Chapter 140: The Last Tranquility
The soft drizzle is coming one after another; As thin as silver threads, looming, let the rain continue to fall on the body, refreshing wet, cool, so that the spirit is vigorous and comfortable; It seems that in this way we can wash away all kinds of sorrows and helplessness
There is still half a moon before the Qingming Festival, and it is said that it rains during the Qingming Festival, and Nanyang County is probably the south, right? This year's spring has quietly come, a slight breeze, drizzle, constantly washing the air of the dirt; In such a weather, Li held an oil umbrella and accompanied another person to walk in the rain, and the brilliant and lyrical daughter-in-law Zhen Jiang rubbed her hands, probably feeling a little cold, a pair of beautiful eyes narrowed into a slit, and put on a sweet smile; Dumb people can't speak, but their emotions are very delicate and fragile, Li Kai smiled: "Go back!" Nothing to see! Winter hasn't completely passed, leaving a tail, boring and boring! ”
Nodding, Zhen Jiang turned around and walked forward with Li, but his cheeks were obviously a little crimson, and the same was true of Li's face, he was a thin-skinned man, and he also pretended to have the courage to put his salty pig hand on Zhen Jiang's shoulder when he turned around; Fortunately, the street outside Yuan's mansion was already deserted, and it was even more empty in the drizzle, and the empathetic Zhen Jiang seemed to feel the stiffness of Li Kai's body, felt nervous, and did not struggle, but leaned his head on his shoulder
After getting along for a few days, Li felt that he had earned it, Zhen Jiang's surname was Gwen Wan, generous, and empathetic, with all the advantages of a woman, the only drawback was probably that he couldn't speak, and there was a lot of communication; This is a rare moment of tranquility, not without reason, the army is about to march to the sour date to participate in the so-called princes to discuss the Dong Hui Alliance, soldiers: murder weapons also! As soon as the war began, the mountains and rivers were shattered, and no one was spared for decades!
It is precisely because it is a difficult time that Li Kai cherishes it even more, and has a feeling of enjoyment even more The drizzle has wet the land, and there are some traces of dirt on the upper, Li Kai has a happy smile on his face: "Shall I teach you sign language?" "It's not bragging, it's one of the few abilities of Li himself; Zhen Jiang blinked, his eyes were full of doubts, they all said that people's eyes can speak, this is not nonsense, Li Kai pouted: "En, just use your hands to make a gesture to let others know what you are talking about, that's probably what it means!" ”
"Aba, Aba", Zhen Jiang looked very happy, some little girls looked, her pretty face turned red, very excited; "Huh! Happy, right? Li Kai said a little proudly: "Uncle Ben knows astronomy and geography, and all the three religions and nine streams are all understandable!" What is that? Worship me, right? How? Unbelief? Don't believe it! ”
Laughing all the way back to Yuan Shu's mansion, Zhen Jiang broke away from Li's salty pig hand, the status of women in the Han Dynasty is still quite high, which is relative to other dynasties, because those queens of the mother world are very powerful, so it will be so; It is also very common for women to remarry and the like, but there are some things that cannot be done before they are married, and Li also understands the truth, so he obediently let go, sent other girls to the backyard, smiled goodbye and left with a smirk; "I'm smiling proudly, I'm smug smiling I'm really happy today, I'm really happy today", humming a little tune, Li Kai walked briskly towards his room, and before he could take a few steps, a soldier in a coat ran over and told him to go to the lobby; Young Master Yuan was drinking again, it was estimated that Brother Meng was back, Li Kai blinked, and turned away with a smile on his face, Yuan Shu saw him coming over, and joked: "Yo Yo, it's really refreshing for people to be happy on happy occasions!" As soon as Uncle Shi went back, you, a disciple, came over! Accompanied by beautiful women, filial piety, you have passed the race of the gods in this little day! Hahaha! ”
Li's face was red, a little shy, and then he replied righteously: "En! Actually, I'm going to teach her sign language! It will be very convenient to be able to communicate with her in the future! ”
"Sign language? Let the hands speak? Brother Meng is really a little book-read! Li Mouren secretly despised Sun Jian, and gestured with his hand on his neck: "Actually, it's just to make an action, to express your meaning with action, and that action just now is the meaning of killing!" Very simple! ”
"Oh! I see! I thought it was some kind of spell used to make a mouth grow on the palm of my hand", Brother Meng laughed, but no matter how you look at it, he feels unpleasant, is this thing pretending to be stupid?
This was almost a pre-war mobilization, and there were many people who came, Yuan Shu's uncle Liu Lin, Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, and Ma Chao, more than a dozen people were present, only Mao Jue, who was in charge of Fuyang, did not come back, and Zhou Tai, who trained the sailors, did not come back; Everyone knows that Li Kai recently accepted a concubine, who is the eldest daughter of Zhen, a famous merchant in Hebei, Zhen is indeed rich, and the 3,000 cavalry who escorted the horse team this time were given to Li for nothing, saying that it was Zhen Jiang's dowry; Three thousand well-trained cavalry, although not elite, is also a thick and solid gift! You don't need to be so generous even to deepen the relationship, right? These people are so angry! Because the three thousand cavalry can almost be said to be Li's own troops, that is, private soldiers; Taking advantage of Li Kai's happiness, these people are also coaxing with nothing, you and I are a sentence, noisy, the bear child has a gloomy face, he knows who the princes of the Eighteen Roads are, Xiliang is too shou Ma Teng and his father will also go!
"Chao'er! What do you think? Are you thinking", keenly feeling the entanglement in Ma Chao's heart, Li Kai comforted: "Let's go and have a look!" The family affection that blood is thicker than water cannot be extinguished! By the way, I will also let you see what the strongest martial artist in the world is like now! ”
"The strongest general? Can't Daddy Huang compare to him? ", in the end, it was a young man, the trick of changing the topic quickly worked, and he looked at Li Kai in surprise, expecting the answer;" Can't compare! If it was a thirty-five or sixteen-year-old Brother Huang, he might be able to do it, but now his strength has weakened somewhat, even if it is reduced a little! It can be said that that person is now the first person in the world! It needs a presence that you look up to for a while, and your goal is to kill him! ”; [The world's first military general cultivation plan] is still continuing, and Li Mouren also wastes no time in educating the bear child, stimulating his ambition and letting him surpass everything, even if it is comparable to Xiang Yu's existence!
"The first person in the world? Xiao said Lu Bu first? Is he that powerful? Yuan Shu didn't know when he started eavesdropping next to Li Kai, he had heard of Lu Bu, Ding Yuan only had more than 40,000 people, and he defeated Dong Zhuo by relying on Lu Bu, if it weren't for Lu Bu's rebellion, he might have sat in Dong Zhuo's position, but the title of the first person in the world ordinary people can't afford it!
Behind Yuan Shu was the shadow of the guard swordsman Wang Yue, as for his apprentice Shi A, he had been assigned to Mao Jue's subordinates to do things, Wang Yue planned to let Shi A have a little interest, and the silent Wang Sword Master exclaimed: "I have seen Lu Bu this person!" There is such a saying in Bingzhou - Lu Bu among people, red rabbit among horses!
He has been fighting in the border since he was a child, he is terrible with strong force, and the people of Bingzhou regard him as the god of war, and Dong Zhuo once worked as a state pastor in Bingzhou, his red rabbit horse is one of the four famous horses, the best war horse in the world, and now the red rabbit horse has also become Lu Bu's, and his strength may have gone up to another level"
"How many heroes are there in the world? Can he really afford the name of the strongest in the world? Yuan Shu deeply doubted that since ancient times, Xiang Yu was the only one who could claim to be the strongest general, and there was no one else, never!
"The smoke is everywhere, and the situation has created heroes, but at present, it is estimated that people who can compete with Lu Bu can be counted on one hand, and Brother Huang can probably count one, according to my estimate, if Brother Huang is a few years younger, he may be able to compete with Lu Bu! This is the person closest to Lu Bu, and the others are still a long way from Lu Bu!
Lu Bu has the courage of Xiang Yu, this is an indisputable fact, this crusade against Dong Zhuo is bound to fight against him, it is better to be careful when you encounter him! Let me be verbose and say the people under Dong Zhuo again! Li Kai stood up and said:
"Dong Zhuo's first strategist is Li Ru, I had a lot of contact with him when Xiliang put down the rebellion, and I can only evaluate it in one sentence - unfathomable! In the face of him, I don't have the confidence to win, Dong Zhuo's number one general should be Xu Rong, both civil and military, more difficult to deal with than Lu Bu!
Then there are Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Niu Fu, Hu Zhen, these people are also very powerful, Zhang Xiu, the gun king of the north, Hua Xiong, the first fierce general in Kansai, is not a general, and the generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun under Lu Bu are all generals
With so many talents, plus more than 200,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and more than 50,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, a total of 300,000 men and horses are all cavalry, and they are all very elite divisions of a hundred battles! Dong Zhuo's strength is very strong! Don't think of underestimating the enemy! ”
"Hiss - more than 300,000 cavalry! Oh my God! So many people underestimate the enemy? Don't be afraid! Not only Sun Jian, but everyone else also gasped, and only after understanding Dong Zhuo's strength so intuitively did they know how much energy he had; Li Kai shook his head: "The princes of the Eighteenth Road, that is, Brother Wentai, have recruited nearly 10,000 people this time, right?" What about the others? Not to mention 20,000 or 30,000, according to my estimate, the Allied army may reach 500,000 upwards, but the good and the bad are mixed!
I don't know why Dong Zhuo didn't strike first, but waited for us people to gather together, if he was going to annihilate us in one fell swoop, then - this battle! It's about our net worth and life! If you win, you can still live, and if you lose, the world will change hands"
"What do you mean?" , the situation seems to be very serious, and Sun Jian doesn't care that Li is not his adviser, so he asks straightforwardly; Li Kai glanced at him twice, and popped out four words simply and clearly: "Everyone has their own ambitions!" Only one voice in a force can ensure that the strength is in one place, and the eighteen princes of the eighteen roads have eighteen different thoughts!
"That's it! That's the end of it! Let's talk about the current situation first! Dude Huang! Sun Jian wanted to continue to ask questions but was diverted by Li Kai, so he could only sit on the side depressedly, Li Mou smiled weirdly, they and Sun Jian are not of the same heart, and some things cannot be told; Huang Zhong was instructed and said loudly: "My lord, Huang brought 20,000 soldiers and horses from Fuyang!" They are all brave soldiers who have experienced the war and trained brutally! Five thousand cavalry have also been almost trained! ”
There are about 40,000 soldiers and horses in Nanyang County, which can be completely mobilized, excluding those patrols, government servants and other miscellaneous soldiers who serve in local counties, these more than 40,000 people, there are more than 13,000 cavalry, and the rest are all foot soldiers; It is worth mentioning that among the 13,000 cavalry, 3,000 were Li's private army, considering that he couldn't afford to support them and didn't need them, after Zhen Yuan gave these cavalry to him, he gave them to Yuan Shu; "With 5,000 cavalry and 15,000 foot soldiers, it's almost enough!" , Xi Zhicai: "Too much is useless!" Nanyang and Liu Biao have always had a feud, so I am afraid that he will risk the disapproval of the world and attack the rear while we are unprepared! ”
Yuan Shu nodded, since he took office in Nanyang, the open and secret battle with Liu Biao has never been broken, but it has intensified, gradually escalating, and it is almost torn off! If Nanyang is empty, he is sneak attacked, and his foothold is gone, what are you talking about to beg for bandits?
"My lord! I'm willing to lead the troops to garrison! Ji Ling unexpectedly took the initiative to ask: "The foundation must not be lost!" I am willing to stay, with General Huang and General Sun, I think there is no shortage of generals around the lord, and I can stay with peace of mind."
"Good, good! The tiger comes to understand the righteousness! My heart is very relieved! Yuan Shu patted Ji Ling on the shoulder, very grateful: "The general has been following me since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but I can't repay it, and I am ashamed in my heart!" ”
Ji Ling knelt down on one knee: "The lord is gracious, and the last will be remembered in my heart!" How dare you forget? Ji Ling's choice is smart, the credit for fighting on the front line and garrisoning Nanyang is actually great, but compared to being suppressed by those fierce men on the front line, it is better to be low-key; Compared with his qualifications, he is the thickest of all people, as long as he works honestly, is loyal, and works hard Yuan Shu will not treat himself badly, after all, his merits are obvious to all! This is Ji Ling's cleverness; "Good! All right! Yuan Shu was relieved in his heart, and nodded straightly: "Xiaoxian, you see how it should be arranged, come up with a charter for me, you are thoughtful, I can rest assured!" ”
Li Kai said unyieldingly: "The general who stayed behind was determined to be General Ji Ling who guarded Wancheng, Zhou Tai, the captain who trained the naval division in the area of Deng County, and Liang Gang in the area of Fuyang had fewer soldiers and horses, so he sent Qiao Rui to lead the troops to help him, Fuyang County is the top priority, don't go out on a business trip, General Ji Ling pay more attention; In addition to the generals, the government affairs of Nanyang County should also be entrusted to Brother Liu Lin, for the government affairs of Nanyang County, Brother Liu Lin is familiar with the way, I will not say anything, En especially explained a little, if there are people who defected to Yuan Gong, raise them first, and wait for Yuan Gong to come back and choose the best to stay, this must be remembered, don't be scornful!
The candidates for the expedition are probably Huang Zhong, Zhang Xun, Li Gang, Yu She, and me and Brother Zhicai! There are 5,000 cavalry, 15,000 foot soldiers, and 500,000 stones of grain and grass should be about the same, Brother Wentai is a prince all the way this time, so he won't be counted among us! ”
This is a heart-wrenching statement! Sun Jian's heart trembled, and when he saw Li's weird smile, Young Master Yuan seemed to be looking up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle Sun Wentai sighed secretly, borrowing chickens to lay eggs is not good at playing with fire!
At the moment, he didn't explain, since he came to Nanyang County for the so-called political refuge, he never recognized Yuan Shu as the main father, every time he called Yuan Gong, it was a big game, just like the girl who wanted to welcome and be ashamed constantly teasing the rippling heart of the young master Yuan; He deceived Yuan Shu, but he couldn't deceive Li's so-called sharing of bed and different dreams was probably describing Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, and now he was forced into a corner by this sentence; Don't underestimate Sun Wentai, he is not a simple martial artist! Brother Meng stood up and shouted: "What is the difference between working for the same Han? ”
Look, how beautiful is that? You're bullshit! Why don't you give me yours? It is estimated that Sun Jian's so-called division between each other is - yours is mine, mine is still mine; In this regard, Li Mouren laughed and was silent; Xi Zhicai was also rolling his eyes on the side, and occasionally showed a few smiles, which was creepy
"You're all set! Just waiting to go to battle! Yuan Shu picked up the wine bottle: "Come!" Ladies and gentlemen! Cheers to our victory! ”
Li Kai hates drinking, it's not so much wine as mash, in short, it has a strange taste, when I first drank it, I felt that the degree was low, the sour and sour one was delicious, and I felt disgusting after drinking it more times; However, the boss is on top, can you not give face! Drink it! A large group of people took advantage of the quiet time to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves; Taking advantage of the toilet, Huang Zhong whispered to Li Kai: "Brother I want to thank you here!" I just took in a concubine a few months ago, and I am also a girl from a good family, and yesterday I suddenly became nauseous and retching, I hired a doctor, and guess what? ”
"I'm pregnant! What else? Li Mouren rolled his eyes and smiled: "Congratulations to my brother for fulfilling his thoughts!" But you still have to work hard and make more meritorious deeds! In the future, the whole life of your children will be tied to you! Shade shelter, these are the things you should do! Ha ha! ”
In layman's terms, Li is persuading Huang Zhong to earn some milk powder money for his children; Daddy Huang realized his dream again after losing his son, and now he is forty years old! It's time to start a business!
Touching his gray beard, Huang Zhong was a little dissatisfied: "At the age of forty, his hair and beard are white like this!" Sometimes I feel old! I can't help it! Still have to fight hard! Earning a big family business and letting my children live a carefree life is my dream now! ”
"That's called Crane Hair and Childish Face! Ha ha! Li Kai laughed, and Huang Zhong was stunned and laughed;
(To be continued)