In the winter months, a once-in-a-century heavy snow swept half of Beidi.
This heavy snowfall came so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard.
As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year. If it were left in previous years, this heavy snow might have had a little positive effect, but for Beidi now, it is just adding insult to injury.
Both the people and the court have become difficult to move forward, and most "activities" have been suspended.
Since the heavy snow first fell, in just ten days, disasters have broken out in various places, and countless people have died of freezing and starvation. Officials from all over the country have asked the royal capital for help, hoping that the king can open warehouses to provide food and help the people to tide over this crisis. The harsh winter.
It is a pity that all the letters sent to the royal capital from various places have fallen into the sea without making any ripples, let alone waves.
King Beidi has read all these letters asking for help. Although he was heartbroken, he still made the decision with great difficulty to cancel all disaster relief matters. Whether the people can survive this severe winter can only depend on themselves.
This seemingly ruthless decision was supported by most officials in the DPRK and China.
After all, disaster relief is not an empty talk. Now that the door is closed due to heavy snow, the cost of transporting goods has become unprecedentedly huge. If we put it in the past, transporting one liter of food only required the loss of one liter of food. Now, transporting one liter of food requires the loss of three liters. This huge loss of food is even comparable to providing emergency military rations to the front lines.
Moreover, Beidi is already in short supply of food, and any rescue operation is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.
If we try our best to save the east but not the west, it will inevitably trigger a civil uprising in the west. By then, the situation will only become more serious.
In the imperial study, the King of Beidi looked sad. Since the national war, the domestic situation has been deteriorating.
Throughout the history of Dadi kings, they all relied on war to support war, but in his current term, he used war to gamble on the fate of the country, but he got himself into trouble.
Of course, King Beidi knew the truth behind long-term gambling without a winner, but...why did he meet Qin Feng?
Chen Si and Li Yu, who were located below, also had frowning expressions. The heavy snowfall was like God deliberately punishing Beidi for its militarism, further worsening the already precarious domestic situation.
Although Chen Si knew very well that what happened in Sangzhou was of great significance to the King of Beidi, the country was currently in a critical moment, and out of consideration for the overall situation, Chen Si had to risk his advice.
"Your Majesty, based on what I have learned during this period, I can basically determine Qin Feng's intentions."
"Sangzhou has been firmly controlled by Qin Feng, and Zhuozhou has been baptized by the flames of war. However, since the war began, no main city has fallen into the enemy's hands. On the surface, it seems that our side has the upper hand, but in fact it is Qin Feng's deliberate And for that.”
"As long as the main cities in Zhuozhou are still there, both Zhuozhou and the imperial court will have the confidence to continue fighting. However, in this case, they will be dragged into the quagmire of endless war."
"I believe that we only need to stick to the main cities in Zhuozhou and implement the policy of holding on. We must not continue to send more troops to Zhuozhou. Now I, Dadi, can no longer bear any consumption."
Of course, the King of Beidi understood Chen Si's good intentions, and also understood that with Chen Si's understanding of Qin Feng, the response strategy given by Chen Si must be the best choice at the moment.
However, King Beidi knew better that this sudden heavy snow would accelerate the evolution of the domestic situation. If the rebels in Sangzhou could not be severely defeated by thunderous means, it would not be long before rebels would spring up like mushrooms after a spring rain.
Chen Si's method is the safest way, but it is tantamount to slow suicide.
King Beidi's radical thoughts have a very heavy gambler's mentality. Even King Beidi has no clue what method to adopt. He has no choice but to turn his attention to Li Yu.
Li Yu bowed his hands and said softly: "Your Majesty, I believe that General Chen's policy of adhering to the policy is the only choice at the moment."
"In other words, we have no other choice. Even if we try our best to continue to send more troops and supplies to Zhuozhou, now that the heavy snow has closed the door, it is difficult to even distribute disaster relief food, let alone military supplies?"
"This policy must be implemented until at least the beginning of next spring. Only when the ice and snow melt and the earth recovers and warms up can other methods be adopted."
The King of Beidi fell into deep thought. What he was most worried about now was not whether Zhuozhou could survive until the beginning of the new year, but whether Qin Feng would give him a chance to breathe.
There is no airtight wall under the sky. Although Changshui County has long been targeted by Jin Yiwei and even Night Owl cannot penetrate, King Beidi still got some news that Qin Feng is building a storage and transfer warehouse in Changshui County.
Although all the performances of this warehouse so far have been to serve "commerce", King Beidi knew very well that as long as Qin Feng said a word, this so-called commercial warehouse would be turned into military purposes in an instant.
He knew that Qin Feng was doing something under his nose, but King Beidi had no good solution.
After thinking about it, he sighed and looked at Chen Si and Li Yu: "It's time for me to summon Qin Feng."
After hearing this, Chen Si responded quickly: "Your Majesty, the situation is not good for me now. Summoning Qin Feng at this time will only increase Qin Feng's arrogance. It is definitely not the right time."
Li Yu on the side had a different view and quickly explained: "General Chen, although you are proficient in military affairs and have a profound strategic vision, you are a little weak in politics. It is the best time to summon Qin Feng now. Only Only at the negotiation table can Qin Feng retreat as much as possible."
Faced with Li Yu's face-to-face questioning, Chen Si was not angry. On the contrary, he was well aware of his political shortcomings and could not help but lower his head in deep thought.
After a while, Chen Si asked tentatively: "Master Li, if we summon Qin Feng now, I'm afraid Qin Feng will still make a fuss about Lu Zhuguo. How should we deal with it then?"
Li Yu did not answer, but looked at King Beidi.
The King of Beidi naturally understood that Lu Li and the old Ying Party members were a thorn in Qin Feng's side. As long as there was a chance, Qin Feng would not hesitate to get rid of the Ying Party headed by Lu Li.
But if it can give Dadi a chance to breathe, he will not hesitate to "cut his flesh and feed it to the eagles".
King Beidi said solemnly: "For the sake of the overall situation, no one can be sacrificed."
After hearing this, Chen Si and Li Yu already knew what was going on, so they immediately retreated and began to prepare to summon Qin Feng to meet the Holy Spirit.
On the way out of the palace, Chen Si was still a little worried.
Half a year has passed since Qin Feng came to the royal capital, but he has never even seen the King of Beidi. Now that he is suddenly summoned, Qin Feng must be able to understand the stakes with his intelligence.
