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Qiao County has a special significance to the Cao army, not only because Qiao County is the hometown of Cao Cao, but also the home temple of the entire Cao family, but more importantly, the strategic location of Qiao County is to enter the gate of the Central Plains and break through Qiao County, and the entire hinterland of the Central Plains will appear in front of you.

In the entire Cao army's defense system, the Central Plains region was defended by Cao Zhen, the governor of Yuzhou, and Cao Ren, the governor of Xuzhou. Both sides were bounded by Chenliu County, and Cao Ren was in charge of the east of Chenliu County, while Cao Zhen was in charge of the west of Chenliu County.

In order to defend the Central Plains, Cao's army invested a lot. Xuzhou alone deployed 100,000 troops, including Qiao County and Xuzhou each, 40,000 troops were deployed in Huaibei area, 50,000 troops were deployed in Xuchang and 10,000 troops were deployed on the front line of Luoyang, and 180,000 troops were deployed in the entire Central Plains area, building the defense of the Central Plains like an iron barrel.

Qiao County is Cao Ren's defense scope. The chief general of Cao's army who is currently guarding Qiao County is Cao Ren's right-hand man. The general Niu Jin and Niu Jin have followed Cao Ren for many years and fought bravely and were deeply trusted by Cao Ren. Cao Ren handed over the task of defending Qiao County to him.

The garrisons of Qiao County were about 10,000, and they each guarded the strategic channels within Qiao County, including Qi County, Chengfu County and Qiao County. Among them, Qi County and Chengfu County each had 7,000 troops stationed, while Qiao County had 14,000 troops stationed, and the strategic areas were distributed in a font shape, echoing each other and supporting each other.

That morning, a caravan coming from Runan County gradually approached Chengfu County. The caravan was not big, with only the remaining mules, full of cloth, and more than ten people, one manager and one deputy manager. The manager was about fifty years old, tall, bright red, and full of energy when speaking. He was Jin Ye who was detouring north from Shouchun, and the deputy manager next to him was Li Fu.

This is the task assigned to them by Liu Jing, and it is also related to Mr. Jin's future status. Whether he can be awarded the title will be defeated. Although he is very nervous, Mr. Jin is very eager to face it. As long as he is not in front of the King of Han, he will act as if nothing happened, conceal his emotions well, always laugh loudly, and control the atmosphere of the entire caravan.

In contrast to him, Li Fu always remained silent. He was taciturn and did not speak, which made people think that he was Jin Ye's follower, but in fact, he was the decision-maker of this action.

"Mr. Li, don't worry, the person we are looking for has been working with me for many years, and both sides know the truth. I know where his weakness is?"

Mr. Jin's consolation made Li Fu nod slightly, "It's important, I need to be cautious."

"Of course you have to be careful. I have considered the plan and I will test him first."

The caravan gradually approached Chengfu County. The inspection at the gate of the city was very strict. All those who entered the city were all, and the caravan had to open a bag to check. Li Fu was about to discuss with Mr. Jin, but Mr. Jin grinned and urged him to go forward.

"I'm here again, let's make a fortune!"

The soldiers guarding the city seemed to know him and greet him one after another. Mr. Jin curled his lips and said, "It's good to be rich these days, and it's good to be able to make a living."

Even though he said this, he threw a bag of money to Wei Tuan Chief without any concealment, "Your wine money is the same as usual."

The governor immediately smiled and ordered the soldiers to say, "Let me enter the city!"

The soldiers moved away one by one. Master Jin waved his hand and led the caravan into the city. However, Li Fu heard the gate leader scolding other merchants from afar, "Bad, do you think anyone will collect money from anyone? Open the goods package!"

Li Fu immediately became confident in Master Jin. It seemed that his friendship with the people here was indeed extraordinary.

Everyone stayed in the hotel, and Master Jin immediately took Li Fu to the military camp and whispered to Li Fu: "This Zhang Li was originally a bandit in Xuzhou. He was cruel and ruthless and killed people. Later, he joined the Qingzhou army. After the Qingzhou army was defeated by Cao's army, he turned into a general of the Cao army. This man was brave and greedy. The last time Mr. Li saw the turbid oil in the warehouse was sold to me privately. His troops were actually only 2,55 people, but he reported a thousand five people, greedying for one thousand people of military armor and food."

"He did this so obvious, did Cao Ren ignore it?"

"Cao Ren may have heard of it, but Niu Jin must know the inside story. No matter such a thing, everyone only looks at the result. As long as Zhang Li is willing to work hard during the war, he will usually turn a blind eye."

"Did he work hard in war?"

Mr. Jin smiled and said, "He nicknamed Zhang Lang, do you think he is working hard? He knows very well that if he refuses to work hard, his good days will come to an end."

The two of them walked and said, and soon arrived at the military camp in the city. The gatekeeper knew Mr. Jin and immediately rushed into the camp to report. After a moment, a general of Cao's army, who was about forty, laughed and greeted him. "I heard the magpie shouting this morning, and I knew that something was good. It turned out that the master came to the door."

The two of them hugged each other with a smile. Master Jin pulled Li Fu and introduced: "This is my rich man. I specially introduced it to the general. We all call him Master Li, a cheerful person."

Zhang Li's eyes narrowed with smiles. He understood what Mr. Jin meant. This was Mr. Li, the consignee, that is, his gold was paid by Mr. Li.

"Where is Mr. Li?" Zhang Li asked with a smile.

"There are people in Gaoyang, Xiahejian County."

"Oh! My ancestral home is from Anping County, right next to Hejian County!"

"That coincidence, that's even more an outsider."

Zhang Li was extremely enthusiastic and invited Li Fu and Jin Ye into the military camp. Zhang Li was appointed as the captain and had his own troops. They were all Qingzhou army that had followed him for many years, and of course they were also Cao's army. In addition to the thousand five people directly under him, there were also thousand five people temporarily assigned to him.

All the troops were stationed in the county town, with a large military barracks occupying the territory of the county town, consisting of two thousand large tents, half of which were food and military supplies.

The Cao army's military rations are allocated according to the number of troops. Because the training of the army is depleted, the number of weapons will be applied to the upper level when there is insufficient amount. Generally, it will be approved, so there is a loophole in reselling weapons.

In fact, the Cao army's regulations are very strict. For example, when collecting new weapons, they must exchange them for new weapons. Only when the damaged weapons are handed over, new weapons will be sent down, but they are not strict when executing. They just send people to see them, and the damaged weapons are not taken away. Many times, those who come down to view them often see the same batch of damaged weapons several times. As long as the hospitality is well received, they will generally not be exposed.

The Cao army generals below have thus gained a lot of money. Jin Ye is such a transaction broker and is welcomed by the army generals below.

Zhang Li invited the two of them into the tent and sat down, and said frankly: "I came a little earlier this time. If I were a little later, I would have a batch of crossbows to make a reservation."

Mr. Jin pointed at Li Fu, "This time Mr. Li wanted to talk to the general. If he succeeded, he would earn at least a thousand taels of gold."

Zhang Li was excited and smiled and said, "Mr. Li said it clearly, there is no taboo here."

Seeing that he was a general of the Cao army, Li Fu did not hide his greed at all, and he couldn't help but secretly warn that such people must be careful when they see profit."

Li Fu smiled and said, "Someone wants to buy a batch of tincture oil, and it takes about a barrel. Each barrel is priced at two gold. If the matter is done, the oil buyer will pay me one or two taels of remuneration, and it will no longer be within the oil price. In other words, all nine taels of gold belong to the general, how about it?"

The price is very good, usually two taels of gold per barrel, but now it is offered two, but Zhang Li still shows a hint of embarrassment on his face, "To be honest, Mr. Li said, this matter is a bit difficult. Turmeric oil is the most important material for Cao's army. Last time I sold him fifty barrels to him, but in the end I couldn't explain it, so I could only burn a warehouse to cover it up. This time it was difficult. Moreover, our military camp only has a thousand barrels of turmeric oil. The Grand Governor will send people to inspect the military camp every month. The amount of turmeric oil must be counted. If there is less barrel, how can I explain it?" Li Fu smiled and said, "Do you want to know how Yao Wu, under Yu Jin, did it?"

Zhang Li was stunned. Yao Wu was Yu Jin's confidant and stationed in Yicheng County. Could it be that he also did such a thing?

Li Fu understood his thoughts and nodded, "I also bought a bucket of turmeric oil from Yao Wu."

Zhang Li clasped his fists and said, "I hope to hear it carefully!"

"Yao Wu pumped half of each of the six barrels of turmeric oil, and formed a barrel of turmeric oil, and then injected water into the oil barrel, and put the oil on and under the water. Even if the spot check is done, it will not be found."

Zhang Li suddenly realized that this was indeed a good idea, but the barrel of turmeric oil was large, so he needed to be cautious. He asked again: "I don't know who planned to buy turmeric oil. Can Mr. Li sue?"

"I don't hide it from the general, it's the Black Flag Army of the Yangtze River thieves."

Zhang Li suddenly realized that it was the Black Flag Army. He knew that this thief was entrenched in the Dongting Lake area of ​​Changsha County and was nicknamed the Dragon King of Hunjiang. It would be right if they wanted it, because the Han army did not lack tincture oil and generally did not need it.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "I wonder when I will get the goods?"

"After half a month, Is it OK to hand over the money and deliver the goods in one hand?"

After hearing that Zhang Li had heard that it was a little relieved. Ten days later, Zhao Sima of Xuzhou was going to inspect the military camp and would definitely take out the ignition oil. The inspection was over half a month.

"Okay, we'll make up for it!"

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Li Fu and Mr. Jin left the military camp. After half of the battle, Li Fugan outlined: "The war is coming, and Zhang Li actually dares to sell military supplies privately, which is really eye-opening."

Mr. Jin smiled, "Mr. Li is telling a joke. You have been in Yedu for a long time. Do you still see those ministers of Cao Wei? There are a few loyal people, and I'm afraid even Chen Qun and Hua Xin may not be reliable, let alone people like Zhang Li who are born into thieves. For them, life is only eight words. If you don't care for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth, and the rest are all fake."

"That's true. Cao Cao didn't believe in his generals, so he let the Cao family and Xiahou family lead the army."

"That's the reason, so I know Zhang Li very well and know that he will agree, but I have to take it slowly and slowly lead him into a trap."

Li Fu nodded. Master Jin said it makes sense, and you really can't be anxious.
Chapter completed!