Xiaoqi

The south gate of Chang'an City was opened wide, and more than [-] Xiliang troops quickly left the city and headed straight for the southern suburbs twenty miles away.

Correspondingly, the east gate of Meiwu was opened, and tens of thousands of Meiwu troops marched out of the city in formation, and then joined the [-] troops outside the city, and also marched towards the southern suburbs.

Time flows with the sound of rumbling horseshoes, and time flies with swords, guns, swords and halberds.

The dawn broke and the sky was white, and then thousands of rays of light pierced the sky, and the sun rose in the east.

The southern suburbs of Chang'an used to be a large piece of fertile farmland.Raising tens of thousands of people in Guanzhong.

However, since Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an, Xiliang soldiers have been rampant, looting and looting recklessly, causing the people in this area to abandon their homes and businesses, abandon their fertile land and go to the mountains to escape the war.For more than a year, the originally large and fertile fields turned into wilderness, and dozens of villages were left empty and dilapidated.The weeds are lush and over ten feet high, covering the ruined walls in the weeds, and there is no one for dozens of miles.

Originally, the villages here had their own names, but now they are devastated.There are piles of wild grass, and a "southern suburb" is the name of this huge plain.

It can be seen from this.The Xiliang army is brave if it is brave.But also sinful.

However, with the death of Dong Zhuo, the atrocities of Xiliang soldiers were immediately contained, and the appearance of the entire Xiliang army also changed imperceptibly.It's just that this kind of transformation takes time, and it also requires a sonorous and powerful overlord to issue an edict, and then take practical actions to let the people return to their old places and start all over again.

now.The confrontation between the two armies in this wilderness is an opportunity to change the world, and it will determine the rise and fall of Xiliang in the next few decades.

The wilderness is nameless, and it is called "Southern Suburbs".But the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the wilderness have names.

In the north of the wilderness, 17 Xiliang troops stood in formation, motionless like a mountain, presenting an eerie silence.The densely packed war cavalry, the dim battle armor, the battle flag fluttering in the wind, and the coldly shining swords, spears and halberds, facing the rising sun sideways, exuded a terrifying murderous aura studded with golden light.

Less than two years later, the battle-tested Xiliang Army is still strong, full of fighting spirit, and still unstoppable.

In the south of the wilderness, 14 Wuwei troops lined up in three square formations on the left, center and right, waiting for the battle.More than one hundred thousand soldiers did not shake their bodies, their legs did not tremble, their horses did not neigh, they stood as firm as a pine tree and as steady as a rock.

On the left wing, [-] infantry troops stood in line, lined up horizontally and forested vertically, with high morale and fighting spirit.At the forefront of the battle formation, the left wing leader Zhang Liao, deputy Hu Zhen and more than a dozen other generals looked solemn, with a murderous look in their eyes, and looked coldly at the Xiliang army [-] paces away.

In the Chinese army, Li Li is wearing a golden battle armor, a silver helmet with a tiger pattern on his head, a lion belt with a python pattern on his waist, auspicious cloud boots on his feet, a golden beast king mount with armor on his crotch, and a golden backed sword in his hand.His sword eyebrows were raised horizontally, his tiger eyes were deep, his handsome face was as cold as ice, he reined in his horse and stood in front of the formation, his figure was tall and straight, not angry but majestic.

On the right wing, an army of [-] infantry was in order, with sharp weapons and sharp spears.Fan Yong stood in front of the horse formation, and behind him more than a dozen generals reined in their horses. Five thousand giant shield soldiers lined up with shields, motionless, and the army was as majestic as a prison.

Different from the three square formations of the Wuwei Army, the battle formation of the Xiliang Army is a wild goose formation, or an arrow formation.The more than 11 troops used [-] tiger battalion war cavalry as arrows, and the [-] infantry formed a huge flock of wild geese, forming an arrow array with sharp arrows and clusters of arrows spreading out to both wings.

Before the formation, Li Jue stood at the forefront, followed by major generals such as Guo Si, Duan Yan, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou, followed by more than [-] powerful generals such as Li Meng, Wang Fang, Guo Meng, and Zhang Xiu.After the generals came the [-] tiger camp war cavalry.But seeing that these war horses are all powerful men with big arms and round waists, and the mounts under their crotch are also very good. They are all high-quality Xiliang war horses with a body length of eight feet and a back height of more than six feet. .

Before reining in the formation, Li Jue had been staring at the formation of the Wuwei Army for a long time.

Li Jue knew very well about the art of war and formation that Li Li had learned.Because Li Li learned all the methods of arranging troops, he taught them himself, and many complex formations were only taught through Longxiang camp drills.

However, Li Jue had never seen the phalanx formed by the Wuwei army.For a moment, he thought it was an impromptu formation made by Li Li, but it was actually not an army formation at all.

However, when Li Jue watched the formation of the Wuwei Army carefully, and combined with Li Lili's impressive record of leading the Wuwei Army without a single defeat, he knew that the square formation in front of him was definitely not that simple. With countless changes, its power should not be underestimated.

But Li Jue was very surprised.Because Li Li was brought up by himself, he knows Li Li's disposition and temper well.The two uncles and nephews were only separated for a year, but Li Li quickly grew into the commander of the Wuwei Army with tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, and now he has 15 troops in his hands. He confronted Li Jue head-on, and the two armies clashed.

Is this still the nephew Li Li he is familiar with?

Chapter 290

"Brother, the Wuwei Army under Wenchang's command is extraordinary!"

Just as Li Jue was looking at the Wuwei Army who could not see the end of the opposite side, Guo Si suddenly exclaimed in a low voice.

Li Jue frowned slightly when he heard the words, and looked indifferently at the nearly a hundred mighty and extraordinary generals in front of the Wuwei army and the golden and iron horses rumbling in battle, and muttered without looking back: "Well, he is indeed capable. It's just time, with 15 soldiers and hundreds of generals. He has grown up and his wings have hardened, so he dares to fight against me!"

Guo Si couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth when he heard the words, and shook his head helplessly.

Judging from the current situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Wuwei army is half as strong as the Xiliang army.Because in addition to the 15 troops in front of Li Li's Wuwei Army, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the four counties of Wuwei in Liangzhou, and their strength is astonishing.Moreover, Li Li originally had the opportunity to occupy Chang'an, control the little emperor and the queen mother, and he already has the chance to win and has an absolute advantage.

If it was not Li Jue who led the Xiliang army to attack Chang'an this time, but someone else led the attack, there is no doubt that Li Li's Wuwei army has already occupied Chang'an and holds the power in the world.Now a decisive battle between the two armies is impossible. The Wuwei army may have already divided up and eroded the troops of Xiliang, and then unified Xiliang.

However, it was precisely because most of the soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army were in the hands of Li Jue, and he and Li Li were uncles and nephews, that the stalemate in Chang'an eventually turned into a decisive battle between the two armies.

As Li Jue's sworn brother, Guo Si is both a participant and a bystander.He saw the whole thing clearly through the friction between the two armies.Things have developed to the point where we are fighting each other today, and he feels helpless, regretful, and somewhat gratified in his heart.He felt sorry for the battle between his eldest brother, uncle and nephew, but he admired Li Li's means and heart.The Wuwei army took the first step to rob the emperor and queen mother.And occupying more than half of Chang'an, in the end Li Li was able to give up Chang'an in consideration of his uncle and nephew, and voluntarily backed down, which shows his magnanimity.The most important thing is that Li Li was able to defeat Lv Bu head-on and force Lv Bu to admit defeat and beg for mercy. For this, Guo Bang, as Li Li's elder, felt very honored.

Speaking in detail, Guo Si also watched Li Li grow up, treating him like a nephew.

As for who Li Jue and Li Li's uncle and nephew will ultimately control the army of Xiliang and the power of the world, consider their emotions and their own interests.Guo Si naturally hoped that Li Jue could take power.Because he is Li Jue's deputy general, he controls tens of thousands of Xiliang troops, and is currently the second largest force among Xiliang generals after Li Jue.If Li Jue is in power, Guo Si will naturally rise, and it will be no problem to worship the general and become the marquis.There is even a possibility that he can reach Sangong, Guangzong Yaozu.Covered by his wife and son.

but.From rational and long-term considerations, Guo Bang hopes that Li Li can take charge of the Xiliang army and the power of the world, because Li Li's heart and personality are far better than Li Jue.This is by no means a choice against his will, but Guo Bang's true thoughts.

Guo Si and Li Jue are sworn brothers who have always led the army together, shared honor and disgrace, and shared fate.It has been more than ten years since the war between the South and the North.He has a deep understanding of Li Jue's temperament and handling style.Li Jue is scheming, fickle and suspicious, and has a good strategy in commanding troops, but he is often suspicious of others.Always beware of the generals under his command, including Guo Bang.Guo Si didn't notice this at first, but after a long time, he felt that Li Jue was wary of him.Now Li Jue is only a leading general, if he takes power in the world, wouldn't he be even more suspicious.In view of this, Guo Bang had to be cautious at all times, and secretly guarded against Li Jue.

Therefore, if Guo Si is asked to choose the coach rationally between Li Jue and Li Li, he will definitely choose Li Li instead of Li Li.Because Li Li attached great importance to promises, kept his promises, clearly defined rewards and punishments, and rigorously ran the army, he convinced Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding, Dong Yue and others, which shows that he is magnanimous and magnanimous.

Most importantly, it is said that Dong Zhuo once told Li Ru that after a hundred years, the Xiliang Army would be handed over to Li Li.Although this matter is just a rumor, not credible, but Li Ru did vote for Li Li.

It can be seen that the rumors are not groundless and groundless, but true.

Just when Guo Bang was in a state of confusion, a golden figure suddenly rushed out from the opposite Wuwei army formation, and rushed to the front of the formation of the two armies in the blink of an eye.

After the man reined in his horse and stopped, all the generals of Xiliang suddenly saw that the man who jumped out of the battle was Li Li, the commander of the Wuwei Army.

"Where is General Yangwei, please step out and answer!" Li Li, who was in front of the formation, had a stern expression, narrowed his tiger eyes, and shouted loudly.

There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield.Although Li Li has always been respectful to Li Jue, but at this time when the two armies are fighting, the family relationship between uncle and nephew can only be put aside, otherwise it will affect the morale of the army and shake the morale of the army.

"Hmph!" Seeing Li Li yelling in front of the battle, Li Jue snorted coldly with his face livid, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

Guo Si rode his horse close to Li Jue, and said in a low voice, "Brother, don't get angry. There have been no fathers and sons on the battlefield since ancient times. It is reasonable for Wenchang to say this. Besides, some things must be clearly explained before the two armies. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the two armies We all know, otherwise this battle would be in vain.”

Li Jue nodded slightly when he heard the words, then lightly raised the reins and rode his horse to the front of the formation, [-] steps away from Li Li, reining in the horse and standing up.

Li Jue and Li Li's uncle and nephew stood facing each other, staring at each other in front of the battle, silent.

"Nephew met uncle." After a while, Li Li whispered.

Li Jue nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "This is the end of the matter, this battle should be resolved sooner rather than later. You and my uncle and nephew are both the commanders-in-chief of the two armies. Many things are beyond our control, so we can only fight each other. .”

"What my uncle said is true, and my nephew thinks so too. Now my nephew is the fate of more than a hundred thousand soldiers. Even if I don't want to meet my uncle on the battlefield, I still have to fight. After this battle, I'm afraid this wilderness It will become a sea of ​​blood, with corpses everywhere!" Li Li sighed softly with a solemn expression.

Li Jue closed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice: "One general has achieved success, and his bones have been destroyed. It has been like this since ancient times. If you want to achieve great things, bloodshed and killing are inevitable. A man must not look forward and backward, and keep the benevolence of a woman in his heart!"

"My nephew has been taught, thank you uncle for your guidance." Li Li looked at Li Jue with deep eyes, and said respectfully.

Li Jue then pondered and said: "Stop talking, the battle is imminent, some things must be made clear in front of the soldiers of the two armies!"

Li Li bowed his head when he heard the words, and said loudly: "The last general has seen the general!"

"Hmph!" Li Jue snorted rather angrily, and scolded angrily, "Do you still think of me as an uncle? Now that your wings are hardened, you dare to wield a knife and a gun in front of me, you are not small!"

Li Li said calmly: "The kindness of the general's upbringing, I will always remember it in my heart. Today, the general has an order, and I will do my best. Now I am responsible for the lives of more than [-] soldiers. I absolutely dare not use my own selfishness to disregard the lives of the soldiers. Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to balance. I, Li Wenchang, owed my uncle the kindness of nurturing me today, and I will double the compensation in the future to atone for my crime!"

Li Jue looked at Li Li coldly when he heard the words, and said sharply: "You have no proof for what you say. You have already accepted the challenge, but do you still remember what you said in the war letter?"

"Every word is still fresh in my memory!" Li Li responded loudly.