Chapter 122 Lu Bu surrenders and establishes the "Victory Army"!
Is it useful to practice martial arts hard?
Ji Hao himself did not know this: even in a cold weapon battlefield, fighting cannot rely solely on personal bravery, and no matter how strong a person is, he cannot decide the outcome of a war.

But the training of soldiers is indispensable.

Even in modern times when nuclear weapons exist, physical training is still of utmost importance, and no country will give up individual combat capabilities.

So, what exactly is martial arts?
"How to deal with Zhuge Liang? I can't answer you this question. I know 'Ten Sides of Ambush' and I know Overlord's 'Hedgehog Formation', but I don't know if it will work." Ji Hao said: "Regarding martial arts, I can answer you: practicing martial arts is to strengthen the body. The lower level cultivates physical strength, and the higher level cultivates the mind. No matter when, practicing martial arts will never be replaced. Only if there is that spirit in the heart, people will not be spineless!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu was stunned.

"It's not the body that is strengthened by practicing martial arts, but the mind?"

He suddenly found that he had fallen from the sky without knowing when.

Because that invincible heart is gone.

"Besides, I won't encounter the same situation as you." Ji Hao added: "The reason why you lost is because you only focused on numbers and your army was a mess. But my soldiers can fight to the last man. If there are 800,000 of them, a one-on-one fight can kill Zhuge Liang's army to death!"

After all, the situation is different.

If facing Ji Ying, Zhuge Liang would definitely not dare to fight head-on, let alone fight hard.

This is the confidence behind Ji Hao’s development over the years!

"Furthermore, if soldiers are strength, then generals are blades!" Ji Hao said, "Without a blade, as long as the strength is great, one can be invincible. But under the same strength, the sharper the blade, the stronger it is."

These words made Lu Bu frown.

"But Zhuge Liang, he didn't have any useful generals!"

In that battle, although Wen Pin also led the troops, he did not fight with him directly. He only played the role of leading the troops and did not do anything relying on his personal strength.

His strength is also average.

He is in the lower third class, on par with Hua Xiong, and is not taken seriously by Lu Bu.

"It's not that he doesn't want to use it, it's that he doesn't have it at all." Ji Hao smiled and said, "If he had someone available, why wouldn't he use it? If Guan, Zhang and Ma were all there, you wouldn't have fought for so long."

As he spoke, he recreated the battle between Lu Bu and Zhuge Liang on the sand table.

When entering the battle at the beginning, several weak points of Lu Bu's army were marked, as well as several generals such as Wei Xu.

Then he said: "If you have a powerful general under your command, he can directly launch a surprise attack to cut you off and kill Wei Xu and others, and your army will be in chaos in an instant. But Zhuge Liang didn't have that. He could obviously win more easily, but he could only use the magic array and psychological tactics to disrupt your army's morale before launching a surprise attack!"

Zhuge Liang's Bagua Formation is certainly far more powerful than it appears.

But he also has constraints.

In order to truly unleash its power, it needs eight generals carrying the flag - in this regard, even the Shu Kingdom in its heyday was not satisfied. It only had the "Five Tiger Generals", and Wei Yan was a little short of that, and there were no more after that.

Now, if we fight Lu Bu, there is not even one left.

Wen Pin cannot carry the banner.

There were excellent opportunities for division in the early stages, but they were missed due to the lack of generals.

The same goes for later stages.

If there were a few powerful generals who intercepted Lu Bu in the formation, he would have no chance to launch a surprise attack. The Xianzhen Camp might also be killed when facing top-level generals.

This is the difference.

"So that's it!" Lu Bu suddenly realized.

But soon, I felt even more lost.

The other side was able to win without a great general. Now that Guan, Zhang, and Ma Chao have returned, won't it be even more powerful? "After all, war is not fought by one person, and commanding troops is not a one-person job." Ji Hao added: "A counselor who does not practice martial arts but only studies the art of war is definitely more proficient in strategy than a general who needs to spend most of his time practicing martial arts. But on the other hand, whether the soldiers can exert their combat effectiveness and how to train them to be stronger are only known by the generals."

At this point, he paused.

He added: "Therefore, in my Jiying, any team with more than a thousand people must be equipped with a chief general and a military adviser. When the army goes out to fight, the commander is a military general, and the supervisor must be a military adviser, who must be qualified as a 'military advisor' and directly advise on the battle!"

Without reference, you will naturally be confused.

But Ji Hao has a reference.

The combination of the marshal and the chief of staff, and the combination of the regiment commander and the political commissar, have undoubtedly shown that only by combining the civil and military talents can we cope with various situations and exert the greatest combat effectiveness.

Those who are good at making plans may not necessarily be good at employing people, and those who are good at employing troops may not necessarily be good at commanding them.

No one is perfect, and the reality is that everyone has their own strengths.

Only by learning from each other's strengths and making up for each other's weaknesses can we unleash the collective energy, and this is the meaning of teamwork!
"I am not as good as you!"

Lu Bu said suddenly.

At this moment, he seemed to have aged a lot, and his originally haggard face had turned into a look of decadence.

A bit like Huang Zhong.

After all, he is old!

If he faces a top-notch warrior in the future, he may not be able to suppress him as he did before. As a peerless warrior, he may still be invincible, but it will be difficult for him to defeat the enemy!
After middle age, the decline of physical strength and willpower is inevitable.

"I won't fight anymore!" Lu Bu said again.

At this moment, his original gloomy look suddenly became more calm.

People also suddenly relaxed.

After thoroughly admitting that I cannot do everything, I let go of everything and my spirit was elevated.

Basically, if he were in the position of a lord, he would be completely disappointed. However, if he were in the position of a general, he would see a different world.

Young people have the drive of youth, but when they grow old, they also have the steadiness of old people.

He is transforming.

"Then you are welcome to join us!" Ji Hao said, "In addition to Chengtian, Haotian and Datong, my Jiying will open a fourth army, named 'Shengtian'. Lu Bu will be the commander-in-chief, fully responsible for the formation of the army, and Pang Tong will be the military advisor, responsible for logistics coordination and combat staff!"

These words surprised both Lu Bu and Pang Tong.

Pang Tong was especially surprised and asked, "My Lord, do you trust me so much?"

He always wanted to run.

As a result, as soon as he surrendered, he was directly appointed as the military advisor of a large army. His status in the Ji camp instantly rose to the top, and he was on par with the commanders of various armies. Not counting Xun Yu, Chen Gong and others who were in charge of politics and justice, he was already one of the top ten figures in the Ji camp.

"I'm not giving it to you for free. I want you to work with Lu Bu and rely on the remnants of your defeated army to resist Zhuge Liang!" Ji Hao said.

In response, Pang Tong smiled and said, "Attack is uncertain, but defense is enough!"

Finally, Ji Hao called craftsmen to forge a two-sided military talisman using purple gold and black iron, with the four large characters "Man can conquer nature" engraved on it.

It was handed over to Lu Bu and Pang Tong.

"I will supply food, fodder and weapons, but you have to get the troops yourself!" Ji Hao added, "The number doesn't need to be large, but it must be elite. Using the Xianzhen Camp as a standard, I want an entire army, all as elite as them!"

(End of this chapter)