Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

But when Fude was about to leave, Li Yi left him behind. The two talked for a long time, but there was nothing substantial, just words of closeness and care. In the end, Li Yi personally sent Fude back to rest.

Regarding Guo Jia's remonstrance, Li Yi put it in his heart and thought about how to deal with it, but he would not say something rashly, let alone do something. After all, Li Yi was also afraid of making a mistake, so it was inevitable It's too embarrassing, and it will hurt the hearts of some potential people who want to defect to him.

Moreover, as far as Li Yi's heart is concerned, although he feels that he has become more and more utilitarian in dealing with things, almost "only for profit", he still wants to leave some affection in his heart. Even if he wins the world in the future, he doesn't want to be that A cold-blooded emperor.

Thinking of this, Li Yi stretched his hand into his bosom and touched it. In addition to the close-fitting soft armor, there was also a soft jacket, which Fushou sewed for her by himself.

Sighing, smiling again, and finally taking a deep breath, Li Yi greeted Dian Wei who was still by his side: "Let Mr. Chen come and see me."

"Here."

Dian Wei felt that Li Yi was not in the right mood, and he seemed a little worried, but he was an honest person, and he didn't think too much about it, and he didn't ask too much. Anyway, Li Yi was really going to be angry, so just let him kill whoever he was.

Soon, Dian Wei brought Chen Sheng. When this guy saw Li Yi, his face turned pale, and even the muscles on his face were moving without hesitation. It was written directly on the face.

In fact, with Li Yi's current lineup, Chen Sheng, who had never even heard of his name before crossing, is really not worthy of Li Yi's eyes. At first, Li Yi didn't want to see him, but because of Guo Jia's reminder about Fude, Li Yi felt that It's better to be as careful as possible when doing things by yourself, but with a little effort, there may be fewer hidden dangers in the future. Don't you have this patience?

Seeing Chen Sheng's terrible expression, Li Yi suppressed a smile and said, "General Chen, please sit down."

"Ah, yes, thank you, Marquis Xiang."

Chen Sheng responded, and lifted his hem to sit down, but just as his legs bent, he suddenly remembered that he forgot to salute Li Yi because he was too nervous, and immediately became entangled. I thought that was too deliberate and embarrassing.

In fact, when Li Yi entered the city, Chen Sheng had already met Li Yi, but he followed Li Yi and took his people to dinner without calling Chen Sheng, so Chen Sheng fell into a very pessimistic self-imagination .

Before Zhang Liao entered the city, Chen Sheng was just a little nervous, but after Li Yi came, although Li Yi was still the same Li Yi a few months ago, when Chen Sheng saw it, he couldn't help feeling afraid, and he didn't know if it was Under the illusion, Chen Sheng even felt that even the people around Li Yi were so tough that he didn't dare to look directly at them.

This situation made Chen Sheng terrified, and thinking of the scene where Zhang Liao clicked on the messenger without saying a word, Chen Sheng was really afraid that Li Yi would do that to him.

It is reasonable for Chen Sheng to think so. He now has less than 3000 people under his command, and these people are basically soldiers who were brought by Wenpin. It is really very easy for Li Yi to kill him and let Wenpin take over the military power.

When he saw Dian Wei coming to him just now, Chen Sheng's first reaction was that he was going to die, and he relaxed a little when he heard that Li Yi was going to see him.

Seeing Chen Sheng's terrified appearance, Li Yi shook his head secretly, patted him on the shoulder and pulled him to sit down, then slightly bowed and said: "General Chen was shocked by the day's events, but the messenger really delayed the big event, and the crime When I die, I hope General Chen will understand."

Chen Sheng hurriedly leaned over and said, "The Marquis of Xiang speaks seriously, that's what it should be, what it should be."

Li Yi said again: "Tomorrow Zhang Liao's vanguard will set off early in the morning, but my troops will not move tomorrow. To take over the city's equipment, food and grass, General Chen needs to cooperate a lot. I wonder if General Chen will have any difficulties here?"

"No, no, those armaments have been delivered, and they are all prepared for the Marquis of Xiang. I dare not tamper with them, but the amount of food and grass is too much, and the delivery takes time. For now, Xiangyang only sent 20 shi, and it will take about half a month. It takes time to collect [-]."

Regarding Li Yi's question, Chen Sheng naturally didn't dare to make things difficult, and he was telling the truth. However, considering the lack of food, Li Yi might not be happy, and added: "Xinye originally had nearly [-] grain If the Marquis of Xiang is short of food and grass, he can also take it, if it is still not enough..."

Chen Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "The general will raise food for the Marquis Xiang at the end!"

In order to prevent Li Yi from harming him, Chen Sheng did his best. Not to mention his family background, he even took the initiative to prepare food for Li Yi in exchange for Li Yi's favor.

You know, raising food is not a good job. When it is not particularly urgent, you have to start with the big family first. After all, ordinary people, even if you kill him, you can’t get much food, and it is very bad. reputation, so the target can only be a big family.

However, for Chen Sheng, offending the aristocratic family would almost ruin his future.

Li Yi originally saw that Chen Sheng was so cowardly, and although he was very satisfied, he inevitably looked down upon him, but when he heard Chen Sheng express that he would raise food for him, he couldn't help laughing.

Li Yi patted Chen Sheng on the shoulder and asked, "Who does the general think Li is?"

Li Yi didn't use much strength in his hands, but Chen Sheng was so flustered that he didn't hear the kindness in Li Yi's tone, subconsciously shrugged his shoulders, and blurted out: "Xianghou is the hero of the world!"

Li Yi was startled, then couldn't help laughing out loud, and then replied to him: "General Chen is really a second person."

In fact, not only Li Yi laughed, but Dian Wei and other guards also laughed, but they didn't dare to make a sound.

Chen Sheng's face turned red, and he felt ashamed. However, this also brought him back to his senses a little. It seemed that Li Yi had no intention of killing him to seize military power.

It's just that Chen Sheng was already timid. Even though he realized that the current situation was not as dangerous as he thought, his head was still lowered and he didn't dare to lift it up.

Li Yi gradually restrained his smile and said with emotion: "As an official of Jingzhou, Li has three responsibilities: to make the people rich, to make the place peaceful, and then to pass on the kindness of the emperor. General Chen guarding Xinye also protects the people of Jingzhou and contributes to the country. Even if a certain person is short of food, how can he be greedy for his brother's rations?"

When he said this, what Li Yi thought was that in half a month, the food in the Xiangyang warehouse was all his, so why bother now.

Chen Sheng naturally didn't understand what Li Yi was thinking, and he kept nodding in his heart, but his body was so stiff that he didn't dare to move.

Li Yi continued: "As for raising food, General Chen doesn't need to bother. Yi will only stay in Xinye for two or three days at most, and he will leave after the adjustment of troops and horses. He will definitely not disturb the people, let alone embarrass you. "

Seeing Li Yi's confession so frankly, Chen Sheng's heart was truly relieved, and he bowed and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Marquis Xiang, for your understanding."

Li Yi smiled, and then with a sad expression on his face, he sighed leisurely: "Li has always had kind thoughts in his heart, but why, the world always misunderstands me... Sigh!"

Chen Sheng's face was embarrassing, he didn't dare to answer this question, and Chen Sheng was a little dizzy in his head, Li Yi gave him the impression that he was gentler than Liu Biao, and people would subconsciously develop a good impression, after close contact, even more I think Li Yi is a very good person, but when I think about what Li Yi did, it's like two different people.

Seeing Chen Sheng like this, Li Yi became more and more boring to win him over. It's not that he can't win him over, it's just that Chen Sheng lacks a bit of blood. It's enough for him to show his kindness, but it's not worth it if he puts too much effort into it.

So, Li Yi thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "I heard before that nearly [-] soldiers and horses were transferred from Xinye City. I wonder how many of those soldiers will return?"

Chen Sheng's originally cautious expression froze for a moment, then turned sad, and said in a low voice: "Except for those who died in battle, most of them were captured alive, and few escaped. With Zhang Hu under his command, those on Zhang Hu's side are lucky, but those on General Huang's side are... alas."

Li Yi frowned, and also sighed, this time he didn't pretend, but really sighed.

These days have passed, and the battle in Li Yang has long since come to an end.

Huang Zhong defended Liyang with [-] soldiers and horses. On the first day Yuan Shu attacked the city, Huang Zhong was severely injured. He continued to defend the second day. He became cruel and took advantage of Yuan Shu's siege to forcefully go out of the city to fight back, intending to attack and kill Yuan Shu with surprise soldiers!

Huang Zhong was brave and took the lead. Those Jingzhou soldiers also knew that the city was difficult to defend, so they were not afraid of death. They followed Huang Zhong all the way into Yuan Shu's army, so frightened that Yuan Shu had to retreat in a hurry to avoid his attack. However, Huang Zhong's troops were too few. After Yuan Shu stabilized his position, he finally chose to retreat to the city.

When had Yuan Shu been killed so embarrassingly?So furious, he failed to persuade Huang Zhong to surrender with high-ranking officials and generous salary, so he ordered to attack the city at all costs. Therefore, Li Yang finally fell on the fourth day of the siege, and more than half of the [-] soldiers were killed, and the rest were wounded or captured. Being able to break out, even Huang Zhong himself was exhausted after killing dozens of people in a row, unable to open his bow and raise his knife, Zhang Xun took the opportunity to capture him alive.

Hearing the news at that time, Li Yi's heart ached. Fortunately, after breaking the city, Yuan Shu vented his anger and calmed down. Instead, he cherished Huang Zhong's bravery and couldn't bear to kill him. He temporarily detained Huang Zhong in the camp. middle.

Li Yi shook his head, put Huang Zhong's matter aside, and asked, "You have a good personal relationship with General Zhang Hu, but do you know what's going on with him?"

Chen Sheng hesitated for a while, and then said: "Yuan Shu's army besieged Xiangyang, and the morale of the generals in the city was low. After a few trials, they were all defeated. I heard that the envoy recently wanted Zhang Hu to abandon Yicheng and withdraw to Xiangyang, but Zhang Hu did not." promise……"

Chen Sheng said in the end, his voice was already very quiet, because whether Zhang Hu was afraid of death, or because he felt that the move was inappropriate, in short, if he did not retreat, he was disobedient.

Regarding Liu Biao's order, Li Yi is not good at commenting on right or wrong, but personally, it is better for Zhang Hu not to return to the army.

Therefore, Li Yi praised: "The general will not accept the order of the emperor outside. General Zhang Hu's move is beneficial to the overall situation of Jingzhou. What does General Chen think?"

Chen Sheng stammered and said, "This...probably, almost."

……

In the early morning of the second day, Zhang Liao and Li Yi met, and led the vanguard to march towards Xiangyang. Li Yi had been repairing in Xinye for less than two days, and the army also moved. However, compared to Zhang Liao, Li Yi Yi Xingjun was slower, but the communication between Li Yi and Zhang Liao was extremely frequent. Every day, dozens of horsemen ran between the two armies.

As expected, Zhang Liao proposed to enter Xiangyang to guard the city gate, but Liu Biao resolutely refused.

However, Liu Biao's reaction was also thoughtful.

Liu Biao sent Fu Xun out of the city to meet Zhang Liao. He didn't mention Zhang Liao's murder of the messenger in Xinye. Yi's seal letter.