Accompanied by Pang Tong, Sun Liang and others, Aniu met with Ganluo, the elder of the Talan tribe. In order to show respect for him, the meeting place was chosen at the Lord's Mansion of Fengxiang City.

A certain city lord was not in the territory for a long time and had been wasting a lot of time. Ganluo had been waiting in Fengxiang City for a long time. When he received the notice of the meeting, the elder of the Talan tribe was ecstatic. Ganluo had no time to wait any longer. After seeing A Niu, he had almost no greetings and quickly went straight to the point.

"Lord Aniu City, this time I came to Fengxiang City. In fact, I was asked by my Lord Fdun and the Young Tribe of Taran Tribe, Zalu, to invite our noble friends and trusted trading partners to visit the prairie! The Taran Tribe has been involved in a war. Our Young Tribe, also the good brother of Lord Aniu City, is leading the clan warriors to confront the brutal prefect of Peking Gongsun Zan. It is only a matter of time before they can beat them to the point of urination. If Lord Aniu City sets off immediately, I believe he can catch up and watch a good show!

Of course, since war is brewing in Youzhou recently, the Lord of Aniu City needs to bring at least a strong enough guard army to avoid accidents."

Such an invitation is obviously not just as simple as inviting A Niu to be a guest on the grassland!

Because of the bloody case in Peking, the Wuhuan people who were killed innocently were already angry. What made them even more angry was that after Gongsun Zan learned that his soldiers had recognized the wrong person, he still refused to return the seized goods and refused to apologize.

His tough attitude completely aroused the anger of the Wuhuan people.

The Wuhuan tribes, who were determined to take revenge, were united, and all tribes sent warriors and gathered together to find an explanation to the Beiping army. In their opinion, no matter how powerful the Beiping army is, they will eventually be a little afraid when facing the entire Wuhuan clan.

Facts have proved that they underestimated Gongsun Zan. The prefect of Peking had not changed its tough stance against aliens. Instead, under the strong pressure exerted by the Wuhuan people, Gongsun Zan became stronger. The elite Beiping army under his command was Gongsun Zan's greatest capital!

The Beiping Army is well-trained, and most of them are elite soldiers who have survived many life-and-death battles. They have rich combat experience. The elite infantry of the Beiping Army can form a military formation in a very short time even when encountering large-scale enemy cavalry units in the field, so that the enemy cavalry cannot find any opportunity to exploit.

Without sufficient psychological preparation, the Wuhuan cavalry always believed that the cavalry was the nemesis of all infantry, and their horse hooves could easily break through the Beiping army's military formation. The result was miserable. The Wuhuan warriors were defeated in three battles and three defeats in front of the elite infantry in Peiping, and thousands of warriors were killed in battle. The Beiping army used bloody facts to tell the Wuhuan warriors that the tactical qualities of the Han army were far superior to them!

This is a frustrating result.

"They can only use those strange battle formations to suppress us. They are cowards and are so evil!"

"Yes, I have the ability to let their cavalry come out and fight us!"

The Wuhuan warriors said this, perhaps this will protect their face.

They knew that the cavalry had a great advantage when facing infantry. This advantage was even more obvious when fighting in the field, but they were still defeated without any suspense. Originally, the Wuhuan people thought this was already bad, but after Gongsun Zan's cavalry was dispatched, the Wuhuan people were in tears.

Gongsun Zan’s ace force is the unique white horse righteous!

Every White Horse Yicong cavalry is an elite soldier who has been fighting for the rest of his life. Their cooperation with the war horses is no less than those of the Wuhuan people who grew up on horseback. The White Horse Yicong's tactics are so flexible that it is difficult for the Wuhuan cavalry who are used to rushing around with blood. They are confused.

The three thousand cavalrymen were all white horses of the same color, as fast as lightning and as fast as thunder!

In the first battle of Baima Yicong, he defeated more than 13,000 Wuhuan cavalry with a rushing force and beheaded more than 2,000 people. All the Wuhuan people who were injured and could not escape were beheaded by the Beiping army, and Gongsun Zan refused to accept the captives.

At least, this is true for aliens!

Such bloody methods made the Wuhuan people very sad, which also made them not walk away silently as usual after a series of setbacks. The tribes continued to increase troops to the Beiping front line. Neither side could stop, and a larger-scale showdown seemed inevitable.

Overall, the Wuhuan tribe had a stronger military force, and all ethnic groups showed unprecedented unity when facing Gongsun Zan, a "bad man". Although the Wuhuan coalition then fought with the Peking Army many times, with more defeats and fewer losses, the adults of each tribe still decided to persist in the battle, and the Talan tribe was no exception.

This war is no longer just a matter of the trade rights and interests of the Wuhuan people, but has risen to the height of whether the entire Wuhuan tribe can continue to operate near Youzhou with dignity!

More than 300 warriors in the Talan tribe have died under the knife of the Peking Army. The adult husband of the Talan tribe cannot bear to watch his tribe members and continue to sacrifice meaninglessly. He expressed his views at the gathering of leaders of various tribes in Wuhuan.

"For this war, the normal production of various tribes has been seriously affected. In no time, the grass around each camp will be eaten up, and we have to find a new pasture. If we continue like this, we will not be able to win the war. If we want to defeat Gongsun Zan, we should seek the help of our friends!"

It was in this situation that Qianluo came to Fengxiang, and they hoped that Fengxiang City could draw its sword to help. The Fengxiang Army's combat effectiveness is also well-known!

Qianluo deliberately pointed out the personal friendship between Aniu and Zaru, the trade relationship between Fengxiang and the Taran tribe, and the Taran tribe was facing a war with Gongsun Zan. It is obvious that the war is beneficial to Gongsun Zan now, and the Wuhuan people have been beaten to the point of being blue and swollen. Qianluo's invitation is actually just a disguised request for help, but it is just a relatively obscure statement.

If the situation was not good, how could Qianluo wait for the rabbit in Fengxiang City? He insisted on seeing A Niu before going back?

After all, it is a bit difficult to make Qianluo say bluntly, "We are here to ask for help." The Talan tribe is a large tribe of the Wuhuan tribe. It is a bit embarrassing to fail to fight against the Han people. Now he has to ask for help from another Han force, and a strange lord who is far less powerful than Gongsun Zan. How could Qianluo take this old face?

Qianluo no longer cared about the minimum diplomatic etiquette, or he did not think it was a diplomacy at all. Because of his excitement, his thin face turned red and his turbid eyes were full of anger. Speaking of the emotional point, Qianluo waved his fist and continued: "This is not the battle between our Talan tribe and the Beiping army. All the Wuhuan tribes have been united. The prefect of Peking will definitely pay the price for his brutality, and we will definitely defeat them!"

A Niu and Pang Tong looked at each other, and both couldn't help but smile bitterly. In fact, A Niu and others had already known this result in advance. Gan Luo kept his mouth shut to Pang Tong and Sun Liang, but he could not hide it from Ju Yi and his wife. Ju Yi had already explained Gan Luo's purpose to A Niu, which was also the fundamental reason why A Niu had been reluctant to meet Gan Luo for a long time.

A Niu was not used to Gan Luo's speech style, and a slightly stiff smile on his face, "Well, this is the reason why Elder Gan Luo came here... Before this, A Niu had also heard that the situation in Youzhou was tense. The bloody case in Peking was indeed because Gongsun Prefect's troops were too reckless, causing so many Wuhuan merchants to die. Although Gongsun Zan and I were both ministers of the Han Dynasty, he should not hide his mistakes. A Niu is in his personal capacity to wish the Wuhuan warriors a success!"

Gan Luo was stunned for a moment, and soon calmed down, and said carefully: "Lord Aniu City may not understand what I mean, we are hoping..."

Aniu waved his hand and interrupted Gan Luo's words. His gentle smile could make anyone feel warm, "I understand. You hope to teach the prefect of Peking a lesson so that he will not be so arrogant in the future. This is very reasonable! Aniu always heard that Wuhuan men are brave and good at fighting. The Wuhuan troops gathered their troops to fight the Beiping army. The truth is that they are invincible. I think Elder Gan Luo must have more confidence in the Wuhuan warriors!"

Gan Luo's face suddenly turned into a pig's liver. Under A Niu's run, he could not say that he had no confidence in his tribe members. "This... it is impossible to say that our Wuhuan warriors were brave and good at fighting when fighting, but the troops of Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Peking also had their own tricks. Our warriors beat the Beiping army several times to cry and call their parents, and they also fell into their treacherous plan... If you put Gongsun Zan's head on his neck, the Wuhuan warriors would not surrender!"

The last sentence revealed his strength again.

"The Wuhuan Warriors will not surrender", this sentence obviously should not come from the mouth of the victor, and it is not suitable for evenly matched opponents.

A city lord smiled indifferently. Gan Luo had a respectable status in the Taran tribe and was also a respected old man. A Niu did not intend to force him to take off his disguise and tell him directly.

To be fair, A Niu did not want to get involved in the battle between Gongsun Zan and the Talan tribe. A Niu knew very well how powerful Gongsun Zan was. Now even the leader of Kanto League Yuan Shao is very afraid of Gongsun Zan. The elite soldiers of Peking and the white horse Yicong are not easy to mess with. Even Feng Xiang has a strong special army, but how can Fengxiang compete with Gongsun Zan, who owns a county in one city? No matter how Gongsun Zan is, he is a Han official, and Wuhuan is a foreign race after all. If Fengxiang sends troops to help the Wuhuan people, it seems not very nice.

However, the Talan tribe has a very deep relationship with Fengxiang. Apart from the inseparable family affection between Ju Yi and the Talan tribe, Fengxiang also made great profits from the war horse trade. Even when Fengxiang formed a chamber of commerce and was trapped by money, the young patriarch of the Talan tribe generously lent Fengxiang five hundred war horses. What kind of friendship is this? If you refuse to help, Aniu can't say it either.

A Niu did not immediately make a clear reply, "Fengxiang had just experienced the battle of Luoyang, and the troops suffered serious losses. It is still under rest and recovery. Some troops are far away from Luoyang, thousands of miles away. It will take some time to mobilize. Whether it can send troops to assist the war in the short term cannot be confirmed. Elder Gan Luo would like to stay in Fengxiang for a few more days, and Rong A Niu will discuss it again. How about it?"

Gan Luo sighed, and he also understood that this matter was very important, and it was reasonable for Fengxiang City to be more cautious.

After Fengxiang was upgraded to a third-level city, Sun Liang, the deputy city lord, was soon overwhelmed. It was not too troublesome to add various new buildings, but the real troubles were population resettlement.

During the period when A Niu was not in the territory, the population of Fengxiang City had already reached saturation, and even thousands of refugees were placed in the refugee camp. With the completion of the territory upgrade, the population limit of the main city increased from 50,000 to 100,000. In addition, there was an opportunity to upgrade the affiliated territory every month. Sun Liang was optimistic that Fengxiang City would not worry about the population in a short period of time.

This is definitely not the case.

The so-called plan is not as fast as change. The fact that Feilong Baby intends to form the Yellow Turban Cavalry Force means that Fengxiang can obtain a large population from it. What makes Sun Liang crazy is that it is not difficult to understand with a little calculation. It is quite unprofitable to let Fengxiang City resettle so many people at once.

Two thousand top-grade Wuhuan war horses are a big deal!

"Lord, when we first traded weapons with the Yellow Turban Army, a pair of one-stone rhubarb crossbow could be exchanged for about 6 people. Later, because more territories could also start producing rhubarb crossbows, the market price fell, but at the cheapest time, the ratio of rhubarb crossbows to population could also be maintained on a 1:4 basis. This is the price we gave to the largest Yellow Turban Army.

According to the agreement you reached with Feilong Baby, even at the lowest price, a Wuhuan war horse can be exchanged for 18 people. Two thousand Wuhuan war horses can be converted into the Yellow Turban Army's population of 36,000!

Once this transaction is completed, coupled with the refugees who were temporarily placed in the refugee camp, the number of vacant population in the territory is only less than 10,000. If nothing unexpected happens, Fengxiang will face the problem of difficult resettlement of a large number of villagers in a few months! Even if all the refugees who come here are placed in the refugee camp, judging from their consumption but not output, it will be a huge burden to the territory's finances!"

Sun Liang said with a bitter face.

As the deputy city lord trained by Fengxiang City, there is no doubt about Sun Liang's loyalty to the territory. Sun Liang basically inherited Chen Gong's rigorous and meticulous style of conduct and liked to speak with data.

Now he raised this question precisely because he realized that absorbing population too much from the Yellow Turban Army will not only bring heavy burdens on the territory's finances (the transaction model of exchanging materials for population does not seem to be directly linked to money, but in fact, the big yellow crossbow and the Wuhuan war horse are hard currency that can be cashed at any time, which is equivalent to exchanging money for population), but may even bring unnecessary waste of manpower and resources!

A Niu touched his nose and murmured: "Two thousand war horses are exchanged for 36,000 people, and a Yellow Turban Army worth less than 400 gold, which is really cheap..."

The Yellow Turban Army was originally unable to live under the cruel exploitation of the power and had to take the risk of rising up. They lacked everything. They lacked weapons, food, and clothing. The only thing they did was population. In fact, the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army often had a headache: where to get enough food to support more and more brothers and sisters?

This question is far more urgent and practical than "overthrowing the corrupt Eastern Han Dynasty"!

When necessary, it is a feasible way to exchange the excess population for all kinds of materials urgently needed by the Yellow Turban Army, and at the same time reduce the consumption speed. In fact, it is not only Fengxiang, but there are rumors on the forum that most of the Yellow Turban Army in various places have embarked on the path of "selling people", but the degree is different. It is difficult for those relatively wealthy but worried about the population to resist this temptation.

From this point of view, Fengxiang City's actions are not essentially different from those lord players, because of the establishment of the relationship between the two allies and the belief that Feilong Baby is a great place for the Yellow Turban Army to start a new life. The large number of people Fengxiang has exchanged from Feilong Baby, and the price of the other lords is far lower than that of other lords!

A Niu also knew very well that Fengxiang City had always done its best to complete the transaction requests made by the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, and even occasionally gave away some useful materials from the Yellow Turban Army. Such a cooperation method is obviously no longer as simple as transactions.

Looking at Sun Liang, who was still frowning, A Niu stopped sighing at the Yellow Turban Army's "fair life" and sighed: "I have thought about the problem you mentioned in advance. I said that our Fengxiang City can now accommodate so many people. Even if the population obtained from the exchange has exceeded our tolerance, this transaction has to be done."

The ally relationship between Aniu and Feilong Baby is unshakable. With the continuation of time and deepening of cooperation, the two forces have become closer and closer, and the interests of "one prosper and one loses together" have been initially formed. Especially when Aniu fully understands Feilong Baby's plans, he spares no effort to support Feilong Baby.

Once Fat Dragon Baby succeeds in Youzhou, achieves the goal of dominating Youzhou, and uses this as a base to work hard to govern, perhaps Fat Dragon Baby can really create a new situation for the Yellow Turban Army. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army, which is sitting in Youzhou, echoes Fengxiang City, which is separated by a sea. If Fengxiang City, which has made great contributions to the Yellow Turban Army, cannot get some oil and water well, I am afraid that Fat Dragon Baby will be struck by thunder.

However, the situation of the Yellow Turban Army is still in a difficult situation at this stage. Feilong Baby is in the time when she needs help the most. If the Yellow Turban Army wants to gain a foothold in Youzhou and improve its position, it is the top priority to form a cavalry unit. And this is exactly what A Niu can do!

"Since the lord has made a decision, my subordinates will make proper arrangements to reduce our possible future losses to the minimum level." Sun Liang said in a deep voice with a brow.

He also thought of another possibility, "I heard from the lord that Feilong Baby intends to give up Qingzhou and do his best to manage Youzhou. Once the Yellow Turban Army captures a piece of land in Youzhou, they can achieve self-sufficiency in food through farming, and it will be difficult to obtain population from them. The lord must have seen this, so he insists on taking advantage of the smallest opportunity to absorb more population from the Yellow Turban Army as much as possible!"

A Niu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Actually, you don't have to worry about population issues. Fengxiang is already a third-level city. The Qingzhou territory alone can have a troops of 40,000 people. Our current troops are only more than 10,000 people, and some troops are stationed in Luoyang. It's time to expand our troops!"

Sun Liang's eyes lit up. The soldiers in the army would not occupy the territorial population quota. In addition to the main city, Fengxiang also has the Luoyang project and special territory. The existing military strength is indeed a bit short of strength, so it is inevitable to expand the army.

Sun Liang quickly thought of another question, "I don't know how large the lord plans to expand his troops? Expanding the army can certainly alleviate population pressure and also bring heavy burdens on the territory's finances. The investment in the Heqi Chamber of Commerce has made the wealth accumulated by the territory before empty, and it has also brought some debts. In particular, the territory has been consuming a lot of wealth in reconstruction. I wish my subordinates bluntly said that if the expansion of the army is too large, the economic situation of the territory will be unbearable."

A city lord thought for a moment, showed a sense of perseverance in his eyes, and said decisively: "The era of heroes fighting for hegemony has arrived. There are many people who have evil intentions towards me, Feng Xiang. Even people like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have a disgust towards us. No one can tell when Feng Xiang will face greater challenges again. Our troops can no longer meet the current situation and expanding the army is imperative!

No matter how difficult it is, no matter what method you use, while ensuring the normal operation of the territory, we will first expand our troops in Qingzhou and Luoyang to at least 20,000 people. I will give you half a month."

Fengxiang's total strength is less than 11,000. In half a month, Fengxiang's troops were expanded to 20,000, which is equivalent to double the army's expansion. Even A Niu himself knew that this was a difficult task to complete, and it was not too harsh to be favored. Sun Liang was under great pressure, so there was not much problem with the soldiers. The key was that the pressure on funds was difficult to solve.

Sun Liang straightened his back and did not defend anything. From the eyes of a certain city lord, he knew that this was an impossible decision to change, and he agreed solemnly: "Yes!"

After walking out of the city lord's office, Sun Liangcai smiled bitterly, "In half a month... Has the lord already made a decision on the matter of the Taran tribe?" (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!