Under the gloomy sky, a candle was lit in the house.

There was letter paper and several sketches on the table. Cao Ren took out the corresponding engraving from the cabinet and printed it on the letter paper.

The information delivered by the "Wei spies" suddenly appeared:

——"The side carriage can stop the cavalry from charging."

——"Wooden oxen and flowing horses can travel on rugged and dangerous roads by themselves and transport military supplies."

——"A continuous crossbow, ten shots in a row, within thirty steps, can instantly kill a strong ox!"

——"These three ordnances can be regarded as divine weapons. General Wenyuan must beware of them."

——"Such arms, if they fall into the hands of the Sun-Liu Alliance, will definitely... become a serious problem for Cao Wei!"

These words entered Cao Ren's eyes one by one.

This gave him a shocking feeling.

In Jiangling, the "Wei spy" was the shopkeeper of the "Changxin" restaurant, codenamed "Nightingale", and was the deputy Cao Yu of the military department of Cao Wei's "intelligence agency".

Responsible for collecting Jiangling intelligence and reporting it to Cao Cao.

He was directly responsible to Cao Cao.

Because Cao Cao has been in Hanzhong for the past two years...

Therefore, "Nightingale" was ordered to hand over the information directly to his clan brother Cao Ren who was stationed in Jingzhou, and he was in charge of everything in Jingzhou.

And "Nightingale" was able to become the deputy director of the Military Division because of his rigorous conduct.

Since he wrote this, it is definitely not a fabrication.

"Boning, what do you think?"

Cao Ren asked Man Chong beside him.

As a person specially sent by Cao Cao to assist Cao Ren in garrisoning Xiangfan, Man Chong still stared at the letter with his sinister eyes.

It's like I've been thinking about it over and over again in my mind.

"'Nightingale' is an old man from the military department. The general should trust his eyesight. Come to think of it...the so-called 'side carriage', 'wooden ox and flowing horse', and 'continuous crossbow' will definitely be of great importance in the upcoming Xiangfan battlefield!

The general must be on guard!"

Cao Ren rubbed the letter and said thoughtfully: "My eldest brother is now in Hanzhong, reorganizing the troops and raising military supplies. It is a critical period for Bashu in the south. We must stabilize the Xiangfan battlefield in this dry season!"

"What does the general mean...to join the fight for this batch of ordnance?"

"No..." Cao Ren suddenly turned around, his eyes were shining brightly, and his aura was as strong as a burst of fire: "Businessmen pursue profits, there is no need to fight for this ordnance head-on, haha... Having said that, the merchants in Jiaozhou don't live in 'Nightingale'

What about the restaurant?”

this…

Man Chong understood, "Is General Zixiao planning to disintegrate from within?"

"Hahaha..." Cao Ren said with a smile: "Use defense as offense, wait for the opportunity to move, there are so many people in the merchant team? How can we not find someone who is greedy and unjust for profit?"

Speaking of this, Cao Ren told Man Chong, "When you return this letter, you must let Nightingale ask where the merchant hid his weapons!"

"Also... that repeating crossbow is portable, and he tried to steal one. I don't believe it. It's just a repeating crossbow. No one in our Huanghuang Northern Territory can imitate it?"

Speaking of this, Cao Ren's eyes lit up...

It seems that he is full of confidence in this arrangement.

Full of favor, he rolled his eyes and asked: "General... Zihe General, are you going to report this matter to him as well?"

this…

Hearing the name "Cao Chun", Cao Ren's eyes showed some meaningful colors. After thinking for a while, he waved his hand.

"It's better not to tell him."

Cao Ren seemed to be discouraged all of a sudden.

He murmured in his mind:

——"No matter how strong Zihe and these five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry are, they are too arrogant..."

——"To underestimate Guan Yu is not to be strong, but to be stupid!"

…

…

It was very quiet in Guan Yu's study.

He looked at Mi Fang in front of him. "You mean...give up this batch of ordnance?"

"Yeah, what can we do if we don't give up?" Mi Fang looked filled with indignation, "Is there any justice in this? Can Jiangling City's laws control it?"

He spoke like a barrage of words, "When the Fourth Young Master opened his mouth, it was the sky-high price of 150,000 hu of grain. If Guan Gong wanted to pay for it again, how much could he get, 200,000 hu of grain? This year's harvest in the four counties of Jingnan... did not even have 200,000 hu of grain.

Tens of thousands of dendrobium... Guan Gong can't live in Jiangling City just because of this batch of ordnance, right?"

indeed…

As Guan Lin said before, his father is a poor man!

The reason why Jiangling City was able to make the Northern Expedition was entirely because there were a total of 30,000 people in Guan Yu and Guan's army in the entire six counties of Jingzhou. They tightened their belts and could live with a makeshift life...

But once you purchase this ordnance, it will be different.

That’s not a case of tightening the belt, it’s almost selling out the belt.

but…

Guan Yu's eyes flickered, what he was thinking about... was not actually how much money this batch of ordnance would sell for.

Nor is it the "big wronged one" about whether Guan Yu should be his son.

Instead, Yunqi raised this batch of ordnance to such a high price in one go.

——"What kind of medicine is this kid selling in his gourd?"

Out of curiosity about Yun Qi's behavior, Guan Yu was interested in going deeper and taking a dip in this muddy water.

——"No matter how bad it is, this money and food will be cheated by my own son... If he is cheated, he is cheated, and he is not an outsider!"

With this in mind, Guan Yu took a deep breath and said, "This batch of ordnance is crucial to attack Xiangfan during the dry season. Zifang boldly went to talk to the merchant and boldly reported it, and reported 200,000 dendrobium! Guan didn't believe it, and twenty

Wan Hu still can’t take this batch of ordnance!”

Is this from the top?

Mi Fang felt completely stupid. He felt like he was a big fool.

This thing…

Just this...can sell 200,000 dendrobium grains?

Although it was not his own money, it was taken from the granary of the Prefect's Mansion after all. He felt distressed... He wanted to cry.

"Yun Chang, this... this can't be acted on impulse!"

Don't wait for Mi Fang to finish speaking.

"Zifang!" Guan Yu's words were even more serious, "I know it's difficult here in Zifang, and it's difficult in Jiangling's treasury and granary, but have you ever thought about Zifang, my eldest brother, how has it ever been easy for your eldest brother?

?”

Guan Yu's eldest brother is Liu Bei, and Mi Fang's eldest brother is Mi Zhu. They are both in Yizhou and Chengdu!

"People say, 'Without Xiangyang, Jingzhou is not enough to use military force. Without Hanzhong, Bashu is not in danger. It has nothing to do with it. Henan cannot be settled in Henan. This is the result of the situation.' Now Cao Cao, with hundreds of thousands of people, is eyeing Hanzhong.

, I have to look forward to Shu!"

"If our army cannot contain Jingzhou, what kind of difficulties will Guan's eldest brother and Zifang's eldest brother face? It's difficult for us, it's even harder for them, it's difficult for Jingzhou, and it's even harder for Yizhou!"

this…

Hearing this, Mi Fang stopped trying to dissuade her.

He knew... Guan Yu had moved Liu Bei and Mi Zhu out, but he couldn't persuade them anymore.

In addition, the Guan family father and son are at war with each other. The Fourth Young Master even wants Guan Yu to apologize to him in front of the people in the city, and expects the Fourth Young Master to buy it and then lend it to Guan Gong. That is a fantasy.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."

Mi Fang shook her head and stood up. It seemed quite difficult to hold up her plump body.

After he stood still, he sighed in annoyance.

"Forget it, Yunchang still has the final say in Jingzhou!"

"Just buy it... just think that the three counties of Changsha will be gone in early September, and the land tax in Jingnan will be confiscated this year... that's it, that's it!"

Indeed, if Sun Quan makes a surprise attack in early September and the three counties of Jingnan, Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia are gone, will there still be Zhuizi Tianfu? The two hundred thousand dendrobium grains will be wasted.

Think so...

It made Mi Fang feel better.
To be continued...