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After all, the agricultural foundation in the north should be higher than that in other places. Unfortunately, the brothers didn't pay attention to this area.

Chapter 290 Harvest Season 2

In today's world, there are other things that value food.The Yuan brothers in the north still know how to farm, and they also know that they should be honest and busy.

But a little further south, the situation in Xuzhou is even worse. The forces of Zang Ba, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao are all doing trouble here.

Whoever grows some food, other forces will come and destroy it. As time goes by, there are very few places to grow food in Xuzhou.

As a result, they don't have to be too busy harvesting food now, and many people also look at the fields and cry.Without food, the days to come will be sad.

These three forces have acted as shit sticks to each other.Everyone can't see other people farming, but if they want to farm, they have to prevent others from making trouble.

The most important thing is that I have experienced Cao Cao's Xuzhou Three Massacres, the wars of these years, and then, Liu Bei and others' behavior of reselling people.

Xuzhou's population density is quite low, and there are many places suitable for planting, but unfortunately, not so many people come to open up wasteland.

The situation in Bingzhou was still the same. Last fall and winter were ravaged by the Huns, and this year's harvest dropped a lot, except near Yanmen, because this is also Chen Feng's territory.

In Chen Feng's territory, no one dared not to take farming seriously. If any prairie tribe came to make trouble and delay farming, then there would be a good show to watch next.

The soldiers under Chen Feng's command didn't mind using weapons to harvest the livestock of the grassland tribes. Even if they got anxious, the grassland would not be peaceful again.

"It's almost done. The situation of the farms in Sanfu and Chang'an has been investigated. Now, most of the grain in these farms should be harvested. We can't wait any longer."

In the big tent, Ma Dai, who had just returned from inquiring about the news, was explaining the situation to his uncle and brother.

"In addition to Chang'an and Sanfu, Cao Cao also farmed in Luoyang, Hedong and other places. It can be said that the scope of Cao Cao's farm is quite wide.

This person is very ambitious, he wants to take this opportunity to hoard enough food and grass, but God fails to fulfill his wish.This guy is good at fighting and farming, but he's not that scary.

Hmph, Hedong was originally a land of grain, but it has been severely damaged by Baibo thieves these years, and there is not much population at all. Even if Cao Cao recruited refugees, the land to be reclaimed is very limited.

The population in Luoyang is even sparser, with fewer people and more land, and everyone can do a little work.The land that can be used per capita is fixed.

In order to increase food production, some of Cao Cao's subordinates forced the people to work day and night, and the people in many places were overwhelmed and fled into the mountains.

In fact, the situation in Chang'an and Sanfu area is similar. At the beginning, the remnants of Dong Zhuo's army caused too much harm in this area, so there were not many people in these areas.

In order to garrison the fields, Cao Cao even placed the peasants who came with the army there, and a large number of troops were busy working in the fields.

Uncle, this is our chance. Although Cao Cao has made sufficient preparations, the fighting power of my Xiliang iron cavalry cannot be underestimated. Cao Cao may not realize how powerful we are until now.

As far as I can see, our army only needs to send about [-] elite cavalry, each carrying two or three horses, to raid Cao Cao's summer grain hoarding place with lightning speed.

Then immediately withdraw to Xiliang, so that we can harvest a lot of food in a short period of time, and more importantly, we can use this to attack Cao Cao. "

"What Peter said is good, father, let's do it."

Ma Chao is also a militant. Regarding Cao Cao and the generals under Cao Cao's command, he has thought about it for a while. Now that he has such an opportunity to plunder food, how can he miss it.

Especially, as a man, Ma Chao has a natural preference for looting.Under such circumstances, being able to plunder one's opponent's food and grass to enrich oneself is quite exciting.

"Don't worry, let me think about it. If you want to succeed in this matter, I'm afraid it's not that simple."

What Ma Teng had to consider was not only the looting of food and grass, Han Sui behind him was also a threat to him, so he had to think carefully.

The ass decides the head, and Ma Teng is the coach of the whole army, so it is natural to consider the overall situation.Unlike these two young men, they only wanted to rob Cao Cao.

"Uncle, the fighter plane is fleeting, we must act as soon as possible."

Ma Dai suggested: "This time we only dispatched [-] elite troops and divided them into several batches to attack Cao Cao's food storage areas, so that we will not attract the attention of Cao Cao's defenders.

As for Han Sui, he is busy appeasing the other small forces in Xiliang, and trying to extort food and grass from those aristocratic families in Xiliang. He will not hesitate to come to our side within a month. "

"Yes, father, let's do it."

Ma Chao's temperament is relatively impatient, if Ma Teng hadn't suppressed him, he might have ordered the attack now.This guy, as long as he mentions looting, he will be so excited that he can't find it.

"In that case, Meng Qi and Bo Zhan, you two count five thousand elites, and I will give you more than 1 war horses. This operation must be kept secret, and withdraw as soon as possible after looting food and grass."

"My lord, the last general also asks for orders to attack."

Inside the tent, a mighty and majestic man knelt down and begged for orders.It seems that he is a man who is interested in plundering and fighting, especially these men who have been in the army for many years.

"This operation requires the command of cavalry generals. The last general thinks he is good at commanding cavalry, so he begs to fight with the army."

"Lingming, it's not that I don't want to send you, but I have to guard against Han Sui. With you by my side, even if Han Sui comes to attack, I have nothing to worry about, understand?"

"So, all right."

"In that case, let me go."

A tall woman opened the curtain and walked in. This plan attracted more than just men.

"Father, I am also Ma Jiaerlang. I have been riding and archery since I was a child, and I have also fought with the army. As Ling Ming said, this operation requires cavalry generals.

Meng Qi and Bo Zhan can only command one cavalry unit each, which is not enough, so I asked my father to let me also lead an army to attack. "

Ma Yunlu, who is older than Ma Chao, is Ma Teng's eldest daughter. She is a girl, but in fact Ma Teng raised her as a boy since she was a child.

Her abilities are also well-known in the Xiliang Army, ordinary generals are no match for her, Ma Teng has always been proud of himself as a girl.

"Okay, Yunlu leads a thousand elites to attack. Remember, this time we will focus on plundering food. Try to avoid encountering the main force of the enemy army. If it is unavoidable, retreat immediately."

"promise,,,,,,"

Others were harvesting grain, and Ma Teng was also busy harvesting grain. However, his tools for harvesting grain were war horses and weapons.

For the princes who have been in Xiliang for many years, this is how they harvested grain in previous years.However, this time Ma Teng was so courageous that he aimed his weapon at Cao Cao. This can be regarded as a great anecdote in the world.

On the other side, Han Sui was also busy using weapons and war horses to harvest food from the local aristocratic families in Xiliang. Extortion and plunder are always the most profitable and least troublesome ways. These Xiliang princes will use this trick.

Chapter 291

When Ma Chao and the others went to choose soldiers and horses, Ma Teng was still frowning and thinking about the problem. It seemed that there were many things in his mind that he hadn't considered clearly.

After all, there is another powerful force in Xiliang.Moreover, Ma Teng is at best a general. In many cases, it is not his job to use his brains and tricks.

After a long time, Ma Teng finally said, "Lingming, I stayed with you not only to guard against Han Sui, but in fact, with me around, Han Sui didn't dare to act recklessly. It's just that I have a task for you to do right now."

"Please tell me, my lord, the final general will be finished even if he is smashed to pieces."

Pound's face was serious, he knew that his lord would not be joking at this time.Since he left himself to carry out the task, then this task must be of great importance.

"I have a letter here that needs you to deliver it to the designated place within two days. You can't tell anyone about this matter. After it's done, you should come back immediately. Time is tight, can you finish it?"

"Where is the letter, where is the location, and the end general is leaving now."