Xiaoqi

At this moment, those who love each other are like snowflakes dancing in the air. Although the cold wind is raging, it can't cover up their enchanting and gorgeous figures, and can't erode their holy sentiments.

Happiness is that simple.One cannot know how to cherish without hardship, one cannot experience sweetness without suffering, and one cannot taste the joy of harvest without giving.Find joy in bitterness, joy in bitterness, and joy in bitterness.Just as if you don’t know bitterness, you don’t know sweetness. Only after bitterness can there be sweetness, can you feel happy, and only then can you touch happiness.

Taste life and cherish the people in front of you.

No matter how difficult the road is, there will be an end. As long as you are willing to persevere and never give up, you can always climb to the top of the mountain, look down at the vast land, share the scenery of the mountain top with the snowflakes flying in the sky, and dance with the biting cold wind.

"Oh ha ha ha!" The four daughters, Xiao Qiao, Step Trainer, Chen Yu and Lu Lingqi, who had finally climbed to the top of the mountain, cheered and hugged each other, dancing with their hands and feet, dancing with the pure white snowflakes.Li Li, who was standing beside Escape, looked at their red smiling faces exuding heat and their graceful and peaceful dancing postures, with a heartfelt smile on his face.For their bright smiles at the moment, no matter how much effort and hard work, it is worth it. If you love her, you will give her happiness, and a man should have feelings as heavy as a mountain.

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Chapter 020

The peak light is infinite.A night of wind and snow lingering in my ears, a night of crazy dancing with the snow.

In the early morning of the next day, the wind and snow rested for a while, and a ray of morning light traversed the sky.

When his wife was soundly asleep, Li Li quietly got up and rode his horse back to the camp through the white snow.

Winter snow is coming, but the battle in Huainan is not over yet.

The current situation is stalemate, but it is at the last moment, Shouchun City may fall at any time.

The most urgent task facing Li Li now is how to further expand the results of the battle, and it is particularly important to lead the army to station in Shouchun as soon as possible. After all, Shouchun is the imperial capital of the Zhong regime.Perhaps the gain or loss of a city is not important, but the capture of the imperial capital is of great significance, and its potential influence is far greater than the city itself.

While keeping an eye on Shouchun City, Li Li made a lot of arrangements in private.

On the night of the great victory in the wilderness, after sending away Lu Bu, Li Limi ordered Bocai's troops in Yuzhou to speed up their march and recover the counties and counties under Yuzhou as soon as possible.He also transferred Lu Su from Chang'an to Yuzhou to serve as the governor of Yuzhou. Together with Lu Su, hundreds of civil servants from various government offices in Chang'an came together, and Jin Yiwei who stayed in Chang'an was responsible for escorting along the way.

In this way, in the struggle for the counties and counties of Yuzhou, the soldiers and horses under Bo Cai's account were bound to clash with the Xuzhou army under Lu Bu's command.Because Lu Bu was also thinking about Yuzhou, trying to take the opportunity to expand the territory and strengthen his strength.Moreover, Lu Bu sent troops to conquer Yuan Shu much earlier than Li Li's southern expedition, which means that a large part of Yuzhou's counties and counties have already fallen into Lu Bu's hands.

It would be very difficult for Lu Bu to spit out the land that had been swallowed in his stomach.Not even possible.

In view of this, Li Limi ordered Bo not to have any scruples, and acted according to circumstances.If necessary, they can be wiped out together with the Xuzhou Army stationed in Yuzhou.At the same time, Li Li asked Bocai to strictly seal the news, and before Shouchun City was breached, no news of all the battles happening behind Yuzhou should be leaked.After winning Shouchun, even if Lu Bu knew about the changes in the rear, so what?At that time, Li Li will have a face-to-face showdown with Lu Bu before he comes to Xingshi to inquire about his crimes.Then he took the opportunity to launch an attack and forced Lu Bu to make a choice.

This is an inevitable and inevitable result, and it is also the trend of the times.

On this Jianghuai land.Huainan Yuan Shu is undoubtedly the most powerful prince.That's why Li Li contacted Lu Bu to send troops to conquer Yuan Shu. This would not only share the risk, but also prevent Xuzhou Lu Bu from watching or even holding back from the sidelines.But wait until Yuan Shu is wiped out.Xuzhou, which is located in an important town in the Central Plains, was immediately pushed to the forefront.Become Li Li's biggest opponent in occupying Jianghuai.

How can others sleep on the side of the couch?

Judging from the overall battle situation and regional distribution, after the destruction of Yuan Shu, the territory under Li Li's rule expanded to the banks of the Yangtze River, occupying parts of Yuzhou and Yangzhou.At first glance, the territory occupied by Li Li has expanded a lot, successively occupying Nanyang, Yuzhou and some counties and counties on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The territory is not inferior to the land of the two states.But the territory has grown, and Li Li's troops have also dispersed.The foundation is still in Xiliang, but the main force is in the Central Plains.And Jianghuai counties must also gather heavy troops.

Because some counties and counties in Yuzhou and Yangzhou are completely in the cracks between the two major forces of Lu Bu in Xuzhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou. In addition, Sun Ce of Jiangdong is surrounded by the river and staring at him, which is equivalent to being surrounded by three groups of princes.If there are no heavy troops stationed in Yuzhou, how can Lu Bu, Liu Biao, and Sun Ce be easy to deal with? How can they sit idly by?

Once the princes of the three routes moved their minds, it is very likely that Li Li's victory in this southern expedition will be lost, so that it will be in vain, and even tens of thousands of soldiers will be deployed for this, and the soldiers will be lost.This is a situation that Li Li absolutely does not want to see, and will never allow such a thing to happen.

In this way, after getting rid of Yuan Shu, Li Li's next target is Lu Bu and Xuzhou under his rule.Only by conquering Xuzhou can Li Li connect some counties and counties of Xuzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou into one piece, thus occupying the entire Jianghuai prefecture except Jiangdong, and gather heavy troops to deter Sun Ce of Jiangdong and form a siege of Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

If the battle goes well, Li Li will be able to sweep Jingzhou with a force of swallowing and wipe out Liu Biao in a short time.If this is the case, no matter how Yuan Shao in Jizhou and Cao Cao in Yanzhou toss, they will not be able to stop Li Liping from taking the Central Plains, even if he has wings, he will not escape the fate of extinction.

But right now all this is just a picture, a nearly perfect blueprint.If you want to realize it, you have a long way to go, and you are walking on thin ice. There must be no mistakes, otherwise the cooked duck may fly away, and the joy will be empty in the end.

Therefore, after the big victory in the wilderness, Yuan Shu has been like a grasshopper after autumn and can't jump around for a few days.So Li Li's attention was shifted to Lu Bu, planning to capture Xuzhou, sweep the Jianghuai land, and finally take it as his own.

Because of this, after the war, Lu Bu asked Li Li to send troops to supplement the losses of troops and horses. How could Li Li give it to him?

However, in order to avoid driving Lu Bu into a panic, Li Li had no choice but to appease him.Lu Bu was rewarded with silk and gold to satisfy his greedy nature; another [-] horses were rewarded to satisfy Lu Bu's warlike personality.Then, Li Li handed over the [-] infantry troops under his command to Lv Bu's command to reassure him, so that Lv Bu was completely appeased.After all, Shouchun City has not yet been breached, Yuan Shu is not dead, and it is not the time to officially turn his face, so a proper compromise is necessary.

The cunning rabbit is not dead, how can he cook and kill the lackey?

Taking a ten thousand step back, the Yuan Yuan Alliance has not yet been disbanded. If Li Li, as the leader of the alliance, takes the lead in attacking the allies, it will be hard to hide the public opinion in the world, and it will inevitably be criticized by others.Even though Li Li doesn't care what others say, it's good to say or not to listen to!

The more prestigious a person is, the more he wants to save face, and Li Li is no exception.Without face, how do you dominate the world, how do you win the hearts of the people, how can the people support and love him?These are objective facts that cannot be ignored. They could have been ignored before, but as Li Li's strength became stronger and his territory became larger and larger, it was time for him to think carefully, and he could no longer be careless.

Since ancient times, how many dynasties have changed, but have you ever seen the notorious founding emperor?

For a whole morning, Li Li stayed at the desk in the palm of the commander and wrote books, giving instructions one by one to the letters submitted by the governors and county guards of various states and counties, and properly disposed of the military affairs reported by the commanders and generals of the battalions.

Fortunately, it is still the period of war, and there are not many letters submitted by the states and counties, and all the letters that can be processed have been properly handled by the governors of the states and the Chang'an General's Office.Those letters that were sent to the pre-war camp all of them were related to important decisions or extremely difficult matters. The governors of the states and the officials of the general's government did not dare to make their own decisions, so they could only be decided by him.

During all previous campaigns, Li Li had an inherent habit of strictly controlling the number of civil servants and advisers who went out with the army, and only those who were familiar with the local folk customs and terrain were accompanied. Its job is not to be tampered with without a transfer order.This is also the reason why Li Li has very few civil servants and counselors around him every time he goes to war, but the civil servants who follow him are without exception all shrewd and capable people.As for the accompanying advisers, there will be no more than two or three people at most, usually a military adviser, an accompanying army chief or joining the army, that's all.

The reason for this is because Li Li often said that those who are able do more work.All along, he has always insisted on putting people who are good at government affairs in appropriate positions.Even great sages with both military and political skills and who are good at strategizing, such as Jia Xu, Li Ru, Li Xuan, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, and Lu Su, do not have to be by their side all the time. They can also put forward their own ideas while sticking to their posts. Plans or suggestions can be sent to the front line as soon as possible.

Instead of letting them all follow the army to fight, it is better to stay in the state and county to do some practical and serious things.This is the real reason is applicable, the performance of seeking truth and being pragmatic.In the final analysis, the way of employing people is to do things, not flattery, appearance, and ostentation.

It is precisely because of this that in recent years, the states and counties under Li Li's administration have handled government affairs in an extremely timely manner, with high efficiency, and a harmonious government and people, showing a booming momentum of development.The rear is stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives are well-off. Naturally, food, grass and supplies will be continuously supplied to the front-line army to fight. The army has no worries about the future, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined.

This is a virtuous circle created by Li Li.Use every useful person in the most critical place and give full play to their ingenuity, so that it can be realized: the front battle will not affect the stability of the rear, and the rear will continue to be fully supplied with food and supplies for front-line operations.

The prerequisite for achieving this goal is that Li Li has a medium grasp of the scale, must have accurate predictions and comprehensive plans for each battle, and is young and strong enough to independently bear the enormous pressure and heavy burden that the commander in chief in previous campaigns must bear. Military affairs.

Clearly, so far, Lily has done it, and done it well.

"call!"

One morning, he sat in front of the commander's desk without moving his body, and finally dealt with the letters on the desk. Li Li breathed a sigh of relief, stretched himself, then got up and walked out of the commander's tent, waved his soldiers away, and led the Hualiu horse Slowly walk towards the gate.

Xiao Qiao and the others will stay on the top of the mountain for a few days, and will not return to the camp for the time being. Li Li was worried about government affairs before, so he hurried down the mountain and came back.Now that the accumulated government affairs have been dealt with, and now it is sunny after the snow and the roads are muddy, the army will not attack the city for the time being, and they still stand still.It is rare to have this leisure time, Li Li naturally wants to spend time with his lovely wife and concubine, so after finishing his business, he has to go out to camp and go up the mountain to be with his wife and concubine.

However, when he had just left the command tent and got on his horse, he suddenly heard a loud shout from the gate: "I am Tai Shici, a subordinate general under the command of General Polu. Why do you want to obstruct it?"

"Tai Shici?" Li Li reined in his horse upon hearing the sound, and muttered to himself: "Beihai Tai Shici, Tai Shi Ziyi? It seems that Sun Ce also wants to rush over before Shouchun City is broken, and try to get a piece of it." ah"

Chapter 021

"I am Tai Shici, a general under the command of General Polu. I came to meet the general at the order of my lord. Why did you stop me?"

A sudden loud shout broke the original calm of the Yuanmen, and the soldiers scattered around the Yuanmen rushed over upon hearing the sound, followed by the generals of each battalion, and the commander Li Li who was about to leave the camp.

Li Li, who drove his horse slowly towards the gate, shook his head slightly to the generals who were riding their horses towards the gate, signaling them to keep quiet.Immediately, he rode his horse and followed among the war cavalry, and drove slowly out of the gate, and saw a strange general in silver armor and white robes who was confronting Ke Bineng, the guard of the gate, and more than [-] soldiers following him. Jiangdong soldiers.

Another white robe and silver armor.At first glance, I thought it was Zhao Yun, but in fact it was Jiangdong Sun Ce's general Beihai Taishici.

Jiangdong Sun Ce's generals prefer silver armor and white robes.The reason for this is completely influenced by the Sun's father and son, gradually forming a habit, becoming a special preference, a special hobby.

The Sun's father and son were originally from Jiangdong. Although they were also from a wealthy family, they were not from a prominent family with three lords and nine nobles. The real fame of the Sun family in Jiangdong began with Sun Jian.In his early years, Sun Jian followed Huangfu Song to flatten the Yellow Turban, discuss the kingdom, and put down the Qiang chaos. After accumulating meritorious service, he was promoted to the prefect of Changsha, Marquis of Wucheng.Since then, the Jiangdong Sun family has truly entered the ranks of the Jiangdong nobles and entered the family class (upper class).However, Sun Jian preferred silver armor and white robes in all previous campaigns. Whether he was conquering the Yellow Turbans in the early years or going to Xiliang to quell the rebellion, or even later the Eighteenth Route princes challenged Dong Zhuo, he was always wearing silver armor and white robes, and this outfit has always remained the same.

The color of the silver battle armor is shining, like the sun.Invincible; the white jersey symbolizes the principle of being a man, being upright and spotless.It is also an expression of bravery.Therefore, the silver armor and white robe is indeed a good omen, eye-catching and dazzling, going forward bravely, especially eye-catching after being stained with blood, can deter the enemy's courage, make them timid before fighting, and invisibly increase their momentum.So unstoppable, invincible.

Sun Ce fought with Sun Jian for many years, unknowingly imitating his father.They also like silver armor and white robes, which has become an inherent preference over time.In this way, the generals who followed Sun Ce naturally followed suit and followed suit.Follow Sun Ce's habit of dressing.All in silver armor and white robes.As for those low-level generals who are not qualified to wear general armor, this outfit is their goal, and it is also their banner and motivation to move forward bravely.

It is worth mentioning that Sun Jian, the father of Sun Ce, was set in ambush by Jiangxia Huang Zu and killed Sun Jian in one fell swoop precisely because he wore a silver armor and white robe all the year round and charged forward in every battle.The goal is too obvious, and Sun Jian can be found immediately within a few hundred steps.Shooting him in this way was a natural choice.As the saying goes, it is easy to hide with a sharp gun and difficult to defend against a hidden arrow. Such an obvious shooting target enters the ambush circle.Sooner or later, the archers hiding in the dark will find the opportunity and shoot them to death.

However, Sun Jian's death did not attract enough attention from Sun Ce. He put this blood feud on Liu Biao's head, and regarded Sun Jian's death as Huang Zu's insidious and despicable methods.So much so that even today, Sun Ce is still unaware, not realizing that the white robe and silver armor are too eye-catching and can easily become the target of the enemy's sneak attack.

Nowadays, the Jiangdong Army not only mainly wears white armor and battle robes, but also mainly wears white in daily wear.If it weren't for the other colors and patterns on the white clothing, it would be like the filial piety clothes of later generations, and people can't help but have a strange feeling when they look at it.