Xiaoqi

Now that Chen Gong abandons Lv Bu and joins Li Li's tent, even though Li Li doesn't care about trifles, the civil and military under his command maintain his respected status everywhere, and they absolutely cannot tolerate Chen Gong's arrogance of etiquette. my lord.

"That's all." Li Li still didn't turn around, but waved his hand to signal the people behind him not to be formal.

Immediately Li Li asked softly: "How is the battle at the city gate? Are all the troops willing to cooperate with our army?"

Huan Fei respectfully said: "My lord, the last general and others have led the army to take over the siege troops at the gates of the city, obeying the military order of the lord, the gates of the various cities have suspended the siege of the city, defending instead of attacking, and beware of the defenders in the city going out of the city to break through. In addition, General Zhang Xun, who was in charge of attacking the south gate, has led his troops to retreat and gave up the siege of the south gate."

Li Li nodded slightly after hearing the words: "Well, that's very good. The heavy rain has just passed, and the road is slippery, which is not conducive to the charge of war cavalry. I think the current plan is to temporarily slow down the attack. "

Speaking of this, Li Li paused, and asked, "How about the occupation of the city? Have you ever taken down the State Shepherd's Mansion?"

After Huan Fei heard the sound, he turned his head to look at Chen Gong behind him, and immediately took a step back, motioning for Chen Gong to come forward and answer.Because the Xiliang army did not directly attack Lu Bu's state capital after entering the city, the battle in the city was still in charge of the troops under Chen Gong's tent.

Finally it was his turn to report the military situation, Chen Gong couldn't help suppressing his mind, discarding his chaotic thoughts, took a step forward, and coughed softly: "Cough! Wen,,, uh, my lord, General Lei Bo led [-] cavalry to attack Zhou Mu It has been an hour since the mansion, and up to now, no news of success has been received. Presumably, the battle is still going on, perhaps because General Lei Bo has limited troops under his tent, and it may be difficult to conquer the state capital in a short time." The first time he honored Li Chen Gong felt quite uncomfortable with Lee being the lord, and he felt ashamed when Lei Bo and other generals attacked the State Shepherd's Mansion unfavorably.Therefore, his reply was quite satisfactory, and he seemed to lack confidence, so he didn't dare to say more.

While Chen Gong was speaking, Li Li, who had been turning his back to the generals, suddenly turned around and looked at Chen Gong with a smile on his face, without any expression of blame.After Chen Gong finished speaking, Li Li laughed and said: "Brother Gongtai, you don't have to be cautious. You and I have known each other for many years. If the war is not urgent this time, the two of us must have a chat over wine. Therefore, there is no need for brother in the future. You are polite, you are all your own brothers, you can say whatever you want without any scruples. Do you think so?"

Chen Gong obviously felt that the smile on Li Li's face at this moment was more sincere and less formulaic, which made him feel closer. shortened the distance between each other.At this moment, Chen Gong felt that there was no sense of distance between himself and Li Li, like brothers who had been separated for many years, an indescribable intimacy emerged spontaneously.

At the same time, Chen Gong knew clearly that from the moment he said "Master", he was a minister under Li Li's tent, and this relationship between master and minister will not change from then until the end of his life.This choice is not only his voluntary, but also the only choice when he has no other choice.

Now, no matter what the reason is, it is an indisputable fact that he, Chen Gong, has betrayed his old master Lu Bu.Since then, in the eyes of the world, he is a betrayer of the Lord.Everything can be done again and again, but it cannot be done again and again. When he chooses another master, he is doomed to make the last choice in his life, and he will not be able to have second thoughts in his life; otherwise, his Chen Gong will be cast aside by the world. No face stands in the world.

At the moment when his thoughts turned sharply, Chen Gong quickly sorted out his thoughts, and clearly knew how he should go on the road ahead.

Therefore, when Li Li's words fell, Chen Gong said humbly and respectfully: "Thank you, my lord, for your love. I,,, this humble servant is very frightened. Although my humble servant and the lord have brotherly feelings, the respect and etiquette cannot be dismissed. Therefore The name of 'elder brother' is really depressing this humble official, from now on, please call my lord by his name directly, I implore my lord to be successful!" When Chen Gong said these words, it can be said that his voice was full of emotion, his words were sincere, and his expression was sincere. , without the slightest affectation or reluctance.

"Uh, brother, this is this." Li Li looked surprised, and instantly shifted his gaze to Huan Fei, Qu Bei, Xu Huang and others behind Chen Gong, but saw that they all lowered their heads, their eyes wandered, and they did not dare to look up at him. gaze.Suddenly, Li Li took a meaningful look at Huan Fei and the others, then withdrew his gaze, nodded slightly to Chen Gong, and said with a smile: "Forget it, since Gongtai insists on this, I will do as you please. However, no matter what the name is Change, but the brotherhood between you and me remains the same forever, no matter when and where, you are my elder brother, Li Li!"

Chapter 104 Imperial Ambition

The south gate of Xiapi City is called "White Gate Tower" because the towers are all made of white building materials.

After the rain, the sky cleared, and a rainbow ran across the sky. It was colorful, colorful, dreamlike, and really beautiful.

However, this rainbow is not well known to the world nowadays, and very few people really know its origin.

Therefore, although it has unparalleled gorgeous colors and is the most magical and beautiful existence in the world, most people don't know how to appreciate its beauty, let alone know that this natural wonder is extremely rare and precious.

Not only that, but it is also regarded as an ominous sign of visions in the sky, and it is believed that bad luck will come to the place where it appears.

Coincidentally, this rainbow appeared over the south gate of Xiapi City at this moment, because the heavy rain did not stop until the afternoon.

However, there are no absolutes in the world.

When most people can't understand the rainbow after the rain, some people know how to appreciate its beauty and know its preciousness.So he reined in his horse and stopped in the wilderness, quietly looking up at the bright and dazzling rainbow, watching its color fade away gradually until it completely disappeared into the blue sky without blinking.The only person who knows how to appreciate the rainbow and is willing to postpone the battle for it, and stop and watch its beauty quietly is Li Liwenchang, the commander of the Xiliang Army.

By noon, after eight hours of bloody fighting, Xiapi City had already fallen into Li Li's hands, but not all of them.To be precise, most of Xiapi City is already under the control of the Xiliang Army, but there is still a small area and a small group of people still stubbornly resisting.Moreover, this small group of remnant forces threatened to fight to the end.He claimed that he would not sit back and watch Li Li occupy Xiapi City if he had a breath left.

Review the process of Li Lili's army capturing Xiapi.Early this morning, when the rain slowed down, he ordered the siege soldiers and horses to surround the city three times, but not to attack.He also withdrew the soldiers and horses that Lei Bo's troops in the city had captured the State Shepherd's Mansion.In this way, Lu Bu, who was defeated in the East Gate, misunderstood that the situation was not irreversible and there was still room for maneuver.So Lu Bu led more than [-] cavalry back to the city, and immediately returned to the aid state Mufu. When they arrived, it happened that Lei Bo was leading his troops to retreat.

Seeing that the rebels who had entered the city retreated voluntarily, Lu Bu couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, and ordered the army not to pursue them.To avoid being ambushed by the Xiliang iron cavalry.For the next two hours, Lu Bu's army was stationed around the state pastoral mansion, while he himself and his staff racked their brains to think of countermeasures to break out of the siege.But in the end, there is nothing to do, nothing to do.

Near noon, Lu Bu resolutely decided to lead his troops to break through the unguarded south gate, and then retreated to Guangling.When he wants to come.As long as you can break out.Then he can summon the soldiers and horses from all the counties, regroup and assemble all the soldiers and horses. At that time, there is no need to be afraid of the Xiliang Army, and he is fully capable of fighting the Xiliang Army head-on.

However, at the same time that Lu Bu led his troops to leave the State Shepherd's Mansion, the situation suddenly changed.Jia Xu, the left army division of the Xiliang Army, led tens of thousands of infantry to the east gate of Xiapi City, and placed a large number of siege weapons in front of the formation, as if in a posture of attacking the city.Seeing the Xiliang army approaching menacingly.The defenders of the east gate couldn't help being terrified, even if hundreds of defenders abandoned the city and fled.As soon as it got out of hand, the defenders of the east gate ran away completely in a short while, and handed over the east gate to Jia Xu's army.

After taking the East Gate with ease, Jia Xu immediately dispatched troops to attack the West Gate and the State Shepherd's Mansion.Immediately, Jia Xu's army drove straight in, wiped out more than [-] enemy troops in less than half an hour, captured [-] to [-] surrendered soldiers, and captured the state pastoral mansion.

Li Li, who was stationed at the north gate, learned that Jia Xu had led his army to arrive, and immediately divided his troops into two groups to launch a full-scale attack.Among them, generals such as Huan Fei, Ji Ling, and Zhang Xun led [-] cavalry directly to the south gate, set up an ambush outside the city, and intercepted and killed Lu Bu's defeated army.The remaining soldiers and horses were led by Li Li to go straight to the state pastoral mansion, flanking Jia Xu's army back and forth, and captured most of Xiapi City in one fell swoop.

Sure enough, when Lu Bu learned that the Xiliang Army had reinforcements coming, he hurriedly led his army out of the south gate, trying to escape to Guangling.But in the end, he was ambushed and was attacked head-on by Huan Fei and Ji Ling's army who rushed to set up an ambush outside the south gate. Lv Bu was defeated and had to retreat to the south gate and defend the city to the death.

However, Lu Bu, who retreated to the south gate, was not a good person. He brazenly ordered his soldiers to demolish hundreds of houses and block all the roads leading to the south gate in the city, thus transforming a large area in the south of Xiapi city into a relatively independent city. The city of Nancheng.Afterwards, Lu Bu and the thousands of remnants under his tent defended the southern city, stubbornly resisting, fighting trapped beasts, and claimed that the bloody battle will be fought to the end, and they will not surrender to the death.

A vision appeared in the sky, and the rainbow volleyed in the sky.

With the rainbow gone, the scorching sun in the afternoon shines on the earth, and the outside of Xiapi City is lush and green.

Outside the south gate of the city, in front of Li Lile's horse formation, on the left and right sides were the left army master Jia Xu and the right army master Guo Jia, behind them were more than [-] strong generals in the army lined up in order, and then a full [-] cavalry.But in the eyes of the defenders at the top of the city, there are banners and flags flying, and the soldiers are dense. Looking around, the city is full of densely packed Xiliang troops.

"My lord, wait for a while, and the general will come forward and call out, let Lu Bu come out and answer!"

Huan Fei, who reined in his horse and stood behind Li Li, saw his lord staring at the top of the south gate, immediately raised the reins and rode his horse to go out to shout, but Li Li waved his hand to stop him.

"No need, it's too much to talk about speculation. Now, Gu and Lu Bu have nothing to say, so why bother!" Li Li sighed softly.The expressions of Huan Fei, Xu Chu and other generals changed slightly after hearing the words, and a look of joy flashed in their eyes, but they didn't dare to show it, because Lu Lingqi was beside them at the moment.

Obviously, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and other generals have deep prejudices against Lu Bu, or it is not an exaggeration to say that they are deeply ashamed of Lu Bu's actions over the years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they hate him deeply.Therefore, they were very worried that their lord would show mercy to Lu Bu again this time, or they were eager to cherish their talents and wanted to include Lu Bu in their account.But now after hearing Li Li's words, they couldn't help feeling relieved, and they could finally feel relieved.

Since Li Li has nothing to say to Lu Bu, it means that Li Li has no intention of subduing Lu Bu.In this way, Lu Bu is doomed this time, and no one can save him, even if Lu Lingqi pleads for mercy, it will be in vain.This is because Li Li is not a soft-hearted person. He never expresses his opinion easily on many things, but once he expresses his attitude, he cannot change it. No one can make him change his mind and take it back.On this point, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and others firmly believed that no one could make their lord change his original intention.

Just when Huan Fei and other generals were secretly happy, Guo Jia said softly: "Since my lord has no intention of talking to Lu Bu, there is no need to go to the south gate in person. Right now, my army has surrounded the southern city heavily. All I need is an order from my lord, and within two days In one day, the entire South City can be completely destroyed, turning it into ruins.” Obviously, Guo Jia’s views are completely different from those of Huan Fei, Xu Chu and others. Li's words are insincere.

Li Li shook his head slightly, and said calmly: "Let's take another look, take another look, and see off old friends. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer old friends, and most of the princes have been killed one after another. Now Now it's Lu Bu's turn. I've known him for many years, and now I'm here to visit, it's worth getting to know him." Guo Jia was surprised when he heard the words, and his eyes were quite blank, so he turned his head and looked at Jia Xu, but he saw Jia Xu Shaking his head slightly, he was also not sure what Li Li wanted.

However, there was a word in Li Li's words that shocked Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Huan Fei and others, and their eyes sparkled with splendor.This extremely critical but easily overlooked word is "solitary".In fact, they had heard this extremely special word from Li Li before, but they didn't pay attention to it, and they thought it was just a slip of the tongue or a slip of the tongue on the part of their lord.However, in the recent period, they have repeatedly heard Li Li calling himself "lonely", and now they hear it very clearly.

Since ancient times, those who are qualified to be called lonely are the emperors and generals.Ever since the first emperor ruled the world, it was the exclusive appellation of the emperor to call him lonely and widowed. Others absolutely dare not overstep it, otherwise it would be a crime of disrespect, and they would even be labeled as treason, and all families would be executed.

In today's world, in terms of power and status, there are only two people who are qualified to be "solitary".However, even so, the two of them grandiosely claiming to be "lonely" still have the suspicion of arrogance, which is tantamount to conspiracy, as if they are plotting against the law and hiding the ambition of the emperor.

Thinking of this, Guo Jia couldn't help thinking to himself, and suddenly remembered that Li Li had called himself "Gu" since Yecheng's defeat.All of a sudden, Guo Jia nodded to himself with a sense of understanding, and had already guessed Li Li's intention of calling him lonely.

After the disastrous defeat in Yecheng, the morale of the entire army was low, and even the generals in the army were a little depressed.At this time when the morale of the army is fluctuating, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Li Li's words and deeds directly affect the morale of the army.Because of this, after the big defeat, Li Lifei not only did not lose his will, but was as calm and cheerful as ever, with a bright smile on his face all the time, and openly called himself lonely, and unabashedly publicized his ambition to be an emperor in the world.This move seems to have little effect, but in fact it has a huge impact. The most direct effect is to let the civil servants and military generals who follow him all the time sweep away the decadence and boost their confidence.

In fact, this inadvertent change was very effective, which greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the generals, thus affecting the entire army.And the capture of Xuzhou this time is a booster for reorganizing the army's prestige, a clean and tidy turnaround, so as to boost the morale of the whole army, let the soldiers of the whole army come out of the haze of Yecheng's defeat, regain their fighting spirit, and regain their invincibility The iron-blooded glory of the master.

Just as Guo Jia was thinking about it, Li Li's voice came from his ear again: "Last night, Han Xian and Yang Feng died in battle. The matter will be handed over to Feng Xiao, who will be buried with his former title and properly arranged for their wives and children."

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Chapter 105 The White Gate Downstairs

"Ah!" Before Li Li could finish his sentence, there was an exclamation behind him.But Huan Fei, Xu Chu, Qu Bei, Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Lei Bo and other generals all exclaimed and looked at Li Li in disbelief, with disbelief on their faces.

What were the official positions of Han Xian and Yang Feng before their lives?

Han Siam, who was responsible for rescuing Liu Xie when he fled Chang'an, escorted Han Emperor Liu Xie and other officials back to Luoyang along the way.

Yang Feng and Han Xian were part of the same journey. They also escorted Liu Xie and the officials to escape from Chang'an and returned to Luoyang in the east.

The reason why the two of them only had official positions but no titles was because Liu Xie and the other officials were hungry and cold when they returned to Luoyang, and they could not give them any rewards in kind, so they did not dare to mention titles.After all, when the kings of the past dynasties bestowed titles, they had corresponding financial rewards. Therefore, Liu Xie, who was in flight, could only make a wish for them to be appointed officials, and he did not hesitate to confer them as high-ranking officials, but never mentioned other rewards.

It is precisely because of the high official positions of Han Xian and Yang Feng that after they sent Liu Xie and Baiguan to Luoyang, the princes from all walks of life who came to pick them up couldn't tolerate them at all, as if they didn't pay attention to them inside.So during the melee in Wancheng, they had to lead their troops to leave Liu Xie and defect to Yuan Shu instead.

Therefore, although Han Xian and Yang Feng have official positions comparable to the three princes, they have always been in name only and are not recognized by the princes of all parties.

Unexpectedly, they were already dead at this moment, but because of Li Li's words, their official positions were actually confirmed, and they even enjoyed the lofty treatment of being among the three princes, and they were buried in a dignified manner with the ceremony of princes after their death.You can also seal your wife and son, and his heirs will enjoy the glory and wealth.