Xiaoqi

Until two months ago, Yongnian and Ziyuan were ordered to recruit a new army, so the more than [-] young and strong men all enlisted in the army, put on their battle armor again, and went to the battlefield again after many years. They defeated Zhao Wei's rebels and became guards The backbone of Chengdu City is currently stationed at the North Gate.Ji Yu must be no stranger to this army. He is the "Dongzhou soldiers" who helped you put down the rebellion. Originally, there were more than [-] soldiers in the battalion. The above are all "Xiliang soldiers" who escaped from Xiliang. "

While speaking, the smile on Li Li's face became stronger and brighter.Laughing so much that Liu Zhang trembled in shock, trembling all over.His face was pale and bloodless, and he pointed at Li Li in horror.His throat was choked, and he seemed to want to say something but couldn't open his mouth.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Liu Zhang finally yelled out after being startled for a long while, and gasped quickly, as if he was out of breath after strenuous exercise, his face was like a jujube, and his breath was like a cow.

Looking at Li Li in disbelief, Liu Zhang's eyes were full of fear, and the horror couldn't be added.Countless calculations.But he never expected that the "Dongzhou soldiers" whom he had placed high hopes on turned out to be a "surprise soldier" planted by Li Li'an in Yizhou.

At this moment, Liu Zhang's inner shock was indescribable, he was almost suffocated, and almost fainted on the spot.Obviously, this surprise soldier was the last straw that crushed Liu Zhang's camel. It completely disintegrated his remaining fighting spirit, destroyed his last hope, and wiped out his luck in one fell swoop.

It was so unexpected.What a surprise!

Liu Zhang couldn't accept this reality at all, and didn't believe what Li Li said was true.

The Dongzhou Army was the last fresh force to save Yizhou from danger, and it was also the battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness in the Yizhou Army. At the beginning of its formation, it put down the Zhao Wei rebellion in one fell swoop.It can be said that the flag is a victory, and the combat effectiveness is unprecedentedly strong.For this reason, Liu Zhang placed high hopes on him.He did not hesitate to equip the Dongzhou soldiers with the best weapons and armor in the treasury, and specially purchased more than 5000 Western Region war horses from the Xihai Caravan with a lot of money.Formed a 5000-man Yizhou War Cavalry.

This time the Xiliang army besieged the city, Liu Zhang ordered Zhang Ren to lead his troops to garrison the east gate.Confronted with Zhou Yu's army; Lei Tong led the soldiers and horses who retreated from Fushuiguan to garrison the south gate, and confronted Zhao Yun's Wushuang cavalry; The gate is the most important thing, and Liu Zhang's teacher Pang Xi led the Dongzhou soldiers to garrison and confront the Longxiang camp under Ma Chao's tent.

It was precisely because of this that Wu Yi was left out in the cold. He was supposed to lead the garrison at Ximen, but Liu Zhang replaced him and Deng Xian was the general.Since then, he has been excluded from the state government's discussions, so that he, the oldest and one of the five great generals in Yizhou, has become a fringe general who is dispensable.It's no wonder that Dong He was quite surprised when he saw Wu Yi coming to the State Shepherd's Mansion late at night, because he was not qualified to participate in the secret meeting of the State Mansion.

It is undeniable that Liu Zhang did have some foresight.Since the fall of Jianmenguan, he has lost trust in Wu Yi and Wu Lan, the two generals of the same family, and no longer entrusts them with important tasks. He deliberately marginalized them and left them idle.Little did they know that it was precisely because of his deliberate alienation from Wu Yi that Wu Yi did not hesitate to take refuge in Li Li and tried his best to help Li Li seize the state pastoral mansion.

Compared with Wu Yi, what Liu Zhang couldn't accept the most was Zhang Song's sudden defection, abandoning him, and secretly taking refuge in Li Li.You must know that in the past two years, Zhang Song and Pang Xi have been his two most trusted subordinates, and they are his confidantes. All military and political affairs must be consulted with them, and then handled by them personally.Therefore, the two of them have a clear understanding of all the affairs in Yizhou, including the treasury and the defense of soldiers and horses in the state pastoral mansion, which are also in charge of them.Now that Pang Xi led the army to garrison the north gate, Zhang Song took over the guards in the mansion, and all the soldiers inside and outside the state mansion were arranged by Zhang Song.

But now, Zhang Song actually betrayed him, and in a blink of an eye, he became the insider who accepted Li Li's entry into the house.

In the face of such drastic changes, how can Liu Zhang accept the cold facts before his eyes, how embarrassing is he?

In a trance, Liu Zhang's face was ashen, his expression was gloomy, and he trembled in horror for a long time before he gradually calmed down.Then he slowly raised his head, looked indifferently at Zhang Song and Wu Yi in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "I never thought that the Dongzhou soldiers I had painstakingly formed were actually married to the general. It has become the biggest threat to subvert the state city. But I really don't understand why the general is so sure that I will form Dongzhou soldiers and recruit refugees to form an army? Could it be that the general really has the ability to predict and predict? "Obviously, Liu Zhang still didn't believe that the Dongzhou soldiers were troops that Li Li had placed in Yizhou in advance.It would be incredible if all this were true!

Is it true that Li Li is possessed by the gods as the rumors say, and the destiny belongs to him?That being the case, why did he defeat Jizhou in the previous round and ruined more than [-] troops in one fell swoop?

After hearing the words, Li Li's expression changed slightly, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and then his expression became calm, with a confident smile on his face.After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "Ji Yu was very impressed. Li is just an ordinary man, how dare he claim to be a god and a prophet. Speaking of which, the reason why I arranged Liangzhou prefectural soldiers to come to Yizhou in disguise , The original intention was to defend Ji Yu against the invasion and plunder of the Southern Barbarians. After all, you and I have a deep brotherhood, and we should do our best for a brother. However, in order to prevent Ji Yu from becoming suspicious and causing unnecessary misunderstandings, I didn't know what would happen to you beforehand. The reason, presumably Ji Yu should be able to understand, who made us brothers, I know very well that Ji Yu is suspicious, so there are some things you can do but not say, otherwise you may have trouble sleeping and eating, and want to make this number Wan Qingzhuang will soon be eliminated.

As for the civil strife in Yizhou, Ji Yu is a fan of the authorities, but I am a bystander. I have already seen the fire clearly, and I have a premonition that the civil strife in Yizhou will happen sooner or later, but Ji Yu doesn't notice it and doesn't know it.Since Ji Yuti led Yizhou, he was obsessed with wine and sex, and neglected military affairs. He relied heavily on the long history Zhao Wei for all military and political affairs.If things go on like this, Yizhou has formed a situation in which the master is weak and the minister is strong. Invisibly, Zhao Wei has put you on top of the castle, but he regards himself as the master of Yizhou, wantonly cultivating power, promoting cronies, and as the power continues to To grow stronger will inevitably breed the heart of treason to replace it.

After so many years of secretly developing forces, his wings have grown and the general situation has become established. How could he stay under others for a long time and be willing to be driven; so Zhao Wei's rebellion was expected, and it was only a matter of time.If Zhao Wei hadn't suffered a severe setback in the Battle of Hanzhong and lost most of his troops, Ji Yu must have suffered a head-on blow when he led the army back to Yizhou from Hanzhong.Because the reason why he strongly advised to send troops to Hanzhong was to take charge of the Yizhou army, and then use the victorious army to kill the lord and usurp the throne, replacing Ji Yu and taking charge of Yizhou.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven.In the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhao Wei led an army of [-] troops in consecutive defeats, suffered heavy losses, and eventually the entire army was wiped out. All the leading generals including him were defeated and captured.As a result, his wolfish ambitions were hit hard, and he had to lie dormant and wait for the time to continue to develop his power secretly, waiting for time to change.

This time he finally couldn't bear to launch the rebellion because he had already seen that after our Xiliang army defeated Jizhou, it was bound to rest for a period of time to recharge and recover.In this way, our army will be unable to send troops to Yizhou, and he can take this opportunity to seize Yizhou; otherwise, once our army regains its strength, he will completely lose his last chance, because he knows that our Xiliang army will send troops to Yizhou sooner or later. State, regained Southwest State County.However, he doesn't know that I have already gathered heavy troops in Hanzhong. Once the situation in Yizhou changes, more than [-] troops will move upon hearing the news and send troops to take Yizhou. "

Having said that, Li Li paused, looked at Liu Zhang, and said seriously, "You know what happened next. Zhao Wei controls more than [-]% of the soldiers and horses of the Yizhou Army. Once he launches a rebellion, Ji Yu will lose all his troops." So you have no soldiers to use. So you have to recruit new troops to resist Zhao Wei's rebels and quell the rebellion. The only new troops you can recruit are the young and strong refugees who were placed in the southwest in the early years, because they are all fugitives. The brave fighters who survived thousands of miles have no doubts about their combat effectiveness.

In addition, even recruiting a new army will not help, so the county soldiers I placed in the southwest counties in advance will naturally join the new army and become the main force to put down Zhao Wei's rebel army.Now, all the generals in command of Dongzhou soldiers are sergeants under my command, and this is due to the recommendation of Yongnian and Pang Xi, and also thanks to the beauty of Ji Yu. "

Speaking of this, Li Li simply didn't hide anything anymore, because he noticed a familiar figure standing outside the window, and vaguely heard the sound of weapons attacking and screams mixed with the violent storm.All this shows that Zhuge Liang has taken over the Dongzhou soldiers stationed at the north gate, and welcomed the Longxiang battalion under Ma Chao outside the city into the city.

"Of course, Li is able to sit here at this moment, relying on Dongzhou soldiers. Now, they should have arrived!"

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Chapter 167 Moshang Sang, Kong Ming Humiliated

On a stormy night, the rain curtain covered up the flashes of swords and swords in the lightning and thunder, and swept away the bright red in the pool of blood, leaving a refreshing city.

In the early morning of the next day, after the rain, the sky cleared up, and the blue sky was like a wash.

After one night, there were no obvious changes in the city except for many puddles and stagnant water, and everything remained the same.

Outside the North Gate City, the city gate was wide open, and a group of light cavalry came galloping, and rushed out of the city gate without stopping.

"Woo!" The prancing horse crossed the suspension bridge, and with the sound of reining in the horse, the team of about a hundred light cavalry reined in and stopped by the moat outside the north gate.

"Zilong doesn't need to be sent far away, let's go back quickly."

On the bank of the Zhuma River, Li Li, wearing a red robe on his shoulders, looked up at the big "Liu" flag fluttering in the wind on the top of the city, and the rows of guards standing upright. It is the armor dress unique to the Yizhou Army.

Seeing this scene, Li Li nodded slightly in satisfaction, and then told Zhao Yun who was following him: "After Zilong returns to the city, remember not to say anything, strictly order the soldiers not to act rashly, and not to leave without receiving orders." Lose the armor of the Yizhou Army, and those who violate the order will be severely punished. In addition, Zilong must keep an eye on Liu Zhang at all times, beware that he still does not give up, and tries to resist again, and he must also pay attention to his temporary intentions and take chances."

After a pause, Li Li stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Yun's shoulder, and ordered in a low voice: "As long as there is no change in Liu Zhang's staff, it's fine. Make a decisive decision. Resolutely eliminate it. Remember, don’t be soft-hearted. Don’t hold the benevolence of a woman in your heart, and make a decision when you decide; just take the overall situation into consideration. Don’t worry about other people and things, and all consequences will be borne by me.”

After finishing speaking, a cold light flashed in Li Li's eyes. Zhao Yun immediately understood and nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the general will live up to your trust. I will welcome you into the city with Liu Zhang in the afternoon."

Li Li nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "That's very good. This time, the military adviser (Kong Ming) asked Zilong to stay in the city because Zilong has always acted prudently. He is witty and courageous, and he is worthy of a heavy responsibility. I deeply agree with this." , which coincides with what the military adviser saw. Since this is the case, the big and small matters in the city will be handed over to Zilong."

Before the words were finished, Li Li waved his hand lightly, then raised the reins and rode his horses, leading more than a hundred Qingqi to the Machao camp three miles away.

Watching Li Li and his party leave the suspension bridge with whips and horses, Zhao Yun turned his head and looked at Shi A beside him.He said softly: "The military master thinks highly of me and entrusts me with such a heavy responsibility, but he stays in Wu Yi's mansion and hides leisurely, very lazy. In this way, you and I will not dare to relax at all times, we must keep our eyes open Keep an eye on Liu Zhang and all the officials in Yizhou. In case Liu Zhang suddenly repents and jumps over the wall in a hurry. Especially Zhang Ren, the guard of the east gate. This man and I are brothers in the same school, and we have met a few times earlier. Therefore This time, I have to trouble Brother Shi A to follow Liu Zhang, not only to protect his safety, but also not to allow him to cause any trouble. Please do me a favor, and when the matter is completed, I will ask the lord for credit for you!"

After Shi A heard the words, his face showed gratitude, and he said humbly: "General, you are polite. This is the job of the last general, how dare you take credit for it? As ordered, all generals will obey!"

Shi Asu has always been taciturn, and his personality is very similar to Li Zhi's. He is calm and prudent, with high martial arts skills. He is a natural bodyguard.These words were considered an exception for him. Before that, he had always cherished his words like gold, and he would not speak again after he promised.Zhao Yun's enthusiasm for treating people with sincerity this time moved him so much that he said a few more words than ever before.

Before the words were finished, Shi A did not forget to explain for Zhuge Liang: "The military commander stayed in the Wu Mansion not to hide from leisure, but the lords and wives stayed in Changle Garden. In order to avoid accidents, the military teacher will personally sit in the Wu Mansion."

Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard the sound, and then he said with a hearty smile: "Brother Shi A is serious, I was just joking. It is a great honor to be appreciated by the military advisor and recommended to the lord. I am too happy for this Well, how could you blame the military division? Hehehe!"

After laughing, Zhao Yun reined in his horse and turned around, calling Shi A back to the city: "Okay, you and I both have important responsibilities, don't delay, the North Gate will be handed over to Longxiang Camp, and we will return to the city immediately. "

Before the words were finished, Zhao Yun and Shi A turned back into the city with their own soldiers, and rushed straight towards the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Outside the north gate, Ma Chao camped.

As the sound of horseshoes getting louder and louder approached the big tent of the Chinese army, Ma Chao led the generals of the Longxiang Battalion out of the big tent and lined up outside the tent to welcome Li Li's arrival.This was an order they had received in advance. After capturing the North Gate, the army stood by and kept quiet. Naturally, they could not go out of the gate to meet Li Li, and could only wait for orders in the big tent.

"The last general is waiting to meet the lord!"

Before Li Li got off his horse, Ma Chao led more than [-] generals under his tent to meet him quickly, bowing and saluting.

Flying off his horse, Li Li casually threw the reins to Li Zhi, stretched out his hand to support Ma Chao, raised his hand to signal the generals to stand up without ceremony, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few months, but Meng Qi has become more and more polite. There is no need to be formal in the future, Mr. They are all my brothers, so why be so polite." While speaking, Li Li stepped up the steps and walked into the big tent, followed closely by Ma Chao, leading the generals into the tent.

After the lord sat down, Ma Chao respectfully said: "The last general was going to lead his army into the city last night, but was stopped by Kong Ming's army division. He ordered me not to enter the city, but just guard the city gate. Then he ordered the last general to stay behind. The next [-] soldiers guarding the city must be replaced with Yizhou armor, and the rest of the soldiers and horses have all withdrawn from the city gate and stationed in the camp to stand by. I wonder if my lord knows about this?"

"Well, I already know about this matter." Li Li had known about Ma Chao's question for a long time. After Kong Ming led his army to the state pastoral mansion last night, he reported this matter to him.

At three o'clock last night, after Kong Ming joined up with Pang Xi, the commander of Dongzhou soldiers, he successfully took over the north gate, and then opened the city gate to welcome Ma Chao's Longxiang battalion into the city.After Ma Chao led his army into the city, Kong Ming ordered him to leave [-] soldiers to take over the gate of the city, and then led his army back to the camp outside the city. Ma Chao couldn't figure out why he had to withdraw his troops after finally entering the city.So he refused to retreat for a long time. In order to persuade him to withdraw, Kong Ming tried his best to explain, but finally he had to move Li Li out and ordered him to lead his troops out of Beicheng. Only then did Ma Chao reluctantly retreat .

It was this negotiation that delayed some time, so that Zhuge Liang led his army to the state capital half an hour later than expected, which almost delayed the major event.At that time, Dong He had already sensed something was wrong, but fortunately, Zhang Song and Wu Yi stopped it in time, and then Liu Zhang also became alert, but he was cowardly and timid, and he dared not take any risks, which made Li Li insist on it without any danger. for half an hour.Then, Kong Ming led the Dongzhou soldiers to arrive, quickly took control of the state pastoral mansion, quietly took over the Yizhou government office, and controlled Liu Zhang and his family.

At the same time, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong's troops stationed outside the south gate and west gate took advantage of the rainy night to transfer troops and horses, leaving only [-] soldiers and horses behind, and all the remaining troops and horses were transferred to the east gate camp.The main generals such as Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong entered the city from the north gate immediately to wait for Kong Ming's dispatch, which naturally included Ma Chao.When the heavy rain stopped, Kong Ming only left [-] soldiers from the Qin Gong Battalion led by Huang Zhong and [-] soldiers from Zhao Yun's troops, and [-] soldiers from the Long Xiang Battalion stationed at the north gate. Under the cover of the sound of wind and rain, they withdrew from the city one after another.

The generals of the battalions were very puzzled by this, and were extremely dissatisfied with Kong Ming's arrangement. If Kong Ming hadn't claimed that these were the Lord's military orders, the generals would probably not have followed them.Even so, there are still many generals who are skeptical about this, and Ma Chao is one of them, and he is also the most troublesome military general for Kong Ming.Fortunately, the Xiliang Army had strict military discipline. Although these generals had doubts about Kong Ming's orders, they did not dare to openly disobey them, and finally obeyed them.

Li Li already understood the whole incident clearly.As far as this matter is concerned, the generals such as Zhuge Liang and Ma Chao were not at fault, but Li Li himself was at fault.He did not inform the battalion commanders of his plan in advance, underestimated the consequences of passing on military orders, and overestimated Zhuge Liang's prestige and influence in the army; The generals were convinced, which led to chaos and almost a catastrophe.Fortunately, when the generals of the battalions learned that he was going to Liu Zhang's mansion alone, they immediately quelled the dispute and obeyed Kong Ming's orders. Finally, it was not too late to make up for it, and the disaster was eliminated invisible.

Otherwise, once Liu Zhang puts all his eggs in one basket and would rather fight to the death than catch him without a fight, then Li Li will be in a very dangerous situation; even if he and Li Zhi rush out of the mansion together, an unprecedented melee is inevitable.If this is the case, his original intention of regaining Yizhou without bloodshed will be completely shattered, so that the strategic planning of the entire Yizhou battle will be anticlimactic, and eventually turned into a desperate fight, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

The root cause of this sudden incident is that Li Li did not give Zhuge Liang a written military order, but dispatched troops verbally.