After the first candidate failed, no one dared to step forward. Firstly, they did not have the confidence that they could surpass Xue Rengui in strategy. Secondly, they really lacked military strategy. It could be said that they had no chance of winning at all!

Emperor Xuanzong smiled and said, "Marshal Xue is unrivaled. How could these candidates who just took the palace examination possibly be your match? Why don't you give them some leeway? Otherwise, how will we determine who is better on the third question?"

Xue Rengui smiled upon hearing this, and then said, "Your Majesty, there are no fathers or sons on the battlefield. I can give way to these candidates, but who will give way to the Tang Dynasty? The soldiers on the front line fight bloody battles, relying not on the tolerance of others, but on their own strategy and courage. If it weren't for the critical situation at the border, I wouldn't personally test these candidates' strategy. But the situation is different now. What the Tang Dynasty needs more is military talent. Even if they don't practice martial arts, they must be proficient in military strategy in the literary way. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty's future military service will be even heavier, which will gradually affect the Tang Dynasty's national destiny."

What Xue Rengui said was the truth, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was also very clear about it, but as an emperor, he was helpless. Now he suddenly thought of a poem recited by Long Junhai: I urge the heavens to shake themselves up and send down talents regardless of their background! The Tang Dynasty needs talents, truly useful talents! Not some people who can only boast and flatter!

"With so many candidates here, is there no one who dares to accept the challenge? Even if you can't defeat the Grand Marshal, you should at least last a few rounds, right?" The more Tang Xuanzong said this, the fewer people dared to step forward to accept the challenge, because they all knew that they could not last more than one round against Xue Rengui. If more people lost, it would only make Tang Xuanzong even angrier!

Long Junhai originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, because the problems of the Tang Dynasty had little to do with him. Even if the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, he would at most just move to another place to practice.

However, at this time, Li Bai stood up and said, "Your Majesty, General Long is proficient in martial arts and has now studied the cultivation methods of the literary way. I believe he should be good at strategy. Why not let him give it a try?"

At this time, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang suddenly remembered that there was still a person named Long Junhai who had not accepted the test of the third question. Although Long Junhai gave him a headache, Long Junhai's strength was indeed outstanding, and he, the emperor, could do nothing about it. However, Long Junhai was not a native of the Tang Dynasty, and his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty was not high. If Long Junhai really took control of the Tang Dynasty's army in the future, would it be a threat to himself?

The thought of this gave Tang Xuanzong an even greater headache, because Long Junhai was now a huge threat to him! However, getting rid of Long Junhai was extremely difficult. He would have to spend a huge amount of money to invite a Saint Daozu-level expert to take action, and there was no guarantee that he would succeed. If Long Junhai was really pushed to the limit and tried to kill him, then his position as emperor would be completely lost!

So Tang Xuanzong was still very conflicted. After thinking for a long time, he sighed and said, "In that case, General Long, you should give it a try. If you can defeat Marshal Xue, then the title of No. 1 Scholar will be well deserved."

Long Junhai smiled upon hearing this, and then said, "If that's the case, then I will obey your order!"

After Long Junhai finished speaking, he smiled at Xue Rengui, nodded slightly, and saluted, then said: "Grand Marshal, please give me your guidance!"

"I don't deserve it. General Long is very capable. Maybe I need to learn more from him!" Xue Rengui smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Long Junhai nodded, and then ten thousand soldiers immediately appeared on the virtual battlefield in the air, while the territory of Xue Rengui's side was still pitch black, and there was no clue at all.

Because of the experience of previous candidates, Long Junhai quickly covered his territory with white smoke, and then changed all the defense formations he had set up before.

First, a large number of sensing-type formations were set up at the front border. These formations had no attack power, but they had very keen perception. They could effectively sense the invading enemy forces and report the enemy's general situation to Long Junhai as soon as possible.

After the first layer of defense net was laid, Long Junhai began to set up the real defense formation. This formation was mainly a trapping formation, supplemented by a killing formation. The more killing formation there was, the more power was consumed, and sometimes it would even be counterproductive. The trapping formation was different. It only trapped the enemy, consuming very little manpower and material resources, and its main function was to delay time.

Finally, Long Junhai's offensive arrangements had not yet been completed when he received an alarm from the defensive formation in front. There were about two thousand troops crossing the position in front.

After receiving this news, Long Junhai didn't panic, but continued to quietly deploy his offensive plan. He only selected a thousand troops to penetrate deep into the enemy camp, leaving the remaining eight thousand to defend the main base camp. This conservative approach stemmed from his complete lack of knowledge of the enemy's numbers and strength, and conserving his primary forces was a wise choice. After all, this was a battle for a fortress, not a contest of lethality. The candidates and civil and military officials observing the battle were all bewildered, as no one had a clear idea of ​​what was happening. The simulated battlefield overhead was still shrouded in black and white smoke, and the situation was extremely unclear. However, many believed that Long Junhai couldn't win, as his opponent was Xue Rengui, who had never lost since his promotion to Grand Marshal of the Tang Army!

Gradually, the black fog invaded the white fog area, spreading faster and faster, and in a moment it swallowed up 30% of the land.

Long Junhai remained very steady, without any sign of nervousness on his face. Just as the black fog was advancing towards the base camp, Long Junhai's thousand men finally began to attack, splitting the black fog into three sections in an instant!

The crowd watching couldn't help but exclaim, because it was obvious that Long Junhai had launched a counterattack, and it seemed to have achieved very good results!

Xue Rengui couldn't help but frown at this moment, because his two thousand troops were cut off from each other not long after entering Long Junhai's territory, and the armies could not coordinate with each other!

In this way, Long Junhai's thousand troops easily swallowed up the invading enemy forces, because the enemy's two thousand people were divided into three parts, and the thousand people easily defeated the hundreds of people by taking advantage of the geographical location.

"Haha, General Long seems to be quite good. He even knows how to lure the enemy deep into our territory!" Although Xue Rengui lost two thousand men, he still couldn't help but praise Long Junhai.

Long Junhai smiled and said, "Thank you for letting me win. I'm completely clueless right now and can only defend. I haven't found a better way to attack yet."

"Yes, it's not a good idea to just keep defending. Offense is the most important thing. I'm looking forward to General Long's next performance." Xue Rengui said with a smile.

Long Junhai said no more. Now that he had defeated two thousand enemies, he felt much better. He began to push the main force forward!