I have to say that following the master brings peace of mind.

Not only did the soldiers he cared about most receive rewards, but even the most troublesome war was taken over by someone.

Right now, apart from managing Taishan County well and waiting for Yanzhou to be reunited and take over, I don't need to worry about anything at all.

After the lord conquers Yanzhou, Dongjun will naturally be incorporated into his territory, and he will become the most powerful person in Yanzhou.

"Thank you, Lord, for your cultivation!"

"General Zang, I would like to congratulate you in advance on your upcoming promotion!"

Guo Jia smiled and cupped his hands towards Zang Ba, his eyes filled with joy.

Obviously, he was happy for Zang Ba from the bottom of his heart.

But at the same time, the perfect smile on his face became more and more aloof.

Indeed, with his intelligence and playful relationship, there is absolutely no need to be jealous or suppress a Zang Ba.

Furthermore, he was the first person to propose this plan.

It can be said that Zang Ba's today's honor is inextricably related to him Guo Jia.

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Seven days later, the roaring and roaring from the sky became more and more fierce, dark clouds gathered, and it rained heavily for several days, causing the water levels of rivers and streams all over the world to surge.

Zhuge Liang had already observed the sky at night and anticipated this situation.

This is why Xi Yu ordered the floodgates to be opened seven days in advance.

Now it seems that the effect is really extraordinary.

Xia Houchun, who returned to Puyang City, had no time to take care of the internal government affairs of Dongjun. He himself was driven around by the flood and was in such a mess, how could he have time to take care of the people?

This resulted in a large number of people who had their homes and farmland destroyed and became homeless, and had to flee upriver in an attempt to find a way out.

Although the flood water flows down from the upper reaches, it is only the huge sluices located upstream that turn Dongjun into a vast ocean.

If those sluice gates were not all opened at the same time, how could the area downstream near the Pu River be swallowed up by the flood and suffer heavy losses?

Therefore, the upstream area is a vent, but it is the safest place. Unlike the lower reaches, especially the towns around Pu River, it is more likely to be ravaged by floods.

Although the common people also know that the place where they are and the territory upstream are not governed by the same person, but the matter is at this point, it is good to survive, how can there be so much time to worry about?

Therefore, in just seven days, there were hundreds of thousands of refugees in Dongping area who moved from Dongjun to Shouzhang.

Some celebrities and nobles who claim to be the most noble are unwilling to leave their homeland and go to the upper reaches because they know some inside information and because the two places are in different camps.

But they refused to leave, and everyone around them left, including merchants, farmers, slaves... and even individual officials abandoned their homeland and planned to move to other places.

As a result, if they stay here any longer, even eating and drinking will become a problem.

But...if we want to move, apart from Shouchun upstream, only Xuchang below will be left.

After all, only these two places are big enough to accommodate celebrities like them and allow them to live a stable life.

But in this case, where to live a better life has become the primary issue they discuss.

As we all know, Xuchang is far less prosperous than Shouchun.

Cao Pidu moved from Xuchang to Chang'an, and now Xuchang is only a lonely shell.

But Shouchun is different.

There are many high-rise buildings, street vendors pop up one after another, and there are a dazzling array of products. The people live a prosperous life, there are many celebrities, and there are all kinds of food, drink, and entertainment, including countless restaurants and teahouses.

Compared with having no worries about food and clothing in Xuchang, this place is obviously more desirable to everyone.

After all, as we all know, going from simplicity to luxury is easy, and from luxury to simplicity is difficult.

Since you can live a free and easy life, why bother yourself and find a place with no characteristics?

Of course, there are also many people who think longer term.

Since Shouchun is already far more prosperous than Xuchang, how luxurious should Xiapi, which is the root of the development of literati and a place where countless celebrities gather, be?

It is said that students in Taixue were taught in accordance with their aptitude, and what their students learned was based on their personal preferences. The idiosyncratic skills taught by the master were even more eccentric, and it was quite similar to the contention of a hundred schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In addition, as long as you are willing to learn about farming, water conservancy, craftsmanship... and even business, there will be teachers who can teach you everything.

This is quite curious to many people.

Oh, right.

It is said that the trading houses in Xiapi often bought the strategies of these students at low prices and then copied and compiled them on a large scale and sold them to more distant places.

Of course, the premise is that your policy statement is reasonable and practical.

As for the content of the policy, it is of course not limited to internal affairs, water conservancy, agriculture... as long as you have real talent and practical knowledge, you can do it!

If you feel that you have no talent, you can just write an essay criticizing Cao Wei and give it to the merchants. You can get a lot of money by saying less.

The more they thought about it, the more celebrities in Dongjun felt that Xiapi was a good place to go.

After all, apart from Xiapi, there is no place in the world where people and speech are extremely free.

Therefore, after careful consideration, many people have the idea of ​​settling in the nearest Dongping first.

After the family is stable, we can then consider how to surrender to Duke Sheng. If we can take this opportunity to settle down in Xiapi, that would be great.

With such a decision, they took action much faster than the people who had left earlier.

So, when the entire Dongjun was plunged into the ocean, the people who had lived in Dongjun for many years rushed to Xuzhou with their luggage.

In this team, there are countless exiled people, but there are also many wealthy merchants, powerful clansmen, and noble families...

After hearing this news, everyone in Yanzhou was really anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Xiahou Chuncai managed to save his life from the torrent. It was not easy to live, so how could he have the time to manage the "refugees" in Dongjun?

He felt that it would be good if he could stabilize the army under his command in a short period of time, but he could not control the large-scale loss of civilians at all.

After more than ten days in a row, just when his army was about to stabilize, he suddenly realized that... it was too late for him to do anything.

Right now, I'm afraid he can't even stabilize the morale of the military!

Because... the food and grass are about to be emptied!

The harvest had just begun when it was swallowed up by floods. The only grain he received in Dongjun was completely burned by Zang Ba in a fire.

Now only the grain and grass transported with the army are left.

Although Zang Ba did not burn all the grain and grass, he still suffered some losses. Later, floods were added to the situation, and there was no harvest in Dongjun.

To this day, the remaining food and grass are not enough to feed the army. What can he do to win over people's hearts and gather the army?

When the flood hit, many soldiers became deserters. If we wanted to gather them all today, we would have to eat a little bit of food.

Otherwise, when there is no money to make and no food to eat, who would be so stupid as to follow you loyally even if they are naked and hungry?

Besides, how can a general who has suffered several defeats in a row convince the soldiers?

Now that I have escaped, I naturally have no intention of going back. Instead of following a general who will kill me at any time, it is better to return to my hometown as soon as possible, take my family away from home, and start over.

If possible, it is not impossible to surrender to the enemy camp.

Anyway, in the enemy camp, both the treatment and the morale of the soldiers are far from comparable to that of Cao Wei's army.

With this kind of thinking, how could Xia Houchun win back the morale of the army?

Not to mention military morale, he can't even get the popular sentiment of the people within the territory!

Even the clan class did not seem to have any intention of protecting him, and many of the local officials who were loyal to Cao Wei in the past had no intention of continuing to work hard.

A man-made flood caused Xiahou Chun to lose more than half of his soldiers, lost the popular support of the people in Dongjun, and lost the local officials who were dedicated to planning for him.

In this situation, he had no choice but to flee.

Soon, as the army left, Dongjun was completely lost, and Puyang City became a precarious place.

The entire Dongjun County was cast under a shadow because of Xi Yu, but this was only for the officials of Dongjun County. As for the common people, one by one they loudly called for them to submit to the emperor, stay away from the traitors of Cao Wei, and obey the destiny of heaven.

Just when Dongjun was in turmoil, a letter of guilt from the emperor made the scope and influence of this turmoil even wider.

In the book "Guiji", Liu Xie wrote about his review of his own behavior, his helplessness, guilt and the reasons why he had no choice but to flood Dongjun.
Chapter completed!