After agreeing on prices with the aristocratic family caravans, Wang Xuan no longer needed to concern himself with any matters in Liucheng. He only had to go home and wait for the money. Wang Xuan did not believe anyone in the world would dare cheat him out of his payment.
Even Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gongsun Zan, Lu Bu, and the others, who were cooperating with merchants for the first time, could not help feeling much more relaxed. In the past, when they led troops outside, logistics consumed half their attention. After all, people were made of iron and food of steel—miss one meal, and hunger would strike hard.
Now things were different. They only needed to calculate their own expenses. There was no need to worry about anything else.
The reason Wang Ren had brought so many people when he came to see Wang Xuan was, first, to reassure everyone, and second, to take the opportunity to meet Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the other generals and become familiar with them. There would be plenty of chances to cooperate in the future. After settling everything, Wang Ren finally left with his group.
After the army rested for a night, it was also full of energy. Of course, that was mainly because this battle had been fought so satisfyingly. Things had been tense before the battle, but once they thrust forward with all their might, everything went smoothly. Although there had been some bloodshed, after an intense clash, the enemy had soon collapsed completely. The feeling was so refreshing it could hardly be described!
Wang Xuan gathered everyone and assigned the tasks ahead. He pulled out a map and pointed things out to them. There were four targets remaining: Yangle County, the seat of Liaoxi Commandery; Changli County, the seat