The old beggar volunteered to be Long Fei's voluntary publicist. He told everyone what he saw and heard around Long Fei these days among the people all day long. When he talked about the emotional parts, he even shed tears. The people
He was also fascinated by what he heard. Liu Bei described Long Fei as a murderous demon, and now the old beggar compared Long Fei to a god in the sky. This kind of gap is not something that can be achieved by the same person in the sky and on the earth.
"Old beggar, you spoke so well of General Long, why did you follow us in the first place!" A young man asked with a smile on his face, holding a bowl of porridge in one hand.
The old beggar glared at him: "You guys know nothing. If I had followed you, I would have starved to death. Some gods gave me a dream, saying that if I stay in Nanjun, I can enjoy my old age in peace. Look, I listened."
God said, aren't you getting more energetic now?" As he spoke, the old beggar rolled up his sleeves to let everyone see the flesh on his body. The people laughed, and the atmosphere was particularly happy.
In five days, Liu Bei released about half of the people, but there was still no news at all from Changsha. Seeing the number of people decreasing day by day, if there was no more news from Changsha, he would have been cheated by Zhang Liao, and he would not be able to be cut into pieces without a thousand cuts.
He was anxiously walking around in the big tent, constantly sending people to inquire about the news. Ma Liang, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Tai Shici and others in the nearby camp did not seem to be in a hurry. They were eating the food and grass sent by Long Fei. What did they do all day long?
He did nothing but played chess and chatted when he had time. Liu Bei became even more angry when he saw it.
The people trapped in the camp also knew a little bit about the situation on the other side. There seemed to be a kind of expectation. Every night when choosing the people to send over, they were all very excited and crowded forward, eager to go there now.
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Jian Yong found Liu Bei: "My lord, it has been five days and there is still no news from Changsha?"
Liu Bei shook his head: "I have sent people to inquire. Wei Yan's troops in Changsha are still in the city. They have no intention of sending troops. I don't know if the military advisor can persuade Wei Yan!"
Jian Yong took a deep breath and let out a long breath: "Lord, we can't wait any longer. If there is no news within five days, we will have no choice. How about you write a letter to urge the military advisor?"
Liu Bei was delighted and looked at Jian Yong: "Do you think the military advisor can listen to me?"
Wei Yan sat on the stage, drinking and looking at Zhuge Liang below. Zhuge Liang was serious in speech and spoke very concisely. This was the first time Wei Yan met Zhuge Liang. As the backbone of Black Ice, he had naturally heard of the future Protector Zuo, but when
After he met Zhuge Liang, he felt that this person was not very good. His appearance was pretty good, but he gave people a cold feeling. His intelligence was not as amazing as the rumors said, otherwise he would not have been driven away by Long Fei.
Yes, now I have to ask myself.
Wei Yan smiled slightly: "Mr. Zhuge, you and I are all of the same kind, so I won't beat around the bush. I, Wei Yan, don't have much ability. I have been in the black ice for so many years, and now I have finally managed to make a difference. This time I rescue Liu Bei."
It was arranged by the Lord. I have nothing to say. I just want to ask, where should I go after saving Liu Bei?"
Zhuge Liang said: "The Lord has already made arrangements for this matter, so you don't need to worry!"
"Oh? I wonder how the Lord arranged it?" Wei Yan did not take Zhuge Liang seriously. Changsha is his territory, and I have the final say on mine.
Zhuge Liang's eyes were like lightning, trying to penetrate Wei Yan. Wei Yan did not flinch and stared directly at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang said: "Then what are your plans? Do you want to go back and continue working in your Suzaku Department, or do you want to follow us?
Let’s work together for the Lord’s great cause?”
Wei Yan smiled and said: "What should I say when I go back to the Suzaku Department? What should I say when I follow you?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head: "I don't know about this. We just have to do what the Lord arranges."
"Hahaha..." Wei Yan laughed loudly: "Oh! Mr. Zhuge put all the blame on the Lord in one sentence. It seems that what I have gained for Hei Bing through life and death for so many years is just a little follower. Compared to you
The support of the four elders of Jingshan is quite different! Now I am working as a small prefect in Changsha. Although I am not appointed by the imperial court, I still have my own family. I am really reluctant to leave it after working for so many days."
"Are you going to disobey the Lord's order?" Zhuge Liang looked serious.
Wei Yan shook his head: "I still know the strength of our Hei Bing. I don't have the guts to fight Hei Bing alone, but I also have to think about my future. Look at Chen Dao and Meng Shuo. These were people similar to me in the past.
, after following Long Fei, he is now a general, with thousands of soldiers and horses, following Long Fei, fighting on the battlefield, as much fun as possible, but what about me? I gave everything I had to Hei Bing,
What did you get in exchange? Even a little prefect can't sit still."
"You also want to join Long Fei?"
Wei Yan shook his head and smiled: "I thought about it before, but I don't want to think about it now. If I had defected to Long Fei when I first saw him, I would have been a general by now. But now, Long Fei has so many talented people, I won't go there."
It's just the icing on the cake, Long Fei will not reuse me." Wei Yan changed the subject: "How about this, after I rescue Liu Bei, how about asking Liu Bei to make me a general who leads the army?"
"I can't decide on this matter! Your matter must be approved by the Lord!" Zhuge Liang refused Wei Yan.
"Really?" Wei Yan said: "In that case, I will ask Protector Lao Zuo to ask the Lord, and wait until I get a clear answer. I want to be the prefect for a few more days."
"You want to disobey the Lord's order?" Zhuge Liang stood up and glared at Wei Yan: "Do you know what the consequences will be?"
Wei Yan waved his hand and told Zhuge Liang to sit down: "Don't worry, Protector Zuo. Aren't I discussing with Protector Zuo? I said I would definitely save Liu Bei, but I just want to know where I will go after saving Liu Bei."
Zhuge Liang rarely gets angry, but this time he was really angry. He gritted his teeth and looked at Wei Yan, thought for a moment, suppressed his anger, and sat down slowly. The Black Ice rudder in Jingzhou has been moved, and now he is Black Ice in Jingzhou
The biggest leader, who controls everything. Wei Yan was originally an arm assigned to him by Pang Degong, but he didn't expect that something like this would happen. If Wei Yan changes his mind before the battle, Liu Bei will really be in danger, and he will not be able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou. He will lose face if he goes back like this.
There is no more.
Zhuge Liang said: "As long as you save Liu Bei, I will take care of the rest. I will definitely give Gongchen [note] a satisfactory explanation."
Wei Yan laughed loudly: "That's pretty much it! With Protector Zuo's words, I feel relieved. I hope Protector Zuo won't lie to me."
In order not to irritate Liu Bei, Long Fei left his army ten miles away, and only brought a few guards to Zhang Liao's camp. Before he arrived at the camp, he saw a large number of tents and a dense crowd of people far away.
Fei shook his head and sighed: "This Liu Bei has left such a big burden on us, but it's not enough if we don't carry it. Liu Bei makes me more and more unhappy!"
Xu Chu said: "How about I take a few people over tonight to arrest Liu Bei and ask my lord to punish him?"
"Forget it! Liu Bei has a hostage on his hands, so we'd better be patient!"
The horse entered Zhang Liao's camp. Zhang Liao and a group of men were waiting at the camp gate to greet him. The old beggar knew Long Fei and his Yu Feng and recognized them at a glance. He then shouted loudly: "Folks, look at that rider."
The dark horse is General Long!"
The people rushed to see it, and immediately gathered around and knelt down in front of Long Fei's horse. This made Long Fei a little uncomfortable. He hurriedly got off the horse, helped up the older men in front of him, and looked at their hands.
He looked at the gruel in the bowl and smiled slightly: "Is my husband full?"
The old man's face was full of joy and his eyes were full of tears: "I have lived in vain for most of my life, and I didn't even know the difference between good and evil, which made General Long want to make peace with the traitor Liu Bei for us. I have no face to face General Long."
Long Fei hurriedly tried to persuade him: "What are you talking about, my father-in-law? I am also a poor man. I know what our people need, which is three meals a day, enough food and clothing. Don't worry, I, Long Fei, will never let a villager starve to death or freeze to death."
die!"
"Okay!" the common people roared, and many young men shouted loudly that General Long was mighty. Three thousand soldiers also followed suit, and the whole camp was noisy and loud. Under the repeated encouragement of Long Fei, others and the old beggar,
, and then the people were dismissed. Long Fei let out a long breath and sat down on the commander's seat: "It will be more tiring than fighting a battle for a while. If this happens again in the future, I will punish you."
Everyone could see that Long Fei was happy, so they laughed. Zhang Liao hurriedly came to report: "Lord, after these days, we have received 23,172 people from Liu Bei. Now where are they?"
There are four to five thousand people left, should we attack now and capture Liu Bei?"
Long Fei shook his head: "Forget it, since I want to be a good person, I must be a good person to the end and save all the people. Ruining my reputation for Liu Bei is a big deal. Liu Bei is shameless, and I don't want to be shameless." Everyone burst into laughter again.
laugh.
On the twelfth day, Liu Bei was discussing with Jian Yong in the big tent whether to reduce the number of people sent there and delay the time. Ma Liang, Sun Qian, and Mi Zhu opened the curtain without passing the notice.
Then he walked in. Liu Bei and Liu Bei stopped in a hurry and looked at Ma Liang and the others. Liu Bei asked, "What are you doing here, gentlemen?"
Ma Liang said: "I'm here to tell my lord a piece of good news. There is a message from Changsha. Let my lord lead his men and horses to retreat to Baling as soon as possible. Wei Yan will send troops to respond when the time comes."
Liu Bei was overjoyed and let out a sigh of relief: "Finally, the wait is here. If we don't come again, we won't be able to hold on."
Immediately ordered the entire army to prepare to pack up, and retreat little by little towards Baling with the people as hostages. As soon as Liu Bei moved, Long Fei also started to move. Long Fei ordered Xian Yufu, and Xianyu Yinzi brothers arranged for manpower to escort them back.
The people returned to Nanjun and ordered Xu Huang to lead five thousand cavalry to follow Liu Bei to prevent Liu Bei from playing any tricks.
Guo Jia smiled slightly: "Lord, Liu Bei has come up with a delaying strategy for us, why don't we also come up with an ambush strategy for him?"
Note: Public Vehicle: After Shang Yang's reform, the Qin State rewarded farming and warfare, and those who had meritorious service were awarded the twentieth rank. Public Vehicle was the eighth class. Hei Bing's official positions were divided according to these twenty knights. The dragon mentioned in the previous part
Fei is the leader of Zuo Shu, which is the tenth rank.