On April 15th, the Battle of Central Plains had been going on for a full half month.

When I woke up early in the morning, everyone found that it was already in April and a half in summer, but it was suddenly very cold. The sky was dark clouds and gusts of biting cold wind blew, making the soldiers wearing only thin robes on their own trembling cold...

Yesterday morning, the wind was still sunny, and the warm wind made people doze off. But as soon as the night came, the temperature continued to drop. When it was morning, it seemed that it was back to early spring in February and March.

The soldiers were trembling with the strong cold wind, and piles of bonfires had already been lit. The soldiers wore whatever they found. Some were covered in cloth, some were covered in animal skins, some even sacks and straw. Some simply draped tents on their bodies, all of which were squeezed into a pile of huddles and burned fires by the fire.

At noon, the sun that should have been warm was still nowhere to be seen. There were only heavy dark clouds everywhere in the sky, as if they were about to fall down at any time. The temperature continued to drop, and in the afternoon, the sky was actually filled with white hair and heavy snow.

In just one hour, a piece of white had accumulated on the Black Stone Plain.

This sudden change of strange snow caused countless soldiers to panic. Various rumors spread everywhere in the army, and many soldiers had been frostbite.

Standing on the city gate tower, looking at the roar of the cold wind on the plain, the earth gradually covered in silver clothes, Chen Kefu suddenly shook.

A guard ignited several braziers, and the flames rose up, and waves of warmth came. Chen Kefu took off his somewhat stiff leather gloves, bringing his palm closer to some raging flames. He warmed his palm and sighed involuntarily. How could there be a sweeter kiss than this? The warmth spreads on his fingertips like melted butter.

Li Jing stood solemnly by the fire, and the swaying light shone on the firm lines on his face. Looking at the strange weather, his face was very heavy.

No one would have thought that it would snow in early summer, which was already half an April. This is Henan, not the northern desert outside the Great Wall. Even if it is late spring, it usually only lasts in February and March. It is half an April and a sudden heavy snow, what does this sudden heavy snow mean?

A Jianghuai messenger wrapped in animal skins walked up to the city tower under the guidance of the guards and knelt on the ground and said, "Report to King Chen, the weather suddenly changed last night. The temperature dropped sharply, and the soldiers in our army were all thin and mostly frostbite. King Zheng originally planned to launch a counterattack against the Wei army today, but the soldiers in the army did not avoid the cold, and there were frostbite, which made it difficult to go out. King Zheng was also infected with typhoid fever last night and was unable to get up in bed. (Qiankun)

Now the military affairs have been temporarily handed over to General Wang Shiyun to act as an agent. General Wang ordered a small person to report to King Chen to issue an order. The attack on the Wei army was suspended, and the soldiers of the Xu Jianghuai army temporarily entered the city to avoid the cold. He also asked King Chen to prepare some clothes for the soldiers of the Jianghuai army to avoid the cold. If King Chen promised, the Jianghuai army would be grateful!"

After wielding the messenger back, Chen Kefu couldn't help but frowned.

"It's really strange when it's snowing."

"Snow in April is a sign of a great disaster. Your Highness, you must be mentally prepared and make preparations early." Li Jing said.

Chen Kefu nodded. This snow in April and a half is a disaster in the long run, and in the present. If the snow cannot stop for a while, then the hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in the Black Stone Plain will not be ready for the clothes to avoid the cold, let alone fight in such a situation. If the snow falls longer, then the strategies they had previously set may all change.

"Where has the Nanchen Army been?"

"The Southern Chen army goes north along the Yingshui River. At present, the vanguard has reached Yingchuan City, Yingchuan County. It is less than 400 miles away, and the light cavalry can reach in two days. The main army is still in Wanqiu City, Huaiyang County, and it is more than 600 miles away. If we march quickly, we can reach in five days at the fastest." Guo Xiaoke replied.

"How far is Huaiyang from Lujiang and how far is it from Jinling?"

"Huaiyang is 800 miles away from Lujiang Hefei and about 1,000 miles away from Jinling. Why did Your Highness ask that?"

Looking at the white snow floating in the sky, Chen Kefu said in a deep voice, "This snow is not the time. It not only catches us off guard, but also cannot prepare enough soldiers to avoid the cold clothes. Even Li Mi and the Nanchen army also face such difficulties. Although this snow can accelerate Li Mi's defeat, it is also possible that the Nanchen army will retreat to Huainan because of this snow. This Nanchen attack is an excellent opportunity for us to destroy Nanchen. If the Nanchen army retreats, it will be difficult to destroy Nanchen in one battle."

"The soldiers in Jiangnan are not afraid of the cold. It was already early summer in April. It was the temperature and the river water was sufficient, which was the most suitable time for the southern army to march to fight. But now it suddenly snowed in April, and even the soldiers in the north could not withstand the changes in the weather for a while. The soldiers in Jiangnan went thousands of miles north and it was even more difficult to withstand the cold weather. It would be fine if the snow was only one or two days, but if the temperature continued to rise, the Nanchen army would likely withdraw to Huainan immediately. Your Highness's prediction is indeed reasonable, how should we deal with it?"

Li Jing, who also serves as one of the prime ministers, said worriedly, "This is just a short-term trouble. Liaodong, western Liaoning, Weizhou and other places are planted this spring and harvested in July and August. At this time, it is a good season for growth. This snow is a great harvest this year. Hebei, Shandong and other places are winter wheat. Planted in winter, and harvested in June. When this snow is encountered, it will also have a serious impact. The rice in Huai and Si areas is just sowing and raising seedlings. This cold current will freeze most of the seeds, and even if it is replanted, it will be too late. By the original harvest season in May and June, there is no food to harvest in the fields, and a great famine will break out. This will not only affect ordinary people, but also our court, but also face a more serious food shortage than last year."

"Natural disaster**, this thief, I won't stop for a while. Is this going to force everyone into a dead end?"

Natural disasters are often more cruel than war disasters and bandit chaos. Most of the dynasties of all dynasties caused great famines due to the great natural disasters in the last year, which eventually led to peasant uprisings and finally the dynasty was destroyed. The emperor was not short of hungry soldiers, and if the people had no food to eat and no way to live, they could do anything. Although Chen Kefu's rule is still relatively stable than other places, once the people had no food to eat, the best yesterday would become the worst tomorrow.

Compared to the current war, a bigger crisis has come. Chen Kefu frowned and felt a burst of stinging pain.

"Your Highness, we must fight quickly and resolve the war in front of us as soon as possible. It is only one and a half months before June. At that time, food harvests in various places will be insufficient, and chaos will occur again." Li Jing approached Chen Kefu and said with a lighter voice, "Your Highness, this natural disaster will not only affect us, the Turks, Khitans, the Mutual tribes, Xi tribes, Silla, Baekje, Tiel, these northern tribe kingdoms will only suffer greater disasters than us. The northern tribes will only be even more sad when facing this disaster. The northern tribes have always relied on mutual plunder to deal with natural disasters. Once the tribes take action, not only will the tribe coalition forces in our current army return to the north, but our rear may also face plundering from the tribes at any time."

Snow fell and poured down. Not long after the afternoon, my eyes were full of silver everywhere, as if I had returned to the cold winter season in the north. The cold wind whistled, and the sky was filled with shrill birds.

Chen Kefu looked at the Wei army camp in the distance, and felt depressed. Li Mi had only three days of military rations left, and he was worried in front of him. However, Chen Kefu had only one and a half months. In a month and a half, he had to face the same food crisis as Li Mi.

"I will be sent to the king to order the logistics and supplies camp to send wine, meat and clothes to avoid the cold.

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- Updated the first launch~~ Reward the Jianghuai military camp, and sent military doctors to treat Wang Xuanying. The king's general order was also passed. The entire Jianghuai army will attack tomorrow morning. Xu Sheng will not win and lose. Xu Zheng will not retreat. Be sure to annihilate Li Mi's Wei army in one battle. If he does not win, let Wang Xuanying come and see him!"

"There are also a message to the four of Luoyang Duan Da, Huangfu Wuyi, Yuan Wendu and Lu Chu, and the four of them will lead 100,000 Eastern Du troops out of the city to attack Li Mi in the morning. If they violate the order, they will be killed and will not forgive me!"

The two commanders left quickly and sent letters to the Jianghuai Army camp and the eastern capital Luoyang.

After a while, Chen Kefu turned to the generals and said, "Lu Shishen, Guo Xiaoke obeyed the order. I will give you a chance to make up for the last mistake. You two will immediately select 20,000 elite cavalry, travel day and night, and immediately go south. Go straight to Xuchang and block the Nanchen Army's road to the north. In addition, I will send Yang Shanhui, Yang Shihong leads 30,000 troops out of Jiangdu and go up along the Huaihe River, and attack Shouchun, and cut off the retreat route of the Southern Formation Army. You and Yang Shanhui, Yang Shihong's mission is to delay the Nanchen Army and stop the north and south advance and retreat route, so as to wait for the army to go south."

"Your Highness, even if Yang Shan meets 30,000 troops to capture Shouchun, an important town in Jiangnan, he may not be able to stop the retreat of the 300,000 troops in Nanchen?" Lu Shishen said with some concern.

"No." Chen Kefu smiled slightly, "Don't look at Yang Shanhui as a civil servant, Yang Shanhui started by recruiting village soldiers to suppress peasant army. He had never lost more than 700 battles. When Yang Shanhui attacked Zhang Jin in Hebei, he used a thousand powerful troops to defeat Zhang Jin and said he had 30,000 troops. Later, Zhang Jin said, with Gao Shida, Sun Xuanya and other rebels from Hebei and Shandong, and joined 300,000 troops to capture Liyangcang, Jijun. Just when the thieves were proud, Yang Shanhui led his 1,000 troops to defeat Liyangcang.

The raiders' army was stormed, and they made great efforts. Finally, they pursued one thousand people and defeated 300,000 troops. They later won many battles and never had any defeat. If it weren't for his old subordinate of Yang Yichen and being suspicious of Yang Guang, he would have been the commander of the side. After Yang Shankang suspicion from our court, he has been guarding Jiangdu and was besieged by the Southern Chen army for several years. He remained still in a state of stability. This time, he was just right to cut off the Southern Chen retreat."

After all the generals received the order, Chen Kefu said last, "Tomorrow, General Zhang Zhongjian will lead 20,000 infantry to stay in Luokou Cang City, General Li Jing will lead 20,000 light cavalry to escort the Jianghuai army from the east of Luokou, and I will lead 10,000 troops to take Luoyang!"

"Abide by the order!"
Chapter completed!