After receiving Jian Yong's message, Liu Bei ordered everyone to be invited to the mansion to discuss.

Liu Bei raised his eyes and saw that everyone had arrived, handed the letter in his hand to everyone to read, and said: "Beihai and Taishan Yellow Turbans joined forces to attack Beihai Kong Wenju, what do you think?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all said that they should go to the rescue.

Seeing that everyone asked for battle, Liu Bei laughed, this is the charm of military merit.

A native of Qingzhou, he had a bad reputation in the Han Dynasty.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Ma Qian of Taishi Company openly came to a regional discrimination, saying that Qi people "are gentle and broad, full of wisdom, good to discuss, heavy on the ground, difficult to shake, cowardly in the public fight, and brave to hold thorns, so there are many robbers, the wind of a great country."

Also. ”。 Lu people, "the land is small, the people are stingy, and they are afraid of sin and evil." ”。

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Bangu also came to a wave of regional black for Qi people, "the early Taigong ruled Qi, cultivated Taoism, respected the virtuous and wise, and rewarded meritorious, so so far its soil is good at the scriptures, meritorious and famous, soothing and broad and wise." Its exaggerated extravagant friends, words

With the line of, deceitful and reluctant, urgent is scattered, slow is indulgent. ”

The king of Qin swept Liuhe, and looked at He Xiongzai. The six kingdoms all put up a stubborn resistance to the tyrannical Qin, the country of tigers and wolves, and even the weakest Yan Kingdom also had warriors like Jing Ke Assassin King Qin. Only the Qi State first sat back and watched the six countries be covered

extinguished, and then surrendered without a fight.

The Qilu Art of War can be called the highest achievement of the art of war in the pre-Qin period, and the soldiers have always respected Taigong as the ancestor of the soldiers. The so-called "formation is the earliest, the status is the most respectful; It is the most abundant, and it is a big country; Passing on the torch from generation to generation; compatible

Learning, focusing on practicality; The body is big and thoughtful, and the impact is far-reaching. ”

However, from another point of view, it also shows that the military strength of Qi is insufficient. The combat effectiveness of the Qi army was among the weaker among the pre-Qin princes, so the Qi had to develop military science to change its own disadvantage

situation, which is why the art of war pays more attention to planning first and then fighting, and is flexible and changeable.

Sun Bin has the view of "Qi people are cowardly" and advocates winning by strategy.

And Xunzi has a lower evaluation of the Qi army, thinking that Qi's technical attacks are all a group of mercenaries, which can only fight a small group of enemies, and cannot deal with the big enemy, and they are simply soldiers who have lost the country.

Unexpectedly, now even the people of Qingzhou are happy when they hear about the war.

So Liu Bei said: "Since all the secretaries said that they should rescue Kong Beihai, they should immediately recruit the government soldiers," and glanced at everyone again, and said: "Yide stayed in the plain, and the rest of the generals will go with me." ”

Seeing that everyone went to prepare, Liu Bei said to Xi Zhicai again: "Mr. will go out with me, and after this battle, all the yellow scarves in Qingzhou will be swept away." When the time comes, I will be the son of heaven and recommend Mr. as a military general, I don't know what Mr. thinks. ”

Xi Zhicai was overjoyed, and said to Liu Bei: "Thank you for your kindness." ”

Now Liu Bei has three Zhonglang generals, namely Dian Nong Zhonglang General Cui Meng and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei's Dang Kou and Ping Yan Zhonglang General, Dian Nong Zhonglang General Cui Meng is a non-military personnel, if Xi Zhicai is a military division Zhonglang general, he can basically be regarded as the third person in the military.

After thinking about it, Xi Zhicai said to Liu Bei: "I don't know what the lord has planned for this expedition. ”

Liu Bei said: "Mr. just doesn't ask, I'm also about to discuss with Mr." The people of Changguang County, Donglai, are willing to take refuge in our army as an internal response, and this time they sent troops, it is expected that they should win a complete victory. ”

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he was taken aback and asked: "Whether this management is reliable or not, it is still between the two, and the lord must not be guarded against." ”

Liu Bei said: "Mr. is reasonable, I should be careful." ”

It turned out that as soon as Liu Bei returned to Qingzhou, he first sent someone to contact Guan Cheng, who was from Changguang County, Donglai County, and gathered more than 3,000 families to divide one side in this troubled time. There are many more heroes like this kind of party in this era, like Xu Chu and Li Dian, all of whom belong to this kind of heroism. In the past, Liu Bei didn't understand the truth here, and rashly went to the letter to conquer it, but now he understands that if his own forces can't reach their doorstep, this kind of separatist is different from people like Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Tai Shici who are single-handed, and they will not abandon their family business and take refuge in themselves.

Guan Cheng this person, most of whom also has the background of the Yellow Turban Army, is not willing to give up the territory of Changguang County, but the people who depend on him. In the troubled times, people-oriented, the people who are attached to the management are mostly fellow villagers and people from the surrounding counties, although the world is in turmoil, but the homeland is difficult to leave, if the management of the decision to leave, these people will not be willing to follow him to leave their hometown, so that the management of the tree has become a tree without roots, and his strength will be greatly reduced.

Without these 3,000 families gathered under his control, even if Guan Cheng could take away a thousand or eight hundred parts, how useful would he be, and it would be difficult for him to get the attention and reuse of others.

As soon as Liu Bei returned to Qingzhou, he first sent someone to lobby this person, and first made conditions, expressing his willingness to promote him as the Sima of other departments and the commander of Changguang County, so that he would be fully responsible for the military and civil affairs of Changguang, and only need to pay a little sacrifice to Liu Bei every year to show his obedience.

Guan Cheng listened to this condition, and was very moved, but he was still a little hesitant, and the person who came persuaded him again: "Raise troops to grow and wide, shock Donglai, and protect more than 3,000 people, and my lord Liu Zhijun is also deeply admired." The so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, and now Qingzhou is a little safer, only in Beihai and Donglai, there are still Yellow Turban thieves entrenched. Why don't you fight the thief from Liu Yuanjun, then wealth and wealth will be at your fingertips, and you will definitely be able to win the trust of my lord in the future. If not, when our lord defeats the Yellow Turban Army of the two counties, can he use a mere county and a county, and the strength of the enemy Qingzhou and a state? ”

When Guan Cheng heard this, he suddenly realized, and the person who came said: "The new entry into the command of Liu Yuanjun has no size merit, if you want to gain a foothold, you should make meritorious deeds." Why don't you invite the Yellow Turban Army soldiers from the two places to gather, this move will save our lord from the pain of conquering one by one, and my lord will be able to win a great victory if he attacks it with a large army. ”

So Guan Cheng followed his plan, and even further offered his plan: "There are hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans in the two places, among which there are tens of thousands of capable fighters, I can invite Guan Hai and others to attack Beihai together, and when he besieges Beihai, attack his camp with soldiers, I will take the lead in escaping, these Yellow Turban troops are all rabble, and they will definitely follow." When the time comes, it will not be difficult to make the king break it. ”