Xiaoqi

This is a strong castle built by Dong Zhuo at the beginning, spending money and money like water. The palace complex in the city is extremely huge, with magnificent buildings and luxurious decorations. Its scale and grandeur are far above Chang'an Palace.Dong Zhuo originally wanted to retire here, so he collected countless rare treasures and stored them in the palace, and stored millions of stones of grain in the side halls, and also selected a large number of beauties and maikos for his old age. For pleasure.Therefore, Mei Wu was secretly called the "Demon Cave" by the court officials, while the generals of the Xiliang Army called it the "Xiaoyao Cave".

Because of this, Li Li was somewhat against this castle deep in his heart, always feeling that there were too many imprints left by Dong Zhuo here.In addition, Mei Wu's reputation is too bad and his influence is not good. Living here can easily make people associate him with Dong Zhuo, which will damage Li Li's good reputation and prestige.

It's just that Li Li has always loved his wives and concubines, and seldom refuses their reasonable requests. The matter of choosing a mansion like this is not a big deal for him.Since the whole family likes to live here.Then stay here, right as a leisurely other courtyard.Because Li Li doesn't stay here most of the time, but lives in the General's Mansion, and only comes here for a few days when he is free.

Now that the war is imminent, and the whole family has just moved in here, Li Li sneaks in to stay with them for a few days.When the army is assembled, he will leave Meiwu, go to the General's Mansion to preside over the military and political affairs, and then lead the army to the Central Plains.

Judging from the secret reports that have been frequently sent back recently, the Battle of the Central Plains is an unprecedented battle.It was also the largest battle that Li Li had encountered since he had been in charge of the Xiliang Army for more than two years.This battle is the most severe test for Li Li and his Xiliang Army, and it is also a key battle that determines the survival of the Xiliang Army. Its success or failure is directly related to the fate of Li Li and his family.

Judging by intelligence, this battle is destined to be a protracted and large-scale war.Take Lilly's estimate.The duration of the war is as short as three months and as long as half a year.If there are branches in the middle.It may even last more than a year.In other words, this battle is not inferior to the battle of the alliance of princes against Dong Zhuo five years ago. It is even larger, lasts longer, and the battle is more intense and even tragic.

Therefore.In the nearly two months since the end of his tour, Li Li has been thinking over and over again about the upcoming battle in the Central Plains, not letting go of any details, sorting out almost any possibility.

After careful consideration.Li Li found that the prospects of the Xiliang Army were not optimistic, the outcome was unpredictable, and the situation was even very unfavorable for the Xiliang Army.

According to intelligence, as of now, the Battle of the Central Plains has been brewing for half a year.During this period, the Xiliang army was always in the open, but the allied army was hiding in the dark. It wasn't until Yu Fuluo led the army that the Xiliang army dug out the enemy hidden in the dark, and then passed the news to Li Li. inside.In this way, it means that the Xiliang Army has been in a passive position from the very beginning, and the initiative has always been in the hands of the Allied Forces.As long as the allied forces do not launch an attack, the Xiliang army will not dare to act rashly, otherwise it will inevitably reveal its flaws and leave an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.

In such a passive situation, even if Li Li and his Xiliang army knew their passive situation, they could do nothing about it. Apart from continuously strengthening the defense and strengthening the city, there was nothing they could do.Originally taking the initiative to attack could turn passivity into initiative, but it is a pity that Yu Fuluo led the barbarian army to raid Liangzhou first, which disrupted the position of the Xiliang army in one fell swoop, causing Li Li and his Xiliang army to miss the best time to take the initiative .

Although the overall situation of Li Lili's Northern Expedition has been decided, the strategic goal of pacifying northern Xinjiang has been successfully achieved.However, in addition to the great victory, he lost the opportunity in another battlefield, and fell into a passive position.If they cannot be stopped and the Allied forces break through the pass and invade Chang'an, the hinterland of Xiliang, then Li Li and the Xiliang army will be in a very dire situation.

Since ancient times, it has been said: If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about it; one day's defense against thieves is okay, but one thousand days of defense against thieves will surely fail.

The Xiliang army is in the open and the Allied forces are in the dark. This is no different from guarding against thieves.

The Xiliang army, which has always been passive, has no choice but to stick to the city if they want to be safe.Even though the Xiliang army has more than [-] war cavalry, if they can catch all the princes chasing and fighting fiercely, they will surely win; but if they confront hundreds of thousands of allied troops head-on, the Xiliang war cavalry will be in a dangerous situation.Even if the Allies were defeated, the Xiliang war cavalry would suffer heavy casualties.After the Xiliang army was seriously injured, although the allied army also suffered heavy losses, these losses were shared equally by the princes from all walks of life.In this way, although the strength of the princes of the Central Plains has declined, they will not be injured, but the Xiliang Army is different.

This is like a gang fight. The Xiliang army is fighting alone, while the allied army is fighting against the enemy together.Even if Li Li was able to punch Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others, all the fists thrown by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu and others fell on him alone.He couldn't kill others with a single punch, but the crowd rushed forward and punched him, and all of them hit him. The result can be imagined.

The purpose of the alliance is definitely not to share the fruits of victory, but to share the risks.

Yuan Shao spent money and efforts to contact the alliances of various feudal lords, definitely not just for the sake of avenging shame, but for other purposes.Because Yuan Shao is not a fool, nor is he stupefied, nor is he taken advantage of.It would be gratifying if the Allied forces could defeat the Xiliang Army, and Yuan Shao would have the biggest piece of victory; The most powerful prince among them.And even if the Xiliang army can defeat the allied army, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses. In this way, the goal of weakening the Xiliang army's strength is still achieved.

Relatively speaking.Jizhou has a population of more than 500 million, even if it loses 10,000+ troops, it doesn't matter. Yuan Shao will be able to recover in just one or two years.However, it is difficult for other princes to recover quickly after being severely injured, especially Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Zhang Yang. Yanzhou has long been burned to the ground by the flames of war. If they are hit hard again, they will be in a desperate situation. way.Even if they are dying.It can't stop Yuan Shao's Jizhou army. At that time, the states in the Central Plains will have a dominance situation, and Yuan Shao in Jizhou will definitely be the overlord of the Central Plains.

Leaning on the grand master's chair, Li Li thought about many issues that the princes of the Central Plains had never thought about, and thus fully considered the severe challenges that the Xiliang Army would face.

"Dingling!" A crisp sound of the bracelet interrupted Li Li's thoughts.A pair of gentle and white slender hands gently kneaded his shoulders, followed by a refreshing fragrance.

"Wen Ji. When did you come in? Why didn't you make any noise?" Li Li knew the body fragrance of his woman very well. At this moment, just by the scent alone, he didn't need to turn his head to know that the woman standing behind him was Cai Yan. .

Cai Yan chuckled lightly when he heard this, moved his fingers to Li Li's neck, and gently kneaded it.He said softly: "You are so engrossed in thinking about things. When someone opened the door and walked past you, you didn't notice it. Just now I thought you were asleep. I didn't notice your fingers until standing behind you. You're still tapping on the desktop, and only then do you know you're thinking about something in a doze."

While talking, Cai Yan gently pressed Li Li's temple, and then asked softly: "I have followed my husband for many years, but I rarely see him thinking about things so hard. Is there something that bothers me?" Husband, can you tell me and let the concubine share my husband's worries?"

After Li Li heard the words, his expression was slightly startled, and then he smiled lightly: "One person is short-witted, and Wen Ji awakened the dreamer. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten that my Wen Ji is not only beautiful, but also a big girl." Talented girl!"

While speaking, Li Li gently grabbed Cai Yan's left hand, stroked her smooth skin, and said frankly: "This time, I will gather a large army in Chang'an, and I will lead the army to the Central Plains in a few days. But this battle is not trivial. Liang lives and dies, there is no need to be careless, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. However, the enemy I have to face this time is not one or two, but a group of powerful princes, which brings me a lot of pressure. If they fight alone, they None of them are my opponents, but they are very powerful and difficult when they are united. Wen Ji knows that it is easy to deal with one person, but it is not easy to deal with a group of people. How do you think I should deal with them? Will it be bigger?"

"Well, I heard Wuxia mentioned the alliance of the Central Plains lords." Cai Yan nodded lightly in response, and then said after thinking: "Actually, our sisters have discussed this battle in the Central Plains several times in private, and it is indeed very difficult. In the end, I didn't come up with a foolproof strategy. But I once thought about such a question, that is, if my husband encountered such a difficult battle three years ago, how would he deal with it?

At that time, my husband's career had just started. When he became the prefect of Wuwei, he had only a few thousand soldiers in his hands, but he was surrounded by powerful enemies, who might send troops to attack him at any time.In the Battle of Heilongling, the husband used [-] soldiers and horses to fight against more than [-] Han Sui and Ma Chao allied forces. In the end, thanks to Huan Fei's help, he won a complete victory.In the Battle of Dongshankou, my husband personally led more than [-] cavalry to face an army of [-] Korean horses, and finally won the battle, severely injuring Han Sui and Ma Teng in one fell swoop, and laid the foundation for the subsequent pacification of Xiliang.There was also the Battle of Bahe two years ago. My husband knew that Lu Bu's wolf cavalry army was brave and good at fighting, and Jin Yanwei had no chance of winning against them, but he still fought and finally defeated the wolf cavalry army. "

Speaking of this, Cai Yan's fair and beautiful cheeks showed a strong look of deep admiration, and she naturally fell on Li Li's shoulders, and said softly: "In the battle of Heilongling, my husband faced an enemy five times his own. Don't be afraid; in the battle of Dongshankou, the enemy was four times as large as our army; in the battle of Bahe, although there was no chance of winning, my husband was still calm. Now in the battle of the Central Plains, no matter how powerful the allied forces of the Central Plains are, don't they have millions? Is there a crowd? I don’t think so, at most 50 million horses, which is comparable to the total strength of our Xiliang Army. However, our army still has to stay in the cities of the prefectures, counties and counties, and at most half of our troops will be dispatched to meet the enemy. The rest of the troops still need to be garrisoned. The city, otherwise the rear will be empty, which is tantamount to self-destruction.

Even so, the husband has assembled more than [-] troops this time, plus the [-] infantry in the two camps of Sili and the [-] defenders of Hangu Pass, a total of more than [-] troops.Compared with the Allies, our army has no superiority in soldiers and horses, and the enemy's army is twice as large as ours, but we have the advantage of the city and wait for work at ease.In this way, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose. "

After a short pause, Cai Yan's tone changed suddenly, and he said in a deep voice: "I know that large-scale battles are different from the previous battles at Heilongling and Dongshankou. Run if you don't win, move quickly, and have few casualties; but large-scale wars are different. Once hundreds of thousands of troops are defeated in a battle, it will be like a mountain of defeat. Just like the previous battle of Chiyang City, after the defeat of the Yufuluo barbarian army, it was impossible to get rid of our army's pursuit, so that the 10,000+ barbarian army was defeated and retreated hundreds of miles within three days.

In view of this, what I want to say is that the army under my husband's command is not a barbarian army composed of a group of mobs, but an elite army that has experienced many battles.With my husband's wisdom and calmness, even if our army loses in the first battle, it will not be defeated, and we can still regroup and look for opportunities to fight again.As long as our army withstands the first wave of the Allied offensive, our army will be invincible, because the Allied forces are ultimately united, and they may not all have the courage and determination to fight our army to the death.Once the war is at a stalemate, the allied forces will inevitably fight among themselves, just like the alliance of princes five years ago, they will eventually fall apart and leave separately. "

"Hahaha! Wenji is so knowledgeable and courageous, I am impressed!" Li Li hugged Cai Yan sideways in his arms while laughing loudly, and sat on his lap, then asked jokingly: "Listen to me!" The meaning in the words seems to say that I am timid to fight, and I am no longer as brave as I used to be?"

The moment Cai Yan was hugged and sat on Li Li's lap, she felt that a hard object was pressing against the gap under her buttocks, and her delicate body suddenly became soft, her cheeks were flushed, her breathing became short of breath, and her winking eyes were like silk.After hearing Li Li's words, she denied it flatly: "No, I have absolutely no intention of doing so! I just want to say that you don't have to think too much about it, and you can't be distracted. As long as you hold on to the belief that you will win, you will be able to win every battle. In addition, the concubine, Wuxia, Yunluo and the others have discussed that the tactics used in the Battle of Bahe in the past are also applicable to the Battle of the Central Plains, and only those who sacrifice can win. If this is the case, the Husband’s Eastern Expedition will definitely be successful Defeat the Allies and win the final victory!"

"You can only gain if you give up?" Li Li was slightly stunned, thoughtful in deep thought, but his hands were extremely restless, and he harassed Cai Yan wantonly.As a result, Cai Yan's delicate body twisted and heated up sharply, Gu Pan's pretty face flushed, and the eyes were full of love, and he couldn't help stroking Li Li's chest.

After a while, Li Li nodded his head and said approvingly, "Wen Ji said well, this plan is very good!"

While talking, he noticed that Cai Yan's delicate body was hot and his acupoints were rising, Li Li immediately picked up Cai Yan and walked towards the inner room, leaning over his ears and smiling ambiguously as he walked, "Wen Ji is extremely intelligent, and the strategy she offered is very good. .Tonight, I will test it on you first to see how it works. Hahaha!"

Cai Yan was ashamed when he heard the words, and lay on Li Li's chest, not daring to look up at Li Li's complacent expression.But after all, she has been married for more than two years, and she is no longer the shy and timid girl she used to be. Since she gave birth to Li Li's son last year, her desire has become more and more intense. When she is alone with Li Li, she has no taboos and dares to say anything .

"I am here to accompany you tonight. Our sisters discussed it just now. This time, Xiao Qiao, the trainer and Que Yue'er will accompany your husband to the Central Plains and serve him personally. Now that our sisters have children, as long as the three of them enter the mansion recently, Naturally, I have to stay by my husband's side and serve a lot. My husband has to work hard to make their trip worthwhile. When the time comes when my husband is surrounded by beauties and commands hundreds of thousands of troops to fight, there is nothing more satisfying for a man in this world! Hee hee hee "

"Hahaha! Well, with your good words, I will do my best for my husband and return home in triumph!" Amidst the laughter, Li Li had already walked out of the study with Cai Yan in his arms, and then kicked open the door of the inner room and went straight to the couch and go.

Chapter 609

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The gloomy weather that lasted for more than ten days did not usher in the autumn rain, but looked forward to the clear sky.

After staying in Mei Wu for three days, Li Li finally set off for the General's Mansion.

Prior to this, the soldiers and horses of the various battalions who received the transfer order arrived in Chang'an one after another, and all of them had assembled in Dongcheng before Li Li returned to the General's Mansion.

As a result, the city of Chang'an, which had been quiet for two years, once again ushered in the smoke of war. All the gates of the city have been guarded by heavy soldiers, and the sound of horseshoes coming in and out can be heard from morning to night. Armored people can be seen everywhere on the street. soldier.

At the same time, the customs ban issued by the General's Mansion half a month ago was fully implemented. Since then, all checkpoints in and out of Chang'an are allowed to enter and not allowed to exit.

The Hangu Pass, Tongguan Pass, and Wuguan Pass, which guard the throat of Chang'an, were closed half a month ago, and no one is allowed to pass unless they have the customs clearance guide issued by the General's Mansion.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere of Chang'an City was solemn, and the cloud of war shrouded Chang'an, causing the people to close their doors one after another and keep silent.

It wasn't until the early morning of Li Li's return to the city that the general's mansion posted a notice explaining the reason, that the common people knew that it was a false alarm. The war was far away in Sili and had not yet spread to Chang'an.

Da da da!

"Welcome the General to return home!"

As the golden beast slowly stopped, all the officials from the general's mansion came out to greet them, and the leaders were Li Jue, Li Xuan, Jia Xu and Li Ru.

"Uncle, hurry up and excuse me, how dare my nephew bother my uncle to greet you!" Seeing Li Jue bowing to salute, Li Lifei jumped off the golden beast, stepped forward to stop it, and then raised his hand to Li Xuan and others and said: " Everyone, let’s leave, everyone, the big battle is coming soon, just do your job well.”

"Wenchang returned triumphantly from the Northern Expedition this time. To show our prestige in the celestial dynasty, it is reasonable for the emperor to come out of the city to meet him. It's just that Wenchang's whereabouts are hidden and he doesn't want to make it public, so his uncle greeted the emperor on behalf of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty." Stride into the mansion At the door, Li Jue deliberately walked behind Li Li and explained with a smile.

Since Li Li returned from his travels, Li Jue has completely settled his position and no longer has the idea of ​​replacing him.Because he had fully seen the situation in Xiliang during the assassination of Li Li, even if his nephew Li Li suffered an accident, it would be impossible for him, Li Jue, to regain power in the army.Naturally, it is even more impossible to control Xiliang.At the same time, once Li Li was killed, it was hard to say whether Li Jue could save his life; if there was civil strife in Xiliang, Li Jue would be the first to be besieged by the crowd.

Therefore, after a lot of fighting, Li Jue came to his senses.He can have today's status.It was all given by my nephew Li Li, and both uncle and nephew were prosperous together.Without Li Li's respect and support.Without him, Li Jue's prominent position today; but without him, Li Jue is in the way ahead.Li Li is afraid that he has already reached the peak of the power of the big man and is in charge of the world leader.

After fully understanding, Li Jue was very moved by Li Li's tolerance and tolerance these years. Recently, he often felt guilty and couldn't sleep at night.

People's hearts are made of flesh.My nephew Li Li was kind to him, but Li Jue didn't know that he was greedy or not.It wasn't until his life was threatened that he woke up suddenly, repenting as if he had been enlightened.Fortunately, it is not too late to wake up now, and there is still room for redemption.As long as he tries his best to assist Li Li from now on, I believe the estrangement between uncle and nephew will disappear and get back together.After all, a family of uncles and nephews, broken bones and connected tendons, is beyond comparison for ordinary people.

After stepping into the main hall, Li Ligao sat on the seat of a great general. In front of him was a handsome case made of sandalwood with a thick tiger pattern, and his back was backed by a wide throne with golden beast patterns. .

"Wenhe has been traveling between Yongzhou and Chang'an recently, thousands of miles away, and the pommel horse is tired. It's quite hard work. I feel very uneasy! I wonder if the military and political affairs of Yongzhou are properly arranged?" After a little greeting, Li Li went straight to the topic, He began to inquire about Yongzhou affairs.