Xiaoqi

As the sun set, after three days and two nights of fierce fighting, the decisive battle of Loudiyuan was finally settled.

The smile of the one who laughs last is the brightest, but Li Li, who was standing with his hands behind his back, did not smile, but stared in thought, thinking about the direction of Xiliang Army's progress in the next three years.

The footsteps of "嗵嗵" extended to the tower along the steps and reached Li Li's ears, but he didn't turn around, because the people who came were not outsiders, but the humerus ministers he relied on very much, military advisors Jia Xu and Guo. Chia.

At this time, there was another shadow-like existence standing behind him. This was Li Zhi, the leader of the Golden Guard who was always taciturn but most trusted by Li Li.

"I've met my lord." Guo Jia and Jia Xu, who walked quickly into the tower, bowed and held hands, while Li Li turned around after hearing the sound, quickly put away his thoughts, and nodded with a smile.

"I have worked hard for Xiao and Wenhe for the past two days. When I return to the customs tomorrow, I will give you two leave and let you rest for three days. Hehehe!"

"My lord, what you said is serious. Could it be that you just said it casually, and then you don't count it?" Guo Jia said with a smile.

Li Li said casually: "You are not joking,,, uh, slip of the tongue, when did I say empty words. I am a man, swallowing saliva is a nail, how can we not believe what we say?"

At first hearing "You are not joking", Jia Xu and Guo Jia looked at each other in astonishment, then nodded slightly and smiled at each other.

After Li Li finished speaking, Jia Xu suppressed her smile, approached Li Li lightly, and said in a low voice, "It is true as my lord said, some things have been delayed until now, and we have always kept them secret and dare not mention them lightly. Before that, the time was not enough." Mature, involving too many areas and huge influence, so it has been pending and put on the shelf. But after this battle, it is different from the past, and the time is getting more and more mature. It is time to make a decision. I don’t know what the Lord will do ?”

Li Li's expression was shocked, his sword eyebrows were slightly frowned, a solemn look appeared between his brows, and his eyes instantly became deep.

After thinking about it for a while, he walked to the fence, turned his back to Jia Xu and Guo Jia, leaned on the railing, and muttered, "Is it over? I thought it would take a few more years. I didn't want the plan to catch up with the changes, but it's so soon." It is time to make a decision. In all fairness, there is nothing wrong with his existence, and he has no grievances or enmities with me. He even has a limited number of meetings, and he is only a half-grown child. It is a pity that his origin determines his fate. While enjoying wealth and power, we also shoulder our due responsibilities and missions. We are born in troubled times, and our lives are worthless. We are all in it, and we have no choice but to work hard and be decisive. Sigh.”

Speaking of this, Li Li couldn't help but let out a long sigh, looking a little melancholy, but more of a resolute and murderous tone.

"Wen He was originally responsible for this matter, and now you still have full authority to handle it. There is no need to report the process, Wen He can decide on his own, and remind me when there is a result."

"No, my minister obeys the order and will handle this matter properly. Please rest assured, my lord." Jia Xu respectfully replied.

Li Li smiled indifferently, nodded his head to signal Jia Xu not to be too polite, then turned his head to look at Guo Jia, and said with a smile: "There must be something important here for Feng Xiao, so there is no need to be taboo, but it's okay to talk about it."

Guo Jia nodded happily, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has no prophecy, and I admire you. I just received the report of the Battle of Hedong. Zhou Yu's army stormed Anyi City at five o'clock yesterday, and the battle lasted until noon today. In this battle, General Zhou Yu has lived up to my lord." With high hopes, he successfully captured Anyi City, wiped out more than [-] soldiers under Jiang Qi's troops in Jizhou, collected and wiped out nearly [-] surrendered soldiers under Zhang Yang's account, and seized a large amount of money and food supplies hoarded in Anyi City. By the time Feiying sent the letter, Zhou Yu The general has led his army to capture the entire territory of Hedong County, seized Dayang Ferry, and intercepted more than [-] warships and ferries, it can be said to be a complete victory!"

Li Li said with joy when he heard the words: "Gongjin used his troops skillfully, with successive battles and victories. In just ten months, he pacified the Southern Huns and recovered the entire territory of Bingzhou. Now he has led the army to recover Hedong County. Great! After the recovery of Hedong County, Hanoi County will be at your fingertips, so the battle on the north bank of the Yellow River can be settled within ten days, and Bingzhou will have no worries! Hahaha"

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"After recovering Hedong County, Hanoi County will be at your fingertips. In this way, the war on the north bank of the Yellow River can be settled in ten days, and Bingzhou will be worry-free. Hahaha!"

While laughing, Li Li suddenly stopped laughing, and asked suspiciously: "By the way, where are Zhang Yang, Sun Ce, and Jiang Qi now? Why didn't Feng Xiao mention these three?"

"Uh!" Guo Jia's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, and he said respectfully: "My lord, it is true that the whereabouts of these three people were not mentioned in the victory report. However, Commander Yan Xing and General Suigu who were ordered to lurk in Hedong County have sent back secret messages. Letter, they went here specifically to target these three people. Therefore, the whereabouts of these three people was clearly stated in the secret letter. This is a secret letter, please read it, my lord."

While speaking, Guo Jia took out two scrolls of brocade from his sleeve, bowed and handed them to Li Li.

What is puzzling is that Guo Jia never answered Li Li's question directly, but instead sent a secret letter instead of answering.It is not difficult to see from this that there must be something hidden in it, which made it inconvenient for Guo Jia to speak out, or he was unwilling to get involved in this matter and tried to stay out of it.

Unfolding the first scroll of brocade silk, Li Li couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he saw the handwriting at first glance, and asked in surprise, "Is Zhang Yang dead?"

Guo Jia nodded when he heard the sound, and replied: "Exactly. At the third watch of the night when Zhou Yu's army was preparing to storm Anyi City, Zhang Yang's subordinate Yang Chou attacked and killed Zhang Yang, and when Zhou Yu's army attacked Anyi City, Yang Chou led his troops to mutiny and opened the door. The north gate welcomes our army into the city. In this way, under the cooperation of the inside and the outside, Zhou Yu's army captured Anyi within a day and recovered Hedong County.

And the person who persuaded Yang Chou to defect before the battle was General Sui Gu.In his early years, he had a long-term relationship with Hanoi Zhang Yang, and he had a very close personal relationship with his subordinate Yang Chou.Commander Yan Xing deliberately brought Sui Gu with him this time.It was for this reason, but the result was just as General Yan Xing expected, Sui Gu successfully persuaded Yang Chou to change his course and join our army, and used the attack and killing of Zhang Yang as a gift of promotion.After the war, Yang Chou led more than [-] Henei people to agree with each other, and temporarily returned to General Zhou Yu's tent to listen to them. How to arrange them specifically.Please also announce the master. "

After finishing speaking, Guo Jia waved lightly, and the two soldiers who had been waiting for a long time brought a black lacquered wooden box two feet square.He bowed and handed it to Li Li.

Immediately, Guo Jia stepped forward and said, "The box contains Zhang Yang's head. This was sent to the camp together with the Anyi Victory Report. This was done by Yang Chou. It is obviously a gift for him to join the lord's command."

Li Li nodded slightly.After the guard holding the wooden box received the signal.Immediately open the top cover.Immediately, a head with a terrified and resentful expression appeared in Li Li's sight. This was Zhang Yang's face when he was dying, and his pale cheeks were full of horror and incomparable vicious resentment.

"Zhang Yang, he followed Ding Yuan to resist the barbarian invasion in his early years. He fought for many years and fulfilled the duties of a general on the frontier. After the world was in chaos, he supported his troops and respected himself. Snakes and rats have both sides, and both sides have a source. He is indeed a speculative snob. People hate it. Now, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness, and when the year of destiny is approaching, he is poisoned by his cronies and generals, and he dies in Huangquan. Collect the body and bury it."

While pondering, Li Li waved his soldiers away, his expression quickly regained his composure, and asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao thinks how to arrange Yang Chou is more appropriate?"

"This..." Guo Jia was astonished when he heard the sound, and looked up at Li Li suspiciously.

Seeing this, Li Li shook his head lightly, and said with a smile: "There is no need to have too many taboos between you and my master, Feng Xiao might as well speak out, there is nothing wrong with what you say."

Guo Jia's expression relaxed, and he said happily: "Since the lord is asking, I should know that I can't stop talking. Forgive me for speaking bluntly, Yang Chou betrayed his old master and led his troops to rebel. This is already a taboo for a minister , is really not tolerated by the master. What's more, this person not only betrayed the old master, but intensified, killing the master for glory. The behavior of such a sinister villain really makes the humble minister extremely shameless and hateful. Such untrustworthy people Today, he rebelled against and murdered the master for his own wealth and honor. If our Xiliang army is weak in the future, there is no guarantee that this person will not repeat his old tricks and betray the master again for glory.

Therefore, in the opinion of my humble minister, it is useless to keep these insidious villains who are mercenary and treacherous. "

After hearing the words, Li Li's expression changed slightly, and he pondered: "Does the meaning of being filial piety mean to kill Yang Chou, so as to imitate others?"

"Exactly." Guo Jia nodded without hesitation, and said with a determined expression: "Things of betraying the Lord and seeking glory must be put an end to it. This example cannot be opened. We must make an example so that others will not follow suit!"

"This..." Jia Xu groaned slightly hesitantly, and then said: "My lord, I think that the words of filial piety are biased, and it is really inappropriate to punish and kill the general! The disciples are also very disgusting, and it is not a pity to kill them. However, this time Yang Chou attacked and killed Zhang Yang, and then led his troops to join forces. A man of merit. For the generals who have contributed to the army, if they are not rewarded, but beheaded, it is an act of unknown reward and punishment. Once this is spread, whoever the enemy general will dare to lead his troops to serve the lord in the future. So Didn't they force them to fight our Xiliang army to the end?

As the saying goes: If rewards and punishments are unknown, nothing can be accomplished.Therefore, in my humble opinion, no matter how despicable Yang Chou's character is and how sinister and snobbish his behavior is, it is only for his actions this time that he has made merit and the Lord should reward him.However, just as Feng Xiao said, it would be hard to be convincing if such acts of betrayal for glory were ignored, curbed, and punished.Therefore, Weichen suggested that rewards and punishments should be given to him first, and then punishment.The specific rewards and punishments still need to be decided by the lord. "

"En." After listening to Guo Jia and Jia Xu's remonstrance, Li Li nodded slightly, and after thinking for a while, smiled and said: "Fengxiao hates evil like hatred, which suits my heart very well. And Wen He's words are quite pertinent, punishing the former Empress Dowager, it is feasible to stand on a long-term basis. In this case, Zhou Yu was ordered to summon the officers and men of Hedong to declare the canonical punishment. Yang Chou betrayed the Lord and begged for glory, so he should be executed; , and punish the sixty army sticks in public, and then reward three hundred gold, give him a mansion, promote him to lieutenant general, and let him temporarily return to Zhou Yu's tent for use!"

"This,,, my lord is wise." After Guo Jia heard the words, his expression was a little surprised.Because Li Li's rewards to Yang Chou were not insignificant, he was given riches and glory, and he was directly promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, which was only one step away from being a general and a marquis.However, the punishment of sixty rods is not light, it can beat Yang Chou to bruises, and he cannot recover within a month, so Yang Chou will remember the lesson and dare not commit another crime.Thinking of these, Guo Jia stopped insisting and respectfully accepted the order.

After the matter was agreed upon, the second secret letter in Li Li's hands also unfolded.

As the brocade silk unfolded quickly, the smile on Li Li's face suddenly disappeared, and then his sword eyebrows raised horizontally, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was an extremely complicated look in his eyes.After a while, he slowly rolled up the brocade and tucked it into his sleeves, then walked slowly to the railing, raised his eyes to the north, and remained silent.

Seeing that her lord's expression was different, Jia Xu's expression suddenly changed, and then he walked lightly to Guo Jia's side, his eyes were full of questions.Guo Jia hesitated, hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't resist Jia Xu's questioning eyes, and then pulled Jia Xu back to the side of the tower, and whispered the contents of the second secret letter and what was wrong in it. A well-known secret.

In fact, what was mentioned in the second secret letter was the detailed process of Zhou Yu leading the army to capture Anyi City, as well as some things that happened during the siege.

At five o'clock last night, according to the attack time agreed with Sun Ce in advance, Zhou Yu led [-] Bingzhou troops to storm Anyi City.At the beginning of the siege, everything progressed steadily as Zhou Yu's secret letter to Sun Ce agreed.Zhou Yu's army attacked the north and south gates of Anyi at the same time, and sent [-] soldiers to attack Jiang Qi's camp outside the south gate; while Sun Ce, as an internal aid, led his troops to capture the county guard's mansion, and captured the king first to capture the thief alive. Zhang Yang and Jiang Qi forced him to submit.Only in this way can Sun Ce successfully recruit tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under the tents of Zhang Yang and Jiang Qi, and then bring enough food and supplies to lead his troops to leave Hedong County and go south to Jiangdong.

In this secret letter, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce undoubtedly got what they needed.Zhou Yu sought to capture Anyi City and cut off the allied army's retreat northward across the Yellow River; while Sun Ce sought to gain troops, horses, money and food to strengthen his own strength again.Therefore, the two sides hit it off, and it was easy to reach a consensus, and the inside and the outside should join forces to capture Anyi County.When the city of Anyi fell, the two sides got their own places, and then parted ways.However, speaking from the heart, the agreement in this secret letter is undoubtedly more beneficial to Sun Ce, because Zhou Yu's army had captured the counties of Hedong County before approaching Anyi City, making Anyi City an isolated city.

Under such favorable circumstances, if Zhou Yu's army implements siege tactics against Anyi City without attacking, and then concentrates superior forces to wipe out Jiang Qi's camp and Sun Ce's camp stationed outside the city successively, then the entire Allied forces inside and outside Anyi City will be defeated. Even if the army is not wiped out by Zhou Yu's army in one fell swoop, it is bound to be unable to escape in a short time.

If this is the case, Li Li can send soldiers and horses across the river to support Zhou Yu as soon as the decisive battle in Loudiyuan is over. In this way, all the allied forces entrenched in Anyi can be wiped out, and none of the three forces Zhang Yang, Sun Ce, and Jiang Qi can escape.

However, Zhou Yu took advantage of Li Li's order to capture Anyi City within two days, and decided to join forces with Sun Ce on a whim, so Sun Ce went to Zhou Yu's camp at night to discuss secretly.

It has to be said that although Zhou Yu had no intention of betraying Li Li in the secret meeting this time, it was a secret of selfishness.The purpose is to not only complete the military order given by Li Li to capture Anyi, but also help Sun Ce get out of trouble, so that he can lead his troops to escape from Hedong County calmly and return to Jiangdong as soon as possible.

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At the same time, Zhou Yu also intended to help Sun Ce once, letting him incorporate the soldiers and horses in Anyi city, and withdraw from Anyi after bringing enough food and grass.

The whole plan was almost perfect and well-founded, so that Lu Su was kept in the dark, and he couldn't see any flaws. He even testified for Zhou Yu, proving that his secret discussion with Sun Ce was all necessary for the situation, not a private meeting.

It's a pity that Zhou Yu never thought that his selfishness could be hidden from Lu Su, but it could not be hidden from Li Lian's spy in Hedong County.

More importantly, Li Li was preparing a two-handed plan to cut off the Allied forces' retreat and prevent them from crossing the Yellow River northward.The obvious plan was that Zhou Yu's army would storm Anyi City and capture Anyi within two days.The plan hidden in the dark is that in order to ensure that the battle in Hedong does not go wrong, Li Limi ordered Yan Xing, the commander of Hawkeye, to take Suigu to sneak into Anyi City, and then instigated Yang Chou to kill Zhang Yang, causing civil strife in Anyi City.

With such two hands at the same time, it is easy to break through Anyi City, and it is even very possible to wipe out the Allied forces inside and outside Anyi City in one fell swoop.

However, Zhou Yu had no way of knowing about Yan Xing and Sui Gu's secret instigation against Yang Chou.If he had known in advance that Li Li had arranged everything properly, he would definitely not have secretly discussed with Sun Ce, because it would be superfluous; not only would it not help Sun Ce to annex the troops in the city and increase his strength, but it would also drag Sun Ce's troops into the melee Among them, so that in the end the gain outweighs the loss.