"Father, I dare say this because I'm confident." Hua Cai looked confidently at the group of people who had turned to stone: "If you don't believe me, how about we have a match?"
The entire main hall was completely silent.
"Then let's have a match, I will compete with you." A clear and gentle voice rang out, and it was Yue Chen, who was sitting directly opposite Hua Cai, who stood up and looked at her intently.
Hey, I've never been afraid of anyone in my life: "Let's have a competition. The winner will be the general, and the loser will be the vice-general. Don't go back on your word later."
Hua Cai turned around and met Yue Chen's eyes.
This kid is so cooperative! She was really afraid that no one would respond and the conversation would fall flat. If she brought up the matter of leading troops again, she wouldn't have such a good opportunity.
“Let’s go.” Yue Chen agreed without hesitation, bowing to the Yue Emperor and others on the throne: “I would like to ask all the elders to come to the war room to witness this.”
Before the remaining four people in the main hall could react, the two of them had already decided on the questions for the general and deputy general.
Seeing the two juniors below so full of fighting spirit, no one dared to speak up and stop them. Besides, Emperor Yue was also eager to see just how capable this little girl from the Jin family really was.
"Then let's go take a look. Brother Jin, don't worry. This little girl knows a lot more than us old guys do." Emperor Yue laughed and stood up from his seat, walked over to Jin Yin and patted him on the shoulder.
With a wry smile, Jin Yin had no choice but to be pulled by the Yue Emperor towards the war room.
“Old Ling.” Wei Tuo stroked his chin and nudged Ling He Guang with his other arm: “These two lads are really something. After just a few words, regardless of whether they win or lose, they both want to go to the border town. The Emperor and Old Man Jin haven’t given their approval yet. If they go with them, does that mean they’ve tacitly agreed?”
Ling Heguang, who was walking forward with a serious expression, was stunned and stared in astonishment at the two big shots at the front.
Given their intelligence, they probably wouldn't—no way.
The contest between Hua Cai and Yue Chen was certainly not a physical fight. Given Yue Chen's painful experience of being thoroughly beaten by Hua Cai for two and a half years, the outcome of a physical contest was obvious.
The contest the two men were referring to was a simulated battle between leaders on a battlefield.
The weapons of Li, the horses of Qiu, the grain of Liang, and the unparalleled command of Yue.
Despite being inferior to the other three states in terms of soldiers, horses, and provisions, the Yue state managed to become the second most powerful state after the Li state, all thanks to the outstanding command abilities of its generals.
Even in a difficult situation, a brilliant strategist can make it play beautifully.
Just as metallurgical technology was prevalent in the Li Kingdom, battlefield sand table modeling was extremely popular in the Yue Kingdom, and it was also the mainstream teaching method in various colleges.
In the sandbox battlefield, the two opposing sides are far apart, with a huge sandbox placed between them. The terrain is randomly constructed by the supervisor, who sets the troop strength conditions for each side. The participants can describe their troop deployments at each step to the supervisor. The supervisor then changes the sandbox situation after giving instructions and relays the information that the opposing side can see to them. Based on the countermeasures taken by the opposing side, the supervisor records the trend again.
The game ends when one side achieves victory or when one side is completely eliminated.
Yue Chen's gaze swept over Hua Cai's pensive face and landed on the huge sand table terrain in front of him.
He grew up in the Yue Kingdom and was almost unmatched in tactics; even the Yue emperor called him a genius.
Having suppressed his feelings for two and a half years, Yue Chen decided to seize this opportunity to prove himself. So, half an hour later—
"Chen'er, then your entire army has been wiped out." After a quarter of an hour of silence, the Yue Emperor had no choice but to announce this heavy fact to Yue Chen, and his gaze towards Hua Cai changed.
Wei Tuo and the other man remained silent for a long time.
Yue Chen scanned the faces of the four onlookers one by one, and seeing that they didn't seem to be joking, he sat up straight and looked at Emperor Yue: "Why?"
The Emperor of Yue shook his head helplessly: "Chen'er, when I said the enemy camped for ten miles, I didn't mean they had 100,000 troops camped there. What you can see is just ten miles of tents. In reality, it's just half an empty city. Fifty percent of their troops had already circled around before they even set up camp, and your supplies were burned."
"I didn't notice that 50,000 troops were missing." Yue Chen frowned in dissatisfaction.
"Judging from the circumstances at the time, it was impossible to see through it," the Yue Emperor gave a definite answer.
Hua Cai glanced triumphantly at Yue Chen: "A bet's a bet, my lord."
Yue Chen snorted coldly, stood up and stood aside, no longer looking at her.
"Baozhu, what you—" Jin Yin was dumbfounded and it took him a while to recover. When he saw that the others had reached their conclusions, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Something's not right about how this is going. He just watched a competition, and now his precious daughter is going to the battlefield?
No way.
Jin Yin was anxious and upset. Her precious daughter had been pampered in her boudoir since childhood, never being allowed to go to the battlefield or even to crowded places. This was unacceptable.
He looked firmly at the Emperor Yue, his expression resolute and unwavering. There was no room for negotiation.
"Daddy~~" Jin Yin felt his arm tighten, and Hua Cai nestled her head against Jin Yin's shoulder, shaking his arm with her little hands: "Daddy, please let me go! Look at the Third Prince, he's been spoiled since he was little, and his father lets him go, so please let me go too~"
Hua Cai had already mastered the art of acting cute back in Qingqiu, let alone dealing with Jin Yin, a seasoned doting father.
As expected, Jin Yin felt her heart melt when Hua Cai shook her like that, and she almost lost her composure.
"Ouch, stop shaking me, I'm dizzy." Jin Yin quickly steadied him: "The Third Prince is a man, and a fine man should gallop on the battlefield. You are a girl, so you should stay obediently by your father's side. The battlefield is too dangerous."
Jin Yin gritted her teeth and refused to give in, looking pleadingly at Emperor Yue and the others.
The group of people who were enthusiastically watching the drama froze when Jin and Yin suddenly turned their gazes toward them, and they quickly looked up at the sky and the ground.
"Father, what's wrong with being a girl? Your daughter is just as capable as any man. Which man is better than me?" Hua Cai proudly patted her chest. "Don't worry, Father. Look at the Third Prince. Whether it's martial arts or strategy, I completely outclass him. If he can go, what do I have to worry about? Don't you think so?"
Cough cough cough—
A series of earth-shattering coughs rang out, and Hua Cai and Jin Yin turned their heads to look. They saw the three Yue Emperors staring at Yue Chen with strange looks, while Yue Chen was looking at her with a murderous expression.
Hua Cai calmly gave Yue Chen a look that said, "Am I wrong?", then turned back to continue bothering Jin Yin: "Father, am I right?"
Jin and Yin were speechless, feeling annoyed. They regretted not stopping the competition no matter what.
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