Xuande lead his troops to attack Xudu? ”

Xu Kun shook his head and replied: "Compared with last year's radicalization, Liu Bei is very cautious this time, I heard that he only integrated and collected the anti-thieves in Runan, and did not march in the direction of Yingchuan."

Hearing that Liu Bei didn't beat Xu Du, Sun Quanxin said that even if you know each other, Xu Du was left to Jiangdong.

Not everyone has such a thing as the Mandate of Heaven, Sun Quan was still annoyed that Liu Bei was fishing in troubled waters last month, but at this time he showed an expression of appreciation.

"Liu Xuande has failed repeatedly, we should also sum up the lessons and lessons, be cautious to be reasonable, and when we lay down Shouchun, we can send someone to Runan to contact and invite him to join forces in Xudu."

"The lord wants to ally with Liu Bei?"

"Why not?"

Zhang Hong's question was confirmed by Sun Quan, and he hurriedly got up and admonished: "Please think twice, if you unite with Liu Bei to attack Xu Du, how will the benefits be distributed at that time?" This person is really not simple."

Sun Quan looked serious: "I don't want to share the fat on the side of my mouth, but I have to prepare for everything, Shouchun is so difficult to capture, I'm afraid that Xu Du will be even more difficult, if Cao Cao returns to the Central Plains, I won't be able to get anything, it's better to seek skin with the tiger."

"It's still the lord who thinks about it."

Zhang Hong bowed his hand and sat down after complimenting Sun Quan, he couldn't find a reason to refute.

"It's best if you can borrow it without the help of external forces, and you really have to take precautions if you want to borrow it, but Liu Xuande has no foundation and weak strength, and I'm not afraid."

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes after speaking, and then turned his head to Xu Kun and instructed: "It's autumn now, my uncle needs to adjust the rhythm of the siege in a timely manner, I really don't want to spend time with Xiahoudun, we have to break the city as soon as possible and go to fight Xu Capital as soon as possible." ”

"Well, I'll start gradually adjusting tomorrow, and I expect to return to ten rounds a day in ten days."

After listening to Xu Kun's answer, Sun Quan bowed slightly, but gave a layman's instruction: "The weather will slowly get cooler after autumn, and my uncle doesn't have to be confined to ten rounds a day, how about adding a few more rounds of offensives?" Koto Erlang has been idle enough for the past two months. ”

"Okay."

Xu Kun agreed, but he slandered Sun Quan for guarding the tent every day, how to command the siege of the city, I will have my own arrangements, obviously I can consume the food in the city, how can it exceed the normal strength?

If the siege losses are too high, causing the soldiers to mutini and escape, what else can we talk about replacing Cao Cao? Maybe Shouchun won't be able to take it.

Shouchun was besieged, Runan was in turmoil, and the East China Sea rebelled

Unfavorable news from the rear was successively sent to the Cangting front, which increased the difficulty of Cao Cao's Northern Expedition.

(End of chapter)