Lu Longsai is as calm as ever. The wind is beautiful, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the branches and leaves are lush, and the grass is lush, and the scene is lush.

In the city guard's mansion, the generals who went on the expedition gathered together and were discussing the current war.

The commander Li Li sat high on the upper steps, his smile was as gentle as the sunlight outside the door, making people feel like spring breeze, and he felt close. On both sides of the hall, Gongsun Zan sat in the first place on the left, and the rest were Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Yan Gang, Shi A, Ma Dai and other generals. The first place on the right was originally the seat of the right military advisor Guo Jia, but at this moment, the new arrival military advisor Zhuge Liang was sitting, and the rest were Mi Zhu, Tian Yu and other scholars accompanying the army.

Nowadays, the Xiliang army that fought in Youzhou in the east was divided into two. One was led by Li Li personally to Lulongsai to resist the invasion of the barbarians, and the other was led by Guo Jia, who was in charge of Youbeiping County, and was wary of the Xianbei cavalry's invasion. In addition, it was the spring farming season, and once this period was missed, the people of Youzhou would have no harvest throughout the year. Therefore, Guo Jia, who was temporarily appointed as the governor of Youzhou, had the most urgent task to open warehouses and release grain, actively organize the people to cultivate military farms, and restore people's livelihood.

As a result, the military affairs of the counselor and the advice were transferred to Zhuge Liang. So Zhuge Liang, who had just served as a sacrificial wine, transformed himself into a military advisor and sacrificial wine, temporarily taking over Guo Jia's position. In this way, under the deliberate cultivation of Li Li, who was lazy, Zhuge Kongming, who had actually taken over all the affairs of the army and acted as the chief general of the army.

In fact, Li Li knew clearly that Guo Jia was not good at managing prefectures and counties and restoring people's livelihood. This time he was also rushing the ducks to put on the shelves and trying hard. Compared to managing prefectures and counties, Guo Jia was better at making suggestions. Or he was a relatively pure strategist, free and easy by nature, and did not like to be tied to endless government affairs all day long. In this regard, Guo Jia and Li Li were very similar and belonged to the same type of people. Fortunately, Li Li knew how heavy the burden on his shoulders was and could restrain himself. He had forced himself to patiently handle government affairs over the years. Now he has changed the bad habit of doing things casually. However, Guo Jia was not the case. He did not like cumbersome government affairs, but had a special liking for military affairs. He was very skilled and had no mistakes so far.

In view of this, it might be more appropriate to place the fledgling Zhuge Liang as the governor of Youzhou. Although Kong Ming is young, his talent in handling government affairs and governing prefectures and counties is definitely not inferior to anyone in the world. His ability to manage government affairs can be completely equated with his military talents, and he is actually an all-round talent with civil and military strategies that is extremely rare for thousands of years.

However, Kong Ming was just a little experienced. Li Li himself firmly believed that Kong Ming was fully capable of governing Youzhou, but the officials of various counties in Youzhou didn't know that there was someone like him, so naturally they would not obey him. Therefore, Guo Jia could only reluctantly take the post of governor of Youzhou. Only after Hua Xin and Guan Ning arrived in Youzhou could he escape and return to the army.

In the lobby, after greetings, Li Li gently put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said with a smile: "I believe you already know that another Xianbei tribe army joined the barbarian army. He entered the barbarian camp last night and joined the barbarian army leaders such as Tadun and Suli. The scouts had already found out that this light cavalry was a string control man from the Xianbei Queji tribe. He was sent by the Xianbei leader Kebineng to meet with Tadun, attempting to capture Lu Longsai in one fell swoop and divide Youzhou with Yuan Shao of Jizhou." Speaking of this, Li Li stopped talking and turned his attention to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang immediately understood, nodded and thanked him, and said loudly: "According to scouts, the Xianbei leader Que Ji brought more than 15,000 light cavalry this time, all of which were the most elite warriors in his tribe. He can be called a long-term battle army and has strong combat power. In addition, although Que Ji didn't have many troops on this trip, he brought the Xianbei leader Ke Bi Neng's food and grass support to the Tadun barbarian army. There were more than 100,000 cattle and sheep with Que Ji's army. So far, the barbarian army had more than 300,000 cattle and sheep. If it was coordinated, it could support more than 100,000 army for three months. Therefore, the barbarian army had sufficient food and grass, and was fully capable of fighting with our army for a long time, waiting for an opportunity to move, and even dragging down our army."

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang's expression became serious and said in a deep voice: "Compared with the abundant food and grass of the barbarian army, our army is quite inferior. At present, our army has a serious shortage of food and supplies. At most, we will have no food and clothing in the future. In short, it means that our army's existing food and grass supply cannot be supplied to the army for a long time. The barbarian army can hold on for three months and avoid fighting, but our army does not have so much food and grass to confront the barbarian army. This requires us to fight quickly and decide quickly, and we can only defeat or rob the barbarian army cattle and sheep, so that we can continue to fight with it. There is no other way."

At the end, Zhuge Liang paused and added: "Everyone knows that it is the time of spring plowing. Half a month ago, the governor's office had opened a warehouse to release grain, and some were released to the people as seeds. Therefore, the counties in Youzhou have no food to be collected. Even if they come from the rear of Xiliang, they will be sent here at least a month later. Therefore, our army cannot get any food support for the time being, and can only fight the barbarians as soon as possible. A head-on decisive battle is not only a bad strategy, but also a best strategy to deter the barbarians from the barbarians who dare not attack the border. If this is not the case, it will not be enough to intimidate the barbarians around them; if this is not the case, the barbarian tribe will continue to attack endlessly; if this is not the case, it will not be enough to demonstrate the powerful combat power of our army, and the sword is pointed at by the sword. It is invincible!"

"War——!" Before Zhuge Liang's words could be finished, the generals in the hall clenched their fists at the same time and responded in unison.

"Hahaha!" Seeing that the generals were so united, Li Li laughed loudly: "The morale of the army is available, the morale is commendable, and the unity is invincible!"

With a brief tone, Li Li curled his laughter and nodded, "Every time the war, our Xiliang army takes the initiative to attack. Even in the past Sili War, it is our army's chance to fight again after defeating the morale of the Allied forces. Therefore, for many years, our army has never had a passive defense, and this time is no exception. What's more, we now have the advantage of the Xiongguan Fortress and occupy an absolutely favorable situation. What's wrong with going out to the pass and fighting with the barbarian army? Therefore, yesterday evening, I sent an envoy to issue a letter of war. I received a reply from Tadun this morning, agreeing to fight the two armies in the afternoon!"

As soon as these words came out, the generals in the hall showed a sudden enlightenment. Then all the generals had no objection and waited for Li Li to issue orders and dispatch troops.

Seeing the generals sitting upright, Li Li nodded happily and waved his hand to signal Zhuge Liang, who was temporarily serving as a military advisor, to issue military orders. Zhuge Liang stood up and went out, holding the emperor's sword and military talisman given by Li Li in both hands, and ordered: "All generals obey the orders and follow the orders of the lord generals."

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The noon sun is full of enthusiasm, shining on your body warmly. Over time, people can't bear this hot enthusiasm.

Lu Longsai is still towering. The defenders with a strong army stand proudly, not harassed by the sun at all, and meticulously guard the pass between the Han army and the barbarian army.

With the sound of the "Gaga" suspension bridge falling, the closed city gate suddenly opened wide, and then tens of thousands of cavalrymen jumped on horseback and rushed out of the pass, then stopped in the wilderness several miles away in front of the pass, and lined up in the formation according to the previous military orders.

The first to leave the pass were the 20,000 Youzhou camp iron cavalry led by Gongsun Zan. The Wushuang cavalry of Zhao Yun's troops followed closely, followed by the 10,000 Jinqiu guard iron cavalry and 30,000 Wurui camp infantry led by Li Li, totaling 80,000 infantry and cavalry. The remaining 20,000 infantry remained at the pass and continued to guard the pass. Mi Zhu and Shi A stayed at the pass to make a decision.

The 80,000 infantry and cavalry who left the pass were the central army, including the Jinqiwei and the Wurui camp led by Li Li, the Youzhou camp under Gongsun Zan was the left wing, and the unparalleled iron cavalry under Zhao Yun was the right wing. The military advisor Zhuge Liang followed Li Li and was in charge of the central army. The reason why Zhuge Liang was in charge of the central army was because this was a decisive battle with no advantage in military strength. The commander Li Li could have personally taken the battle to kill the enemy at any time, so the important task of taking over the central army naturally fell on Kong Ming's shoulders. Who else left?

Perhaps this is the biggest difference between Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu, the commander of the three armies who are both famous for their history, can lead the army to charge, while Zhuge Liang is a pure Confucian general. It is not a problem to make suggestions, dispatch troops and respond to the situation in the face of the battle. However, he cannot go on the battlefield personally and always stand in the rear to command the battle. (This is a common method used by the generals who lead the troops after the appearance of hot weapons. Generals of a slightly higher level are commanding in the rear, and few generals who charge and lead the way. Therefore, Zhuge Liang can be regarded as the founder of the "Confucian general" and a role model for all generations.)

"Boom--Xi Yuyu!"

Just as Li Li led the army out of the pass to form a formation, the sound of horse hooves roaring from the opposite side came from the sky. Then, teams of barbarian cavalry galloping horses appeared in front of the Xiliang army. As time went by, more and more barbarian cavalry were jumping on horseback and whipping their whips while yelling to break into the sight of the Xiliang soldiers, and then they stopped and arranged troops in a row.

Unlike the Western Liang army, this time the barbarian army was in full swing. All 130,000 string control men went to fight, leaving only less than 10,000 soldiers and horses behind to guard the cattle and sheep. Therefore, Li Li, who was standing in front of the horse formation, vaguely saw tens of thousands of cattle and sheep on the hillside several miles away. It seemed that it was the rear baggage of the barbarian army. Perhaps the barbarian army had no idea about baggage, and all the weapons were carried on them, arrows and curtains for tents were carried on the horse's back. The only baggage was the cattle and sheep they depended on for survival.

The barbarian army fought in front, and cattle and sheep were placed not far behind to grazing. This strange way of war was absolutely not available in the history of the Han army, but for barbarian tribes such as Wuhuan and Xianbei, it was a habit that had been passed down for hundreds of years, and an inherent war model had long been formed.

So they didn't need to leave their troops to guard the rear. Or, when they rode their horses to fight, they never thought that they might be defeated, because they were a proud nation and were extremely conceited and did not think that anyone could defeat them. This kind of arrogance in the bones may have prompted them to repeatedly plunder the source of the border counties in the Han border, and always thought that they were the bravest warriors in the world, and no one could defeat him. Since they were so powerful, what else would they need to be the rear? Should they make excuses for their timidity?

Treating the enemy with ruthlessness and being extremely cruel to oneself is also extremely cruel. This is the fighting style of the barbarian tribe - leaving no room for nothing. In other words, every battle is a battle of them, so they often have extremely strong combat power, rushing bravely and fighting with fearless spirit. It is precisely because of this that they can repeatedly rob and succeed. Over time, they have promoted their arrogance and made them more brave and unscrupulous.

At this moment, when Li Li noticed that cattle and sheep were in herds on the hillside behind the barbarian army, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and an unprecedented fierce murderous intent appeared in his eyes, and murderous aura was full of murderous aura. At the same time, he thought to himself: "It seems that today's battle is destined to be a fierce battle, a bloody battle. If you don't drive all the barbarian army out of it, you will definitely not be able to do it."

This may be the first time Li Li Zheng Zhan has been worried about his troops in many years. Eighty thousand infantry and cavalry fight against 130,000 barbarian cavalry, and a decisive battle in the wilderness. The degree of danger can be imagined. The most important thing is that most of the 80,000 troops around him are the Youzhou Army at this moment. Li Li is really not sure about the combat power. He is quite brave in training, but he really wants to fight with real swords and guns on the battlefield. I wonder how much more they can do?

However, now that things have come to this point, a fierce battle is inevitable

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