Three days went by in a blink of an eye.

In the early morning of the next day, nearly 1,000 people from Xujiazhuang quietly set off and joined the nearly 40,000 Gepi Yellow Turban Army who had been waiting at the west gate outside the village.

This time, the Xu family of Xujiazhuang moved to Chang'an, with a total of 989 people, which is equivalent to the total population of a large village in Xiliang. However, this relocation team of nearly 1,000 people is a drop in the bucket for Xujiazhuang, which has a population of nearly 10,000, less than one-tenth of the population of the village.

Within three days, Li Li had already ordered the Xu Chu brothers to send the young Zhuang of the clan to spread the news of the Xu family's housewarming to Xiliang to all the families in Zhuangzhong, and told the people that all the people who wanted to go to Xiliang to settle down could set off together, and promised to treat them well.

However, people's hearts are determined, and their homeland is difficult to leave.

Since the Gepi Yellow Turban Army was subdued by Li Li, the people of Xujiazhuang have all praised each other, rushed to tell each other, and were grateful to the Xu brothers and Li Li and his party. However, if they really want to move to Xiliang with the Xu clan, there are very few servants, and only more than ten tenants of the Xu family are willing to go with the Xu family. In addition, nearly ninety percent of the people in Zhuangzhong are unwilling to leave their hometowns and go to Xiliang.

So, in the early morning of the fourth day, Li Li took nearly a thousand Xu clansmen and Gepi Yellow Turban Army to join up, and quietly left Xujiazhuang.

"These people are so ungrateful! I wanted to take them to Chang'an to live a good life, but they didn't appreciate it, which really annoyed me! When leaving Xujiazhuang, Huan Fei couldn't help but look back at the wall fort behind him, and said with a rather angry expression.

After Father Xu, Xu Chu, Xu Ding and others heard this, their expressions changed suddenly, and they all lowered their heads, not knowing what to say. At this time, Li Li said calmly: "Flying Tiger can't talk nonsense! People are at ease. It is normal for people to have their minds set up, and it is difficult for the people to leave their homeland, and it is the same for us. Now that Xujiazhuang has just settled down, the people in the village already have hope, as long as they work hard, they can live a stable and peaceful life after half a year. Since staying here can also lead a stable life, why should the people follow us and move to Xiliang. It is understandable that people are of the same mind and that their hearts are of the same mind. ”

Hearing Li Li's words. Everyone in the Xu family suddenly softened.

Xu's father's original name was Xu Xin, and the word son and. After Li Li finished speaking, Xu Xin continued: "What the lord said is very true. The people of Zhuangzhong finally settled down, and naturally they were reluctant to go to Chang'an with us, after all, this is where their ancestors have settled here for generations. However, at present, the stable life in the village is only afraid that it will not last long. The longest can be a year, or the shortest can be a few months. Certainly, there will be grass bandits or bandits who will occupy Gepi again. It is a disaster for the neighbors. In a world of great turmoil, if there is no strong military deterrence and no army protection, if you want to live a stable life, it is undoubtedly an unattainable luxury, and it is difficult to achieve it. ”

Hearing this, Li Li nodded approvingly and said, "Uncle Xu is high." In a word. Now there are no powerful princes in Yuzhou, but there are as many as more than ten yellow turban thieves wandering around, wantonly plundering. The mountainous terrain of Gepi is steep across many counties such as Ru, Liang, Chen and Peiguo. Easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is actually an excellent hiding place for rogue bandits, so sooner or later this place will be occupied by grass bandits. It's just that with the departure of this place, these things have nothing to do with us, even if we have the heart to help, but we are beyond the reach of the whip, and the heart is more than enough.

After all, Yuzhou is too far away from our Xiliang, once we extend the Shili range to Yuzhou, I am afraid that the princes of the Central Plains will be unable to sleep in an instant, and even regard our Xiliang army as the number one enemy, and may even prompt them to unite with me as an enemy, eager to get rid of it as soon as possible. Therefore, although we currently have the strength to quickly pacify Yuzhou, we are forced by the surrounding situation to stand still, live in a corner of Xiliang, and wait for the times to change. ”

Li Li's remarks really showed the reality of the current situation faced by the Xiliang Army, although there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers, they were forced by the complicated situation in the states and counties of the Central Plains, and they easily did not dare to move troops.

Because, as long as the Xiliang army intends to enter the Central Plains, then the existing pattern of the states and counties in the Central Plains will immediately change, and the Xiliang army will also become the target of the public, resisting the joint siege of the princes of the towns in the Central Plains with its own strength. If this is the case, even though the Xiliang army is strong and has superior combat power, it cannot defeat the alliance army of the princes of the Central Plains, after all, the tigers can't stand the wolves. Even if the Xiliang army wins by luck, it will definitely kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800, and its own strength will be greatly damaged, which is really more than worth the loss.

In the past two years, Li Li has been thinking about this issue almost all the time, and has consulted with Jia Xu, Li Ru, Li Xuan, Hua Xin and others many times, and finally decided on the strategy of recuperation and recuperation, and observing the changes of the times. This is not only a helpless compromise method, but also a kind of superior policy to keep quiet and obscure, so as to respond to all changes without moving, and if you move, you will be thunderous.

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In the past few days, the He brothers led nearly 40,000 Gepi Yellow Turban Army, planting flags all over the place, and went straight to Sili.

Along the way, wherever the army went, the counties and counties were closed, and the officials in the city and the county soldiers under their command did not dare to go out of the city without authorization to block it, let alone take advantage of it. Even, there are some counties that have secretly interacted with the Yellow Turban Thieves of Gepi before, although the city gates are closed, but they still leave a large amount of food and some gold and silver where the army must pass, and they should be used as a reward for the army. There are not a few such ironic scenes; Along the way, more than a dozen small cities have prepared the things of the army in advance and placed them outside the city, and also attached a flattering flattering letter, for fear that the He brothers would wave their troops to attack the city.

In addition, along the way, the army repeatedly encountered yellow turban thieves entrenched in the nearby mountains and forests, and brought a large amount of wine and meat down the mountain to reward the army, during which five or six yellow turban thieves led the crowd to join the army. These Yellow Turban thieves who went down the mountain to defect to the He brothers are the rogue bandits in the real sense, they are all small bandits wandering around, there are not many people, more than 1,000 people, as few as two or three hundred, compared with the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops in Ge Pi, it is really small and not worth mentioning.

However, after more than ten days, the Yellow Turban army led by the He brothers actually increased to nearly 50,000 people. Among them, there were more than 6,000 yellow turban thieves who came to defect, plus the homeless people who were taken in along the way, and after scraping together, 40,000 became 50,000. By the time the army approached the Sili border, there were more than 10,000 people.

and Xu Rong, the general of Pingnan who was stationed in the southern counties of Sili. He had already received a letter from Li Li, and then he personally led more than 10,000 troops from the battalion to respond. Therefore, after marching continuously for half a month, the more than 50,000 migratory troops led by the He brothers finally successfully entered the territory of Sili.

After the two armies met, the brothers He Yi and He Man, who acted as the main generals and deputy generals of the army along the way, successfully completed the task, and the army was immediately taken over by Xu Rong. At this point, Li Li and his entourage went to Yuzhou for a tour, and then returned to Henan County again and returned to their own territory.

Inside the tent of the temporary Chinese army.

Li Li, who had been washed a little, changed into a brocade robe. Walked into the big tent with a smile, waved his hand to signal that everyone did not have to be formal, and walked to the handsome desk and sat down.

"You have been very tired from the saddle horse all the way, so you will be handsome tonight. Let's cut a long story short. As soon as he sat down, Li Li didn't wait for everyone in the hall to get up and bow down. He said aloud in a loud voice.

True. The people sitting in the big tent under the hall are indeed a bit of a mixture. Xu Xin, Xu Chu and Xu Ding, father and son, sat on the right side, Xu Xin was in the first place, and behind them were Chen Zhi, He Yi, He Man and the three leaders of the Yellow Turban Thieves; On the left side of the big tent, Li Xuan, who had just arrived, sat in the first place, followed by Xu Rong, Huan Fei, Duan Xuan, and eight middle and senior generals of the military battalion stationed in the south of Sili. Jin Yiwei's commander Li Zhi still stood behind Li Li without moving, and Ma Yunluo did not come to participate in the discussion. Stay in the inner room of the big tent to tidy up Li Li's bedroom.

Since then, the people on the right side of the big tent have no specific official positions, and the people on the left are Li Li's old department, all of whom have meritorious fame; So the two groups of people came together to discuss things. It's hard to feel a little nondescript.

Therefore, this meeting of the handsome account is actually that Li Li wants to make specific arrangements for Xu Chu and others to formally appoint official positions. With Li Li's powerful position today, his exercise of the powers of a general in the capacity of General Wei is no longer a verbal appointment three years ago, but a formal appointment worthy of the name, and its actual effect is no less than that of the edict issued by the Son of Heaven.

"Yuan Zhong has also arrived, have you seen Wen You, how is his body recovering now?" Seeing that Li Xuan's face was still filled with a faint smile, Li Li asked with a smile.

"Back to the lord, Wen You has rushed back to Chang'an ten days ago, and his body is already fine. After his subordinates handed over to him, he led the guards to Si Li, and he had been waiting for the lord here for three days. Li Xuan bowed and reported.

Li Li bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Wen You is fine." His body is still too weak, so he should pay attention to it in the future, and it is best to practice some swordsmanship, which can not only defend himself but also strengthen his body, which is really a double win. ”

Xie Zhugong was worried, and his subordinates remembered it, and then wrote a letter to inform Wen You and convey the lord's order. Hehehe! Li Xuan replied with a laugh.

Li Li smiled knowingly, then turned his gaze to the right side of the tent, and waved his hand to signal Li Xuan to convey the appointment.

After getting Li Li's instructions, Li Xuan got up and walked to the center of the big tent, stood under the handsome case, took out a roll of haode brocade silk that had been prepared from his cuffs, and read it out loud: "Adhering to the order of the lord general, appoint Xu Chu of Qiaoxian County as the commander of the capital, with a rank of 500 stones, and directly under Li Zhi to lead the left camp of Jin Qiwei under the account, Sima of the left camp of the commander, commanding two thousand guards, and all the four hundred warriors in the clan are included in the left camp!" ”

"The last general will thank the lord!" Xu Chu bowed down excitedly and said.

Indeed, he and Li Li have been together for more than half a month, and they already know the structure and functions of the various battalions in the Xiliang Army. In the Xiliang Army, each battalion actually has nearly two soldiers and horses, or even more, far exceeding the military system of the Han Dynasty; For example, the military marquis, the Han system is generally 200~500 people, but the military marquis under Li Li has more than 1,000 people. And Jin Yiwei is not only the personal guard of the lord Li Li, but also the cradle of senior generals, and many commander-level generals in the Xiliang Army were once generals in Jin Yiwei's camp. And what he was most pleased with was that Li Li trusted him very much, and gave him 2,000 soldiers and horses when he first joined the army, which was equivalent to indirectly giving him the opportunity to lead a battalion of men and horses.

When Xu Chu bowed down to thank him, Li Xuan's voice paused for a moment, and then he no longer paused, and said loudly: "Appoint Runan Chen Zhi as the military commander, the first thousand commander of Jin Yiwei's right battalion; Xu Ding was appointed as the military commander, and he was directly under the command of General Xu Rong of the military battalion. He Yi, the leader of the Gepi Yellow Turban Army, was appointed as the captain of Fenwu, and the commander of the county government soldiers was directly under the account of General Tietuo; He Man was appointed as a partial military captain, and he was directly under the command of Huan Fei of the Flying Bear Battalion, and he was temporarily left under the command of the lord; Wang Xing, Liu Yi, and Zhou Quan were appointed as the tun chiefs, and they were transferred to General Teng Xiao of Anyi to listen to them!

In addition, upon the recommendation of the lord, Xu Xin of the county was named the general of Diannong Zhonglang, under the account of General Tietuo, the commander of the county army, and was in charge of the military affairs of Tuntian! ”

"The last general will wait to thank the lord!" As Li Xuan announced the appointment one by one, everyone led by Xu Xin bowed down and stood under the tent and thanked him respectfully.

Among them, Xu Xin, He Yi and He Man were the most excited, and even a little overjoyed. Xu Xin is over fifty years old and has resigned for ten years, but he never expected that when he was about to get old, he was actually appreciated by Li Li and promoted to Zhonglang General, which really surprised him. And the two brothers He Yi and He Man, seeing that Xu Chu, Xu Ding and Chen Zhi's official positions were not high, but their brothers unexpectedly obtained the position of captain, which shows that Li Li is a lord who does what he says and rewards and punishments clearly. Although the captains under the command of the princes of all walks of life have been flooded, this is not the case in the Xiliang army, and the captains are the generals of the first battalion with real power after the generals. And the reason why the two brothers were able to obtain the position of lieutenant is because they led more than 50,000 people from Yuzhou all the way to Sili, which is a real merit.

In addition, He Man was able to unexpectedly be appreciated by Li Li, but it was because he was Huan Fei's apprentice. If you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, with Huan Fei's face, Li Li can't be wronged by He Man. Otherwise, Huan Fei's face was gloomy, and he would definitely run to Li Li to ask for an official position for his apprentice; Rather than this, it is better to fulfill him as soon as possible, lest he be unreasonable.

There is also the Yellow Turban Leader who led the crowd to Li Li on the way back, Li Li took a little test for them, and selected Wang Xing, Liu Yi and Zhou Quan from the seven Yellow Turban Leaders, and felt that they were still useful. So he deliberately called them into the big tent and appointed them in public, although the position was not high, only the head of the tun, but it showed that Li Li was extremely courteous to them. Later, when they arrived under Teng Xiao, just because they were the tun chiefs appointed by Li Li himself, and they had entered Li Li's temporary marshal tent, it was enough to make Teng Xiao look down on them, and give them more opportunities for meritorious service. Perhaps, it won't be long before they will be promoted again, and thus quickly become mid-level generals under Li Li.

Don't despise Li Li's inadvertent little favor, maybe his exceptional move today can change the fate of these three people's lives.

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