Yuan Yun felt very puzzled that Ma Chao wanted to give the enemy time to breathe, the thinking logic of these ancient people was very confusing, if he took advantage of the enemy's chaos just now and launched an attack in one breath, he would have already broken through the city wall, who knew that Ma Chao actually issued such a bad order. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the siege force is Ma Chao's, and the powder army in Yuan Yun's hand has no possibility of breaking the city, so he can only stay in the rear honestly, staring dryly at Ma Chao playing treasure in the front.

Shi Shen suddenly sighed deeply at this time, and said: "General Ma Chao is really a hero, he is willing to give the enemy time to breathe, and then launch an attack, this is a righteous person." ”

Kicking the stone into the air, Yuan Yuncai said to Xiao Liu: "Go and ask Ma Chao, when he is going to attack again, the artillery on my side will cooperate with them." ”

After Xiaoliu got the order, he ran to Ma Chao's position without looking back, and he also admired Ma Chao's high righteousness, so in this comparison, his lord Yuan Yun is really like the villain in those storybooks, sighing, can only sigh.

Yuan Yun watched Xiao Liu go away, and felt that by now, Anding had been taken, and the guards in the city should have seen that there was no hope for them to defend behind closed doors, because the power of the cannon was enough to deter them, and it was a dead end to go out of the city to meet them, after all, the combat power of Ma Chao's army formation was there, and it was basically impeccable.

When thinking of this, Yuan Yun was stunned, and only then did he understand Ma Chao's intentions, he was showing off his strength, the Gunpowder Army had already demonstrated the great power of the cannon, and Ma Chao must pursue a balance, that is, to show off the combat power of his soldiers, otherwise it will be looked down upon here, and it will definitely be very unfavorable to the cooperation between the two parties in the future.

Soon, Ma Chaotuo Xiaoliu brought back a message and fought again tomorrow.

In the evening, Ma Chao came to Yuan Yun's camp again, this time he didn't bring a guard, he came alone, for the courage of this Xiliang God of War, Yuan Yun admired, after all, the two sides are not good enough to be careless, in case he Yuan Yun has any bad intentions, Ma Chao will be very dangerous even if he is the God of War.

Ma Chao sat calmly in the tent, and was very confused by Yuan Yun, who was making a bunch of tea sets in front of him, and didn't understand what these bottles and cans were for, but the other party seemed very attentive, and he could only wait patiently on one side.

Yuan Yun waited until the water in the iron kettle boiled before he said softly: "Brother Meng Qi is coming to Benhou's camp now, I don't know what is going on?" ”

Ma Chao first glanced at the small teacup in front of him, and then replied: "Since Yuan Hou asked, I won't go around the bend, I just want to know the kind of immortal artifact called artillery, how many more do you have in Luoyang?" ”

Yuan Yun slowly poured hot water into the teapot, and then waited patiently for a while, and then began to wash the teacup leisurely.

After the second cup of tea was filled, Yuan Yuncai replied to Ma Chao's question: "I don't know." ”

Ma Chao looked stunned, and sneered in an instant: "Also, this kind of military secret naturally can't be used by outsiders, so it's abrupt for me Ma Chao to ask." ”

Yuan Yun smiled, opened the folding fan in his hand with a sigh, and then said sincerely: "Brother Meng Qi is wrong to blame Ben Hou, the workshops in Luoyang City are now building new cannons every day, Ben Hou really doesn't know how many numbers are, after all, I have been out for so long, it is estimated that they have built a lot more, this is really uncertain, so Ben Hou said that he didn't know." ”

Ma Chao was stunned, and immediately asked in surprise: "Could it be that this thing can still be made a lot?" ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "Ben Hou and Brother Meng Qi hit it off at first sight, naturally they won't hide anything, this cannon is not an artifact of the immortal family, but all of them can be made by the hands of Luoyang craftsmen." ”

Ma Chao listened to Yuan Yun's indifferent words, his heart sank, the power of this cannon is so powerful, manpower is incomparable at all, and listening to Yuan Yun's tone, it seems that this huge weapon of war is still being cast in a steady stream, if there are ten more cannons like this, any city battle array will be a joke.

What if there are a hundred cannons?

Ma Chao shuddered unconsciously, he felt that he couldn't think about this question too much, because the more he thought about it, the more terrible he felt.

Yuan Yun was still fiddling with the teacups on the small table, and through a layer of white mist, he could see the surprise flashing on Ma Chao's face, he didn't intend to say anything, what kind of price does it take to build such a cannon, how can it be endlessly cast?

This problem is Luoyang's problem, you don't need to tell outsiders, especially you don't need to tell outsiders who are about to intimidate, at this time, you just need to appreciate the rich expression of the other party, isn't this the reason for coming out this time.

Ma Chao also seemed to feel his gaffe, forced to suppress the panic in his heart, and barely lifted his spirits, and then said with a smile: "No wonder Yuan Hou came to attack Anding this time, but he only brought more than 300 people, with this cannon, he can indeed easily capture the city." ”

Yuan Yun smiled, did not continue with Ma Chao's words, but stretched out four fingers and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Meng Qi, now Ben Hou only has four cannonballs in his hand, if you suddenly stop attacking the city tomorrow like today, it will be difficult to fix it later." ”

Ma Chao was not surprised, but was relieved when he heard that Yuan Yun still had four shells left, if the other party still had countless shells, then this city would still attack a fart, just blow it all the way in, now since the cannonballs are not enough, then he has to charge his own soldiers, so that he can get more benefits at the negotiation table.

After finishing the joy in his heart, Ma Chao suddenly arched his hand and said: "Now that the city is broken, it is already a sure thing, I just want to ask Yuan Hou, how to arrange it later?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled slightly when he heard this, poured the freshly brewed tea into the cup in front of Ma Chao, and then replied: "I have reached a consensus with Brother Meng Qi's father on this matter before, after expelling the Zhang Lu forces in Anding County, as long as they hoard the grain and grass here, as for the city, it will naturally be handed over to your Ma family, doesn't Brother Meng Qi think it's not enough?" ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Are you really willing to hand over Anding County to us?" ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "This matter has been entrusted to General Cao Ang to inform the imperial court, this matter is also a certainty, Brother Meng Qi rest assured." ”

Ma Chao was secretly happy in his heart, although the Ma family army had the most people in the siege this time, but after all, Yuan Yun had the help of cannons, and now he could get Anding County according to the previous agreement, it would be better, I originally thought that Yuan Yun would add some inexplicable terms, but now it seems that he has thought too much.

Just when Ma Chao was proud, Yuan Yun suddenly changed his tone and said, "But ......"

After Ma Chao heard the word 'but', his eyes immediately narrowed together, he had heard people say before, no matter what the promise or condition was, it was bullshit before the word 'but', and now it seems to be true.

Yuan Yun deliberately dragged it out a little, and when he saw that Ma Chao's expression had changed, he immediately continued: "But Ben Hou has a small request, that is, I hope that after the Ma clan settles down, more trade routes in the Western Regions can be opened, and we in Luoyang hope that a lot of trade can be carried out over there." ”

Ma Chao originally planned to make trouble after Yuan Yun finished saying his request, but at the moment he looked sluggish, how could he suddenly talk about doing business, why did this kind of cheap business move here, it was simply a big joke in the world.

It's just that since it was proposed by a marquis, Ma Chao didn't think much about it, it was just a business road, he didn't care too much about it at all, the businessmen were all timid pariahs, or the lowest level, there was nothing to worry about, as long as Yuan Yun didn't send troops to Xiliang, everything else could be agreed.

Nodding, Ma Chao smiled and said: "It's just a business, what's the difficulty of opening it to Yuan Hou, even if you send a caravan over, I, Ma Chao, will guarantee their safety." ”

After listening to Ma Chao, Yuan Yun began to feel sorry for Ma Teng, if he Yuan Yun had such a son, he would definitely be furious, and then scolded the loser, without mentioning any conditions, he promised to open up the business road, and it would be strange if he didn't regret it later.

It's just that Ma Chao is better not to offend, and he is still counting on bringing this person into the system of Xincheng, if he is allowed to suffer a big loss in this matter, it is estimated that he will be an enemy in the future.

After thinking about it, Yuan Yun said with a smile: "Brother Meng Qi still has to collect some business taxes, and Benhou's caravan can't go over the ground of your house in vain." ”

Ma Chao really doesn't understand Yuan Yun now, first he gave Anding County for free, and now he has to pay taxes for them Ma Shi by borrowing a business route, is this a brain convulsion?

Shaking his hand, Ma Chao generously replied: "Since Yuan Hou handed over Anding County to our Ma family, what is a little commercial tax, we will naturally not collect it again, Yuan Hou, although you generously accept it, our Ma family is not short of those few money." ”

The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth twitched slightly, and he arched his hand again: "What did Brother Meng Qi say, why do you have to collect this business tax, otherwise Ben Hou really won't want to go." ”

Ma Chao was already a little impatient, and felt that the two upper-level bigwigs were discussing what business tax here, which was not enough to embarrass people's money, so he politely declined again: "The Ma clan is not such a small clan, Yuan Hou will hand over Anding County to us this time, and we must repay it, so if you don't mention this commercial tax, I, Ma Chao, are in charge." ”

Yuan Yun sighed secretly, and found that it was the first time that he begged others to collect his own money like this, but if he didn't pay this money, the Ma clan would be unbalanced sooner or later, and at that time, they would use any small means, and the caravan to the Western Regions would inevitably suffer greatly.

Arching his hand again, Yuan Yun said with a straight face: "It's not as good as this, the commercial tax of the imperial court is forty percent, and the caravan in Luoyang passing through Xiliang only pays twenty percent, so Ben Hou is already very grateful." ”

Ma Chao despised Yuan Yun up and down in his heart, and then said: "Since I, Ma Chao, have agreed, I will naturally do it, why don't we all give in and collect one percent of the tax from Yuan Hou's caravan." ”

"Deal!" Yuan Yun sighed, and then scolded in his heart: Loser!

There are so many workshops in Luoyang, it is estimated that Ma Chao can't guess if he wants to break his head, how much of a material will be carried by Luoyang's caravan to the Hexi Corridor, and now there is a constant war, I believe that any force is willing to pay a lot of money to buy materials, this is definitely a big business, and the taxes paid are naturally astronomical.

With a deep sigh again, Yuan Yun could already estimate what kind of remorseful expression Ma Chao would have when he saw the first caravan in Luoyang arrive, which was a pity.