Puyang North, the bank of the Yellow River, Baimajin Ferry.

Two armies of about 5,000 men, totaling 10,000 men, stood by the river, each on one side of the wharf. Nearly two thousand wagons lined up behind the army in turn.

It can be described as a chariot, Ma Xiaoxiao.

The word 'Xiahou' is written on the banner of the army on the left, which is Cao Ying's relatives, the general under his command, Xiahou Chun and Xiahou Yuanrang.

On the banner of the army on the right is the word 'Wen' of Douda, which is the general under Liu Biao, who hires Wen Zhongye.

These two men brought their troops here, not to fight, but to trade. It was not Liu Biao and Cao Ying who traded, but these two people who traded with Liu Yuan.

The two rode war horses, facing the river breeze, and looked at the vast river from afar. The two armies were silent, and the entire wharf, except for the incessant sound of carts and horses, was silent.

The misty surface of the river was wide as far as the eye could see, and suddenly, a vague fleet of boats loomed out of the mist.

"It's coming!"

"It's coming!"

Xiahou Chun and Wen Ping were in high spirits at the same time.

The fleet on the river, at first faintly faint, then faintly visible, then very clear.

"Iron ship?!"

Xiahou Chun and Wen Ping were shocked.

The army behind him exclaimed and stirred, and more than 10,000 people all looked incredible!

Can an iron ship enter the water?

No, it's common sense.

But what about the fleet of huge iron ships in front of you?

Xiahou Chun and Wen Ping glanced at each other, and their faces were suddenly solemn.

This is the water army of Youzhou!

As the fleet approached, I saw that on the big iron ship headed by the ship, a big flag with the word "Zhou" on the bow deck was waving in the wind, and a strong jackpot was wearing heavy armor and standing in the wind.

The fleet slowed down and slowly approached the dock, and in a moment, this fleet of about a hundred giant iron ships docked at the dock.

Of course, this iron ship, in the eyes of Xiahou Chun and Wen Ping, can be called a giant, but is this really a giant ship in Youzhou? Obviously, no.

Some things can be slightly exposed to scare the enemy, but the hole cards can never be revealed.

"Zhou Tai, the governor of the Navy Division under the command of the King of Yuyang, dare to ask the two generals their names?"

Zhou Tai jumped three feet, jumped from the bow of the boat to the dock, and greeted Xiahou Chun and Wen Ping with his fists.

"A certain is Xiahou Yuan under Cao Yanzhou."

"A certain is hired by Liu Jingzhou."

"Fortunately, I will be lucky!"

The three of them greeted each other, and Zhou Tai said: "Two generals, have you ever brought enough money?" ”

"Naturally, what about the supplies?"

"On board."

"Let's get started."

The three of them said a few words, and then with a wave of their hands, groups of men and horses from the two armies boarded the boat one after another, led the horses off the boat, and carried down the huge wooden boxes one by one.

It took more than an hour for the transaction to be completed.

Seeing the iron ship in Youzhou leaving in light under the faint sunlight, the two of them first stared at the horses for a long time, and then set their eyes on the two groups of wooden boxes......

"Open!"

Xiahou Yuan walked over, grabbed the lid of the wooden box, and with a slight force, the iron nail flew away, and the lid was violently lifted.

"Ahh

The soldiers around them all exclaimed!

"Iron Armor!"

A set of neatly layered iron armor filled the entire chest, and a swarthy, thick bloody aura emanated from it!

"Good armor!"

Xiahou Chun exclaimed, opened another box, and saw a bright big knife in front of him. The sharp killing machine rushed into the sky, and Xiahou Chun's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly!

Choke!

Xiahou Chun picked up one of the knives, pulled out the saber at his waist, and slashed at each other.

Jingling!

The firelight splattered, and when I looked at it again, there was a gap the size of a grain of rice on each of the two blades!

"Good knives!"

Xiahou Chun's eyes burst with light. His saber, but the sword specially created by the master of the sword, I didn't expect it to be similar to the saber of ordinary soldiers in Youzhou!

Looking at these thousands of large wooden boxes, Xiahou Chun was delighted at the same time, only to feel a chill rising from the soles of his feet!

Youzhou, is it already so powerful?

Then, Xiahou Chun opened the wooden box full of grain again, and the golden and full grains of wheat made people panic.

"Good food!"

Over there, Wen Ping, like Xiahou Chun, exclaimed constantly.

"How can such a thing fall into the hands of others?!"

After the two of them were shocked, they calmed down and thought of this sentence at the same time.

Then, the two looked at each other in unison, full of murderous intent!

The soldiers on both sides were veterans who had seen blood, and they also felt the killing intent of the main general, and suddenly the swords were unsheathed, and on the dock, the killing intent was awe-inspiring, and the atmosphere was solemn to the extreme.

"Quick, get the stuff on the wagon! Fast! ”

While distributing half of the soldiers to carry the supplies, he confronted Xiahou Chun cautiously.

In such a tense atmosphere, after most of the hour, the two sides were afraid of each other, and neither of them did anything, until they each carried the supplies into the carriage, and then drove the horses and slowly retreated.

"Scout, scout!" Xiahou Yuan stared closely at the Jingzhou army that was gradually moving away, and hurriedly said: "Quickly pass this matter to Fenggao, let the lord send an army to intercept Wen Ping, and be sure to grab the materials in his hands!" ”

On the other side, Wen Ping also urgently urged the team to move forward quickly. This is Cao Ying's territory, if you don't leave quickly, I am afraid that you will be intercepted by it, and then you will be empty, and it will be very bad for one to die in another country!

In the end, Cao Ying still failed to intercept the outlaw Wen Ping. After all, Cao Yingzhi moved to Fenggao, Taishan, which was too far away from Puyang, and it took a lot of time to come and go, and when he mobilized the army, Wen Ping had already left Yingchuan and entered Nanyang County, Jingzhou.

"I knew that these weapons and armor were so good, how could Wen Ping escape from Cao's palm!"

Cao Ying stroked the sharp edge of Xueliang and was heartbroken.

Xu You said: "I thought that even if Liu Zihong agreed to the transaction, he would not be very good, but I didn't expect it."

Several people regretted it in their hearts.

How useful can these 20,000 sets of weapons and armor and 10,000 war horses be?

As far as the Central Plains is concerned, all the princes, only the rich Yuan Shao has thousands of ironclad soldiers under his command, and the other princes are equipped with leather armor and cloth armor. Not to mention the horses!

Ten years ago, when the war in northern Xinjiang was raging, the horse trade between the Central Plains and northern Xinjiang had been cut off. Then Liu Yuan occupied the northern Xinjiang and monopolized all the horses. In the past ten years, the Central Plains cavalry was not visible at all.

If there were these 40,000 sets of such weapons and 20,000 war horses, Cao Ying would even have the confidence to defeat all the princes of the Central Plains!

It's a pity that you missed a good opportunity!

Now, Liu Biao also has the same equipment in his hands.

According to the alliance, when Cao Ying and Liu Biao joined forces to take Yuzhou and divide the spoils, it would be extremely difficult to gnaw an extra piece of meat from Liu Biao's hands!

Next, the generals under Cao Ying, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Chun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin and others launched a fierce competition for this!

They all want to keep this batch of supplies for themselves.

As a general, who wouldn't want to arm their army to the teeth?

In the end, it was Cao Ying who made the final decision.

Xiahou Yuan has 5,000 sets of weapons, Cao Ren has 5,000 sets of weapons, and Li Dian and Le Jin have 2,000 sets each. The remaining 6,000 sets plus 6,000 war horses were handed over to Cao Chun, and he was asked to train cavalry—the entire Cao battalion, and Cao Chun was the most qualified in terms of training cavalry.

The remaining 4,000 war horses Cao Ying asked for 2,000 by himself, equipped the personal guards, and the remaining 2,000 were evenly distributed to the generals under his command.

At the same time, Cao Ying took a sample of the equipment and handed it over to the craftsman battalion under his command for research and analysis, wanting to analyze the technology and produce his own weapons. Of course, Cao Ying also knows that this may be delusional. Yanzhou does not have the same conditions as Youzhou - high-quality, extremely large iron ore and a strong financial base. Of course, he didn't know about the coal mine yet.

As for the grain, it is naturally all used as seeds to be planted throughout Yanzhou.

As for the horses, Cao Ying didn't dare to be delusional. Both male and female were castrated, and none of them were missing. Cao Ying wanted to use this to develop and strengthen the cavalry, but it was delusional.

Liu Yuan also considered the matter of grain and grass.

It does not mean that the best seeds can be harvested in anyone's hands.

Especially in the Central Plains, various natural and man-made reasons have limited the production of grain and grass.

Constant wars, natural disasters, plagues, etc., etc., have caused the population to pass rapidly, and thousands of miles are uninhabited. These high-quality breeds, even if they fall into the hands of the princes of the Central Plains, at most they can only make their materials more relaxed, and it is impossible to be like Youzhou!

Therefore, Liu Yuan didn't care at all.

At the same time, there is a deeper meaning in this.

After the people of the Central Plains knew that the source of this food was in Youzhou, they would not hesitate to drag their families and mouths, stay away from the war, and go to Youzhou!

This is also a step in the bottom of the kettle.

At the same time, the same thing happened in Jingzhou.

However, unlike Cao Ying, most of the materials obtained by Jingzhou fell into the hands of Cai Mao.

For example, people who have made great contributions such as Wen Ping can only be assigned 1,000 sets of weapons and war horses. Liu Biao himself intercepted 5,000 weapons and horses, and handed over the rest to Cai Mao for distribution.

Liu Yuan's transactions with Liu Biao and Cao Ying were not concealed, and naturally all fell into the eyes of the major princes of the Central Plains.

But they don't care.

Because Liu Yuan is not a fool, how can good things be easily sold to others? Isn't that asking for trouble for yourself? Therefore, the princes didn't care, it was just an ordinary transaction at that time.

Of course, the fact that Liu Biao and Cao Ying obtained 10,000 war horses still aroused the jealousy of all the princes.

Although many people have not seen the power of cavalry. But haven't you ever eaten pork, haven't you ever seen a pig run? In the war records of the past dynasties, cavalry is always called the king and the killer; Speaking of the closer, if the Northern Xinjiang Hulu can invade the Central Plains, don't they rely on cavalry?

Therefore, Cao Ying and Liu Biao, who were already feared, were almost isolated!

Of course, the other princes also had the idea of trading with Youzhou.

Although he felt that it might not be successful, all the princes sent envoys to Youzhou, ready to buy some war horse supplies from Liu Yuan or something. Even Yuan Shao, who had a deep grudge against Liu Yuan, was shy and sent a messenger.

(To be continued)