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It was precisely the magnanimity shown by Li Li during the Battle of Dongyuan City, which made Zhou Yu grateful but also a little ashamed, which prompted him to reflect deeply on how to deal with the brotherhood between himself and Sun Ce, and what he did. There is no need to do this.You know, it was precisely because he could not let go of his brotherhood with Sun Ce that Sun Ce narrowly escaped death in the Battle of Dongyuan City and obtained an imperial edict for nothing, which made many generals of the Xiliang Army very dissatisfied. Quite critical.However, Li Li did not complain at all from the beginning to the end. He forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction and advice of the generals, and still gave Zhou Yu the right to act arbitrarily when the opportunity arises, and raised all the soldiers and horses in Bingzhou.

It is no exaggeration to say that the reason why Zhou Yu was able to be promoted from a mere residence in the nest to General Anbei and Dutinghou in just one year, and made illustrious military exploits and became famous all over the world, was not only his own outstanding talent The most important reason is Li Li's absolute trust and careful cultivation of him.

Thinking that when he first joined the Xiliang army, he served as the deputy general of the Chinese army, and later he led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight alone.In order to ensure that the generals listened to him, Li Li personally sat in the rear and held Zhou Yu's line, so that no one in the army dared to disobey his general's order, and it was absolutely forbidden.This is undoubtedly very lucky for a coach who has just taken over the military power. Li Li really provided him with a stage to fully display his talents.Because of this, Zhou Yu was able to make repeated achievements in just one year, sweeping away the Southern Huns and regaining Bingzhou.Then he became famous all over the world, and became the hottest general in the world today, and he can be called a famous general in the world.

In other words.Without Li Li's strong support, perhaps one day Zhou Yu would be able to become famous in one fell swoop, but this time will be delayed by at least ten years.However, if the world continues to develop like this, what it will look like after more than ten years, and whether there will be such an opportunity, are unknown.

Therefore, it is not so much that Zhou Yu is now working hard for Li Li to conquer the world.It is better to say that Li Li made him.Without Li Li's trust and appreciation, Zhou Yu would not be where he is today.If Li Li hadn't given him the brave Xiliang iron cavalry, he would have been given the opportunity to be on his own.And to support him, even if he has the talents of the world, it is in vain.There has never been a shortage of amazingly talented people in the world, but there are very few lucky ones who can truly display their talents to their heart's content.Therefore.Only in the world can there be a saying that "a thousand-mile horse often exists but a bole does not often exist".

Therefore.As far as today is concerned, Zhou Yu's loyalty to Li Li cannot be increased.Hugh said that Sun Ce has brotherhood with him, but they are not biological brothers. Even if his Zhou family members came to act as lobbyists in person, it would be impossible to persuade him to abandon Li Li.

What's more, if you ask yourself, there is no betrayal between him and Sun Ce, because he has never been Sun Ce's subordinate or general.He has never accepted any kindness and care from Sun Ce.Quite the opposite, before that.His Zhou family sponsored Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son many times. When Sun Jian led his troops to participate in the Chenliuhui League, all his family members were entrusted to the Zhou family, and Zhou Yu himself helped Sun Ce through the crisis after Sun Jian's death.Therefore, there is no interest relationship between him and Sun Ce at all, it is a brotherhood in the true sense.

But now, this brotherhood ended when Zhou Yu joined Li Li, broke up when Sun Ce led his troops against the Xiliang Army, and ended completely when Sun Ce threatened the Zhou clan.

Personal friendship is always so fragile in the face of vital interests. Although many people are unwilling to admit it, it is the truth.

Zhou Yu regards the brotherhood between himself and Sun Ce as a treasure, but at this moment he feels that this treasure suddenly fell to the ground, smashed to pieces, and it will never be restored.

After a long silence, the expression on Zhou Yu's face gradually returned to calm, and then became extremely calm, just like the surface of calm water without waves.

"Brother Lao Bofu is not worried about the matter of our ancestors and uncles. If it weren't for the scuffle between Sili and Li, our ancestors and my Zhou clan would have moved to Chang'an to settle down. Now that the war is coming to an end, it is expected that Brother Bofu will return to Jiangdong." At that time, the family ancestor had already arrived in Chang'an. In this way, I can fulfill my filial piety sooner or later, and the family will be reunited. However, Brother Bo Fu reminded me that this matter must be dealt with quickly, otherwise things will change!"

After a pause, Zhou Yu said earnestly, "In addition, I should remind my elder brother. Yangzhou Yuan Shu is by no means a kind person. It is a fluke that Brother Bo Fu borrowed [-] soldiers and horses from him this time. If it is delayed , I am afraid that he will become angry from embarrassment and vent his anger on the members of the Sun clan. Therefore, Brother Bo Fu should make preparations early to avoid complications."

"Oh?" Sun Ce frowned, with a sullen look on his face, he said with a displeased smile, "Thank you Gongjin for reminding me, Brother Yu has already made arrangements for this matter, and my mother, younger siblings and younger siblings have all returned to Jiangdong, so don't worry about Gongjin .”

While speaking, Sun Ce forcibly calmed down, adjusted his emotions, and said calmly: "Since Gong Jin has made up his mind, brother Yu can't force it. But this time we will discuss in private, there is no guarantee that General Li will not be suspicious because of this. Brother Yu is so uneasy after getting tired of Gong Jin!"

Zhou Yu smiled calmly, pointed at Lu Su, and said with a smile, "Brother, you are worrying too much. My lord is broad-minded and generous, which is well known and praised by the world. Besides, it is not accidental that Zijing is here to accompany you. Witness of the secret meeting tonight. Maybe my brother doesn’t know that Zijing is also the current governor of Bingzhou and my lord’s brother-in-law besides serving as the secretary of the army and joining the army. Therefore, brother don’t have to worry about me. It’s getting late. You and I will discuss it as soon as possible, so as not to delay the battle. I don't know what brother wants?"

Speaking of this, Sun Ce stopped beating around the bush and said bluntly, "All the soldiers and horses in Anyi City will belong to me, plus [-]% of the food and supplies, and the Xiliang army will not stop me from going south."

Zhou Yu shook his head when he heard the words, and said without hesitation: "The [-] troops in Anyi City cannot be swallowed by my brother. With my current strength, my brother can annex [-]% at most, and take away [-]% of the food and supplies. This is what I said from the bottom of my heart. I hope my brother will consider it carefully. "

Sun Ce looked slightly annoyed, and after being silent for a while, he got up and walked out the door. After getting on his horse, he raised his voice and said, "Forget it, just as Gong Jin said, we will start at five o'clock. Drive."

After leaving a word, Sun Ce galloped away, and his figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.

"Alas, the former president was so good, but tonight they broke up unhappy. It's really not my wish!" Zhou Yu sighed in dismay as he watched Sun Ce ride his horse away.

Lu Su nodded slightly, and comforted him with words: "Gong Jin doesn't need to worry, how can the world do what people want. Sun Ce is ambitious, and sooner or later he will run counter to us. What happened today is inevitable. Fortunately, this time we are going to wipe out The enemy is Zhang Yang, not him, otherwise swords and soldiers are already facing each other at this moment."

Chapter 791 The Fall of the Princes Second Bomb

The night is deep, it is midnight.

Anyi County Governor's Mansion, the front yard and inner hall.

Yang Chou who was guarding the door squinted at Zhang Yang after finishing his meal, stepped over the threshold in a flash, walked lightly to the side of the table, took the tray from the maidservant's hand, waved his sleeves to signal the maidservant to back down, and then moved skillfully Holding up the teapot, he poured hot tea into the teacup in front of Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang, who had just returned home, seemed a little tired after filling his stomach. He dozed off on the desk with his chin propped on one hand, and seemed to be resting with his eyes closed.The ring finger of his right hand tapped the table subconsciously, apparently as if he was asleep. His slightly sparse eyebrows twitched from time to time, and there was an obvious look of sadness between them.

All this showed that Zhang Yang was sober at the moment, and his expression and demeanor revealed his inner anxiety and uneasiness.

"My lord, please serve me some tea. If you have any worries, you may as well say so, so that the general can share your worries for the lord." Gently putting down the teapot, Yang Chou handed a cup of hot tea to Zhang Yang's right hand, while carefully observing his behavior. look, said in a low voice.

"Don't bother me, get out!"

Zhang Yang suddenly woke up, and before he opened his eyes, he scolded angrily. When he opened his eyes and saw Yang Chou standing beside him, his anger eased: "Oh, so it was you, I thought it was you!" What a blind maidservant. You haven't rested at this late hour, so you must have something to report, so you don't need to be formal, just sit down and talk."

Yang Chou bowed, then knelt down on Zhang Yang's left side, and said respectfully: "The last general also just heard the report from the soldiers. He knew that the lord had rushed back to the county mansion from the north bank overnight, so he rushed here so that the lord can send him."

"Yeah. It's very rare for you to have a heart." Zhang Yang nodded with satisfaction, and raised his hand to signal Yang Chou to drink tea together.

After taking a sip of tea.Yang Chou cautiously asked in a soft voice: "My lord seems to have something on his mind. Could it be that the war in Lou Diyuan did not go well, which made my lord worry so much?"

Zhang Yang was startled when he heard the sound, holding a teacup in his hand, he looked up at Yang Chou, but saw Yang Chou had a concerned expression on his face, other than that, his expression was the same.

Immediately.Zhang Yang nodded slightly, and said in a low voice with a heavy heart: "That's right. The Xiliang Army under Li Li'er's command is indeed powerful, with a large number of generals. The soldiers are brave and powerful. During the battle of generals during the day, the leader The two generals Wen Chou and Yan Liang under his command were all killed in battle, as well as Liu Bei's sworn brother. Zhang Fei Zhang Yide, who is known as "taking the head of a general from a million troops is like picking something out of a bag", was also defeated by the Xiliang general. That's not counting. Just Even Wen Hou Lu Bu was defeated by Huan Fei, and was seriously injured, almost losing his life.

In addition, when Sun Ce and I left the battlefield, the Xiliang Army defeated the 10,000 to [-] former Allied troops with only [-] infantry, and then [-]+ war cavalry rushed out.It is precisely because of the bad situation that I am eager to return to Hedong, so as not to be involved in the battlefield.Can't get out. "

After hearing the scandal, Yang said in amazement: "In this way, our allies have no chance of winning the decisive battle in Loudiyuan, and the situation is very pessimistic!"

"That's true." Zhang Yang nodded slightly, and said worriedly: "Although our allied army has the superiority in strength, it may be difficult to compare with the Xiliang army in terms of combat effectiveness. Especially the Xiliang iron cavalry is extremely brave, and Li Li'er takes the lead. It can be stopped, so that the morale of the Xiliang army is high, and the momentum is like a tiger. The formation is very terrifying. Therefore, in this decisive battle, I think the Allied Army is really tough. I am afraid that there will be more defeats than victories, and the situation is worrying!"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Yang had a sad expression on his face, his brows were tightly furrowed, and there were four gully-like horizontal lines protruding from his forehead, showing that his real age was past the age of no doubt.

Seeing Zhang Yang's sad face, Yang Chou's brows were also twitching in shock, and there was a bit of resentment in his eyes looking at Zhang Yang, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Yang.However, he hid his dissatisfaction very well, and it disappeared in a flash. When Zhang Yang raised his eyes and looked at each other, he saw a worried expression on his face, as if he seemed to be in the same spirit.

It's just that Yang Chou's city is limited after all, and he can't hide things in his heart. When he opened his mouth again, he showed some emotions: "The general has never been able to understand why the lord was attached to Li Li in name, but secretly invested in Yuan Shao? Don't you know that at the beginning? The strength of the Xiliang Army is already very strong, and it is definitely not comparable to the Jizhou Army? If we had completely surrendered to the Xiliang Army at that time, why would we be in trouble today?"

Hearing Yang Chou's words at first, Zhang Yang was very annoyed, and secretly scolded Yang Chou for being so ignorant that he would carry which pot if he didn't open it.However, after calming down and thinking about it, what Yang Chou said was not unreasonable, and it coincided with what he was thinking at the moment.

In fact, since last year when the Allied forces were unable to attack Hangu Pass for a long time, Zhang Yang had regretted it.Because from then on, he had a premonition that it might not be so easy for the allied princes to defeat the Xiliang army, and they might even fall into the sand at Hangu Pass and suffer a serious setback.If this is the case, then Zhang Yang is about to face disaster.If the Allied forces were defeated, the princes of all walks of life could just slap their butts and leave, but he had nowhere to escape. After all, his territory was in Hanoi County, under the vanguard of the Xiliang Army.However, once he gave up Hanoi County and followed Yuan Shao to Jizhou, then he would have nothing to rely on, and had no choice but to obediently hand over his soldiers and horses.

And this is exactly the scene that Zhang Yang doesn't want to see the most, and it is also a fact that he absolutely cannot accept.For a man like him who has become a prince of his own way, he clearly understands the importance of holding soldiers and horses in his hands. With soldiers and horses, there is territory.And once he has nothing, then he is nothing in Yuan Shao's eyes.

Therefore, today, Zhang Yang sincerely regrets it.He regretted that he shouldn't have openly betrayed Li Li, even if he didn't want to be annexed by Li Li, he could still pretend to be a snake, if it was impossible, it was not too late to hand over the military power.After all, judging from Li Li's human nature and style of dealing with things in recent years, he is a man of faith and nostalgia. As long as he is not an enemy of him, he will generally not kill them all.In this way, after Zhang Yang handed over his military power, he could at least be rich, so that he would not have nothing and die unexpectedly.

However, it's too late now, and it's useless to regret.According to Zhang Yang's understanding of Li Li, he knew that although Li Li was tolerant and generous.But the most can not tolerate the betrayal of subordinates, not only Li Li can not tolerate betrayal, all the princes in the world can not tolerate the betrayal of the old master.therefore.Even if he wanted to turn back at this time, I'm afraid Li Li would not accept him, let alone let him go easily.

However, Zhang Yang is pessimistic about whether the Allied Army can defeat the Xiliang Army if all roads go dark.In other words, he is deeply worried about the ongoing decisive battle in Loudiyuan, and he is very pessimistic about the Allies.It is believed that the Allied forces are very likely to lose.The reason why he has this feeling is that he is soberly aware of the many internal contradictions in the Allied Army and the intrigue among the various princes.Each has ghosts.More importantly, Yuan Shaoqi, the leader of the alliance, was not upright. As the leader of the princes and alliance, he did not want to resolve the conflicts among the princes from all walks of life.The contradiction intensified.Such an act of ignorance.How can it be done?

It's a pity that Zhang Yang can only hide these thoughts in his heart after repeated pondering, and can't tell anyone.Even in front of Yang Chou, the confidant, he must not reveal a single word, otherwise the misfortune will come out of his mouth, and sooner or later he will be killed.

In a daze, Zhang Yang figured out many things that he had never thought of before.It also thoroughly sorts out the pros and cons involved in it.It was late at night, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.On the contrary, the mind is very clear, and the thinking is extremely quick.And this abnormal phenomenon, he himself was completely unaware of, and he was completely unaware of why he didn't feel sleepy tonight.

After pondering for a while, instead of reprimanding Yang Chou, Zhang Yang said earnestly, "Actually, in the early years, I also thought about completely surrendering to the Xiliang Army, handing over military power, finding a position in the court, and then enjoying wealth and honor. Spend the rest of my life in peace. However, Li Li was too young at that time, and people have to doubt whether he has the ability to take charge of the Xiliang Army and whether he can secure the seat left by Dong Zhuo. Therefore, for the sake of safety, I We made friends with Yuan Shao in secret, so as to leave us a way out. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao took the opportunity to plan the Hanoi League, and pushed us to the opposite side of the Xiliang Army in one fell swoop. He had to betray Li Li openly, and then bit the bullet Step by step to today.

But tonight, I suddenly feel very scared, because our wealth and life are entrusted to Yuan Shao, not in our own hands.Once the Allied forces are defeated, what should we do?If we follow Yuan Shao and flee to Jizhou, we will have to live under the fence of others from now on, watching their faces all the time; but if we don’t go to Jizhou, we will face the crusade of Xiliang iron cavalry, and the result will definitely be smashed to pieces and die without a place to die. "

After nagging, Zhang Yang looked lonely, helpless, and looked extremely melancholy, not knowing what to do.Perhaps his only hope at this moment is that the Allied Forces can win. Only in this way can he have a chance of life. After all, it is better to live than to die, and it is much better to live under the fence than to be decapitated.

Seeing Zhang Yang's lonely expression, Yang Chou was also in a heavy heart, then he got up gently and filled a cup of tea again, and brought it to Zhang Yang himself.

When Zhang Yang took the teacup and drank tea absent-mindedly, Yang Chou asked softly, "In my lord's opinion, our allies are doomed to win this decisive battle in Loudiyuan, right?"

When Zhang Yang heard that the tea cup was still on his lips, he nodded lightly and said, "Well, that's roughly the case. When I left, the morale of the allied army was low, and the generals of the allied army suffered heavy casualties, while the Xiliang army was strong and unstoppable. Under the circumstances of ebb and flow, in my estimation, the Allied forces lose more and win less, and the chances of winning are not great."

"I see. It seems that what Sui Gu said is correct. We have really reached the end of the rope. It is time to make up our minds." Yang Chou moved to Zhang Yang's side while talking.

"Cough, cough cough!" Zhang Yang was astonished when he heard this, he coughed violently from the unswallowed sip of tea, tears came out.

"Suigu? You said that he was Suigu, the leader of the Black Mountain bandit who used to have contacts with us. Didn't he join Li Li? Ah" finally stopped coughing, Zhang Yang said urgently.However, before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a pain in his back, which made him scream out.Immediately, he looked down at his chest in astonishment, and suddenly saw the blood-soaked sword point passing through his chest, and Yang Chou was standing behind him at this moment.

"Puff puff puff...why is this? What good will it do you to kill, kill me?" While vomiting blood, Zhang Yang crawled on the table and turned around in astonishment, glaring at Yang Chou angrily. , raised his blood-stained right hand and pointed at Yang Chou's stern and cold cheek, and asked.