Fortunately, Li Li did not look back at this time, and his eyes still fell on the camp not far away.

Tents are being set up there. Originally, the camp had been built, but suddenly tens of thousands of troops had surrendered, which made the camp tent suddenly tense and insufficient. So, Xu Huang, who was in charge of setting up the camp, could only lead the soldiers of the rear army to build another camp in the camp, after all, it was freezing now, and the soldiers were also people, so they couldn't be allowed to stay outdoors.

After being distracted for a moment, Li Li said in a calm tone: "The casualties of the soldiers and horses of the Fengxian Department in this battle are not small, and I, as the leader of the alliance, absolutely cannot sit idly by. I will, I will give you all the weapons and armor that I have captured in this battle, and I will give you any money I have captured. These are the combat captures you deserve.

In addition, in view of the military exploits of Fengxian and his soldiers, he will give you a thousand pieces of silk and silk, a bounty of 10,000, and 5,000 Xiliang war horses. I don't know what to do? Before the words fell, Li Li turned around and looked at Lu Bu with a smile on his face, his deep eyes showing approval.

"Ahh Thank you for the reward, Lu is very grateful! Lu Bu was very surprised, thanked him respectfully, his voice trembled lightly, and he was a little overjoyed.

Li Li smiled and shook his head, "Feng Xian doesn't need to be polite. Meritorious service will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished, this is the duty of the alliance leader, and there is no need to say thanks. ”

While speaking, seeing Lu Bu's restrained look that wanted to speak and stopped, Li Li paused and said with a pleasant face: "Feng Xian seems to have something on his mind, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it, as long as I can do it, I can't refuse it." ”

Lu Bu's expression changed slightly, and a touch of surprise appeared on his face, he didn't expect Li Li's observation to be so keen. He was discovered after a little hesitation.

"It's not 、、、 a concern. It's just that Lu's soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties this time, and those soldiers ??????" Lu Bu said vaguely, and the point stopped. After all, Li Li had already rewarded him just now. The richness of the bounty is rare, and if you ask for all the prisoners of war at this moment, you will inevitably be a little greedy and insatiable.

The smile on Li Li's face gradually dissipated when he heard this, and was replaced by a calm face, a calm gaze, and he didn't seem to be angry. But he didn't mean to readily agree. This look gave Lu Bu an unfathomable and profound feeling, noncommittal, making him unable to figure out Li Li's intentions. so that the heart that had just fallen became anxious again.

After a moment of silence, Li Li said left and right: "Yuan Highway has done many injustices and perverse acts, causing the people of Huainan to be bullied. Livelihoods are struggling. Hunger is everywhere, and the people are struggling to make a living. Most of the 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers captured this time were from poor backgrounds, and they were forced to follow Yuan Shu to fight for their livelihood. I don't intend to embarrass them, so I'm temporarily imprisoned and imprisoned, and I will wait until after I break through Shouchun and pacify Huainan. Let them go home. At that time, where will they go? Whether to leave or stay is entirely up to their own volition, and no one is allowed to interfere with it. Because I Li Li is not Yuan Highway, this southern expedition is not to conquer the city and expand the territory, but to save the people of Huainan from fire and water, and come for the way of heaven. Li Li's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, his face was not red when he spoke, his heart was not beating, and his words were righteous and strict. But what the truth is, except for himself, no one with a discerning eye knows it, but it is just tacit.

There are many things in the world that can be done but cannot be said directly, and once they are clarified, they are not good for each other. The Chinese civilization has a long history, the heritage is profound and endless, and the rhetoric is extremely rich. As a result, there are countless ways to express a very common thing, which can be stated directly, or in a subtle way, or in a high-sounding manner; But no matter how it is expressed, there is only one truth, and that is who has the right to speak, and who has the final say.

This is true not only of the land of Yanhuang, but of the whole world. This is an unbreakable truth that has been overturned countless times, then rebuilt countless times, and the cycle has been repeated to this day. As a result, it has been said that truth is often in the hands of a very few. Whether this sentence is correct or not, the benevolent and the wise see the wise, and the people have different opinions, and they insist on one word; However, it is an indisputable fact that power is often in the hands of a very small number of people.

?????? Lu Bu wanted to ask the captives to supplement his strength, but unexpectedly, Li Li's words directly blocked the words that had come to his mouth, and he could only swallow them back raw, which made him feel so uncomfortable! But he had no way to refute it, knowing that what Li Li said was all prevarication and perfunctory, but he had no choice but to agree with it.

The shape shì is stronger than the person, and the strength determines a qiē.

If the strength is not enough, there is no right to speak, Lu Bu did not have a deep understanding of this before, but at this moment, he empathizes with it and feels deeply.

However, Lu Bu did not intend to give up, after all, it was a matter of his own interests and strength restoration, and if he missed today, it would probably become more and more difficult to mention this matter in the future.

Quietly followed Li Li down the hill and returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Bu never left. He still didn't give up, or he didn't believe what Li Li said at all, it was a full 80,000 prisoners of war, would Li Li really put them all home? Hugh said that Lu Bu didn't believe it, but he was afraid that even Li Li himself wouldn't believe it, this kind of opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to increase his strength was hard to come by, would Li Li really give up lightly?

Regardless of whether Li Li does what he says and does what he says, Lu Bu doesn't want to miss the opportunity in front of him anyway. 80,000 prisoners of war, as long as they can get half back, they can make up for the losses of the Xuzhou army and quickly restore their strength. However, if the damaged soldiers and horses cannot be replenished, then Lu Bu will face the embarrassing situation of winning the battle but losing his strength, and then become a piece of fat on the chopping board, without the power to resist, let Li Li knead at will and let him slaughter.

Back at the handsome tent, Li Li and Lu Bu sat opposite each other, and Lu Lingqi, who was dressed in red, brought pastries and a pot of freshly brewed hot tea, poured two cups of tea, and then bowed and retreated.

"Lingqi, this child is getting more and more sensible, thank you to the general for taking care of her." Lu Bu took a sip of tea lightly, and said without words.

Li Li's expression changed slightly after hearing this, and he turned his head to look at Lu Lingqi, who was leaving, and happened to see her smile back, and immediately Li Li responded with a smile. However, when Lu Lingqi's shadow disappeared at the door, the smile on Li Li's face disappeared, calm replaced the smile, and a pair of unfathomable eyes looked at Lu Bu, but did not answer. Instead, he picked up the teacup and motioned for Lu Bu to drink tea.

Serving tea to guests is Li Li's inherent habit, which is completely different from the current custom of drinking and serving guests, which can be described as unusual. Larger than life. And Lu Bu is very unaccustomed to it at the moment, he has already developed the habit of substituting wine for water, but now he has to accompany Li Li to drink the astringent and bitter tea. The teacup in his hand was only drunk, and every time his lips touched it lightly, he actually didn't drink a sip, and the tea didn't move at all.

Seeing that Li Li didn't answer, Lu Bu finally couldn't help but speak: "Shouchun City has not yet been captured. The soldiers under Lu's account suffered heavy casualties, and I am afraid that they will not be able to continue fighting. If the supply of troops cannot be replenished, there will be no soldiers available under Lu's account. It is useless to stay here any longer, so you can only lead the troops back to Xuzhou. In this section, please also ask the general to know clearly. Because he was asking for help, Lu Bu spoke in a very low tone. The words are very tactful. But the meaning is clear. How to decide, it all depends on Li Li's words.

However, Lu Bu didn't know what to think, there was no coercion in his words, as if he was blackmailing Li Li with the withdrawal of troops, so as to achieve the goal of asking for prisoners of war to replenish soldiers and horses. Perhaps he himself did not realize what was wrong with saying this, or he did not learn how to beg for help, which prompted him to withdraw from the army without giving prisoners of war, so as to blackmail Li Li. As everyone knows, Li Li has never been coerced. And he is extremely disgusted with others blackmailing him, especially on the border of Yangzhou.

Many years ago. It was on this territory that Li Li was coerced for the first time, which left him with irreparable regrets for the rest of his life, so that today, after a few years, he still remembers the scene at that time vividly and vividly. But at this moment, Lu Bu dared to threaten him with the withdrawal of the army, which made Li Liton have a nameless fire, and the expression on his face was extremely calm, calm and terrifying.

"Bong threatens me first?" asked coldly, Li Li still tasted the tea slowly with the teacup, and there was no joy or anger on his face.

Lu Bu's voice changed when he heard this, "Ah! Don't dare, don't misunderstand, general. Lu just said it bluntly, and had no other intentions, and asked the general to be elegant and magnanimous, and to be discerning. In the hurried explanation, Lu Bu hurriedly waved his hand and flatly denied it, saying that he had no intention of coercing.

Li Li didn't blink when he saw it, and said noncommittally: "Feng Xian did have a lot of casualties this time, and it stands to reason that I should replenish your soldiers and horses." But?????? Since you and I are allies, the soldiers and horses under the first account are unable to fight again, so the soldiers and horses under my command are naturally duty-bound and should take over the ensuing war. Presumably Feng Xian won't know this, right? Now that you know, I don't know what Feng Xian's intention is to insist on replenishing the soldiers and horses? Could it be that 、、、 Feng wants to be my enemy first? ”

"Ugh!" Lu Bu was shocked when he heard this, and immediately looked at Li Li with wide eyes, his expression was very flustered, and then he turned his head to avoid Li Li's sharp gaze, not daring to look at him.

Trying his best to calm his mind, Lu Bu took a deep breath and said with sincere fear: "The general's words are serious, Lu has no such intentions, and he will never dare to be the enemy of the general." Don't get me wrong, general??????" While hurriedly explaining, Lu Bu carefully watched Li Li's expression.

But seeing that Li Li looked indifferent after hearing this, Lu Bu paused, exhaled lightly, as if he had made a lot of determination, and said weakly: "Those surrendered troops 、、、 Lu Mou don't want it, and how to deal with it is up to the general to decide." ”

Seeing Li Li's grim expression, Lu Bu finally gave in and compromised, and no longer dared to fight the idea of prisoners of war, and never mentioned the matter of replenishing the source of troops.

Looking at the panicked Lu Bu, as well as his flickering and dodging panicked eyes, Li Li smiled indifferently and said in a harmonious voice: "Wen Hou doesn't need to be nervous, what Li said just now is just a joke, don't take it seriously." In today's battle, Wen Hou led the army to charge into battle, which was the blade of our allies, and Li was Wen Hou's most solid backing, so that Wen Hou had no worries. This is the first time you and I have fought together, but we have won an unprecedented victory, which is really gratifying! As he spoke, a bright smile appeared on Li Li's face, which invisibly made Lu Bu infected by it, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

Seeing that Lu Bu was finally no longer nervous, Li Li said with a smile: "From today onwards, the infantry army under my command will be handed over to the commander of Wen Hou until the end of the southern expedition. If Wen Hou is willing, a certain war horse under his command may not be handed over to Wen Hou's command. I don't know what Wen Hou wants? ”

"Ugh! This?????? The general exalted Lu too much. Lu Moujie Wufu, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take on this big task、、、 hehehehe! Lu Bu was surprised and inexplicable, and pretended to be stupid while smiling, and said vaguely perfunctorily.

It was only at this time that Lu Bu realized that Li Li's name for him had changed again and again, calling him "Fengxian" before, and then calling him "Wenhou" after he retreated in a witty manner. This change in title seems inconspicuous, but it implies an intriguing and profound meaning, and Lu Bu was unaware of it before, but now he tastes three of them in hindsight.

However, Li Li had a sentence that spoke to his heart and touched him a lot. Li Li prides himself on being a shield, and compares him Lu Bu to a sharp arrow, the sharp arrow moves forward bravely, but there is a strong backing behind him. This is the ideal journey that Lu Bu yearns for in many years of war, he longs that he will always be the most powerful and courageous warrior in the world, and to achieve this ideal, he needs the most solid backing. He had been looking for it before, but he couldn't ask for it, and now he finally found it, but he hesitated??????

―――――― To be Continued ―――――――――――――― (To be Continued......

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