Xiaoqi

"My lord, whoo-hoo!"

Under the banner of the Chinese Army, Guo Jia rushed over after hearing the news, and when he walked in front of Li Li, he gasped for breath before he could speak.

"My lord, Jia heard that my lord is going to lead an army to fight, I wonder if this is true?"

"Feng Xiao, don't worry, it's not too late to take a breath. You are the pillar of our army now, and you are on the stage to command the army to fight. Whether this decisive battle can be successful in one fell swoop depends entirely on you!"

Seeing Guo Jia approaching with a flushed face and Zhang Liao behind him.At a glance, Li Li knew Guo Jia's intentions when he suddenly stepped off the stage and rushed to the front of the battle.However, he did not blame Zhang Liao for being troublesome.After all, Zhang Liao was also loyal, seeing that he couldn't dissuade the lord, he rushed to the handsome stage to invite Guo Jia to persuade him.

Guo Jia's expression changed when he heard that, and he looked at Li Li's smiling expression in astonishment, and then shook his head helplessly.

"It seems that what Wen Yuan said is right. My lord is really going to lead the army to attack." Seeing Li Li's calm expression, Guo Jia was stunned and said softly.

"That's true." Li Li nodded slightly.Then he stretched out his finger and pointed at the formation of the allied forces on the opposite side: "Feng Xiao might as well calm down and observe carefully to see how the formation of the allied forces at this moment is different from before?"

"Oh?" Guo Jia's expression was startled, and he immediately raised his eyes to look at the Allied battle formation, extending from Yuan Shao's central army to the two wings.Take a close look at it.

"Uh. There are indeed some changes!" After a closer look, Guo Jia found something unusual, and then frowned, pondering while thinking: "It is indeed as the lord said, the formation of the allied forces is indeed different from before. It's different, it's very strange, and there's a hint of endless murderous intent."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia paused.Turning his head to look at Li Li, he unexpectedly met Li Li's eyes.immediately.The two chief ministers looked at each other; Guo Jia saw a bit of solemnity in Li Li's eyes, and Li Li clearly saw a deep sense of worry and a bit of doubt in Guo Jia's eyes. color.

After looking at each other, Guo Jia said with a solemn expression: "Half an hour ago, the central army of the Allied Army suddenly changed its formation and transformed the six square formations into a full-scale battle formation, posing an attacking formation ready to move; while the cavalry on the two wings It didn't move at all, and there seemed to be no sign of taking the lead.

Now, the Allied forces suddenly changed their formation again. The commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army retreated 24 steps, and the large formation composed of 20 infantry troops was dismantled again.The [-] infantry under Gao Lan, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Yan remained in place, but the [-] infantry led by Zhang Yun retreated two miles, and merged with the siege troops of the rear army such as Jinglan and Yunti to form a The rear army, and re-formed a long snake formation.The most strange thing is that there is an open space behind the long snake formation, and the area is not small, enough to station [-] soldiers and horses, or even more. "

"At the same time, the cavalry on the two wings of the Allied Army also advanced at least fifty steps forward, protruding from the front of the formation, and seemed to be waiting for an opportunity to attack. But in this way, the cavalry on the two wings would break away from the central army and fight on their own. It does not have the effect of protecting the safety of the two wings of the central army. Such a change in the Allied battle formation is really unusual and very strange. On the surface, it seems that the Allied formation is full of loopholes at this time, and as long as our army attacks, it can be defeated in one fell swoop. However, Such an obvious flaw made me extremely uneasy. If I hadn't been too suspicious, then this formation must have hidden endless murderous intent, and faintly revealed the tendency of swallowing, it seems to deliberately lure our army to attack, and then destroy our army in one fell swoop."

"Well, what Feng Xiao said coincides with me." Guo Jia's voice fell, and Li Li then nodded and said: "I also feel the same about this strong anxiety. Therefore, I decided to lead the attack in person, personally Check the situation before going to the battle, so as to make an accurate decision. Moreover, only I personally lead the attack, can I command the army to fight in front of the battle, adapt to the situation, and once I find that the allied forces have other plans, I can also order the army to retreat in time to avoid heavy casualties. Even Yu, once I see through the treacherous scheme, maybe I can still use it for me, and then defeat the allied army in one go, and go straight to the Allied army's stronghold!"

Speaking of this, Li Li paused for a moment, looked up at the handsome flag with the word "Li" beside him, and pondered: "Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and battles on the battlefield are unpredictable. No one can predict everything in advance. There is no such thing as a man who can count everything and win every battle. Therefore, planning before the battle is important, but adapting to the battle is the key to success or failure. In the final analysis, war is still fought by people, and people are precisely He is best at the way of change, so war cannot rely entirely on strategy. When you can’t know yourself and the enemy or the enemy’s situation is unknown, the most important thing is to make a decisive decision, and this is the most valuable thing about being a general or an army commander .

The so-called famous general does not just refer to how well he is proficient in the art of war and his military strategy, but depends on whether he can fight and win battles; only generals who can win battles and have made great achievements in battle are qualified to be called "famous generals." ".Obviously, there is no such "famous general" among the generals of our army at present, so no one is more suitable to lead the army than me. "

While speaking, Li Li pointed to the commander-in-chief beside him, and said loudly: "This commander-in-chief is the banner of our army, and it is also where I am. The direction of the banner is the direction in which the whole army will attack. If you want to retreat, you will retreat. Right now, we still have no way of knowing what the allied forces are planning, or what Yuan Shao's tricks are, so I, Li Li, must fight in person. So, compared with the lives of more than 13 soldiers in the whole army, what is it? It's different from taking my life, Li Li; even if I escaped by chance, I will surely linger on in the future, and sooner or later I will not escape the fate of defeat."

"My lord's words are very true." After listening to Li Li's words, Guo Jia nodded slightly, and praised: "My lord is so wise and brave, and my subordinates admire him very much! As my lord said, if our army is in danger, as long as my lord speaks Order, or order the banner officer to retreat, our soldiers will naturally follow the lord's banner to advance and retreat. There is no doubt about this, and I am convinced of this. I just forgive you for boldly saying that if the lord is in danger, So what?

It should be known that the Lord is the master of our Xiliang army, who is responsible for the future and destiny of the entire army and even millions of Xiliang people.If the lord makes a mistake, it will be a catastrophe for our army that owns the land of the three states. Everything that has been done before will be destroyed once, and the hard work of countless people will also be in vain.Therefore, I implore the lord to think twice before acting. "

After speaking, Guo Jia rode on the horse and bowed his head. His earnest expression was beyond words, and his attitude towards this matter was also self-evident.No matter what Li Li said, Guo Jia still said that the king should not take risks himself, and he never changed his original intention on this point.

Seeing Guo Jia's stubbornness, Li Li smiled calmly, and said in a loud voice: "If the sky kills me, Li Li, even if I hide in the ends of the earth, it will be in vain; if the sky helps me succeed, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, what will I do?"

"Huh?" Guo Jia was stunned when he heard the words, and looked at Li Li in a daze.

After a while, he shook his head helplessly, and sighed sincerely: "My lord is as broad-minded as the sea, and his ambition is as high as the sky, you are truly a god! I admire you so much, and feel ashamed. Now that the lord has made up his mind, Jia doesn't say much. However, for public and private purposes, I have to say one more thing, please ensure your own safety no matter what, and there must be no slightest mistake. Otherwise, if the lord abandons Jia and leaves, Jia will definitely Follow the lord to the underworld, and then serve the lord again."

"Ugh!" Li Li was stunned when he heard the sound, looked at Guo Jia's resolute expression, laughed loudly and said, "Well, Guo Fengxiao, you won't let me go to hell! But that's fine too, don't ask for the same life, but for the same life." If we die together, we will have no regrets if we have such a confidant in life! Hahaha"

Guo Jia also smiled heartily: "My lord has flattered me too much. Ever since Jia joined my lord, my lord has a broad mind and a casual attitude. She treats me like a brother, cares about my health, cares about me, and promotes me exceptionally, entrusting me with important responsibilities. For this, I am very grateful, and often ask myself, I am afraid that only the lord in this world will indulge my Guo Jia's unrestrained disposition and give me a place to use it. This is how Guo Jia is today. Therefore, I am fortunate to meet the lord in this life, Jia My wish is enough, I have nothing else to ask for!"

After speaking, Guo Jia and Li Li looked at each other and smiled. At this time, the two ministers seemed like brothers.

So, on the battlefield where the flames were billowing, the hearty laughter of the two of them floated: "Hahaha"

Chapter 749 I Gamble With Jizhou

Allied front.

"Not good! Thief Li sent catapults to attack our allies?"

Seeing that the Xiliang army also sent hundreds of catapults to the front, Yuan Shao's expression changed drastically and he exclaimed.

"Uh! Why is the leader so panicked?"

Yuan Shao's sudden yelling made Liu Bei's face suddenly change in fright, and then he frowned slightly and asked in bewilderment.

"Huh? It's nothing, I was just a little surprised, don't blame Xuande."

Yuan Shao came back to his senses when he heard the sound, and forced himself to calm down under the force of his mind, then he hesitated, ambiguously perfunctory Liu Bei.

Liu Bei looked at Yuan Shao's profile in astonishment, doubts suddenly arose, his eyes became suspicious: "Oh, so that's the case."

After a pause, he didn't know what to think, and he comforted Yuan Shao: "Perhaps the lord is worrying too much. You must know that thief Li has always been cunning and fickle. Li thief's usual trick. Therefore, the leader need not worry, even if the catapult formation under Li thief's command and our allied army's catapult attack, so what, can he still win for a while after the chariot formation? In Liu's opinion Come on, I'm afraid not necessarily. Everyone knows that the Xiliang army is short of supplies and armaments, and the catapult array under Li Thief's command is no exception. It is definitely not comparable to the catapults of our allied army. Therefore, although the leader is relieved, there is no need panic."

"What Xuande said is true, but it was Yuan who lost his temper just now, please don't mind Xuande." Yuan Shao turned his head and nodded slightly to Liu Bei, smiling.

"Leader's words are serious, and trivial matters are nothing to worry about." Liu Bei responded with a nonchalant smile.Then he said no more.Turning his head to look at the battle in front of the formation, he showed a thoughtful expression.

Seeing that Liu Bei was not suspicious, Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief.Then he calmed down, looked forward, and the anxious expression on his face gradually returned to normal.

But he didn't know that this change of expression fell completely in the corner of Liu Bei's eyes, causing Liu Bei to become suspicious.

Because Yuan Shao and Yan Yuese's reply just verified Liu Bei's previous doubts.Facts have proved that Yuan Shao did hide something from him, or that Yuan Shao had other arrangements for this decisive battle.And he has been hiding it from Liu Bei and other princes, and even now, Yuan Shao is still deliberately concealing it.Always reluctant to reveal half a sentence.

And the reason why Liu Bei's doubts were confirmed so quickly was because what he said to Yuan Shao just now was pure nonsense and nonsense, and his intention was to test Yuan Shao's reaction and see if he had a ghost in his heart.really.Yuan Shao agreed without thinking.He seemed absent-minded, and his expression was quite nervous, as if he was afraid that Liu Bei would find out his ulterior secret.However, Yuan Shao didn't know that he was so perfunctory, and he was clearly trying to cover it up, which just showed that he had a ghost in his heart, and he must have other plans behind the backs of the princes.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei was deeply disturbed.But I don't know where the problem is.However, he really didn't know how many ulterior secrets Yuan Shao still had.In other words, what kind of shady deeds did he do behind the backs of the princes from all walks of life.However, as long as Yuan Shao doesn't talk about all this, others will have no way of knowing, even if he wants to break his head, he can't figure it out.

Just when Liu Bei pretended to be watching the battle intently, but actually thought about it secretly, Yuan Shao was also extremely restless.

At this moment, Yuan Shao pretended not to look sideways at the battlefield in front of the formation, but in fact he was secretly anxious in his heart, and his thoughts were like a tide: "Li Li actually sent out the catapult formation to fight, but he still refused to lead the cavalry to attack. Could it be that he already See through my plan? This is really unbelievable! The princes from all walks of life have been completely hidden by me, and they have not noticed it for several months. How can Li thief know my plan? If Li thief has discovered my plan, Then everything I did before would be meaningless, and just now I broke up with Zhang Yan in public, turned against each other, and had many quarrels with the princes from all walks of life. In this way, wouldn't I, Yuan Shao, have nothing to do with this decisive battle in Loudiyuan? Is the chance of winning or losing determined?"

Secretly calculating the pros and cons in his mind, Yuan Shao was extremely worried, worrying about gains and losses, and extremely uneasy.Suddenly, he couldn't help but think of what Zhang Yan said before, that is: The battle of the Central Plains lord alliance against Li Li is indeed of great significance to Yuan Shao.For this reason, he did not hesitate to use all the money and food accumulated in Jizhou for many years to supply the Allied Forces. He spent millions of food, grass and supplies, as well as millions of taels of gold, and almost emptied Jizhou's family.He paid such a huge price, all for the great cause of this crusade against Li thief, and even more for the future dominance of the Central Plains, to finally clarify the universe, and to aspire to the top of the world.

Before that, Yuan Shao always believed that what he did was worthwhile.Because in his eyes, among the princes from all walks of life in the world, only Xiliang Li Li can pose a threat to him, and it is also the biggest obstacle to his dominance of the Central Plains, and the strongest opponent of the Jizhou Army.It was precisely because of this kind of worry that he urged him to contact the princes from all walks of life to join the alliance at all costs, and then formed an army of princes, sweeping the Xiliang army with the momentum of Mount Tai, and completely wiped out Li Li.

As long as Li Li dies, the Xiliang iron cavalry, which was once powerful for a while, will collapse, and there will be no fear from now on. Sooner or later, it will fall apart, and finally be lost in endless internal strife and killing.And this was exactly what Yuan Shao wanted to see the most. If Li Lihu hadn't watched him, Yuan Shao would surely be able to have millions of soldiers within three to five years, dominate all the states in the Central Plains, and then sweep the world with his army, making a lasting foundation.

Or if, without Li Li's rapid rise, then the grand blueprint in his heart will be realized without hindrance.It's a pity that the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes.Li Li's strong rise in Xiliang was as unstoppable as a storm. In just three years, he quickly grew into the world's number one overlord, with hundreds of thousands of Xiliang soldiers in his hands.This made Yuan Shao feel stuck in his throat, unable to sleep or eat, and dreamed of getting rid of Li Li countless times, because the existence of Li Li in Xiliang seriously threatened his great ambition to dominate the Central Plains.

As long as Li Li survived and the Xiliang army survived, Yuan Shao's desire to dominate the Central Plains was an unrealistic fantasy, and it was impossible to become a reality.Therefore, he was not in a hurry to get rid of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, nor did he have the idea of ​​sending troops to Yanzhou and completely occupying Qingzhou; he believed that his top priority was to get rid of Li Li as soon as possible while he was still fledgling, so that the Xiliang army would fall apart. Then he died completely in the internal fighting.For this reason, he can go all out to eradicate Xiliang Li Li at all costs.

For more than half a year, everything went smoothly as Yuan Shao expected.The alliance of princes of the Central Plains was established as scheduled, and the army of 50 princes swept across the east of the river like a bamboo, and drove Li Li and his army of Anyi to the other side of the Yellow River in one go.Although the Battle of Feiyundu and the siege of Hangu Pass were very difficult and the battle was not going well, Yuan Shao was not pessimistic. Instead, he was actively thinking about new strategies to deal with Li Li and Xiliang cavalry.However, Liu Bei led his troops to join the alliance midway, which seemed to inject a boost to the demoralized allied forces, making up for the vacancy of Cao Cao's troops after the fiasco at Feiyundu.

At the same time, the strong combat power of the Xiliang Army also made Yuan Shao realize that if he wanted to complete the battle and wipe out Li Li and the Xiliang Army in one fell swoop, the price would be too high, and it was even impossible to do so.Therefore, he retreated to the next best thing, re-determined the strategic goal, greatly reduced the goal of eliminating Li Li and the Xiliang army, and changed it to annihilate 10,000+ Xiliang war cavalry.Because Li Li's biggest reliance on being the number one overlord in the world is the more than [-] Xiliang iron cavalry. As long as these cavalry are destroyed, Li Li will be like a tiger whose teeth have been pulled out. Yuan Shao poses a threat.

However, just after Yuan Shao lowered his strategic goals, the siege of Hangu Pass that could not be conquered for a long time, and the subsequent confrontation that lasted for more than four months made him disappointed and deeply overwhelmed.

The supply of grain, grass and supplies for half a year has consumed all the money and food accumulated in Jizhou for many years, and with that, Yuan Shao has no way out and is forced to a dead end, only succeeding but not failing.Once this battle is defeated, it may take at least three years or as many as five years for Jizhou to recover its vitality. It is also unknown whether he can continue to sit in Jizhou after Yuan Shao's defeat.Because he put all of Jizhou's family property on this battle, it was almost desperate, so he really couldn't afford to lose.

Originally, everything was going on the track planned by Yuan Shao, but the death of Wen Chou and Yan Liang and the defeat of Lu Bu before the battle took him by surprise, and he had a vague premonition that the battle might not go as smoothly as he imagined.

Don't think about it, good spirits don't work bad spirits.

As the battle continued till now, the situation that Yuan Shao least expected to see finally appeared.

Regardless of the fact that the Allied Army still has nearly 40 troops at this time, Yuan Shao is very clear that the Xiliang Army in Hangu Pass is definitely more than the 10,000+ troops in front of him. Li Li must have left behind, the so-called killer.Therefore, the outcome of the decisive battle between the Allied Army and the Xiliang Army is not optimistic, and even more defeats than victories.The only thing Yuan Shao can rely on is his secret plan, which is also his trump card against the Xiliang army.