At the beginning of September, the two of them, who went to Yecheng and Nanpi to deliver the letter, sent back the news that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan had agreed to participate in the meeting held in Xindu. As the initiators of this matter, Liu and Liu Gongzi finally left Gaoyi, which had been staying for more than a month, and under the escort of 3,000 cavalry, they came towards Anping Xindu.

The two of them stayed at Yuan Ying and Gongsun Chan for the time being, and when they met the alliance, they accompanied the people from both sides directly to Xindu.

Xindu is located in the middle of the Anping Kingdom, which is the royal city of Liu Xu, the former king of Anping.

In the first year of Yanguang, Liu De, the grandson of Emperor Zhang, was named the king of Anping, and established the Anping Kingdom in Xindu County, which governed Fucheng, Raoyang, Anping, Nangong, Shenze, Wuyi and other counties, and the governance office was in Xindu City. After Liu De's death, his son Liu Xu succeeded to the throne. In the spring of the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Rebellion arose, Liu Xu was captured by the rebels, and was later redeemed by the imperial court and killed for committing the crime of great rebellion, and then the Anping State was abolished.

Today's Anping country is just a habitual name for people, in fact, the people in the country have fled as early as after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and now it has become the most damaged county in Jizhou.

Because of this, when Liu He opened his mouth to ask Han Fu for peace, Han Fu agreed without thinking about it. For Han Fu, as long as he could hold the complete Zhongshan Kingdom and Changshan Kingdom in his hands, and control the northern part of Julu County north of the mainland, he would be very satisfied.

The 3,000 cavalry accompanying Liu He was the one that rode the captain Xian Yufu to the south to meet Liu Heshi, who originally stayed outside Gaoyi City and waited for Liu He to return to the north, but this time he was abducted by Liu He and went east.

Liu He, who was riding on a horse, finally experienced the feeling of hugging in front of him, he turned his head from time to time like an upstart to look back at this team that temporarily belonged to him, thinking that the three thousand cavalry would have such a terrifying momentum, and if he fought against Gongsun Zhan's tens of thousands of troops in the future, how could he need a strong heart to be fearless and not surprised?

The twenty soldiers of the Shenxi Army who had been following Liu He's side since they came out of Danshui were still around Liu He as Liu He's personal guards this time.

Although twenty people seemed so thin and weak compared to three thousand, these soldiers did not feel that they were a head shorter than the others, but held their heads high and looked like they were dragging them.

In their opinion, three thousand cavalry was nothing more than that. What's so awesome? Isn't it just that there are more people, and we haven't seen a big scene. I think that at the beginning, when hundreds of thousands of troops in Kanto (east of Tiger Prison Pass) united to besiege Luoyang, we were not afraid of anyone!

Because the distance from Gaoyi to Xindu is relatively close, only more than 160 miles, Liu He is not in a hurry to travel along the way, but to see Qianqiu Pavilion, Wucheng Mo, Gall Tao, Boluo Pavilion, Tangyang, Fuliu and other places one by one.

When the team walked to the Boluo Pavilion, Liu He also paid a special visit to Zhang He, the general of Han Fu's department.

For long-term considerations, when Liu He returned to Youzhou this time, he did not plan to poach Han Fu's top two people, Fu Zhu and Zhang He. If these two people leave Han Fu, they are afraid that within half a year, the situation in Jizhou will change, and maybe Han Fu will shake his determination to stick to it and take refuge in Yuan Shao.

Han Fu can't fall for the time being, Liu He needs him to stay in Jizhou to contain Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, and buy time for him to return to Youzhou to help his father consolidate his territory.

Zhang He, who was stationed in Boluo Pavilion, learned that Liu and Gongzi were coming, and he was very enthusiastic to go out of the camp to greet each other, and after the two sides met, they were also respectful.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Liu Yu and Han Fu is a bit complicated now, let's say it's an ally, but Han Fu needs to rely on Liu Yu to help him; It can be said that it is the master and slave, but the most important positions of the two are the state pastors of the same level, and they do not completely control the entire territory of the state with the same disease. As for the so-called imperial court positions such as Taifu and Zhongcheng, at best, they will only be mentioned when they are displayed in front of people.

Now that Liu He is threading the needle in the middle, Liu Yu and Han Fu don't have to meet directly, which saves a lot of trouble.

When approaching Zhang He's camp, Liu He ordered Xian Yufu to stop the 3,000 cavalry, and he only took three Wang Yue's apprentices and twenty guards to the camp.

Although the relationship between the two families is harmonious now, there are still things that should be avoided. Three thousand cavalry is enough to arouse people's vigilance, if they get too close, I am afraid that some people will think that Liu He wants to do something.

Entering the camp, Zhang He personally accompanied Liu He to visit the training place for soldiers, the warehouse for storing grain and grass and military supplies, the workshop for making defensive ordnance, and the most elite 'Euphorbia' drills.

After the visit, Liu He said to Zhang He with admiration: "I have long heard that General Zhang is good at training, and is good at arranging troops and setting up camps. ”

Zhang He is over thirty years old this year, tall and burly, tiger-backed ape-armed, at first glance he is a very professional soldier, he expressed his gratitude for Liu He's praise, but he is not arrogant or impatient, very general-like.

"Although he led the army outside, he also heard that Gongzi worked hard for the affairs of Jizhou, if it weren't for Gongzi's strong support in front of Han Zhoumu, the last general would not be able to confront Yuan Benchu here with peace of mind."

"The general was loyal and brave, and he defended Boluo Pavilion alone with his own strength, and thwarted the attacks of Yuan Shao's fierce generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Liyi in turn, and this battle alone could make the name of the general spread throughout Jizhou. Although he is a weak scholar who has no power to restrain the chicken, he is also impressed by the general's persistence and courage! ”

"I don't know how the prince will deal with the current situation in Jizhou?"

"It's not a secret, except for coordinating the three parties to demarcate the armistice line, the rest of the things are just some of my personal ideas, whether they can be realized or not, but we have to see the attitude of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan at that time."

"I wonder what else Childe has to teach me before leaving?"

"I have sent a letter to my father, asking him to go to the court with Han Zhoumu, to show you as General Jianzhong, and to ask the general to sit in Jizhou in the future, and don't let ambitious people do that thing of separating and hegemony under the banner of Kuang Fu Sheji!"

When Zhang He heard Liu He's words, his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Thank you for your love!" He will remember the words of the son today, only for the Han family to guard Jizhou! ”

Although General Jianzhong was only a miscellaneous general from Sipin, once he was awarded to Zhang He, his identity jumped from Sima of other departments to a powerful general with the same status as Gongsun Zhan, and even Han Fu could not deprive him of his military power in the future. If Zhang He is ambitious, he can even follow Gongsun Zhan's example, pull up a team by himself, and then occupy a piece of territory, and become a warlord in the troubled times from then on.

In the chaotic times at the end of the Han Dynasty, although the general's seal table was slightly chaotic, and the miscellaneous generals did not sound as famous as the four expeditions, four towns, four an, and four pings, but not everyone could receive it.

For example, when Lao Cao was discussing the Dong Hui League, he was temporarily given the title of Fenwu General, and many famous generals of the Three Kingdoms basically led the title of miscellaneous generals, and many people could not reach the position of heavy generals in their lifetime.

After pacifying and wooing Zhang He, Liu He continued eastward and arrived at Xindu in a few days. After a few days of stepping on the spot, Liu He finally chose the place of the alliance in a place called Longyan outside the Xindu City.

Longyan is only more than ten miles away from Xindu City, the river lingers here, the bamboo is cultivated, the arbor is verdant, there is a stone mountain shaped like a chair in the middle, steep and steep. The top of this mountain is flat, the forest is thick, there is a cave in the middle of the mountain, the entrance of the cave is like a dragon's mouth, and the dragon rock gets its name from this.

Liu He chose this place, but because the terrain on the top of the mountain is flat, which can accommodate many people to gather, coupled with a wide field of vision, there are several roads up the mountain, so that the guards brought by all parties can be stationed at the bottom of the mountain according to the direction, and the situation on the top of the mountain can be clearly observed, which not only eliminates the vigilance of all parties, but also facilitates the placement of personnel.

He was pestering Liu He to inquire about some things along the way, such as Liu He's occasional Danshui civil rebellion, why Duan Xuan did not have a good relationship with Li Wei, and what purpose Liu He wanted to preach when he went to Youzhou, etc.

Although Liu He wanted to tell Fu Yu some exciting inside information, he thought that this old guy was also a stubborn and stubborn person, and if he was nagged and reprimanded by him after saying it, wouldn't it be asking for hardship, so he temporarily dispelled such thoughts.

When the matter was almost ready, Li Yan sent someone to send a letter from Zhending to Liu He, he was very happy after reading it, and actually said a little excitedly: "I'm going to go, Lao Tzu's military general luck is finally going to start!" ”

Liu He handed over Zhao Quan's handwritten letter to Zhao Yun to Wang Yue, and asked him to personally go to Nanpi for a trip, and deliver Zhao Quan's letter to Zhao Yun no matter what.

Wang Yue was originally Liu He's last hole card to save his life, and he rarely left Liu He's side since they met in Houfeng Village, this time in order to be able to dig up Zhao Yun, Liu He actually didn't even worry about Shi A and Ding Guo, but directly entrusted Wang Yue to handle this matter, which is enough to prove how much he values Zhao Yun.

If you don't pay attention to it, you can't do it! If Liu He doesn't hurry up now, and wait until the three Taozi brothers come to Nanpi from Lingzhi with Tian Kai, if Liu Da'er is entangled with Zhao Yun, I am afraid that it will be "more than auspicious", and the duck that is about to be cooked may fly into someone else's bowl.

Others don't know the role of Zhao Yun, but Liu He, as a traverser, knows it. There are countless generals in the Three Kingdoms, and the top ten are all very powerful, but only Zhao Yun is strong in martial arts, brave and strategic, not impatient at any time, and belongs to the one with extremely high stability and loyalty. As long as he has Zhao Yun alone, Liu He is confident that he will help his father kill Gongsun Zan within three years.

More importantly, Zhao Yun is only 23 years old this year, and he belongs to the stage with the strongest plasticity, as long as he follows Liu He for a few years in the future and accepts the influence of some advanced military ideas and operational concepts of later generations, he will definitely become a super terrifying existence.

Although Liu Da'er likes Zhao Yun, he has used him as a captain of the guard all his life, and when it comes to major battles, he has never let Zhao Yun serve as the commander; And when Zhao Yun strongly persuaded him not to lead the army to attack Wu, Liu Bei also turned a deaf ear and did not really treat Zhao Yun as his own brother.

To put it bluntly, Liu Bei treats Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with the mentality of brothers, but treats Zhao Yun with the mentality of a general, can this be the same?

Even the later Zhuge Liang did not look down on Zhao Yun's civilian warrior background, and during the Battle of Jieting, he would rather let the civil official Ma Jian serve as the main general to guard the side, but let Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi lead a small number of troops to act as a cover to confuse Cao's army.

If Zhao Yun and Ma Jian were reversed, could the Battle of Jieting be defeated so badly?

It's obviously a peerless sword, but in the hands of someone who can't use it, it looks powerful at best......