"As long as Li Yi sends troops to the Central Plains, we still have a glimmer of life. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Li Ye said eagerly, "Let Yuan Yao and Liu Ye immediately go to sea by boat, go north to Youzhou, and ask the general Li Yi for help." ”

"The rebellion in northern Xinjiang has seriously hindered Hebei's pace of going south to the Central Plains, and Li Yi may not dare to send troops to the Central Plains at this time." Yuan Shu was disheartened, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Forget it." Since I raised troops to defeat Dong Zhuo, I have been defeated many times without a single victory. You have followed me for many years, you should know that it is not that I don't work hard, but that God doesn't help me. ”

"My lord, in the past eight years, you have gambled countless times, and every time you gamble, you will lose. Now that you have nothing to gamble on, what else do you have to worry about? Take another gamble and ask Li Yi for help. Yan Xiang pleaded bitterly, "As long as we persist until May next year, the situation in the Central Plains will definitely change dramatically." ”

Yuan Shu glanced at Yan Xiang in surprise and asked, "How do you know?" Are there signs in the sky? ”

Yuan Shu is very superstitious, and he trusts the celestial phenomena the most, so he asks this question.

"Yes." Yan Xiang knew the habits of his lord, so he talked nonsense and swore solemnly, "Lord, you are absolutely right to listen to us." As long as Li Yi sends troops to the Central Plains, the lord can wash away today's humiliation in blood. In the future, Li Yi will pacify the world, and with the merits of the lord, he can at least be a famous minister. ”

Yuan Shu smiled bitterly, waved his hand to call Yuan Yao, and ordered: "You go to Hebei immediately and take all your younger brothers and sisters away." In addition, there are many of my old subordinates in the city, and you can take all their families with you. ”

Yuan Yao was reluctant and insisted on staying.

"I don't have more than a few days to live." Yuan Shu pointed to his half-paralyzed body and sighed sadly, "As soon as I die, this place will be in ruins in the blink of an eye." ”

Yuan Yao burst into tears.

"Although I will do everything in my power to hold Cao Cao back and consume Cao Cao's troops, I will not be able to prevent Yuan Shao from capturing the Central Plains." Yuan Shu said slowly, "However, even if Yuan Shao occupies the entire Central Plains, this will not change anything, Li Yi is now in Hebei, with a jurisdiction of tens of thousands of miles, a population of more than 30 million, and a million soldiers under his command, the general trend has been achieved." Therefore, no matter whether Li Yi will send troops to the Central Plains next year, it will not affect his pace of pacifying the world. Today, no one is his opponent. ”

In fact, Yuan Shu has long understood this reality, and he has never admitted it before, but it is just for the ambition in his heart. Now that his life is not long, the so-called dying man is also good, but he wants to open it.

Yuan Shu took Yuan Yao's hand and solemnly instructed: "After arriving in Hebei, follow him well and reserve a trace of vitality for our Yuan family." ”

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Late December, Jicheng.

After the general Li Yi returned to Jicheng, he immediately entered the palace to meet the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess.

Subsequently, Taifu Cai Yong and other ministers were edicted to enter the palace and rushed to the Phoenix Pond to discuss matters.

Shi Xunyu, the governor of the two prefectures, carefully explained the general's itinerary and related matters for more than a year, and then presented the specific plan for the Central Plains War drawn up by the two prefectures to the imperial court.

The eldest princess and the ministers of the court did not interfere too much in the decision-making of military affairs, and the topic of deliberation immediately shifted to the money, food, and ordnance prepared for the war.

Dasi Nong Zhong Xuan was ordered to explain the financial support of the Central Plains War.

"When the winter wheat is harvested in May, the grain will be able to last until October." Zhong Xuan finally said, "If the imperial court can still get food support from Qingzhou, then the Central Plains War can continue until next winter." Zhong Xuan looked at Li Yi and said, "Lord, the shorter the time of the Central Plains War, the better, which is conducive to the rapid recovery of the imperial court and the capture of Guanzhong and Luoyang by the army in the next two or three years." ”

Li Yi was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "As long as the desert is not affected by disasters this year, we will be able to get the livestock collected by the desert clans in the spring, so that the Hu tribe's iron cavalry will go south as scheduled, and it should not be a problem to end the Central Plains War before October." ”

Then he looked up at Yue Fei and asked with a smile, "Have the generals of Hedong arrived?" ”

"Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Yang Feng, Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai and others have already rushed to Jicheng." Yue Fei asked, "When will the Lord summon them?" ”

Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Since you're already here, let's meet right away." ”

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Time soon entered Jian'an for four years.

New Year's Day, Jicheng.

This year's New Year was spent in a joyful and tense atmosphere. Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and the ministers of the court and the central government worked hard to prepare for the Central Plains War. At the same time, the whole of Hebei was spreading the news that the imperial court would send troops to conquer the desert again at the beginning of the year, and various prefectures and counties also began to recruit people after the New Year.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Huang Zhong and other generals were ordered to return to Hedong.

When the generals Li Yi and Yue Fei bid farewell to Huang Zhong and others in the Shili Long Pavilion, they repeatedly told them that no matter how the war situation in the Central Plains developed, they must work together to hold Hedong.

After the Ma Chao rebellion in Western Xinjiang last year, Han Sui had worries, and in order to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong, he had a close relationship with Yuan Shao. Han Sui is a scheming person, and Ma Chao is a fierce general, not good at scheming, and he is too young, so he is definitely not his opponent. At present, Zhang Liao has gone north to the desert and the threat of Guanzhong has been greatly reduced, it is very likely that Han Sui will suddenly join forces with Yuan Shao to invade Hedong after defeating Ma Chao.

"Lord, General Yue, go back." Huang Zhong arched his hand and said, "The 50,000 troops in Hedong have been raising troops for several years, and the soldiers are strong and strong, even if we face several times the number of troops I have, we can deal with it calmly. Hedong will not lose, and it will be solid. ”

"Our concern is not that you won't be able to hold Hedong." Yue Fei smiled faintly, "We are worried about the military spirit of the Hedong army." ”

"In the past two years, the armies stationed in the other state capitals of northern Xinjiang, as well as the iron cavalry of various roads outside the Saiwai, have frequently fought in Jizhou, the Central Plains and other places, and many people have been rewarded for their meritorious service. On the contrary, the Hedong Army has not fought a decent battle since the revision of the military system. The soldiers were very emotional because of this, and they were all eager to make meritorious contributions. If the army does not obey the command in the process of containment and disrupts the deployment of the Central Plains War, the consequences will be serious. ”

Yue Fei pointed at Li Le and Hu Cai and said, "I'm most worried about the two of you. During the last Jizhou War, the two of you were clamoring to go to Jizhou, and the princess of the book asked to resign as the chief general of the first army, saying that you would rather go to Jizhou to be a military Sima than stay in Hedong to watch the excitement. The main generals of the first army are still like this, and the other generals can be imagined, not to mention those junior officers. ”

Li Le opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw Li Yi standing on the side, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Hu Cai was quite unconvinced, and snorted softly. Obviously, he is still haunted by the fact that he could not participate in the Central Plains War.

"It's a good thing that the soldiers are looking forward to fighting and being rewarded for their meritorious service, but because they want to make meritorious service, it affects the morale of the army and even affects their morale, which is a bad thing." Yue Fei continued, "The imperial court has come all the way to Jicheng this time, mainly to make it clear to you that this Central Plains War is related to the prosperity of the community, and it can only be won and not defeated, and the two battlefields of the east and west must be closely coordinated, and the great cause of Zhongxing must not be ruined because of one's own selfishness." ”

Hu Cai glanced at Yue Fei with a cold expression, and whispered in his mouth: "Since General Pengju is not at ease with me, why don't you transfer me to the Central Plains battlefield?" ”

"Hmph......" Li Yi sneered, "After staying in Jicheng for so many days, you still haven't figured it out?" ”

"My requirements are very low, but I just went to the Central Plains to fight, why can't I?" Li Leyi gritted his teeth and said the complaint in his heart, "Others have made meritorious contributions in the war in the Central Plains, and I am watching the excitement in Hedong, if it is you, are you comfortable?" ”

"I transferred you away, Han Xian still has the heart to stay in Hedong? Can your generals, big and small, still fight with peace of mind? Li Yi shook his head and said very angrily, "You are all a general of the unified army, why don't you know the severity?" In the past few years, there have been fewer wars in Hedong, and I have written to ask you to study the scriptures, have you learned? ”

Li Le's head lowered and he was silent.

"What's the use of learning that? Can it be used for war? Hu Cai said disdainfully.

"It seems that you two take my words as wind in your ears, and you haven't learned at all?" Li Yi's face changed, and he asked angrily.

The two of them looked frightened and didn't dare to reply.

"What about you?" Li Yi pointed to Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Yang Feng, Han Xian and others and asked.

"Ever since the general's letter, we have been studying the scriptures." Xu Huang pointed at Huang Zhong and said, "Brother Hansheng has a good foundation, and in the past year, he has often discussed current affairs with celebrities and scholars in Hedong in the school, and he is very popular with Confucian scholars. ”

Li Yi's face improved slightly, and his eyes immediately turned to Li Le and Hu Cai, and said, "Let me ask you, when the world is calm in the future, will you still fight?" Does the Han still need hundreds of thousands of troops? At that time, there will be border troops in the frontiers, battalions in the prefectures and counties, and Janissaries in Gyeonggi, what will you generals do? ”

"I'll go home and farm." Li Leyi shook his hand and said angrily, "Isn't it okay for me to go home to retire?" ”

"Home?" Li Yi sneered, "Can you go home?" ”

"Immediately go back to read the Book of Han for me, and see what those famous Zhongxing generals on the battlefield in the past have done after Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing." Li Yi pointed to the heads of the two of them and said with great dissatisfaction, "After knowing why I asked you to study the scriptures, write to me immediately." Otherwise, you should not go to Hedong, and go to Jicheng University Hall to read history and read scriptures. ”

Li Le and Hu Cai saw that Li Yi was angry, and hurriedly nodded again and again.

Seeing that the attitude of these two guys had changed, Li Yi's face looked a little better, and said: "Although you can't participate in the frontal attack in the Central Plains, and your credit is not big enough, but after the Central Plains War, you will fight Guanzhong, Guanxi and Luoyang, and in the future, the war in Western Xinjiang and Yizhou will also be yours." Isn't that enough? Look a little farther ahead, the credit is a lot, don't be so presumptuous, do you know? ”

Li Le and Hu Cai chattered repeatedly, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. (To be continued.) )