At this moment, a convoy of more than 300 large vehicles slowly approached from the direction of Anping County. These carts were loaded with genuine grain, all of which were destined for Huanglongzhai.

There were only a few people in the whole team, but most of these people didn't look like ordinary people, but more like soldiers. In addition, the two county lieutenants in Anping County were in the convoy, and they were riding horses. At the back of the convoy, there was also a group of armed private soldiers, who were Zhao Kang's escorts, which was also a common practice recognized by Huanglongzhai and the surrounding three counties, and they tacitly acquiesced to each other that they could carry up to 500 private soldiers as escorts when transporting food.

This transport, Zeng Yu, as the newly appointed parent official of Anping County, did not travel with the army, firstly, because of the persuasion of Liu Neng, Guo Jia and others, and secondly, Zeng Yu also took into account that many things in the county government still need him to come out, whether it is Tuntian or the establishment of a commercial district to reform the transaction tax, etc., although the basic regulations have been formulated, but there will still be various things in the middle, and some big problems need him to personally make decisions as the county order.

For example, under the instruction of Zeng Yu, the Zhang family established the Anping Chamber of Commerce to attract those businessmen who have been engaged in trade in Anping for a long time to participate. When investigating the background of those participating merchants, Yin Zhuo saw that some of them sold horses from the north to the south, and horses at this time belonged to an important strategic resource, and Yin Zhuo did not dare to accept them easily, so he reported to Zeng Yu.

After Zeng Yu heard about it, under Yin Zhuo's arrangement, he personally met and talked with the other party. The merchant's name is Wu Kan, according to him himself, he was originally a Han living in the north, because he had been dealing with the Xiongnu and other foreign races for a long time, knew the local language, and sold the silk, tea, and grain in the interior to the Hu people for a long time, and at the same time bought the other party's fur and other goods, if there were horses, etc., he would also buy them back and sell them to the family Haoqiang in Bingzhou or Jizhou. Because joining the Anping Chamber of Commerce requires explaining the main goods, he also talked about horse sales, hoping to improve his status in the Chamber of Commerce, after all, not everyone can buy horses from the Hu people.

After Zeng Yu understood, he asked him how many war horses he could get if he had his full support. Zeng Yu specifically pointed out the war horses, because many of the horses sold by the Hu people now cannot really be regarded as war horses, most of them are old and weak or short in stature, and they cannot be used as cavalry mounts that go back and forth on the battlefield.

When Wu Kan heard the word war horse, he hesitated, but instead of refusing, he asked Zeng Yu how many war horses he needed.

Zeng Yu didn't have much hope, after all, war horses are rare, Wu Kan is just an ordinary businessman who deals with the Hu people, and he may not be able to get a war horse, he said earlier that he can buy a horse, maybe just to improve his status. But he didn't expect Wu Kan to ask him how much he needed, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Three thousand, are you sure?" ”

"I wonder when you want it?" Wu Kan thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and asked.

"Of course, the sooner the better, three months is okay?" Zeng Yu also wanted Wu Kan to get the war horse immediately, after all, the training of the cavalry takes at least a year, but he knew that it was impossible, whether the war horse was in the mainland or in the Hu people, it was an important strategic material like iron weapons, and it was impossible to get him enough war horses at once.

"If the adults can provide enough supplies, the grass people are sure that they can exchange for 3,000 war horses in three months." Wu Kan knew that this was his opportunity, and if he didn't grasp it properly, he might be out of the ordinary, and he would be just an ordinary businessman for the rest of his life.

"Okay, what do you need, just tell the Yin master, and I will explain to him to meet your requirements. If you do this well, I will make you the vice president of the chamber of commerce, and becoming the vice president will not only be able to participate in the formulation of the rules and regulations of the chamber of commerce, but also get priority and additional benefits when dealing with the government. But don't try to run away with your supplies, I can guarantee that wherever you flee, I'll get you out. ”

After Zeng Yu said the benefits, he showed the scene of him as an iron-blooded county commander, which made Wu Kan think of the fight when Zeng Yu took office as the county commander, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, the grass people will help the adults do their best to handle this matter, and everything is only for the adults to look forward." ”

After Wu Kan left, Zeng Yu explained to Yin Zhuo and asked him to cooperate with Wu Kan and purchase war horses as soon as possible, and he planned to train all the 3,000 county soldiers into cavalry. In this way, if you count the team of the unclothed army, he has the infantry of the sharp battalion and the reserve battalion, the archers of the archer battalion, and the 3,000 cavalry on the surface, and the configuration of the troops is very perfect. Once the Yellow Turban Road is in trouble, the unclothed army can take the opportunity to turn from dark to light, and with this army of soldiers and horses, the basic plate in his hand is enough.

It is said that when Zeng Yu's side was considering the establishment of the Qiyu team, the unclothed army had already connected with Gude and others. The grain transport team came to the woods, and under the discussion of several commanders, all the county soldiers who transported the grain were replaced by Swiss battalion soldiers, but the five hundred Chong who were Zhao Dang's guards were still newly recruited county soldiers. Originally, according to the idea of the commanders of the unclothed army, it was to replace everyone with their people, such as Pei Yuanshao, he felt that in this kind of occasion waiting for an opportunity to break out suddenly, the reserve battalion he trained according to Zeng Yu's requirements was more suitable. But in the end, Zhou Cang's decision, considering that Gude was the leader of the team going up the mountain, so he retained 500 county soldiers, and the Rui Shi Battalion recognized his combat effectiveness because of his previous achievements, and this operation could not be lost, so in the end, Gu De and Zhao Dang led 1,000 Rui Shi Battalion soldiers and 500 county soldiers to Huanglongzhai.

The soldiers moved quickly, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the soldiers of the 500 Rui Battalion took off their armor and changed into the clothes of the people who carried the grain. And their weapons are hidden at the bottom of the grain truck, which is full of grain, even if Huanglongzhai is close to the inspection, it is difficult to see the flaw.

The convoy set off again, and arrived at the foot of Sheep's Head Mountain at 3 p.m. At the foot of the mountain, there are small minions patrolling Huanglongzhai, and when they heard Zhao dare to say that it was the 200,000 catties of grain paid by Anping County, the little minions did not dare to call the shots, and hurriedly walked the path to a mountain peak next to them to report the news.

Stationed on this mountain peak is the three masters of Huanglongzhai, he heard that it was the people from Anping County who sent grain, and said to his subordinates with a smile: "Haha, you are still worried that this new county order is not sensible, and you need to go down the mountain to teach a lesson, but I didn't expect to be the first to send grain over, it seems that he also knows the prestige of our Huanglongzhai, and he does not dare to destroy the agreement without authorization." ”

"That is, who dares to offend us in the three nearby counties, especially the three of us, can stop children crying at night in the nearby counties. The newcomer to the nearby village was ignorant and fearless, daring to brush the tiger's whiskers. Naturally, those subordinates echoed it.

"Hmph, that's the eldest brother who said let them help us subdue the other cottages first, anyway, many of those who were subdued by them didn't really surrender to us, this is what the eldest brother said to defeat the other party when he was at his most brilliant, so that everyone knows who is the real uncrowned king here." The third master said arrogantly.

"Who else can the uncrowned king be besides our Huanglongzhai." Everyone cheered.

"Haha. How many people are there in Anping County this time, and who is the leader? The third master stopped laughing and asked the little minion who reported the news.

"As before, five hundred guards, plus about a thousand people, led by Zhao Kang, the head of the Zhao family in their county, and there was another person next to him who said that he was a newly appointed county lieutenant. As for their county order, they didn't see it, maybe they were afraid of the tiger power of the three masters and didn't dare to come here. "This little minion recognized Zhao Dang in the grain transportation team, and after the report, he didn't forget to curry favor with the three masters.

"Haha, let them up. I love to hear you talk, and you will follow me to the mountain from tomorrow. When the three masters heard the flattery of the little minions, they were even happier in their hearts.

Because the convoy needs to walk a wide distance, and the path of the small soldiers in front of them up the mountain can only be passed by one person, so the convoy first went straight through the mountain road between the two peaks, and then turned left to the peak where the three masters are located.

When Gude and the others crossed the mountain road between the two mountains, they saw that the mountains on both sides were upright and towering, and there was no place suitable for climbing. As long as there are thousands of people on each side of the mountain, it can completely block tens of thousands of elite soldiers from entering. The trail was not wide, less than ten meters wide at its widest point, and only enough for two cars to pass side by side at its narrowest point, and Gude and his team walked for a quarter of an hour to pass through.

Although they knew that they were now pretending to be a team carrying food, and the enemy on the mountain would not attack, everyone still broke out in a cold sweat when they walked out of the mountain road, even with the elite of the Rui Shi battalion, they were not spared, after all, once the other party noticed that something was wrong just now, they almost didn't have a chance to survive.

The little minion who was leading the way in front turned to look at everyone, and saw palpitations on their faces, and he said proudly: "Except for this Lord Zhao, all of you are here for the first time, this is the natural barrier of our Huanglongzhai, no matter how many people you attack, we can easily defend it." ”

"What I said is, fortunately, we have reached a friendly agreement with Guishanzhai, otherwise I wouldn't dare to do anything to kill the county lieutenant of Laoshizi, it is better to run over, at least I can save my life." Goode was also worried just now, but now that he has come, he is not afraid, he heard the little minion showing off, and pretended to be afraid of death.

The little minion laughed when he heard this, pointed to Goode and said: "You are a good person, if you really plan to surrender, I can be the master and introduce you to our three masters, he admires you the most for people who know the times, especially people from the government, our seven masters are the former county lieutenants of Anze County, and now they are in charge of the cottage, and I don't know how much more comfortable my life is than before." ”

"Oh, dare to ask the little brother, I see that you are doing big things, are there many officials like the Seven Masters who have come over, if it is really like what you said, I really want to come over." When Goode heard this, he didn't know about it before, so he walked up to the little minion and asked in surprise, hoping to get more information out of his mouth.