With the road guide issued by Cao Zhang himself, everything was simple, and Luo Xianzong led the team one after the other, all the way to Liaodong unimpeded.

On the Liucheng side, the soldiers reserved by the sect also transported the grain, grass and salt prepared by Cao Zhang back to Shuozhou.

For the Han Dynasty, although these things are not worth mentioning, they are exchanged for horses by the Han Dynasty, don't do it in vain, you can't say goodbye to the cheap Wei State.

After getting nearly 200 good horses, Cao Zhang was ready to leave Liucheng with his war horses, go back to train cavalry, and wait for a month to come to Liucheng.

From Liucheng to Liaodong, it will take at least a month to go back and forth, not to mention that if it is cold today, the snow in the north will take more time.

After a month's stay, Cao Zhang could come to Liucheng again and wait for Zong to prepare for their return, and then further woo them.

The next day, the soldiers reserved by the sect transported all the grain, grass and salt back.

That night, Cao Chang was pondering the matter of training cavalry in the room, this batch of war horses plus the previous reserves, can assemble two thousand cavalry, if you get two or three hundred high-class horses from the hands of the Hu people, you can also form a team of five hundred armored cavalry.

If there is an armored cavalry, the next time the big man comes to attack, the chance of resisting the big man will be higher.

"Master Hou, something happened!" Cao Zhang was pondering, and the voice of the county came from outside the door.

The Liucheng county magistrate has been given by Cao Zhang, and the original county magistrate temporarily took over the post of county magistrate.

"Come in!"

"I've seen Master Hou!" The county man pushed open the door and walked in, holding a calculation chip and a roll of paper in his hand.

Cao Zhang looked at the county and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Master Hou, look at ......" The county Cheng put the paper in front of Cao Zhang, and said: "I recounted it just now and found that the grain and grass given to those Hu people were less than 5,000 stones. ”

"Five thousand less?" Cao Zhangyan looked at the paper when he heard this, and when he saw the dense numbers, he felt a headache, stared at the county and asked, "Are you sure you are not wrong?" Although 5,000 stone of grain and grass is not much, it is now a critical juncture to win them over, and it is not enough to lose a stone. Otherwise, they think that if we don't keep our credit, then everything we have done will be in vain. ”

"The subordinates have counted three times, and it is true that they have given 5,000 stone less!" The county Cheng Zhengse said: "The subordinates are worried that the Hu people will see that we are giving less grain and grass and think that we are not trustworthy, so they came to report to the Hou Ye, and this matter still needs to be decided by the Hou Ye." ”

Cao Zhang groaned: "Prepare 5,000 more stones, and send 10,000 stones of grain and grass to them." For example, today's cold ground is freezing and the snow is full, although they have walked for a day, their footprints are still there, and they follow the footprints to chase. ”

"My subordinates will do it!" The county retreated.

The sect predetermined that it was a thousand calculations that did not count this stubble.

The Han army did not show any flaws in Liucheng, but they didn't want the Wei side to go on a business trip, so they gave the Han army 5,000 stone for less grain and grass.

Cao Zhang, in order to win over the Hu people, spared no effort, not only made up for the 5,000 stone that was undergiven, but also 5,000 more, and scraped together 10,000 stone of grain and grass to send people to catch up with the Han army and send it over.

It's just that the place where the Han army went was not the grassland, but Shuozhou.

The people sent by Cao Zhang followed the footprints and found out about it.

In Cao Zhang's study, after listening to the county Cheng's report, Cao Zhang was shocked: "What did you say?" Those Hu people didn't go to the grassland, but to Shuozhou? ”

The county replied: "Yes, the people I sent followed the footprints and found that those Hu people went to the grassland first, and then suddenly turned south to Shuozhou halfway. They found out that those Hu people finally went to the border city of Yanmen County!

Master Hou, those Hu people can't be the meticulous work of the Han army pretending, right? ”

"No traces of the battle were found on the road? Could it be that the Han army found out that those Hu people were friendly with us, so they sent troops to deal with them? ”

Cao Zhang still didn't want to believe that those Hu people were pretended to be by the Han army, and kept asking the county Cheng.

If those Hu people were really pretended to be by the Han army, then he Cao Zhang's face would be lost, and he invited the Hu people to eat and drink, and spent a lot of money to buy horses, and he also abolished a county order for this.

As a result, the person he tried his best to win over turned out to be Han Jun's pretended meticulous work, if this matter spreads, will he be laughed out of his big teeth.

Xian Cheng sighed and said: "There are no traces of a fight, the footprints are all traces of a normal rush, I have already sent someone to infiltrate Qiangyin to investigate." ”

After listening to the words of the county Cheng, Cao Zhang no longer had any illusions. slapped on the table and shouted angrily: "Damn, these Han soldiers actually dare to play tricks on me!" ”

Thinking of the appearance of facing those soldiers of the Han army with smiling faces and calling him a brother, Cao Zhang's face couldn't help but feel hot, shameful!

The county man groaned: "Master Hou, my subordinates feel that this matter must be considered, those Han people pretending to be Hu Shang, and do not hesitate to deceive our trust with hundreds of good horses to get the guide to pass the customs, what do they want?" ”

Listening to the words of the county Cheng, Cao Zhang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

What the county said makes sense, now that sweet potatoes and corn have come out, grain and grass are no longer scarce resources, and war horses are even more precious.

Now the Han army took the initiative to bring war horses, just to go to Liaodong.

Then they must have something big to do when they go to Liaodong!

Cao Zhang asked the county officer, "Then what do you think they want to go to Liaodong with all their might?" ”

The county man muttered: "If the situation is in a stalemate again, the war will not happen in a short time. The purpose of the Han army's trip to Liaodong, needless to say, must be to win over Gongsun Yuan and attack our Great Wei! ”

"Damn, now that my Great Wei has retreated to Hebei, the defense line is as stable as Mount Tai, they see that they can't start, so they want to ask for foreign aid, how can I let them succeed!"

Cao Zhang was furious when he heard this, overturned the table, and shouted angrily: "Prepare horses for me immediately, I will personally chase and bring back those Han soldiers and break them into thousands of pieces!" ”

"Hou Ye is angry!" The county man was relieved: "Those Han soldiers have been away for two days, and now they are chasing them, but I'm afraid it's too late." The subordinates thought that they should inform His Majesty of this matter as soon as possible and ask His Majesty to decide.

Moreover, Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong has always been ambitious, and he wants to tear the soil and seal the king, so he may not agree to the union of Shu. As for those Han troops, it is not certain whether they can come back alive from Liaodong, even if they can come back, Hou Ye only needs to lead troops to intercept them, and they can't do without Youzhou. ”

"Hmm!" After listening to the words of the county magistrate, Cao Zhang nodded with satisfaction: "Your brain is much more clever than the county order, I don't understand, why did he make the county order, but you succumbed to his deputy?" ”

The county man smiled bitterly: "It's just because the county commander's wife and uncle are Zhang Beijia." ”

Cao Zhang snorted coldly: "That Zhang Beijia from our Youzhou? He is also a person who only knows how to slap horses, and he is really a raccoon dog! From now on, you will be the county magistrate of Liucheng, and now you will immediately write to Your Majesty and tell him what happened here. ”