Chapter 354: Cowardly kid, I dare

Zong Zhao did not explain further, but motioned for him to look over there.

Xu Wan, on the other side, was glowing with confidence. She walked forward with a smile and spoke eloquently: "I understand your admiration for General Zong, but before a general wins a battle, no one can be sure whether he is reliable. That's why we need everyone to debate and discuss, and study and understand this battle in depth."

Baili Xi was stunned when he heard this. He frowned and then relaxed. After a long while, he stroked his beard and smiled at Zong Zhao, saying, "You are right. It is indeed too early for me to speak. You really know your wife."

He could see that although Zong Zhao had only been back for more than two months, he had a good relationship with his wife.

Zong Jincheng and his brothers looked at each other without arguing. What their mother said seemed to make sense. They really shouldn't only trust their father in war analysis, otherwise it would not work if they replaced him with someone else.

Xu Wan continued, "Then now, I ask all the future second-rank officials to put aside your blind trust in General Zong and judge the feasibility of the battle of Changqi based on the historical facts and speculations you have actually found."

Shen Yibai immediately smiled wickedly and continued, "Since Auntie has said so, I won't be polite, Uncle Zong... I'm coming over here."

Zong Zhao raised his eyebrows and encouraged: "I'm waiting to see your performance."

Shen Yibai was excited when he heard this, and quickly pulled Wei Xinglu to change his vote: "Come on, the opposing side, let's fight Uncle Zong together."

Wei Xinglu waved his hands repeatedly: "Forget it, don't take me with you. Uncle Zong is a martial arts champion. He was very strong even before he made any military achievements. I dare not argue with you."

Shen Yibai snorted and said, "Cowardly little brat, I dare you."

Zong Wenxiu unexpectedly said, "Yibai, I'll go with you."

Shen Yibai immediately let go of Wei Xinglu and hugged him instead: "Brother Wenxiu, you are still the one who has vision and understands my ideas!"

Zong Wenxiu scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Actually, I wanted to try whether the opposing party's ideas would be more groundbreaking."

Shen Yibai: “…” It was a mistake after all.

Wei Xinglu poked He Zheng and asked quietly, "Which side do you choose?"

He Zheng said without hesitation: "Of course it's the positive side."

No matter what auntie said, the one leading the troops was Uncle Zong. Given the eldest brother's protective personality, he would definitely continue to insist on choosing the positive side. And of course he would be on the same team with the eldest brother!

"Two against two, only you are missing, Jincheng." Shen Yibai asked with a smile, "You will definitely choose the affirmative side, right? Humph, choose it if you want. I tell you, I am no longer the ignorant newbie last year. This year, I am - terribly strong, so just come at me, the three of you!"

The little devil snorted, patted his shoulder and said, "My good brother, your courage is still so commendable. But, unfortunately, I have to choose the opposing side today, so you should try to get a say."

Shen Yibai was overjoyed: "???"

No, what kind of surprise is this?

He couldn't even pull the guards along just now, but the strongest fighter in the key class suddenly joined his team? ?

With him being the strongest and Jin Cheng being the strongest, isn't this a winning team?

He Zheng suddenly felt like the sky was falling: "Brother!! Am I on the wrong side?"

"puff……"

Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing, leaving He Zheng alone crying silently in his heart. He should have waited for his elder brother to express his opinion before speaking. It was a mistake. He must not be so impulsive next time.

The lineups of both sides were quickly determined.

Proponents: Wei Xinglu and He Zheng.

Opposing side: Shen Yibai, Zong Wenxiu, and Zong Jincheng.

Under Xu Wan's correct guidance, after the young boys cast aside their impression of Zong Zhao's halo, three of them actually chose the counter-argument that he was too impulsive.

Bailixi was amused by this result. He said jokingly, "It turns out that we were just blindly worshipping before."

Zong Zhao let out a sigh of relief.

Xu Wan reiterated the rules of the debate: "The content of this debate is not allowed to be leaked, and personal attacks on the debaters are not allowed during the debate. Of course, attacks on the debaters themselves are also not allowed." She was referring to Zong Zhao.

The little devil suppressed a smile and said, "Mom, don't worry, Dad is still here. His martial arts skills are even better than Bu Yan's. If we attack him, won't we just be asking for a beating?"

Shen Yi nodded like he was pounding garlic: "I only have the courage to attack Jin Cheng."

The little devil immediately turned around and retorted: "Then you are still not better."

Zong Wenxiu hurriedly tried to stop the quarrel: "Stop arguing, stop arguing, you two are in the same group now."

Zong Jincheng: “Oh.”

Shen Yibai: "Coincidence."

…

While the two boys were arguing, Xu Wan announced the start of the debate.

He Zheng of the affirmative side had not yet recovered from the grief of being on the wrong side, so Wei Xinglu had to make the first round of speeches: "I think that in the battle of Changqi, our army narrowly defeated the 30,000-strong army of the You Kingdom with only 5,000 cavalrymen. The generals of this battle did not act on impulse, but rather after careful consideration. Although we do not know exactly how they won, there are many examples of defeating the larger force with a smaller force in history, such as the Battle of Chibi, where Zhou Yu led the allied forces of 50,000 Sun and Liu to defeat Cao Cao's army of more than 200,000. Human hearts, wisdom, and celestial phenomena can all help soldiers defeat the larger force with a smaller force, and these are also what Mr. Baili has taught us."

Shen Yibai was still thinking about why Wei Xinglu didn't choose him just now, so he quickly responded first: "What Mr. Baili said is true, but how can you be sure that the general had mastered the hearts of the people, wisdom, and celestial phenomena at that time? He had no military achievements before, nor experience in winning big battles. He only had the title of martial arts champion. Yes, I know that martial arts champions are very powerful, but high martial arts skills do not mean that they are very powerful in leading troops to fight. Otherwise, with the speed of my Great Chu producing a martial arts champion every three years, how could it be suppressed by You Kingdom for hundreds of years and not be defeated?"

After listening for a long time, He Zheng finally got into the state. He began to refute: "Your idea is wrong. Just because such a person hasn't appeared in the past hundred years, how can you think that he won't appear in the future? If we all go to war with the idea that we can't win, then what is the point of fighting? Isn't it better for everyone to just admit defeat and surrender?"