Liu Xuande's future is uncertain, and those left behind are not in a good mood.

Guan Yu was the first to leave. Guan Yu was very silent and went back to train his troops.

Guan Yu knew very well that if he had to use troops, if he made preparations now, he would have a better chance of winning the war in the future.

Li Mengxi looked at Guan Yu who was leaving, then looked back at the road where no one had been seen for a long time. He shook his head to clear his cluttered thoughts.

Anyway, Liu Xuande is gone. Whether it is a blessing or a disaster, it is irreversible. Instead of worrying about things that are irreversible, it is better to make backup plans early.

The backup plan is to prepare for the worst case scenario. If Liu Xuande really dies in Luoyang, or if Liu Xuande has just left, Huangfu Song will lead his troops to press on Julu. If this is a critical situation, we should think about how to deal with it. In order to deal with possible emergencies

The worst-case scenario, the most important thing is to prepare for war, to train soldiers, to make weapons, to raise food and grass, and to use all means to increase the potential for war as much as possible.

(troop training, ordnance, food and fodder...) Li Mengxi couldn't help but frown. Troop training is easy to say. Even if Liu Bei takes away three thousand veterans, the remaining veterans in the army can still support large-scale training. According to the training speed and veterans

The number is enough to form a line of more than 100,000 soldiers in one month, making it easy to train troops.

After further consideration, I considered whether Julu had a month of training period. It seemed that it did. Luoyang was far away. Liu Bei went to Luoyang, and then the news came back from Luoyang. This round trip must have taken more than a month.

Training troops is not difficult.

As for ordnance, Li Mengxi frowned. There was a shortage of iron in the army. In the past, thousands of swords were melted into plows for spring plowing. Now, the swords in the army have almost been melted. If they continue to be melted, the soldiers will die.

The weapons are used.

Li Mengxi thought, if a war is going to break out soon, then he must quickly find a place to buy weapons and iron ore now. But when he thinks about buying weapons, he first doesn't know where to buy them. Even if he finds a place that sells weapons, he won't know where to buy them.

I can't buy it, I have no money.

The few coins left in the warehouse were used to bribe Zuo Fengquan. Now in the army, there is less than a hundred coins left.

The army of more than 100,000 people has less than a hundred military resources left, which is simply shabby.

The same goes for grain and grass. Where can I buy grain and grass if I don’t have money?

Headache, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

Li Mengxi took a deep breath and decided to go to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss how to get some money for use.

Li Mengxi turned around and left. Because he was thinking about something, he was too focused and didn't notice Jian Yong beside him, so he just left.

Jian Yong looked at Li Mengxi who walked away without saying a word. Jian Yong stared at Li Mengxi's back for a long time.

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In the City Lord's Mansion, as soon as Li Mengxi came back, Jian Yong followed him in.

Li Mengxi saw Jian Yong and said, "Oh, Mr. Jian Yong, sit down!" He smiled and stretched out his hand to invite Jian Yong to sit down.

Li Mengxi was very enthusiastic and polite, but he was obviously acting like a host, which made Jian Yong look like an outsider.

Jian Yong was stunned for a moment, then found a seat and sat down casually.

After Jian Yong sat down, he stared at Li Mengxi for a long time.

Jian Yong asked, "Military advisor, is Xuande's safety expected when he goes to Luoyang?"

Li Mengxi looked serious and shook his head, "It's more bad than good."

Jian Yong couldn't help but ask, "Xuande is in danger, why don't the military strategists make a plan?"

Li Mengxi thought about it and felt that Jian Yong was not an outsider, so Li Mengxi informed Jian Yong of all the arrangements.

When Li Mengxi finished speaking, he said that Zhang Fei had brought three thousand old soldiers with him to Luoyang. If there was a change, the three thousand old soldiers could instantly turn into three thousand soldiers, and they could sweep around Luoyang with lightning speed.

Three thousand elite troops were not enough to capture Luoyang, but hundreds of thousands of troops captured Luoyang with ease.

After Jian Yong heard Li Mengxi's arrangement, he was so shocked that Tong Kongju's face was full of horror. He was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, Jian Yong came back to his senses, and stared at Li Mengxi in disbelief. Seeing that the young military advisor who said the shocking words had a calm and indifferent expression on his face, Jian Yong sighed that the courage of the young military advisor was really amazing, and Jian Yong sighed to himself.

With a sigh, Jian Yong said with a complicated expression, "Xuande once said that a small military advisor has the ability to subjugate the enemy's troops without fighting. Since the military advisor has the ability to surrender his troops and avoid fighting, why bother to do treasonous and unethical things, and why bother to surrender to the world?

Are the lives in ruins?"

Li Mengxi was stunned for a moment, confused at first, and then laughed. He understood why Jian Yong asked this question, and Li Mengxi laughed, "Sir, what you said is wrong.

At that time, when our army decided to establish a foothold in Julu, I also asked Duke Xuande what he should do if one day the imperial court sent troops to attack him?

I asked Mr. Xuande if he dared to fight. He did not answer me directly. He only said that I, Mr. Li, had the ability to defeat the enemy without fighting. Mr. Xuande seemed to have expected that he would not do anything if Mr. Li was around.

Until the war begins."

Having said this, Li Mengxi shook his head helplessly, "Xuan Degong was just wishful thinking. He thought highly of Mr. Li. Mr. Li had no power to make a court decision or change the Han Emperor's mind.

The only thing within my power is to surrender to the enemy and avoid fighting.

What was said at that time was that once Huangfu Song led his troops to kill him, he would mobilize all the soldiers in the territory to attack him, destroy Huangfu Song in one battle, and then take advantage of the power of victory to sweep across the world!"

Hearing this, Jian Yong raised his brows and couldn't help but retort, "The imperial court controls the world, so what can you do if you wipe out Huangfu Song with the soldiers of just one county? The imperial court also has a steady stream of soldiers sweeping across the world.

Isn’t it easy? Don’t you think you are exaggerating too much?

Furthermore, is there really no one in the world for a little military strategist? How dare you underestimate the world’s heroes?"

Facing Jian Yong's question, Li Mengxi shook his head and smiled. With a calm smile on his face, he shook his head slightly, "Mr. Jian Yong, you are completely wrong." He said calmly.

Jian Yong frowned, "What's wrong with you?"

"Sir's fault lies in misjudgment of offense and defense. It is not the court, but me!" Li Mengxi's eyes suddenly sharpened. He looked directly at Jian Yong. His words were full of determination and confidence, "The court is indeed not the only good general of Huangfu Song.

, the imperial court does indeed have control over Kyushu, and the total number of soldiers and horses is no less than hundreds of thousands.

Since the imperial court has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, I dare to ask, why did the imperial court only send out a mere 30 to 20 thousand soldiers to conquer Zhang Jiao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion?"

Jian Yong replied matter-of-factly, "The situation of thieves is urgent, and it is difficult to mobilize the troops of Kyushu in such a hurry."

"That's it," Li Mengxi nodded, "Although the imperial court has hundreds of thousands of troops, it is difficult to mobilize them. The number of troops that can be mobilized quickly is only tens of thousands.

If the imperial court sends out troops quickly, although I cannot guard against it, tens of thousands of troops will be unable to defeat me. If the imperial court sends out 100,000 or more troops, it can surely defeat me, but if it delays, it will lose all the opportunities.

The key lies in this.

The key is to strike first.

The Yellow Turbans rebelled, and the imperial court was caught off guard. If the Yellow Turbans can do it, so can I! If Zhang Jiao can do it, I can beat Zhang Jiao ten times!

I have already sent out a ranger. The farthest ranger is five hundred miles away from Julu. Once I inform the court that troops are coming, I will rush out without waiting for him to move first.

By then, after two months, the imperial court had gathered 200,000 soldiers from all over the world. After two months, I had already gone out to control several counties and swept into millions of people.

The imperial court has 200,000 soldiers, but once I can control a million people, I will soon be able to control two million, three million, or even tens of millions.

Dare I ask at this time, who are the ones who have the numbers, and who are the ones who have an endless stream?"

Li Mengxi asked and Jian Yong fell silent.

Looking at the silent Jian Yong, Li Mengxi continued, "As for what Mr. Jian Yong said, there are so many heroes in the world, how can we underestimate the heroes in the world?

Oh, it’s not that Mr. Li is arrogant and dares to underestimate the heroes of the world, but Mr. Li knows very well that the so-called heroes are just water on the wave before the overwhelming momentum. Even if they have great abilities, they are unable to make waves.

Furthermore, when people's hearts are turned against their will, how can I help those heroes?

Don’t you see, where were the heroes like Liu Xiang when Qin fell?”

Jian Yong raised his head fiercely and met the young military advisor's calm and determined smile.

When Jian Yong heard Li Mengxi's words, he realized that the Han people were losing their hearts and that the Han people would perish. Jian Yong was not angry and began to argue.

When it comes to military strategy, Li Mengxi's abilities may be lacking, but when it comes to talking about the rise and fall of dynasties, Li Mengxi has too many arguments.

After a debate, Jian Yong was completely defeated.

Finally, when Li Mengxi said, "Sir, asked me, why are the people willing to listen to my orders?

I only need one method - kill the powerful and equalize the land.

By just using this method, wherever I go, people's hearts will all return to me. Wherever I go, there will be no more Han Dynasty.

When someone says this, do you believe Mr. Jian Yong?"

Jian Yong was silent.

Jian Yong wanted to refute, saying, don't think that if you give the people land, they will be ungrateful and abandon the Han and become thieves. But Jian Yong thought again, what kind of kindness and kindness does the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty court have to the people?

I am afraid that not only do the people not feel the kindness of the court, but they may have already accumulated resentment.

At that time, if someone divides the land and overthrows the powerful people who oppress and plunder, I am afraid that the people will really abandon the Han and join the thieves.

The destiny of the Han Dynasty, what is the destiny? Jian Yong sighed, the little military advisor said it well, the destiny is the people, and it is the hearts of all the people.

When the common people follow the thief, when the common people betray the imperial court, then who is the thief? The imperial court is the thief.

Jian Yong raised his head and looked at Li Mengxi with complicated eyes. He smiled bitterly and said, "The little military advisor is really amazing with his words."
Chapter completed!