Chapter 234: A Word Determines Rise and Fall

"Hahaha... General Li Dian won't do that." Lin Mu laughed confidently.

Li Dian was not surprised that Lin Mu knew his name, and stared at Lin Mu in silence.

"General Li has always been known for his loyalty, and your uncle is also well-known in the county. He won't do such a thing that violates loyalty."

"..." Li Dian didn't say much, and his expression was slightly distressed. Xu Zhao's rebellion would definitely be encircled and suppressed by the court. Today's Long Ting has perfect departments. Although the ministers in the court are scheming and flattering, they are not just eating dry rice. Without three or three, how dare they go to Liangshan!

Once Long Ting reacts, it will send troops to encircle and suppress, and there will be war. The people and soldiers are the most affected by the war!

If it prospers, the people will suffer! If it perishes, the people will suffer!

"General Li, you are worried that after we capture Qinglong Village, we will use the heads of the soldiers in the village to collect the reward." Lin Mu continued to persuade.

"In fact, the general misunderstood. We are not here to annihilate the soldiers and civilians in Qinglong Village. Our purpose is to save them." Lin Mu said sincerely.

"If we really want to encircle and annihilate them, do you think we will not bring any siege equipment? No siege supplies such as [Fire Tung Oil] and [Green Pine Fire Oil]? If this kind of fire oil is poured into the smoke hole, do you think there will be any survivors in this Qinglong Village?" Lin Mu asked loudly.

Indeed, there are many kinds of siege supplies in the mythological world, especially [Fire Tung Oil] and [Green Pine Fire Oil], which will burn when they encounter fire. Once they burn, ordinary cold water cannot be extinguished. At that time, it is really out of control.

However, Lin Mu's territory does not produce these things, but is just intimidating Li Dian.

The 200,000 troops approaching, the endless means available, the name of the expedition, etc., are all important straws that weigh on Li Dian's psychology.

But although Li Dian is bitter, he insists and does not answer Lin Mu's question. It seems that the best straw is needed to overwhelm.

"I know that General Li is close to the soldiers and civilians, and is very popular with everyone, but even if you protect them for a while, can you guarantee that they will not be invaded by war for the rest of their lives?" Lin Mu said.

Li Dian must have been struggling in his heart at this time, and he was silent.

"The general can't, but I can. I have a territory in a secluded place, which can prevent them from the disaster of Xu Zhao's rebellion and allow them to live and work in peace. The general may not believe what I said for the time being, but I can let the general follow us to inspect my territory. I believe that with the general's ability, he will not dare!" Lin Mu said provocatively.

"In addition, I have already parked dozens of super-large ships on the east coast, and I can completely move the soldiers and civilians of Qinglong Village there, which will surely reassure the general."

In fact, what Lin Mu said was all immediate, and he had never thought about it before.

His True Dragon Army marched here to destroy Qinglong Village. First, for the resources here, second, for the craftsmen here, third, for the merits, and fourth, to provoke the conflict between Xu Zhao's subordinates and Taiping Dao, so that Qinglong Village near Dongye County would attack Dongye County, and then destroy them all in one fell swoop.

Now that this decision has been made, it is because he sees Li Dian here, and these soldiers and civilians all obey Li Dian, Lin Mu changed his mind temporarily, changed his strategy, and persuaded them with reason and benefits. He must be able to suppress the loyal and righteous Li Dian.

"Sir, have you made all these preparations? Aren't you afraid of failure and not being able to get the soldiers and civilians in Qinglong Village?" Li Dian asked.

"Failure is not terrible. We are a righteous army and will have continuous support! He Xu Zhao is just a county tyrant, not a state tyrant, not a national tyrant. In our Han Dynasty, there are countless counties like this, and the power is unprecedentedly grand. How can we not destroy Xu Zhao?" Lin Mu said loudly.

"If we gather the whole country's strength and still can't defeat Xu Zhao, does he still have a chance to survive?" Lin Mu said this to Li Dian, predicting the rise and fall of Xu Zhao.

"Xu Zhao's rebellion is against the will of heaven, the location, and the people! He will definitely fail, and after his failure, will the soldiers and civilians under his command have a good life? The general is a descendant of a nobleman, so he must know the court system of the Han Dynasty and the majesty of the law. Now that the domestic banditry is rampant, maybe he will use all of Xu Zhao's subordinates as 'chickens' to scare the monkeys!" Lin Mu raised his right hand and waved it lightly, making a gesture of beheading.

"General Li Dian should have expected this result."

Li Dian understood what Lin Mu said and thought: "Before Xu Zhao openly proclaimed himself king, I already knew Xu Zhao's ambition, but I didn't expect him to start the rebellion so early. I thought it would take several years to prepare a retreat and all the construction of that place. With the foundation there, it must be possible to build a super navy and dominate the ocean of the Han Dynasty. How could it be so early? Alas... It turns out that I still have a thought, to stay and assist him, but from the current situation, the heroes are eyeing him covetously, and I don't know how many powerful families are secretly eyeing him."

"Alas, now I can only withdraw and not implicate my uncle who is in the Dragon Court official system." Li Dian thought a lot in his heart and reluctantly agreed to Lin Mu.

"Okay, I'll go to the coast with you to see if there are any large ships transporting soldiers and civilians. If there are, I can lead them to join you and you can keep them safe. If not, don't blame me for being ungrateful. I'll kill all of you generals and lead them to hide in the mountains." Li Dian said in a deep voice with a bit of murderous intent on his face.

"General, don't worry. We admire your righteousness. These innocent soldiers and civilians are just implicated by Xu Zhao's ambitions. They haven't done much evil. They deserve a good future." Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the first time he used strange power to persuade a general. If he had not been baptized by mysterious power before, he would definitely not be able to do it so tightly.

Afterwards, Li Dian returned to the cave to give instructions to the defenders, then took dozens of elite soldiers and followed Liu Feng and others to the coast.

Lin Mu, on the other hand, led his personal guards to find trouble with the beasts in the mountains.

…

In a high mountain to the west of Qinglong Village, Cao Cao, Mao Jie, Cao Ren and others stood on the top of the mountain, looking at Qinglong Village. They saw the offensive and defensive battle of Qinglong Village earlier than Lin Mu. With the light of the sky, they could clearly see the offensive and defensive battles in Qinglong Village.

Seeing the performance of the True Dragon Legion, Cao Ren, as a general, smiled contemptuously: "This is what the gentleman said. In the future, Lin Mu's army will be the lord's great enemy? It's really weak. Not to mention our legendary troops [Tiger and Leopard Cavalry] ], even the [Qingyang Legion], a high-level military unit led by Zi Lian (Cao Hong's nickname, Cao Cao's younger brother), is probably several times more powerful than it."

"If it were our army, we would be able to charge to the entrance of the cave with a cavalry charge, and then take down such weak defenders with an absolute advantage." Cao Ren said very confidently.

Cao Cao was convinced by Cao Ren's words and nodded slightly. Lin Mu's legion strength was indeed not as good as the several legions under his command.

Mao Jie said nothing, his brows still furrowed.

"Xian Xiao, you may be right about Lin Mu, but you can't guess the situation of his subordinates. Even a fierce lion leading a group of sheep, how can he resist a fierce tiger leading a group of ferocious wolves!" Cao Cao cut off Lin Mu with one word.

"It may be that Lin Mu has only been developing for a short period of time. He may not have a big family behind him, and he may not have a deep foundation for him to squander. He should have accumulated it step by step." Mao Jie speculated without making any assertion.

As a counselor, he generally would not assert himself against anyone, nor would he be as confident as Cao Cao.

"Okay, that's it for tonight's show. Lin Sima may have conquered this village, and there will be no more fighting." Cao Cao said clearly.

"Oh, how does my lord know that there will not be another attack?" Cao Ren asked with some confusion.

"Lin Mu's subordinates are weak, but he himself, from my point of view, is brave and resourceful. From his appearance until now, the situation in Qinglong Village has been under his control. He first withdrew his troops, and then Assembling the equipment, transporting the river water, and pouring it into the smoke cave will definitely pose a huge threat to the defenders of Qinglong Village. After negotiating and intimidating them to calm their psychology, I believe that as long as the defender is not a stupid person, they will surrender. "Cao Cao said confidently.

"Zixiao, you have said before that the strength of the guard general should be at the peak of the earth level. It would be easy to kill the generals of these legions, but he did not do so. He must have concerns. A leading general has concerns and should be merciful. This is to defend the city. If you do this, you will definitely lose." Cao Cao analyzed the situation very clearly, as if he was at the scene.

"Originally, I came here with the intention of conquering this village, but since Lin Sima attaches so much importance to it, I'll just be a grown-up." Cao Cao laughed.

Mao Jie and Cao Ren next to them had no doubts about their lord's arrogance about conquering this stronghold, as if Cao Cao could conquer it with just a few dozen people.

Everyone looked at the brightly lit Qinglong Village again, then turned and left. The top of the high mountain peaks were quiet again.

…

Li Dian, Liu Feng and the others went to the coast to check, and Lin Mu came to a dense mountain forest thousands of meters high to practice. He needs to seize every moment to temper himself.

To be honest, after Lin Mu competed with Cao Cao, in addition to improving his strength, his mind has also improved, and his desire for power has also increased. Since Cao Cao is so powerful and continues to train, how can he, a rising star, not Seize the time and strive to surpass it.

If the time comes to confront Cao Cao and have a king versus king showdown, how will you respond?

At night, ferocious beasts inhabit the darkness, and players generally do not come out to level up at this time. But after Lin Mu concluded his battle with Cao Cao, he wanted to find some more ferocious beasts to test his progress.

As soon as he entered the mountain, Lin Mu felt a sharp gaze staring at him, which made him a little creepy.