Fantasy Three Kingdoms: The beginning of Taoyuan four sworn brothers

To put it in one sentence, it is terrifying to think about it carefully.

In one sentence, it is terrifying.

This is what is recorded in history books.

It was sent to Chengshi, where it was defeated by Li Jin, a native of the county.

This may be the only record in the Records of the Three Kingdoms in which Lu Bu was defeated in a head-on military formation.

This Li Jin is a member of the Li family of Shanyang.

You know, at this time Lu Bu was leading soldiers, and they were still hungry soldiers, that is, soldiers who had no food to eat.

The combat effectiveness of this kind of soldiers is extremely terrifying, because they want to eat, and whoever stops them will die.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Bu is leading the army, one can imagine where this overwhelming fighting power has gone.

But even so, he was still repelled by Li Jin.

Yes, fought back.

From here we can know how powerful the Shanyang Li family is and how powerful Li Jin is.

Such a fierce man, let alone Zang Ba, even if Guan Hai was here, he would be seeking death.

Although Zang Ba is here to act this time, he can't go in vain.

In the letter, Chen Yuan also asked for food.

Yes, this guy Chen Yuan is so bad.

Not only did they need to get food for their own three thousand soldiers, he also wanted to get some food for Zang Ba.

The purpose is very simple, that is to increase Zang Ba's prestige among these Yellow Turbans and win over and help as many of these people as possible. People are the greatest wealth.

Therefore, Zang Ba came up without shouting for death: "Zhuge Gui, don't be nervous. I'm not here to attack you this time. I only have a small request. As long as you can meet it, I will withdraw my troops and promise not to invade again."

County town."

Zhuge Gui and Bao Xin looked at each other, full of doubts in their hearts.

I don’t know what kind of medicine Zang Ba sells in this gourd.

Bao Xin simply shouted: "Zang Ba, what do you want?"

Zhuge Gui and Bao Xin didn't scold you. You rebels and thieves. How could we make a deal with you?

They are not that kind of fools. If they can pay some price to make Zang Ba retreat, why not do it.

You must know that once a battle breaks out, not only will people die, but post-war pensions will also bankrupt the county.

Zang Ba laughed: "As long as you provide me with some food, I will definitely retreat immediately and never come to the county again. How about that? Can you be satisfied?"

Upon hearing that Zang Ba asked for food, Zhuge Gui and Bao Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

They don't have food, but the powerful people in the county do, so just let them out.

As for whether they are willing to go out?

It's very simple. It doesn't matter if you don't want to go out. Just go out and fight off the Yellow Turbans.

I don't think anyone wants to go head-to-head with fifty thousand Yellow Turbans.

Even if you are a second-level master with earth-shattering martial arts skills, it is unrealistic to kill all 50,000 people.

Therefore, if Zang Ba could really get some food to retreat his troops, he would naturally be willing to do so.

But, I just don’t know how much this guy wants.

If you really want too much, let alone whether you can get it or not. Even if you can get it, these powerful people will not be willing. When the time comes, they would rather fight than give out too much food.

So, Bao Xin shouted: "How much do you want?"

Zang Ba said loudly: "Fifty thousand stones."

"What?"

"Fifty thousand stones?"

Bao Xin and Zhuge Gui were immediately surprised.

Good guy, this guy really dares to ask for it.

Ten thousand shi is five million kilograms of grain, enough to feed an army of ten thousand in five months.

This is going to God.

Bao Xin refused directly: "There is absolutely no food for fifty thousand shi."

Chen Yuan did not say how much food he wanted in his letter. The more the better, leaving it to Zang Ba to do what he wanted.

Zang Ba didn't know what was appropriate, so he simply opened his mouth.

He felt that fifty thousand shi of food was not too much.

You know, he has more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans to support.

Fifty thousand shi of grain is actually not enough to last for a long time. Even if you eat sparingly, you can only eat it for a month.

Therefore, when Zang Ba saw Bao Xin's refusal, his face turned gloomy: "Aren't you afraid that I will attack the city?"

Bao Xin looked absolutely determined: "If you want to attack, then attack. There is absolutely no food for 50,000 shi."

Bao Xin said this categorically, because he knew that even if they killed the powerful men in the county, they would not produce so much food.

because there's none.

There is a problem involved here.

Although powerful families mostly buy houses in the city to house their clan members.

However, their main strength is distributed in the manors outside the city, and they even built their own forts for self-protection.

Therefore, although their strength in the city is not bad, compared to the vast manor outside the city, it is much worse.

Therefore, not only could the powerful men in the city not be able to bring out so much food, but it was also impossible for them to bring out so much food.

When Zang Ba saw Bao Xin's determination, he immediately knew that fifty thousand shi seemed impossible.

"Since we don't have 50,000 shi, then 40,000 shi."

"No!"

"Thirty thousand stones."

"No!"

After being rejected continuously, Zang Ba became angry.

"Twenty thousand stones, if there is no more, then I will take it myself."

Bao Xin originally wanted to refuse, but seeing how angry Zang Ba was, he knew that this might be Zang Ba's bottom line.

While Zang Ba and Bao Xin were bargaining, Chen Yuan watched clearly.

Suddenly his heart moved.

He grabbed Liu Bei and walked aside.

"Brother, this is an opportunity."

"what chance?"

"It's a good opportunity to sell Zhuge Juncheng and Bao Duwei."

"how do I say this?"

Chen Yuan looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he whispered: "Brother, go over later and persuade Zang Ba to ask for one less grain. This will not only relieve the current predicament, but also allow Zhuge Juncheng to

Captain Bao and I are even more grateful to my brother."

Liu Bei had doubts in his heart: "Zi Chu, what do you mean by asking me to help Bao Xin and Zhuge Gui like this?"

Chen Yuan chuckled: "Brother, what are my intentions? I just hope that I will have a few helpers in the officialdom."

Seeing that Liu Bei was still a little confused, Chen Yuan simply said clearly: "Brother, do you know that Captain Bao is a close associate of General He Jin. He came to Mount Tai this time to recruit troops under the order of General He Jin.

And Zhuge Juncheng is even more remarkable. He has an extraordinary family background, and the Zhuge family in Langya has a lot of connections. If the Yellow Turbans are pacified in the future and the rewards for merit are determined, and these two people work hard, the eldest brother may be able to get a good position by then.

Even if you can't become the governor of a large county, there is still hope for a small county."

Liu Bei nodded when he heard this.

But there was a question in his mind, how did Zichu know this information.

You must know that Bao Xin is He Jin's confidant, and the Zhuge family in Langya has many connections. Although this kind of thing is not a secret, if you are not in the circle of aristocratic families and have not reached a certain level, it is absolutely impossible to know.

This is not the information age of later generations. These already belong to the political information of high-level officials. Even in the information age of later generations, it will be very difficult to obtain these things.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Liu Bei was suspicious.