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June.

In midsummer in the North, the green mountains, shady green willows, and blue sky, with the occasional goshawk passing by, make the scenery uniquely different from that of Huaibei.

Chen Chu spent two months pulling Gao Cunfu on a tour of Zhongjing Road.

It is best to have a good idea of ​​the local population, cultivated land and other resources.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, Chen Chu returned to the Haibei and Yongle front lines.

Wu Kui, who knew about Chen Chu's return one day in advance, went to the mountains to hunt two wild horses today, just to let Chu brother taste this specialty of western Liaoning.

At the end of the Shen Dynasty, Chen Chu entered the Nanda Camp where the Black Flag Army was stationed outside the city.

Peng Er, Zhou Liang, Wu Kui and other old brothers were already waiting at the camp gate.

They had just been separated for more than two months, but they took Chen Chu to see the plump Yanma as if they were meeting their younger brother who had returned home after traveling abroad.

This wild horse is not a horse, but it looks more like a deer.

One of the companions next to him had been disemboweled, but the other one was still chewing the grass on the ground stupidly.

"Oh, isn't this a stupid roe deer?"

"Silly roe deer? Haha, that's what brother Chu said! This thing is really stupid. When I led people to the mountains to hunt, I met this silly roe deer. All the local soldiers had to do was shout, 'Stop!', and this stupid thing would Just stand there obediently and let others slaughter you."

Isn't it? Can this thing become a protected animal in future generations?

After being stationed in Yongle for several months, General Wu Kui became familiar with Zuojin and couldn't help but sigh: "I used to only think of my hometown as a good place, but now that I have come here, I realize that it is a truly fertile land."

Zhou Liang deeply agreed with this, "Isn't it! I heard from the local soldiers that not only are there endless hunting for deer, rabbits, foxes and deer in the mountains and forests, but also in any river that is not deep, the big fish can grow to two or three feet long!" "

"Yes, yes! The forest also produces ginseng, pine nuts, hazel mushrooms, fungus, deer antler and fox skin. They also said that after crossing the Daling River and going north, there is all black soil. You can get oil out of it if you pinch it. A stick can grow!"

Before Qi Fengling fled to join Chu Geer, he could be regarded as a farmer, and he longed for fertile land deep in his heart.

Listening to the lively chatting of several people, the eldest son hummed: "If there really is hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land outside the pass, how many people can be fed? In the future, the world will not go to war because of food rations."

When Chen Chu heard this, he couldn't help but scorned the eldest son's imagination and said: "Hundreds of thousands of acres? At least three to four hundred million acres of fertile land can be cultivated in the Northeast Plain!"

Everyone was stunned.

Although everyone has experienced night school literacy, they still cannot fully understand the quantifier at the level of 'hundred million', which is just a lot anyway.

The second brother Peng, who had remained silent, glanced at the naive eldest son and said, "If according to the eldest son, the Jin people already occupy such fertile land, why do they keep going south to plunder the Central Plains?"

Regarding this question, the eldest son really couldn't figure it out. Jin people all have such good fields. Isn't it good to farm the land well and have a wife and children? Why do you have to go south and steal our things?
The eldest son subconsciously looked at Brother Chu. In his heart, Brother Chu knew everything.

But this issue is quite complicated. It can be based on the objective factors of the character traits of the fishing and hunting people and the farming people, as well as the subjective factors on which a series of arrogant operations by the Zhou Kingdom ruined half of the country when the Jin Kingdom rose to power.

It was too much trouble to explain clearly, so Chen Chu simply said: "Farming is so hard, how can it be as fun as robbing it."

After saying that, Chen Chu turned to look at Zhou Liang, "Brother Liang, have I been away for more than two months, has there been any change on the front line?"

"Let's go to the tent and talk."

Here, the roe deer meat has been put on the grill, but everyone moved to Zhou Liang's Chinese army tent first.

There was a large-scale terrain sand table in the big tent. Zhou Liang used a thin willow stick to point out the various garrisons and fortresses to Chen Chu one by one, and said: "The Haibei and Yongle lines are thirty miles apart. In the past two months, our army has On the front, which is three miles deep, there are eleven military fortresses built in a straight line. If the Jin army wants to wait until the Daling River freezes in winter to attack our defense line, tens of thousands of people may not be enough!"

With the thunder cannon around, Zhou Liang was quite confident.

Chen Chu looked at the military towns on the sand table, which were intertwined with horns and canine teeth, and nodded, "What's going on with Wanyan Liang's side recently?"

"It's not a big move. Every once in a while, the enemy and we will send small groups of troops to catch tongues after crossing the river at night. There have been several battles, and the casualties are not big."

Chen Chu smiled when he heard this, "Does he really plan to fight us? Can they hold on?"

The eldest son on the side heard this, but asked doubtfully: "Brother Chu, didn't you just say that there are hundreds of millions of acres of fertile land outside the pass? As long as there is land, you can grow food, how can they not be able to hold on?"

"It is true that there is land, but the total population outside the customs is only one million, and there are currently more than 100,000 sergeants and civilians stationed east of the Daling River. These people are not only the main force in combat, but also the main force in farming."

When Chen Chu mentioned this, Zhou Liang immediately answered: "In this case, no matter how many fertile fields there are outside the pass, it will be useless if no one is cultivating them! If we can drag them here for a year or two, Wan Yanliang will be able to The name is not justified, and once there is a shortage of food outside the customs, civil strife will easily occur! "

"hehe, not bad."

At this time, the number of young people on the front line has exceeded 10% of the total population outside the customs. It is very scary that so many young people are out of work.

Just imagine, although China has a large population in later generations, more than 1.4 million young men were suddenly taken away, and the entire society was instantly paralyzed.

Wanyanliang's short-term energy consumption will inevitably cause problems in the long term.

The current confrontation is a conspiracy!

Wanyan Liang was afraid of the thunder cannon and did not dare to attack by force. Moreover, because the coalition forces were pressing on the border, he could not withdraw his troops.

Then let's just waste it. Qi State plus Jin State, Nanjing and Zhongjing, already have more than 30 million people. How can we still consume only one million from you?

Everyone understood Chen Chu's strategic intention and had different thoughts.

Wu Kui felt that he might have to work hard like this in the next one or two years. Without big battles, there would be fewer opportunities to make contributions, which was a small regret.

But Zhou Liang felt that if he could trap Wan Yanliang, a fierce tiger, into a thin wolf, how many casualties could be reduced among his brothers. It was better to waste his life than to take his life!

Only Brother Peng carefully looked at the sand table, compared it with the map of Liaodong hanging in the tent, and finally pointed to the Liaodong Peninsula. "King Chu, if you want to trap Wanyan Liang to death, you must also guard against the sea route to prevent him from leaving." Transport grain from the Zhou Kingdom by sea to relieve the people."

Chen Chu had been making plans for this since he met Cai Hua in Lulong.

At present, Jin and Qi are in the middle of the Zhou Dynasty. Both Jin and Qi have limited sea ships, and there are even fewer sergeants who are good at operating ships and naval battles. In March of March, Chen thought about recruiting several brothers from the Shi family to use the Jin warships that Xiao Xin had robbed as a team to form a coastal Navy.

Although inland rivers are different from the sea, if the Shi brothers are equipped with some seamen who are familiar with the Bohai Sea's hydrology and sea routes, they should be able to complete some coastal patrol work.

After all, the navy of the Kingdom of Jin is almost nothing.

But the reason why Chen Chu has not mobilized the Shi brothers for the time being is that he wants to wait for definite news from Zhou State.

Along the coast of Huaibei, the navy only had two regiments, Jiang Shuquan and Shi Dalang. The prerequisite for recruiting the Shi brothers was that there was no change in the Zhou Dynasty.

But this time there was a flaw in the information transmission.
Military commanders rely heavily on carrier pigeons to deliver intelligence, but this time, the Liaodong front line has become a restricted area for carrier pigeons. This is because Wanyan Liang's army keeps a large number of Haidongqing.

Haidongqing, also known as falcon, is the natural enemy of homing pigeons.

The origin of this raptor is on the Blackwater River in the far north. Wan Yanliang can get it, but Chen Chu in the pass cannot get it.

After losing several carrier pigeons one after another, the military commander had no choice but to use express delivery to transmit the information back to the front line. Therefore, it was not until late last month that Chen Chu received information about the Chen Jingyan and Zhou Guo Buddhist niches in Huaibei.

Chen Jingyan was very optimistic about the situation in Huaibei. He said that after the King of Chu's army went north, Huainan became quiet. He even met Chen Bokang in private again.

Chen Bokang took the opportunity to get some advantages for Huainan, but he had no intention of invading the north.

News from the Buddhist shrine said that Lin'an City was also peaceful with singing and dancing. There was no news that the Zhou State organized troops were taking advantage of the chaos to move north. Most officials looked at the current standoff in Yongle with the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers.

Only then did Chen Chu feel relieved.

He told Brother Peng truthfully: "A few days ago, I sent a letter to Shi Wulang to bring some of the backbone of the navy. After they become familiar with the operation of sea ships, they can take charge of the blockade of the Liaodong Peninsula."

"it is good."

"The roe deer meat is roasted. Brother Chu, come and try it."

More than thirty miles away.

While Chen Chu and other brothers were roasting meat around the fire, there was another scene in Wan Yanliang's tent in Daling Hedong.

The so-called conspiracy means that both parties know what the other party is going to do, but there is no way to stop it.
Wanyan Liang sat behind the big case, and on the left and right sat the newly appointed Prime Minister Wanyan Hushe, deputy commander of the army Wanyan Mouyan, political officer Xiao Zhongxian, and marching commander Shi Wu Weizheng.

In his early years, Wanyan Hushe followed his ancestors to fight against the Liao Dynasty. Because of his old age, he became an official many years ago.

After the Jin Emperor's southern hunt, Dajin was in danger of falling apart, so Wanyan Liang invited the respected Wanyan Hushe to come out again to stabilize people's hearts.

At the moment, his face was the most solemn, and Hu She said: "Haibei and Yongle have become iron barrels. The emperor has been deceived by the demon and the bitch. It is impossible for the southern and central capitals to transport another grain of grain. I am a big brother. The people of the Jin tribe are not good at farming. If we continue to use up the food, within a year, the tribesmen in the rear will no longer have food to eat, and the morale of the troops in the front will collapse."

Although the land outside the Pass is fertile, the Jin people are good at fishing and hunting, but not good at farming, and the degree of land development is extremely low.

As the Jin Kingdom's territory has become larger and larger in recent years, almost all of its food rations rely on transportation within the customs, and the self-sufficiency rate outside the customs is less than 30%.

At this time, the coalition forces blocked the Liaoxi Corridor and locked Wan Yanliang's life gate. Hu She was naturally worried.

Deputy Commander Wanyan Mouyan suddenly stood up, clasped his fists towards Wanyan Liang and said: "Commander, since the loss is detrimental to our army, I am willing to lead five thousand dead soldiers as the vanguard to attack Yongle!"

"No!" Wan Yanliang immediately shook his head, "Qi Qi's thunder cannons were terrifying that day. Da Jin has already suffered a big loss on Hebei Road, so he can't die in vain again!"

"You will die if you fight, and you will die if you don't fight. If you are trapped here in such a miserable condition, why not let go and fight with them!"

Wanyan Mouyan said anxiously, but Wanyan Liang retorted calmly: "Fight? To fight, you have to touch the enemy in front of him to be qualified! Now that there are thunder cannons on the city, I, the Dajin Warrior, will probably die before I can touch the city wall. On the way to charge!"

After saying this, the tent fell into silence for a moment.

Wanyan Mouyan was angry and had no place to vent his anger. He turned to look at Wu Weizheng who had never said a word, and said sarcastically: "Wu Changshi, we have sent troops so far, and you haven't offered a single strategy. But when you see the Qi and Han troops on the other side, you can't bear it." Kill each other?"

"Don't be rude to Mr. Wu."

Wanyan Liang, who was above, lightly scolded Wanyan Mouyan.

Wu Weizheng raised his slightly drooped eyelids. He didn't see any anger. He first bowed his hands to Wanyan Liang, then bowed his hands to Wanyan Mouyan and said: "Deputy Commander Wanyan, my brother was killed by the King of Chu of Qi State in the early years, and the whole family also Now that the King of Chu is in Yongle City, I would like to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, why can't I bear it?"

When talking about this sworn hatred, Wu Weizheng looked calm, as if he was talking about someone else's family affairs.

"In that case, have you come up with strategies to help the commander defeat the enemy in the past few months?"

Wanyan Mouyan still had a sarcastic tone.

This is obviously forcing people to make things difficult for them!

Now that the situation is almost dead, can you come up with a clever plan to defeat the enemy with your brain?

Unexpectedly, Wu Weizheng raised his hand to Wan Yanliang again and said: "Your Highness, I do have a plan."

"Oh? Tell me."

Wan Yanliang, who had been thinking hard for many days, couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope.

Wu Weizheng straightened his clothes like a famous official, walked to the map of the world in the tent, and said: "Lianxia and Lianzhou are besieged on all sides! The northwest of Qi and Huaibei are in crisis, and the siege of Daling River will be solved!"

Wan Yanliang couldn't help but feel disappointed. He had thought of this method before, but it was almost impossible to execute it.

Now that the Jin Dynasty is in turmoil, it is difficult for Wanyan Liang to protect himself, so will Xixia and Zhou Guoguo honestly listen to him?

"Tsk~" Wanyan Mouyan sneered, "I thought Wu Changshi had some clever plan, instead of just repeating the same old tune! Are you going to persuade the two countries to send troops?"

"I can serve as a secret envoy and go to Zhou by boat! If you can't persuade Zhou to send troops, I'll thank you for your kindness."

Wu Weizheng bowed his head to the end and spoke loudly, as if he had strong self-confidence.

Seeing this, Wan Yanliang leaned forward slightly subconsciously, and said seriously: "Wu Changshi, how can you persuade Zhou Guo to send troops?"

"Your Majesty, the world is bustling for profit! Your Majesty, you can write a handwritten letter to inform the Emperor of Zhou and the Prime Minister of Qin that if the Zhou Kingdom sends troops, I, Dajin, will ban the Qi Dynasty and return the land north of the Yellow River to the Zhou Kingdom!"

There was a moment of silence in the tent. This 'profit' was promised quite heavily!
But the current situation is not the time to care about this. Wan Yanliang even feels that even if he promised the land on the south bank of the Yellow River, the cowardly Zhou Ting may not dare to tease the tiger in Huaibei. "Maybe Emperor Zhou would dare, right?"

Wu Weizheng said: "For the sake of his homeland on the south bank of the Yellow River, Emperor Zhou may hesitate. If Huaibei threatens Emperor Zhou's throne, Emperor Zhou will take action even if he doesn't want to."

Wanyan Liang's heart suddenly moved, and she probably guessed which one Wu Weizheng had not mentioned explicitly.

But before he could speak again, Wanyan Mouyan said, "What about Xixia? Xixia nominally surrenders to me, Dajin, but in reality they have never been peaceful. How could they listen to us?"

Wu Weizheng raised his hand and drew a big circle on the map, "If Xixia sends troops, I, Dajin, can help them capture the entire northwest of Qi!"

"Hahaha, if Xixia had the ability to take over the northwest of Qi, he would have done it himself. Why wait until today?"

"The lower official said that I, Dajin, will help him."

"Now that our troops are trapped outside the customs, how can we help them?"

Yes, it is not difficult to send a ship to send Wu Weizheng to Zhou State, but if you want to send a large army to Xixia, where can you go?
Wu Weizheng was already prepared. He raised his hand and pointed to the middle section of the Daxianbei Mountains, which stretches for thousands of miles. There is a water system of the Huanghe River passing through here. "For the past few days, I have been asking the soldiers whether there is a thoroughfare." It is possible to cross the Daxianbei Mountains. Yesterday, an old soldier confirmed that there is a tiger trail in the Huangshui Valley that can be used by hunters. "

Old Chen Wanyan Hu She seemed to know this path, but when he heard this, he shook his head and said: "This tiger road is full of poisonous insects, tigers and wolves, and it is rugged and difficult to navigate! In the second year of the founding of the country, the ancestor once wanted to use this road to go around Liao. A team of 100 people were sent to the rear of the country to explore the road, but there were only a dozen or so people left alive, and this road was not possible! "

Wu Weizheng, who had always looked calm until this moment, his expression became fierce. He turned to Wan Yanliang and said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is difficult to solve without taking big risks! Although this road It is difficult, but it is the only way to reverse the situation of the war! Once our army walks out of the Tiger Road and reaches Xixia through Mobei, it will be like a tiger emerging from the cage and a dragon emerging from the shoal! If there is a profit to be made, we will no longer sit on the sidelines. When the time comes, the world will be besieged and the war will be on all sides, and Qi will be destroyed!"

Wan Yanliang clenched her fists unconsciously, feeling a war between heaven and man in her heart.

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