Zhao Feng pondered for a moment: "Even if Yan Rou takes the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies south. ”

"Whether it's Wuhuan, Xianbei, or Liu Yu's old department."

"Their top priority now is to loot the grain taxes from all over Youzhou."

"Only then can we get enough food."

"Otherwise, there will be no need to fight this battle!"

Lu Su smiled: "What the lord said is very true. ”

"It's just that even if the Wuhuan army, the Xianbei army, and Liu Yu's old department didn't loot the grain."

"Liu He will also send someone to borrow grain from the lord!"

Zhao Feng smiled: "It seems that Liu He and others are really ready to treat me as the wrongdoer." ”

"Sending troops and food, how can there be such a good thing!"

"It's just that, in order to stabilize them, I really can't refuse openly."

Lu Su thought for a while: "The locust plague in Jizhou next year has become a foregone conclusion. ”

"Let's just say no."

After Zhao Feng heard this, he groaned.

This is also not the way to go.

After all, the locust plague in Jizhou will have to wait until next year, and it will also be next year to appease the people.

What's more, Jizhou will not have a good harvest next year, and it is not certain.

Using this to refuse, it is clear that it is shirking.

However, it is also true.

Because of the locust plague that broke out in Jizhou next year, Zhao Feng not only could not get food taxes, but also needed to spend a lot of food to relieve the disaster.

In order to prepare for the future, Zhao Feng had a reason to refuse.

After all, after the harvest in Jizhou, Zhao Feng didn't know how much food he would spend to provide disaster relief.

Also, if you don't deal with it next year.

The locust plague will continue into the year after.

It's just that in the year after tomorrow, the locust plague will not lead to a complete harvest in Jizhou.

However, it is still very possible to reduce production by a few percent.

Of course, the reason why this can be used as a reason is that outsiders don't know how much grain Zhao Feng has.

If outsiders knew clearly, Zhao Feng had 10 million stones in stock.

That is to make it clear that it is shirking, not like it is shirking.

Of course, even if Zhao Feng had 10 million stones of grain in stock, it would only be enough for disaster relief next year.

If Jizhou reduces production due to locust plague in the next year.

Zhao Feng's food will still be in short supply.

It's just that outsiders don't know how much grain Zhao Feng has in stock, nor how much food needs to be consumed for disaster relief.

Just like some jobs in later generations, outsiders don't understand the situation, so they are blindly very envious.

But in fact, those jobs are not as easy to make money as outsiders think.

The same is true for Zhao Feng's disaster relief.

Outsiders will think, how much does disaster relief cost?

After all, it is also a disaster relief to ensure that the people do not starve to death, and it is different from letting the people eat half full, or to eat full, and the food consumed.

finally nodded: "In the end, this matter depends on Liu He's side and the situation of the looting." ”

"Then let's talk about it later."

Lu Su nodded: "Wow! ”

Then he added: "In April, Liu Yu's old ministry looted a lot of Gongsun Zhan's grain taxes. ”

"That's because the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies have not been dispatched."

"In order to guard against the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies, Gongsun Zhan's old department can succeed."

"This time, the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies have already appeared."

"Then Gongsun Zhan will naturally respond according to the location of the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies."

"Therefore, I think that the coalition forces of Liu He and others will not necessarily loot more grain this time than they did in May."

Zhao Feng groaned after hearing this.

What Lu Su said still makes sense.

Because the unknown is the most terrifying.

The armies of Wuhuan and Xianbei have not appeared, and Gongsun Chan needs to be on guard all the time.

This kind of embankment is sometimes blind.

It is estimated that Gongsun Chan himself doesn't know if it's useful or not.

But regardless of it, it is obviously impossible.

So no matter what Gongsun Chan wants to do, he will be tied.

And as long as the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies appear, Gongsun Zan can be targeted to deploy defenses.

Even if you can't defeat the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies, you can send troops to contain them.

Then go to the old ministry dedicated to Liu Yu.

Then Liu Yu's old department, the grain that can be looted will naturally be much less than in May.

Finally, he nodded: "Okay." ”

"Anyway, it won't be long before everything becomes clear."

"Let's go down and train."

Lu Su waved at Zhao Feng: "Huh! ”

After speaking, he turned around and withdrew from the Chinese army's big tent.

Time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the end of October.

During this time.

Yan Rou took about 20,000 Wuhuan cavalry and about 30,000 Xianbei cavalry to the south to raid Youzhou.

Liu Yu's old department, which was also in various parts of Youzhou, began to loot.

Sure enough, it was as Lu Su expected.

Gongsun Zan sent Tian Kai's subordinates to Changli, a subordinate country in Liaodong, to contain the Xianbei army.

Sent Guan Jing to defend the Wuhuan army in the area of Ning County and Guangning in Shanggu County, relying on the ancient Great Wall.

Then he led the main army to encircle and suppress Liu Yu's old troops in various parts of Youzhou.

It's just that Changli, where Tian Kai is stationed, may be lost at any time due to insufficient troops.

And once Changli is lost, Tian Kai's department may be directly encircled and suppressed.

After all, Xianbei's 30,000-strong army is all cavalry.

If Tian Kai's subordinates want to abandon the city and escape, they will only die faster.

And Gongsun Zan is now, in pacifying Liu Yu's old department, there is no way to send troops to reinforce.

Fortunately, there are also a lot of Gongsun Chan cavalry.

It doesn't take a lot of time to support various places.

At present, it is Gongsun Zan who took the lead in pacifying Liu Yu's old troops in Youzhou, and then led his troops to resist the Wuhuan and Xianbei armies.

It was still the Xianbei army, which took the lead in breaking through Changli, and then fought directly from Liaoxi County all the way to Gongsun Zhan's Jixian lair.

This time.

I don't know if Liu He is afraid that Zhao Feng's army will plunder Gongsun Zhan's grain with Liu Yu's old department after entering Youzhou.

Therefore, in addition to Liu He, who sent someone to inform Zhao Feng before, the armies of Wuhuan and Xianbei were already preparing to enter the country.

And then there was no follow-up.

this day.

Lu Su walked into the big tent of the Chinese army and waved at Zhao Feng: "Enlighten the lord!" ”

"The original Liu Yu was engaged in Qi Zhou, and he asked to see the lord outside the camp!"

Zhao Feng pondered for a moment: "Can Zijing guess the intention?" ”

Lu Su said with a smile: "It's nothing more than that I want to ask the lord to send troops." ”

"I was worried that we would rob them of their food, so we never sent anyone to ask us to send troops."

"Now they are within the boundaries of Youzhou, but they are surrounded and suppressed by Gongsun Zhan."

"Naturally, they thought of us!"

Gongsun Chan has a lot of cavalry, and the cavalry is fast, so he can support wherever he wants.

Liu Yu's old department had no way to make a prediction.

So I suffered a big loss.

In addition, Liu Yu's old department, because the looting in May went very smoothly.

So this time not only was I much bolder, but I was not as careful as I was in May.

This made Zhao Feng start to doubt.

Perhaps the loot in May was a deliberate gesture by Gongsun Zhan.

In order to paralyze Liu Yu's old department!

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