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Battle at the north gate of Xinzheng City.

Li Li led three thousand Longxiang Camp and two thousand infantrymen to a total of five thousand infantry and cavalry. At the cost of losing two thousand infantry and cavalry, he defeated more than 12,000 Zhu Jun's army in one battle, and killed four thousand Zhu Jun's infantry and cavalry, broke the city in one fell swoop, and captured the thief leader Zhu Jun alive.

While the results were good, more than 700 cavalry in Longxiang Camp died in battle, and more than 500 people were injured. In one battle, more than 1,300 cavalry were lost, almost half of the personnel were reduced.

There were more than 1,300 soldiers in the two thousand infantry, and only more than 600 were killed or injured, which finally reduced the total number of soldiers and horses that Li Li lost.

Fortunately, the more than 15,000 infantry and cavalry led by Li Jue and Guo Si were not decorations. They surrounded the other city gates and arrested surrendered soldiers in large numbers, capturing more than 5,000 surrendered Zhu Jun's army.

It can be said to be a complete victory battle, and achieved fruitful results at a small price.

That night, Li Jue ordered a reward for the entire army and held a celebration banquet. The soldiers drank happily until late at night.

At the banquet, Li Li kept greeting people with a smile, without getting drunk for a thousand cups, and acted extremely humble and thoughtful.

After the banquet, Li Li smiled and returned to the camp with a solemn face.

In this battle, all the soldiers and horses were lost were Li Jue's troops.

More than a thousand cavalry of the Longxiang Camp were all elite cavalry, and they had just become Li Li's private soldiers.

If one loses, Li Li will feel pain for a while, let alone lose nearly half of his troops at once; how can he be happy!

After the war, the generals returned to the camp. Li Meng, Wang Fang, Li Zheng, Fan Yong and others all had their own military troops, and their positions were even higher than Li Li.

Everyone respected Li Jue and called him Li Li a major general; otherwise, he would not be qualified to argue with these generals at the moment.

At present, Li Li has only two real subordinates and generals, one is his younger brother Li Xian, and the other is Bo Cai, who has just been captured.

Fan Yong naturally obeyed Li Li's orders and was his second brother.

As the saying goes: If the name is not upright, the words will not go well.

Now Fan Yong is an infantry captain, leading the army alone, and has no affiliation with Li Li, so he cannot be regarded as his subordinate.

Li Fu, Li Zheng, Li Meng, Wang Fang and others are all members of the Li family. They obey the orders of Li Jue, the current head of the Li family. They are only nominal master and servant, but they are not obedient to him.

Therefore, Li Li now has extremely limited troops and troops, two generals and more than a thousand war horses, which is his entire family.

Moreover, there are still some uncertainties in the more than 1,000 war cavalry of the Longxiang Camp. Most of the low-level generals did not come from his direct line, but were trained and promoted by his uncle Li Jue.

If Li Jue ordered the military power to be taken back, Li Li immediately had nothing, only his younger brother Li Xian and Bo Cai, who had no military position at the moment, would be with him, that's all.

Although Li Li believes that his uncle Li Jue will not treat him badly, placing his wealth and life on others in troubled times is not a long-term solution, nor is it a strong person doing it.

Building a team that belongs entirely to you and having your own school team is what Li Li is most eager to do now.

Back at the military tent, Li Li immediately called Bo, who was seriously injured, and whispered in the big tent.

Then, he said to Li Xian who was standing beside him: "Brother Xian, you followed Bo to the prisoner-of-war camp and bring all the surrendered soldiers he selected back to the camp.

If someone dares to stop him, you ignore him and beat him up! Go quickly and try to get this done before dawn.”

"Okay, brother, I'll go now!"

Li Xian was extremely straightforward and didn't ask anything. He took more than a dozen personal guards and led Bo Cai straight to the camp where the prisoners were imprisoned.

"The three thousand Longxiang Camp has lost more than half of its losses, and a group of veterans with superb riding skills must be added, otherwise it will be difficult to ensure the combat effectiveness of Longxiang Camp. In a few months, Dong Zhuo will lose his life. What should I make a choice then?

In the chaotic times, counselors, military generals, food and salary, and foundation must not be missing, otherwise it will be difficult to become a climate. Alas! My foundation is still too shallow, and everything can only start from scratch. Although he is Li Jue's nephew, he has his own son, and it is different from closeness and distantness!"

After Li Xian and Bo Cai left the camp, Li Li sat alone in the middle of the tent, thinking about his current situation.

························ Nothing happened overnight.

The process of Bo Cai going to the prisoner-of-war camp to select surrendered soldiers was very smooth. With Li Xian following him, no one dared to show up to stop him.

At dawn, Li Xian and Bo Cai returned to the Longxiang Camp camp with more than 1,800 strong surrendered soldiers.

Li Li stayed up all night and sat alone in the camp thinking all night. He sorted out his thoughts, combined with many aspects, and initially had a more meticulous future plan.

Outside the big tent, Li Li carefully looked at the nearly two thousand surrendered soldiers selected by Bocai, and nodded from time to time with satisfaction.

"Bocai, I asked a few hundred-year-old ginseng from my uncle last night. You will take them all later. Don't refuse. You have not healed. You need to take care of yourself in urgent need of care. I am still waiting for you to train soldiers for me!"

After not sleeping all night, Bocai was seriously injured and looked particularly haggard, but Li Li's reward made him very grateful.

"Thank you for your concern, it doesn't matter if my injuries are still enough, but these surrendered soldiers need to be placed as soon as possible. These 865 surrendered soldiers were trained by me before. The time was too short and the training had not been completed.

As long as the lord gives me one month, I will definitely train them into elite soldiers! I wonder what the lord is below?"

When Li Li heard Bo, he volunteered to train the surrendered soldiers. He was not surprised and smiled and said, "Okay! Since these soldiers were originally trained by you, it's not a matter of work, and you will still be in charge.

These people were temporarily included in Longxiang Camp and divided into two thousand-man teams, and were infantrymen of Longxiang Camp. Brother Xian, Bo Cai was seriously injured and there was much inconvenience. You can work hard and lead a thousand-man team with Bo Cai to help him train new recruits!"

"No!" Bocai bowed and Li Xian and took the order.

After relocating the surrendered soldiers, Li Li set out to the central army camp to find his uncle Li Jue to supplement the war cavalry that Longxiang Camp lacked.

The surrendered soldiers were recruits after all, and they were not useful for the time being. In order to maintain the combat power of the Longxiang Camp, he had to ask Li Jue for elite troops to replenish his troops.

Most of the war horses in Longxiang Camp are still there, and some lacking war horses can be borrowed from other generals and returned later.

In this way, although the overall combat power of Longxiang Camp will still be reduced a lot, as long as it takes a short-term running-in, its combat power can be quickly improved.

Li Jue did not shirk Li's request to add troops and nodded in agreement.

He drew 300 elite soldiers from the 4,000 infantrymen in his headquarters, and then 200 combat cavalry from more than 2,000 combat cavalry, a total of 500 soldiers, handed over to Li Li.

Guo Si also drew out three hundred elite soldiers from the troops of the headquarters and handed them over to Li Li.

With Li and Guo leading the way, the other generals had to support it. They all drew 100 soldiers, ranging from two hundred soldiers, while Fan Yong took out three hundred war cavalry and handed them to Li Li in one go.

In the end, Li Li followed the generals and received a total of 2,300 elite soldiers, including a thousand war cavalry, and the rest were all elite infantrymen.

In this way, Li Li's troops and horses soared to 6,000 infantry and cavalry. After the land was removed and reorganized, they were divided into three thousand Longxiang camp iron cavalry and three thousand infantry.

The reason why he expanded his troops so smoothly was not only because of his strong support from his uncle Li Jue, but also because he ignored his face and licked his face for help.

Most generals from Xiliang are very proud of their faces and are easily unable to hold back their faces.

Li Li is a person who doesn't want to be face-saving. When faced with his request for help, Li Jue was in person, so it was difficult for the generals to refuse, and they could not make things easy. They all donated money generously. The soldiers handed over to the coming were really elite soldiers, and they did not make up for the gaps and were not discounted.

So much so that all these elite soldiers were cheaper, and they enjoyed their gains, and their strength doubled.

Time passes like a passing white horse, half a month passes quietly.

After Li Jue's army wiped out Zhu Jue's rebels, Niu Fu sent Zhang Ji, who was stationed in Luoyang, to lead the army. The two units joined forces and Li Jue was still in charge of the army.

Then, Li Jue's army turned east and headed to Yanzhou to rob Chenliu.
Chapter completed!