"Is Wang Cheng dead?" Jia Xu had received news from the camp that Wang Cheng had been killed by Qian Xiao.
Jia Xu burned the paper in his hand.
"Mr. Wenhe, aren't you afraid?" On the other side, Hu Zi also entered the tent. He also knew about this news and couldn't help but respect Jia Ling and Jia Wenhe even more.
Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe had known about Wang Cheng Hui's betrayal from the start, which was why Qian Xiao had acted.
Jia Xu's grasp of people's hearts was terrifying.
Hu Zi wasn't curious about Wang Cheng. Instead, he was curious about Qian Xiao. If Wang Cheng had rebelled, Qian Xiao might have rebelled as well. From the very beginning, Hu Zi had looked down on Qian Xiao. This was because Qian Xiao had surrendered very decisively.
Even if Qian Xiao didn't rebel, would he help Jia Xu kill Wang Cheng? Hu Zi's plan was to send his own people to kill Wang Cheng.
"Qian Xiao rebelled? Haha, he won't! A person with greed in his eyes won't rebel! " Jia Xu said with a smile. He saw through Qian Xiao at a glance. This person had greed, but he also had the ability. If he had the opportunity to develop, he might become a big figure.
But now, he was only a general of a thousand men in the Yunnan army. It was a bit unreasonable. A person with ambition and ability, would he be willing to be a general of a thousand men? He wouldn't. Before, he had been enduring because he didn't have the opportunity. But now, it was different. Jia Xu gave him this opportunity. Yangzhou Liu Mang's reputation had already spread far and wide. If Qian Xiao couldn't seize this opportunity, then he was really a waste.
There was another important thing. That was, if Wang Cheng wanted to set things right, he needed a scapegoat. Wang Cheng's deputy general had already died in battle. Sacrificing Qian Xiao was nothing to Wang Cheng.
One was ambitious, and the other wanted the other to take the blame for him.
From the very beginning, the two of them were at odds with each other. It was impossible for them to work together.
Now that Wang Cheng was dead, Jia Xu finally understood Qian Xiao's position.
Hu Zi nodded as he subconsciously distanced himself from Jia Xu. This Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe, was too scary.
A day's work quickly ended.
The next day, as planned, Zhao Wei's camp sent a messenger to deliver a letter. This time, it was much milder. He actually wanted to buy the Yangzhou sabers in Jia Xu's hands. He also said that if this batch of sabers was given to Zhao Wei, then all the salt and iron in Hu Zi's tribe would be provided by Yunnan. They could even trade with Yunnan and give up the salt wells.
This was a huge bait.
If it was in the past, perhaps Hu Zi would have agreed. The life of the barbarians in the forest was not so good. Not only did they have to fight with the beasts, snakes, and insects in the forest, but they also had to fight with the heavens. People could eat less rice, but they could not eat less salt.
The barbarians did not know how to collect salt, so their life was not good. The mortality rate was too high.
For salt, the barbarians did not hesitate to go to war.
There were also many killings in the tribe.
But now it was different. Since the princess married the son-in-law, their tribe and the surrounding barbarian tribes no longer lacked salt.
"This bait is quite big! They are really trying to appease us at all costs! "Jia Xu said with a smile.
Since Zhao Wei had already started acting, Jia Xu had no choice but to continue acting as well.
"Huzi, go and talk to the messenger. Tell him that one salt well is not enough. We want three, no, at least five salt wells. We also want food, hundreds of carts of food! We also want ironware. These sabers, we will not give them all. We will only give them half, no, only one hundred sabers. Ask them if they are willing or not! " Jia Xu said to Huzi. He was simply raising the price. There was no cost or bottom line. Anyway, it was just to annoy Zhao Wei.
Huzi nodded and naturally went to discuss with Zhao Wei's messenger.
"Five salt wells, a hundred thousand dan of food, ironware, and finally, a hundred sabers. How arrogant!" Zhao Wei looked at the news brought back by the messenger and laughed instead of being angry. These barbarians were simply treating him as a fool.
This was Yi Province, not the Central Plains. Salt might be much cheaper in the Central Plains because of the supply from the sea, but in Yi Province, salt wells were priceless items.
They wanted five salt wells in one go. Zhao Wei only had eight salt wells in his hands.
And a hundred thousand dan of food. Yi Province was indeed a rich country, but it was not a country of tycoons.
Zhao Wei could not take out a hundred thousand dan of food either.
And these barbarians could only exchange for a hundred sabers. How could Zhao Wei not laugh?
He was laughing out of anger.
"My lord, please calm down. These barbarians are asking for an exorbitant price. Doesn't it mean that they have fallen into our trap?" Qian Xiao walked up and said to Zhao Wei with a smile.
Qian Xiao was now Zhao Wei's right-hand man. His words made Zhao Wei realize that Qian Xiao was a talent. Zhao Wei wanted to enter Hanzhong and command Yi Province, so he must have a talent.
Previously, Zhao Wei had lost to Zhang Song, whose name was still unknown at that time.
Therefore, Zhao Wei now valued talents more and more.
Qian Xiao was also proud of his achievements. He wished that he had not surrendered to Jia Xu. But there were no "ifs" in the world.
On the contrary, Qian Xiao began to resent Zhao Wei. Why couldn't you see my ability before? Now you know? It's too late.
Thinking that Yangzhou's King of Han, Liu Mang, would have more opportunities to develop. With Qian Xiao's ability, he would definitely be able to stand out. Qian Xiao's eyes burned with passion.
"En!" Zhao Wei also nodded. They originally wanted to delay the barbarian army. Negotiation was not the key. Stalling for time was the key.
"Okay, tell them that we can't accept this price. Let the barbarians over there increase the price!" Zhao Wei said casually.
"Huang Jian, Jiang Hua, it's time for you to act!"
"Yes!" Huang Jian and Jiang Hua received the order and left. The two armies each had 10,000 people. They spread out and outflanked the barbarian camp.
Time passed by minute by minute. Both sides were talking about business without any capital. Their discussion was miraculous.
In the end, 1,500 Yangzhou swords were exchanged for 20 salt wells and 300,000 dan of provisions.
Wasn't this a joke?
"Reporting!" Generals Huang Jian and Jiang Hua reported that they have arrived at the designated location! " A messenger came to inform Zhao Wei of the news.
"Good!" Zhao Wei suddenly slapped the chair and stood up. His face was overflowing with joy.
"My lord, what about the negotiations with the barbarians?" Someone asked. The barbarians here are still waiting for a reply.
"Is there still a need to discuss this? Tell those barbarians that if they want to live, they should immediately hand over the 3,000 Yangzhou swords. I can still spare their lives! "Zhao Wei had a look of confidence on his face. The strength of these barbarians was not bad.
Zhao Wei would feel that it was a pity if he killed all of them. He might as well make use of them and recruit them.
They were about to attack Hanzhong. These barbarians were not bad as cannon fodder.
"Yes!"
Soon, the barbarians gave Zhao Wei an answer. The messenger Zhao Wei sent out suddenly turned into five. Their heads and limbs were all chopped off and sent to General Zhao Wei.
"Hmph!" Zhao Wei stood up angrily. These barbarians were simply refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.
"My lord, it's time for our Central Army to move out. As long as our army moves out and joins forces with Generals Jiang Hua and Huang Jian, we will definitely break through the barbarian camp in one fell swoop, take the 3,000 Yangzhou swords, and kill all the barbarians!" Qian Xiao at the side knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei nodded. "Pass down my orders. Everyone, attack!"
Zhao Wei was almost angered to death by the barbarians, so he quickly gathered his army and pressed towards Jia Xu's Central Army camp.
Zhao Wei left Qian Xiao in his camp. Originally, Zhao Wei wanted to bring Qian Xiao with him, but Qian Xiao left this opportunity to Yang Chao. …
This made Yang Chao very grateful to Qian Xiao. He was now a defeated general. If Zhao Wei was in a bad mood and forgot about him, Yang Chao would have no hope of using him for the rest of his life.
Now, he could only make his presence known by Zhao Wei's side every day to make Zhao Wei remember him.
"Barbarian brats, come out and die!" A young general in Zhao Wei's army jumped out of the river and pointed his spear at Jia Xu's camp.
"You're here to die!" Jia Xu smiled and did not get angry. Jia Xu's mentality was very good. If he got angry when someone scolded him, Jia Xu would have been angered to death.
"Huzi, go and tell our General Zhao Wei that he can't boast!" Jia Xu ordered Huzi.
"Yes!" Hu Zi nodded his head. He raised his saber and charged towards the Yunnan general.
Huzi did not use his warhorse. He only relied on foot and forced his way towards the Yunnan general.
"Kill!" The Yunnan general looked down on Huzi. He thought that this barbarian was nothing. He even thought that he was wearing rattan armor. It was a joke. After he killed this barbarian, he would go and kill the barbarian commander.
"Barbarian, remember this. The one who will kill you is you, Hong …" Before he could announce this name, Huzi had already charged towards him.
"Puff!" Blood splattered everywhere as the young general and his warhorse were split into two halves.
The blood of the people and the horses gushed out, dyeing Hu Zi's entire body red.
"Roar!" Huzi could not help but roar under the stimulation of the fresh blood.
The barbarian soldiers below were also excited.
On the other hand, the faces of the generals around Zhao Wei turned ugly. Although the young general wasn't a high-ranking officer, he was still one of the best martial artists in Zhao Wei's army.
But now, he was cut down in one round? How were they going to fight?
They were all as quiet as cicadas in winter. They were afraid that Zhao Wei would send them out to fight against such a killing god.
"Good! Good! Good! " However, these generals were relieved that Zhao Wei did not send them out to fight. Instead, he said 'good' several times.
Zhao Wei's eyes were fixed on Huzi.
"These barbarians are really talented." Zhao Wei looked over. The barbarians were all big and burly. In terms of physique, Zhao Wei's soldiers could not compare to them. Only Zhao Wei's personal guards could be compared to them.
Zhao Wei's eyes could not help but show a look of appreciation. Previously, he wanted to use the barbarian as cannon fodder. Now, it seemed that if he could subdue this barbarian, then Zhao Wei's strength would increase by more than one level.
"You are the commander of these barbarians?" Zhao Wei looked at Jia Xu in the Central Army and asked.
"That's right, I am Jia Xu!" Jia Xu was very polite to Zhao Wei. What a joke, Jia Xu was a scholar, and a noble one at that. Even before killing you, Jia Xu was still very elegant.
"Jia Xu?" Zhao Wei felt that this name was very familiar.
After thinking for a while, he could not remember where he had heard of this name. He could not help but shake his head and said to Jia Xu, "How about joining my Yunnan Army?"
In the midst of the confrontation between the two armies, Zhao Wei actually had the intention to recruit.
"As long as you join my Yunnan Army, you can choose any position in the army! With your help, I, Zhao Wei, can take over Hanzhong as easily as taking something out of my pocket. When the time comes, the entire Yi Province will naturally treat you well! How about it? " Zhao Wei said to Jia Xu. He was still looking at Huzi. His eyes were burning like a hungry wolf looking at a beauty. Even Huzi felt uncomfortable.
"Surrender? Haha, have you seen a barbarian who surrendered? "Jia Xu did not expect Zhao Wei to still want to recruit him at this time.
"My lord, these barbarians are the subordinates of the King of Han, Liu Mang!" One of the generals reminded. What a joke, if they were to surrender, would they still have any status with such a fierce general? They did not want to work under a barbarian. That would be a joke.
Hence, these generals reminded Zhao Wei.
"En?" Zhao Wei narrowed his eyes and frowned. He was too focused on admiring Huzi and forgot that if these people were Liu Mang's subordinates, they would definitely not surrender to him.
"Ai, what a pity!" Zhao Wei shook his head. This Huzi was really a fierce general. Zhao Wei did not have many such talents under his command.
If this Huzi was his, he would not have to care about Zhang Ren and Yan Yan.
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