Chapter 1108: Each Family’s Trump Cards
"Thank you for your hard work, Ziming!" Sun Quan looked at Lu Meng who was walking back with a cold expression, his face full of pride. Poaching Lu Meng was the best decision he had ever made in his life.
Everyone else looked at Lu Meng in shock. Is this really Lu Meng? Is imitating the god of war so effective?
Lu Meng released his spiritual talent, rubbed his face and laughed.
After this battle, Lu Ziming would be considered a prominent figure in the Han Dynasty.
Although both armies were strictly speaking weaklings, it didn't matter. He captured more than 90,000 prisoners. This achievement alone was enough to rank him among the commanders of the large army.
Moreover, his position is slightly ahead of Zhu Jun.
If there is a level classification for large army commanders, then they are probably divided into half-step military god, complete martial temple, military god seed, and qualified large army commander.
Of course, except for the significant gap between the Half-Step Military God and others, there is no absolute gap between the other levels.
Especially the level of Military God Seed, most of them refer to people who have the potential to become Military Gods. Their actual level is estimated to be not as good as that of a qualified large army commander.
Just like Zhu Jun, who is ranked in the last tier and is a qualified commander of a large army.
Guan Yu was considered a military god, but Zhu Jun was ahead of Guan Yu in almost every aspect, including training soldiers, training generals, and managing the army.
But when the two fought, it was most likely that Guan Yu defeated Zhu Jun.
There was no way. After all, Zhu Jun had reached his limit and had no room for improvement, while Guan Yu had just started and had plenty of room for a breakthrough. If they fought, Zhu Jun would be 100% defeated.
If the God of War is measured by Huangfu Song, then the commander of a large army is measured by Zhu Jun.
As for Lu Meng, he must be at the complete form of Wu Miao now. Even the weakest one can only defeat him with a handful of men.
He has to be at least 1.7 times stronger than Zhu Jun.
However, if Lu Meng's opponent was Zhu Jun, he would be dreaming of annihilating the enemy with extremely low casualties.
Even if there is a gap, it will not be that big. The commander of a large army is already a top military figure.
As for those military gods, they are extraordinary monsters and cannot be measured by the standards of normal people.
At the age of 24, Xiang Yu fought in the Battle of Julu, defeating 400,000 or 500,000 soldiers with tens of thousands of men, and became famous in one battle.
At the age of 24, Huo Qubing conquered the Wolf's Lair and defeated the Xiongnu, forcing them to flee far away and leaving no royal court south of the desert.
Han Xin was appointed a general at the age of 25, and had basically pacified the world at the age of 29.
These people are so supermodels, so supermodels that you can't understand them.
Zhu Jun is old, and as a professionally trained man, his abilities in all aspects are above average, but when it comes to a real fight, it is very difficult for him to win.
However, Zhu Jun is old and takes it easy. He thinks that his life is short and will pass by in a short time.
Having won the battle, Lu Meng accepted everyone's compliments. He felt very proud and became more and more convinced of his own path.
His idea was very simple. He felt that breaking through to become a military god was just a dream. Instead of wasting his efforts, he might as well get there in one step.
Anyway, Huangfu Song, the number one man in the Han Dynasty, still hasn't been able to break the threshold of being a military god. Wouldn't it be great if he could just overtake him?
Before, he thought that the imitated god of war might not be able to defeat Yue Fei and others. Now Lu Meng no longer thinks so. After actually fighting once, he really understands what a god of war and a big boss are.
The boss’s hands are so useful!
After exchanging greetings with everyone, everyone started to accept prisoners in their respective positions. After this battle, Sun Quan's strength almost doubled, and he completely gained the upper hand in this battle for supremacy.
Especially with more manpower, Lu Su and Lu Xun will be able to better exert their governance capabilities.
After all, Chen Xi's existence taught everyone a lesson: hegemony depends not only on war but also on logistics.
Lu Su had no intention of concealing Lu Meng's achievements. On the contrary, he spread the news everywhere.
Just as he expected, many noble families chose to curry favor with him.
In particular, many southern families that had not yet moved away naturally had a good impression of Sun Quan, a monarch from the south. They simply joined Sun Quan and moved their families to his side, causing Sun Quan's power to expand greatly again.
For a time, Lu Meng was the most powerful person. Wherever his 100,000-strong army went, there was almost no enemy that could match them. Even several officers from Parthia who had experienced the war of annihilation chose to surrender after being defeated by Lu Meng.
Sun Quan's strength posed a great threat to others.
"Shi Zai, Shi Ji, can you two do it?" Cao Ang asked his two good brothers with the intelligence in his hand.
Deng Ai smiled bitterly and shook his head, while Zhong Hui also looked helpless.
Lu Meng's choice was no secret to them, and they also firmly believed that they would be able to surpass Lu Meng in the future.
But at this stage, there is really no chance of winning against Lu Meng, even if the two of them join forces.
"Let's avoid his attack!" Cao Ang also shook his head helplessly. Anyway, Sun Quan's territory was not adjacent to his. No matter how powerful Sun Quan was, he would not be the one who was anxious now.
"Brother Boyao, can you do it?" Hua Man asked Jiang Wei while scratching his head. Even he understood what kind of ability it took to wipe out an army of 100,000.
"I can't do it, but it doesn't matter, Lu Ziming is not my opponent!" Jiang Wei shook his head, then said with an optimistic smile.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look sideways. Jiang Wei smiled, giving everyone a reassurance.
"Lv Ziming, this is an imitation of Huaiyin Hou and Wu'an Jun, so he can fight such a war. But his is just an imitation after all, and it is far from the original!"
"Brother Boyao, can you please invite the original one?" Hua Man's eyes widened. The imitation was so good, how terrifying would the original one be.
"Well, don't spread this matter around. I will definitely not use this trump card unless it is absolutely necessary. Besides, the Champion Marquis is not someone who can be summoned and dismissed at will. Just know this!"
Jiang Wei said with a wry smile that he was the only protector under Liu Chan's command, and the rest were all second-generation young men. In addition to the twelve people who had set out before, some young men from noble families in Yizhou also caught up and chose to be Liu Chan's younger brothers to see the world.
And he is the only real protector, not because of his outstanding abilities.
To be honest, Deng Ai, Zhong Hui, Lu Xun and others are on par with him at the moment.
The only reason why I believe in him is that he can ask Champion Hou to play for me.
If imitating the God of War is powerful, then the authentic God of War is obviously more powerful.
"Okay, since Bo Yue has a plan to deal with it, we don't need to be nervous. Let's just focus on doing our own things!" Liu Chan nodded, feeling a lot more at ease.
No wonder Liu Bei, Liu Ying, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu all had great confidence in Jiang Wei and his entourage. It turns out the foundation was here.
Liu Chan understood that he was only blessed by the surname Liu, so he became even more determined not to let his surname down.
"Brother Adou, we have already taken in more than 200,000 refugees. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't have enough food!"
"How about...let's stop for a while!"
When talking about her own affairs, Huang Wudie said with embarrassment that as the daughter of Huang Zhong, although she had a strong internal energy, she mostly learned the skills of a civil servant.
Therefore, the civil servants under Liu Chan are currently headed by her.
She did not object to Liu Chan's practice of benevolence, but it was obvious that his overly detailed arrangements for the refugees made Liu Chan's development much slower than that of others.
You know, when other forces recruited refugees, they mostly required young and strong ones, but Liu Chan accepted all the old, weak, sick and disabled people, and he truly practiced his benevolence.
"Wu Die! Let's not mention this matter again. Even if we lose the battle and hand over the country to others, I will never sit idly by and watch these people die!" Liu Chan's face showed anger, which was rare.
"I will find a way to deal with the food issue. We must not stop accepting refugees. The general has promised that they will all be the people of our Han Dynasty in the future. We should treat them equally."
"Yes!" Huang Wudie sat down sullenly.
Jiang Wei looked at Liu Chan, with a faint smile on his face. Liu Chan indeed had the style of his father, which made people feel good about him. Following Liu Chan might be a good future.
People like Liu Chan and Cao Ang had it relatively easy because their territories did not border Sun Quan. Even if Sun Quan wanted to attack them, he had to bypass others first.
"How exactly is this battle being fought?" Li Shimin looked at the intelligence and had no idea how to carry out such a detailed command. Dismembering the opponent and then capturing them all seemed amazing to him.
It's not like he hasn't fought with several military gods before. His family is considered a top-notch family, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to follow a military god and receive his guidance once or twice.
But he had no experience at all the few times he tried it, and was killed like a fool.
Moreover, he didn't feel like he had suddenly gained some enlightenment at the time, as it seemed that he had no military talent.
However, the situation was different when he led his troops here to suppress the bandits and trained his own legion.
It was as if he had suddenly become enlightened on the battlefield.
Now when he recalled his past battles with the God of War, he always learned something from them and wanted to go back immediately to ask for more advice.
However, big things are more important. Military affairs are just a means for him, and fighting for hegemony is what he is really interested in.
"My lord, let's avoid their attack. The legion has not yet been formed and the territory is not yet stable. Just be patient for a while!" Yuchi Gong had a wry smile on his face. To be honest, he didn't understand but was greatly shocked.
"Let's avoid their attack and wait until my Black Armor Army is formed before fighting them!" Li Shimin threw the intelligence aside and began to deal with the government affairs of the territory.
He also picked up a few talented people on the way, but they were all promising talents and were still a long way from being able to take on major responsibilities, so the government affairs still mainly had to be handled by himself and it was difficult for him to hand them over to others.
"Lü Meng, I really want to fight him!" Li Shimin's faint sigh was drowned out by government affairs. The territory that needed to be rebuilt was not so easy to govern.
Compared with Li Shimin's eagerness and Liu Chan and Cao Ang's ease, Li Jiancheng, Cao Pi and Wu Zhao, who were bordering Sun Quan, began to have a headache.
Li Jiancheng, Cao Pi, Wu Zhao and others were simply overwhelmed.
"It doesn't matter, why are you panicking!" Sima Yi glanced at the intelligence , then said to Cao Pi with a sneer.
"Zhongda, do you have a solution?" Cao Pi was shocked and asked hurriedly. He now had a lot of people under his command, but he still trusted players like Sima Yi who had been on the battlefield and had experience.
"Lv Ziming's imitation of the God of War is not based on his own abilities, but on his spiritual talent and his understanding of the God of War. As long as his spiritual talent is sealed, he can command 20,000 troops out of a hundred thousand, even if he does not waste himself!"
Sima Yi sneered, saying that Lu Meng had never been beaten. If you want to imitate the god of war, you should rely on your own abilities and spiritual talents.
If you have the ability, lead your troops to fight Cao Pi. I will seal your spiritual talent and let’s see how you can fight me.
Sima Yi thought that he was only slightly inferior to Zhuge Liang and others in commanding troops. If Lu Meng relied on his own strength to command the troops, Sima Yi would not have beaten Lu Meng, because he did not trust Sima.
Sima Yi had fought with the God of War. After he sealed the special effects of Han Xin and others, he was beaten even harder.
It was at that time that Sima Yi understood that he should quickly throw away the fake trump cards. The domestic affairs like Chen Xi and the military affairs like Han Xin and Bai Qi were the eternal trump cards.
Spiritual talent? Legion talent? Monarch talent? Forget it, they are all just fancy stuff.
Speaking of which, Sima Yi likes the shield guard type of troops very much. After he blocked the extraordinary power, these iron lumps are simply his most ideal troops.
However, the Shield Guard is too extreme. Without adaptability, it is difficult to continue fighting while carrying heavy equipment. It is fine for defensive wars, but it is at a disadvantage in offensive wars.
He wanted some traditional heavy infantry, the kind that could continue fighting for a long time even without super powers.
Cao Pi nodded and instantly calmed down. No matter how powerful Lu Meng is, you have to consider who he is compared with.
"You should also be careful and see if there are other large army commanders who can be recruited. I will leave sooner or later!" Sima Yi glanced at the relaxed Cao Pi and gave him an admonition.
In his eyes, things like Cao Pi and his gang were just children playing house. If he had not had a good relationship with Cao Pi and there was no war on Yuan Shao's side, he would not have come.
His stage is on the imperial battlefield. Zhuge Liang has now made his mark, and he doesn't want to continue like this. He wants to compete with Zhuge Liang on the same stage.
"I understand!" Cao Pi nodded. He was communicating with people from another continent, and also with the commander of the large army. Although the systems of both sides were different, the most basic command was still the same thing.
And there was Yuan Tan, who just glanced at the battle report and ignored it. Anyway, he supported Cao Pi, so no matter how powerful Sun Quan was, it was none of his business. He just needed to govern the land honestly and then go back to help Yuan Shao.
The biggest reason for them to come here is to compete with others and improve themselves. They have never thought about taking over this territory.
Wu Zhao and Li Jiancheng were in a completely desperate situation. They had no means to deal with the God of War, so they could only quickly form an alliance and confront each other.
There was no way out. The situation was stronger than the people. Until there was a solution, the two of them could only unite.
After all, Lu Meng is only one person. If they attack from both sides, he still has some chance of winning. If they confront him head-on, he will probably be killed without leaving any trace.
The generals under the two men shook their heads when they saw this, there was absolutely no way they could fight.
You can only delay and wait for development.
As for when development will begin, the later the better.
