Jia Xu unified his opinion, met Sun Ce again, expressed his plan, and wanted to ask Sun Ce to support another batch of weapons, especially crossbows, arrows and armor. The Western Liang army was good at cavalry and shooting, but not all cavalry, but both infantry and cavalry. When fighting against the Huns who were better at cavalry tactics, crossbows and excellent armor were their advantages to win.

In order to gain Sun Ce's trust, Jia Xu said it in detail without any concealment. Sun Ce expressed his sincerity, and he also wanted to express enough sincerity.

After hearing Jia Xu's detailed plan, Sun Ce secretly sighed. Jia Xu is indeed a mortal fellow Taoist who is not dead. He must have been eyeing the Huns and the Bingzhou family, but he has no food and fodder, unable to act, and has no backing, for fear of causing the Bingzhou family to counterattack. Now with food and grass and Zhu Jun, he finally can't hold back.

His unwillingness to provide free aid is just an excuse. No matter how much aid he gives, Jia Xu will not rely on others. He will try his best to control his own destiny. Sun Ce suddenly felt a little worried. Will this person become a disaster if he stayed in Bingzhou? Then he thought, hey, what can I worry about? Bingzhou can produce besides coal? Even if he is strong, he will not be able to stand financially. Even if he is worried, the Bingzhou family is also worried, such as Wang Yun, why am I anxious?

"Even if Bingzhou is captured, Hedong cannot give up. Although Hedong's grain production is limited, there is salt in Hedong." Sun Ce reminded: "If you control the salt pond, let alone the Huns, the Bingzhou family will also give you a smile."

Jia Xu chuckled softly and said, "I heard that the general transported sea salt from Xuzhou and sold it in the entire Nanyang. He wouldn't come to Hedong, right?"

Sun Ce laughed and pointed at Jia Xu. "Don't worry, sir, the cost of transporting Xuzhou Haiyan to Hedong is too high. I do all kinds of business, but I don't do business that is at a loss. Besides, Xuzhou Haiyan is not controlled by me, so Tao Jun has the right to decide." He paused and said, "Do you want the salt monopoly of Henan, Hongnong?"

Jia Xu nodded with a smile. "I was about to ask the general to give up his love."

Sun Ce shook his head. "Henan cannot do it. If Taiwei Zhu spoke to me, I cannot refuse to give it. Even if I don't give it, Tao Jun will give it. But I can guarantee that there will not be a grain of salt in Nanyang that enters Hongnong."

Jia Xu bowed and thanked him. "The general treats me with sincerity. We are very grateful. We give ten horses to express our continuity. After the autumn, we will defeat the Huns and then choose good horses to send them to Runan to help the general fight south."

Sun Ce was unhappy. He rushed to the Machi to meet Jia Xu in person. He was sincere enough, but Jia Xu tried again and again, which was really unhappy. Although he won consecutive victories in the battle of Junyi, he suffered a lot of losses, especially the war horses, which lost more than 300 horses. Jiang Qi and Liu Bei had limited cavalry, and the captured war horses could not make up for the losses. After returning to Yuzhou, he prepared for the southern expedition. The most urgent task was to replenish the war horses, but Jia Xu only gave ten horses.

Are you kidding me?

Sun Ce's smile remained unchanged and nodded. "Thank you, sir, I'm so disrespectful. However, you don't have to send the horses in Runan, just to Nanyang."

Jia Xu said: "The general is really using troops like a god, and the losses this time are definitely not big."

"Actually, it's nothing more. It's just a matter of living within your means and putting rice into the pot. If you have horses, use cavalry more. If you don't have horses, use infantry more. The Jiangnan is humid and the water net is crisscrossing. The cavalry has no use in its use." Sun Ce said lightly: "Besides, I have other war horses to help, so I don't have to trade with you. Sir, I'm injured and can't sit for a long time, so I won't be with you. Ziyi, you can talk to Mr.."

After saying that, before Jia Xu could speak, Sun Cegong bowed his hand and left, leaving Jia Xu in the hall.

Jia Xu was very embarrassed. Jiang Gan stood up and sent Sun Ce into the back hall. When he came back, he looked unnatural and sneered: "Jia Wenhe, this time the general is here to talk to you in person. Next time I will invite you to Nanyang or Runan to negotiate. You can also take advantage of the ten horses? If you are really so nervous, then we will not do business with you for the time being. Let's talk about it when you defeat the Huns."

Jia Xu hurriedly said, "Ziyi, you misunderstood. It's not that I can't bear to leave it. We have been away from Liangzhou for a long time, and the road has been cut off. There have been no additional horses for a long time. Last time we went to Hanoi, we lost dozens of battles, and we lost thousands of horses. Now we don't even have horses to prepare. Some cavalry have to be changed to infantry. You can see that you have been in Hedong for so long."

Jiang Gan raised his hand and interrupted Jia Xu. "Brother Wenhe, no one can stand without trust. We are not fools. The general is even more disgusted with hypocritical people. He may be deceived by you once, but there will never be a second time. He travels thousands of miles to meet you. If you treat him like this, you will not be friends enough."

Jia Xu smiled bitterly. He did have the intention of testing Sun Ce, but he didn't expect that Sun Ce would react so much and left him in the hall. Although this person was born in the southeast, he was as straightforward as the people in the northwest. He was happy and angry, and he was not concealed at all. In contrast, he was a bit artificial.

"Ziyi's words are so serious. The general treats me with sincerity. How dare I treat each other with false words? I really can't take it out. I also ask the general to give it a few days. Once the Huns are captured, I will choose a good horse to serve it."

Jiang Gan interrupted Jia Xu again. "The general will fulfill his words, and he will definitely give you the assistance he promised to you. What will happen in the future..." He smiled. "It depends on fate. A gentleman acts at a glance. If he can't even catch the opportunity, you, Jia Wenhe, are a little sorry for the general's appreciation."

Jia Xuqiang laughed twice, said he didn't dare to take it, and said a few more words, then said goodbye in a hurry.

Jiang Gan sent Jia Xu away and returned to the inner room. Sun Ce was waiting. He could hear every word of Jia Xu's words. Jia Xu must have a test, but when Jiang Gan said this, he still refused to let go. It should be because the war horses were really nervous. War horses were consumables, and there would be losses in marching and fighting. The Western Liang soldiers were far away from Liangzhou for several years and could not be supplemented by war horses. Attacking the Huns was both a breakthrough northward and a last resort.

As a result, he felt relieved. He asked Jia Xu for horses, both to supplement the losses and to test the reality of Liangzhou people. He did not want Liangzhou people to be too strong, so he advanced into the Central Plains during his southern expedition and stabbed him in the back.

Jiang Gan also thought so. He had been in Hedong for quite some time, and he did see that many cavalrymen were weak in their horses, and some of them simply had no horses to ride and could only walk. But Jia Xu also had an exaggeration. Even if there were fewer war horses, it would be fine to draw one or two hundred horses.

"Don't worry, General. Before you go to war, I will definitely get enough war horses to send to Runan."

Sun Ce was very relieved about Jiang Gan’s promise. “Control the strength well, and you can neither let them raise too much or force them too much. I need them to defend Bingzhou, guard Hedong, and stop the Huns and Xianbei people on the grassland.”

"I understand." Jiang Gan nodded solemnly. "General, it is not enough for Liangzhou people to gain a foothold in Hedong. If they want to gain enough war horses, Liaodong and even Guanzhong should pay attention to it, and the general must be prepared."

Sun Ce smiled. "This is why I want to take Yuzhang as soon as possible. Without a big ship, it is not profitable to sell horses in Liaodong."
Chapter completed!