Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 69
The locust disaster came so suddenly that the price of grain in Yanzhou remained high, especially the supply of grain and grass for Cao Cao and Lu Bujun.

"How is the situation now?" Li Song looked at Liu Bowen and Xu Maogong who were sitting aside and asked.

"My lord! The situation in the prefectures and counties of Yanzhou is not optimistic. Since the arrival of the locust disaster, the price of this food has remained high."

"The prefectures and counties under the control of our army are better. Each hu rice is sold for less than [-] guan, while in Puyang City controlled by Lu Bu, [-] hu rice is sold for [-] guan."

"As for the Juancheng, Fanxian, and Dong'e controlled by Cao Cao, I am afraid that the price will not be lower than this." Liu Bowen said.

"I didn't expect that the impact of the locust disaster would be so serious. The price of food is too high for the common people to afford. As a result, more people will die."

"It may even lead to the outbreak of the plague. It's really one disaster after another!" Li Song felt a little helpless about this matter, after all, there were many things beyond his control.

"My lord! I heard that people cannibalism has already appeared in many places. Nowadays, people dare not go out alone."

"Especially at night, I am even more afraid to go out, for fear that if I am not careful, it will become someone else's food." Xu Maogong also told the news he knew at this time.

"What? It's gotten to such a serious point now? Didn't you say that they usually eat dead bodies? Why are there still people who eat living people?" Li Song was surprised when he heard this!Unexpectedly, things have developed to this point.

"When a person is so hungry, who would care so much? When he eats everything that can be eaten, he will naturally set his mind on the living." Xu Maogong said.

Li Song was silent for a while, these things are beyond his control, what he can do is to minimize such situations in his control area.

"Report!" At this moment, a personal guard came in from the outside, and knelt down on one knee in front of Li Song, "Report to my lord! Lü Bu, commander of the army, withdrew from Puyang City and went to Chengshi."

"This Lu Bu actually went to the Cheng family. What do the two military advisers think is Lu Bu's purpose this time?" Li Song said after hearing this.

"Lv Bu's army has never been engaged in production. Now, there may be no food in Puyang City. Lu Bu must be looking for food here to support his army." Liu Bowen said.

Li Song waved his guards back and said, "How long can our army's food and grass last?"

Food and grass is a major matter related to the life and death of an army. In ancient battles, most of the balance of victory and defeat was tilted because of food and grass.

It is not an exaggeration to say that food and grass are one of the important factors that determine the situation of the war. As the saying goes, the three armies go first before using food and grass, which is what they are talking about.

"My lord! If you just supply the army, you can last for about a month or two." Xu Maogong said.

"I have already ordered Yuan Qing and Cheng to go back to Bingzhou to escort the grain and grass back. Thinking about it, it should be here." Li Song asked the two to go back to Bingzhou to bring the grain and grass.

"At that time, leave enough food to supply the army for three months, and use the rest of the food to help the victims!" Li Song said.

This is the best time to earn reputation points. If you don’t grasp it properly, you will be struck by lightning. As long as I use the food to help these refugees, they will definitely be grateful to me. By then, reputation points will not be rockets Just as fast.

"In this way, my lord will definitely be loved by the people of Yanzhou, and I will be able to recover Yanzhou with ease." Xu Maogong said.

Li Song, Liu Bowen, and Xu Maogong discussed again, and after a feasible plan, the two withdrew.

The arrival of the locust disaster made Yanzhou a hell on earth. In the areas that Li Song has not yet controlled, people cannibalism often occurs. If pedestrians are not careful, they will become ingredients for cooking in the pot.

After Lu Bu withdrew from Puyang City, Li Song led an army to attack Puyang City. The soldiers defending the city directly surrendered Puyang City to Li Song. .

Not long ago, he was still fighting with Lu Bu here, and lost so many troops, he was still unable to take this city. Now, because of a locust disaster, he took this city easily.

"My lord! Everything is ready!" Pei Yuanqing came to the top of the city and said to Li Song.

"Yuan! Yuan Qing, Cao Cao and Lu Bu are short of food and grass. They will definitely come to take our army's food and grass. You must be more careful." Li Song turned his head and told Pei Yuanqing.

"Please don't worry, my lord! The guards of the grain and grass are all elites I personally selected. They are guarded every five steps and every three steps are sentry. I guarantee that there will be no mosquitoes. Even a mosquito will never get close to the grain and grass." Pei Yuanqing said.

"It's better to be more careful. Order Xiang Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, etc. to lead a team and set up camp not far from the granary. If there is any change in the granary, we can provide emergency support." Li Song thought for a while, or Some were worried, so they made some arrangements.

"Promise!" Pei Yuanqing agreed, and after clasping his fists in a salute, he turned and went down the wall, leaving Li Song alone to watch the setting sun that was about to set in the distance.

"Wen Ruo! Now, our army has run out of food and grass. If there is no food and grass, just staying here is not a long-term solution." Cao Cao said to Xun Yu.

The most troublesome thing for Cao Cao now is the problem of food and grass. Now there is a shortage of food. If this continues, the soldiers will soon mutiny. In this way, their strength will be greatly weakened.

"Now, our army's food and grass are gone. The plan for today! One is to borrow food from Yuan Shao in Jizhou, the other is to send troops to snatch Li Song's food and grass, and the third is to bypass Li Song's defense area and go east to Chendi, so that our army can eat Food and grass from Runan and Yingchuan." Xun Yu said.

"Li Song's army has enough food and grass, and he is an elite division with many battles. Our army is short of food and food, so it must not be his opponent, so this is the second! I don't recommend it."

Cao Cao also agreed with what Xun Yu said. After all, the distance between Li Song and him is not 01:30. If he wants to snatch him, he must break through Puyang City. After all, the granary is in Puyang City.You can't beat it.

"What about the other two?" Cao Cao asked, but Cao Cao had already made up his mind.

"It's number one! I don't recommend that you choose the lord, after all, you just rejected Yuan Shao and asked you to join him. With Yuan Shao's temper, he would not lend the lord food and grass."

"The only way now is to go around and directly seize the land of Chen, and then eliminate the remnants of the Yellow Turban thieves entrenched in Runan, Yingchuan and Heyi. This is the easiest thing to do."

Cao Cao was overjoyed after hearing this, so he followed Xun Yu's suggestion and asked Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren to stay in Juancheng, while he himself took a large army, detoured to Chen State, beat the autumn wind once, and then killed the Yellow Turban thief He Yi.

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