Shi Min finally restored his true surname openly, and the story of the "Ran" clan and the beggar army spread in the north again. As soon as the slogan of Tu Hu came out, all places responded, but all those who looked different were classified as Hu people, for a time, in just one month, hundreds of thousands of Hu people were killed and injured, and the Han people went to Yecheng to attach, so that the bloody rain and bloody wind once again shrouded the land of the Central Plains. For Shi Min and all the Han people, it is the outbreak of hundreds of years of resentment, the courage to survive in a desperate situation, and the beginning of the nightmare of the Hu people.

"Your Highness! Something is wrong! "My men came to report.

He just took off his armor and asked, "What's the situation outside?" ”

"Shi Min is crazy! Those two-legged sheep are crazy too! Now there is smoke everywhere, all our clansmen have suffered their impact, and there have been heavy casualties, many people have migrated to the border passes, and there are fights along the way, and there are many casualties! ”

"What the hell is this kid trying to do?" Shi Jian said resentfully.

Gao Shangzhi had a gloomy face and said slowly: "Yesterday, the old minister received news that Shi Min had become self-reliant, and the country was called Great Wei. He wants to be the emperor and dominate the world! ”

"Humph! Just him? Shi Jian said with disdain: "He is just a dog raised by our Qian, how can he dare to call himself the emperor!" ”

"Back then, Gao Zu picked up Shi Zhan from the battlefield, presumably he knew Shi Zhan's true identity."

"Real identity?" Shi Jian turned his head and asked Gao Shangzhi, "What did the adults hear?" ”

"Your Highness may not know that Shi Zhan is the son of Ran Long, the leader of the beggar army! Shi Min is the remnant of the beggar army! Now that he has spread the word to the world, revealed his identity, and restored his original surname, from today onwards, we should call him Ran Min. ”

"The old immortal breeds tigers! If he had cut down the grass and eradicated the roots back then, how could there be today? ”

"Now that the woe is over, it's too late to say anything! Today's Shi Min has more than 200,000 troops under his command, and in just a few months, the rapid development has exceeded the imagination of the old minister. Now with our own strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with Shi Min, it is a matter of time before he moves north, Your Highness, maybe we should think of a way to deal with it! ”

"Recently, Xiangguo has not been peaceful, and several riots have caused us heavy losses, but Shi Min may not be much better! He has 200,000 troops, which sounds terrifying, but have you ever thought that the land occupied by Ran Wei can support so many people? Shi Jian sneered and said, "In the eyes of this king, it is not only 200,000 soldiers and horses, but also 200,000 mouths waiting to eat!" If he dares to come, we can't hold out, and he can't help us! ”

"Your Highness! What you said is right, but the old minister thinks that dealing with Ran Min can no longer be imagined with common sense! Xiangguo is indeed a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but no matter how strong the city is, there is no reason why it cannot be attacked, especially in the face of a once-in-a-century general like Shi Min! ”

Shi Jian slowly sat down and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Your Highness, think about it, who is our current enemy?" Gao Shangzhi asked.

"Naturally, it's Ran Min's Great Wei."

"That's right! And Ran Min's enemies, in addition to us, also have the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qiangdi tribes! A friend of a friend is a friend, and the enemy of an enemy is a more reliable friend! At this time, His Highness should contact the other clans to deal with Shi Min together! ”

"Wouldn't letting them help us deal with Ran Min be tantamount to luring a wolf into the house?" Wang Luan asked.

"Then if we deal with Ran Min alone, what will be the result? Let them reap the benefits? Gao Shang asked rhetorically.

"This ......"

"Your Highness, in the past half a year, the Murong clan has not moved, presumably it is recuperating, Murong Jun must have the heart to go south, this is the best time to cooperate with him. And the Huns, Da Shan Yu wanted to revive Liu Yuan's business back then, although he was in his twilight years, but his ambitions were unpaid, and he was also a person who could be contacted. As for the Qiang and Qiang tribes, they are not strong, and now the Qiang tribe is in civil strife, so they can't take care of them for the time being. Gao Shangzhi thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, if we join forces with the Huns and Xianbei people, they will not attack us when we confront Ran Min." ”

Wang Luan said: "The Huns and the Xianbei people have their own ghosts, even if they join forces with us, they will have a plan, and when the time comes, I am afraid that it will be easy to invite the gods and send the gods!" ”

"That's why we're joining forces with them!"

"What do you mean?"

"If they don't send troops, how can their strength be weakened? If their strength is not weakened, how can our threat be reduced? ”

Shi Jian nodded slightly and said, "My lord is reasonable!" But who should do it? ”

Gao Shangzhi looked around and said: "Murong Jun and Xiongnu Shan Yu are both strategic, ordinary people are probably not their opponents, the old minister is willing to go in person and finish this matter for His Highness!" ”

"You're going?"

"Yes, except for the old minister, I'm afraid no one can do it."

"But it's a long way to go to Longcheng and Saibei, and your lordship is old, how can you bear the fatigue of this journey?"

"Although the old minister is old, he can still share his worries for His Highness, His Highness doesn't have to worry!"

Shi Jian was quite moved, and said to the noble salute: "In this way, please leave it to my lord!" Tomorrow, the king will prepare a generous gift and personally send the adults to the north! ”

"It will live up to His Highness's expectations!"

......

The rapid growth of the number of troops and civilians once lifted everyone's heart, and as Shi Min had expected, the Han resisted and the Hu began to retreat. However, problems also arise.

"Your Majesty, in today's Central Plains, the Han people have all joined us, and many scholars have also come to defect, the number of people has doubled, and the number of soldiers and horses has exceeded 200,000, but the problem is that our grain and grass are not enough to feed so many people!" Qin Huaishan said.

"The grain and grass in Handan and Yecheng, Weichen calculated, if it is only to feed our 200,000 soldiers, it will be half a year at most. The disaster in Anyang has just been alleviated, and the farming in the first quarter of this year has basically not caught up, and many of the Mintun military tuns around Yecheng have been destroyed because of the riots some time ago, and the harvest is meager. The situation in Handan is slightly better, but these hundreds of thousands of people may have a very difficult time to survive this winter. ”

"Didn't you say it could last for half a year? It's only four months from now to the beginning of spring next year, which is completely enough! Li Chang said.

Wang Shicheng said to Li Chang: "After the beginning of spring, there will be a few months of green and yellow, what should we do? Drink the Northwest Wind? ”

Ran Min asked, "How is the grain and grass in the surrounding counties being harvested?" ”

Qin Huaishan replied: "The surrounding counties have been seriously ruined by the Hu people, and the effect of raising grain and grass is very small, such as Liyang, the remaining Han people are less than 1,000 households, and they are still not self-sufficient, so how can they give us grain and grass?" ”

"The autumn harvest is about to begin, and after the autumn harvest, it's time to plant wheat. When the harvest comes, we do face a few months of food shortages. Wang Shicheng said.

"Since self-sufficiency is no longer achievable, we can only rob others of food!" Ran Min said.

"Robbing someone else?" Elder Huang asked, "What is Your Majesty's plan to do?" ”

Ran Min said: "Everyone, eating a full stomach is only the most basic purpose, but there is no way to survive just by eating and drinking!" If you want to live, you can't do without conquest! At the beginning, our more than 60,000 elite soldiers, grain and grass, war horses, bows and arrows, swords and shields, and siege equipment were the best in the entire north, but now? There are more soldiers and horses, so what? All military supplies have become overstretched! We need not only food, but everything we need. ”

"But in that case, what is the difference between us and the Hu people?"

"Huang Lao, we just get back what belongs to us! That's all! Ran Min said solemnly.

Qin Huaishan said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is besieged on all sides, I am afraid that we can only temporarily defend ourselves, and it may not be appropriate to take the initiative to attack......

"Sir, don't worry, we don't need to take the initiative, these Hu people and wolves are ambitious, I am sure that they will definitely take the initiative to come to the door, and within two months!"

"Why is Your Majesty so sure?"

Wang Shicheng said: "My subordinates have reported that the Huns have gone south and are approaching Yanmen Pass. At this time, the autumn is high and the horses are fat, and the Central Plains is in chaos, how could the Huns miss this opportunity? ”