"Gongsun Zan wants to buy some ordnance and equipment from me, and the quantity is quite large. The equipment for fifty thousand cavalry is really appetizing." Yuan Shu put down the letter sent by Lu Bu, picked up the second letter, and whispered.

"Lord, what price is Gongsun Zan willing to pay?" Tian Feng asked.

"A promise." Yuan Shi said with a complicated tone.

"What kind of promise can be worth the equipment of fifty thousand cavalry? Gongsun Zan is too arrogant!" Tian Feng said in disbelief.

But Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others were all stunned: "Lord, is it possible?"

Yuan Shu nodded gently: "Gongsun Zan promised that if he and Yuan Shao were defeated in a decisive battle, the remaining white horse Yi Cong would be handed over to me."

Yuan Shu was trembling in his words. He had been watching Baima Yicong for a long time. This powerful elite cavalry in northern Xinjiang was an important part of his march westward after he unified the world in the future. Not to mention 50,000 sets of equipment, it was ten

Yuan Shu didn't even blink an eye at all the attempts. Anyway, it was Gongsun Zan who funded it, and Yuan Shao was the unlucky one in the end. It was of no harm to himself.

These equipment are extremely important to Gongsun Zan, and they are even more powerful, but they are of little use to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is sitting in Jizhou, the most prosperous state in the world, and has no shortage of these ordinary soldiers and armors. Yuan Shu does not care even less.

It's just a bunch of obsolete goods gathering dust in a warehouse.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan is leading his army to fight Yuan Shao. Whether he can keep these white horse followers is probably unknown. It would be safer if Gongsun Zan just leaves the three hundred white horse followers." Tian Feng suggested directly.

He believed in Gongsun Zan's credibility. If Gongsun Zan still wanted to break his promise under such circumstances, then he was not Gongsun Zan. But Gongsun Zan would not break his promise, which did not mean that the white horse Yicon would definitely fall into Yuan Shu's hands.

Of course, Gongsun Zan's failure is doomed, and Tian Feng firmly believes in this, but Tian Feng is very worried about whether Baima Yicong can maintain his organization after Gongsun Zan's defeat. As Gongsun Zan's ace unit, Tian Feng will not fight unless Yuan Shao stares at him.

I don’t believe it. When Gongsun Zan is defeated, most of the three thousand white horse Yicon will definitely be lost, and even the whole army may be wiped out. What will Yuan Shu do then? Isn’t fifty thousand suits of armor in vain?

Yuan Shu frowned: "Gongsun Zan purchased the ordnance for the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, and Baima Yicong is the army Gongsun Zan relies on most. How could he compromise his own strength and hand it over to me? If I ask like this, Gongsun Zan will not agree.

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Tian Feng's face froze when he heard this, and he apologized: "What my lord said is true, but Feng didn't think about it."

Guo Jia added: "Yuan Hao's thoughts are not unreasonable. Although Gongsun Zan is upright, he is still a little cautious. His actions after the war in Northern Xinjiang show that this person is not as simple as he seems. If the lord does not emphasize it and remind him,

, I’m afraid that when the war starts, he will pretend to be confused. Although we cannot force him, we can make an agreement with him. As long as the wording is appropriate, Gongsun Zan will definitely not refuse."

Yuan Shu pondered for a moment, then frowned slightly and said firmly: "Send envoys to discuss this matter. Gongsun Zan will try his best to preserve Baima Yicong, and at least leave me a small team to reorganize Baima Yicong. Notes

Remember, the envoy you send must be a person with a docile temperament and his words should be softer. In addition, give Gongsun Zan an additional ten thousand equipment. Even if Gongsun Zan needs it again in the future, as long as it is not excessive, you can grant it. I only have one request, and I must

We must make Gongsun Zan personally accept this matter!"

Some things are desirable but not obtainable. If you miss it, you may never get it. This is the case for military soul corps like Baima Yicong. Yuan Shu is not willing to let go of any chance to win it, even if Gongsun Zan may break his promise.

Give it a try, at least so that you don’t regret it in the future.

"My lord is wise!" Guo Jia said in admiration: "Leave this matter to Jia, and it will be as my lord wishes."

Yuan Shu nodded slightly: "Fengxiao, it's all your fault."

After saying this, Yuan Shu closed his eyes slightly: "Okay, if there is nothing else, you can retreat and prepare for the next battle in Yuzhou."

After hearing this, Jushou looked at the last letter on Yuan Shu's desk that Yuan Shu had not paid attention to, and asked: "My lord, how should I deal with Liu Bei's letter? Please tell me."

Yuan Shu raised his eyes slightly, picked up the last letter in front of him, and called the guards around him: "You, take this letter and burn it."

The guard stepped forward and carried out Yuan Shu's order without hesitation. He took the letter and burned it in a brazier nearby.

Looking at the letter being greedily licked by the flames, Yuan Shu said expressionlessly: "Now that I'm talking to a certain person about the deal under Tongguan, should I say you are stupid, or should I say you are naive?

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Yuan Shu is not a person who likes to compromise. The original negotiation with Liu Bei under Tongguan was just to dispel Liu Bei's vigilance. In fact, he did not take it to heart at all. The so-called promise was just casual when the gap between the strong and the weak was too big.

A joke that can be erased is like the Qin State borrowing He's Bi during the Warring States Period.

"Lord, after all, our army has just formed an alliance with Liu Bei's army. Isn't it a little bad to break the agreement now?" Tian Feng said hesitantly.

Before Yuan Shu could speak, Jia Xu directly said: "Yuan Hao is not right. We are indeed in alliance with Liu Bei, but this alliance ended after the Battle of Tongguan. Except for the alliance at Tongguan, we have nothing to do with Liu Xuande.

Half an agreement. What happened under Tongguan is just a transaction. What we promised is that if Liu Xuande takes the initiative to hand over the land of Jingbei to us, we will give him soldiers and send troops to assist. But now Liu Bei has not handed over the land of Jingbei to us.

, we led the army to capture it ourselves, we can't pay Liu Bei transaction fees, right? Although the transaction was initially verbally agreed, we did not obtain the three counties of Jingbei. This is not a breach of contract. It can only be said that the transaction broke down. That is why our army is now

Others have nothing to say if we refuse to trade. As the situation changes, why should we do this?"

After listening to Jia Xu's explanation, Yuan Shu nodded with great satisfaction. When he brought Fazheng to negotiate, he just wanted to train Fazheng, and did not really want to deal with Liu Bei. After all, with the current situation, Liu Bei

You are not qualified to trade with yourself at all. The defenders in Jingbei are only ten thousand, and you can easily capture it by just arranging an army of twenty or thirty thousand, so why do you need to support the enemy?

He is determined to win Yuzhou, and will inevitably fall out with Liu Bei if he fails. At this time, trading with Liu Bei has no other meaning except to build an enemy. It is naturally impossible for Yuan Shu to do such a stupid thing.

The situation was changing rapidly. After Liu Bei sent troops, it was the time for Yuan Shu to send troops. There was no time for Yuan Shu to meander. If Yuan Shu really wanted to use this method to paralyze Liu Bei, then he would probably have captured Yanzhou and withdrawn his troops and garrisoned in Yuzhou before Liu Bei was paralyzed.

At that time, Yuan Shu will not be able to get anything except the land of Jingbei, so he might as well seize this short time and directly attack and capture Yuzhou.

"What Wen He said is true. We didn't have any actual agreement with Liu Bei, we just made a preliminary deal. But the other party didn't ship the goods, and we didn't receive the goods. It's understandable that we don't want to trade now. The whole Central Plains is in war.

, once the battle in Yanzhou or Qingzhou is over, it will be more troublesome for us to take action. Now it is meaningless to deal with Liu Bei, so we should just push it away. However, don't make any public announcements for the time being, and try to delay it until Liu Bei is entangled in Yanzhou.
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