Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 110 Signs of Natural Disaster
Tang Zhou was overjoyed when he heard this. He was hoping that something would happen for him to show off his abilities and make some contributions. Maybe he could get a reward like a magic weapon. Moreover, if his master's power grew in the future, he would be a minister of the dragon, or even a minister of the immortal. Needless to say, the benefits would be great.

"Master, if you give me an order, I will obey it! I am willing to brave the mountains of swords and the sea of ​​fire for you!"

Liu He looked at the kneeling Tang Zhou and thought for a moment.

"You don't need to go through fire and water for this matter. You are originally a disciple of Zhang Jue. Now the Taiping Dao is powerful and the government is incompetent. As I predict, if your trip to Luoyang goes smoothly, Zhang Jue will start a rebellion in about half a year to a year. I want you to go back and leave everything as it was before. However, you must try to find out everything about the Taiping Dao and report back to me. I will send someone to contact you."

When I heard that he just needed to go back to Taiping Dao and work undercover, it seemed too easy for Tang Zhou.

"Disciple obeys! Disciple will report all of Zhang Jiao's movements and decisions to Master!"

"Well, very good. If you work hard for me, you will get the benefits. When you have made great contributions in the future, come back to me and I will pass on some treasures to you. Once you succeed in your great undertaking, you will be granted the title of nobility!"

Of course, Liu He didn't really value the guy in front of him now, but when dealing with people like Tang Zhou, he had to make some promises. Anyway, according to his own estimation, if a big chaos really broke out, this guy probably wouldn't live for a few days, so it didn't hurt to make some bigger promises. It was a no-cost business.

Sure enough, Tang Zhou was extremely excited after hearing this. It was unknown whether he was interested in the "secret treasure of the immortals" or the title of marquis, or both. In any case, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

"Fourth brother, please arrange a few smart people to be responsible for contacting him in the future."

Liu He turned around and gave instructions to Zhang Yong, who took his orders and took Tang Zhou downstairs.

"Master, your plan is indeed brilliant. With Tang Zhou as our accomplice, when Zhang Jiao really wants to invade our Bingzhou, we will be able to take precautions in advance!"

Ye Xiang said this with some excitement.

Liu He patted Ye Xiang on the shoulder and said, "Xiangzi, the military sage Sun Wu once said: Therefore, the best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities. Attacking cities is a last resort. It takes three months to build oars, wheels, and equipment, and another three months to dig up the silt. If the general cannot control his anger and the enemy follows him like ants, and one third of his soldiers are killed but the city is still not taken, this is a disaster for the attack."

Ye Xiang seemed to understand what was said, but he knew that Liu He was taking the opportunity to teach him, so he listened respectfully.

Liu He continued.

"Whenever there is a war, there will be casualties and winners and losers. The winners are prone to pride and the losers are prone to anger. Once these emotions arise, they will lead to destruction. In addition to practicing martial arts every day, we also need to read books. On the one hand, we need to learn strategies and military tactics to defeat the enemy, and on the other hand, we need to cultivate our sentiments and temper. Regardless of victory or defeat, we must guard against arrogance and impatience, and not let our emotions take over our reason."

"Not only that, you should also keep the people and soldiers in mind, and not casually use their lives to exchange for your own fame. Instead, you should protect them, teach them, make them strong, and make them happy. Only in this way can you win the hearts of the people and the army, and win every battle. Even if you are defeated, you can quickly accumulate strength and make a comeback. This is the true way to be a general."

Liu He took the opportunity to give some earnest teachings, which made Ye Xiang fall into deep thought, while Guan Yu and the other two nodded slightly, thinking that it was very reasonable.

Although this truth is found in books, it is limited by the overall mainstream ideas of the times, and few people really care about, understand, or even practice it.

But Liu He is different. Coming from the 21st century, he takes this kind of thinking for granted. He has actually done so over the years and is prepared to continue doing so in the future.

The reason why he can have such strength now, besides relying on the system, is mainly due to his thinking. Only when the people are settled, will they come to him and his brothers will identify with him.

If it were not so, I'm afraid that among the more than 10,000 people in Huangshui Township, at least two or three adults would have starved to death, died of exhaustion, been killed by bandits, or died from bandits' robbery. He would not be able to form such an army, let alone get Zhang Yong, Guan Yu and others to swear brotherhood with him. Even if he himself had four attributes of over 100, what would it matter? Influenced by Liu He's words, Guan Yu and others, in the following training, really cared more about the team of local warriors they led.

As the commander-in-chief of the Anmin Army, Liu He had few opportunities to personally care for his soldiers. In addition, he did not want to steal the limelight from his brothers and apprentices, so he shifted his care to his family.

Although it is already the end of summer, the weather is still hot, which is even more unbearable for Zhang Yu, a pregnant woman with a big belly.

Liu He thought that the mountain spring water was cool and suitable for cooling off, so during his free time during training every day, he would run to a nearby mountain spring to fetch water and take it home to help Zhang Yu wash her face, which made the girls in the neighborhood envious.

However, as time went on, Liu He began to no longer notice that something was wrong.

"This is not right. The amount of water coming out of the spring is getting less and less. Compared to a month ago, it is only about half of what it was. Fourth brother, how long has it been since the last rainfall?"

Liu He was waving a large palm-leaf fan, which was fluttering in the wind, but his face was still covered in sweat.

Zhang Yong wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and took a big sip of water.

"Well...it's been about a month and a half, and the water level in the river has dropped a lot."

"It looks like there's going to be a severe drought today! We have to prepare early!"

Guan Yu sighed.

Liu He was silent.

Man-made disasters are easy to prevent, but natural disasters are hard to guard against. There isn't much grain in the granary to begin with. If the drought gets serious, there will be no harvest, no food to eat, and no water to drink. No matter how strong the military force is, we will have no choice but to wander around. Then all my hard work over the past decade will be in vain.

"Today's training ends here, everyone go home. Fourth brother, fifth brother, go and invite the two guards, Qian and Lu, to my house to discuss the matter."

"Yes!" Everyone took the order and took action.

When they heard that they were discussing something related to the drought, no one dared to delay, and soon everyone gathered at Liu He's home.

Although Liu Qian was sitting in the main seat, with Qian and Lu next to him, everyone's eyes were on Liu He.

Liu He sorted out his thoughts and said, "I believe everyone has noticed that there has not been a drop of rain for a month and a half, and the water in the mountain springs, rivers, and wells has obviously decreased. All signs show that a severe drought is coming!"

In the territory of Taiyuan County, other disasters are not common, but drought and locust plagues are the most feared. Locust plagues often occur together with droughts. Once the two natural disasters are over, plague will soon appear.

In this chapter, there will be three very important events that are directly and indirectly related to this natural disaster. After these three events, the protagonist will face the Yellow Turban Rebellion. These three events are the last step to pave the way for the protagonist before the rebellion breaks out.
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