Wu Nian's heart moved, his eyes flashed, and he asked, "What happy event?"
"Li Feng and Cai Ning, the great men of northern Shaanxi, came across the river and requested to meet His Majesty. They are now waiting in the camp to be summoned."
Hojo Ushimasa smiled and said with a fist.
"A wealthy man from northern Shaanxi?!" Wu Nian's eyes shone brightly, and he immediately waved his hand and said, "Let them come in."
"yes."
Hojo Umasa responded loudly and hurriedly turned around and left.
Wu Nian turned back and looked at the map in front of him, his eyes becoming more and more brilliant.
Loess Plateau.
Shanxi occupies part of it and Shaanxi occupies part of it.
To 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 at least has large plains and basins. Northern Shaanxi is basically mountains connected with mountains.
Poverty, hardship, drought.
This place in northern Shaanxi is too barren.
The mountain roads are difficult to walk and transporting grain is extremely difficult.
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 was a marginal area. When Guanzhong is leveled, northern Shaanxi will also be leveled.
But it would be different if someone came to support him in northern Shaanxi.
He could transport a small group of troops there, gain a foothold, occupy northern Shaanxi, gather manpower and material resources, and go south to attack Guanzhong.
In this way, the Chu army will be attacked from the north and east. Rather than the Han army being blocked outside the Yellow River, unable to advance even an inch.
But even so, northern Shaanxi is not easy to fight.
First of all, it is difficult to turn into the mountain road and the terrain is complex.
Next, in the direction of northern Shaanxi, there are four guard posts with about 20,000 people. Guard the Great Wall, heavy cities, and mountain fortresses.
Originally, the Chu State's guard post was in ruins, but after Xiong Wuwo came to power, the guard post in northern Shaanxi recovered to a certain extent.
"The key lies in these two so-called tycoons in northern Shaanxi, Li Feng and Cai Ning. Whether they are strong enough or not can be trusted."
Wu Nian thought to himself.
At this moment, he heard the movement outside the tent, couldn't help but retract his gaze, and returned to the main seat to sit.
After a while, Hojo Ushimasa led Li Feng and Cai Ning in from outside.
Wu Nian's eyes fell on the two of them and he nodded slightly. They are all Kansai men, tall and strong, with dark skin, showing the ability of mountain people.
"Li Feng (Cai Ning). Long live your Majesty." The two of them did not dare to look at Wu Nian, so they immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"Two heroes, no courtesy. Sit down." Wu Nian withdrew his gaze and said politely.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cai Ning and Li Feng thanked each other and stood up without any hesitation. They came to their seats and sat down gracefully.
Wu Nian was not in a hurry to talk to them. He first asked someone to make tea and entertain them. On the contrary, they were in a hurry. After drinking half a cup of tea, Cai Ning put it down and said to Wu Nian, "Your Majesty. Brother Li and I are both wealthy people in northern Shaanxi, and we have some power and influence."
"When we learned that the Han army had arrived at Longmen Crossing, we rushed over to see His Majesty. We are willing to help the king's army cross the river and capture northern Shaanxi."
Li Feng also put down the tea cup and gave Wu Nian a fist.
Wu Nian nodded slightly and said with admiration: "The two heroes can help me and help the Han army. I am very happy."
He raised his head slightly and glanced at Hojo Ushimasa who was present.
Li Feng and Cai Ning both looked happy after being praised by Wu Nian. Cai Ning clasped his hands in his fists and was about to speak.
Hojo Ushimasa asked: "Two brave men. I heard that the current Emperor Zhangwu of Chu State is wise and powerful, and the court is also clean and capable."
"Now, both officials and generals in northern Shaanxi are keeping to themselves. Why did you risk beheading, cross the Yellow River, and surrender to the Han Dynasty?"
Both of them were careless and did not see Wu Nian and Hojo Ujimasa's small actions. Li Feng laughed brightly, clasped his fists and said, "This gentleman is right. Now in northern Shaanxi, the generals and officials of Chu State are very good to the people."
"But this is good, how long can it last?"
"Maybe at some point, Chu will return to its old ways."
"Second, Your Majesty is kind to the people of Shaanxi. When there was a drought in Shaanxi, some people rebelled and it became a civil uprising. It was later put down by the Chu Dynasty. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. The Chu Dynasty could not settle down and was about to starve to death. "
"His Majesty picked them up and sent them to Sanhan."
"Most of these people are from northern Shaanxi. Several of them are our friends."
"We are all grateful to His Majesty."
"Third. Your Majesty governs the Loess Plateau and the Yellow River. It is impossible for the Chu Dynasty. We also want to see the Loess Plateau lined with green trees and the Yellow River water clean and clear."
Say it. Li Feng stood up, knelt on the ground, kowtowed sincerely and said.
When Cai Ning saw this, he also knelt down along with Li Feng.
This was really beyond Wu Nian's expectation. Then, he laughed, raised his head and said to Hojo Umasa: "As the saying goes, a house that accumulates good deeds will always be happy."
"I managed to recruit hundreds of thousands of people from Shaanxi back then to farm in Sanhan. I didn't think so much, but I didn't expect the unexpected rewards today."
"It's really gratifying."
After Wu Nian finished speaking, he waved his hand so that Hojo Ushimasa didn't have to speak anymore. He first asked Li Feng and Cai Ning to sit back, and then asked straight to the point: "I understand the intentions of these two heroes."
"I believe you are not spies of the Chu army who came to trick me into sending troops and then laid an ambush."
Only then did Li Feng and Cai Ning realize the meaning of Hojo Uzumasa's question, and their faces paled. Cai Ning was about to speak.
Wu Nian waved his hand to him and asked: "Two heroes. How many people can you mobilize?"
"How was the harvest in northern Shaanxi last year? Did any village have enough food to support our army?"
The two calmed down, and Cai Ning replied: "Report to Your Majesty. We don't know how many people can be mobilized, but two thousand people should be no problem."
"I won't be useful in combat, but I can be a spy and work in northern Shaanxi."
"As for food. There was a good harvest in northern Shaanxi last year, and every household has a surplus of food. As long as the army is not large, we can find a way to provide for it."
"I understand."
After Wu Nian heard this, he pondered for a moment, and then said to Hojo Masato: "Go and call Lu Yanxun and Zhang Zhen in."
"Yes." Hojo Umasa stood up, turned around 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.
"What my uncle means is, let us find a place on the Yellow River and cross the river secretly in batches. Rely on the supplies of the people in northern Shaanxi and occupy northern Shaanxi?"
As soon as Zhang Zhen understood, he stood up and said excitedly.
This failure made him very upset.
I can’t even dream of making up for it.
"Yes. We can only cross the river from Longmen and Puzhou. Except that the water here is gentle, which is conducive to the army crossing the river."
"Because of our luggage, we have to go through here."
"There are no supplies. Weren't you kicked out by Lu Jing? Now there are fellows from northern Shaanxi helping us."
"Northern Shaanxi is our territory. You can go without worries."
"Be bold and unruly. Take northern Shaanxi. Then gather troops and horses, from the Loess Plateau to the south, tigers descend from the mountain. Together with the few, attack Guanzhong from both sides."
Wu Nian stood up, his eyes full of sharpness.
