Xiaoqi

The dispatch of troops to Zhangye this time was an attempt by Li Li to send out the three most valiant generals under his command, Huan Fei, Teng Xiao and Teng Yu, to lead the army to attack the three counties of Zhangye alone.

Whether it's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out for a walk before you can tell.

In the evening, the backyard of the county government office.

After dealing with the matter at hand, Li Li leisurely played a set of Tai Chi in the garden to loosen his muscles and bones.

"Wenchang, what kind of martial arts are you doing? You're slow, and you don't seem to have much power?"

Dian Wuxia, who had changed back into a skirt, held the robe that Li Li had taken off, and said curiously.

"Hehehe! This set of kung fu is not for fighting, but for strengthening the body. It can relax the mind, move the muscles and bones, and has little lethality." Li Li finished his kung fu, and lightly embraced Dian Wuxia's waist, said with a smile.

Dian Wuxia smiled slightly when he heard the words, walked side by side with Li Li, and said with a light smile: "You, are you feeling uncomfortable because you didn't lead the army this time? You are aggressive, I think you really need to restrain your temper. Otherwise, you can only be the commander-in-chief of an army, but not the real master."

Dian Wuxia knew Li Li better and better now, and it hit the nail on the head.

Li Li smiled calmly, and the arms around Dian Wuxia's waist became more and more forceful, as if he was afraid that she would leave suddenly.

"Wuxia, you, I can't hide anything from you! Hahaha!"

Dian Wuxia smiled sweetly, sat down with Li Li in the pavilion, leaned on Li Li's shoulder, and said softly, "Wenchang, I actually know why you don't lead the army in person, you don't want me to see so many people die in the In front of me, I am afraid that I will be sad. So, you will stay with me and sit in the back. Right?"

Li Li was shocked when he heard the words, and said to himself: "Wu Xia is really smart, with a delicate heart, and her mind is not inferior to a resourceful person. She is a rare woman with both talent and beauty!"

Slightly dazed, Li Li sat Dian Wuxia on his lap and hugged her in his arms, then smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Wuxia, in fact, I have always felt that I owe you too much for sending troops this time. You followed me without reservation, but I sent a large army to kill your people, even your family members. Several times, I I want to take back the order and let the Dian clan go, and I don’t want to see you secretly sad. However, for the long-term stability of Zhangye County, the Qiang people will not surrender and rebel, and the Xiutu royal family must not stay. I have to kill. Even It's because I know you will be unhappy about this, but I still want to do it! Wuxia, can you forgive me?"

Dian Wuxia looked up at Li Li in a daze, with deep love in her eyes, and then kissed Li Li's lips affectionately.

After a long time, Dian Wuxia tried her best to breathe calmly, put it on Li Li's chest, and said softly: "Actually, I have already seen that you have been accommodating me these days. Even if I lose my temper, play tricks, or act like a baby to you, don't worry about it." Not angry, let me vent the depression in my heart.

Members of the Xiutu royal family are distributed in Zhangye County, Zhangye Subordinate State, and Juyan Subordinate State. They control almost half of the goods trade in the three counties.If the Wuwei army wants to completely pacify the three counties, it must eradicate the Xiutu royal family, so as to truly take the land of the three counties of Zhangye into their pockets.In troubled times, killing is inevitable. Either you die or I die. I was used to seeing people who kill before, so I can understand why you would do this.

In fact, my mother was just a slave girl bought by the Xiutu people. By chance, my father took a fancy to her and brought her into the palace as a servant girl.And because my appearance is different from ordinary people, I have been bullied by them since I was a child, and I have never been regarded by them as a real Xiutu tribe.It wasn't until after I led the army that my father and elder brother began to look up to me and value me, and the Xiutu royal family gradually accepted my flawless existence.However, such concern came too late, and it was very short-lived, only for more than a year.

You Han people have an old saying, marry and obey your husband.I am now your Li Wenchang's woman, I know what I should do and what I should not do.There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, and war is ruthless.The Xiutu tribe was defeated like a mountain, and it is impossible to escape the doom of defeat. Even if it is not defeated by you, one day it will be defeated by other princes. The ending is the same.The Xiutu tribe lives in a remote corner, and the tribe is arrogant and arrogant, so it will be difficult to succeed in the end, and they will die sooner or later.

To this day, I have not resented you, and I can understand why you did this.But I am still a Xiutu person, seeing the tribe's imminent demise, I still can't help being sad.Woo hoo? ? ? ? ? ? . "

Dian Wuxia threw herself into Li Li's arms and cried bitterly as she spoke, which made Li Li feel very heavy, and a strong sense of guilt welled up in his heart.

However, war has its laws that must be followed, and there must be no benevolence of women, let alone benevolence.

Holding the sobbing Dian Wuxia in his arms, Li Li didn't comfort her, but just gave her an arm she could rely on, a warm embrace, and a chest to vent her emotions.

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Three days later, Li Li personally led two thousand golden guards to Juyan City.

In the past three days, Huan Fei led the Huxiao Battalion to capture the city of Zhangye County, and then swept across the county. Now he is clearing up the remaining forces, stabilizing the law and order in the counties, cleaning up the population, treasury and fields of the county, reorganizing the soldiers, and deploying defenses in the county. , Restoring normal order in the counties.

The Wuwei Battalion led by Teng Xiao went quite smoothly, breaking through the Xiutu royal city in one fell swoop, and annihilating the Xiutu royal family; now he is busy cleaning up the remnants, taking stock of food and property, restoring the law system of the Han Dynasty, counting the Xiutu people, and rescuing a large number of enslaved people Chinese slaves.

After finishing these things, Li Li also gave Teng Xiao an order to relocate all Xiutu people and disperse them to various counties in Wuwei County for resettlement.This is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive event.Fortunately, the money, food and horses confiscated by Xiutu Wangting were enough to supply this great migration, and Wuwei County did not need to use the treasury to support the relocation.

The battles of Huxiao Camp and Wuwei Camp went smoothly, but the Longxiang Camp led by Teng Yu suffered setbacks under Juyan City. They attacked the city for five consecutive days and have not captured the city so far.

Now the Longxiang Camp has lost nearly 2000 people, and Juyan City is still unable to attack repeatedly. In desperation, Teng Yu had to ask Li Li for help urgently.

After receiving Teng Yu's urgent report, Li Li immediately ordered Fan Yong to stay in Zhaowu County, and he personally led two thousand gold guards, Li Zhi, Dian Wuxia and Tietuo and other generals set off with the army, and rushed hundreds of miles in the starry night to help the Longxiang Camp. (.)

Chapter 159 Hugh Tu surrendered, Ma stepped into the three counties ([-])

The morning sun breaks and the sun rises in the east.

Li Li's army rushed to the Longxiang Camp ten miles away from Juyan City.

In the large tent, Li Li sat in the middle, Dian Wuxia, Tietuo and Ma Wan sat down, and Li Zhi stood behind Li Li.

Li Zheng, the former deputy commander of the Longxiang Battalion, was temporarily transferred to Guzang City by Cai Yan, and Ma Wan is now the deputy commander.

Down the steps, Teng Yu's black face flushed, and he reported the whole story of attacking Juyan City with a face of shame.

"My lord, the Juyan vassal state is completely populated by barbarians. There are hundreds of tribes, large and small. Among them, the Xiutu people's tribe is the most powerful, followed by the Xiaoyuezhi tribe and the Xiongnu tribe. We Han people here are all slaves.

When the subordinates led the army to attack Juyan, these small tribes had already made preparations in advance. As a result, every time our army regained a place, it had to go through fierce fighting to put down the tribe, which was extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.However, several large tribes of the Xiutu people, the Xiaoyue clan, and the Huns united to resist our army, retreated in Juyan City, and defended the city to the death.No matter how provocative our army is, they just don't fight and fight to the end, which is extremely difficult to deal with.

Our army has besieged Juyan for six days.In the first three days, he repeatedly forcibly attacked the city, but failed to break through the city, and instead lost troops and generals.More than [-] soldiers were killed or injured in the battalion, but most of them were recruits recruited a few days ago, and the veterans suffered few casualties. "

Li Li knew that the "recruit" Teng Yu was talking about referred to the soldiers selected from the Xiutu captives more than ten days ago.But Dian Wuxia is here, so it's inconvenient to say some things so bluntly.

From this point of view, the Longxiang Battalion is still strong and has not lost its combat effectiveness.

After listening to Teng Yu's narration, Li Li nodded to signal him to sit down, neither reprimanding him in public nor comforting him.

Regarding Teng Yu's performance in leading the expedition this time, Li Li was noncommittal, with a calm expression, deep eyes, and silent.

In fact, Li Li originally wanted to select one of Huan Fei, Teng Xiao, and Teng Yu as the general of Zhangye County after the three counties were pacified, to be in charge of guarding the three counties, and to be alone.

Now it seems that Teng Yu doesn't have the ability to act alone, so he can only choose between Huan Fei and Teng Xiao.

Looking at Teng Yu out of the corner of his eye, Li Li was not too disappointed.

After all, Teng Yu is only in his early 20s now, and he has no experience of leading an army alone before. Even though he is very skilled in martial arts, he is not calm enough after all, his temperament needs to be tempered, and his experience is not enough.

Compared to Teng Yu, Huan Fei and Teng Xiao are undoubtedly better.

Huan Fei didn't need to say much.Although he is only 26 years old now, he has been on the battlefield for more than ten years.For many years, he led the Pegasus Pirates all the way eastward from the Western Regions, occupying Bingzhou and Liangzhou for three years, galloping freely and experiencing hundreds of battles.

But Li Li would not let Huan Fei be stationed in the three counties of Zhangye.Because Huan Fei was originally a horse thief, rebellious and rebellious, once no one restrained him, after a long time, I am afraid that he will relapse again, sitting in the land of the three counties of Zhangye, and become the unrestrained king of the mountain.

In such a contrast, the candidate to stay in Zhangye's guard is ready to come out, and that is the mature and prudent Teng Xiao.

Since Teng Xiao led the army, he has been rigorous in running the army, calm and prudent, and he is sure to win every battle. He has not lost yet so far, and he has the style of a general.

In fact, Teng Xiao is not very old. He is only 23 years old this year, but he is calm and capable, bold and careful, which is really commendable.

While secretly calculating in his heart, Li Li noticed the complicated look in Dian Wuxia's eyes from time to time, and then asked: "Wuxia, I think you know the situation of the Juyan vassal state very well, tell me, how should we break the city?" ?”

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A hint of embarrassment appeared on Dian Wuxia's beautiful pretty face, which was fleeting and then returned to calm.

After a while, she sighed softly, and said: "Forget it. The royal court of Xiutu has already been destroyed, and the Juyan vassal state cannot survive alone, and it will fall sooner or later. If that is the case, let me, Dian Wuxia, destroy it!

As far as I know, among the three major tribes of Juyan, each tribe has about three or four thousand Qingqi. If they don't join forces to fight, they will definitely not be the enemy of the Longxiang camp.But their soldiers and horses add up to more than [-] people, which is enough to resist our army's siege.