Chapter 233 Legendary Historical General, Li Dian

"This is an incomplete strategy. It will not succeed if it is fully implemented. We need to change the strategy later!"

"The lord's strategy is really adapted to local conditions and is superb. However, there is one thing. Our soldiers lack equipment to carry cold water, and I am afraid that we cannot form a scale effect!"

"Yes, it is because of this limitation that we have to implement another strategy. If we are not short of equipment, we can directly implement this strategy and defeat the Qinglong Army. However, the Qinglong Army guarding the city does not know that we lack equipment. As long as we successfully cause riots and damage in the local caves, the generals guarding the city will surely respond. At that time, we will negotiate with him according to his character!"

"Negotiation?" He Yuan and others said suspiciously.

"Yes, negotiation. If I guess correctly, this general is a loyal general who loves his soldiers like his own sons. His surname is Li and his name is Li Dian!"

"Based on the fact that he did not kill him before, this general is not completely under Xu Zhao's control. His will to defend Qinglong Village is not very 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. Do you know?" Lin Mu's strategic thinking is broader than Liu Feng and others.

"So that's it!" Xiaohu and others are a little impressed. Lin Mu came up with this plan, and it was also improvised. He thought of it when he saw the river next to Qinglong Village.

Afterwards, Liu Feng gathered marching bags, buckets and other equipment on some elite soldiers according to Lin Mu's method. After filling them with river water, he took a detour to the cave where black smoke was discharged.

The cave where black smoke was discharged was not located on the front mountain road, but on a very remote mountain next to it. There was no one here.

The cave that excreted black smoke was extremely hot, and ordinary Qinglong soldiers could not defend it. Only some generals who knew internal skills could use internal force shields to move, but it was a drop in the bucket. They watched the real dragon soldiers pour buckets of water in.

The river water seeped into the fire pool where weapons were cast from the cave. With a bang, countless white steam suddenly emerged. The temperature of these steam was very high, slowly filling the cave, making the Qinglong soldiers very uncomfortable. Some were directly burned, wailing, and rolling on 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 was time to attack with a three-inch tongue.

Lin Mu led Cui Wu's hundred guards and slowly came to the halfway point of the mountain. Although the guards in the cave were on guard, they did not shoot arrows or "rain of fire" this time, because these hundred people were too few and would not help the siege at all. The guards would definitely look down on them.

"We are here to negotiate. Please come out and speak, General!" Lin Mu shouted, using his skill Dragon Roar, which made the defenders a little flustered.

After a while, there was a commotion in the cave. After a few elegant jumps on the rugged rocks next to him, his clothes fluttered, and he soon came to Lin Mu ten feet away.

He came to Lin Mu alone, which was very courageous.

Unlike Lin Mu's visit to Cao Cao alone, he was prepared. But this general came to negotiate without thinking too much. The two armies were facing each other. He had the courage to come to the center of the battlefield and bear the gazes of countless soldiers. If he had not experienced this kind of attention, his legs might tremble.

Obviously, neither Lin Mu nor this general would tremble.

Lin Mu took advantage of the fire 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 uncle Li Qian was a general who followed Cao Cao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and made countless contributions to Cao Cao. When Sun Quan's Wu attacked Wei, Li Dian worked with generals such as Zhang Liao and Le Jin to defeat Sun Quan and repel Sun Quan's attack. This was the very famous battle [Battle of Hefei].

Although he was not given a title in real history books, he was on the list of legendary generals in the mythological world. Although not high, he was also very outstanding, much stronger than those first-rate and second-rate historical generals.

In Lin Mu's impression, Li Dian later performed well in the Battle of Hulao Pass, representing Cao Cao to fight against Dong Zhuo's general Hua Xiong, and fought hundreds of rounds with him, with no winner.

It was the Battle of Hulao Pass that left Lin Mu with a deep impression of Li Dian.

Lin Mu stared at Li Dian intently and observed him carefully. He was a tall man of just over 200cm, with dark complexion, strong arms, and a strong body. He had a dark face with sharp corners, 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 little hideous, destroying his image of a simple and honest general.

Li Dian carried an exquisite black jade bow on his back and a white tiger-headed spear in his hand. The black jade bow and the tiger-headed spear were Li Dian's exclusive weapons.

The black jade bow was called [Blue Ink Sky Bow], which was a weapon exclusive to the heavenly rank. The white tiger-headed spear was a weapon of the godly rank. This spear was different from the silver-white spear of Zhao Yun, the white spear and white horse. It was cast with the ninth-rank jade [White Dragon Jade], and the whole body was white. But if you look closely, this spear was actually slightly translucent, just like a white jade casting. This spear was called [White Jade Tiger Divine Spear].

Lin Mu was able to have such detailed information because Li Dian's weapons had been obtained by players, and their attributes had been identified, so that their attributes were announced.

Lin Mu knew that if Li Dian really used all his strength, Cui Wu and the other 100 guards would not be his opponents. Fortunately, Li Dian must have some unspeakable secrets.

At this time, Li Dian's face was a little angry. It should be that Lin Mu's action of flushing the furnace with cold water made him angry.

"I didn't expect that you, as the nephew of Li Qian, the county magistrate of Juye County, Shanyang County, Yanzhou, would appear in Yangzhou and become Xu Zhao's minion. It's really unpredictable." Lin Mu took the lead and shocked Li Dian.

Sure enough, he could guess his identity at a glance. Li Dian was shocked and didn't know where to start.

"However, when we attacked the mountain stronghold, you kept a trick and didn't kill them all. You were kind. This shouldn't be the attitude of a general in a battle between two armies. I guess the general is in trouble." Lin Mu continued.

When the two armies are facing each other, as a general in command, he actually showed mercy to the enemy and let them go. Isn't this passive sabotage? With Li Dian's character, if he had already joined Xu Zhao, he would definitely fight with all his strength. Since he didn't, there is something to do.

"First of all, I thank General Li for showing mercy. Those brothers are our comrades. If you show mercy to them, you are showing mercy to me. Thank you." Lin Mu bowed slightly and said sincerely.

"Humph! I showed mercy, but you are despicable and shameless. You transported river water to flush the hot cave and scalded hundreds of my soldiers."

"I am sorry for what the general is angry about. This is also a helpless move." Lin Mu took a few steps and said softly.

"We are the people of the Han Dynasty and the soldiers of the Han Dynasty. We came here to wipe out the minions of the rebel Xu Zhao, cut off their support, and create opportunities for other armies. We are the army of justice." Lin Mu said with a righteous face.

"I believe that General Li is also a man who understands the truth and knows how to be a monarch and his subjects. Xu Zhao went against the will of heaven and openly claimed his throne as king. This is an act of treason. It is not tolerated by heaven and morality, and he will definitely be wiped out. With the general's intelligence, he must understand the severity of it, otherwise he would not have shown mercy and not killed our attacking soldiers."

"General, do you have any unspeakable secrets? To repay your uncle's kindness?" Lin Mu guessed.

"You actually know?" Li Dian was surprised to hear Lin Mu's words. He found that the man in front of him knew everything, as if he was covered with a mysterious veil.

In fact, Lin Mu had no idea that Li Dian served Xu Zhao for the kindness of his uncle Li Qian. In his previous life in Kuaiji County, Li Dian's whereabouts 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 said the most confident guess in his heart and asked Li Dian to confirm it.

"Since the general served Xu Zhao to repay the kindness and did not try his best, you must not be defending the city and attacking for Xu Zhao!" Lin Mu guessed.

"Yes, sir, you are awesome!" Li Dian had some respect for Lin Mu and called him sir. When Li Dian was growing up, his uncle Li Qian taught him that there is a kind of person in the world who is amazing, insightful, observant, and mysterious. When you meet such a person, you must call him sir and show respect.

"I came to Xu Zhao's command to train soldiers for him for three years in order to repay my uncle Li Qian's favor. Now three years have passed and I have completed the training task of the soldiers. I was going to leave Yangzhou Kuaiji County recently. However, Xu Zhao suddenly started an uprising and proclaimed himself king, causing me to stay here temporarily." 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 and couldn't bear to see them suffer, so I stayed to guard the city." Li Dian smiled bitterly.

"So that's how it is. I believe the general has also seen that if we pour the canal water into the hot cave, it will cause huge casualties to the guards in the cave. If all our soldiers participate in the water transportation operation, we can steam this cave. General Li is a smart man, he will not be unaware of this." After knowing Li Dian's difficulties, Lin Mu felt relieved.

"Sir, the logistics water transportation tools should not be available to everyone!" Li Dian is not a stupid person, he can think of the key.

"General Li, do you dare to bet? Do you dare to bet with hundreds of thousands of lives in the mountain village that we don't have enough water transportation tools?" Lin Mu smiled confidently.

Li Dian was embarrassed when he heard it. He didn't dare to bet. He felt that the person in front of him was a little mysterious. The mysterious person's trump card could not be easily guessed by others.

"I dare not bet..." Li Dian was a little discouraged.

"But aren't you afraid that I will kill you and the generals of your army?" Li Dian asked loudly.