Chapter 957: Tuberose's Alliance Conditions

Seeing that Ye Laixiang was just sitting there and listening quietly, at least on the surface, he could not see any objections, Xun You continued: "As for the issue after the war, our Lord once made it clear that how far the Langya Army could capture Xuzhou We have no objection to returning the city to the Langya Army."

After Xun You finished speaking, Ye Laixiang asked strangely: "Sir, why did you say that there are only three princes who send troops? Doesn't the Yuzhou army send troops?"

Xun You also realized that he had omitted the Yuzhou Army, so he immediately added: "Everyone knows that the relationship between Master Kong and Kong of the Yuzhou Army is extraordinary. If I, the Andong Army, send troops, the Yuzhou Army will definitely send troops. What Xiaguan means is the alliance between General Guangwu's Langya Army and Jiangdong General Sun's family. Another point is that the Yuzhou Army's combat strength is worrying, so my Lord's advice to the Yuzhou Army is that they only need to try to contain the Cao thief Qiaojun army. But, I don’t have much hope for Yuzhou.”

Xun You's words made both Ye Laixiang and Xi Zhicai nod. It was indeed as Xun You said, the Yuzhou Army's combat effectiveness was indeed not very good. This is a fact recognized by the world, just like the Jingzhou Army's combat effectiveness. In fact, the armies of various princes are average. If there are no strong generals, how can there be strong soldiers.

Then the two families discussed some details, but at the end, Tuberose suddenly said: "I have something to ask Mr. Gongda for help!"

"General, please speak!"

"Cao Cao's army is strong. Although our Langya army is willing to fully cooperate with the Anton army to attack Xuzhou, the Langya army is still slightly weak in long-range attack capabilities, so we hope to purchase two thousand to three thousand one-stone big yellow crossbows from the Anton army. , please help me convey this to General Anton.”

Huangfu Chaobo's Big Yellow Crossbow is the most powerful crossbow in the entire game that can be used on ordinary soldiers. The other crossbows, such as the Xianden Dead Soldiers and Yuan Rong Crossbow Soldiers, are equipped with crossbows that cannot be used on ordinary soldiers, so Tuberose will I have the idea of ​​​​purchasing a crossbow from Huangfu Chaobo.

It’s just that there are standard one-stone Rhubarb crossbows and ordinary one-stone Rhubarb crossbows on the market. In fact, in addition to the Anton Army, there are several territories in the game that can also produce Rhubarb crossbows. However, their crossbow output is too small. In addition to the territory’s own use, The number of crossbow machines that can be sold externally is really limited.

In addition, the large yellow crossbows in the other territories are all ordinary one-stone large yellow crossbows, and their various data are slightly worse than those of the Anton Army. However, the standard one-stone large yellow crossbows of the Anton Army are only used in small quantities except for personal use. were sold to several allies of Huangfu Chaobo, and outsiders could not buy them at all.

Now that Tuberose has asked for a purchase, she must be buying a standard one-stone big yellow crossbow. This issue had already been considered with Xu Shu and others before Xun You set out, but in terms of quantity, he could only provide 800 to 1,000 tubes at most, because the others had been sold to Zhao Zilong and other allies. In fact, no one knows that the Anton Army has begun to equip the two-stone big yellow crossbow, and the one-stone big yellow crossbow has begun to be gradually phased out.

Now that Tuberose has proposed it, Xun You said that he would go back and discuss it with Huangfu Chaobo.

"Does General Guangwu have any other objections?" Xun You asked again;

After Tuberose pondered for a moment, she slowly said: "I still have some ideas about the division of power among Cao Cao's troops after the war."

"General, please speak!"

"Sir, you also know that Sun Ce's army has only risen in recent years and its strength is not strong. However, our Langya army has been operating for several years, so our army's strength is not weaker than that of Sun Ce's army, and it may even be possible." Stronger, so I still have some ideas to communicate with General Anton regarding the division of Cao Cao’s army’s current sphere of influence.”

After a slight pause, Ye Laixiang said: "If General Anton can promise to place the four counties of Donghai State, Pengcheng State, Taishan County and Lu State under the jurisdiction of our General Guangwu Mansion after the war, our Langya Army will definitely do its best. The army sent troops to Donghai Kingdom to secure Cao Cao's troops in Xuzhou."

Having said this, he added: "Of course, our Langya Army must send troops to capture these places ourselves, instead of the Anton Army doing it for us."

After listening to the words of tuberose,

Xun You was also stunned for a while and was speechless for a long time. From the land of one county, he actually wanted to expand to the land of five counties in one battle. This seems to be a bit too much. . .

However, on the other hand, if you ask for a high price, you will pay the money on the spot. Negotiating between the two sides seems to be understandable. You know, after this battle, if Cao Cao's forces can really be wiped out, Huangfu Chaobo's territory will more than double! Well, of course, this is based on the current territory of Huangfu Chaobo in one state and eight counties.

You must know that Cao Cao now has seventeen or eight counties under his rule. Therefore, calculated in this way, Tuberose's request for the territory of four counties does not seem to be too much. Because of the four counties proposed by Tuberose, except for Donghai Kingdom, which is a large county, the other three counties are either small counties, or barren lands with many cities and small populations.

After Xun You heard Xi Qicai's explanation, he didn't say much. He just said that he needed to report the matter back to his lord before he could make a decision. Regarding Xun You's answer, Ye Laixiang didn't say much. Negotiations are like this, and it can't be concluded in one or two meetings. Both sides then had a tacit understanding not to mention the alliance and turned the topic to other aspects.

The next day, Xun You, accompanied by Xi Zhicai, visited various places, and then went to the military camp to see the combat strength of the military camp trained by Ye Laixiang's general Xu Sheng, and then left under the escort of his personal guards. Kaiyang returned to Qingzhou and took a boat from Qingzhou back to Sizhou.

After Xun You left, Xi Zhicai returned to the general's mansion. At this time, Ye Lai Xiang was standing in front of the map and lost in thought. Hearing footsteps entering the hall, Ye Lai Xiang turned around and saw Xi Zhicai, and smiled: "The military advisor sent Xun You away?"

Xi Zhicai nodded and said: "My lord, have you really decided?"

"Yes, has the military advisor seen it?"

"Zhicai has been with the lord for several years, how can he not understand the lord's mind!" Xi Zhicai said with a smile; "That's good."

"Well, the next thing will be handed over to the military advisor, and I will start preparing troops!"

Xi Zhicai heard this and nodded, saying: "My lord, don't worry, I will not let you down!"

A few days later, Xun You entered Qingdao City in Qingzhou. As soon as he entered the city, he received the news that Huangfu Chaobo had returned to Luoyang. Therefore, he did not rush back to Luoyang, but reported the results of his mission to Huangfu Chaobo using a pigeon letter, and then waited quietly in Qingdao City for Huangfu Chaobo's next instructions.