After Yuan Shao discussed with everyone, he rushed out of the city gate and quickly left towards Jizhou. As for the generals under Yuan Shao, they all returned to the camp with their hands ready to train their troops and stepped up their last time to train their troops.

at the same time.

An unexpected visitor also came to Zhang Yan's base camp.

Fangshan is located in the northwest of Changshan Kingdom in Jizhou and belongs to the Taihang Mountains.

Here, it is surrounded by Zishui, Shijiaohe and Hutuohe River, with a developed water system and smooth roads. Because there is a wide plain in the west of Fangshan, the land on the plain is fertile and suitable for farming, it was chosen by Zhang Yan to become the main station of the Qumen under his command.

Today, a special guest came to the camp of the Black Mountain Army. Zhang Yan had to personally receive the guest's arrival.

In the old tent.

Several figures sat in various places. At the top, the middle-aged man with a thin body but a steady face. The man was wearing old armor and a slightly messy hair with a little silvery white. His vicissitudes of face was filled with the invasion of time. He was obviously a middle-aged man, but he was much older than Xin Ping.

This person is Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army.

Zhang Yan's eyes were very bright, and she was obviously a person with active minds.

"Sir, don't blame me. I am a rough man. When the army is in a tight position, I can only treat you with rough tea!" Zhang Yan pulled out a little of the clothes in her cuffs, revealing the worn-out hole, and then raised the teacup that was missing in her hand to show her respect.

Xin commented with a faint smile: "General Zhang is able to entertain him in such a difficult time, which shows that General Zhang is so generous."

Xin Ping said, lifting the teacup with the same gap, gently touching the tea with his lips, but the water had not yet fallen.

Putting down the teacup, Xin Ping tidied up his clothes a little, bowed to Zhang Yan and said, "The general is in Fangshan, you should know what happened in the counties in Jizhou recently."

Zhang Yan put down the teacup in his hand and looked puzzled: "Sir, I don't know that recently, because of insufficient food and grass in the camp, I have been trying to make some food and grass all day long, but I didn't pay attention to what happened in the state."

Seeing Zhang Yan start to argue, Xin Ping was not angry or came out to blame him. Instead, he smiled and dipped his fingers in tea, and then wrote two words on the desk.

Grain! City!

Seeing this, Zhang Yan raised her eyebrows, and she couldn't understand what Xin Ping meant.

"General Zhang is only troubled by the word "grain", but what is missing is the word "city"! As for what happened in the state, General Zhang can send someone to inquire. I believe that with the general's intelligence ability, there will be news soon."

"Now I won't talk about the affairs in the state, I will only talk about grain and city!"

Zhang Yan took another sip of tea, guessing Xin Ping's purpose this time.

Obviously, Xin Ping came here to solve the problem of the Heishan Army plundering various counties. How could Zhang Yan not know about this? He even knew the current trends of the Heishan Army units better than Xin Ping, but he would not say it, nor could he say it.

"Sir, did you send me a city of food to the Black Mountain Army?" Zhang Yan said with a smile.

Now the dilemma of the Black Mountain Army cannot be solved except food. Even Zhang Yan cannot control the people who are about to starve to death.

Although the various units of the Black Mountain Army were nominally led by Zhang Yan, in fact, the commanders of all parts of the Qu are not willing to hand over the military power in their hands to Zhang Yan. Only a few loyal subordinates would obey Zhang Yan's orders.

It can be said that Zhang Yan's status in the Heishan Army is more like a respected elder in the village. He can listen to the opinions of the elders on weekdays, but when it comes to life and death, who cares what your elders say?

The trees fall and the money is scattered, and the food is gone and each fights for it.

Now is the time when the Black Mountain Army is taking charge of food. Even Zhang Yan himself is not sure whether he can command the Qu troops under his command unless there is food!

Having milk is a mother is the best portrayal of the army in this era. Food and grass are the morale of the army and the life of the army.

As long as there is food, what if Xin Ping asked Zhang Yan to dance to him on the spot to cheer him up?

After hearing Zhang Yan's words, I'll comment.

"General Zhang is a cheerful person. Not bad. I'm here to deliver food to General Zhang! But it's not the grain of one city, but the food to the general and the city! The benefits are all in General Zhang's thoughts!"

When Zhang Yan heard this, her eyes gradually became sharp.

Zhang Yan, who was born in the Yellow Turban, knew very well that only efforts would be rewarded. If Xin Ping had only given him food before, Zhang Yan would have believed it a little, but Xin Ping said that he would give it food and the city, which he would never believe.

The bases of the Black Mountain Army have always been the Taihang Mountains and some flat areas around them. As for the land further out, the Black Mountain Army can temporarily capture and plunder, but dare not occupy it for a long time!

There are many reasons, but in the end, Zhang Yan dared not!

The most important reason why the Black Mountain Army can exist for a long time under the encirclement of surrounding counties is that the base is in the deep mountains and forests.

If the forest leaves the city and occupy the city, the Heishan Army will stand from the dark to the open. At that time, the armies of other princes do not need to attack, but only need to surround one city. Then it is only a matter of time before the Black Mountain Army starves to death!

This situation occurred during the Yellow Turban period, so Zhang Yan had to be alert.

"Haha, sir, you are so kind. Giving me food is enough. As for the city, then forget it." Zhang Yan said.

Zhang Yan is not greedy. As long as he can survive this winter, the Black Mountain Army under his command can continue to rely on farming and small-scale plundering. There is no need to give up his greatest advantage for a little bit of territory.

Moreover, Zhang Yan was very sure that Xin Ping had to send him to the territory. Although Zhang Yan was a little clever, he did not think that he could beat those scholars who had been tricked into conspiracy all day long. Instead of losing all their money by being cheated by the scholars, it would be better to curb their greed in time now and get food.

Seeing that Zhang Yan refused to give up, Xin Ping could only throw out some of his killer moves to convince Zhang Yan.

"General Zhang doesn't have to doubt any conspiracy here. The food delivery I mentioned below is indeed a condition given by the provincial governor, but the city delivery is not the intention of the provincial governor."

This made Zhang Yan a little strange. Since sending the city was not Han Fu's intention, how could you, a scholar under Han Fu, dare to promise me the city? Isn't this empty talk?

Zhang Yan felt like she was being fooled, and her face became a little stiffer.

"If you want to find happiness, you have come to the wrong place. Although you are just a common man, you cannot tolerate being teased." Zhang Yan said with a calm face.

Xin Ping was shocked. When he saw Zhang Yan's cold gaze, he secretly scolded him for being rude, but he had to endure his temper and explain patiently to Zhang Yan.

"General, don't be upset. You are not talking wildly, but there are many inconveniences in the places where there are many people. Please take a step to speak, and you will be sure to send it all out."

Zhang Yan looked at several other Black Mountain generals and frowned.

"Sir, don't be afraid. Everyone here is my relatives, friends and brothers, and they will never spread the unfavorable words of Mr.," said Zhang Yan.

When the rest of the people heard Zhang Yan's words, their faces were moved, and their waists were straightened a little. Some even looked at Xin Ping with disdain and a hint of hostility.

Xin Ping couldn't help but look up to Zhang Yan's approach in his heart and no longer shirked his words.

"Since that's the case, I will tell you bluntly."

"In fact, the person who delivered food to the general was the governor of Hanzhou, but the person who delivered land to the general was Yuan Benchu, the prefect of Bohai!"

Yuan Benchu!

Zhang Yan's heart was shocked.

......

Not long after, Xin Ping walked out of the camp amid the respectful voices of Zhang Yan and others, and was then sent down the mountain by the elite Black Mountain Army arranged by Zhang Yan.

After Xin Ping left, Zhang Yan immediately asked someone to replace the originally worn tent and a bunch of old objects.

Although the Heishan Army was poor, the only thing that was poor was food. As the leader of the Heishan Army, Zhang Yan was easy to get some clean and brand new camps and tea sets. After all, there were still some wealthy families in the city at the foot of the mountain.

The reason why these things were presented was to leave Xin Ping the impression that the Black Mountain Army was very poor, so that he could also sell his miserable life when seeking benefits.

Zhang Yan is not afraid of embarrassment, he is even more afraid that the group of old and weak under him will starve to death because of his face.

From this point of view, it is not unreasonable that Zhang Yan was appreciated by Zhang Niujiao and was recognized by various Qushangs.

The new camp was soon upgraded. Zhang Yan asked someone to get a pen and ink, and wrote several secret letters in the camp, and then called the personal guard to distribute the secret letter to them.

"You go and inform the troops of all the troops, let them kill less, and then hand them this secret letter."

"yes!"

The personal guards left one after another with secret letters.
Chapter completed!