Wu Nian's heart moved, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "What kind of happy event?" ”

"There are great tycoons of Shaanxi Province, Li Feng and Cai Ning, who crossed the river and asked to see His Majesty. He is now in the tent awaiting summons. ”

Hojo Masa smiled and hugged his fist.

"Northern Shaanxi Dahao?!" Wu Nian's eyes were full of light, and he immediately waved his hand and said, "Let them in." ”

"Yes."

The Hojo clan said yes loudly and hurriedly turned around.

Wu Nian turned his head and looked at the map in front of him, and his eyes became more and more bright.

Loess plateau.

Shanxi accounted for a part, and Shaanxi accounted for a part.

The north of the Guanzhong Plain is the Loess Plateau, called northern Shaanxi.

There is a place in northern Shaanxi called Yan'an.

This place is even worse than Shanxi, which still has at least a large plain basin. Northern Shaanxi is basically mountain after mountain.

Poverty, misery, drought.

This part of northern Shaanxi is too barren.

The mountain roads are difficult to walk, and it is extremely difficult to transport grain.

The most important thing is that there is no large ferry in northern Shaanxi that can supply large armies to cross the river.

In his plan, this area in northern Shaanxi is a marginal area. When Guanzhong is leveled, northern Shaanxi will also be flat.

But if someone responds in northern Shaanxi, it's different.

He could transport a small force over, gain a firm foothold, occupy northern Shaanxi, gather manpower and material resources, and attack Guanzhong in the south.

In this way, it was to flank the Chu army from the north and east. It was not that the Han army was blocked outside the Yellow River and could not advance an inch.

But even so, northern Shaanxi is not easy to fight.

First of all, it is difficult to turn into a mountain road, and the terrain is complicated.

Followed by the direction of northern Shaanxi, there are four guards, about 20,000 people. Guarding the Great Wall, important cities, and mountain forts.

Originally, the guard post of Chu State was rotten, but after Xiong Wuwu came to power, the guard post in northern Shaanxi recovered a certain combat strength.

"The key lies in the two so-called big tycoons of northern Shaanxi, Li Feng and Cai Ning. Are they strong enough? But not credible. ”

Wu Nian said secretly in his heart.

At this moment, he heard movement outside the tent, and he couldn't help but withdraw his gaze, and returned to the main seat to sit.

After a while, the Hojo clan led Li Feng and Cai Ning into from outside.

Wu Nian's gaze fell on the two of them, and he bowed slightly. They are all Kansai men, tall and strong, with relatively dark skin, showing the ability of mountain people.

"Li Feng (Cai Ning). Long live Your Majesty. The two didn't dare to look at Wu Nian, so they immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Two strong men are exempt. Sit. Wu Nian retracted his gaze and said very politely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cai Ning and Li Feng stood up with a thank you, and they didn't twist, and generously came to their seats and sat down.

Wu Nian was not in a hurry to talk to them, so he let people make tea and entertain them first. On the contrary, they were in a hurry, Cai Ning put it down after drinking half a cup of tea, and hugged his fist at Wu Nianyi and said, "Your Majesty." Brother Li and I are both local tyrants in northern Shaanxi, and we have some power and influence. ”

"When we learned that the Han army had come to Longmendu, we rushed to see Your Majesty. I am willing to help the king's division and cross the river to capture northern Shaanxi. ”

Li Feng also put down the teacup and hugged Wu Nian's fist.

Wu Nian bowed his head slightly and said with appreciation: "The two strong men can help the Han army with their hearts to the widows. The widow was very happy. ”

He raised his head slightly and glanced at the Hojo clan who was present.

After receiving Wu Nian's praise, Li Feng and Cai Ning both showed joy. Cai Ning clenched his hands into fists and was about to speak.

Hojo Clan opened his mouth and asked, "Two strong men. I heard that the current Emperor Zhangwu of Chu is wise and martial, and the court is also honest and capable. ”

"Now in northern Shaanxi, both officials and generals are keeping to themselves. Why did you cross the Yellow River and join the Han dynasty at the risk of killing your head? ”

Both of them were rough and big, and they didn't see the small actions of Wu Nian and Hojo Clan. Li Fengshuang laughed, clasped his fists and said, "This adult is right. Now northern Shaanxi. The generals and officials of the Chu State are very good to the people. ”

"But this is good, how long will it last?"

"Maybe when, the state of Chu will revert to its old ways."

"Second. Your Majesty is kind to the people of Shaanxi. In that year, there was a drought in Shaanxi, and some people rebelled, causing a popular uprising. It was later pacified by the Chu Dynasty. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced, and the Chu Dynasty could not settle down, and it was about to starve to death. ”

"It was His Majesty who picked them up and sent them to Sanhan."

"Most of these people are from northern Shaanxi. A few of them are our friends. ”

"We are all grateful to Your Majesty."

"Third. His Majesty governs the Loess Plateau and the Yellow River. And the Chu Dynasty was impossible. We also want to see the Loess Plateau lined with trees and the Yellow River clean and clear. ”

Let's talk about it. Li Feng stood up, knelt on the ground, spoke sincerely, kowtowed, and said.

Seeing this, Cai Ning also knelt down with Li Feng.

This was really unexpected by Wu Nian. Then, he laughed, looked up and said to the Hojo clan, "As the saying goes, it's good. There will be afterglow in the house of goodness. ”

"The widow managed to get hundreds of thousands of people in Shaanxi back then, and went to Sanhan to farm, but I didn't think about it so much, and I didn't expect that there would be an unexpected return today."

"It's a great thing to congratulate."

Wu Nian said that, and waved his hand so that the Hojo clan did not have to speak again. He first asked Li Feng and Cai Ning to sit back, and then asked straight to the point: "The intentions of the two strong men are understood by the widow." ”

"The widow believes that you are not a spy of the Chu army, so you came to trick the widow into sending troops, and then laid an ambush."

Li Feng and Cai Ning only realized the meaning of the Hojo clan's questioning, and they couldn't help but turn pale. Cai Ning was about to speak.

Wu Nian waved his hand at him and asked, "Two strong men." How many people can you mobilize? ”

"How was the harvest in northern Shaanxi last year? Can a village have surplus food to feed an army of widows? ”

The two of them settled down, and Cai Ning replied, "Return to Your Majesty." We don't know how many people we can mobilize, but 2,000 should be fine. ”

"Combat is useless, but you can be a spy and operate in northern Shaanxi."

"As for the grain. Last year, there was a bumper harvest in northern Shaanxi, and every household had surplus grain. As long as the army is not very large, we can find a way to provide for it. ”

"The widow understands."

After Wu Nian listened, he pondered for a moment, and then said to the Hojo clan: "Go and call Lu Yanxun and Zhang Zhen in." ”

"Yes." The Hojo clan stood up, turned and walked out.

Not long after, he led Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun in.

Wu Nian waved his hand and asked them to sit down without courtesy. Then he told the two of them about it.

"Uncle means. Let's find a place in the Yellow River and cross the river secretly in batches. Relying on the supply of the people of northern Shaanxi, occupy northern Shaanxi? ”

As soon as Zhang Zhen heard this, he immediately stood up and said excitedly.

This failure made him haunted.

I really dreamed of making up for it.

"Hmm. We can only cross the river from Longmen and Puzhou. In addition to the fact that the water here is gentle, which is conducive to the crossing of the river by large armies. ”

"And because of our baggage, we have to pass through here."

"There are no baggage supplies. Aren't you driven out by Lu Jing? Now there are villagers from northern Shaanxi to help us. ”

"Northern Shaanxi is our territory. Go with confidence. ”

"Reckless. Occupy northern Shaanxi. Then the soldiers and horses were assembled, and from the Loess Plateau to the south, the tiger descended the mountain. Fight on both sides with the widow. ”

Wu Nian stood up, his eyes full of sharpness.