In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed. The weather turns autumn, the entire northern grassland gradually becomes a withered yellow, the cattle, sheep and horses that can be seen everywhere have disappeared, because of the upcoming war, countless alien races collectively migrated to the north, and the whole grassland is full of a sense of slaughter and loneliness.

"Boom!"

The sound of horses' hooves gradually sounded, and a thousand-strong cavalry galloped over the withered yellow weeds.

"General, no trace of the Xianbei people has been found for so long, not even a single cow or sheep have been found, it seems that they have already withdrawn, why don't we go back and resume our lives!" An adjutant general said loudly.

"We'll go back to our lives after another fifty miles." The leading general looked at the empty horizon in the distance and said with a little reluctance.

In the past ten days, not even a single enemy army has been discovered, he is really unwilling, and the rest of his colleagues have either led the army to plunder many tribes, or have destroyed some Xianbei cavalry roaming the grassland, and at least some herdsmen, cattle and sheep have been captured. Only their troops, who have been in the army for almost half a month, have not achieved anything, and have achieved no results.

As a general under Gongsun Zhan, everyone is full of wolf nature, if he doesn't earn a point of battle, how can he be willing to go back like this? You must know that it is only five days away from Wolf Juxu Mountain, and if you don't make meritorious contributions, it is estimated that you will have to wait until the decisive battle.

"Oh my God! You have to bless me! If I can't even drink some soup after coming out for so long, how will I face the general and those bastards when I go back! Xie Zhao muttered.

During this time, he was ridiculed by his colleagues, if it weren't for the fact that Gongsun Zhan strictly forbade brawls in the army, he would have wanted to pull the team and fight with that group of bastards.

"General! Checkmate! There's movement ahead! Suddenly, his lieutenant shouted.

"Where?" Xie Zhao's eyes lit up and he said loudly.

"There! Northwest! The lieutenant said, pointing to the horizon in the distance.

Xie Zhao squinted his eyes and took a closer look, and sure enough, there was a faint black dot trembling on the horizon, and if he hadn't looked closely, he really wouldn't have been able to see it.

"Erhuzi, good job! Lao Tzu knows that your eyes are good and will not disappoint Lao Tzu! It's not in vain that Lao Tzu made an exception to promote you to a deputy general. Xie Zhao said excitedly.

This lieutenant of his has no other skills, just good eyesight. used to herd sheep for foreign races, and he practiced such a pair of good eyes. This time, in order to find the enemy faster, Xie Zhao broke the rules and promoted this subordinate who was just a chief, and now it is really useful.

Having discovered the enemy's position, Xie Zhao immediately led the army to turn the horse's head and run towards the black spot in the northwest direction.

"General, that's not right! It doesn't look like it's a migrating tribe, but a tribe of horsemen! The lieutenant general stared at the black dot in the distance, which gradually became clearer, and said with some nervousness.

"You coward, what are you afraid of? How many people are on the other side? If there is less, we will eat, and if there is more, we will run. ”

"About three thousand to five thousand!"

Hearing this, Xie Zhao excitedly pumped the war horse under his crotch again: "Okay!" ”

Turning around, he shouted at the soldiers behind him, "Brothers! The big deal is coming! Kill the bunch of crumbs in front, Lao Tzu invites you to drink! ”

"Good!"

"General, what do you want us to drink? Why don't you have a pound of Jiangnan Spring for one person? Another sturdy lieutenant with a double hammer licked his lips and smiled.

"Get out! Can Lao Tzu afford it? Xie Zhao scolded with a smile.

"It's not worth one or two Jiang Nanchun to sell all the fat on your body, at most one person is half a catty and two pots, and there is another reward for killing more Lao Tzu!" Xie Zhao's heart was dripping blood, but he said with a proud face on the surface.

"Good!"

"The general is wise!"

"General's atmosphere!"

Hearing this, the soldiers were excited and excited, and their morale was boosted.

Thinking about the spicy energy of the second pot, many soldiers couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and their eyes lit up.

In order to support Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shu not only provided some sophisticated weapons and armor, but also provided a lot of logistics supplies. One of the most popular among Youzhou soldiers is this liquor called Erguotou.

Although it is not as mellow and luscious as Jiangdong's most famous liquor, Jiang Nanchun, the intensity is not bad at all, and it is as addictive as a drug for these northern men, especially in the cold northern grasslands. And the most important thing is that the price of this wine is very low, even ordinary soldiers can barely afford to consume it, unlike Jiang Nanchun's general price.

However, although the price of the second pot is relatively cheap, the amount of half a catty is basically half a month's salary for ordinary soldiers. A thousand people, Xie Zhao, this is really a hemorrhage.

"General, that's what you said! If I kill a hundred, how many pounds will you give me? The lieutenant with the twin hammers asked with bright eyes.

"Get out! Do you think you're a white horse? Kill a hundred, if you can kill a hundred Lao Tzu and give you ten catties, drink you to death! Xie Zhao scolded with a smile.

"Oh? What does the general mean is that ten people have a pound of wine? A hint of cunning flashed in the eyes of this seemingly straightforward reckless man.

"Okay, you bastard, are you waiting for me here?" Xie Zhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said loudly: "Okay!" Kill ten pounds of wine, and everyone is the same. It's all riveting for me! Don't say that Lao Tzu didn't give you a chance, it's up to you how much you can earn and drink! ”

"Roar!" All the soldiers roared excitedly, and the sound shook the heavens and the earth. These people all had wolf-like eyes in their eyes, greedily watching the enemy troops gradually emerging in the distance.

"Sister! This time, it seems that it is really a big loss, and I have to find General Zhang on credit when I go back. Seeing that the morale of his subordinates had reached its peak, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Xie Zhao's eyes, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart.

Destroying enemy forces gives you not only merit, but also supplies and prisoners. If the group exterminates this group of Hu cavalry, Xie Zhao's army is estimated to be able to obtain a lot of supplies, and it is estimated that it will be no problem to sell them to Zhang Liao for a 300 catties and two pots. So what Xie Zhao said before was so refreshing, in fact, he only needed to post a part of the money.

And now there are three or five hundred catties of wine, which is a bit beyond Xie Zhao's ability to bear. Although Zhang Liao can pay on credit, but with so much money, he can't afford to sell him, so he can only have more relations with Zhang Liao, and pray that he can get more supplies.

"Before the war began, Lao Tzu was in debt, alas! However, if this battle is won, maybe Lao Tzu will be promoted by half a level, and it will not be a loss. Let's hope we can catch more supplies in the future! ”

To say that Yuan Shu is really a profiteer, it is not wrong to fight and do business. Zhang Liao's army was fighting with Gongsun Zan while doing business. Because this can be beneficial to himself and exchange some inexhaustible waste for important materials, Gongsun Chan acquiesced to this and should give benefits to the generals under his command.

In this way, Zhang Liao became a small Tinker Bell in the army, buying the materials captured by these generals who led the army to fight, and then exchanging them for wine, weapons, and the like and selling them to them. Although Zhang Liao was a little disgusted by this kind of behavior, he was here to fight, not to be a second-class dealer, but because of Yuan Shu's order, he still carried it out.

In fact, Yuan Shu did not arrange this way to make money, Yuan Shu is not short of money and materials now, there is no need to do this kind of thing for such a little material, even if it is given to Gongsun Zhan for nothing. Yuan Shu's purpose in doing this was mainly to deepen his ties with the army under Gongsun Zhan, gain the favor of these soldiers, and facilitate his actions in the future.

Relying on the trick of credit, many generals under Gongsun Zan began to have a relationship with Zhang Liao. After all, Zhang Liao has the final say on how much credit he can make, and with such a big god of wealth, everyone is willing to be more close.