With the arrival of winter, the Battle of Yuan entered a short period of truce.

Snowflakes fly and cold wind raged. Wind and snow swept across the states and counties south of the Yangtze River. Ice and snow imprisoned streams and rivers, and cold dominated the vast land.

In Yijing Castle, there is steaming hot, drinking and singing and dancing to peace.

In the main hall, Gongsun Zan lay horizontally on the soft couch, leaning sideways in the arms of a young beautiful girl, with her head resting on her breasts. While squinting her eyes to watch the graceful dance of the dancers, drinking the steaming wine that the beautiful girl brought to the corner of her mouth, which was comfortable and comfortable.

In the hall, except for the personal soldiers guarding the palace gate, there were all beauties, beautiful and beautiful. They were all Gongsun Zan’s wives, concubines or servants, with a large number of people, and there were more than 30 people on both sides of the hall. Perhaps there were still people who had not arrived.

In the cold winter, the sky is full of wind and snow, and the air turns into ice, which is extremely cold. Many people hide at home to winter, and Gongsun Zan is no exception, but he is more aware of his enjoyment and has the ability to enjoy the warm winter. Singing and dancing, cooking wine to appreciate, awakening his palms and killing, and lying on the knees of beautiful people drunk. This is a perfect dream that many people yearn for; this is within reach for Gongsun Zan. It is easy to get it when summoned and waving away when you call it.

Gongsun Zan has been enjoying such a drunken life and dreaming of life for three years. Before that, he was not like this. He spent all day in the military camp and spent time with the soldiers, laughing, scolding and doing whatever he wanted, and was deeply loved by the soldiers under his command. However, as he grew older, Gongsun Zan, who had been in the army for half a lifetime, had quietly entered middle age, his body had become fat, and his blood was inadvertently lost. He no longer loved war horses and spears, but was obsessed with comfort and enjoyment. He was intoxicated by the beautiful flowers, and was addicted to it.

Over time, the once famous general Gongsun Zan of the White Horse has quietly gone farther and farther away. His ambitions are gone, no longer the ambitions of the past, and he no longer has the courage of the past. Therefore, there is no heroic and good at fighting in the world, but there is a arrogant, extravagant and lewd person, and a foolish lord who has affected millions of people in Youzhou.

Not only that, Gongsun Zan is now violent. He is narrow-minded and will retaliate. His methods are becoming more and more cruel and bloodthirsty. So far, there are hundreds of generals under his command who have died for no reason. In his mansion, he has been tattooed, his ears cut off or his hands and feet. There are hundreds of maids and servants. The cruel methods and the vicious nature of his mind are outrageous.

For this reason, the generals under Gongsun Zan had complaints about him. However, they dared not speak out, but could only endure it, swallow their anger, and compromise. Many soldiers in the army wanted to leave him and make a living, but they were all locals in Youzhou, and their relatives and clan members were here, born and raised here. They could not leave their hometown, so they could only continue to stay in the army against their conscience and live by their way. Otherwise, once they fled without permission, with Gongsun Zan's current mental and mental methods, the fate of their relatives and clan members can be imagined. If so, what's the use of them to escape? Once they live in pain, life is worse than death.

The only thing that is thankful is that since he learned that General Li Li sent a large army to aid, Gongsun Zan rarely worked hard. Some time ago, he finally walked out of the Wubao of Yijing and personally led the army to defend the city, resisting the fierce attack of the Jizhou army, and repeatedly defeating the attack of the Jizhou general Ju Yi, causing the Jizhou army to be unable to advance in a hurry. When heavy snow fell, he had to retreat and rest.

This also made the Youzhou soldiers clearly know that the arrogant lord Gongsun Zan actually had someone who could make him afraid. This person was the great general Li Li who was the most powerful general. Whenever he thought of the great general Li Li, the Youzhou soldiers were full of curiosity, admiration and yearning in their hearts, hoping that one day they would see this legendary Wuhou with their own eyes.

Yes, compared to the general's official taboo, the soldiers of Youzhou prefer to call Li Li Wuhou. This is because not only the people of Xiliang admire martial arts, but the young and strong Youzhou also respect martial arts and are brave by nature. In other words, most of the people in the border counties that are located on the border and are often bullied and plundered by barbarians, are more martial, because only by making themselves stronger can they defend their homes and protect their parents, wives and children. They admire the strong, respect brave and war-friendly generals, and are willing to follow such generals to die. This was the case with the earlier white horse general Gongsun Zan. Therefore, they like to call Li Li's title - Wuhou.

To this day, the young and strong people in all states and counties in the world are afraid that no one does not know the rise of Wuhou Li Li, and they are well aware of the outstanding achievements that Wuhou has established over the years. Most of them have even heard of many strange stories about Wuhou. For example, Wuhou has many confidants with national beauty, three brothers with literary and military strategies, and Wuhou is extremely filial. It is said that he once wanted to hand over the power in his hands to his uncle who raised him to take charge of countless rumors, from the battle of Sili to the small number of children and lovers of Li Li. Moreover, they like to inquire about these rumors, and listen with relish and are extremely interested. It seems that as long as it is about Wuhou Li Li, they are interested and remembered in their hearts, whether it is good or bad.

However, it is strange that most of the news about Li Li brought out by the caravan is positive, at least not bad, there are few negative rumors, and there are almost no. Therefore, young people who have heard of the impressive achievements of Wuhou Li Li, both men and women, admire Li Li very much and respect him from the bottom of their hearts. Few people slander his reputation in public. Even if there are different voices, they will be secretly slandered behind their backs, otherwise they will offend public anger, and the consequences will be serious. At the least, they will be bruised and swollen, or they will be injured or beaten to death by others.

It’s a pity that Li Li didn’t know that he was so popular. In fact, there were celebrities that many people admired in any era, but they were different. Later generations called them “idols” and now they are called “famous scholars, great scholars or famous generals”.

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"Boom boom boom boom---da da da da!"

The huge rumbling sound came from far to near, and gradually evolved into a crisp and neat sound of horse hooves. Soon, more than 300 horses came on the snow and stopped in front of the city gate.

When the defenders on the city tower heard the rumbling sound, they vaguely saw a large area of ​​dark shadows appearing in the snow several miles away, but now there are only more than 300 people calling the gate at the city. "What a strange thing. Is it a hell?" the city gate school murmured to himself.

"Where is the general of the city gate? Open the city gate quickly and we have something important to report to the lord!" A general wearing the black armor of Youzhou Army stepped forward and shouted loudly. Not only was he wearing the armor of Youzhou Army. The more than 300 cavalry behind him were all Youzhou cavalry, so the defenders on the city tower did not stop shouting, but allowed them to walk to the city gate.

It was late at night, but the snow was covered with snow and the white snow was dazzling, making the sky half-light and dark, looming. The defenders on the city tower looked down below. Seeing the shouting general seemingly familiar, but they couldn't see clearly. Immediately, the small school in the city gate waved his hand to signal the soldiers to go down and pass the order. After finding out their identity, they reported it. As for whether they were allowed to enter the city, it depends on how their lord was in his mood.

The reason why the Chengmen School did not doubt the identity of this team of people was not because he was slacking off. It was because Yi Jingcheng was located in the hinterland of Youzhou. At present, as the place of the Youzhou Prefecture Palace, the city passes guarded by the Youzhou army within a radius of 300 miles, and it was safe. Therefore, the Chengmen School did not doubt the identity of the people and horses under the city, but it was not possible to confirm which general they were soldiers under the tent.

With the sound of "rattle" opening of the door, the ear door on the left side of the main door opened. Two soldiers quickly stepped forward and ran to the shouting general's mount. Respectfully asked about his identity and checked the official Pingluyan.

After finding out the identity, the soldier immediately asked the reason. At this time, a tall and handsome young man wearing a sable fur and cloak stepped forward. His crotch was very majestic. He was about ten feet long from beginning to end, with a shoulder height of ten feet, and was as red as fire. At the end, he was an extremely rare tall horse. The two soldiers at the city gate were shocked to see it, and couldn't help but take two steps back, looking up at the handsome man wearing a sable fur and cloak with nervous expressions.

"The two little brothers don't have to be afraid. I am old friends with General Gongsun. When I pass here, I will naturally come to visit me. This is a jade plaque that can prove my identity, namely the name thorn. I'll bother to report General Gongsun." The handsome man smiled warmly, his voice was round and full of energy. As he spoke, his sleeves shook, and an extremely delicate and glittering purple jade name thorn appeared in the palm of his hand.

After hearing the sound, the two soldiers looked at the handsome man's bright and bright smile and couldn't help but feel warm. The tension on their faces subsided. One of the soldiers quickly stepped forward and bowed to take the famous sting from the man's hand, and then called another soldier to wait here. He himself trotted into the city, then turned over and rode his horse to Wubao in the middle of the city. (The famous sting, namely the famous letter, which is the current business card, was called "Ya" during the Warring States Period and "Zhi" in the Han Dynasty.)

Watching the soldier come into the city to report, the handsome man casually unloaded the water bag from the horse's back, and smiled at the soldier who was trembling with cold in front of him, "Young brother, you're frozen, come on, drink a little wine to warm your body. Then." As he spoke, he threw the water bag containing the strong wine to the soldier.

The soldier at the city gate was good at it. He immediately reached out to catch the water bag in surprise, "This, thank you for the wine of the general!" After hesitating, he wanted to refuse the handsome man's kindness, but saw the man nodding with a smile on his face and signaling him not to be polite. He immediately felt warm in his heart and accepted it happily without thinking.

The soldier rubbed his palms and rubbed his clothes in his armor a few times, then pulled out the plug in the water bag. In an instant, a fragrant fragrance wafted out from the water bag. The smell of wine was so strong that the greedy soldier couldn't help swallowing, and then picked up the water bag and drank with a big mouthful of drink.

"Good wine!" After taking a big sip, the soldier couldn't help but cheer: "What a good wine! I've never drunk such a delicious wine as this old age. Thank you for giving it to the wine!" As he said that, the soldier carefully tightened the plug, held the water bag in both hands and handed it to the handsome man's right hand.

The handsome man waved his hand with a smile and said, "Since it is good wine, you can't waste it. I'll give you this bag of wine. I'll leave it to you and drink it slowly. Remember not to drink too much at one time, one sip is enough. This is strong wine, if you drink a small amount of alcohol, you will get drunk. Hahaha!"

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