Sun Chuanting didn't even look at the four people behind him. He said arrogantly, "Samba, take your people and explore the surrounding areas of Luzhou City. Be careful, and retreat immediately if you encounter anyone. If we encounter an ambush, we will destroy them first."

"Yes, sir." Samba nodded and agreed respectfully. He turned around and took his men to investigate the situation around Luzhou City.

This Samba's Ming dialect was not well spoken, and it always gave people a feeling of gnashing teeth. Qi Yuangong always felt uncomfortable.

After Samba left, Sun Chuanting continued to instruct, "Sangren, take your men to pick up your brother. This area is definitely not safe. Don't leave him in there until you've accomplished your mission."

"Don't worry, sir. Nothing will go wrong with our work." Sang Ren agreed with a smile and took people to pick up his elder brother.

Looking back at Liao Sanniang, Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "Get ready with your men. Spread out around and find a good spot to squat. Isn't squatting your strong point?"

Liao Sanniang nodded, said nothing, and quietly left with her people.

Liao Sanniang didn't think much of what Sun Chuanting said. We are bandits, a caravan, so robbery is naturally our forte, and squatting is a very necessary activity.

The so-called squatting is actually to find a place to lie down, without being discovered, and secretly stare at those people. You can't let people know that there are bandits ahead, right?

While squatting, you also need to find out how much stuff the merchants have and how many people they have.

Qi Yuangong knew what Liao Sanniang was going to do, to put it bluntly, it was to set up a secret sentry.

He looked at Master Sun helplessly.

Sir Sun, who are these people under your command?

None of them looked like soldiers.

Qi Yuangong looked down on them anyway, but since Lord Sun asked these people to fight and did not need the people from the Tiger Roar Camp to go to the battlefield, Qi Yuangong could not say anything.

Glancing at Zhang Hu, Sun Chuanting ordered, "Pass the order down. Rest for an hour, then prepare to attack the city."

"Sir, shouldn't we attack at once?" Qi Yuangong looked at Sun Chuanting and said hesitantly.

Even though Qi Yuangong was not very proficient in military tactics, he had heard of the saying "strike with all your might".

As the saying goes, "The first push is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted."

All of them had hurriedly marched to Luzhou City. If they did not attack the city but just rested at this time, it would discourage everyone.

"Maybe they came out to beat us when they saw us resting." Sun Chuanting glanced at Qi Yuangong and said in a relaxed tone.

After hearing this, Qi Yuangong didn't know what to say.

Are those rebels in Luzhou City fools?

Look at the people we brought with us, there are almost 50,000 of them. How many people in their city dare to come out and fight?

Sun Chuanting glanced at Qi Yuangong and said with a serious face, "Your family has a long history of learning. In his time, Qi Shaobao's military strategy was unrivaled throughout the world, and he dominated the north and south without any rivals. Your father was also a valiant general of the Ming Dynasty. Logically, I shouldn't be telling you this."

After hearing this, Qi Yuangong was almost in tears. He quickly stepped forward and saluted Sun Chuanting, saying with outward respect, "Sir Sun, Confucius said, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher,' let alone someone as talented as you. It is my honor to receive your guidance. I hope you will be generous with your teachings."

In fact, Qi Yuangong didn't think so. He was so anxious that he asked, "Master Sun, please tell me quickly, what do you think?"

What exactly do you want to do? If you don’t tell me, I’ll suffocate to death.

Of course, Sun Chuanting didn't know what Qi Yuangong was thinking, but he was very satisfied with Qi Yuangong's attitude.

Sun Chuanting then began to speak earnestly, "The art of military strategy depends on favorable timing, favorable terrain, and favorable people. Many people say this, but I have a different view."

Qi Yuangong was very curious about what little Lord Sun said, but he knew he couldn't rush him. The more he urged, the slower Lord Sun would speak.

"The so-called favorable time, favorable location, and favorable people are often tangible, but they are also often vital. We are in Sichuan now, and we don't have many troops. Although your troops are elite, there are only 5,000 of them. They are fine when they gather together, but if they are dispersed, they will have little combat effectiveness."

Although Qi Yuangong nodded, he was thinking about how to bombard Luzhou City.

"If I had fifty thousand men like you, I wouldn't have to do anything. I could just push forward. But I don't."

"As a general, you can't just sit and wait; you must learn and apply what you have. Whether it's the right time, the right place, or the right people, simply put, you have to put it into practice. Since His Majesty has sent us to the southwest to quell the rebellion, we need to make use of everything we can."

"If we just want to transfer 100,000 troops from Huguang, anyone can do it. A general should consider doing things that others cannot do, and the same goes for officials."

"Do more with the least amount of effort, so that you can stand out from others. If others can do what you do, why should they hire you?"

"Look at us when we first arrived. We had no one behind us and no swords in our hands. What could we do in a place like Luzhou?"

"Look at us now. We have 50,000 troops. Although they have shortcomings of various kinds, we still have people. Their shortcomings can be compensated with tactics. We can formulate better strategies to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses."

"If a general cannot play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, he is not a suitable general. Don't complain, don't always think about asking the court for things, learn to make the best results with what you have."