Li Chenan is not a soft-hearted person.
From the beginning, he never thought about letting Xia Houzhuo live.
It's not that Xia Houzhuo lost Jiuyin City, nor that he left Yanyunguan without permission.
But this Xia Houzhuo is coming to kill him!
This kind of person will have a very stubborn mind and a very clear goal, but he still has that kind of strength!
He would never do such a thing as letting the tiger return to the mountains.
Even though Xia Houzhuo seemed to be repentant, he had no intention of changing his mind.
He didn't want to guard his back.
I don’t even want to test other people’s complex hearts because of so-called kindness.
It's getting dark and it's impossible to go on the road tonight.
He ordered Zhou Zheng and others to set up barracks on the snow far away from the battlefield.
In his tent, Xia Houzhuo sat opposite him.
Xiao Baozi sat on his left, and Ning Chuchu sat on his right.
He still had some questions to ask Xiahou Zhuo.
for example……
He poured a cup of tea for Xia Houzhuo and handed it over:
"What do you think of the Great Wilderness Country?"
"Yu Wenfeng deserves to be called a hero!"
Xia Houzhuo paused while holding the tea cup, and then said:
"In the original Northern Desert, there were forty-seven nomadic tribes, large and small."
"We in the Ning Kingdom collectively call them "deserted people" because they do not cultivate and have little cultural inheritance.
"Just some herders on horses chasing grass."
"There is no fixed place to live, and the only food available is cattle and sheep."
"They are extremely warlike. What they don't care about is inheritance, let alone etiquette. They only care about force!"
"They only believe in force!"
"Yu Wenfeng was born in the Xiushan tribe. In the spring of the 17th year of Zhaohua, there was a severe drought in Xiushuiyuan where the Xiushan tribe grazed. As a result, the cattle and sheep of the Xiushan tribe had no grass to eat."
"He led the young men of the Xiushan tribe to start looking for a way for the tribe to survive... He opened a bloody road!"
"In just three years, he traveled thousands of miles across the land, conquered the entire grassland, and defeated all the forty-seven tribes on the grassland. The chiefs of all the tribes worshiped him as their king..."
"He unified the entire grassland with powerful force!"
"Then the vast Northern Desert was divided into twenty-seven states, and Dahuang City was built in Nanxi Prefecture, which is closest to the Ningguo border."
"This move is very meaningful. From Dahuang City to Jiuyin City, it is only a mere three hundred miles."
"This person is very different from the other desolate people."
Li Chenan was slightly startled, "What's the difference?"
"He understands the culture of the Central Plains, and he even knows the culture of the Central Plains very well."
"He did not lead the men of the Xiushan tribe to fight recklessly, but adopted many strategies."
"After he unified the Northern Desert, he almost adopted the same methods as those of the Central Plains countries in managing the Northern Desert."
"He divided twenty-seven states, established state cities, and allowed the originally nomadic barren people to settle down."
"He let the women among the deserters herd cattle and the men reclaimed the wasteland. He introduced the planting technology of the Central Plains. Today, the grain yield grown by the deserters is not much lower than that of Ningguo."
"He incorporated the able-bodied men from each tribe into his army and formed 130,000 Northern Desert cavalrymen. They were divided into thirteen cavalry battalions, called the Northern Desert Thirteen Eagles, which belonged to the six frontier armies. .”
"But the most powerful cavalry is the five thousand cavalry he trained personally. They are called the Condor!"
"In short, this person has extremely high attainments both in military and political matters. In the future... the Great Wilderness Country may become a thorn in the side of Ning Country."
"If you ascend the throne as emperor, you must not underestimate this person!"
Li Chenan pondered for a moment.
He did not expect Xia Houzhuo to have such high praise for Yu Wenfeng.
Of course, he had never paid attention to the distant Great Wilderness Country before that day. He heard the name Yu Wenfeng when he was in Guangling City in March last year.
Zhongli Ruoshui mentioned it when chatting with him at Peach Blossom Villa.
She said it was Ning Chuchu who said it.
From this point of view, Ning Chuchu at that time thought very highly of Yu Wenfeng. It seems that Xia Houzhuo had already told Prince Ning Zhiyi through letters at that time, so Ning Chuchu knew something about Yu Wenfeng.
"This Yu Wenfeng once studied in a country in the Central Plains?"
Xia Houzhuo shook his head, "I don't know, but it should be."
Li Chenan didn't ask again.
But he paid great attention to Dahuang Country and Yu Wenfeng.
It was time to send spies from the Imperial City Department to pay close attention to Yu Wenfeng's every move.
It is not yet possible to launch a war against the Great Wilderness Kingdom, Jiuyin City... There is no way to recapture Jiuyin City now, because the negotiations between the Wu envoys will not have a good result.
After the Wu delegation returns to China, they may launch a war against Ning at any time.
With the current national strength of Ning State, it simply cannot sustain two wars.
To the north of the Ning Kingdom, there is still Yanyunguan Pass that can be defended, but Yu Wenfeng did not lead his troops to attack... There may also be some conflicts within his country.
But Wu State is different.
Wu Qian, the crown prince of Wu Kingdom, is about to ascend the throne as emperor.
If he wins the Wuya Pass, it will be a huge achievement.
The location of Wuyaguan is not only extremely important to Wu State, but also to Ning State.
If Wuya Pass is defended, Wu's army can be pinned outside the pass.
If Wuyaguan is lost, the Wu army can drink from the Mayudan River at any time and even herd the Annan Road!
Li Chenan took a sip of tea, raised his eyes, and asked, "Do you have any last words?"
Of course Xia Houzhuo knew that he would die, and he didn't take any chances.
He looked at Ning Chuchu, and he could tell that the fourth princess fell in love with the regent.
This is a good thing.
It is also the best place for the fourth princess to belong.
"Be kind to Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess."
When Ning Chuchu heard this, her face turned red immediately.
Li Chenan was slightly startled, "Don't worry about this, what about the others?"
Xia Houzhuo grinned: "I haven't eaten a grain of rice since last night, so I'm very hungry. Let me finish eating on my own!"
"good!"
At this moment, there was noise outside the camp, and there were many messy footsteps.
Li Chenan looked up and saw Amu walking in.
"A lot of people came."
"……who?"
"Say they are the people of Feng County."
"What are they here for?"
"Sending food... lots and lots of food!"
"I want to thank you and reward us. Should I accept it or not?"
Li Chenan thought for a while and stood up, "Pick it up, let's go, let's pick it up together... You should also go and have a look."
Xia Houzhuo also stood up and followed Li Chenan and others out of the camp and outside the camp.
Looking around, many lanterns and torches illuminated this large area of snow.
The aroma of various foods wafted in the air, and under those lanterns and torches were ordinary people who were looking forward to but also very fearful.
In front of them was a long row of Xuanjia battalion soldiers wearing helmets and armor and holding long swords in their hands——
Zhou Zheng doesn’t know what’s going on!
What if there is an assassin here?
But Li Chenan walked over and said to Zhou Zheng: "Let the soldiers put away their swords... I hope Ning Ren's sword will never be pointed at Ning Ren!"
