"Report 、、、 Wuhuan army is only a hundred miles away from the front of the pass!"

"Report -- the Wuhuan army has descended fifty miles outside the gate!"

One morning, the scouts monitored the whereabouts of the Wuhuan army along the way, reporting every half an hour until the Wuhuan army was encamped.

In the main hall of the city guard's mansion, Li Li and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other around a desk. On the table was a chess piece that Li Li hadn't touched for a long time, which Zhuge Liang had brought, but which Li Li had done when he was building a thatched cottage in Wollongong. didn't think about it, Kong Ming kept it, and after two years, he brought it to Youzhou.

The chess pieces and chessboard are made of wood. At that time, Li Li was very rough, some of the chess pieces were big and some were small, and the chessboard was also crooked, not very elegant, let alone exquisite. But after Zhuge Liang's polishing and carving, it is exquisite and elegant at the moment, far more beautiful than the original chess.

Along with chess, Zhuge Liang's chess skills are also beautified. When Li Li taught him to play chess two years ago, don't look at Kong Ming's cleverness, but Li Li's chess skills are very good, and he has never lost a piece of Kong Ming's armor, and Kong Ming has never won. But now, the two have killed three sets all morning, and the third set is not over yet. In the first two games, the two had their own wins and losses, and the third game had been played for half an hour, but they were still stalemate, and they were not scored.

Li Li's chess style is tough, both offensive and defensive, sharp and fierce, "cars, horses, artillery" continue to attack the city, open and close, dare to fight. On the other hand, Kong Ming is cautious by nature, has a steady chess style, looks at the overall situation, is step-by-step, and aggressive; Light yì does not open the killing ring. Once he makes a move, he will take out the right-hand man in Li Li's hands, either a horse or a cannon, or directly kill the "car". It is worth mentioning. Kong Ming was the best at using "pawns" and "horses", often using "pawns" to encircle Li Li's cars, horses, and artillery, and then using "horses" to respond from the side, waiting for opportunities to move, and killing the enemy with one blow.

In the first game, Li Li rushed and hit hard, killing Kong Ming overstretched. resisted step by step, and was finally slaughtered and defeated. Second inning. Kong Ming took the lead, pressing step by step, stubbornly blocking Li Li's onslaught, and then used two "pawns" and one horse. Kill Li Li's double car alive. Then he pressed all the way and drove straight into the game to win a big game.

In the third game, Li Li learned a lesson, played steadily, attacked and defended, and did not leave any gaps for Kong Ming. And Kong Ming is still steady, coordinating the overall situation, and slowly drawing it tepidly. So the game came to an impasse. After half an hour, no one can take advantage of it. The stalemate is still a tiebreaker.

After hearing the scout's report that the Wuhuan army had descended fifty miles east of Lulongsai, Li Li sat up straight, twisted his neck, loosened his muscles, and said with a smile: "How about this game even if it is a draw?" ”

"Good." Zhuge Liang nodded happily, then poured two cups of fragrant tea boiled on the stove, handed one of the cups to Li Li, and took a sip of the teacup and savored it carefully.

After a while, Kong Ming said with a smile: "The fragrant tea in the lord's mansion is very good. There is neither the rich aroma of flower tea, nor the strong color; The fragrance is pleasant, the color is light and slightly bitter, and there is a taste of the vicissitudes of the world, which is endlessly evocative. ”

Li Li smiled and said, "Since you like it, I'll give you more." To tell you the truth, your sister-in-law knows that I like to drink tea, and they go together every spring to pick it and make it into tea. Regardless of the craftsmanship and taste, this affection is rare and precious. Therefore, I never show people, and ordinary people can't drink this kind of tea, and there are only a few people who can have this blessing, such as you, Zijing and Fengxiao. ”

Kong Ming's expression changed slightly after hearing this, and he suddenly realized: "I see. It seems that this fragrant tea is not a good tea, but a carefully made by his sister-in-law, full of affection for his brother. Sincerity is the most precious thing in the world, and it's no wonder it's different. The foolish brother didn't know what was going on, and asked the brother to forgive me. ”

Li Li shook his head and smiled: "A little thing is not enough to worry about, the virtuous brother doesn't have to be like this." After speaking, Li Li frowned slightly, and pondered: "Now that the barbarian army has arrived in front of the pass, they are not in a hurry to attack the city, but instead set up camp in the village. This move was completely different from their previous style of driving straight in, and it seemed that they had already learned the news and knew that we were ready, so they went down to the village and camped to confront our army. What should our army do next, does Kong Ming have a good strategy to break the enemy? ”

Zhuge Liang smiled indifferently, looked at the chess game in front of him, and said unhurriedly: "The current situation is like the chess game in front of you, stalemate, and the outcome is unpredictable. This time, the lord dispatched 100,000 troops to garrison Lu Longsai, and such a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses naturally could not escape the eyes and ears of the barbarian scouts, so they did not dare to attack the city rashly, so they could only set up camp and wait for the opportunity to move. At this moment, what they want to see most is that our army will give up the advantages of Xiongguan and take the initiative to go out of the pass to fight them head-on, so that they can avoid unnecessary siege casualties. In addition, the barbarian cavalry was best at fighting cavalry in the field, but not at siege. Therefore, if our army does not move, they will not dare to act rashly; After all, the two sides have similar forces and equal strength, and neither is sure of defeating the other. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang picked up the teacup and tasted the tea slowly and leisurely, and then said with a smile on his face: "In the face of this situation, you must not be impetuous, let alone be eager to win, and waiting patiently is the best way to resist the enemy." As far as the foolish brother knows, the barbarian army in front of the pass is a joint force of several large tribes, including the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people. They were not at peace with each other, nor were they from the same tribe, and they had been fighting and killing each other until then. Therefore, our army does not need to rush into battle, but only needs to wait patiently for fighters. ”

Li Li pondered for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "Since this is the case, we will confront them and grind slowly." Anyway, we are fighting locally, occupying the right time and place, even if we wait for a year and a half, it doesn't matter, but they may not be able to survive! ”

After putting down the battle in front of him, Li Li glanced at the chess game on the table, and said thoughtfully: "At present, the war in Hebei is also deadlocked, and after Yanzhou Cao Cao captured Qingzhou, he stopped and took a wait-and-see position. The battle situation in Huainan is even more optimistic, Jingzhou Liu Biao led the army to withdraw from the battlefield, so that Yuan Shu came back to life, relying on Jiangdong Sun Ce alone, I am afraid that Yuan Shu will not be able to. As a result, the entire battle against Yuan came to a standstill, and the situation was very unfavorable to our army! ”

Zhuge Liang continued: "Don't worry, lord. Yanzhou Cao Cao had already captured Qingzhou, even if he wanted to make peace with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao would not let him go. Therefore, the war in Hebei is ready to be launched, and now both sides are waiting, but they are also fighting hard and eager to try, but they lack an opportunity. When our army and the barbarian army start a war, the lord can send an order to General Zhou Yu of Hanoi to attack Jizhou, and then Yanzhou Cao Cao will inevitably respond with troops and join forces with our army to attack Yuan Shao. As for the war in Huainan??????"

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused, picked up the "horse" on the chessboard casually, and said with a smile on his face: "The lord has always kept a good chess move here, not at this time, and when will he stay?" Before the words fell, the "horse" in his hand fell gently, and the slotted horse -- the general!

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Si Li, Luoyang County Shoufu.

As the location of the commander of the Chinese army of the Western Liang Army, it has been very quiet and frighteningly quiet since the Western Liang Army's eastward expedition to Youzhou, so that the many eyeliners placed in the city by the princes of various towns have been stranded here for half a year, but nothing has been found, and even the figure of Xiliang Li Li entering the mansion has not been seen.

Unable to find out any useful information, the meticulous workers could not deal with the public transport on their own, so they could only continue to lurk in the city, waiting for the rabbit until they found out important news.

Spring is blooming, and it's early summer in the blink of an eye. On this day, a troop of cavalry galloped into the city from the East Gate, and went straight to the county guard through the East Gate Street. The princes immediately recognized that the person who led the team into the city was Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, the generals under Li Li of Xiliang, so they heard the wind and quietly approached the county guard's mansion, and got in touch with the palace servants who bribed him heavily, so that he could try to get close to the main hall and send back the news in time.

Now, the battle against Yuan has reached a critical moment, and once this most difficult period is passed, the most exciting sharing of victory will be ushered in. This is the key for the princes of each town to respond to Li Li's call and jointly raise troops to defeat Eryuan, it is a matter of their own interests, no one can be calm, and it is Xiliang Li Li and the Xiliang army under his command who can decide how to distribute the fruits of victory. Therefore, at this juncture, any movement of the Xiliang Army is a high-profile move, and every move will tie the hearts of the princes of each town.

In the main hall of the county guard's mansion, Zhou Yu, who came in the dust, strode into the lobby. Jia Xu, who was in the center of Luoyang and commanded all kinds of soldiers and horses, got up to greet him, and when he saw Zhou Yu returning, he said with a smile: "Gongjin came so fast!" I just received the news yesterday, and I don't want Gongjin to rush back in a day and night. The saddle horse is tired, the journey is hard, Gongjin quickly sits down and rests for a while, and I will talk about business later. Hehehe! ”

"The military advisor has won the award." Zhou Yu bowed his hand, and then walked into the hall side by side with Jia Xu, sat down at the head of Jia Xu, and said with a smile: "The last general, as the commander of the army, should be the body and the soldiers, how can the military plane be delayed?" What is the hard work? Brother Wen He doesn't have to be polite, I don't know if the lord has given an order to march this time, what kind of dispatch will he have to us? The three sentences did not leave the bank, and after a little greeting, Zhou Yu directly explained his intentions. It is not difficult to see from this that Zhou Yu is definitely a competent commander of the army, and he should be a model for future generations of soldiers.

Seeing that Zhou Yu was radiant and did not show the slightest tiredness, Jia Xu smiled and did not say anything, and immediately took out a stack of letters from his sleeve pocket and handed it to him. When Zhou Yu looked through the letter, Jia Xu beckoned to the attendant to serve tea, poured a cup of hot tea for Zhou Yu with his own hands, handed it to Zhou Yu, and tasted the tea slowly and methodically.

The letter is very short, with a total of more than 100 words, Zhou Yu held it in his hand and read it three times before he slowly put it down, then rolled up the letter and stuffed it into the bag, and returned it to Jia Xu. Then he picked up the teacup and nodded to Jia Xu to thank him, taking a sip of hot tea while contemplating and contemplating.

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