Han counter current

"If you don't solve Yuan Shang, I will consume all the food I have planted in these two places. Hehe, do you think that guy will let us harvest food and grass with peace of mind?"

Chen Feng smiled wryly and said: "This is something that can't be helped, who told Yuan Shang to follow me, besides, we still have other farmlands, so it is helpless to give up these two places this autumn.

What's more, we have verified that sweet potatoes can be grown in the north, and now we can only grow sweet potatoes in Yanmen and Hejian.

Other crops such as corn should be avoided in war-torn areas. The war is raging, so there is no energy to take care of these crops. "

"Forget it, now it seems that this is the only way. Our military manpower is insufficient. We must find a way to free up manpower to do more things."

Jia Xu nodded. Population, no matter what age, is the most precious resource. Only people can have other wealth and products. Regarding this point that Chen Feng has been emphasizing, Jia Xu agrees very much.

The population under Chen Feng's command was not large, and if only Han people were counted, it would be even less.Therefore, this is also one of the reasons why he refused to give up Hejian and other places.

The barbarians on the prairie don't have a strong sense of attachment to him. How could he give up after finally gaining such a good reputation in Youzhou.

Chapter 296 The Next Game of Chess 2

Looking at the sand table made by Chen Feng, a complete battle plan has emerged in Jia Xu's mind. This time, he wants to play a big game.

"Fortunately, after our summer grain harvest, we have fulfilled the basic requirements for grain storage in various places. After the autumn harvest, as long as grain from all over the south is brought in again, it is impossible for our army to be short of grain and grass this year.

Now is also an excellent time to expand the territory. Taking advantage of Cao Cao's main force being dragged in Xiliang, Yuan Tan is busy fighting for Xuzhou again.

We attack with all our strength from Hejian and Yanmen, and at least we can grab a large piece of territory from Bingzhou and Jizhou.

By the time Cao Cao and the others react, we have already completed the initial plan, and by then, even if they want to regret it, it will be too late.

Hmph, if they want to attack us at that time, it depends on whether they have enough food and grass reserves. "

"Yes, now is the opportunity."

Chen Feng's face became a little serious, the opportunity was rare, and he really didn't want to miss it.

"To be honest, we haven't rested in the past few years. Originally, I planned to take a year or two to rest and recuperate, at least to develop people's livelihood and digest the territory on the grassland.

Hmph, now it seems that unless I am strong enough to make the other princes fear, otherwise, they will not let me rest.

Anyway, now that we have enough grain and grass reserves, the harvest this autumn will not be less than the summer grain. If they want to consume it, I will spend it with them.

Now, let's start to implement the plan to expand the territory. Jizhou is the richest place in the north. If we can win Jizhou, I don't think anyone will dare to underestimate me in the future. "

In fact, the population and aristocratic families in the north far exceed those in the south, and among them, Jizhou has the richest population and heritage.

Therefore, after Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he could quickly become the number one separatist force in the world. After Yuan Shang inherited Jizhou, he was able to be so rampant in this world.

Cao Cao, Yuan Tan and others are all coveting Jizhou, and they all want to get this treasure land, including Chen Feng.

"Everything, just go according to plan."

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This is a world that only recognizes power. Chen Feng really wants to secretly develop production in Youzhou, but he has too many opponents and too many enemies. It is impossible for others to give him such an opportunity.

In a blink of an eye, the [-] servants assembled in Dai County. When these barbarians who depended on Chen Feng for survival heard that they could fight again, they threw their hoes far away excitedly.

Then, they skillfully stepped on their horses, carried their bows and arrows, and gathered at the designated place with their weapons.

Under the leadership of 4 Han cavalry, [-] servants entered Yanmen from Daijun. Zhang Liao, as the main general of this battle, assembled a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses under his command.

Among them, he brought [-] Han cavalry and [-] servants. In Yanmen, Gao Lan originally had thousands of cavalry and thousands of infantry under his command.

In addition, the local peasants and young men completed the cultivation of sweet potatoes in the shortest possible time, and then they all threw themselves into the war.

The Youzhou army with a large number of cavalry is very mobile, so strong that even his opponents are hard to guard against.

Within ten days, while Yuan Shang was still thinking about how to take Hejian, a large army set out from Yanmen and captured all parts of Jiuyuan one after another.

In the autumn and winter of last year, Jiuyuan, Taiyuan and other places were ravaged by the Huns, and the local troops suffered heavy casualties.

Food and grass were almost exhausted. After the beginning of spring, although the Huns retreated, it was difficult to rebuild the homes of the Han people damaged by the war.

But at this juncture, Yuan Shang didn't even think of a way to remedy it. The resentment of the local soldiers and civilians towards Yuan Shang can be imagined.

In particular, there were rumors that the Xiongnu cavalry was most likely provoked by the collusion of the Yuan brothers, which intensified the anger of the local soldiers and civilians.

After the beginning of spring, caravans and agents from Youzhou continued to enter Bingzhou where the Huns were ravaging. Under the bribes and encouragement of these caravans and agents, many local garrisons showed less and less loyalty to Yuan Shang.

When the army killed by Yanmen roared all over the place, most of these local soldiers and civilians who had not harvested much summer food chose to surrender.

It's not that they don't dare to fight, the key is, if they can't even eat enough, how should they go all out.

What's more, this time it's not the Huns who came, but the Han army, so there's no need for them to die.

Commanders Zhang Liao and Gao Lan's troops were all over the northern part of the state. When Yuan Shang received the news, he was so angry that he vomited blood.

Originally, he thought that Chen Feng was scared by him, but who would have thought that he would be tricked by Chen Feng again.

When Jizhou's reinforcements and food and supplies began to prepare for the front of the state, Lu Xun, who had been on the defensive, suddenly changed his style, and his cavalry attacked one after another.

"Increase troops, increase troops, don't throw them away in the river, never..."

Yuan Shang didn't expect his opponent to make such a move. After many frontline cities were captured one after another, he had to transfer troops from the rear.

Even, due to the frequent and contradictory transmission of military orders, the soldiers and horses supporting Bingzhou slowed down their marching speed in Zhongshan and Changshan.

Huang Zhong, who beheaded the Hebei general a few months ago, appeared on the battlefield again. This time, because of Yuan Shang's underestimation of the enemy.

In addition, he didn't expect that Youzhou soldiers and horses would dare to fight back, which made most of his arrangements in Hejian abolished, and even the generals under his command who encountered Huang Zhong did not end well.

Under the reversal of the situation, Yuan Shang had to continue to recruit troops from Jizhou to adjust food. As for Bingzhou, he hoped that the local garrison would be able to resist tenaciously.

He also counted a lot of food, grass and supplies. If they can be delivered smoothly, maybe the situation in Bingzhou can still be maintained.

"The old man and the old friend of the old man jointly shot, there is no reason to make a mistake."

This series of plans were all created by Jia Xu. Behind Jia Xu, there was another mysterious person who also participated in the whole plan.

An elite cavalry force of 2 soldiers entered Changshan directly from Daijun. It was still in Changshan, and the grain, grass and supplies to be transported to Bingzhou were looted by this cavalry one after another.

And the leader of this cavalry is Chen Feng, the leader of Youzhou.For this battle, Chen Feng actually didn't need to personally come forward.

After all, he has quite a few generals under his command, and there are a few who can stand alone, but Chen Feng can't bear it when he thinks of Yuan Shang's disgusting things about him when he has nothing to do in the past two years.

Furthermore, he personally went out this time to send a signal to those who sit on the wall in Jizhou and Bingzhou.

This time he went south, he came with the determination to win. If those who sit on the wall can't make the right decision in the shortest time, then the day of reckoning after autumn will not be far away.

Yuan Shang, who originally only wanted to bully and bully others, has now become the target of being bullied. In terms of field battles, how can the soldiers and horses under his command be the opponents of cavalry.