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After a pause, Liu Biao warned: "The purpose of inheriting the throne in Benzhou is to reorganize the Han Dynasty, maintain the blood of our royal family, and defend the Han Dynasty. We must also bear in mind that Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by Lin Feng, and I, Liu Biao, am determined not to be the first usurper to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."

"Why is this? The first prince who ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor undoubtedly took the first opportunity, why did the Lord not want to do it?" Kuai Liang asked again.

Liu Biao said very calmly, "Honzhou and the first emperor were originally from the same lineage. The Han Dynasty was orthodox. Why should we seize the opportunity? Only when there are princes with different surnames arrogating to the emperor, the Honzhou can be orthodox. Otherwise, how is it different from rebellious officials and traitors?" After saying that, Liu Biao got up slowly, seemed a little tired, and before leaving, he added: "I will leave this matter to you and the other six people, and Qi'er does not need to participate."

Chapter 199

In the spring of the seventh year of Jian'an, the states of the Han Dynasty became more and more peaceful, like a pool of stagnant water without any ripples.

Hanoi camp.Last night, as a group of more than a thousand cavalry entered the camp late at night, the camp of the governor Guo Jia changed hands.

Fortunately, the person who occupied the magpie's nest was quite conscientious. He didn't drive Guo Jia out late at night, and let him stay in the tent he had lived in for more than a year. After dawn, he should find another tent to stay in, because Then there are female relatives living in.

Obviously, there is only one person in the entire Xiliang army who lives in the barracks and is accompanied by female relatives, and he is the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Li Wenchang.

He was the only one who dared to be so domineering, who dared to drive out the commander-in-chief of the Hanoi army, and take it for himself.

This time Li Li came to Sili mainly to relax, and to inspect the army camp along the way, and the final destination was Huguan.

A month ago, news came back from Yizhou that Zhuge Liang's Western Expedition army was hit hard for the first time. The 23 troops under the vanguard general Ma Chao's account, except for the main general Ma Chao, deputy generals Zhang Fei and Cao Xing, and more than a thousand people survived by chance, and the rest of the army was wiped out.In this battle, [-] generals above Zhonglang died, including Ma Chao's younger brother Ma Tie, and Huan Fei's two family generals, Huan Yi and Huan Quan.

After hearing the news, Li Li, Huan Fei and other generals rushed to Jiameng Pass in Hanzhong during the starry night, waiting for the coffins of these generals who had followed him in the Southern and Northern Wars to be transported from the Shu Road.For this reason, Li Li waited for two full days in front of the pass, and then personally escorted the coffin back to Chang'an, where he was buried half a month ago in Leling.

This was Zhuge Liang's worst defeat in the year and a half since Zhuge Liang led the Western Expedition to the Southern Barbarians.For this reason, Zhuge Liang pleaded guilty.Li Li replied that he would still lead the army to stabilize the morale of the army and try to fight again.After the war, they will be punished together and rewarded for meritorious service and punished for crimes.

Time is a sharp knife.It has been ten years since Li Li started his army.In the past ten years, the army under Li Li's command has continued to grow and grow, from a few thousand people at the beginning to a million-strong army, with ups and downs along the way; the group of old brothers who followed him in the beginning decreased year by year. There are not many ordinary sergeants left.

At the beginning of the war, Li Li promised to live and die with them and share wealth and wealth, but there are not many veterans who can really live to the present, but as long as they can survive.At least the low-level generals at the level of the head of the village and the military marquis. Hundreds of middle-level generals were able to worship generals and become marquises.Not only that, but Li Li had made arrangements five years ago at the end of the Sili War, intending to protect the first batch of veterans who followed him in the war, allowing them to leave the front line and transfer from the main battalion to the city defense army stationed in the rear.

However, protect them no matter what.The war is still going on, and people always die in wars.After the disastrous defeat in Jizhou, Li Li stationed heavy troops in the states of the Central Plains, and hundreds of thousands of troops were all stationed on the Central Plains battlefield.As a result, Li Li's soldiers and horses were already stretched out when Yizhou was conquered, and some troops had to be dispatched from the troops stationed in the rear to go to the Yizhou battlefield.In the end, what was supposed to come finally came.

Huan Yi and Huan Quan were the first old brothers who followed Li Li to fight. After the Sili War, they were sent to the rear to defend the city.Turned into a general of the county government, no longer charged.When conquering Yizhou, there were not enough troops.They were dispatched to escort food and grass, and after the battle of Yizhou, they volunteered to join the battle.Followed Zhuge Liang to conquer the southern barbarians.On the day the army set off for the expedition, Li Li personally went to the school grounds to swear to the troops and poured wine for them. Unexpectedly, a farewell in Chengdu was a forever farewell, and more than [-] county soldiers under Huanyi and Huanquan's tents all died in battle.

Huan Yi and Huan Quan are life and death brothers that Huan Fei met in the deserts of the Western Regions in his early years. Besides the two of them, there are Huan Lang, Huan Bao, Huan Shuang and Huan Zhong.These six people were originally descendants of Han servants who were robbed by the Hu people in the Western Regions. They were surrendered by him, so they were all named by Huan Fei, which is equivalent to family generals.

To be honest, the reason why Li Li was able to gain a firm foothold in Liangzhou in his early years was directly related to the defection of the thieves team led by Huan Fei to him.In other words, without the support of this thieves, there would be no achievement for Li Li today.

Now, two of the six generals under Huan Fei's tent died and one was seriously injured, leaving only three healthy ones.In terms of emotion and reason, Li Li will treat him generously, no matter what others think, whether he buys people's hearts or cares sincerely, he will do what should be done.People are doing it, and the sky is watching. As long as you have a clear conscience in life, why be afraid of what people say?

After burying the generals who died in the battle, Huan Fei was in a low mood, and drank his sorrows all day long, staying drunk for half a month.Li Li was also in a heavy heart, but worried that if Huan Fei continued to be so decadent, he would die of drunkenness sooner or later, so he had no choice but to take him with him, and after all matters were settled, he took him away from Chang'an, and went to the Central Plains to inspect various places and station troops. .

For Li Li, who has been on the battlefield for many years, he is used to seeing life and death, but it does not mean that he ignores life, especially those old friends who have known each other for many years.When people are depressed, go out for a walk, take a look, travel, maybe they will feel better; this is the original intention of Li Li's trip.

This time Li Li didn't bring any family members, only Dian Wuxia and Zhu Rong's two daughters accompanied him; but Huan Fei brought all his family members with him, including a regular wife with eight concubines, and more than a dozen beautiful concubines. Then, Yingying and Yanyan surrounded Huanfei all day long, hugging left and right and traveling with beauty, she was worthy of being the famous "Number One General of Xiliang".

Obviously, Li Li came to the Central Plains this time, not just to accompany Huan Fei out to relax, there must be other purposes.As the overlord of one party, his time was precious, and he was so busy with the mountain of notes that he was dizzy, how could he have the time to go out with his generals to relax.

Another good night's sleep.It wasn't until the sun was high that Li Li came out from the back tent, followed by the second daughter Dian Wuxia and Zhu Rong who were dressed in military armor and whose cheeks were still blushing.Apparently, the two girls who arrived at Daying just yesterday afternoon let Li Li treat them well again, making their faces radiant and radiant, their gestures revealing all kinds of amorous feelings, showing the peerless demeanor of glamorous young women.

In the blink of an eye, Dian Wuxia has been with Li Li for nearly ten years, but the years have not left a trace on her beautiful face, on the contrary, she has become more and more beautiful, and her eyes are full of infinite charm.After so many years, Li Li is still fascinated by her. As long as he is with her, he can't help but attack suddenly. It is normal to score twice, and occasionally have a big explosion.

Zhu Rong, who was by Dian Wuxia's side, was not inferior either, no matter in terms of appearance, figure or charming temperament, he was not inferior to Dian Wuxia.The most important thing is that the two of them have similar martial arts skills and similar personalities, so the two hit it off very much, as if they were born sisters.They have met since the first time they met, and they have been inseparable since then, forming a new pair that is not inferior to sisters Ren Hongchang and He Ying, so the inner palace has a second pair of sisters.

It is worth mentioning that since Zhu Rong followed Li Li, her dress has become more and more conservative. The refreshing dress with bare arms and legs in the past has completely disappeared, and all of them have been replaced by tight-fitting long skirts and armor.For more than a year, she liked to be by Li Li's side, serving as his personal bodyguard. Wearing a special silver armor, she was heroic and heroic. No matter where she went, she was a beautiful scenery, very seductive.Therefore, Li Li also let her stay by her side, which is both seductive and comfortable, so why not do it.

After lunch, Li Li and Guo Jia sat in the handsome tent drinking tea and chatting.Speaking of which, Li Li and Guo Jia haven't sat down and chatted for two years since the end of the war against Yuan.They are separated by two places, each has a lot of things to do, and there is no chance to meet each other. Now that the situation in the world has finally stabilized, the two masters finally got together again.

"Recently, we have made detailed reports that Cao Cao's government in Yecheng is under construction again. Not only has the abandoned palace of Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty been renovated, but the dilapidated Yuan Shao's mansion has also been demolished and rebuilt. In addition, the officials of the prefectures and counties under Cao Cao's command seem to be very busy. , the counties and counties in various states and counties have carried out a certain degree of rectification and repair, and many aristocratic families have also become busy, putting on lanterns and festoons. Judging from this posture, there must be major events happening in Jizhou in the near future." Guo Jia poured a cup for Li Li Tea, while reporting in a low voice.

Li Li smiled lightly and said, "From this point of view, Cao Cao wants to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."

Guo Jia nodded and said: "There should be no mistake. The preparations before enthronement have been going on for half a year. I think the preparations have been completed now. When the whole territory of Jizhou is recovered, Cao Cao must be enthroned and proclaimed emperor, and the Yuan and the country will be changed."

After a pause, Guo Jia took a sip of tea to clear his throat, and then said: "Since last summer, Cao Cao has successively mobilized 10,000+ troops to attack Changshan and Zhongshan. Wan Buqi has withstood the attack of 10,000+ Cao Jun. In the spring of this year, Cao Cao once again sent troops to encircle and suppress, with Cao Ren as the main general, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Jiang Qi as deputy generals, led an army of 20 to besiege Ju Yi's more than [-] soldiers horse.

Half a month ago, Weichen received the battle report that Zhongshan had fallen. General Ju Yi withdrew his troops and retreated to Changshan to confront the Chinese army led by Cao Ren.At present, General Ju Yi is in a hurry, and has sent his own soldiers to the camp three times to ask for help. It is expected that the defenders of the counties in Bingzhou have also received letters from General Ju Yi asking for help.If the reinforcements could not arrive in time, it would be difficult for General Ju Yi's 10,000 to [-] troops to resist Cao Ren's [-]+ army. Perhaps in the next two days, General Ju Yi's defeat report would be received. "Guo Jia's words were full of inquiries, and also meant to intercede for Ju Yi. This is because, long before Guo Jia received Ju Yi's letter asking for help, he received Li Li's military order to order the Hanoi camp The [-] garrison troops are not allowed to move without authorization.

This military order means that Ju Yi's army stranded in Jizhou to contain Cao Cao can only fight alone, and there will be no reinforcements to support it for the time being.Even, Guo Jia had another guess, that maybe the [-] troops under Ju Yi's account had been abandoned and could not receive any rescue.

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Chapter 200

Li Lidao: "Ju Yi is a man who is good at fighting, and he has not lost yet in leading the army. He can't help but rely on his talents and act arrogantly. The necessary tempering is not a bad thing for him."

Guo Jia didn't agree with Li Li's words, thinking it was purely an excuse, and retorted: "My lord's words are a bit far-fetched. No matter what Ju Yi does, the tens of thousands of soldiers under his account are so innocent, how can they abandon them all because of the fault of one person?" Ignore it? Besides, since ancient times, there are many people who are good at using soldiers who are superior to others. Even if they have flaws, they are not concealed, so how can they be easily discarded?" Obviously, Guo Jia had resentment in his heart, and he was quite unhappy with the gun and stick.Among the Xiliang army, only Guo Jia dared to refute Li Li so directly, but he also spoke outrightly, without personal gain, and purely discussing the matter as it stands, to speak out for Ju Yi's army.

Hearing that Guo Jia was upset, Li Li smiled slightly and said indifferently: "If you do something higher than others, everyone will be against you. Since Cao Cao's army besieged Changshan and Zhongshan, it has been a year. To avoid talking about this, only Feng Xiao, Cui Yan, governor of Bingzhou, and several military advisers came forward to intercede for Ju Yi. This is the first case in our army's previous battles; After the letters asking for help, they all stood still, but waited for the military order, and did not send troops to rescue without an order for reinforcements.

From this, it is not difficult to see how many generals Ju Yi has offended in the short two years he has served under my command, it is really unpopular.If not, how could the garrisons in Shangdang, Huguan, Taiyuan and other places see death and refuse to save him, and how could he, Ju Yi, be alone and helpless?Is there no reason for a drink and a peck in the world? After saying that, Li Li shook his head in disappointment. He mourned his misfortune, but he couldn't argue with his anger.

However, Guo Jia heard from these words that Li Li was very dissatisfied with the troops stationed in the counties of Bingzhou.From this, it is not difficult to guess Li Li's true intentions for coming to Hedong this time: one is to send troops to rescue Ju Yi, and the other is to rectify the troops stationed in Bingzhou.Especially the generals of Shangdang, Huguan and Taiyuan counties are hard to get rid of their ties, and I am afraid that they will suffer disaster this time.

These Bingzhou generals who have followed Li Li in battle for many years, such as Zhenbei General Teng Xiao, Taiyuan Guard General Tie Xiao, Shangdang Guard General Guo Meng and more than a dozen generals, are all well-known veterans in the army, and they are also high-ranking generals. The top generation, except for Li Li, they are not convinced.Guo Jia has a deep understanding of this, and usually treats these arrogant soldiers with three points of courtesy.But Ju Yi didn't know the severity.He didn't take these generals seriously at all, and couldn't urinate in the same pot as Teng Xiao, Tie Xiao and others, so that Teng Xiao, Tie Xiao and others were very dissatisfied with him and wanted to find an opportunity to teach him a long time ago, so this time Ju Yi was in a dangerous situation, but the generals would not save him, and watched him fight alone, fend for himself.

However, Teng Xiao and others' act of seeing death without saving them is obviously inappropriate.Disregarding the overall situation, taking personal revenge, causing the life and death of the [-] troops under Ju Yi's account to be disregarded, this has gone too far.This made Guo Jia extremely angry.So in front of Li Li, he bluntly pointed out that the reinforcements of the Bingzhou defenders were not good, and they should not be tolerated, and should be severely punished.

As the governor of Sili.Guo Jia shouldered the important task of defending Sili and the border security of Bingzhou, and the existence of Ju Yi's army was to contain Cao Cao in Jizhou to the greatest extent.Make it dare not act rashly.Therefore, the importance of Ju Yi's army is obvious.Determined not to be annihilated by Cao Jun.Since the end of the Battle of Jizhou, it is precisely because Ju Yi has led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to stay in the territory of Jizhou that Cao Cao has been restrained everywhere. With hundreds of thousands of troops in his hand, he dare not act rashly.Before Cao Cao wiped out Juyi's army, the Hebei army did not dare to send troops to attack the Hanoi camp, let alone send troops to Youzhou, so they could only stay where they were and watch the Xiliang army seal the border, and firmly imprisoned them in Hebei, unable to move. .

Therefore, the army led by Ju Yi is a nail wedged in Hebei. With tens of thousands of troops, it can contain Cao Cao's 50 troops and has an irreplaceable strategic position.Because of this, Guo Jia attached great importance to this army, and he absolutely could not just sit back and watch Ju Yi's army be annihilated or deported by Cao Jun. In any case, he must keep the existing basis and continue to play the role of restraining Cao Jun.

After a cup of tea, Guo Jia's thoughts turned sharply, and he seemed to realize something: "The situation in Bingzhou cannot escape the eyes of the lord. If I guess correctly, the lord has already made arrangements for this."

Li Li nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Nothing can be hidden from you, Guo Jia. As you expected, when I left Chang'an, I ordered Xu Huang to lead the army to go for reinforcements. I arrived at Changshan five days ago and joined hands with Ju Yi to resist Cao Ren's army. Afterwards, Tie Xiao and Hao Zhao led their troops to Montenegro to support them. Zhang Yan's Feiyan Qingqi entered Montenegro, resumed their old business, and rebuilt the camp in Montenegro. This time, if Ju Yi can hold Changshan, then Let Xu Huang take over Changshan and continue to deal with Cao Jun; if Changshan falls, all will retreat to Heishan, join Zhang Yan, and then harass Jizhou for a long time." This is the long-term plan that Li Li made when he took his family to Youzhou for inspection last year. It is kept secret, and only Li Xuan and Li Ru, who participated in the planning, know about it, and no one else knows about it.

The increasingly clear situation determined that Cao Cao would never give up on Changshan and Zhongshan. Sooner or later, he would gather heavy troops to encircle and suppress Juyi's troops.The existence of Ju Yi's army was something Cao Cao decided could not tolerate, and he wanted to get rid of it quickly, and Ju Yi's troops were in the hinterland of Jizhou, separated from Bingzhou by the Taihang Mountains, which was not conducive to the rapid support of the Xiliang Army.In this way, as long as Cao Cao is determined to regain the lost ground, he will be able to drive Ju Yi's army out of Jizhou sooner or later.Seeing this, Li Li readjusted the layout of Hebei while he was inspecting Youzhou, and ordered Ju Yi to defend as long as he could, and to retreat to Bingzhou if he had to; When I met Li Li for the first time, I asked Li Li to allow him to adapt to changes, which coincided with Li Li.

It is a pity that the plan cannot keep up with the change.With the [-] troops in his hands, Ju Yi forcibly repelled Cao Jun's first encirclement and suppression. However, as Cao Ren's army made a comeback again, Ju Yi's soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties. Get out of the way.In desperation, Ju Yi, who has always been arrogant, had to ask for support from the rear of Bingzhou, but unexpectedly, Tie Xiao, Guo Meng and other generals under Teng Xiao's account had long been prejudiced against Ju Yi, who was defiant, so they stood still and watched Ju Yi's death Fell into a tight siege and fought alone, but could not save himself.

However, all of this could not be hidden from Li Li's meticulous eyeliners all over the army, who immediately passed the news to Li Li.Teng Xiao, Tie Xiao, Guo Meng and others' disregard for the overall situation made Li Li very angry, prompting him to rush to Bingzhou himself while dispatching troops for reinforcements.Before that, he first went to Hanoi Daying to meet with Guo Jia, who was guarding Hedong, to discuss the upcoming world situation, and then went to Bingzhou Shangdang to clean up military discipline.

The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.In the early years, Li Li ordered Teng Xiao to garrison Bingzhou, so he sent the generals and veterans who followed him in the early battles to Bingzhou to guard the border. His original intention was to let them leave the front line and live a stable life in the rear for a few days.Unexpectedly, these guys didn't appreciate it. Just because Ju Yi was arrogant and unruly, they didn't respect them enough, so they took personal revenge, ignored Ju Yi's repeated pleas for help, and watched Ju Yi's army fight alone and see death.Such an act of abolishing the public because of private interests made Li Li deeply disgusted and very angry.In order to avoid intensifying the conflict and taking into account his past friendship, Li Li can only go there himself, and can't pretend to others; otherwise, if it is not handled properly, it is difficult to guarantee that Tie Xiao, Guo Meng and others will not make mistakes and cause trouble again.

Seeing Li Li's displeasure, and the faint coldness in his eyes, Guo Jia felt compassionate, so he changed the subject and said, "My lord must have something important to do when I come to Daying, please tell my lord, I will not let you down." .”

Seeing that Guo Jiasha had something serious to do, Li Li was all troubled, and said with a chuckle: "Since that's the case, why should Feng Xiao ask you knowingly? The reason why you were ordered to stand still is for the adjustment of the Bingzhou garrison this time. Feng Xiao must have thought of it a long time ago. Hehehe!"

Guo Jia nodded happily, and said with a smile: "My lord is wise. According to the usual practice, before you know it, the three-year period is approaching, and the garrisons and generals of each battalion will undergo a new round of transfers. Since the lord has come to Hanoi Daying, I guess the camp The [-] troops are also in this rotation, and will go to Bingzhou for rotation in a few days. I wonder if what I said is true?"

Li Li nodded and said: "That's right. I think that the Hanoi army and the Bingzhou garrison army will be swapped. Wen He will be the governor of Bingzhou, and will be in charge of the defense of Bingzhou. The governor of Sili will be replaced by Chen Gong, and Teng Xiao will lead the [-] garrison troops in Bingzhou. In Hanoi, Feng Xiao was transferred to the Central Guard Army to follow me. In addition, Ju Yi was temporarily transferred from the Xiandeng camp and transferred to the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guards. Xu Huang took over as the commander of the Xiandeng camp. Guan; Guo Huai served as the deputy general of Feiyan Qingqi, and Zhang Yan as the deputy, stationed in the Black Mountain camp. The other generals of the battalions will not be transferred for the time being. After all, the current situation is severe and it has become a three-legged confrontation. emperor."

"It's so good. I have long wanted to resign, but my lord refused. Now I have finally fulfilled my long-cherished wish and can get along with my lord day and night again." Guo Jiaxi couldn't help saying.

Li Li smiled knowingly: "Whether you say it from the heart or not, I have the right to take it as it is. To be honest, I am not used to you leading the army these years, so I will take advantage of this rotation and transfer. You transfer to my side, so that I don't even have someone to talk to at ordinary times. Hehehe!"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "My lord's words are exactly what I think. In all fairness, my lord's previous appointment of my ministers to take charge of the army did mean to drive ducks to the shelves. My ministers are naturally tired and lazy, so it's easy to make suggestions, but leading the army to fight But it's not my own strengths, and I can't do it. Fortunately, the situation in the past two years has been relatively calm, there has been no war, and I have tried my best to maintain the status quo, and finally survived. I don't know when the lord is going to go to Bingzhou. Do you want to accompany me?"

Li Li readily agreed: "Chen Gong will arrive this afternoon, and Xun Chen will take over the position of Inspector of Sili. At that time, Feng Xiao will hand over to Gongtai, then pack your bags and follow me to Bingzhou tomorrow morning."