Xiaoqi

Li Li shook his head slightly when he heard the words, and laughed dumbly: "You don't blush when you tell lies! Don't think I don't know. These days you often drink alcohol secretly, and you have no alcohol every day. Fortunately, you still know how to control yourself, one jar a day Alcohol, never drink too much, otherwise I will punish you severely!"

"Uh!" Huan Fei was stunned when he heard the words, and subconsciously muttered in a low voice: "The general has always been secretly drinking behind people's backs, how did the lord know that uh, no, the general never drank!"

"Hahaha"

Seeing that Huan Fei didn't tell himself, the crowd roared with laughter, Ma Chao and Xu Chu laughed the most, and even Li Li couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Amidst the loud laughter, Li Li gradually narrowed his smile, with a solemn look on his face: "It's the winter snow season, the cold is unbearable, especially at night, so our soldiers have the habit of drinking to keep out the cold. However, the big battle is coming soon. , There have been countless examples of drinking mistakes since ancient times, and the lessons are profound and vivid.

Fei Hu is not the only one in the hall drinking secretly, this general also knows that dozens of people including Meng Qi, Zhong Kang, Ling Ming, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, and Hu Che'er often drink alone in the tents.Drinking alcohol was prohibited during the war. This is a military discipline that has been followed by the great man for hundreds of years. Although the general did not expressly prohibit drinking alcohol, you still have to control yourself.

From today onwards, the entire army will be restricted to alcohol from below Li Li; generals should not drink more than three bowls a day, and soldiers should not drink more than one bowl.This order is circulated to the whole army and will be implemented on the same day. The commanders of each battalion, the personal soldiers of the deputy commanders, and the guards of the gold will jointly inspect the battalions; Eighty heavy sticks, no matter who they are, they will be severely punished! "

"Promise!" Following Li Li's order, the alcohol restriction came into effect immediately, and everyone in the hall agreed in unison without any objection.

"En." Li Li nodded slightly, and waved his hand to signal the generals to get up and sit down: "All the soldiers are going out to fight, and their lives are in danger at any time. It is our honor to die on the battlefield. If you die because of drinking, you are extremely useless. Nothing. There are no rules and regulations, and from now on, marching and fighting will all be carried out according to this."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for everyone to respond, Li Li raised his hand to indicate that there is no need to say more, and then turned his gaze to the left side of the hall: "Let's gossip, let's discuss formally, Xiaozhi will report the military situation first, everyone must listen carefully. "

Hearing this, Fazheng stood up, holding the bamboo slips in his hands but did not unfold them, as if he had memorized the general's situation by heart.

"My lord, all generals, as of yesterday evening, all the 36 princes and princes have crossed the Yellow River, and first settled in the Loudiyuan Camp, 42 miles away. For Yuli, it reaches the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains in the south, blocks the Yellow River in the north, and is backed by Feiyundu.

It has been more than two months, that is, 65 days, since the alliance of princes.At present, the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi have all fallen into the hands of the Allied forces. To be precise, they should all fall into the hands of Yuan Shao. Yuan Jun was responsible for the food and supplies of the Allied Army.

The war so far.At the beginning of the alliance of princes, there were 47 troops. In two months, more than 53 new recruits were recruited, totaling 4000 horses.After two battles in Dongyuan City and Anyi City.The allied forces lost more than [-] men, of which the Baibo army was almost wiped out; Cao Cao's [-] army was completely lost in the battle of Feiyundu, and only [-] men fled back to the enemy's camp after the war.

In this battle, our army beheaded more than 2 Cao troops, captured more than [-] soldiers, and thousands of Cao troops fled and hid.missing.During the battle, General Teng Xiao led [-] infantry to defend the valley entrance in the north, and fought fiercely with the [-] troops of the enemy Yujin and Lejin's troops for two hours.Although Cao Jun broke through Taniguchi in the end, General Teng Xiao lived up to his lord's entrustment. He not only completed the important task of defending Taniguchi for an hour, but also captured the enemy alive.after the war.Of the [-] infantry of our army, there are only more than [-] left.Generals Guo Meng and Tie Xiao were seriously injured, and General Teng Xiao was also hit by two arrows. The fight was brutal.The [-] Cao troops killed nearly [-] people, and more than [-] wounded soldiers were captured by our army. The enemy general Le Jin led his troops to escape, and then our army chased and killed them for several days. In the end, only more than a thousand people escaped and survived.At the same time, the battle of Taniguchi in the south.Jin Yiwei suffered more than [-] casualties, and almost all the infantry were killed or injured.A total of tens of thousands of steps were lost.

Therefore, after two months of fighting, the Allied forces lost more than 7 soldiers and horses, and another 36 remained in the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi, so the total number of Allied troops crossing the river was 2.However, our army lost more than 12 people on the Hedong battlefield, and nearly 13 people were lost in the Feiyundu battle, a total of 28 people. The loss is not small; if there is no Feiyundu battle, our army’s losses will be even greater.At the beginning of the war, our army originally had 20 county soldiers, [-] main infantry and more than [-] Hedong county soldiers, a total of [-] horses; now, the county soldiers have lost more than [-] people, and the cavalry has lost nearly [-], and more than [-] wounded soldiers have been sent to Chang'an to recuperate, so our army now has [-] cavalry.

Here, one thing has to be mentioned, that is, among the existing troops of our army, there are many cavalry and few infantry. There are only less than [-] infantry, and there are [-] heavy soldiers among them, which is not conducive to defending the pass. "

Fazheng's last sentence undoubtedly put forward his own point of view, that is, the next battle cannot be blindly defended, and taking the initiative to attack is an inevitable choice.

Li Li waved his hand noncommittally to signal Fazheng to take his seat, then looked at Jia Xu: "What good strategy does Wenhe have for this battle?"

Jia Xu bowed his hands and saluted, his eyes glanced over the generals, and a calm expression appeared on his face: "My lord, what Xiaozhi said did not mention the distribution of our army's strength, and I will add a little here. At present, our army A total of 21 troops, of which General Xu Rong led 4 horses to garrison Xingyang, and General Huang Zhong led [-] Wuwei battalion infantry to reinforce Wuguan and guard Wuguan with Cheng Yi.

Therefore, in fact, there are 16 soldiers and [-] soldiers left behind at Hangu Pass, and only [-] infantry. The general's [-] siege soldiers, and the [-] county soldiers under the two generals Hu Zhen and Yang Ding, left the few thousand remnants under General Teng Xiao's tent, with limited combat power. "

Obviously, Jia Xu is different from Fazheng. He doesn't have to be too scruples, and he doesn't need to be merciful.Because he is quite prestigious in the army, most generals respect him very much, so the generals mentioned by him will not feel dissatisfied and can accept it calmly.

Just when the generals were thinking about it, Jia Xu's next few words inspired everyone and their fighting spirit was high.

"Since the fierce battle, although our army has lost cities and lands continuously, and almost handed over half of the Sili to the princes and allies, it is not easy for the princes to completely swallow these territories. The Xingyang camp where General Xu Rong was stationed alone It was able to hold on for two months without loss, firmly blocking the Allied army's retreat and food and grass supply, forcing them to turn around grain, grass and supplies from Hedong County. Moreover, the road is blocked by heavy snow, and more than 30 Allied troops have food, grass and winter clothing reserves. As for the issue of heating, I am afraid that our army is far from adequately prepared. Since then, our army has taken advantage of the right time, place and people. How can it be invincible?

Therefore, Jia's strategy for defending against the enemy in this battle is eight words: Accumulate thickly, and attack later! "

Jia Xu's strategy of defending against the enemy was supported by Guo Jia, and then approved by Li Li, which made Shuai Zhang's discussion smoother.After Li Li dispatched troops to give orders, the discussion ended, and then the commander-in-chief held a banquet, and the chief ministers gathered together to enjoy the last banquet before the great war.

Chapter 679

Hangu Pass, first built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, is known as "the opening of the Hangu Pass, and the thousands of valleys startling the dust to the north".

This pass guards the throat of Luoyang in the east and Chang'an in the west, the plateau in the west, Juejian in the east, Qinling in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. It is one of the earliest Xiongguan fortresses built on the land of China.

After the snow clears, the lazy sunshine caresses the earth with the cold wind, gentle and graceful like a girl, half-covered like a shy woman, beautiful and charming.

"Da da da!"

Amidst the unhurried sound of horseshoes, a group of cavalry slowly climbed to the dangerous peak in the northeast of Hangu Pass, and then reined in their horses on the cliff, looking at the Hangu Pass tower with banners flying around.

"Pangu opened up the sky and the earth, and there was the Hangu natural moat. Since then, it has been a place where one man can guard the pass. Since the Spring and Autumn Pass was built, this pass has been the most powerful pass in the world. How many heroes have hated the pass, and how many kings have stopped at the pass. So, time has flowed, dynasties have changed, and now it is finally my turn, Chen Bing, before Hangu Pass!"

On the top of Lema Mountain, Yuan Shao stared at the majestic and majestic Hangu Pass, and the Xiliang garrison on the tower, full of emotion and emotion.However, it is not difficult to hear a bit of overlord's momentum from his tone of voice, talking about the past and the present, full of ambition, and heroic.

Standing beside Yuan Shao, Cao Cao subconsciously fell half a body behind Yuan Shao, deliberately highlighting Yuan Shao's superior status as a show of respect.

At this moment, seeing Yuan Shao looking at Hangu Pass showing great pride, Cao Cao smiled and nodded, but did not answer, it seemed that Yuan Shao's words were extremely incisive, and he was speechless.Keep silent.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Cao Cao respected him so much, and Yuan Shao couldn't help but recall the good times when he was young and drank with Cao Cao and lingered in Liuxiang, Huajie.As soon as he thought of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth naturally.There was a bit of resentment in his eyes, mixed with a trace of guilt.

In fact, since Feiyundu's disastrous defeat, Cao Cao has been completely "down and out".Although he still served as the deputy leader of the princes' army, he still sat in the original position when the princes discussed affairs; but he obviously spoke less, and even if he occasionally expressed his own opinions, he was not valued by the princes from all walks of life and turned a deaf ear.Saying is tantamount to not saying, and the right to speak has dropped sharply.

This is only a subtle change among the princes, in terms of camping arrangements and food supply.The treatment of the soldiers of Cao Cao's troops plummeted and they were bullied.Originally, Cao Jun's camp was stationed on the left side of Yuan Shao's camp, in the middle of the Allied camp, and the supply of food and grass was also given priority over other princes.At the end of the month, you can get the next month's food, grass and luggage; but now everything is not as good as before.The camp on the left side of Yuan Shao's camp was redistributed to Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army.On the right is Lü Bu's camp. Cao Cao's camp was squeezed out to the north of the camp, next to the Yellow River, and it is also the most likely position to be robbed.At the same time, when the grain and grass were distributed, Cao Jun only received ten days' grain, that is to say, in the few days after crossing the river, Cao Cao's camp had run out of grain and grass.Fortunately, he still had some surplus food before, and he could barely survive for a few days.Otherwise, he would lick his face and ask Yuan Shao for food and grass today.

It is said that a hairless phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken, and an old tiger is not as good as a dog.

This is the situation Cao Cao is facing now.Before that, he might never have dreamed that he would end up in this situation. Being despised and bullied was second to none, and the most important thing was that he had to meet all the princes with a strong face and a smile every day.When you meet people, you greet people, and if people want to pay attention to him, they just nod their heads, and it is right to return the courtesy; if they don't want to pay attention to him, they turn their heads and look aside, pretending not to see them, and then walk in front of him with their heads held high, without even looking at him.

This is the naked reality. Cao Cao understood this truth 20 years ago, but he never thought that this kind of encounter would happen to him one day.Everyone understands the truth, but when it comes to understanding, Cao Cao couldn't accept it when everything really fell on his head. No food.

Only Cao Ren and Cheng Yu knew about this scene, and outsiders had no way of knowing it, but the princes from all walks of life could imagine Cao Cao's anger from embarrassment.

However, to everyone's surprise, after Cao Cao locked himself in the tent for a day and a night, the next day he looked like a normal person, still welcoming people with a smile on his face.No matter whether he was ignored or ignored, he didn't mind, and he still bowed his hands in a modest and polite way, and his etiquette was impeccable.Especially in front of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao used to call Yuan Shao directly by his name and address him as "Brother Benchu", but now he respects Yuan Shao everywhere. Sharing Yuan Shao's worries, it seems to be a vassal and subordinate.

Because of this, Yuan Shao, who had already planned to completely abandon Cao Cao as an ally, couldn't bear it. He often recalled the details of his past with Cao Cao and the friendship between him and each other for more than [-] years, and then accepted Cao Cao again.And Cao Cao's humble and respectful expression also made Yuan Shao very useful. In addition, Cao Cao, who was greatly weakened, did not pose any threat to him, so after a few days, Yuan Shao trusted Cao Cao even more than before.When encountering embarrassing or indecisive matters, he would often leave aside his advisers and come to Cao Cao to discuss and make decisions.

Today, after the snow had cleared, Yuan Shao called Cao Cao to accompany him out of the camp to the Juejian of Dongling, and personally inspected the situation of the Hangu Pass defenders.

Therefore, besides Hebei General Wen Chou and a team of more than [-] soldiers, only Cao Cao was accompanying Yuan Shao.

After gazing intently at Hangu Pass for a while, Yuan Shao turned his head to look at Cao Cao beside him, with a faint smile on his face: "In Meng De's opinion, how long will it take for our allies to break through this pass, and how many troops will be lost? "

Cao Cao was slightly startled when he heard the words, his expression remained the same, his eyebrows were still downcast, but there was a look of surprise in the corner of his eyes, and he paid attention to the change of expression on Yuan Shao's face.

From the voice, it is not difficult to hear that Yuan Shao seems to have full confidence in this attack on Hangu Pass and is determined to win it, so he asked confidently "how long will it take to break through the pass" instead of "whether it will be possible to attack Hangu Pass".

Ask yourself, Cao Cao is skeptical, or pessimistic, very pessimistic about whether the Allied forces can conquer Hangu Pass, which is completely opposite to the smug Yuan Shao.However, he couldn't tell Yuan Shao the truth in front of Yuan Shao's face; otherwise, his hard work of begging for perfection these days would be in vain and all his efforts would be wasted.

After making up his mind, Cao Cao had no choice but to follow Yuan Shao's train of thought and say something against his will.Only in this way, the more Yuan Shao listened, the happier he would be, and the more he would trust him.

"The lord of the alliance has a great talent and strategy, with profound and far-sighted strategies, and is powerful in the sea. Everyone in the world knows everyone in the big man. Since the lord led the allied army to go out, he has been invincible in all battles. He is invincible and invincible. It is unmatched, and its prestige is as high as the sky. Therefore, the general thought that our allied forces are now in full swing, and it is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of the victory and advance. If it does not predict, Hangu Pass will be conquered before the end of the year. , completely defeat Li Thief and his Xiliang Army!"

When these words came out of his mouth, Cao Cao secretly despised himself in his heart, and suddenly felt that his throat was dry and unbearable.So he originally wanted to say some pleasant things, but he felt bored and disgusted while talking, so he went straight to the point, and said something he wanted to say according to Yuan Shao's mind, but it was inconvenient for him to boast.

"Meng De's words are very true, it suits me very well! Hahaha"

Sure enough, Yuan Shao was very useful after hearing this, and immediately burst out laughing.Immediately, he got off his horse and waved his hand to signal Cao Cao to get off too, as if he had something important to discuss and he didn't want others to know.

After dismounting from his horse, Cao Cao walked slowly behind Yuan Shao. On a smooth rock not far away, his soldiers had already swept away the snow, spread out cushions and a small table, and placed hot iron on the small table. wine cup.

Sitting down right after Yuan Shao, Cao Cao looked down suspiciously at the expression on Yuan Shao's face, and didn't take the initiative to ask, waiting quietly for Yuan Shao to speak out.

Waving his hands to signal his soldiers to retreat to the edge of the mountain, Yuan Shao stretched out his hand to pour wine with a smile on his face, but Cao Cao, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, picked up the wine jar first, and then filled Yuan Shao's glass of wine.

"Meng De is too polite. Speaking of which, although I am a few years older than Meng De, you and I have known each other for dozens of years. Although we are not siblings from the same mother, our friendship is as deep as brothers. Therefore, you and I Brothers don't have to be so polite, wouldn't it be better to be honest? Hehehe!"