Chapter 120 - 114: Encounter
The horse farm in Shangcai is not large, as this is the Central Plains, and the horses raised only supply Ru Nan County. However, Zhao Hanzhang was lucky, as it was autumn.
Horses are generally exchanged among counties in late autumn, and they haven’t been exchanged yet, so there are the most horses in the horse farm now.
Zhao Hanzhang entered the horse farm with a hand-written note from County Magistrate Chai to requisition horses. The head horse keeper glanced at the note and said, "Shangcai County can take ten horses. Wait here, I will bring them to you."
"Wait a moment," Zhao Hanzhang blocked him with her spear and asked, "How many mature horses are currently in the horse farm?"
The head horse keeper said cautiously, "No matter how many there are, Shangcai County can only take ten. The rest are for the Prefectural Governor and the other counties."
Zhao Hanzhang said seriously, "In urgent situations, we must act pragmatically. Now that both Yu Yang and Xiping have lit wolf smoke signals, we are requisitioning these horses to save the Prefectural Governor."
The head horse keeper’s eyes widened in disbelief, "Which family are you from? No woman leads troops. I don’t know what Shangcai County is planning, but it’s generous to give you ten horses, and you even want to take them all."
Zhao Hanzhang declared, "I am the Third Lady of the Xiping Zhao Family, and I am requisitioning these horses now. If we are fortunate enough to survive this battle, we will return the horses."
Hearing she was from the Zhao Family, the head horse keeper was stunned, but he still stood in their way, "No, there’s still over a month until the horses are supposed to be handed over. If you take them, how will I account for it?"
"If the city falls, who will you hand the horses over to?" Zhao Hanzhang gestured to the people behind her, "Zhao Ju, take the people to get the horses. Bring out all the mature horses."