Chapter 263 So arrogant! (Here we come!)

Author: The Cat on the Wall 1

Chapter 263 So arrogant! (Here we come!)

Zhang Heng smiled when he heard this and said: "Shuai Nong, I told you, we are thousands of miles away and there is no way I could come here to entertain you.

I do have money, food and people. If you are willing to be loyal to me, just tell me how many troops and people you need to fight against Thang Long."

After hearing this, Nong Zhigao's face suddenly turned dark. In fact, not only Nong Zhigao's expression was dark, but also the Huang Wei brother next to him had a look of disbelief.

Nong Zhigao snorted coldly: "If we fight to Shenglong, wouldn't it mean that Annan will be destroyed? I'm afraid even the officials of the Song Dynasty would not dare to talk about such things. You, Mr. Zhang, can do it without relying on the court."

These?"

Zhang Heng nodded, but there was no joke on his face, and he said very seriously: "Nothing is impossible.

Annan is not weak, but in fact, compared to the Song Dynasty, its national strength is just scabies.

The reason why the Song Dynasty was unwilling to take action against Annan was actually because Annan did not pose much of a threat.

Once there is a threat to Annan and the Song Dynasty is willing to take a look here, Annan's hard days will come."

Nong Zhigao snorted coldly: "If it was as easy as you said, Annan would have been taken in as early as the early Song Dynasty. How could he still be here today?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "So, it is not appropriate for the Song army to come here. The reason is that the climate here in Annan is too hot and there are many mountains and forests. This environment is not a good combat environment for the Song army. Once the Song army goes deep here, it will inevitably

A lot of damage will occur due to not adapting to the environment, but if it is carried out by Guangyuan people who are accustomed to this place, it can get twice the result with half the effort.

Especially Nong Shuai, you are here to lead the people of Guangyuan Prefecture to fight against Annan. Firstly, you are very familiar with the geographical conditions here and adapt to the climatic conditions. Secondly, with Nong Shuai under your leadership, the Annan army will not have the advantage of fighting locally.

And Nong Shuai, the reason why you couldn't defeat Annan before is because Guangyuan Prefecture has no unity and no support from the rear. No matter the manpower or financial resources, it is far inferior to Annan, so it suffered a defeat.

But if Nong Shuai has my support, it will be different. Food can be supplied from Guangdong and Guangxi, and troops can also be recruited from Guangdong and Guangxi. The climate of Guangdong and Guangxi is not much different from the climate of Annan. The soldiers recruited from Guangdong and Guangxi can perfectly adapt to the climate of Annan.

As for Guangyuan Prefecture, I will also help Nong Shuai work together. Whether it is the four major surnames or the many cave owners, the most important task at the moment is to fight against Annan. With these forces helping together, I don’t know if Nong Shuai will

Have confidence?"

Listening to Zhang Heng's analysis, Nong Zhigao hesitated a little: "Ms. Zhang, it's not that I can't trust you, but Annan is a country after all, and it is a local overlord. To fight against such a country, we need a lot of financial and human resources.

Material resources are not rare. Without the support of the Song Dynasty, where would these things come from?"

Zhang Heng said: "The imperial court will not support it directly, but Guangdong and Guangxi will support it. Guangdong and Guangxi already have funds for border defense. These funds can be provided to you, but the requirement is that you can stabilize Guangyuan Prefecture and attack Annan's local army."

, let me solve it.

As for where it comes from?”

Zhang Heng paused and smiled: "...Lin'an Commercial Guild will fully support it."

Nong Zhigao was stunned when he heard this: "Lin'an Commercial Bank...why are you so familiar?"

Huang Wei quickly reminded: "Lin'an Trading Company is the number one trading bank in the Song Dynasty!"

Nong Zhigao suddenly remembered: "It turned out to be the Lin'an Trading Company! However, it is just a trading bank. Even the first trading bank in the Song Dynasty is not a country. How can we have enough power to support us against Annan?"

Zhang Heng burst out laughing and thought, how did you know that after years of layout, Lin'an Trading Company has spread almost all over the economic centers of the Song Dynasty, including Bianjing, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Xiangzhou, etc., without exception, Lin'an Trading Bank is present in all of them.

, and used these economic centers to radiate to all surrounding areas, almost controlling the economic lifeline of the Song Dynasty. Is its power beyond your imagination?

People often say that someone is as rich as the country, but that is just a word of praise, but Lin'an Trading Company is really as rich as the country. Zhang Heng actually doesn't know how much money Lin'an Trading Company has now. Anyway, it is more than Sansi.

Just more.

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Let's put it this way, Nong Shuai give me some data, how many people do you need and how much money do you need to defeat Annan?"

Nong Zhigao frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "At least 100,000 troops and 10 million yuan in money, right?"

Zhang Heng shook his head and smiled: "How to defeat Annan is a matter for Nong Shuai, but I can assure you, Nong Shuai, that as many people as you recruit, I will be responsible for the number of weapons and food. It will definitely be enough, and

Your mission is to completely defeat Li Chao!"

After talking to this extent, Nong Zhigao still looked unbelievable. Zhang Heng was not in a hurry and smiled and said: "Nong Shuai, please digest it first. I still have to walk around and go to other caves tomorrow."

Take a look."

While they were talking, the food and wine were already flowing. Nong Zhigao suppressed his doubts and invited Zhang Heng to eat and drink together. However, this time, he was obviously much more respectful.

After Nong Zhigao toasted Zhang Heng several times, he said with a smile on his face: "What is Zhang Heng going to do when he goes to other caves?"

Zhang Heng looked at Nong Zhigao with a half-smile but said: "Of course I will contact the people who are willing to fight against Annan. Nong Shuai doesn't seem to be very interested in this matter, and he doesn't seem to trust me, so naturally I will

I have to go see if other people are willing to do it, otherwise my trip will be in vain."

Nong Zhigao narrowed his eyes and said: "Zhang Xiang, I don't know if you have this ability, but I want to ask, why do you want to defeat Annan? You should have no grudges with Annan?"

Zhang Heng shook his head and said: "That's not the case, I have a grudge against Annan.

Nong Shuai should also know that Guangnan East Road was developed by me, Zhang. From a wild road to the current grand situation, I planned it, and Nong Shuai led his soldiers and horses to wreak havoc in it.

The hatred is so great!"

Zhang Heng saw Nong Zhigao's very uneasy look, and smiled and said: "Nong Shuai, you did the right thing, but I, Zhang, know what the root cause is.

If Annan hadn't oppressed the people of Guangyuan Prefecture, and if the Song Dynasty hadn't turned a blind eye to Nong Shuai's attachment, such a tragedy would not have happened.

If I just defeated Nong Shuai and turned a blind eye to the reasons behind it, then the Guangdong and Guangxi regions would still be threatened by Annan, and even a few years later, Annan would invade Guangdong and Guangxi on a large scale, which I don't want to see.

Therefore, at this time, if I can make some arrangements, I will do my best."

Nong Zhigao breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still a little confused and said: "Xiangong Zhang, you are indeed the most talented person in the Song Dynasty, able to get to the essence of things, but..."

Nong Zhigao looked deeply at Zhang Heng and said: "...But I still can't understand why you are willing to spend your own money to defeat Annan?

You have not gained any benefit at all from it. If you are patriotic or not, please don't use this to bluff me.

I, Nong Zhigao, have met many people, including everyone, but I have never seen anyone who is not interested in himself but only for others."

Zhang Heng looked sideways at Nong Zhigao: "You want to know?"

Nong Zhigao looked directly at Zhang Heng, nodded and said, "Yes, I want to know."

Zhang Heng smiled slightly: "It's better not to listen. If you listen and don't plan to be loyal to me, then either you will kill me, or I will kill you... I ask you again, do you still want to

Do you listen?"

Nong Zhigao gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Listen!"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Okay, since you want to listen, then listen, oh, yes..."

Zhang Heng turned to look at the two brothers Huang Wei and Huang Shimi and said, "Do you want to listen?"

Huang Wei and Huang Shimi looked at each other and said in unison: "Listen!"

Zhang Heng hummed, and then said: "What Nong Shuai said is that I do have selfish motives.

First, Guangnan East Road is my hard work, and I really don’t want it to be destroyed by war, so taking precautions is the best way to deal with it.

Secondly, Guangyuan Prefecture is the Guangyuan Prefecture of the Song Dynasty. It must be under the rule of the Song Dynasty before I can feel at ease.

The third one..."

Zhang Heng paused for a moment: "...that's my true selfishness, Nong Shuai, when I help you rebuild the army, I want you to help me build a strong army, and the territory I conquer in the future,

I want half."

Nong Zhigao was surprised and said: "You want half? Does Song Dynasty want half, or do you want half?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "I will pay for the expansion of the Song Dynasty?"

Nong Zhigao took a careful look at the young man in front of him, and for the first time he felt impressed.

Zhang Heng explained with a smile: "As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Today I may be the prime minister, but tomorrow I may lose my official position. How can I tie my honor and disgrace to others when I am today?"

My father has my mother, so it is better to have it myself. If I get a piece of land of my own in Annan, with the management ability of my Lin'an Trading Company, I may not be able to become an overlord in the southeastern sea. Isn't this much more satisfying than being a minister?"

Understood.

Nong Zhigao understood Zhang Heng's thoughts. Not only did he not think there was anything wrong, but he was very happy. He felt relieved and had trust in what Zhang Heng said.

By this time, Nong Zhigao had already made up his mind, knelt down on one knee and said: "Zhigao is willing to be loyal to Zhang Xiang, and Zhigao is willing to take Annan for Zhang Xiang. When Zhang Xiang becomes the lord of Annan one day, I hope Zhang Xiang can give it to me."

A place for Nong to recuperate!"

Zhang Heng smiled and nodded.

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Nong Zhigao looked down at Yan Shengshen: "What ability do you have that makes Zhang relative trust you so much?"

Yan Shengshen faced Nong Zhigao, the ruthless gangster who had caused a "Five Mountains Troubles" and "the emperor was fighting for the sun", but he was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "The last general doesn't have any great abilities, he just works hard and is loyal.

He treated Zhang Xiang differently, and this allowed him to take up important positions with mediocre talents."

After Zhang Heng and Nong Zhigao reached an agreement, they started their return journey, leaving Yan Sheng behind at Wue Cave. He and his three hundred guards sent Zhang Heng to Hengshan Village and then turned back.

Yan Shengshen was entrusted with an important task by Zhang Heng. He is Zhang Heng's spokesperson in Guangyuan Prefecture, which means that Zhang Heng is under the unified leadership of Nong Zhigao on Nong Zhigao's side. In fact, Zhang Heng is under the unified leadership of Nong Zhigao.

But he plays the role of supervising Nong Zhigao.

Nong Zhigao obviously wanted to explore Yan Shengshen's background, but Yan Shengshen was neither humble nor arrogant, saying that he was just loyal to Zhang Heng despite hard work and resentment. However, Nong Zhigao was obviously not convinced by Yan Shengshen's statement and continued: "

Your three hundred cavalry are well trained, the horses are excellent, and the weapons are of the best choice, but the number is too small, and I'm afraid it will have limited effect."
To be continued...