In the following three days, the vanguard army of the vacancies of the princes and allied forces swept across the road.

The defeat of Anyi camp was frequently reported, and it was faster and worse than the other, which made the soldiers of Xiliang panic and confused.

At this moment, the commander Li Li was in charge of the central army commander's tent, and the cheerful and loud laughter filled the commander's tent, surrounding the commander's tent. Any soldiers who passed by the commander's tent could clearly hear it, and then they were very calm and then passed it on word of mouth. Therefore, despite the successive defeats in the wars ahead, everything in the Anyi camp was as usual, the morale of the army was stable and as solid as a rock.

In the minds of all the soldiers of the Western Liang army, the lord Li Li is a big star that stands upright, an invincible commander who can attack and fight, predicts things like gods and can do everything.

In just a few years, Li Li rose rapidly from Sima, the other department of Longxiang Camp, and then became uncontrollable. His strength grew stronger and stronger day by day and flourished. Since quelling the Chang'an Rebellion, Li Li led a large army to pacify the entire Xiliang area with a thunder and lightning speed, and then prepared for his troops and rested. In just two years, the two states of Xiliang changed their appearance, and the market became lively and prosperous day by day. The lives of the officers, soldiers and the people were improving day by day. The prefectures and counties showed unprecedented peace and peace, and everyone lived and worked in peace.

At the same time, the food, accommodation and military pay and benefits of the soldiers of the entire army are gradually increasing. The military discipline is strict, orders are prohibited, and the ups and downs are effective. This makes many veterans feel like they are a different generation. They can't believe that the Xiliang Army can also become such an elite army. The general manager Li Li can personally feel the kindness of the soldiers under his command. From two meals a day to three meals a day, this alone is enough to make the soldiers of the entire army respect the general manager Li Li as a god, keep it in their hearts, be grateful, and never forget it until their death.

In other words, although Li Li did not lead a large army to fight a major war in the past two years, he quietly gathered the morale of the army. In the past two years, most of the soldiers in the army had seen Li Li with their own eyes. Many people even spoke to Li Li, and Li Li praised it with a smile. It is no exaggeration to say that no matter who the general in charge of the Western Liang army wanted to betray Li Li, the soldiers of his troops were ignorant and still had no place to die. Once the soldiers learned the truth, the person would definitely suffer the consequences and die without a place to bury him.

At the same time, in two years, the former Xiliang subordinates under Dong Zhuo and the Wuwei army under Li Li were completely integrated into a military. Many middle- and low-level generals who had doubts and wait-and-see attitude towards Li Li also regained their hearts and respected Li Li as their lord with conscience. This is a true respect for Li Li, willing to work hard for him and never regret it until his death. Of course, there are inevitably some greedy people in the meantime. But this is a small group of people, which is not worthy of the truth.

An army that is united in the army is undoubtedly a very powerful and terrifying existence. As long as Li Li appears in the military camp, on the battlefield, the soldiers of the army can rush forward, fight bravely, and be fearless. Because the battle is to be loyal to the head coach Li Li, after his death, his wife and children will still be well taken care of. Children can also study in the Imperial Academy and find a good future.

This is an unprecedented good situation for the old Qin people who experienced the "major doctors and soldiers" in the pre-Qin period. The old Qin people were born as soldiers, who dared to fight and fight but were not afraid of death, but were only afraid that their children would not be taken care of after their death, they would not be covered in clothes or food, and they would endure cold and starve, and wander around.

All human beings have the heart to protect their calf, and people have the same heart and the same principle.

From the moment Li Li decided to treat the soldiers of the entire army and their families with strict implementation, he won the strong support of the soldiers of the entire army and was already ahead of all the princes in the world. Two years of tax reduction and exemption and vigorously farming to develop farming and serenity are a move to consolidate the foundation and win the hearts of the people.

Facts have proved that everything Li Li did is worth it. Although the Xiliang army has not expanded its territory or expanded its army in the past two years, it has won the hearts of the people and the morale of the army, and its combat effectiveness has increased day by day. In today's world, the army's training is relaxed and the equipment is not good, so it can be supplemented later. Only the hearts of the people are hard to buy, and it is not easy to gather people's hearts. Only a united army is an invincible elite army that cannot be defeated and cannot be broken.

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In the central army tent, Li Li sat upright in the position of commander, looking down at the bamboo slips of the battle report with a calm expression. Although the desk was filled with defeat, he looked at it with relish and focused, without any displeasure on his face.

Bang bang bang!

The sound of crisp footsteps sounded on the wooden floor of the big tent, coming from far to near, without passing through, the visitor strode into the handsome tent.

Li Li did not look up at all when he heard the footsteps, because he knew who the person was and there were only a few people who could enter and exit the tent freely, all of whom were trusted by him.

"Lord, forgive me, this is another roll of defeat." Jia Xu whispered with a shameful expression on his face.

Li Li raised his head when he heard the sound, put down the bamboo slips casually, and smiled and said, "Wenhe is back, I'm tired all the way, sit down and talk."

Jia Xu bowed and then retreated to the left tent to sit down. At this time, Li Li stood up and walked to his side. After slowly sitting down, he laughed indifferently: "Repayment is a matter of course. Defence must pay a certain price. If you defend for a long time, you will lose it. It is inevitable to lose a few cities. Since ancient times, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. Wenhe does not need to worry about it. Just sit down and rest. Hahaha!"

Jia Xu was shocked when he heard this and said in surprise: "Lord, as of now, the Allied forces of the princes have captured six cities of our army within four days, which is unstoppable! At this time, how can the old minister not be anxious? How can he sit down? If the situation continues, the enemy's vanguard troops will be at the city in five days!"

Li Li shook his head and chuckled, "No, the enemy will not reach Anyi City within ten days. At least half a month before the army will be over and the troops will be at the city. In addition, Wen He was wrong, that is, the army that captured the six cities of our army was not the Allied forces of the princes, but the 60,000 vanguard front army led by Sun Ce.

According to the war report, Sun Ce's troops captured six cities and camps within four days. Although they were unstoppable, they also suffered tens of thousands of soldiers and were now less than 50,000. In other words, Sun Ce had to pay no less than 2,000 casualties for every city he captured, and it was not that he easily captured our city without a single soldier. In addition, since the enemy's three days of advancing, Yuan Shao's central army was 140 miles apart from Sun Ce's troops, which is also worth paying attention to. If this continues, in two days, the distance between the enemy's vanguard troops and Yuan Shao's central army will be widened to 200 miles, which can be said to be alone in deep.

So, I just ordered Teng Xiao and Xu Rong to officially participate in the battle from the tenth day of my main battle camp to block Sun Ce's vanguard army. With just over 40,000 or 50,000 troops, I dared to go deep into the hinterland of Hedong alone. Sun Ce really didn't take me Li Li seriously. It's time to give him a head-on blow, give him a fire to defeat him, and wake up."

"Oh?" Jia Xu was stunned when he heard this and asked thoughtfully: "What if Sun Ce suddenly stopped moving forward?"

"Do you think Sun Ce will stop moving forward?" Li Li pondered, then smiled and shook his head, and said, "No, if it were other generals who served as vanguard generals, they might stop when they meet, but Sun Ce would never do this. This man is so proud that he is wearing a strong and holding a sharp edge. He is brave and fierce, just like his father Sun Jian.

When Sun Jian was the vanguard of the allied forces of the princes, he went deep into the army alone and was greedy for merit and rash, so he was defeated by Li Su and Fan Chou attacked the camp at night and fled. Today, Sun Ce relied on his bravery and led the Baibo bandits to advance all the way. He attacked the city and camp, and his brave momentum was even better than his father Sun Jian. At this time of great victory, he would never stop there. He would definitely pursue the camp and continue to attack our army's city camps, in an attempt to further expand the results of the battle."

While speaking, Li Li paused and sneered: "The reason why Sun Ce did not travel thousands of miles to lead his army to the alliance is that he wanted to step on my shoulders and make a name for himself. With this, he was the capital for him to gain foothold in Yangzhou and dominate the world. It was really easy to plot, and he actually regarded me Li Li as his stepping stone for making me famous. Hahaha!"

"Uh, so that's it." Jia Xu suddenly realized and said in a deep voice: "I say Sun Ce is an unknown person. What do you think of by virtue of being so arrogant? It turns out that he is the son of Sun Jian, the tiger in Jiangdong. It's not surprising that Sun Jian was brave and fierce back then, and led a mere ten thousand men and horses to go deep. Within half a month, he captured more than ten camps including Baima, and made a huge noise, thus gaining the reputation of the "Tiger in Jiangdong".

As the saying goes, like a father, like a son. Now the princes of the Central Plains have joined forces to form an alliance again. Sun Ce still wants to follow the old path of his father Sun Jian, and make a name for himself again with the help of the Allied troops, thus laying the foundation for his victory in the world. Before, I couldn't understand why he had the courage to challenge Lu Bu and compete for the position of vanguard general. Now it seems that he is not a reckless person, but has long planned and desperate to become famous in order to become famous in one battle. He is simply a crazy and desperate person!"

The conversation suddenly changed, Jia Xu sneered with disdain: "But Sun Ce made a wrong idea this time and mistakenly regarded his lord as a bully, trying to use his lord's reputation to achieve his outstanding achievements. Although his ideas were good, he was too overestimated and he was too arrogant.

With his mere 20,000 troops alone, it is not enough for our army to get stuck in the gaps, and we can destroy it with our palms. It is ridiculous that Sun Ce thought he was able to make a plan, and he was arrogant and arrogant. Little did he know that the six cities and camps he captured were just empty cities and camps that our army voluntarily gave up. Most of the people in it have been transferred out, and the remaining soldiers were untrained county soldiers and had not been included in our Xiliang Army. But he was ignorant of all this and was still proud of it. It was ridiculous!"

Li Li nodded slightly and said, "The county government soldiers stationed in Sili have old weapons, loose training, and loose military disciplines. They are incomparable to the county government soldiers under my command who were officially incorporated into the Xiliang Army. The combat effectiveness is even more disparate and there is no comparable nature. For more than two years, the counties of Sili have nominally been under the rule of Li Li, but in fact they are secretly controlled by the major gentry families.

This has always been a heart-wrenching problem for me. I have tried to rectify the administration of officials in various counties in the Sili County many times, but I have never found a suitable excuse and cannot start. This time, the alliance is a good opportunity. Without me taking action personally, the Allies will get rid of these stumbling blocks for me. After removing these hindering clans, it will be our turn to come forward to clean up the mess."

"Well, what the lord said is very true." Jia Xu nodded happily and agreed.

At this moment, Li Zhi walked into the tent with brimmings and handed over a stack of brocades and reported: "Please take a look. This is the secret report of the Northern Expedition just received. General Zhou Yu led his army to conquer the Xiongnu royal court yesterday evening, capturing more than 100 Xiongnu tribe leaders and nobles, including the new Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan, captured more than 30,000 people in charge of the string, more than 100,000 Xiongnu tribes, and countless cattle, sheep, livestock and supplies.

At this point, the Southern Xiongnu tribes were completely destroyed, and our army won a great victory in the Northern Expedition. At this time, the Northern Expedition Army was still resting in Gaoliu City, and soon they could send troops to Bingzhou to capture other counties except Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yanmen and Shangjun."

"Okay, very good!" Li Li looked at the good news and handed it to Jia Xu, and said happily: "Gongjin lived up to expectations, finally succeeded in the battle and recovered the lost land in Hetao!"

"Hahaha!" Then, the three ministers in the tent laughed happily. The joyful laughter drifted out of the tent with the wind and drifted into the ears of thousands of soldiers guarding the camp, which shocked them, felt happy both physically and mentally, full of hope for the upcoming battle and high spirits.

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