Chapter 711: The Dragon Raised Its Head

On the third day before the New Year's Pass, more than 20 carriages drove into the camp of the Xiliang Army unhindered and headed straight for the general.

This is the car that Li Li's family was riding, escorted by 5,000 Jinqi guards along the way, from Yiwu to the front line of Hangu.

In the turbulent times of war, many people have long forgotten time, their minds are full of survival and escape, and there is no concept of the New Year at all.

However, Li Li's wives and concubines knew that their husbands had a special affection for the New Year.

In the past, at the end of each year, Li Li's love was a little lost, and he seemed to have irreparable shortcomings, revealing a rare sentimental and warm side.

It wasn't until last year, with the birth of several children that Li Li finally smiled and no longer drank alone and was sad.

As Li Li's wife and concubine, Li Xin, Dong Wan, Ren Hongchang, Cai Yan and Dian Wuflawless and others all know that although their husband is regarded by the world as an iron-blooded and ruthless overlord in the world, he is actually a good man who cares about family affection and family reunion. Regardless of whether others care about the New Year or not, Li Li's mansion celebrates the New Year with lanterns every year, so Li Li spends thousands of dollars without frowning and is never tired of it.

Therefore, although the current stalemate in the Hanguguan war and the inconvenience of women and children living in the military camp, Li Xin and others still rushed to the front line with their children to reunite with Li Li and spend the New Year with him without hesitation.

The big tent of the Chinese army, located in the middle of the camp, although the conditions are simple, the scale of the camp tent is huge, which is equivalent to a barracks of thousands of people. Such a big handsome tent was originally a bit empty and wasteful, but after Li Xin, Cai Yan and others moved in with their children. There was a lot of laughter inside and outside the tent, and from time to time you could see a few babbling children chasing and playing. This made the Xiliang soldiers, who had long been accustomed to fighting and bloodshed, feel warm, watching the scene of the children of the lord Li Li crying and crying. It invisibly touched their softest hearts, thus inspiring their determination to win and their belief in swearing allegiance to the lord to the death.

Warm times are always short, and a month passes quietly in the blink of an eye.

Ten days ago, Li Li personally sent his women and children, eleven wives and concubines and six children to Chang'an, and it is expected that they should have arrived safely in Chang'an by now.

On the first of February, the sky was clear. The warm sun shone on the earth, and all creatures that had been silent for a winter ushered in the spring breeze horn of growth and blooming again.

Tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle between the Western Liang army and the allied forces of the princes, the second of February. The dragon raised its head.

On the upper floor of the main gate of Hangu Pass, Li Li pondered on the railing and stood for a long time. Today, he did not look at the original Allied army camp in Loudi, but turned his back to the Allied army and looked far away. Quietly looking at the mountains to the west. That was the direction in which Chang'an City was located.

"Tom, tom, tom!"

A steady and powerful footsteps came from far and near, reaching Li Li's ears, but he did not turn his head to look, still standing still, looking at the west with a calm expression.

Li Zhi, who was standing outside the pavilion, heard the sound and walked lightly to greet him, and after the visitors climbed to the top of the city, a smile appeared on his cold and rigid cheeks, and there was a bit of respect in his eyes.

"The Commander is coming so quickly. I traveled more than 1,000 miles in half a month, and I worked hard all the way. Li Zhi smiled knowingly.

"Zicheng has been the commander of the Pro-Guard Army for more than two years. Don't call me 'commander' again, Dian really can't afford it! The person who came hurriedly came up to meet him, grabbed Li Zhi's arm tightly and laughed loudly.

It is true that now Li Zhizun can still call him the "leader", and there is only one person among the generals of Xiliang, and that is the evil Dian Wei who was ordered to exchange guards with Ma Chao this time.

The first commander of Li Li's side was Dian Wei, about two years before and after, when Li Zhi was his deputy general, until after the reorganization of the Xiliang Army, Dian Wei stepped down from the position of commander of the guard and became the commander of the Huben battalion. It is no exaggeration to say that Li Zhi is a general trained by Dian Wei, maybe he did not teach Li Zhi too much strategy in the art of war, but how to do a good job as a personal guard commander who always protects Li Li's safety, he is absolutely unselfish. And many of Li Zhi's current habits and taciturn personality also come from this, almost the same as Dian Wei back then.

Therefore, to this day, Li Zhi still respects Dian Wei very much, and still calls Dian Wei the commander when they meet, as if he is a subordinate.

This shows that Li Zhizhi is loyal and pure, and he has been like a day for three years, still maintaining his former heart and not forgetting his roots at all. Otherwise, with his current status and status, he is not only the commander of the pro-guard army but also deeply trusted by Li Li, and is regarded by Li Li as a brother with a different surname, and his status and power are already above Dian Wei, so there is no need to be so polite to Dian Wei.

You must know that now all the civil and military generals of the Xiliang Army have to politely call Li Zhi "commander" or "general Zicheng", and any recitals and secret reports placed on Li Lishuai's case must be forwarded by him. This is the innate advantage of his confidants and close ministers, and it is also a kind of power that is above 10,000 people, and no one in Xiliang dares to despise him.

Just as Li Zhi and Dian Wei were talking softly about the past, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Fa Zheng and others, who went upstairs with Dian Wei, saw the lord Li Li looking west with his back and standing in contemplation. Immediately, Jia Xu said softly: "General Zicheng, the lord has been standing on the city tower for a long time, I wonder if I can meet the lord at this time?" ”

"A whole hour." Li Zhi continued: "The lord has already commanded, you can go over on your own, and you don't need to report it." ”

"Thank you, Zicheng." Dian Wei, Jia Xu and the others thanked each other when they heard this, and then walked into the pavilion quickly and bowed to Li Li.

"I'll wait to see my lord!"

Li Li turned around slowly, with a smile on his face, waved his hand to signal everyone to get up, then looked at Dian Wei, and said with a smile: "Evil has been tired all the way, do you want to take a break, tomorrow will be a bloody battle!" ”

Indeed, since May last year, Dian Wei led the Huben battalion to fight against the Xiongnu barbarian army, and then followed Zhou Yu to fight continuously, from the Shuobei grassland to Shangdang County, that is, at the end of last year, he was able to take a breath. Unexpectedly, just after the New Year, he received an order from Li Li to send the Huben battalion to Hanyang County to be commanded by Ma Chao, and he hurried to the Hangu battalion to take over the Longxiang battalion and swap defenses with Ma Chao.

This came and went, before and after a full eight months, Dian Wei has been running around to fight, really fast horses and whips without getting off the saddle, and hard work is high.

"Thank you for your concern, and you won't be tired. Even if he fights immediately at this moment, the last general will not frown! Dian Wei replied loudly.

Li Li walked up to Dian Wei with a smile, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "If you say that you are not tired, it must be false." Evil is also flesh and blood, not steel and iron bones, how can you not be tired after fighting for more than half a year. In this way, the Longxiang camp is supported by Li Zheng, there will be no problems, today the evil comes to rest for a day, recuperate, and wait for the decisive battle between the two armies tomorrow, you still need to charge into battle! ”

"This ???" Dian Wei was stunned when he heard this, and hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Li Li waved his hand and smiled: "There is no need to say much about evil, go and rest." This is a military order, do you still want to resist the order? Hehehe! ”

"No, the last general will obey!" Seeing that Li Li was not joking, Dian Wei immediately accepted the order, turned around and strode away.

Seeing Dian Wei leave, Li Li smiled and said to Fa Zheng: "I haven't seen you for half a year, my filial piety has become more and more calm and capable, congratulations!" I don't know what is going on in Bingzhou now, but Gong Jin is ready to send troops? ”

Fa Zheng said respectfully: "My lord, since September last year, Shang Shuling has successively dispatched hundreds of civil officials from Chang'an Tai Academy and Yongliang Prefecture to the Shuobei Grassland and the counties of Bingzhou. According to the order of the main army, General Zhou Yu mobilized 50,000 soldiers from Bingzhou County, and secretly sent troops to Hedong County five days ago. ”

"Fifty thousand soldiers?" Li Li was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "It seems that Gongjin has accepted a lot of surrendered troops in Bingzhou, and after transferring the Huben battalion, there are still 50,000 mobile troops, which can be described as an unexpected joy!" ”

"What the lord said is very true." Fa Zheng nodded happily and said: "As of the end of last year, after our army recovered the entire territory of Bingzhou, a total of more than 70,000 soldiers were collected and surrendered, and all these soldiers and horses were recorded, in addition, our army also collected more than 30,000 barbarian troops, plus our original 60,000 soldiers and horses of the Northern Expedition, in addition to the casualties when attacking Bingzhou and the Tiger Ben battalion that was ordered to be transferred, General Zhou Yu has nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses. Because of this, General Zhou Yu was able to dispatch 50,000 infantry troops to attack Hedong County, and the remaining soldiers and horses were stationed in Bingzhou and the Xiongnu grassland, and the troops were slightly insufficient. However, General Zhou Yu sent troops secretly this time, and his whereabouts were hidden and unknown; Therefore, no one should dare to attack and annex the state in the short term. ”

"Well, that's very good." Li Li smiled and bowed, and then said to Fa Zheng: "After a few years of training, filial piety is already up to the task, temporarily stay by my side as a general who joins the army and leads the Pingyu, and there will be other arrangements after this battle." ”

"Thank you for your appreciation, and I will swear to serve my lord in the end!" Fa Cheng bowed happily in response.

Seeing Fa Zheng's expression quite excited, Li Li, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled: "Hahaha??????"

After laughing, Li Li stared at the allied army camp, and muttered in a low tone: "In this big village in front of you, more than half of the princes in the world are gathered, and there are many traitors and heroes with great potential. Those who should have come have come, and those who shouldn't have come have come, it can really be said that all the heroes of the world are gathered inside and outside Hangu Pass. ”

“??? Tomorrow's war will completely change the pattern of the world, and more directly determine the fate of the Han Dynasty. After this battle, the situation of the heroes rising together came to an end, and after that, the princes of each town will only continue to decrease, and there will be no more princes rising, and the next thing is the real princes competing for hegemony! ”

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