Chapter 227 The Autumn Harvest Begins and the Battle Begins
Chapter 227 The autumn harvest begins and the battle begins
Although the wedding is over, the autumn harvest is coming next. After today's rest, it is estimated that the discussions will begin tomorrow.
After all, with Cao's army's terrifying autumn harvest and its current strength, there is no need to wait until next spring before considering an attack.
The next day, as expected, Cao Cao summoned everyone to discuss matters.
In fact, Cao Cao had already discussed it with everyone yesterday, and today is the second time.
Even Cao Cao smiled jokingly, but it didn't last long, and the atmosphere instantly turned serious.
Cao Cao looked at everyone and said calmly: "This month will be our big harvest, and the granaries everywhere will be full by then!"
"The other princes cannot have the same harvest as ours. We can send troops to attack them. Now Soochow, Yizhou, and Xiliang, where do you think we should go first?"
At this moment, everyone looked thoughtful, and the counselors below all expressed their opinions.
Zhuge Liang said calmly with a hint of sharpness in his eyes: "First attack Xiliang. Now Soochow is recruiting soldiers from all over the country. This year's harvest is not enough for them to send troops to disrupt."
"The rebellion in Yizhou is not something to be afraid of. The one that is threatening now is Xiliang!"
"Now that Xiliang is in contact with the Qiang people, it will definitely be extremely powerful with the help of the Qiang people!"
As soon as Zhuge Liang's words came out, other counselors all responded.
However, someone could keenly notice that Zhao Feng did not seem to speak.
Just when everyone was busy, Zhao Feng said lightly: "I object!"
In an instant, the surroundings became quiet.
Cao Cao couldn't help asking: "What do the military advisors think?"
Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, Lu Su and others all looked over with curiosity.
Zhao Feng continued: "If it were before, I might have thought of solving the problem of Xiliang first, but when I got married, I changed my mind!"
"What does the military advisor mean?" Guo Jia asked in confusion.
Looking at everyone, Zhao Feng said calmly: "First attack Yizhou, and Liu Zhang will have people come over to congratulate him on the wedding!"
"We have nothing to do with Yizhou. We came here to congratulate him obviously just to please him. As far as I know, Liu Zhang is weak but suspicious."
"It is precisely because of this that Zhang Lu, his subordinate, rebelled and became friendly with Ma Chao of Xiliang. Shu is bordered by Nanman to the south and Zhang Lu to the north."
Speaking of this, Zhao Feng paused for a while and said with a smile: "Liu Zhang of Yizhou has long wanted to surrender!"
Everyone present was stunned on the spot, shocked in their hearts, so that’s it!
autumn harvest
The people all looked happy. There was no drought this year and everything went smoothly.
Especially in Chenliu and Xuchang, as the counties where the farming system was first popularized, the farming and harvests here are equally terrifying and a bit astonishing. The millions of grain and grass harvests are simply shocking.
As expected, in less than a week, the granaries in various states and counties were filled to capacity.
It looks the same as in the past, but the difference is that many more granaries have been built today, but they are still full.
This is the horror of the farming system after Zhao Feng perfected it, and coupled with Quyuanli's improvement in people's farming, not only the population, but also the total population of the Han Dynasty has slowly increased.
Because the world was in chaos before and people had no way to make a living, many people were running around for a piece of food, and there were no conditions for them to have children.
The promotion of farming system and the emergence of sweet potatoes have greatly solved this problem.
All the grain that Cao Cao invested in the early stage was returned several times, and wealthy people could even have their own cattle.
Originally, the population of Dahan during this time period should have been only about 23 million, but due to the emergence of sweet potatoes, the population increased exponentially.
In just a few years, the population soared to 30 million people!
You must know that there is still war in the middle, which has never stopped. This has also increased the population by 7 million!
Most of these seven million people were provided by Cao Cao, and the effect of the farming system was undoubtedly revealed!
At the same time, not only Cao Cao, but also Jiangdong, Yizhou, and Xiliang are also waiting for this day to arrive.
Especially Xiliang, under Tongque's exploration, it can be clearly felt that the recent movements in Xiliang are very abnormal, which can't help but make countless people curious. Is the military advisor right or wrong when he said to attack Yizhou first?
Cao Cao looked at Zhao Feng and asked, "Are we 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 smiled and said: "Lord, did you overlook something?"
"Do you think their farming in Xiliang and Yizhou can compare with ours? They have probably harvested almost enough 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."
However, this made him smile more confidently. Food is the capital of his pride!
"According to the military advisor's opinion, we should 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 military strength is probably higher than that of Yide."
Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh.
"This Xiliang actually has such a fierce general!"
However, for a moment, he became confused again.
"With my current strength, I can attack Xiliang, so why should I defend?"
Zhao Feng smiled and said: "With the abilities of Ma Chao and his Xiliang Iron Cavalry, if he didn't have the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry on the front, he might not necessarily be his opponent."
"The combat power of Xiliang's cavalry is far superior to Dong Zhuo's elite Liangzhou cavalry."
As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao couldn't help but be surprised. Is this Xiliang really so powerful?
Cao Cao, who originally didn't pay much attention to Xiliang, couldn't help but change his view of Xiliang.
When the eighteen princes challenged Dong, Ma Teng's performance was mediocre. Now it seems that he has not shown his strength. The real elites have stayed in Xiliang.
"And if we want to occupy Xiliang with the lowest casualties, we must not antagonize him, so let him do the hard work."
Cao Cao nodded. The military advisor should be more foresighted and his own vision should be more short-sighted.
Then he looked at Zhao Feng again and couldn't help but ask: "Does the military advisor stationed in Sizhou recommend any generals, 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 my lord just mentioned, in terms of garrisoning the city, this person is stronger than these people!"
Hearing Zhao Feng's determined tone, Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked. Is there such a talent in his army?
This made Cao Cao even more curious, so he asked: "Who is it?"
Zhao Feng smiled and said: "Fubo General Hao Zhao!"
Hao Zhao initially only had a thousand troops to block Zhuge Liang's attack by tens of thousands of troops, and was forced to wait until reinforcements arrived.
Let him lead the troops to defend Sizhou and keep an eye on Xiliang, and he will be fine.