……

The manor station where the clan gathered is now full of corpses of different races from various Jizhou tribes, lying on the ground horizontally, with a strong smell of blood wafting in the cold air as the broken arms of the residual value are scattered, and the blood on the ground is gradually drowned as the snowflakes fall. Vertex Says X 23 U OM

The patriarch of the Yu clan looked at the patriarch who was seriously injured and fell to the ground and said: "Patriarch, you can only blame you for having so many things on your body that are in urgent need of things but you don't want to share them together, now the Hulan people are pressing too hard, and my tribe also urgently needs these salt and iron to deal with the conquest in the spring next year, so I can only make this decision......"

The patriarch's eyes were blazing with anger, he looked at the various clans in front of him, and said word by word: "You guys have joined forces to kill the clan for this few catties of salt and iron?" One day, you will receive the same retribution for what has happened to our people today. ”

The patriarch of the Tuo clan said coldly: "How many catties? Doesn't the patriarch know the importance of these more than 800 catties of refined salt to a tribe? Don't say that the Hulan people are pressing us step by step now, even in the peaceful season of previous years, you should know the importance of these things! ”

"Don't talk nonsense with him, quickly cut off his head, the women in the clan are divided equally among our clans, and those men should be killed according to the rules, and those who should be arrested will be arrested!" A tribal patriarch who didn't know what his name was looking at was full of greed, and his face was full of cold murderous intent when he looked at the patriarch.

"Poof......

As soon as the nameless clan patriarch's words fell, the Ji clan patriarch cut off the head of the clan leader with a knife, which immediately attracted a round of applause.

……

"Strategist, you see there's a fire in the clan station......"

In the dense forest not far away, Xu Wenjing and Zuo Shuo, as well as two hundred cavalrymen, were staring at the raging fire burning in the clan station.

"Hmph......" Hearing Zuo Shuo say this, Xu Wenjing pulled the black coat behind him, looked at the smoke in the distance and sneered disdainfully.

Zuo Shuoqi said: "Strategist, do you want to send your brothers out now to eat all this Hu Ren coalition army?"

Xu Wenjing shook his head and said gloomily: "No, it's not time yet, I have already spread the rumors to the Ku tribe, and they should already be halfway through the time." ”

Zuo Shuo exclaimed: "Military Division, the barbarians of the Ku tribe are a big tribe of tens of thousands of people, and they will also mobilize the people for this few hundred catties of salt and iron?"

Xu Wenjing said: "People's greed and ** are endless, even if it is just a small profit, they will gamble at all costs, not to mention that you don't understand the importance of salt to the Hu people." ”

"Oh?" Zuo Shuo suddenly became interested, "Strategist, how important do you say this salt is to the Hu people?"

Xu Wenjing smiled: "How important? The price of a pound of refined salt in Yuanzhou is 400 wen in normal times, and the most expensive is only 500 wen, so do you know how expensive the price of this salt is after the fall of Jizhou?"

Zuo Shuo thought about it, shook his head and said that he didn't know, so he could only look at Xu Wenjing quietly and wait for him to solve his doubts.

After Xu Wenjing took a sip of wine, he stretched out a gesture, and Zuo Shuo exclaimed after looking at it: "Eight ...... Eight hundred words?"

Xu Wenjing shook his head: "Eight taels of silver and a pound of refined salt, don't be surprised, it's eight taels, this is still a fair price, if you want to sell eight taels to them, you will be offered as a bodhisattva, and you can't usually buy it with gold." ”

Zuo Shuo looked surprised, eight taels of silver? You must know that this refined salt is only eighty wen a pound in Hanling! That's a hundredfold worse? I couldn't help but think about whether Jizhou could transport some refined salt to trade with the Hu people in the future......

Xu Wenjing saw Zuo Shuo's surprised look, and continued: "And this iron, haven't you found it?" Many of the arrows on these Hu Nu are made of animal bones, even the materials used by the bladed spearmen are not satisfactory, and now there are these pots and chisels made of good iron, do you think they will not be impressed? What's more, the iron pot is of great significance to this group of barbarian Hu Nu, and whoever has the iron pot will have a higher status in the clan. ”

Zuo Shuo nodded, but said to Xu Wenjing: "Military advisor, there is something unclear below, there is no shortage of iron ore in Jizhou, why does Hu Nu still regard these pots and stoves as treasures?"

Xu Wenjing chuckled when she heard this, and replied: "Jizhou is indeed rich in iron ore, but it must also have the ability to mine and refine, do you think this group of barbarians has this technology?" In addition, according to the Jizhou intelligence provided by Su Si, the Hulan people have expressly forbidden the Hu people of Jizhou to mine ore, so as not to threaten their rule, so Jizhou has fallen into the hands of Hu Nu for more than ten years, and the strength of most of the Hu people has not been substantially improved, and the land of Jizhou has shown a serious regressive trend, if we come a few years later, I am afraid that we will have to completely Hu, but soon my Jingwei battalion will win Jizhou, and the general means will definitely make this place reappear in a prosperous state, no, it is stronger than Jiang Xun when he was there. ”

After listening to Xu Wenjing's words, Zuo Shuo seemed to understand a little, and couldn't help nodding.

Xu Wenjing looked at the scene of smoke billowing in the distance again, and then said: "Let's go, it's time to go to the stations of other tribes to walk around, and go to the Jizhou Volunteer Camp to see what ......opportunities can be taken advantage of" Speaking of this, a fierce light flashed in Xu Wenjing's eyes.

……

In the past half a month, after Xu Wenjing's provocation, using the salt and iron effect, almost the entire southern Jizhou Hunu have been stirred, thousands of catties of salt and iron have gone down, and the tribes of various ethnic groups have been facing each other for these scarce things, and every day there is a scout from the Intelligence Department to send the news that the entire Hunu tribe has been executed, and over time the capital has been numb......

And one of the initiators of all this, Xu Wenjing, was sitting in the camp of the Jizhou Righteous Army at this time......

I saw Xu Wenjing holding the teacup in his hand and taking a sip lightly, and asked a general in the middle position: "Commander Bao, how did I think about the matter I discussed with you yesterday?" ”

This rebel army was formed by the local people of Jizhou after the fall of Jizhou, the purpose is to resist the invasion and killing of Hu Nu, over the years slowly developed and grown, from the initial more than 1,000 people to more than 40,000 people today, it has become a force to be reckoned with, Xu Wenjing's purpose is to incorporate this rebel army, to add a chance of victory to the established Jizhou strategy.

As the commander of this rebel army, Bao Xin'an couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard Xu Wenjing's words, and said: "Son, what you said is very important, you need to allow me to discuss it with my subordinates, it is impossible to reply to you so quickly this day." ”

When Xu Wenjing heard Bao Xin'an say this, a trace of disdain suddenly appeared on his face, put the table and tea bowl in his hand, and said slowly: "Commander Bao, I really don't know what you're still thinking about?" If you think about the current situation in your army, although there are 40,000 people, but there is a shortage of food, grass and ordnance, if my Jingwei battalion does not come forward to help this time, I am afraid that you will not want to survive this winter. ”

After speaking, Xu Wenjing no longer looked at Bao Xin'an's face, but continued to take a sip of hot tea slowly, with a determined face......

Bao Xin'an frowned when he heard this, looked at Xu Wenjing, who was calm and relaxed, and couldn't wait to slap him.

When Xu Wenjing entered his camp yesterday and bluntly said that the Jingwei Battalion was going to incorporate his own righteous army, Bao Xinxin was extremely unhappy, once he was recruited, his position as the head of the army would be unsafe.

Over the years, he has also enjoyed the benefits of power, which has gradually made him addicted to it, and he is no longer the sturdy man who was willing to defend his homeland to the death and expel Hu Nubao ten years ago.

Xu Wenjing saw that Bao Xin'an was slow to speak, and continued: "There are only 2,000 people in your army who hold swords, and there are only 400 armor, as long as you are willing to belong to my Jingwei battalion, you can make up for what you lack of armaments, dare to ask Commander Bao what are you still hesitating about?" ”

Bao Xin'an squeezed the teacup in his hand, his heart was already at war between heaven and man, he now wanted the materials in Xu Wenjing's mouth to strengthen the power in the army, but also did not want to belong to the Jingwei Battalion and lose his current status, so it was difficult to choose for a while.

"So be it." Seeing Bao Xin'an's appearance, Xu Wenjing simply proposed, "I'll go back and discuss with the general to see if I can allocate some grain and grass to you first, and I will give you news within ten days to show the sincerity of my Jingwei battalion, what do you think?" ”

When Bao Xinan heard this, he hurriedly said: "That's fine, if the general is really willing to transport some materials to solve the urgent needs of our army first, then Bao is really grateful......

Xu Wenjing sneered secretly, slowly got up and said to him: "Since this is the case, then I will take the first step and say goodbye......"

Bao Xin'an got up and said, "Let Bao send his son." ”

Xu Wenjing waved his hand and said: "No need, regarding the matter of attaching to the Jingwei Battalion, I hope that Commander Bao will think about it carefully these days, but I would like to advise you below, it is better for the Commander not to disappoint me in this matter." At this point, there was already a hint of threat in his tone.

Bao Xin'an said: "Son, please rest assured, I will think carefully about it, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer when we meet next time." ”

Xu Wenjing nodded, turned around and walked out of the house, stepped on the horse with the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion waiting outside the door, and left the camp.

Halfway through, Zuo Shuo, who understood what had happened, said to Xu Wenjing: "Strategist, do you really plan to give ordnance, grain and grass to this rabble?"

Xu Wenjing sneered and said, "Since I have already agreed, how can I not believe my words?"

"But the guy surnamed Bao didn't agree to join my Jingwei camp! And will the general agree? Zuo Shuo said dissatisfiedly, and at the same time secretly said that your character would still care about not believing in your words?

Xu Wenjing said with a smile: "The general will agree, a little grain and grass can recover tens of thousands of Jizhou people, why not do it?"

Zuo Shuo didn't understand what Xu Wenjing meant for a while: "But Bao Xin'an ......"

Xu Wenjing said coldly: "He Bao Xin'an is already a dead man, do you think you still need to care about the meaning of dead people?" ”

Hearing this, Zuo Shuo suddenly felt a chill that was colder than this day rising all over his body, and looked at Xu Wenjing in surprise......

Xu Wenjing no longer cares about Zuo Shuo's expression, in fact, since he entered the garrison of this rebel army yesterday, he has already listed some high-ranking generals led by Bao Xin'an as a must-get target, these people have too much prestige among the rebels, and it will be a disaster to stay, whether Bao Xin'an agrees to join the Jingwei battalion or not, he must die, so that Liu Ce can smoothly take over this army and stabilize the entire situation.

At this moment, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and Xu Wenjing and Zuo Shuo looked at it, it was the cavalry of the Mufeng Department who had just joined the Jingwei Battalion.

"It's cheap, these Hu people......" Zuo Shuo looked at the chain mail on these Hu riders and couldn't help sighing.

……