In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. The weather turned to autumn, and the entire northern grassland gradually turned yellow. The cattle, sheep and horses that could be seen everywhere disappeared. Because of the upcoming war, countless alien races collectively migrated to the north.

The entire grassland was filled with a sense of chill and loneliness.

"Boom!"

The sound of neat hoofbeats gradually sounded, and a cavalry force of a thousand people galloped past the withered yellow weeds.

"General, we haven't found any trace of the Xianbei people for so long. We haven't even found any cattle or sheep. It seems that they have already withdrawn. Why don't we go back and resume our lives!" A deputy general said loudly.

"We will patrol for another fifty miles and then go back to resume our duties." The leading general looked at the empty horizon in the distance and said with a hint of unwillingness.

He was really unwilling to find even one enemy in the past ten days. Other colleagues either led their troops to plunder many tribes, or killed some Xianbei cavalry wandering on the grassland. The worst was

At least some herdsmen, cattle and sheep were captured. They were the only army, and it had been almost half a month and they still had nothing to gain and no results.

As the generals under Gongsun Zan, every one of them is full of wolf nature. How could he be willing to go back like this if he didn't earn a single victory? You know, it's only five days' journey from Langjuxu Mountain. If he doesn't make meritorious deeds, he will probably die.

We can only wait until the decisive battle.

"God! You have to protect me! If I can't even drink some soup after being out for so long, how can I face the general and those bastards when I go back!" Xie Zhao murmured.

During this time, he had been ridiculed by his colleagues a lot. If Gongsun Zan hadn't strictly banned fighting in the army during the war, he would have wanted to lead his team to fight with those bastards.

"General! General! There is movement ahead!" Suddenly, his lieutenant shouted.

"Where?" Xie Zhao's eyes lit up and he said loudly.

"There! Northwest!" the deputy general said, pointing to the horizon in the distance.

Xie Zhao squinted his eyes and took a closer look. Sure enough, there was a faint black spot trembling on the horizon. If he hadn't looked closely, he wouldn't have been able to see it.

"Er Huzi, well done! I know you have good eyesight and you won't let me down! It's not in vain that I promoted you to deputy general." Xie Zhao said excitedly.

His lieutenant didn't have any other skills, he just had good eyesight. He used to work for foreign tribes herding sheep, and he developed such a pair of good eyes. This time, in order to find the enemy faster, Xie Zhao made an exception and promoted this subordinate who was just a senior officer. Now,

Sure enough, it was of great use.

Upon discovering the enemy's position, Xie Zhao immediately led his troops to turn their horses and run toward the black spot in the northwest.

"General, that's not right! It looks like that's not a migrating tribe, but a group of barbarian cavalry!" the deputy general said nervously, staring at the increasingly clear black spots in the distance.

"You coward, what are you afraid of? How many people are there in the other party? If there are too many, we will eat them. If there are too many, we will run away."

"Probably around three thousand to five thousand!"

Hearing this, Xie Zhao excitedly pumped the war horse under his crotch again: "Okay!"

He turned around and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Brothers! The big deal is coming! Kill those bastards in front, and I'll treat you to a drink!"

"good!"

"General, what do you want us to drink? How about a pound of Jiang Nanchun each?" Another strong lieutenant holding a pair of hammers licked his lips and said with a smile.

"Go away! Can I afford it?" Xie Zhao scolded with a smile.

"It's not even worth one tael of Jiang Nanchun if you sell all your fat body. At most, half a catty of Erguotou per person. If you kill more people, I will get a reward!" Xie Zhao's heart was bleeding, but he said with a proud face on the surface.

"good!"

"The general is wise!"

"The General is awesome!"

Hearing this, the soldiers were excited and excited, and their morale was boosted.

Thinking about the spicy taste of Erguotou, many soldiers couldn't help but swallow their saliva and their eyes shone.

In order to support Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu not only provided some sophisticated weapons and armor, but also provided many logistical supplies. Among them, the most popular one among Youzhou soldiers was the spirit called Erguotou.

Although it is not as mellow and sweet as Jiangdong's most famous wine, Jiangnanchun, the intensity is not bad at all. For these northern men, it is as addictive as a drug, especially in the cold northern grasslands. And the most important thing is this

The price of wine is very low, and even ordinary soldiers can barely afford it. It is not as expensive as Jiang Nanchun.

However, although the price of Erguotou is relatively cheap, half a catty is basically more than half a month's pay for ordinary soldiers. With one thousand people, Xie Zhao is really bleeding a lot.

"General, this is what you said! If I kill a hundred people, how many more pounds will you give me?" The deputy general holding a pair of hammers asked with bright eyes.

"Go away! Do you think you are a loyal follower of the White Horse? You want to kill a hundred. If you can kill a hundred, I will give you ten pounds and drink you to death!" Xie Zhao laughed and cursed.

"Oh? Does the general mean that ten people can get one pound of wine?" A hint of cunning flashed in the eyes of this seemingly straightforward man.

"Okay, you idiot, are you waiting for me here?" Xie Zhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said loudly: "Okay! Kill ten people for a pound of wine, everyone is the same. You are all working hard for me! Don't do it!

I said I didn’t give you a chance, so it’s up to you how much you can earn and drink!”

"Roar!" All the soldiers roared excitedly, the sound shaking the world. These people had wolf-like eyes in their eyes, looking greedily at the enemy troops gradually emerging in the distance.

"Damn it! It seems that we really lost a lot this time. We have to ask General Zhang for credit later." Seeing that the morale of his subordinates has reached its peak, Xie Zhao's eyes flashed with satisfaction, but he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

road.

Destroying the enemy can not only gain merit, but also obtain supplies and prisoners. If the group of Hu cavalry is destroyed, Xie Zhao's army is expected to obtain a lot of supplies, which can be sold to Zhang Liao in exchange for three hundred kilograms of Erguotou. So.

Xie Zhao said it so cheerfully before, but in fact he only needed to post part of the money.

And now there are three to five hundred kilograms of more drinks, which is a bit beyond Xie Zhao's ability to bear. Although Zhang Liao can get credit on credit, he can't afford to sell him for so much money, so he can only compete with Zhang Liao.

Thanks, I can get more supplies after praying.

"I'm already heavily in debt before the war even starts. Alas! But if I win this battle, maybe I can get a half-level upgrade, so it's not a loss. I hope I can seize more supplies in the future!"

It can be said that Yuan Shu is really a profiteer, and he can do both war and business. Zhang Liao's army followed Gongsun Zan in fighting and doing business at the same time. Since this can be beneficial to himself and exchange some unused waste for important materials, Gongsun Zan is very interested in it.

This is acquiesced, and benefits should be given to the generals under his command.

In this way, Zhang Liao became a little jingle in the army, purchasing the supplies captured by the generals who led the army in battle, and then converted them into drinks, weapons, etc. and sold them to them. Although Zhang Liao was a little disgusted with this behavior, he was here to fight.

I didn’t come here to be a second-rate dealer, but because of Yuan Shu’s order, I still carried it out.

In fact, Yuan Shu made this arrangement not to make money. Yuan Shu is not short of money and materials now. There is no need to do such a thing for such a small amount of materials. It doesn't matter even if he gives it to Gongsun Zan for nothing. The main purpose of Yuan Shu doing this is to deepen his relationship with Gongsun Zan's subordinates.

The connection with the army will gain the favor of these soldiers, which will facilitate future operations.
Chapter completed!