The sun is shining and the breeze is green. In front of the Lulongsai Pass, the Han and Barbarian armies faced each other, with an interval of 500 steps, the swords were tense, and the horses were eager to try, and the battle was about to break out.

Looking at the barbarian battle formation on the opposite side with cold eyes, Li Li frowned, and his eyes were deep, like a deep pool of darkness and unknown. No one knew what he was thinking, but they could guess what he was worried about, but there was no trace of worry and timidity in his eyes, but it was full of murderous intent, like a raging fire, which could explode and set off a prairie fire with just one opportunity.

Zhuge Liang, who stopped beside Li Li, also carefully observed the barbarian army array opposite, and his brows jumped a few times from time to time, showing that he was restless and was contemplating. After being silent for a long time, Zhuge Liang turned his head to look at Li Li's side face, but saw that Li Li's face was calm, his eyes were slightly narrowed, his gaze was deep, and his body was full of murderous energy, making the dark red robe draped on his body windless and automatic, not angry but mighty.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang vaguely guessed that Li Li was not optimistic about the battle in front of him like himself, but he was used to seeing battles on the battlefield, and he had experienced a hundred battles, so it was already difficult to see the clues from his expression alone. While thinking about it secretly, Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "I didn't expect that this time the barbarian army would come out of the nest and fight head-on with 130,000 barbarian iron cavalry and my 80,000 foot cavalry. With such a huge disparity in troops, our army was already at a rather disadvantageous disadvantage and was very passive before the war began. I wonder what the lord has sent? "He said that he was sent, but in fact, he was asking for countermeasures, but he was a courtier, and his words were more elegant, and he asked for instructions tactfully.

After Li Li heard this, he said without looking back: "The matter has come to this." Only fight with all your might. There is no other choice. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded lightly in understanding, and responded: "Since this is the case." The Chinese army was commanded by the lord himself. The relationship between this battle is heavy, and the qualifications are shallow, and it may be difficult to take on a big responsibility. This is the heartfelt words of Wei Chen, please be sure to answer it. After speaking, he waved his hand, and his expression was extremely earnest.

After hearing this, Li Li turned his head to look at him and shook his head slightly. He said resolutely: "No, you are still in charge of the Chinese army in this battle, commanding the army." As for me. It's been a long time since I've encountered such a bloody decisive battle, and today it's just time to loosen my muscles and bones, and sharpen my knives with these barbarian Tartars in front of me, otherwise the world will still think that I, Li Lijiu, have been in battle for a long time. It's long gone! ”

That being said. But Li Li knew in his heart what Kong Ming was worried about. This is the first time that the fledgling Zhuge Kongming has led the army to fight, and the deployment of troops before the war and the current arrangement of troops were all planned by him, and Li Li just sat in the handsome position to sweep the formation for him. Even if Li Li appeared in front of the Chinese army formation at this moment, it was just to calm the scene for Kong Ming and stabilize the morale of the army, and it was up to Kong Ming to give orders on how to command the army to fight.

This scene was exactly the same as the battle of the Northland when Zhou Yu took charge of the army for the first time four years ago. At that time, Li Li sat in the rear and was in charge of the grain and grass of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and all the rest of the war was lost to Zhou Yu. Given him the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, how to fight the war is completely up to Zhou Yu himself. Report afterwards. As a result, Zhou Yu led the troops to defeat the barbarian army, and then took the annex of the state in one go, became famous in the first battle, and afterwards worshiped the general and became the marquis, and became the commander of the army who was the best at using the troops under Li Li.

In this eastward expedition to the barbarian tribes around Youzhou, Li Li adopted the same strategy, leaving the war and the army in the hands of Zhuge Liang, while he himself sat next to him and pressed Kong Ming's formation. To put it bluntly, in this battle of Lulongsai, Li Li became the shopkeeper again, although he was called the commander of the army, he was actually in charge of the army by Kong Ming. Handed over all the 100,000 troops to Zhuge Liang, who had just arrived, if this move was put on the surface, he was afraid that everyone in the army would be in danger, and he would inevitably distrust Kong Ming, and even sneer. Therefore, Li Li privately handed over the right to command the army to Zhuge Liang, stayed out of the matter, and did not express his opinion on any of Zhuge Liang's decisions and troop arrangements, and all of them were approved; As a result, the generals thought that the military orders issued by Kong Ming were instructed by him, and they had no doubt about this and carried out the orders to the letter.

I have to say that Li Li's move is really bold and even a little risky. Although he knew that Zhuge Liang was an unborn great military strategist, he was definitely a genius who had passed through the heavens and latitudes, and he was brilliant in his resourcefulness; But Zhuge Liang at this moment is too young after all, only eighteen years old, ten years away from the time when Kong Ming came out of the mountain in history. Ten years is undoubtedly extremely important for a young person to increase his experience and knowledge, and there is immeasurable room for improvement.

Therefore, now Li Li's use of Zhuge Liang is indeed a bit suspicious of pulling out seedlings. If the first battle is successful, it will undoubtedly promote Zhuge Liang's rapid growth at the fastest speed, allowing him to build strong self-confidence in the shortest possible time and establish prestige in the army. On the contrary, if he loses the first battle, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Zhuge Liang, and he will bear the burden of defeat prematurely, which will make his future growth path more variable, and he will move forward with a heavy burden, and his arduous journey can be imagined.

Li Li did not fail to consider these strict consequences, on the contrary, he took into account almost all aspects. It was precisely because he had considered countless consequences that prompted him to make up his mind to use Zhuge Liang as soon as possible. This is not only that he has high hopes for Zhuge Liang, or that he is too superstitious about Zhuge Liang's great achievements in history, but the current shape determines that Li Li does not have much time to slowly explore Zhuge Liang's potential, and there is no time for him to grow up step by step.

Time waits for no one, the situation in the world is changing rapidly, and it will definitely not be stagnant because of someone's will. Nowadays, the situation in the world is at an extremely critical turning point, and with a strong push, we can end the troubled times decades or even hundreds of years in advance, so as to minimize the casualties of the Han people, retain more vitality for the Han nation, and even have the possibility of reproducing the prosperous era of the strong Han in the past. Vice versa.

Li Li, who is familiar with history, knows the great danger of the turmoil in the late Han Dynasty for more than 100 years, so he always wants to end the troubled times and unify the world. Strive to win the most extensive territory and the most vast land for the entire Han nation in their lifetime, so that the Han nation trapped in a corner of the East can realize as soon as possible that there is a more vast space beyond the Han Dynasty, break the cognitive circle of the Han people as soon as possible, and go out one day earlier in order to become stronger.

It is precisely with this sense of crisis that Li Li will break the routine again and again, promote talents out of the ordinary, and provide them with a stage to display their talents, prompting them to grow up to the best of their ability, take charge of themselves, and look forward to ending the troubled times and rebuilding order in the shortest possible time. It's not that Li Li is whimsical, but that he has this ability now, and he also has the strength to withstand failure.

Perhaps for the other princes, they could not fail at all, nor could they afford to lose, and for them defeat meant destruction. But Li Li did not have such concerns, he had enough soldiers and horses in his hands, and he had a relatively wide territory, which was the key to his suppression of the princes of the towns. For him, it doesn't matter if he is defeated once, he can afford to lose tens of thousands or even 100,000 troops, because he has the ability to afford defeat. However, he has no time to wait, life is limited after all, waiting means wasting life, and if he misses a year, he will be a year older. Therefore, time is the most urgent and deadly for him, and he cannot waste a moment.

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Leaving aside the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Li Li knew that the reason why Zhuge Liang proposed to return the military power to himself was because his heart had begun to waver. Shocked by the powerful formation of hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops in front of him, Zhuge Liang, who had just entered the battlefield, began to doubt his previous judgment, and his confidence was fading little by little, suffering from gains and losses, worried that once this battle was lost, at least half of the 80,000 Han soldiers would be killed. This price is too great for him to accept, and he can't afford the consequences of defeat.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang, who is cautious by nature, is unwilling to take risks, or he does not dare to take risks, and subconsciously chooses to retreat. In his mind, in the face of this situation, Li Li had rich experience in warfare, and if he handed over all the army to Li Li, the result after the war must be much better than that of him commanding the war.

However, Zhuge Liang never expected that Li Li would refuse his request without thinking, still adhere to the original plan, and still put the life and death of the 80,000 army in his hands.

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang was also full of thoughts and mixed feelings, with both deep worry and indescribable gratitude. For a long time, he didn't think he was a genius, but he firmly believed that as long as he was willing to work hard and endure hardships, he would definitely be able to become a talent like Guan Zhong and Le Yi.

To this day, Kong Ming considers himself to be rich in learning, has read ancient and modern historical books, is proficient in astronomy and geography, is well versed in world affairs and human affairs, and his talent is not inferior to anyone in the world. However, when he really faced the confrontation between the two armies of more than 200,000 troops, his strong self-confidence and inner arrogance couldn't help but be a little shaken. Human life is greater than the sky, and when he held the lives of 80,000 soldiers in his hands, he felt for the first time the weight of the responsibility on his shoulders, which overwhelmed him and made him feel overwhelmed. even suspected that what he had learned was like Zhao Kuo in the past, talking on paper and misleading himself and the army.

Just when Zhuge Liang was hesitating, Li Li suddenly patted him on the shoulder, gave him an encouraging look, and said solemnly with a firm expression: "Don't be afraid, don't worry too much, just command the battle according to your prior plan." If you win this battle, it will be your battle for fame; If I lose, I will bear the consequences. Frankly speaking, the loss of 80,000 soldiers and horses is nothing to me, and after a little rest, our army can regroup and make a comeback. When he said this, the look on Li Li's face was very calm, without the slightest reluctance.

Seeing that Li Li had made up his mind, Zhuge Liang's hesitant heart calmed down inexplicably, and he responded respectfully: "Nuo, Weichen takes the order!" ”

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