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Second, the horses used in the caravan are extremely special.Not only are there a large number of horses, but they are all high-quality horses with smooth and shiny manes. Each of them is a high-quality war horse worth hundreds of gold.And this caravan has more than [-] horses, each with one horse.There is also a surplus, which is unique among other caravans, unless it is a caravan selling horses.

Third.It is also the most eye-catching phenomenon, which is that the escort team of the caravan is very large.The entire caravan only had more than 300 carriages carrying goods and five luxurious cars, but more than [-] followers escorted them along the way.On average, there are as many as ten subordinates escorting each carriage, and all of these subordinates are burly, strong and powerful.Equipped with long-handled broadswords and iron swords, the brows naturally revealed a fierce and violent atmosphere, forming two cavalry teams on the left and right during the march.The steps are consistent and very organized.

This formation is too frightening!

Because of this, no one along the way dared to take a second look at this caravan, for fear of being targeted by these burly men riding tall horses with fierce eyes.So as not to get into trouble.Ask for trouble.

Not only did the pedestrians on the road dare not approach the caravan, but even the guards at checkpoints and city gates along the way did not dare to provoke this imposing caravan, because they held the customs clearance guide issued by Governor Shi Zhaowei, and The retinue team escorting the caravan claimed to be the pro-army of General Wu Yi, General Fenwei Zhonglang, and held Wu Yi's famous assassin.In this way, no one dared to stop this caravan in Yizhou, and it went unimpeded all the way, and the stations along the way were also warmly received.Be respectful.

It goes without saying that this large caravan was the Xiliang caravan that entered Yizhou from Hanzhong.Sitting in the car of the princes is the current general Li Li, and the military adviser Zhuge Kongming who followed him to Yizhou to sacrifice wine.

The people sitting in the other four luxurious carriages were Li Li's four beautiful wives and concubines and their personal servants.They are respectively: Ren Hongchang, the fourth wife, He Ying, the eighth concubine, Ma Yunluo, the No.12 concubine, and Xiao Qiao, the No.13 concubine.In addition, Mi Huan, Zhuge Liang's lovely wife, also came along. She was Xiao Qiao's best friend, and she was sitting in the same carriage with Xiao Qiao at this moment.

It is worth mentioning that the four wives and concubines who came to Yizhou with Li Li this time were all unanimously selected by many of Li Li's wives and concubines.In fact, they recommended a total of five sisters to go to Yizhou with her husband, and Dian Wuxia, whom they called "enchanting beauty", ranked first.However, Dian Wuxia couldn't help but secretly ran to Luoyang. At that time, Li Li defeated Jizhou and returned to Luoyang from Bingzhou.Dian Wuxia reluctantly returned to Chang'an until Li Li's army left for Xuzhou, but Dian Wuxia was two months pregnant when Li Li's troops returned to Chang'an.

Due to Dian Wuxia's physical inconvenience, there were vacancies for the five places to follow Li Li to Yizhou this time.For a while, the other sisters were very excited about this quota. At this moment, Li Xin, the wife of the family, said: "No time is pregnant and it is not suitable for long-distance travel. The children of the other sisters are still young and cannot live without their mothers. It is enough for the four of Chang to accompany your husband."

Having said that, all the sisters know that there is something in Li Xin's words, and the hidden deep meaning is also their unanimous voice: "Choose the sister with the best appearance and figure to accompany your husband, and let her take a good look at our sisters." No matter in appearance or figure, she is not inferior to her!"

This "she" is Li Li's purpose of sneaking into Yizhou by hiding his identity.

She is Li Li's woman like Li Xin, Dian Wuxia and many other sisters, but she is a special existence. Xin and others met.In other words, she and Li Li have been dating for many years. Except for Ma Yunluo, Li Xin, Dian Wuxia and a dozen other sisters have never seen her, and they have never made public appearances.

However, all the women know that this mysterious woman occupies an extremely important position in the hearts of their men, and is already an irreplaceable special existence.The reason why Li Xin, Dong Wan, Dian Wuxia and other sisters are sure that this woman is very important to Li Li is because as far as they know, this woman has only met Li Li twice in three years, and the time of each meeting is only In just ten days or half a month, she is already the mother of two children.what does that mean?

There were only two reunions, and in just half a month of getting along, she never lost time each time, and gave birth to a son and a daughter one after another.From this, it is not difficult to imagine that the intimacy between her and Li Li every time she meets is really full of affection and harmony.This kind of situation is no stranger to sisters such as Li Xin, Dian Wuxia and Cai Yan, because they have all experienced the same situation, and for this reason they are deeply infatuated with their own man and gave birth to heirs for him.

The reason why Li Li decided to go to Yizhou in person this time is because this woman gave birth to her second child, a girl, in mid-June this year.Li Li had made a promise to her before, claiming that if she could not keep the appointment this year, he would rush to Yizhou to find her in person.Unexpectedly, what Li Li said last year became a prophecy.Just when Li Li was defeated in Jizhou, he received a secret letter from the General's Mansion in Chang'an, and Dian Wuxia handed it to him personally.And Dian Wuxia also took this opportunity to steal food wantonly, but ended up eating so much that she was overwhelmed, so that she missed the opportunity to accompany Li Li to Yizhou for a "honeymoon".

It was this letter of mother and daughter's safety that made Li Li, who had suffered a big defeat, sweep away his decadence, regain his fighting spirit, and be proud.From the defeat of the army in Yecheng in late April to the expedition to Xuzhou in early June, Li Li only took a month to rest and reorganize the army, then set off again with his army, fought continuously, and captured Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

In late August, Li Lili's army returned to Chang'an, and he stayed with his wives, concubines and children for nearly two months thereafter.During this period, he entrusted Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Li Ru and Zhuge Liang to handle all the military affairs and government affairs, while he himself took his wife and children to play around and enjoy the family happiness.Until the cold winter approached, Li Xin, Cai Yan, Dian Wuxia and others urged him to leave. There was still a woman in Yizhou who was raising a pair of children by herself and was still waiting for him.

In fact, Li Li has been thinking about Mengxin and his sons and daughters who are far away in the mountains of Yizhou, looking forward to his arrival day and night, but the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, it is really difficult to choose.Therefore, if Li Xin and Cai Yan didn't take the initiative to bring up the matter, he would really be embarrassed to say it, and it is absolutely impossible for him to leave all his wives, concubines and children in Chang'an and travel thousands of miles to Yizhou.

Fortunately, Li Xin, Dong Wan, and Cai Yan are all women who love him wholeheartedly. They are ice-snow and smart, with a pure heart and a beautiful heart. They can be said to be good-looking and intelligent women.They all knew that Li Li and Mengxin had an agreement to meet once a year, and they also knew that Mengxin had been raising her and Li Li's son alone, and now she gave birth to a daughter for Li Li.

Both are mothers, and they are all women who love Li Li. They can understand Mengxin's loneliness of staying in an empty house all year round and the hard work of raising a pair of children alone.Therefore, even though they complained about Mengxin's maverick personality and her own way of doing things, they did not reject her existence, and knew how difficult it was for her.Therefore, after discussing privately, the girls decided to let Li Li set off as soon as possible, lest Mengxin, who was far away in Yizhou, waited hard, but could not wait for Li Li's arrival.

However, more than a dozen sisters including Li Xin, Cai Yan, and Chen Yu were quite dissatisfied with Mengxin's behavior of seducing her own man and refusing to let go.So they secretly discussed and decided to choose among the sisters the sisters with good appearance, figure and temperament, gentle and considerate, and strong martial arts to accompany Li Li to Yizhou.Obviously, they wanted to give Mengxin a little color, and let her know that all the sisters in the General's Mansion in Chang'an are not vulgar fans, nor are they greedy for riches and honor. Nothing is inferior to her.

Of course, all of this can only be done in secret, just let Mengxin know this, but it can't be placed in the open, if Li Li finds out, he will think they are jealous.Therefore, the four daughters Ren Hongchang, He Ying, Xiao Qiao and Ma Yunluo shoulder the high hopes of all the sisters, but in name they take care of her husband Li Li's daily necessities along the way, and they come here to invite Mengxin to choose a day to go to Chang'an to meet with all the sisters. reunion.

This is a battle between women who are outnumbered and outnumbered, and it is also a silent war.

The strength of the two sides is very different, and they are fighting without declaration. They are both beautiful and witty. It doesn't matter whether they win or lose, they just want to win the heart of a man.

Chapter 116

The new wind howled and the snowflakes fluttered.

On the plank road where the wind and snow were mixed, a caravan braved the icy cold wind and snow, and the speed was extremely slow. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was difficult.

This unexpected blizzard came suddenly.

There was still a ray of sunshine in the morning, but a cold wind was blowing at noon. Just after noon, snowflakes fell, dancing with the raging and howling cold wind.

But seeing the howling wind swaying the snowflakes freely, the pure white snowflakes turned into icy rain and splashed on the cheeks of passers-by on the plank road, it really hurt the cheeks like sharp blades.

It’s nothing more than the cold wind deceiving people, the worst is the icy rain wrapped in the cold wind, it’s really icy cold, it forcibly froze the cheeks of the pedestrians who were driving in the snow, forcing them to shrink their necks and gather their necklines, The cheeks are covered, only the nose and mouth are exposed.Even so, he was still shivering from the cold, and the instant he took a breath of hot air, it turned into ice mist, so what could he do?

The sudden blizzard killed the caravan traveling in the snow.

The already very slippery road surface was blown by the cold wind, and condensed into ice at a speed visible to the naked eye, making it difficult for the horses pulling the cart to move, slipping three times.In just a quarter of an hour, more than [-] war horses stumbled and fell, causing six wagons to overturn on the plank road, and more than a dozen followers fell to the ground, the horses neighed and screamed in pain Together, they can't withstand the roar of the wind and snow.In such a situation, the entire caravan was extremely embarrassed, complaining endlessly, but there was nothing they could do.

Xi Yuyu!

Amid the neighing of the war horses, the princes in the middle of the caravan were shocked suddenly.As a result, Zhuge Liang and Li Li in the car were unstable and fell to the side.Li Li was agile, and immediately stabilized his figure.It was unlikely that he would fall down, but Zhuge Liang was not so lucky, and his upper body swayed and hit the carriage.

"Uh!" Under the pain in his shoulder, Zhuge Liang didn't scream, but gritted his teeth and grunted.Immediately, he stretched out his hands to support the canopy wall and stood up bending over, pushing open a car door.Stretch your head and look out. A gust of cold wind hit him, causing his neck to shrink and his teeth to tremble.As if falling into an ice hole, I shivered from the cold.

"Kang Dang!" Immediately, Zhuge Liang took half a step back and closed the car door instantly.Causing the door to slam.

"A war horse stumbled and fell down. Thanks to the guards who found it in time and lifted the shaft, otherwise the driver would roll over. Wait a moment, my lord, and I will go down to push the cart." A brief explanation of the reason for the sudden stop of the carriage, Zhuge Liang put on his cloak while talking, opened the car door again, and leaned over to get out of the car.

"Wait a minute!" Li Li grabbed Zhuge Liang, reached out and took the sable fur cloak on the couch and put it on his body.He beckoned Zhuge Liang to turn around and sit down, and said with a smile: "Your brother is a scribe. My body is not as strong as mine. In addition, I have to deal with trivial matters of board and lodging for a group of people these days. It is very tiring. Therefore, the strength of pushing the cart is better. Let me come, my virtuous brother just sit here, and I will leave other things to my brother." While speaking, Li Li had already bent down to go out, and jumped off the carriage.

"This is absolutely impossible!" Seeing Li Li getting out of the car, Zhuge Liang couldn't sit still, got up and got out of the car, and said anxiously: "My lord is a body of ten thousand gold, how can I push the cart for a humble minister! Sure, absolutely not!"

However, as soon as he got up, Li Li blocked the door of the car with his hand, "You don't need to say too much, brother, just do what I say. Since I am the master, then listen to me, sit still, and don't hit me again." The carriage. Hehehe!" Amidst the laughter, Li Li closed the car door, rubbed his hands together, and pushed the car forward slowly with his own soldiers.

At this time, the horse that had just fallen was taken away by the soldiers, and another horse was put on again.Immediately, four personal soldiers guarded the horse and walked slowly, leading the horse.In this way, Li Li didn't need to push the cart, but he didn't get in the cart, but followed the carriage on foot.

The road was indeed very difficult, and he would slip and fall if he didn't pay attention, so Li Li walked very slowly. In addition, he walked and looked around, looking around, and gradually fell behind the carriage.

"Huh, husband?" Through the small window of the carriage, He Ying accidentally caught a glimpse of Li Li beside her. In shock, she quickly opened the door and said softly, "It's too cold outside, husband. Get in the car!"

"Forget it, the road is too slippery, and the horses can't exert their strength at all. One more person will add more weight. Close the door quickly, so as not to freeze, my husband, I am strong and strong, and I can still withstand this wind and snow!" After finishing speaking After speaking, Li Li couldn't help but reach out and close the car door, and waved through the small window to signal He Ying not to worry.

Indeed, Li Li has been in the field for a long time, and his body is strong. Not only did he not feel cold in the wind and snow, but he felt more energetic in his body, his mind was extraordinarily clear, and the breath he inhaled through his nose and mouth was extremely fresh.

?As the evening approached, the wind and snow became more and more fierce, covering their vision. Li Li and his party could only see things within fifty paces in front of them.

Fortunately, just as night fell quickly, the entourage who was exploring the way ahead came back to Malay to report that there was a post station [-] steps ahead.

This is undoubtedly the most exciting news for the entire caravan.Immediately, the footsteps of the subordinates who had red noses and purple lips from the cold became brisk. Even if they fell, they didn't care. They just ran forward, eager to step into the post station and get rid of the damn snowstorm as soon as possible.

But Li Li was already behind the team at this time, but he still insisted on walking forward, insisting on refusing to sit back in the warm and comfortable carriage.Because of this, Li Zhi, the commander of the personal guards, surrounded him with more than [-] followers (Jin Yiwei's personal soldiers) to shield him from the wind and snow, so as not to interrupt his thoughts.

It is true that the reason why Li Li insisted on walking was that he couldn't help thinking about the pattern of the world and the current situation in Yizhou while walking.

Today, Li Li has occupied seven states and counties, and most of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty have fallen into his hands.Judging from this situation, it seems that he has already secured his victory, his strength is unprecedentedly strong, and he seems to be the leader of the crowd.However, this is only the surface situation, and the reality is not the case at all.

Before the disastrous defeat in Yecheng, Li Li once thought that after he destroyed Yuan Shao, he would be invincible in the world, and the day of unifying the world was just around the corner, and he was close at hand.However, the defeat in Jizhou made him almost hate Yecheng and die in Huangquan. Even if he escaped by chance, the Xiliang Army under his command paid an extremely heavy price for this, and his strength dropped by [-]%, which almost completely offset him. All the victories in the capture of Youzhou, Yuzhou, Huainan, and Xuzhou are even more impressive.

This unprecedented fiasco has made Li Li still hard to let go. He repeatedly recalled the whole story of the Battle of Jizhou, reflected on every decision he made, and finally came to an astonishing conclusion.That is, every decision he made during the entire campaign could not be said to be a mistake or a mistake, it was an extremely rational decision, but the result turned out to be counterproductive, and he completely fell into the trap designed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, resulting in a disastrous defeat so.

This kind of result can't help but remind him of the several large-scale battles in the Three Kingdoms War in his memory, almost all of which were won by the few and the strong by the weak. There are many similarities with the battle of Jizhou he experienced.

First, the Battle of Guandu, this is the key battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to determine the ownership of the Central Plains.Yuan Shao attacked Cao Cao with an absolute superior force five times that of Cao Cao, but Cao Cao burned Wuchao with a fire when the battle situation was at a stalemate, thus laying the foundation for victory, and then captured the entire Central Plains, laying a solid foundation for the future of Cao Wei. , take root.

Second, the Battle of Chibi, this is a subversive battle in which Cao Cao lost his domination of the world.With ten times the unprecedented advantage of the Jiangdong army, he tried to devour Jiangdong with the momentum of a whale, but unexpectedly fell into the sand at the last moment.If there was no Battle of Chibi, how could there have been subsequent struggles for hegemony among the Three Kingdoms, and how could the chaotic times of the Eastern Han Dynasty have lasted for a hundred years?

Just imagine, Cao Cao fought north and south, spent half his life as a soldier, won most of the world, but fell on the small red cliff.Could it be that he was really dazzled by the victory, so arrogant to the point of incompetence?This is absolutely not the case.He has fought in the world for dozens of years, how could he be arrogant and arrogant at the last moment?However, he lost in the end, and it was an unprecedented defeat. The defeat was a complete mess, thus he lost the best opportunity in his life to unify the world, and then he never had the opportunity to unify the world again.

Third, the battle of Yiling, this is a battle that determines the fate of the Shu Han.Its essence is the same as Cao Cao's Battle of Chibi, almost exactly the same, and it was eventually destroyed by the word "fire".It was precisely because of Yiling's great defeat, which damaged the most elite army of the Shu Han, and cost countless money, food and military equipment, that the subsequent dozen or so Northern Expeditions were all anticlimactic, returning without success, and finally succeeded in a sneak attack by Cao Wei. It will be completely destroyed.

With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; with people as a mirror, we can know the gains and losses.