Before evening, in the lobby of the White Snake Cottage, He Jie "pounced" and knelt down to Liu Bei: "Mr. Liu, please save your brother-in-law, save your brother-in-law." ”

"Say slowly, don't worry, the golden dragon was once my subordinate. He is in danger, no matter how difficult it is, he will definitely find a way to save him. Liu Bei helped the other party up, motioned to sit down and explain the ins and outs of the matter.

After a while, Liu Bei sighed: "I never thought there would be so many twists and turns. According to what you said, Jin Long is being imprisoned in Youzhou Prison, waiting to go to Xianbei with the team of relatives. ”

"Yes. Mr. Liu, have you thought of a solution? He Jie was so anxious that he wanted to rescue his brother-in-law immediately.

"Dong Zhuo's birdman, he knew this was the case, and he should have chopped it into mud last year." Zhang Fei's thick eyebrows were upside down, waving his thick arms and yelling.

"You will rest here tonight, and I will give you an answer early tomorrow morning." Liu Bei said and raised his eyes to see the sky full of light, and immediately left the lobby and rushed back to Baihe Canyon with Guan Zhang.

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At three o'clock in the evening (20:30), Liu Bei summoned the ten elders of the urgent clan to discuss in the clan hall, and Jian Yong and Qian Liben also participated in the discussion.

"That's how it happened, what do you think, please speak now." After Jian Yong finished speaking, he sat back on Liu Bei's left side, and Qian Liben sat on his right. The arrangement for this is to improve the status of Jian Yong and Qian Liben in the clan, the two of them have not made any achievements when they first came to the canyon, but they are in a respected position, which will inevitably cause controversy. When the elders saw the two of them kneeling around Liu Bei, they understood a little in their hearts.

"National affairs have never been something that our people can influence or interfere in. Besides, now that the court is dark, we should do our own thing first and guard against the possible actions of the court against the canyon. Secondly, preventing the court from making peace with Xianbei and saving the Qin prisoners will inevitably anger the court. When the time comes, send a large army to come, and the canyon will be worried. Elder Shan expressed his opinion and did not approve of the mutual help.

"That's not true." Zhang Fei jumped up. "We can't ignore Zhu Jinlong for fear of angering the court, he is our brother. Again...... Again...... Anyway, it's about saving people. It's okay not to save the princess, but Zhu Jinlong must be rescued. I can't explain the reason, in short, I want to save. "Zhang Fei is running out of words.

"To save an outsider, is it necessary to risk the lives of the whole clan and the future of the canyon? If this is the case, the old man will not be able to agree. Elder Shan retorted again.

"Elder Baili, what do you think?" Liu Bei respectfully asked his future father-in-law. Baili Tie only cared about drinking, and when he heard his prospective son-in-law ask for advice, he smiled and said, "Iron, I still have a little ability." Others, I don't know, I don't understand. Discuss it, it's a good wine. After saying that, he buried his head in the banquet.

Liu Bei secretly laughed at himself, his father-in-law is really a wine fairy idiot, he doesn't know about the world, but he is also very happy. "Xianhe, what do you think?"

Jian Yong got up and made a gesture to everyone. "Dong Zhuo dominates the dynasty, and he is already angry with people and gods. Now that I have been defeated, I have adopted a policy of peace and proximity and submitted to Xianbei, which is a great shame for my Heavenly Empire. The military and political circles will inevitably not accept it, and the hearts of the people in the world will also be scattered. At a time when the people's voices are boiling and the voices of war are getting higher and higher, in the following opinion, what we are discussing should not be whether to save people, but how to save people, how to repel Xianbei, establish the prestige of our country, and grow the prestige of our Han nationality. If this can be done, the White River Gorge will inevitably be admired by the world, and many people with knowledge and lofty ideals will definitely come to vote sincerely, and the court will not dare to act rashly against us. It can be said that this is a great opportunity to build the reputation of the canyon. ”

Elder Shan slowly stood up dissatisfied. "Mr. Jane is really a good talker. Not to mention the dangers brought by saving people, not to mention the difficulties of saving people, how can we do it just to repel Xianbei? The court does not allocate soldiers and horses, there are less than 5,000 soldiers and horses in the canyon, there are only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses left in Youzhou, and 200,000 iron cavalry in Xianbei. The old man speaks straight, and the gentleman is flickering. ”

"Elder Shan has a straightforward personality, we are all making suggestions for the canyon, how dare we be unhappy in the slightest. I have always believed that there are difficulties and opportunities. The more difficult it is, the greater the opportunity. It is naturally difficult to defeat Xianbei, but in war, it is not the soldiers who fight, but the handsome. Cherish the day, Xiang Yu 30,000 iron horses under Pengcheng, breaking Gaozu's 600,000 male divisions; Wei Qingwan rode to destroy more than 100,000 Huns; Last year, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down, the patriarch only led a thousand cavalry to attack and harass the positions of a million rebels, which are all living examples. Why did the elders turn a blind eye? Things are man-made, there is no impossibility, only not to do it. Jian Yong talked eloquently, and Elder Shan was speechless. If you want to object, Liu Bei will sit on it, won't even his exploits last year be refuted? So Elder Shan sat down stupidly, and secretly said that Jian Yong and Liu Bei had already colluded to play this play. Since it has already been decided, why bother to discuss it and pretend!

Seeing this, Liu Bei secretly laughed at Jian Yong's eloquence. "Since you are all in favor of aid, then the matter is decided. Now let's move on to another topic. The court and Xianbei fought in Youzhou, and more than 400,000 troops fought in a melee that lasted more than a month. More than a month after the war, and we still don't know about it. It can be seen that we are not only in the canyon, but also our eyes only see the mountains and rivers of the canyon, and cannot see the turbulent waves outside. ”

"If the court fights not Xianbei, but the White River Gorge, what will be the result? What will be the consequences? Unthinkable. The funny thing is that we are still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival of developing behind closed doors and on our own, which is not good. So, I have an idea. It is to draw manpower from the army and form a special combat battalion. This battalion is separate from the existing army and operates directly and independently. Its main mission is to gather intelligence and provide valuable information to the canyon so that we can keep abreast of what's happening in the outside world. Now let's discuss whether there is a need for this. ”

Elder Shan was extremely clever this time, and he left the table and got up in an instant regardless of his image. Last time he would have been wrong, this time he got smarter. The old man was the first to approve. We must not be blind or deaf, but we must always know some important news to avoid being caught off guard in the future. ”

The rest of the crowd agreed.

"Such a special combat battalion deserves a resounding name." Zhang Fei held the wine jar and shouted. "Mr. Jane, this is your most knowledgeable, you can pick one up."

Jian Yong secretly scolded for drinking too much, right, and said in front of the lord, isn't it sincere that I can't get off the stage. His face was embarrassed for a while, and he explained: "The most knowledgeable person here is Brother Xuande." ”

"Don't shirk it." Liu Bei interrupted.

Jian Yong saw that he couldn't push it over, and thought for a while: "In the "Thirteen Chapters of Sun Tzu • Seeking Attack", it is said that 'knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles; Knowing oneself without knowing the other, one wins and one loses; I don't know who I am, I don't know myself, I will die in every battle. It is to emphasize the importance of intelligence. The main task of this battalion is to collect intelligence, just like clairvoyance, the ear of the wind, take the word 'thousands of miles', which means to see thousands of miles and know everything. How is it? ”

"Qianli Battalion, Qianli Battalion, there is a smell of intelligence. Xianhe is worthy of being a talented person. Liu Bei praised, secretly sighing that the main points in "The Thirteen Chapters of Sun Tzu" came at hand, which shows that Xianhe has put a lot of effort into it, which is enough to reflect his ambition. Elder Zhao, this thousand-mile battalion is handed over to you to command and command. How is it? ”

"I will not fail in my mission." Zhao Zangmang, who had just become an adult, was appointed as an elder after Liu Bei discovered that he had the talent to run for hundreds of miles without stopping.

Liu Bei said solemnly: "I'll open a green channel for you." Manpower, funds, and weapons are all up to you. There is just one request, I want a thousand-mile battalion that can really provide important information. Can it be done? ”

"Within ten days, it will definitely be formed." Zhao Zangmang got up and promised.

Liu Bei turned to Elder Li and said respectfully: "Grandpa, the expenses required by Elder Zhao do not need to be reported, and they will be allocated directly." All of you here, what do you ask for Elder Zhao, and I will do my best to help. This is a major event related to the future of our clan facing the court and getting out of the canyon, I hope you can help as much as possible, and if I know who is stirring in the middle, I will not tolerate it. Liu Bei's tone intensified at the end, showing the importance he attached to this matter. Everyone promised and did not dare to slow down.

And after some consultative matters were discussed, the people dispersed.

Before Zhao Zangmang left, Liu Bei advised: "You are the youngest among all the elders, you should be polite when asking them for help, after all, some of them must be old-timers." It is quite difficult to set up a thousand-mile camp, and it is difficult to choose talents, which is not in a hurry, you take your time and don't have too much pressure. For the next period of time, I'm going out of the valley. When you come back, you can show me your results. ”

After Zhao Zangmang respectfully retreated, only Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong were left.

"Zhu Jinlong's matter, I must solve it. This time out of the valley, the third brother, Xianhe and peers. The second brother stays behind and will leave tomorrow. For his career, Liu Bei never likes to drag mud and water, grinding and grinding.

Guan Yu disagreed: "What are you going to do when the eldest brother is going?" ”

"I can see that harmony is Dong Zhuo's strategy to delay the army, and the decisive battle of Hanxian is inevitable. We will go to Youzhou first to find out the situation and then decide on the next step. After all, he only knows the goal now, and he has almost no understanding of the situation in Youzhou, and it is unrealistic to think about everything in advance.

"It's bound to be dangerous to go here, so let me follow, one more person and one more person to take care of."

"Second brother rest assured to stay, I will ensure that the eldest brother returns safely, maybe I can snatch the princess Wannian who married the Xianbei Lord, and then we will have another sister-in-law, but we have to consider the issue of offspring." Since Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei, he has learned to flamboyate. It's just that the four things I learned are not like it, and I always make some cold jokes, which makes everyone sweat violently.

When Guan Yu heard this, he immediately made a straight face: "It's all nonsense." The eldest brother is of the same clan as the princess of Wannian, how can he get married? Hugh's anger made the eldest brother angry again. ”

"Big brother, how can you be angry, you are angry." Zhang Fei yelled angrily, and retreated to the side to drink by himself.

"Second brother, let you stay in the canyon, there is one more thing that needs to be done as soon as possible." Liu Bei reminded.

"What's the matter, so urgent?" Jian Yong interjected and asked.

"It's the military's business. Five thousand soldiers, it's just too few. There are still many places where you can build a house and live in the White Snake Cottage. I hope that the total population of the gorge can reach 200,000, the army 20,000, and the reserve 70,000. In this way, the court will have some scruples about us. After all, strength speaks for itself. ”

Liu Bei continued: "The matter has already been discussed with Deng Mao, and he will fully assist you." Also, some of the displaced people from the Jieqiao fled from the Jingwan area. There must be a lot of water among them, and the white river passes through the canyon, and a small water division can be formed in case of emergency. In short, military strength must be strong. Liu Bei suddenly stopped talking about this, thinking of the upcoming group of heroes to fight Dong soon, he had to be prepared. This is the only chess that can be one step ahead of Liu Bei in history.

The next day, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Wei Zhongdao, He Jie and his entourage left the canyon and marched towards Youzhou. Bringing Jian Yong this time can be a reference for Liu Bei's decision-making. In his heart, in addition to saving people, there is another thing that he was moved by Jian Yong's story last night: take this opportunity to expand his influence in the people, scholars, Han army, and court, and lay a foundation for prestige in the future.