Xiaoqi

Chapter 15 Reining in the Beard

on the wilderness.

The night is coming, the grass and trees are dark, and the sound of insects rustling on the side of the road from time to time.

night sky.

Dotted with stars, the traces are cool and cold, and the rising crescent moon sprinkles the pure white brilliance all over the earth.

At the foot of the lonely mountain.

An evenly matched battle, just after the battle, Fan Yong and Bo Cai both suffered losses.

Fan Yong's injuries were not serious, his viscera were injured by a slight shock, his palms were shattered, his hands were soaked with blood, and the handle of the knife was stained with blood.

Bocai was seriously injured; his tiger's mouth was split open, blood flowed profusely, blood was in the corner of his mouth, his chest heaved violently, his viscera vibrated, and his body was severely injured.

Such a serious internal organ injury is more difficult to recover than an ordinary body wound. Without half a month to a month of careful rest, it is difficult to recover.

Before that, Bocai was seriously injured and vomited blood under the joint attack of Li Xian and Fan Yong. Afterwards, he fought with Fan Yong for an hour. The battle lasted more than 100 rounds, with more injuries and more injuries. In the end, he lost to Fan Yong with one move.

Fan Yong could have been wounded, but Li Li stopped him with a loud voice.

From the moment Bocai accepted the Xiliang Warhorse, he had made clear his position, he was considered half of Li Li's general.

For this reason, Li Li definitely can't just sit back and watch Fan Yong's battle, he will be a family soon, how can he kill each other.

As for why Bocai accepted Li Li's gift of war horse so easily, Li Li was not in a hurry to know the reason.

Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and it takes a long time to see people's hearts; the days to come are still long, so take your time, don't be in a hurry.

Under the moonlight, there was a hint of coolness in the air, and the wilderness was very quiet.

Li Li led more than [-] iron cavalry, and escorted more than a hundred captive wounded soldiers and the enemy leader Zhu Jun back to Xinzheng City without any haste.

In the previous battle, more than 200 Xiliang iron cavalry died in battle, and the result of fighting with 360 Zhu Jun's remnants was that one life was exchanged for another.

In addition, in the previous battle of breaking the city, the iron cavalry of the Longxiang Battalion suffered a lot of casualties.

Among the group, Bocai was injured and rode on a war horse, walking with the three brothers Li and Li.

He received preferential treatment from Li Lijun, and he was not tied up, escorted or monitored. He rode behind Li Li abruptly on a horse.

However, Li Xian and Fan Yong walked on the left and right sides of him intentionally or unintentionally, always vigilant that he was waiting for an opportunity to escape or sneak attack Li Li.

Li Li took the lead and walked at the front of the team.

During the march, he asked softly without looking back: "Bo Cai, you are General Zhu Jun's family general? Why do you want to serve me?"

Bo Cai seemed to have been waiting for Li Li to ask questions. At this moment, he took a deep breath, and the oppression in his chest seemed to ease a lot in an instant.

"General, I am not General Zhu Jun's family general, but a domestic slave for nearly eight years.

In the early years, General Zhu Jun saved my life. I joined the Zhu family for more than seven years and worked hard without complaint. I didn't get a single reward. I was dressed in sackcloth and had enough to eat.

This time he was captured by the general, and Bo Cai was willing to exchange his remaining body for the life of General Zhu Jun, in order to repay his life-saving grace in the past.Since then, I have settled all grievances and grievances with him, and we do not owe each other.I wonder if General Li can agree? "

"Oh?" Li Li was slightly startled, and asked back: "You think your life can be exchanged for Zhu Jun's, why?"

"Just because Zhu Jun suppressed me for eight years, he didn't dare to let me lead the army. What does General Li think of this reason?"

Bo Cai said in a deep voice without haste.

When he said this, there was a bit of resentment in his voice, but more confidence.

Li Li immediately laughed softly, "Bocai, I know you used to be a Yellow Turban general, commanded 10,000+ Yellow Turban soldiers, and had a good record.

I don't know after eight years, is the blood you had back then still there?Are you a general or handsome?Hehehe! "

Bo Cai was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the young and handsome young general in front of him, his mind was full of thoughts.

After a long time, he said in a low voice: "As a general, as a commander, or as a slave, it all depends on General Li's orders, so Bo dare not overstep. Did the general agree to spare General Zhu Jun's life?"

Li Li shook his head and said, "Whether Zhu Jun can survive is not up to me, but I will not kill him.

I didn't mean to kill him before, it was his whole mind to kill me.Now, with his old bones falling apart, he is honest.It's up to me, what has nothing to do with me!

However, I have agreed to your request. I, Li Li, will never kill him. As for whether other people are willing to spare his life, that is beyond my control.After all, I'm just a small Sima from another department, temporarily leading a battalion of soldiers and horses, and I can't do anything about many things.

Bocai, are you still willing to serve me now? "

Bo Cai couldn't see Li Li's expression when he spoke, but he could hear that Li Li was telling the truth, with a sincere tone and earnest words.

In an instant, regardless of his injuries, he got off his horse and knelt down before Li Li's horse.

"Bo Cai pays homage to the general! From now on, my humble life will belong to the general. The general has orders, and Bo Cai will obey them; if he disobeys, he will die in the wilderness!"

Li Li rode on the horse, reined in the horse and stopped, looking down at Bo for a while.

Immediately, he got off his horse and leaned over to help Po Cai up, "Bo Cai, remember what you said today, from now on, your life is mine!

As long as you don't disobey me, I will not treat you badly and help you realize your wish as much as possible. "

"Thank you General, Bocai will remember it in my heart, and I will never forget it!"

Bocai replied with a somewhat excited expression.

Before, when he bowed down to recognize Li Li as the master, he was not actually excited, but just out of helplessness.

However, Li Li's contemplation on reining in his horse and his plain words after dismounting made Bocai truly feel Li Li's frankness and sincere acceptance.

Li Li didn't casually promise fame and wealth, nor did he make a big deal out of ostentation. Instead, he said a very thoughtful sentence, "Help you realize your wish as much as possible."

It is enough to have this sentence, which is what Bocai wants to hear most.

As for whether Li Li will fulfill his promise in the end, he is not worried at all.Because Li Li actually didn't promise him anything. The implication is that what you want to get depends on your own strength to fight for it.

It was because of this that Bocai's expression was moved and his face was full of excitement.

Bocai had heard too many promises from Zhu Jun, such as empty talk, painting cakes to fill his hunger, etc. In the past eight years, Zhu Jun had a large basket of empty talk and big words, but in the end it was nothing.

Now Li Li doesn't make any promises, on the contrary, he won the heart of Bocai the most, which made him very grateful.

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As the night deepened, Li Lili hurried back to the small town of Xinzheng.

Inside the main hall of the county government