heavy weapon is king

Chapter 113 Capture Annan
It was almost one o'clock in the morning after returning from Shen Hongyu's place to Guanhu Tower.

Nie Zheng was sitting in the living room, holding Fang Yuanzhi's letter to him in his hand, expressionless, and fell into deep silence.

Because of Fang Yuanzhi's incident, he was depressed and had no mood to sleep at all.

According to the calculation of time, it has been half a month since Fang Yuanzhi went down to Kunlun Mountain, and it is not known whether he is alive or dead, and whether he will be able to reach Kunlun Mountain alive in the future.

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng gently put the letter on his chest, and slowly walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the moon in the sky, but secretly praying in his heart, "Fang Yuanzhi, Fang Yuanzhi, you must Come back alive and see me..."

At this moment, several minions guarding outside the Guanhu Tower suddenly reported: "Report to the leader, someone wants to see you!"

"Anyone begging to see you?"

Nie Zheng was taken aback for a moment, secretly thought that it was so late, who would come to see him?

Thinking of this, he waved his hand at that guy and said, "Let him come in to see me."

"Yes, lord!" I bowed and saluted, and then let the person who asked to see me in.

After seeing the visitor, Nie Zheng was startled, "Jia Xiufang?"

It turned out that it was Jia Xiufang who came to see Nie Zheng late at night.

Jia Xiufang was the same as before, wearing a set of washed white robes, came to Nie Zheng respectfully, bowed and said: "Subordinate Jia Xiufang, I have seen the leader."

Nie Zheng shook his head and smiled, and said, "Xiufang, you were at the banquet just now, so you weren't drunk? Come in and sit down."

The two entered the living room and sat down one after another.

When the two of them sat down, Xiaoqing, the servant girl who had been serving the night watch, served tea in a sensible way, and then retreated obediently.

Nie Zheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked casually, "Xiufang asks to see you late at night, what's the matter?"

Looking at Nie Zheng, Jia Xiufang didn't beat around the bush, and said straight to the point: "Leader, before you left last time, the secret letter you gave to your subordinates has been deciphered."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng's heart moved, and he said, "Oh, what kind of confidential information is there?"

Jia Xiufang pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "Actually, that secret letter is a letter between the Gao family and Prime Minister Cao of the current dynasty to secretly communicate with foreign enemies."

"Secretizing foreign enemies?"

Nie Zheng was startled, and hurriedly said: "What's going on, let me explain in detail."

Jia Xiufang said in a deep voice: "The dark secret letter that the lord found in Gao Batian's home came from the Shadow Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital. According to the information on the letter, it seems that Prime Minister Cao secretly ordered Gao's family. Inside, a large amount of imperial forbidden items such as fire nitrate, sulfur, and refined iron were secretly prepared, and secretly transported to the north bank of the Yellow River."

"North of the Yellow River?"

Nie Zheng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then he couldn't help being shocked and said: "Isn't the north of the Yellow River the territory of the Huns? Could it be that the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty secretly colluded with the Huns and planned to plot rebellion?"

Jia Xiufang nodded, and continued: "Those Cao thieves not only collude with foreign enemies and transport a large amount of forbidden items from the Song Dynasty to the Xiongnu, but at the same time, they secretly bought and colluded with the generals stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River. The prairie wolf king who has been eyeing the Song Dynasty in the north is afraid that he will soon lead his cavalry to invade the south."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng's heart skipped a beat, he couldn't help but think of half a month ago, when Ao Zhan suddenly withdrew his troops and hurried back to Xiguan, and further up Xiguan was the Yellow River.

Could it be that Ao Zhan's withdrawal has something to do with the Huns in the north?

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "If the Huns really want to invade the Central Plains, we need to make plans as soon as possible."

Jia Xiufang looked deeply at Nie Zheng, his eyes flickered, and he said in an excited voice: "Master, if the Huns in the north are really about to invade the south with their troops, it may be because we attack the city and pull out the stronghold. The best time to dominate."

Nie Zheng frowned, and said calmly, "Why did Xiufang say that?"

Jia Xiufang took a deep breath, and said with excited eyes: "Leader, have you ever thought about it? Once the Huns invade the south, the court will be in panic and chaos. At that time, all the elite troops of the Song Dynasty will be dispatched to the south bank of the Yellow River , to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu army. In this extraordinary period, if we attack quickly and capture a state city near Longhu Mountain, the imperial court will definitely have no time to take care of it. At that time, we will sit on the territory of the city and grow slowly. It will be too late when the imperial court really leads troops to crusade in the future. Besides, it is still unknown whether the fatuous and corrupt court of the Song Dynasty can resist the invasion of the Huns and wolves. In short, no matter who falls into the Central Plains hand, we must all have a territory to be the best policy."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng fell into deep thought.

After being silent for a while, he slowly raised his head, looked at Jia Xiufang with sharp eyes, and said: "If we really capture the territory of the city, no matter whether it is the imperial court or the Huns, they will not still be developed by us. We will be wiped out with thunderous means. You know, with our current strength in Longhushan, once we confront a strong enemy head-on, we will lose both. Whether it is the Xiongnu or the imperial court, they have a continuous supply of troops and logistics. Tens of thousands of horses, one dead and one less, in the end, we are the ones who suffer from me. Unless...leave Longhu Mountain and find a place far away from the emperor..."

Speaking of this, Nie Zheng stared at Jia Xiufang's eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, revealing an inscrutable smile.

Seeing this scene, Jia Xiufang's eyes lit up, and she instantly understood his intention.

Immediately, Jia Xiufang was short of breath, and said excitedly: "The leader's intention is to go to the border that the Song Dynasty and the Huns can't take care of in the short term, capture a fertile territory, and then sweep away the neighboring foreign invaders, so as to be the tycoon who dominates one side?"

Nie Zheng smiled slightly, and said lightly: "We can only completely avoid the main battlefield if we stay away from the Central Plains. The Xiongnu and Song Dynasty are still fighting to the death. Let's wait for the opportunity and reap the benefits of the fisherman. When the time comes, we will hide in the dark place on the border Keep a low profile, plot development, and when we are full-fledged, we will surely make a comeback and sweep the Central Plains!"

As soon as this remark came out, Jia Xiufang's eyes lit up, she couldn't help but clapped her hands and said for a second: "The lord's plan is really excellent! If you want to plan big things, you really can't stay in this land of dragons and tigers for long."

Nie Zheng nodded, and said calmly: "Although the Longhu Mountains are high and densely forested, and the terrain is remote and steep, they are rootless land after all. If there are only hundreds of thousands of people, in this Longhu Mountain, it can be done. Survive. But the current situation is very different. After the alliance of dragons and tigers, the number of people instantly exploded to tens of thousands. The daily food and grass consumption of these people alone is an extremely serious problem. If we don’t want to retreat, we will continue to stay In the territory of Dragon and Tiger, sooner or later people will be unstable and troubles will be hidden."

Jia Xiufang agrees with what Nie Zheng said, "The leader is right. After the alliance between the dragon and the tiger, it seems that the scenery is united and the strength increases sharply, but in fact, the consumption of food and grass by tens of thousands of horses is a great hidden danger. This In the land of Dragon and Tiger, there are many mountains and rocks, barren and cold, so it is difficult to grow rice and wheat for self-sufficiency. Furthermore, the counties and counties around Longhu Mountain are not rich in food and grass. Once tens of thousands of people lack food in the future, only I am afraid that if I have money, I will have nowhere to buy it. If I want to develop in the long run, I can only follow what the leader said, stay away from the Longhu Mountains and find another place. I just don’t know if there is a suitable place in the leader’s mind?"

After finishing speaking, Jia Xiufang took a deep breath and looked at Nie Zheng expectantly, wanting to know more about the plan in his heart.

Facing Jia Xiufang's expectant eyes, Nie Zheng slowly picked up the teacup and fell into short thoughts.

After pondering for a moment, Nie Zheng looked at Jia Xiufang and said, "Xiufang, as a scholar, you should know more about the borders of the Great Song Dynasty than I do. What do you think, if tens of thousands of us leave Long Tiger Mountain Range, where should I go for development?"

Hearing this, Jia Xiufang's eyes sparkled with brilliance, and she said word by word: "Cross the Yuanjiang River south and capture Annan!"

(End of this chapter)