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"Ah!" After hearing the sound, Su Li and Que Ji were shocked, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.Su Li begged with trembling teeth: "The Han army has already fought over, why does 'my lord' want me to go to the Han camp? Please let me go, my lord, from now on we will be the only one 'The head of the horse is always looking forward, and the mountains of swords and seas of fire are at your disposal!" Before Su Li finished speaking, Que Ji also fell on the ground and repeatedly begged for mercy, his words were the same as Su Li's.

However, at this time, Ke Bineng was not moved at all, and while looking at the two with a smile, he said to himself: "It is precisely because the Han army has already taken the initiative to attack, so it is more necessary for you two to go and persuade Li Li." The soldiers make peace. As long as the Han army is willing to retreat or turn around and continue to pursue the remnants of Wuhuan, our Kebineng tribe is willing to attach to Li Li and guard the outside of the pass for him, and send troops to destroy Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes, and then lead Wuhuan tribes to submit Under the kingship of the Great Han Dynasty. This is our request and condition. If Li Li agrees, the two parties will sign a contract outside the city; if he does not agree, then just attack. Until the last breath of the battle!"

After finishing speaking, Ke Bi Neng ignored the begging gazes of Su Li and Que Ji, and said unquestionably: "You two prepare quickly, and I will send someone to send you to the Han camp in an open and honest manner, I believe Li Li won't make it difficult for you. This matter is settled, you two go and change!" After leaving this sentence, Ke Bi Neng got up and straightened his clothes, and then strode into the inner room of the tooth tent.

"Ding ding ding" when night fell, accompanied by the clear and loud sound of golden bells, the Xiliang army that stormed the Xianbei royal court quickly and orderly withdrew from the battle, slowly left the city wall, and returned to the Han army camp ten miles away.

After storming the city for an entire afternoon, the Xiliang army climbed to the top of the city five times and fought with the Xianbei barbarians.And for this, he paid a lot of casualties, killing more than [-] infantry and wounding more than [-] soldiers. (Seriously injured are usually counted as killed in battle. In this era, medical conditions are limited, and it is generally difficult to get timely treatment after serious injuries. Most of them are life and death.)

However, the Xianbei barbarians didn't take advantage of it, even if they had the advantage of the city.They still paid almost the same casualties as the Han army, with nearly 4000 casualties.This is because although the Xianbei Royal Court is considered a strong city in the eyes of the Xianbei people, it is actually only a medium-sized city with a height of two feet five and a thickness of one foot.And there is no moat, and the defense measures are extremely rough, far less well-defended than the Dahan City Pool.Because of this, the siege battle was extremely fierce. There were as many as five battles at the top of the city alone, and the huge casualties of the Han army also came from this.

It is worth mentioning that the Han army came from afar.All kinds of siege weapons were not complete, and this first round of siege was originally just a feint attack, which was purely a tentative attack.I don't want to.After the attack began, the Han army saw that the Xianbei people were lax in defense, so they fought vigorously and made fake plays, trying to capture the city in one go.As a result, a tentative feint attack turned into a real storming of the city.This then resulted in heavy casualties.

As night fell, the infantry that participated in the siege returned to the camp one after another at the gate of the Han army camp ten miles east of the Xianbei royal court.General Yan Ruoqi, who was ordered to command the siege operation, rushed to the Chinese army commander's account immediately on Tuesday to plead guilty to the commander Li Li.

That's right, Li Li was sitting in the big tent of the Chinese Army right now, and Yan Rou was the infantry general accompanying him.Last night, Li Li led an army of [-] infantry to rendezvous with the former army led by Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun, and Xu Huang, and set off after a night of rest.Launched a strong attack on Xianbei Royal Court in the afternoon.When Yan Rou and Qi were about to order [-] infantry troops to forcibly attack the city on Tuesday, Li Li led the army to come later.And set up camp ten miles away from the east gate of Xianbei Wangting.

In fact, if it weren't for the [-] cavalry led by Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun who were eager to fight and were short of food and grass, they could have avoided the Xianbei royal court and passed through the mountains and forests in the east without disturbing the Xianbei people, and then marched eastward. Smash Wuhuan's lair Liucheng.Little did they know that it was precisely because they were eager to kill the enemy and marched in the rain for days, they followed Tadun's defeated army all the way to chase them almost without thinking. Central Xianbei.Coincidentally, the position where the Han army appeared was less than a hundred miles away from the Xianbei royal court, which happened to be directly behind the royal court, which invisibly posed a huge threat to the Xianbei royal court.The most amazing thing is that the Han army is still stationed in the mountains and forests, which is equivalent to telling the Xianbei people unmistakably: We are here to attack the city, and you can't escape.

The combination of many accidental factors is inevitable, directly triggering this unexpected violent conflict.After Li Lili's army arrived, he learned about the current situation in detail, and then brazenly decided to go to war against the central Xianbei.Meeting by chance is worse than meeting by chance. Since the Xianbei royal court is right in front of you, how can you easily miss it?In this way, a siege battle came into being, which opened the prelude to the Xiliang Army's war against the two barbarian tribes of Wuhuan and Xianbei at the same time.

In the commander's tent of the Chinese army, Li Li, who was in the top position, didn't criticize Yan Rou, Qi Zhou and the others too much, nor did he punish them.The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the feint attack has turned into a strong attack. This is not due to the two of them commanding mistakes, but the situation on the battlefield itself.Seeing that the Xianbei people were not good at defending the city, the soldiers of the Han army easily climbed to the top of the city. Could it be that they have to take the initiative to retreat?Therefore, the heavy casualties caused by the failure of the siege this time were not due to the war, but were forced by the situation and had to be so.

He waved his hands to signal Yan Rou and Qi Zhou to get up and take their seats. Li Li smiled and said to the people under the tent, "This march is completely different! Traveling to the east, they went straight to Wuhuan's lair. They didn't expect to be teased by Tadun. Instead, they chased them to the west and broke into the territory of Xianbei in the middle of the country. The soldiers pointed directly at the Xianbei royal court. Well, anyway, Xianbei and Wuhuan are our enemies, since we have met, we should settle them together. Hehehe!"

After the people in the tent heard the words, they were amazed and laughed aloud, which virtually resolved the tense atmosphere in the tent, and also eliminated the fatigue and anxiety of the generals who had been marching for days. A good atmosphere can make people relax. Physical and mental comfort.

After laughing loudly, Zhuge Liang, who was sitting at the head of the tent, said with a loud smile, "My lord's words are true. I originally planned to get rid of Wuhuan first, and then move northwards to march into Monan, and fight against the West Road led by General Zhang Liao." The army attacked Xianbei's ministries on both sides, and finally wiped them out in one fell swoop, or expelled them to Mobei thousands of miles away. Only in this way can the counties of Youzhou enjoy long-term peace and stability, and they don't have to worry about barbarian harassment within ten years. After the county regained its vitality, it reorganized its army and went to war, conquering Fuyu and Goguryeo in the east, and attacking Dingling in the north. We will strive to include all the grasslands from Liaodong in the east, Dunhuang in the west, and Dingling in the north within ten years. Such achievements are enough to shine in the annals of history , for the benefit of all generations!" With just a few words, Zhuge Liang drew a big cake, which made everyone in the audience feel excited and excited.

Li Li smiled lightly when he heard the words: "It's great that Kong Ming has such a grand plan, but many things are easier said than done, such as the matter of unifying the grassland. The task is heavy and the road is long. We still need to work hard and work hard. "

Speaking of this, Li Li's tone paused, the smile on his face faded, and he looked at the generals calmly, and said softly: "Half an hour ago, Kebi Neng sent an envoy to ask for peace, I am willing to sign an alliance with my Xiliang army under the city, and clearly express my willingness to attach myself to me. I wonder if you have any opinions on this?"

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Chapter 972 Killing the wolf, the alliance under the city

A round of crescent moon hangs in the starry sky, and the night on the grassland is extremely quiet.Only the rustling sound of insects and the occasional "Aww" howl of wolves lingered in my ears, lingering and lingering.People who are accustomed to this kind of sound can completely ignore it and turn a deaf ear to it; while the Han soldiers who first arrived on the grassland heard these sounds, they were terrified and couldn't sleep.

The discussion of the commander-in-chief had long since ended, the Han army camp was completely silent, and many exhausted soldiers had already fallen asleep soundly.Only a few soldiers who were timid by nature could not fall asleep for a long time after hearing the howling of wolves.

In the dead of night, the lights in the tent of the Chinese Army Commander were still lit, and the lights swayed and flickered in the wind.

It is said that Xiliang is bitter and cold, but the real bitter cold right now is the northeast frontier of the Han Dynasty.In summer, the daytime is fine, the sun is warm and even a little hot, but at night it is quite cold.It was supposed to be a summer evening breeze, cool and pleasant, but at this moment it resembled a cold wind, and the night was as cool as water.

Li Li stood at the entrance of the big tent in a brocade robe, looking up at the stars in the sky, but his eyes were searching for the sky over Xiliang thousands of miles away, he was lost in thought, lost in thought.

Speaking of which, up to this time, he had led the army to march eastward for half a year, and he also spent last year's New Year's Eve in Youzhou.When leading the army to set off, a group of wives and concubines rushed to accompany them, but Li Li cherished his wives and concubines, worried that they would not be able to bear the icy and snowy climate, so he politely declined the sincerity of his wives and concubines, and led the army alone.For Li Li, the continuous march for the past few days has long been commonplace and not worth mentioning, and his heart is the softest in the dead of night.The loneliness from the bottom of his heart is entangled with the chaotic current 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 a superior person must shoulder independently.Otherwise, it would be an extremely irresponsible act, and it would be extremely irresponsible for one person to harm the entire army.Missing his wife and children is the kindness and tenderness that a man should have. A broad-minded person can afford to let go, but this does not mean that he does not have his own tenderness, but this kind of tenderness never shows others, let alone Will be known to outsiders.

"My lord hasn't gone to bed yet?" A soft inquiry interrupted Li Li's meditation.Pull him back from his chaotic thoughts.Without turning around or looking back, Li Li knew that the speaker was Zhuge Liang, the military commander offering wine.

His body didn't move.Li Li said softly: "The night is long, three hours of rest is enough for me every day. Why does Kong Ming stay up all night, is he still thinking about Su Li and Que Ji coming to discuss peace?" While speaking, Li Li turned around slowly.He waved his hand to signal Kong Ming to enter the account with him.After all, it was too cold outside the tent.Kong Ming is a scribe, so he may not be able to withstand the cold water.

After entering the account, a table 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 with light steps, bowed and brought the freshly brewed hot tea, and poured two cups for the two of them, then stepped aside with his hands folded.

"General Zicheng, why don't you sit with us, how about we drink tea and talk together?" Li Zhi bowed and retreated.Zhuge Liang hurriedly said something to persuade him to stay.

Li Zhi stood three steps behind Li Li, shook his head after hearing the sound, and said, "The general's duty is. It's inconvenient to accompany you. Besides, the general doesn't have the habit of drinking tea. Thank you for your kindness." In the shadow of Gu Zi, he closed his eyes and rested his mind, and said nothing more.

At this time, Li Li smiled slightly and said: "Forget it, Zicheng has always been like this. I have said it many times before, he always evades it on the grounds of responsibility, and he will do as he pleases as time goes by." Zhuge Liang nodded after hearing this, So he stopped talking, picked up the teacup and sipped the tea slowly.

Gently put down the teacup, Zhuge Liang thought about it and said: "The result of the commander-in-chief's discussion just now, I weighed it over and over again after I went back, and finally felt that something was wrong. Now that our army is approaching the city, Kebi can lead the army to defend and send envoys to invite And, this move is quite strange, it seems to have other meanings. In addition, the envoy he sent is also quite thought-provoking. He actually sent Su Li and Que Ji, who had previously fought a decisive battle with our army, as envoys. Could it be that he is not afraid of the lord's anger? Do you want to behead these two?"

Li Li nodded his head slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he smiled meaningfully: "If I behead Su Li and Que Ji, maybe I will hit Kebi's heart. Maybe this is the real reason why he sent Su Li and Que Ji as envoys." It is an attempt to use my hands to get rid of the leaders of the two tribes, and then take advantage of the trend to annex the two tribes and their territories, and transfer the hatred of these two tribes to me. Wouldn't this be the best of both worlds?"

"Oh?" Zhuge Liang murmured in astonishment, his pupils turned quickly, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes in an instant, and he nodded deeply.Immediately, he looked pensive, and said while thinking: "My lord awakened the dreamer with one word, and this humble minister almost let Ke Bineng be deceived. According to the detailed investigation report, Ke Bineng and the leader of Wuhuan Dun is quite similar, they both seem to be rude and reckless, but in fact they are both civil and military, with deep scheming. Among the powerful tribal leaders among the various ministries, Suli is the most important.

The strength of the Queji tribe is not as good as Ke Bineng. He had a good relationship with Ke Bineng before, so it was inconvenient for Ke Bineng to attack him.At that time, the elite of the Queji tribe was still there, even though Ke Bi Neng had the intention to annex it, he had some scruples, fearing that he would lose a loyal ally if he failed in one blow.But now and then, now that Queji has returned in a big defeat, the elite warriors of the tribe are almost lost, and they are no longer useful. Cattle and sheep livestock and pasture territory.And now is the best time to annex Que Ji's tribe, otherwise, once Que Ji recovers and recovers some energy, it will not be so easy for Ke Bi Neng to annex his tribe.

As for Suli, the leader of the Eastern Xianbei, he is a big tribe that Kebi can covet for a long time.Before the Lulongsai decisive battle, the strength of the Suli tribe was no less than that of Ke Bineng, and they could completely fight against Ke Bineng, or even surpass them.What Kebi can covet most is that Suli has an extremely large tribal population, fertile grasslands and pastures, and a vast territory. Almost half of Liaoxi County is the territory of the Suli tribe.In addition, Suli also owned many pastures in Monan and Liaodong, with numerous horses, cattle, sheep and livestock.And all these made Ke Bi Neng salivate and envy.

Now it's hard to be suli, and there are only tens of thousands of people who control strings under the tent.When his strength plummeted, he could definitely be regarded as going from bad to worse, extremely desperate.And this is undoubtedly a godsend opportunity for Ke Bineng. If he can annex the Suli tribe, it will be equivalent to occupying most of the Xianbei grassland, and his strength will inevitably increase several times, becoming the strongest force among the tribes of Xianbei.It is expected to unify the ministries of Xianbei and reproduce the brilliant achievements of Tanshihuai in the past. "

While speaking, Zhuge Liang's deep eyes flickered.It seems to have captured the core intention of Ke Bi Neng sending envoys to sum up.When he finished speaking, a cold light suddenly appeared in his eyes, full of strong murderous intent.Obviously, Kebi is capable of deliberate calculations and insatiable ambitions.Touched Zhuge Liang's killing intent.It made him very jealous and intolerable.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang, who was always restrained, turned out to be so fierce and vicious, Li Li nodded secretly, and said with deep sympathy: "Yes, I have underestimated the leaders of the barbarians, especially Wuhuan Shanyu Tadun and the current Xianbei." My lord, Ke Bi Neng, mistakenly thought that they were all uncivilized barbarians. Even if they were brave, they were nothing more than common people. There was nothing to be afraid of. But we all overlooked a fact that cannot be ignored, that is, no matter where A person who can become a great leader or a barbarian leader is not a mediocre person, let alone a reckless warrior who blindly tries to be brave. The leader is definitely not a purely violent and reckless man, and his wisdom and strategies are definitely not inferior to our Han wise men, and even surpassed them."

Speaking of this, Li Li paused, sighed and said with emotion: "For many years, we Han people have regarded ourselves as the kingdom of heaven, and have looked down on the war preparations and strategies of the barbarians, and even disdain to communicate with them. Many barbarian nations are humbly learning everything about the Han people, especially the art of war and strategy, and applying the learned art of war and weapon making to the Han people. Fight if you win, and surrender if you can’t win. Temporarily endure , Wait until the strength grows, then surrender and rebel, once again provoke the big Han, and wantonly provoke war. For hundreds of years, this has been the case whether it is the previous Xiongnu or the current Xianbei and Wuhuan.

Therefore, rather than saying that the many barbarians in my Dahanbian County are too fierce and tenacious, it is better to say that our repeated connivance and charity have made them grow step by step.As a result, raising tigers was a problem, and they were repeatedly backlashed, and countless people in border counties were brutally poisoned; each time became more violent, and finally affected the entire Yanhuang land, and even enslaved our Han nationality! "

When he said these words, many memories came to Li Li's mind.The chaos of China caused many barbarian nations to get the essence of Chinese civilization, and they made up for the gap of thousands of years in a very short period of time.During the North-South Rebellion, a large number of barbarians from the Western Regions flooded into the Central Plains, wantonly plundering, and thus created their ancient civilization.In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, a group of island natives sent tens of thousands of envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study for hundreds of years, but in the end they were all white-eyed wolves.The Song Dynasty was advocating literature and enlightening Wanfang. As a result, the entire Han Dynasty was lost to the steppe Tartars.The Ming Dynasty fought internally, fought against the outside world first, and forcibly pointed the finger at the Han people. As a result, the big braids occupied the entire world and enslaved the Han people for more than two hundred years.With big braids and eyes like peas, he seals off the customs and locks up the country, preferring to allies rather than domestic slaves, causing the great China to go back a hundred years and suffering from the slavery of foreign devils.What's more, the Japanese pirates in such a small area actually want to devour the land of China in a vain act of snakes and elephants.Looking at ancient and modern times, it boils down to one sentence: educate the barbarians, but also fatten the barbarians, and finally eat back at themselves, causing us Han people to suffer a lot.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang didn't know that Li Li was thinking of something that would happen thousands of years later, all he could think about was the war in front of him.Seeing the difference in Li Li's expression, Zhuge Liang asked in a low voice: "The generals did not agree to make an alliance with Ke Bineng before, so I dare to ask, how the lord will make a decision on this matter?"

Hearing the sound, Li Li came back to his senses, and said in thought: "Since he wants to belong to me, how can we refuse? After all, my big man is a state of etiquette, governing the world with kindness, and tolerant of all who are willing to get along with us with a broad mind." The Fanbang tribe. After the surrender, Ke Bineng’s troops will serve as the former army of our army and continue to conquer the remnants of Wuhuan. If he refuses to send troops, he is not sincere; "

Zhuge Liang showed joy when he heard the words, and nodded happily: "My lord is wise, and this is why I came here tonight. If Ke Bineng wants to form an alliance with us, then he should form an alliance, but after forming an alliance, he must obey the orders of the lord, otherwise he will be resolute. As for the end of this Eastern Expedition, if Kebi can have self-knowledge, he should know what to do; otherwise, I don’t mind annihilating them along the way. Qingyou State border troubles, long-term peace and stability, any existence that endangers the border security of Youzhou is the goal of our eastward expedition; as long as we can, we will not allow it to continue to exist."

Li Li smiled and nodded, approvingly said: "What Kong Ming said is exactly what I want. At noon tomorrow, I will send an envoy to reply to Ke Bineng, and ask him to come to our camp to sign the alliance in the evening, and I will give him a great gift at that time!"

"I don't know what the lord wants to give him? I am very curious. I have never seen the lord give gifts to others in these years. Why is it so generous this time?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Li Li laughed loudly and said, "Am I stingy? Why don't I think so? The gift I gave to Ke Bineng this time is Que Ji's head. Hehehe!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up suddenly when he heard the words, "Why is it Queji, not Suli?"

"You feed a hungry wolf, you can't make it full, otherwise what's the use of keeping it?" Li Li asked with a sly smile.Zhuge Liang has an exquisite heart, and he knows the elegant meaning when he hears the stringed songs, and he immediately understands it.Then he and Li Li looked at each other and smiled: "Hahaha"

The night was deep, with gusts of evening wind blowing, and the curtains made a "zizzy" sound.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 his figure disappeared.

Standing on the stone steps outside the tent, Li Li's gaze stayed on Zhuge Liang's military tent, and he muttered to himself, "If you want Youzhou to have long-term peace and order, the surrounding barbarians are only one of them, and the other half must fall on Gongsun Zan. Kong Ming Ah, you almost misunderstood me. Our army has just taken over Youzhou. At this time, Gongsun Zan must not die. Otherwise, all civil servants and generals in Youzhou will be in danger, and chaos will inevitably arise. What's more, Gongsun Zan was the first to surrender to me Princes, he is a banner. Even if he is useless, keep it. Once he is dead, no one of the princes from all walks of life will dare to bow to me in the future. Perhaps this is why a wise man will make a mistake."

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Chapter 973 Killing the Wolf, the Battle of Wolf Mountain

With the successful conclusion of an alliance between the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the central Xianbei, the Xianbei royal court was preserved, and a great battle disappeared invisible.

When signing the contract, Li Li fulfilled his promise and gave Ke Bineng a "heavy gift", and Ke Bineng was also quite sincere, willing to send [-] troops as a front army to pave the way for the army to march into Wuhuan.

After the two parties reconciled, the [-] troops rested for three days.Ke Bineng graciously invited Li Li to the Yazhang for a banquet for three consecutive days, every day.

During this period, Ke Bi Neng frequently mobilized troops and horses out of the city, but Li Li ignored it and turned a blind eye.This is expected, and it can be regarded as an additional condition in the covenant, which is tacit to each other.