"Young student, I know you have some abilities, but you have to understand. One person's strength is insignificant in the face of the general trend. Luzhou City is now like a lamb being stared at by two hungry wolves. Whoever wants to resist will be bitten to death."
"The teachings of the old general will be kept in mind by the younger generation, but the younger generation has never thought of fighting against the two countries of Jialou and Nanzhao alone. The old general is the real guardian of Luzhou City."
"What's the use of being driven by my old age? Doesn't this Luzhou City still have a governor and His Royal Highness the King of Lu?"
"The small people are the grain, and if there is no rain, there will be no good harvest; the merchants are chasing wealth, and there will be no life without profit; the government is in charge, and if the people are not obedient, it will not exist; the soldiers of Youzhou, without the general, will not be a division."
"My abilities are only enough to take care of myself until my old age. I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything that will cost me my life."
"The tiger's forehead bears the word "king", and it will not eat its children when hungry. It shakes the sky and lacks wings, and captures the mountains and fights with the eagles. In this life, there are things you should do, not do, not do, and not do. The general comes out of the mountain at this time to save the people from water and fire. Even if the descendants are weak, they must help the general to repel the bandits and restore peace to Luzhou. The general will be the Marquis of Wu'an of Luzhou."
"You are such a good general to exterminate slaves. Even if I send troops, who should the army listen to? Xie Zuo's command? Or my command?"
"A man is equipped with armor, a horse is equipped with a saddle, and the old general and the governor Xie lead their own troops."
"We each lead our troops and fight together, how should we command and coordinate them?"
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(The following fragments, the novel mainly tells the story of the protagonist after traveling through the Tang Dynasty, fighting against the Wuhu alone and quelling the war in the Central Plains. The purpose of choosing to use fragments to introduce the novel is to let everyone see whether this novel suits their taste)
