Soldiers come to the world

Qiaojun has a special meaning to Cao Jun, not only because Qiaojun is the hometown of Cao Cao and the home temple of the entire Cao family, but more importantly, the strategic position of Qiaojun is extremely important, it is the gate to enter the Central Plains, break through Qiao County, the entire hinterland of the Central Plains appears in front of you.

In the entire defense system of the Cao army, Cao Zhen, the governor of Yuzhou, and Cao Ren, the governor of Xuzhou, were responsible for the defense of the Central Plains. The two sides took Chenliu County as the boundary.

In order to defend the Central Plains, Cao’s army spent a lot of money. In Xuzhou alone, 3 troops were deployed, including 4 each in Qiaojun and Xuzhou, 18 in Huaibei, and [-] in Xuchang. Thirty thousand troops were deployed on the front line, and [-] troops were deployed in the entire Central Plains, making the defense of the Central Plains like an iron barrel.

And Qiao County is Cao Ren's defense area. The general Cao Jun who is currently guarding Qiao County is Cao Ren's right-hand man. General Niu Jin, Niu Jin has followed Cao Ren for many years. He fought bravely and won Cao Ren's trust. handed over to him.

There are about 3 defenders in Qiao County, guarding three strategic passages in Qiao County, Qi County, Chengfu County, and Qiao County. Among them, Qi County and Chengfu County each have 7000 soldiers, and Qiao County There are 4000 garrisons, and the three strategic locations are distributed in the shape of a character, echoing each other and forming horns for each other.

This morning, a caravan coming from Runan County gradually approached Chengfu County. In his fifties, he was tall, with a bright red face and a strong voice. He was Mr. Jin who had made a detour to the north from Shouchun, and Li Fu was the deputy manager next to him.

This is the task Liu Jing entrusted to them, and it is more related to Jin Sanye's future status. Whether he can be knighted is a matter of one action. Although he is very nervous, Jin Sanye is very concerned about face. As long as he is not in front of the King of Han, he They will act as if nothing had happened, cover up their emotions well, talk and laugh loudly all the time, and control the atmosphere of the entire caravan.

On the contrary, Li Fu remained silent all the time. He was reticent and didn't speak much. It was easy for people to think that he was the entourage of Kim Sanye, but in fact, he was the decision maker of this operation.

"Master Li, don't worry, the person we're looking for has worked with me for many years, and both sides know the bottom line. I know where his weakness is?"

Mr. Jin's reassurance only made Li Fu nod his head slightly, "The matter is very important, I need to be cautious."

"Of course, be cautious. I have already considered the plan, and I will test him first."

The caravan and his party gradually approached Chengfu County, and the check at the gate of the city was very strict. All people entering the city were searched, and the caravan had to open their bags for inspection. Li Fu was about to discuss with Jin Sanye, but Jin Sanye grinned , urged the horse forward.

"The third master is here again, let's make a fortune!"

The soldiers guarding the city seemed to know him and greeted him one after another. Mr. Jin curled his lips and said: "It's good to be able to make a fortune these days, and to make a living."

Even though he said this, he threw a bag of money to the head of the village without any hesitation, "Your wine money, the old rules."

The head of the village suddenly smiled, and ordered the soldiers: "Let the third master enter the city!"

The soldiers gave way one after another, and Mr. Jin waved his hand and led the caravan swaggeringly into the city, but Li Fu heard the head of the village yelling at other merchants from a distance, "Shit, do you think I will accept money from anyone? Open the package!"

Li Fu immediately had confidence in Mr. Jin, it seems that his friendship with the people here is really unusual.

Everyone stayed in the hostel, and Jin Sanye immediately took Li Fu to the barracks. On the way, he whispered to Li Fu: "This Zhang Li was originally a bandit in Xuzhou. He was cruel and murderous. Later, he joined the Qingzhou Army, which was defeated by Cao Jun Afterwards, he transformed himself into General Cao Jun. This man is bold, black-hearted, and extremely greedy. He sold the kerosene that Master Li saw in the warehouse last time. But he reported 500 people and took away the food and soldiers of 500 people."

"He did it so obviously, does Cao Ren care?"

"Cao Ren may have heard about it, but Niu Jin must know the inside story. Regardless of this kind of thing, everyone only looks at the result. As long as Zhang Li is willing to work hard in a war, he will generally turn a blind eye."

"Did he fight and die?"

Mr. Jin chuckled: "His nickname is Desperate Zhang Sanlang. Do you think he works hard? He knows very well that if he refuses to work hard, his good life will come to an end."

The two talked as they walked, and soon they arrived at the military camp in the city. The guards knew Jin Sanye, and immediately rushed into the camp to report. When the magpie yelled, I knew something good was going on, and indeed it was the third master who came to the door."

The two smiled and hugged tightly. Mr. Jin pulled Li Fu over and introduced: "This is my rich man. I specially introduced him to the general. We all call him Mr. Li, a straightforward man."

Zhang Li's eyes narrowed with a smile. He understood the implication of Mr. Jin's words. This means that Mr. Li is the consignee, which means that Mr. Li paid for his gold.

"Where is Master Li from?" Zhang Li asked with a smile.

"A native of Gaoyang, Xiahejian County."

"Oh! My ancestral home is from Anping County, just next door to Hejian County!"

"That's a coincidence, then it's not an outsider."

Zhang Li was very enthusiastic and invited Li Fu and Jin Sanye into the barracks. Zhang Li was appointed as the school lieutenant and had his own trilogy, all of which were the Qingzhou Army who had followed him for many years. Of course, it was also the Cao Army. Another 500 men were temporarily assigned to his army.

All the troops are stationed in the county seat, and the barracks are extremely large, occupying [-]% of the county seat, consisting of [-] large tents, half of which are food and military supplies.

Cao Jun's military rations are rationed according to the number of troops. The ordnance is worn out due to training. If the quantity is insufficient, the application will be approved. Under normal circumstances, there will be a loophole for reselling ordnance.

In fact, Cao Jun's regulations are very strict. For example, when receiving new weapons, the old ones must be exchanged for new ones. Only when damaged weapons are handed in, new weapons will be issued. Take it away. Many times, the people who come down to check often see the same batch of damaged weapons several times. As long as the lower level entertains them well, they will generally not expose them.

The following generals of Cao Jun have a lot of money from this, and Jin Sanye is this kind of transaction broker, which is very popular with the following army generals.

Zhang Li invited the two of them into the big tent to sit down, and said with a frank smile: "The third master came a little earlier this time, if I had been a little later, I would have a batch of bows and crossbows, about three hundred pieces."

Third Master Jin pointed to Li Fu, "Master Li has a business this time and wants to talk to the general. If it works, at least 1000 taels of gold will be brought in."

Zhang Li cheered up, and said with a smile: "Even though Master Li said clearly, there is nothing taboo here."

Li Fu saw that he was a general of the Cao army, but he did not hide his greed, and he couldn't help but be secretly vigilant. This kind of person forgets righteousness for profit, so he must be careful. "

Li Fu said with a smile: "Someone wants to buy a batch of kerosene, it takes about 100 barrels, and the price of each barrel is three taels of gold. If the job is done, the oil buyer will pay me another 900 taels of remuneration, which is not within the oil price, that is to say , all the [-] taels of gold belong to the general, how about it?"

This price is very good, usually two taels of gold per barrel, but now it is asking for three taels, but Zhang Li still has a look of embarrassment on his face, "To tell you the truth, this matter is a bit difficult, fire oil is the most important thing for Cao Jun last time I sold [-] barrels of kerosene to the third master, but in the end I couldn’t explain it, so I had to burn a warehouse to cover it up. When sending people to inspect the barracks, the amount of kerosene must be counted. If there are three hundred barrels missing, how can I explain it?" Li Fu laughed and said, "Do you want the general to know how Yu Jin's Yao Wu is doing?"

Zhang Li was taken aback, Yao Wu is Yu Jin's confidant, stationed in Yicheng County, could he also do this kind of thing?

Li Fu understood his thoughts, nodded and said, "I also bought three hundred barrels of kerosene from Yao Wu."

Zhang Li cupped his fists and said, "I would like to hear the details!"

"Yao Wu took half of each of the [-] barrels of kerosene to make up [-] barrels of kerosene, and then poured water into the oil barrels. The oil went up and down, and even spot checks couldn't find it."

Only then did Zhang Li suddenly realize that this is indeed a good way, but the amount of [-] barrels of kerosene is relatively large, so he needs to be more cautious, and he asked again: "I don't know who is going to buy kerosene, can Master Li tell me?"

"I'm not going to lie to the general, it's the Black Banner Army of the Yangtze River Pirates."

Only then did Zhang Li suddenly realize that it was the Black Banner Army. He knew that this water bandit was entrenched in the Dongting Lake area of ​​Changsha County. The leader was nicknamed Hunjiang Dragon King. No need.

He pondered for a while and asked, "I don't know when to order the goods?"

"Half a month later, pay the money and deliver the goods, is that okay?"

When Zhang Li heard that half a month later, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Ten days later, Zhao Sima from Xuzhou would come to inspect the barracks.

"Okay, let's make a deal!"

Li Fu and Mr. Jin left the barracks. On the way, Li Fu said with emotion: "The war is about to come, and this Zhang Li dares to sell military supplies privately. It is really eye-opening."

Mr. Jin chuckled, "Mr. Li was joking. You have been in Yedu for a long time. Do you still see those ministers of Cao and Wei? There are a few loyal ones. I am afraid that even Chen Qun and Hua Xin may not be reliable, let alone People like Zhang Li who were born as thieves, for them, life is only eight words, people are not for themselves, heaven and earth are destroyed, everything else is fake."

"That's true. Cao Cao didn't trust his generals, so he let the Cao family and the Xiahou family lead the army."

"That's the reason, so I know Zhang Li very well, and I know he will agree, but we have to take it slowly and lure him into the trap."

Li Fu nodded. Mr. Jin is right, and there is really no need to rush this matter.

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