Han counter current

Chen Feng was lucky to eat up all the crops that Xiahoudun had managed to grow, but failed to enter Chang'an.

However, the situation at that time was actually very critical.If he was careless and allowed the army of locusts to enter his territory, Chen Feng's hair would probably turn gray now.

The horror of natural disasters lies in the fact that it is difficult to resist with the current level of manpower. Whether it is a drought or a plague of locusts, it is enough to kill many lives.

The power of nature cannot be underestimated. After seeing the strong wind in the north, the blizzard on the grassland, and this year's drought and locust plague, Chen Feng is determined to ensure the grain harvest under his control.

"Locusts will lay their eggs in the soil. Last year, due to the heavy snowfall in the north and the low temperature, the snow water seeped into the soil and then froze, so most of the eggs laid by the locusts were frozen to death.

At that time, no matter in the Central Plains or the South, due to the lack of snowfall, most of the locust eggs were preserved, and this was the reason for the subsequent locust plague. "

After Xu Shu left, Chen Feng was talking to himself alone. During this time, he sorted out some agricultural materials and figured out the origin of the locust plague.

In order to prevent such a disaster from erupting next year, he will work so hard to prepare.It is not yet known whether there will be heavy snow this year, so Chen Feng has to use other methods to control the number of locusts.

"Deep digging the land is a waste of people's resources, but nowadays most people are idle at home, so it is not difficult to use it.

The eggs laid by locusts are all in the ground. As long as the plowed land is deeply plowed to expose the chaos of locusts, even if there is no heavy snow this year, the temperature in winter alone is enough to kill the eggs of locusts. "

With such thoughts, Chen Feng ordered the people under his rule to be busy in this season.Even if there is no war this year, the people in the north can hardly relax.

The cold wind was still howling, and the cold autumn enveloped the whole man. When Chen Feng was busy building water conservancy facilities in the north and plowing the land, Cao Cao was busy training soldiers and horses.

After purchasing enough grain and grass from Jiangdong, Cao Cao's crisis was over. The reduction in grain production caused by natural disasters this year did not stop him from walking.

There is still a long way to go to conquer the world. The princes in the north have no good intentions for him, and the princes in the south are not with him. Cao Cao can't help but be busy.

"My lord, this is the latest information from the north."

Cheng Yu walked into the living room, holding a secret report in his hand.Cao Cao's meticulous work spread all over the Central Plains, and Chen Feng in the north was naturally his focus.

"Have you formed the three major battalions? It seems that this guy wants to improve the combat effectiveness of his soldiers. Chen Feng, you really are the old man's biggest enemy."

The first report was about Chen Feng's formation of three major military camps in Youzhou, Hetao, and Xiliang. At present, the total number of soldiers and horses in these three camps is only [-] to [-], which is not too much.

Therefore, Cao Cao is not worried for the time being. Besides, judging from his years of military career experience, the real elite soldiers who have fought a hundred battles have all come down from the battlefield.

Therefore, even if Chen Feng expanded the soldiers and horses of these three battalions to 20, he would not care. However, so far, these three battalions only have more than [-] soldiers and horses, which shows that Chen Feng himself is also very cautious.

"To strengthen the penetration of these three battalions, we must find out the real purpose of Chen Feng's establishment of these three battalions.

If it's just for patrolling the grasslands and guarding the frontier, it stands to reason that he has enough soldiers and horses now. I have a feeling that this guy is going to make a big move. "

Regarding Chen Feng, Cao Cao studied it very thoroughly. He would think deeply about the opponent's every move, and he didn't know what Chen Feng's various behaviors were in Cao Cao's eyes.

Chapter 556 It’s Autumn Again 2

Regarding the military actions of other princes, Cao Cao is most concerned. Except for Chen Feng, Cao Cao has already inquired very clearly about the number and distribution of the Yuan brothers' soldiers and horses.

When Xiliang was taken down before, Cao Cao specially arranged for Xizuo to sneak into Hanzhong to check the situation. If the timing was not suitable and the conditions did not allow it, he might have attacked Hanzhong at that time.

As for the south, Cao Cao dared to form an alliance with them because he had sufficient understanding.Although the Jingzhou army has many soldiers and horses, its combat effectiveness is not strong. Except for the navy on the Yangtze River, the rest of the troops have experienced few battles.

During this period, after strengthening ties with Liu Biao in the south, Cao Cao even sold a batch of military supplies to Liu Biao, which greatly made up for the relationship between the two.

But what Liu Biao didn't know was that Cao Cao sold him arms for other purposes.After Jingzhou got this batch of ordnance, Cao Cao's local detailed operations began to move.

In particular, Cao Cao sold a batch of war horses to Liu Biao. In the end, where these weapons and war horses went, how they were distributed, how they were used, etc., were all clearly investigated by Cao Cao's detailed operations.

Then, through various clues and appearances, several major military divisions of Cao Cao deduced the distribution of the Jingzhou Army, the gathering places of elite soldiers and horses, and the warehouses of military supplies in various places.

These methods are the methods that Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others have come up with based on the great works of their predecessors, plus what they have seen and heard.

Through this, you can find out the enemy's situation without anyone noticing, so that you can carry out key attacks when you launch a war on your side.

Of course, Chen Feng has exhausted all these methods. Using caravans to deliver information, contacting spies and spies from various places, etc., are nothing.

You know, when Chen Feng was in western Liaoning, why did he know so much about the situation on the grassland, he even knew clearly where there were paths, mountains and rivers.

It depends, isn't it the caravans that are most popular with nomadic tribes.Compared with the ideas of Guo Jia and others, many of Chen Feng's methods are more clever.

However, Chen Feng has his own unique experience and knowledge, coupled with Jia Xu's planning and improvement, it is the network of Xizuo that is so developed.

As for Guo Jia and Cheng Yu, they came up with so many ideas by relying on their own ingenuity and insight, and they are considered to be at the forefront of the times.

"It's late autumn, hasn't it snowed in the north? It seems that the sky is so unfair. If it doesn't snow in the north, how can there be snow disasters? Chen Feng, I'm afraid he has to be happy again."

After reading the second report, Cao Cao smiled wryly. In his opinion, it was Chen Feng's luck that there was no snow in the north. Taking into account the situation of the previous few months, Chen Feng's luck was also very good.

"My lord, this matter may not be a good thing for Chen Feng. Although too much snow will cause snow disasters, the people in the north have long been used to it and have taken measures to deal with it.

Therefore, even if a snowstorm broke out, Chen Feng would not be worried.But now, if there is no snow in the north, after the spring of next year, the water sources that can be used in the north will be less.

Moreover, it was the heavy snowfall in the north last year that led to the subsequent bumper harvest.If it doesn't fall this year, it's really hard to say what will happen in the north next year. "

Cheng Yu paid close attention to Chen Feng, and the secret work he was responsible for always suffered a disadvantage in the north, and most of the time, he was responsible for the intelligence work in the north.

When Cao Cao was worried that it would not snow in the north, Cheng Yu expressed his opinion. It seemed that he couldn't see Chen Feng well.

Hearing Cheng Yu's explanation, Cao Cao also nodded. In fact, everything has two sides. For example, if the snow has a bad side, it will naturally have a good side.

"Construct water conservancy, clean up river silt, hehe, sure enough, Chen Feng seems to be aware of this too, it seems that he is saving water to prepare for next year's farming.

This guy always takes one step and thinks about ten steps, so even though he will encounter many difficulties, there are few that can stop him.

If this son is not my opponent, I really want to have a drink with him.It's a pity that such a talent can't be used by me, but he wants to be my enemy, hmph, he will be killed by me in the end. "

Speaking of the latter, Cao Cao's face flashed a murderous look. Cao Cao has always been merciless towards enemies, especially powerful enemies.

Chen Feng is very powerful, with a unique vision, bold and careful, and a lot of tricks. These years, he has caused troubles for Cao Cao. Therefore, Cao Cao has long wanted to get rid of this opponent.

It's a pity that Cao Cao has not succeeded in these years, but let Chen Feng avoid it again and again, and now he has become so powerful.

When he saw the last secret report, Cao Cao's face became a little dignified.Because, in this last secret report, there is one most insignificant thing recorded.

"Order the people under the rule to dig the land? This guy, what the hell is he doing? Is it because he is bored, or does he want to farm in winter?"

Deep plowing of the land in this season will require a considerable amount of manpower.In addition, Chen Feng is now busy with major projects such as the construction of Meiji City and the cleaning of river channels. It stands to reason that he should not have so many extra manpower.

The order of these information was arranged by Cheng Yu himself. Every time before submitting to Cao Cao, he had to browse through it first, and then sorted it in order of importance.

In Cheng Yu's view, the last piece of information is irrelevant. Compared with the military operations and commercial activities in the north, it is really nothing.

If it hadn't been for Cao Cao's repeated request not to let go of his attention to the north, Cheng Yu might have thrown this information into the trash dump long ago.

Seeing Cao Cao thinking, Cheng Yu didn't know what to say.Isn't it just plowing the land deeply, which is nothing special.

"Give me an order to dig all the arable land in the shortest possible time. We will do what Chen Feng does, and we must do it quickly."