Even if he could not gain a foothold in Ganyang City, Sun Hao would never agree to lend the Four Cavalrymen and the brave generals of the "Annual Signing System" to Cao Tingjin.

Although it was said to be a loan, Sun Hao felt that Cao Tingjin would never return it to him.

Sun Hao then said to Sun Zhe flatly, "Father, I have no interest in joining the Ganyang Army, nor do I have the ability to serve as a captain in the Ganyang Army.

What's more, the Four Cavalrymen and those armored soldiers are the foundation of the Sanshui Society. If they are not in charge, I am afraid that those members of the Qingyun Society who have surrendered to the Sanshui Society will soon rebel against the Sanshui Society.

Therefore, I really cannot accept the appreciation from General Cao."

Sun Zhe pondered for a moment and said, "I am just helping General Cao convey his intentions. Since you don't want to, you don't have to take it to heart.

In the future, Commander Cao will still rely on your Sanshui Club to collect fees from merchants, so he probably won't make things difficult for you because of this matter."

Hearing Sun Zhe say this, Sun Hao felt a lot more relieved.

The moment Sun Zhe said this, Sun Hao couldn't help but think that his father met with him in order to persuade him to lend the Four Cavalrymen and two teams of "level 80" generals to Cao Tingjin.

Sun Hao then said, "Father, I can't help you with this expedition.

I have some Anlum horses still in my hands, and I will send fifty of them to you tomorrow.

If we can equip fifty Anlu horses with heavy armor and select brave men, we will have fifty heavily armored cavalrymen with great impact power, which should be useful in critical moments."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhe immediately beamed with joy and said, "Fifty heavily armored cavalrymen riding Anlum horses can even determine the outcome of a battle at a critical moment. I won't be polite to you then."

In fact, the critical moment that Sun Hao mentioned refers to the time when the army is defeated and fleeing, which is not the same concept as the critical moment that Sun Zhe thought of.

However, Sun Hao did not explain too much. After all, after giving the fifty Anlum horses to Sun Zhe, Sun Zhe needed to consider how to use them.

Considering the situation and relationship between father and son, Sun Hao was already doing his utmost to give away fifty Anlu horses for free.

As for sending the brave generals around him to protect Sun Zhe, Sun Hao didn't even consider it.

Before Sun Hao said goodbye and left, Sun Zhe reminded him: "Han Wei, the leader of Qingyun Society, has been able to dominate Yangcheng for many years because of his cunning and ruthless nature.

Although you have given Han Wei a major setback thanks to the strength of your soldiers, you must be careful that Han Wei may attack you in secret, such as by sending assassins to kill you."

Sun Hao nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, father. I will be careful."

Sun Zhe hesitated for a moment and then advised Sun Hao, "Besides, you are still young, don't be too obsessed with women.

I heard that after the Oiran Competition, you not only took the newly crowned Oiran from Xiaoxiang Pavilion home, but also spent 370,000 strings of cash to buy the twin Oirans as well."

The 58th Oiran Contest in Ganyang City came to an end the night before yesterday.

As Sun Hao expected, Liu Xiangling from Xiaoxiang Pavilion was selected as one of the four most beautiful courtesans of this year.

The night before yesterday, Sun Hao also went to Fengmingyuan in person, wanting to see how many of the four most beautiful courtesans and twelve golden hairpins this year had a charm value of 95 points or more.

Among the twelve young men who were finally selected as the Twelve Golden Hairpins, although several of them had a charm value of over 90 points, none of them had a charm value of 95 points.

Even among the four most charming women, there is one whose charm value does not meet the requirements for completing the task of the "Annual Signature System".

The other two new courtesans are twin sisters from Fengmingyuan, the organizer of this courtesan convention. Their charm value is the same as Liu Xiangling's, both 96 points.

Although Chunxi Street, where Fengmingyuan is located, is the territory of Zhongyimen, the boss behind Fengmingyuan is the Zhou family, one of the six generals of the Ganyang Army.

After the Oiran Conference ended, Sun Hao immediately asked the madam of Fengmingyuan how much money it would cost to redeem the twin Oirans.

Afterwards, someone from the Zhou family came forward and bargained with Sun Hao. In the end, Sun Hao spent a sky-high price of 370,000 strings of cash and brought the twin courtesans Shen Xue and Shen Shuang back to the Xinglong Casino in Dongerfang that night.

Now Sun Hao has obtained four additional sign-in opportunities from Liu Xiangling, Shen Xue, Chen Shuang and the previous top beauties Xie Wan'er.

After using up four sign-in opportunities, Sun Hao's luck was very good and he heard ghostly voices a total of five times.

"Congratulations on signing in the powerful generals: Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong."

"Congratulations on signing in as infantry: Sixty-four Wei Wuzu centurions!"

"Congratulations on signing in as infantry: Qin Ruishi centurions, sixty-four!"

"Congratulations on signing in as cavalrymen: Sixty-four Tiger and Leopard Cavalry centurions!"

"Congratulations on signing in as cavalrymen: Sixty-four Xiliang Iron Cavalry Hundred Commanders!"

Qin Qiong (Sui and Tang Dynasties) and Yuchi Gong (Sui and Tang Dynasties) both have a combat power of 99 points.

The combat power of the sixty-four Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Hundred-Man Generals (Three Kingdoms) is 80 points, and the combat power of the sixty-four Western Liang Iron Cavalry Hundred-Man Generals (Three Kingdoms) is also 80 points.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Western Liang Iron Cavalry were all heavily armored cavalry. Their armor, war horses, and the vests covered by their war horses were exactly the same as those of Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong and others.

Each commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry or the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was also equipped with a horse lance, a broadsword, a dagger and twenty-four javelins with iron heads and wooden shafts.

The only difference between the two is the color of the helmet tassels. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry's is dark blue, while the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's is orange.

The newly acquired Wei Wuzu Hundred-Man Commander and Qin Ruishi Hundred-Man Commander both have a combat power value of 80 points, which increases the number of these two types of heavy infantry under Sun Hao's command to 128.

Although Sun Hao might be a little more tired at night because of the new fourth concubine, he thinks it is still worth it compared to the gains from the "annual contract system".

After Sun Hao left, Wei Hu walked into the barracks and asked Sun Zhe anxiously, "General, has Young Master Sun Hao agreed?"

Sun Zhe shook his head, "I didn't agree."

Upon hearing this, Wei Hu couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, "General, what about the matter of the Left Guard Commander?"

It turned out that Cao Tingjin had previously promised Sun Zhe that as long as Sun Hao agreed to "lend" him four cavalrymen and two teams of armored soldiers, Cao Tingjin would not only appoint Sun Hao as the captain of the fourth brigade of the vanguard, but would also promote Sun Zhe to the commander-in-chief of the left guard before the expedition.

Sun Zhe shrugged and said, “I never thought Sun Hao would agree.

Moreover, the Left and Right Guards are going to rescue Shuoyuan City, which is extremely dangerous. Being promoted to the Left Guard Commander at this time may not be a good thing."

Wei Hu smiled bitterly and said, “But before the expedition, General Cao will definitely appoint a new commander of the Left Guard.

If the general fails to secure it, it will likely benefit that sinister villain Cui Jiliang."

Ever since Sun Zhe married into the Cui family, Cui Jiliang has been looking for trouble with Sun Zhe.

The conflict between the two was well known not only within the Cui family but also in the entire Ganyang Army.

Sun Zhe shook his head and said, "I no longer care who is the commander-in-chief of the Left Guard. I just hope to bring back the thousands of brothers from the Left Guard Third Brigade safely."