"Report,,, the Wuhuan army is only a hundred miles away from the pass!"

"Report———The Wuhuan army has set up camp fifty miles outside the pass!"

One morning, the scouts monitored the whereabouts of the Wuhuan army along the way, reporting every half an hour until the Wuhuan army set up camp.

In the main hall of the city guard palace, Li Li and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other around a table. On the table was a chess that Li Li had not touched for a long time. This was brought by Zhuge Liang, but Li Li did it casually when he built a thatched cottage on Wolonggang. Unexpectedly, Kong Ming kept it all the time, and after two years, he actually brought it to Youzhou.

The chess pieces and chess boards were made of wood. At that time, Li Li made them very rough. Some of the chess pieces were large and some were small, and the chess boards were also drawn crookedly, not very elegant, let alone exquisite. However, after Zhuge Liang polishing and crafting, it was exquisite and elegant at this moment, which was much more beautiful than the chess set back then.

Beautified with chess, Zhuge Liang's chess skills were also beautified. When Li Li taught him how to play chess two years ago, although Kong Ming was extremely smart, Li Li's chess skills were very good. He killed Kong Ming without leaving any armor and rarely lost, while Kong Ming had never won. But now, the two killed three sets in the whole morning, and the third set was not over yet. The two had their own winners and losses in the first two games, and they were tied. It had been half an hour since the third game, but they were still in a stalemate and had no choice.

Li Li has a tough style of chess, both offense and defense, sharp and tough. "Cars, Horses, and Cannons" conquered cities and villages, and started to fight and fought hard. On the other hand, Kong Ming was cautious by nature, with a steady style of chess, looking at the overall situation, taking every step forward, aggressive; he did not easily kill. Once he took action, he would take off the capable generals in Li Li's hands, either horses or cannons, or killing the "cars". It is worth mentioning that Kong Ming is best at using "pier" and "horse", and often uses "pier" to surround Li Li's chariots, horses, and cannons, and then use "masters" to support him, waiting for an opportunity to kill the enemy with one blow.

In the first game, Li Li rushed and beat hard, killing Kong Ming with difficulty. He resisted step by step, and was eventually massacred and defeated. In the second game, Kong Ming took the lead, pressed step by step, blocked Li Li's fierce attack, and then used two "pikes" to kill Li Li's two cars. Then he pressed all over the board, drove straight in, and won a complete victory.

In the third game, Li Li learned his lessons, fought steadily, attacked and led the defense, leaving no room for Kong Ming. However, Kong Ming was still steady, coordinated the overall situation, and slowly planned it without any fire. So the game was in a deadlock. After half an hour, no one could gain any advantage. The stalemate still did not determine the outcome.

After hearing the scouts report that the Wuhuan army had already set foot in 50 miles east of Lulongsai, Li Li sat upright, twisted his neck, loosened his muscles and bones, and said with a smile: "What if this set is tied?"

"Good." Zhuge Liang nodded happily, then poured two cups of fragrant tea on the stove, handed one of them to Li Li, and then took a teacup and savored it carefully.

A moment later, Kong Ming laughed and said, "The fragrant tea in the lord's mansion is very good. It does not have the rich aroma of flower tea or the thick color; it is pleasant to the fragrance, the color is light and bitter, and it has a taste of vicissitudes of the world, which makes people feel endless aftertaste."

Li Li nodded and smiled, "Since you like, I'll give you more. To be honest, your sister-in-law knows that I prefer to drink tea. Every spring, they go to pick it together and then make tea. No matter what the skills and taste are, this affection is rare and precious. Therefore, I never show it to others, and most people can't drink this kind of tea. You are the ones who can enjoy this kind of blessing, and there are only a few people like Zijing and Fengxiao."

After hearing this, Kong Ming's expression changed slightly and suddenly realized, "So that's it. It seems that this fragrant tea is not good, but made by his sister-in-law, full of deep affection for his brother. True and true love is the most precious thing in the world, no wonder it is different. I don't know the whole story, so please forgive me."

Li Li shook his head and smiled, "What's the point of being a little bit small, I don't have to do this." After speaking, Li Li frowned slightly and thought, "Now the barbarian army is in front of him, but he is not in a hurry to attack the city, but instead set up camp and camp. This move is completely different from his previous style of driving straight in. It seems that they have learned the news and know that we are ready, so they went down to camp and confront our army. What should our army do next? Can Kong Ming have a good plan to defeat the enemy?"

Zhuge Liang smiled indifferently, looked at the chess game in front of him, and said without rushing: "The current situation is like the chess game in front of him, with a stalemate, and the outcome is unpredictable. This time, the lord dispatched a hundred thousand troops to station Lu Longsai. Such a large-scale mobilization of troops naturally could not escape the eyes and ears of the barbarian scouts, so they did not dare to attack the city rashly, so they could only set up camp and wait for an opportunity to move. What they most hoped to see at this moment was that our army gave up the benefits of the pass and took the initiative to go out of the pass and fight head-on with them, so that they could avoid unnecessary casualties in the siege. In addition, the barbarian cavalry was best at fighting against the cavalry, but they were not good at siege. Therefore, our army did not move, so they dared not act rashly; after all, the two sides had the same strength and were equal in strength, and no one was sure to defeat the other."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang picked up the teacup and savored the tea slowly, then smiled and said, "Faced with this situation, be irritable, and do not be eager to win. Waiting patiently is the best way to defend the enemy. As far as I know, the barbarian army in front of the pass was jointly sent by several large tribes, including the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people. They were not harmonious, nor did they come from the same tribe. They had been fighting endlessly before this and attacking each other. Therefore, our army does not need to rush to fight, just wait patiently for the fighter jets."

Li Li concentrating and pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Since this is the case, we will confront them and slowly fight. Anyway, we are fighting locally and occupying the right time, place and people. Even if we waited for a year or two, it didn't matter, but they might not be able to stand it!"

After putting down the current battle, Li Li glanced at the chess game on the table and said thoughtfully: "The current war in Hebei is also stalemate. After Cao Cao in Yanzhou captured Qingzhou, he stopped and took a wait-and-see situation. The situation in Huainan was even more optimistic. Liu Biao of Jingzhou led his army out of the battlefield, which made Yuan Shu resurrect. With the help of Sun Ce in Jiangdong alone, he was afraid that Yuan Shu would not be able to do anything. In this way, the entire battle against Yuan fell into a stagnation, and the situation was very unfavorable to our army!"

Zhuge Liang continued: "Don't worry, lord. Cao Cao of Yanzhou has already captured Qingzhou. Even if he wants to quit the army with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will not let him go. Therefore, the war in Hebei is already on the string and has to be fired. At present, both sides are watching, but they are also preparing for the troops and trying, but they are just missing an opportunity. When our army starts war with the barbarian army, the lord can order General Zhou Yu, who is stationed in Henoi, to send troops to attack Jizhou. At that time, Cao Cao of Yanzhou will definitely raise an army to respond and join forces with our army to attack Yuan Shao. As for the war in Huainan?"

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused, picked up the "horse" on the chessboard, and said with a smile: "My lord has always kept a good chess here. If you don't need it, when will you wait?" Before he finished speaking, the "horse" in his hand fell gently, and the horse - General!

Sili, Luoyang County Governor's Office.

As the location of the commander of the Central Army of the Western Liang Army, it has been very quiet since the Western Liang Army marched into Youzhou in the east, so quiet that many eyeliners placed in the city by the princes of various towns stayed here for half a year, but found nothing, and even Li Li of Xiliang entered the mansion.

If they cannot find any useful information, the detailed writers will be unable to deal with their respective buses. They can only continue to lurk in the city and wait for the rabbit until they find out important information before leaving.

Spring is blooming, and it is early summer again in a blink of an eye. On this day, a team of cavalry rushed into the city from the East Gate, crossed the East Gate Street and headed straight for the county magistrate's mansion. The princes and masters immediately recognized that the person who led the team into the city was Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, a general under Li Li of Xiliang. So they heard the news and quietly approached the county magistrate's mansion, and contacted the entourage in the mansion who was bribed heavily, so that they could try to get close to the main hall and send the news back in time.

Now, the battle against Yuan is at a critical moment. Once this most difficult period of attack will be passed, the most exciting sharing of victory results will be ushered in. This is the key to the princes of each town responding to Li Li’s call and jointly raising troops to attack the two Yuans. It is related to their own interests. No one can calm down. The one who can decide how to distribute the fruits of victory is Li Li and his Xiliang army under his command. Therefore, at this critical moment, any mobilization of the Xiliang army is the focus of everyone's attention, and every move of each move affects the hearts of the princes of each town.

In the main hall of the county magistrate's mansion, Zhou Yu, who was rushing to the lobby in a row, walked into the lobby with great strides. Jia Xu, who was in Luoyang, commanding all the troops from all directions, stood up to greet him. When he saw Zhou Yu return, he smiled and said, "Gongjin is coming so fast! I just received the news yesterday, but I didn't expect Gongjin to come back in a day and night. I'm tired and worked hard all the way. Gongjin quickly sat down and rest for a while. I'll talk about business later. Hahaha!"

"The military advisor is too rewarded." Zhou Yu bowed and walked into the hall side by side with Jia Xu, sat in Jia Xu's lower head, and smiled and said, "As the general of the army, he should do it himself. Soldiers are very important. How can we delay military opportunity? Why do you have to work hard for your duties? Brother Wenhe, don't be polite. I wonder if the lord has issued an order to advance this time. What is the purpose of us?" He said three sentences without leaving the business. After a little greeting, Zhou Yu directly explained his purpose. It is not difficult to see that Zhou Yu is definitely a competent general in commanding the army and should be a model for future soldiers.

Seeing that Zhou Yu was so energetic and without any fatigue, Jia Xu smiled and nodded, and immediately took out a stack of letters and silk from his sleeve bag and handed them to him. When Zhou Yu looked through the letters and silk, Jia Xu waved to the servants to serve tea, poured Zhou Yu a cup of hot tea, handed it to Zhou Yu, and then slowly savored the tea.

The letter was very short, with more than a hundred words in total. Zhou Yu held it in his hand and read it three times before slowly putting it down. Then he rolled up the letter and stuffed it into a brocade bag and handed it back to Jia Xu. Then he picked up the teacup and nodded to Jia Xu to thank him. While taking a sip of hot tea, he focused his mind and thought without saying a word.

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Chapter completed!