Chapter Seventy-Nine: Receiving Help
"Xiaohan, what are you talking about. This Lin girl is willing to follow you to do things. Lu Zhan, who was sitting at the desk, was a little surprised when he heard Duan Xiaohan come over and say the news.
This Lin Jie is strange, but it should be a good thing to stay by Duan Xiaohan's side.
Lu Zhan looked at the letters coming from all over the country after approving Duan Xiaohan, and one of the letters was written by the Zhang family's family from afar.
It probably means that Zhang Yu has been away from home for a few months, and I hope she can return to the capital now.
It is natural for a father to love his children, but Zhang Yu's brother came with a letter saying that he could help Lu Zhan. However, it is just willing to add icing on the cake, if the Zhi family is defeated under the city of Yanzhou, the Zhang family will send troops from Qingzhou to seize some of the cities of the Zhi family.
However, if the Zhang family is at the border of Chen Bing, it can relieve the pressure.
There are also some letters written by Xu Hao, which means that if you fail, you will withdraw and return to the capital to continue to be a suave son. This Xu Hao still doesn't speak properly, but at the moment, he is indeed too weak compared to the Zhi family.
"Lu Zhan, you haven't been out of the house for half a day." In the Lu family, only Zhang Yu dared to call him by his name.
"Come, these are letters from your father and your brother. Now it's up to you to go, to stay, or to see. ”
"Are you giving an eviction order? The brothers still have to talk about these things, if I, Zhang Yu, go back to the capital tomorrow, it will be too unrighteous. Zhang Yu sat on the couch and poured himself a cup of tea.
The current Yanzhou can be described as stormy, although it has destroyed a lot of grain and grass in the Zhi family, but these actions have also completely angered the behemoth of the Zhi family.
Lu Zhan walked to the city wall and looked at the sky in the distance, a moment of stability in the troubled times is probably rare. Sure enough, he would rather be a peace dog than a troubled world.
"Old man Zhao, you did a really good job in this operation, but the Zhi family still wants to continue to use troops against Yanzhou. I'm afraid that this Yanzhou will still be difficult to resist the Zhi family's gang. The head of the Zhongli family began to blow to each other in business at the head of the Zhao family beside him.
"Not to mention that this Lu Zhan is also a fuel-efficient lamp, our sneak attack on the boundary bridge this time completely offended the Zhi family. After the Zhijia thoroughly digests Yanzhou and hoards supplies, it will inevitably do something to us. The head of the Zhao family said after taking a sip of tea.
The patriarchs of the two great families of the Jin Kingdom began to plan everything that was going to happen here, and the Zhi family of the Jin Kingdom became the prey as the hunter of the hunt.
"Old man Zhongli, let's not care if Lu Zhan of the Lu family Yanzhou can stop the Zhi family, and after the Zhi family makes a move, we will also do it to the Zhi family."
"Well said, that's exactly what I wanted. Lu Zhan's cousin will not sit idly by in Shuozhou, so the Zhi family will definitely arrange troops and horses in the northwest direction, and the two of us will join the Han family and the Wei family to do it together. ”
"At that time, this smart family will not be able to take care of everything, and it will be difficult for the north and the south to support each other."
At this moment, the Zhi family is like a tiger ready to prey, and the other families are like wolves preparing to sneak attack the tiger. At this moment, the tiger is still the overlord of the mountains, and he doesn't know what will happen.
Seeing that the war was approaching, Lu Zhan also began to mobilize Yanzhou's military forces, and the equipment used to defend the city also began to be built. The workers of the blacksmith and carpenter's house were in full swing at work.
"Hello Lord Lu!" The workers watched Lu Zhan come over to inspect and greeted him.
After Lu Zhan waved his hand to continue working, he asked about the construction of the equipment. After receiving the reply, Lu Zhan fell into deep thought. On paper, it should be enough for several months.
According to Lu Zhan's assumption, it should now be an active offensive rather than a passive defense, historically defending and besieging a city is a science, and defending a city is often more difficult than attacking a city, because the side defending the city has to face more mental pressure and civil problems.
"My lord, the merchants gathered at the official office to ask to see the lord." Duan Xiaohan rode over and galloped over to report the news to Lu Zhan.
What are these businessmen doing here?
It is said that businessmen are seeking profits, and these people will not come to cross the river and tear down the bridge.
After returning to the official office, these richly dressed businessmen got up to greet them, "Sir, we people have come here because we have something to tell you. ”
Lu Zhan's heart was already on guard, and there was definitely nothing good about these people. After all, when the catastrophe comes, each of them flies, and his own side is indeed like a losing side now.
"Say, I'm ready." Lu Zhan sat on a chair and crossed Erlang's legs and looked at the rich businessmen around him.
"We merchants are not treated well by the vassal states, and even the Qi country, which is good at business, does not think highly of us. Only the lord gave us the status and dignity of these merchants. A middle-aged man in a gorgeous robe stood up and said, this man is the head of the Mi family.
Lu Zhan secretly felt that things seemed to be different from what he thought, and these words were not like scene words. The situation is getting more and more interesting.
At this time, Wang Hai, the head of the Yanzhou Wang family, also stood up and said, "We have discussed it, and the people who are willing to help the lord in Yanzhou are all here now."
"The villain An Yanggui is very willing to support the lord to defend Yanzhou."
"The villain Yunling Gaoren is willing to make a modest contribution."
"The villain Gao Ping and Zhou Fangyuan are willing to help the lord."
It turned out that these people were here to help themselves, and they were worried that these people would make some trouble.
"I appreciate your kindness. Thank you for your willingness to send charcoal in the snow, and your kindness to me is unforgettable. Lu Zhan clasped his fists and saluted the merchants.
Wang Hai took out an account and handed it to Lu Zhan, "These are the lists of materials we are willing to help the lord." ”
Lu Zhan took a look, good guy.
Not to mention the gold, silver, grain and grass that was aided, there were more than 1,500 war horses alone, and most of these war horses were aided by merchants who sold horses. Together, these gold, silver, grains and grasses are completely free to act.
These merchants were also willing to contribute some of their servants and merchant guards to temporarily supplement the army, although these people were not trained in the battlefield, but these guards were skilled in the art of fighting and the cooperation between partners.
These people add up to more than 4,000 people, which is a bit small compared to Liu Bei's help from Xuzhou Mizhu and more than 10,000 people joined the army, but it is indeed a big surprise to increase his strength by about 30 percent. Could this be the legendary Enlightened Attainer?
After these businessmen went back one by one, Lu Zhan happily ran home like a child, and the little leaf that had been walking well was suddenly hugged by Lu Zhan.
"Young master, what are you doing, there are so many people around." Xiao Yezi was too shy to look around.