Chapter 367: Five Cobblers Working Together

Cheng Zhidong shook his head and said, "Your idea is probably impulsive. The generals in the army are mostly pure military generals, but there are also people who are both civil and military, such as General Zong. For example, General Luo is also one of them. Although he has never participated in the imperial examination, he has read a lot of books."

Pan Hongzhi also added: "Besides, there is a position of military division in the army. They are familiar with the history and strategies of both sides, and will never let their generals fall into such a trap again."

“…”

The tutors pointed out the logical loopholes sharply one after another, and the five young boys who had been thinking for a long time were instantly defeated.

Although I am often discouraged by them, today's question was too difficult and my fighting spirit was somewhat affected.

At this time, Zong Zhao finally opened his mouth with Xu Wan's permission to remind him: "You can grasp the rules and make changes based on the strategy, so that it will change without changing its quality."

"Will it change shape or not?" Zong Wenxiu asked.

The little devil murmured, "Although the methods may change, the essential ideas will not change. We must first summarize the rules for winning the battle."

He Zheng immediately rushed to the front line: "The first point: attack them by surprise. The method must be novel and must have never been used before."

Wei Xinglu also entered the discussion summary mode: "The second point: when we have no advantage in terms of astronomical phenomena and terrain, we can make good use of the power of nature's creatures to help us save manpower while making the opponent less defensive."

Shen Yibai felt that they had finished talking. He choked and said, "Anything else?"

Zong Jincheng added: "Third point: When necessary, we can also make good use of other lethal weapons that are difficult to defend against, such as firecrackers and synthetic gunpowder. Ah... I've got an idea! How about adding poison to the firecrackers? At the moment of explosion, the poison will scatter everywhere!"

After the little devil finished speaking, he quickly looked at Zong Zhao and asked, "Dad, is this method feasible?"

Zong Zhao replied: "If we can improve the throwing method of the firecrackers, I think we can give it a try next time."

"Wow!! Dad recognizes us!" the little devil screamed excitedly.

The young boys jumped up happily, and if the distance wasn't too far, they would have high-fived each other.

Our morale was boosted, and we began to think about how to improve this strategy.

Zong Wenxiu suggested: "How about using cows to bring firecrackers into the battlefield? Soldiers on both sides have some red clothes, so we can change into clothes of other colors. When the cows see the red color of the enemy, they will rush over and use the power of animals to blow up the firecrackers and poison in the middle of the enemy."

"But after the bull rushes in, who will light the fuse?" Shen Yibai was a little confused.

"As long as we can light one firecracker, it can ignite other firecrackers when it explodes. And for the first firecracker that explodes, can't we just make the fuse a little longer?" He Zheng said with a smile, "We have experience in this. My eldest brother took me to see the process of lengthening the fuse of firecrackers two years ago."

Two years ago?

Xu Wan frowned, and the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong.

She narrowed her eyes and asked, "I made a firecracker with a longer fuse, tied it to the big rooster in the wedding hall, and blew up my red-capped head... That's the way, right?"

The little devil was immediately horrified: "Mom! I know I was wrong! I will never do such nonsense again! "

At that time, he just wanted to give Xu Wan a warning, but who would have thought that now when he thought about it, it was all a dark history, and he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself.

Zong Zhao, who was standing by, didn't know that when Xu Wan first got married, she was once given a face-saving treatment by Zong Jincheng. Her life in her natal family was already difficult, and she was bullied by the spoiled brat on the first day she married into the Zong family. There must be many people in the capital who laughed at her.

Seeing that his parents' faces were not right, and his mother's smile was scary, the little devil raised his hand and begged for mercy: "When the discussion is over, I will kneel in the ancestral hall and write a 3,000-word self-criticism and apology letter to my mother while I kneel!"

In fact, Xu Wan had forgiven him a long time ago. After all, she would take revenge on the spot. Afterwards, she quickly took over the power of housekeeper from her mother-in-law and did whatever she wanted with the little devil.

But Zong Zhao still felt that it was not enough, so he added: "Recite the Book of Filial Piety again."

"Yes..." The little devil frowned and accepted his father's exclusive "love".

He Zheng beside him was so frightened that he couldn't even raise his head.

Just because he said one more word, his elder brother was punished so severely. He had to write a 3,000-word self-review and a 2,000-word Book of Filial Piety, a total of more than 5,000 words... He probably couldn't finish it even at night. He Zheng thought about it and decided to accompany his elder brother to write the self-review after the class was over, so that his elder brother wouldn't be alone.

Xu Wan clapped her hands and said, "Come on, continue. Does anyone else want to add to the list?"

Wei Xinglu said: "Using cows as spears can indeed reduce casualties, but cows are too big and it is difficult for them to rush in too many at once, and it is not easy to cover tens of thousands of people. It would be great if there were some small animals that could shuttle among the crowd, so that the enemy troops could be evenly wiped out in one fell swoop."

Shen Yibai suggested: "Rats?"

Zong Jincheng looked at it like an idiot and asked, "Can it carry firecrackers?"

Shen Yibai: "..."

It seems that I really can't recite it.

Not to mention mice, even weasels are not very good either.

He Zheng said: "How about letting sparrows spread the medicine in the air? Tie something heavier to their legs so that they don't fly very far, and the medicine on their legs will fall off."

Zong Wenxiu asked: "Then how can we control the sparrows so that they will definitely fly over the enemy instead of over our troops?"

He Zheng: “…” What a suffocating question.

It is so difficult to come up with strategies when fighting a war. He is now really glad that the imperial examinations do not test these things. Strategic essays are ten thousand times easier to come up with than this.

Zong Jincheng replied: "How about using carrier pigeons? Carrier pigeons have professional skills in identifying people and returning home. Why don't we catch some carrier pigeons from You Country?"

Zong Wenxiu shook his head and said, "No, they have all returned to the capital of You State and will not be hovering over the You State soldiers."

Wei Xinglu suddenly shouted, "I thought of a small animal that moves around in the crowd!!"

When the teenagers were reminded by him, they immediately understood: "It's a monkey!"

"Yes, it's a monkey," said Wei Xinglu. "It's small and agile, so it can move quickly among the crowd. Whether it's collecting drugs or setting off firecrackers, it's very flexible."

Zong Wenxiu said, "It's the same question again. How can we prevent the monkeys from coming to our place? Cows can recognize the color red and attack people, but how can the monkeys form their camps?"

"Monkey training." The four young dandies turned their heads and said in unison, "Haven't you seen the monkey show in the Beijing Art Museum?"

Zong Wenxiu: “…”

I'm sorry, I came from a slum and I don't have as much experience as you.