Xiaoqi

"My lord, why didn't you let me wait to kill and seize the city gate?" Huan Fei, Xu Chu, Qu Bei and other generals withdrew from the army and asked in bewilderment.

Li Li shook his head lightly, and said with an inscrutable smile: "Lü Bu's army has withdrawn and returned to the city, and the city gate guards are very heavily defended. You must know that Xiapi City is the most fortified city in Xuzhou, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Everyone Looking at the moat in front of us, the river is wide and the water level is quite deep. It directly connects with Surabaya. In such a situation, wouldn’t it be in vain for us to storm the city gate? What’s more, we have achieved our goal by forcing Lu Bu back to the city in this battle. No need to attack the city."

Before the words fell, Li Li ordered: "Ke Bineng and Xu Huang listen to the order. You two lead [-] cavalry to stay at the east gate. You can only besiege without attacking the city! Xu Chu led [-] cavalry to reinforce the west gate, and the rest of the soldiers followed. I'm going to the north gate"

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Chapter 102

Rumble!

"Crack!"

After two hours of preparation, the lightning and thunder in the middle of the night finally came to fruition. The strong wind and torrential rain watered the land in Xuzhou, and the big raindrops enveloped the city of Xiapi, where Kui Ye fought.

But seeing the fire that shot straight into the sky dissipate quickly under the violent storm, the smoky rain and fog covered the whole city, doused the smoky remnants, washed away the blood stagnant in the moat, and wiped away all that could have been. Avoid bloody killings.

At the north gate of Xiapi, Chen Gong stood solemnly on the tower in front of the falling rain, trying to break through the dense night sky like a curtain of water and look at the wilderness under the rain and mist.

Half an hour ago, he received a scout report from sentry cavalry that Li Li led [-] cavalry on their way to the north gate of Xiapi, and it would take at least a quarter of an hour to reach the north gate.But now half an hour has passed, but there is still no trace of the Xiliang iron cavalry, and even the scouts he sent to meet him have not sent back any news, as if there has been no news from a mud cow in the sea.

Such a situation made Chen Gong extremely anxious, worrying about gains and losses, and restless.Therefore, he did not dare to send all the troops under his tent to attack the State Shepherd's Mansion easily, so he had to leave most of his troops to garrison the North Gate, and sent a small number of troops to attack the State Mansion, which was purely a tentative attack.

At the same time, the soldiers and horses of the three groups besieging the West Gate, East Gate and South Gate (Baimen Tower) were in a hurry and sent people to ask for help one after another.However, the [-] infantry in Chen Gong's hands has now been divided into two groups. Among them, Lei Bo led [-] infantry to attack the State Shepherd's Mansion in the center of Xiapi City, and he personally led the remaining [-] infantry to capture the North Gate. .In this way, facing the urgent call for help from the soldiers and horses of the three routes.The soldiers and horses under Chen Gong's tent are already stretched and there are no soldiers to use.

After all, all three city gates came to ask for help, and Chen Gong only had more than [-] infantry in his hands.But to support the four city gates including the north gate, it is undoubtedly that there are more wolves and less flesh, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.If there are too few reinforcements, it will be a drop in the bucket, and it will not be able to alleviate the pressure of the three-way army to attack the city; if all the soldiers and horses of the North Gate are sent out with all their strength, then the North Gate that was finally captured is very likely to be lost.This move is undoubtedly not worth the candle, and it is definitely not feasible.

Without any choice.Chen Gong made a decisive decision and resolutely ordered the three attacking troops to suspend the attack on the city, and the north gate troops to stand still for the time being.Garrison on the spot, and wait until dawn before proceeding to the district.

Looking at the overall situation, this surprise attack and siege started smoothly, capturing the North Gate in one fell swoop.However, just as Chen Gong was trying to use the North Gate as his base.When you stand firm and fight steadily.However, he missed the best opportunity to take advantage of the victory and expand the results, so that the good situation suddenly came to a halt, and then the battle situation took a sharp turn for the worse.After capturing the North Gate, Chen Gong's army, which was supposed to take the initiative, unexpectedly fell into a passive position. Instead, Lu Bu's army, which was passive, rose up to fight back, causing confusion among the four attacking troops. Instead of being able to break through the city, they were defeated by the defenders They retreated steadily, and they were in a hurry.

Since then.A siege battle that was sure to win has turned into a defensive battle that turned offense into defense in an extremely dramatic way.The siege of the city was unsuccessful, but was defeated by the defenders in the city.It made the attacking party turn to defend the city, completely falling into a passive defense situation.

A good sneak attack with mental arithmetic and unintentional has developed to this stage. I have to admit that Li Li's previous prediction was very correct.Although Chen Gong has strategies, he is not the material to lead the army to fight. He lacks the bravery and courage that a general should have. Fall into passivity.

So when the situation was completely out of Chen Gong's control and the battle situation fell into a passive state, he pinned all his hopes on Li Li and his Xiliang Army who led the army to help.It's a pity that Li Li's army did not arrive, which made Chen Gong very worried, and then he stood on the north gate tower looking forward to seeing Li Li's army appear as soon as possible.Otherwise, the sneak attack on Xiapi City will end in failure, and Chen Gong will lose his life.

The heavy rain poured down, and the only colors in the sky and the earth were the fluttering storm, and the cold rain and fog like a water curtain in the rainstorm.

"Da da da!"

Suddenly, Chen Gong, who was standing on the city tower, faintly heard the faint sound of horseshoes from the lingering storm.Immediately, the sound of horseshoes became clearer and louder, gradually overshadowing the howling wind and the sound of falling rain, and poured into the ears of the guards at the north gate clear and loud.

"Here we come! Wenchang has finally led his army here!"

A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, breaking through layers of rain and fog in an instant, allowing Chen Gong, who was climbing high and looking far away, to see Li Li's banner of the Chinese Army of Xiliang fluttering in the heavy rain, and then saw a group of teams rushing through the rain Xiliang cavalry.Suddenly, Chen Gong cried out inexplicably in surprise, his face was filled with indescribable ecstasy, so that he couldn't help but slammed his fist on the railing hard, but he didn't feel any pain.

At this moment, Chen Gong was convinced that he was not mistaken, the team marching in the rain must be Xiliang cavalry under Li Li's command.And the banner with a golden pattern painted with gold silk fluttering in the wind is the banner of the Xiliang Army's Central Army, and it belongs to Li Li's unique commander-in-chief flag.Therefore, Chen Gong was sure that the commander of this cavalry force must be Li Li himself, and he was also the only relative Chen Gong could trust his life to in this Xuzhou territory.

That's right, in Chen Gong's heart, he never regarded Li Li as the overlord of Xiliang, the number one prince in the world, or the all-powerful general in the world, but regarded him as his brother, and he could completely trusted relatives.This was the feeling he had had for no reason when he first met Li Li in the past, and as his only sister Chen Yu married Li Li, the indescribable intimacy turned into reality and became a reality. A precious family relationship.

For many years, Chen Gong was once very tangled and confused. He didn't want to rely on his nepotism to join Li Li's command, so that he would be ridiculed and criticized by others.He wants to show off what he has learned in his life, and prove to the world that Chen Gong is definitely not a follower of power, and he can achieve great things without any help.For this reason, he resolutely left Xiliang, gave up the fame and fortune that was at his fingertips, and then followed Lv Bu who was criticized by the world to run around the states of the Central Plains, and did his best to assist Lv Bu to achieve hegemony.The reason why he chose to assist Lu Bu.It was because Lu Bu was brave and resourceful, allowing him to show his strengths, and he was willing to follow his plans and arrangements.

Facts have proved that his original decision was correct.Under his strategizing.Lv Bu traveled to various states in the Central Plains, although at first he was sent under the fence, but eventually flourished and occupied Yanzhou.After Yanzhou's defeat, Chen Gong was not discouraged, and encouraged Lu Bu to cheer up again, and one day he would surely be able to make a comeback.Comeback.Sure enough, Liu Bei was tricked by Yuan Shu during the dispute in Wancheng for the emperor and officials.Let Chen Gong see the perfect opportunity to capture Xuzhou.What happened after that was as he expected, Liu was frustrated, Lu Bu took the opportunity to attack Xuzhou, and the doves occupied the magpie's nest.Became one of the princes who ruled Xuzhou separately.

so far.Chen Gong's talents and strategies were fully demonstrated, and he became one of the few top strategists in the world. He was called the Xuzhou military division who "plans strategies and wins thousands of miles away" by the world. Envious.

However, the good times didn't last long.Just when Chen Gong was full of ambition and was about to help Lu Bu grow stronger, their combination of civil and martial arts came to an end.As the situation in Xuzhou became increasingly stable.Lv Bu's rebellious nature showed again, and he didn't want to be at the mercy of Chen Gong.If they don't listen to what they say, they don't follow suit, and as a result, a rift appeared in the intimate friendship between the two before.Moreover, with the passage of time, the rift between them became bigger and bigger, and the contradictions arose and intensified, and then evolved into an irreconcilable confrontation.

Although Chen Gui and Chen Deng's father and son were involved in this, they were not the main source of the conflict. The source of the feud between Lv Bu and Chen Gong was still Chen Gong.

For a long time, Chen Gong treated Lu Bu like an elder treats a younger generation, giving advice and speaking freely, directing Lu Bu to act according to his wishes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is at will.Perhaps Chen Gong himself didn't realize that he never really regarded Lu Bu as a master, let alone the slightest awareness of being a courtier.In the many years he spent with Lv Bu, he never respected Lv Bu as his lord, and always called him by his first name. Everyone before and after Feng Xian should be like this, Feng Xian should be like that, and he even criticized Lu Bu in public many times. No, it made Lu Bu shameless and annoyed in front of everyone.

Such a unique relationship between master and minister has never been seen before.Therefore, when Lu Bu was depressed and frustrated, he could tolerate Chen Gong's arrogance and outrage, but after Lu Bu really separated one side and sealed off all the lands, he absolutely couldn't take Chen Gong's high profile.In this way, they are doomed to be a pair of masters who are both civil and military. They can share adversity but not prosperity. It is inevitable to part ways, and it is reasonable to turn against each other.

In fact, as early as two years ago when Lu Bu occupied Xuzhou, he could no longer bear Chen Gong's advice, so he often avoided Chen Gong, avoiding seeing him, as if he was out of sight and out of mind.If it weren't for the fact that behind Chen Gong there was a brother-in-law (Li Li) who was the most overlord in the world, which made Lv Bu quite jealous, I am afraid that Lv Bu would have driven Chen Gong away, and might even behead him directly.

Perhaps because of this, Lu Bu's deliberate alienation made Chen Gong aware of his own shortcomings, but the contradictions already existed, even if he had the intention to remedy it, it was too late.

So after the Battle of Huainan, Chen Gong obtained a large sum of money, food and supplies from Li Li, which made Lu Bu realize the importance of Chen Gong again.Little did he know that this wealth was to gain time for Chen Gong to plan the rebellion, and it was also the capital for him to recruit the generals under Lu Bu's account.

In the past six months, Chen Gong deliberately avoided Lu Bu, but Lu Bu was happy to see the success, and did not realize that Chen Gong was secretly accumulating strength and preparing to seize Xiapi City in one fell swoop.It wasn't until tonight when the storm suddenly hit and Chen Gong led an army to capture the North Gate of Xiapi in one fell swoop, that Lu Bu woke up and regretted not getting rid of Chen Gong as soon as possible.

There is no doubt that as Li Li led the army to the north gate in the rain, Lu Bu completely lost the chance to get rid of Chen Gong.Not only that, but the arrival of Li Li's army also indicates that the fall of Xiapi City is irreversible, and all this is thanks to Chen Gong.Back then he single-handedly supported Lu Bu to develop and grow, and now he destroyed everything with his own hands.

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Chapter 103

The east is white, the storm has stopped for a while, and there is still slanting wind and drizzle in the sky.

On the north gate tower, the general flag that originally belonged to Chen Gong fell quietly, and was replaced by the handsome flag of Xiliang fluttering in the wind.

Under the golden battle flag painted with golden silk, Li Li stood on the railing, raised his eyes to look at the sky over the south of the city, and a beautiful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This is his habitual smile, but it is not easily revealed. When this kind of smile appears, it often indicates that someone is about to suffer.

The footsteps of "Tom tom" came from behind, and the steps were disorderly and uneven, but Li Li didn't turn around, still staring into the distance, not knowing what to think.

"The last general is waiting to be ordered to come and wait for dispatch, please let me know."

Huo Ran who hurried upstairs was one of Li Li's generals, and Chen Gong was the one who walked in the front. However, before he could speak, Huan Fei took a step forward and bowed to ask for orders.

It was Huan Fei's words that made Chen Gong swallow the word "Wenchang" which was already on his lips, choking him so badly, his cheeks flushed and he rolled his eyes.For a moment, Chen Gong felt that the tiger-wolf general who stood in front of him, who was as strong as an iron tower, seemed to interrupt on purpose to prevent him from speaking.Immediately, he couldn't help being a little annoyed, and couldn't help thinking of when he was under Lu Bu's tent, he had never received such a cold reception, who dared to attack Chen Gong so recklessly.

But this kind of thought was only fleeting, because before Chen Gong had time to get angry, he suddenly saw the generals standing beside him, such as Qu Bei, Xu Huang, Ji Ling and Ke Bineng, looking at him with scrutiny. The expression was extremely unfriendly, obviously carrying a warning meaning.It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a warning.In an instant, Chen Gong couldn't help taking half a step back, his whole body trembling slightly.There was a horror in my heart, as if I realized something.Suddenly he knew why these generals looked at him like this, the reason was very simple, just because of the "Wenchang" he yelled when he went out of the city to meet Li Li.

It is true that Li Li's character is Wenchang, but not everyone can call the word "Wenchang".

Although Chen Gong has not yet formally worshiped Li Li as the main body, he still has the identity of the eldest brother-in-law.They are Li Li's direct relatives.However, his status as a courtier under Li Li's tent has been clarified, and since he is a courtier, he must obey his duty as a courtier.We must always abide by the etiquette of superiority and inferiority, and never overstep.

Even though he, Chen Gong, was still Li Li's eldest brother-in-law, the father of the concubine's concubine still had to kneel and worship the emperor, and the emperor could call him whatever he wanted.This is because the order of respect and inferiority since ancient times is: heaven, earth, monarch, relative and teacher.Before you kiss.Kings worship heaven and earth and worship their parents.But he never salutes his courtiers, even his father-in-law, uncle and other direct relatives.

Because of this, the "Wenchang" that Chen Gong called Li Li earlier left a deep impression on the generals in Xiliang, and made them very angry, but they had to hold back temporarily because of Li Li's face-to-face.But this does not mean that they can tolerate Chen Gong's continued presumptuousness indefinitely. In their view, Chen Gong publicly humiliates them by calling his lord's name in public. of.

Therefore, the generals will show color to Chen Gong at this moment.Let him learn the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, and put himself in the right position.Don't think that you are proud of taking credit for capturing the North Gate of Xiapi, and don't think that you have a sister who is the wife of the princess and forget your status as a courtier.

This is the very difference between the civil and military under Li Li's command and the bureaucrats under Lu Bu's tent.

Among all the civil servants and generals under Li Li's rule, no one dared to call Li Li's name directly.Even if he was Sikong and is now the governor of Yongzhou, the chariot general Li Jue respectfully calls Li Li "General" when he sees Li Li, and only calls him "Wenchang" when he meets in private. Because he is the uncle who raised Li Li.

When it comes to kinship, although Li Jue is Li Li's uncle, he is equivalent to his father, but he is not his biological father after all.Therefore, in public, Li Jue is still a minister, while Li Li is the master, and must still obey the etiquette of the master minister.In this regard, Li Jue never exceeded the limit, and always maintained Li Ligui's lofty status as the master.Li Jue is like this, let alone other people?

In addition, the same is true of many wives and concubines in Li Li's mansion.Even though Li Li respected his wives and concubines, these wives and concubines would call him "Wenchang" in the boudoir, but they never lost their manners in front of others, and always abided by their duties and followed the etiquette system.This is true for such close people, let alone outsiders?

Since ancient times, the appellation itself has been a symbol of status.Even in the era of openness after thousands of years, this inheritance that has been passed down for thousands of years is still being used in all walks of life.A title of respect, seemingly insignificant, is actually of great significance; especially the title of respect for the superior should not be careless at all, which is directly related to the bright future of promising young people.Perhaps keeping this point in mind at all times will not bring you tangible benefits, but if you neglect this point, it will inevitably lead to a certain degree of loss.On the pyramid of the five major needs of life, this kind of self-satisfaction of status is located on the fourth floor, only one step away from reaching the top, so it is not difficult to see its importance.

The reason why Chen Gong had a rift with Lu Bu, and it became more and more serious, was precisely because of this.He and Lu Bu have always been indistinguishable from each other, so much so that he almost forgot that he is the subordinate, and Lu Bu is indeed the master.Therefore, when Lu Bu's power and position became more and more stable, he would naturally feel dissatisfied with him, and thus deliberately alienate him.Over time, this kind of estrangement will lead to suspicion and suspicion among the masters and ministers, prompting each other to go further and further apart, so that they will eventually part ways and turn against each other.