When I returned to Guanhu Tower from Shen Hongyu, it was almost one o'clock in the morning.

Nie Zheng sat in the living room, holding the letter Fang Yuanzhi had given him in his hand, his face expressionless, and he fell into a deep silence.

Because of Fang Yuanzhi's incident, he was depressed, and he had no intention of sleeping at all.

According to time calculation, Fang Yuanzhi has been going down the mountain to Kunlun Mountain for half a month, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and whether he can reach Kunlun Mountain alive in the future.

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

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

"Someone asking to see you?"

Nie Zheng was stunned for a moment, it was so late in the secret path, who would come to see him?

Thinking of this, he waved his hand at the minion and said, "Let him in to see me." ”

"Yes, Alliance Leader!" The minion bowed and bowed, and then let the seeker in.

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

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

Jia Xiufang, as before, wore a set of washed white robes, respectfully came to Nie Zheng, bowed and saluted: "Subordinate Jia Xiufang, I have seen the leader of the alliance. ”

Nie Zheng shook his head and smiled, and said, "Xiufang, you were just above the banquet, and 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 maid who had been waiting for the vigil, sensibly served tea, and then obediently retreated.

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

Jia Xiufang looked at Nie Zheng, didn't beat around the bush, and said straight to the point: "Alliance 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 in it?" ”

Jia Xiufang pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Actually, that secret letter is a letter from the Gao family and the current prime minister Cao Cheng, who fornicated with foreign enemies. ”

"Fornication with foreign enemies?"

Nie Zheng's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly said, "What's going on, let's listen to it in detail." ”

Jia Xiufang said in a deep voice: "The dark secret letter that the alliance leader found in the Gao Ba Heavenly Mansion came from the Shadow Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital, according to the information on the letter, Cao Xiangye seems to have secretly ordered the Gao family to secretly prepare a large number of forbidden items such as fire salt, sulfur, and refined iron in the first few months, and secretly transport them to the north bank of the Yellow River. ”

"North of the Yellow River?"

Nie Zheng lowered his head slightly and thought for a moment, then he couldn't help but be shocked: "North of the Yellow River, isn't it the boundary of the Xiongnu?" Could it be that the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty secretly colluded with the Huns and was ready to rebel? ”

Jia Xiufang nodded and continued: "The Cao thieves not only fornicated with foreign enemies and transported a large number of forbidden items of the Great Song Dynasty to the Xiongnu, but at the same time, they also secretly bribed and colluded with the garrison generals on the south bank of the Yellow River. ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but think that half a month ago, Ao Zhan suddenly withdrew his troops and rushed back to Xiguan, and further up from Xiguan was the Yellow River.

Could it be that the withdrawal of troops from Ao Zhan is related to the Xiongnu in the north?

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If the Xiongnu army really wants to invade the Central Plains in the south, we need to make plans as soon as possible." ”

Jia Xiufang looked at Nie Zheng deeply, his eyes flashed with essence, and he said with some excitement in his voice: "Alliance leader, if the northern Xiongnu are really about to invade the south, this may be the best time for us to attack the city and dominate the side." ”

Nie Zheng raised his eyebrows and said without moving: "Why did Xiufang say this?" ”

Jia Xiufang took a deep breath and said excitedly: "Alliance leader, have you ever thought about it?" Once the Xiongnu invade the south, the imperial court will be in a panic, when the time comes, all the elite troops of the Great Song Dynasty will be transferred to the south bank of the Yellow River to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu army, like in this extraordinary period, if we attack quickly, near this Longhu Mountain, capture a state city, the imperial court will not have time to take care of it. When the time comes, we will sit on the territory of the city and slowly develop and grow, and it will be too late for the imperial court to really lead troops to crusade in the future. Besides, with the mediocrity and corruption of the Great Song Dynasty, it is still unknown whether it can withstand the invasion of the Hun wolf army. In short, no matter who this Central Plains falls into, it is best for us to have a territory. ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng fell into deep contemplation.

After being silent for a long time, he slowly raised his head, looked at Jia Xiufang with sharp eyes, and said: "If we really capture the territory of the city, whether it is the imperial court or the Xiongnu in the future, they will not still be developed and strengthened by us, and they will definitely use thunderous means to exterminate us." You must know that with the current strength of our Dragon and Tiger Mountain, once we go head-to-head with a strong enemy, we will only lose both. Whether it is the Xiongnu or the imperial court, they have a steady stream of soldiers and logistics, our tens of thousands of horses, one less than one dies, in the end, it is we who suffer from me. Unless...... Leave Longhu Mountain and find a place where the emperor is far away......"

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

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

Immediately, Jia Xiufang was short of breath and said excitedly: "The meaning of the alliance leader is to go to the border that the Great Song Dynasty and the Xiongnu cannot take into account in the short term, capture a territory with fertile land, and then sweep away the neighboring foreign invaders, and be the hero of the hegemonic side?" ”

Nie Zheng smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Only by staying away from the Central Plains can we completely avoid the main battlefield, and the Xiongnu and the Great Song Dynasty are still fighting to the death, let's wait for the opportunity to reap the benefits of the fisherman." When the time comes, we will hide in the dark places of the border and plot to develop, and when we are full-fledged, we will definitely make a comeback and sweep the Central Plains! ”

As soon as these words came out, Jia Xiufang's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but clapped her hands and said: "The alliance leader's plan is really wonderful!" If you want to plot great things, this land of dragons and tigers really can't stay for a long time. ”

Nie Zheng nodded, and said lightly: "The Dragon and Tiger Mountain Range, although the mountains are high and dense, and the terrain is remote and precipitous, but after all, it is a rootless land. If there are only a few hundred or thousands of people and horses, they can survive in this Dragon and Tiger Mountain. But the current situation is very different, after the alliance of the dragon and tiger mountains, the number of people and horses instantly exploded to tens of thousands, just the daily consumption of food and grass for these people, is an extremely serious problem, if we do not think of retreat, continue to stay in the territory of the dragon and tiger, sooner or later the people's hearts will be unstable, hidden chaos. ”

Jia Xiufang very much agreed with what Nie Zheng said, "The leader of the alliance is reasonable, after the alliance of the dragon and tiger, it seems that the scenery is united and the strength has skyrocketed, but in fact, the consumption of grain and grass by tens of thousands of horses is a great hidden danger. This land of dragons and tigers, with many mountains and rocks, is barren and cold, and it is difficult to grow rice and wheat and be self-sufficient. In addition, the prefectures and counties around Longhu Mountain are not rich places rich in grain and grass, and once tens of thousands of horses are short of food in the future, they are afraid that they will have nowhere to buy if they have money. If you want to develop in the long run, you can only follow what the alliance leader said, stay away from the Dragon and Tiger Mountains and find another place. It's just that I don't know if there is a suitable place in the alliance leader's heart? ”

After 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 a short thought.

After pondering for a moment, Nie Zheng looked at Jia Xiufang and said, "Xiufang, this territory and border of the Great Song Dynasty, as a scholar, you should know better than me, do you think, if we tens of thousands of people, if we leave the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Range, where should we go to develop?" ”

Hearing this, Jia Xiufang's eyes exploded, and she said word by word: "Cross the Yuan River south and capture Annan!" ”