As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, although Li Yi is very confident, he will never look down on any enemies on the battlefield, especially those he does not know too well, because there are too many examples in history to prove this.

Of course, the fact that he has been winning over the years makes Li Yi inevitably a little arrogant many times. But this battle is too important, not to mention that the other party has the mysterious Zhang Ning and the Jinma Chao of Liangzhou in history, even if the guard is just a group of waste wood, Li Yi will definitely not take it lightly. Because he wants to win not only but beautifully!

And strictly speaking, the defenders of Chang'an City were not weak at all. According to the intelligence collected by the Shadow Department over the years, the soldiers of the four battalions outside the city were composed of the former Luoyang Northern and Southern Army, the Xiyuan Army, the original rebels brought by Ma Teng from Liangzhou, and the Flying Bear Army under Dong Zhuo. Among them, Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army can be said to be the absolute elite, and the Northern Army once existed as the main force of the Yellow Turban.

Although after so many years, most of the elites are already old, and Ma Chao has transferred a large number of elites from the fourth battalion into the Tiger Ben Army in the Imperial City. But even if these elites are lacking and a large number of recruits are added, the combat effectiveness of the four battalions is still not to be underestimated.

Therefore, Li Yi did not plan to launch a strong attack on the four battalions at all, as he said, even if the four battalions were captured, he would still have to face Chang'an City, which had high walls. If the loss is too great, the gain will outweigh the loss. Approaching steadily and steadily, step by step, is what Li Yi is ready to do.

The next day, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were sent by Li Yi to the north and south camps to support the necessary way to garrison, and at the same time, Gao Shun personally commanded 50,000 troops to guard against the enemy in the city. The task of attacking Dongying was handed over to Lu Bu by him, and Zhang Liao and Xu Shu assisted him. Subsequently, Wang Jing and Wang Ding were asked to bring the Ministry of Engineering and 5,000 soldiers to collect and manufacture siege equipment.

"Lord, aren't you worried at all?" Looking at Li Yi's leisurely appearance of sitting in the tent drinking by himself, Lu Wen asked with a worried face. At the same time, there were all kinds of noisy sounds outside.

"What do I need to worry about?" Li Yi asked with a smile when he heard this, and patted Xiaobai's head at the same time, "Xiaobai, there is not much wine in the army, don't drink too much......"

"Whew......" Xiaobai replied, but then buried himself in the huge wine bowl for which it was dedicated again.

And over there, Li Yi's rhetorical question made Lu Wen a little unsure of what to say for a while, you can't say that you are worried about the defeat of Lu Bu and others, right? That's too unlucky. And if it gets out, others will naturally not say anything, but Lu Bu will definitely pull his precious girl over to have a good talk.

"Humph! Can't the lord still guess what his subordinates mean? Lu Wen snorted coquettishly, obviously very dissatisfied with Li Yi's pretending to be stupid.

Speaking of which, Lu Wen has always looked like a tomboy in front of outsiders. It's like when she was in the Great Dao Academy in the past, she used her martial arts to become the eldest sister among her peers, and at the same time used her own achievements to shut everyone up.

After her debut, her style became even more intensified, and she became a heroic and resolute female general. Especially when she was training, she treated the female soldiers under her hands with cruelty, so that Li Yi and the others who went to inspect couldn't help but be a little frightened. Only when she gets along with Li Yi, her parents, Cai Yan and other daughters, will she show her daughter's temperament.

Hearing this, Li Yi suddenly showed a look of sudden realization, "I understand, are you worried about Fengxian's defeat?" Well...... In this case, I will send someone to remind Feng Xian, and say that his good daughter ......"

"Lord!!" Before Li Yi's words were finished, she was interrupted by Lu Wen, only to see her stomping her feet and pouting, looking at Li Yi with a look of grievance and pity, as if Li Yi dared to continue to say, she would cry.

"You big girl, okay, tease you...... Don't cry, or your men will see it and think I've done something to you. Seeing this, Li Yi hurriedly changed his words and comforted.

However, after saying that, Li Yi also seemed to find some ambiguity in what he said just now, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Although the enemy army has the advantage of strength, they are on the defensive after all, as long as our army fights steadily, there is no need to worry about anything at all." Moreover, although I don't know much about Zhang Ning, I have already learned a lot about his generals through the shadow department. Although there are many generals among them, and the four brothers of the Huang family have followed Zhang Ning since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, they are not famous generals......"

"But are we just doing nothing and waiting?" Hearing this, Lu Wen asked a little unwillingly.

Seeing Lu Wen's appearance, Li Yi didn't know what Lu Wen meant, "You girl don't have to fantasize, didn't I tell you when I set up the Vermilion Bird Camp, your only duty is to protect me and my wife and children." Kill the enemy in battle...... Hey, if you and your men are really put into battle, don't say what the enemy thinks, but Zigang and they will definitely not agree. ”

As Li Yi said, although the number of the Taiping Army far exceeds that of Li Yi in today's situation, the advantage is still held by Li Yi. Or rather, Zhang Ning took the initiative to do it. After all, since ancient times, although the attacker will only directly attack the city when there is no choice, the same is true for the defender, and no one will take the initiative to give up the field battle and choose to defend the city if it is not necessary.

Although there are still four large battalions with a total of 200,000 troops outside Chang'an City, they are actually not much different from defending the city. For example, the area around Chang'an has basically been covered by Li Yi's exploration horses.

Inside the Imperial City.

"Mother, I'm afraid it's not a way to go on like this!" Ma Chaoqiang suppressed the impatience in his heart and said, "In today's situation, our army is completely pressed and beaten by Li Yi, whether it is the northern camp, the southern camp or the reinforcements sent by the city, they are all blocked by Li Yi's people. In this way, it is equivalent to letting Zhongwu face Li Yi's main force by himself. Although the camp has been very strong after years of construction, it is only a camp after all, and how long can it be held? ”

"Meng Qi doesn't need to worry, this is just the beginning." Zhang Ning smiled when he heard this, "I know, you think that if you only defend, our cavalry will not have much use. But you have to know that although the Liangzhou cavalry is very strong, and the Qiang people help them, the cavalry under Li Zikang is the best in the world! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Ning looked at Ma Chao's unconvinced look, and couldn't help but smile again, "Don't worry, there will be a ...... of the day when it will be useful" Speaking of this, Zhang Ning once again showed a trace of memory and sighed, "And...... I want to beat him more than anyone else in the world......"

As time passed, Li Yi still sent his men to attack unhurriedly, and it seemed that he had long been prepared for a long time to fight. The only difference is that Li Jun has put more and more siege equipment into the war. For example, catapults, knife carts, etc., and every day, the number of these siege equipment increases, which in turn increases the pressure on the enemy's defense.

In this regard, Zhang Ning still didn't seem to have any feelings, just relying on the advantage of troops to keep defending. And although Ma Chao was eager to fight, he did not dare to disobey Zhang Ning's order.

End of December.

In the big tent in the army, Li Yizheng discussed things with Lu Bu and others, but it was said to be a discussion, but in fact, it was just to praise everyone and hold a small banquet at the same time.

At this moment, a female soldier hurriedly walked in, still holding a letter in her hand, "Lord, Guo Sima sent someone to send it." ”

"Oh?" Li Yi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and took it casually and opened it, but after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh, "Alas...... It's time to come, it's still coming......"

"My lord?" Hearing this, everyone looked at Li Yi suspiciously, obviously not quite understanding why Li Yi said this.

Seeing this, Li Yi did not answer, but handed the letter to Lu Bu on the side. And Lu Bu didn't look at it twice, and was suddenly shocked by the content of the letter, "How is it possible?!" He...... How dare they do that?! ”

"General Lu?" Everyone turned their heads to look at Lu Bu, and the curiosity in the letter hung high. But when they read the letter, they sat there one by one, because they really didn't know what to say.

I don't know how long it took, Xu Shu on the side broke the silence in the tent, "The lord means ......" Hearing this, everyone's eyes were once again focused on Li Yi's body. From their gazes, Li Yi saw shock, anxiety, uneasiness, and a hint of ...... Expect.

"Me? I'm not interested~" Li Yi chuckled as he looked at everyone, as if this matter had not been taken to his heart at all. Then without waiting for everyone to speak, he said again, "I know what you mean, but since Ma Chao abolished the emperor and founded the country as a Taiping Dao, the situation in the world is not something that can be easily changed by individuals. That being the case, it would be better to ignore it and concentrate on our own business. ”

"But even if you want to set up a new emperor, you will ...... with qualifications, military exploits, fame, and official rank" Lu Bu on the side seemed to be a little unwilling, and after Li Yi finished speaking, he said impatiently.

"I know what you mean, but...... In the current situation, let's concentrate on attacking Chang'an. Just leave those things to those who have ideas. Li Yi shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Xu Shu and the others' eyes suddenly burst into a burst of light, obviously they heard some hidden meanings from Li Yi's words.

"What the lord said is good, whether Yuan Shao sets up a new emperor or Yuan Shu establishes himself as an emperor, it is impossible to get the approval of many princes in the world. In this case, it is better to concentrate on attacking Chang'an first. When Chang'an is captured and completely occupies Sili and Liangzhou, it is not too late to go back and deal with this matter. Xu Shu opened his mouth and agreed.

Hearing Xu Shu's words, some people who had already guessed got up and echoed, but those who didn't guess didn't say anything more when they saw this situation. Subsequently, everyone obviously didn't have the heart to hold any more banquets, so they said goodbye to Li Yi and went back to rest.

"Why don't you go back to rest?" Seeing Lu Wen looking at him with a curious baby look, Li Yi suddenly felt a big head.

"My lord, if the world is pacified in the future, does my lord plan to set up a new emperor or ...... Ouch! Lu Wen looked at Li Yi cautiously and asked, but before she finished speaking, she was knocked on Li Yi's little head.

"Little girl, don't ask such a big thing, if you are my subordinate, you shouldn't ask nonsense!" Li Yi looked at Lu Wen angrily and said.

"Got it." Lu Wen pouted and responded with some dissatisfaction when she heard this, but then suddenly stood up and walked to Li Yi's side, and said with extreme flattery, "The lord wants to write a letter to reply to Guo Sima, right?" The subordinate helps the master to grind ink. ”

"Alas......" Hearing this, Li Yi sighed helplessly in his heart, but he did not refuse again. For Lu Wen, a girl, he has not found any way to deal with it since he was a child.

Luoyang.

In Xun Yu's mansion, Xun Yu was lying on the bed at this time, looking up with a somewhat dull gaze. Since learning the news of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, he has been sick in bed. Although Hua Tuo has come to see it, but because this condition is a heart disease, he doesn't have much to do, so he can only prescribe a prescription for recuperation.

I don't know how long it took, the door was slowly pushed open, and then I heard a familiar complaint, "Wen Ruo, the smell of medicine in your house is too strong, right?" How long has it been since you opened a window? "But who is it not Guo Jia?

"Why are you here? At this hour, you should be in the council chamber to handle government affairs, right? Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia, who was constantly waving his hand in front of his nose at the door, and asked lightly.

"Are you embarrassed?!" Hearing Xun Yu's words, Guo Jia suddenly walked over angrily, sat on the edge of Xun Yu's bed and complained loudly, "Now that Yuan Zhi and the others are not here, you guy is pretending to be sick and not working, so that all government affairs are pressed on me!" Do you know how tired I have been these days? I don't even have time to have fun! ”

"I ......" Xun Yu wanted to speak when he heard this, but Guo Jia didn't give Xun Yu a chance to speak.

"Hmph, just now the lord replied that you should take good care of your illness. This simply makes no sense! Why can you be lazy at home and I have to do everything? I'm the one who makes important decisions! It's still Sima of the shadow department......" Guo Jia kept complaining loudly, looking like a resentful woman.

I have to say that Guo Jia's eloquence is indeed very good, and for half an hour, Xun Yu was stunned that he didn't find a chance to speak. In desperation, he had to get up and smile bitterly, "Okay, okay, I'll go back with you to deal with government affairs, it's all right?" ”

"Are you well?" Guo Jia squinted and looked at Xun Yu with disdain.

"It's not good, and you're talking about it." Xun Yu complained helplessly.

"Humph! That's pretty much it, but don't go back to the council chamber, invite me to drink! Guo Jia snorted coldly when he heard this.

"Okay, good ......" Xun Yu heard this, but he didn't object.