A crescent moon hangs in the starry sky, and the night on the grassland is exceptionally lonely. Only the sound of squirming insects and the "whooping" wolf howls that sounded from time to time always lingered in the ears and lingered. People accustomed to this sound can be completely ignored and deaf; The soldiers of the Han army who had just arrived in the grassland were terrified after hearing these sounds, and they couldn't sleep.

The meeting had long since ended, the Han army camp was silent, and many tired soldiers had fallen asleep. Only a few timid soldiers listened to the howl of the wolf and could not sleep for a long time, until they covered their ears and tossed for a long time before falling asleep.

In the dead of night, the lights were still on in the tent of the Chinese army commander, and the lights were swaying and flickering in the wind.

It is said that the west is cool and bitter cold, but in fact, the real bitter cold place at the moment is the northeast border of the Han Dynasty. In summer, the daytime is pleasant, the sun is warm, and even a little scorching, but at night it is quite cold. It was supposed to be a summer evening breeze, cool and comfortable, but at the moment it was like a cold wind, and the night was as cool as water.

Li Li stood at the door of the big tent in a brocade robe, looking up at the starry sky, but his eyes were looking for it in the sky above Xiliang thousands of miles away, stunned and thoughtful.

Speaking of which, up to this time, he had led the army to the East for half a year, and he also spent Chinese New Year's Eve last year in Youzhou. When the army set off, a group of wives and concubines rushed to accompany him, but Li Li cherished his wives and concubines, worried that they would not be able to stand the cold climate of the ice and snow, so he politely declined the true feelings of his wives and concubines and led the army to the east alone. The days of marching in the past few days have long been commonplace for Li Li, not worth mentioning, and every time in the dead of night is also the softest time in his heart. The loneliness from the bottom of his heart is entangled with the chaotic situation, which makes him often sleepless at night, repeatedly thinking about the upcoming complex war and the pros and cons of it.

This is the responsibility and responsibility that must be shouldered independently as a superior. Otherwise, it is an extremely irresponsible act to mislead oneself and the army, and one person is incapable of harming the whole army. Missing his wife and children is the mind and tenderness that a man should have, and a broad-minded person can afford to let go, but this does not mean that he does not have his own tenderness, but this tenderness never shows others, let alone outsiders.

"The lord has not slept yet?" A soft inquiry interrupted Li Li's musings. Pull him back from the chaos of thoughts. There was no need to turn around, no need to look back, Li Li knew that the person who spoke was the military advisor sacrificing wine Zhuge Liang.

The body did not move. Li Li said softly: "The night is long, and it is enough for me to rest for three hours a day." Why did Kong Ming stay up all night, could it be that he was still thinking about Su Li and Que Ji coming to discuss peace? As he spoke, Li Li slowly turned around. beckoned Kong Ming to enter the account with him. After all, it was too cold outside the tent. Kong Ming is a scribe, and he may not be able to withstand the cold as water.

After entering the account, a desk was placed in the middle, and Li Li and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other. At this time, Li Zhi walked into the big tent lightly, bowed down to deliver the hot tea that had just been brewed, poured two cups for the two of them, and then retreated to the side.

"General Zicheng might as well sit together and drink tea and talk together?" Seeing Li Zhi bow down and retreat. Zhuge Liang hurriedly said something.

Li Zhi stood three steps behind Li Li, shook his head after hearing the sound, and said, "Where is the duty of the last general." It is inconvenient to accompany each other. Besides, the last general has no habit of drinking tea, thanks to the military advisor's kindness. With that, he stood in the shadow of the column, closed his eyes and recuperated, and said no more.

At this time, Li Li smiled slightly and said, "Forget it, Zicheng has always been like this." I've said it many times before, and he always shirks his responsibilities on the grounds that he is doing things, and over time he does as he pleases. Zhuge Liang shook his head when he heard this, so he didn't say more, picked up the teacup and tasted the tea without hurrying.

Gently putting down the teacup, Zhuge Liang pondered and said: "The result of the handsome account discussion just now, after Weichen went back, he weighed it repeatedly, and finally felt that something was wrong. Now that our army is approaching the city, Kebi can lead the army to defend while sending envoys to ask for peace, which is quite strange and seems to have another deep meaning. In addition, the envoy he sent also made people think a lot, and even sent Su Li and Que Ji, who had fought a head-on battle with our army before, as envoys, wasn't he afraid that the lord would behead these two in a fit of anger? ”

Li Li bowed slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he chuckled meaningfully: "If I behead Su Li and Que Ji, maybe I can do it." Perhaps, this is the real intention of his envoy to send the two Sulli, to get rid of the leaders of the two tribes by my hand, and then annex the two tribes and territories, and transfer the hatred of the two tribes to me. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? ”

"Oh?" Zhuge Liang groaned in dismay, his pupils turned quickly, and in an instant, a gleam flashed under his eyes, and he nodded thoughtfully. Immediately, he looked pensive, and said while thinking: "The lord woke up the dreamer with a word, and Weichen almost deceived Kebineng. According to the detailed investigation, Kebineng and his people are quite similar to the Wuhuan leader Badun, both seem to be rude and reckless, but in fact they are both civil and military, and their scheming is deep, and they can be called treacherous and cunning grassland heroes, which are very difficult. Su Li and Que Ji, who were sent by him as envoys this time, were both powerful tribal leaders in the Xianbei tribes, among which Su Li was the most powerful.

The strength of the Que Ji tribe was not as good as Kebineng, and he had a good relationship with Kebineng before, so it was inconvenient for Kebineng to attack him. At that time, the elite of the Queji tribe was still there, and even though Kebi Neng had the intention to annex it, he had some scruples, fearing that he would lose a loyal ally if he could not strike a blow. But at this time and that time, and now the Que Ji is defeated, the elite warriors of the tribe are almost lost, and there is no use value, the only thing that can make Kebi look at it is the tens of thousands of people, war horses, cattle, sheep and livestock and pasture territory of the Que Ji tribe. And this is the best time to annex the Que Ji tribe, otherwise once the que ji can slow down and recover some vitality, it will not be so easy for Kebi to want to annex his tribe again.

As for the eastern Xianbei chieftain Su Limo, he is a big tribe that Kebi can covet for a long time. Before the decisive battle of Lulongse, the strength of the Suli tribe was not inferior to Kebineng, and it was completely possible to compete with Kebineng, or even surpass it. The most coveted thing for Kebi is that Suli has an extremely large tribal population and fertile grassland pastures, and the territory is extremely broad, and most of Liaoxi County is almost the territory of the Suli tribe. In addition, Suli also owns a number of pastures in Monan and Liaodong, with countless war horses, cattle, sheep and livestock. And these made Kebi can salivate and envy.

Now that Su Li is in trouble, there are only more than 10,000 people left in the tens of thousands of people who control the strings. The strength has plummeted, and it can definitely be regarded as a river declining, and it is extremely downtrodden. And this is undoubtedly a godsend for Kebineng, if it can annex the Suli tribe, it is equivalent to occupying most of the Xianbei grassland, and the strength will inevitably increase several times, and it will become the strongest force among the Xianbei tribes. It is expected to unify the various departments of Xianbei and reproduce the glorious achievements of the sandalwood acacia in the past. ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang's deep eyes flickered. It seems to capture the core intention of Kobi to send a sum. As he finished speaking, a cold light appeared in his eyes, filled with intense murderous intent. Obviously, Kobi is capable of calculating and insatiable ambition. touched Zhuge Liang's killing intent. He was so jealous that he could not tolerate it.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang, who had always been introverted, was so fierce and fierce, Li Li nodded secretly and said with deep sympathy: "Yes, I have underestimated the leaders of the barbarian tribes before, especially Wuhuan Shan Yu Dun and the current Xianbei 'adult' Ke Bineng. mistakenly thought that they were all uncivilized barbarians, even if they were a little brave, at best they were just a puppet. There is nothing to be afraid of. But we all ignore the fact that no matter where we are. Anyone who can become a big leader or a barbarian leader is not a mediocre person, let alone a reckless warrior who blindly fights fiercely. On the contrary, anyone who has made a difference must have something extraordinary, and the barbarian leader who can become the overlord of one side is definitely not a pure violent and reckless man, and his wisdom and strategy are definitely not inferior to the wise men of our Han people, and even surpass them. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li paused and sighed with emotion: "For many years, my Han people have regarded themselves as the superior state of the Celestial Empire, and they have not looked down on the war preparedness and strategy of the barbarians, and they even disdain to communicate with them at all. However, many barbarian states are humbly learning the Han people's Yiqiē, especially the art of war, and turning the learned art of war and the method of weapon control to the Han people. If you can win, you will fight, if you can't win, you will surrender and surrender, temporarily forbear, and then surrender and rebel after your strength has grown, and provoke the Han Dynasty again, wantonly provoking the war. For hundreds of years, this has been the case both the previous Xiongnu and the current Xianbei and Wuhuan.

Therefore, it is not so much that the many barbarians in my Dahan border county are too fierce and tenacious, but that our repeated connivance and charity have prompted them to grow stronger step by step. As a result, raising tigers has been repeatedly counterattacked, and countless people in border counties have been poisoned; It became more and more fierce every time, and eventually affected the entire Yanhuang land, and even enslaved our Han nation! ”

As he said this, many memories came to Lili's mind. The Five Hu Chaohua made many barbarian states fully grasp the essence of Chinese civilization, and let them make up for the gap of thousands of years in a very short time. In the rebellion between the north and the south, a large number of barbarians from the Western Regions poured into the Central Plains and plundered wantonly, thus creating an ancient civilization that belonged to them. Li Tang Shengshi, a group of island natives sent tens of thousands of envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study in the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years, and in the end they were all a group of white-eyed wolves. In the Song Dynasty, Shangwen educated all directions, and as a result, the entire Han world was lost to the steppe Tartars. The Ming Dynasty had internal friction, and the spearhead was aimed at the Han people, and as a result, the big pigtails occupied the entire world and enslaved the Han people for more than 200 years. The big pigtail eyes are like beans, the customs are closed, and the country is closed, and it is better to give friends than domestic slaves, causing China to regress for a hundred years and suffer from the enslavement of foreign devils. What's more, the land of the Japanese people actually wanted to swallow the elephant in a vain attempt to devour the land of China. Throughout the ancient and modern times, it boils down to one sentence: to educate the barbarians, but also to fatten the barbarians, and finally to eat themselves, so that our Han people suffered.

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Zhuge Liang didn't know at this time that Li Li was actually thinking about a thousand years later, all he thought about was the war in front of him. Seeing that Li Li's expression was different, Zhuge Liang asked in a low voice: "None of the generals agreed to make an alliance with Kebi before, and Weichen dared to ask, I don't know how the lord will decide on this matter?" ”

Li Li came back to his senses when he heard this, and said thoughtfully: "Since he wants to belong to me, how can we refuse to accept it?" After all, our Han is a state of etiquette, governing the world with kindness, and tolerant of all Fanbang tribes who are willing to get along with us with a broad mind. After the annexation, the Kebineng Department was the front army of our army and continued to conquer the remnants of Wuhuan. If he refuses to send troops, he is insincere; If there is no sincerity, he is an enemy, and there is no need for mercy to treat the enemy. ”

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded happily: "The lord is wise, and Weichen is here for this tonight." If Kebineng wants to form an alliance with us, then the alliance is, but after the alliance, he must obey the orders of the lord, otherwise he will be resolutely destroyed. As for after the end of this crusade, if Kebi can be self-aware, he should know what to do; Otherwise, I wouldn't mind annihilating them along the way. After all, the purpose of our Eastern Crusade is to clear the border troubles of Youzhou and maintain peace and stability for a long time, and any existence that endangers the security of the Youzhou border is the goal of our Eastern Crusade; As long as you can, you can't allow it to continue to exist. ”

Li Li smiled and said approvingly: "What Kong Ming said is exactly what I want. Tomorrow at noon, I will send an envoy to reply to Kebineng, and let him come to our army camp in the evening to sign the covenant, and I will give him a heavy gift at that time! ”

"I don't know what the lord wants to give him? Wei Chen was very curious, he had never seen the lord give gifts to others over the years, why was he so generous this time? Zhuge Liang asked.

Li Li laughed loudly: "Am I stingy, why don't I think?" This gift to Kebineng is?????? The human head of the machine. Hehehe! ”

Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, "Why is it Que Ji, not Su Li?" ”

"Raise a hungry wolf, you can't let it eat enough, otherwise what's the use of keeping it?" Li Li smirked. Zhuge Liang is exquisite, and he knows the meaning of the song when he hears the strings, and he immediately understands it. Then he looked at Li Li and smiled: "Hahaha??????"

The night was deep, and the evening breeze blew, and the curtain was stirred. After drinking a pot of tea, Zhuge Liang bowed and left, Li Li personally sent him outside the tent, and watched him return to the military tent until the figure disappeared.

Standing on the stone steps outside the tent, Li Li's gaze stayed on Zhuge Liang's military tent, and muttered to himself: "If you want to live in peace and stability for a long time, the surrounding barbarians are only one of them, and the other half will fall on Gongsun Zhan." Kong Ming, you almost mistook me, our army has just taken over Youzhou, at this time, Gongsun Chan must not die, otherwise the civil and military generals in Youzhou will be in danger of themselves, and there will be chaos. What's more, Gongsun Chan is the first prince to surrender to me, and he is a banner. Even if he is useless, I must keep him, and once he is dead, who will dare to bow down to me in the future. Perhaps, this is the reason why a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts??????"

—————— to be continued———————————— (To be continued......

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