Xiaoqi

After Que Ji's death, his tribe has no leader. Now is the best time to send troops to annex his tribe.This is why Ke Bineng asked to rest for three days.Taking advantage of this period of time, Kebi can quickly send troops to annex the Queji tribe, further strengthen its strength, and then send troops eastward.While sending troops together with Li Li, he could also wait for an opportunity to annex some small Wuhuan tribes, and even swallow the tribes and territory of Suli, the leader of the eastern Xianbei.

Ke Bineng's many calculations were not hidden from Li Li, and there was no need to hide them. Even if he didn't say anything, Li Li knew it well.It is precisely because Ke Bineng has many demands and is ambitious that he takes the initiative to ask for peace, trying to turn hostility into friendship and form an ally with Li Li.

Right now, Ke Bineng is a vested interest. He merged the Queji tribe at the beginning of the alliance, which made the tribe's power grow by [-]% in a short period of time, which can be said to be a lot of gains.But Li Li's Xiliang army stood by and watched.Sit back and watch the Kebineng tribe grow rapidly.

In the early morning of the fourth day, a [-] army marched out of the stronghold, and Ke Bineng led [-] Xianbei cavalry as the vanguard of the former army.Lead the way.Zhao Yun's unparalleled cavalry followed closely behind. Gongsun Zan and Yan Rou led [-] cavalry as the central army, and Xu Huang and Ma Dai led [-] cavalry as the rear army to escort the food and supplies.

So far, after nearly ten days of delay by the Xianbei royal court, the Eastern Expeditionary Army continued to send troops to Wuhuan according to the original plan.

The signing of the alliance under the city gave Ke Bineng, the leader of Xianbei in the central part, a rare opportunity to grow and develop.The Eastern Expeditionary Army received a new force.

This move may seem absurd, but it is not.Ke Bineng aimed to unify the various ministries of Xianbei and became the second king of Xianbei after Tan Shihuai.Grassland overlord.When the Han army was approaching the city, he took the initiative to reconcile with the Han army based on the fluke mentality that dead friends would not die in Pingdao.and form an alliance.Trying to use the power of the Han army to develop and grow rapidly, so as to speed up the pace of unifying the various ministries of the grassland.In the whole matter, Ke Bineng's performance was remarkable, and he could be called resolute, decisive, wise and wise.However, he ignored one of the most obvious truths, that is, forming an alliance also requires strength as a basis, and if there is not enough strength, how can we talk about forming an alliance?

Ke Bineng has gathered a total of more than [-] people who control strings.Even if the Queji tribe is annexed, its strength will not exceed [-].This manpower alone.What qualifications does he have to form an alliance with Li Li?Therefore, rather than saying that Kebi could form an alliance with Li Li, it is better to say that he has led his troops to surrender to Li Li, and has already bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister.Therefore, the covenant between them was called "the covenant under the city" by Zhuge Liang, a kind of more decent Kaesong surrender.Because of this, Li Li did not force Ke Bineng, did not send troops to the Xianbei royal court for the time being, nor did he take over the soldiers and horses of Xianbei in the middle, and Ke Bineng was still in command.But this is all temporary, leave a little transition time for Kebineng and the leaders of the various ministries to learn to adapt, and it will be time to see the real chapter after the Wuhuan tribe is resolved.

For Li Li, this kind of situation has long been used to, and he takes it lightly and calmly.During the Chang'an Rebellion back then, the situation was far more complicated than it is now, but it was Li Li who had the last laugh.Compared with the chaos in Chang'an, the current situation is completely incomparable. Ke Bi Neng pretends to be smart and wants to take advantage of him. I have to say that Ke Bi Neng is really courageous, but he is a little blindly arrogant and self-righteous.He thought that Li Li was just like the previous Han people, greedy for military exploits, and blindly pursuing military achievements. In fact, he didn't care about the grassland territory at all.It was this kind of mentality that prompted him to be willing to act as a pawn. After gaining immediate benefits, he excitedly led the Xianbei cavalry into the Wuhuan territory.

If everything is as Ke Bineng thought, then he is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary after the war.Once the Han army withdraws from the grassland, he will be the king of the grassland, and it is entirely possible to reproduce the former glory of Tanshihuai, or even surpass it.It's a pity that this is just his wishful thinking and speculation.What the end result will be remains to be seen

On the sixth day after the army of [-] marched eastward to Wuhuan, it encountered heavy rain again, forcing the army to stop marching and camp on the spot to rest.

The purpose of marching into Wuhuan this time is to go straight to Liucheng, Wuhuan's old nest, and Li Li is determined to win this.However, since the army left the customs, it has encountered heavy rain continuously, almost every three days with a light rain, five days with a heavy rain, and half a month with a violent storm, which seriously hindered the speed of the march, dragging the [-] troops on the way. stagnation.After each heavy rain, the army had to rest for at least three days, and could not continue marching until the ground hardened.The continuous heavy rain not only slowed down the marching speed, but also greatly increased the food and grass pressure of the [-] troops, making it difficult and miserable for the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

The most helpless thing is that it is the rainy season right now, and there is already a lot of rain, but this year is worse than before. What can I do?

"Manpower is sometimes poor, and God's will is unpredictable!" Just after the handsome tent gathering, Li Li paced outside the tent, watching the "crashing" heavy rain in front of him, and sighed softly.

Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun stayed at the end and left the big tent. They heard Li Li's sigh just after walking not far away, so they stopped immediately and walked lightly to Li Li's side.

Zhuge Liang said softly: "Is my lord worried about our army's insufficient supply of food and grass? If that's the case, my lord don't have to worry. My minister realized two days ago that there will be heavy rain in the next few days, so he mobilized [-] cattle and sheep from Xianbei royal court , I think in two days, this batch of cattle and sheep should arrive. In addition, our army still has half a month's grain and grass, plus the cattle and sheep delivered later, it should be able to last for a month. So our army currently has no shortage of grain and grass danger. The lord can rest assured."

After Li Li heard the words, he couldn't help but calm down. He turned his head and nodded to Zhuge Liang approvingly.

Looking at Zhuge Liang's young and handsome face, Li Li thought to himself: "This is the real wise man. He made a mistake earlier, which caused Gongsun Zan to lead the army to go deep alone, and almost wiped out the entire army. After this incident, Kong Ming learned his lesson and became Be more and more cautious. For this long journey, food and grass are a big problem. However, Kong Ming was well prepared and easily solved this long-standing problem. The real wise man in the world does not never make mistakes, but never falls in the same place Twice, this is a wise man. On the contrary, many people make mistakes repeatedly throughout their lives. They almost stay in the same place, so that they spend their whole life doing nothing, wasting their lives." Kong Ming in front of him is a wise man, and he will remember a lesson for life.The same is true for Li Li himself. It's not that he hasn't made mistakes. On the contrary, he has made many mistakes, but he corrects them when he knows them.Always introspect and make few mistakes over time.There are fewer mistakes.Opportunities will increase accordingly, and success will follow.

After abandoning his thoughts, Li Li asked in a low voice: "It seems that this heavy rain will last for a few more days, so the army will rest here for a few days to recharge their energy before fighting. Zilong, has the former army behaved strangely recently? ?” Looking at Zhao Yun, Li Li still had a faint smile on his face.

Zhao Yun said without hesitation: "Since the eastward advance, General Mo has sent a large number of scouts to investigate and observe, but he has not found any changes in General Ke Bineng. The soldiers and horses under his tent are also in order, and everything is done according to orders."

"Well, that's very good." Li Li nodded slightly, thinking about it and said: "Right now we are in the territory of Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes. There are barbarian tribes in front and behind, and we have been hit by heavy rains, and our march is slow. We are in a difficult situation and are in danger. And Ke Bineng's [-] iron cavalry are in our army. If he has bad intentions, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, our army must be careful in every way during this long-distance expedition, and we must not be negligent in the slightest; if there is a slight mistake, our tens of thousands of troops There is a danger of overturning. This section must be investigated."

Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun nodded happily after hearing the words, they had already remembered it in their hearts, but there was no need to say more.

After a little silence, Li Li suddenly said to Zhuge Liang: "The rainy season is humid, and Kong Ming needs to pay more attention to his body. Although you are young, you are still a scribe. Your body is weak, so don't work too hard." While speaking, Li Li patted Kong Ming's body lightly shoulders, the care is palpable.

Zhuge Liang was very moved, and respectfully said: "Thank you brother for your compassion, brother Yu is fine, no need to worry about it." Although he said this, he still felt awkward in his heart, and he didn't know why Li Li cared about him so much.

Even though Zhuge Liang was extremely clever, he still couldn't figure out what Li Li was thinking when he said these words, let alone know why Li Li asked him to go out with the army and kept Guo Jia in Youzhou because of the continuous heavy rain in front of him .For Li Li, who is familiar with history, he knows very well how Guo Jia died in history.

In the annals of history, in order to unify the north, Cao Cao personally led the army to conquer Wuhuan and Xianbei, and Guo Jia went with the army.Cao's army set out from Yecheng and ran for thousands of miles. Its journey was much longer than Li Li's eastward expedition; and Cao's army, like Li Li at this time, encountered heavy rains repeatedly, so that the attacking army was delayed for several months on the way. .As a result, Cao Jun defeated the barbarian coalition army, but Guo Jia fell ill, and finally died of illness on the way back from the army at the age of 36.

Time and space are turning, and now Li Lili's army is marching eastward. In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, he deliberately left Guo Jia in Youzhou, and brought the young and strong Zhuge Liang with him.Now that it was raining heavily again, the army was sluggish. Li Li couldn't help but think of this, so he expressed his feelings and told Zhuge Liang to pay more attention to his body and not to be exhausted.

Five days later, the Eastern Expeditionary Army set off again.At noon three days later, at the northern foot of White Wolf Mountain, less than two hundred miles away from Liucheng, they encountered the barbarian army led by Ta Dun unexpectedly.Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet, and a sudden encounter breaks out

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Chapter 974 Killing the wolf, killing two birds with one stone

clang!

Ke Bi Neng, who was leading the horse, jumped on his horse and swung his saber, waved away the oncoming short-handled scimitar, and cut a Wuhuan cavalryman off the horse with a backhand.Immediately, he rode his horse and charged into the front of the barbarian army. His sword rolled and he charged left and right. He was brave and unstoppable.Under his leadership, [-] Xianbei iron cavalry screamed and killed the generals, and they had a slight advantage in the first fight, and took the lead before the Wuhuan vanguard, killing the barbarians by surprise.

Unexpectedly, the Eastern Expedition Army and the Barbarian Army met face to face at the northern foot of Bailang Mountain.

When we meet on a narrow road, we are the first to strike first.The moment the Wuhuan barbarian army saw the Xianbei iron cavalry, they hesitated a little, not knowing whether the Xianbei army led by Ke Bineng was an enemy or a friend, but Ke Bineng was relentless, without hesitation for a moment, and immediately killed him.By the time the Wuhuan cavalry reacted, the Xianbei cavalry had entered the formation, and a rare encounter immediately unfolded.

In fact, the former army led by Ke Bineng was not the first to strike. Before him, the scouts under his tent and hundreds of scouts sent by Zhao Yun had already collided with Wuhuan scouts and fought fiercely.It was precisely because the scouts were the first to start the battle, unable to get away, and unable to report the news immediately, the armies of the two sides met suddenly without knowing it, and thus started a fierce battle without the two sides being prepared.

This is a battle without any formations and pre-war preparations.On the narrow mountain road that only allowed a carriage to pass, the former armies of the two sides met head-on.The former army of Ke Bineng, who seized the upper hand, undoubtedly had the upper hand. In addition, Ke Bineng himself took the lead, riding a horse and wielding a knife as a pioneer, quickly opening up the situation virtually, and maximizing the advantage of being the first to strike.Greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the soldiers, the morale was high, and they marched forward bravely.

Tap, tap, tap, tap!

Under the white wolf mountain with high mountains and dense forests.Ke Bineng led the Xianbei iron cavalry to charge and kill bravely.The former Wuhuan army facing him was [-] Wuhuan cavalry led by Wuyan.From the comparison of military strength alone, Wuyan's troops have a clear advantage, and their troops are more than half of Kebineng's.However, the narrow mountain road limited the strength of Wuyan's former army. Even if there were more than half of Ke Bineng's soldiers and horses, it would not help.

The most important thing was when Wu Yan saw that the general leading the army to kill him was Ke Bineng, the leader of the central Xianbei.He was timid.Instead of leading the army to fight and resist, he reined in his horse and turned around immediately, turned around and ran away in a hurry.The implications of this move are huge.

A raging soldier.Make a litter of bears.

As a vanguard general, Wu Yan took the lead in retreating to avoid the battle, which invisibly greatly weakened the fighting will of the soldiers in his troops, and made the morale that had just boiled up suddenly frustrated.immediately.There will be no will to fight.Soldiers have no fighting spirit.Under the influence of Wuyan's passive avoidance of battle, Wuhuan's former army could not hold back Ke Bineng's courageous charge and retreated while fighting.So he crowded into a group with the Wuhuan cavalry who followed closely, and was in a dilemma, which caused the Wuhuan cavalry to collide with each other.Many cavalry were squeezed out of the mountain path with their horses and fell into the mountain stream below the mountain path. The screams and screams of the frightened horses were extremely miserable.Terrible.

The more chaotic it is, the more miserable its fate will be.Under the pressure of Ke Bineng's army.Thirty thousand Wuhuan soldiers swarmed forward and back, pushed forward and back, huddled together, blocking the mountain road.As a result, all the cavalry at the front were pushed and shoved by the Wuhuan iron cavalry behind to charge into battle, and were forced to be pushed in front of the Xianbei iron cavalry, and then became the dead souls of the Xianbei people.

As wave after wave of Wuhuan cavalrymen were cut off from their horses, the mountain path gradually became smoother.The Wuhuan former army who was in a panic changed from the rear team to the front team and retreated in a panic, thus taking the initiative to make way for the Xianbei cavalry led by Ke Bineng, and was chased and killed by the Xianbei cavalry all the way, beating the Wuhuan former army led by Wu Yan Falling flowers and running water, fleeing in a hurry, exhausted.

And the source of this fiasco lies in Wu Yan.He is afraid of Ke Bineng, knowing that he is no match for Ke Bineng.In order to save his life, at the moment when he met Ke Bineng unexpectedly, he didn't have the courage to fight Ke Bineng at all, and subconsciously reined in his horse and retreated, which directly caused the entire front army of [-] Wuhuan soldiers to collapse without fighting.As a result, the [-] Wuhuan former army trampled each other to death, far more than the souls who died under the sword of the Xianbei people.

One disappears and another grows, the defeat of Wuhuan's former army invisibly boosted the fighting spirit of the Xianbei cavalry.Under the leadership of Ke Bineng, the [-] Xianbei iron cavalry continued to advance after a very short initial stagnation, and accelerated their marching speed as they chased and killed Wuyan's defeated army.In this way, it will have almost no effect on the subsequent army of the Eastern Expedition, causing the follow-up army to enter the northern foot of White Wolf Mountain and enter the narrow mountain road.

Da da da!

"Reporting that Ke Bineng's troops encountered Wuhuan's former army ten miles ahead, the two sides fought fiercely. Wuhuan's former army has been killed by Ke Bineng's troops and is now pursuing them!" Zhao Yun rode his horse to report the battle. The soldiers under the account.

"Encounter?" Li Li reined in his horse when he heard the sound, and immediately murmured, subconsciously stroking the green beard under his chin, frowning slightly, thoughtfully.

After hearing Li Li's voice, Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, and he immediately went forward to ask the scouts about the battle situation in detail.The scout answered every question, and immediately told the details of the battle that just happened, without daring to hide anything.

Waved his hand to signal the scouts to step back and rest for a while, Zhuge Liang rode his horse and stood beside Li Li, and said in a low voice: "There has been heavy rain recently, and our army's marching speed is very slow. It stands to reason that the Wuhuan barbarian army should know our army's whereabouts and marching speed. If so, why did we encounter the battle? Besides, our army sent two scouts, but they got entangled with the Wuhuan scouts in the White Wolf Mountain, and none of them came back to report. Is this all a coincidence?"

Having said that, Zhuge Liang paused, shook his feather fan lightly, and his sleeve flaps swayed in the wind.After a little silence, he continued: "I never think that there are really coincidences in the world. But everything that seems to be a coincidence must be caused by man, and today's incident is no exception. I don't know if my lord thinks so?" After finishing speaking, A strange look flashed across Zhuge Liang's eyes, as if worried and murderous.Obviously, he thought this encounter was quite strange, and it had something to do with the former Army Ke Bineng Department.

Li Li's expression was unusually calm after hearing the words, his face was calm and he could not see any emotion.After thinking for a while, he still did not express his position, and answered irrelevantly: "In the First World War, Wuhuan's former army lost more than 1000 soldiers, while Ke Bineng's troops suffered less than [-] casualties. It seems that Ke Bineng's troops are very serious. They are elite and powerful, far superior to the Wuhuan cavalry!" Turning his head to look at Zhuge Liang, Li Li's eyes were deep, giving people a sense of unfathomable depth.

"What your lord said is very true." Zhuge Liang nodded in response as if he had realized something, "The scouts at the rear reported that there was no change in the Xianbei royal court, and there were no signs of barbarian soldiers and horses within a hundred miles of our army. Calm as usual."

At the end, Zhuge Liang added another sentence: "It's too quiet, it's a little strangely quiet, unusual."

Li Li nodded slightly, and pondered: "Yes. This time, our army sent [-] troops to conquer Wuhuan. We did not deliberately hide our whereabouts along the way, but we did not encounter any resistance or blocking from the barbarians. This move is indeed quite abnormal. The White Wolf Mountain in front of me is rolling, high mountains, dense forests, towering ancient trees, and can't see the end at a glance, enough to hide hundreds of thousands of soldiers. In such a dangerous place, the Tadun barbarian army unexpectedly encountered my former army, And he was defeated in the first battle, losing thousands of cavalry for no reason. Hehehe" Li Li laughed meaningfully, the laughter was very cold, but it was not a sneer.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, knowingly said: "Recently, I have made a secret report. After Tadun fled back to Liucheng, he had a secret meeting with the leaders of Wuhuan's tribes for half a day, and then called all the young and strong men of the tribe to Liucheng to assemble, and contacted Youbeiping, Anyang, Liaoxi, and Liaodong. And the barbarian tribes in Monan once again assembled heavy troops, intending to fight our army again.

According to preliminary estimates, the strength of the barbarian army gathered in Liucheng this time should be no less than that of the last Lulongsai decisive battle, at least more than [-].Moreover, the barbarian army was not limited to the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes. It is said that the Fuyu people in the east also sent more than [-] soldiers and horses to join the alliance to join the war in an attempt to get a share.Therefore, the battle of White Wolf Mountain this time will be a decisive battle that will determine the situation of Youzhou and beyond the Great Wall. "This is Zhuge Liang's kind and tactful reminder, the statement is powerful, so that Li Li can make a decision.

Li Li's expression changed slightly, a dignified look flashed between his brows, and it disappeared for a moment, then he chuckled and said, "It's another 10,000+ barbarian cavalry. From this point of view, the reason why the northeast border has been in turmoil all year round and the border is restless is not There is no reason. These barbarian tribes entrenched in the northeast corner and on the grasslands outside the Great Wall are numerous and powerful, and they all make a living by plundering our Han border county. To a certain extent, they share common interests. Such a Come on, it is reasonable for them to form alliances with our Han army repeatedly, it is not surprising."

Speaking of this, Li Li's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he said in a low voice: "Compared with these barbarian nations, Ke Bineng is an odd number. He took the initiative to form an alliance with me, trying to use the power of our Han army to help him unify the tribes of Xianbei." , and then dominate the grassland. Before that, I always thought that this was his real intention, but now I have to reposition him.

This person's thoughtful thoughts and plans are far beyond our expectations, and even my Eastern Expedition Army and the 10,000+ barbarian troops carefully contacted by Tadun are all in his plan.A decisive battle that will determine the structure of Youzhou is still unavoidable. After the decisive battle, no matter who wins in the end, it will be a miserable victory.After the winner is decided, the Xianbei in the central part will emerge suddenly, and they will be able to benefit from the fisherman.The fight between snipe and clam kills two birds with one stone. It is a good plan and a good strategy! "