Zhang Xiu's strength is not strong, and the territory he occupies is relatively embarrassing.

Not only is there the powerful Cao Cao on the right, Guo Yan and Li Dao and others on the upper left, but there are also Liu Biao and other powerful princes in the south.

And Zhang Xiu, there are no more than 10,000 soldiers, no more than 100 generals, and there are no elite soldiers and strong generals under his command.

The only one who can handle it is none other than his top strategist Jia Xu.

In the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, if you don't find a powerful prince to rely on, with Zhang Xiu's strength alone, you can only be annexed.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu originally chose to take refuge in Cao Cao, but unfortunately Cao Cao's love for his wife can't be changed, otherwise he can really grow rapidly in a short period of time.

Now that Zhang Xiu has offended Cao Cao, he has to think of a way to deal with Cao Cao, so naturally he can only unite the surrounding princes and deal with Cao Cao together.

And Yuan Yao became the most suitable candidate.

After all, around Cao Cao, the more powerful princes are only Yuan Shu and Lu Bu.

And there is some gap between Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji was originally subordinate to Dong Zhuo and was a general under Dong Zhuo, and after Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo's old department broke up.

The relationship between Zhang Ji and Lu Bu also plummeted, and naturally he couldn't go over to unite with Lu Bu.

This is only Yuan Shu left.

However, Yuan Shu's house, his crotch was full of in his pants, and he was almost beaten to autism by Cao Cao, and it was useless to unite with Yuan Shu.

In this way, what can really make Zhang Xiu look at it is none other than Yuan Yao.

Originally, Yuan Yao, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu couldn't look down on it, after all, Yuan Yao's defeat of Cao Cao's record alone was not enough to compare with Zhang Xiu.

But Yuan Yao's recent deeds are enough to attract Zhang Xiu's attention.

Yuan Yao not only got Runan, but also defeated Sun Ce in Danyang County, and after absorbing the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, Yuan Yao's army once exceeded 20,000 people.

These soldiers and horses, combined with the geographical location, became an important ally of Zhang Xiu to contain Cao Cao.

So after learning the news, Jia Xu decisively instigated Zhang Xiu, went to Runan, and invited Yuan Yao to fight against Cao Cao.

Moreover, Jia Xu predicted that as long as Zhang Xiu went to Runan and formed an alliance with Yuan Yao, Yuan Yao would definitely agree, and the two sides could fight each other, contend with Cao Cao, and be invincible.

"Xuanwei Hou is right, Cao Cao will be avenged, you caused so much damage to Cao Cao before, he will definitely come to you for trouble, I guess like you, within three months, he will definitely raise troops to crusade against you."

"It's just, what's in my interest in forming an alliance with you?"

"I don't have an undying grudge with Cao Cao, and it's no good for me to fight him."

Although Yuan Yao was very willing to form an alliance with Zhang Xiu, he agreed to it without any benefit, which was not Yuan Yao's character.

Moreover, the person who is desperate to form an alliance now is Zhang Xiu, and he naturally wants to curry favor with Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu didn't have any surprises when she heard Yuan Yao say this, as if she had known that Yuan Yao would have such a statement.

"Yuan Yao, you kid, it's really unprofitable."

"In this way, in order to show my sincerity, as long as you and I form an alliance and advance and retreat together, I am willing to sell you two hundred war horses!"

Zhang Xiu came prepared, since he came to talk about cooperation, he was naturally prepared, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Yuan Yao was surprised.

Two hundred horses!

And it is the famous Xiliang Dawan horse.

This made Yuan Yao secretly surprised, but it was not a small amount.

Yuan Yao is not without horses, since he formed a caravan and transported goods, although he mainly used manpower, but if he traded across states and counties, horses were naturally indispensable.

However, most of the horses in his hands are just some southern bantams, they don't run fast, and their size is not too big, and it doesn't matter if they camel the goods, but if they want to ride a soldier and fight on the battlefield, it is a little reluctant.

But even if it is such an ordinary bantam horse, in Yangzhou, it needs to be sold for forty or fifty thousand yuan each.

Even in the case of an extreme shortage of horses, such a bantam horse can even be sold for seventy or eighty thousand dollars.

You must know that in several northern states and counties, many merchants trade horses with nomadic people, and a northern war horse is worth only seventy or eighty thousand yuan.

But if you want to sell military horses from the north to the south, their value will naturally increase several times.

First, there will be losses in the transportation of horses, because the situation on the road is unknown, there will always be death, so the cost will increase, and in this troubled world, there may be thieves and bandits at any time on the way.

And horses belong to military supplies, not to mention thieves, even if the local princes see it, it is easy to snatch it.

So no one wants to sell horses to the south at all.

In history, Lu Bu suffered such a big loss, he sent people to Hanoi to buy war horses, who knew that when he bought the horses and came back, he was robbed by Liu Bei on the way.

The money and horses were gone, which also caused Lu Bu to completely dislike Liu Bei, and he made enemies with him and took Liu Bei's Xuzhou.

Yuan Yao also wanted to form his own cavalry, but he wanted to buy military horses in the south, but the difficulty was too great, so he could only put this matter on hold.

But now, Zhang Xiu opened his mouth directly, promising two hundred Xiliang Dawan horses.

Obediently, according to a Xiliang Dawan horse, which is currently worth 200,000 yuan in Yangzhou, these two hundred war horses are equivalent to 40 million yuan!

Sure enough.

As soon as Zhang Xiu spoke, Yuan Yao couldn't even say anything to refuse.

"Two hundred Xiliang Dawan horses, what is the price?"

Yuan Yao didn't even ask anything else, and directly asked Zhang Xiu what price he wanted.

At the moment, Yuan Yao is, no matter what price Zhang Xiu offers, even if it is 200,000 horses, Yuan Yao will not hesitate to agree.

Not to mention 200,000, it is 300,000, with Yuan Yao's financial resources now, he can afford to buy it.

The main thing is not the price, but the channel through which the horse is bought.

If Yuan Yao didn't go through the channel of Zhang Xiu, even if he wanted to buy horses, he would have no channels and no place.

Horses are something that money can't buy.

What's more, it is still the elite Dawan horse of Xiliang, which is a top-level war horse, and when placed on the battlefield, it is definitely an existence that can serve as a heavy cavalry.

"Since I want to show my sincerity, the price is naturally negotiable, 50,000 yuan for a horse, 200 war horses, you just give me 10 million yuan!"

Zhang Xiu had already thought of the price, and when Yuan Yao asked, he said it decisively.

He is also a person who understands the rules, knows what a war horse means in the south, and is not afraid that Yuan Yao will not agree.

"Fifty thousand? I'll give you the price of 100,000 dollars a horse! ”

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