The sun is setting in the west, and the autumn wind is blowing. The thatch, which is several feet high, swaying in the wind, presents waves like ocean waves, layer upon layer, going forward and one after another, which is refreshing and pleasing to the eye.

On a mountain beam about 100 meters high, more than 100 horses stopped in the wind, the thatch was blowing between the legs of the horses, the war horses snorted from time to time, and the tail of the horse flicked, as if some could not withstand the teasing and touching of the wild grass.

Lema Mountain Beam can take in the panoramic view of the hillsides, villages and rivers within a radius of dozens of miles, with a wide field of vision, and a feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance. At this moment, the group looked down at the abandoned Taoist temple three miles away, and the scene of more than 200 young people lying on the stones in the front yard of the Taoist temple sleeping soundly came into view, as well as two figures sitting on the stone steps in front of the Taoist temple.

"This place is less than thirty miles away from the Xingyang camp, and more than ten miles away from the official road, these people have a lot of courage and dare to settle here. Looks like they're really tired. ”

On the back of a jujube red horse, a handsome man in a dark red brocade robe and a black jade crown sat on the back, looking indifferently at the Taoist temple below, and said quietly.

"What the lord said is very true." Jia Xu, who was smiling, nodded in response, and while looking down at the young men in the dilapidated courtyard with a smile, he said with a smile: "Crossing two hundred miles of jungle in three months, without food and sleep, for those of them who have been pampered for a long time, it has long exceeded the limit of what their bodies can bear. The reason why they can survive until now is because of the strong belief in the pursuit of fame and fortune and glory, if it weren't for this, they would definitely not be able to survive here, and they would have been buried in the jungle long ago. At this moment. They were physically and mentally exhausted, thinking that they were safe here, and fell asleep. Not even a sentry. It can be seen that they are extremely tired, but they can sleep like pigs when they are hungry, which is really smacking and breathtaking. ”

It is not difficult to deduce the identity of the handsome man from Jia Xu's words, after all, there is only one person in the world who can be called "the lord" by him, and this is Li Li and Li Wenchang, the lord of Xiliang.

Back a month ago. The Battle of Hanzhong was over. After the war, Li Li spent half a month in Hanzhong, and then led three troops and horses of Jin Yiwei, Shuofeng Battalion and Wushuang Iron Cavalry to return to Chang'an. Meanwhile. After the collection of Hanzhong troops, after screening and screening, they were reorganized into 50,000 county government soldiers, which were led by Guo Yan, the general of Zhenxi. Stationed in Yangpingguan. It is controlled by the law-abiding and integrated control of Hanzhong.

This means that although the war in Hanzhong has ended, the army of the Western Expedition is still retained, forming a strong deterrent to Yizhou. Once the fighter plane appeared, the troops of Guo Yan stationed in Yangping Pass, Yang Ang's troops in Wudu County, and the 20,000 county soldiers in Hanzhong County could go to the front line of Jiameng Pass at any time to join the Qin Gong battalion under Huang Zhong's account, and the troops were still 100,000 people, which was enough to attack Yizhou.

That's why. Liu Zhang of Yizhou requisitioned a large army to garrison the Shudao Pass and defended it heavily. Always be on guard against the Xiliang Army, and there will be no peace for a moment.

At this point, the land passage between Yizhou and the prefectures and counties of the Central Plains was blocked by the whole line, and the only port of trade in Yizhou was in Ba County, which went to Jingzhou by waterway and transferred to the Central Plains. However, there are still many caravans entering Yizhou through the Qiang tribes, and most of these Qiang tribes are dependent on the rule of Xiliang, and the tribesmen's soldiers and horses are all controlled by the Pingxi general Teng Yu, only the tribes near the western part of the plateau have not yet been annexed, and are still resisting stubbornly. In view of the current situation, Li Li has no intention of sending troops to recover the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for the time being, and still adopts a strategy of gradual encroachment, steadily and steadily, pressing step by step, and gradually compressing the nomadic space of the Qiang tribe and the Xiaoyue tribe. When the time is ripe, Li Li will free up his hands and send troops to recover the plateau and march into the Western Regions.

After the end of the Hanzhong War, the whole army of the Xiliang Army rested, and there will be no large-scale battles in autumn and winter. Li Li, who returned to Chang'an, after dealing with the military and political affairs of the squeeze, took his family and family all the way to the east, and arrived at Hangu Pass five days ago. Last night, Li Li led 300 guards to the Xingyang camp on fast horses, and as soon as the front foot entered the Yuanmen, the back foot met more than 500 "ringing horses" with a large amount of gold and silver into the camp.

Early this morning, Li Li and his entourage of more than 500 horsemen set out from the camp, and under the guidance of the scouts, they climbed this mountain beam to observe the process of the return of the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials to the east at close range.

Looking down at the situation of the dilapidated Taoist temple with an expressionless face, Li Li turned his head to look at Xu Chu beside him, and asked in a calm tone: "How was the battle last night, did you hurt the innocent?" ”

"Innocent?" Xu Chu's neck shrank when he heard this, his eyes wandered, he didn't dare to look at Li Li's eyes, and he didn't know how to answer. Then he turned his head slightly to look at Jia Xu, his eyes were full of asking for help, obviously hoping that Jia Xu would come forward, otherwise he really didn't know how to explain to Li Li.

Last night, Xu Chu personally took 500 personal soldiers to pretend to be Xiangma to loot the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, originally planning to only rob money and not kill people. Unexpectedly, more than 300 Heavenly Son Guards were unwilling to abandon their horses and packages, and then rose up to resist, so a fight was inevitable. It wasn't until after the war that Xu Chu knew that these armor soldiers really regarded them as thieves and rogues, a rabble, so they would fight bravely. It's a pity that these days the Son of Heaven Guards encountered hard stubble, and they were beaten by Xu Chu's personal army in a moment, and fled for their lives in a hurry.

After a slaughtering battle, Xu Chu and others killed more than 100 people on the spot, intercepted all the horses, boxes and packages, and captured more than 100 officials and female dependents, a total of nearly 300 people, and returned with a full load. Unexpectedly, when he returned to the camp, he happened to meet Li Li and his party unexpectedly, because Xu Chu hid all night and didn't dare to go to meet the lord Li Li, but now Li Li mentioned the matter again, but he couldn't hide it.

Seeing Xu Chu's face flushed and his eyes flickering, he eagerly asked Jia Xu for help, but Jia Xu pretended not to see it, and didn't mean to say anything at all. Li Li couldn't help laughing, and said loudly: "The dignified commander of the Qinglong Battalion, one of the five tiger generals under the command of this general, actually pretended to be a ringing horse to rob the homeless people and kill wantonly. Zhongkang, how do you think I should punish you? Three hundred lives, and all of them are hungry people, how can you not even have a little compassion, how can you do it? ”

Xu Chu heard the change in color, and hurriedly pleaded: "Lord, the last general will be wronged!" How can there be 300 lives, those old men and female dependents are still alive and well, and the last general did not kill them! ”

Li Li's expression changed, and he said with a straight face: "No, you still want to quibble?" ”

"No, not really." Xu Chu shook his head again and again, denied it, and said without thinking: "Military Master Wenhe has long instructed not to hurt those old men and women, so even if the last general has a hundred dares, he will not dare to disobey the military order!" ”

Li Li said in a deep voice: "If you don't kill them, what are you doing by arresting more than a hundred old men and young women into the barracks, will you take them to the barracks to live in the barracks?"

"This ??????" Xu Chu was stunned when he heard this, his expression was dazed, he didn't know what Li Li meant by this, didn't he ask me to execute those officials secretly?

Seeing the blank look on Xu Chu's face, Li Li looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Even so, what are your intentions in arresting so many young women?" According to the truth, otherwise it will be severely punished! ”

Seeing that the lord Li Li's expression was stern, his eyes were sharp, and a strong murderous intent was faintly revealed, Xu Chu realized something, nodded lightly knowingly, and said respectfully: "The last general didn't dare to hide it, those young women's barracks were originally intended to be used as Maiko." If the lord makes other arrangements, he will be at his disposal. ”

Li Li bowed slightly, and said to Jia Xu: "These people must be properly disposed of, what does Wen He mean?" ”

After Jia Xu heard this, he thought for a moment and said respectfully: "Most of those young women are concubines or the daughters of homeless people, and it doesn't matter what they do. As for those people who are nearly half a hundred years old, they all died at the hands of the horse robbers, and they were buried after death. ”

"Well, what Wen He said is very true." Li Li nodded lightly, and turned to Xu Chu and said, "You have heard everything the military advisor said, and then handle this matter properly and leave no trouble." As for those women, there is no need for Maiko, there is no shortage of generals in the Qinglong Camp who have made many achievements, so reward them as wives and concubines. But the background of these women must be investigated clearly, and those whose background is unknown can be a maiko, leaving no hidden dangers afterwards. From now on, you must remember that you must not wantonly rob your daughters, you must not disturb the people, and those who violate the order will be killed! ”

"No, the last general will take the order!" Xu Chu happily responded.

Li Li bowed his head lightly and said in a deep voice: "This place is not far from Luoyang, but there is no war in the autumn and winter seasons of our army, and the whole army is resting and training. Once the goal is set, it is not easy to change. In this regard, Wenhe can have a good strategy? ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Luoyang, and said with a smile: "This matter is easy to hear." As far as Wei Chen knows, in the mountains and forests to the east, there are at least a dozen bands of rogues, most of whom are two or three hundred, and as few as fifty or sixty, who make a living by robbing homes and houses. Subsequently, Wei Chen asked the scouts to leak the news to them one by one, and the series of attacks, presumably the two hundred miles will not be inferior to the danger of the jungle, and the danger is even worse than the jungle. As a result, they will not be able to reach Luoyang within four months or even half a year, and they may be able to return to Luoyang when the spring flowers bloom next year. I don't know what happens under the Lord's will? ”

"Well, let's do it." Li Li bowed slightly, thought and said: "Be sure to ensure their safety, except for Dong Hou and that person, the rest of the people live and die." At this point, we must not be compassionate, we must be decisive and not make a mistake, otherwise we will be in a worrying situation. ”

Jia Xu's expression changed slightly, and he said solemnly: "Is the lord saying that there is chaos in Chang'an, and someone is ready to move after learning that the Son of Heaven and the officials have fled?" ”

Li Li said: "The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff. Although the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are no longer useful to us, their influence in Chang'an is far from completely eliminating, and it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate. However, these are all trivial matters, and they have nothing to do with the overall situation. Subsequently, Dong Hou was bound to issue the edict of King Qin, and Wen He would have to pay more attention to it at that time, so that the news could be leaked out by the end of this year, and it was best to spread it from far and near, so that we would have enough time to prepare to avoid extraneous complications. ”

Jia Xu nodded happily: "No, Weichen knows what to do, please rest assured." ”

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