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"Therefore, the situation is unclear, and it is still too early to say whether it is successful or not. It is impossible to determine who wins or loses until the last moment. ●⌒Planning will never catch up with changes, which requires us not to be restrained, look forward to the front and back, take action when it is time to take action, and change the original plan as the current situation changes. This is the best way to do this. So you don't have too many concerns, get rid of distracting thoughts, and give it a try!" Li Li's words were obviously directed at what Zhuge Liang said.

Perhaps Zhuge Liang himself did not realize that he strived to be perfect in his work. Whenever he encountered military operations, he always planned and acted before moving. If he did not have more than 60% chance of winning, he would rather not move than take risks. Zhuge was cautious all his life, which was the evaluation of later generations. He himself could not know this evaluation, but Li Li knew it well and had a deep understanding of it.

Speaking of which, Li Li and Zhuge Liang have known each other for seven years. For more than half of these seven years, they have worked together, spent day and night, got to know each other, and knew each other's nature and preferences.

Li Li recognized Zhuge Liang's cautious use of troops, but did not fully agree with it. He believed that being cautious is important, but being too cautious is timid, which is no different from being timid. Therefore, he often encouraged Zhuge Liang to use troops boldly, not being worried, and carefully plan before the war, so he did not have to worry about it when he was in the battle, and he could do it as much as possible. This was the battle of Lu Longsai, which was the first time Zhuge Liang commanded the army for the first time. Before the war, Li Li told him that if he wins this battle, his brother should be the first to be the best; if he loses the battle, all the blame will be borne by me. As a result, Kong Ming, who has not yet won the title, won the first battle. Since then, he has followed the army for many years and led the army to the west to the southern barbarians alone. He has not been defeated in seven years and is the only commander of the three armies under Li Li who has no defeat.

Except for Zhuge Liang, the Western Jin army, from top to bottom, from commander Li Li to military marquis, all had defeated. Li Li, Guo Jia and Zhou Yu defeated Yecheng, Zhao Yun defeated Kaifeng, Teng Xiao was careless and unscrupulous, Xu Rong neglected to lose Bohai, Bo was trapped in Wancheng, etc. These defeats were relatively large battles, and there were countless local wars or small-scale wars, but Zhuge Liang did not have any figure in all defeats. Even when Jizhou was defeated, Li Li was surrounded, and all the generals under his command were defeated. Only Zhuge Liang not only made any mistakes but made contributions. After returning from Yizhou, he led his army to Huguan, and happened to meet Li Li, who had been killed and broke through the siege for a lifetime.

Because of this, Zhuge Liang, who returned from the Western Expedition, enjoyed a high prestige in the army and was appointed as the second general of one of the four generals, and was appointed as the third duke.

This time, Si Li, Li Xuan and Jia Xu stayed in Chang'an. He and Guo Jia followed Li Li to fight. According to the prior arrangement, after arriving in Luoyang, the three kings and ministers of the king and his ministers divided into three groups, each leading a soldier to fight. Guo Jia led his troops in the north to resist the Northern Wei army; while Kong Ming led his troops south to confront the Southern Han army led by Pang Tong; Li Li was in Luoyang and took charge of the central army. He was in the middle to support him.

Li Li once again encouraged Zhuge Liang to boldly use troops, because Zhuge Liang then led his army south to fight and confronted Pang Tong's army. Although the dragon and phoenix were as famous as the dragon and phoenix were in front and phoenix. The two of them had a similar school and knew each other very well. However, Li Li knew that Pang Tong was not conservative in using troops and was good at using strange soldiers. As long as he seized a slight opportunity, he would dare to take a gamble and fight with all his strength. In the past, Liu Biao, Jingzhou, forced the surrender of the Sun clan of Jiangdong, was Pang Tong's plan. He used the assassination of Sun Ce in Jiangdong to make a big fuss, and eliminated the direct bloodline of the Sun clan in one fell swoop, causing the Sun clan's clan to wither, and the young descendant Sun Shao ascended the throne, and then the internal struggle was endless, the national strength was declining, and he was forced to rely on Liu Biao's command.

When Jiangdong surrendered to Liu Biao came to Li Li's ears, he was stunned for a while and was shocked. This also made Li Li realize that Pang Tong was really good, and he forced himself to surrender to Jiangdong in a blink of an eye. Such feats were actually an eternal sensation of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years, and could be called an immortal contribution of the past and present.

It was Pang Tong's feat that made Li Li quite afraid of him. Then Pang Tong sneaked into Chang'an to conspire to form an alliance with Cao Pi, which made Li Li once again realize that Pang Tong was amazingly brave, did not take the ordinary path, and was good at using strange and dangerous things. This was very different from Zhuge Liang's personal and cautious style of dealing with things. Therefore, Zhuge Liang led his army south to conquer Pang Tong, who was good at using strange weapons, which made Li Li really worried about him. For this reason, he specially encouraged him to boldly use troops and let go.

If it were not for the emperor's identity to restrain Li Li, he would really want to compete with Pang Tong, because his method of using troops is quite similar to that of Pang Tong, and they are good at using deceitful ways. War is the essence of military strategy. This is the essence of military strategy. Li's ability to use military weapons lies in this, and Pang Tong also showed the method of using military weapons. Everything aims to win victory, and acts in a non-constrained manner, without any sign of following the rules. The use of troops is like a wild and unpredictable, and there is no trace of being able to find.

In comparison, Zhuge Liang used troops as a dignified army, who was steady and steady, and was at the camp at every step. The word "careful" throughout the whole process, and the formation clearly reflected his cautious nature. It was precisely because he made good use of the regular soldiers that Li Li sent him to lead troops against Pang Tong. The two of them used troops one positive and one odd, and the outcome was unpredictable. Therefore, although Li Li was a little worried about Zhuge Liang's leadership of the southern expedition, he did not think that he would definitely lose. The outcome should be a 50-50-5. If Kong Ming could use a surprise weapon occasionally, there might be a possibility of victory.

Compared with Kong Ming, Guo Jia is good at using strange weapons, which is very similar to Pang Tong's way of using troops. If Guo Jia is allowed to fight Pang Tong, the situation in Nanyang will become more and more unpredictable; there are only two possibilities for the result of strange vs strange weapons, either a big victory or a miserable defeat, and there is no third possibility.

It was precisely based on this consideration that Li Li finally chose Kong Ming to go south to fight against the Jingzhou army, Guo Jia went north to resist Cao's army, and he was in Luoyang to support him. Wherever the situation was unfavorable, he immediately led his army to reinforce.

The night falls slowly, and the wind lamp and incense burner are lit in the pavilion. At night, there are many mosquitoes by the lake. Lighting incense can drive away mosquitoes.

Even so, Li Li was unwilling to stay here for more. Before leaving, he solemnly reminded Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang: "It is said that Zilong led his army to use fire thunder (black lambs) this time. None of the other battalions in the army did this thing, but there were still some fire thunders left in the cavalry camp that followed Kongming to the western expedition of the Southern Barbarians. I guess this is the case with the unshuang iron cavalry under Zilong's tent. It was not used up during the western expedition of the Southern Barbarians, but this time it was used on Cao Ren's army. Forget it this time, I just blamed me for not explaining it in advance. But after that, the use of fire thunder is not allowed in internal combat. It is absolutely necessary and must not be used!"

"This" Guo Jia and Kong Ming were stunned when they heard the sound. They looked up at Li Li's solemn expression, and couldn't help but feel confused. Then Kong Ming whispered: "Fire Thunder is a powerful weapon to attack cities and villages. When the former Wei minister led his army to the west, many Nanman villages were shocked by fire thunder, so they surrendered without bloodshed. I wonder if Your Majesty can clearly state why our army cannot use fire thunder this time?"

Li Li seemed to have known that Kong Ming and Guo Jia had this question for a long time. So he said without hesitation: "Things like fire and thunder should not appear in the world, nor should they be used on me, Han people. Therefore, they will not be used in combat in the future. Those who violate the order will be punished severely and severely. If any fire and thunder are leaked or lost, the three clans will be punished!"

Speaking of this, Li Li paused and sighed softly: "Actually, I created fire thunder ten years ago. Then I secretly formed a fire thunder workshop and personally selected 300 disabled soldiers and veterans to make fire thunder. During the Eastern Expedition to Wuhuan and Xianbei, the Jinqiwei Camp brought five hundred fire thunders, but it was not used in the end. Five years ago, Kong Ming expeditioned the Southern Barbarians in the west, and in order to prevent accidents, I secretly handed over two thousand fire thunders to you. Therefore, this kind of firearm was used for the first time in external wars. At present, the production of fire thunders is still very crude, except for making loud noises and flammable and explosive. It is not very powerful, but the harm of this thing is incalculable.

To this day, I am still not sure whether it is right or wrong to create this thing, and whether such a killing weapon should exist in the world. You may not know that once the fire thunder is leaked or flowed into the hands of barbarians and foreigners, the consequences will be unimaginable. By then, I, Han people, will be the biggest victim. Because on this continent, I, Han people, are the most hardworking and rich, and at the same time, they will also make foreigners jealous and always peek at my Han territory.

Therefore, in order to eliminate future troubles, since this thing has been released, it must continue to be developed, but it can be leaked or left to others no matter what. If you want to avoid revealing the secret, the first thing you are responsible for is frequent use. Secondly, the people involved in the production of fire thunder must be strictly controlled, and it is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go; the last and most important point is that fire thunder can only be used to expand territory and expand territory and fight against foreign wars. At present, the first batch of more than 300 people involved in the production of fire thunder are all dead, and the fire thunder workshop has been transferred out. No one will know its existence again. Remember, I will only say this once, and I will never mention it again afterwards. I hope you three will keep it in mind and do not mislead others or yourself!" After saying that, Li Li stood up and left the pavilion and walked straight to the marching tower.

In fact, the fire thunder that Li Li mentioned is black gunpowder made of a mixture of nitrate, sulfur and charcoal. The black lumps used in Zhao Yun's army are the coarse and simplest fire thunder. They are flammable and explosive and loud, but they are not very lethal. Except for Li Li, no one knows that this black lump was made by him ten years ago. It is considered a test piece and the worst quality firearm product. After ten years of repeated experiments, the firearms produced now are five times more powerful than black lumps. In addition to the production process, the production process is also relatively coarse and not beautiful in appearance. Its power is no less than that of hand-made grenades in later generations.

However, after creating this kind of thing, Li Li often felt uneasy and suffered deep down. The firearm itself was not of great value. The only thing worthy of praise was the gravel of mountains and rocks. In addition, it appeared for killing. Therefore, the memories of the military in the previous life brought him not beautiful memories, but endless distress. He could make simple grenades, and even develop more powerful weapons according to the imprint of memory. But a hundred years later, what he left to the world will be endless killing.

This is by no means what he wants to see, and he doesn't want to be a tycoon who kills countless people alive and continues to kill after his death. So he created fire thunder with his own hands, but now he bans it with his own hands, or seals it up more appropriate.

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