Wei Xiyin couldn't help but look up at him, "I thought Mr. Hu was an old acquaintance of yours, after all? You would show mercy."
"Not an old acquaintance." Chu Yu said indifferently, "I just met him once."
Wei Xiyin had an expression on her face that said 'it depends on whether I believe it or not'.
Why are you hiding from us, we only met once?
Chu Yu did not explain, but continued with what he had just said: "Hu Chengen is now in charge of many matters outside the city. If we want to defeat each army one by one, he needs to be dealt with as soon as possible."
"Yu has a plan that kills two birds with one stone."
Wei Xiyin raised an eyebrow, walked to the couch beside her and sat down, "Sir, let me hear what you have to say."
Hu Cheng'en was a useful man under Yuan Sanlang, and his inexplicable death would definitely arouse suspicion.
Chu Yu did not answer, but asked: "What do you think of Yuan Sanlang?"
Wei Xiyin replied without thinking: "What a fool."
Chu Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this, walked over and sat across from her, and said slowly, "Yuan Sanlang has been suppressed for many years. Once he ascended to power, his desire for power was strong, and he would never allow anyone else to snore beside him."
Wei Xiyin paused, "Sir, are you trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
The one that was borrowed was naturally Yuan Sanlang's blunt knife.
Chu Yu did not deny it. He said calmly, "Don't you think it's strange, girl?"
"Zhongshan State had troops and food, but instead of launching rescue operations to expand the safe zone, or cultivating fertile land and finding ways to grow food, it stationed its troops in Zhongren County and remained motionless."
"Yuan Sanlang stayed in the palace without leaving. It's really unacceptable that Hu Chengen didn't have any hand in this."
Wei Xiyin tapped her fingers lightly. "Perhaps it's because of the arrival of winter, the civil unrest in Zhongshan State, and the surrounding mountains and countless mutant animals..."
"I'm afraid Zhongren County had just stabilized not long before we arrived."
Yuan Wu mentioned that there were still about 30,000 troops in Zhongshan.
Now there are only about 26,000 people left.
There are several thousand vacancies in the middle. Apart from those who died in civil strife, most of them probably died at the hands of monsters or in natural disasters.
"Yuan Sanlang himself is afraid of death and dares not come out, but that doesn't mean he takes the lives of his soldiers seriously." Chu Yu said, "Even if the situation has just stabilized, it's not as if the entire army is hiding in Zhongren County and can't leave. The fear is that Yuan Sanlang has other plans."
Wei Xiyin understood immediately, "Sir, do you mean he wants to rebel?"
Chu Yu smiled slightly, "If so, what do you think he would do?"
Naturally, they would first occupy Yizhou, send people to explore Kyoto, and then continue to expand along the territory.
When occupying Yizhou, the first place to be hit was the Wei family fortress.
However, Wei Xiyin didn't say it, and Chu Yu probably knew it too.
She didn't quite understand the thoughts of these psychopaths.
The world is in tatters, and the social order is even more cruel than in the previous chaotic times. It is easy to enclose land and become king, but it is extremely difficult to settle the people's livelihood.
Not to mention the zombies roaming around, just the bad weather alone, people die of drought when it's dry, and freeze to death when it's cold. Only the short spring can give people a little respite.
In this kind of world, even if the world was given to her for free, she wouldn't really want it.
She is already busy all day long with the affairs of Guangwu Fort. If she really wants to govern the area where zombies are rampant, it will take a lot of energy to ensure the stability of the people.
Thinking of this, Wei Xiyin sighed, "Then let's leave this matter to you, sir."
She turned around and saw that Qin Shan did not follow her into the room. There were only the two of them in the room.
There was a shadow moving outside the door. Qin Shan probably knew that the girl and Mr. Chu had something important to discuss, so he was waiting there.
Chu Yu naturally agreed.
After the conversation, the room suddenly became quiet.
Only then did Wei Xiyin have time to look at the layout of the house.
The furnishings inside the house are simple, concise and exquisite, and are blocked by a screen. It seems that it is Chu Yu's living room.
The courtyard where the Wei family's troops were located was actually an inn, which was established by Zhongshan State in the past to entertain foreign envoys. It was very large inside, with large and small courtyards adjacent to each other. There was a training ground in the backyard, which was specially for visiting servants to live in, and it could accommodate thousands of people.
The house where Chu Yu lived was in the middle, and their people were guarding in front and behind.
Chu Yu glanced at her calmly and said, "By the way, the lady had previously asked me to investigate the situation at the horse farm, and I've already made some progress."
Wei Xiyin suddenly became energetic.
"Last night, our men followed those three horses and took advantage of the chaos to break into the south of the city. We discovered that the entire area had been expanded into a horse ranch." Chu Yu said calmly, "Many of the stables were converted from residential buildings. The guards only broke into two to inspect, and they both contained war horses, so I imagine there were quite a few."
"I don't know the exact number, but it's not important anymore."
Wei Xiyin nodded and said, "Sir, you are right."
It is enough to know that there are horses, where they are, and that there are many of them.
Wei Xiyin stayed in the room for a while and then said goodbye and left.
She called Cheng Xiu and took the horse out.
Since I was using horse riding as an excuse, I naturally had to put on a show to show others.
Chu Yu stood up and walked the girl all the way to the door. Only when he saw the girl walking away did he turn around and walk back.
Turn east, pass through the east-west corridors, and head to the south hall. The backyard is where most of the troops live.
Chu Yu looked at the rows of low houses in silence.
The girl clearly knew what was going on, but she managed to hold back and not ask anything.
Why?
………
After Wei Xiyin came out, she led the horse towards the east city gate.
Of course, Cheng Xiu was leading the horse, and Qin Shan followed beside her.
She walked to the east and passed the arrow tower, where she was stopped by the soldiers below.
The soldiers in Zhongshan had heard about Madam Wei's deeds in the past few days. They were afraid that they would anger her and cause her to cause trouble in the city, so they were extremely polite to her.
"Madam Wei, it's dangerous outside. If you want to ride your horse, go inside the city."
In such a large county seat, there are only a few thousand people left in the city, so it is not a problem even if people ride horses in the streets.
Wei Xiyin waved to Qin Shan beside her.
Qin Shan understood and placed the whip in her palm.
She immediately clenched the whip and lashed it out on the ground.
The whip fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
The soldier trembled all over, fearing that the next whip would fall on him.
Wei Xiyin raised her head slightly, her eyes glancing at the people on the upper floors of the arrow tower who were curiously looking down. She said with a half-smile, "Why? Do you still want to control where I want to ride my horse?"
"I dare not." The soldiers looked hesitant. They were responsible for guarding the arrow tower and were only following orders. No one was allowed to enter or leave without permission.
Seeing this, one of the squad leaders ran over and explained the situation honestly.
Finally, he bowed to her and said, "Madam Wei, please don't embarrass us."
Wei Xiyin clicked her tongue and said, "So that's how it is."
The sergeant nodded repeatedly, thinking she had given up.
The next moment, Wei Xiyin took out the princess's token in front of them.
"This is just a sign. Why don't you let me pass? I don't have the patience to waste time with you."
The chief was dumbfounded.
After hesitating for only a moment, he resigned himself to his fate and let his subordinates let him pass.
Even Cheng Xiu had to sigh that the girl's personality was so good that everything she did seemed reasonable. She was really successful in everything.
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