The first rain of the summer fell for two days. The rain was unstoppable, and the water flowed for a long time, washing away the dust of the whole spring, washing away the blood in front of the Lulongsai Pass, and putting on a new summer dress for the hot and yellow land.

There is always a humane providence on the heads of good people. It cares for the common people, knows the warmth and cold, understands the human feelings, and whenever countless soldiers are bloody on the battlefield, it will always send clouds and rain to soothe the deceased heroic souls, heal the devastation under the war, and benefit the people of Li in all directions.

The rain washed away the blood that remained in front of the Lulongsai Pass, extinguished the smoke in the sky, and exchanged for a short period of tranquility and peace, but also slowed down the pace of the Han army's march out of the pass.

Originally, Li Li planned to lead his troops out of the customs the next day and gallop to the aid of Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun, who were pursuing the barbarian army last night, in order to make a fool's plan. Unexpectedly, a sudden rain dragged down the trip, forcing tens of thousands of troops to temporarily garrison in the pass to rest and recuperate. It rained on the fifth watch, and by early morning the roads were already muddy, and Yan zhòng hindered the march of the brigade of soldiers and horses. It can be said that it is providential to keep people, in vain?

In the castle guard's mansion, Li Li stood in front of the main hall and looked at the fluttering rain, silent in thought. At this time, it was already afternoon, and the 30,000 iron cavalry led by Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun had been walking for nearly two days, but the follow-up brigade was blocked by the rain and did not move for a long time, which made Li Li not worried?

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and without follow-up support, the 30,000 iron cavalry under Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun are alone in the depths, and it is extremely dangerous. If they were ambushed or besieged by the barbarians, it would be impossible for them to be rescued for a while, and the outcome would be more than lucky. If this is the case, the 30,000 iron cavalry will be in danger of being wiped out. That's a big loss.

In the battle of Lu Longsai, Li Li's 80,000 cavalry killed more than 40,000 people, if you add the 30,000 iron cavalry who went to pursue. It is equivalent to the annihilation of 80,000 troops. Such a large casualty is indeed too heavy for Li Li, even if the Xiliang army has a great cause, it can't afford to bear such a heavy casualty price! Although he said it to Zhuge Liang very lightly before, he looked like he was wealthy, as if he didn't take the 80,000 army to heart at all; In fact, this is not the case at all, it is just to comfort Zhuge Liang and let him do it. Don't put too much pressure on your back. That's all.

Now, an unexpected rain has turned the relatively bright battle into obscurity. There are many variables. It also made Li Li, who was originally in control of the victory, unable to calm down, full of worries about the upcoming war, and a heart that had already been as solid as a rock was faintly uneasy, and it seemed that something big would happen. And it's an evil thing that is extremely bad for yourself.

This inexplicable premonition of unknown dangers. It's been a long time since Lily felt this way. But now, it came to mind inexplicably, which made him a little overwhelmed, and he really couldn't think of where there were any flaws in the whole layout and how to make up for it. The more anxious he was to know where the loophole was, the more he couldn't remember, and this indescribable anxiety tormented him, and his heart always hung in his throat. Apprehensive.

In this way, Li Li stood in front of the main hall for a long time. But I still can't figure it out and can't figure it out. I don't know when, Kong Ming and Xu Huang came together, walked to him lightly, and when Xu Huang was about to bow down, he was stopped by Zhuge Liang shaking his head. Immediately, the two stood behind Li Li, motionless, watching the rain with Li Li, waiting for him to wake up from his contemplation.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them stood still, Li Li quickly turned around and said with a smile: "Gongming is also here, but it is a rare guest." If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time Komeito has come to see me, and you didn't come very often before. ”

Xu Huang's cheeks were slightly red when he heard this, and he said quite nervously: "The last general is rude, please forgive me." As he spoke, a string of sweat beads overflowed from Xu Huang's forehead, showing that he was quite uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know whether Li Li was polite or reproachful when he said this, and he was very frightened.

Seeing Xu Huang's restrained expression, Li Li gently patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Gongming doesn't have to be formal. You have been leading troops for many years, and you are not allowed to summon me, and you have no time to come to see me, I understand all this. It's rare to have time today, so I'll have a good drink and get drunk! Hehehe??????"

Hearing this, Xu Huang finally determined that what the lord Li Li said just now turned out to be polite words, and suddenly he let out a long sigh, his tense mind completely relaxed, and the expression on his face became natural. This scene fell in Zhuge Liang's eyes, allowing him to see for the first time the incomparable lofty prestige of the lord Li Li in the army, even a general like Xu Huang, who can fight well, is so respectful and restrained in front of Li Li, let alone other generals?

After some greetings, the three ministers sat down one after another. It was still the habit of the past, Li Li did not sit on the upper steps, but sat at the top of the left side of the hall, sitting side by side with Zhuge Liang and Xu Huang.

The attendants, who had already been instructed, quickly set up the banquet and sat respectfully on their knees and served carefully.

After three glasses of wine, the three people in the hall couldn't help but get acquainted, or Xu Huang gradually let go of his restraint and completely integrated into the conversation between Li Li and Zhuge Liang. Because Zhuge Liang and Li Li have always been very familiar, calm and calm, talking and laughing, and not restrained at all. Only Xu Huang doesn't seem to be very accustomed to this kind of occasion, especially in front of Li Li, he can't be as calm as Zhuge Liang, and he looks a little flattered. However, he was a bold and frank person after all, and he naturally let go of the wine cup and wine, and no longer sat upright and spoke with his voice tucked as before.

At this moment, Xu Huang's voice was very loud: "The heavy rain for days hindered the next battle, and the soldiers could not practice, so they could only nest in the camp tent to wipe their weapons, laugh and chat." But General Gongsun and General Zilong have been leading their troops to pursue for two days, and at this moment they are at least two hundred miles away, and the distance between them and the army in our rear is too great, which is tantamount to going deep alone and isolated, which is extremely dangerous. What's more, they fought on the territory of the barbarian tribes, and they were neither familiar with the terrain nor had food and grass to carry their burdens; Once ambushed, the consequences are unimaginable. Therefore, the last general will send out his troops, and march in a hurry, striving to catch up with them within three days; Otherwise, they will run out of dry food with them, and if they encounter another surprise attack by the barbarian army, they will definitely be defeated. There is a high probability that the whole army will be wiped out??????"

"Smack!" Without waiting for Xu Huang to finish speaking, Li Li suddenly stood up and suddenly realized: "Grain and grass." It turned out to be grain and grass! Since last night, I have been faintly uneasy, and I have always felt that the 30,000 iron cavalry led by Bo Gui and Zilong seems to be a little inappropriate, and the hidden danger is important, but I have never understood what the problem is. Now I finally understand that this qiē is all because of grain and grass. They set out in too haste, in a hurry to pursue the barbarians, and they were all horsemen. Naturally, it is impossible to carry large quantities of grain and grass. And these were not a problem in the first place, as long as we and the army arrived later, they would not run out of food. But now a heavy rain has blocked my follow-up army in the pass, so that the 30,000 troops led by Bogui and Zilong will not be able to replenish food and grass. In this way, once the food and grass are cut off, they are bound to collapse without a fight. The situation is worrying. "Anyway. Li Li looked solemn and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.

The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, this was originally a very simple truth, Li Li could not have known, but he just ignored this point, thus committing a taboo in the soldiers. All along, he has always focused on strategy and tactics and looked at the overall situation. On the one hand, he led the army to fight against the barbarian army, and on the other hand, he also planned the two major battles in the Central Plains. I'm so busy. As a result, the layout of the three battlefields of Hebei, Huainan and Saiwai was all in his mind, so that he did not dare to slack off for a moment, and he kept thinking about how to win the maximum benefits in the three battlefields, repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, and how to deploy troops. It wasn't until this heavy rain came suddenly that he finally stopped and was able to calm down and sort out the recent battles and future advance strategies.

It was precisely because of the sudden silence in the middle of the battle that Li Li felt some uneasiness in the midst of thinking about the entire battle situation, pondered repeatedly for a long time, and finally determined this uneasiness on the pursuing army led by Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun. But he racked his brains and couldn't figure out what the problem was, where there was still a flaw. For this reason, he thought about it for a whole day and a night, but he never grasped the key and couldn't figure it out.

Until this moment, Xu Huang woke up the person in his dream with a word, which made Li Li suddenly enlightened, it turned out that this mistake was in the most basic food and grass problem that everyone knew about the soldiers. This kind of low-level mistake should not have happened to Li Li, but now the facts are there, the biggest shortcoming of the chasing army led by Gongsun Zan is grain and grass, and this is also the most deadly.

At this point, the frustration is useless, the problem has been solved, and the danger has existed, so the plan for the future is to face it positively, try to solve the problem, and save unnecessary casualties. Li Li has led the army to fight for many years and has encountered all kinds of difficulties, so he is not flustered at the moment, but is very calm.

"Kong Ming, how much dry food did Bo Gui bring with him when he led the army to set off?"

After hearing Li Li's words, Zhuge Liang's expression also changed greatly, dense beads of sweat instantly overflowed on his forehead, and his eyes were full of self-blame and shame. For the past two days, he has been immersed in the joy of Luronse's victory, after all, this is the first major battle he has personally commanded since his debut, and he has won the battle, and the battle has been successful. This great joy is not something that an insider may not be able to experience as a person in the authorities. The most important thing is that after this great battle, the barbarian army suffered great losses in soldiers and horses, and it was impossible to organize such a large-scale battle, and the remaining tens of thousands of remnants of the army were nothing to fear.

It is based on this psychology that Zhuge Liang did not take the barbarian army fleeing for his life to heart at all, thinking that the overall situation had been decided, and the rest was to clear the remnants of the barbarian army. Naturally, he didn't need to bother with such a trivial matter, and the commanders and generals of each battalion were fully capable of cleaning up the remnants of the aftermath. Originally, youth was not directly related to caution, but it is an indisputable fact that most young people are not cautious enough. Zhuge Liang, who is known to the world in later generations, is young at this time and is still in a critical period of rapid growth.

At first glance, when Li Li asked about the grain and grass that Gongsun Zan led his troops to carry before they set off, Zhuge Liang, who was pale, replied with great difficulty: "Only ?????? Three days of dry food. If you save a little, you can barely last four days. ”

Li Li's face changed sharply after hearing this, and he said without thinking: "Gongming immediately reorganized the army, led 10,000 iron cavalry to carry ten days of dry food, and brought more arrows, go and prepare now, lead the troops out of the customs in the evening, and travel under the stars and nights, be sure to catch up with the front army within three days, and then stand by and not move." No matter what the rain is, the army will set out early tomorrow morning, and it will be there within five days! Without further ado, Komeito should hurry up and prepare. Xu Huang didn't say anything, and immediately took the order to leave.

"Lord, Weichen ???????" As soon as Xu Huang left, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but ask for punishment, but before he could open his mouth to ask for punishment, Li Li waved his hand and interjected: "Kong Ming doesn't have to blame himself, this matter has nothing to do with you." Sending Gongsun Chan to lead the army to chase down the barbarian army was not part of your tactical plan, but I decided to send a group of soldiers and horses to bite the barbarian army on my own initiative, so as to exterminate the barbarians as much as possible. As everyone knows, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and you encountered this sudden heavy rain, so that the 30,000 army led by Gongsun Chan and Zilong was in danger. This is really not as good as heaven, I hope there is still room for redemption??????"

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