It's good to be upright and upright, disdainful of conspiracies and calculations, but if you don't deceive, how can you collect the money from the people's hands?

Suddenly caught in a dilemma, Li Mengxi was at a loss what to do.

"This matter is easy to hear." Liu Bei said calmly, "As long as the porridge and food are reduced sharply, and he remains silent and refuses to acknowledge anything, then the matter can be done."

What does it mean to remain silent and refuse to admit anything? How can you just do anything for it?

Li Mengxi was at a loss when he heard this.

Liu Bei explained, "Once porridge and food are scarce, the people will be suspicious. At this time, there is no need to deceive the people. The army will be running out of food. If we don't tell them, it will be regarded as not being deceived, and it will not damage the reputation."

But even though we were silent and did not say that the army rations were in short supply, it was true that the porridge was as thin as water every day. At this time, even if we said that the army rations were still plentiful, the people were afraid and would not believe it.

You and I have never panicked and claimed that our army was about to run out of food, and we have never lied a word. It was because he was waiting for him to think that he was wrong, so what does that have to do with me?"

Li Mengxi's expression changed. He looked at Liu Bei speechlessly with a face full of wisdom. Okay, I'll give it back to you, Liu Xuande. I thought you were an upright Liu Xuande, a gentleman. If you dare to love Liu Xuande, don't you still want to lie?

It’s just that, it’s just cheating without cheating.

It's very subtle. The key lies in the difference between lying and not lying, the difference between telling and not telling. However, the difference is huge.

If we go according to the original plan, the government will have to build momentum, the government will spread false news, and the government will make lies and deceive everyone that the military rations are insufficient.

When you tell a lie, you are lying.

And if we just set up a trap and don't say anything, even if the common people rush to buy food and find that the porridge has thickened again, the first reaction of the common people will not be to complain about being cheated by Liu Bei, but to complain about being cheated by Liu Bei.

I regret not believing what Liu Xuande said.

Although it was true that the porridge was too thin for several days, Liu Xuande did not say that he was short of food, but said that there was plenty of food.

Whoever refuses to listen to Liu Xuande will blame whoever suffers a loss.

The civilian husband may even regret doubting Liu Xuande. After this incident, Liu Xuande not only did not destroy his credibility, but also strengthened his credibility.

Damn it, with just a few steps, it went from breaking trust to building trust.

It's just the difference between doing secret things and explaining things, the difference is so big!

Li Mengxi immediately changed his views on Liu Bei. He thought, why is Liu Bei a bit dark?

Liu Xuande was still a master of chess, and Li Mengxi learned the key from this. It is easy to do things undercover, but difficult to do things overtly.

Sometimes, it is better to achieve things quietly without making any noise, and achieve things with great fanfare than to moisturize things quietly.

Mr. Li is the best at making a big show. Since leaving Zhuozhou, Mr. Li has become more and more proficient in the method of frightening the enemy.

, arrayed like a forest, ambush from all sides, dozens of miles long, the scene is getting bigger and scarier each time.

Mr. Li has now learned the opposite of making a big splash. Doing big things quietly is also smart.

(Wonderful! Wonderful!) Li Mengxi said it was wonderful.

Liu Xuande's approach of just playing the game without making any noise is so wonderful.

Li Mengxi felt that the matter was already done.

You can even sneak away the food tonight, you can still set fire to it, you can still deceive the stupid civilians, and then the next day, when the rumors among the army are gone, you don't have to do anything but still put out the gruel every day.

, if someone comes to ask, insist on saying, "No, who said there is not enough food? If not, there is still food and grass."

What he said was true, but the porridge was so thin that it turned into water. Do ghosts believe it?

During the conversation, the problem was solved.

Putting their worries aside, Guan Yu and Li Mengxi continued to eat with their bowls in hand.

The rest is Liu Bei's own business. Liu Bei has to choose his own soldiers again.

Liu Bei had already selected his own soldiers, and it would be very difficult for Liu Bei to drive others away.

After finishing the last few mouthfuls of food, Li Mengxi wiped his mouth and put down Kuaizi.

He raised his head, looked at the roof, and murmured to himself, "Fishing, hunting, raising money, what else is there to do?" Li Mengxi muttered, "By the way, it's to check the place."

Lowering his head, Li Mengxi looked at Liu Bei and said, "In a moment, let's go take a look at the surrounding countryside to see if there are still people living there and what the land and crops are like."

Before Liu Bei could answer, Guan Yu put down his bowl and interjected, "Check the place slowly. I want to choose a place to set up a military stronghold, so I have to choose the place carefully. Xi'er, let's go together."

Li Mengxi thought for a moment, "Okay!" He remembered that the soldiers were now hanging out in Julu City with the civilians, and some of them were still stationed outside the city. It was a mess and looked like nothing. He really had to find a special place

Camp place.

The meal was finished, and without waiting any longer, Guan Yu stood up, and Li Mengxi also stood up, preparing to set off to find a place to set up camp.

Liu Bei couldn't help but persuade him, "Just finish eating, stop before leaving."

"No. (No.)" Guan Yu and Li Mengxi refused in unison.

After that, the two of them left in a hurry.

Liu Bei looked at the hurried figures of the two people and sighed in his heart, alas, the battle has just ended, and he has not rested for a day, and he is so busy.

After sighing with emotion about Guan Yu and Li Mengxi, Liu Bei also got up and went about his business.

Liu Bei had to go and be busy with his personal affairs.

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Following Guan Yu out of the city, on the way, Guan Yu told Li Mengxi why the military camp was chosen outside the city and why it couldn't be done inside the city.

There are two key points. First, although Julu City is not small, the Zhuozhou Army has hundreds of thousands of people. There are too many people. It is okay to open a small military camp in the city. Tens of thousands of troops are all stationed in the city. It is not enough to have a room.

There must be a school ground for training, and a horse farm for cavalry to charge and practice. There is not enough space in the city to build a horse farm.

Secondly, soldiers and civilians were mixed together, playing and noisy, and slackening military morale.

Li Mengxi believed what Guan Yu said was true.

It is better for the army to be closed and independent.

Therefore, there must be a separate military stronghold.

"Since the military camp needs to have a school ground and a horse farm, I feel that a school ground and a horse racing ground are not enough. There must be woods. To practice forest warfare, there must also be hillsides, right? You must practice high and low attack and defense."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There must be flat land, depressions, muddy land, all kinds of terrain, there must be a city, and there must be a river.

Moreover, not only the soldiers had to be trained, but the craftsman camp also had to practice building bridges and paving roads, so there had to be rivers and cliffs, siege equipment had to be trained, and there had to be a city."

This summary concluded, "So, we have to find a place to camp where there is flat land, valleys, hillsides, swamps, rivers, cities, woods, and a city."

Guan Yu couldn't help but stopped.

Although, the truth is that the more different terrains there are around the military camp, the more conducive it is to training.

But, to be honest, where can I find a place that happens to have flat land and valleys, as well as mountains, cities, rivers and woods?

Even if there is such a weird terrain? Where is it?!

Guan Yu couldn't help but smile helplessly, turned around and said to Li Mengxi behind him, "Xi'er, according to you, this place is not easy to find."

"What? Why is it so hard to find?" Li Mengxi frowned, confused.

"Why are you saying it's hard to find a place? Where can you find a place with mountains, water, cities and rivers? I'm afraid even this Julu County can't find such a place."

"Isn't this difficult?" Li Mengxi said very matter-of-factly, "There is no need to look for mountains, rivers, and valleys. Can we just find a piece of land, and then send people to carry soil and build a hillside?"

The hillside does not need to be too high. If it has a slope, wouldn't it be possible to practice mountain attacking?

The same goes for water. If there is no pond, dig a pond on the ground and bring in the water.

If there is no swamp, divert water and stir up the mud to create a swamp.

If there is no valley, we will dig the valley. If there is no forest, we will plant a forest. If we really can’t wait, we will dig up trees from other places and plant them, and we will have a forest immediately.

City wall... It’s not necessary to build a real city wall, just build a smaller fake city, it’s enough for practice.”

Guan Yu was surprised and his horizons were widened.

It's really overbearing. It doesn't matter what terrain it is. Build whatever terrain you need. If you need mountains, build mountains. If you need valleys, dig valleys. If you need ponds, build ponds on the flat land.

Guan Yu never thought that the camp could be built like this.

As Li Mengxi said, although there is no perfect place to set up camp in the world, you can build a perfect place to set up camp yourself.

As the saying goes, digging the earth will form a mountain, and pushing the earth out will form a river. What's so difficult about it?

The key is to find a place close to the water, with open terrain that can accommodate tens of thousands of troops and many school grounds with various terrains. Moreover, the terrain must be slightly flat, otherwise even if it can be repaired manually, it will be time-consuming.

It takes a lot of effort; moreover, the place where the camp is set up cannot be too far away from the giant deer, so as not to encounter a battle in the future and be separated in two places and unable to support.

Guan Yu thought for a long time, and combined with the scouts' searches in the surrounding area in the past few days, Guan Yu thought of a perfect place to set up camp.

"Xi'er, I thought of a place that is suitable for setting up camp."

"where?"

"Continental Ze."

"Da... Lu Ze? Da Lu, eh?" Li Mengxi said, "Is this Ze in Julu County?"

Obviously, big deer and giant deer have the same meaning.

Guan Yu replied, "It's not too far from Julu City, more than fifty miles southwest of Julu."
To be continued...