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It's just that today, this summer is unexpectedly long, the sun that always hangs in the sky is still releasing its own heat, and even the Nafen River has been reduced too much, and only the water level at the waist cannot support the navigation of the gunboats, so that the newly built naval army can not continue to conquer the city for the time being.

"Hasn't it rained yet?"

With a sad face, Xiao Feng looked into the distance.

Xiao Xing shook his head: "It's been more than a month, if it doesn't rain again, then the harvest will drop by at least more than half!"

"Half?" Xiao Feng was stunned and muttered in a low voice, "This is not a funny thing. Sweeping her gaze over the cloudless sky, she became more and more worried: "I hope it will rain this day, otherwise I am afraid that we will really not be able to survive this time." That's right, the stars. Did you do what I told you?" she was even more worried about the consequences of not having enough food.

Xiao Xing immediately bowed his head: "In accordance with the lord's order, I have already begun to mobilize people to do it." Sweeping the shriveled farmland beneath her feet, her forehead was also full of sadness.

What is the drought, she has only seen it in history books before, and because she was born in a family of eunuchs, she has not experienced it personally.

Now that she suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, she was really frightened and inexplicable, completely comparable to the scene when the flood almost flooded Luzhou City.

In the distance, the farmland stretching outside Taiyuan City has completely dried up, and even the newly dug ditch next to it has no water, so that the wheat growing in the field has begun to turn yellow. This is still the case with farmland near Fenshui, and the bad conditions of farmland far from Fenshui are naturally obvious to all, and if this scene is allowed to continue, then this year's harvest is destined to be greatly reduced.

In order to change this scene, Xiao Feng has ordered Xiao Xing to mobilize people to clean up the river and dig ditches, divert Fen water out to irrigate the farmland, and also anxious for professionals to find a suitable place to dig wells to ensure the survival of the people under his rule.

Fortunately, the Zhangze Reservoir, which was built last year, has begun to function, and the water stored in it is enough to support the irrigation of farmland near Luzhou, but other places have not been treated in time, so it still maintains its former appearance, and even worsens because of the drought.

"By the way, if there is a drought this time, I am afraid that there may be riots of all kinds under my rule. In order to prevent the victims from gathering to besiege the county government, I will give you 500 soldiers and horses, and we must ensure the stability of the territory.

But whenever a dynasty falls, it begins with famine.

And if the situation in the territory is not brought under control in time, the surging rebellions will rise one after another, until the low-level administrative institutions are completely destroyed, but they will sweep the whole world like a flood.

Counting dynasties, all the same!

Xiao Xing's body trembled slightly, full of incredulity: "Really?" She has a kind heart, and she has always looked at bloody things, so she bows her head to internal affairs all day long, and rarely asks about bloody battles such as military affairs and espionage.

"Just in case!" his eyes drooped, Xiao Feng took Xiao Xingyu's hand and replied in a low voice.

If that doesn't happen, that's great. But if this kind of thing really happens, then she will not hesitate to be ruthless, no matter who it is, no matter what the reason, as long as she dares to move the foundation of the entire Red Phoenix Army, she will use thunderbolt means to completely suppress the other party!

Xiao Xing also understood, bowed his head and replied, "I understand!" Then he rode on a fast horse and led a group of people towards the field.

"Hopefully it will rain soon. ”

Looking at the distant figures, Xiao Feng's five fingers couldn't help but clench.

If she wants to support the Red Phoenix Army to fight in Taiyuan, she must provide enough food and grass to support her, otherwise, even if she has the kung fu of pouring the sky, she will definitely not be able to defeat the opponent in the hungry condition of the soldiers.

Thinking about the situation in Taiyuan City, Xiao Feng turned his head and returned to the city, and in the palace, Xiao Yue had already prepared a stack of files.

"Is this an espionage report about the Southern Song Dynasty?" Looking through these files, Xiao Feng was a little surprised: "I never thought that Meng Heng actually conquered Xiangyang and Fancheng, and it seems that the road to Shanxi is just around the corner." By the way, do you know how he used to take that Xiangyang down?"

After all, the city of Xiangyang is hard and heavily guarded, which is diametrically opposed to the empty city of Taiyuan at the beginning, and it is not easy to capture it.

It is said that it was because there was an internal response in the city, so Meng Heng succeeded. Xiao Xing replied: "And according to the report of the spy I sent, Meng Hui is stationed in Xiangyang at this moment, and the backbone of the loyal guard army is formed with the people who surrendered to him at the beginning, so as to ensure the safety of Xiangyang." What's more, after occupying Xiangyang, he made frequent sorties and had several encounters with the Mongol army, and defeated them all of them. At present, he is fighting fiercely with the Mongol marshal Dahai Kyunbu and Bal Xue Yu Kuizhou to ensure that his Sichuan is not invaded by the Mongols. ”

Thinking of this, Xiao Xing's eyes flashed with some different colors.

Ten years ago, after her father died in the Mongol invasion of the Song Dynasty, Sichuan has been under the abuse of the Mongol army, and its territory has long since lost its former prosperity. Now that this Meng Heng has been born, she really wants to keep this Mongolia out of Sichuan, which naturally makes her fascinated and reverent.

"This time, this Song Dynasty should prolong its life for 30 years. That Meng Heng is really powerful, and he can actually see the importance of this Xiangfan. But if it's me, so what?"

Xiao Feng frowned, although he admired Meng Hui very much, he was also thinking about how such a change would affect him.

can resist the Mongol army with his own strength, this Meng Heng really has the ability to defy the sky. But now that the Mongol Song offensive and defensive situation has changed, if the Mongols strategically retreat, they will definitely be the first to encircle and suppress the Red Phoenix Army that is in the heartland, so I am afraid that her Red Phoenix Army will not stay here for long.

Thinking of this, Xiao Feng asked again, "That's right." Now that they have conquered Xiangfan, they should be able to fulfill the contract. Why don't you go and contact the Southern Dynasty and ask when that batch of grain, grass and supplies will arrive?"

These more advanced weapons, Xiao Feng didn't plan to expose his hole cards like this.

Xiao Yue paused, and her face was slightly angry: "According to what the officials of the Southern Dynasty said, because of the war, I am afraid that it will take some time." ”

"How long?" Hearing this, Xiao Feng's whole person was stunned.

Xiao Yue sighed secretly, lowered her head and didn't dare to look at her father-in-law: "At least half a month, at most a year!"

"These bastards, are you going to cross the river and tear down the bridge before you win the battle?" Xiao Feng suddenly looked angry, and a few sparks were already out in response.

At this moment, the Hedong area is in a drought situation, and the grain produced in the fields is not much, which is simply not enough to support the operation of the army. It is precisely because of this that Xiao Feng is very concerned, when will the promised grain arrive?

I never thought that the officials of the Song Dynasty would be so shameless that they would dare to default on the formal agreement reached!

Xiao Yue hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "And they said it." If we can cooperate with them to go south, send troops from Pingyang Mansion to capture Henan Mansion, and cooperate with them to recapture Kaifeng Mansion, we will definitely deliver the promised grain. ”

"Borrowing a knife to kill people, these guys are really fine, do you really think that others will be fooled?" Stimulated by these words, Xiao Feng's face was already extremely hideous: "If you want to capture Henan Mansion, you have to surpass 8,000 soldiers and horses, to say the least." At present, our army is full of calculations, and with the newly expanded number, there are only more than 13,000 people, and it is already extremely difficult to defend Taiyuan City. If I really go south due to illness as the Southern Song Dynasty ministers said, then Shi Tianze can immediately follow Taiyuan Mansion directly into the territory under my control, and at that time, including the territory of Luzhou, there will definitely be misery and misery for the people. This time, not only will my Chifeng soldiers be scattered, but they will also be threatened by the other party with grain and grass, and fight with the Mongolian army to the point of burning jade. Those who dare to offer this plan are really vicious. ”

Little by little, Xiao Feng felt extremely uneasy when he thought that if he retreated, the many tragic situations in the territory under his jurisdiction would be extremely uneasy.

That Shi Tianze is a benevolent and righteous person, but the Mongolian army may not be!

"In that case, what should we do, my lord?" Xiao Yue was very worried, as early as when she heard the person from the Southern Dynasty say this, she knew that the other party harbored evil intentions.

It's just that their Red Phoenix Army is too thin, but they have done their best to fight against a partial Mongolian army, if there is no assistance from the Song Dynasty, then when the Mongolian army comes to their senses, they will definitely be completely wiped out without hesitation.

Although Xiao Feng was annoyed, he could only accept it helplessly: "Delay! Of course, you should also be on the lookout for those who operate within my sphere, and if anything unusual happens to them, let me know at once. After all, the territory is currently in the midst of a drought, and the people are also in a state of anxiety, and if we are provoked in this time of crisis, it will definitely cause us serious losses. ”

"I see!"

Xiao Yue knew that this place was powerful, and immediately made up her mind, if she really found those guys who secretly harbored ghosts, she would be killed!

Xiao Feng thought about it and felt that it was not enough, so he commanded again: "There is more." Immediately inform Zhang Shijie and Wang Yunde, who are stationed in Pingyang Prefecture, and let them patrol every day, be sure to ensure the safety of the territory, and strictly block the roads, so that no rogue can escape into our territory. After all, we don't have much food in our territory, but we don't have that much food to give to others. ”

The drought is very extensive, not only in Shanxi, but also in the Huaibei region and the Lianghu region.

In this way, orders from Xiao Feng from within the government were sent one after another, and the entire Chifeng army was immediately mobilized to go all out to deal with this drought, and its importance was no less than the previous Taiyuan defense battle.

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"What does it mean to seal off the city and keep the displaced from entering?"

Looking at the note in his hand, Zhang Shijie was puzzled, and a pair of sharp eyes unconsciously gathered on the communication soldier in front of him, but the other party was also ignorant: "I don't know below, I just convey the lord's order." ”

"Okay, I got it!"

Waving his hand to order the other party to retreat, Zhang Shijie's heart was full of confusion, and he asked Wang Yunde next to him: "What do you say the reason for the lord to let us suspend the reception of the homeless? After all, we do not have many troops at present, if we are not widely trained by the homeless people to become soldiers, then after the soldiers and horses in our hands are finished, we will face a situation where there are no soldiers to use." ”

Since taking Taiyuan City, Xiao Feng took advantage of the situation and directly seized the land of Pingyang Mansion, thus completely controlling the entire Jinzhong Basin in his own hands. In this way, the entire base area will be protected by the continuous Taihang Mountains on all sides, and if the enemy wants to attack, he can only take the road from Taiyuan in the north and Hezhong Fu from Jingbei Fu Road to Pingyang Fu in the south.

And the Red Phoenix Army only needs to deploy heavy troops at key checkpoints, and it will naturally be able to stabilize as Mount Tai!

"I don't know. But since the lord has arranged it in this way, he must have his own reasons. Wang Yunde opened his mouth and replied.

Zhang Shijie sighed and asked in a low voice: "But what if this reason will damage the general public?" If there is anything bad about Wang Yunde, it is that his mind is too simple, and he doesn't know that people's hearts are sinister.

"How is this possible?" Wang Yunde looked surprised, full of disbelief.

Zhang Shijie shook his head, pointed to the people outside the house, and said: "Why not? You and I are from peasant households, and we should know that what this group of people are asking for is nothing more than a bowl of rice and a meal of porridge." If we can't even meet this, then what kind of army is it?"

Following his fingers, you can see that outside the city government, there is a group of displaced people gathered in front of the government office, they are all in tatters, holding a missing porcelain bowl in their hands staring at the government office, and at the gate of the government office, there is already a group of people set up a large pot, boiling hot porridge in it, and next to it is also piled up bags of grain, it is obvious that this is dividing porridge.

"That's just as well!"

Wang Yunde couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw the miserable appearance of those victims.

Since the beginning of summer, the fields have dried up and the grains have not been harvested, and the crops have abandoned the fields and poured into the city to beg all day long.

It is precisely because of this that he and Zhang Shijie will have pity and open a porridge shop in this mansion, so that these hungry people can barely survive and not cause anything to happen because of hunger.

Zhang Shijie immediately nodded and said, "That's right." If we expel these victims, we will certainly be able to ensure the safety of the city. But they are afraid that they will starve to death in the countryside, and I think even the lord would not want to see such a scene. ”

"That's right!"

Although Wang Yunde agreed, he looked at the fact that there were still some young and strong young people among the victims, and immediately took the opportunity to pay attention: "But if people let them do nothing like this, it is not a way, and there is not much grain in the house." After all, the battle between the Mongols and the Song Dynasty is nearing its end, and if we wait until the Mongol army withdraws, we may encounter a fierce battle. ”

"That's right. And I'm going to select soldiers from among them, and select some to join the Red Phoenix Army, so that I can expand the army. After all, we only have a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses, and these soldiers and horses alone are definitely no match for the Mongol army. The only way to resist them is to choose from among the plague. Zhang Shijie replied with satisfaction.

As soon as the two of them put it together, they immediately paid attention to it, finalized various plans, and waited for permission.

After all, the expansion of the army, according to the regulations of the Red Feng Army, must be approved by Xiao Feng and the consent of the General Staff, even if it is the two of them. (To be continued.) )