"Bang!"

With the sound of a collision, the ferry shook violently, and then it swayed toward the shore, and the hull gradually stabilized.

The moment the ferry stopped, a golden shadow suddenly flew out of the cabin, then jumped and landed on the rocks on the shore.

"I thought this guy was a divine beast that was not afraid of, but now he ran so fast, afraid of falling into the water. It turned out that it also had times of fear! Hahaha!"

On the ferry, watching the King of Jinniu jumping to the shore impatiently, Li Li couldn't help laughing.

While laughing, he walked to the shore and casually pulled Guo Jia, who was closely behind him, and stood side by side with Guo Jia, watching the dense ships docking one after another.

"Why didn't Teng Xiao come ashore? Could it be that he was seasick?" Seeing the generals heading forward and landing, Li Li suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise.

"This,,," Guo Jia's expression changed and hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

When he saw Li Li's expression was unhappy, Guo Jia whispered: "Report to the lord, General Teng Xiao did not board the ship with us, and insisted on staying on the north bank as the back of our army."

"Hmm? Nothing!" Li Li was shocked and furious when he heard this, "Why is this guy so stubborn and bold, and dares to resist the order and refuse to obey it! Does he think my military orders are nonsense and anyone dares to disobey it?"

"Don't be angry, General Teng Xiao has no intention." Seeing Li Li's angry face, Guo Jia explained anxiously: "The lord has indeed misunderstood General Teng Xiao this time. The reason why he insisted on evacuating Hedong County was because he said that he was the lord general of Anyi and must hold on until the last moment. He would only board the ship and leave after everyone evacuated safely."

Speaking of this, Guo Jia said with admiration: "Before boarding the ship, I have persuaded him to board the ship. After all, our army has evacuated from the Dayang Ferry. If the army of princes catches up, he and his five hundred personal soldiers will be equivalent to sending a sheep to the tiger's mouth, and their lives will be worrying.

But General Teng Xiao said that the lord ordered him to station in Anyi for two years and six months. Before that, the Anyi camp was as solid as a golden sacrificial and did not fear any enemy. The people of Hedong County also lived and worked in peace and peace. This time, the defeat of Hedong. No matter what the reason was the loss of the camp, he could not only care about his own escape, and must hold on until the last moment. Only after the lord, the soldiers and the people all evacuated, he would be the last one to leave. Because he was the commander of the Anyi camp and the only city pass to guard Hedong. The fall of Hedong means that our army completely lost its deterrence to the princes of Hedong. More importantly, the people of Hedong left their hometowns and moved to Hongnong County. General Teng Xiao also took this blame on himself, so he insisted on boarding the ship and evacuating.

The Wei-Minist could not persuade him, so he had to stay on the north shore according to him, and he begged me not to tell the lord about this, and that the truth could only be revealed after we landed. Therefore,, I know the crime. Please punish me!"

After saying that, Guo Jia looked quite regretful and was very worried that Teng Xiao would encounter an accident, so he bowed to Li Li to apologize.

After hearing this, Li Li was stunned and lost his mind. After standing for a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I am negligent in this matter. Teng Xiao is a timid guy. Although he is not serious and doesn't say much, he actually believes in his own way. Once he makes up his mind, he can't pull back the nine-headed cows.

After the order to evacuate Anyi City was issued, I found that he was stern and murderous intent all day long. After the granary was burned, he killed more than 6,000 gentry, powerful men and entourage in one go. At that time, I felt that he was a little abnormal. But he said nothing, nor did he object to abandon Anyi City and evacuate Hedong. Now I finally understood that this guy made up his mind to stay for the last time. His original intention was to fight with the army of princes. He would never board the ship to evacuate unless he had to!"

As he spoke, the anger on Li Li's face gradually dissipated, replaced by a calm look, which was a bit scary.

Seeing that Li Li's expression was different, Guo Jia whispered: "Lord, don't worry too much. I believe that General Teng Xiao will not have any trouble. He was the leader of General Teng Xiao the first appointed by the lord. He is not only a skilled martial arts but also a courageous person. He is actually a talented general with both civil and military skills. Before the lord issued the retreat order, he had explained it repeatedly. General Teng Xiao was also present at that time, and he could hear it clearly and clearly. Therefore, I believe that he knew the importance and would not take risks alone, nor would he do stupid things that he knew it was impossible."

After hearing this, Li Li's expression did not change at all. He looked up at the last ray of setting sun on the hill to the west. A trace of brightness flashed in his eyes, and a little worry appeared between his eyebrows.

"Let's go, we'll wait for him at the entrance of Feiyundu Canyon to the west until he returns safely."

After pondering for a while, Li Li turned over and jumped onto the back of the Jinni Beast King, waved his hand and signaled that more than 20,000 county government soldiers and the Jinni Guards who had landed on the shore to set off and headed along the south bank of the Yellow River to Feiyundu Canyon ten miles away.

This was the thirteenth day after the granary of Anyi City was burned down. The 10,000 Jinqiuwei and 15,000 county government soldiers who followed Li Li were the last group of people evacuated from Hedong. Before that, the 110,000 Anyi army and 170,000 people in Hedong had safely arrived on the south bank of the Yellow River and were escorted into Hangu Pass by Hongnong County soldiers.

By this time, all the Xiliang army evacuated Hedong and retreated to Hangu Pass, which was equivalent to completely abandoning the Hedong position. However, at the end, a series of troubles arose. Teng Xiao and five hundred personal soldiers did not follow Li Li on board the ship to evacuate. Instead, they insisted on staying behind the North Bank Hall to protect the last group of troops from evacuating Hedong safely.

In fact, Teng Xiao did this a little too much, because until the moment Li Li boarded the ship, although Yuan Shao led the army of princes to the city of Anyi, he did not immediately attack the city. Instead, he set up camp twenty miles east of Anyi City. However, once Yuan Shao learned that Anyi City was an empty city and Li Li had boarded the ship to evacuate Hedong, he would immediately lead his army to chase after him, and then he would run into Teng Xiao and others who were left on the river bank. In this way, the situation of Teng Xiao and his 500 personal soldiers can be imagined, and they must be extremely dangerous and likely to die.

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The night is seductive, but it is harassed by the cold wind, which is a big shame.

Feiyundu, a mountain stream between two cliffs, winding streams, rugged rocks, and puddles everywhere.

In fact, there is no road in the stream, and it is narrow and rugged and difficult to walk. It only allows one rider to pass at a time. It is really not suitable for large army passage.

However, as the middle of winter approaches, the streams are dry and the wormwood is withered. Although the mountain is steep, it is bare and the top of the mountain is dangerous. It is very safe to stop here for a while at night.

There was no road in the Feiyundu River in the stream, but when Li Li's army arrived here, it became a road here.

The more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians who had crossed the river before traveling from the main road, bypassing Feiyundu and then headed west; the last group of people also landed at noon and are now on their way to Hangu Pass.

Li Li and his party were all light-packed soldiers. Without bags, there was no burden. There was no need to walk the main road. You could directly pass through Feiyundu mountain stream. In this way, you could walk 30 miles of mountain road less and reach Hangu Pass at midnight.

"Boom boom boom!"

Li Li and his generals looked at the southern ferry, but saw a huge fire on the river bank, and the heat waves surged into the sky, allowing more than 20,000 soldiers waiting in the canyon to feel the thick smoke and heat of the fire.

More than a thousand ships have completed their mission. Except for more than 300 large ships that can carry 100 people, all of them are burned down. The purpose of this is to prevent the vassal army chasing the north shore from obtaining ships, and naturally they cannot cross the river in the short term. In this way, the Allies will take at least half a month to one month to build ships, and this period can be enough to wipe out the Allies' strong offensive momentum, consume enough food and grass, and eliminate the fighting spirit of the Allies.

These seemingly irrelevant and futile, and cannot weaken the strength of the Allied forces, but they are not.

As the saying goes, the momentum is like a tiger in one drum. It declines again and then becomes exhausted three times. The Xiliang army is waiting for labor and takes advantage of the benefits of Chengguan. The Hanguguan is sufficient money and food, and can afford it; but the vassals and allied troops are different.

More than 400,000 Allied troops gathered on the north bank of the Yellow River, and most of the people in Hedong have moved to Hongnong County and took away food and precious objects. Although it is not a strong wall and clearing the fields, it is almost the same. In this way, the Allied forces will need a huge daily food and grass. After a month, it will be Yuan Shao's turn to have a headache. If the supply of food and grass is insufficient, it will inevitably affect morale and shake the morale of the army. If Yuan Shao provides enough food and grass, even if Jizhou is rich, it will be dragged down and exhausted by the Allied forces.

Food and grass are still secondary. More importantly, once the war is delayed for a long time, friction will inevitably arise within the Allied forces, and the rift between the princes will gradually emerge, which will affect the morale of the army, invisibly weaken the fighting spirit and military advance of the Allied forces, and reduce the combat effectiveness by at least 20%.

Any opportunity to weaken the strength of the Allied forces is very important for the Xiliang Army. As one point decreases, the weakening of the Allied forces means that the chance of winning of the Xiliang Army increases by one point. This accumulation seems inconspicuous and has nothing to do with the overall situation. However, when the two armies officially fight, these insignificant pros and cons will be completely revealed, which is very likely to change the entire battle situation.

"Lord, all the ships are burned, which means General Teng Xiao has returned to the south bank safely. Lord can rest assured." Looking at the red flames above the ferry, Guo Jia said to Li Li with relief.

"Yes." Li Li nodded with a smile and said with a smile: "Teng Xiao is not a mess at all. He also knows the importance and returns in time. Otherwise, we will not only lose the Anyi camp this time, but also lose a general, causing heavy losses!"

Guo Jia nodded softly when he heard this and whispered: "Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as taking advantage but not losing. War has its own laws that must be followed, with gains and losses, and there are victory and defeats, and one rises and the other falls. Therefore, the wise men have their words, and victory and defeat are common things for military strategists.

This time, our Xiliang army is a small number of enemies. Although Xiliang cavalry is in hand and a hero like the lord is in charge, there are many talented people among the princes, and they are numerous and powerful, and their troops are powerful. Therefore, it seems accidental to fall from Hedong, but it is inevitable, and it is reasonable. The lord does not have to blame himself for this.

What's more, our army's defeat this time was just a loss of some food and grass. Before the troops were damaged, they have now been safely withdrawn to the south bank. As for the 70,000 to 80,000 stones of food and grass burned by the enemy, it is not enough to make a mistake. The late Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian sent 70,000 stones of food and grass before his death, and the 10,000 stones of food and grass raised by our army for this battle, as well as the 130,000 stones of food and grass sent by Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, were well preserved. With such sufficient material reserves, it is enough for our army to guard Hangu Pass for more than half a year, and even if our army does not fight the decisive battle with the Allies, it will be safe. Therefore, as long as our army does not make fatal mistakes from now on, it will be invincible. Once we find a fighter opportunity, our army can take the initiative to attack, greatly weaken the strength of the Allies, and win the final victory of this battle!"

Speaking of this, a red light appeared on Guo Jia's face and said excitedly: "As long as our army can win this battle of Sili with the ability to protect its strength as much as possible, it means that the situation in the Central Plains will become clear. After the defeat of the princes of all alliances, they will no longer pose a threat to our army. Our army not only needs to recover the lost territory of Sili, but also take advantage of the victory to advance and seize all the territory they can grab. If this is true, our army will not only not be able to lose its strength in this battle, but will become stronger and stronger. The territory and population will double on the original basis, truly becoming the number one overlord of the Central Plains, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent acquisition of the entire Central Plains states. Since ancient times, those who win the Central Plains will win the world, as long as the Central Plains are in their hands, the lord will be the lord!"

"Hahaha!" Li Li laughed and squinted and said, "The words of Fengxiao make people excited and their blood boiled! But these are too far away, so it's too early to say that. You have to chew and eat slowly, and things have to be done one by one. Being too ambitious is not my Li Li's style of doing things, but setting a lofty goal is very necessary. We can go as far as the ideal is! Hahaha!"

Da da da da da!

Just as Li Li was laughing, he saw a fast horse appearing in the sight of everyone at the entrance of the canyon. Li Li recognized the black horse with a shiny mane under the crotch at a glance. This was the BMW he killed Li Kan and then gave it to Teng Xiao.

"The sinner will pay homage to the lord!" He rode his horse to Li Li, and Teng Xiaofei got off the horse and knelt down and bowed.

Li Li looked at Teng Xiao riding alone with a solemn expression, frowned slightly, but was not angry. Then he said in a gentle tone: "Get up, you did not make any mistakes this time, you don't need to apologize. As you said, you are the lord general of Anyi, and you are leaving it for the last evacuation. However, you are a big mistake in disobeying my military order. Thinking of your first offense, you will be loyal to your duties, and you will not be investigated this time. But this is only once, and you will not be used as an example. If you commit it again, you will be punished with both crimes and will be severely punished!"

"Thank you for your forgiveness, I will never be able to repay you, I will be willing to die!" Teng Xiao stood up and said with a reverent expression with excitement.

"Okay, it's good that you can come back alive. There are so many things to ask you to serve in the future!" Li Li nodded slightly, waved his hand immediately, and ordered: "Get off, hurry back to Hangu overnight,,,,,,,,,"

"Report——!" Just as Li Li ordered his departure, the urgent news from the scout suddenly came from the canyon behind him.

Not long after, the scout rushed to Li Li, and while getting off the horse, he said anxiously: "Report to lord, half an hour ago, an unknown soldier suddenly appeared at the entrance of the valley to the south of the mountain stream, and then lurked down without placing a banner, and his movements were very suspicious!"

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Chapter completed!