Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Before Ning Fan could send the envoy, Huang Chao came uninvited.

On the day before the New Year, Huang Chao finally came to Jiangzhou.

As the commander of 50,000 wolf soldiers, Huang Chao's status was unquestionable. Even if he took refuge under Ning Fan, Ning Ran was still not used to seeing Huang Chao from the perspective of a subordinate.

So when he learned that Huang Chao was coming, Ning Fan prepared a grand welcome ceremony.

Huang Chao remained calm during the whole process. After the ceremony, Huang Chao whispered to Ning Fan: "Your Highness, I am your subordinate. You don't have to be so polite from now on. I have seen the customs and customs of Jiangzhou along the way. Your Highness is as talented as I am."

"Mr. Huang, please don't say that. It's all Zhou Qun's credit."

Ning Fan looked at Zhou Qun beside him.

Zhou Qun had been observing Huang Chao, and when he heard Ning Fan mentioning him, he came back to his senses and said to Huang Chao: "General Huang, it would be great if you could stay in Jiangzhou."

Zhou Qun is a talented person in charge and can manage Jiangzhou in an orderly manner with one hand. If Ning Fan has any ideas, Zhou Qun will turn Ning Fan's ideas into reality.

Now Zhou Qun has followed Ning Fan's blueprint step by step and turned all of Ning Fan's ideas into reality.

"It is no longer realistic to stay in Jiangzhou."

Huang Chao looked a little serious.

When Ning Fan heard what Huang Chao said, his heart skipped a beat.

Huang Chao's 50,000 wolf soldiers were originally a worry for Ning Fan. If he couldn't find a way to make these 50,000 elite soldiers his own, then allowing these 50,000 soldiers to stay in Yunzhou would sooner or later become a serious problem for him.

But in front of Huang Chao, Ning Fan couldn't raise many questions directly. After all, he didn't have much contact with Huang Chao. Although the two were now subordinates, Huang Chao had nominally surrendered to Ning Fan, but in fact Ning Fan Huang Chao's control is very limited.

However, there are some things that Ning Fan, the lord, is inconvenient to say, which does not mean that it is inconvenient for Zhou Qun. Zhou Qun frowned when he heard that Huang Chao was not willing to stay in Jiangzhou.

"General Huang, have you ever thought that the combat effectiveness of 50,000 wolf soldiers is already extremely amazing. If these 50,000 wolf soldiers are not controlled by His Highness..."

There was something in Zhou Qun's words, but he didn't say it too clearly, but it was enough to talk to a smart person. Huang Chao already understood what Zhou Qun meant.

"Since I have taken refuge with His Highness, these 50,000 wolf soldiers are naturally His Highness's subordinates. There is no doubt about this."

"As for what Mr. Zhou is worried about, I have thought about it all. I have also thought about using many methods. I even thought about gradually dividing these 50,000 wolf soldiers into the Dragon Scale Army, but after all, this takes time. , but now our time is very limited."

When Huang Chao spoke, his tone was very sincere. He kept looking at Zhou Qun calmly, without any intention of avoiding him.

This was a way to express sincerity. Ning Fan immediately felt that there was no conspiracy in Huang Chao's heart. These 50,000 wolf soldiers were indeed surrendering to him.

"Perhaps Mr. Huang is wholeheartedly loyal to His Highness, but of the 50,000 wolf soldiers under your command, you can ensure that all of them are loyal to His Highness. If these people mutiny, the consequences will be disastrous."

Zhou Qun was still a little worried, even though Huang Chao's attitude was very clear.

Ning Fan has been silent. Some things never have answers and only need time to test. But at this juncture, Ning Fan also felt that there was indeed not enough time.

"Didn't His Highness set up a martial arts academy? The officers trained by the martial arts academy are naturally loyal to His Highness. I plan to further send all the officers in the Wolf Soldiers to the martial arts academy to study, so that they can become His Highness's students. "

Huang Chao seems to be very familiar with Jiangzhou's affairs, and he even knows everything about them.

When Ning Fan heard what Huang Chao said, he finally let out a slow breath. Huang Chao could think of this step, which meant that Huang Chao had indeed sincerely surrendered to him. If he doubted the other party again, it would be a bit unkind.

"Your Highness, I have received a message. The content of the message is that the Jurchens will launch an attack on New Year's Day."

Huang Chao seemed not to want to talk about the wolf soldiers anymore, but changed the topic and directly said something that shocked Ning Fan.

The news brought back by Xingchen before was that the Jurchens would launch an attack after the New Year. Unexpectedly, the news brought by Huang Chao this time was even more shocking. The Jurchens would launch an attack just one day later.

This news caught Ning Fan off guard, and even made him a little suspicious, but after thinking about it carefully, Ning Fan understood that the Jurchens did not celebrate the New Year, and the Huns did not celebrate the Chinese New Year either. They had their own festivals, and they took advantage of the relaxed borders of the Dakang New Year. It is also very common sense to launch an attack when the time comes.

"According to intelligence, the Jurchens' march route is from Yunzhou and then attack Jiangzhou. The Jurchens have already regarded His Highness as a thorn in their flesh, so the first thing they want to remove is Jiangzhou where His Highness is located, and then follow the route from Jiangzhou. The river goes down directly to the capital."

Huang Chao took out a piece of intelligence. The offensive route carefully drawn on this intelligence was exactly the same as the offensive route brought back by Xingchen, except that the attack time was advanced by half a month.

"So Your Highness doesn't need to worry about the wolf soldiers at all now. The 50,000 wolf soldiers will shed their blood for Your Highness and block the Jianzhou Jurchens."

Huang Chao said again.

Ning Fan exhaled slowly and said with a somewhat sad expression: "I originally thought that the Jurchens and the Huns would attack after the spring of next year, but I didn't expect that they would attack earlier. I am not fully prepared here. It seems that the big Kang is in danger."

In the previous plan, Ning Fan's decision was to vigorously develop Jiangzhou soldiers and develop the Dragon Scale Army. When the time comes, the Dragon Scale Army can block the joint attack of the Huns and Jurchens on its own, but now it seems that it has become a luxury hope, because Time simply doesn’t allow it.

"In the plan of the Jurchens and the Huns, they indeed planned to jointly attack Dakang after the spring. However, what His Highness did in Yunzhou forced the Jurchens and the Huns to change their plans. They did not dare to wait until His Highness fully grew up. Now, the Jurchens will attack Jiangzhou with all their strength when Your Highness has no food and grass."

Huang Chao revealed the secret in one sentence. It turned out that it was Ning Fan who prompted the Jurchens and the Huns to start a war in advance.

Ning Fan sighed slightly, and his expression became resolute and courageous again. He looked at the mountains in the distance with a stern look and gritted his teeth: "Then you may not be afraid of the Jurchens and Huns. The situation of war is changing rapidly. The outcome of a war is not determined by the number of people. Even if there is a lack of food and grass, I think there is a way."