Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Yuan Yao was puzzled, he didn't know what Li Yi had to give him.

Li Yi glanced at Wei Yan and said, "If the Eldest Young Master goes to Hebei like this, General Yuan will certainly greet you, but there will inevitably be villains who make things difficult for the Eldest Young Master. Eldest Young Master can bring a great treasure with him when he goes to Hebei."

Yuan Yao didn't understand what Li Yi was talking about for a while, but following Li Yi's gaze, he soon saw the package tied to Wei Yan's body, his expression changed slightly, and he shouted, "Mr. Xiang wants to-" —”

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Yuan Yao quickly closed his mouth, then looked around, took a breath, and then whispered: "Mr. Xiang is going to send the Chuanguo Yuxi to Hebei?"

Li Yi nodded seriously, and said, "Exactly."

Yuan Yao's complexion changed a few times, and his eyes also became hesitant.

The last time Yuan Shu said on the city wall that he would send the jade seal, Li Yi didn't agree. Yuan Shu suspected that the jade seal in his hand was a forgery, but the origin of the jade seal was strange, so Yuan Shu couldn't be sure.

Yuan Yao, as the eldest son of Yuan Shu, has a close relationship with Yuan Shu, but Yuxi is not just something he plays with casually. Therefore, Yuan Yao is also confused about Yuxi's situation, and can't figure out whether it is true or false.

But Li Yi's words just now made Yuan Yao feel that this jade seal is probably fake, otherwise why would Li Yi be willing to give it to Yuan Shao?

Li Yi didn't seem to see that Yuan Yao's face was wrong, and continued: "Ordinarily, I should hand over this jade seal to the emperor, but now that the court is controlled by Li Jue and Guo Si, if I send the jade seal to Chang'an, will it be given to the emperor? Or give it to Guo and Li, and..."

After a pause, Li Yi sighed, and said again: "Perhaps the eldest son does not know that the war in Yangzhou has not yet settled down, so the imperial court sent three prefects to Yangzhou one after another. Alas, the intention of this is naturally understood by the wisdom of the eldest son. I, It's chilling!"

As Li Yi said, he hammered his heart hard. I don't know, I thought he had been wronged so much.

Yuan Yao also made a sad expression, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

Before being trapped in the city, Yuan Yao didn't know the outside situation, he only thought that Li Yi was very beautiful, but now he understood that Li Yi was powerful, and the court dignitaries were worried about him.

Yuan Yao is naturally happy to see this. After all, the two families have enmity. Don't look at him bowing his knees now, but if he really has the opportunity, he will definitely kill Li Yi.

Moreover, Yuan Yao also understood why Li Yi wanted to give the jade seal. Originally, Yuan Yao only thought that Li Yi was trying to bring trouble to the east, but now it seems that there is still some taste of alliance in it.

Although there were many thoughts in his mind, Yuan Yao remained calm on the surface, and said: "The loyalty of the Marquis Xiang is known all over the world, and those who are nothing more than villains in the court must be insignificant in front of the Marquis Xiang!"

Li Yi seemed very satisfied with Yuan Yao's words, patted him on the shoulder kindly, and said: "I am not afraid of villains, but I have to guard against them, so I intend to use the hand of the eldest son to give the Jade Seal of Chuanguo to you." General Yuan."

Yuan Yao secretly thought that he had guessed correctly, and at the same time admired Li Yi's decisiveness. He was sure that even if there were future troubles in this bait, his uncle would definitely eat it.

As for the authenticity of the jade seal, although it is important, it is not too important.

Because for the owner of the jade seal, what he needs is to let the world know that the jade seal is in his hands, so that he can use it to win people's hearts. It's really nothing but a lie.

Of course, the premise of this is that no one will come out to fight in the ring with another jade seal...

Li Yi continued: "Handing the Yuxi to the eldest son will be regarded as a betrothal gift, so that the other sister will not be wronged, but in the future, I hope the eldest son will explain a thing or two to Yuan Shijun, explaining what happened in Yangzhou this time. It was really a last resort, and I had no intention of becoming an enemy of the Yuan family."

Yuan Yao's attitude towards this matter was relatively relaxed, and he said very cooperatively: "Please rest assured, Lord Xiang, I will definitely bring the goodwill here."

Li Yi nodded, with a look of satisfaction on his face, and said: "That's it, I'm relieved, then please write a letter as soon as possible, explaining the whole story, I'll send someone to Hebei, it won't take long, Yuan The general will send someone to welcome the eldest son back to Hebei."

Yuan Yao didn't doubt that there was him, so he immediately agreed, "Don't worry, Marquis Xiang, Yao will write a letter later!"

Seeing Yuan Yao agree, the smile on Li Yi's face became more intense, then he turned his head to look at the mother and daughter who were wiping each other's tears, thought for a while, took a few steps forward, and cupped his hands and said, "Madam, please rest assured, After today, many things have been settled, so naturally Yi will not harm Yuan Shijun's family."

Although Mrs. Yuan resented Li Yi, she was stronger than others, and she had nothing to do as a woman. She saluted Li Yi, which was considered to be Li Yi's order, but she didn't say anything.

Li Yi ordered Dian Wei again: "Come on, go and prepare a place for the eldest son and the others. Let's use it as a place for the time being."

Hearing Li Yi's words, Yuan Yao was very savvy. When Li Yi and his family left here under the leadership of the guards, and Li Yi watched them go away, and was about to give Xu You something, Wei Yan got together with mixed faces. Coming over, he cupped his hands and said, "My lord, this jade seal is so precious, how can it be given to Yuan Shao, this, this is very wrong!"

Li Yi and Xun You glanced at each other, then looked at Wei Yan and asked with a smile, "Oh, does Chief Wen have any good plans?"

Wei Yangang was about to speak, but his expression froze. This is the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, not something ordinary. He, a general leading an army, would dare to discuss it lightly. Even now that it was hanging on his waist, he was sweating nervously. I'm afraid that one will accidentally bump it, or some other accident will happen.

Therefore, although he had thoughts in his heart about Li Yi's question, he didn't dare to answer it at all.

Seeing this, Li Yi thought of teasing him, and asked again: "Could it be that Wen Chang asked me to hand it over to the court?"

Wei Yan shook his head again and again, this life-and-death person got a jade seal, what to do with the court, of course it is most appropriate to keep Li Yi for his own use, but this is too taboo, Wei Yan dare not say it.

Seeing Wei Yan's tangled look, Li Yi laughed and said, "Master Wen, don't worry too much, you just return the jade seal to Yuan Yao, and when you come to my tent at night, I have a treasure that I can let you buy." View."

After Li Yi said that, Wei Yan could only scratch his head and back away. When he was far away, Xun You smiled and said, "Congratulations, my lord, Wen Zhang can entrust the important task."

Li Yi also showed a smile on his face, and said: "Originally, I planned to take it out in the account and let the generals discuss how to deal with the jade seal, but after thinking about it, it is not appropriate. It is best to give it to Yuan Shao directly, but...hehe , after Yuan Shao's envoy arrives, I will bother you to fulfill a wish for me."

Xun You was curious and asked, "I don't know the master's wish?"

Li Yi laughed, and then leaned close to Xun You's ear and said a few words, Xun You was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly, and was a little ashamed.

Chapter 563 Wounded

Yuan Shu set himself on fire, and the main officials in Shouchun City also died or surrendered. In addition, Yuan Yao bowed his head, and the last few defeated soldiers in the city no longer had the slightest reason to resist. Therefore, the finishing work of this Shouchun Battle also changed. very convenient.

In just one day, the order on the surface of Shouchun City was roughly restored to stability, and Li Yi also moved into the city. Do the final foreshadowing.Computer side:

After the big victory, all the soldiers were naturally beaming. They took down such a fortified city in just one day. Such a record was enough for them to feel honored, but Li Yi himself was naturally happy about this battle, but at the same time , His heart is also heavy.

In a courtyard temporarily surrounded by curtains in the west of the city, there were constant moans and wailing sounds, because all the seriously wounded in the Battle of Yangzhou were taken in here.

Li Yi's carriage heard the outside of the courtyard, and he didn't need to get out of the carriage. He could hear the worrying voices coming out of it constantly. With a faint sigh, Li Yi asked, "Can the statistics be calculated for the final casualties?"

Kuai Yue took out a booklet from his arms, opened it and said, "In this battle, more than [-] of our troops were killed, [-] were seriously injured, and nearly [-] were slightly injured."

According to the post-war statistics, Li Yi’s losses in this battle were not considered large. After all, he was attacking a city, and he was attacking one of the most fortified cities in the world. Thousands of people may not be able to win Shouchun.

Unless the city has been besieged without attacking, and the morale and supplies in the city have been completely exhausted, then the city can be captured at a relatively small price.

However, this so-called small cost is relative, because when the army besieged the city, it was certainly consuming the supplies of the defenders in the city, but for the besieging men and horses, the consumption was actually greater, because the food and grass of the besieging soldiers and horses were all consumed. It needs to be sent by civilians from afar, and there are more soldiers and horses besieging the city. Calculated in this way, the consumption of food and grass is at least twice that of the defenders in the city. The burden of a long-term stalemate is very heavy, even if Li Yi He has money and food, but if he really surrounds him for a year, his granary may be bottomed out.

Moreover, as the offensive side, Li Yi's ultimate goal is to bring the whole of Yangzhou under his control. If he does not resolve this war before the autumn harvest, this year's poor grain harvest will definitely be affected again, and the people of Yangzhou will have a better future. In two years, they will fall into a state of food shortage.

It is precisely because of these factors that Li Yi chose to attack Shouchun City when the morale of the army has not completely collapsed. Although there will be slightly more casualties, it can save a lot of materials and facilitate the recovery of local production and development after the war .

It's just that it was easy for Li Yi to make this decision, but when he really saw the bloody number of casualties, Li Yi still felt heavy.

Kuai Yue closed the booklet and said: "Half of them are soldiers and horses led by General Huang. After the battle yesterday, all those soldiers have been withdrawn, because the loss is too great. If they want to use them again in the future, they will have to be replaced again." Reorganization."

Li Yi nodded, and said: "Although Chief Wen took the lead in breaking the city this time, it was because of our concerted efforts. In the end, the meritorious service will be rewarded. I think General Huang should be the first. What do you think?"

Kuai Yue clasped his fists and said: "My lord's words are true. As for General Wei, his subordinates feel that although General Wei is young and a little aggressive, he is not a man who cares about every detail, and the casualties of General Huang's troops are well known. would be dissatisfied."

Li Yi nodded, and said again: "You go and arrange, let people buy more wine and meat, and reward the soldiers, especially the soldiers of Ximen, you must take good care of them, don't let the soldiers feel bad."

"Here!"

Kuai Yue responded, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Originally, more than [-] soldiers of Shouchun City surrendered, and countless died in battle. It's hard to count the exact number, but there are many wounded, among whom there are no less than [-] seriously injured."

Li Yi felt that Kuai Yue's tone was not right, and turned his head to look at him. Seeing this, Kuai Yue lowered his head and continued: "The subordinates think that in order to show the lord's generosity, you can give him some money, food and rice, and send him home. , should not be punished again."