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Li Dian didn't even bat an eyelid, "I've heard it before, and a loyal scholar should be like this!"

The smile on the corner of Li Li's mouth grew stronger, "That's good, General Mancheng is indeed a loyal man. I don't know if the general knows, so what should I do if I receive the favor of a meal?"

"This..." Li Dian felt a little uncomfortable, opened his mouth wide but didn't know how to respond, because he thought that the food in his cell was really good!

Li Li raised his eyes to look at Li Dian, and said without haste: "Nowadays there is a severe drought, the people live in hardship, and there are refugees everywhere. If Li can exchange a roast chicken for the allegiance of a strong man, it will be at your fingertips!

General Mancheng stayed in our barracks for a total of 55 days. He ate 52 roast chickens, 52 big geese, 26 pig's trotters, [-] altars of century-old wine, and two dendrobiums of high-quality rice.I won’t go into details about other dishes, but General Mancheng must know better than me.

General Mancheng, you and I are strangers, we have no friendship, and we are sworn enemies.As a prisoner of the rank and file, you can eat a lot of food. You alone ate the rations of hundreds of soldiers in our army for a year.Don't you feel like you have to pay this debt before you die? "

"This... I... you brought the food, I didn't ask you to do this, how can it be blamed on me..."

Li Dian's face was flushed, his face was panicked, his high head lowered to his chest in an instant, his voice was extremely low, buzzing like a mosquito.

Li Li turned a blind eye to Li Dian's embarrassment, and continued: "When you first entered the cell, you went on a hunger strike for three days and didn't even get a drop of water. Seeing that you were pitiful, the prison guards kindly prepared you a sumptuous meal. You ate cleanly. After that, he thought you were a picky eater and only ate big fish and big meat, so he reported this matter to me, and I thought you were also a loyal and brave man, so I kept doing my best to supply it.

Don't say nonsense that the food was brought to you by the jailer, not what you wanted.That jailer is dumb, it is impossible for him to ask you to have a big meal, besides, he puts the meal outside the prison door every time, and you bring it in by yourself!

When you see delicious food, you can eat whatever you want with peace of mind!The Chang'an imperial city is left there all day, why don't you grab a dragon chair to sit on? "

Li Li's words hit Li Dian's heart one after another like a hammer. He was so ashamed that he didn't even have the courage to raise his head. He just wanted to die.

"General Mancheng, if you want to die, I won't stop you; if you don't want to surrender me, I won't force you. But you have to give me back the food and wages you have eaten these days! You are neither my subordinate, And I have no relatives and no reason, we are enemies and not friends, you can't eat and drink for nothing, and then die, right?"

"Li, Wen, Chang! What do you want? How can I pay off this debt?"

Now Li Dian just wants to get rid of Li Li as soon as possible. This smiling young man is really scary!He keeps saying that he won't kill himself, but he is really trying to kill himself!

In such an embarrassing situation, I might as well have hit myself to death at the beginning, but now I can't die even if I want to, I really regret it!

Li Li spoke rather bluntly at this time, "General Mancheng, our army will soon set off and escort the luggage to Wuwei County, Liangzhou. It is a long way to go to Wuwei, and there is still a shortage of coolies to carry the luggage. You can go to the rear army luggage Let’s camp. One hundred yuan a month, including food and lodging, and if there are meritorious deeds, there will be rewards.

After you pay off the debt, you will be free.Where to go, let you decide.What does General Mancheng think? "

After Li Dian heard Li Li's words, he immediately became furious.Nowadays, Dong Zhuo's privately built copper coins are devalued so badly that one hundred coins can't even buy a roast chicken. If you want to pay off your debts, how can you wait until what year and month are you worth?Li Li really bullied me too much!

"Only one hundred dollars a month? Li Li, you...you are starting from the floor, you..."

"Stop!"

Li Li interrupted Li Dian unceremoniously, "You have no choice! In today's world, there are victims of disasters everywhere, and it is not uncommon for Yizi to eat each other. As long as you give me food, they can work for me! You are being polite, and even rewarded you with wages, aren't you satisfied?"

"Hey...that's all, Li Dian is willing to be a coolie!" Sighing a long sigh, Li Dian said decadently.

Chapter 55 The sky is high and the land is wide

In the blink of an eye, four days passed quietly.

On this day, the scorching sun hangs in the sky, there is no cloud in the sky, and the earth is shrouded in light.

The west gate of Chang'an City.

Dozens of carriages drove out one after another, and five hundred light armored warriors followed the carriages and slowly left the city.

At the west gate, Xu Rong, Fan Chou, Cai Yong and others came to see Li Li off.

Dong Zhuo also sent someone, and Huben Zhonglang sent Lu Bu to Li Li on behalf of Dong Zhuo with [-] Xiliang war horses and ten carts of military equipment.

For this, Li Li was very grateful, because Dong Zhuo's rewards this time were all the things he needed most, which was simply a timely gift.

Although Dong Zhuo's cruelty and domineering spread all over the world, he treated his subordinates extremely kindly. When he was generous, he would spend all his money without frowning, and he was majestic.

After saying goodbye to Cai Yong and others, Li Li moved to Lu Bu's mount.

"Li Li would like to thank General Lu for his help. These horses and ordnance have indeed solved my urgent need. Thank you for your great kindness. If you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely thank General!"

"Prefect Li, you are being polite. These are gifts from your adoptive father, not Lu's. The prefect is going to Liangzhou. The journey is long and the future is difficult. Please take care."

Lu Bu didn't get off his horse, but was still sitting on top of the nine-foot tall red rabbit horse.

Although his words sounded friendly, he had a very high posture. He didn't look directly at Li Li, but casually looked at the accompanying soldiers behind Li Li.

Li Li had long been prepared for Lu Bu's arrogance and arrogance, so he looked as usual, and after greeting Lu Bu, he was ready to turn around and leave, ordering his troops to set off.

"Prefect Li wait a moment!"

Just as Li Li had walked more than ten steps, Lu Bu lightly lifted the rein and rushed to him with strides, stretching out his hand to stop him.

"What else is there to do, General Lu? General, please speak up. As long as I know about it, I must tell the truth."

Lu Bu paced back and forth on the red rabbit horse under his crotch, "Prefect Li, who is this guard standing behind you? Hehehe! The prefect should not misunderstand, this general is just happy to see Lie Xin, this general is not weak in martial arts, could it be that he is Your sworn brother Fan Yong?"

"Oh, so that's the case. However, General Lu identified the wrong person. He is not my second brother Fan Yong. If it comes to evil, if General Lu asks a question, you should tell me directly."

When Li Li was speaking, he stepped back and stood side by side with Dian Wei.

"My lord, Chen Liudianwei, is now the captain of my lord's personal army. I have met General Lu."

"Huh? So you're not Fan Yong. Prefect Li is on his way. The general still has important matters to attend to, so I won't be far away, so I'll take my leave first. Drive!"

After Lu Bu realized that he had identified the wrong person, a glint of anger flashed in the corner of his eyes, and seeing Dian Wei's ugly face and strange name, he knew that this tall black man was just an unknown person.

So he responded with great disappointment, then lifted the rein lightly, turned around the horse, and walked away.

Seeing that Lu Bu was so defiant, Dian Wei immediately became angry, and looked coldly at Lu Bu's leaving figure and the lightning-fast Chituma with extremely stern eyes.

"My lord, Lu Bu is too arrogant. If there is a chance in the future, my subordinates will definitely compete with him. I want to see how he dares to despise me, Dianwei!"

Li Li smiled frankly when he heard this, "Hehehe! Don't be angry when you are evil. Lu Buyong is brave, but he is just a warrior. Even if he has the courage that is unworthy of men, he looks down on the heroes of the world, but he will not become a great weapon in the end, nothing to worry about. As for you want to compete with him, sooner or later you will have a chance, and you won’t be allowed to wait too long. After we have established our foundation in Wuwei, we will come to Chang’an City again in a short time. By then, it will be me Waiting for the time to show your talents!"

After politely declining the kindness of Cai Yong and others, Li Li and his party set off slowly, heading west under the blazing sun.

In the afternoon, they joined up with the Wuqian Longxiang Battalion from Dongyang Valley, and the army continued to move forward.

In the evening, Li Li's army set up a tent at the mouth of Hufeng, and once again received more than ten carts of luggage, more than 300 horses, and more than [-] elite soldiers who had hidden here in advance.

So far, all the supplies for Li Li's trip have arrived, and there are sufficient supplies and ordnance. It can be said that Li Li is strong and full of ambitions.

When he went to Liangzhou to take office this time, Li Li ordered the old housekeeper Li Fu to stay in Dongyang Valley, where there were still [-] infantry and more than a month's supply of food and grass.

From then on, the troops stationed in Dongyang Valley will have to raise food and grass by themselves, be self-sufficient, and develop independently.

In Li Li's army, there were 200 war horses rewarded by Dong Zhuo and [-] war horses secretly sent by Li Jue, plus more than [-] war horses snatched from the Nanshan robbers before, a thousand-man light armored cavalry The team was formed.

Coupled with the 600 light cavalry and a large amount of food and grass brought by Fan Yong this time, the food and grass in Li Li's army are enough for three months. There are a total of [-] war cavalry and more than [-] elite infantry, about [-] soldiers and horses.

At the same time, Li Li currently has six generals under his command, including Dian Wei, Fan Yong, Li Zheng, Li Xian, Bo Cai, and Li Dian. In addition to his own exactly seven people, each of them can lead a thousand-man team.