On the wilderness.

When the night came, the grass and trees were dark, and the sound of insects chirping on the roadside sounded from time to time.

Night sky.

The stars are dotted, the slightest is cold, and the rising crescent moon will sprinkle the white light all over the earth.

At the foot of the lonely mountain.

A close battle, just after the battle, Fan Yong and Bo Cai were both defeated.

Fan Yong's injuries were not serious, his viscera was slightly injured, his palms were cracked, his hands were bloody, and the handle of the knife was stained with blood.

Bocai was seriously injured; The tiger's mouth cracked, the blood flowed like a note, the corners of the mouth were bloody, the chest rose and fell violently, the viscera shook, and the body was severely injured.

Such a serious injury to the internal organs is more difficult to recover from than an ordinary body injury with a broken wound, and it is difficult to recover without half a month to a month of careful rest.

Before, Bo Cai was seriously injured and vomited blood under the joint attack of Li Xian and Fan Yong, and then fought with Fan Yong for an hour, fighting for more than 100 rounds, and finally lost to Fan Yong with one move.

Fan Yong could have been injured and slashed Bocai, but was stopped by Li Li.

From the moment Bo Cai accepted the Xiliang War Horse, he made his position clear, and he was half of Li Li's general.

For this reason, Li Li categorically couldn't sit back and watch Fan Yong's formation cut Bocai, they would soon be a family, how could they kill each other.

As for why Bocai accepted Li Li's gift of war horse so easily, Li Li was not in a hurry to know the reason.

The road knows the horsepower, and the people will see it for a long time; The days ahead are still long, take your time, and don't rush for a while.

Under the moonlight, the air was cool, and the wilderness was very quiet.

Li Li took more than 1,100 iron horsemen, escorted more than 100 captured wounded soldiers and enemy leader Zhu Jun to return to Xinzheng City without hurry.

In the previous battle, more than 200 Xiliang iron cavalry were killed, and the result of the battle with 360 remnants of Zhu Jun was that one life was exchanged for one life.

In addition, in the previous battle of breaking the city, the casualties of the iron cavalry of the Longxiang battalion were not small, in short, Li Li was a miserable victory in this battle, and he lost a lot of troops.

Among the group, Bo Cai was wounded and rode a war horse, walking with the three Li Li brothers.

He was treated favorably by Li Lijun, he was not bound, nor was he escorted and monitored, and he followed Li Li on a war horse very abruptly.

However, Li Xian and Fan Yong walked on his left and right sides, intentionally or unintentionally, always vigilant for him to wait for an opportunity to escape or sneak attack Li Li.

Li Li took the lead and walked at the front of the line.

During the march, he asked softly without looking back: "Bo Cai, are you General Zhu Jun's general?" Why do you want to work for me? ”

Bo Cai seemed to have been waiting for Li Li to ask questions for a long time, and at this moment, he exhaled deeply, and the suffocation in his chest seemed to be a lot easier in an instant.

"General Yu, I am not General Zhu Jun's family general, but a house slave for nearly eight years.

In the early years, General Zhu Jun once saved my life, and I devoted myself to the Zhu Mansion for more than seven years, working hard and complaining, without any remuneration, and wearing sackcloth and a full meal were enough.

This time he was captured by the general, and Bo Cai was willing to exchange his crippled body for General Zhu Jun's life to repay him for saving his life in the past. Since then, I have cleared up our grievances with him and have not owed each other. I wonder if General Lee will be able to agree? ”

"Oh?" Li Li was slightly stunned, and asked rhetorically: "Why do you think your life can be exchanged for Zhu Jun's life?" ”

"I relied on Zhu Jun to suppress me for eight years, and I didn't dare to lead the troops. What does General Lee think of this reason? ”

Bo Cai said in a deep voice without hurry.

When he said this, there was a bit of resentment in his voice, but more confidence.

Li Li immediately chuckled in a low voice, "Bocai, I know that you used to be a Yellow Turban general, commanding more than 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, and you have a good record.

I wonder if after eight years, will you still have that blood? Can you be a general, or a handsome? Hehehe! ”

Bo Cai was stunned for an instant, and looked at the young and handsome young general in front of him in a daze, and his mind was full of thoughts.

After a long time, he said in a low voice: "For generals, commanders, or slaves, it is all based on General Li's orders, and Bo Cai does not dare to trespass." Did the general agree to spare General Zhu Jun's life? ”

Li Li shook his head and said: "Whether Zhu Jun can survive or not is not up to me, but I will not kill him."

I didn't mean to kill him before, he was bent on killing me. Now, he has broken his old bones and is honest. It's my own fault, what do I have to do with it!

But I also agreed to your request, I, Li Li, will never kill him, and as for whether others are willing to spare his life, it is not up to me to control. After all, I'm just a small Sima of another department at the moment, temporarily leading a battalion of soldiers and horses, and I can't do anything about many things.

Bocai, are you still willing to serve me? ”

Bocai couldn't see Li Li's expression when he spoke, but he could hear that Li Li was telling the truth, his tone was sincere, and his words were sincere.

In an instant, regardless of his injuries, he turned over and dismounted, kneeling in front of Li Li's warhorse.

"Bocai meets the general! After that, this cheap life of mine is the general's. The general has an order, and Bocai obeys his orders; If there is disobedience, it will be a corpse in the wilderness! ”

Li Li rode on his horse, stopped at his horse, and looked down at the wave for a while.

Immediately, he turned over and dismounted, leaned over and helped Bo Cai up, "Bo Cai, remember what you said today, from now on, your life is mine!"

As long as you don't disobey me, I will not treat you badly and help you achieve your wishes as much as possible. ”

"General Xie, Bocai will remember it in his heart and never forget it!"

Bocai replied with some excitement.

Before, when he bowed down to recognize Li Li as the master, he was actually not excited, but just forced to be helpless.

However, Li Li's contemplation and ordinary and plain words after dismounting made Bo Cai truly feel Li Li's frankness and sincere acceptance.

Li Li did not casually promise fame and fortune, nor did he draw cakes in a big way, but said a very intimate sentence in an ordinary way, "Help you realize your wishes as much as possible."

It is enough to have this sentence, this is what Bocai wants to hear the most.

As for whether Li Li will finally fulfill his promise, he is not worried at all. Because Li Li actually didn't promise him anything, the implication is that what you want to get, it all depends on your own strength to fight for it.

Because of this, Bo Cai's expression was moved and his face was full of excitement.

Empty talk, promises such as painting cakes to satisfy hunger, Bo Cai heard too much from Zhu Jun; In the past eight years, Zhu Jun's empty vernacular and unrestrained words have a lot of baskets, but they are all in vain when he arrives in Zuihou.

Now Li Li doesn't make any promises, but he has the most talent, which makes him grateful.

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As the night deepened, Li Li rushed back to Xinzheng Town.

Inside the main hall of the county government

Li Dao, Guo Yan and other generals were all seated, waiting for Li Li to return.

"Newspaper... General Li Li returned victorious, captured the thief leader Zhu Jun alive, and has entered the city at this moment! ”

The scout hurried to the main hall, and without waiting for Li Wei to ask, he loudly reported the news of Li Li's victorious return.

"Yes, haha! Lier really lived up to expectations and captured Zhu Jun'er! ”

On the seat of the main general, Li Wei said loudly with a heart.

"Yes, Lier is really brave and strategic, and this battle depends on his decision-making and courageous killing!"

Guo Yan said with a sigh.

"Yes, the young general is brave and brave, and he should be the first to take the lead!"

"Yes, the young general is both wise and brave, a young talent, we should ask for merit for him, and ask Xiangguo for more rewards!"

For a while, the generals in the hall praised Li Li one after another, and the words of beauty were endless, and Li Dao was comfortable all over his body, and his eyebrows were smiling.

"The last general, Li Li, was ordered to pursue Zhu Jun and has now returned to the camp. The thief leader Zhu Jun is outside the palace gate, please show the general! ”

In the midst of laughter in the main hall, Li Li put on armor, strode into the hall with his head held high, bowed and said.

"Huh! Lil, what's wrong with your face? Injured? ”

Li Dao saw the white cloth wrapping wrapped around the corner of Li Li's right face at a glance, and asked in shock.

"Hehehe! Uncle, don't worry, I was rubbed by a spear when I was fighting with Zhu Jun before, and it was just a little bruised, so why worry about it! ”

Li Li said with a disapproving laugh.

In fact, this is also what Li Li has long wanted to say, there is no need to cover up for Zhu Jun, as for how his uncle Li Wei will treat Zhu Jun, it is none of his business.

Earlier, Li Li had also thought of secretly detaining Zhu Jun in case of future needs; But after the previous frightening battle, he changed his mind and decided to hand over Zhu Jun's majestic land to the generals, and then report it to Dong Zhuo, who was far away in Chang'an.

As for what happened to Zhu Jun in the end, he didn't want to know, and he didn't bother to care about these things; From the moment he handed over Zhu Jun, the life and death of this famous Han general had nothing to do with him.