Han Zhan, who occupied Jizhou, left Tian Feng to take charge of all the matters of appeaseing the people and restoring order in the city, while he and Guo Jia and Zhao Yun were busy with two more important things.

On the day of seizing Jizhou, Zhao Yun asked Han Zhan: "Marty, can you send reliable personnel to the border to buy new horses to supplement the needs of the cavalry?"

"Buy a horse?" Han Zhan was stunned when he heard Zhao Yun say this, and then asked back: "Zilong, our 4,000 cavalry did not lose much in these battles. There is no need to buy another horse, right?"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun suddenly said in shock: "If the 500 cavalry from Sheguo County do not replace the horses as soon as possible, they may have to be used as infantrymen."

"Why is this?" Zhao Yun's words completely confused Han Zhan.

Seeing Han Zhan’s confused look, Zhao Yun felt very surprised, thinking that why did the second brother not even understand the most basic common sense? He glanced at Guo Jia on the side, and then said: “If you come back to the Marquis, most of the horse’s hooves in Sheguo County have been worn and broken because they have been galloping on the mountain road for a long time, and they cannot continue to charge. He also asked the Marquis to replenish new horses for them as soon as possible, so as not to turn this cavalry that can conquer and fight into infantry.”

After listening to Zhao Yun's explanation, Han Zhan finally figured out what was going on. He looked at Guo Jia and then looked at Zhao Yun: "Is it necessary to replace a new war horse because the horse's hooves are worn?"

"General Zilong is right," Seeing that Han Zhan had no intention of buying a war horse, Guo Jia also helped Zhao Yun say: "The loss of war horses in the army is usually due to wear and breakage of horse hooves. In Jia's opinion, the young marquis can send people outside the Great Wall as soon as possible to buy new horses from the Xiongnu and Xianbei."

After figuring out what the two were worried about, Han Zhan smiled: "You said you wanted to buy horses again because the horse's hooves were worn and broken?" Seeing that the two nodded to show their affirmation, he continued to ask, "Doesn't you just need to buy new horses again if you solve the problem of horses' hooves wear?"

"Is there a way for the little marquis?" As soon as Guo Jia said, he felt that this question was a bit naive. If there was a way to solve the problem of horse hoof wear, others would have solved it long ago. Is it still Han Zhan's turn to show off? Thinking of this, he waved his head and said, "From ancient times to the present, no one has been able to solve this problem."

"Fengxiao, if I say I can solve this problem," Han Zhan looked at Guo Jia and asked with a smile: "Do you believe it?"

"Can you solve this problem?" Guo Jia stared at Han Zhan for a while and then smiled and said, "Little Marquis, don't joke. Let's arrange people to go out to buy horses as soon as possible." After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Han Zhan, but asked Zhao Yun, "General Zilong, now Miss Xiahou stays in Sheguo County. Xiahou's lieutenant followed Xun Shaofu to Gongsun Zan. Do you have capable people under your command, can you take on the important task of buying horses?"

"Hey hey hey," Han Zhan was a little unhappy when he saw the two of them treating themselves as transparent people. He raised his voice and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, do you dare to gamble with me?"

Guo Jia lost his bet last time and could only stay with Han Zhan to play. This incident made him feel very upset. Seeing that there was a chance to turn the bill, he hurriedly said: "Just bet, I wonder what the little marquis' bet this time?"

"It's the same as last time." Han Zhan said to Guo Jia with a smile: "Fengxiao, if you win, I will let you leave; but if you lose again, you should not cheat again and you need to sincerely regard me as yourselves. Have you agreed?"

After Guo Jia nodded in agreement, Han Zhan turned his gaze to Zhao Yun again, "Let Zilong be a witness this time so that you will not admit that you lost when you get it."

Guo Jia didn't believe that Han Zhan had a way to solve the problem of horse hooves wear, so he said readily: "Little Marquis, let General Zilong be a witness. If I win by chance, you can't force me to stay anymore."

"Don't worry, I will never force anyone to do anything." After Han Zhan finished speaking, he stood up and slapped Guo Jia three times with him, indicating that the bet was about to take effect. Seeing that Guo Jia was in the trap, Han Zhan showed a sly smile on his face: "Let's go, I'll take you two to open your eyes."

Han Zhan brought the two of them to the blacksmith furnace for building weapons in the military camp. Huang Zhong, who was busy here, saw Han Zhan and his group coming, and hurried forward to salute: "See the Marquis!"

"No gift!" Han Zhan waved his hand at him and asked directly: "Hansheng, how did the things I asked you to build?"

"Return to the words of the Marquis," Huang Zhong quickly replied: "The blacksmith has created more than 60 horseshoes in one hour. His subordinates have nailed the horseshoes to the ten selected war horses, and asked the captain Dian to take his people out of the city on a horse."

When Guo Jia heard Huang Zhong's words, he hurriedly bent down to pick up a horseshoe on the ground and looked at it carefully. After a long time, he sighed and said with difficulty: "I really didn't expect that nailing this kind of horseshoe to prevent the horseshoe from wearing and breaking, and Jia gave in."

After saying that, he came to Han Zhan, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Jia meets the lord! From now on, as long as Jia still breathes a sigh of relief, he will always follow the lord!"

When Han Zhan heard that Guo Jia finally called him the lord, he was overjoyed. He hurriedly stepped forward to support Guo Jia and said, "Don't give me a gift. If Han can get help from filial piety, he will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Zhao Yun was also very novel about this kind of horseshoe. He looked over and over for a long time without any comment. Seeing Dian Wei coming back from outside the city with the cavalry, he quickly came forward and asked a cavalry to get off the horseshoe. He raised a horse's hoof and carefully checked the horseshoe. Seeing that there was no wear, he nodded and murmured: "Yes, my second brother really has the ability to turn decay into magic. After the horseshoe is nailed on, the horseshoe will not break and wear again. After the horseshoe is worn, it is much easier to replace it with a new one, which is much easier than buying a horse again."

After leaving the blacksmith shop, Zhao Yun approached Han Zhan and asked, "Second brother, where will we go next?"

"Go to the injured barracks." Han Zhan replied: "I ordered Luo team to lead a cart of wine to the injured barracks, and let him steam them with these wines to make new wines and wipe the wounds for the wounded soldiers."

"Wipe wine to wipe the wound?" Zhao Yun couldn't help but look at Guo Jia, who was also inexplicable, and asked in confusion: "Have Mr. Guo ever heard that wine can also clean the wound?"

Guo Jia immediately shook his head and replied, "No."

Han Zhan said that the alcohol content in your era is too low and it is not suitable for alcohol at all. However, he did not explain, but smiled and said to the two of them, "You guys come with me, I'll take you to see what's going on."

When a doctor in the army saw Han Zhan and others appear, he hurried over to salute. Han Zhan waved his hand at him and asked, "Where is the leader of Team Luo?"

Hearing Han Zhan’s question, the doctor showed a embarrassed expression on his face. He hesitated: “Captain Luo led him... he was drunk and was resting in the tent.”

"Nonsense," Zhao Yun couldn't help but raise his voice when he heard this, "Who doesn't know that Team Luo is born with good alcohol tolerance, how can he get drunk?"

"General," saw that Zhao Yun had signs of fire, the doctor quickly explained: "Two hours ago, Team Luo led a team to drag a cart of wine here, saying that they came here to steam wine at the order of the Marquis. The steamed wine was used to wipe the wounds for the wounded soldiers. The little one didn't know what steamed wine was, so they could only follow the instructions of Team Luo. Unexpectedly, half an hour ago, Team Luo led a bowl of freshly steamed wine, and he was drunk and unconscious, so the little one could only carry him into the tent."

Seeing that Zhao Yun was still about to argue with the doctor, Han Zhan quickly called him and then asked the doctor: "Doctor, I wonder how much wine did Luo team steer?"

"Two jars." The doctor stretched out his two fingers and said, "After using twelve jars of wine, only two jars of new wine were steamed."

Hearing that two jars of new wine had been steamed, Han Zhan hurriedly ordered: "Take us to have a look."

The three of them, led by the doctor, came to the place where the wine was steamed. A long distance away, Han Zhan smelled a strong smell of wine, which was much more comfortable than the kind of wine I usually drink. Guo Jia, who was next to him, closed his eyes slightly, his head was elevated at a forty-five degrees. He took a deep breath and said intoxicatedly: "What a fragrant wine!"

The doctor brought a jar of wine to Han Zhan and said to him: "Mr. Marquis, this is the new wine that is steamed."

Han Zhan took a wine bowl from the side, reached in and scooped half a bowl of wine, put it in his mouth and tasted it. It turned out to be the familiar white wine flavor in later generations. He smiled and handed the wine bowl to Guo Jia, and said, "Fengxiao, hello wine, how about trying this wine?"

Guo Jia took the wine bowl, first approached his nose and sniffed it, then took a sip. As soon as the wine was in his mouth, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he drank it in big mouthfuls. In a moment, he finished half a bowl of wine. He raised his thumb and said, "Lord, this wine smells fragrant and pure, and it is sweet and refreshing to the mouth. It is indeed a good wine!"

Hearing Guo Jia's evaluation of the wine, Zhao Yun came forward to take the wine bowl from his hand, and scooped half a bowl from the jar. He imitated Guo Jia's appearance, first approached his nose and sniffed it, and then drank it all. After drinking, Zhao Yun's face suddenly turned red like a piece of red cloth. He nodded at Han Zhan and said, "Fengxiao is right, it's indeed a good wine."

"Since you said it was good wine, I will arrange someone to make wine for you another day. These wines are prepared for the wounded soldiers and cannot be drunk anymore." After Han Zhan said that, he ordered the doctor: "Doctor, use these new wines to clean the wounds for the wounded soldiers immediately. No one is allowed to drink this wine again. Do you understand?"

"Little one obeys the order!" the doctor replied quickly.

Han Zhan turned to face Zhao Yun and Guo Jia and said, "Zilong, I will create a large number of horseshoes and steamed new wines from now on, so as to ensure that there is an emergency."
Chapter completed!