Chapter 678: Weapons Dealer
On the wall, Orange Bear was very excited to see the five consecutive shots of the Yuanrong Crossbowmen. Seeing the crossbow arrows whizzing like machine gun bullets, he was so excited that he thought that if he had a thousand or eight hundred people to match this, he would be able to walk sideways in the game.
But when he looked outside the wall and saw that there was not a single person standing in the whole thousand-man team, he felt cold in his heart.
"It's over, it's really over this time. A thousand-man team is gone in the blink of an eye. It's strange that they are willing to give up." Orange Bear looked at the situation outside the wall with a dull face and muttered;
"Not bad, not bad, it's really a good thing!" Although it was not the first time to see this result, Zhao Cen felt very satisfied every time. Unfortunately, the number of crossbowmen was too small, and the crossbow machine could not be used in the hands of others, otherwise...
Zhao Cen shook his head with a little regret, then turned to the Orange Bear beside him and said: "Mayor Xiong, we have done our work, and now it depends on you..."
Orange Bear said with a dead look on his face: "What can we rely on? A thousand-man team is gone in the blink of an eye. It's a miracle that they will agree to our reconciliation." As he said that, he shook his head and prepared to go down to gather the players to discuss the matter.
Zhao Cen grabbed him and said to him mysteriously: "The military advisor gave him something before leaving. If Mayor Yan gives this thing to the Black Mountain Army generals and tells them that you can help them get this thing, the peace talks will definitely be successful. I wonder if Mayor Xiong is willing to listen?"
"Really?" Orange Bear's eyes lit up when he heard it, and then he nodded hurriedly.
Seeing this, Zhao Cen took out something from his arms and handed it to Orange Bear. Orange Bear stared at it and found that it was a big yellow crossbow.
"This, this, this big yellow crossbow can be sold in large quantities?"
"My lord said that there should be three to five hundred for sale every month." Zhao Cen was also puzzled. Such a national weapon could not be easily given to others, but he had to do what his lord ordered.
In fact, the big yellow crossbow in Cheng Xiong's hand was just a sales-type big yellow crossbow produced by the Luoyang Weapon Workshop, that is, a non-standard one-stone big yellow crossbow.
The reason why Cheng Xiong was asked to sell it was for two purposes. One was that since Yuan Shao would soon send troops to Zhongshan and Changshan, he should soon face the Black Mountain Army. For this matter that could cause trouble for Yuan Shao, Huangfu Chaobo was very willing to do it.
The second was that there were already many crossbow craftsmen in Luoyang, but although the production of qualified one-stone big yellow crossbows had been increased, these craftsmen produced a large number of non-standard one-stone big yellow crossbows during the improvement process. In addition to digesting part of these backlogs in their own alliance, the rest were piled up in the warehouse and moldy. So Huangfu Chaobo considered whether to sell it to the Black Mountain Army, which would not only help him digest his own inventory, but also make money. At that time, he could also cause trouble for Yuan Shao, killing three birds with one stone.
This is why Pang Tong must ask Zhao Cen to give the Black Mountain Army the most solid warning. I believe that the destruction of this thousand-man team will definitely bring a deep shock to Zhang Yan and others. The stronger this shock is, the better his business will be.
Sure enough, everything was as Pang Tong expected. Although Zhang Baiqi was furious, when Cheng Xiong took out the big yellow crossbow and said that he had a channel to get a large number of such weapons, he immediately stopped. He immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot, and then he led dozens of personal guards and Cheng Xiong to chase Zhang Yan's location.
As Zhang Yan's confidant, Zhang Baiqi knew the role of this thing in front of him very well. You know, when they were under the city of Luoyang, the Black Mountain Army suffered enough from this crossbow, and just now, one of his thousand-man teams did not last for a stick of incense. If the Black Mountain Army had this kind of weapon, Qi would have been hiding in the Taihang Mountains.
Sure enough, after seeing the big yellow crossbow, Zhang Yan
agreed to Cheng Xiong's request for trade between Zhaojia Town and the Black Mountain Army without much thought. Of course, the premise is that the Black Mountain Army must guarantee the safety of Zhaojia Town.
As for why Zhaojia Town fell into his hands, Cheng Xiong's reason was that this place was about to be abandoned, and he had someone familiar with one of General Pingdong's subordinates, so he spent a lot of money to buy this territory from General Pingdong. As for the price of the big yellow crossbow, Cheng even offered a price of five taels of silver per piece. You know, Huangfu Chaobo only priced these inferior remnants at more than three taels per piece.
The reason why Cheng Xiong was so keen to sell the big yellow crossbow was because Huangfu Chaobo gave him a commission, and Zilong would get a commission of 10% for each big yellow crossbow. This is a considerable income for him, the newly-minted mayor of the town.
Soon, Zhang Yan reached a deal with Cheng Xiong for 1,000 large yellow crossbows. Originally, Zhang Yan wanted at least 2,000, and 5,000 would be the best. But Huangfu Chaobo considered various issues, so he set the number of the first deal at 1,000.
In the end, when Cheng Xiong was about to leave Shiyi, he left a message for Zhang Yan, saying, "Chief, someone asked me to bring you a few words."
Zhang Yan was stunned, then quickly reacted and said, "Please speak!"
"That person asked the chief to pay attention, someone has already set his sights on Zhongshan and Changshan, please prepare early! The person said, if you can't win, just leave." As he said that, Cheng Xiong pointed his hand to the east, and then left without looking back.
Looking at the back of Cheng Xiong leaving, Zhang Yan's face was uncertain. He had guessed who Cheng Xiong was talking about. No wonder he couldn't wait to move all the people of Zhaojia Village to the south. Zhang Yan also heard the meaning of the other party's words, but even if you know it, so what? Yuan Shao wants to mobilize troops to the two northwestern counties of Jizhou, and the biggest loss will definitely be his Black Mountain Army.
However, since I already know this in advance, it seems that I have to accept his favor no matter what.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yan's face straightened and shouted loudly: "Come on, tell all the leaders to come to discuss matters."
Not long after, in Shiyi County, in the county government, a group of Black Mountain Army leaders gathered together. Everyone was talking about how to arrange tomorrow's battle.
At this time, a loud shout came from outside the hall: "Yan Shuai is here!"
Everyone in the hall immediately quieted down. Although there were still some people in the Black Mountain Army who did not obey Zhang Yan, he was still the commander of the Black Mountain Army on the surface, so everyone would not tear their faces with him. Everyone looked outside the door, and then everyone looked at Zhang Yan in shock as he walked in with a grim face.