Dang County, in the remote suburbs, the wilderness was noisy, people shouting and dog barking sounded, and the sensation was like boiling water, almost dispelling the cold.

However, a whistle made all the sounds dimly pale.

In the grass, a tiger fell to the ground, with many arrows inserted into it, dripping blood.

The soldiers holding a hunting fork and spear surrounded the soldiers. The tiger struggled to resist, but was stabbed to the hearts of the spear that swarmed in.

Behind, Peng Jun, who was riding a horse, was a little annoyed when he saw the tiger being stabbed to pieces, but he did not scold the soldiers.

After all, the life of a soldier is more important than whether the tiger skin is complete or not.

Li Li, who arrived on a horse at the same time, felt a little regretful when he saw the tiger being stabbed to death by a spear because he remembered a scene.

What to do if you encounter a tiger?

Don't panic, hold the knife in your hand tightly, wait for the tiger to pounce on you, bend over, and then slide a shovel to slide under the tiger's belly.

At the same time, raise the knife and cut the tiger's stomach with it, causing its internal organs to fall all over the floor.

This is the killing of a tiger with a slippery kick, and one move is fatal!

No knife or stick.

When the tiger pounces over, it only needs to tilt back, and at the same time, press the stick to the ground and aims the tiger at the same time. With a thunderous sound, the falling tiger will be poked to death!

Li Li thought about this theoretical skill of killing tigers. When he thought about it, he wanted to laugh. Seeing that the soldiers had tied up the dead tiger, he lifted it with a few spears, and turned his horse's head and walked towards the camp.

He came to Dang County to inspect and hunted with Peng Jun, who was in Dang County. He never expected to encounter a tiger.

The tiger roared, and the mount was so scared that it trembled all over. Li Li wanted to ride a horse to chase the tiger, but how could he catch up with it? As a result, the tiger was surrounded and killed by soldiers outside the hunting ground.

Looking back at the hunted tiger, Li Li sighed: "This place is good, there are actually tigers."

Peng Jun smiled and said, "Not only are tigers, but also wild elephants."

Li Li believes this statement, because he heard that wild elephants were captured in the territory of Dang County nearly twenty years ago. At that time, Dang County was under the rule of Wei State. After the wild elephants were sent to the capital, they were regarded as auspicious, so they changed the reign to "Yuan Xiang".

What he saw when hunting today was a bit impressed by the ecological environment of Huaibei in this era.

In this era, there were wild elephants in Huaibei. Although they were rare, they were indeed there.

Not only that, there are many tigers.

This shows that the area of ​​human activity is not large and has not yet forced large beasts to a desperate situation. Therefore, there are still many wildernesses in the Huaihe River area that are uninhabited.

In this era, the population of the Central Plains was definitely not as large as that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so there was no contradiction of large populations and small land. It was nothing more than a large area of ​​wilderness, and the water and water have not yet been reclaimed into farmland, so the human activity area did not squeeze out the living space of wild animals.

There are records of tigers appearing in many villages, not only that, but also many animals.

Farmers who go to the fields to work are very likely to encounter wild beasts that suddenly appear. As for whether the beast is deer or wolf, it depends on luck.

Therefore, if the world is peaceful, the government organizes soldiers and the people to open up wasteland, Huaibei can also reclaim a large amount of farmland and more villages and cities.

After all, the population of Central Plains in this era was far from the point where the population broke out during the Ming and Qing dynasties, with a large population and a small land area.

However, it is unknown whether this "peace in the world" can be realized in his lifetime.

As long as the situation of confrontation between the north and the south exists for one day, the two Huaihe River, the north-south dividing line, will not be calmed down, and the results of farming will not be guaranteed.

For example, in Xuzhou now, locally produced grain cannot support the Xuzhou garrison.

Part of the food and grass needed for the garrison must be transported by Huainan, and part of it must be solved by Li Li's various operations.

"Once the court becomes in chaos, one day we may not be out of the matter." Li Li and Peng Jun chatted, talking about the current situation.

"Once the power struggle at the center becomes fierce, the protagonists start to form cliques, there is no possibility of bystanders in the main places."

"Because the attitude of not taking sides has a meaning of 'not supporting', and it is intolerable for the winner."

"Even if the bystander's original intention is to protect himself, the winner will give priority to the position of the bystander as a reward if he wants to reward his subordinates."

"So sooner or later, I will lead my army south for various reasons. In this way, Qi will definitely take advantage of the situation."

"Dang County is the first to be hit. When you deal with it, it will be very difficult, but you must withstand it."

Peng Jun knew that the direction of the current situation was a bit subtle and nodded: "Don't worry, Dang County's defense has been strengthened and can withstand it."

Li Li did not just report worries: "Don't worry, if something happens in Jiangnan and it will be spread to Yecheng, and Emperor Qi will dispatch troops and generals, it will probably take half a year to go by. If something really happens, we have no time to deal with it."

"You and your subordinates rely on the strong city, as well as sufficient food and grass, and military reserves. They will be in charge of Dang County for a year and a half, which is enough for me to return to rescue the siege."

Seeing that there was no one else, Peng Jun asked, "Li Lang, what if the powerful ministers in the court are not kind to you?"

Li Li smiled and said, "Then let's decide the outcome with him. When I have no way out, can I still kneel down and beg for work?"

"In the past seven or eight years, I have fought everywhere for the imperial court and guarded Xuzhou. What I did is worthy of my conscience and the previous emperor."

His answer was so straightforward that some of the worries Peng Jun wanted to say disappeared: Happy! Decide!

"Okay, I'm relieved with your words."

"Of course you have to rest assured, but things won't go to that point." Li Li still smiled. He came to Dang County to inspect, just to give Peng Jun a briefing.

Let the other party know that you are not a foolish idiot.

Li Li believes that the contributions he has made in the battles everywhere over the past seven or eight years will definitely not be negative compared to the rewards, so he does not owe anything to the court.

The contributions he made were worthy of his treatment and his conscience.

It is just based on the view of the monarch and ministers of this era that Emperor Xiao Gang's grace for him was his only debt.

Li Li said in his heart: "I will guard Xuzhou by the order of the late emperor, so I will not let Xuzhou be taken away by the north. This is to repay the favor of the late emperor's understanding."

"In the future, the court will replace people to guard Xuzhou. Yes, the person who takes over must at least be decent. If an incompetent person takes up the position, there will be no talks."

Peng Jun asked back: "It is unreasonable to refuse the imperial court's order, right?"

Li Li replied: "It is reasonable that if the incompetent people come to Xuzhou to be the governor, I will of course obey the order of transfer, and with my troops, the servants left, tens of thousands of infantry and cavalrymen, and take office in the new place."

Li Sanlang, who had great military achievements, led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to the south, which was equivalent to direct intimidation. Peng Jun understood what Li Li meant and felt relieved.

Li Li had a tough attitude, so he knew what to do.

Hanshan is their foundation. Their elite troops rely on the money and grain earned from various industries in Hanshan. Otherwise, Peng Jun could not support the hundreds of cavalry in the troops alone.

You know, the consumption of raising a war horse is worth five families.

The configuration of one person and two horses doubles the cost.

It was time to say what was time to say, Li Li did not forget to explain: "You should hurry up and hoard food and grass. Maybe if the chaos in Jiangnan is in trouble, the supply to Xuzhou will drop sharply. At that time, we must have stock of grain."

"You must also be careful of the assassin. After all, the Qi Kingdom is not working, and it is very likely that it will be in vain."

Li Li said tirelessly that it was not that he was worried about Peng Jun's ability to do things, but that it was to make Peng Jun pay attention to it and prepare for the "cold winter" as soon as possible.

In the power struggle in Jiankang City, he was unable to interfere with it. He defended Xuzhou and blocked the way to Qi's southward journey, which was the first priority.

If the power struggle in Jiankang City triggered a civil war, Xuzhou would have to resist the revived Qi army alone.

But Xuzhou must not be abandoned, because defending Xuzhou is responsible to the country, to yourself, and to your own "team".

After all, there are many people in Hanshan City with a large number of industries that cannot be lost.

If the victory is determined by the struggle for power in the court, according to the convention of the times, the winner will sooner or later take that step.

Then, if he sends troops to kill the usurper, or kills the powerful ministers who slaughter the descendants of the late emperor, it can also be regarded as repaying the late emperor's kindness for his kindness.
Chapter completed!