"Childe, the caravan in front of you wants to be with us."

"Oh? Is it the Mi family's caravan? ”

"Yes, and it seems that there are important people of the Mi family among them, and their defensive strength is obviously not like that of ordinary caravans."

"Hmm...... Agree with them, after all, they are also there to send us food and grass, and we need to keep them safe. ”

"Yes, Childe!"

"Well, go ahead, and in addition, everyone should increase their attention and prevent accidents, we need to properly show our allies what we are capable of."

"Yes!"

When Yangyi walked away, a young man beside Gongsun Du said strangely: "Is Gongzi very familiar with the people of the Mi family?" What is an ally? ”

"Zigang, you may not know, before meeting you, a certain person and the Mi family bought materials worth thousands of gold, and the head of the Mi family was also very generous to send 50,000 stones of grain and grass to support Liaodong after hearing about the plight of Liaodong."

Gongsun Du didn't hide it, and told Zhang Hong directly, but he didn't mention the agreement reached under the tacit understanding between him and Mi Du.

"Allies, that is, friends who watch over and help each other. That is to say, if Liaodong needs something in the future, the Mi family will help as much as possible. Of course, Liaodong will also help the Mi family when they need help. ”

Zhang Hong raised his eyebrows without a trace, he can be said to know much more about the ability of the Mi family than others in Xuzhou. Many people think that the Mi family is just famous, and even the influence of the Mi family will become extremely weak when it leaves the East China Sea, but in fact this is not the case. As far as he knows, the Mi family has a close relationship with the Thorn History Mansion and the Taishou Mansion of each county in Xuzhou, and has a good influence, which is not far behind the top families in Xuzhou.

It can be said that the reason why Zhang Hong was willing to go to Liaodong with Gongsun Du was more moved by him, especially the sentence that regarded him and Han Xin as a level, and Gongsun Du risked his head to come to invite him personally.

But moving is moving after all, not interest, and now, there is. He was very curious about how Gongsun Du got on the side with the Mi family, as for saying that it was profitable, he would never believe it, from Yanzhou to Youzhou on the way, he learned some actual situations in Liaodong from Gongsun Du's mouth, and it should be more of a loss-making transaction.

So, why is the head of the Mi family willing to make this loss-making transaction?

Zhang Hong really couldn't figure it out, and Gongsun Du didn't have the idea of explaining. However, Gongsun Du explained the purchase of materials, which made Zhang Hong more and more dissatisfied with the rule of the Han Dynasty.

Just as Gongsun Du was chatting with Zhang Hong, Yang Yi came back and brought another person with him.

"Childe, the young master of the Mi family asks to see!"

Gongsun Du nodded and looked at the young man not far behind him.

With permission, the young man immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "Mi Zhu has seen an adult!" Then he turned his head to Zhang Hong and said, "Brother Zigang, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Gongsun Du was surprised: "The two of you know each other? ”

Without waiting for the two to reply, he suddenly said: "Yes, one is the young master of the Mi family, and the other is a talented man in the same state, how can he not know each other, but he is talking nonsense." ”

"How dare you!" Zhang Hong and Mi Zhu said in unison.

Then Zhang Hong returned the salute and said, "Brother Zizhong, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Mi Zhu nodded in response, and said to Gongsun Du ashamedly: "My lord, Zhu is ashamed, because of the wrong estimation of the situation along the way, the previous preparation was not sufficient, so that the accompanying guards suffered a lot of losses, and the road behind me also asked the adults to help a lot." ”

Gongsun Du frowned and said, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Zhang Hong was also surprised, because he did not encounter bandits on the way north with Gongsun Du, you must know that before meeting Gongsun Du, he encountered bandits several times on the way to Luoyang, and each time he paid a lot of money to get through safely. Originally, he thought that it was because there were too many people with him, and Gongsun Du was worried that there would be an accident for the people of Linshui Village to go north alone, so he took them north together, but he didn't expect that the Mijia caravan with more people encountered a lot of bandits, so it seemed that there must be other reasons, so he couldn't help but set his eyes on Gongsun Du, because he couldn't think of any other reason besides Gongsun Du, which made him feel a little more curious in his heart.

His brows stretched, and Gongsun Du said apologetically: "It's the degree that is negligent, so that the transportation of materials in the back is arranged by the degree in terms of safety." Then he smiled again and said, "However, there is no need to worry about the road from here to the Liao Army, as long as the bandits here are not stupid, they will definitely not do anything to us." ”

"Oh?" Mi Zhu looked at Gongsun Du in confusion and said, "Why? ”

Gongsun Du proudly pointed to the armor on the guards around him, and said, "Just rely on it." ”

"Huh?"

Mi Zhu and Zhang Hong looked at the Mingguang armor on the guard's body, full of puzzlement, although this armor looks a little different from the armor they have seen before, but it is just armor, can it still play a role in deterring bandits?

Gongsun Du smiled and did not speak.

Yang Yi was already dissatisfied with the young Zhang Hong, he felt that such a person was worthy of Gongsun Du risking his head to go south to invite him personally, so he raised his head and said: "The two of you may not know the power of Mingguang Armor, so they don't understand." ”

"I want to hear about it!" Zhang Hong had long been aware of Yangyi's dissatisfaction with him, but he didn't take it to heart at all, so when he heard this now, he was more curious. Mi Zhu also nodded.

"The Mingguang armor was designed and cast by my son-in-law himself, and its defensive power is many times higher than the standard armor of the imperial court, and ordinary bows and crossbows cannot break through the defense of the Mingguang armor at all." Yang Yi said proudly.

Zhang Hong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said secretly: If this is the case, doesn't it mean that the soldiers in Liaodong will increase their combat effectiveness by 30%? That......

Mi Zhu didn't think about it so much, but said strangely: "What does this have to do with the bandits not doing anything to us?" ”

Gongsun Du was silent when he heard this, but he had a different opinion about Zhang Hong and Mi Zhu: Zigang not only seems to have excellent talents in governance, but also has an unequal talent in military affairs. Zizhong is different, in the end, he is a businessman, even if he also has the ability to govern, but he still thinks from the perspective of a businessman.

There's nothing wrong with Gongsun Du thinking so, but when is it? It's the end of the Han Dynasty!

At this time, it was not as detailed as it was 2,000 years later, and even then, there were not military personnel in politics.

Therefore, what is so strange that Zhang Hong can govern both the government and the army!

Yang Yi didn't care about this, and snorted, "Hmph, what's the matter?" The relationship is big. ”

"The power of Mingguangjia has been fully reflected in the bandits of the Liao Army, and now there are no bandits in the entire Liao Army, and the bandits who escaped by luck want to be in Changli, where we are now, and Xuansu and other counties. Presumably, these guys who are still alive will tremble when they see Mingguang's legs, robbing the road? Do they still dare? ”

Forehead~

Zhang Hong looked at Gongsun Du in surprise, and saw that he didn't say anything at all, obviously this was not a lie, which made him curious from the bottom of his heart.

Mi Zhu was very surprised, exterminate all the bandits in the county? No bandits would dare to stay in the county? Even the armor that you wear after escaping can't raise your mind other than fear? It's incredible! But before he could speak, the line suddenly stopped. At the same time, a rampant voice suddenly drifted from the mountain—

"Everyone under the mountain listens to Lao Tzu, and wants to pass from here and leave half of the money, otherwise they will be killed and buried!"

As soon as I said that no one dared to rob the road, suddenly bandits popped up, isn't this a slap in the face? Gongsun Du's complexion sank suddenly, and Yang Yi was even more furious and said, "My lord, let Yi clean them up!" ”