Be it Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, or Xiahou Dun, they all knew how to fight.
Li Mu used the millions of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou and Caogui to describe the Acraepoid Army. The three of them felt refreshed and instantly understood the true meaning behind it.
The locusts in Guanzhong were like the millions of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. In the second battle, they were not fierce enough. In the third battle, their morale was low.
Cao Cao couldn't help but stand up and pace.
"The locusts came from Guanzhong. The counties of Yanzhou, Chenliu, and Dongjun were the first to bear the brunt.”
"East County has countermeasures, but Chen Liu doesn't have any.”
"When the enemy is exhausted, the enemy is satisfied.”
"I used a miraculous method to deal with the locust plague, but Zhang Miao could only do nothing. In this way, who in the counties of Yanzhou dares to not obey me?”
Cao Cao's proud laughter rang out in the Clear Spring Villa.
Dealing with the locust plague was no longer just a battle with the locusts. It was also a battle with Zhang Miao over who was more qualified to be the ruler of Yanzhou!
The first is to attack the enemy's strategy, the second is to attack the enemy's diplomatic relations, the third is to attack the enemy's army, and the fourth is to attack the city.
With Cao Cao's current military strength, it would only take him ten days to take down Chenliu City. However, it would be extremely difficult to make the people of Chenliu submit to Cao Cao.
Zhang Miao had been operating in Chenliu for many years. Even if he was defeated, his reputation in Chenliu would not decrease much.
On the contrary, the hatred of the people of Chenliu towards Cao Cao would only increase day by day.
For example, Sun Ce, the little tyrant of River East, was so brave that he died at the hands of Xu Gong's three assassins.
Zhang Miao had always been famous for his chivalrous deeds in Chenliu, and there were countless henchmen under him who were willing to sacrifice their lives.
It is easy to defeat Chen Liu, but it is difficult to win the hearts of the people.
And now, Cao Cao had a chance to win the hearts of the people!
"Xianmou is truly a genius!" Cao Cao couldn't help but praise him again." When I first became an official in East County, it was also here in Puyang City that you told me about your plan.”
"There are visible and invisible soldiers in the army.”
"A visible weapon, a halberd, a body of flesh. The invisible weapons were the sun, moon, stars, wind, cloud, water, fire, the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers, and all things.”
"The decline and prosperity of all things are clear in the heart. When the rainbow disappears, when the thunder disappears, when the earth moistens into the heat, when the fog rises. As long as he was familiar with it and used it well, he would be able to defeat millions of soldiers.”
"A general who doesn't understand astronomy, geography, Yin and Yang, Qimen Dunjia, and the formation map is a mediocre person.”
Li Mu enjoyed Cao Cao's praise.
When he first met Cao Cao, Li Mu wanted to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. Therefore, he used the "Dao of Generals" that Zhuge Liang had mentioned when discussing military matters with Lu Su.
Although Cao Cao was well-versed in the art of war, the art of war would not directly tell him what the path of a general was.
Different people who were well-versed in the art of war would have different opinions.
And Li Mu's art of war that said " everything in the world can be used as a weapon " shocked Cao Cao.
He paused.
"Xianmou, how many chickens and ducks are there in Puyang City now?"”
Managing disasters was like managing an army. If one could take the initiative to attack and resist the enemy outside, one should not passively defend and block the enemy inside.
After all.
If the locusts were to cross the border, even if it was only for a day, East County would suffer a great loss of crops.
The locusts would not wait for chickens and ducks to eat them!
Just like how the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou would not let go of the governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, just because Cao Cao was in Dongjun.
Li Mu gently waved his folding fan and said to Puyang's chickens and ducks,""Just Tian Ci from Puyang alone has more than 100,000 chickens and ducks! The rest of the Puyang aristocrats had more than ten thousand each. If the commoners were included, the entire Puyang City could send out an army of 500,000 chickens and ducks!”
"There are actually so many?" Cao Cao was shocked.
If 500,000 chickens and ducks were used to reward the army…
No, rewarding the army was too wasteful!
If it was used to raise an elite army, wouldn't it be
Cao Cao had already seen the deeper side.
Controlling the locust plague is to solve the problem of insects for a while.
However, nurturing elite soldiers was the real way to win!
"Xianmou, I intend to raise an elite army and feed them with meat every day. What do you think?”Cao Cao didn't hide anything and set his eyes on the 500,000 chickens and ducks!
Li Mu was not surprised by Cao Cao's reaction.
In this era where meat was scarce, it was almost impossible to feed the army with meat every day.
The nobles would not let a group of soldiers eat such a luxury like meat every day.
However, Cao Cao was different. Cao Cao would rather eat his own food to raise a strong army!
Cao Cao knew very well that in this chaotic world, only a strong army was the only hope to achieve his ideals.
Therefore, Cao Cao would disregard everything and would rather offend the aristocrats of Yanzhou to settle down the million Yellow Turban soldiers of Qingzhou. He would even use the Yellow Turban soldiers of Qingzhou as the main force to create a fierce Qingzhou army!
Seeing Cao Cao's question, Li Mu did not stand on ceremony and said frankly,""Lord wants to use meat to raise elite soldiers. I have three types of elite soldiers for Lord to choose from!”
Xiahou Dun was a little confused." Xianmou, there are three ways to raise an elite soldier. Can you change your habit of making three plans?"”
Li Mu didn't argue. He chuckled and said,"One plan is fine too."”
"Yuan Rang, be quiet!" Cao Cao reprimanded,"I don't think three plans are enough. How can one plan work?" Xianmou, tell me one by one."
Three types of elite soldiers!
Cao Cao's mood was surging. He was eager to know what kind of strange and mysterious things Li Mu's three elite soldiers had.
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