Haixi and Shui Linbo hurriedly ran in, only to see Shui Junhan and a few elders nervously discussing something. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Haichao first noticed the two of them coming in, grabbed Haixi, and tears were about to fall.

Haixi hurriedly said: "I know, I know, I know everything." ”

The tide slammed the tide: "Where have you been? We're looking for you everywhere!"

Haixi said: "We went to the Refusal Pass, if we hadn't arrived in time, the Refusal Pass would have been over!"

Shui Junhan asked, "How do you know that you are going to refuse the soldiers?"

Shui Linbo said calmly: "It's just a feeling, I didn't know if this feeling was accurate when I left last night, so I didn't tell others." ”

Shui Junhan felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, eased up for a while, found another topic, and asked, "You're not injured, are you?"

Shui Linbo still calmly said, "No." However, the mole was closed out by the soldiers, and the city gate was opened early, and if we hadn't arrived in time, it might have been very dangerous. ”

Haixi hurriedly said: "But isn't it, it's too dangerous!"

Shui Junhan asked, "How is my uncle Shui Feng?"

Shui Linbo said: "He has no problem for the time being. The deputy general Jiang Qi is a traitor, but he has been killed, and the killer has not yet been found. There are also traitors on the border guards, and the border guards are looking for them, and we met them, and together we eliminated all the enemies who came in. Now it looks like the border defense in the south has not been lost. How about the other directions?"

Shui Junhan said: "Other directions have not been lost, but the pressure is very high, and many elders have gone up in person." ”

Shui Linbo still calmly asked, "Is there any news from the patriarch?"

Shui Junhan stared at the water for a while and said, "No." ”

Shui Lin Bo looked around, and saw that there were only three elders here, Shui Junhan, Hai Chao, Hai Xi and himself, so he said to Hai Xi: "You go to the door and guard, don't let others in." ”

Haixi said yes and walked out.

Everyone else in the room was stunned for a moment.

Shui Linbo took out the talisman, threw it on the table, and said, "The enemy began to come with this, trying to fool the rejection pass. ”

Shui Junhan picked it up and looked at it: "Soldier talisman?"

Shui Linbo asked, "So you know each other?"

Shui Junhan nodded: "This is a soldier talisman, modeled after the appearance of the clan emblem, my father gave it to me when I fought the dragon clan, and everyone has seen it." ”。

Shui Linbo asked, "Do you know how to see the real from the fake?"

Shui Junhan was puzzled: "How do you see the truth or falsehood?"

The head of the Military Division, Shui Yu, reached out and took the talisman and took a look: "This is true, this is the one on the left." ”

Shui Linbo asked: "How do you see if the truth is a top military secret?"

The three patriarchs looked at each other and were silent for a moment.

Shui Linbo said: "I don't want to know this secret, I wonder how the talisman is in the hands of the enemy?"

Shui Junhan broke out in a cold sweat on his back.

The three patriarchs looked at each other again.

Haifa, director of the Department of Finance and Taxation, said: "The matter is urgent, tell the young people." ”

Mizunuma, director of the Construction Division, said, "Yes, tell them, they've grown up too." ”

The director of the Military Division, Shui Yu, thought about it, seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "The military talisman is used for the transfer of troops, of course, there will be secrets to confirm his authenticity, and only generals who have reached a certain level are qualified to know." It's an extraordinary time, and it's right to tell you, not to mention that you don't use talismans to transfer troops now. ”

Shui Yu paused, and then said: "The secret lies in the left piece, around the raised part, there are five characters engraved along the water, sea and river, which are variant characters, and those who don't know can't see it." The one on the right, in the depression, is also engraved with these five characters, which are also variant characters, and those who don't know can't see it. Less than ten people in the entire clan knew about this secret. I don't know because I didn't come from a soldier's background. ”

Shui Junhan let out a few long breaths, controlled his emotions, and said, "I didn't know this secret before. If the talisman appears in the hands of the enemy, does it mean that my father has either lost the talisman or someone else is in the hands of the enemy?"

Everyone was silent.

After a while, Hai Chao said, "Now I can't be sure of anything." ”

Shui Junhan shook his hand at the tide: "I'm not messy, don't comfort me, now the safety of the tribe is the biggest problem, and my father's problem is also a minor problem." ”

The director of the military department, Shui Yu, said: "Junhan doesn't need to be stressed. You've been commanding well since last night, even if your father is there, and besides, your father hasn't experienced this before. Perhaps your father discovered the enemy's conspiracy in advance and rushed to find out. Perhaps this is exactly the bait that the enemy used to lure him. Either way, don't think too bad about it without any definite news from your father right now. ”

Shui Junhan nodded: "I know." Let's unite and get through this crisis. ”

Shui Linbo saw the tide and leaned together with Shui Junhan, supporting each other, and suddenly remembered Hesheng, and was embarrassed to ask. Besides, Hesheng's level is so low, no one will care about him, and if he asks these people, he may not know, so he lied that he wanted to go home and rest for a while, and left quickly.

Seeing that Shui Linbo was gone, Shui Junhan felt a little more relaxed, and said to the three elders: "We will continue to study the next course of action." ”

Haifa, director of the Department of Finance and Taxation, said: "As I just said, with our current material reserves, we will hold on for another half a month at most. ”

Haixi jumped up and asked anxiously, "What do you mean?"

The tide quickly stood down and pulled the rising tide.

Haifa, director of the Department of Finance and Taxation, smiled bitterly: "When a catastrophe comes, young people also have the right to know the truth...... That is to say, if the situation does not improve, in another half a month, we will run out of ammunition and food. ”

Haixi's eyes widened, and he couldn't say anything.

Shui Junhan took another long breath and said slowly: "It seems that peace talks are the last choice at present. ”

Haixi said, "You mean to give in to the enemy?"

The rising tide slapped the tide vigorously: "Don't interject, kid!"

Mizunuma, director of the construction department, said: "He is right, at least to represent the opinions of many people in the clan. ”

The director of the Military Division, Shui Yu, nodded: "Many people will think that we have succumbed, they don't know the truth, this job has to be done, and we have no better choice." ”

Haixi was in a hurry, but didn't know what to say.

Shui Junhan thought for a while: "I'm young and inexperienced, I think, if my father is here, what will he choose." ”

The head of the military department, Shui Yu, said: "I don't think he has any other choice. ”

Everyone was silent, only Haixi looked at this and that in a hurry, and didn't know what to say.

Hai Chao patted Hai Xi and motioned for him to be quiet.

It was Shui Junhan who finally broke the silence: "Send a joint document to the four directions and order them to choose someone to negotiate with the other party." ”

The three patriarchs nodded.

Haixi found that he could finally insert a useful sentence: "The south doesn't need it, right?"

Shui Junhan glanced at Haixi and smiled: "Yes, the south doesn't need it." ”

Shui Yu, director of the Military Division, said: "I have sent an order to the south, asking them to assess the situation on the battlefield and see if they can send a group of troops back to the headquarters. ”

Shui Junhan nodded: "Yes, the south can support us." ”

The Water Tribe has also made peace with the enemy many times in history, but there are two different scenarios. One is that the water tribe has the advantage, for example, in the war against the fire tribe, most of the fire tribes first propose peace talks, pay some money and goods to the water tribe, and the war stops; the other is that the water tribe first proposes peace talks, pay the other party some money and goods, and the war stops. That is to say, the one who has the advantage will first propose peace talks and will pay the other side money and goods. This is also a cruel law of survival.

To assess one's own vulnerability, it is necessary to have sufficient evidence, otherwise it will cause different opinions. Generally speaking, the main battle faction is a hawk and is justifiable, while the main war faction is very dangerous, because if you are not careful, you will be beaten into a surrender faction, which is not a joke. But the Lord and the faction are often the most sober, and can clearly realize that they should preserve their own strength, not act impulsively and brutely.

What's more, this time the Water Tribe proposed peace talks with four opponents at the same time, and the money and goods lost must not be a small amount, and it is likely that someone in the tribe would rather die in battle than give in.

While discussing with the elders to pacify the people, Shui Junhan drafted four orders. Three of the orders were the same, sent in the east, west, and north directions, and ordered to send envoys for peace talks. The other was sent to the south and ordered to send troops back for reinforcements.

Since there were only three veterans at home, the document was formed with the signatures of four people from Shui Junhan, and someone was sent out quickly.

Haichao's hanging heart finally let go a little, as long as you give up money and things, things will always be resolved, she thought.

And Shui Junhan's main mind is on appeasing the subordinates, because if this matter is not handled well, it will directly affect his prestige among the subordinates. This is the most important thing.

The better information is that after the inventory of the Finance and Taxation Department, according to the amount of compensation over the years, if you pay four copies at the same time, you can roughly make up for it.

Shui Junhan was still not at ease, turned over the compensation records over the years, repeatedly calculated the compensation received and the compensation taken out, and tried to find the most convincing plan to give an explanation to the ministers. After all, this is a major crisis in history, as long as peace is guaranteed, the green mountains are stayed, and there is no fear of running out of firewood, and it is not impossible to develop again after a few years of tight life.

Shui Junhan repeatedly rehearsed these calculation bases in his heart, and strived to achieve a rigorous logic that did not leak out of a hundred questions. He thinks it's the biggest test of his life, the real one, and he has to pass it.

A day and a night later, messengers from the east, west, and north returned with the same news, the same shocking news: the enemy in all three directions did not agree to the peace talks.

This is unique in history. Because the five major tribes check and balance each other, neither of them is sure that they will completely destroy the other. Even if the four major tribes are united, it is quite difficult to destroy the water tribe, because the trapped beasts are still fighting, and the water tribe will definitely resist desperately, which tribe is closest to the water tribe, which tribe will be the most injured, and the strength will decline, that is the next target to be eliminated. Everyone knows this well, so although there have been some cases of joint operations in history, they have all ended in peace talks.

I'm afraid it's different this time. Shui Junhan began to panic involuntarily in his heart. Despite his efforts to control his expression, he was noticed by the tide.

Haixi didn't seem to be so nervous: "If you don't negotiate peace, you will fight, transfer troops back from the south, and pick a weak one to beat." ”

Shui Junhan and the three elders looked at Haixi together, and just nodded slightly.

Haixi received a little encouragement, and began to get excited: "I have seen the southern cavalry, it is very powerful, let's find a relatively weak direction and take the initiative to attack it!"