Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 348: The Dark Lu Meng (Thanks to Brother Kong Cheng for the small reward~~)
Although the title of General Fuguo sounds very powerful, he is actually a general with a miscellaneous title, just a more famous one.

However, even a general of miscellaneous title is a high military rank.

Xing Daorong was overjoyed when he heard that he had been promoted. He immediately knelt on one knee and clasped his fists to express his gratitude:

"Thank you General Zhang for the promotion!"

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When Lu Bu dealt with the locust plague in Guanghan City and led his army to Mianzhu City.

Smelling the faint smell of blood in the air and looking at the messy scenes all over the city.

He could imagine what kind of battle had taken place in the city before.

Especially when I arrived at the county government, I saw that the entire floor and walls of the county government were all red.

The blood had soaked into the stone slabs of the wall and could not be removed.

Only then did he realize how critical the situation Zhang Liao described in the letter was!
Fortunately, Zhang Liao had already explained the subsequent situation and no important generals were sacrificed, which made him less anxious.

When Lu Bu arrived at the conference room, he saw Zhang Liao discussing matters with the soldiers.

Seeing Lu Bu suddenly appear, Zhang Liao and his men were immediately surprised and stood up to salute and welcome him.

Lu Bu nodded calmly and took the first seat with the support of everyone.

Lu Bu looked at everyone and asked calmly:
"Are you discussing how to attack Luo County, the seat of Guanghan County?"

Zhang Liao shook his head with a guilty look on his face:
"We are summarizing and reflecting on the reasons for our failure in the city..."

Seeing all the civil and military officials looking depressed, Lu Bu picked up the handle of the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea into the cup, and said nonchalantly:

“As the saying goes: A blessing in disguise.
“Although this kind of thing shouldn’t have happened, it also exposed the shortcomings of our army being too lenient towards the people.

"As long as we take precautions, point out current problems, and don't make similar mistakes again, then it won't be a big deal.

"Another point is that we have underestimated these enemies in Yizhou.

“Even though their strength cannot be compared with the imperial court and Liu Bei and other forces, it is definitely not something that can be taken down with eyes closed.

"No matter what kind of enemy we face from now on, even if it's an enemy that surrenders voluntarily, we must never be careless again. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

All the soldiers said in unison.

With just two or three short sentences, Lu Bu restored everyone's spirits.

He took a sip of tea, glanced at everyone and said:

"Since everyone is here, let's discuss the attack on Luo County.

"Luo County is the seat of Guanghan County and the last line of defense leading to Chengdu.

"As long as we can capture Luo County, we can head straight to Chengdu and capture Liu Mao!

"Of course, the premise is that Liu Mao does not intend to flee Chengdu..."

After hearing Lu Bu's joking words, the atmosphere in the conference room became much more relaxed.

Zhang Song was the first to step forward and said:
"My lord, in the map of Xichuan that I presented to you before, there is a main road and a small road marked for attacking Luocheng.

“The trail is rarely known even to locals and is rugged and difficult to navigate.

"My lord, why don't you split your troops into two groups? Send a select group of soldiers to attack Luo City from the small road, while the main road will attract the enemy's attention.

"With the help of our army's gunpowder cans or enhanced rockets, we will be able to easily capture Luo City!"

After listening to Zhang Song's opinion, Lu Bu suddenly thought of a bad incident in the novel...

After a moment of silence, he shook his head:
“The route given by Censor Zhang is indeed good.

“But you are from Chengdu, Shu County, and you are still able to know this hidden path.

"Zhang Ren, the commander of Luocheng, is also from Chengdu and has been stationed in Luo County for many years. He may not be unaware of this path.

"So I concluded that Zhang Ren must have an ambush on the side road!

“Although our army has powerful weapons such as gunpowder jars, it cannot easily break through unknown ambushes.

"Moreover, the narrow road is not convenient for the movement of the Thunderbolt Chariot, so the power of the gunpowder cans cannot be fully exerted.

"So we just need to take the main road." Hearing Lu Bu's certainty that there would be an ambush on the small road, Zhang Song didn't understand where the other party got his confidence from.

But the other party is the master after all, and judging from the previous exchanges, he is not a reckless person.

He didn't know what to say, so he could only bow and nod.

Military Advisor General Liu Ye followed Lu Bu's lead and said:

"In that case, we can just use the Thunderbolt Chariot with the gunpowder cans to attack Luo County from the main road. There is no need to formulate any strategies.

"The only thing we need to worry about is whether the enemy has developed something to deal with our gunpowder jars..."

Lieutenant General Lu Meng shook his head:
"This possibility should be very low. After all, our army only used it once when attacking Deyang City.

"The enemy won't have a chance to see our secret weapon after this."

Zhang Song smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"I don't think so. Zhang Ren is the best general in Xichuan. He is not only an excellent martial artist and archer, but also quite brave and strategic.

"My lord just said that we can no longer underestimate the enemy.

"We have to consider all possible scenarios to ensure we don't have something like last night happen again."

Zhang Song's words immediately made Lu Meng silent.

Compared to when he first joined, Lu Meng is now less gloomy and more cheerful.

And under Lu Bu's urging, he often read a lot.

This also caused his temperament to become much calmer than before.

Lü Meng did not feel any dissatisfaction with Zhang Song's denial. Instead, he agreed and said:

"What Censor Zhang said makes sense. In this case, let's assume that the enemy has already developed a countermeasure.

"In this situation, what do you think we should do, Censor Zhang?"

Seeing Lu Meng kick the ball to Zhang Song calmly, Lu Bu smiled secretly in his heart.

This kid's sinister character really hasn't changed.

Zhang Song was also stunned for a moment when facing Lu Meng's question, and then replied somewhat awkwardly:
"This requires discussion among everyone..."

As Zhang Song kicked the ball to everyone, everyone began to think according to Lu Meng's hypothesis.

Soon, Kuai Liang, who was serving as the chief priest, had an idea:

“We can put ourselves in Zhang Ren’s shoes.

"If we were Zhang Ren, how would we deal with the enemy's gunpowder jars?"

The secretary, Jiang Gan, stood up and said:

“If it were me, I would have people make special fishing nets.

"When the enemy throws gunpowder cans, set up fishing nets on the city walls to deflect the cans!

“The gunpowder jar needs to collide with a hard object to detonate.

"Using a fishing net to intercept it may weaken the power of the gunpowder jar!"

After hearing Jiang Gan's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

Lu Bu also thought this was a good idea.

The gunpowder jars needed the heat energy generated by the collision to explode.

If the gunpowder can hits the fishing net directly, it is unlikely to break.

In this case, we need to find a way to deal with the fishing nets first.

However, the fishing net had a hole in it, so the enhanced rocket was unable to exert its power.

If it were an ordinary rocket, perhaps it could be ignited...

Before Lu Bu could speak, Zhang Zhao, the "big brother of surrender" in history, expressed his opinion:
"It's just a fishing net. It's not hard to break. I have a way to easily break the fishing net that Jiang Lingshi mentioned!"

(End of this chapter)