Standing in front of the tent and looking at the starry sky, Li Li felt thoughtful.

In fact, he was also restless these days, but he never showed it, and his worries did not show them in appearance, and he seemed calm and composed.

Just as Dian Wuxia, Ma Yunluo and others thought, this Northern Expedition was crucial because this was not an isolated war, but a prelude to an unprecedented war, or the prelude to the war.

The prologue seems irrelevant, but it is not.

A glimpse of the whole leopard can be seen. Since ancient times, those who are good at using military forces have never missed any details. Then they clear the context from the chaotic clues and make accurate judgments to facilitate decisions. The prologue is not a behind-the-scenes scene, but a scheming method that covers sight. Once someone despises him, he will inevitably pay a heavy price.

No war can be achieved overnight, and there are often many unknown secrets hidden behind the war. This is the case with the Northern Expedition of the Western Liang Army.

As the commander of the army, Li Li took charge of the battle himself and should have gone to the front line to command the war. But he used Zhou Yu, who had just entered the army as the main general, and led his army to fight against the Xiongnu grasslands and stayed in the rear to take charge. This move was called the commander, but in fact he was a logistics manager who escorted food and supplies, and he was outside the matter and watched the success or failure.

Both Dian Wuxia and Ma Yunluo said that he trusted Zhou Yu too much, so that Zhou Yu was too burdened and at a loss, so that he would suffer consecutive failures and lose more than 20,000 soldiers in vain. After all, Zhou Yu had never led so many troops and horses before, nor had he encountered so many barbarian cavalry. In addition, he had always lived in a prosperous place along the river and was not familiar with the northern cavalry's rushing formation, so defeat was inevitable. If he wins, it would seem abnormal.

Li Li knew the worries and concerns of Dian Wuxia and Ma Yunluo. As the two daughters said, he really trusted Zhou Yu very much, admired him, valued his talents, so he entrusted him with important tasks and entrusted all tens of thousands of troops to Zhou Yu. Because Li Li always believed that Zhou Yu was not only good at water warfare, but also was not inferior to land warfare, and was even far better than water warfare.

In history, Zhou Yu was in Jiangdong, and his most elite troops were naturally the navy. He was in charge of the army and was definitely good at water warfare. But this does not mean that he did not understand land warfare. After he got ashore, he would become a mediocre person who talked about warfare on paper and was not able to command combat cavalry. Since ancient times, warfare has been the same. Whether it is water warfare or land warfare, soldiers are fighting. People are the main ones. If someone is outstanding in water warfare, he will become a mediocre person after he got ashore, this is absolutely a fallacy and nonsense. The reason why the land general is not good at water warfare is not that he does not have the ability to fight water warfare, but that he does not have soldiers and warships who are good at water warfare, or does not understand the water situation; other than that, there is no other reason.

Although Li Li firmly believed that Zhou Yu would live up to his trust and would eventually win. However, it was related to the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers in the Xiliang Army. If Li Li was not worried or in a hurry at all, he would definitely be talking lies with his eyes open and his words were wrong.

Li Li sat in the rear these days, but he was not idle either. He sent thousands of people to inquire about information and knew everything about the frontline war. At the same time, the reason why he used Zhou Yu as the leader was not only to give Zhou Yu, Lu Su and a group of new generals the opportunity to show his talents, but also had a deep intention. This was to entrust Zhou Yu to the war, so that Li Li could calmly think about the next war, so as to prepare in advance, so as not to lose his footing at that time.

What Dian Wuxia and Ma Yunluo didn't know was that the situation in the Central Plains over the past month was confusing. The princes of various towns frequently mobilized their troops and had unclear intentions. But one thing is certain, that is, these princes had great plans and targeted them was Li Li and his three prefectures of Xiliang under their command.

Li Li received secret reports from Hawkeye's detailed works from all states in the world every day. These messages were recorded in his mind. After removing the drought and retaining the essence, he sorted out the situation in the world and the next fierce battle faced by the Western Liang army. Because of this, Li Li was limited in his energy and could not lead the army in person to fight, and he could also take into account other things and think about the next big battle with all his efforts. Therefore, it is undoubtedly the right choice to hand over the Northern Expedition to Zhou Yu to fully responsible, so that he could withdraw from the war and coordinate the upcoming battle of the Central Plains.

However, Li Li did not tell anyone about these secret reports and messages, and they were all accumulated in his heart, and he was repeatedly considering the response strategies at all times and weighing the pros and cons.

However, since he went on a swearing battle, the Xiliang Army had no achievements in the first battle, but had repeatedly lost its troops. This made Li Li secretly worry. Although he sat firmly on the surface and remained unmoved, he was actually thinking about the way to respond and had already prepared a response strategy in case of failure in the battle. He had lost before victory. Although this sentence was not very pleasant to say, the general should have such considerations. The so-called plan for the future is like this. However, he did not give up and still believed in Zhou Yu's ability to command troops.

The several defeats in Zhou Yu since he led the army were quite strange. He did not lose many troops every time, and he was defeated but not defeated. Li Li could also guess the real intention of this. Therefore, he has been waiting for the latest battle report ahead.

If the Battle of Qinglang Valley is still defeated, then Li Li will change his strategy and mobilize heavy troops to the Xiongnu grasslands to sweep away the barbarians with the force of Mount Tai to end the war as soon as possible. Otherwise, if this battle continues as it is now, the situation will be extremely unfavorable to the Xiliang army and the consequences will be unimaginable.

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A sound of brisk footsteps interrupted Li Li's thoughts, and then a tall and strong figure appeared in his sight, walking towards the handsome tent.

This figure is very familiar, and for Li Li, it is very familiar. Because the person who came was not an outsider, but his younger brother, Li Xian, the prefect of Beidi County.

"Uh! Brother?" Li Xian, who was rushing to the sky, saw a tall and familiar figure standing at the door of the handsome tent from afar. When he approached, he found that it was his brother Li Li.

"Brother is here late at night. Could it be that he has already known about our army's victory?"

"Our army won a great victory? Is it the Battle of Qinglang Valley?" Li Li was stunned when he heard the sound and asked suspiciously.

While speaking, Li Li pulled him into the tent without waiting for Li Xian to show his hand and waved his hand to signal the maid to serve tea.

Then the two brothers sat side by side, and Li Xian smiled and said, "I thought my brother was going to know before he knew it. It turned out that my brother was not aware of it. Hahaha!"

"I heard what you mean, may you have learned about the battle situation in Qinglang Valley?" Li Li pondered and continued: "The front-line battle reports have always been sent to me as soon as possible. Why do you know it before me today?"

"Hahaha!" Li Xian smiled and said, "I don't know anything about it. Today, I came from the county government and had something important to discuss with my brother. I didn't expect to meet a whistleblower who came to report the victory half an hour ago. I learned from him that the Qinglang Valley victory was a great victory. The whistleblower was exhausted after running hundreds of miles overnight, so I asked my accompanying soldiers to take care of him, and my brother Yu came first with the news of the victory to report the victory to his brother.

In the past, my brother had already rested, otherwise my sister-in-law would have refused to accept it. I didn’t expect that my brother would not sleep late at night today. He stood at the door waiting for the battle report ahead. This move was beyond my expectations!”

"Hahaha!" Li Li smiled and cursed, "You boy is getting more and more bold now. You are actually talking about your sister-in-law in person. Be careful of the walls, and then make you look good! But you have grown up now. You have been a county magistrate for more than two years, and you are much more mature and steady than before. You can no longer treat you as a child. Tell me what you are important here? There is no need to be taboo in front of me. Just say whatever you want to say, as long as you are within your ability, you will be satisfied!"

"Uh!" Li Xian was stunned when he heard this and said in surprise: "Brother. My affairs are all small and private matters, and wars ahead are big matters! Why don't you ask about the war, but instead ask about my personal matters first?"

Li Li shook his head slightly, looked at his brother with a smile, and asked teasingly: "Do you really want to know, don't you regret it?"

"Yeah!" Li Xian nodded with confusion, staring at Li Li, waiting for the reason that he was anxious to know.

Li Li said with a smile: "Because you are my younger brother, you can distinguish priorities at any time, and you are clear about public and private affairs. So I don't need to ask about the war ahead. You will also say it first, otherwise you will not be Li Xian! Since that's the case, why should I ask this more? Hahaha!"

"Oh, that's how it is." Li Xian suddenly realized.

Li Li personally poured hot tea for Li Xian and smiled and said, "We brothers depended on each other since childhood. Therefore, there is no distinction between public and private, nor is there any real serious or private affairs. For me, as the elder brother, no matter whether your affairs are big or small, they are big or small, and must be resolved first. Besides, if you come to the camp late at night, you must have important matters to discuss with me. Tell me, what the hell is it?"

Li Li's words moved Li Xian so much that he had tears in his eyes and his face was full of gratitude.

Indeed, over the years, Li Li took care of Li Xian in every way and cared for him, like his brother and father. Since Li Li led the army alone, he has never let him go to the front line battlefield and kept him in the rear to guard the city. Even if he went to the war with the army, he must have fought with Li Li, with at least hundreds of personal soldiers around him, and there is no danger at all. Therefore, Li Li himself was in desperate situation several times and almost died, but Li Xian never had such experience. He was always under the protection of his brother Li Li, safe.

Two years ago, Li Xian was ordered to serve as General Anbei and also commanded the magistrate of Beidi County, while the garrison stationed in Beidi County was Dian Wei and his Huben Camp. Li Xian did not understand what this meant at first. It was not until Fazheng once told the whole story that he knew that his brother had good intentions and cared for him. Who was Dian Wei? He was a powerful general who had served as the commander of the personal guards around his brother. It was true that he was sent to station on the border of Beidi County and defend the territory, but his real intention was to protect Li Xian's safety.

From the moment he knew the whole story, Li Xian truly realized that his brother had always cared for him over the years, and he thought about himself almost everything, and never vaguely in big and small matters, and tried his best to do his best. Because of this, after Li Xian became the county magistrate, he did not dare to slack off for a moment. While diligent in government affairs, he led the Huben Camp to plunder the surrounding barbarian tribes to protect the territory and the people. In addition, he had Fa Zheng helping him, so in two years, the Beidi County quickly restored its vitality, increased its population sharply, and achieved remarkable political achievements.

However, everything has its pros and cons. It is precisely because Li Xian frequently used troops to the barbarian tribe that the Southern Xiongnu and the northern Qiang lived in a difficult life, which was worse than that of one year. This prompted them to actively respond to the call of Fuluo and jointly sent troops to attack Beidi County. These barbarians were forced to have no way out by Li Xian, so they could only fight back, which was equivalent to fighting back to death. These things could not be hidden in Li Li's eyes, but he praised his younger brother's actions. Therefore, most of the Beidi County counties were lost this time, and Li Xian was not punished, and all the people who were punished were the generals of the Huben Camp.

This kind of thing seems very unreasonable, and Li Li can't get rid of the suspicion of favoritism, but it is indisputable nowadays. If Li Li severely punished Li Xian, it would make people feel unreasonable, thinking that Li Li has no humanity and does not recognize his relatives. In addition, the Western Liang army knew that the lord Li Li loved his younger brother very much, which was already a well-known fact, so that all the princes in the world heard about it.

The same is true. Li Li can no longer summarize Li Xian's love and love, and can even be said to be spoiled.

Li Xian used to be ignorant of Li Li's care, but he only knew that he would obey his brother's instructions. But now it's different. He regards Li Li as his father and brother. On the surface, he is becoming more and more serious in front of Li Li, but in fact he is burying this brotherly love that is as heavy as Mount Tai in his heart.

At this moment, the tears in Li Xian's eyes rolled for a while and finally did not fall, and gradually disappeared in his eyes. After forcibly calming down, he grinned and said, "Brother, let go of your affairs, please take a look at this good news first."

"Hahaha! It's up to you." Li Li smiled and nodded, took the letter and put it on the desk, and laughed and said, "Look at the war report later. Let's briefly talk about how the battle in Green Wolf Valley was won and how the battle situation was?"

"Well, I have asked the whistleblower carefully about this." Li Xian nodded happily and said with a very excited expression: "Brother, I know people and take responsibility. It is really wise to use Zhou Yu as the commander of the expedition!"

"Oh? Your sister-in-law was urging me to change the generals a few days ago. It would be better to go to the front of the formation to command the war in person!" Li Li said with a smile.

"This,,, I didn't say it, hehehe!" Li Xian was stunned when he heard this, then smiled and waved his hands repeatedly, turned his head to look at the door of the back tent, and whispered: "I'm not hiding it from my brother, my two sisters-in-law have misunderstood this time. Zhou Yu is really not an ordinary person. He destroyed more than 100,000 barbarian cavalry in one battle. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, it's so amazing, he's really a god!"

While speaking, Li Xian stuttered and admired Zhou Yu in a very exaggerated way.

"Die tens of thousands of barbarians in one battle, do you think this is true?" Just as Li Xian was amazed, Li Li was shocked and asked anxiously.

Seeing his brother's expression, Li Xian stopped keeping his head away, nodded and said seriously: "This is the thing. A few days ago, the enemy Kui Yufuluo invited me to fight to fight the decisive battle head-on. The location was in Qinglang Valley, which was the most plump grassland in the Southern Xiongnu tribes. The central area was sunken, forming a huge valley that could accommodate more than 100,000 troops to fight."

"Well, I know these. Yesterday, the war report was sent back to the front, and among them was the war letter of the barbarian thief Yu Fuluo." Li Li nodded and said.

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Chapter completed!