In the following three days, the vanguard army of the princes' allies was as fierce as a tiger and swept all the way.

The defeat of the Anyi battalion was reported frequently, and each time it was defeated faster and faster, and the defeat was miserable, which made the Xiliang army panic and be at a loss.

At this time, the coach Li Li sat in the commander's tent of the Chinese army, and the hearty and loud laughter filled the surroundings of the tent, and the beams were endless. But all the soldiers who passed by the tent could hear it clearly, and then their hearts were settled, and then word of mouth spread. It is because despite the successive defeats in the battles ahead, the Anyi battalion is as usual, and the military spirit is stable and solid as a rock.

In the minds of all the officers and soldiers of the Xiliang Army, the lord Li Li is an invincible commander who stands tall and invincible, attacking everything and winning invincible battles.

In just a few years, Li Li started from Sima of the other departments of Longxiang Camp, rose rapidly, and then went out of control, and his strength grew stronger and stronger day by day. Since the pacification of the Chang'an Rebellion, Li Li led the army to pacify the entire territory of Xiliang with lightning speed, and then fought hard to recuperate. In a short period of two years, the two prefectures of Xiliang have taken on a new look, the bazaars have become lively and prosperous day by day, the life of the officers and soldiers and the common people has improved day by day, and the prefectures, counties, and counties have shown unprecedented peace and tranquility, and everyone has lived and worked in peace and contentment.

At the same time, the food and lodging conditions and military salaries and salaries of the officers and men of the whole army are also gradually improving, and military discipline is strictly enforced. This made many veterans feel like a world away, and they couldn't believe that the Xiliang Army could become such an elite division, and the coach Li Li treated the soldiers under his command with kindness, and the soldiers of the whole army could feel it personally; From two meals a day to three meals a day, this alone is enough to make the officers and men of the whole army respect Coach Li Li like a god, keep it firmly in their hearts, be grateful to Dade, and never forget it until death.

In other words, between two years. Although Li Li did not lead the army to fight a big battle, he quietly gathered the hearts of the army. In the past two years, most of the officers and men of the whole army have seen the commander Li Li with their own eyes, and many of them have even spoken to Li Li and have been praised by Li Li with a smile. It is no exaggeration to say that no matter who wants to betray Li Li among the generals of the Xiliang Army, the soldiers of the department are ignorant and give up, once the soldiers know the truth, they will definitely suffer the consequences and die without a place to be buried.

Meanwhile. In two years, the old Xiliang army under the former Dong Zhuo and the Wuwei army under Li Li were completely integrated into one army. Many middle- and low-level generals who were originally skeptical of Li Li also relented and respected Li Li as their lord with sincerity. This is the true sense of respect for Li Li, willing to work for him, and never regret it until death. Of course. In the meantime, it is inevitable that there will be some people who are not greedy enough, but this is a small group of people after all. Insignificant.

An army of one heart and one mind is undoubtedly very strong and terrifying. As long as Li Li appeared in the barracks and on the battlefield, the officers and men of the whole army could rush forward with a roar, fight bravely, and be fearless of death. Because dying on the battlefield is to be loyal to the commander Li Li, after his death, his wife and children will still be well taken care of, and his children can still enter Taixue to study. Get a good future.

This is an unprecedented good situation for the old Qin people who have experienced the pre-Qin period of "heavy dà husband and light soldier". Lao Qin was born a warrior, and he dared to fight and was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that his children would have no one to take care of him after he died. Without clothing, without food and clothing, he endured the cold and starved, and wandered around.

But all people have the heart to protect the calf, and people have the same heart and the same reason.

From the moment Li Li decided to treat the officers and men of the whole army and their families and strictly implement them, he won the strong support of the officers and men of the whole army, and he was already in front of all the princes in the world. The two-year tax reduction and exemption and the vigorous development of agriculture and mulberry farming are a move to stabilize the foundation and collect the people's support.

It turned out that everything Li Li did was worth it. Although the Xiliang Army has not expanded its territory or expanded its army in the past two years, it has won the hearts of the people and the army, and its combat effectiveness is increasing day by day. In today's world, the army's training is lax and its equipment is not good, and then it can be replenished, but it is difficult to buy people's hearts and win people's hearts, and only an army that is united as one can be an invincible elite division that cannot be defeated or broken.

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In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Li sat in the handsome position, looking down at the battle report with a calm expression. Although all the reports on the desk were stacked with defeat, he watched it with relish and concentration, and there was no displeasure on his face.

Tom tom!

Crisp footsteps sounded on the wooden floor of the big tent, coming from far and near, and without passing the word, the people strode into the tent.

Li Li, who heard the footsteps, did not look up, not surprised at all, because he knew who was coming, and there were only a handful of people who could enter and leave the tent freely, and they were all close to him.

"The Lord forgives the sin, this is another volume of defeat." Bowing down and handing over a roll of bamboo slips, Jia Xu whispered with a guilty face.

Li Li raised his head when he heard the sound, put down the bamboo slip casually, and said with a smile: "Wenhe is back, I've been tired all the way, sit down and talk." ”

Jia Xu bowed, then retreated to the left tent and sat down, at this time Li Li got up and walked to him, slowly sat down, and said with a disapproving smile: "Defeat is a matter of course, defense must pay a certain price, long-term defense will be lost, and it is inevitable to lose a few cities." Since ancient times: victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and Wen He doesn't have to mind, although he can sit down and rest with peace of mind. Hehehe! ”

Jia Xu was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "My lord, as of now, the alliance of the princes has captured six cities of our army within four days, and it is unstoppable!" At this time, how can the old minister not be in a hurry, how can he still sit down? If the shape is allowed to develop, the enemy's vanguard will be on the city in five days! ”

Li Li shook his head and chuckled: "No, the enemy army will not be able to reach Anyi City within ten days, and at least it will take half a month before the army can press the border and come to the city." In addition, Wen He was wrong about one thing, that is, the army that captured the six cities of our army was not the alliance of the princes, but the 60,000 vanguard army led by Sun Ce.

According to the battle report, Sun Ce's troops captured six cities and camps in four days, and although the momentum was unstoppable, it itself suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and now it has less than 50,000 horses. In other words, Sun Ce had to pay no less than 2,000 casualties for every city he captured, and he did not take our army's city lightly without spending a single soldier. In addition, in the three days since the enemy army marched, Yuan Shaozhong's army was 140 miles away from Sun Ce's headquarters, which is also worth paying attention to. If this continues, in two more days, the distance between the enemy's vanguard and Yuan Shao's army will be widened to two hundred miles. It's a lonely one.

Therefore, I have just ordered Teng Xiao and Xu Rong to officially participate in the battle from the tenth day of our main battalion to block the vanguard army of Sun Ce's department. There are only more than 40,000 or 50,000 people, and they dare to go deep into the hinterland of our Hedong alone, this Sun Ce really didn't take me Li Li in his eyes, it's time to give him a head-on blow, give him a defeat fire, and sober up. ”

"Oh?" Jia Xu was stunned when he heard this, and asked thoughtfully: "What if Sun Ce suddenly stops?" ”

"You say Sun Ce will stop?" Li Li groaned. Then he smiled and shook his head, and said: "No, if you change to other generals as vanguard generals, you may accept it when you meet it, but Sun Ce will definitely not do this." This man is proud to the core. Tough and stubborn, brave and fierce. Like his father, Sun Jian.

At that time, Sun Jian served as the vanguard of the princes' alliances. The lone army went deep and was greedy for merit, so that Li Su and Fan Chou attacked the camp at night and fled in defeat. Today, Sun Ce relied on his own courage and led the white wave thieves to march all the way and attack the city. His courage is even better than that of his father Sun Jian. On the occasion of this big victory, he will definitely not stop there, and will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue and make persistent efforts. We will continue to attack our army's cities and camps in an attempt to further expand the results of the battle. ”

While speaking, Li Li's voice paused slightly, and he sneered: "The reason why Sun Ce led the army to join the alliance this time is that he wants to step on my Li Li's shoulder and become famous in the world, and use this as his capital to gain a foothold in Yangzhou and try to dominate the world." It's really calculating, and he actually regarded me Li Li as a stepping stone for him to become famous. Hehehe! ”

"Uh, I see." Jia Xu suddenly realized, and said in a deep voice: "I Dao Sun Ce is from an unknown person, how dare he be so arrogant, it turns out that he is the son of Sun Jian, the Jiangdong Tiger." This is not surprising, Sun Jian was brave and fierce back then, with more than 10,000 people and horses in the depths, and within half a month, he successively broke through more than ten camps such as Baima, and the momentum was monstrous, which won the prestige of "Jiangdong Tiger".

As the saying goes, where there is a father, there is a son. Now that the princes of the Central Plains have joined forces to form an alliance again, this Sun Ce also wants to follow the old path of his father Sun Jian, and use the soldiers and horses of the allied army to become famous in the world again, thus laying the cornerstone of his competition for the world. I have never understood why he had the courage to challenge Lu Bu and compete for the position of vanguard general, but now it seems that he is not a reckless person, but has already planned, in order to become famous in a war without caring about a single qiē, he is simply a crazy outlaw! ”

The words changed sharply, and Jia Xu sneered with great disdain: "But Sun Ce made a mistake this time, mistakenly regarded the lord as a deceitful person, and wanted to use the lord's prestige to achieve his great achievements; Although the idea is good, it is too self-conscious and self-esteem.

With only 20,000 men and horses under his command, it is not enough for our army to plug between their teeth, and they can be destroyed in a single palm. It's ridiculous that Sun Ce still thinks that he has a plan, and he is marching all the way, arrogant, and unstoppable. As everyone knows, the six cities and camps he captured are just empty cities and abandoned camps that our army has voluntarily abandoned, and most of the people in them have been transferred out, and the remaining soldiers and horses are all untrained county soldiers, and have not yet been included in the sequence of our Xiliang army. And this qiē, he didn't know it, and he was still smug, which was really ridiculous! ”

Li Li bowed slightly, and said: "The county soldiers stationed in the division are outdated, lax in training, and loose in military discipline, which cannot be compared with the county soldiers officially incorporated into the Xiliang Army under my command, and the combat effectiveness is even more disparity, and there is no comparison at all. For more than two years, the counties under Sili were nominally under my Li Li's rule, but in fact they were secretly controlled by the gate lords of the major clans.

This has always been a problem for me, and I have tried many times to rectify the rule of the county officials, but I have never found a suitable excuse and have no way to start. This meeting of the princes is a good opportunity, and the allies will remove these stumbling blocks for me without me taking action personally. Once we've got rid of the obstructive gates, it's our turn to clean up the mess. ”

"Well, what the lord said is very true." Jia Xu nodded happily and agreed.

At this moment, Li Zhi walked into the big tent briskly, bowed down and handed over a stack of brocade silks, and reported: "Please take a look, this is the secret report of the Northern Expedition that I just received." General Zhou Yu led his army to conquer the Xiongnu court yesterday evening, captured more than 100 Xiongnu tribal leaders and nobles, including the new Xiongnu Shan Yu Huchuquan, captured more than 30,000 people who controlled the strings, more than 100,000 Xiongnu people, and seized countless cattle, sheep, livestock and baggage.

At this point, the Southern Xiongnu tribe was completely wiped out, and our army's Northern Expedition won a complete victory. At this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army was still resting in Gaoliucheng, and it would soon be able to send troops to merge with the state and capture other counties except Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yanmen, and Shangjun. ”

"Good, very good!" Li Li looked at the good news, then handed it to Jia Xu, and said with great joy: "Gongjin lived up to expectations, and finally succeeded in the first battle and recovered the lost land in Hetao!" ”

"Hahaha!" Immediately, the three ministers in the tent laughed. The sound of joyful laughter drifted out of the tent in the wind and into the ears of the thousands of soldiers who were garrisoned, and they were thrilled and happy, full of hope for the battle to come, and their fighting spirits were high.

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