Hearing Zhao Kuo’s doubts, Li Mu frowned and said, “I heard that there are no generals in the world who can win battles that cannot be observed carefully and adapted to the situation. If you implement strategies, you will naturally adjust them due to changes in the enemy. Don’t you know such a simple truth?”

Zhao Kuo did not refute anymore. He smiled and said, "It's my talent that is not enough. I didn't expect this. What you said makes sense." Li Mu was originally ready to debate with him. When he heard Zhao Kuo was so easily impressed, Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and talked about his many strategies to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo turned his body sideways and listened carefully, which made Li Mu very happy and said more.

When Li Mu left, Zhao Kuo sent him to the gate of the township and watched him leave. Speaking of which, this was the first time that Zhao Kuo saw someone riding a horse instead of a carriage. After seeing Li Mu off, Zhao Kuo returned to his mansion. However, Zhao Kuo was a little disappointed at this moment. He didn't say much to Li Mu because he knew that this kind of debate was meaningless. In fact, if he really wanted to argue with Li Mu.

I'm afraid that Li Mu can't argue with himself. Not to mention Li Mu, who has just grown up now, even Zhao She, who has been famous for a long time, is not his opponent in talking about war. However, Zhao Kuo gave up such behavior. He no longer had the competitive temperament of his original body, and he would not be proud of winning the debate with Li Mu. When he saw Li Mu, Zhao Kuo was as happy as he sent him away, Zhao Kuo was as disappointed as he saw him.

Zhao Kuo originally thought that Li Mu could resist Bai Qi. If he had to let a young man replace Lian Po, perhaps Li Mu would be the best choice. However, Zhao Kuo now realized that Li Mu is still too young and too young. Not to mention Bai Qi, I am afraid that even a general like Xu Li who has not left any reputation in history can easily defeat Li Mu.

He said he would send cavalry to rob the grain, and he also said he would use the strategy of underestimating the enemy and throw away the baggage to disrupt the Qin army.

Zhao Kuo has always been paying attention to the war on the front line. According to the disciples' accounts, Shangdang County has many mountains and rivers, and there are mountain roads everywhere. Transporting supplies is very troublesome. The Qin people used water to transport food because the road was not easy to walk. How could cavalry plunder on the mountain road? How could they attack the Qin people's food transportation on the water road? The Qin people were not stupid. They also knew that Zhao had high mobility cavalry, so they had already made a solution to it.

As for throwing the baggage... Zhao Kuo shook his head. Even his half-baked historical level was like his reading "Qin Li". The Qin people calculated military merits according to their heads, and secretly snatched the baggage without obeying the orders. How could the Qin people snatch the baggage during wartime?

Li Mu had a good idea of ​​wanting to cut off the other party's logistics, but because he had no experience, his plan was too immature and he thought about the war too simply. Zhao Kuo shook his head, and suddenly, he smiled bitterly again, "No, isn't this the evaluation my father gave him?"

.........

When Li Mu returned to Lin Xiangru's mansion again, it was already dark and Lin Xiangru had already fallen asleep. He couldn't see Lin Xiangru, so he had to rest here for one night.

Kneeling in front of Lin Xiangru, Li Mu's face was very calm. Lin Xiangru smiled and asked, "How is Zhao Kuo?"

"He is a gentleman, but his talent is insufficient." Li Mu said seriously.

Lin Xiangru was stunned. It was wrong. In his expectation, Zhao Kuo should have been speechless in his refutation of Li Mu while talking about the war, which completely impressed the boy. Then when Li Mu came to praise Zhao Kuo's military talent, he would tell him the essence of Zhao Kuo, so that Li Mu could understand that it was better to personally command 200 troops than to read thousands of military tactics. But what is the situation now? Didn't the two talk about war?

Lin Xiangru asked in confusion: "Didn't you talk about war? I heard that Zhao Kuo studied military strategy, even Ma Fujun is not his opponent, so how could he be lacking in talent?"

Li Mu said proudly: "Zhao Kuo's talent has been exaggerated. After I met him, I sat down to talk about the countermeasures against the Qin people. He could not express a plan, so he could only nod. However, as a Fengjun, he could care about the villagers, but I did not have any resentment at all. He was a gentleman who could make friends with him. I admire him very much." As he said that, Li Mu told Lin Xiangru all the content he talked to Zhao Kuo.

Lin Xiangru looked very surprised and fell into deep thought.

"Oh... I didn't expect that, I really feel old." Lin Xiangru shook his head and said to Li Mu: "In the past, Qin State attacked South Korea, and the army was stationed in Yanyu (yān    yǔ). Ma Fujun went to rescue himself. He had just walked thirty miles out of Handan, and he stopped moving forward. Shangjun sent someone to ask him what strategy he could defeat the Qin people. He said that he had no strategy, and the road was far and narrow, just like two mice fighting in a cave, and whoever was brave would win."

"At that time, Ma Fujun refused to let the generals give advice. After the Qin people were negligent, he quickly brought people to Yanyu. At this moment, a soldier risked his life to let the advice. He said: The Qin people did not expect that the general would come quickly and ask General, you should occupy the hill in the north. The one who wins in the front wins, and the one who wins in the latter wins. Instead, Ma Fujun did not kill him, but listened to his advice and quickly captured the hill in the north. He condescendingly and attacked the Qin people who came. The soldiers in the city also launched an attack, and the Qin people were defeated."

"There are mediocre people who praised the soldier, saying that his plan successfully resolved the siege of Yan and him, saying that he could be a general, but people like Tian Dan, Lian Po, and Le Yi said: Ma Fujun is cautious in marching, not anxious or impatient, and can reasonably obey advice. This is the real general. Later, Shangjun used the soldier as a general, but he had no achievements in military affairs."

"Who is this sergeant?"

"Xu Li."

Li Mu was silent for a long time, and Lin Xiangru said again: "I always thought that Zhao Kuo was just good at reading military tactics and did not fight. I didn't expect that he had already begun to look like a horse. You talked about war with him, but you were just talking about your own strategy. You thought about war so simply, but he was extremely cautious and could agree with your suggestions, but did not dare to act rashly. This is the difference between Jiangcai and Shuaicai."

"I'm not as good as him?" Li Mu asked unwillingly.

Lin Xiangru looked at him and said calmly: "I don't know what will happen in the future, but now, if the Shangjun uses you to replace General Lian Po, you despise the general of Qin and have to implement such a dangerous plan, you will probably end up with the destruction of the entire army. If he is the general, even if he loses his opponent, he will not ruin hundreds of thousands of soldiers."

Li Mu lowered his head in shame.

Lin Xiangru said again: "I will tell you something, but please don't tell others." Lin Xiangru seemed to recall the past, and he said: "When General Lian Po was twenty-two years old, he was just a county lieutenant in a county. A group of thieves appeared in Wuping. General Lian Po took several soldiers from the pavilion to subdue them. Because he underestimated the enemy, he was led to the swamp by the thieves. If it weren't for other people coming to rescue, he would have died there. Therefore, he became a topic of conversation among the people of Zhao and was often made fun of."

"But he did not flee from Zhao because of this. He has been learning how to use troops, no longer underestimate the enemy, and acted cautiously, so he repeatedly defeated the thieves and even the Hu people in the border counties. Later, he led the chariots and cavalry of Zhao to defeat Yangjin and shock the princes. No one dared to despise Zhao anymore, and no one in Zhao anymore dared to laugh at him."

"War is a major event about the survival of the country. We must be cautious. I have never seen a talented young man like you. You will definitely become the Great Wall of Zhao in the future. But I hope you don't waste your talents and be more cautious when facing wars. Just like Zhao Kuo, Zhao Guo has young people like you and Zhao Kuo. Even if I die today, I will not have anything to worry about."

Li Mu suddenly stood up and said, "I want to visit Ma Fuzi again."

"Please bring him to me, I have something to say to him." Lin Xiangru stroked his long beard, his eyes were particularly bright.
Chapter completed!