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The sun is shining in the sky, and the horse's hooves are fast.

After a short time, Zhou Yu's camp jumped into view, and Li Li immediately lifted the reins, deliberately slowing down his speed and riding his horse slowly.

Li Zhi, Wu Yi and Dong He, who followed closely behind, caught up with each other, Li Li turned his head to look at Li Zhi who wanted to speak several times along the way, and said with a smile: "Zicheng should want to intercede for Meng Qi, right?" ”

"Exactly." Li Zhi nodded in agreement, immediately stepped forward, followed Li Li's side, and said in a low voice: "Meng Qi has followed the lord to fight for many years, and the time he met the lord was still before the last general, although he was initially an enemy of the lord, but later he was lost, and persuaded his father, General Ma Teng, to join the lord under the command of the lord.

Therefore, he can be regarded as the first general to follow the lord, and he has always been loyal to the lord, stationed in Liangzhou for a long time, and maintained stability in the rear. It was the last general who felt that the punishment of the lord was a little too heavy for him this time, and the dismissal of all the officials was equivalent to his so many years of hard work being ruined, and he was thrown to the end and demoted to a concubine. This is too cruel for Meng Qi, and the last general is worried that he will not be able to accept it. But the lord did not immediately take back the military power, but still let him lead the army, in case he couldn't think of it, the last general was worried about ???????" There is no need to say the rest of the words, no matter how the situation changes, Li Zhi's first consideration is Li Li's safety, which is his responsibility.

"Are you worried that Meng Qi will support the army and rebel? Hahaha! ”

Li Li responded casually, laughed, and said very firmly: "Zicheng is too worried." As you said, Meng Qi has always been loyal, he has no rebellious heart; Even if I know I'm going to kill him. He will not betray me, neither revolting nor daring. Other words. Even if he dared to betray, the soldiers of the Longxiang Battalion would not listen to his orders. Even without me sending troops to exterminate him, he has already been killed by his soldiers, and his head is in a different place. Don't forget, the Longxiang Battalion is the first cavalry battalion I set up with my own hands, and more than seventy percent of the generals in the battalion are veterans who have followed me all the way, and they will not betray me. What's more, Yang Fu is still by Meng Qi's side, he is the only person in the Longxiang camp who does not fall but rises; If he is a truly talented person, then he should know what to do. ”

Speaking of which. Li Li said with interest: "As for why Meng Qi was severely punished, I don't want to explain more, Zicheng will naturally understand in the future." Okay, two miles away is Zhou Yu's camp, there is still a period of time before seven o'clock in the afternoon, we don't have to rush to hurry, get off the horse and rest for a while, and then Zhou Yu will lead the army out of the camp, and we can meet it at that time. ”

After Li Zhi heard this. Raising his hand, he signaled Jin Yiwei behind him to stop advancing, then turned over and dismounted with Wu Yi and Dong He, and sat down on the rocks by the moat with Li Li. It can be seen that although the emergency last night has been dealt with by Ma Chao and other generals. However, this incident touched Li Li a lot, and there were many problems involved, the most prominent of which was the stubborn disease of civil and military discord. This is a historical problem that has existed in all dynasties. In the troubled times, the contradictions between the military generals and the generals were not very obvious in the troubled times. After the troubled times are calmed down, the contradictions between them will become more and more prominent. And then there are two opposing forces that are clearly distinguished.

Not only Li Li is alert to these problems, but even Wu Yi, Dong He and others are well aware of them, and they have even begun to look for a way out and deliberately make friends with high-ranking and powerful henchmen. As a monarch, Li Li cannot ignore this phenomenon, still less turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear, and must start making preparations as soon as possible, so as to avoid discord among the armed forces, the intensification of contradictions, and internal strife.

However, it is not easy to really solve these problems, and as the situation changes, it is inevitable that the emphasis on military force over civility or on civility over military force will inevitably be, and there will always be some emphasis. And once there is a tilt, it will inevitably lead to contradictions between civil ministers and military generals, after all, it is a matter of their own interests, and no one is willing to give in. How to balance the conflicts of interests, check and balance the contradictions and conflicts between the civil and military generals, control the overall situation, and guide them to follow their own pace to move forward steadily, so as to realize their own will, the practical problems in front of Li Li at this time are also the top priority.

Last night's incident was just a glimmer of light, and for Li Li, it was a warning that he should pay attention to the potential contradictions between the civil and military generals, and start to resolve the contradictions that might intensify. This is a practical problem that cannot be ignored, and its root cause lies in the fact that there are many civil and military generals under his command, and all of them are outstanding, and when fighting the world, the more talents, the better, but as the situation gradually becomes clear, the former advantages will evolve into evolving problems and contradictions in a blink of an eye; This depends on how Li Li is at the helm, whether he can control this big ship, how to control these civil and military generals, and guide them along the right path.

Li Li's civil and military forces did not know, but Li Li was the only one who had foresight and never forgotten; In the parallel space under the same time and space, in the chaotic late years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, several major events occurred that affected the historical process of later generations for thousands of years.

Historically, Cao Cao unified the north, originally thought that the last battle of his life was to pacify Jiangdong, and then dominate the world, but unexpectedly, the Chibi soldiers were defeated and sunk in the sand, and the good situation was ruined. After a lapse of several years, Liu Bei occupied Xichuan, the old man chatted about the madness of youth, and was full of spirit, but he encountered a mutation at the most proud time, and Guan and Zhang died one after another, so that Liu Bei was angry and raised a large army to crusade against Eastern Wu, but suffered an unprecedented setback in Yiling, burned the company camp, and nearly a million troops were lost in one battle.

These two great battles that determined the trend of the world have always lingered in Li Li's mind, lingering and not dispersing, making him walk on thin ice, spurred by him, and always introspect and self-examine, lest he make mistakes and repeat the mistakes of the past. Pondering the beginning and end of these two wars, it is not difficult to find that after these two far-reaching fiascos, there are many hidden secrets, and there are two places that attract the most attention.

First, Cao Cao, who has always been wise and wise, gathered his generals and generals when he was fighting in Chibi, among which there were many generals and clever masterminds, why did they not give advice to Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao insisted on going his own way, and finally suffered an unprecedented defeat, and the good situation was burned clean by a fire, and the army of millions was wiped out.

There are many thought-provoking points in this, and what Li Li feels most deeply is that the contradictions between Cao Cao's subordinates and martial arts have been highlighted, and the contradictions have intensified, prompting these people to detect some clues, but they have many scruples, so that everyone is silent, and no one is willing to cause unnecessary trouble, lest they incur Cao Cao's dislike, and then affect their future and fame.

Second, Liu Bei did his best to attack the Eastern Wu army in Shuzhong, and marched into Jingzhou in a mighty manner, pointing directly at the old nest of the Eastern Wu, attacking the city all the way, invincible. What is puzzling is that Zhuge Liang, the military advisor who has always been praised by Liu Bei as "like a fish in water", did not go out with the army, although Zhuge Liang was not idle, sitting in Xichuan, supplying the money and food needed by the army, but these things are not necessary for him, can't others do it? In other words, no matter how important he was, what could be more important than the million-strong army of A's conquest of Eastern Wu?

Zhuge Liang did not go out with the army, so that Liu Bei, the "fish", was short of water, and was burned by Lu Xun, hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out, and the reputation of the first generation was ruined, burying the most elite army of Shu Han, and directly leading the more than ten Northern Expeditions to the Central Plains all ended without a problem until the destruction of Shu Han. And the root cause of this qiē is that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang fell out of harmony, and there was a contradiction within Shu Han, but it was not resolved in time, and as a result, it caused a catastrophe, thus repeating the mistake of Cao Cao's defeat of Chibi, and the good situation was ruined.

The two major defeats were half ninety of those who traveled a hundred miles, and they fell short. It seems that it has nothing to do with Li Li, but in fact, he has already experienced the profound lessons in these memories once, if he still does not pay attention to it, and still does not reflect deeply, it is very likely that what is in front of him is to repeat the mistakes of the past, and history will repeat itself in him.

The previous Jizhou fiasco, on the surface, it seemed that he was not at fault, it was purely Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's scheming and scheming, and finally lured him into the middle of the city, resulting in heavy losses. But in reality, this is not the case. In fact, Guo Jia had already sensed that something was wrong with the shape in advance, but he did not remind him at the first time, and the former army commander Zhou Yu was suspicious of him, so that he was absent-minded and did not really pay attention to the battle of Yecheng; In addition, he is eager to win, and he thinks that he has the chance to win. Many factors were combined, and in the end, the city of Yecheng was defeated, and the entire Hebei battle situation was defeated one after another, and then it was defeated.

After the defeat of Jizhou, Li Li has been haunted by this, but he can't figure it out, and he doesn't know where the root of the problem is. But after the friction between Zhuge Liang and Ma Chao last night, Li Li finally found the answer, and the haze shrouded in his heart dissipated, and he suddenly became brighter. All defeats in wars, in addition to the objective difference in strength, in the case of relatively favorable forces and the situation, the reason for the defeat is almost without exception internal disharmony, once there is an internal problem, it will lead to poor communication between the upper and lower levels, blocking the way of speech, which will lead to unpredictable consequences.

This is what Li Li got after the friction between Ma Chao and Zhuge Liang. However, he did not have a trace of joy in the harvest, but a heavy heart, a tide of thoughts, and he could not let go for a long time.

?????? Chengdu, the state of the pastor's house.

In the lobby, many Yizhou officials admonished one after another, resolutely opposing the decision of the state pastor Liu Zhang for the first time in history.

"Although the Xiliang army has besieged the state city, there is enough money and food in our state city, there are enough weapons, and there are 50,000 troops stationed in it, which can be called impregnable. At this time, why did the lord surrender without a fight? ”

"None of us are greedy for life and afraid of death, and we are willing to live and die with the state city!"

"The victory or defeat was not scored, but the lord lightly said that he would open the city and ask for surrender, but he really abandoned the ancestral foundation and ignored it. Wait for the death of the minister, please take back the lord's life! ”

"The ministers are willing to die, please take back your destiny and swear to live and die with Yizhou!!."

“??????”

"Wait! Honshu has made up his mind, and the city is open to welcome the general into the city! ”

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