Chapter 195: A two-pronged approach

After finishing speaking, Liu Feng glanced at Lu Su and Zhao Yun. Both of them sat upright and listened attentively.

"The first is to be kind to Zheng Bao's family and gain the morale of the army. The second is to investigate the number of people and household registrations in Chaohu, and then open warehouses to release grain to gain the hearts of the people. Finally, the army is dispersed and reorganized with thunderous means.

Become a lonely force."

Liu Feng was ambitious and said loudly.[

In troubled times, military power is the number one. Now they have gathered tens of thousands of people, but they are only conquering, not possessing. Liu Feng's ideal is to use Zhao Yun and Lu Su as generals to completely control an army owned by them.

Five thousand elite soldiers.

"Promise." Lu Su and Zhao Yun agreed, and then left as ordered.

After Zhao Yun and Lu Su left, Liu Feng's eyes were still very bright. He said secretly: "If circumstances permit, even if the situation allows, even if we recruit people from Chaohu and encroach on Huainan step by step, it will be a great way."

Liu Feng's original goal was to recruit troops from Liu Biao in the south, and then he dealt with Liu Biao and Sun Ce to persuade them to send troops north. Then he took the opportunity to lead 5,000 elite troops to surprise Xudu and take control of Xudu.

But after all, it was operating on someone else's territory, which was a bit risky. Now we are sitting on Chaohu Lake, if we can cannibalize the people in Huainan.

It is also a good way to form your own power, then take advantage of the opportunity of war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to grow stronger, and surprise Xudu to welcome the emperor in Shouchun.

This thought emerged in Liu Feng's mind involuntarily.

However, all this requires knowing the situation in Chaohu. If there is sufficient money, food, and population, we can try hard, but if the opposite is true, we can only forget it.

Liu Feng's first two orders were very simple. The first was to treat Zheng Bao's family well, and the second was to investigate the current situation in Chaohu and prepare for the opening of warehouses and grain distribution.

Soon, Lu Su and Zhao Yun completed their investigation and returned.

"How?" When Lu Su and Zhao Yun walked in, Liu Feng opened his mouth and asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, I have ordered that Zheng Bao's family be treated kindly and that supplies are provided continuously every day. As for the situation in Chaohu, I would like to ask Your Highness to take a look." With that, Lu Su took out a roll of bamboo slips and handed it to Liu Feng and said.

Liu Feng reached out to take it, then unfolded the bamboo slips and looked at it carefully. After seeing this, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Zheng Bao, the governor of Chaohu, claimed to have ten thousand troops. In fact, the real number was only between five and six thousand, and many of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.

Zheng Bao was extravagant and constantly exploited the wealth and wealth of the people. As a result, the population of Chaohu dropped sharply, and the total number was only about 20,000.

With a population of about 20,000 people supporting five or six thousand soldiers, one can imagine the situation.

In the end, there was really no other way. Zheng Bao came up with a plan. It was to implement control, trap the people in the city, and go out in groups when working. He also sent troops to supervise the city to prevent the people from escaping.

Finally, during the autumn harvest, the army was used as labor force to carry out the harvest.

In other words, the fruits of the labor of 20,000 people should be controlled and then supplied. Only a small amount of food should be supplied every day so as not to starve to death.[

In addition, Zheng Bao occasionally sent troops to plunder everywhere. In this way, it was maintained.

The result is that the people below are all skinny and very weak.
Chapter completed!