Looking at Liu Zhi's movements, Xu Fan was amazed by the drunkenness.

He was willing to surrender to the nobles and drink and throw a pot with the rich merchant in front of him. In addition to Liu Zhi's ability to bring rich wealth to the Xu family, Liu Zhi was also a smart person who traveled around the world and was quite knowledgeable.

At least, he gave Xu Fan some insight into this matter.

"In this way, the Xianbei Hu Kebien you mentioned is not only a wide range of knowledge, but also generous. He is willing to use silk from the Han area to make war clothes for his soldiers. Tsk, this silk must be a family of middle-aged people in the Han area to be able to wear it. How many horses and furs should this Hu tribe use to exchange for it!"

"Hehe, gentleman, the Xianbei people cannot calculate the account in this way. If the casualties are reduced on the battlefield and the enemy is defeated, the pastures, population, livestock, and wealth of other tribes will be all Hu Keke. In this way, he is using other people's horses and furs to exchange them!"

"Haha, interesting, interesting. It's really interesting to hear what you said!"

Xu Fan, who was blushing, shook his head and pointed at Liu Zhi and laughed. Seeing this, Liu Zhi took the opportunity to toast. Xu Fan drank a few more glasses, suddenly stopped the maid from pouring wine, and sighed.

"Gentleman, but if you have any trouble, I wonder if I can help you?"

Seeing Xu Fan suddenly changed his appearance again, Liu Zhi was secretly alert in his heart, but he became more respectful and close in his words.

"Oh, nothing is wrong." Xu Fan waved his hand, "I just thought that Jiajun wanted me to work in the army. In the future, it would be difficult to see Zihua in the army, and it would be less fun. Zihua had something to ask for, so it would be difficult to find me."

After hearing Xu Fan's words, Liu Zhi's heart was clear. This was Xu Fan's suggestion that he was generous. He cursed in his heart, but his smile on the surface became more friendly.

"A gentleman is worried about something. With the status of a father and son in the family, it is difficult to enter and exit the army. If a gentleman is bored in the army and wants to have some fun, he just needs to send someone to tell him. Here he will definitely prepare for the gentleman in advance."

"By the way." Liu Zhi clapped his hands and said, "Since the gentleman is going to work in the army, how can he not have the wealth of Zhou Ji? I will prepare it for the gentleman and will take it back to the mansion together with Bo Li later."

"Hahaha, Zihua, you are Tao Zhu's rebirth!"

Xu Fan, whose wish was fulfilled, laughed again. At this time, he did not sigh, his attitude became much warmer, and he was drinking happily. After a while, he became obviously drunk.

Liu Zhi, who showed no trace, captured all this in his eyes. He raised his glass at the right time and asked with a smile:

"I heard that Qing Xu has been having trouble recently. A gentleman is going to work in the army. Could it be that he followed the army to Qingzhou?"

"Hehe, Zihua, you are a businessman, why are you still concerned about the uprising?"

The drunk Xu Fan still had a trace of wariness in his heart. He did not answer, but asked Liu Zhi, but his eyes were dissipated.

Seeing this, Liu Zhi smiled, waved his hand and asked the maids to retreat, and said with a wry smile:

"It's not because I'm concerned about military affairs, but because I have some business dealings with some salt merchants in Xuzhou. With all the swords and weapons, all industries are ruined, so I have to be careful."

Xu Fan also laughed when he heard this.

In the chaotic times, selling private salt is also a business that makes huge profits. The coastal areas of Xuzhou, coupled with the unrest in the territory, include Zang Ba and other powerful troops in the army seizures, and Qingxu pirates plunder everywhere, so there are a lot of private salt outflows every year, which is a big deal worthy of intervention.

No wonder Liu Zhi was worried that Yuan’s army’s massive military use in Xuzhou would affect his wealth.

"You don't have to worry. At this time, I am not going to Qingzhou, and the army will not go to Qingzhou. What I want to go is Bingzhou!"

"Ah!" Liu Zhi's face was shocked and her mouth widened in surprise.

"Aren't you fighting Cao Cao from Xudu recently? Why did you go to Bingzhou again?"

"Haha, Zihua," Xu Fan, who was already unconscious, shook his head and showed a sarcastic smile. He looked at Liu Zhi and said:

"You are a smart person with a lot of knowledge, but you don't know... the human hearts of this superior are changing, so you can only be a humble businessman after all your life. Why do you believe that the army is going to Xuzhou to fight? How do you know that Cao Cao is an enemy but not a friend..."

Xu Fanzui, who finished speaking intermittently, fell on the table. Liu Zhi had to call the maid again to carry him to the wing room to rest. Looking at the messy table, he stood up and looked out the window. There was no smile on his round and fat face.

"This is really bad news."

···

More than one person has received bad news.

As time entered the end of August, the Qianghu tribe, which gathered in Tonoze and failed to attack the Yan army's defense line many times, received bad news.

Zhang Lujun, who attacked Wudu, was repelled and fled in great defeat.

Han Sui's Qiang soldiers attacked Hanyang, but Nan'an failed.

While Jia Xu incited the rebels, he attacked the east and west, pretending to send troops to cut off the retreat of the Qiang soldiers. The Qiang soldiers under Han Sui were restless, so Han Sui had to retreat. As a result, on the way, the soldiers of Cheng Yi, Yang Kui, Tuojia and others suddenly fought back and killed the Qiang soldiers and horses. Then, Jiang Xu, Zhao Ang and other generals led the army to kill. Han Sui died in the chaos, and Cheng Gongying led the remnants to surrender.

After taking advantage of the victory in using troops, Jia Xu sent generals such as Wuqiu Xing, Jiang Xu, Zhao Ang to quell the separatist forces of the county and counties, and recovered the Longxi and Jincheng counties, and the situation in Longyou had generally settled.

Yang Feng, Pang De and others led their troops to quell the rebellion of Qiang and Hu in Zhangye vassal states and other places. Ding Ling and Hu were defeated repeatedly and had already retreated back to Juyanze. Recently, they have repeatedly sent envoys to ask for help, claiming that if Lu Shuihu and other troops did not rescue them, they would withdraw from Juyanze, set off again, and migrate to the northwest.

Tonozawa, inside the felt tent.

Without the noisy talk from the masters of the tribes, Ekin's prostitute looked at Ma Chao who was staring at the map, and his voice became clear and powerful.

"Meng Qi, you have led the cavalry to fight the enemy's defense line many times. Since it cannot be broken, let's forget it. The rescue of Dingling people is the most important thing now. If you don't save this time, the Dingling people who migrate everywhere will run away. At that time, we will be left alone in the entire cold land!"

"Hey, are you listening to me?"

Ekin's concubine's words were already angry. Ji Yuandao, who was beside him, quickly grabbed him and signaled him not to worry, and then said:

"Meng Qi, we know you are waiting for a fighter opportunity to win in one fell swoop. This opportunity is good now. According to the information of the Dingling people, Yang Aruo, Zhang Liao and others gathered a large number of men and supplies in the Zhangye vassal state, preparing to destroy Juyanze and others in one fell swoop."

"Think about it, if our cavalry avoided the pavilions and beacons that were hindering people at this time, and did not harass Zhangye and Wuwei, but crossed the quicksand and suddenly appeared on the west bank of the Ruoshui River and inserted behind the enemy, what would it be like? We would definitely be able to attack forward and back and defeat all the enemy."

After Ji Yuanduo finished speaking, Ma Chao, who had been silent for a long time, still didn't speak. The irritable Prostitute Ekin immediately shouted:

"Ma Mengqi, have you heard clearly? Three months have passed. These days, you have brought everyone to lose a lot of troops in front of the pavilions and beacon towers. The masters of the tribes have already had a big opinion on you. Now the food, grass and livestock that Duyeze has hoarded are almost finished. You have no other way, so why can you be the leader of everyone? Ah, is it because you got that woman and are planning to surrender in secret? Ah, you——”

Ji Yuan Duo saw that Ekin's concubine's words became increasingly unpleasant. He was afraid of angering Ma Chao on the spot, so he quickly reached out and held his mouth, looking at Ma Chao and said:

"Meng Qi, I know you have heard it all. If you think about it carefully, we are all waiting."

"No need to wait." Ma Chao finally turned his head. He looked at Ekin's concubine and Jimoto and said calmly:

"Since you want to fight, then fight!"

After saying that, Ma Chao ignored the two of them and walked out of the tent.

He looked up at the clear sky, but the doubts in his heart were as heavy as dark clouds.

This time, it may be a good opportunity to send troops. Three months have passed. According to his estimate, Yuan Shao's troops in Guandong have already taken action. This time, he also discovered that he was the general under Yan Xing's command, Gan Ling, and his sister.

Perhaps the military operations of Yang Feng, Zhang Liao and others were because of the emergency in Guandong, and Yan Xing was eager to draw elite soldiers and generals trapped in Liangzhou. His sister had to hurry up and use troops, intending to eliminate Dingling people from Juyanze first, and then turn around and fight back to extinguish Duyeze's self with all his strength.

This possibility can also be confirmed by the Dingling Man's messenger, but for some reason, Ma Chao's heart became increasingly uneasy.

Perhaps, it is because of the changes in things that they are step by step beyond what he can control.

Finally found a reason to comfort himself with uneasiness, Ma Chao smiled bitterly, turned around and walked towards another felt tent.

Outside the tent were all brave slaves who were selected from various departments. Ma Chao helped them restore their freedom, and they became loyal personal soldiers to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao opened the curtain by himself and saw a woman dressed up in front of the mirror.

A woman he stole after breaking through the Dedan City, a woman with a noble status, was the spoil that belonged only to him.

"Are you back?"

The carefully dressed Yan Wan turned her head and looked at Ma Chao. When she saw that Ma Chao did not respond, she smiled and said:

"I came back so early, I must have argued with those Lord Hu again, right?"
Chapter completed!