The 5,000 foot soldiers of the Longxiang battalion went out of the city in batches under the cover of Fan Yong's heavy battalion, and joined forces with 3,000 iron cavalry.

Three days later, it was another sunny day.

At noon, Li Li, Dian Wei and Chen Yu rode out of the city with more than ten personal soldiers and went to the Longxiang camp station.

In the early morning of this day, Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji were ordered by General Dong Zhuo to lead more than 40,000 foot cavalry to Anyi and station, and they were controlled by Niu Fu.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo mobilized heavy troops to guard the front line of Tongguan, Niu Fu's department was stationed in Anyi, Dong Yue garrisoned Huayin, and Duan Xuantun was stationed in Michi.

The three lieutenant generals had a total of nearly 200,000 cavalry, heavily defended the attack of the Kwantung heroes, and firmly controlled the counties and counties under the division in their hands, so as to deter all the princes of the world.

When Dong Zhuo appointed Li Dao as the general of Zhonglang before, Li Li was keenly aware that from that moment on, the fate of Dong Zhuo and his Xiliang Army had changed slightly.

According to historical records, until Dong Zhuo's death, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were still school captains, comparable to the positions of other generals in the army.

In particular, Li Dao and Guo Yan have always been in the same position and have no direct subordination.

Therefore, when Li Dao led the army to defeat Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others, kidnap the young emperor Liu Xie, and control the government, these Xiliang generals were dissatisfied with Li Guo and the others' rise to a high position, and then fought openly and secretly, and the internal fighting continued.

Subsequently, Guo Yan was unwilling to surrender to Li Wei, and Li Wei was also worried that Guo Yan would murder him, so the two finally fought because of mutual suspicion, which eventually led to the disintegration of the Xiliang army and was annexed and annihilated by Cao Cao in one fell swoop.

Before, Li Dao led the army to Yingchuan, Chen Liu's victory and returned, according to Dong Zhuo's previous habit of driving people, he would definitely reward Li Dao with a large amount of gold and silver, and then give some wine and silk.

However, Dong Zhuo abruptly promoted Li Dao to be a Zhonglang general this time, and suddenly jumped above Guo Yan and others, and he could justifiably control them.

This change may be insignificant and inconspicuous in the eyes of most ministers, but Li Li knows that Li Wei's promotion has a great impact and far-reaching significance.

From the moment he was promoted to Zhonglang General, he had the same status as Niu Fu, Xu Rong and other Zhonglang generals, while important generals such as Guo Yan and Zhang Ji were subordinate to him and became subordinates.

In the future, once Dong Zhuo died, Li Dao would be able to command them as a matter of course, at least nominally.

This change quietly, Li Li guessed that it should be his sudden rise, which made Dong Zhuo feel that he should say something to Li Dao.

And because of his uncle and nephew's rebellion, Dong Zhuo did not hesitate to reward his official position. In this way, the two uncles and nephews were separated, and Li Dao's subordinate Qu Longxiang Camp took the opportunity to be stripped out and handed over to the young and vigorous Li Li to take over.

Why not do such a thing?

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In the morning, Li Dao had already led his army out of Chang'an City.

Li Li didn't go to see him off, and Li Dao didn't look at Li Li from beginning to end, and resolutely led the army away.

Many Xiliang generals saw that when Li Li returned to his hometown, his face was gloomy and he left angrily.

However, at this moment, Li Li was galloping on the avenue outside the West Gate with a smile on his face, and there was no trace of gloom on his face.

This made Dian Wei, who had been following him, very puzzled.

He couldn't understand why Li Li was so happy, could it be because Li Wei had left Chang'an City?

However, Dian Wei has this advantage, don't think about things you don't understand, especially things related to the lord Li Li, you just need to abide by your duty and do your own thing.

"Wenchang, why are you so happy today? Is it Dong Xiangguo, uh, it should be that Taishi Dong rewarded you with gold and silver beauties again, so that you are happy to be like this? ”

Chen Yu has a special position in the Li Mansion of Longxiang, he is Li Xian's cousin, and Li Li is on an equal footing, he is unscrupulous, and he can say whatever he wants, and Li Li is not only not annoyed by this, but likes this way of talking very much.

At today's court meeting, under the instigation of Li Ru, the general of Xiliang, Dong Zhuo, once again pushed a small step from the position of Xiangguo and became the prince, and the little emperor had to bow down and salute when he saw him, and called his middle father.

A teacher for one day, a father for life.

The advantage of the position of Taishi is that Dong Zhuo can really ride on the head of the Son of Heaven as a prestige, unlike before, there is some avoidance.

In today's Han world, since Zhu Jun's rebels were wiped out, no prince dared to stand up and argue with Dong Zhuo.

Nowadays, Dong Zhuo can be described as a group of heroes who are restrained and powerful in the world.

After being slightly distracted, Li Li couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the Chang'an Imperial City behind him, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Hey! Talking to you, why are you smiling so insidiously? You're not going to hit me again, are you? ”

Chen Yu still hasn't forgotten Li Li's eyes that looked at him three days ago, and asked with a blushing face.

Li Li was stunned by Chen Yu's words, and said in amazement: "Yu'er, you are also a girl's family, this is the official road in and out of the city, there are many pedestrians, you have to be dignified, let people know that you are a lady at a glance."

You can't be like you now, you dare to say that I beat you in broad daylight. You are slandering, how can my dignified eight-foot man do this, even if I have thoughts about you, then I will do it in a bright light, no need to sneak around! ”

"You····· Hum! Even if you have thoughts about this girl, I don't think you can say anything, I won't let you succeed easily! ”

Chen Yu pouted his cherry lips, clenched his pink fist and waved his fist at Li Li, pretending to look fierce and vicious.

It's just that her demeanor is delicate and cute in Li Li's eyes, which is pleasing to the eye.

Along the way, Li Li and Chen Yu rode side by side, bickering from time to time, laughing constantly, and slowly walked towards the Longxiang camp station.

The valley where the Longxiang camp is stationed is a little far away from Chang'an City, relying on the remaining veins at the western foot of Zhongnan Mountain to set up a camp, and it takes more than half a day to run fast horses.

Therefore, when Li Li and his party arrived at the camp in Dongyang Valley, it was already nighttime.

The Dongyang Valley camp is very large, enough to station tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and now there are only 3,000 iron cavalry, 5,000 foot soldiers and more than 1,000 miscellaneous servants, which seems very empty.

The terrain here is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If you encounter a strong enemy, even if you can't resist, you can retreat back into the mountains and enter the Jungnam Mountain Range.

Zhongnan Mountain, also known as Nanshan, runs through most of the hinterland of Guanzhong, starts from Meixian County in the west, reaches Lantian in the east, passes through Wuguan, and can take the Central Plains directly.

This is a place of great strategic depth.

When Li Li chose the camp earlier, he did not hesitate to travel a long distance to choose this large valley, just thinking that this place would be used as a place to hide troops for a long time after that.

Even if he was sent to garrison other counties, Dongyang Valley could not give up, and there was no problem with stationing 3,000 soldiers and horses.

In addition, there are more than ten large villages around, which can provide some grain and grass, and the valley can also raise cattle, sheep, livestock or war horses, and can also go up to the mountains to hunt, which is completely self-sufficient.

Therefore, Li Li has invested a lot in this valley, and he has almost done his best to support it.

It's just that his foundation is too shallow, and he doesn't have enough money and food to support more soldiers for the time being, so he can only take his time and develop step by step.

In the big tent, Li Li sat on the main seat.

"My lord, there are more than 9,000 people in the camp at present, and the salary is sufficient, and the grain and grass can be used for the rest of the month. According to the general's orders, his subordinates bought more than 300 cattle and sheep from the surrounding villages, but the horses were only a few dozen short horses, and war horses were not easy to buy.

It is said that all the war horses near Jingzhao are controlled by Li Ru and Niu Fu, who are in the middle of the long service, and it is difficult to buy war horses in Shanghaode Xiliang. The subordinates have been entrusted by the general, and the general is asked to punish him. ”

A few days ago, Bo Cai reported the situation in Dongyang Valley to Li Liyu.

"Bocai, you have done a good job, what a crime! Hehehe! ”

Li Li smiled and stretched out his hand to signal Bo Cai to get up, "Li Ru and Niu Fu are both close associates of Taishi Dong, and it is not surprising that the two of them are in charge of the Xiliang War Horse. However, Bocai, there are many ways to get a war horse, and if you really can't buy it, you can take some extraordinary measures!

As far as I know, there are grass robbers in the Jingzhaoyin area from time to time, and within a radius of two hundred miles from Chang'an City, there are at least dozens of grass bandits. They don't just rely on robbing houses to get by, selling war horses is their main livelihood, and the number of horses in their hands is not a few, ranging from thousands to tens of thousands.

Bocai, you can pay attention to this aspect, and take the initiative when you have the opportunity, and you don't have to report everything to me. Our Taishi Dong has always turned a blind eye to this kind of small fight, and has not paid attention to it at all. So, you don't need to have any scruples, isn't there still me to bear the burden when something happens? ”

"No, my subordinates obey!"

Bo Cai slapped his unkempt hair and suddenly replied in a respectful voice.

"What's wrong, Bocai? Why are you doing that? ”

Bo Cai said with some annoyance: "My lord, after your reminder just now, my subordinates know that they are wrong. On the mountains around our Dongyang Valley, when our subordinates had just set up camp tents the day before yesterday, they found that there were three bandits peeping around the camp.

According to the scouts, the number of these three bandits was not large, and the total number was only 2,000, but each of them had a haode war horse, and they came and went like the wind, and moved extremely quickly. However, they still could not escape the eyes of our scouts, their lair was very close to our camp, and the farthest bandit was only fifty miles away from Dongyang Valley.

Before, I thought that when our army first arrived here, it was not easy to move lightly, and besides, I did not report to the general, and my subordinates did not dare to move troops without authorization. Well, now that the general has an order, his subordinates will then deploy troops to exterminate them! ”

Li Li nodded and said, "Well, then, you can do it!" In this way, tomorrow I will go back and transfer Li Xian to him, and it is not possible to guard the camp without a general in the camp, let him help you. The infantry battalion is still under your command, Li Xian is the deputy commander, and the Longxiang battalion is taken over by Li Fu, so that Li Zheng can mobilize 1,000 iron cavalry to cooperate with you to suppress the bandits. ”