"Hehe, let me think about it!" Wang Luan seemed to smile and glanced at the boss.

"General Wang, now that King Ning's Mansion has turned against the Marquis of Xihua's Mansion, if His Royal Highness King Ning has a case, Shi Min will not be able to let you go! At this time, everyone can only get through the difficulties by working together! ”

Wang Luan is not a fool, of course he knows that since the moment he led his troops north, his life and death have been involved with Ning Wangfu, and now, it is naturally impossible to stay out of the matter.

Of course I understand that! I, Wang Luan, am not the kind of person who rebels against the Lord. Wang Luan said, stood up, tidied up his clothes, and said, "It's already dark!" Let's go! Lead the way ahead and go and meet His Royal Highness King Ning! ”

......

After successfully capturing Yecheng, Handan successively deployed a part of the troops and horses to arrive to assist Shi Min in guarding Yecheng. At the same time, the news that the new emperor was burned to death spread far and wide, and soon spread to the entire Zhao State. Although the cause of this incident, Ning Wangfu accounted for the vast majority of the responsibility, but after all, because Shi Min is a Han Chinese, so it is not surprising that the rumors of the death of the new emperor were quickly convicted of Shi Min's body, and for a while, the contradiction between the Qian people and the Han people intensified, and the entire Central Plains became a rumor.

"Xiao Min, have you heard? Yesterday, there were many more fights between the Han and the Qian people in the city, and more than a dozen people died! ”

"I've heard about it!" Shi Min dropped the stone in his hand, looked at the ruined Xihuahou Mansion, and said, "Dali Temple doesn't care? ”

"Now Yecheng is in a mess, although we have taken Yecheng, but we have taken down a big official and nobleman, few of them really take us seriously! Back then, the Xihua Marquis Mansion was supported by Shi Hu, and those people gave some face, but now there is no one in Zhao State who is the emperor, and they don't know who the master is, how can they manage so much? ”

"Young master! What are your plans now? Qin Huaishan asked.

"Sir is urging me to stand on my own feet again, right?"

"Exactly!" Qin Huaishan nodded.

Shi Min glanced at Qin Huaishan and said, "I understand what Mr. means, but I have thought about it carefully in the past few days, and it seems to be a little early to stand on my own at this time." ”

"If you don't set yourself up as king, how can you call on the people of the Central Plains?"

"Sir's words do make sense, but as you said, our current strength is not enough, and most of the entire Central Plains region is still in the hands of the Qiang people, if I am the king at this moment, I will definitely become the target of everyone! Let's take it a little bit! ”

"Hey......" Qin Huaishan sighed and shook his head slightly.

"Curritai is gone, right?" Shi Min turned his head and asked Zhang Mufeng.

"It's gone! Just this morning! Zhang Mufeng responded.

Shi Min nodded slightly, and asked again, "Did you tell him the news that Mu Du was seriously ill?" ”

"I said it, but that kid didn't seem to react!"

"Let him go! We've done what we have to do, and it's up to him whether he can take the lead or not! ”

"In order to let this kid arrive at Mount Garo safely, Lao Tzu also sent him a few people to escort him!" Li Chang said with his waist propped up.

Shi Min patted Li Chang's shoulder with a smile and said, "It's still thoughtful that the second uncle thinks." ”

"That's it! Your second uncle has fought all his life, and he still has this bit of brain! Li Chang said proudly.

Shi Min smiled and asked again, "Second uncle, is there any news of Shi Jian?" ”

"Speaking of which, I almost forgot to tell you! The Tanma report we sent out showed that Shi Jian seemed to have joined Wang Luan and went to Xiangguo together. ”

"Xiangguo?" Shi Min was a little surprised and asked: "When he fled that day, he walked through the east gate, and the traces left along the way also went east, I thought he would go to Pengcheng, how could he go to Xiangguo?" ”

"This is not unusual!" Qin Huaishan frowned slightly, and said: "I heard that Wang Luan and Liu Xian are righteous brothers, and now Wang Luan is serving Shi Jian, and at this time, Wang Luan naturally can't throw Shi Jian away!" As for him not going to Pengcheng, there is a very important reason, that is, Pengcheng is not suitable as his base. There is no danger to defend there, a horse and a flat river, with the elite soldiers and strong generals of Huahou Mansion in the west, if it is a fierce attack, it is not very difficult to take Pengcheng! And Xiangguo is different! The terrain there is dangerous, the city is high and the pool is deep, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Liu Xian has enough soldiers and food there, for Shi Jian, there is no better place to avoid disasters than this! ”

"Lao Tzu really regrets it, why didn't he take Wang Luan's life that day!" Li Chang regretted it.

"Hey...... Maybe it's providential! Shi Min sighed and said, "Shi Jian's fate should not be extinguished!" Our battle with King Ning's Mansion has just begun! ”

Zhang Mufeng said on the side: "General, the last general thinks that no matter what, now we must recruit troops and expand our strength!" In addition, you should also stock up on food and grass in case of any possible war! ”

"You're right! The third uncle wrote yesterday that 30,000 strong people had been selected from the refugees in Handan to enlist in the army! Now we have 100,000 soldiers and horses! ”

Hearing Shi Min say this, everyone was happy, but only Qin Huaishan was not excited at all.

Shi Min asked, "What's wrong, sir?" ”

"Young master, although we have more soldiers and horses, it seems to be a good thing, but if you think about it carefully, we are facing a lot of problems!" Qin Huaishan said seriously.

"I know! If you want to go into battle to kill the enemy and be invincible, these soldiers must go through a thousand tempers. ”

"The current situation is that the Hu people may not give us enough time to train our soldiers and horses, of course, this is only one aspect. And another question, where did I find the armor, weapons, and horses of these 30,000 horses? According to the old man's understanding of the treasury in our camp in Handan, we can't solve the three points mentioned above! In addition, a big war may break out in the Central Plains at any time, and our arrows are barely 100,000, just like that, I'm afraid that a big war can be consumed, and now we can't expect the court to give it, everything has to rely on ourselves! ”

Qin Huaishan's words reminded Shi Min, he pondered for a moment and said, "In the current situation, we can't take the initiative to provoke a war, we have to recuperate. ”

"In the area of Anyang, Inner Huang, just after the flood, the silt of the Yellow River is overflowing, and the soil is fertile, it just so happens that this place is within our control, and we must seize the opportunity to develop the agriculture of this place! In this way, the problem of grain and grass can be alleviated to some extent. ”

"Sir is right, you can move the original hundreds of thousands of refugees back to Neihuang and Anyang, that is, their hometowns. Today's Handan is overcrowded, and in addition to tens of thousands of defenders and hundreds of thousands of original people, it also shelters hundreds of thousands of refugees. Walking down the street, it's almost hard to turn around! In the long run, it's not a solution! ”

Shi Min frowned slightly, and asked: "After the flood, it is already a ruin, even if it is farming, the land must be reclaimed, and the people have no more cattle and farm tools, so they can't do it with their bare hands, right?" ”

"We don't have it in our hands, but we have it in the hands of the Qiang people!" Qin Huaishan said.

"Looking for a Karma people to plough cattle and farm tools? Mr. Qin, how could they give? ”

"There are 70,000 or 80,000 households of the Qiang people in Handan and Yecheng, as long as we want to get it, it is not a problem to get enough farm tools and cattle to plough the cattle."

"The question is, how do you get them to take it out!" Shi Min took Qin Huaishan's words.

"That's what Childe said! But Lao Yu believes that most of these things originally belonged to the Han people, and now we are just taking back what belongs to us. One more thing, no matter what, these people are now ruled by you, so consider them to be the taxes they pay! ”

"Sir's words are true, but we have to take into account that we are still sitting on the hot pot, and these people are like firewood next to the campfire, and once they are thrown into the fire, then the fire is bound to be stronger, and our life will be even more difficult! In my opinion, this matter should not be too simple and rude, otherwise it will be easy to cause trouble! My biggest concern is that there are internal and external troubles at the same time! ”

"That's what the young master said! In this case, the old man suggested that from tomorrow onwards, the two places of Yecheng and Handan should be put up first, and they would say that the ploughing cattle would be requisitioned......"

At this time, someone suddenly came to report: "General! Handan is here! ”