Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Li Yi laughed loudly, patted Chen Deng on the shoulder and said, "Yuanlong's talent is no less than that of Pingyang Hou in the past. If there is anything wrong with the position of Xiapi Guoxiang, it is that Xiapi is too small, and Yuan is too wronged." Dragon."

Hearing this, Chen Deng bowed his hands to Li Yi again, and bowed down again.

What Chen Deng cared about was not Xiapi itself, but Li Yi's attitude. Now, although the two of them didn't interact much, Li Yi trusted him a lot.

Silently remembering in his mind that he must not let Li Yi down, Chen Deng got up and continued, "The Marquis Xiang just said that he wants to return to Jingzhou temporarily, but it is very wrong for me to come. The Marquis Xiang wants to take Yangzhou, and there is no delay!"

"Ok?"

Li Yi blinked his eyes, his army has been out for a while, and the winter has not rested, so, regarding the strategy of Yangzhou, Li Yi naturally wanted them to slow down, but Chen Deng suggested him Do it now.

Li Yi asked Chen Deng, "Why?"

Chen Deng stretched out two fingers and said, "There are two reasons!"

"First, there are many people in Xiapi and Guangling who fled due to the war. For these people, the local government naturally needs to appease them, which will consume a lot of money and food. Sending them back to Pengcheng to reorganize their homes is another big expense. , Xiapi and Guangling will bear nearly half of the burden, at least."

"However, once Ruo Rong died, Deng and Mi Zhu took office in Xiapi and Guangling respectively. The money and food in these two places were the private wealth of the Marquis of Xiang, and they used the private wealth of the Marquis of Xiang to help the people, but the people did not know the Marquis of Xiang's painstaking efforts. deficit?"

Li Yi couldn't help but reached out and touched his nose. Even though he was thick-skinned, Chen Deng made him feel a little hot.

If Chen Deng didn't see Li Yi's embarrassment, he continued with a righteous face, "So, instead of spending money and food in vain to make others famous, why don't you just send troops to Yangzhou at this time, and use these people as a foot to distribute money and food for them? Let them transport supplies for the army. In this way, without additional labor, the army of Xianghou can be transported without worry, and the people will not have to worry about hunger and cold. In the future, when the Marquis of Xiang conquers Yangzhou, the war is over, and the people will have money in their hands. , just going back to Pengcheng to settle down, so why not do such a thing of multiple success?"

"Well, there is some truth to it."

After listening to Chen Deng's explanation, Li Yi was a little moved. After all, fighting is a very expensive thing, and defense is nothing more than that. For an expedition, a [-] army basically needs [-] civilians to guarantee the logistics of the army. It is a very labor-intensive thing, especially for Li Yi's battle in a different place. It is even more difficult to mobilize the people of Xuzhou to work as porters for him.

Now Chen Deng has solved this problem very well for Li Yi, saved the hard work of mobilization, and can spend the least money to do the most things, which can be regarded as pushing the use of money to the limit, and Li Yi can't help being tempted .

Of course, Li Yi knew that there was a problem with this arrangement, because if the war started now, the spring plowing would inevitably be delayed. Jingzhou was fine, but food in Xuzhou and Yangzhou would definitely be tight in the future.

Chen Deng didn't say this question, but Li Yi believed that Chen Deng must have known it in his heart, but after weighing the pros and cons, Chen Deng chose Yangzhou.

Seeing that Li Yi's face seemed to be agitated, Chen Deng continued, "Secondly, after Yuan Shu was defeated in Xiangyang, although the situation in Yangzhou was very bad, Yuan Shu has learned his lesson and restrained himself a lot. No longer treating the common people like worthless things, no longer extravagant, and even Sun Ce, who was once unreliable, was appeased and promoted by Yuan Shu and entrusted with important tasks!"

Hearing what Chen Deng said about the changes in Yangzhou, Li Yi didn't react too much. After all, he has been paying attention to Yangzhou all the time. He knows these things better than Chen Deng. However, Chen Deng's next sentence made Li Yi directly turned pale.

I just heard Chen Deng ask, "Doesn't the Marquis of Xiang know that Goujian destroyed Wu? Although Yuan Shu is not as good as Goujian now, he is still learning from the pain and trying his best to govern. In addition, the court will forgive him. Within three months, Lu Kang will definitely be defeated, and then Yangzhou will be defeated again." There is no internal trouble, so when the Marquis Xiang sends troops to attack, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and if the battle goes wrong, there is no guarantee that Yuan Shu will not be able to take advantage of it!"

Chapter 504

Li Yi has always been concerned about Yuan Shu's affairs, and he never said that because he defeated Yuan Shu once, he regarded Yuan Shu as a clown who could be destroyed with a snap of his fingers.

Because Li Yi knows that people who can leave a name in history, and they are also princes, except for a very few idiots who are not worthy of the name who are achieved by chance, most of the rest are some real materials, just like Yuan Shu. , although Yuan Shu had some suffocating strange operations, on the whole, Yuan Shu may not be wise enough, but he is definitely not a waste.

Therefore, Li Yi never thought of leaving time for Yuan Shu to recuperate. However, Li Yi also had his own actual situation to consider. After becoming Jingzhou Shepherd, Li Yi immediately took down Jingnan, and then after a few months, They came to Xuzhou, and the arrangement was very tight. There was no way to deal with Yuan Shu. They could only wait for the spring plowing and before the summer, before Yangzhou had time to send troops.

This general direction was set by Li Yi, Guo Jia, Kuai Yue and others. It is the most stable and fastest way to send troops to Yangzhou. I don’t want to be denied by Chen Deng today, and he even used Gou Jian to destroy Wu as a comparison , although Chen Deng's conclusion has something to do with the actions of the court, it still gave Li Yi some illusions, as if he would really be counterattacked by Yuan Shu if he didn't go to fight Yangzhou now, which made him feel uncomfortable. Can't help but feel a lot heavier.

Seeing Li Yi frowned and remained silent for a long time, Chen Deng added: "Under Lien Chan, the people in Xuzhou and Yangzhou have indeed been affected, but compared to the overall situation, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Think twice."

"The advantages outweigh the disadvantages"

Li Yi muttered these words softly, while he silently told himself that he should be kind-hearted and not simply base his actions on the basis of pros and cons, but at the same time, there was still a voice in his heart that kept repeating Chen Deng's reason, Attacking Yangzhou now is really an opportunity to pay the least price but get the most results. As a person who is determined to dominate the world, how can he give up?

After hesitating for a long time, Li Yi sighed, and said: "This matter is too involved. Although I can decide it with one word, I can't act arbitrarily. I will call everyone to discuss it. The specifics will be decided later!"

"My lord is wise, as it should be!"

Although Li Yi didn't directly agree, Chen Deng had a smile in his eyes when he spoke, because he could see that Li Yi actually had a choice, but Li Yi still had a small hurdle in his heart and needed others Help and give it another push to really make a decision.

Immediately, Li Yi asked Dianwei to pass the order, and called Kuai Yue, Xun You, Xu Huang, Huang Zhong and others back. They discussed in a study for a full hour. After the meeting was over, Chen Deng went out directly. After leaving the city, not long after, Gan Ning also took five hundred elites from Li Yi's army, and marched down the small road overnight to Xiapi.

These things happened in secret, and outsiders had no way of knowing, but after dawn, Li Yi made a public move. First, he sent someone to send a letter to Tao Qian, and then declared in the city that Xia Houyuan The remaining defeated soldiers have been wiped out, and he will set off for Tan County tomorrow to meet Tao Qian.

In other words, after Li Yi met Tao Qian, he was about to leave for Jingzhou.

After getting the news, Lanling and many nearby families called people to visit Li Yi one after another, gave some gifts, and expressed their reluctance to Li Yi, although Li Yi knew that this so-called reluctance was at most half-truth and half-false , but still received them very well.

Compared with the aristocratic families, the people of Lanling are much more sincere. Although their lives were extremely difficult after the war, they still gathered the best things they could find and sent them to the mansion where Li Yi was temporarily staying, begging Li Yi to be able to leave their minds.

Although everyone in Xuzhou knows about Li Yi's help to Xuzhou, the people in Lanling County who feel the deepest feeling are the people in Lanling County. The clamor outside the city during the siege, so for the people of Lanling, Li Yi really saved their lives.

Although Li Yi was a bit greedy, he seldom attacked ordinary people, which made him feel ashamed, but the people in Lanling were too enthusiastic, Li Yi couldn't refuse, and finally accepted the gifts from the people. However, Li Yi Yi immediately asked people to calculate the food stored in the army, deducted the share needed by the army in the future, and kept half of it for emergencies, and distributed all the other food to the people in the city, which can be regarded as repaying the enthusiasm of the Lanling people for him .

After one day in an atmosphere full of parting, when Li Yi was about to leave for Tan County on the second day, something happened suddenly. Li Yi's mansion was surrounded by his own soldiers and horses!

"My lord, I implore my lord to send troops to Yangzhou!"

"I beg my lord, my mother is over [-] years old, and I'm not at home, how can I tell her to spend her days!"

"The villain Yuan Shu forced me to join the army. Now that I'm here, I'm afraid it won't be my poor child's turn. He's only 13 years old this year!"

"My lord, please also send troops to Yangzhou. We are willing to be the pioneers, and we will not break the longevity. I would like to apologize to the lord!"

The people in Lanling City, when they first heard the commotion near Li Yi's residence, they thought it was some disturbance and were very worried, but when they rushed over, they found that things were completely different from what they thought.

Just yesterday when Li Yi said that he was going to see Tao Qian and revealed his intention to withdraw troops, some people began to spread "rumors" in Li Yi's army, saying that Li Yi's visit to Jingzhou this time may not be possible in the next two or three years. There will be more wars, and those soldiers from Jingzhou will be fine, but what should they do with soldiers from Yangzhou?

Two or three years, such a long time has passed, when they return to Yangzhou, will their home still be there, and how many of their former family members are left?

In addition, there is another saying, that is, they are very close to Yangzhou now, attacking Yangzhou is just a matter of convenience, it is a matter of immediate success, and after taking Yangzhou, the military coupons in their hands can be exchanged in full The food is gone, and the treatment in the future will be on par with Jingzhou soldiers. How can they give up such a good opportunity?

There are many similar remarks in Li Yi's army, all of which incite soldiers from Yangzhou to ask Li Yi for a fight, and these "rumors" are like bees, buzzing, and spread among Li Yi's army in just one day Everyone knows about it.

So, after a night of deliberation, several officers from Yangzhou were "recommended" early in the morning, and they led people to ask Li Yi to stand.

Dian Wei stood in front of Li Yi's mansion, holding a long knife in his hand, and a row of personal guards stood behind him. He just stood still and did nothing except to prevent these people from attacking Li Yi's mansion. Didn't say anything, even though more and more people asked to fight, the number soon exceeded [-].

Although these soldiers were only in the middle of the street, because of the strict military discipline under Li Yi's command, there had been no harm to the people for so long, so many people and descendants of aristocratic families rushed to hear the news, almost completely blocking the streets of Sifang.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, a school captain stepped forward and asked, "General Dian Wei, can you understand the homesickness of the soldiers and pass it on to the lord for us?"

Dian Wei looked around, then at the captain, the two exchanged eyes quickly and secretly, and then Dian Wei scolded in a low voice: "Let someone report to the lord, hehe, you still need me to report such a big movement." What!"

Although the school lieutenant knew that this was an act, and that he would have military merits if he performed well, he was subconsciously afraid when he saw Dian Wei's staring expression. Shao Ye suddenly came to his senses, thinking that these people seemed to have bumped into Li Yi today.

Li Yi has regulations on military law. Soldiers are in a hurry, or if they are wronged, they can leapfrog to petition, or even come and block his door, and let Li Yi decide for them.

However, there is a limit to the number of people who can petition, and today's move of more than 2000 people to block the road, no matter how you look at it, is crossing the line, that is to say, it is definitely a violation of military law.

Out of awe of the military law and Li Yi, many people quickly had the idea of ​​retreating, but at this time Dian Wei slightly restrained his momentum, and said again: "You can understand, my lord knows that you are here. , but why don't you meet with me!"

The soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay. If they changed people, they would definitely feel that Li Yi didn't want to talk to them, but Li Yi's image was too tall and stalwart, and although the military law was usually strict, Li Yi himself was a person who loved soldiers very much. Everyone knows, so why didn't Li Yi see them?

The soldiers were at a loss, and those who wanted to back off also stopped. At this moment, the former captain suddenly knelt down and said, "Please ask General Dian to help us understand!"