"You mean, we should be ready to send troops to Jiangnan in advance?" Looking at the little son-in-law who had come all the way from Jiujiang, Ning Zhiyuan asked with some surprise.

Zhang Wenxuan, who was standing on the side, also showed a solemn expression on his face.

Chi Fei nodded and said, "Yes, father-in-law." ”

Ning Zhiyuan asked a little unexpectedly: "Didn't you and Lao Zhang agree to take the entire northern territory first, and then enter the harvest when the Xie family and the Hu people are defeated?" Why did you suddenly change your mind again? ”

"That's exactly what the son-in-law thought at the beginning.

After the Xie family moved the capital to Jiangnan, although the territory was smaller, the troops were more concentrated, and in addition to the advantage of occupying the city, they could compete with the Hu people.

Moreover, the Xie family sits on the south of the Yangtze River, where there is a lot of grain, and there is no shortage of grain, grass and materials, even if the two sides of Hu and Wei fight for three, five or even seven or eight years, it is not surprising, this is likely to be a long-lasting water mill war.

And while the Hu and Wei sides were at war, we took the opportunity to take the whole territory of the north and manage it well. When the time comes, you can attack, retreat and defend, so that you can be in an invincible position.

This is the policy of confrontation between the north and the south that Mr. Zhang and I proposed at the beginning.

However, now that Jiangnan has undergone a big change, if we continue to act according to this plan, we are likely to lose the first step. If you want to take back Jiangnan at that time, it will be much more difficult. ”

Zhang Wenxuan asked: "Mr. Su, what do you mean by the great change that is breaking out in Jiangnan?" ”

"Yes, it is the plague.

At first, it was clear that this plague was also carried out by the Hu people, with the aim of taking advantage of the chaos to take Jiangkou Mansion.

Their conspiracy did succeed, and now that Jiangkou has been lost, it is certain that the Hu people will invade Jiangnan in the future.

But don't you think it's strange to my father-in-law and Mr. Zhang? Why did Hu Ren dare to send troops to Jiangnan when he knew that a plague was breaking out in Jiangnan.

Aren't they afraid that the soldiers below will also get the sores? ”

Ning Zhiyuan thought for a while, and suddenly his face changed: "You mean, the inoculation method that can prevent the epidemic and disperse sores has been secretly learned by the Hu people?" ”

"This is the most likely speculation.

We are not the only ones who know the inside story of the vaccination method, but also the doctors at the hospital.

If the Hu people sent spies to buy or force one of the imperial doctors to tell the inside story of the vaccination, then it is not surprising that the vaccination method was learned by the Hu people.

There are not many other Hu people, cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock.

With so many cattle and sheep here, trying to find a sick cow infected with scattered sores is just a trivial matter for them.

In addition, the method of vaccination is not complicated, as long as you know a little medical skills, you can administer it.

In other words, those Hu people are likely to be as immune to sores as our Northwest Army.

It was precisely because they were immune to sores that they dared to invade Jiangnan, where the plague was breaking out.

In this way, the Wei army had to face not only the menacing Hu people, but also the sore-scattering plague that spread extremely quickly.

In this two-sided situation, will the Wei army still be the opponent of the Hu people? ”

After listening to Chi Fei's analysis, Ning Zhiyuan and Zhang Wenxuan both frowned deeply.

Both of them are well-informed and experienced old foxes, so they naturally understand what Chi Fei means.

In terms of combat power alone, the Wei army was originally far inferior to the Hu people. The only advantage that could withstand the Hu was the large number of soldiers and the strong city.

But these two advantages will definitely be greatly discounted in the face of this great plague that affects the whole of Jiangnan, which goes without saying.

On the Hu side, on the other hand, if they were really immune to the sores, then this great plague would not only be harmless to them, but would be of great benefit.

In this showdown, the Hu people's chances of winning are indeed much higher.

And once the Hu people quickly defeated the Wei army and took the entire territory of Jiangnan, then the opponent of the Northwest Army would become the Hu people who occupied Jiangnan.

Even if the Northwest Army can successfully defeat the Hu people and recover Jiangnan in the future, it will definitely loot Jiangnan in the past few years when the Hu people occupy Jiangnan.

If the Hu people had done a little more drastic, they would have set fire to the city in various places before withdrawing.

At that time, even if the Northwest Army really regained Jiangnan, all it would get would be a ruin. This kind of thing is completely done by the Hu people.

Therefore, no matter how you calculate it, you really can't let the Hu people become the overlord of Jiangnan.

After thinking about it clearly, Ning Zhiyuan said with a little headache: "Ah Zhen, I understand what you mean, but if we send troops to Jiangnan now, we can't keep up with the grain and grass."

In order to recover Jiangxi and other places, we have already taken out a lot of grain reserves to support the local people, and there is really no surplus grain to launch a southern expedition. ”

"Father-in-law, the son-in-law doesn't want to send troops now, he just wants to make arrangements in advance.

I believe that no matter how weak the Wei army is, it should still be able to hold on for a year and a half.

During this year, we must find a way to raise as much grain and grass as possible for the southern expedition. ”

Ning Zhiyuan frowned and said, "If you really want to march south, you must use most of the troops in the northwest.

These hundreds of thousands of soldiers, plus a similar number of civilians, are estimated to be at least a million.

With only one year, it will not be enough to produce from the northwest and northeast, as well as to buy grain from overseas.

Unless the rations of the people everywhere are collected, it will be possible to have enough.

It's just that in this way, it will definitely cause civil unrest, which will not work.

If it can be delayed for two years, it should be about the same.

It's just that I'm worried about whether the Xie family can survive two years.

As you just said, in this kind of two-sided situation, the Wei army is really not the opponent of the Hu people. ”

"The provinces south of the Yangtze River have always been important grain producing areas, and I believe that there must be a large amount of rice grain in the homes of wealthy families everywhere.

Since we can't get so much grain and grass here, we might as well raise grain from the Jiangnan side. ”

Ning Zhiyuan was surprised and delighted: "Do you have a way to make those rich people in Jiangnan willingly hand over their grain storage to us?"

Now all parts of Jiangnan may not be able to buy grain even if they have money, so are they really willing to hand over the grain stored at home? ”

Chi Fei chuckled: "Father-in-law, have you forgotten?" We also have in our hands what those wealthy people in Jiangnan desperately want.

It's just a bargain, and I'm sure they're not going to turn it down. ”

Ning Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly laughed loudly: "What a profiteer." Stinky boy, you're really there. ”

He knew what the little son-in-law was talking about.

For those wealthy Jiangnan families who are desperate to save their lives, what could be more attractive than this?

Although Mr. Zhang Wenxuan didn't say anything, he was also smiling.

As the lord said, this Mr. Su does look like a profiteer sometimes.

But he didn't expect that Chi Fei's plan was far from over.

I saw Chi Fei say with a mysterious face: "Father-in-law, what my son-in-law wants is not only the grain stored in the rich families in Jiangnan, but I also want to develop our underground party in Jiangnan." ”

"The Underground Party? What's that? Ning Zhiyuan and Zhang Wenxuan looked at each other, confused by the words they heard for the first time.