Chapter 995 Yan Pu's Thoughts

Yan Pu couldn't help but ask curiously:

"I wonder what the Marquis is doing?"

"Is it because you are having trouble attacking Nanzhong?"

Hearing this, Liu Bowen on the side came over immediately, stroked his beard and said:

"Don't worry, Marquis. Although there are not many soldiers stationed in Hanzhong now, there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers."

"As long as the Marquis gives an order, the troops will be assembled immediately and wait for the Marquis's orders!"

The two of them thought of the same thing at the same time.

After all, since Bai Feng would suddenly return to Hanzhong, it would definitely not be a trivial matter.

And the only major thing the two of them could think of was this.

Unable to conquer Nanzhong!

In this case, just take all the soldiers in Hanzhong away.

As for the city defense problem, if it really doesn't work, go somewhere else to find a solution.

Bai Feng said with a smile:

"You have misunderstood."

"The conquest of Nanzhong is not a simple matter of military strength."

"Let me ask you, how much grain is there in the granary in Hanzhong now?"

Yan Pu was confused by the question and murmured:

"My Lord, don't worry. There are at least three million catties of grain in Hanzhong now."

"If you add the people's spontaneous hoarding, it will be countless."

"Three million catties?"

Even Bai Feng was slightly stunned when he heard the news.

So much grain was hoarded?

At first, Bai Feng thought that it would be good to have a stock of 700,000 or 800,000 in Hanzhong.

After all, the grain in Hanzhong did not come from the people, but was grown by the soldiers themselves.

At first, Bai Feng had already thought that at most he would spend some money to purchase it in large quantities.

After all, grain was not expensive.

But Bai Feng never thought that there were actually three million hoarded.

And, at least!

After all, no one has made specific statistics on these things.

The main business in Hanzhong is the Chamber of Commerce. As for grain, there is no shortage at all, so there is no need to record it so carefully.

Generally speaking, the grain in Hanzhong is counted once a year, from the inventory of the Hanzhong prefectural government to the inventory of the people's homes, one by one.

This rule was set by Bai Feng.

Before, it was basically counted once a month. After all, there was less grain, so it was easy to count.

Now it is not possible.

Basically every household has grain, and Bai Feng thinks that counting once a year is a bit too frequent.

"Okay, in this case, bring out nearly two million grains, escorted by the baggage team, and send to Nanzhong."

Bai Feng smiled slightly and immediately gave an order.

"Okay... what?"

Yan Pu smiled indifferently and hurriedly accepted the order.

However, he suddenly reacted:

"This... Marquis, why do you want to transport so much food and grass to Nanzhong?"

"I remember that the food and grass you brought was probably only about 40,000, right?"

"Not that much."

"Two million kilograms of food, are you going to station troops in Nanzhong to fight a protracted war?"

Bai Feng smiled calmly and then briefly recounted what happened in Nanzhong.

"Sir, I'll tell you frankly that most of the barbarians in Nanzhong are powerful, and we don't need to recruit them."

"If they take advantage of this to confront us, it will be troublesome."

"Since they can do things like looting, it is possible that they will do so."

After hearing this, Yan Pu hurriedly persuaded.

For Yan Pu, the people of Nanman, whether Meng Huo or anyone else, are powerful.

Although Meng Huo is not a foreign race in essence, he is at most a bandit leader.

However, since he dared to stay here for so long, he might not be incapable of doing such a thing.

Yan Pu had a certain understanding of Meng Huo since Zhang Lu was in charge of Hanzhong.

Meng Huo was not a man without ambition.

If Liu Yan had not been there, he would have gone to seize Bashu long ago.

Now because of Liu Yan, he can only stay in Nanzhong and rely on the advantages of Nanzhong to fight against Bashu.

This confrontation lasted for so many years, and Liu Yan was forced to die.

If Cao Cao had not led his army to take Bashu, Meng Huo would probably have taken action.

This means that Meng Huo is definitely not an honest person.

It is a bit too hasty to trust him so much.

However, Yan Pu only thought so and did not dare to say it out loud.

After all, this was Bai Feng's choice, and he could not interfere.

"Zimao, are you wondering why I trust Meng Huo?"

Bai Feng saw Yan Pu was silent and his face was extremely solemn, so he couldn't help but smile indifferently.

Seeing this, Yan Pu gritted his teeth and said:

"My Lord, it's not that I don't believe in your vision, but Meng Huo is indeed not a trustworthy person."

"This time, my Lord gave him food and seeds, and he might say that he would help you take over Nanzhong."

"After conquering Wuguo, who knows what he will do?"

"If he uses some risky strategy and just uses your hand to destroy Wuguo so that he can command the entire Nanzhong, what should he do?"

Yan Pu originally thought that maybe Bai Feng had his own ideas, so he didn't say anything for now.

But now that Bai Feng asked me, I have to say it.

After all, if you make a mistake in this kind of thing, it is very likely that you will make mistakes step by step.

"My Lord, if Nanzhong is not conquered, they will become a disaster sooner or later."

Yan Pu continued to persuade with earnest words:

"Master Marquis, please think about it for a moment."

"If it were before, if we didn't capture Nanzhong, we wouldn't capture it. At most, when it harmed one side, we would send troops to destroy it, and there would be no need to capture it."

"However, now the south side of Nanzhong is bordering the Sun and Liu coalition forces."

"If they unite, they will most likely capture Bashu."

"Once Bashu falls, everything will be terrible!"

Bai Feng looked at Yan Pu and said with a smile:

"Please rest assured Zi Mao, this Meng Huo will never rebel."

"Just take the food and leave the rest to me."

Yan Pu originally wanted to say a few more words.

But when he heard Bai Feng was so sure, he could only sigh and said:

"Since the Marquis has made such a decision, I will naturally comply with it."

"However, good medicine tastes bitter and loyal advice offends the ears. Lord Marquis, Meng Huo must be on guard against this."

Bai Feng nodded and said:

"Do not worry."

"Since I have transported the grain this time, I have no intention of letting Meng Huo come to guard Nanzhong."

“As soon as you enter Nanzhong, Nanzhong’s terrain advantage no longer exists.”

"Do you think Meng Huo is capable of driving out the troops I sent in?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Pu suddenly turned from worry to joy and said with a smile:

"Since the Marquis has decided so, I will go and do it immediately!"

"The food, grass and baggage will definitely be delivered to Nanzhong as soon as possible!"

Bai Feng smiled lightly, nodded, and immediately stretched himself, preparing to go back to the Hou Mansion to take a look.