1164th Catastrophe Strikes
The three of them had just signed a secret covenant (cutting Jiangxia County to Sun Ce, this matter cannot be exposed for the time being), Liu Bei immediately got up and said as the master: "Everyone has worked hard all the way, Bei has just ordered people to prepare a little wine, please All of you appreciate the story.”
According to the peace treaty, Shouchun City also belonged to Liu Bei, and from the moment the peace treaty was signed, Liu Bei was already the master here.
Sun Ce and Cao Cao looked at each other, then got up and said, "Mr. Xuande's kindness, how can I not follow?"
Although the three of them had many conflicts, and the previous negotiations were about to tear their faces apart, but because of the experience of fighting together, their relationship is still relatively deep compared to other princes.
Moreover, although the spheres of influence of the three are connected, because Cao Cao needs to face the pressure of Lu Bu and Diao Chan at the same time, Liu Bei also has businessmen watching over him, and Sun Ce is even worse, and there is still no place to live, so the three of them have a feeling of sympathy.
They all intend to take this opportunity to strengthen ties and unite against other princes (especially Shang Ji).
But just as the three of them got up, they suddenly felt the ground shake, and loud noises continued to come out.
Although the three of them were in a panic, they directed everyone to withdraw from the crumbling hall, and then they were stunned by the scene in front of them!
In Shouchun City, the towering pavilions were easily broken like matchsticks, row after row of high-rise buildings collapsed in pieces, and the majestic inner city walls in the distance were broken like clay sculptures under the ravages of the earth!
The earthquake didn't last long, only about a quarter of an hour, and Shouchun City was almost destroyed!
The entire Shouchun City was covered in flames, the broken ground, rising flames, collapsing buildings, and howls that shook the sky. This scene made Liu Bei's eyes tearing apart.
"Save people! Save people quickly! Save people quickly!!!"
After reacting, Liu Bei shouted anxiously, and immediately gave orders to Guan Zhang and others.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Bei turned around and looked at Sun Ce and Cao Cao, with pleading eyes: "Mr. Cao, Sun Yangzhou!!!"
Cao Cao and Sun Ce looked at each other and nodded: "Mr. Xuande, don't worry, we will naturally not stand idly by during this natural disaster."
After finishing speaking, Cao Cao and Sun Ce also gave orders to the troops under their command, ordering them to send troops into the city for disaster relief.
Fortunately, because the agreement was not reached before, the main forces of the three armies were stationed outside the city, and the earthquake caused little harm to the army. Otherwise, the issue of disaster relief would not be considered now.
After this incident happened, it was natural that they would not be able to eat.
After the three armies entered the city, the situation in the city improved significantly, at least the basic order was restored.
However, due to the impact of the earthquake, almost half of Shouchun City collapsed, and the number of dead people could not be counted at all, and there were scenes of dead bodies everywhere. Even though Cao Liusun is a battle-tested warrior, he couldn't help being shocked when he saw this scene.
At the beginning, Cao Cao and Sun Ce could still help Liu Bei with disaster relief, but as time went by, they couldn't sit still.
The earthquake in Shouchun City seemed to be a signal. Large-scale natural disasters and man-made disasters came one after another from the hometown of Zhongguo. Fires, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes rushed up like crazy.
Within a few days, Cao Cao and Sun Ce were unable to help Liu Bei anymore, so they withdrew their troops in a hurry and began to save themselves.
With the passage of time, not only did the disaster situation not improve, but it became more and more serious. What made people feel even more creepy was that a large number of seedlings died strangely. Many rice that was about to be harvested withered overnight, and the newly planted seeds could not germinate.
The grain stored in the treasury also began to rot and deteriorate at ten times the normal rate, livestock died inexplicably in large numbers, and locust plagues swarmed. Less than ten days after the Shouchun earthquake, the price of grain in Jiujiang County doubled every day!
On the fifteenth day, with Shouchun City as the center,
The phenomenon of well water depletion has occurred one after another, and the water level of some rivers that have been flowing all year round has also dropped crazily at a speed visible to the naked eye. This situation is particularly serious in Jiujiang, Lujiang, Runan, Danyang and other places. Nanyang is slightly better, Yuzhang, Kuaiji has the least impact.
The severe deterioration of the environment has caused the price of food to rise like a rocket. When the battle on the front line was the most intense, the price of food in Jiujiang did not break through five silver and one stone.
The current situation is that there is no food to buy in Shouchun City, no matter how much you pay, because there is no food at all!
Under such circumstances, thieves swarmed up, and the hungry people gathered to rob everything they could eat. Liu Bei's army could not suppress it. For the hungry people who were about to starve to death tomorrow, it was better to be killed by a sword than to starve to death.
After more than 30 days, Liu Bei gave up helplessly, and the whole army withdrew from Yangzhou!
For more than 30 days, Liu Bei not only filled all the general food into the disaster relief, but also mobilized a large amount of food from Xuzhou. However, all of this is a drop in the bucket, and not even a bubble came out of the investment.
Moreover, Xuzhou has been fighting for years, and it is not rich. Liu Bei himself is short of food, and it is a miracle that he can last for thirty days.
In fact, it wasn't just Liu Bei who retreated. Cao Cao, who was planning to compete with Liu Biao, had no choice but to withdraw from Nanyang, and even Runan gave up.
The disaster situation in Runan was second only to Jiujiang, and the situation in Nanyang was slightly better. However, with Runan in the middle, it was impossible for Cao Cao to rescue Nanyang in the air. Cao Cao gritted his teeth and gave up Nanyang and Runan.
Liu Biao was no exception. Nanyang, who had been fighting for life and death, became an outcast in an instant, and he was afraid to avoid it.
Sun Ce didn't run away, mainly because he couldn't avoid it, and the disaster situation in Yuzhang County and Kuaiji County was much better than the above-mentioned areas. With the captured Yuan Shujun's food and grass, he could barely support it.
But Sun Ce's ability is limited to this. It is beyond his ability to ask him to rescue Danyang and other counties.
The retreat of the princes directly led to the complete collapse of Nanyang, Runan, Jiujiang, Danyang, Wujun and other places. Not to mention the relief of the victims, even the most basic order was lost. The tragedy of Yizi cannibalism is also constantly being staged.
The side effects of Yuan Shu's burning of national fortunes erupted in an all-round way. According to Guo Jia's prediction, this disaster will last at least until the end of next year, and it will gradually improve in the year after next!
In Wu County, Dantu, on the side of the river, countless ragged victims wandered by the side of the river. From time to time, some victims could be seen jumping into the turbulent river with a simple and extremely crude plank.
Guangling, which is only across the river from Dantu, is not affected by the backlash of the national fortune, and the hungry people may still have a way to survive there.
But the river water is so dangerous, this kind of action can be said to be deathless, and no one dares to try it unless it is absolutely necessary.
More people are wandering along the river to find some aquatic plants and other food that can satisfy their hunger. It would be even better if they are lucky enough to catch some fish and shrimp.
However, the river was turbulent. From time to time, some people fell into the river due to lack of energy, but the people around them looked numb and didn't even look at it. Even the relatives of the wrecked person didn't react, just watching their relatives and friends being swept away by the big waves.
In this case, a giant warship sailed into the river suddenly.