Chapter 1107: Imitation of the God of War - The Terror of Lu Meng
Ardashir's expression was indescribably complicated.
After the fall of the Parthian Empire, Ardashir, who had once again grown greatly as a person, was no longer a general but a monarch.
Faced with the actions of Rome and the Han Dynasty ignoring the Parthian people, ignoring these bandits, and arbitrarily distributing the Parthian Empire, he finally understood what the general trend is and what interests are the eternal foundation.
Although Ardashir, as history has shown, had the support of the Suren family.
Because the Suelun family believed that the hope of saving Parthia and re-establishing the Parthian empire lay in Ardashir.
Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. This law applies to any country.
Therefore, the Su Lun family did not turn to the Han Dynasty, but to the King of Kings whom they followed in history.
"Do we really want to contact the Kushans? I'm afraid the Han Dynasty will be unhappy!" Surendavier shook his head and said, "We are too weak now."
"It is better to rely on yourself than on others. You accept employment for survival, and this is also the case for serving as a trial checkpoint in this place. In the end, you still have to rely on yourself."
Ardashir knew very well that if he surrendered to the Han Dynasty, he would probably be regarded as a benchmark for Parthia's obedient subjects, and the Han Dynasty would certainly not be lenient in rewarding him.
It might not be impossible to give him a quarter of the Parthian territory, but Ardashir gave up in the end. There are some things that the Han Dynasty cannot compromise on.
"Let's make contact. We have to do something for Parthia after all!" Ardashir said very calmly. Even though he knew that doing so would definitely make the Han Dynasty remember it, he still couldn't bear to see the Parthian people die tragically.
"I understand!" Surendavir said with a little admiration. That was why they chose Ardashir. If there was anyone who could really recreate the world, it would only be Ardashir.
They all understood that they could not hide this from the Han Dynasty, but they did not intend to hide it.
What they wanted was an attitude. Since the Han Dynasty intended to occupy this land, it must not treat the people of this land as livestock.
Parthia is dead, but his Ardashir is still alive, and the Holy Fallen Knights are still alive.
When an elite army starts guerrilla warfare at the cost of its life, the Han Dynasty will understand what real trouble is.
Once the lower limit is broken, it will cause immeasurable losses to both parties.
Ardashir's actions and information soon reached Li Ru.
Li Ru frowned and knocked on the table. In theory, this matter was indeed the fault of the Han Dynasty, but you, Ardashir, attempted to threaten the Han Dynasty, so this needs to be discussed properly.
The prerequisite for an opponent to be able to compete with the Empire is also the Empire, and Ardashir is not worthy of it at all now. Just go and kill the bandits. Even if the Holy Fallen Knights are still a miracle, they can still be destroyed with a flick of the hand.
Miracles are the tip of a knife for the empire, but a weapon with only a tip but no blade is meaningless.
I keep you here because I appreciate you, not because I want you to cause trouble for the Han Dynasty.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Ru decided to let it go. After all, morally speaking, it was indeed the Han Dynasty's fault.
But many times, how can there be Buddha without evil spirits?
Li Ru was not trying to improve his own character, but he knew that if this matter was reported back, Guo Hao and Chen Xi would definitely correct it, so he might as well correct it directly here.
"Spread the news to all the noble families. Anyone who crosses the line can be punished by everyone!"
Li Ru lightly shifted the problem to the various families, and really began to muddy the waters.
Once the first family swallowed up the resources of other families, the war could not be stopped.
When the news of Li Ru spread throughout the aristocratic families, Sun Quan took immediate action.
He had some concerns before, but now the news about Li Ru made Sun Quan choose to take action against the surrounding aristocratic families.
He had been worried about public opinion and the reactions of the surrounding families, but as soon as the news about Li Ru came out, Sun Quan knew that as long as he acted quickly enough, made big enough accusations, and acted cleanly enough, he would be able to succeed.
Then these noble families can only serve as stepping stones for him.
"Ziming, this battle is left to you!" Sun Quan patted Lu Meng's shoulder.
"I will definitely live up to your mission!" Lu Meng bowed in response.
Lu Su and Lu Xun smiled at each other. They had been taking in refugees, recruiting young and strong men, and training them actively over the past few days, and the results were finally going to begin.
The initial accumulation of any affairs is inevitably accompanied by war, and if Sun Quan wants to truly gain a foothold in this area, he must act quickly.
Li Ru's news gave them an excuse. If they missed this opportunity, they didn't know how long they would have to wait.
"Set off!"
As Lu Meng's eyes became colder, Sun Quan's army began to march slowly.
"Today, Ziming's choice seems to be even more correct!" Looking at the army of 100,000 with mixed qualities, Lu Xun couldn't help but sighed in discouragement.
In military strategy, there is no right or wrong, only whether you are strong enough. If you are strong enough, you are right.
But now Lu Meng is strong enough. It can be said that imitating the command of the two military gods Han Xin and Bai Qi allows Lu Meng to directly cross a huge barrier.
At this moment, Lu Meng was already considered a leading figure in the command of the army, which was a heavy blow to Lu Xun who wanted to carve out his own path.
Just like what Lu Meng said, most people can only reach this level in their entire lives. Isn't it great that he skipped the process and reached this level directly?
Many people wanted to refute Lu Meng's fallacies and heresies, but after being chopped down by Lu Meng, they were unable to utter any words of advice.
If you win, then it's right.
At this moment, Sun Quan had an army of 100,000 troops under his command. Although it was called an army of 100,000, in fact only the Danyang elite had combat effectiveness, and the others were just young and strong men who were dispersed and remotely controlled by the Danyang elite.
It is unclear whether they have the combat effectiveness of regular soldiers or not, and even their equipment is not complete. Some soldiers do not even have weapons, and they just blend into the army with sickles and hoes.
If they encounter a truly super-elite force, they might be directly crushed by a single legion.
But if these super elite troops did not exist, then these 100,000 troops would be able to do whatever they wanted in Lu Meng's hands.
After all, the current Lu Meng is not Lu Meng, but a substitute for Han Xin.
Of course, the movement of a hundred thousand troops could not be hidden from their neighbors.
The several small and medium-sized families were not stupid either. The moment they received the news, they understood Sun Quan's plan and hurriedly united together.
"Sun Zhongmou! The purple-haired, blue-eyed kid!"
The head of the Hong family angrily slammed the information on the table and cursed Sun Quan.
"Don't lose your temper . Use your energy to think about what we should do!" The head of the Qi family said helplessly.
If Sun Quan had completely fabricated the rumor, they wouldn't have been so angry.
The main reason was that they really did some shameful things in private, and they made full use of the people of Parthia.
But they were very sure that they had acted very carefully and did not leak the news.
This guy Sun Quan was simply throwing a bucket of dirty water on them, intending to directly arrest them.
This is also what makes several family heads most angry, and they feel very frustrated.
"Fight! Do you really think we are pushovers? Each family should send out two legions. Today, we will teach that purple-haired brat a lesson." The patriarch of the Hong family slammed the table and said viciously.
In fact, those noble families who were the first to migrate out were all quite capable, otherwise they would not have come to such a place so quickly.
They sold their property in the Central Plains, invited people who had practiced Qi Refining and became Gang everywhere, and re-hired Han soldiers who had participated in the war and then retired due to injuries at high prices, especially the wounded soldiers who were capable of commanding wars of hundreds to thousands of people, and gave them extremely high salaries.
After that, they began to recycle on a large scale the chain mail that the Han Dynasty had previously eliminated for the militia. Chain mail was a top-grade equipment for regular armies in other countries, so each family had considerable military power.
In China, the noble families were oppressed by the Han Dynasty and it was a great thing for them to have some private servants and soldiers. Any family that dared to produce armor and equipment would be exterminated. But now that they have gone abroad, these family heads feel that the air is fresh and full of the atmosphere of freedom. Do they really think that our ancestors did not have the skills to slay dragons?
Sorry, I lied to you before, but I didn’t dare to use it due to the situation. Now, watch my dragon-slaying skills!
In short, when these top families go abroad, it's like the mountain above their heads has been overturned, and they no longer have the intention to be humble as before.
This is also the reason why a group of noble families started to do evil things. Without the mountain pressing down on their heads, their methods were terrifyingly radical and they even sacrificed living people for power.
Anyway, the Hu people are not considered human beings, and the Parthians are also Hu people.
This is basically the confidence of the Han Dynasty families. They are not bragging, but they really have such a foundation. Most of these families evolved from the descendants of pre-Qin nobles and inherited the legacy of various schools of thought. They all have something in their hands.
The value of these inheritances may gradually decrease with the development of the times, but hundreds of years will not erase the remaining heritage of the various schools of thought.
To put it in an old saying, among the aristocratic families that still exist today, whose ancestors can be unrelated to the pre-Qin philosophers?
There were hundreds of schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, and Confucius was just one of them. Every school of thought would have some hidden treasures.
Especially since everyone had collectively benefited from the great development of the Han Dynasty, each family took out their best assets and refurbished them.
"Let's fight. Sun Zhongmou only has one double-talented legion, and the others are just local militia. Do you really think numbers can decide everything?" Another family head sneered.
Not to mention the eldest brother, each of them now has at most two single-talent legions, mixed with some retired veterans of the Royal Guards.
If they face Sun Quan alone, they probably cannot defeat him, but if they unite, they are not inferior to Sun Quan at all.
Everyone's family tradition is strong, and everyone knows that having more soldiers does not necessarily mean strength. Do you have a great commander who can take advantage of the military strength?
Even if there are, more than 90,000 young and strong men, they are not even soldiers. You rely on this to beat people, do you really think you are the Marquis of Huaiyin in the world?
No need to train soldiers, just bring the young and strong to the battlefield?
Four or five noble families stubbornly gathered together two thousand pairs of talents, thirty thousand single talents, fifty thousand regular soldiers, and twenty thousand young and strong men, and set up a battle line, intending to fight Sun Quan to the death.
They cannot command an army of 100,000, but they cannot fall behind in terms of numbers.
"Weak!" Lu Meng looked coldly at the lineup of the opposing family. The average level of soldiers was obviously much higher than theirs, but Lu Meng didn't take it to heart at all.
With just one glance, he instantly discovered the flaws of the aristocratic family army.
"Go!" Without any interest in conversation, Lu Meng directly gave the order to start the war.
"After the left wing takes over, retreat. The center army pushes forward. The right wing moves closer to the center army. The spearmen shrink their defense line. The sword and shield soldiers line up for defense!"
Lu Meng coldly mobilized his troops to suppress the aristocratic family army. His simple and plain command was very effective in suppressing the mobilization of the aristocratic family army.
With casual arrangements, he could perfectly predict the deployment of the aristocratic family's army every time, and directly insert a team of elite Danyang veterans along the flaws revealed by the aristocratic family.
This method dismantled the organizational structure of the aristocratic family army in just a few seconds.
In less than half a minute of fighting, the army of the aristocratic families had already determined their defeat.
However, Lu Meng was not in a hurry to defeat the army of the aristocratic families. What he wanted was not to win, but a big victory.
While deploying his flanks, he let the main force of the central army, which had originally had the advantage, retreat, and dispatched the army of the aristocratic families to attack along the huge flaw he had exposed, and then led the army of the aristocratic families into a semi-moon-shaped pocket.
In the eyes of the aristocratic families, they had cut through Lu Meng's army head-on and victory was inevitable.
But before they could rejoice, the army was instantly broken up into piles of scattered legions.
The clouds that were originally linked together collapsed instantly.
What's worse is that the officers who can command the middle and lower levels of the army met Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Zhu Huan and others during the constant dispatch.
Even though some members of the noble families also had the ability to leave their bodies, they were still powerless against people like Xu Sheng, Zhu Huan, and Ling Tong, and were simply unable to stop them from shredding the organized legions.
The clouds defeated the cloudless ones, and in just a moment the army of the aristocratic families was completely defeated.
But when they wanted to escape, they found that a legion had appeared behind them, blocking their way.
Under the suppression of the clouds, they couldn't even break through and finally had no choice but to surrender.
The gap is really too big. The quality of the soldiers is obviously more advantageous, but the command and dispatch are completely from two different worlds.
Less than two hours after the war started, the same army of 100,000 collapsed.
Before they even understood what was happening, the 100,000-strong army was directly broken up by Lu Meng and most of them were captured.
The familiar style of annihilation and encirclement warfare made everyone realize what they were facing.
"This guy Lu Ziming!" Lu Xun's face turned terribly dark.
It was also the first time today that he knew that Lu Meng's grandson could not only imitate Han Xin, but could also imitate Bai Qi, and could do so at the same time.
It’s so cool to see two military gods working together to command and beat up the kids.
Of the family's 100,000-strong army, not a single person escaped and all were captured, and the family's own losses were extremely low.
Although there were more injured people, it was a blessing that no one died.
Once these people's injuries recover, I guess they can start to be transformed into real combat soldiers.
"With two military gods possessing him, there are less than two people in the world who can defeat Lu Ziming!" Lu Su also looked shocked.
They are all well aware of the value of the God of War, and now Lu Meng is possessed by two Gods of War. It is estimated that there are not many people who can win with this level.
"Hahaha, after three days of absence, you should look at him with new eyes. Don't underestimate Ziming, he still has a trick up his sleeve!"
Sun Quan looked at the brilliant results of the battle and laughed triumphantly.
