At night, the officers and men of the Li Army, who had been marching all day, had already fallen asleep, and only a hundred people were patrolling around the camp. And by a river about a mile or so from here, Li Yi leaned on Xiaobai's body, holding a wine jug in one hand and constantly pouring wine into his mouth, while looking at the stars in the sky and pondering.

I don't know how long it took, Xiaobai's nose moved slightly, and then he continued to patrol the dark night with his big glowing eyes. After a while, there was a rustling of footsteps from far and near, but Li Yi didn't care about this, still looking at the starry sky in a daze.

"Lord, it's late, let's rest early." Lu Wen walked to Li Yi's side and sat down, turned her head to look at his side face and said softly.

"Can't sleep." Li Yi replied lightly, then turned his head and gently knocked on Lu Wen's head, "Little girl, don't learn from Yan'er if you don't have anything to say, it's not appropriate." ”

"What! Can't people show their gentle and virtuous side? Hearing this, Lu Wen immediately retorted dissatisfiedly. It's just that not long after the words were finished, his cheeks blushed in Li Yi's smiling gaze.

"Lord~~~~~~" Lu Wen hugged Li Yi's arm and coquettishly.

"Don't make trouble, if you have something to say, don't move your hands and feet~" Li Yi said helplessly, his tone full of helplessness.

"Humph! I'll move! Will the lord punish the sins of his subordinates? Hehe, Sister Yan and I already recognize them as sisters, and the lord wants to punish him, and it should also be done by family law~" Lu Wen looked at Li Yi with bright eyes, humming coquettishly with a shy, and at the same time, her hands were still holding Li Yi's arm.

"You guys......" Li Yi shook his head and didn't respond, because he really didn't want to continue with this kind of topic. In this regard, Lu Wen was not discouraged, just hugged Li Yi's arm, and by the way, leaned her head on Li Yi's shoulder, feeling the temperature and taste from his body, her face was blushing, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

The two sat quietly by the river, one looking up at the starry sky, the other looking down and fantasizing, with a unique rhythm of the murmuring water.

I don't know how long it took, Li Yi gently shook the wine jug in his hand, but the wine jug didn't make any sound. Seeing this, without waiting for Li Yi to speak, Lu Wen didn't know where to take out a wine jug and handed it to Li Yi.

After opening the spout, a smell of wine spread from the pot, and with this fragrance alone, Li Yi knew that what was in the pot was his favorite wine. "You girl~" Li Yi shook his head, but he didn't say much.

After taking two sips, Li Yi suddenly said, "During the day, Fengxiao sent someone to send a letter over. ”

"Is there something urgent?" Lu Wen asked softly.

"It's not urgent, but it's a little special~" Li Yi responded softly, that flat tone, as if he was just talking about a very ordinary thing, "The shadow department inquired in Jizhou and other places, and Yuan Benchu seemed to be contacting the Liu clan relatives in Jizhou and Youzhou. And in Jiujiang County, Yangzhou, there were some anomalies. It is said that someone in Cangdang Mountain saw a huge Bai Mang, and after killing it, he found a sword in his belly. In addition, there are people who see the traces of dragons in the rivers of Jiujiang County, Yangzhou......"

"Could it be...... Do Yan Gong and Chen Gong plan to set up a new emperor? Lu Wen said in a deep groan. Although Lu Wen has been fond of martial arts and the art of war since she was a child, under the persecution of Li Yi, she is still one of the most outstanding students of Dadao Academy.

"Hehe, Yuan Ben should have planned to set up a new emperor, but what about Yuan Highway...... Do you think he did this like building momentum for the new emperor? Li Yi said with a smile.

"How dare he ......" When Lu Wen heard this, she immediately guessed what Li Yi meant, and her face suddenly showed a look of disbelief.

"What would you not dare? The world has become a trend of princes competing for hegemony, and the Chang'an court, which is regarded as orthodox, was also usurped by Ma Chao. In this way, there is no real orthodoxy in the world. In this case, ambitious people will naturally take advantage of the situation......" Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "Now that I am attacking Chang'an on a large scale, it is naturally impossible to return in vain." And Meng De of Yanzhou has just experienced civil strife and has no time to take care of anything else, and Yuan Benchu of Jizhou has just pacified Youzhou and also needs time to recuperate. Except for Xuande, who occupies Qingxu, that Yuan Shu can be said to have no opponents...... And judging from his character, he may not have put Xuande in his eyes. ”

"Does the lord have any plans to ......" Lu Wen was silent for a while when she heard this, and suddenly asked.

"You girl~" Hearing Lu Wen's words, Li Yi knocked on Lu Wen's little head angrily, "This kind of thing is not what a little girl like you should ask." ”

"I'm not too small!" When Lu Wen heard this, she immediately retorted quickly like a fried cat, and at the same time straightened her increasingly plump breasts. "And the subordinates are now under the command of the lord, Sima of the Vermilion Bird Battalion! If the subordinate is a little girl, then the others ......"

"Okay, good~ The girl is not small anymore, she is a big girl~" Li Yi helplessly said to spare. Then he took a sip of the wine in the pot, stood up and said with a smile, "Big girl, go back to the camp." ”

"Lord, you haven't told me what to do?" Lu Wen muttered with some dissatisfaction.

"Hehe......"

"Lord!"

"Okay~Go back to sleep~"

"I want my lord to sleep with my husband in my arms~ Ouch!"

"Big girl, be careful of me and Feng suing you first~"

"Humph!"

Luoyang.

"Fengxiao, what do you think the Lord Guild should do?" Xun Yu asked with a sad face.

"Hehe, what does Wen Ruo want the lord to do?" Guo Jia asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Xun Yu didn't answer, but just sighed with a bitter face.

Seeing this, Guo Jia shook his head helplessly and said, "If Wen doesn't have to be like this, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and it is not human power that can change it." Even if the lord can really turn the tide, who can guarantee that the descendants of the lord will not have the heart of rebellion? When the time comes, there will not be a struggle between the saints and the ministers, which will eventually lead to the resumption of war......"

"Well, don't say it, go drink with me." Xun Yu waved his hand to stop Guo Jia from continuing, and then sighed helplessly.

"You, it's not a good thing to pour yourself like this......" Guo Jia shook his head and sighed.

"You're embarrassed to talk about others, you drunkard?" Xun Yu retorted angrily.

"You're buying to get drunk and get rid of your sorrows, I'm here for pleasure, can it be the same?" Hearing this, Guo Jia immediately drew a clear relationship with Xun Yu.

"Humph! Isn't it all alcohol?! After Xun Yu finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left. Seeing this, Guo Jia shook his head, but he could only follow.

December.

Li Yi led his army to Chang'an and stationed it about ten miles east of the city. At this time, Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others had already led their troops to the vicinity of Chang'an.

"Lord, earlier, Han Qian of Liangzhou and Zhang Heng of Youfufeng led their troops into Chang'an, so that the defenders in Chang'an City have now reached 250,000 people. At the same time, there was a strong camp on all sides of the city, each with 50,000 troops stationed, and the guards were the four brothers of the Huang family. If we do not break through these four camps first, it will be difficult for our army to launch a direct offensive against Chang'an. Xu Shu reported respectfully.

"Hehe, this Zhang Ning is really courageous! It is really difficult to concentrate all the troops under his rule in Chang'an. Li Yi said with a smile. Well...... It's not easy to say, but from Li Yi's tone, it doesn't seem to have much credibility in these words.

It's just that although Li Yi didn't seem to be frightened by the terrifying garrison of Chang'an City, the other people, including Lu Bu, Gao Shun and others, had very dignified expressions. Because they know that this battle is not as simple as they thought at the beginning, but it will be a very difficult war.

"Yun Chang, you should be familiar with this generation, find a high ground, I'll go and see it myself." Seeing the appearance of everyone, Li Yi said with a chuckle.

"No!"

About an hour later, Li Yi led everyone to a mountain not far away. Looking down from the top of the mountain, Chang'an's defense layout is unobstructed.

"It doesn't seem to be flawed, but it's not too clever." After looking at it for a long time, Li Yi shook his head and said in a rather regretful tone.

"The lord should not underestimate the enemy army, although there is nothing clever about this layout, but in the case of so many enemy troops, it can still be called impregnable." Hearing this, Xu Shu hurriedly persuaded him.

"Hehe, don't worry, I never underestimate anyone. Let's go back and have some deliberations on how to attack. Li Yi patted Xu Shu's shoulder and smiled.

There are many capable people under Li Yi's command, although Li Yi did not bring Xun Yu and Guo Jia this time, but now there are Xu Shu and Yang Xiu by his side. In terms of leading troops to fight, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei and others can be said to be arrogant.

It's just that...... As Xu Shu said, today's Chang'an City can be called impregnable. The fortifications in Chang'an City don't seem to have changed, and the layout of the four battalions outside the city is not clever, but it is such a city, with a full 450,000 army, but everyone has a feeling of being overwhelmed.

"There are too many enemy troops......" I don't know how long it was, Zhao Yun shook his head and sighed. Li Yi's expedition to Chang'an this time was 260,000 people, not counting the baggage team. Originally, in everyone's opinion, this number was enough to capture Chang'an, but now, when the enemy's superiority in strength is so obvious, the siege has become a big problem.

Seeing that everyone was in a state of contemplation, Li Yi shook his head and smiled, "You don't have to be like this, although there are many enemy soldiers, but among the enemy commanders, the thief emperor Ma Chao is not yet at the age of a weak crown, and Zhang Ning doesn't seem to be too proficient in the art of war." In this way, the only advantage of the enemy army is only the number of soldiers...... However, although the enemy has an advantage in strength, our army has a lot of troops, at least the current disadvantage in strength is far less than when the Yellow Turbans were defeated in the past. ”

"The subordinates are ashamed ......" Hearing this, Lu Bu and others pleaded guilty.

"My lord, my subordinates think that the only way for our army now is to gather troops and uproot the enemy camps outside the city one by one." Xu Shu thought about it and said respectfully. "As the lord said, although the enemy army has many soldiers, there are not many excellent generals to command. If our army concentrates on attacking, at the same time send troops to guard against enemy support. It may take some time, but it's the best way to do it right now. ”

"Well, Yuan Zhi's words are also in my heart. Since the enemy army has made up its mind to defend Chang'an, then we just need to fight steadily. Hearing this, Li Yi nodded with satisfaction and said.

Before sending troops, Li Yi actually had this idea, so he didn't bring Xun Yu and Guo Jia. Because in his opinion, this kind of dignified attack does not need to bother the two of them at all.

Chang'an, inside the Imperial City.

"Mother, Li Thief's troops began to assemble in Dongying, and it seems that they are planning to attack our army camp one by one." Ma Chao looked at Zhang Ning and said respectfully.

"Hehe, I'm really confident in myself, it's ......the same as back then," Zhang Ning chuckled when he heard this, and his eyes looked into the distance at the same time, as if he was recalling something.

Seeing this, Ma Chao hurriedly said again, "Mother, what should we do next?!" When he said this, his tone was deliberately aggravated.

When he came back to his senses, Zhang Ning did not answer Ma Chao's words, but just looked at Ma Chao with a smile. It seemed to see through his inner gaze, which made Ma Chao suddenly feel very embarrassed, and couldn't help but lower his head.

Seeing Ma Chao's appearance, Zhang Ning couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Don't bother with it, just follow the plan set before." After all, isn't the current situation what we expect? ”

"No!" Ma Chao hurriedly responded when he heard this. Then he saw that Zhang Ning had no intention of continuing to speak, so he had to leave a little depressed.

After Ma Chao left, Zhang Ning slowly walked out of the palace, looked at the starry sky and muttered to himself, "Li Zikang...... Although the revenge of the father may not be avenged, this time it ...... I'm not going to lose to you easily......"

The next day, Li Yi ordered Zhang Liao and Li Dao to lead 20,000 men each to launch a tentative attack on the eastern camp guarded by Huang Er, and as expected by Li Yi, Xu Shu and others, not long after launching the offensive, Zhang Heng led his army out of the city, and at the same time, Huang Da and Huang Si of the northern and southern camps also led their troops to support.

In this regard, Li Yi ordered Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and Gao Shun to each lead 50,000 troops to intercept it. However, they fought until noon, but they did not distinguish the winner.

"How does it feel?" Li Yi chuckled and looked at Gao Shun and the others and asked, but there was no sadness on his face.

"The strength of the enemy army is not too strong, and if our army strengthens the offensive, it should not be a problem to defeat them." Gao Shun said after pondering for a while.

"Hmm...... Don't worry, there are only 30,000 or 40,000 reinforcements in the city this time, and this is just an outpost to attack Chang'an, so it doesn't cost too many troops. Li Yi nodded, then looked at everyone and said. But it was Li Yi who saw a trace of pride in the eyes of Guan Yu and others. This is not what Li Yi wants to see.