Yunmeng Mountain.

Lu Li received another message via carrier pigeon, and Yun Qingshu also received the message.

Lao Ai stormed into Xianyang Palace but was ambushed. Ying Zheng was protected by a junior master guard, and Lao Ai was thus defeated.

These few words immediately made Yun Qingshu frown. A minor grandmaster? How could Ying Zheng have a minor grandmaster by his side?

Nowadays, only a handful of people can reach the level of a minor grandmaster; only a few old monsters remain.

After reading the message, Lu Li's face remained expressionless.

"Gentlemen, the rebellion of Lao Ai has been quelled," Lu Li said, standing up and bowing.

Everyone was astonished!

So fast? Lao Ai had three thousand retainers, how could he have been defeated so quickly?

Lu Li smiled and looked at Yun Qingshu, saying, "Brother Yun, you must have received the news as well, right?"

Yun Qingshu's face was gloomy. He never expected that Ying Zheng would have a junior grandmaster as a bodyguard. More importantly, this Lao Ai was utterly useless.

He had three thousand retainers under his command, and he even sent two ninth-level martial artists to Lao Ai, yet he was defeated so easily.

"Lao Ai has been defeated; it turns out Brother Lu had a trap all along."

At this moment, Yun Qingshu seemed to understand everything, which made him gasp in shock.

How did he know that Lao Ai would rebel? Moreover, Lao Ai launched a sudden attack, so how did he plan it in advance?

All eyes turned to Lu Li, especially to Xiao Zhang Liang, whose eyes revealed a look of admiration.

Is this what it means to be in complete control? Lu Li remained remarkably calm throughout, as if everything was under his command.

“However! The defeat of Lao Ai is a minor matter; the real threat is Cheng Jiao’s 50,000-strong army!” said a member of the military strategist.

Lao Ai was just a side dish; the real main course was the adult jiao.

This guy is leading an army of 50,000 and is already heading towards Xianyang City.

He claimed that Ying Zheng's bloodline was impure and sought to reclaim the throne of Qin, but no army could reach Xianyang within a day.

Therefore, it seems that Ying Zheng is still destined to lose!

Yun Qingshu looked at Lu Li and murmured, "This time, it seems there's no way to turn the tide."

After all, Cheng Jiao's rebellion was sudden, so Lu Li couldn't have planned it in advance, could he? The moment Cheng Jiao's army stormed into Xianyang, Ying Zheng would be defeated, and Lu Li would be defeated as well.

Yun Qingshu wanted to see how Lu Li would turn the tide in this match.

“That’s right, catching Lao Ai is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause,” Little Zhang Liang chimed in.

Unexpectedly, Lu Li patted little Zhang Liang's head and asked, "What is a strategist?"

Young Zhang Liang was taken aback for a moment, then said vaguely, "To strategize within the command tent and win battles a thousand miles away!"

Lu Li nodded. What Xiao Zhangliang was saying was a description of a strategist.

"To become an outstanding strategist, one must be confident and have at least a 60% chance of success, even when taking risks."

Xiao Zhangliang nodded thoughtfully, but seemed not to have fully understood.

In Lu Li's mind, looking at the whole history, all those so-called ingenious schemes and cunning plots were within the scope of what strategists could control.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

When the combined advantages of timing, location, and popular support are less than 60%, no strategist dares to use unconventional tactics.

After all, this is a high-stakes gamble. If you make a move without knowing the opponent's hand, you may end up losing everything.

This is also the main reason why Lu Li created the Black Ice Platform: intelligence!

Having intelligence is like knowing the opponent's trump card in advance. Only in this way can you know yourself and your enemy, counter their moves, and defeat them in one move!

Lu Li's words drew frequent nods of agreement from all the members of the Hundred Schools.

When Sun Tzu emerged, his famous saying, "Warfare is based on deception," ushered in the Warring States period.

People no longer seem to follow the war etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period, but instead begin to deceive and plot against each other, with open schemes, indirect schemes, and treacherous schemes emerging one after another.

Yun Qingshu was even more shocked, because from what Lu Li said, it seemed that he had even predicted Cheng Jiao's rebellion?

If that's the case, then Lu Li is terrifying. Is he even human?

After all, anticipating the enemy's moves sounds simple, but in practice, very few people can actually do it.

"Young Lu, stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us already."

At this moment, the old man from the medical family was extremely anxious, feeling as if a million ants were gnawing at his heart. He desperately wanted to know how Lu Li had broken the deadlock.

But Lu Li remained calm and said, "Senior Qingshan, don't be impatient, the best is yet to come."

......

The Qin state, Xianyang city.

Ying Zheng had already arrived at the city of Xianyang, and it was only then that Lü Buwei received the news.

When he learned that Lao Ai had been captured, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He hadn't even reached Xianyang Palace yet, and Lao Ai had already been captured by Ying Zheng.

This shows that Ying Zheng had made arrangements long ago. How did he know about Lao Ai's rebellion?

Lu Buwei became increasingly alarmed, as even he hadn't expected Lao Ai to launch a sudden attack.

When he arrived at Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng had already led a group of people toward Xianyang City.

"Prime Minister, what... should we do?" his subordinate asked.

They were originally there to rescue the emperor. If they had arrived earlier, even if they were still connected with Lao Ai, they could have managed to negotiate a better outcome because of the emperor's rescue.

But now Ying Zheng has easily dealt with Lao Ai, and at this moment, he leads several hundred retainers to attack Xianyang Palace.

Those who know the truth will think that you, Lü Buwei, have come to the rescue, but those who don't will think that you, Lü Buwei, have come to help Lao Ai!

Moreover, he had long realized that Ying Zheng was no longer the Zheng'er of yesteryear; he had now grown into a true king! The King of Qin!

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