Xiaoqi

In the lobby, Li Liduan sat at the main seat, and Li Zhi, the commander of the Golden Guards, stood at the left rear, motionless, like a wood carving.

On both sides of the hall, Jia Xu, a military adviser, sits first on the left, and Ma Chao and Ma Yunluo sit on the right.

There are only three people sitting in the hall, but there are more than ten women, children, old and young people standing in the middle of the hall.Among them, Ma Teng stood at the front, and Ma Dai, Ma Tie, and Ma Xiu stood behind him, and the rest of the women, children, and children were all Ma Teng's family members.

"My lord, the battle damage of the two armies has been calculated. Please have a look at it." At the end of the hall, Jia Xu took the letter sent by his own soldiers, got up and walked to the front of the hall to report respectfully.

"Yeah." Li Li nodded slightly after hearing the words, put down the Hanyang County money and food account book in his hand, then raised his head to look at Ma Teng standing expressionlessly under the hall, and said to Jia Xu in harmony: "Just tell me, I think Ma Teng The general wants to know too."

"No." Jia Xu nodded in response, and immediately said: "In this battle, our army killed more than 2 infantry soldiers, more than [-] cavalry soldiers, and more than [-] wounded soldiers. Most of them were infantry troops. Nearly [-] soldiers were lost. Fortunately, most of the soldiers and horses lost this time were county soldiers, and the main battalion lost less than [-] soldiers. The morale of the whole army was high, and the strength was basically intact. There are more than [-] war cavalry and [-] county soldiers, and almost none of the Ma family's army from General Ma Teng and below slipped through the net, and they were all captured."

Li Li nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Wenhe. Make a detailed count of the roster of the fallen soldiers, register and compile them all, and then send the slips to Chang'an, ordering Shangshu Li Xuan to handle the compensation for the fallen soldiers."

"This,,,,,," Jia Xu showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and then said in a respectful voice: "My lord. Our army lost more than [-] soldiers in this battle. After the war, the pension needs a large amount of money and food. I'm afraid It is difficult for Li Shangshu to raise so much money and food in a short period of time. Please think twice, my lord."

Li Li frowned slightly upon hearing this.He pondered: "The pensions for the soldiers killed in battle cannot be delayed, they must be paid to their parents, wives and children in full and on time, and there is no need to discuss this matter again. As for the issue of money and food, I wonder how the soldiers under General Ma Teng's command suffered in this battle? "

After Jia Xu heard the words, she looked at Li Li in surprise, and then at Ma Teng, who was indifferent.Respectfully said: "In this battle, more than [-] cavalrymen under General Ma Teng's command lost more than [-] cavalry, all of a thousand-man personal soldiers were killed, and more than [-] soldiers were lost in the city guards. The county soldiers lost two More than [-] people lost a total of more than [-] cavalry."

After saying this, Jia Xu kept silent, bowed and stood under the hall, waiting for Li Li's instruction.

"Oh, there are no wounded soldiers in the city?" Li Li picked up the bamboo slips of the battle report and flipped through them without haste, and asked casually.

Although Li Li didn't say which side the wounded soldiers were from, Jia Xu knew how to answer.He said in a deep voice: "My lord, after the city gate was breached by our army, General Ma Teng led his troops to resist tenaciously, which not only caused huge casualties to our army, but also caused heavy casualties to the soldiers in the city. After the war, there were more than [-] soldiers in Ma Teng's army. The wounded soldiers, most of them are horses from the Ma family army. However, most of these wounded soldiers are seriously injured and unable to be treated, so,,,,,,"

"Huh?" Li Li murmured in displeasure, and immediately looked up at Jia Xu, and said in a deep voice, "I have ordered that all injured Jicheng soldiers should not commit suicide without authorization, and should be sent to Chang'an for treatment as soon as possible. How dare you kill the sick and wounded in vain , no matter who he is or how much credit he has, he will be severely punished!"

"No, this subordinate takes orders." Jia Xu respectfully replied.Immediately, he walked out of the lobby quickly, calling his own soldiers to deliver the order, otherwise, if it was later, the wounded soldiers of the Ma family army might be beheaded or buried alive.

Once the enemy's wounded soldiers are seriously injured and defeated, they will often not receive medical treatment. Instead, they will be directly killed by the winning side, and they will be counted as the number of enemies killed, so as to receive military merit.

This has always been the practice of fighting, which is equivalent to an unwritten rule. In future generations, it is the unspoken rule of war.

Watching Jia Xu leave, the expression on Li Li's face gradually became cold, staring at Ma Teng, and said in a deep voice: "During the First World War, you and our armies had a total of [-] casualties. How do you feel, are you satisfied?"

"Hmph!" Ma Teng turned his head away, avoiding Li Li's gaze, and snorted coldly with his face full of indifference.

Li Li didn't seem to care about Ma Teng's rudeness, and said in a deep voice with his expression unchanged: "Do it when you know you can't do it, and a wise man doesn't do it. It's really self-willed, reckless, and short-sighted. I am very disdainful. But you, General Ma, fought to the end until you became a prisoner. You still did not repent and acted independently. The soldiers of the two armies fought bloody because of your Ma Shoucheng's willful behavior, resulting in the death and injury of [-] soldiers. For this you can Ignore it, but Li can't ignore it. Now, Gu Nianmengqi and Yunluo are pleading in every possible way, and Ma Dai and Ma Tie are willing to serve under the general's command, so they will not kill you. However,,,, ,, Confiscated all the property of the Ma family, as the compensation for the fallen soldiers of our army and the treatment expenses for the wounded soldiers of the two armies. From today, Ma Teng and his wives and concubines will be reduced to common people, and they will go to Wuwei County to settle down and enjoy the treatment of common people, but they will not leave for life Guzang City. If you escape from Guzang City without authorization, you will be killed without mercy!"

After Ma Teng heard the words, his whole body trembled slightly, and he looked up at the beams in the lobby, dazed.

Meanwhile, more than a dozen wives, concubines, widowed brothers and sisters standing behind Ma Teng, as well as Ma Dai, Ma Tie, and Ma Xiu bowed down and bowed down. The grace of not killing.

After a while, the expression on Ma Teng's face gradually calmed down. Standing in the hall and looking directly at Li Li, he asked calmly, "You didn't kill me this time, not just for Meng Qi and Yunluo, right? Doesn't look like you, Li Wenchang?"

"Hehehe!" Li Li looked at Ma Teng without hesitation.With a hearty smile, he nodded and said: "General Ma has fought for half his life, and he has been so experienced and steady in dealing with things. How can you hide the world's affairs from your eyes! You used to plan to get rid of Li, but you just surrendered to kill Li before the general situation was achieved. Cut off future troubles, so as not to cause today's disaster. It's a pity that you overestimated yourself, underestimated Li, and mistakenly regarded Liangzhou as your own territory. Even Han Sui has been unable to clean up for many years, how can he expect to achieve a great fame and great career?

Today, Li might as well tell you the truth.When I first arrived in Liangzhou in the past, I wanted to join hands with you to eliminate Han Sui and his eight tribes.Now that we have gained a firm foothold in Liangzhou, we will seek further development.Unexpected.I haven't arrived in Wuwei County yet.Then he was attacked and robbed the camp by flying horse bandits led by Meng Qi.In the Battle of Maple Leaf Canyon, more than half of the [-] people in my unit lost more than half of them, and the victory was like a defeat, which almost made me fail and return without success.However, that was the battle.Let my fighting spirit be high, and I am determined to occupy Wuwei and pacify Liangzhou in the shortest possible time.Where there is a will, there is a way. I, Li Lifu, have great destiny and great fortune.Afterwards, they fought successively, becoming stronger as they fought, and finally occupied the western half of Liangzhou in only half a year, becoming the most powerful vassal force in Liangzhou.

In the first half of this year, I will spend another half a year to pacify Chang'an, take charge of the Xiliang army, and dominate the two prefectures of Xiliang.Even if you, Ma Shoucheng, are willing to lead your troops to surrender this time leading the Western Expedition, I will not accept it.The whole story must be understood by General Ma after a little thought.We Xiliang people have always respected the strong, and besides that, it doesn't help that you can talk like a lot of flowers, and it doesn't help. In the end, it depends on whose fists are harder to convince everyone!

If Li wants to pacify Liangzhou, he must choose an opponent who is strong enough and has been famous for a long time, and defeat him openly, so as to deter the officials and people of Liangzhou counties. Only in this way can he truly pacify the entire Liangzhou and deter the surrounding aliens The barbarians dare not plunder Xiliang.Originally, Han Sui was more suitable than you, but it's a pity that he can't afford to be ill now, and he is huddled in Jincheng and dare not come out.Therefore, General Ma is both unfortunate and fortunate, and you are the best opponent selected by someone Li.

Now that Mr. Li's plan to conquer Liangzhou has been initially realized, there is no need to cause more killings, and there is no need to embarrass General Ma.After I recover Jincheng, I believe that in Li's lifetime, no one in Liangzhou's counties will dare to surrender and rebel again, and it will be a disaster for Xiliang.Of course, there are other reasons why I didn't kill you.For one thing, Meng Qi and Yun Luo have already joined me, and they have performed well, with loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, I am very moved by this.Second, I have experienced wars in Xiliang many times, and you Ma Teng has also contributed to Liangzhou over the years. At least your existence has greatly deterred the surrounding barbarians from looting the hinterland of Liangzhou.Three, you still have [-] to [-] soldiers and horses under your command. In order to prevent all these soldiers from being in danger, sparing your life, Ma Teng, will be enough to stabilize the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers.Such a best of both worlds, why not do it! "

After hearing Li Li's words, all the members of the Ma family in the lobby bowed their heads and remained silent. Some were indignant, some were ashamed of their actions, and some were secretly introspective.

But Ma Teng closed his eyes and didn't know what to think.After a long time, he solemnly bowed to Li Li, sighed and said, "Ms. Ma misjudged you earlier, underestimated your ability and strength, and even underestimated your mind and bearing. Looking at Xiliang and even In the whole world, you, Li Wenchang, are the most suitable person to be in charge of Xiliang, and there is absolutely no second choice. Ma has been in Xiliang for many years, and he has never been disobedient for 50 years. Today, Ma is willing to bow down. I admire your magnanimity and am even more amazed Your foresight. I, Ma Teng, can rest assured that Xiliang will be handed over to you, even if I die, I will have no complaints or regrets!"

Speaking of this, Ma Teng turned around abruptly, and said sharply to Ma Chao, Ma Yunluo, Ma Dai and others: "You must remember that from now on, you will do your best to serve General Li Li until death. Anyone who has a different heart is not worthy of being our leader. Ma Teng's nephew is even more unworthy to be a descendant of the Ma family!"

"No, my son (nephew) would like to obey my father's (uncle) teaching!" Ma Chao and others knelt down and bowed.

Li Li watched Ma Teng lecturing to the Ma family's nephews indifferently, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he nodded slightly in admiration.It wasn't until this moment that he truly realized Ma Teng's calmness, wisdom and hard work.

Ma Teng was defeated and captured, and even after being escorted to the lobby, he has been acting very tough, ignoring Li Li, disregarding life and death, and has a strong character of rather than surrender.However, when Li Li really spared his life and publicly announced that he would not kill him, his attitude immediately changed 360 degrees. Not only did his indifferent expression change accordingly, he no longer pretended to be reserved, but he also showed extreme agitation.He asked Li Li the reason for not killing him, but in fact he wanted to find a way to go down and try his best to save his pitiful face.

Later, when Li Li talked about the cause and effect with emotion, Ma Teng seemed to be a different person suddenly. Not only did his mood and words change suddenly, but he also flattered Li Li.

This move can be described as a sharp turn, a dramatic change.

Ma Teng's remarks seemed to be a great compliment to Li Li, but in fact he wanted to seek a bright road for the younger generations of the Ma family.He asked Ma Chao and others to swear allegiance to Li Li, but in fact it was to win Li Li's trust, so that Li Li could use Ma Chao, Ma Dai and others with confidence.Of course, Ma Teng's words may be his sincere words, words from the bottom of his heart, but when he speaks them outright in front of Li Li, they have profound meanings, which can kill two birds with one stone.

Li Li can fully see through Ma Teng's true intentions, but this is also something he is happy to see happen.But at this moment, Ma Teng, taking advantage of the defeat and being captured, spoke out in a grand manner, willing to demean himself, and fell in love with Li Li.

Ma Teng's sudden and uncharacteristically sharp change, his willingness to bow down and bow his head to surrender, none of these could blind Li Li's eyes.

However, Ma Teng's series of abnormal actions, in Li Li's view, are indeed a manifestation of Ma Teng's assessment of the situation and his enlightenment.Although his acting skills are so clumsy that people can see through it at a glance, it just rightly shows his attitude and sincerity of completely surrendering to Li Li.No affectation, no concealment, no hypocrisy, on the contrary, it is the most convincing of his sincerity.

In an instant, Li Li's feelings towards Ma Teng changed greatly. On the contrary, he had a good impression of him, and he also felt very kind to Ma Chao, Ma Yunluo, Ma Dai and others, and felt that they were all trustworthy people.

At the same time, Ma Teng's willingness to surrender and the allegiance of everyone in the Ma family meant that Li Li's expedition to the west had won the most difficult piece of bone.Most of Liangzhou has already been acquired by Li Li, and the general trend of completely regaining Liangzhou has been achieved. Jincheng Han Sui seems to be a lone army, struggling to the death, and the pacification of the two states of Xiliang is just around the corner.

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Chapter 354

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Jicheng has fallen, Liangzhou's gates are open, and the counties and counties along the way are exposed to the iron hooves of Li Li's army.

Within a few days, Longxi County, Anding County, Wudu County, Beidi County and other surrounding counties in Longyou heard the news and surrendered. They went to Shu Lili one after another, expressing their willingness to surrender to the imperial court and requesting the Xiliang Army to station in the cities of the counties and counties.

Regarding the matter of surrender, Li Li handed over the full power to Jia Xu to handle it, and ordered all the generals under his command to obey the dispatch of the military division, while he himself led the troops to attack Jincheng.

Soldiers are very fast.

On the second day after the capture of Jicheng, at the first moment of the hour, Li Li personally led the three battalions of the Qinglong camp, the sinking camp, and the Jinyiwei, and continued to advance westward, heading straight for Jincheng.

This time, Li Li's army marched towards Jincheng with the prestige of Dasheng. The soldiers were in full swing and their morale was high.

Jincheng County governs Yunwu City, the county guard's mansion.

Back hall, bedroom.

"Cough, cough, cough!" A violent cough suddenly came from the couch.

"Alas, alas, alas"

After the cough stopped for a while, the person lying on the couch panted quickly and let out melancholy laments.

Apparently, the person on the couch was already seriously ill. His cough was dry, his breathing was rapid and heavy, his sighs were weak, and his body was extremely weak.

This is a sign of immortality, which is also a sign of terminal illness.

"Father, don't leave, just lie down quickly. Father is concerned about the Hanyang war, so I will tell you in detail, so don't hurt your vitality."

Beside the bed, Yan Yan helped the skinny Han Sui to lie down slowly, and said anxiously with a concerned expression.