Xiaoqi

"The general is serious."

Sun Ce shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm broad-minded, but that if I want to achieve great things, I must be tolerant of others, so that I can win over virtuous officials and generals to my side. If I don't have a little heart, how can I accomplish anything?"

Li Li was stunned when he heard the words, and then nodded deeply, affirming: "That's true. Since ancient times, those who have achieved great things must have a heart that ordinary people can't match, followed by perseverance and ability. Only in this way can they recruit a large number of people. Like-minded people work together to achieve great things.”

After a pause, Li Li changed his subject abruptly: "In this way, you must have a deep meaning in inviting me to meet before the battle. But there is one thing I want to remind you, at this moment, we are enemies and not friends, unless you are willing to surrender to us. Me, otherwise I will avoid talking about any unrealistic things. Just tell me, what are your intentions?"

"The general speaks quickly, which suits me very well." Sun Zhizhi's deep expression suddenly changed when he heard the sound, he smiled lightly, and said in a low voice: "I will tell you the truth, the general, I am here to ask the general to give me an edict. I don't know the general." Can the general agree?"

"Edict? Hahaha!" Li Li pondered for a while, then laughed in astonishment: "You want me to give you an edict? Why do you have such an idea? Do you think I will give it to you? Why? I hope you can give it to me." Let me give you a suitable reason, otherwise you will still be exempt from opening your mouth, it is impossible!"

After Sun Ce heard the words, he didn't seem to be surprised at all. He turned his head to look at the army behind him, and said softly, "I don't know if the [-] Baibo army can impress the general? I think exchanging so many soldiers for an edict should be worth the money." Well, presumably the general will not refuse?"

"Oh?" Li Li's expression was slightly startled, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and said, "It's kind of interesting. It seems that you have a plan! But you should know that the mere Baibo army is nothing to me, Li Li. It can be wiped out. So this reason is a bit reluctant, and it is not necessary. You must know that even if you don’t sell them today, I will be able to wipe them out sooner or later. What’s more, whether they can be wiped out in one fell swoop depends on my subordinates Soldiers fighting in blood, not giving me 3 Baibo troops as you said."

"So, the general doesn't like this small gift? If that's the case, forget it. Anyway, there are hundreds of thousands of troops led by Yuan Shao behind our army, and it will be enough for the general to deal with it." Sun Ce squinted his eyes and smiled lightly. .

Li Li said disapprovingly: "It doesn't matter, my Xiliang army is now full of lice and is not afraid of being bitten. Compared with the more than 40 allied troops, the [-] Baibo army is really nothing. Killing one is killing. Killing hundreds of thousands of troops is the same It is killing, there is no essential difference. What do you think?"

"Yes, great advice, General." Sun Ce responded happily.Then the topic changed abruptly: "However, the general seems to have underestimated the Baibo army too much. Presumably the general also knows that there are not only the grassroots bandits of the Baibo army in this alliance, but also the [-] Black Mountain army led by Zhang Yan. The teachers come from the same family, and come from the same vein. As the saying goes, once the Baibo army is completely wiped out, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain army must feel a sudden sense of sadness, and there must be scruples in what to do afterwards.

In this way, the 3 Baibo army is not just 10,000 horses, but a representative of a [-]+ grass bandit army.Equivalent to [-]% of the Allied forces.This is a great gift, not much better than the [-] stones of food and grass that Liu Biao of Jingzhou gave to the general.I wonder if the general is still satisfied? "

Li Li's expression trembled slightly, and he stared at Sun Ce with burning eyes, and the two immediately looked at each other and smiled.

Then Li Li nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "You really impress me. It seems that the world is blinded by your irritable personality, but they don't know that there is such a treacherous heart hidden under your reckless appearance. Either way, I accept your great gift, I don’t know what kind of edict you want, how about conferring on you the official position and title of your father during his lifetime?”

Speaking of this, Li Li smiled lightly and said: "Actually, you don't have to ask for an imperial edict at all. At present, the princes from all walks of life are taking their own official positions and appointing civil servants and generals privately. You can follow their example and do it immediately. Why do you need an edict?"

Sun Ce was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, never expecting Li Li to say such a self-deprecating truth.

Because Li Li is now the representative of the Son of Heaven, once the edict completely loses its effect, it means that the Son of Heaven in Li Li's hands will no longer be useful, which is equivalent to weakening Li Li's influence and the overall strength of the Xiliang Army.After all, as long as the emperor is in Li Li's hands, the Xiliang army will always occupy the name of righteousness. No matter where it uses troops, it is well-known and justifiable; and vice versa.

After thinking for a while, Sun Ce smiled lightly, knowing that what Li Li said was ironic.

Today, there are indeed a few vassals in the world who support their own troops and set up official positions to reward civil servants and generals under their command, but these are a minority after all, limited to a few vassals such as Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and Yuan Shu in Jiujiang.Although most of the princes also support their own troops and do not pay tribute to the court, they dare not set up official positions privately.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that most of the princes in the world now have their own state herdsmen, but no one has promoted themselves to an official title above the state herdsman.For example, Yuan Shao in Jizhou was very dissatisfied with the post of general of chariot and cavalry granted by the emperor, but he was dissatisfied. He was still a general of chariot and cavalry, but he did not dare to assume the position of great general without authorization.If this is the case with Yuan Shao in Jizhou, the other princes need not say much. They dared to set up official positions for their subordinates, but they did not dare to add officials to themselves.

The reason, apart from the orthodox name of the Son of Heaven, is the powerful deterrent power of Li Li and his Xiliang Army that makes all the princes fear the most.Therefore, since the great chaos in the world, no one has dared to be king and hegemony, and they have placed their official positions under Li Li, so as not to be targeted by Li Li and wait for the opportunity to send troops to crusade.

After straightening out his thoughts, Sun Ce respectfully said with a smile on his face: "The general is too modest. The reason why the princes from all walks of life in the Central Plains united against the general is because they were overwhelmed by the general and always felt like The awn is on the back, the thorn is on the throat, sleep and food are difficult, and the fear is constant. Although they dared to privately set up official positions to reward a group of subordinates, they did not dare to privately set official titles for themselves. This shows how powerful the general is.

In contrast, I, Sun Ce, is only a school lieutenant so far, and I am still an official position conferred by Yuan Shu. After Yuan Shu ruled, the gentry officials of other states and counties did not recognize it at all.To have is to have nothing.To be honest, Sun planned to break away from Yuan Shu after this alliance, return to his hometown in Jiangdong, and make a living by himself.If I don't have the Emperor's Edict in my hand, it will be difficult for me to take a single step, and it is even more impossible to get the approval of the local gentry.Therefore, I implore the general to grant me the title of Grand Administrator of Yuzhang, and to inherit the title of Marquis of Wucheng from my father! "

"Governor of Yuzhang?" Li Li looked stunned, and pondered: "I remember that your lord Sun Jian should be the prefect of Changsha before. Why do you want the position of prefect of Yuzhang? Do you want to rule across the river with Yuan Shu and dominate Jiangdong?"

"This,,, the general thinks highly of Sun Ce." Sun Ce's expression changed, and he said humbly, "I'm not afraid that the general will laugh at me. I still have no place to stand, and I have borrowed more than [-] troops. Other than that Therefore, if you can win a foothold, you will be satisfied. How dare you expect to dominate Jiangdong? I also ask the general to fulfill my request and issue an imperial edict!"

"Hehehe!" Li Li narrowed his eyes and stared at Sun Ce's dodging eyes, and said with a smile: "Actually, you don't need to hide it, and you don't need to lie to me. You can say it openly. You want to separate Jiangdong. You want to become a prince all the way. How can you hide this thought from me?"

"Ugh!" Sun Ce replied in astonishment, "The general sees everything clearly, Sun Ce is ashamed."

At this moment, Sun Ce's posture is very low, quite submissive.It's like a completely different person from the haughty look he used to get angry and angry at every turn.

This is really a person under the eaves, who has to bow his head.He now has a request from Li Li, and all his long-awaited grand plans and hegemony are pinned on a piece of imperial edict.At present, although he has more than 1 horses in his hands, he has not accumulated money and food, nor does he have a well-known name. If there is no imperial edict issued by the emperor, it will be difficult to accomplish anything with this small number of people in his hands.However, once he had the emperor's imperial edict in hand, it was completely different.The teacher is well-known, and his name is justified. He is not worried that most of the gentry in Jiangdong will not support him.

Only in this way can things be done.

It's a pity that Sun Ce's gesture of humility against his will was really clumsy, and he couldn't escape Li Li's eyes, who could see through his disguise at a glance.This is due to Sun Ce's nature. He is not a humble person at all.But at this moment, for the long-awaited ambitious hegemony, he has no choice but to bow his head to Li Li and flatter him, hoping to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

Seeing Sun Ceqiang's humility and laughter, Li Li's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a deep voice, "Now is the time when our army is fighting with the allied forces. If our army loses this battle, even if I give you an edict What's the use? This section, I wonder if you have considered it?"

Sun Ce twitched his brows when he heard this, looked up at Li Li, and said, "Since the general is asking, then I will tell the truth, and I hope the general will not blame you for any inappropriate words."

"It's okay to be blunt." Li Li nodded slightly and responded.

Sun Ce nodded slightly, and said frankly: "If the general loses in this battle, then the general himself will be in great trouble and doomed to escape; but the emperor is still the emperor, and the edict is still valid. After all, no matter which prince falls into the hands of the emperor, he is still holding the emperor. In order to order the princes, the emperor's edict is still followed in the world, and the emperor's edict given to me by the general is still counted. These are words from the bottom of my heart, and I ask the general to be tolerant if I am rude."

"Hehehe! What you said is indeed the truth!" Li Li smiled happily: "In this case, I can promise you that everything will be as you wish, and I will give you an imperial edict. But I have a word first, if ten years If you still can't cross Jiangdong to expand in Jiangbei, when my army reaches Jiangdong, I hope you can lead your people to surrender to me, and don't resist needlessly, lest people will be burned and the Yangtze River will be stained with blood!"

"Within ten years?" Sun Ce narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously.

Li Li nodded slightly, and said affirmatively: "Yes, within ten years. If it exceeds ten years, today's words are invalid, and you have the right to ignore it."

"Huh?" Sun Ce frowned and pondered for a while, then looked at Li Li and said solemnly, "Okay, as you said. From today onwards, we will swear within ten years. If you can If we hit the Yangtze River, I, Sun Ce, will bow my head and become a vassal; if not, the oath will be void, and we will compete on the battlefield!"

"As you wish, within ten years!" Li Li readily agreed.

After Sun Ce heard the words, he drove his horse up to Li Li, stretched out his right hand, and said solemnly, "In that case, you and I will swear by high-fiving!"

"Crack, crack, crack!" Seeing this, Li Li stopped talking, stretched out his right hand and clapped Sun Ce three times, making an oath.

In this scene, the soldiers of the two armies and the civil and military soldiers of the Xiliang Army on the city tower were all stunned. They didn't understand what Sun Ce and Li Li were talking about, why they walked together for no reason, had a good talk, and clapped hands to celebrate.

It is true that the high-five swearing was actually a sudden move by Sun Ce, but there was no such thing as a high-five swearing before that.

However, it depends on human effort. It didn’t happen before, but it doesn’t mean it’s not far away. Once someone took the lead in doing this, it will slowly follow in the future.Just like Taoyuan's three sworn brothers, although there were also before this, they were not popular, but since Taoyuan became sworn brothers, it has spread rapidly and has been passed down for thousands of years.

However, whether the high-five oath between Sun Ce and Li Li will be fulfilled at this moment is still unknown.If the oath is invalidated, then this high-five oath will be submerged in the rain of swords, guns and arrows, and will not be known; if it is fulfilled, it will be a beautiful story handed down from generation to generation.

"The edict will be handed over to you when the first snow falls this winter. The situation in Yangzhou is chaotic. At this time, it is very difficult to capture Jiangdong. I hope you will take care of yourself." At the end, Li Li whispered.

Sun Ce nodded lightly, and said softly, "Thank you, General, for fulfilling the mission. Next, we will see how the general's soldiers will annihilate the Baibo army."

After finishing speaking, Sun Ce rode his horse back to the formation, and shouted angrily as he walked: "Li thief deceived me too much, wait for me to break through the city, and see how rampant you are!"

"Sun Ce is so breathless, I'm waiting for you to attack, let's see what you can do to me!" Li Li snarled, and immediately turned around and ran towards the city gate with the golden beast king, and quickly disappeared in front of the two armies.

"Listen, all soldiers!" Sun Ce, who rode his horse back to the front of the formation, brazenly raised his Overlord Spear, and ordered sharply: "The left-wing army of Han Siam's troops attacked the west of the city, and the right-wing army of Yang Feng's troops attacked the east of the city. Listen to my orders and attack the city. !"

"Boom and kill!"

Following Sun Ce's order, more than [-] Baibo troops on the left and right flanks moved in response, carrying ladders on their shoulders, pushing chariots, and catapults to attack Dongyuan City brazenly.

At this moment, although the leaders of Baibo, such as Han Xian, Yang Feng, and Li Le, were suspicious, they always felt that the conversation between Sun Ce and Li Li before the formation was very strange. Unfortunately, Sun Ce did not leave them time to think, and immediately ordered to attack the city after returning to the formation.However, Han Xian and others were forced by Sun Ce's previous achievements in battle and violent and irritable temper. They obviously felt uneasy but did not dare to disobey orders, and immediately led the army to attack the city.

However, they didn't know that the entire Baibo army was sold to Li Li by Sun Ce.This charge is equivalent to stepping on the gate leading to hell, and since then, life and death are boundless, and there is a narrow escape, and there is no return.

Chapter 638

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The cold moon hangs in the sky, and the night sky is sparsely populated with stars.

The north wind whistled past the ears, seeming lonely and deliberate to disturb others, moaning and whispering, wanting to spend the cold night with bosom friends.

It was freezing cold until midnight.