Han Zhan, who occupied Jizhou, handed over the matter of pacifying the people and restoring order in the city to Tian Feng, while he was busy with Guo Jia and Zhao Yun for two more important things.

On the day of the capture of Jizhou, Zhao Yun proposed to Han Zhan: "Master Hou, can you send reliable men to Biansai as soon as possible to buy new horses to supplement the cavalry?" ”

"Buying a horse?" Hearing Zhao Yun say this, Han Zhan couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked rhetorically: "Zilong, our four thousand cavalry has not suffered any losses in these battles, so there is no need to buy more horses, right?" ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun suddenly said in shock: "The five hundred cavalry from Sheguo County, if you don't replace the horses as soon as possible, I'm afraid you can only use them as foot soldiers." ”

"Why is that?" Zhao Yun's words completely confused Han Zhan.

Seeing Han Zhan's confused appearance, Zhao Yun also felt very strange, and said in his heart, how could the second brother not even understand this most basic common sense? He glanced at Guo Jia on the side, and then said: "Back to Hou Ye's words, the five hundred cavalry in Sheguo County, because of the long-term galloping on the mountain road, most of the horses' hooves have been worn and broken, and they can no longer continue to charge, and I also ask Hou Ye to replenish new horses for them as soon as possible, so as not to turn this cavalry that can fight well into infantry." ”

After listening to Zhao Yun's explanation, Han Zhan finally figured out what was going on, he looked at Guo Jia, and then at Zhao Yun: "Is it because of the wear and tear of the horse's hooves that a new war horse needs to be replaced?" ”

"General Zilong is right," Seeing that Han Zhan had no intention of buying war horses, Guo Jia also helped Zhao Yun and said: "The wear and tear of war horses in the army is usually due to the wear and tear of the horses' hooves. In Jiazhi's opinion, the little marquis can send people to Saiwai as soon as possible to buy new horses from the Xiongnu and Xianbei. ”

After figuring out what the two were worried about, Han Zhan smiled: "You said that you want to buy a new horse, is it because of the wear and tear of the hooves of the war horse?" Seeing that the two of them nodded in affirmation, he continued to ask, "Is it that as long as the problem of the horse's hoof wear is solved, there is no need to buy new horses?" ”

"Little Hou Ye, doesn't there be a way?" As soon as Guo Jia's words came out, he felt that he was asking this question a little naïve, if there was a way to solve the problem of horsehoe wear, others would have solved it a long time ago, and it would be Han Zhan's turn to be in the limelight. Thinking of this, he shook his head and said, "From ancient times to the present, no one has been able to solve this problem. ”

"Fengxiao, if I say that I can solve this problem," Han Zhan looked at Guo Jia and asked with a smile, "Can you believe it?" ”

"Can you solve this puzzle?" Guo Jia stared at Han Zhan with wide eyes and was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Little Marquis, don't be kidding, let's arrange for people to go outside the plug to buy horses as soon as possible." After speaking, he no longer ignored Han Zhan, but asked Zhao Yun, "General Zilong, now that Miss Xiahou is staying in Sheguo County, Captain Xiahou followed Xun Shaofu to Gongsun Zhan, do you still have capable people under you who can take on the important task of buying horses?" ”

"Hey, hey, hey," Seeing that the two of them regarded themselves as transparent people, Han Zhan was a little unhappy, he raised his voice and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, do you dare to bet with me?" ”

Guo Jia lost the bet last time, so he could only stay by Han Zhan's side to serve, this matter made his heart very unhappy, and at this moment, he saw that there was an opportunity to turn the book, and hurriedly said: "Bet on it, I don't know what the little marquis is betting this time?" ”

"It's still the same as last time." Han Zhan said to Guo Jia with a smile on his face: "Fengxiao, if you win, Ben Hou will let you go; But if you lose again, you can't cheat anymore, you need to sincerely serve me as the Lord. Did you say yes? ”

After Guo Jia nodded in agreement, Han Zhan moved his gaze to Zhao Yun again, "Let Zilong be a witness this time, lest you refuse to admit that you lost when you get it." ”

Guo Jia didn't believe that Han Zhan had a way to solve the problem of horse hoof wear, so he said happily: "Little Hou Ye, let's let General Zilong be a witness, if I win by luck, you can't force me to stay." ”

"Don't worry, I will never be strong." After Han Zhan finished speaking, he stood up and high-fived Guo Jiasan, who came over, indicating that the gambling contract was starting to take effect. Seeing that Guo Jia had entered the urn, Han Zhan's face showed a sly smile: "Let's go, I'll take you two to open your eyes." ”

Han Zhan took the two of them to the blacksmith furnace in the barracks to make weapons, and Huang Zhong, who was busy here, saw Han Zhan and his party coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "My subordinates see Lord Hou!" ”

"Excuse me!" Han Zhan waved his hand at him and asked bluntly, "Han Sheng, how are the things I asked you to build?" ”

"Back to the Hou Ye," Huang Zhong hurriedly replied, "The blacksmith has made more than sixty horseshoes in one hour, and his subordinates have nailed the ten selected war horses to the horseshoe, and let the captain lead the people to ride out of the city." ”

When Guo Jia heard Huang Zhong's words, he hurriedly bent down and picked up a U-shaped horseshoe on the ground and looked at it carefully. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and said with difficulty: "I really didn't expect that nailing this kind of horseshoe to the horse's hooves can prevent the horse's hooves from wearing and breaking, and Jia admits defeat." ”

After speaking, he came to Han Zhan's face, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Jia see the lord!" From now on, as long as Jia still has a breath of air, he will always follow the lord's side! ”

Hearing that Guo Jia finally called himself the lord, Han Zhan was overjoyed, he hurriedly stepped forward to support Guo Jia, and said: "No courtesy, Han can get the help of filial piety, and he will be able to achieve great things in the future!" ”

Zhao Yun was also very curious about this kind of horseshoe, he looked at it over and over for a long time, and did not express any opinions. Seeing Dian Wei coming back from outside the city with the cavalry, he hurriedly stepped forward, let a cavalryman dismount, raised a horse's hoof to carefully inspect the horse's paw on it, and after seeing that there was no wear, he nodded and muttered: "Yes, the second brother really has the ability to turn decay into magic, after the horse is nailed to this horse's shoe, the horse's hooves will no longer break and wear." After the horseshoe is worn out, you can replace it with a new one, which is much less convenient than buying a new horse. ”

Leaving the blacksmith shop, Zhao Yun approached Han Zhan and asked, "Second brother, where are we going next?" ”

"Go to the wounded barracks." Han Zhan replied: "I ordered Team Luo to take a cart of wine to the wounded soldiers' camp, and let him use this wine to steam and brew new wine, and wipe the wounds of the wounded soldiers." ”

"Wipe the wound with wine?" When Zhao Yun heard Han Zhan say this, he couldn't help but glance at Guo Jia, who was also inexplicable, and asked puzzledly, "Mr. Guo, have you ever heard that wine can also clean wounds?" ”

Guo Jia immediately shook his head and replied, "No." ”

Han Zhanxin said that the alcohol content of your age is too low, and it is not suitable for use as alcohol at all. But instead of explaining, he smiled and said to the two, "Come with me, and I'll take you to see what's going on." ”

A soldier in the army saw Han Zhan and others appear, and hurriedly came over to give a salute. Han Zhan waved his hand at him and asked, "Where is Team Luo?" ”

Hearing Han Zhan ask this, Lang Zhong's face showed an embarrassed expression, and he said heavily: "Team Luo led him... He drinks... Drunk, resting in the tent. ”

"Nonsense," Zhao Yun couldn't help but raise his voice when he heard this, "Who doesn't know that Team Luo's rate is a natural good amount of alcohol, how can he get drunk?" ”

"General," seeing that Zhao Yun showed signs of anger, Lang Zhong hurriedly explained: "Two hours ago, Team Luo led people to drag a cart of wine here, saying that it was on the order of the marquis to come here to steam wine, and the steamed wine was used to wipe the wounds of the wounded soldiers. The little one didn't know what steamed wine was, so he could only follow the instructions of the Luo team. Unexpectedly, half an hour ago, Team Luo drank a bowl of freshly steamed wine, and he was so drunk that he was unconscious, and the little one could only carry him into the tent. ”

Seeing that Zhao Yun was still going to reason with Lang Zhong, Han Zhan hurriedly stopped him, and then asked Lang Zhong: "Lang Zhong, I don't know how much wine Team Luo has steamed?" ”

"Two altars." Lang Zhong stretched out two fingers and said, "After using twelve jars of wine, only two jars of new wine were steamed." ”

Hearing that two jars of new wine had been steamed, Han Zhan hurriedly ordered, "Take us to have a look." ”

The three of them, led by Lang Zhong, came to the place where the wine was steamed. Still far away, Han Zhan smelled a strong smell of wine, which smelled much more comfortable than the kind of wine he usually drank. Guo Jia on the side, after smelling the wine, his eyes were slightly closed, his head was raised at a forty-five degree angle, he took a deep breath, and said intoxicatedly: "What a fragrant wine!" ”

Lang Zhong hugged a jar of wine in front of Han Zhan and said to him, "Master Hou, this is the new wine that has been steamed. ”

Han Zhan took a wine bowl from the side, reached in and scooped up a small half bowl of wine, brought it to his mouth and tasted it, and it was indeed the familiar taste of liquor in later generations. He smiled and handed the wine bowl to Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, you are a good wine, how about tasting this wine?" ”

Guo Jia took the wine bowl, first sniffed it close to his nose, and then took a sip gently. As soon as he took the wine, a surprised expression appeared on his face, and then he took a big gulp. After a while, he drank the small half bowl of wine, and he gave a thumbs up and said: "Lord, this wine has a pure aromatic smell, and the entrance is sweet and refreshing, it is really a good wine!" ”

Hearing Guo Jia's evaluation of the wine, Zhao Yun stepped forward to take the wine bowl in his hand, and also scooped a small half bowl from the jar, following Guo Jia's example, first sniffed it in front of his nose, and then drank it all. After drinking, Zhao Yun's face suddenly turned red like a red cloth, and he nodded at Han Zhan and said, "Feng Xiao is right, it is really good wine." ”

"Since you say it's good wine, I'll arrange for someone to make wine for you another day. The wine was for the wounded soldiers and could not be drunk anymore. After Han Zhan finished speaking, he instructed Lang Zhong: "Lang Zhong, immediately use these new wine to clean the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and no one is allowed to drink this wine again, understand?" ”

"Little obedience!" Lang Zhong hurriedly replied.

Han Zhan turned to face Zhao Yun and Guo Jia and said, "Zilong, Fengxiao, from now on, a large number of horseshoe and steamed new wine will be made in order to meet the needs of the occasion. ”

"Subordinates obey!" Both replied loudly at the same time.