Sun Ce wanted to cooperate with Jia Xu, but he could not support him unilaterally.

The war consumed a huge amount. Even if he could hold Yuzhou and Jingzhou in his hands, he would not be able to support the logistics supply of the Liangzhou army in the future. The cavalry's combat effectiveness was strong, but the consumption was also very amazing, several times that of infantry. At that time, Duan Zhi had more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry to conquer Qiang, and spent more than 2 billion in a year. Even if he could, he was unwilling to bear this responsibility. His hand could not be extended for the time being. The Xiliang army was cruel by nature and was profit-oriented, with no faith at all. There was no reason to use their hard-earned money to support them. Now they are facing difficulties and everything is easy to say. If they really have to wait for them to breathe, who knows whether they will turn against each other.

This rope must be held in your own hands, and when it is loose and when it is tight must be decided by yourself.

These principles cannot be told to Niu Fu, and those of Dong Yue can only talk to Jia Xu. He is a smart person who knows that there is no free lunch in the world and can only fight for it by himself. Moreover, his arrival in person is enough to show his sincerity. In addition, he is both a poor family and resonate with the aristocratic family blocking their careers. If they cannot cooperate in this way, there is no need to cooperate. Let them die for themselves.

The people of Xiliang are indeed good at fighting. Whether they were Dong Zhuo before or Ma Chao later, they were brave men on the battlefield, but war has never been limited to the battlefield. Without sufficient economic foundation, they cannot become the final winner. Jia Xu is very strong, but his vision cannot be separated from this era. Even if he occupies Hedong and that yellow land, he will not be able to complete his historical mission of counterattacking the country.

After setting the general direction of cooperation, Sun Ce did not talk about the details, so these things were left for Jiang Gan to talk about. He chatted with Jia Xu casually, talking about the past and the present. The Mochi was the place where Qin and Zhao met, and not far to the west was Wushan. There were countless stories happening here. Sun Ce had done his homework before coming, and he was not inferior to Jia Xu at this moment. Jia Xu's knowledge was naturally better than him, but it only refers to Confucian classics and texts of various schools of thought. In fact, he was not as far-sighted as Sun Ce and integrated them.

History is sometimes like a maze. When you are in it, you only see a corner. You always feel that mountains and rivers are full of repetitions. There are too many accidents. When you stand at a higher place and overlook the maze, you will find that there are veins to find in a lot of threads, and many seemingly incredible accidents will become inevitable. Jia Xu is the person standing in the maze, while Sun Ce is the person standing on the maze. He may not be as smart as Jia Xu, but he stands higher than Jia Xu. Many things Jia Xu can't see clearly, but he can hit the nail on the head.

The advantage of talking to smart people is that they can understand at all. Sun Ce told him that Gu could not be a real chat. This is an opportunity to test both parties' minds and insights and the basis of cooperation. No one is willing to cooperate with fools.

After a talk with Jia Xu, Sun Ce accepted Niu Fu and Dong Yue's invitation to attend a welcoming banquet for him and met with the generals of Liangzhou. He was more worry-free to talk to these people, drinking a big bowl of wine and eating meat in large pieces. Sun Ce was a casual personality and had no moral discrimination. He was as happy as these Liangzhou generals who were called barbarians. Even though he had just wiped out 20,000 elite Liangzhou talents last year, he had no intention of looking down on the people of Liangzhou at all. Because of the excitement, he danced and chatted and laughed, and the host and host were all happy.

Li Que was deeply moved. At that time, Dong Zhuo wanted to marry Sun Jian and sent him to see Sun Jian, but Sun Jian refused. Now it seems that Dong Zhuo was really unlucky. If it were Sun Ce, maybe this would have been done, and Dong Zhuo would not have died so cowardly.

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After the banquet, Sun Ce returned to the inn to rest, but Li Qu and others did not leave. They gathered in Jia Xu's courtyard and sat in a group.

Jia Xu did not hide it and repeated what Sun Ce said to him as it was. The subject's meaning was very clear. Free aid was impossible. This 100,000 stone of grain was considered free funding. If it was not enough, it could only be traded.

Li Jue and others looked at each other, all a little disappointed. They said so affectionately at the banquet just now that they thought Sun Ce would donate generously.

Niu Fu patted the table and said, "This kid looks generous, why is he so stingy? It's just a few hundred thousand stones of grain..." Countless eyes looked at him. Niu Fu was embarrassed, and his hands were raised stopped in the air, changed direction, touched his head, and laughed dryly.

"What do you think?" Jia Xu looked at everyone and said slowly. "Do you want to cooperate with him?"

"What else can we do if we don't cooperate?" Dong Yue sighed: "Without food, we can't gain a foothold in Hedong. Should we rob it?"

"Why can't you rob?" Niu Fu asked back.

Everyone was silent again. Jia Xu said after a moment, "It's not that you can't rob it, but rob it can only be the last solution. After robbing, we can only leave Hedong."

Li Jue nodded and suddenly said, "Actually, we can also farm. Baibo thieves can grow and feed themselves. Why can't we? The land in Hedong is much stronger than Liangzhou. Just sow a handful of seeds and you can harvest them in autumn. With food, do you need to cooperate? It's not up to us to be happy?"

Niu Fu said: "Autumn just passed. Are you planning to grab it or wait for next autumn? If you wait for next autumn, what should we eat in the few months before the harvest? Sun Ce can only eat at most three months. Will the remaining months go to eat grass like war horses?"

Li Jue also sighed, with a headache. Everyone said something, I said it for a long time, but in the end they still had no good idea, so they had to turn their eyes to Jia Xu. Jia Xu twisted his beard and said slowly: "Actually, we have another choice."

"If you have a way, tell me quickly, but I'm so anxious." Niu Fu jumped up.

"We can go and rob the Huns." Jia Xu raised his head. "What Sun Ce wants most is war horses. But our war horses are limited. After several battles, there will be a lot of losses. If we sell part of them to Sun Ce, it is equivalent to breaking our feet. The most urgent thing is that we need to find a place that can supplement the war horses."

Dong Yue slapped his thigh. "It makes sense. I couldn't go before because there was no military ration. Now that we have food, why don't we fight against the Huns? With two or three months, we can defeat the Huns. Not only can we grab horses, but also grab food and women. This winter will be better."

"Yes, we have to rob their horses, their food, their women, and their ranch. Why should we give the grasslands such as Meiji to the Huns?" Niu Fu jumped up. "Let them be slaves for us and let horses be released for us, or they would be killed."

Li Jue and others were dancing in surprise and echoed. Jia Xu waved his hand and signaled them to be calm. "Although the Huns have weakened a lot over the years, we cannot swallow them in one bite. If the losses are too great, it will not only be difficult for us to control Meiji, but may also be ambushed by the aristocratic families in Bingzhou."

"Wenhe, you must have a solution." Li Jue said: "Stop being slow, talk quickly, let's listen to you."

Jia Xu looked at everyone, especially Niu Fu and Dong Yue. The two of them were stunned and then smiled and said, "Wenhe, look at what we do, when will we not listen to you? Tell me quickly, we will do whatever you say."

Jia Xu nodded. "Okay, let's contact Yu Fuluo and support him in becoming the Shanyu. After he becomes the Shanyu, any aristocratic families that are unwilling to cooperate with us will be allowed to kill and rob. When they ask us for help, we will follow the trend into Bingzhou."

"Okay!" Dong Fu laughed: "Wenhe, the Huns' sword must be very useful, better than the sword given by Sun Ce."
Chapter completed!