"Bang!"

With a crashing sound, the ferry shook violently, then staggered towards the shore, and the hull gradually stabilized.

The moment the ferry came to a stop, a golden shadow suddenly flew out of the cabin, and then leaped and landed on the rocks on the shore.

"I thought this guy was a divine beast that was not afraid of heaven and earth, but now he is running so fast, for fear of falling into the water, it turns out that it is also afraid! Hehehe! ”

On the ferry, watching the Golden Lion Beast King can't wait to jump onto the shore, Li Li couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, he walked to the shore, casually pulled Guo Jia, who was close behind him, ashore, and then stood side by side with Guo Jia, watching the dense ships dock one after another.

"Why didn't you see Teng Xiao go ashore, could it be that he was seasick?" Seeing that the generals landed on the shore after taking the lead, Li Li suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise.

"This 、、、" Guo Jia's voice changed when he heard this, and he hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

When he saw Li Li's unhappy expression, Guo Jia said in a low voice: "My lord, General Teng Xiao did not board the ship with us, and insisted on staying on the north shore as the queen of our army's palace. ”

"Huh? Monkey business! Li Li was shocked when he heard this, and said angrily: "Why is this guy so stubborn and bold, and he dares to disobey orders!" Does he think that my military orders are all nonsense, and no one dares to disobey the yang and the yin? ”

"The lord is angry, General Teng Xiao has no such intention." Seeing Li Li's angry face, Guo Jia hurriedly explained: "The lord really misunderstood General Teng Xiao this time. The reason why he insisted on being the last to evacuate Hedong County was because he said that he was the commander of Anyi, and he had to hold out until the last moment, and he would not board the boat and leave until everyone had safely evacuated. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia said with admiration on his face: "Before getting on the boat." Weichen had persuaded him to board the ship, after all, our army had already evacuated the Dayang Ferry, in case the princes' army caught up, he and his five hundred personal soldiers would be equivalent to a sheep sent to the tiger's mouth, and their lives were in danger.

But General Teng Xiao said that the lord ordered him to garrison Anyi for two years and six months, and before that, the Anyi camp was impregnable and not afraid of any enemy, and the people of Hedong County lived and worked in peace and contentment, peaceful and peaceful. This time the Hedong army was defeated. No matter what the reason is, he can't just take care of his own life, he must hold on to the last moment, and he will be the last to leave only after the lord, all the soldiers and the people have all evacuated. Because he is the commander of the Anyi battalion. It is also the only city pass held by our army in the east of the river, and the east of the river fell. It means that our army has completely lost its deterrence against the princes of Hedong. More importantly, the people of Hedong left their hometowns and moved to Hongnong County. General Teng Xiao took this responsibility on himself, so he insisted on being the last to board the ship and evacuate.

Wechen could not persuade him, so he had to stay on the north shore according to him, and he begged me not to inform the lord of the matter, and only after I had landed on the shore could I tell the truth. Therefore、、、 Weichen is guilty, please punish the Lord! ”

After speaking. Guo Jia looked quite remorseful, and was very worried that something would happen to Teng Xiao, so he bowed to Li Li and pleaded guilty.

When Li Li heard this, he looked stunned. Stunned, after standing for a long time, he waved his hand lightly and said, "That's it, this matter is not to be complained about, it is my negligence." Teng Xiao is a bull temper, don't look at him usually doesn't smile, he doesn't talk much, but in fact, he admits death, once he makes up his mind, the nine cows can't pull it back.

After the order to evacuate Anyi City was given, I found that he had a straight face and a murderous spirit all day long. After the granary was burned down, he killed more than 6,000 warriors, Haoqiang and Hu servants in one go, and I thought he was a little abnormal at that time, but he didn't say anything, and he didn't object to abandoning Anyi City and evacuating Hedong. Now I finally understand that this fight has made up its mind to stay at the end, and its original intention is to fight with the princes' army, and he will definitely not board the ship and evacuate until he is forced to do so! ”

As he spoke, the anger on Li Li's face gradually dissipated, replaced by a calm face, which was a little scary.

Seeing that Li Li's expression was different, Guo Jia comforted softly: "The lord doesn't have to worry too much, Weichen believes that General Teng Xiao will not have an accident." He was the first of the Siping generals appointed by the lord, not only strong in martial arts, but also courageous, and he was a great general in both civil and military affairs. Before the lord gave the order to retreat, he had repeatedly explained, and General Teng Xiao was also present at that time, and he could hear it clearly and clearly. Therefore, Weichen believes that he knows the severity and will not take risks alone, let alone do stupid things that he knows cannot do. ”

After Li Li heard this, his expression did not change at all, he looked up at the last slanting sunlight on the mountain to the west, a trace of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and a little worry appeared between his eyebrows.

"Let's go, let's wait for him at the mouth of the Feiyundu Canyon in the west until he returns safely."

After a deep groan, Li Li turned over and jumped on the back of the Golden Lion Beast King, and with a wave of his big hand, he signaled the more than 20,000 county soldiers and Jin Qiwei who had landed on the shore to set off and go to Feiyundu Canyon ten miles away along the south bank of the Yellow River.

At this time, it was the thirteenth day that the granary of Anyi City was burned down, and the 10,000 Jin Qiwei and 15,000 county soldiers who followed Li Li were the last people to evacuate Hedong. Prior to this, the 110,000 Anyi army and the 170,000 people of Hedong had safely arrived on the south bank of the Yellow River and were escorted into Hangu Pass by the Hongnong County soldiers.

By this time, the Western Liang Army had all withdrawn from Hedong and retreated to Hangu Pass, which was equivalent to completely abandoning the Hedong position. However, in the end, Teng Xiao and his five hundred soldiers did not follow Li Li to board the ship and evacuate, but insisted on staying behind the north bank hall to cover the safe evacuation of the last group of troops from Hedong.

In fact, Teng Xiao did this a bit too much, because until the moment Li Li boarded the ship, although Yuan Shao led the army of princes to the city of Anyi, he did not immediately attack the city, but instead set up camp twenty miles east of the city of Anyi. However, once Yuan Shao learned that Anyi City was an empty city and Li Li had boarded a boat to evacuate Hedong, he would inevitably immediately lead his army to chase after him, and then he would bump into Teng Xiao and the others who remained on the riverbank. In this way, the situation of Teng Xiao and his five hundred personal soldiers can be imagined, it must be extremely dangerous, and it is very likely to die.

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The night is sultry, but it is harassed by the cold wind, which spoils the scenery.

Feiyundu, a mountain stream between two cliffs, the stream is meandering, and the mountains are rocky. Puddles of water are everywhere.

In fact, the stream has no road, and it is narrow and rugged and difficult to travel, and only one ride can be used to pass through guò at a time, which is really not suitable for large armies.

However, as winter approached, the stream dried up, the artemisia grass withered, and the mountain was steep but bare, and the summit was dangerous. The birds are cut off, and it is safe to rest here at night.

There was no road in Feiyun to cross the stream, but when Li Li's army arrived, it became a road.

Previously, more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians who crossed the river were all passing through the main road. Bypass Feiyundu, and then go all the way west; The last of the people also landed at noon. He is now on his way to Hangu Pass.

And Li Li and his entourage of more than 20,000 people were all lightly armed soldiers. There is no need to drag down without a bag, there is no need to take the main road, it is completely possible to directly cross the Feiyun mountain stream, so that you can walk less than 30 miles of mountain road, and you can arrive at Hangu Pass at midnight.

"Boom, boom!"

Lema Feiyun crossed the mountain pass, and Li Li and a group of generals looked at the ferry port on the south bank. But seeing a sky-high fire on the bank of the river, the rolling heat wave soared into the sky, so that the more than 20,000 soldiers waiting in the canyon could feel the smoke and heat of the fire.

More than 1,000 ships have completed their mission, except for more than 300 large ships with a capacity of 100 people that have left the south shore. The remaining 1,200 ships were all burned. The purpose of this was to make it impossible for the army of the princes pursuing to the north bank to obtain ships, and naturally not be able to cross the river in the short term. In this way, it will take at least half a month to a month for the Allies to build ships, and this time is enough to wear down the strong offensive momentum of the Allies, consume enough food and grass, and wear down the fighting spirit of the Allies.

These may seem inconsequential, futile and do not weaken the Allies, but they are not.

As the saying goes, one drum is like a tiger, and then it declines, and three times it is exhausted. The Xiliang army waited for work at ease, and enjoyed the benefits of the city pass, and the money and grain in the Hangu Pass were sufficient and could afford it; But the princes' allies are different.

More than 400,000 allied troops gathered on the north bank of the Yellow River, while most of the people in Hedong had moved to Hongnong County, taking with them grain and valuables. In this way, the daily food and grass needs of the allied forces will be very huge, and after a month, it will be Yuan Shao's turn to have a headache. If the supply of grain and grass is insufficient, it will inevitably affect morale and shake the morale of the army; If Yuan Shao provided enough grain and grass, then no matter how rich Jizhou was, it would be dragged down and exhausted by the allies.

Grain and grass are still secondary, and more importantly, once the war drags on for a long time, there will inevitably be friction within the allied forces, and the dislike between the princes will gradually appear, thus affecting the morale of the army, invisibly weakening the fighting spirit and the front of the allied forces, and the combat effectiveness will drop by at least two percent.

And any opportunity to weaken the strength of the allies is very important to the Xiliang army. Under the advantages of one another, the strength of the allies is weakened by one point, which means that the chances of the Xiliang army will increase by one point, and the accumulation of this bit by bit seems inconspicuous and has nothing to do with the overall situation. However, when the two armies officially fight a decisive battle, these insignificant pros and cons will be completely apparent, and it is very likely to change the entire situation of the war.

"My lord, all the ships have been burned, which means that General Teng Xiao has returned to the south shore safely, and my lord can rest assured." Looking at the red fire over the ferry, Guo Jia said to Li Li with relief.

"Hmm." Li Li replied with a smile on his face and said with a smile: "Teng Xiao finally didn't make a mistake, and he still knows the priorities, so he will return by boat in time." Otherwise, we not only lost the Anyi battalion, but also lost a general, and suffered heavy losses! ”

Guo Jia nodded lightly when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Since ancient times, there has been no such thing in the world as only taking advantage of advantages and not suffering losses. War has its own inherent laws that must be followed, there are gains and losses, there are victories and defeats, and one loses. Therefore, the sages said that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers.

This time, our Xiliang army is outnumbered, although there is Xiliang Xiao riding in hand, and there is a male lord such as the lord in the world, but there are many heroes and wise people among the princes of the alliance, and they are many powerful and powerful. Therefore, the loss of Hedong seems to be accidental, but it is actually inevitable, and it is also reasonable, and the lord does not have to blame himself for this.

What's more, the defeat of our army this time was only the loss of some grain and grass, and the soldiers and horses were not damaged, and now they have all safely withdrawn to the south bank. As for the 70,000 or 80,000 stone grain and grass burned by the enemy, it is not a big deal, just the late Xuzhou Mu Taoqian sent 70,000 stone grain and grass before he died, and he was burned this time to be buried in a fire. However, the nearly one million stones of grain and grass raised by our army for this battle, as well as the 130,000 stones sent by Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, are well preserved. With such sufficient material reserves, it is enough for our army to hold the Hangu Pass for more than half a year, even if our army does not fight a decisive battle with the allies, it can protect itself. Therefore, as long as our army does not make fatal mistakes from now on, it is already invincible. Once we find a fighter, our army can take the initiative to weaken the strength of the Allies and win the final victory in this battle! ”

Speaking of this, a red light appeared on Guo Jia's face, and he said quite excitedly: "As long as our army can win this battle of division and subordinate while preserving its own strength as much as possible, it means that the situation in the Central Plains tends to be clear." After the defeat of the princes of the alliance, their strength was greatly damaged, and they could no longer pose a threat to our army, and our army not only had to recover the lost territory of Si Li, but also took advantage of the victory to march and seize all the territory that could be grabbed. If this is the case, our army will not only not lose its strength after this battle, but will become stronger and stronger, and its territory and population will double on the original basis, truly becoming the first overlord of the Central Plains, and laying a solid foundation for the subsequent collection of the entire Central Plains states. Since ancient times, those who win the Central Plains win the world, as long as the states of the Central Plains are in hand, the one who wins the world is none other than the lord! ”

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed when he heard this, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Feng Xiao's words make people's hearts surging and their blood boiling!" However, these are too far away, it is too early to say at this time, and you have to chew slowly when eating, and you have to do things seriously one by one. It's not my Li Li's style of doing things, but it is necessary to set a lofty goal, and we can go as far as the ideal is! Hehehe! ”

Da-da-da-da!

Just as Li Li was laughing, he saw a fast horse appear in the sight of everyone at the mouth of the canyon, and Li Li recognized at a glance the black horse with a black mane under the crotch, which was the BMW he took from Li Kan back then, and then gave it to Teng Xiao.

"Sin will come to the Lord!" Riding his horse and running in front of Li Li, Teng Xiaofei dismounted and knelt down.

Li Li watched Teng Xiao riding alone with a solemn expression, his brows furrowed slightly, but he was not angry. Then he said softly: "Get up, you didn't do anything wrong this time, you don't have to ask for guilt." As you said, you are the commander of Anyi, and there is nothing wrong with staying until the last one evacuated. However, it is a great mistake for you to disobey my military orders. Remembering your first offense, and being faithful to your duties, you will not be held accountable this time. But only this once, not as an example, if it is a recidivism, the two crimes will be punished together, and the punishment will not be punished! ”

"Thank you for your forgiveness, the end will be unrequited, and you will be willing to die!" Teng Xiao said excitedly after getting up.

"Okay, it's good that you can come back alive, there are many things that will ask you to serve in the future!" Li Li bowed slightly, and immediately waved his hand, ordering: "Let's go, rush back to Hangu overnight、、、、、、"

"Report!" Just as Li Li gave the order to set off, an urgent report of scouts suddenly sounded in the canyon behind him.

After a short time, the scout Pegasus galloped in front of Li Li, and said urgently as he dismounted: "My lord, half an hour ago, an unidentified soldier and horse suddenly appeared at the mouth of the valley on the south side of the mountain stream, and then lurked down, without raising the banner, and his behavior was very suspicious!" ”

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