Dongyang Valley.

Inside the big tent of the Chinese army.

Li Li sat on the main seat with a calm face, staring sharply at the people in the hall.

Dian Wei stood behind him, and generals such as Bo Cai, Li Fu, and Li Zheng knelt on both sides of the big tent.

Everyone was sitting precariously, holding their breath and silent, looking at Cao General Li Dian standing in the center of the big tent with a solemn expression.

Li Dian, whose name is Mancheng, is a general under the former Cao Cao, who is good at training, broad-minded, good at admonishment, and has the style of a general.

In the battle of Changwei Mountain, more than 3,000 cavalry of Li Dian and Xiahoudun attacked the camp of Li Dao's army at night, and Li Li arranged a series of pits in advance to capture the whole army.

After the war, the life and death of the main general Xiahoudun were unknown, and the deputy general Li Dian and the remaining more than 2,000 foot soldiers were all captured and became Li Li's prisoners of war.

For nearly two months, Li Dian was secretly detained in the prison of Longxiang Camp, without restraint, and was entertained with good wine and food every day, except that he could not get out of the cell, there were no other restrictions.

During this time, Li Li ignored him and did not even come to meet him.

However, today Li Dian was invited into the big tent, because Li Li was finally willing to meet him.

"Mancheng, sit down and talk. Everyone is sitting, and you are standing alone in the center of the big tent, which is too abrupt, obscuring everyone's light, too maverick. Take a seat! ”

Li Li's words sounded very kind at first glance, but they were soft and hard, and there was an irresistible majesty in his loud voice.

Although Li Dian is a military general, he has a clear mind. From Li Li's simple words, he heard the meaning of the words. Everyone is sitting, only themselves are standing in the big tent, that's because they are all your Li Li's subordinates, but I, Li Mancheng, am not.

"To sit, or not to sit?"

Suddenly, Li Dian was quite hesitant and undecided.

Before, he knew that sooner or later he would have such a day, defeated and captured, and there was only one way to go except surrender, and that was to die calmly.

Originally, Li Dian was ready to be pulled out and beheaded, his heart was like a dry well, he was determined to live and die, and he was not afraid of life and death.

But more than 50 days have passed, and instead of being beheaded, he has been worshiped every day with a lot of fish and meat, so that he will not be nourished.

In addition to the lack of personal freedom, his life in the cell was very good, with a jar of wine for two days, a bath once every three days, and chicken, duck, and fish at every meal, and a very comfortable life.

Today, Li Dian knew that his good days were over, and his life and death were in the hands of this handsome young man in front of him.

Li Dian had never heard of Li Li's name before. Until now, he only knew that Li Li was the nephew of Li Dao, a general under Dong Zhuo.

In the battle of Zhongmu, Li Li became famous in one battle; In the battle of Chenliu, this son was even more calculated, killing himself and the 3,500 foot cavalry led by General Xiahoudun in one fell swoop, and then captured Chenliucheng.

While wandering, Li Dian did not follow Li Li's instructions to sit down after all, and still stood straight in the center of the big tent, not afraid of the gaze of more than ten pairs of eyes in the tent, and looked directly at Li Li with a resolute face.

"Hehehe! General Mancheng has a very good character, stands up to the sky, and should be a loyal and righteous man. Come on, give General Mancheng a seat! ”

Seeing that Li Dian was still standing in place, his figure standing still, Li Li suddenly smiled and ordered his soldiers to move a few smaller.

"General Mancheng, don't be so restrained, Li invited you here today not to recruit you, but to discuss something."

Li Dian was stunned when he heard this, and asked puzzledly: "What is there to discuss between Xia and the general?" General Lee, please, speak up. ”

Li Li looked at Li Dian with a smile on the corner of his mouth, put on a very helpless expression, and said: "Actually, this matter makes Li really a little difficult to talk about, but the foundation of our army is too shallow, and it is really a last resort!" ”

Li Dian originally thought that Li Li would go straight to the topic very simply, but he didn't expect him to sell Guan Zi and sighed for a long time without saying anything serious.

In an instant, Li Dian said impatiently: "General Li is also the leading general who commands thousands of soldiers and horses, how can he be so procrastinating, if you have something to say, just say it!" Although I, Li Dian, am not a hero, I also know the word loyalty. A certain mind has been decided, he will never turn his back on the Lord and join the enemy, and is willing to die! ”

Li Li had no doubts about Li Dian's loyalty, knowing that he had long been ready to die generously.

After Li Dian finished speaking, Li Li immediately shook his head and said with a surprised expression: "Man Cheng, do you want to die quickly?" No, no, no! You have to live, and you have to live well. Otherwise, who will pay the debt you owe? ”

"Li Wenchang! You are also the commander of an army, how can you say such brazen words, when did I owe you a debt? If you want to kill or chop, listen to the respect, if I Li Dian frowns, I will not be a hero! But I will never tolerate you being so untrustworthy and framing me for being in debt! ”

Li Dian's face was full of frost, his anger was abnormal, his eyes were wide and angry at Li Li, his breath was short, and his heavy snort was humming, which could be heard by all the generals in the big tent.

In the face of Li Dian's questioning and angry look, Li Li looked calm, looked indifferent, and was not in a hurry to speak.

After a while, seeing that Li Dian's expression had softened a lot, Li Li said in a good time: "General Mancheng is calm for a while, listen to Li's words, and then it's not too late for you to open your mouth to reprimand." ”

Li Dian really doesn't want to see Li Li's handsome face now, he is blind with a good skin, the milk smell has not dried, and his mouth is yellow; It's really a big joke in the world, when did I owe a debt?

"General Li, please speak, listen below, I hope you can make it clear. Otherwise, even if I, Li Dian, am your prisoner of war, I can't allow you to wantonly slander my reputation! ”

After Li Li heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed, and the corners of his mouth curled up with a hint of a sinister smile.

"General Mancheng is really a good man, and Li admires him very much. I don't know if General Mancheng has ever heard that receiving a little bit of kindness should be reciprocated? ”

Li Dian didn't blink his eyelids, "I've heard it, loyal people should be like this!" ”

The smile on the corner of Li Li's mouth became even stronger, "That's good, General Mancheng is really a loyal man." I wonder if the general will know what it should be like to receive a meal from others? ”

"This ······" Li Dian felt a little bad, and opened his mouth but didn't know how to respond, because he thought that the food in his cell was indeed very good!

Li Li raised his eyes and looked at Li Dian, and said unhurriedly: "If there is a big drought today, the people are living in hardship, and people are displaced everywhere. If Li exchanged a roast chicken for the allegiance of a strong man, it would be at his fingertips!

General Mancheng spent a total of 55 days in our barracks, eating 52 roast chickens, 52 geese, 30 pig's trotters, 26 jars of century-old wine, and 2 tons of high-quality rice. I won't go into detail about the other dishes, I guess General Mancheng knows better than me.

General Mancheng, you and I have never known each other in our lives, have no friendship, and are still mortal enemies. As a prisoner of the ranks, you can eat a large piece of food, and one person eats the rations of hundreds of soldiers of our army for a year. Don't you think you have to pay this debt before you die? ”

"This... I ······ You brought the food, and I didn't ask you to do it, so how can it be counted on my head······. ”

Li Dian's face was red, his expression was panicked, his high head was instantly lowered to his chest, and his voice was extremely small, buzzing like a mosquito.

Li Li turned a blind eye to Li Dian's embarrassment and continued: "When you first entered the cell, you went on a hunger strike for three days, and you didn't get a drop of water. When the jailer saw that you were pitiful, he was kind enough to prepare a great meal for you, and you ate it cleanly. After that, he thought that you were a picky eater, and only ate big fish and meat, so he reported it to me, and I remembered that you were also a loyal and brave man, so I have been trying to provide for you.

Don't say anything about the food that the jailer brought you and wasn't what you wanted. The jailer is mute, he can't even open his mouth to invite you to a big meal, and every time he leaves the food outside the prison door, you bring it in yourself!

When you see something delicious, you can eat it with peace of mind! Then the Chang'an Imperial City has been sitting there all day, why don't you grab a dragon chair to sit on? ”

Li Li's words smashed on Li Dian's heart like a hammer, and he was so ashamed that he didn't even have the courage to raise his head, he just wanted to die.

"General Mancheng, if you want to die, I won't stop you; You don't want to surrender to me, and I don't force it. But you'll have to give me back what you've eaten these days!" You are not my subordinate, and you have no relatives or cause with me, we are friends and foes, you can't eat and drink for nothing, and then die, right? ”

"Li, Wen, Chang! What do you really want? How can I pay off this debt? ”

Li Dian now just wants to get rid of the demon Li Li as soon as possible, this smiling young man is really terrifying! He kept saying that he wouldn't kill himself, but he was really punishing his heart!

In such an embarrassing situation, I was not as happy as I was killed head-on, but now I can't die if I want to, I really regret not being at the beginning!

Li Li spoke quite simply at this time, "General Mancheng, our army is about to start in a few days, escorting the baggage to Wuwei County, Liangzhou. This is a long way to Wuwei, and there is still a lack of some coolies to carry the baggage, so you can go to the Houjun baggage camp. 100 yuan a month, including food and lodging, and if there is meritorious service, there will be another reward.

Wait until you pay off your debts, and you're free. It's up to you to decide where you want to go. What does General Mancheng think? ”

After Li Dian heard Li Li's words, he was immediately furious. Nowadays, Dong Zhuo's privately built copper coins are depreciating so badly that you can't even buy a roast chicken for a hundred dollars, if you want to pay off your debts, why do you have to wait until what year and month is it? Li Li really deceived me too much!

"Only 100 dollars a month? Lily, you ······ You're sitting on the ground, you're ······"

"Stop!"

Li Li unceremoniously interrupted Li Dian's words, "You have no choice!" Nowadays, in this world, there are disaster victims everywhere, and cannibalism is not uncommon, as long as you stutter food, they can die for me! Are you not satisfied that I have been kind to you, and have rewarded you with your wages? ”

"Hey······ That's it, Li Dian is willing to be a coolie! With a long sigh, Li Dian said decadently.