In fact, it was already certain that Gongsun Zan would go south to attack Yuan Shao at this time. Tian Yu and Guan Jing knew this. With his upright character, how could Gongsun Zan be as rational as Tian Yu thought? It was not easy to wait until this time to send troops.

If it weren't for Tian Yu's constant advice, Gongsun Zan would have been unable to bear it and sent his troops south. At this time, Tian Yu's dissuasion was just to delay some time and let Gongsun Zan accumulate more strength.

The benefits brought by the pacification of Northern Xinjiang are immeasurable. First of all, Gongsun Zan's reputation has skyrocketed. Such a national hero who ended the Han Dynasty's hundreds of years of border troubles has ignored the capable people and righteous people who have come to join him. However, in just six months, the

, Gongsun Zan's troops expanded to 200,000, which was terrifying. Of course, many of them were Wuhuan and Xianbei cavalry. This was the second benefit that the pacification of northern Xinjiang brought to Gongsun Zan.

Faced with Gongsun Zan's iron-blooded suppression and the white-horse Yi Cong who came and went like the wind, the northern foreigners had no power to fight back. Many of them who believed in the law of the jungle directly switched to Gongsun Zan's command and became his assistant. During this period

Internally, Gongsun Zan's power continued to expand like a balloon, and a large number of soldiers would appear every few days. If he waited for another two months, it would not be impossible to add another 50,000 troops.

As for food and grass, with the food and grass purchased from Yuan Shu before, there is no problem in maintaining these armies for more than half a year. As for half a year later, when Yuan Shao is defeated and Jizhou is captured, will Gongsun Zan still have to worry about food and grass?

Gongsun Zan had never thought about joining forces with others, but faced with Tian Yu's kindness, Gongsun Zan didn't know what to choose, so he simply put the matter aside for the time being.

Looking at the elegant scholar in front of him, Gongsun Zan chuckled: "Mi Zhu! The second richest man in Jiangdong, how come you, the head of the Mi family, have time to be Yuan Jiujiao's envoy to this place?"

Gongsun Zan's tone was frivolous and full of sarcasm. The status of merchants in this era was extremely low. Even though they still had a certain status in Jiangdong, they were extremely lowly in the eyes of princes like Gongsun Zan.

Mi Zhu didn't care about Gongsun Zan's attitude. He bowed and said respectfully: "The general is trading with Mr. Yuan. Mr. Yuan just needs someone to discuss with the general face to face. Although I have a humble status, I know a little about business matters.

Second, I therefore recommend myself to Mr. Yuan. Mr. Yuan appoints people based on their talents, so I allow you to come. I hope the general will forgive me."

Facing the prickly Mi Zhu, Gongsun Zan only felt that he had nothing to do with his strength. He snorted slightly and said: "Mr. Yuan is very open-minded and is so friendly to businessmen. Well, tell me directly. What are the requirements of Yuan Jiujiu when he sends you here?"

?Do you think those 50,000 sets of equipment are too many?"

"No, no, no!" Mi Zhu hurriedly shook his head and said, "The general's white-horse followers are the most elite in the world. They are aliens from Peiping and conquered Yuan Shao in the south. They are invincible in all directions. A mere 50,000 sets of equipment are not enough to match them. My lord's attitude towards the general is

Baima Yicong likes it very much and specially sent someone to discuss it with the general. We are willing to provide 80,000 sets of equipment, but we have a small request that we hope the general can personally agree to."

"Oh? What's your request?" Hearing the 80,000 sets of equipment, Gongsun Zan felt extremely excited, his eyes were filled with joy, and he said directly without any concern for caution.

Mi Zhu bowed slightly again and said softly: "As a merchant, Zhu is very aware that there are risks in commercial trade, and the same is true for the transactions between the general and Mr. Yuan. The reason why Mr. Yuan sent someone here this time is actually to reduce this risk and achieve

A win-win situation. What Duke Yuan wants is for the loyal obedience of white horses, but if you want to be foolproof, it is obviously impossible to buy it directly from the general. Therefore, Duke Yuan hopes that the general can make a promise and try to save more than one small team during the battle with Yuan Shao.

I will give you my white horse to help you rebuild in the future. Of course, if the general is victorious, these 80,000 sets of equipment will be regarded as a gift from Duke Yuan to the general, and he has nothing else to ask for."

"Hmph!" Gongsun Zan's eyes were slightly cold and he snorted coldly: "It seems that Yuan Jiujiu still can't trust someone!"

Mi Zhu said quickly: "General, don't be angry. It's not that Mr. Yuan doesn't trust the general. Everyone in the world knows that the general has an upright temperament and sticks to his word. How could Mr. Yuan doubt the general's character? This is just for insurance. Brothers have settled accounts.

, when Zhu is doing business, no matter how trustworthy his friend is, he will sign a detailed and complete contract when doing business with him. This is not a distrust, but to clarify the responsibilities so that both parties can feel at ease. If the general has a grudge against this, then

Forget it, just follow the general’s previous request and I’ll wait for the deal.”

At the end of the day, Mi Zhu pretended to be afraid and declined. But it would have been better if he had not brought it up at the beginning. Now faced with 80,000 sets of equipment, how could Gongsun Zan choose the 50,000 sets of equipment again? A person dies like a lamp going out.

, after his defeat, if he didn’t give the white horse to Yuan Shu, could he still take it underground?

Gongsun Zan was deliberately looking for trouble, hoping to get more equipment from Mi Zhu, but after hearing Mi Zhu's words, he quickly said: "You are serious. Is Gongsun Bogui such a narrow-minded person? Since Yuan Gong has made a request,

I naturally responded, but I don’t know when these 80,000 sets of equipment will arrive?”

At this time, Gongsun Zan had completely ignored Tian Yu's dissuasion and made up his mind to send troops. Eighty thousand sets of equipment, this was undoubtedly a timely help for Gongsun Zan.

You must know that Gongsun Zan has many Wuhuan and Xianbei cavalry under his command, and the total number must be no less than 80,000. These 80,000 are all skilled soldiers and horses, but this equipment...

The foreign race is poor and cannot have good equipment. Most of these 80,000 people have animal skins and wooden guns. The army under Gongsun Zan has just expanded. The spare equipment in hand has been used to equip new soldiers. How can there be equipment to supplement these Wuhuan?

Xianbei cavalry? If not for the large equipment gap, Gongsun Zan would not have proposed a deal with Yuan Shu.

Mi Zhu smiled slightly: "The general is really broad-minded. A certain generation of Yuan Gong thanked the general. Those 80,000 sets of equipment will arrive within seven days. If the general is in urgent need, I will urge them more and ask them to speed up the time. It will be there within three days."

Can be delivered.”

"Okay!" Gongsun Zan said with a smile when he heard this: "Mr. Yuan is really happy. I need to thank you for this."

Tian Yu looked down at the excited Gongsun Zan with a bitter look on his face. Mi Zhu had been leading Gongsun Zan by the nose since he came in. But what about Gongsun Zan? After he was sold, he had to count the money for him.

The other party's subsequent urging was obviously lies. It took three days to arrive in seven days, but I'm afraid it could be done in one day. The other party must have said it was too late on purpose!

"In addition, general, my lord also wants to lead the army to eliminate a big trouble for the general and pacify Gongsun Du in Liaodong. I wonder if the general can agree?" Mi Zhu said with a gentle tone.

Gongsun Zan's original excitement suddenly turned cold, and he said in a cold tone: "Mr. Yuan is also interested in me, Youzhou?"

"No, no!" Mi Zhu said quickly: "Gongsun Du has always had a close relationship with Yuan Shao. Yuan Gong was afraid that Gongsun Du would attack from behind during the decisive battle between the general and Yuan Shao, so he wanted to guard this place for the general. Please.
Chapter completed!