Xiaoqi

"This..." Li Zhi was astonished when he heard the sound, he seemed to have never thought about this question, let alone why Li Li asked this question.After a little hesitation, he respectfully said: "Recently, there is nothing abnormal around the camp. At the end of the day, 20 scouts and [-] guards (dead soldiers) will be stationed within a radius of [-] miles of the camp. When the wind blows, the general will be able to get the news as soon as possible. If there is an ominous premonition, it is true. It is the moment when Cao Cao led his army to Liyang camp in more than [-] days. A big event happened. Afterwards, the last general secretly investigated and found that general Cao Jun held a strong hostility towards us, and found nothing else."

"Oh? Also Cao Cao?" Li Li frowned and murmured, and immediately told Li Zhi: "From tonight, we will send 1 more scouts to expand the security range. It is necessary to check again and patrol day and night. Order Gao Shun to strengthen the security of the camp, change the password every half hour at night, patrol once every half hour, increase the number of camp guards to [-] at night, and rotate every two hours. In addition, Send someone to inform Zhou Yu, keep an eye on Cao Cao and his soldiers at all times, if there is any change, immediately surround him, and allow him to wipe out Cao's army if necessary, leaving no one alive!"

"No, the general will pass the order." Li Zhi got up to accept the order, then turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Li Li stretched out his hand to stop him, and asked in a low voice, "How many sets of dragonscale battle armor did you bring with you this time?"

"Huh?" Li Zhi's expression changed when he heard that, and his expression instantly became serious. He stretched out five fingers without thinking: "Five sets. This is the case in all previous expeditions. I have always carried five sets of dragon scale armor, but I have never used it. The remaining seven sets One set of armor and twelve sets of half-body soft armor. The lord gave a set of battle armor to Li Jue, the chariot general, and Li Xian, the general who conquered the south. Eldest son Li Hao, Xiliang Inspector Li Xuan, Zuo Junjun Jia Xu and Zhenbei General Teng Xiao. In addition, the remaining twelve dragon scale armors are all in the secret room of the Chang'an General's inner palace, and only the one who can open the secret room The lord and the last general."

Before the words fell, Li Zhi added: "Oh. By the way, the two sets of soft armor, the full set of dragon scale armor and the golden armor of the lord are no longer among them. These two sets of soft armor and dragon scale armor will always be worn By your side. So that the lord needs it in a timely manner."

The dragon scale battle armor Li Zhi mentioned is the skin and scales of the poisonous deep pool dragon that was hunted and killed in the past.After extremely tedious leather treatment, the poisonous dragon skin can be made into soft armor, while the dragon skin with scales can be made into battle armor.The skin of the poisonous dragon is extremely tough and difficult to injure with swords and swords. Only high-quality heavy weapons and great strength can penetrate it. The armor with scales is even more tenacious and can only be used by powerful generals. God soldiers can pierce it.

I don't know how many years that deep pool poisonous dragon has lived.The cortex is extremely thick, with scales all over the abdomen, making it invulnerable.Bows and crossbows are hard to hurt.The reason why Li Li was able to kill it that day was because he used divine weapons to pierce the poisonous dragon's eyes and penetrate the cranial cavity before killing it.It can be described as extremely lucky.even so.Huan Fei, who was dragging the poisonous dragon, was also seriously injured.It took three months of recuperation afterwards before he fully recovered.

Therefore, Dulong is full of treasures and has a huge body. In order to transport it back to Chang'an in the past, it took a lot of thought and effort.First, the two warships were connected together and transported to Danjiangkou by water, and then the eight carriages were merged and lengthened, and sixteen excellent warhorses pulled the carts in turn.Nearly a thousand Hercules followed the carriage and pushed the cart along the way; it took nearly a month to transport it to Chang'an.

Immediately afterwards.In order to divide the body of the poisonous dragon, hundreds of craftsmen worked hard for more than half a year before it was divided and processed one by one.Fortunately, the body of the poisonous dragon exudes a special smell all the year round. Except for the internal organs, there is no sign of decay in half a year.Because of this, craftsmen also have a lot of time to divide and process, and are finally made into soft armor and battle armor by the craftsman workshop.And here is Li Zhi's credit, he managed to get rid of the special smell on the poisonous dragon skin and scale armor, and he also participated in the whole process of making the soft armor and battle armor, and supervised the completion.

Since then, he has kept the twelve pieces of soft armor and twelve sets of battle armor and is responsible for daily maintenance.So he knew exactly where the soft armor and battle armor went. He even remembered who Li Li gave the soft armor to and when he gave it to him.And he is also responsible for the dragon scale armor that he carries every time he goes out, and no one else knows about the existence of the dragon scale armor.But the place where Li Li is is the place where the dragon scale armor is stored. And the same.Apart from Li Li and Li Zhi, those who knew the existence of the secret room were the dead soldiers selected by Li Li and trained by Li Zhi himself.The Chamber of Secrets is what they were responsible for building.

"Five sets? Take them all out and distribute them tonight."

Just when Li Zhi was in a daze, Li Li spoke.Li Zhi was shocked when he heard the words: "Ah, send them all! My lord,,, the end general doesn't understand why?" Obviously, Li Zhi was reluctant to part with these treasures that had been under his care for more than four years. Dragon scale armor?

Li Li looked up at Li Zhi who was full of astonishment and puzzlement, and said in a deep voice: "No matter how precious the dragon scale armor is, if it is left unused, it is a pile of dead things and worthless. I don't know why I feel restless today. There is a faint sense of foreboding. I have had this feeling since the early morning. As time goes by, this sense of crisis is getting stronger. So, in order to prevent trouble before it happens, I have to use it now. Yourself Keep one set, send the rest to Guo Jia, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Zhou Yu, and tell them to wear their battle armor for the next few days, and they cannot take it off even when sleeping. This is a military order and must not be disobeyed! "

"Promise, the last general will take orders." Seeing that Li Li's mind had been made up, and his tone was unquestionable, Li Zhi said nothing more.

Not long after, seeing Li Zhi coming out from the back tent with four guards, Li Li pointed to the golden battle armor hanging next to the commander's case, and said, "Take this set of battle armor away and send it to Gongsun Zan's tent." Li. Although this set of armor is not as good as the Dragonscale Armor, it has been with me for many years. It is really an extremely rare top-quality armor. Give it to Gongsun Zan, I don’t want him to have any accidents. Go.”

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Chapter 060

The night sky was dark, the stars receded, and it was another moonless night.

The cool wind was blowing, and the air was a bit cold, mixed with a little blood, and there was a faint chill atmosphere.

At the beginning of Haishi, the tents of the Chinese army commanders were still brightly lit, but no one moved around at the entrance of the tents. Only the left and right rows of soldiers stood on both sides of the tents with long soldiers in their hands, motionless like a rock.

"Tom, tom, tom!"

The sound of heavy footsteps came into the big tent, prompting Li Li, who was writing at his desk, to look up at the door, and then waved his hand to signal the soldiers to let him go.After finishing these, he continued to write the letter that had just been shelved, then got up and walked to the corridor, beckoning the attendant to serve tea.

"It's late at night, why hasn't Fengxiao rested yet?"

While speaking, Li Li reached out his hand to stop Guo Jia, who was about to salute, and motioned him to sit down and talk without restraint.

Guo Jia bowed his hand to express his thanks, then picked up the hem of the thick black armor and sat down slowly.But after sitting down, he felt very uncomfortable, so he straightened his legs and sat on the floor.Seeing this scene, Li Li couldn't help laughing: "Hehehe! I told you a long time ago that people who follow the army all the year round must get used to wearing armor, but you turned a deaf ear to it and insisted on not wearing armor. How does it feel now? , are you not used to it, does it feel very inconvenient, too in the way?"

"Hey, since my lord knows that my ministers are not used to wearing battle armor, why do you deliberately make things difficult for your ministers?" It was rare to be alone with Li Li, Guo Jia was not polite at this time, and complained face to face, so as not to hold back the uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

After saying what was in his heart, Guo Jiahan said with a smile: "No. Putting on such a heavy armor, I can't sleep even if I toss and turn on the couch, so I can only come to bother the lord. It's just that I didn't expect it. My lord didn't rest at such a late hour, I must have something on my mind."

"Those who know me will be filial piety!" Li Lixin nodded, and immediately poured Guo Jia a cup of tea with his own hands to express his apology.After all, the forty-pound black battle armor on Guo Jia's body was his masterpiece, and he gave the order to die, so he couldn't do without it.then.Poor Guo Jiajie, a scholar, has no strength to restrain a chicken, but has to carry such a heavy armor to sleep.This is really a kind of torture, tantamount to being punished for military service!

In fact, this set of dragon scale armor also has a hood (helmet) weighing nearly eight catties and a pair of boots weighing four catties, if you put on a battle robe.It weighs at least fifty or sixty catties.also.The generals who put on armor and go into battle have long weapons that are not light in weight. This set of equipment is fully armed, and it weighs eighty catties if not one hundred.

The "jin" mentioned here is not ten taels a catty, but 16 taels a catty.The origin of the hexadecimal system can be traced back to the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin Shihuang, and Prime Minister Li Si was responsible for formulating weights and measures.Li Si successfully formulated the standards for coins, length, etc., but he had no idea about the weight.He really couldn't figure out how many taels should be considered as a catty, so he asked Qin Shihuang for instructions.Qin Shihuang wrote a four-character instruction: "The world is fair."It is considered to have given the standard, but did not give the exact number.In order to avoid being blamed for problems in the implementation in the future, Li Si decided to use the number of strokes of the four characters "天下平" as a standard (the strokes of "天下平" in Xiaozhuan are different from the current writing style), so he made a set. Jin is equal to 16 taels.

At that time, 16 taels of scales were called "Sixteen Venus Scales", which was composed of the Big Dipper, the Six Stars of the South Dipper and the three stars of Fu, Lu, Shou, and Sanxing. If you are short of one liang, you will not be blessed;This method was still used until 16.But it’s not needed now, one is not conducive to calculation, and the other is profit for businessmen, 2000 taels a catty is too bad. (That's where "half a catty" comes from. A little knowledge, Huben thinks it is meaningful, so it is excerpted for appreciation and reading, and there is no need to take it seriously.)

"I don't know why the lord is worried, and I don't know if the humble minister can share the worries of the lord?" Guo Jia asked.

After Li Li heard the sound, he wanted to tell all the thoughts in his heart, but he didn't want Guo Jia to worry about it.After all, the premonition is very mysterious, unclear, and unfounded. Rather than letting Guo Jia worry about it with him, it is better to bear it alone.In other words, if this premonition does not come true, wouldn't it be unreasonable to worry about the sky and make people laugh?

It is not difficult to see from this that in Li Li's mind, Li Zhi is undoubtedly closer than Guo Jia.In front of Li Zhi, Li Li didn't hide anything, and directly expressed the hidden worries in his heart, but in front of Guo Jia, he had reservations.Because it is related to his face as a superior. In this society where the rule of man is greater than the rule of law, the face of a superior is prestige, which is equivalent to influence.Therefore, ordinary people can disregard their personal face, even material desires, laughing at the poor and not laughing at the prostitutes, but the superiors can't ignore their own prestige; if they don't have this influence, they are doomed to have unstable foundations, and sooner or later they will be replaced by others.

Seeing that Li Li was silent, Guo Jia said softly: "Is it because of Cao Cao? Since the lord is worried about him, why don't you call him back to your side? As long as he stays with the lord, no matter what kind of plots and tricks he has, he can't use them. Obediently obey the command of the lord." This is a tone of testing Li Li, and it is also an extremely pertinent suggestion.

Li Li nodded slightly: "What Feng Xiao said is true. Just now I ordered someone to summon Cao Cao and ordered him to come to the camp after dawn. In addition, the siege of the city was temporarily suspended and the whole army rested for three days. Afterwards, I personally commanded the army to attack the city. city."

Guo Jia nodded in deep agreement, and asked softly: "My lord, this arrangement is very appropriate. It's just that I am a little confused, why should I rest for three days? Recently, our army has been resting and recuperating. It is absolutely possible to attack the city immediately. There is no need to rest and recuperate. .”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia suddenly realized: "Could it be that my lord wants to wait for Cao Cao's follow-up troops to arrive, and then attack the city together?"

Li Li nodded and said, "That's right. Cao Cao has already lost [-] elite soldiers this time. If he dispatches another [-] or [-] soldiers to join the battle, then after this battle, at least half of his soldiers and horses will be lost. That’s no reason to worry.”

Guo Jia continued: "Of course we are happy to see Cao Cao lose his troops, but isn't he worried that I will wipe him out with Yuan Shao? We all understand the truth, so he doesn't know about it? The minister is deeply skeptical, and always feels that Cao Cao’s behavior this time is a bit abnormal, and it seems to be completely different from his previous behavior. It’s not like his usual style of doing things.”

While speaking, Guo Jia's expression gradually became dignified, and he said deeply: "What's more, we have always had a grudge against Cao Cao. At one time, we were at odds with each other, and we couldn't stop dying. Just imagine, his eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Cao Anmin And the brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan of the Xiahou family all died at the hands of my Xiliang army. How can such a deep hatred be resolved by a league of Yuan Yuan who only has the name of an alliance but has no real allies?

Changing places.If it were a humble minister, he would rather die in battle than form an alliance with the enemy who killed his son, and presumably the same is true for the lord.Since I can't accept this kind of thing, how can Cao Cao accept it?His mind is so broad that it chills the hearts of the Cao clan.is it possible? "In fact, these words have been pressed in Guo Jia's heart for a long time.

The reason why he was able to hold back before was because he wanted to see what Cao Cao's intentions were, whether he had really let go of all the previous grievances, and what he wanted to do when he came to the alliance this time.It's a pity that after more than 20 days of getting along, Guo Jia got nothing. He couldn't see anything unusual about Cao Cao, and he couldn't figure out his thoughts.I can't even find out what he wants to do.It wasn't until Li Li took the initiative to mention Cao Cao today that Guo Jiafang realized that he might have done something wrong.The lord should be reminded to beware of Cao Cao as soon as possible, or get rid of him directly.

Even, Guo Jia once had a bold idea.That is, temporarily abandon the strategic intention of conquering Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and instead point the finger at Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and directly behead him while he is following the lord Li Li.Then he sent his troops to Yanzhou to destroy Cao Cao's remaining forces first, and then turned his head to conquer Yuan Shao.

In this way, even if Yuan Shao gets some respite, he won't be able to do much.Because Jizhou was still under the attack of Zhang Liao's troops in Youzhou and the crusade army led by Li Li himself, like a bird in a cage, it couldn't fly out at all.

It's a pity that Guo Jia's strategy was only recently conceived.In addition, he hesitated for a while and wasted some time, so that until today, he still didn't tell Li Li.At this moment, he wanted to speak out, but he faintly felt that it was already too late, he had missed the best time, and it was too late to change his strategy now.

In addition, the reason why Guo Jia hesitated was not only because Cao Cao's arrival disrupted his thoughts and plans, but also because Yuan Shao openly provoked Li Li's power and status after he proclaimed himself emperor, and severely humiliated Li Li.Because of this, all the soldiers and horses besieging Jizhou called for battle one after another, and even led the army to go to war before Li Li issued the military order. As a result, Li Li hurried back from Huainan, and then rushed to Jizhou without stopping. This triggered the battle against Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

If Guo Jia proposed to change his tactics at this time, not to mention whether Li Li would adopt his suggestion, Guo Jia would be overwhelmed by the accusations of the leading generals from all walks of life.

Public anger is hard to offend!

Everyone has a time when they have to live in this world.Even if he had an idea, he had to choose to compromise in the face of the general trend, strangled his idea in the cradle, and swallowed it back.After all, people cannot be without groups, and mavericks have to be differentiated according to occasions. People who are unconventional everywhere will not last long after all, so that the road becomes narrower and narrower, and finally enters a dead end with no way out.

So Guo Jia considered again and again, but still didn't speak out his tactics.After chatting with Li Li for half an hour in the Chinese army commander's tent, he drank a lot of tea, then he stood up and left, and walked back to his tent slowly dragging his heavy armor.

Standing at the door of the large tent, Li Li watched Guo Jia leave. He felt that Guo Jia had something on his mind, but Guo Jia didn't say anything, and he didn't ask much, as if he was also worried.Although they are each other's masters, isn't there any personal passion between the masters?

So Li Li didn't take the initiative to ask, and Guo Jia didn't say much.The world is like this, everything is such a coincidence, and what seems to be a coincidence is actually an unpredictable necessity.

The night seemed very long.Li Li, who was full of worries, was destined to be unable to sleep peacefully, while Guo Jia, who had drank a lot of tea and was carrying heavy armor, was also unable to sleep.But they probably wouldn't have thought that there were actually many people who didn't fall asleep that night, and they weren't dozens of people, but two armies.

(This chapter is [-] words, [-] words make up for the middle excerpt.)

Chapter 061

Boom boom boom!

There was a hasty knock on the door, followed by Li Zhi's voice: "My lord, General Zhou Yu sent someone to report urgently that Cao's army in the camp on the north bank has moved late at night!"

"Ugh tom tom!"