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Chapter 652

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"My lord, the last general is willing to take up this post!"

Just as all the generals bowed their heads in thought, Teng Xiao got off his horse, bowed down and knelt down and said.

"En." Li Li nodded slightly, with a flash of admiration in his eyes, and asked, "Yunlong is brave, what difficulties do you have, you might as well speak up!"

Teng Xiao shook his head gently when he heard the words, and said respectfully: "The general has no demands, but the lord has an order, and the general will swear allegiance to the death!"

"My lord, the general is willing to stay and help General Teng Xiao!" Zhang Liao got off his horse, followed Teng Xiao's voice, and knelt down to invite Ying.

Immediately, Tie Xiao, Guo Meng, Xu Ding and Xu Huang got off their horses and asked for orders: "The last general is waiting for orders to station at Taniguchi with General Teng Xiao. My lord, please agree!"

"Well, you are all capable warriors under my Li Li's account, and your courage is commendable!" Li Li nodded slightly, approving.

Immediately, Li Li waved his hand to signal Teng Xiao not to say much, and turned to Ma Chao and said, "Meng Qi, set aside [-] of the [-] soldiers around you to protect Yunlong."

"No, the general will obey!" Ma Chao respectfully replied.

Li Li nodded lightly, landed on the back of the Golden Beast King, stretched out his hand to support Teng Xiao, then Tie Xiao and Guo Meng in turn, and said gently: "This time, the three of you will stay here for six hours. It means that from now on until dawn, the burden is not light, thank you for your hard work!"

"I would like to listen to the lord's orders, and I will never regret it!" The three generals Teng Xiao, Tie Xiao and Guo Meng responded in unison.

Li Li nodded slightly, stretched out three fingers and beckoned gently, and suddenly thirty burly cavalry in golden armor walked out from the golden guards. All of these people looked cold, without a trace of emotional fluctuations on their cheeks, like stubborn stones Inflexible.

"This is the golden armored guard who has been with me all the year round. This time I will hand it over to Yunlong. Their first task is to protect the safety of the three of you, and their second priority is to assist you in stationing Taniguchi. If nothing can be done, they will cover The three of you evacuate, this is the military order I gave you, it must be carried out, and there must be no mistakes!"

"No, I'll take orders!" The three of Teng Xiao bowed and responded emotionally.

Li Li nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Go, quickly select the [-] soldiers you need. I will personally lead the rest of the troops to the south valley entrance, and intercept Cao Cao's army!"

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In the mountain stream to the south of Feiyundu, there is a valley shaped like a deformed gourd. The gourd is divided into two by the stream, which looks like a gourd with two petals cut open.

The mouth of the valley is narrow.The valley is relatively open and full of rocks.Overgrown with wild trees.The wild grass is withered, a scene of withering and silence.

In the middle of the valley, a gurgling five-foot-wide stream meanders. The side of the stream has frozen, and frost has condensed on the withered grass, making it extremely cold.

now.Tens of thousands of soldiers sat on the rocks in groups of three or four, huddled up and crowded together, relying on each other's body heat to keep warm.Protect against severe cold.

"Hiss hiss!"

A gust of cold wind blew through the mountain stream, waking up the drowsy soldiers from their slumber, and then they all shivered, their teeth trembled, and they grinned and sucked in the cold air, shivering from the cold.

On the left side of the creek, under a huge cliff more than ten feet high in the middle of the bottom of the stream, more than a dozen generals in general armor gathered together, also shrunk their necks from the cold, leaned against the rock with their heads down, squinting their eyes and pretending to sleep, From time to time, my body shivered, and I was so cold that I couldn't sleep at all.

"My lord, my lord, it's late at night, and the Xiliang army will no longer go out for inspections. Let the soldiers light a fire to keep warm? It's too cold, the soldiers can't stand it!"

A torch with a weak flame was stuck in the crevice at the bottom of the rock. Cao Hong, whose teeth were shaking from the cold, gently rubbed against Cao Cao, stretched out his hands around the torch to warm his frozen hands, and begged in a trembling voice.

Cao Cao, who occupied the torch by himself, although his hands were not cold, his body was also shivering from the cold. His hands were warmed and his body was cold, which made him feel very uncomfortable.Hearing the sound, he tilted his body slightly to avoid the obstruction of the rocks, looked up at the moonlight, estimated the time, and found that it was indeed the first watch in the middle of the night. No wonder the stream had frozen and was bitingly cold.

For a moment, Cao Cao almost nodded in agreement, his lips that were blue from the cold were all parted, but he suddenly changed his mind and swallowed back the words in his voice.

Immediately, he shook his head slightly, grinned from side to side, moved his jaw stiff from the cold, and said in a low voice: "No, absolutely no fire! There are more than [-] soldiers in our army. If there is a fire, at least a thousand fires must be lit. When the time comes, the whole valley will be illuminated by the fire, and there is no guarantee that the Hangu Pass defenders will not notice the fire."

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao couldn't bear to see the disappointment on Cao Hong's face, and explained softly: "Zi Lian, you must know that Hangu Pass is quite high, the city wall is nearly four feet high, and the view is wide; besides, at this time It's late at night again, and standing on the top of the city can see the light within a radius of dozens of miles. Therefore, we would rather be frozen than light a fire, otherwise we may be exposed. Once the Xiliang army finds our army Whereabouts, you should know what the consequences are, it will be beyond redemption, we will all die without a place to bury!"

"Well, the general will know." Cao Hong nodded slightly in disappointment, and said weakly: "I know that our army is going deep alone this time. Although there are more than 6 troops, compared with the Xiliang army stationed at Hangu Pass, they are far away. The disparity is huge and cannot be compared with it. According to scout reports, the Xiliang Army in Hangu Pass has frequently mobilized troops and horses in the past two days. Tens of thousands of people hid in the pass every day, and a group of people entered the pass this afternoon. "

After a short pause, Cao Hong's tone changed sharply, and he said in a cold voice: "It's a pity that we came a step late, otherwise, we would have sent thousands of soldiers disguised as ordinary people to sneak into Hangu Pass, and then seize the city gate. Then take advantage of the situation to rush in and take this pass in one fell swoop. Once we capture Hangu Pass, Thief Li and his Xiliang Army will throw their hands at the mouse, and the food road will be cut off. There will be hundreds of thousands of allied troops attacking the city ahead, and there will be no way out behind. , within half a month, it will be defeated, and then it will be ready to be killed!"

"Yes, we came a step late and missed a good opportunity to seize Hangu Pass." Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "According to the scout's scouting report in the afternoon, we can be sure that the people who retreated into the pass are probably the people from Hedong. It can be seen that the situation of Li Thief in Hedong must be very difficult. There are 10,000+ Xiliang troops stationed in Anyi City, but their granaries have been burned and there is no food and grass supply. Guguan.

Thirteen days have passed since Li Thief's army's granary was burned, and the people in Hedong have already begun to evacuate first, and the Anyi army will surely cross the river and withdraw their troops one after another.So, we don't have much time left.Our army must seize Hangu Pass before Anyi's army withdraws, and cut off the Li thief's retreat.Only in this way can we establish the victory in one fell swoop and deal a fatal blow to the Xiliang army! "

Cao Hong nodded after hearing the sound, and said with a sneer in a low voice: "My lord, there is no need to worry, and there is no need to worry. Our army has already lurked in a hidden place more than [-] miles away from Hangu Pass. As long as we find a favorable opportunity, within an hour Can rush to Hangu pass, and then attack the pass by surprise. I can say with certainty that the Xiliang army never dreamed that our [-] army was lurking under their noses. Just wait for them to be careless. Immediately attack and take down Hangu Pass in one go.

Once Hangu Pass falls, the Xiliang Army will be completely over.Hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops were cut into several sections, one in Hedong and one behind Hangu Pass.There are also some soldiers and horses distributed in the two states of Yongliang and Chang'an.In this way, the Xiliang army, which was once strong for a while, will become a tiger that has its teeth pulled out.Nothing to be afraid of.Hmph, when the time comes, I must cut off Thief Li's head with my own hands to avenge the dead brother Xiahou! "

Cao Cao nodded slightly with a gloomy expression, and pondered: "Zi Lian also neglected another army under Li Thief's command. This is Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin who are currently leading an army to attack Bingzhou. This person also controls tens of thousands of troops under Li Thief's command. Therefore, Li thief is now fighting in two places, Sili is the main battlefield, and Bingzhou is another battlefield.

Although Li thief is young, but he is ambitious, ruthless, cunning and changeable, and his intention to plot evil is obvious.In recent years, the Xiliang army has become stronger and stronger, with more than [-] soldiers and horses, far surpassing the princes of all walks of life in the world. Its strength is firmly ranked first among all the princes, and it holds the power of the world, just like an uncrowned king.

However, the reason why the Xiliang army did not send troops to the Central Plains for a long time was because they were short of food and grass, and their treasury was empty, so they could not supply the army to go out to fight.However, Li Thief's secret infiltration into the various states of the Central Plains has yielded great rewards. His travels are fake, and his real purpose of seeking the support of major merchants and aristocratic families is his real purpose of risking himself alone.

The most exasperating thing is that after some traveling, his plot actually succeeded.The Zhen family, the largest merchant family in the Central Plains, was deceived by his rhetoric and moved to Xiliang.And the little slut, Zhen Shi, the head of the Zhen family, turned out to be Li Thief's concubine. Willing to degenerate, become a slave or a concubine.It was this bitch who contacted merchants from various prefectures and counties for Li Thief in the past few months to go to Chang'an, causing a large amount of food and grass to flow into Xiliang's territory silently, greatly relieving the pressure on the supply of food and grass for the Xiliang Army, and providing Li Thief with nearly a hundred Wanshi grain and grass.

The Xiliang Army has a deep and solid foundation. It was built on the basis of the Eighth School of Xiyuan, the Third Base of Luoyang, and the Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo's command during He Jin's period. In the end, Li thief picked up a big bargain and reorganized into an army.Therefore, now the Xiliang army is powerful and has many cavalry. It is the most elite army in the world, and it is firmly ranked the crown of soldiers and horses in the world. There is no army that can fight its edge head-on.Therefore, when Thief Li solves the supply of food and grass, we will be wiped out by this thief. This forces the princes of the Central Plains to unite in advance and act first. he! "

Cao Hong was stunned when he heard the words, and then he suddenly realized: "Well, that's how it is! I wonder why Yuan Shao is so generous and actively promotes the alliance. It turns out that he is also afraid that Li's bandits will send troops to the Central Plains and threaten his hometown Jizhou. But why did he promise to supply at all costs? What about the food and grass needed by the princes from all walks of life to send troops? You must know that the food and grass needed by hundreds of thousands of allied troops is definitely not a small amount. It will consume three months of food and grass in Jizhou in one month, which is equivalent to one year in Jizhou Food and grass supply. No matter how rich Jizhou is and how abundant the food and grass is, it cannot withstand Yuan Shao’s extravagance like this!”

After Cao Cao heard the words, a sneering smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head and said, "Yuan Benchu ​​is not a fool, and he would never give out food and grass to supply the armies of the princes for no reason. Zilian should remember the situation in the later period of the Chen Liuhui League, right?"

Cao Hong nodded in astonishment, and replied: "Of course I remember. At that time, Han Fu of Jizhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Dai and Zhang Miao of Yanzhou were responsible for providing food and grass for the Allied Army, and it was distributed and distributed by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers. All was well, but when the battle was at a stalemate, the Yuan brothers withheld food and grass without authorization, and later directly asked the princes from all walks of life to raise food and grass by themselves. If they could not raise food and grass, they had to exchange horses, weapons and seized supplies from the Yuan brothers. Food and grass. As a result, the allied armies of the feudal lords were dissociated from morality, and they went their separate ways. They wantonly robbed the grain, causing serious disasters to the counties and counties in Sili, so much so that Zhang Miao’s Chenliu County was not spared. In the end, the alliance of princes fell apart and broke up unhappy.”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said with a sneer: "Chenliu Huimeng allowed the Yuan brothers to accumulate a lot of money, food and weapons, and also got a lot of surrendered soldiers and young men. The income was quite rich. Therefore, when the other princes lost their troops and lost their generals, the two brothers were not only soldiers and horses Instead of decreasing, they took the opportunity to expand the army and become stronger. I dare say that the Hanoi League will gradually evolve into the old Tran Liu League.

At the beginning of the alliance, Yuan Shao would definitely provide food and grass to the allied army very generously. After the capture of Hedong County this time, once the allied army crossed the river and entered the counties and counties in Henan, Yuan Shao would gradually reduce the supply of food and grass until it was completely cut off. The princes from all walks of life raised their own food and grass.At that time, these alliance princes were in the territory under the jurisdiction of Li Thief, and they had a deep grudge with Li Thief, and they were already in the same situation.Even if they intend to quit halfway, they can only think about it. In fact, they dare not and cannot quit.

Because, once the allied forces are defeated or disbanded, it will be tantamount to breaking the siege for Li thief and handing over the victory to Li thief.After the allied forces were disbanded, Thief Li would definitely move his army eastward and attack the city wantonly, and these princes were the first targets that Thief Li wanted to destroy.Therefore, it is easy for the princes from all walks of life to come to the alliance, but if they want to withdraw halfway, they cannot help them.In short, it is easy to come and difficult to go. Once an alliance is formed, it will be too late to regret it! "

Cao Hong was shocked when he heard this, and said anxiously: "So, there is no need for us to work so hard. It is better to rush back to Yanzhou as soon as possible. The [-] soldiers of our army came to the alliance because of the food and grass provided by Yuan Shao. If he If we cut off our army's rations, won't we starve to death in Sili?"

Chapter 653 It's Not Friends Who Don't Get Together ([-])

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"Zi Lian stay calm and don't be impatient."

Cao Cao raised his hand to beckon Cao Hong to sit down, and said with a light smile, "After crossing the river, Yuan Shao will definitely cut off the supply of food and grass to the princes from all walks of life, but he still wants to continue commanding the allied forces, so he needs a reliable ally to help him, and then consolidate his position as leader.

However, among the princes of the alliance this time, who can really support him and can be trusted by him?

Only me, Cao Cao! "

While speaking, Cao Cao turned his head to look at the generals not far away, and said to Cao Hong in a low voice: "I have already negotiated with Yuan Shao secretly. After Hangu Pass is captured, our army will be stationed at Hangu Pass. army, while the other princes must lead the army to attack the city. After the success,,, the Central Plains is limited, so many princes stay together, it will be too crowded,,, hehehe!"

Cao Hong was astonished when he heard the words, and his cheeks flushed slightly. He was quite excited and looked at Cao Cao in awe.

He used to call Cao Cao Mengde directly before, but since Cao Cao sat on the throne of the deputy leader of the vassal army, he subconsciously changed his words, and now he dare not call Cao Cao. He respects and fears Cao Cao as if he is a god.