After all, no one is Xiyu. He has neither the ability nor the ability to set up Tiangongyuan. He cannot support so many skilled craftsmen, nor is he willing to support it.

Therefore, many ingenious mechanisms and even newly invented weapons and military supplies are just dreams for them.

In this way, August passed uneventfully.

It was supposed to be a festive day for the autumn harvest, but it was broken by sudden autumn rains.

Whether in Qingxu or Yanzhou, there are small-scale flood disasters due to frequent rains.

Thanks to Zhuge Liang's proficiency in the study of celestial phenomena and his knowledge of winds, he evacuated some local people early and gave up some of the food that was about to be harvested, so that all losses could be reduced before the rainy weather continued to come.

to the lowest.

Then, he ordered people to use huge flood gates around Leize and Pu Rivers to block and store a large amount of rainwater, intending to open the gates to discharge the floods when Dongjun and Jiyin were not paying attention...

He kept moving here, and Cao Pi didn't stop either.

After less than half a year, Xia Houchun finally led his army to Dongjun in batches and arrived at the hometown he had guarded for many years.

He used to be the prefect of Dongjun, specializing in Puyang. Later, because of his outstanding achievements and his contribution to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he was promoted to the general of the Northern Conquest and was granted the title of Marquis.

He was promoted to one of the four generals who conquered the north, and his status and reputation were exceptionally high.

This time he led his troops to Dongjun. His main purpose was not only to guard Yanzhou and prevent Xi Yu from entering the territory again, but more importantly, he ordered the army to work together with the people to do a good job in harvesting grain in September.

They don't have the confidence of Qingxu and Qingxu, so they don't dare to waste even a little bit of food. What's more, there is not a small amount of food land in Dongjun.

If there is no time to seize it, I'm afraid that in wartime, the enemy will be completely advantaged.

For this reason, when he came, he specifically asked Cao Pi for Yu Jin.

As a general with a foreign surname, Yu Jin's achievements in war may not be that significant, but he still has some reputation for farming.

Xi Yu had taken him under his wing at the beginning and guided him for more than a few months, and then appointed him as the chief agricultural officer.

However, Yu Jin later did not choose Xi Yu, but instead submitted to the later general Cao Hong.

The first time the two came to Dongjun, they rushed to the nearby fields to investigate.

Seeing that the water levels of Leize and Pu Rivers did not rise even half, Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, and with a little panic in his heart, he asked: "Why doesn't the water flow here rise?"

"Isn't it a good thing that the water is not rising? This means that God is blessing us, and we will be able to harvest food in half a month!"

Looking at the golden fields, Xia Houchun said with a smile: "As long as we collect all the food and grass in the territory, we can stock up our troops here for a year without having to worry about food and grass. In this way, Xi Yu will not dare to raise his troops to invade.

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"But...in recent days, there has been continuous rain upstream, but the water lines that will be affected to some extent have not moved at all. This is obviously abnormal. Could it be...that someone upstream is collecting water?

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"How is this possible?"

Xia Houchun didn't take it seriously because he didn't understand, and continued: "Perhaps somewhere collapsed and blocked the tide? Moreover, you also said that it is raining continuously upstream, and the autumn harvest is around the corner. The drainage is enough for them to be busy, so where else can they go?

Do you have time to collect water?"

"If the territory is really flooded, isn't that putting the cart before the horse and seeking death? How could Xi Yu be so stupid?"

"No! If there is continuous heavy rain upstream, even if the water level does not rise, the water flow speed will change somewhat."

Yu Jin shook his head, the current situation was not normal.

Although there is some truth in what Xia Houchun said, judging from his understanding of Xi Yu, he is definitely not someone who follows an ordinary path.

Furthermore, it had been raining upstream for a long time. If it had only been raining heavily for three to five days, I would not have been so nervous. But the problem was that throughout August, the sun had not been seen for several days.

This means that the rain almost never stops.

Under such circumstances, parts of the upper reaches must have been submerged by the river water, and the river water downstream must have surged, and there may be some floating corpses or grains among them.

But right now, there are not even a single weed on the river, the waterline is the same as usual, and even the water flow is quite slow. This is obviously something wrong.

"General, you can see that the water flow is quite gentle. Normally, this would not be surprising. However, after a heavy rain, it is likely that the upstream water is blocked."

"Even...hoarded!"

"General, I think it's better for us to be careful. It would be great if we could send people to investigate upstream. If something goes wrong, not to mention a crop failure, I'm afraid we will all be trapped in floods.

disaster!"

"I would like to suggest that we first order the army to establish defense lines on both sides of the river in advance, and at the same time send people to evacuate the people. It is best to gather all the people around the river into Puyang City, and then come back to harvest food and grass after the rainy season!"

"This is impossible!"

After listening to the other party's words, Xia Houchun shook his head decisively. In fact, he also understood the hidden dangers, but... it is difficult to do so at present.

"Do you know how much grain and grass have been spent to govern the people over the years? If the harvest fails now, I'm afraid we will have to reach out to Yecheng to ask for grain. But no matter where we are, everyone's life is not easy, especially as grain and grass are quite scarce.

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"Under such circumstances, it is difficult to feed the tens of thousands of troops stationed in East County, let alone feed them. If even the soldiers on the front line are not fed, how can we fight a war?"
Chapter completed!