Xiaoqi

In general, Li Li's trip to Peach Blossom Village recruited Li Xuan and Teng's brothers in one fell swoop, with one proficiency and two martial arts, and also picked up more than 30 young and strong hunters with extraordinary skills.

It can be said that it is a good luck to go out, an unexpected joy, and a bumper harvest!

Let's not talk about Li Xuan's talent, but as long as the two Teng brothers have good conduct, Li Li will be making money, and it will be a lot of money!

In one fell swoop, two top generals whose martial arts skills are not inferior to Dian Wei's are brought under his command. Even if these two are pure martial artists and do not have the ability to lead troops to fight, it is good to charge forward.

When he was full of ambition, Li Li couldn't help thinking of Huan Fei, the leader of the Pegasus Bandits. Last time, he had limited generals and failed to capture him alive. After letting him show his might, he led his troops away.

If he meets Huan Fei again now, Li Li will not let him come and go as he pleases.

There are three powerful warriors, Dian Wei and the Teng brothers, even if Huan Fei really puts on his wings and turns into a flying tiger, the three of them can take off his wings and knock him out of the mortal world; Son, there is no room for bargaining.

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The small town of Xiutu is located in the northernmost part of Wuwei County, bordering on the territory of the Southern Huns.

This small county is said to be small, but in fact it has a large area, but its population is sparse, so it can only be called a small county.

It has been plundered by foreigners all the year round, and the people have no means of living and flee in all directions. As a result, large tracts of land have been deserted for a long time, and there are no people for hundreds of miles.

Li Li and his party set off from Wuwei County and arrived at the Baili Wasteland outside Xiutu City after several days.

For this trip, Li Li had already made a careful plan.The army started from the central part of Wuwei County, penetrated obliquely to the northernmost city of Xiutu, and then went straight to the city of Guzang from the Xiutu wasteland.

Although such a marching route took many detours, it reduced the fighting and collision with the counties along the way, and ensured that the troops were not damaged to the greatest extent, and went straight to Guzang City, the old nest of Cheng Yin and Li Kan.

At the same time, marching around such a long distance can also avoid disturbing the civilians in the counties along the way, and preserve the existing population and strength of Wuwei County as much as possible.

There was no so-called wasteland in Xiutu County, but the land has been abandoned for a long time, and weeds are overgrown. Wild trees and wormwood grow more than ten feet high. Animals such as poisonous snakes, rats, and hares are entrenched in it, and wolves often appear there; As a result, the huge piece of arable land became a wasteland, stretching for hundreds of miles, connected with the surrounding mountains and rivers.

Looking into the distance, Li Li couldn't help feeling puzzled. Liangzhou in the later generations was full of wind and sand all day long, and desertification was serious, but there is no sign of desertification here at present!

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the big trees shade the sun. Looking around, the lush and lush scene is full of eyes, and there is no sign of yellow sand flying.

After a little thought, Li Li thought that after the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were constant wars in Bingliang and Liangzhou, and dozens of small dynasties rose successively, such as: Western Jin, Xiliang, Houhan, Houzhou and other vassal states, innumerable, fighting for hundreds of years.Fighting so viciously every day, even the best land and forest vegetation will be burned and exhausted. If it doesn't become a desert, what else can it become.

In the evening, the army camped.

Li Li originally wanted to set up camp on the hillside, but Li Xuan immediately put forward a different opinion.

"My lord, my subordinates suggest that the army camp on the dry low-lying river, so as to use the shade of the trees on the wasteland to hide the whereabouts of the army. I hope the lord will think twice!"

Li Li turned his eyes and asked calmly: "Yuan Zhong, the army camps in the low-lying valley, but it carries a lot of risk. Once it rains heavily at night or someone with a heart deliberately stores water upstream, then our entire army will be ready at any time." Danger of destruction."

Li Xuan nodded and said: "My lord's words are very true. But my subordinates still insist on camping in the valley for three reasons.

First, there has been a severe drought since the beginning of spring today, and there has been no heavy rain for half a year. Camping in the valley, even if there are sporadic light rains, it will not help, and there will be no streams at all.But the subordinates watched the sky in the past few days and nights, and found that there will be no rain in the next few days, so they can camp in the valley with peace of mind.

Second, Xiutu Wilderness is located in the north of Wuwei County, with a relatively high terrain, and there is a severe drought year, and Liangzhou originally has little rain.Therefore, it is impossible for us to have a large water system upstream that can overwhelm the camp in one fell swoop.My lord only needs to send a hundred scouts along the river valley to explore twenty miles up. With the twenty miles of river valley as a buffer to absorb water, even if someone stores water and wants to flood our army, it is just a dream.

Third, if the army is camped on the hillside and high ground, it seems to be safe and secure, but in fact it is extremely dangerous.Once someone ignites the weeds around the wasteland, the fire can instantly form a prairie fire, and our army will be in danger by then.In a year of severe drought, these wormwoods are the best growing plants in the wilderness. They are everywhere, but they are also the most flammable.Although it looks emerald green, once it catches fire, it will crackle and burn quickly, and then spread to all the wilderness except the river valley. "

After Li Li heard Li Xuan's words, he was in a cold sweat unconsciously, with lingering fear in his heart.

More than 3000 troops have been marching for several days. It is absolutely impossible to say that no whereabouts have been revealed so far.If the army camped overnight on the hills but was set on fire, the result would be unimaginable.

Immediately, Li Li ordered Bocai to personally lead [-] scouts to scout up the valley for [-] miles, and ordered the army to camp in the dry valley.

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Chapter 76 Peach Blossoms Gather Talents, Pre-Qin Remains Loyalty

In the big tent in the river valley, Li Li and Li Xuan took their seats.

What Li Xuan said before really made Li Li look at him with admiration.

Although Li Xuan's working time was very short, only a few days, Li Li took great care of him.

Every day when camping, Li Li would arrange the Li Xuan brothers and sisters around his handsome tent, and instruct the rear military servants to try their best to meet the dietary requirements of the two brothers and sisters.

During the march, Li Li specially asked someone to temporarily build a simple carriage, covered with thick animal skins, so that Li Xuan and Li Xin could travel with the army.However, Li Xuan insisted on marching on horseback and walked with Li Li all the way, leaving the carriage to his younger sister Li Xin alone.

These trifles seemed ordinary, but Li Li took them seriously. After the order was issued, he would go on a personal inspection to show his concern for Li Xuan and his sister.

Between the master and the subordinates, it is not necessary to draw cakes to win people's hearts. Sometimes a little care and a little favor can be exchanged for a cronies.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, the big ear, knew this way very well. He ate the same table and slept in the same bed. He treated Guan, Zhang, Zhao and Zhuge Kongming like this. Measurement.

In the later generations, everyone is very smart, and there are always small favors with colleagues and classmates, but they are never willing to be left behind at critical moments.

It can be seen from this that the Yanhuang civilization is broad and profound, taking the past as a mirror, and they are all smart people.

Li Li had been well-educated in his previous life, but now he has put it to good use.

It's just that his kindness is easy to make people think, whether he really cares for Li Xuan, or whether the drunkard's intention is not in the wine, but in the pink beauty Li Xin.

This time the army included not only Li Xin, but also Teng Xiao's married wife Wang, Teng Yu's fiancee Li Zhen, Meng Chong's widowed mother Teng, and Teng Xiao's son Teng Yuan and others.

Taohua Village is isolated from the outside world, and most of them married women from the same village when they got married. It has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the blood is very close, all of them are cousins.

As a result, many people died in infancy, but as long as they can grow up healthy, they have good aptitude and extraordinary skills.

Meng Chong's mother, Teng, is the aunt of the Teng brothers, and Teng Xiao's wife, Wang, is Li Xuan's cousin and Li Xin's cousin, and they are very close.

Teng Yu originally coveted Li Xin and wanted to marry her as his wife, but his own appearance was very strange. The elders in the village and Li Xuan disagreed, and Li Xin only had brother and sister affection for him, but no love for him. A little bit of love.

As time passed, Teng Yu also lost his heart, and then he made a marriage agreement with Li Xuan's cousin Li Zhen, planning to get married at the end of the year.

For the other villagers in Taohua Village, Li Li also had a word in advance. After the two thieves Li Kan and Cheng Yin were wiped out this time, all the people in the village who were willing to go out to live would be properly resettled.

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In the big tent, Li Li and Li Xuan sat facing each other, drinking from each other.

"Yuan Zhong, come on, drink a few more, these days are exhausting, and I have neglected you brothers and sisters."

Li Xuan slightly bowed his body to salute Li Li, "My lord is over-rewarded, and my subordinates will not be rewarded for nothing, so I feel terrified!"

Li Li smiled when he heard the words, and after drinking the wine in the bottle, he said with a smile: "Yuan Zhong, excessive modesty is equal to pride. It is your credit for your advice to camp in the river valley! What's more, based on this incident, I can see that Yuan Zhong is loyal. As thin as a hair, although he is a scholar, he can lay down his figure and work diligently on farming, which is really rare. Hehehe!"

"The fact that the army set up camp in the river valley is definitely not due to the subordinates, but the lord's trust in his subordinates! If the lord has any doubts, I'm afraid we have already set up camp on the hillside." Li Xuan replied respectfully.

Li Lisha looked at Li Xuan meaningfully, and said softly: "Yuan Zhong, trust is two-sided. I trust Yuan Zhong because I think you are trustworthy and can make me trust you. Does Yuan Zhong have something to say?"

"This...the subordinate didn't...the subordinate did not tell the lord the origin of his life experience, this is the fault of the subordinate, please punish the lord!"

Li Xuan almost wanted to answer without thinking.However, when he was about to speak, his mind suddenly woke up, and he immediately understood Li Li's implication, and immediately bowed his head and apologized.