Chapter 669 Things have come to this
"We have been in desolation, and our troops are short of food and grain. All the armies have risen together, and there is no plan for the end of the year. If they are hungry, they will invade, if they are full, they will abandon the rest. They will be disintegrated and displaced. If they are invincible, they will destroy themselves." "Countless."
On the Lichun Platform on the southwest side of Guanfeng Hall, Shao Xun put down his scroll, looked at the four children in front of him, and said, "Since the end of the Han Dynasty, military battles on the battlefield have been inseparable from one grain. Words. "
"I don't know how many plans were not implemented because of the lack of food."
"I don't know how many wars were abandoned because of the lack of food." , there are countless people who are invincible and self-defeating."
"There are many reasons for Cao Mengde's success, and farming is definitely the top priority."
"It will only be a hundred years since the end of the Han Dynasty, and the army will fight for it. , Food is still the foundation of the world. If agriculture is not stable, the country will not be strong, and the people will be separated. Do you understand? "
"Understood?" Dao (Shao Zhang) and eight-year-old Badger Lang (Shao Gui) sat in the front row and responded with serious faces.
Eight-year-old Fu Bao (Shao Fu) and six-year-old Nian Liu (Shao Xu) sit in the back row, confused.
"My grandfather was able to defeat the Huns and take Hebei. In the final analysis, he still had the advantage of having sufficient troops and food." Shao Xun continued: "The reason why I can provide disaster relief this year is because Yuzhou has recovered from the great collapse seven years ago. , Mulberry and hemp are everywhere, and the crops are abundant, so the counties and counties have surplus food for my father to carry out his ambitions."
Eight years ago, there was a severe drought, the Luoshui River and the Huaihe River stopped flowing, the Yellow River exposed the shallows of the riverbed, and many of the grass seedlings died. .
The next year, locusts spread all over the north. The hair of cattle and horses was almost exhausted, the cavalry could not run, and people had to cover their heads and faces when going out.
To be honest, the population losses caused by disasters in two consecutive years are hard to match even the ten Zhang Fangs.
The Wubao Manor, which had a weaker foundation, could no longer hold on. The whole village became a refugee, wandering around, begging, attacking and killing, and eating each other.
Wubao Manor, which has a stronger foundation, can barely survive, but many people have starved to death. The people who survived may not want to tell the outside world how miserable it was, even in their lifetime.
In the past five or six years, the weather has actually been pretty average, but it’s just not as extreme as it was seven or eight years ago.
The most terrifying thing about the Little Ice Age was this: extreme disasters.
"Beans are harvested in September and millets are harvested in October. Jin Dao and Badger Lang, you two will go to the fields and experience the hardships of farmers." Shao Xun said: "Fu Bao, Nian Liu, for a while Follow my father to collect melons. You don’t have to go during September and October.”
“Yes,” the four children responded in unison.
"Let's go back to what happened today." Shao Xun said: "Every time there is a white disaster on the grassland, there will be a large-scale southward movement in the next year, burning, killing and looting. It doesn't matter if you lose, after a group of people die, life will not be so difficult. The Xiongnu were in Bingzhou and Guanzhong, where the locust plague was raging, and the crops and crops were all gone. It’s good to be able to grab something, but you can still accept it if you can’t grab it, because a lot of people died, which is the main reason why they went south.”
After that, he looked at the four children and observed them one by one. The look on their faces.
Fu Bao is a girl, so there is no power struggle involved. Shao Xun didn't have any requirements for her. She just wanted to sit in and learn something.
The three sons Zhang, Gui and Xu are each being cultivated as potential heirs.
In these troubled times, he is not qualified to raise children like pigs. That is seeking death, because you can't guarantee that any child will really survive to adulthood - a sudden illness may lead to death.
The legitimate son inherits first, but it is not a matter of course.
Of course, he is still young and will not explain his attitude towards the heir to others.
My in-laws just need to give me a hard roll, and I will educate the children I give birth to.
Those with high skills will be given more responsibilities, and those with good looks will be given general positions. If the skills are not good enough, you can have fun at home and don't go out to cause harm to others.
"Master, can you lure the enemy?" Jin Dao said.
"Raise your hand first, then answer." Shao Xun glared at him.
"Master, can you use food to lure thieves to surrender?" Jin Dao raised his hand.
"It's good that you think so." Shao Xun praised: "Refugees can be lured, but once they form an army, it is very difficult. They must be defeated and their morale will be low and they will lose their organization. "
"Master, are you going to fight Hanoi this time?" Badger Lang raised his hand.
There was a hand-drawn map in front of him. After looking at it for a long time, he roughly understood where the enemy and ourselves were.
"I have sent the former army king general to lead the left camp of 6,000 silver spears, 5,000 Yi Congjun, 5,000 soldiers from Xuchang, and 10,000 men from various counties to go westward. The shogunate is still sending troops and horses." Shao Xun said: "Either don't fight, or if you want to fight, fight to the end. When you grow up, you must remember, don't hesitate to do things, look forward and backward, either don't do it, or do it to the end. For example, in a military war, the method of adding fuel to the war is The worst thing is that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.”
“I understand,” Badger Lang nodded.
As if he felt that the class was about to end, Fu Bao was twisting and turning on the bed, looking around, making Nian Liu uneasy and looking around.
Shao Xun coughed.
Fu Bao turned around and showed a flattering smile. She knew that this method would be most effective for her father and would be unfavorable.
Shao Xun still stared at her, secretly vowing not to let this wild girl go anymore.
Fu Bao's face froze, he was defeated and muttered: "Master, I understand. There is famine everywhere, Li Yuan is short of food, I just don't eat the golden eagle."
Shao Xun's face darkened.
Fu Bao once actually deceived the guards, saying that her father ordered her to eat a golden eagle - and the golden eagle almost died.
"Grandpa, none of the people in Shangdang can live anymore. This time we can just attack Shangdang together and get a few more golden eagles." Fu Bao said, "After this year, it will be No chance."
"get out of class is over," Shao Xun said expressionlessly. The four children breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in turn to leave.
After a while, Liu Yena walked over gently, obviously something was wrong.
Shao Xun waved, took the woman into his arms, and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Liu Yena nodded and said, "Brother and Liu Yao had a quarrel. I want to start an incident now.”
Shao Xun sneered: "I have been looking for him for several years, but I have been hesitant. Now that I have nothing to eat, I know how powerful he is."
Liu Ye's face was gloomy.
Shao Xun sighed and said: "Fortunately, he still has some value. What happened to Shangdang?"
"Liu Yao took Jinyang, but what he gained was limited. I heard that he killed a lot of people. "People sent a large number of dried meats to Lu County and Huguan area," Liu Yena said, "but some people couldn't hold on, and some people went to Ji County and defected to Shihu. Others went south to Gaodu and defected to their brothers." Almost all the livestock that can be killed have been killed. We can survive this year, but I am afraid that we will not be able to survive next year. Now the Pingyang court’s words are not easy, and everyone is looking for their own way out.”
“Liu Cong unexpectedly. Not providing disaster relief?" Shao Xun said in surprise.
“Wuling Road is too difficult to walk.” Liu Yena said: “Langjun, you have never been there, so you don’t know how difficult and dangerous the road from Shangdang to Hedong Mountain is. If ten carts of food are delivered, it will be difficult to walk on the road. More than half of them were lost. Liu Cong sent a batch of grain to Lu County but not to Gaodu. However, they were not popular enough to go north to plunder, so Liu Yao simply sent troops to intercept the pass and block them in the south. He also sent envoys south to appease them. , but the envoy is missing..."
This is the dead Taoist friend who is not dead but the poor Taoist.
The world is materialistic. If there is no food, there is no food. It is useless to talk about flowers.
Liu Yao sent troops to guard the dangerous pass between the northern and southern parts of Shangdang, which was to make a cut to prevent the Jie and Wuhuan tribes from the south from rushing into the core area of Shangdang and burning, killing and looting wantonly. Because his army went to Jinyang, there were not many troops left in Shangdang County. If they were attacked by bandits from the south, it would be terrible.
In addition, this is also related to the overall structure of the Xiongnu today: military leaders, chiefs, and wealthy families joining the system.
In the past two years, Liu Yao's territory has been basically determined: the central and southern region of Bingzhou with Shangdang, Leping and Taiyuan as the core, and the administrative office is temporarily located in Lu County.
Strictly speaking, the Jincheng Basin south of Lu County has been sealed to Shi Le (Shangdang County Duke). The Jie people, the mainstream local force, are not of the same mind as the Xiongnu, and they are at odds with each other.
Shi Le was defeated one after another. After losing Hebei, Shangdang Jizhong and Wuhuan did not move closer to Pingyang. On the contrary, the trend of independence began to emerge, and they were not very obedient.
Shao Xun originally suspected that Liu Runzhong wanted to take advantage of both Liu Cong and him. This was the reason.
He didn't buy Shi Hu's account, which made this great nephew who wanted to take over his uncle's family business feel frustrated. In the past one or two years, he has been squatting in Ji County and didn't want to talk to him. Shangdang Liu Runzhong's gang of birdies.
Liu Runzhong also made excuses with Shao Xun.
After defeating Shi Le and Liu Yao last year and taking all of Hebei, he leaned more in this direction, and even took the initiative to express his submission and send hostages, which was a rare political statement in recent years.
"Liu Runzhong, Liu Yao, Shi Le..." Shao Xun thought for a while, his hands began to wander, and said: "Then first cross Taihang, occupy the basin, and then look for an opportunity to cross another mountain and defeat Liu Yao."
The power of the Taibai Star was extraordinary, and it destroyed the two mountain peaks and made them shaky.
Liu Yena rubbed slowly in his arms.
The soft and firm buttocks rubbed together in ecstasy, and he said softly: "Brother, I wanted to vote for you last year. I can just give you an official, and I only have a few relatives."
Shao Xun took a deep breath. In a tone that did not dare to tease any more, he said seriously: "If Liu Runzhong just surrenders, the suppression of generals will be over. If you want to become a bigger official, you have to show your military exploits. Otherwise, even if I want to reuse my in-laws, others will have to Talking about gossip."
"As long as Lang Jun orders them, they will obey them," Liu Yena said.
"Forget it, for your sake..." Shao Xun caressed the woman's face and asked, "Can Shi Le do what I do?"
Liu Yena His face was completely red, and there were even goosebumps on his exposed arms.
This man's desire to win is too strong.
Not only must you dominate the enemy's territory and surrender your troops, but you must also dominate their women.
But she is not exclusive.
She is a grassland woman, always strong, and at the same time she is strong, she also has a desire to be conquered in her heart.
Shi Le relied on her family's soldiers and horses to fight. He was naturally shorter and never dared to say harsh words to her. He also gave her the power to guard the rear. She could not feel anything special.
After following Shao Xun, he watched him sweep Hebei and capture Youzhou. There are also cruel methods in both vertical and horizontal directions. As time went by, a strange feeling suddenly arose in my heart.
Especially when Shao Xun got excited and treated her roughly, she always had an idea: women are born to be conquered by men, they just haven't met them before.
At this moment, the life, death, wealth and wealth of the brother and nephew are all in the hands of men. Thinking of this, Liu Ye's two straight and powerful long legs began to twist slightly.
As for Shi Le, she no longer cares, she only cares about her real relatives.
"During the war, does Liu Zhao dare to go back to join the party?" Shao Xun asked softly.
"I'll go and persuade him."
"Okay." Shao Xun nodded with satisfaction and said: "The matter has come to this, and I can't avoid it. Since we want to fight, let's fight. Big.”
(End of this chapter)