【Chapter 288】
"Decision? The war is imminent, why do you need to make a decision!"
Li Lihu looked down at the generals in the hall with deep eyes, pondered for a while, stood up, and walked to the middle of the hall.
"In the battle of Longyou, although Zhang Ji took the lead in provoking the battle and ordered a forcibly siege, our army suffered little losses, and Zhang Ji's troops did not suffer much, but he surrounded and annihilated the eight thousand war cavalry under my uncle Li Jue! You have seen the subsequent war caused by this battle. My uncle was furious and mobilized the army to fight our army to decisively. The lives of the eight thousand light cavalry were exchanged for the decisive battle of more than 300,000 Xiliang Army that was about to open the war!"
"The eight thousand iron cavalry only killed more than 3,000 people in battle, and more than 4,000 prisoners were assigned to the Jinqi Guard by the lord?" In the lobby, when Li Li finished speaking, Teng Yu's muttering voice came.
"Teng Yu, what are you muttering?" Muran, Li Li stared at Teng Yu with a cold face, his sword eyebrows were like bows and his tiger eyes were like arrows. Teng Yu's neck shrank and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.
Then Teng Yu sat upright and waved his hand and denied, "I didn't say anything. Hehe, I didn't say anything---."
"Hmph!" Li Li glared at Teng Yu and snorted coldly, then turned around and said in a deep voice: "Just just now, Wenhe Military Advisor has introduced that the most elite combat cavalry of the Western Liang Army is the 50,000 Hu Ben Camp. With hundreds of thousands of people, so many soldiers cannot enter the battle at the same time. They fight for the elite combat cavalry, and they fight for the morale and morale. As long as the most elite combat cavalry of the Western Liang Army is defeated, the morale of the military will naturally be chaotic, the morale will be low, and they will be defeated for thousands of miles. Therefore, our army must form the most powerful combat cavalry to compete with the Western Liang Army's Hu Ben Camp!"
Speaking of this, Li Li paused his tone and said sternly: "In this battle, our army had a total of 70,000 combat cavalry and 80,000 infantry. I want to temporarily merge the Iron Cavalry, Feixiong Camp, Qinglong Camp, and Pegasus Camp into a single army. Then, from Hu Zhen's troops, Lantian Camp and Longyou surrendered troops, select 20,000 elite war cavalry to form 60,000 Wuwei Iron Cavalry. Xu Rong was the chief general, and Bo Cai was the deputy general. Dong Yue and Huan Fei's troops were the vanguard commanders, and eight generals, including Teng Yu, Pang De, Tarus, Ma Chao, Meng Chong, Yinzhe, Tiezhe and Tiexiao, each led 5,000 Iron Cavalry to fight.
Our Wuwei Army Iron Cavalry is a temporary combat cavalry, and its combat power may be slightly inferior to that of the Huben Camp, and its soldiers' ability to fight together may not be as good as that of the Huben Camp. However, this time I will combine your twelve generals into a single army, with Xu Rong and Bo Cai as the main generals. In the center, ten tiger generals including Dong Yue, Huan Fei, Teng Yu and other ten tiger generals are the commanders. If the soldiers have poor combat power, they will use you tigers and wolves to fill the shortcomings. You all have the courage of ten thousand men. I don’t expect you to fight ten thousand, but I just ask you to lead their respective five thousand combat cavalry. Follow the general orders and defeat the Huben Camp! Can the generals listen to it?”
"I hope you will receive the order!" In the center of the lobby, the twelve generals led by Xu Rong and Bocai stepped out and bowed to the order.
Li Li nodded with a solemn expression and said, "Okay, our army's combat cavalry will be handed over to you. The success or failure of this battle also depends on you twelve. I hope you must work together. After fighting this battle well, you will have a reward for your own success!"
"No!" The generals shouted in unison, with a shocking momentum, and a rumbling sound.
He waved his hand to signal Xu Rong and others to get up and take their seats. Li Li continued to order: "The remaining 90,000 soldiers are left to 10,000 infantry guards to defend the city. Hu Zhen's troops and Longyou surrendered troops are left to the left wing, Lantian Daying soldiers and Wuwei infantry are right wing, Jin Qi Guards protect the central army's battle flag. Zhang Liao is the chief general. Hu Zhen is the deputy general, Yang Ding, Cao Xing, Liang Xing and others are the subordinate to the dispatch. Fan Yong is the chief general, Dian Wei is the deputy general, Yang Qiu, Huan Zhong, Huan Yi and others are the subordinate to the dispatch. The central army is led by Li Zhi and Tietuo to guard the battle flag, and Hu Cheer is the chief general. Follow me to fight left and right. Wherever our Wuwei army's battle flag, the entire army will only advance but not retreat. Who dares to take a step back without permission and kill you without mercy!"
"No!" This sound of Nobi was even more than that, and the volume was loud, which made the huge lobby roar.
Li Li raised his hand to signal the generals to return to his post and said in a deep voice: "Jia Xu followed the central army to fight. Li Xuan and Li Ru remained in the guards of Meiwu, and Wuxia was appointed as the garrison, leading 10,000 infantry to guard Meiwu."
"Subordinates accept the order!" Li Xuan, Li Ru and Jia Xu stood up and responded.
It was not until this time that many generals who had recently joined the Wuwei Army suddenly remembered that there was a female general named Dian Wuxia in the backyard of the lord Li Li, who was named "Incomparable God of War".
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Three days later, Li Jue from Chang'an sent an envoy to Meiwu.
In the lobby, Li Li met the envoy, and Li Xuan and Li Ru were also sitting in the hall.
The messenger standing in the hall was Li Su, a fellow villager of Lu Bu.
Li Su, a native of Wuyuan County, Bingzhou, was originally the cavalry commander under Lu Bu. After Wang Yun and Lu Bu conspired to kill Dong Zhuo, they sent him to lead troops to wipe out Niu Fu's army. Unfortunately, he was not only unable to defeat Niu Fu, but was defeated by Niu Fu and fled and retreated to Hongnong.
In the Romance of the Romance, after Li Su retreated from Hongnong, he was killed by Lu Bu.
However, because Li Jue, Guo Si and Li Li led their troops to counterattack Chang'an at the first time, the city of Chang'an was captured just when Lu Bu was about to lead his troops to suppress the enemy. In this way, Lu Bu's plan to send troops was still alive, and Li Su escaped the disaster and then led his troops to join Li Jue's army.
To put it in detail, although Li Su was not talented, he also made great achievements. In his early years, he recommended himself to Dong Zhuo and surrendered to Lu Bu, but he succeeded in one fell swoop. Ding Yuan died, and Lu Bu led the Bingzhou army to surrender. During the conspiracy of Wang Yun and Lu Bu on to kill Dong Zhuo, it is said that Li Su also assisted Lu Bu in the assassination of Dong Zhuo, and helped Wang Yun wipe out the Feixiong soldiers and the remnants of the Xiliang Army in the palace. Unfortunately, he followed the wrong person and was always with Lu Bu, but he could not integrate into the Bingzhou army. He failed to eliminate Niu Fu, but was angry by Lu Bu.
Now that Li Su is surrendered to Li Jue's tent, it is said that he is not popular. Many generals from Xiliang have complained about him. Especially when he participated in the assassination of Dong Zhuo, he was a crime that could never be removed. Even though he had no choice, he could not tell the truth at that time and could not explain it clearly. Therefore, the thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands were annexed by Li Jue and Guo Si, and they were temporarily staying with Li Jue to listen to him. This time, he was a escort and came to Meiwu to submit a letter of war.
That's right, Li Su came here to issue a letter of war to Li Li and his Wuwei army.
In the hall, Li Li frowned slightly and looked at the war letter written by Li Jue: "Tell Li Li to join the Wuwei Army: Three days later, our 170,000 troops in Xiliang will be in line to invite Li Li and his Wuwei Army. In this battle, if the Wuwei Army is defeated, it will be handed over to the emperor and the queen mother, withdraw from Meiwu, bow down to the surrender, and merge into the Xiliang Army; vice versa. Li Jue."
With just a few dozen words, Li Li read it three times, then put down the book, squinted his eyes and pondered without saying a word.
"Please sit down, let my master think about it, and I will reply to you later." In the hall, Li Xuan stood up and walked to Li Su and whispered.
Li Su bowed with a restrained expression and expressed his gratitude to Li Xuan, and then sat down aside.
"Is the Cavalry Commander in Chang'an recently?" Li Xuan sat beside Li Su and asked softly.
Li Su knew that the matter in Chang'an City could not be hidden from the Wuwei Army's careful actions, so he did not act artificially, sighed softly, and whispered: "Oh, it's hard to say anything! The last general led the troops to wipe out Niu Fu before, and was scolded by Lu Bu and wanted to send troops to kill me. Fortunately, the general of the cavalry sent troops to Meiwu and drove away Lu Bu's army. Only then could he survive by chance. Now the generals of the Xiliang Army do not tolerate me and often mock me, but I can only endure humiliation and live a life of great suffering!"
Li Xuan smiled indifferently and said, "The general is so serious. In his early years, he followed Dong Xiang to fight south and north and made great contributions. He can be said to be both civil and military. Now the general accidentally went astray. Although he had mistakes, his flaws did not cover up his merits. What is the greater the merits! I wonder how the Xiliang Army is preparing now? In addition to the 50,000 Huben Camp, can there be a secret weapon for killing?"
"Uh, this,,,,,,," Li Su said in shock, staring at Li Xuan incredibly, with a rather confused look on his face.
Li Xuan smiled and said, "General, don't be nervous. The Xiliang army does not allow the general. My Wuwei army welcomes the general to join. What's more, I heard that the general is also a descendant of the flying general Li Guang. He is the same as my lord. At present, you and my lord are not accepted by the Xiliang army. In this way, you and my lord are really in the same spirit and should share the same hatred and fight side by side. Do the general agree?"
Li Su looked at Li Xuan in surprise and whispered: "What sir said is right. It's just that Dong Zhuo's death. General Li Jue is quite dissatisfied with me. Can the General of the Cavalry really let go of the past? After all, General of the Cavalry is the son-in-law of the Prime Minister, and Dong Wan, the daughter of the Prime Minister, is the beloved wife of General Xiaoqi. Can he forgive my mistakes?"
"General is too worried." Li Xuan smiled and looked at Li Li who was thinking in the main seat, and laughed in a low voice: "General should know what happened under Wuguan City, right?"
Li Su was stunned, with hope flashing in his eyes, and then nodded affirmatively and said softly: "I will hear about this matter. I heard that Li Xiaoqi led tens of thousands of troops to trap Lu Bu's army under Wuguan City. Then Lu Bu knelt down and begged for mercy, and presented Zhang Liao, Cao Xing and the eight hundred soldiers of the camp to Li Xiaoqi as slaves. He received Li Xiaoqi's approval and was able to pass Wuguan and go south to Jingxiang."
Li Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, the general said nothing. Lu Bu was ungrateful, killing the king and father, first killing Ding Yuan, and then killing Dong Xiang. Such a fickle and unfaithful villain, my lord was at the city of Wuguan, thinking that he was Dong Xiang's adopted son, and he was also the only descendant of the Prime Minister's death. Therefore, my lord was kind and let go of Lu Bu and his tens of thousands of Bingzhou troops under his command. Lu Bu was actually the culprit for killing Dong Xiang. My lord can spare his life, let alone the cavalry commander! Therefore, the general does not need to worry too much. My lord is as grand as the five mountains and as broad as the world. He will definitely welcome the general to surrender!"
"Uh,,,,,,,, let me think carefully and answer me in a few days?" After hesitating, Li Su said with a flattering smile.
Li Xuan's face changed suddenly when he heard this and said in a deep voice: "Everyone has his own ambitions, so I will naturally not force the Cavalry Commander. But I have a saying that I want to give to the Cavalry Commander. It is better to provide timely help than to add icing on the cake. Leave a way out for yourself in advance. This kind of thing is nothing wrong with it, but leaving a way out requires showing sincerity."
"Uh!" Li Su looked at Li Xuan's cold expression in shock. After thinking for a moment, his erratic eyes became firm. Then he turned his head and looked around the lobby, and whispered to Li Xuan with his ears. ——————(To be continued)
Chapter completed!