My guess was not wrong, this time round, God still didn’t do his best. Shuzhou has just harvested rice, and the weather in late autumn suddenly became extremely hot.
Sitting in the hut on the river bank, Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the river in front of him. The reeds are already slowly withering away. Even though it was not considered a severe drought, this incident caused the alliance to attack the Demon Queen after the Autumn Harvest to suddenly change their plans.
"There is a letter from the teacher. After the drought, there may be a locust plague, and we have already started to prevent and control it." Dongfang Jing sat next to him with a deep tone.
To be honest, this small drought did not cause much damage to Xishu. But Xu Mu was unhappy in his heart after all.
The same thing happened when I killed Zhao Qingyun last time. He was about to be burned to death, but a heavy rain happened to allow Zhao Qingyun to extinguish the fire and escape.
"Don't trust God." Xu Mu tapped his fingers, thinking about the next plan. It is impossible to attack after the autumn harvest, and it is even less possible in winter. Once it comes and goes, we can only wait until the next spring.
"The letter to the South China Sea Alliance has also been sent out. The soldiers cannot bear the weather when going on an expedition. But once the drought is gone, it will probably not be long before the winter solstice."
"Teacher, the rice that went into the warehouse is not much different from the estimate, only 30% less. In addition, 20% is allocated for disaster relief."
"I'm relieved that your teacher is in charge of Shuzhou. Bo Lie, I'm just worried that after another winter, something unexpected will happen to the world alliance."
"Lord." Dongfang Jing pondered for a while and pointed to the map on the table, "I have a way."
"What method?"
"My lord, why not work with Zuo Shiren to lock Cangzhou to death!"
"Lock up Cangzhou?"
Dongfang Jing nodded, "Preparations for war are imminent. No matter what channel it is, the Demon Queen will definitely have the means to gather a large number of soldiers in Cangzhou."
"Now that there is a drought, the Demon Queen has stationed a lot of troops in Cangzhou, so food and grass will inevitably become a problem. All we need to do is cooperate with Zuo Ren. The lord is in the west and Zuo Ren is in the east. The two of them will work together to lock down Cangzhou."
"Xinyue Pass, Jiang Bank, and the south and east of Cangzhou... wherever there are passes, heavy troops are sent. Unless it is said that the Demon Queen dug a thousand-mile tunnel, otherwise, no matter how capable the Food King is, It is impossible to transport grain and grass into Cangzhou."
"The following are the ten locations I selected after thinking about it last night, four in Xishu and six in Dongling, to work together to lock Cangzhou."
"The dock in Kezhou must be patrolling the river without interruption."
Xu Mu understood clearly that Dongfang Jing wanted to completely isolate Cangzhou within this period of time. As a result, Xishu and Dongling must have mobilized heavy troops and lost a lot of military supplies.
But Xu Mu still agreed.
Compared with the loss of food, grass and energy, it is undoubtedly the best to cut off the Demon Queen's path. If this matter were told to Zuo Shiren, the benevolent king in the world would probably agree with it with both hands.
"Bo Lie, can you find out who this Grain King is?"
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "Not to mention me, even the Yuzhou spies in the inner city couldn't find him out. People in the world only know that he is the King of Grain, and he controls nearly 40% of the world's grain and grass."
"Moreover, he is not a member of an inherited aristocratic family. If he were a member of an aristocratic family, at least there would be traces to follow. But he does not."
Xu Mu was silent for a moment. I can’t figure out why such a strange person would help the Demon Queen. However, as Dongfang Jing said, even if the alliance cannot fight due to drought, it is time to take the first step anyway.
"In addition, my lord, you need to understand one more thing." Dongfang Jing's tone was a bit heavy, "The Demon Queen is best at covering up the water with earth and blocking it with soldiers. If she can successfully lock the state, she will definitely use the force to block it. If you are in danger, my lord should be prepared."
"nature."
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The slight drought after the autumn harvest is extremely strange. It is like the dirty hands of God, seeming to interfere in the affairs of the world.
In the Cangzhou Imperial Palace, Su Yaohou was sitting in the palace with a silent expression on her face. She sat on the dragon chair for a long time without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, Xishu and Dongling have begun to join forces and follow ten important places to block the entrance to our Cangzhou. If this continues for a long time, there will definitely be chaos in our Cangzhou."
An old minister came out and spoke respectfully, as if he had mustered up a lot of courage.
"After the drought, it's not surprising that Xu Buyi had such a trick. I guess it was the lame man's plan again." Su Yaohou pondered for a while before frowning and speaking.
The problem is somewhat serious.
Although these ten important places are not completely correct, they are not far from the three secret passages into Cangzhou. If there is any abnormal movement, it will definitely be discovered. Moreover, the ten strategic locations designated by the lame man were almost perfect. Not only were they preventive, but they also completely blocked Cangzhou from all directions.
If grain and grass cannot be transported in, disaster will occur in Cangzhou in the long run.
In the past, whether it was Xishu or Dongling, one was in the west and the other was in the east, and there was no cooperation, many things that were hidden from the sky were easy to succeed. But starting from the Dongling League, Xu Buyi has been giving the entire Cangzhou a huge oppressive force.
"Queen Mother, what should we do now...Although it is winter in the south of the Yangtze River, there is not much wind and snow. But in the north, if there is heavy snow, it will be impossible to transport food and grass."
"The lame man's vision is extremely accurate, which is a bit remarkable. Although he said that heavy troops will consume food and grass, it only needs to be delayed until winter, and I, Cangzhou, will start to run out of food."
A general followed and came out, "There are three secret passages, and there are heavy troops from Dongling of Xishu nearby. They are patrolling the river closely on the river. Queen Mother, if you follow my advice, it is better to send troops to expel them."
Demon Empress Su sneered, "Are you sending troops? Xu Buyi is waiting for you to send troops. The drought is like this, and the enemy troops are waiting for work. If you reach the front line with exhausted troops, you will be ambushed."
The general's face turned red and he retreated in frustration.
"Don't worry, I have a way." After sitting on the dragon chair for a long time, Su Yaocai uttered this sentence. It seems to be comforting, and it seems to be confident.
But now, methods like fishing for scraps of gold are no longer feasible.
"This small drought only prevails in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is not much change in other parts of the world." The Demon Queen paused, "Xu Buyi, isn't he always claiming to be righteous, so it goes as he wishes."
"By delaying it until winter, Xu Buyi's plan will be successful. But he doesn't know that even if I want to break the situation, I will not choose Cangzhou."
"Here's the order. The entire Cangzhou will be closed and guarded from today on. Xu Buyi just thought that since Cangzhou was locked up, letters and news wouldn't be able to get out? Don't forget, I have plenty of tricks."
Demon Empress Su stood up from the dragon chair and faced the sky outside the palace. After all, there was a trace of anger on her delicate face.
"After next year, watch me stir up the storm and determine the fate of the Central Plains in one fell swoop."
Many of the civil servants and generals present did not understand, but when they saw the Demon Queen getting up, they all hurriedly shouted.
"Congratulations to the Queen Mother, long live long live long live!"
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