Chapter 972: Alliance
Zhang Yan didn't know what Huangfu Chaobo was thinking, but he had already figured it out a long time ago. The road of being a thief would not last long, but now the world situation is unclear, and Yuan Shao and Lu Bu look down on him as a thief general, so he must He will firmly control the Montenegrin Army in his own hands as a way to advance in the future.
To control the Montenegrin Army, it is not that all the millions of people are controlled by oneself, but there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers and horses who are loyal to oneself. However, if the soldiers and horses are to be elite, money, food and weapons are indispensable, so this time Even if Huangfu Chaobo asked for half a million people in Montenegro, he would agree without hesitation.
Hearing Huangfu Chaobo's words, Zhang Yan immediately climbed up the pole and said, "I am meeting the Marquis this time because the Black Mountain Army has been fighting with Yuan Shao's Army for more than a year. Although they barely managed to hold on to the Zhending line of cities, the army in the The loss of food and grass is too great. In addition, the war continues and large areas of fields are deserted. The output of the fields in the mountains alone is not enough to sustain the needs of the two million soldiers and people, so I came here to ask for help from the Marquis! "
After listening to Zhang Yan's words, Huangfu Chaobo glanced at Pang Tong and others imperceptibly, and they all blinked in understanding.
Pang Tong came out and said: "I wonder how General Liang, who is in trouble, needs my lord to support your army?"
Even in a developed world like the real world, everyone knows one truth: a weak country has no diplomacy. The same is true for Zhang Yan today. The two million people of the Montenegrin Army are crying for food. If Zhang Yan ignores them, the hundreds of thousands of Montenegrin Army will be unstable, and Zhang Yan's standing will be shaken.
Faced with Pang Tong's question, Zhang Yan did not make any more attempts to hide it and said: "The Black Mountain Army has nothing but some property accumulated over the years."
Huangfu Chaobo and his party laughed but said nothing;
"If the general agrees, Yan is willing to move 100,000 households into Sizhou." Zhang Yan gritted her teeth and finally revealed her second trump card. "However, in addition to food, the general also needs weapons and equipment to support 50,000 people."
One hundred thousand households, calculated based on five to eight people per household, means that they agreed to use 500,000 to 800,000 people in exchange for Huangfu Chaobo's support.
Huangfu Chaobo listened and nodded silently in his heart. It seems that Zhang Yan wants to control the 50,000 elite Montenegrin Army. As for the rest of the troops, with the weapons and equipment replaced by these 50,000 people, they can refine them into several pieces. Ten thousand troops, in this case, the Montenegro Army has more than 100,000 troops. Although there are half a million fewer people, the Montenegro Army's combat power is even stronger.
Huangfu Chaobo shook his head. These alone are not enough. Hundreds of thousands of people want to immigrate from Montenegro to Sizhou, even Wei County. Just by walking, they have to pass under Yuan Shaojun's eyes. That's It is very unrealistic. You must know that the migration of more than 10,000 people in Zhaojia Village cost Huangfu Chaobo a lot of thought and energy.
As for food, no matter which force it is in, it is a war preparation material. Of course, the two sides of the river in Jingyang and Yangzhou may be better, but transporting it from the south is also very expensive. Now, although it is better, Yuzhou has been included in the governance This can temporarily alleviate his food crisis, which is also the confidence he wants to launch a war against Cao Cao.
Just selling it to Zhang Yan would take a lot of effort to transport the grain. There is no money for selling grain to anyone. Just Zhang Yan's willingness to pay is not enough, so Huangfu Chaobo still needs Zhang Yan to pay more.
Zhang Yan knew that these things she proposed were not enough to impress Huangfu Chaobo. She gritted her teeth and continued: "The Zhengdong Army and Yuan Shaojun have always been in conflict. If there is another war between the two families, the Black Mountain Army will fully assist the Marquis. Of course, If the Black Mountain Army is in trouble, please ask the Marquis to send troops to help."
Huangfu Chaobo nodded noncommittally, did not answer, and continued to look at Zhang Yan.
"If Lord Hou points his troops to Hebei and takes control of Jizhou one day, Zhang Yan will definitely lead his troops to surrender and serve as his tail wing." Zhang Yan's final limit was finally revealed under Huangfu Chaobo's repeated threats.
"Okay!" Huangfu Chaobo shouted loudly: "With General Zhang's words, I am relieved! The supplies needed by the Black Mountain Army are
But come one by one, I will try my best to satisfy you. "
With Huangfu Chaobo's words, Zhang Yan was finally relieved. However, there was a small flaw in their words, but both of them understood it and did not point it out.
The "someday" mentioned in Zhang Yan's words shows that Zhang Yan means that he wants our Black Mountain Army to surrender to you. Okay, wait until you really control Hebei. If you can really defeat Yuan Shao, our Black Mountain Army will If you can't do it, let's talk about it later.
Huangfu Chaobo said "try to be as satisfied as possible". Both of them also understood that if you pay, I will sell you food and weapons, but the quantity will be discussed by everyone, instead of going through a third party as before. Said, the quantity is still strictly controlled.
Once the broad direction is confirmed, the details are left to the subordinates to handle. Lu Su was in charge of the Eastern Expedition Army. To be honest, Pang Tong and Guo Jia were not interested in these complicated political affairs. It was not that they couldn't do it. The Black Mountain Army handed over to one of Zhang Yan's cronies, Da Ji. This was one of the few people in the Black Mountain Army who was good at calculations, otherwise it wouldn't be called Da Ji.
Soon the two sides reached a deal. In the first round of the deal, the Black Mountain Army will purchase 100,000 shi of grain, 10,000 sets of fine weapons and armor from the Eastern Expedition Army, including 1,000 large yellow crossbows with one shi of grain and two pots of 200 crossbow arrows each, as well as 2,000 pack horses. Zhang Yan also quickly ordered someone to deliver the money that had been prepared. This time, Zhang Yan and Shuwu's personal guards will bring the first batch back to Black Mountain, and the rest will be shipped back in the spring of next year.
With these grains, at least the fluctuating morale of the Black Mountain Army can be stabilized.
Afterwards, the two led their troops away. Zhang Yan's needs will be delivered tomorrow, and Huangfu Chaobo will continue his tour under the protection of 10,000 troops.
The next stop is Sheguo.
Sheguo, also known as Shexian, is located on the Fukoujing, the fourth of the eight paths in Taihang. Strictly speaking, the eastern entrance of Fukoujing, Fukouguan, is located 50 miles southwest of Handan, in the valley of Xiangtang Mountain. Fukouguan, Wu'an City and Sheguo are all located on Fukoujing. Further west is Luxian, Shangdang, Bingzhou.
After Zhao Yun led his troops to station in Weijun, he had already sent two thousand combat troops to station at the eastern exit of the fourth of the eight paths in Taihang. However, after inspecting, Huangfu Chaobo still felt that Zhao Yun should continue to push the defense further west and put the first line of defense in the valley west of Sheguo.