In fact, Gongsun Zhan's attack on Yuan Shao in the south at this time was already a sure thing, and Tian Yu and Guan Jing were very aware of this. With Gongsun Zhan's upright character, how could he be as rational as Tian Yu thought? It is not easy to wait until this time to send troops. If it weren't for Tian Yu's constant persuasion, I'm afraid Gongsun Chan would have been unable to resist waving his army south, and Tian Yu's dissuasion at this time was just to delay some time and let Gongsun Chan accumulate more strength.

The benefits brought by pacifying the northern Xinjiang are immeasurable. The first is that Gongsun Zhan's fame has skyrocketed directly, such a national hero who has ended the troubles of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, ignoring the ability and righteousness to vote, but in just half a year, the troops under Gongsun Chan have expanded to 200,000, which can be called terrifying. Of course, many of them are Wuhuan and Xianbei cavalry, which is the second benefit that the pacification of the northern frontier brought to Gongsun Zhan.

In the face of Gongsun Zhan's iron-blooded suppression, as well as the white horse righteous servants who came and went like the wind, the northern alien races were powerless to fight back, and many of them who believed in the law of the jungle directly switched to Gongsun Zhan's command and became his help. During this period of time, Gongsun Zhan's power continued to expand like a balloon, and a large number of soldiers would be added every few days. If you wait another two months, it is not impossible to have another 50,000 troops.

As for the grain and grass, with the grain and grass purchased from Yuan Shu before, there is no problem in maintaining these armies for most of the year. As for half a year later, when Yuan Shao is defeated and Jizhou is won, will Gongsun Chan still have to worry about grain and grass?

Gongsun Chan never thought of uniting with others, but in the face of Tian Yu's kindness, Gongsun Chan didn't know how to choose, so he simply put the matter aside for the time being.

Looking at the elegant scholar in front of him, Gongsun Zhan chuckled: "Mi Zhu! The second richest man in Jiangdong, how come you, the head of the Mi family, have time to be the envoy of Yuan Highway here? ”

Gongsun Zhan's tone was frivolous, and there was no lack of sarcasm. The status of merchants in this era is extremely low, that is, they can still have a certain status in Jiangdong, but in the eyes of princes such as Gongsun Zhan, they are extremely low.

Mi Zhu didn't care about Gongsun Zhan's attitude, and bowed down respectfully and said: "The general deals with Yuan Gong, and Yuan Gong just needs one person to discuss with the general in person." Although he has a humble status, he knows a little about business, so he recommended himself to Yuan Gongmao. Duke Yuan is a meritocracy, so he is allowed to come down, and he hopes that the general will forgive him. ”

Facing the thorny Mi Zhu, Gongsun Zhan only felt that he had nowhere to use his strength, and snorted slightly coldly: "Gong Yuan is open-minded and so kind to businessmen. Okay, let's just say it, what are the requirements for Yuan Highway to send you? Don't you think that 50,000 sets of equipment are too much? ”

"No, no, no!" Mi Zhu hurriedly shook his head and said: "The general's white horse is the top elite in the world, the alien race in Beiping, the southern expedition to Yuan Shao, invincible, and only 50,000 sets of equipment are not enough to match it." The lord was very fond of the general's white horse Yicong, and specially sent a certain person to discuss with the general. We are willing to give 80,000 sets of equipment, but there is a small request that the general will personally agree. ”

"Oh? What's the request? Hearing the 80,000 sets of equipment, Gongsun Chan only felt extremely excited, his eyes were full of joy, and he couldn't care about stability, so he said directly.

Mi Zhu bowed slightly again, and said in a soft tone: "Zhu is a merchant, he knows very well that there are risks in commercial trade, and the same is true for the transaction between the general and Yuan Gong. Yuan Gong sent a certain person here this time, in fact, to reduce this risk and achieve a win-win situation. What Yuan Gong asked for was a white horse, but if he wanted to be foolproof, it was obviously impossible to buy directly from the general. Therefore, Yuan Gong hoped that the general could give a promise that when he fought with Yuan Shao, he would try his best to protect more than one team of Baima Yizhi, so that Yuan Gong could rebuild later. Of course, if the general wins, these 80,000 sets of equipment will be a gift from Yuan Gong to the general, and there will be nothing else to ask for. ”

"Humph!" Gongsun Zhan's eyes were slightly cold, and he snorted coldly: "It seems that Yuan Highway still can't believe so!" ”

Mi Zhu hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, Duke Yuan doesn't believe in the general." Everyone in the world knows that the general has a righteous temperament and is full of words, how could Yuan Gong doubt the general's character? It's just for insurance. When the brother settles the accounts, when Zhu is doing business, he is a trusted friend, and a certain transaction with him will also sign a detailed and perfect contract, which is not distrust, but for the sake of clear responsibility, so that both parties can feel at ease. If the general has a grudge against this, then forget it, and according to the requirements made by the general before, I will wait for the transaction. ”

When it was over, Mi Zhu also pretended to be frightened and excused himself. But if he didn't bring it up at the beginning, it would be fine, and now that he is facing 80,000 sets of equipment, how could Gongsun Chan choose those 50,000 sets of equipment again? People die like lights going out, after he is defeated, can he still take Bai Ma Yi to Yuan Shu underground?

Gongsun Zhan was deliberately looking for trouble, hoping to get some more equipment from Mi Zhu, but when he heard Mi Zhu's words, he hurriedly said: "You are serious, how can a certain Gongsun Bogui be such a narrow-minded person?" Since Yuan Gong had a request, he naturally responded to it, but he didn't know when the 80,000 sets of equipment would arrive? ”

At this time, Gongsun Zhan had completely ignored Tian Yu's dissuasion and made up his mind to send troops. 80,000 sets of equipment, which is undoubtedly a relief for Gongsun Zhan.

You must know that Gongsun Zhan has a lot of Wuhuan and Xianbei cavalry under his command, adding up to definitely no less than 80,000. These 80,000 people are all skilled soldiers and horses, but this equipment...

The alien race is poor, naturally it is impossible to have good equipment, these 80,000 people are mostly animal skin and wooden guns, and the army under the command of Gongsun Zan has just been expanded, and the spare equipment in his hands is used to equip recruits, how can there be equipment to supplement these Wuhuan and Xianbei cavalry? If it weren't for the fact that the equipment gap was too big, Gongsun Chan would not have proposed to trade with Yuan Shu.

Mi Zhu smiled slightly: "The general is really broad-minded, and a certain generation of Yuan Gong thanked the general." The 80,000 sets of equipment will arrive within seven days, and if the general urgently needs it, he will urge them to hurry up and deliver it within three days. ”

"Good!" Gongsun Zan smiled when he heard this: "Gong Yuan is really happy, I need to thank you for this matter." ”

Tian Yu looked at the excited Gongsun Zhan below, with a bitter face. Mi Zhu has been leading Gongsun Chan's nose since he came in, and what about Gongsun Chan? If you are sold, you have to count the money for the other party.

The other party's subsequent urging was obviously nonsense. Seven days to arrive on three days, I'm afraid it can be a day, the other party deliberately said late!

"In addition, general, my lord also wants to lead the army to remove a major trouble for the general and pacify the Gongsun Du of Liaodong. I wonder if the general will be able to agree? Mi Zhu said softly.

Gongsun Zhan's originally excited mood instantly turned cold, and he said in a cold tone: "Gong Yuan is also interested in my Youzhou?" ”

"Neither nor not!" Mi Zhu hurriedly said: "Gongsun Du has always had a close relationship with Yuan Shao, and Yuan Gong was afraid that Gongsun Du would sneak attack from behind when the general and Yuan Shao were in a decisive battle, so he wanted to watch this place for the general." Please rest assured that if the general defeats Yuan Shao, our army will immediately withdraw from Youzhou, cede Liaodong to the general, and never enter Youzhou from the sea in the future. ”