The Three Kingdoms: The strategist will stop, and Rome will be unified

Chapter 227 Autumn Harvest Begins, Battle Begins

Although the big wedding is over, the autumn harvest will follow one after another. After today's rest, it is estimated that the discussion will start tomorrow.

After all, with the terrifying harvest of Cao Jun's autumn harvest and the current strength of the army, there is no need to wait until the beginning of next year to consider attacking.

The next day, sure enough, Cao Cao summoned all the people to discuss the matter.

In fact, Cao Cao had already discussed with everyone yesterday, and today is the second discussion.

Seeing Zhao Feng's approach, everyone showed a meaningful expression.

Zhao Feng couldn't help coughing a few times.

Even Cao Cao smiled jokingly, but it didn't last long, and the atmosphere suddenly became serious.

Cao Cao looked at the crowd and said calmly: "This month will be our bumper harvest, and the granaries everywhere will be full by then!"

"The other princes are unlikely to have the harvest from our side. We can definitely send troops to attack. Now Soochow, Yizhou, and Xiliang, where do you think we should go first?"

At this moment, everyone showed a look of contemplation, and the counselors below all expressed their opinions.
Zhuge Liang's eyes revealed a hint of sharpness and he said lightly: "Let's crusade against Xiliang first, and now Soochow is still recruiting soldiers everywhere, and this year's harvest is not enough for them to send troops to disturb."

"And the chaos in Yizhou is nothing to fear, the one that is threatening now is Xiliang!"

"Now that Xiliang is interacting with the Qiang people, with the help of the Qiang people, it must be extremely powerful!"

As soon as Zhuge Liang's words came out, other advisers all responded one after another.

However, someone could keenly notice that Zhao Feng didn't seem to speak.

Just when the crowd was bustling, Zhao Feng said lightly: "I object!"

In an instant, the surroundings became quiet.

Cao Cao couldn't help asking: "What's your opinion?"

Together with Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, Lu Su and others, they all looked over with curiosity.

Zhao Feng continued: "If it was before, I might think that Xiliang's future troubles should be solved first, but when I got married, I changed my mind!"

"What does the military division mean?" Guo Jia wondered from the side.

Looking at the crowd, Zhao Feng said calmly: "Let's crusade against Yizhou first, and Liu Zhang will send people to congratulate him when he gets married!"

"We have nothing to do with Yizhou. We came here to express our congratulations obviously because we want to curry favor. As far as I know, Liu Zhang is weak but suspicious."

"That's why Zhang Lu under his command rebelled and made friends with Ma Chao in Xiliang, and Shu is bordered by Nanman in the south and Zhang Lu in the north."

Speaking of this, Zhao Feng paused for a while, and said with a smile: "Yizhou Liu Zhang has long intended to surrender!"

All the people present were stunned in place, with shock in their hearts, so that's how it is!
autumn harvest
The people all showed joyful expressions. There was no drought this year, and the weather was smooth all the way.

Especially in Chenliu and Xuchang, as the counties where the tuntian system was first popularized, the plowing and harvest here were astonishing, and the harvest of millions of grain and grass was simply shocking.

Sure enough, in less than a week, the granaries in various states and counties were instantly full.

It looks the same as before, but the difference is that today's granary has been built a lot more, but it is still full.

This is the horror of the garrison system after Zhao Feng perfected it. Coupled with Quyuanli's improvement in farming for the common people, not only the population, but also the total population of the Han Dynasty has gradually increased.

Because the world was in turmoil before and the people did not have a living, many people were running around for a bite of food, and there was no condition for them to have children.

The promotion of the farming system and the appearance of sweet potatoes have greatly solved this problem.

All the grain Cao Cao invested in the early stage was returned several times, and the wealthy people could even have their own cattle.

Originally, during this time period, the population of Dahan should have been only about 300 million, but because of the appearance of sweet potatoes, the population has risen exponentially.

In just a few years, the population soared to 3000 million people!
You must know that there are still wars in the middle, and it has never stopped. This has also increased the population by 700 million!
And most of these 700 million people were provided by Cao Cao, and the effect of the garrison system is undoubtedly revealed!

At the same time, not only Cao Cao, but Jiangdong, Yizhou, and Xiliang are also waiting for this day.

Especially in Xiliang, under Tongque's investigation, they can clearly feel that the recent movements in Xiliang are very abnormal. This can't help but make countless people curious. Whether the military adviser said to attack Yizhou first is right or wrong.

Cao Cao looked at Zhao Feng and asked, "Are you going to deploy troops to garrison now?"

The autumn harvest is only halfway through, and it will take at least two days to finish.

Zhao Feng said with a smile: "My lord, have you overlooked something?"

"Do you think Xiliang and Yizhou's plowing fields can be compared with ours? They probably have almost harvested in the past two days!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao smiled, shook his head and said, "That's right, I didn't take this into consideration."

But this made him smile more confidently, food is the capital of his pride!
"According to the military adviser's intention, first set up defenses in Sizhou, and then pacify Shu?"

Zhao Feng nodded and said: "That's right, Ma Teng has a son who is extremely brave, and his martial strength is probably higher than Yide."

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help sighing.

"This Xiliang actually has such a strong general!"

However, for a moment, he was puzzled again.

"With my current strength, I can completely attack Xiliang, why should I defend?"

Zhao Feng said with a smile: "Ma Chao and his Xiliang iron cavalry, if there is no tiger and leopard cavalry in the front, I am afraid they may not be their opponents."

"The combat power of Xiliang iron cavalry is far higher than that of Dong Zhuo's elite Liangzhou iron cavalry."

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Cao couldn't help being surprised. Is this Xiliang really so powerful?
Cao Cao, who didn't pay much attention to Xiliang, couldn't help but change his view of Xiliang.

When the Eighteenth Route princes were begging for Dong, Ma Teng's performance was only mediocre, but now it seems that he has not shown his strength, and the real elites have stayed in Xiliang.

"And if you want to occupy Xiliang with the lowest casualties, you must not make enemies with it, so let him toss."

Cao Cao nodded, the military adviser should be far-sighted, and his own vision is still short-sighted.

Then he looked at Zhao Feng again and couldn't help asking: "Then is there a general recommending the military division stationed in Sizhou, Zhang Liao or Huang Zhong?"

Hearing this, Zhao Feng did not refuse, but said, "I have an excellent candidate to be stationed in Sizhou."

"Although he is slightly inferior to any of the generals mentioned by the lord just now, but in terms of guarding the city, this person is better than these people!"

Hearing Zhao Feng's determined tone, Cao Cao couldn't help but be surprised. There are such talents in his army?
This made Cao Cao even more curious, and asked, "Who is it?"

Zhao Feng smiled and said, "General Fubo Hao Zhao!"

At the beginning, Hao Zhao only had a thousand soldiers to block the attack of Zhuge Liang's tens of thousands of troops, and dragged it abruptly until the reinforcements arrived.

Let him lead the army to defend Sizhou and keep an eye on Xiliang, and he will be fine.

(End of this chapter)