Xiaoqi

After Xu Rong heard the words, he immediately became thoughtful.Immediately, he frowned slightly and said anxiously: "My lord, although the Qinling Mountains are steep, there is definitely more than one path in the mountains. What's more, Lu Bu's army is currently resting at the foot of the Qinling Mountains. As long as our army hides its whereabouts, it is absolutely possible to send troops now. Bypass them, pass through the Qinling Mountains before them, and reach Wuguan tonight. As long as we defend Wuguan and set up an ambush, we will surely wipe out all of Lu Bu's army under the city of Wuguan, making it difficult for them to fly. "

"Annihilate Lu Bu's army? Xu Rong, are you so sure?" Li Li pondered.

Xu Rong said solemnly: "Master, I don't know. There is a big river in Shang County, named Danjiang. Although it is called 'Jiang', it is actually a river with a relatively wide surface. There is very little rain in spring in the north, and the river is not When encountering a wide shoal on the river bed, one can leap across the river directly; even if the river is fast-moving, people and horses can wade through it. However, there is only one road to the south of Shang County, and that is to pass through Wuguan, and then go southeastward until the It was inserted in Nanyang County, Jingzhou.

The roads before Wuguan were actually all plank roads built along the Danjiang River. On both sides of the river, except for the more than ten miles around the pre-Qin Shangyang fiefdom, which is relatively wide, the rest of the area is full of big mountains.With such a steep terrain, as long as Lv Bu's army crossed the Qinling Mountains and entered the territory of Shang County, it would be tantamount to drilling into the mountains. Once they were ambushed, they would not be able to escape.Therefore, the last general dares to assert that as long as an ambush is set up in the mountains and forests on both sides of the Danjiang River in advance, Lu Bu's army will be wiped out! "

Chapter 278

In the depression to the west of Qinling Mountains.

Lu Bu's army, which had been running all night, rested temporarily in this mountain depression.

Running for more than a hundred miles overnight is really not enough for the wolf cavalry army under Lu Bu's command.Previously, it was no problem for them to raid for hundreds of miles day and night.

However, this overnight march was different from the past.

In the dark night, most of the soldiers were not prepared for the long-distance raid, the horses did not have enough rest beforehand, and the soldiers did not bring enough dry food and water.In addition, Lv Bu's army was awed by Li Jue and Guo Si's army's attack on Chang'an City. They were shocked and frightened, and then followed Lv Bu to march overnight.Fleeing for their lives in a panic, most of the officers and men felt uneasy and worried, not only worrying about their own lives, but also panicking about the unpredictable future.This kind of double torment is enough to make the morale of the brave wolf cavalry generals low and panic all day long.

Mental fatigue is far worse than physical fatigue.It directly destroys the will of the soldiers, not the physical body.

"Da da da!"

Following the sound of panicked horses and footsteps coming from far and near, Lu Bu, who had been gloomy all morning, suddenly opened his sleepy eyes, and stood up with a bang.

"What's going on, did Li Li's army catch up?"

"Don't worry, Marquis Wen, it's not Li Li who came after us, but Mr. Chen Gong came to join us with a thousand infantry." Facing Lu Bu's staring eyes, the soldiers did not dare to step forward to answer, only Zhang Liao Go forward and report respectfully.

"Chen Gong is here? He only set off an hour later than us, but he delayed arriving all morning, and the speed is too slow!" Lu Bu couldn't help complaining in a low voice.

"I am indeed late, please forgive me." Just before Lu Bu finished speaking, Chen Gong walked up to Lu Bu out of breath, and then sat down on the grass, panting and apologizing. road.

Lu Bu's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, he took out his water bag, handed it to Chen Gong, and said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Gongtai has been working hard all the way, come, drink some water, take a breath before speaking."

"Goooooooo"

Chen Gong took the water bag and gulped down the water, a lot of water stains overflowed from the corner of his mouth, ticked on the front of his clothes, soaking the collar, which made Lu Bu feel distressed.

Lu Bu didn't feel sorry for Chen Gong who was out of breath from exhaustion, but rather the water that he hadn't been willing to drink before.

What a waste, what a pity!

"Gongtai, why was there such a long delay? Could it be that we encountered pursuers along the way?" After Chen Gong rested for a while, Lu Bu asked in a low voice.

Chen Gong raised his hand to signal Lu Bu to sit down, took a deep breath, and said, "It's not just chasing soldiers! Fengxian didn't know something, you led the army away from Meiwu, and Li Li led the Wuwei army to attack the city with the rear foot. Before the city defenders had time to defend the city, Li Li crossed the moat on a strange beast mount, and killed them one by one to the city gate. Immediately, Li Li was really brave, and with the momentum of his mount, he With a knife, he cut off five thigh-thick door bolts in a row, smashed open the city gate, and then led his army into Meiwu. He led his army to resist desperately, but he was outnumbered. After fighting for nearly an hour, he could only bring more than a thousand The infantry fled from the north gate to abandon the city. When they passed the Lantian camp, they encountered Li Li's army resting in the camp. I didn't dare to disturb the defenders of the camp, so they had to bypass the camp. It took a lot of trouble to escape Come and join Fengxian. Hey, this tossing and going back and forth has delayed half a day, please forgive Fengxian!"

"So, Mister didn't set fire to burn Mei Wu?" Lu Bu asked in a deep voice with displeasure.

Chen Gong didn't seem to notice Lu Bu's expression, and said casually: "What are you burning? It's good enough to escape your life, and you don't even care about setting fire to the granary! Besides, the first time Li Li's army attacked Meiwu, the first Leading the iron cavalry to seize the granary for a while, even if I want to set fire to it, it is difficult to get close. If you have more energy than strength, what can you do!"

After Lu Bu heard the words, even though he was very displeased, he knew that Chen Gong had tried his best, no wonder he.Depressed in his heart, Lu Bu could only secretly sigh that Li Li had a good life, and he got a huge castle of money and food for nothing overnight.

Mei Wu, that is the treasury of money and food that Dong Zhuo has searched for decades, and emptied the Luoyang imperial city, but in the end Li Li got a big deal for nothing!This move really made Lu Bu feel righteous indignation and resentment when he thought about it.

It's just that things have come to this point, and lamenting is useless.Right now, Lu Bu's top priority is to run for his life and get out of Xiliang territory as soon as possible, so that he can let go of his heart hanging in the air.

"Gongtai, how are you resting? Let's go now and get out of Wuguan earlier so that we can rest in peace. Otherwise, once Li Li's army catches up, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave!" Lu Bu pushed and lay on the ground. Chen Gong, who rested with his eyes closed, said urgently.

Chen Gong shook his head when he heard the words and said: "Feng Xian, please forgive me and let me lie down for a while. My body is not comparable to yours, and now my whole body seems to be falling apart, limp and weak. If I leave now, I'm afraid Before I reach Wuguan, I will be exhausted to death."

"Well, let's rest for another hour. We must enter the Qinling Mountains before sunset, and we must enter Shang County when it gets dark. Otherwise, the Qinling Mountains are steep, and marching at night is too dangerous. The speed is too slow." Lu Bu said helplessly.

Chen Gong said gratefully: "Thank you Fengxian for your understanding. Then I will take the time to rest and wake me up when the time comes."

After speaking, Chen Gongyou lay on the grass and fell asleep with his head in his arms. Lu Bu was speechless and depressed.

"Tattoo!"

The speeding iron hooves kicked up the dust on the post road in the mountain, and the sound of rumbling horses trampled the loose stones on the side of the road to roll down.

Below the post road is the clear and sweet Danjiang River.

There is a river between the two mountains here. The mountains are really majestic and the water is graceful.

Clear water and green mountains have unlimited thoughts, and iron hoofs leap to shake the mountains and rivers.

"It's such a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters!" Li Li exclaimed loudly while driving the Golden Beast King, galloping against the wind.

"Wow! My lord, Wuguan is ahead, we can just slow down and enter the pass!" Xu Rong reined in the reins and said loudly to Li Li.

"Okay! We're here before the sun sets. It's a joy to run along this road, and how pleasant it is to walk along the green mountains and rivers!" Li Li said with a big laugh.

Xu Rong laughed when he heard the words, and said: "The scenery here is indeed beautiful, and autumn is even more beautiful. But this place has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, guarding the important passage between Xiliang and the Central Plains. Although the mountains and rivers are beautiful, they hide infinite murderous intent. The more beautiful the place, the more dangerous it is!"

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said, "Your words are very accurate. High mountains and beautiful waters mean that the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is indeed a terrible place. Everyone likes beautiful things. They flock to it, but they don’t know that there are endless dangers behind the beauty. God’s scattering of such beautiful scenery on the world is actually telling people that if they want to get beautiful things, they must be prepared to pay a heavy price!”

"Gah!"

"Wuguan Guard General Yang Ding meets the two generals!"

When Li Li laughed, he saw that the gate of Wuguan City was opened wide, a handsome general with a height of eight feet and more than ten soldiers walked out of the gate, and walked up to meet him while talking.

"Hehehe! It's been a long time since I saw Brother Zhengxiu. So you are here to serve as the guard of Wuguan!" Li Li laughed and jumped off the back of the Jinyi Beastmaster, helped Yang Ding up with a smile, and greeted him.

Yang Ding, courtesy name Zhengxiu, was from Xiliang, and together with Zhonglang general Hu Zhen, he was called "Master Xiliang". He was quite famous in Xiliang and was also a general under Dong Zhuo's command.

Seeing Li Li's warm smiling face, Yang Ding said with a smile: "The last general has met General Xiaoqi. On the day of the general's wedding, the last general's duty is that he was unable to congratulate the general in person. Please don't blame the general."

Hearing this, Li Li laughed and said, "Brother Zhengxiu is out. You should just call me Wenchang. Don't call me General anymore. It's too much. On the day of my wedding, Brother Zhengxiu couldn't go there in person, but he specially sent People sent congratulatory gifts. Such kindness, I have always kept it in my heart, this time we finally met. Hehehe!"

"Then respect is worse than obedience. Why did Wenchang come to Wuguan with General Xu this time? I don't know what's important here?" Yang Ding asked with a smile.

Li Li smiled slightly when he heard the words, and waved lightly. Xu Rong, who was standing behind him, immediately stepped forward and said to Yang Ding: "Renovation, that's how it is. Last night, my lord led the Wuwei army and joined hands with Li Jue and Guo Si's army to attack Chang'an." , Wang Yun has been executed, and Lu Bu is leading the remnant troops to flee to Wuguan at this time. Thanks to my lord, I have led [-] soldiers from the Lantian camp to join the Wuwei army. "

"Ah! Elder brother has worshiped Li Li, oh no, General Xiaoqi?" Yang Ding asked in shock.

"Exactly. I came here with my lord to join hands with Renovation to intercept Lu Bu's defeated army. I wonder what you want?" Xu Rong looked directly at Yang Ding and asked tentatively.

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Immediately, he took a few steps forward, bowed to Li Li sincerely, and said, "The last general, Yang Ding, pays homage to the lord!"

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed heartily and helped Yang Ding up, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be formal. We have known each other for more than ten years. In terms of seniority, Renovation is my brother Li Li. We were originally a family. It is human nature to have occasional disagreements in the middle, and it is a joyous event for people to come to the same destination now. After that, the old things have been written off, and we brothers will fight side by side again and create a great cause together! Do you agree with the renovation?"

"Thank you, my lord, for your generosity, regardless of previous suspicions. The general is willing to swear to the death to follow the lord, and let the lord drive him around!" Yang Ding bowed and said resolutely.

Li Li nodded with a smile on his face and said: "Okay, it's really a blessing for my Wuwei army to be able to repair and help. Let's not gossip. I will enter the customs now and take a rest. There is still a battle waiting for us tonight. Hehehe! "