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Chapter 544

All over the Central Plains suffered disasters, and all the heroes of the world were watching. Whether it was the Yuan brothers in Hebei, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, or Chen Feng in Hetao, they all gloated.

After all, whether it is comprehensive strength or personal ability, Cao Cao is second to none. If he is given another year of good harvest, I don't know how long the other princes can live.

It can be said that the successive disasters have given the Yuan brothers who are adjacent to Cao Cao a respite, and even the Yuan brothers have suffered a lot.

Others such as Liu Biao and Chen Feng also benefited from this disaster. What they have to face now is the punishment of nature, not Cao Cao's attack.

In mid-to-late August, a plague of locusts also broke out in Shangdang, Bingzhou, and spies from all over the country quickly spread the news back to their own territories.

Chen Feng's territory has a shortcoming, that is, it is too narrow and long, so it is necessary to assign masters and generals to guard it separately.In Bingzhou, Gongsun Xu and Gao Lan were stationed here, training troops while farming.

When the locust plague broke out in various parts of the Central Plains, Gongsun Xu also got the news, so he also arranged a series of defensive measures.

I thought that the locusts would come later, so that Bingzhou's defense measures would be more complete, but who knew that the locust plague would come so fast and so swiftly.

In the tent, Gongsun Xu and Gao Lan were sitting opposite each other. As the highest military officials of Bingzhou, they were very busy.

Especially Gongsun Xu, who has to train soldiers and take charge of people's livelihood, thanks to his ability, otherwise he would be in a hurry.

"Last winter, the farmers in various places said that the weather was abnormal. They thought that the snow disaster in winter was already serious. Who knew that there would be a plague of locusts in this season."

Gongsun Xu looked at the information from all over the place, with a sad face.Without enough food and grass, what would he use to train soldiers? As the first general trained by Chen Feng, he didn't want to lose face.

"There is no way, man-made disasters can be controlled, how can natural disasters be controlled, Shangdang was hit by a drought in the first two months.

If it weren't for the fact that the harvest in Taiyuan is not bad, and it can help Shangdang, hehe, I am afraid that the local people will have to flee. "

Gao Lan could only respond with a wry smile. He was an expert in military affairs, but he was a layman in farming and farming, and even Gongsun Xu couldn't help him.

"Report, please tell the general that there are people outside the camp holding the lord's warrant to see you."

Gongsun Xu's deputy general reported in the account, interrupting the conversation between the two.Hearing that they were sent by Chen Feng, Gongsun Xu immediately became interested.

"Haha, I knew that my lord would not abandon us. Let's go, General Gao. My lord must have heard about the locust plague and sent us reinforcements."

Gao Lan nodded again and again, and the two of them walked out of the tent without saying a word.Gongsun Xuzhi's army was extremely strict, no one could enter the barracks without his call and token, even the envoys sent by Chen Feng could only wait outside the barracks.

"Yuanzhi?"

When he came to the gate of the camp, Gongsun Xu saw a young man standing there chatting with his subordinates from a distance. He had excellent eyesight and recognized Xu Shu at a glance.

"I have seen two generals, and under the order of my lord, they escorted a group of supplies and agricultural officials here, hoping to solve the crisis in Bingzhou. This is my lord's personal letter."

Xu Shu turned darker, and it seemed that he had been basking in the sun a lot on the grassland.With all his talents, he is now serving as Chen Feng's staff, and is currently working hard to solve the locust plague.

Gongsun Xu quickly took the letter, and after reading it carefully, his eyes widened. Then, he looked at Xu Shu and asked, "Yuan Zhi, didn't the lord send me a lot of birds?"

"Hehe, that's right. After the Battle of Chang'an ended last year, farmers from all over the country reported that the weather was abnormal. At that time, the lord ordered to buy more poultry. I don't know if Bingzhou has carried out the lord's order?"

"The execution was carried out, and there are chicken coops and duck coops in every garrison camp in Bingzhou. These poultry were originally raised for the soldiers to eat.

After the lord gave the order last year, the soldiers never ate poultry such as chickens, ducks, etc., but they all relied on the dried fish brought in from Youzhou to satisfy their hunger. Why, is it possible that it will come in handy now? "

Thinking of Chen Feng's order last year, Gongsun Xu felt it was funny. The whole Bingzhou stopped slaughtering poultry such as chickens, ducks, pigs, geese, etc., and bought a large amount from Jizhou and Yanzhou.

I don't know, but I thought that Bingzhou was planning some kind of breeding plan. Moreover, as early as when Chen Feng occupied western Liaoning, he made down jackets to keep out the cold, using poultry feathers.

Therefore, in Bingzhou, a lot of poultry needs to be slaughtered every year, but since last winter, not many have been slaughtered, and even Gongsun Xu himself is a little greedy.

Xu Shu nodded, and then explained: "My lord personally visited the folks, and summoned many farmers and elders, and they all believed that the natural enemies of locusts are birds and birds.

Therefore, before the plague of locusts spreads to all parts of Taiyuan, we can transport many birds to Shangdang first.

This year's climate is abnormal, and the locust plagues in the Central Plains are too serious. In addition, we are not well prepared. I am afraid that Shangdang's fields will not be able to be kept.

However, if the locust plague can be kept to the south of Shangdang, it would be a great fortune among misfortunes. The two generals, the situation is urgent. In my opinion, it is better to act according to the plan as soon as possible. "

"Forget it, my lord never does anything uncertain. I'll send someone to transport poultry to Shangdang right now."

With Chen Feng's support and orders, Gongsun Xu was also unambiguous, and immediately ordered to send a troop to escort the poultry to Shangdang.

When Xu Shu came, he also brought a lot of birds, which were captured by military experts and hunters from all over the country. After Gongsun Xu learned about it, he immediately arranged for Gao Lan to go to Shangdang with Xu Shu.

The locusts that covered the sky and the sun flew from south to north, gnawing on whatever they encountered along the way. The whole Central Plains had been devastated, and Cao Cao was about to cry now.

However, the locusts were already moving to the north. If the north was also tossed like this, it would not be a bad thing for Cao Cao. After all, the background of the Central Plains was much stronger than that under Chen Feng's rule.

Under the watchful eyes of princes from all over the country, and under the unannounced visits of spies from all over the country, Bingzhou finally came up with a way to treat the locust plague.

But when the truckloads of poultry and the cages of birds were sent to Shangdang, the spies from all over the place almost dropped half their jaws in surprise.

In early September, the southern part of Shangdang was plagued by locusts, and the situation was critical. The crops in the fields were also eaten clean, and the affected area extended northward.

However, in mid-to-early September, Gao Lan escorted Xu Shu to Shangdang. The locust plague in Shangdang seemed to be contained and stayed in Shangdang.

In mid-to-late September, the plague of locusts could not continue to extend north. On the ground, countless chickens, ducks, pigs, and geese were driven by the soldiers to prey on the locusts. In the sky, there were also birds brought by Xu Shu to eat the locusts.

All of a sudden, the panic-stricken locust plague seemed to be contained. The army of locusts heading north could no longer grow stronger.

The other army of locusts flying towards Chang'an is estimated to have a similar end. Only the army of locusts attacking south has not yet encountered an opponent.

This natural disaster is really infuriating, but some people are secretly laughing.

Chapter 545

The fact that Shangdang in Bingzhou contained the plague of locusts soon spread back to the spies of various princes. Jizhou was relatively close, and Yuan Shang was the first to get the information.

Looking at the news sent back by his subordinates, Yuan Shang stared at the boss, tossing half of the locust plague in Jizhou, and it was solved like this. He still doesn't believe it.

"Quick, quick, send the order to go to the people immediately, go to various places, collect poultry, and order the archers in the army, and go to the hunter to catch birds for me.

Remember, I want live poultry and birds that can eat locusts, not dead ones, hurry up, whoever can do this well will be rewarded heavily. "

Although half of Jizhou has been affected by the disaster, there is still half of Jizhou that needs to be taken care of. Therefore, what Yuan Shang has to do now is to keep the remaining crops.

In the past, he never cared about the issue of grain harvest, but this year's situation is special, all over the world, the north has suffered too much disaster, although there is grain in Jizhou, but in this world, there are many things that cannot be explained clearly.

With food in hand, don't panic.Yuan Shang now understood the meaning of this sentence.My elder brother is in a panic in Qingzhou now. He has been hit by disasters one after another, and I am afraid that he will have to use up all his surplus food.

"My lord, I'm afraid we won't be able to get so many poultry in Jizhou."

Feng Ji, who was standing aside, thought of something. It might not be realistic to suddenly raise a large amount of poultry at this time.

"Why? Isn't it just some poultry? Can't I pay for it? Tell the people below to be careful, and don't add to the burden on the people at this time."

Yuan Shang was originally talented and intelligent, coupled with the failures of these years, he also learned a lot of lessons.He still knows what the virtues of his subordinates are and how they will treat ordinary people.