When Yuan Wuwei, who was covered in dust, returned to the mansion, it was already the time to hold the lamp.

The candles lit up, and the room was warmer, and the maid brought hot water, and the meal was ready, and there was a pot of wine.

Yuan Wuwei doesn't pay much attention to diet, but a pot of wine after fatigue is a good thing to relieve fatigue, and over time he has developed a habit.

A plate of mutton in sauce, a plate of vegetarian bamboo shoots, and a few steamed cakes are Yuan Wuwei's dinner.

The voice of the guard came from outside the door: "My lord, Shichiro-kun is here." ”

"Oh, Shichiro is here?" Yuan Wuwei was slightly surprised and stood up, "Please let him in." ”

After a while, Yuan Wuxing walked into the room, "The third brother hasn't eaten yet?"

"You just came back from Linlian, and you haven't eaten yet, have you? ”

Yuan Wuwei immediately arranged for the servant to inform the kitchen to add a few more dishes.

Slowly taking a big sip of wine, Yuan Wuwei felt that the fatigue in his body gradually subsided, and felt that this wine was very different today, so he couldn't help but raise his voice and asked, "Where did this wine come from? How is it so different from the past?"

The guard replied outside the door: "Lord Hui, it is the new Shouyachun, which is sold by the merchants in Shouzhou, it is said that it is brewed by a special steaming method, the taste is intense, and it is full of praise everywhere, because the production is limited, as soon as it arrives in various places, it will be sold out, and it can not be bought at a high price, which is more than five times the value of ordinary soju." ”

"Shou Yachun?" Yuan Wuwei was surprised, "Shouzhou hasn't heard of any good wine?"

"Third brother, don't you know, there is a shortage of food in all parts of the country right now, and our Caizhou has long banned private brewing, like Daliang, Nanyang is said to not allow private brewing, which one in the entire north dares to let go of brewing?" Yuan Wuxing sighed, " It is only Shouzhou, dare to be so generous, I heard that it is a special steaming technology to brew the wine, strong as fire, this Shou Ya Spring is considered to have been concocted, a lot lighter, it is said that the most fierce Shouzhou fire mash, into the throat such as fire, into the belly people will pour, especially by the north of the bitter cold land, Hu people are even more loved, even in some places a jar of wine for a horse. ”

"So strange?!" Yuan Wuwei couldn't imagine how much a horse was worth, even if it was a horse, it was expensive, and how much was a jar of wine worth?

"Who made this Shouzhou fire mash?" Yuan Wuwei realized the seriousness of the problem and asked in a deep voice.

"I only know that it is a winery called Shouyangchun, but I can't find out who the owner is, but it should have something to do with Jiang Feng, fortunately, the amount of shipments in this winery is not large, otherwise this winery alone can make a lot of money. Yuan Wuxing sighed.

Yuan Wuwei was also silent.

After this Shouzhou fell into the hands of Jiang Feng, it became more and more prosperous, when the ant thieves failed to break through Shouchun City, but they wreaked havoc outside this Shouchun City, but with the influx of Huaibei refugees, Shouzhou was restored all of a sudden, many of them are from Yingbo, until now Yingbo two states can not recover, they have been recruiting homeless people in the past few months, but the food is insufficient, but it is also a lack of strength.

This Shouzhou has now faintly become the center of Huaiyou in Huainan, not only the largest grain producing area and trade port, but also Shouzhou Huang has become the favorite of Hu merchants, and now there is a popular Shouzhou fire mash wine, these things alone can provide Jiang Feng with much help.

Not only that, but the news from all sides said that Shouzhou City is now expanding again, and a large number of craftsmen and craftsmen who fled from the north have poured into Shouzhou, and at least more than 20 new workshops and shops have been opened within a month, which makes Yuan Wuwei, who heard about these situations, also smack.

If this continues, Shouzhou may not be long before it becomes a metropolis comparable to big cities like Yangzhou and Xuzhou.

And this will play a great role in supporting Jiang Feng's ambitions.

Not only Shouzhou, there is a similar situation in Luzhou, Luzhou began to enter the large-scale construction of water conservancy facilities after the autumn harvest, according to the local proposal, it is to make Luzhou also a grain production base comparable to Shouzhou, which also shows Jiang Feng's spare effort in Huainan to accumulate strength.

"Qilang, Huaiyou will become a big trouble for our Yuan family in the future!" Yuan Wuwei said word by word.

"No, third brother, Huaiyou is already a big disaster for our Yuan family now, if Huaiyou is allowed to go on like this, it will not be a big trouble, but our mortal enemy. Yuan Wuxing shook his head, "And I have a hunch that the speed of Huaiyou's expansion is still accelerating, and although our strength is also growing, it can't catch up with Huaiyou's speed at all." ”

"Qilang, sometimes I wonder, how can Jiang Feng's luck be so good? Shouzhou is just in his hands, and how can Luzhou and Haozhou fall into his hands so easily? And Luhao Erzhou has hardly been ravaged by ant thieves, which can be called a fat place. Yuan Wuwei took another big sip of his wine glass, "Now the land of Huaibei and Yanyun has fallen into his hands again, although the situation in these places is not good now, but once the breath is relieved, it will definitely make Jiang Feng a big climate." ”

"So you think we should have dealt with it earlier?" Yuan Wuxing's expression seemed to be a little tangled.

"Isn't it?Shichiro, I remember that you seem to have always wanted to strangle Huaiyou earlier, but we have missed several opportunities in the past few years, of course, the reason is not all ours. Yuan Wuwei sighed, "But if it goes on like this, maybe even if we are given a chance, we will not be able to solve Huaiyou." ”

Yuan Wuxing's eyes were complicated, he took a deep breath, and looked at Yuan Wuwei: "Third brother, this time ......"

"This time? What about this time? Huaiyou wants to recapture Haizhou, do you think it's an opportunity?" Yuan Wuwei was a little indifferent, "We couldn't seize such a good opportunity last time, but this time we can do it? Huaiyou, who annexed the Reform Army and the Taining Army, can still give us a chance? Wang Shouzhong will start an all-out war with Huaiyou because Huaiyou wants to recapture Haizhou? I'm afraid he doesn't have the courage yet, right?"

"Not necessarily. Yuan Wuxing replied briefly with two words.

"Not necessarily?" Yuan Wuwei was surprised, put down the wine glass in his hand, and looked at Yuan Wuxing: "Qilang, what's the situation?"

"It is estimated that this time Huaiyou may not be limited to taking back Haizhou, and Jiang Feng may take advantage of the problem to play a big fight. Yuan Wuxing said a few words: "It may even be fierce." ”

"What did you hear? The Huaiyou Army has a great troop mobilization? What is Jiang Feng going to do?" Yuan Wuwei had not had time to understand anything else because he had walked a long circle from Shansang and Linli to inspect the defense and social security situation in various places, so as soon as he heard Yuan Wuxing say this, he immediately realized that the situation was wrong.

"It's not certain yet, but it's definitely not just about taking Haizhou back, I estimate that Huaiyou will make a move on Mizhou, and even Denglai Erzhou, they have already taken away a lot of Huainan's troops, and they are still shrinking the army stationed in Yunzhou, and Xuzhou's troops seem to be moving on a large scale, so I feel that Huaiyou will make a big move. ”

Yuan Wuxing didn't dare to say 100 percent, but with all kinds of signs and Yuan Wuxing's judgment of Jiang Feng's personal style, he felt that Jiang Feng was going to play a big move.

Yuan Wuwei didn't think much about it, and immediately ordered his guards to bring up the map, and the two of them looked carefully under the candles, and they didn't even have the heart to eat.

"The information fed back by the staff Fang's detailed work shows that the Huaiyou Army in Huainan Prefecture has shrunk a lot, and it is suspected that it should be transferred to Huaibei, but if it is just to fight Haizhou, there is no need for so many troops. Yuan Wuxing introduced: "There is a possibility that the Huaiyou Army may want to raid Mizhou, so that it can directly cut off the two states of Haimi and the entire Pinglu army, so that Huaiyou not only recovered Haizhou, but also made interest by the way - Mizhou, and at the same time directly threatened the two states of Denglai." ”

But this means that Huaiyou and Pinglu are in full swing, and Wang Shouzhong is afraid that he will not tolerate the Huaiyou army occupying Mizhou, which is almost a knife on Pinglu's neck. Yuan Wuwei groaned and said: "The Pinglu army is not the Taining army, it still has some confidence, even if Wang Shouzhong is cowardly, he will not be ambiguous about this kind of issue related to the survival of Pinglu, Haizhou and Mizhou will definitely strengthen the defense force, and Huaiyou is not so easy to get." ”

That's why Jiang Feng will draw troops from Huainan, and he also wants to make a desperate bet. Yuan Wuxing's finger flicked on the map, "It stands to reason that Huaiyou should recuperate like us, but Jiang Feng loves this kind of thing to fight with all his might." ”

"He was born in a humble family, and he was alone, so it makes sense to give it his all, but we have a whole family, so we have to think more. Yuan Wuwei sighed softly, "But if this continues, if Huaiyou succeeds in Pinglu again, especially if he takes Haizhou, and makes the best of the salt, I'm afraid I won't be able to control the other party." ”

"Third brother, my worries don't end there. Yuan Wuxing hesitated for a moment, "I'm still worried that Jiang Feng's appetite is even greater,......

"Oh?" Yuan Wuwei was shocked, "You mean he wants to swallow Pinglu in one gulp? This is impossible! Pinglu has an army of 70,000 or 80,000, and it is by no means comparable to these troops in Huaibei who lack troops and major generals and lack food and grass, even if Jiang Feng does not leave a single soldier, it is impossible to take the entire Pinglu, once it becomes a protracted battle, he should know the consequences!"

"But if he doesn't fight a protracted war, but instead takes the strategy of beheading?" Yuan Wuxing's gaze fell on Qingzhou on the map, "I always feel that he has spent so much trouble at this time, and even does not hesitate to leave the flaws to us and Nanyang, it shouldn't be as simple as occupying one more Mizhou, it's better to kill Qingzhou directly!"

"Can he go down in Qingzhou with one blow? And the surprise attack strategy is simply impossible, as long as he fights for a month, his other fronts will collapse, and the losses are too great, can he still control Huaiyou? He is not worried about the people under his command, such as Yang Kan, Yu Mingzhen, and Lu Qiming?" Yuan Wuwei asked rhetorically.