"This is an incomplete strategy. It will not succeed if it is fully implemented. The strategy will need to be changed later!"
"My lord's strategy is really adapted to local conditions and is superb. The only thing is that our soldiers lack the equipment to carry cold water, so I'm afraid it won't be able to achieve scale effects!"
"Yes, it is because of this restriction that we have to implement another strategy. If we do not lack the equipment, we can directly implement this strategy and defeat the Qinglong Army. But the Qinglong Army guarding the city does not know that we lack the equipment. As long as we are local The cave successfully caused commotion and caused damage, so the general guarding the city must have responded accordingly. At that time, based on the general's character, we will negotiate with him!"
"Negotiation?" He Yuan and others asked suspiciously.
"Yes, negotiate. If your guess is correct, this general is a loyal general who loves his soldiers as much as his sons. His surname is Li Mingdian, Li Dian!"
"Based on the fact that he has not killed anyone before, this general does not completely belong to Xu Zhao, and his will to defend the Qinglong Village is not too firm."
"As a general, you need to analyze the battlefield from many aspects. The character of the general on the opposite side, the intelligence of the soldiers, etc. can all be used as weapons. Did you know?" Lin Mu's strategic thinking is broader than Liu Feng's.
"That's it!" Hu and others were somewhat impressed. Lin Mu came up with this strategy impromptuly and only thought of it when he saw the river next to Qinglong Village.
Afterwards, Liu Feng followed Lin Mu's method and gathered military bags, buckets and other equipment on some of the elites. After filling them with river water, they took a detour to the cave where the black smoke was discharged.
The cave that exhales black smoke is not located on the front mountain road, but on a very remote mountain next to it. There is no one here.
The cave that excretes black smoke is unbearably hot, and the ordinary Azure Dragon Army cannot guard it. Only some generals who know internal strength can move using internal energy shields, but it is a drop in the bucket, and they watch the real dragon soldiers pour buckets of water in.
The river water seeped from the cave into the fire pool where the weapons were cast. With a popping sound, countless white water vapor suddenly appeared. The temperature of this water vapor was very high and slowly filled the cave, making Sergeant Qinglong very uncomfortable. Some were directly burned, wailing, and fell to the ground.
After doing this several times, Lin Mu looked at the cave in front and felt that the guards in the cave were a little impatient.
It's time to strike with a soft tongue.
Lin Mu led Cui Wu's hundreds of personal guards and slowly came to the mountainside. Although the defenders in the cave were on guard, they did not release arrows and fire rain this time because there were too few of these hundreds of people to attack the city. Without any help, the defenders will surely look down upon them.
"We are here to negotiate. Let the general who calls the shots speak out!" Lin Mu shouted loudly and used his Dragon Roar skill, which shocked the defenders into panic.
After a commotion in the cave, a tall and burly military general walked out after a while. He stepped on the rugged rocks next to him, made several graceful jumps, his clothes were flying, and soon arrived in front of Lin Mu ten feet away.
It was very brave to come to Lin Mu alone.
Unlike Lin Mu who visited Cao Cao alone, he was well prepared. But this general came to negotiate without much thought. The two armies were facing each other. He had the courage to come to the center of the battlefield and bear the gaze of countless soldiers. If he had not experienced such a spotlight, his feet might be trembling.
Obviously, neither Lin Mu nor this general was the kind of person whose feet would tremble.
Lin Mu took advantage of the firelight on the road next to him, took a closer look, raised the corner of his mouth, and was sure in his heart that the general opposite was really Li Dian.
Li Dian, courtesy name Mancheng. In real history, he was one of the most brave and loyal generals in Cao Cao's camp. His father (uncle) Li Qian was a general who followed Cao Cao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and made countless meritorious deeds for Cao Cao. When Sun Quan's Wu State attacked Wei State, Li Dian cooperated with Zhang Liao, Le Jin and other generals to defeat Sun Quan and repel Sun Quan's attack. This was the very famous battle [Battle of Hefei].
Although the real history books did not include a name for him, in the mythical world, he is listed on the list of legendary generals. Although it is not high, he is still very outstanding, much stronger than those first-rate historical generals and second-rate historical generals.
In Lin Mu's impression, Li Dian later performed well in the Battle of Hulao Pass. He went out on behalf of Cao Cao and faced Dong Zhuo's general Hua Xiong. He fought with him for hundreds of rounds, regardless of the outcome.
It was the Battle of Hulao Pass that made Lin Mu have a deep impression on Li Dian.
Lin Mu stared at Li Dian intently, observing carefully. He is tall and tall, about 200 centimeters tall, with dark complexion, thick arms, and strong muscles. He has a dark face, sharp angles, thick eyebrows and big eyes.
At this time, Li Dian was still very young, with a square face without much beard, but the crescent scar under his eyes was a bit ferocious, which ruined the image of a simple and honest military commander.
Li Dian was carrying an exquisite black jade bow and holding a white tiger-head gun in his hand. The black jade bow and tiger head spear are Li Dian's exclusive weapons.
The ink jade bow is called [Green Ink Bow], and it is a Tier-specific weapon. The white tiger-headed spear is a god-level weapon. This spear is different from the white spear and white horse Zhao Yun's silver spear. It is made of ninth-grade jade [White Dragon Jade], and the whole body is white. However, if you look closely, this spear is slightly... It is crystal clear and white, just like cast white jade. This gun is called [White Jade Tiger Divine Spear].
Lin Mu can have such detailed information because Li Dian's weapons have been obtained by players and their attributes have been identified, thus publishing their attributes.
Lin Mu knew that if Li Dian really took action with all his strength, Cui Wu and the other hundreds of personal guards would be no match. Fortunately, Li Dian should have something to hide.
At this time, Li Dian's face looked a little angry. It was probably Lin Mu's action of pouring cold water into the furnace that made him angry.
"I never expected that your Excellency, as the nephew of Mr. Li Qian, the magistrate of Juye County, Shanyang County, Yanzhou, would appear in Yangzhou and become Xu Zhao's minion. Things are really unpredictable." Lin Mu took the lead and shocked Li Dian.
Sure enough, after just one glance, he could guess his identity. Li Dian looked shocked and didn't know where to start.
"However, when we attacked the stronghold, you kept a hand and did not kill them all. You were merciful. This should not be the attitude of a general in a confrontation between two armies. It must be that the general is in trouble." Lin Mu continued.
When the two armies faced each other, the general, as the commander-in-chief, showed mercy to the enemy. This was not a sign of indifference and sabotage. With Li Dian's character, if he had surrendered to Xu Zhao, he would definitely take action with all his strength. Since he didn't, there would be something to do.
"First of all, I would like to thank General Li for showing mercy. Those brothers are all our lords. If you show mercy to them, you show mercy to me. Thank you." Lin Mu bowed slightly and said sincerely.
"Hmph! I am merciful, but you are despicable and shameless. You transported river water to flood the hot cave and burned hundreds of my soldiers."
"I'm sorry for what the general is angry about. This is also a helpless act." Lin Mu walked a few steps and said softly.
"As people of the Han Dynasty and soldiers of the Han Dynasty, we are here to wipe out the minions of the rebel Xu Zhao, cut off their backup, and create opportunities for other armies. We are the masters of justice." Lin Mu said with a righteous look.
"I believe that General Li is also a man of good sense and understanding of the monarch and his ministers. Xu Zhao went against it and blatantly separatist the king. This is a treasonous act. It is not ethical and will be destroyed. With the general's intelligence, he must be able to understand it. They are powerful, otherwise they would not have been merciful and would not have killed our attacking soldiers."
"General, does he have something to hide? To repay your kindness to your father?" Lin Mu guessed.
"You actually know?" Li Dian was surprised when he heard Lin Mu's words. He found that the man in front of him actually knew everything, as if he was covered with a mysterious veil.
In fact, how did Lin Mu know that Li Dian served Xu Zhao because of the kindness he received from his father Li Qian. In his previous life in Kuaiji County, Li Dian's traces were not exposed, and he should have disappeared after repaying the kindness.
Now that Li Dian appeared here, there must be a reason. Lin Mu just made the most confident guess in his heart and asked Li Dian to confirm it.
"Since the general served Xu Zhao to repay a favor and did not try his best, you must not be defending or attacking the city for Xu Zhao!" Lin Mu guessed.
"That's right, sir is great!" Li Dian had some respect for Lin Mu and called him sir. When Li Dian was growing up, his father Li Qian taught him that there is a kind of person who is astounding, insightful, discerning, and extremely mysterious. When you meet such a person, you must address him as sir and show him respect.
"In order to repay a debt I owed to Xu Zhao from my father Li Qian, I came to train soldiers under Xu Zhao for three years. Now it has been three years. I have completed the task of training soldiers. I was planning to leave Yangzhou soon. In Kuaiji County, however, Xu Zhao suddenly revolted and proclaimed himself king, which caused me to be temporarily stranded here." Li Dian said helplessly.
"Many of the guards here are locals and innocent people. In the past three years, I have gotten along well with them, but I couldn't bear their suffering, so I stayed to guard the city." Li Dian smiled bitterly.
"I see, I believe the general has also seen it. If our soldiers pour water from the canal into the hot cave, it will cause huge casualties to the guards in the cave. If all our soldiers participate in the operation of transporting water, we can evaporate the cave. Familiar, General Li is a smart man, he must know this." Lin Mu felt reassured after knowing Li Dian's difficulties.
"Sir, sergeant, everyone shouldn't have a supply of water transport tools, right?" Li Dian was not stupid and could figure out the key.
"Do you dare to bet, General Li? Do you dare to bet with the hundreds of thousands of lives in the village that we do not bring enough water transportation tools?" Lin Mu said with a confident smile.
When Li Dian heard this, he looked embarrassed. He didn't dare to bet. He felt that the person in front of him was somewhat mysterious. A mysterious person's cards could not be easily guessed by others.
"I don't dare to bet..." Li Dian was a little discouraged.
"But aren't you afraid that I will kill you and all the generals of your army?" Li Dian asked loudly.
