Chapter 77: A Spark Sets Off

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  The wind and snow swept across the land like a raging torrent, the north wind howled, Hebei was plunged into a vast expanse of ice and snow, as far as the eye could see, everything was hazy, between heaven and earth, all was a silver white.

  Li Chong held up a telescope and stood on the high mound of the military camp, looking around in all directions before handing it to Taishi Ci.

  Tai Shi Zi took over the telescope, imitating Li Chong's manner and putting it in front of his eyes. Suddenly, he was shocked all over, his hands loosened, and the telescope actually fell from Tai Shi Zi's hands.

  Thanks to Taishi Ci's exceptional martial arts skills and quick reflexes, he swiftly snatched the telescope into his hand.

  Li Chong knew that crystal was very solid and wouldn't break easily, but he was still scared to death, cold sweat all over his body, and glared fiercely at Tai Shi Ci.

  Tai Shi Zi was also frightened, his heart racing wildly. He had just taken a glance earlier and was still shocked to this day. As a general who led troops, he knew the importance of binoculars all too well. If scouts had such a "magic tool", it would almost make the enemy have nowhere to hide, eliminating the possibility of being ambushed.

  On the battlefield, the commander who unified the army had this "magic weapon" in his hand, so the enemy's deployment and array were almost without any secrets to speak of. The strengths and weaknesses of the enemy army could be said to be clear at a glance, all within sight.

  This kind of "treasure" is naturally precious beyond measure, if it were to be broken in one's own hands...

  Taishi Ci's shocked expression did not escape everyone's eyes. When Taishi Ci put down the telescope, Cheng Yu hastily snatched the telescope into his hands and held it up to his eyes to observe. Even though Cheng Yu was prepared in advance, he was still startled by the scene before him and handed the telescope to Liao Hua with a frightened expression.

  "This is indeed a marvel! My lord has truly created something extraordinary... a genius born of heaven!"

  At this moment, Cheng Yu really admired Li Chong with all his heart and soul. At this moment, in Cheng Yu's mind, Li Chong was the only wise ruler under heaven.

  Cheng Yu had been following Li Qiang for nearly a year, and he was still amazed by Li Qiang's rise to power. With empty hands, he had gathered people like Guan Hai, designed to seize the grain and grass of the Mi family, took advantage of the expedition against Dong Zhuo to gain fame, and occupied Guangwu. Borrowing Wang Dang's momentum to attack, he captured Shenchi, recreated the horse hoof, and annihilated Zhang Yan's 500 elite cavalry in the icy river, which was simply a miracle.

  But Li Chong did not know what was in Cheng Yu's mind, and if he knew that Cheng Yu admired him so much, Li Chong really didn't know whether to be proud or ashamed.

  Li Chong remembered reading a book called "Crossing the Five Barbarians and the Hu" back then, where the pig's foot crossed over before was a master of Dan Jing, and when placed in the Three Kingdoms era, it was also a fierce general on the same level as Lü Bu.

  This man had just crossed over to ancient times and trained thousands of elite soldiers, the worst of whom were all high-ranking masters. They often defeated tens of thousands of enemies, yet remained unscathed themselves. Thinking about how he himself had lost hundreds of men when attacking a county town, Li Chong felt ashamed.

  What's even more hateful is that this person has taken nine beautiful women as wives in less than a year, from mature women to young girls, and he eats them all up. As for himself, until now, he has only taken Cai Yan, who was forcibly taken, and it's not humiliating enough for him to jump off a cliff and die, Li Chong's face is thicker than the city wall.

  The crowd watched one after another, and each of them sighed endlessly, admiring Li Chong's magical skills.

  Returning to the camp, igniting charcoal for warmth, Taishi Ci then asked with a cautious expression: "My lord, can this Thousand Mile Mirror be mass-produced?"

  Li nodded seriously, then shook his head and replied: "It's possible, but not for now. The main problem is that grinding the lenses is too difficult, assembling them is also very delicate, and I don't want this thing to spread out."

  Tai Shi Zi nodded and said: "It's only natural that it should be so, but I don't know who the master of this object wants to give it to for use."

  As soon as this was said, the eyes of the generals in the big account all turned green, staring straight at the telescope in Li Chong's hand, with a tendency to fight and grab.

  Li Zhong hastily said: "No one is given this thing, just put it here with me. Whoever finds it useful can come and borrow it themselves."

  "Oh!" The crowd slowed down, extremely disappointed, and responded.

  Taishi Ci's eyes rolled, and he clasped his fists, saying: "I report to the lord, the terrain outside the pass is flat and open, with a view of thousands of miles. Taishi Ci has been plundering the various Xianbei tribes outside the pass, it would be perfect to use the thousand-mile mirror to observe the enemy's movements, we will surely win every battle, and the barbarians outside the pass will have nowhere to hide."

  Li Chong looked at Taishi Ci and asked in puzzlement: "Zi Yi, now the wind and snow are gathering outside the pass, the sky is cold and the ground is frozen, but it's difficult to march, how can you go and plunder?"

  Tai Shi Zi smiled slightly and said proudly: "Princess, what I'm saying is for next year!"

  Looking at Tai Shi Ci's complacent appearance, Liao Hua and others cursed in their hearts: "Shameless!" At the same time, they racked their brains to find an excuse to get second place, saying that it would be great to get the Thousand Mile Mirror in hand. Thinking of standing high to observe the enemy's movements while the enemy was unaware, everyone secretly laughed with joy.

  But Li Chong shattered the fantasy of the crowd with one sentence, frowning and saying: "Next year is not possible, there's no time to accompany Xianbei Cangmao, it's really a headache!"

  Cheng Yu asked doubtfully: "My lord, is there anything next year?"

  "Hmm!" Li nodded heavily and replied slowly: "If I'm not mistaken, next spring when the flowers bloom, Liu Yu will surely send troops to attack Gongsun Zan. I was thinking, what should we do at that time?"

  Cheng Yu nodded slightly and said, "Your Excellency's words are not in vain. Recently, Liu Yu has indeed been gathering troops and summoning soldiers from outside the pass. It seems that he is going to fight against Gongsun Zan. What does Your Excellency think about the outcome of the battle between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan?"

  "Of course, Gongsun Zan won." Li Chong replied without hesitation, he was very sure about this. When playing games, Liu Yu was just a fish head, and it would be destroyed in less than ten minutes.

  "Why?" everyone asked in unison.

  Li Chong took a look at Cheng Yu, and secretly sighed in his heart. To say that Cheng Yu was one of the top strategists of the Three Kingdoms period, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was capable of plotting and scheming, but there was one thing he couldn't compare with people like Zhou Yu and Guo Jia - that was his judgment on the overall situation. However, such talents were extremely rare, and Li Chong didn't even dare hope for someone like that to join him. For Li Chong, such a person wasn't indispensable either.

  Is there anyone who has a clearer understanding of the overall situation than Li Chong himself?

  Li Chong smiled and said, "Liu Yu is a man who talks about benevolence and righteousness, but his character is weak. If the world were at peace, Liu Yu would indeed be a good official, and governing a region would not be a problem. But to let Liu Yu lead an army into battle... Ha ha... As the saying goes, 'Mercy cannot control the military', whether Liu Yu can control a large army of 100,000 is a question."

  "Not bad, Master's words are indeed so!" Cheng Yu nodded and echoed.

  Taishi Ci and others also nodded in agreement, looking down on Liu Yu with disdain. They were all generals who led troops into battle; how could they not understand the principle of using both kindness and authority?

  Li Chong continued: "Looking at Gongsun Zan of Beiping, this man is a wolf-like general, rising from the ranks, with long experience in battlefields, and rich combat experience. Compared to Liu Yu, he is like a child, so I think Liu Yu will definitely lose!"