The messenger's reply was relatively swift. In the afternoon of the same day, Ba'er came first. The three of them gathered in the house again. Ba'er said with a heavy expression, "Our patriarch thinks that talking to the White River Clan is very difficult and may not be successful. ”

Pang Tong knew that this tribe and the Baihe tribe had the same thoughts, and they were afraid that their leadership would be shelved after another family joined, and such a situation was something they didn't want. But he's ready to negotiate.

Pang Tong held his chin and said impatiently: "It's really a troublesome thing. Jin Bei, who knew that Pang Tong had become the protagonist of the negotiations, planned to stop talking. He listened carefully to how Pang Tong talked to Ba'er.

Ba'er nodded in agreement with Pang Tong's opinion, and hurriedly said: "It's really tricky, it's better to have only the two of us come conveniently." ”

"However, I still think that the three tribes together can defeat the Mueller." Pang Tong frowned, as if there was a big problem that could not be solved.

Ba Er said: "It's better if the two of us join forces, so that there won't be so many problems." The soldiers of our Bamei tribe are all strong, and we will definitely be able to defeat the Mule tribe. ”

"So be it." It was like a difficult decision that had no choice but to make it, Pang Tong said: "Let us Yejin Clan persuade the Baihe Clan, if they are willing to ally ally, the three departments will be aligned, but the command will be given to me Feng Xiao, because I am a person who has galloped through the battlefield, this kind of thing is too small." ”

Ba'er, who was twisted into a big deal between his eyebrows, seemed to have eaten poison, and he didn't make a sound, but his mind was churning.

Pang Tong waited quietly for his reply. This period of time is short. Because Pang Tong wanted to provoke him, he immediately said: "But it's also very troublesome, after all, we have an enmity with the Baihe clan." ”

"That's right." "It's impossible to convince them," said Ba'er. ”

Pang Tong, who nodded, said seriously: "Okay, let's convince them, if it doesn't work, the Yejin Clan and the Bamei Clan Alliance, the command will be given to you." But if we are convinced, let us lead the whole battle. What do you think? ”

Looking at Pang Tong's sharp eyes, Ba'er avoided his gaze, thinking: "It doesn't seem like they are sure of their tone, after all, there was hatred." Let a defeated tribe persuade a tribe stronger than himself is what only a fool can do. But I'm going to be careful. ”

"Let me go back and ask the patriarch."

Still a man who can't call the shots, he's like a mouthpiece now. He rode back. The Bamei tribe, who is also more enthusiastic about this matter, may be afraid of long nights and dreams. Therefore, Ba'er came again in the afternoon, and the war horses were urged by him to collapse.

Pang Tongzheng and Jin Bei were drinking tea and talking about the recent sale of iron. Baer was brought in by the people. After he walked in, he said happily: "Good thing, the patriarch agreed, if you can convince the Baihe clan, the command will be given to you." ”

Pang Tong looked at him and sat down before he said, "Do you know what you say and believe it?" ”

"Of course!"

"Good!" Pang Tong said to Jin Bei: "The four treasures of the patriarch's study room are borrowed for me." ”

As soon as he talked about this, Jin Bei's expression relaxed, he smiled and walked to the wall to open a wooden box, walked over with paper and ink, and gave the brush to Pang Tong, he said: "I know you may use it frequently, so I bought a lot." ”

Pang Tong, who was dipped in ink, gave the pen to Ba'er again, and said: "Write a man or a local character, you can do it yourself." Just write that promise. ”

Baer hesitated for a moment. He looked at Pang Tong and Jin Bei, as if he wanted to find some flaws, as if the two people in front of him were probably trying to frame him. But finding that there should be no big deal, he took the brush anyway. Judging from the way the man holds the brush, he has had studied or experienced this area. But those few Chinese characters are too ugly.

As long as Pang Tong can understand it, Ba'er bit his finger after he finished writing, pressed his handprint, and said, "How is it?" ”

Pang Tong laughed and said, "Of course I can trust you." ”

After Ba'er left, Jin Bei said to Pang Tong, who was drying the paper: "Why is Feng Xiao so confident? ”

Pang Tong, who was holding the paper, turned his head and said to him, "What does the patriarch mean?" ”

"Do you think the White River Clan will definitely agree to let the Eight Mei Clan join?"

"Of course." Pang Tong, who felt that the paper had dried out, rolled the paper and put it aside, and said to Jin Bei: "They all have the same heart, thinking that it is ridiculous for a nation like ours, which has always been weak before, to negotiate with a nation stronger than themselves, and it will not succeed." Just as they came to negotiate with us Yejin in the posture of a strong man, they thought that we would not refuse. That's their arrogance. ”

The next morning, Pang Tong's account was confirmed.

Bai Nu told them that the White River Clan agreed to let the Eight Mei Clan join the alliance, but only if the Yejin Clan did so. Pang Tong readily agreed. After Bai Nu left, Jin Bei asked suspiciously: "Why don't you repeat the old trick and tell him, if we say it, give us the command?" ”

Pang Tong seemed to have a winning hand and said, "One more move." ”

At the invitation of the Yejin clan, the leaders of the Baihe clan and the Bamei clan came to the patriarch's room of the Yejin clan and sat on the straw mat. Bai Luo of the Baihe clan and Bagu of the Bamei clan are all middle-aged men in their forties. They all came here with a lot of guards, but they all had to stay outside the patriarch's room. Only Bailuo, Bagu, Jinbei, and Pangtong can join the negotiations.

While everyone was just chatting casually, Pang Tong's sentence was straight to the point. He said: "The alliance of the three tribes is a great blessing, and the destruction of the Mule tribe is coming. Since thanks to our efforts, everyone is sitting here. First of all, the command authority was determined. He stared at Bagu and said, "I'll be in charge, there's no objection, right?" ”

Although Yagu, who had already made a promise in this matter, was very reluctant, he still nodded stubbornly. Bai Luo, who saw this scene, was greatly surprised, he originally thought that he would compete with Bagu for the right to command. But I didn't expect that the strongest tribe in the three tribes would agree to give command to a Han man of the Yejin tribe. But because Bagu made this decision, in a two-to-one situation, he Bailuo had nothing to say, it was better to say something nice. Bai Luo squeezed out a smile and said, "I heard that last time, under the command of Feng Yan, Mueller's Gangba was beaten dizzy, and the cavalry was wiped out. We believe in you. ”

Bagu answered: "Yes, I think it's a great pleasure when I hear it. ”

Jin Bei on Pang Tong's side smiled, he knew that he didn't have to say anything, Pang Tong would settle down.

Taking a deep breath, Pang Tong, who seemed to have a heavy burden on his shoulders, confidently said to the two: "I want to make everyone stronger and stronger." After defeating the Mullers, I will tell you the way forward. ”

Bagu and Bai Luo, who didn't think too far ahead, just nodded in response. Both believed that the alliance of the three clans would not last long after the defeat of the Muellers, and that they might soon split apart, and then go to war and annex each other. Before that, they must obediently obey Pang Tong's command.

After having no objection to the matter of command, Pang Tong asked, "What is the situation of how many times you have been attacked by the Mueller tribe?" ”

Bagu replied first: "There are a lot of cattle and sheep in our tribe, and they are all raised in the grasslands in the south, but the Mule tribe always comes to plunder. As soon as our defenses let our guard down, they will show up immediately. Several times, I was caught off guard when the guards changed guards. But the men of the clan had other work to do, and it would be ridiculous that they could not always call everyone to graze. ”

"That's because the Muellers love to loot, and most of them do this kind of thing." remembered those unbearable past Jin Beidao: "And we always have to have our own livelihood." A thief is a thief, and the whole tribe is the same. If it weren't for the help of the phoenixes, we would probably be attacked by them when we were hunting and gathering food in the mountains, or when we were busy in the rice fields on the slopes, and we would not be able to see through the enemy's movement in the mountains and forests. ”

"Our clan was last month." When talking about the evil deeds of the Mule tribe, Bai Luo said indignantly: "We were attacked by them when we were fishing in the Bailuo River in the north of the village, and these bastards robbed us of the fish and the wagon, which is disgusting." ”

Looking at the indignant looks of these people, Pang Tong thought to himself: "Then you can't come to rob the Yejin clan, it's not a good thing to eat soft and be afraid of hard." ”

They were still talking about some old things, and Pang Tong had already escaped into careful thinking. When Jin Bei and the two patriarchs were about to run out of topic, Pang Tong broke their discordant situation.

"The more people of the Eight Charms graze their cattle from tomorrow, the better. Then change the guard at noon. Pang Tong's eyes seemed to reflect other pictures. Where do the Muellers usually come from? ”

Bagu replied: "There is a path in the two mountains on the east side of the grassland, and if we rush out of it, our men can only fight with them sometimes without hurrying to drive the cattle and sheep, and most of them will fail, which is really infuriating. ”

Pang Tong, who nodded, said to Bai Luo: "Do you have cavalry?" ”

"Only five hundred."

Pang Tong looked at Bagu again.

"We have eight hundred horsemen."

"That's enough." Pang Tong said to Bagu again: "If my guess is correct. Due to the failure of the attack on the Yejin, the Mueller will look for a target to attack in order to boost morale. At this time, the Yejin clan only needs to keep their doors closed. ”