Chapter Seventy-Four: Li Tong (Second Update)

Du Chen came to the soldiers and asked a very young soldier, "What is your name, how old are you, and why did you choose to join the army?" The soldier scratched the back of his head a little shyly, and then said shyly: "Mr. Hui's words, a certain name is Li Tongzi Wenda, and he is sixteen years old this year. I joined the army because I heard that the army could support itself. ”

Li Tong's word is Wenda, and the small word is trillion. Jiangxia Pingchun people, famous for their ranger name in the Jiangru area, and Chen Gong, a native of the same county, raised troops in Langling, many people were attached. But Zhou Zhi, who was under the command of the 2,000 family, was very cooperative with Li Chen on the surface, but in fact he was very unpleasant to the two of them, and Li decided to strike first after being informed, but Chen Gong's indecision agreed. Seeing this, Li Tong ignored him, and designed to invite Zhou Zhi to drink, and then killed Zhou Zhi when he was drunk, and his subordinates were attacked and swallowed by Li Chen without a leader. Later, Chen Gong was killed by his wife and brother Chen He and led his own people, but he was soon broken by Li Tong and sacrificed his head to Chen Gong's grave. Then, Li Tong gave birth to Wu Ba, the marshal of the Yellow Turban, and surrendered to his people, but in the face of the great famine in Xingping, Li Tong had to scatter his wealth to buy chaff and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, so the soldiers used their lives, and the thieves did not dare to commit this hard bone. In the first year of Jian'an (196 AD), he led the crowd to take refuge in Cao Cao in Xudu, and Cao Cao worshipped him as a general of Zhenwei Zhonglang and let him garrison in the west of Runan. In the second year of Jian'an (197 AD), when Cao Cao conquered Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao's troops aided Zhang Xiu, and Cao Cao personally conquered in the unfavorable situation of Cao Hong's engagement, Li Tong came to see Cao Cao overnight with his soldiers, supplemented Cao Cao's soldiers and made Cao Cao have troops to fight again, Li Tong as a vanguard, turned back to attack Zhang Xiu and broke it. Li Tong was promoted to general Pei, named Marquis of Jiangong, and became the governor of Yang'an in Runan. His wife's uncle broke the law and was captured by Zhao Yan, the head of Langling, who cried and pleaded with Li Tong, hoping to make Zhao Yan take back his life, but Li Tong only said one sentence: "Fang and Cao Gong are fighting hard, and they are not selfish and abolishing the public." So regardless of his wife's uncle being cut off, he also praised Zhao Yan, who was enforcing the law, and even drank with him and made friends. In the fifth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao sent an envoy to worship him as the general of Zhengnan; Liu Biao also seduced him, but was rejected by Li Tong one by one. His relatives and subordinates all cried and tried to persuade him to agree to Yuan Shao's envoy, on the grounds that Cao Cao was lonely in the north and south, and if something happened, it would be all over, but Li Tong refused to allow it again, holding his sword and shouting angrily: "Cao Gong Mingzhe, he must be the world." Although Shao is strong, he has no way to do it, and he will eventually be deaf to him. I will not die. He also beheaded the envoy sent by Yuan Shao and presented the seal ribbon to Cao Cao. When Li Tonglu was transferred, Zhao Yan, the head of Langling, said: "Fangjin Zhujun rebelled (Yuan Shao's hometown in Runan), and Duyang'an was still attached, and if he returned his silk, he was afraid that there would be a rebellion?" Li Tong said: "Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are very anxious, the left and right counties have betrayed, if Mianjuan is not transferred, I am afraid that some people will say that I have a hopeful attitude" Zhao Yan said: "Jun's concern is not unreasonable, but the matter is serious." For the time being, I will not prove it, but explain it for you. Nai wrote a letter to Xun Yu and said: "The people of Yang'an County are poor today, and the neighboring cities are rebelling, and it is easy to use and dump, which is an opportunity for the safety of one party." And the people of this county adhere to the festival of loyalty, and they are in danger, thinking that the country should be comforted. And more anxious silk, how to persuade goodness! Xun Yu immediately told Cao Cao that he would return the people with silk, and the people were happy, and the county was peaceful. Li Tong attacked the group of thieves, Qu Gong and others, and they all broke it. Then the land of Huai and you was determined. Changed the title of Li Tong to be the Marquis of the capital and guarded the Runan Taishou. More than 5,000 thieves such as Momoyama Zhang Chi were also broken by Li Tong at the same time. In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209 AD), Zhou Yu and Liu Bei besieged Cao Ren in Jiangling, and the Guan Yu special force went to cut off the rescue in the north, Li Tong led the people to rescue Cao Ren and attacked Guan Yu's army, along the way he showed Xiàn bravery, encountered a deer obstruction, actually dismounted in person to deal with it, and died of illness on the road when he was forced to Cao Ren's encirclement, at the age of forty-one. The number of households was increased by 200, bringing the number to 400. Cao Pi said that he was the Marquis of Gang, and issued an edict saying that when Li Tong confronted Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Xu Du was floating in the south of the people's hearts, and only Li Tong "disregarded righteousness" and adhered to his post and beliefs, but unfortunately died young, and although his son Ji took his title, it was still not enough to thank him for his merits. Li Tong's older son, Li Xu, had a meritorious role in the Battle of Fancheng not long ago, and was also a general of Pingyu Zhonglang, while Li Ji was a general of Fengyi Zhonglang. The credit to the Li family is used as a favor. Looking at the slightly immature cheeks, Du Chen was silent for a long time. For this hateful troubled world, Du Chen has long been powerless to evaluate anything. Sixteen years old is an age in the mood for love, but he began to kill people in the army at the age of sixteen, which makes people have to sigh the helplessness of the world. "Where's your family?" Looking at the immature cheeks, Du Chen asked again. Hearing Du Chen's question, the young soldier's face suddenly darkened, and then the young man spoke: "I starved to death in the early years. After the young man finished speaking, the hearts of the soldiers around him sank. If there is really a way to live, who will choose to join the army. Although the treatment of the army is very good, but he has to face the threat of death. In today's battle, many comrades-in-arms left them, but their group of people still have to face an even more brutal war tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, which makes all the soldiers feel very uneasy. Du Chen stared at the soldier for a moment, and then asked, "Have you ever thought about not joining the army?" The young man smiled lightly, and then said with a little bitterness: "I don't have any skills, except for being a soldier, I really can't think of anything to do to support myself." Listening to the young man's words, Du Chen just wanted to say something, but then endured it again. I could save one of them, but what about the rest of the soldiers in the entire wall. Is he the only one who is pitiful, and the others are not pitiful? Perhaps seeing Du Chen's thoughts, the young man smiled at Du Chen and said, "Don't hide it, adult, in fact, I like to join the army very much, and today I killed two enemy soldiers alone." When he said that he had killed two people in a row, the young man showed a hint of pride. Seeing the young man say this, Du Chen's heart fluctuated slightly, and then Du Chen said, "Yes, but Chen underestimated you." There is still a lack of a personal guard in this dust, Wenda, are you willing to serve it? Hearing that Du Chen actually asked that soldier to be Du Chen's personal guard, the surrounding soldiers were all annoyed. To say that he killed a lot more than the young man, but he didn't promote himself earlier. The young man was a little stunned and speechless for a long time. "What, Venda doesn't want to?" Seeing that the young man did not speak, Du Chen asked. "How so!" The young man said silently. In his opinion, becoming Du Chen's personal guard is a matter of one step to the sky. Although the soldiers had not seen Du Chen much, they had heard of his name slightly. Being able to become Du Chen's personal guard is not only a superior status, but even the safety of his life has been guaranteed. Du Chen came to the soldier's side, patted the soldier's shoulder lightly, and then said, "Okay, from today on, Wenda, you will be Chen's personal guard." The soldier was immediately ecstatic, and then knelt down in front of Du Chen, kowtowing to Du Chen. After a few knocks, Li Tong began to cry. "Okay, how can a crying person be a personal guard of the dust!" Looking at Li Tong in front of him, Du Chen sighed with emotion. People in troubled times are very simple, as long as they are given a way to live, they will be very grateful to others, and even repay with their lives. Seeing that Du Chen's face was not good, Li Tong hurriedly stood up. Then he wiped the tears from his cheeks and said firmly: "Sir, don't worry, you will not be disappointed." At this time, Dian Wei behind Du Chen suddenly said: "Yes, he is a good soldier." "In that case, then leave it to you." Du Chen turned his head and said to Dian Wei. Then he got up and left, and continued to patrol the other places. Du Chen inspected the circle and found that there were no hidden dangers, and then took people back to the city gate tower. Cheng Yu is still worthy of being convinced by others, and it is obvious that during the period of his rest, Cheng Yu has done a very good job of defending the city wall. After arriving at the city gate tower, Du Chen found that Cheng Yu had woken up. "Zhong De should go down and rest, just leave it to the dust here." Looking at Cheng Yu's still slightly tired appearance, Du Chen opened his mouth and said to Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu was not hypocritical, but he felt unusually tired. handed the robe in his hand to Du Chen's hand, and then Cheng Yu said: "Since this is the case, then this place will be handed over to Silang, Yu is really a little tired." "Hmm!" Du Chen nodded and then spoke: "Zhong De is going to rest, you must know that you will face such a cruel battle in the next few days. If Zhongde and you fall ill, then I will not be able to guard the city gate. Cheng Yu smiled lightly, and then went down the city wall accompanied by several guards. There was no word all night, and because Lu Bu's army also fought a high-intensity war yesterday, this made Lu Bu not go to attack Xuchang City at night. So this night was also peaceful. However, although Lu Bu did not attack Xuchang at night, Du Chen still did not sleep all night. Because he wants to think of a great opportunity to break the enemy in one fell swoop. But no matter how he deliberated on the map, Du Chen helplessly found that he really had no chance of winning. In the end, Du Chen could only hope that Cao Cao could lead his troops back early. Seeing that the sun was still rising in the sky, Du Chen was just about to get up and move his muscles, but when he got up, Du Chen suddenly felt that his head sank, and he almost fell to the ground. Dian Wei, who was also on the side, had a hand and helped Du Chen.