Chapter 368: The Deadly Advice Meets the Living King Yan

Seeing Zong Wenxiu fall silent, the little devil realized that they hadn't watched monkey training for a long time, and his brother naturally didn't go with them. His brother hadn't grown up in the Marquis' Mansion since he was a child, so he definitely had never been there before.

Zong Jincheng quickly changed his words and said, "If you haven't been there, then you haven't been there. There's nothing to see. It's just strange because it's your first time seeing it. Otherwise, it's no different from seeing a normal animal."

Wei Xinglu also said: "We can go out and play anytime after we finish the exam, or we can ask the monkey trainer to come to our house to perform."

Zong Wenxiu smiled and said, "It's okay. It doesn't matter if I watch it or not. Let's continue discussing it. I think this direction is fine."

Shen Yibai also nodded: "Monkey soldiers are good. They are very obedient after being trained and will attack wherever you point them. Moreover, the most important thing is that no one has used them on the battlefield. Hahahaha, we call this a good strategy to defeat the enemy!"

He Zheng asked Xu Wan and the others, "Aunt, uncle, teachers, is this answer okay?"

The teachers looked at each other and nodded, saying, "We have no opinion. Madam and the general, please take a look."

Although General Zong holds a high position of power, he still sits there obediently waiting for his wife to speak. Everyone is somewhat shocked, as this is more than just respecting his wife.

Xu Wan commented: "I also think that the method they came up with is quite feasible. I wonder how much difference it has compared to your method?"

"The difference is not big." Zong Zhao said.

When the five boys heard this, they stood up at once and shouted excitedly, "Wow! We can actually catch up with General Zhenxi. We actually came up with a good strategy to defeat the enemy!"

"Great! You are worthy of being the top five talents in our key class!"

"It seems that in the future we can not only become second-rank officials, but we can even go to the front line to serve as military advisors."

"The road ahead suddenly became wider."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Several children were very proud of themselves, and after putting aside their previous setbacks, they rekindled their confidence.

In the end, Zong Wenxiu remained calm and asked with a smile: "Then uncle, can we know how you defeated the You Kingdom?"

The little devil quickly nodded and said, "Yes, Dad, I also want to know how you defeated the enemy with fewer people?"

Several children followed suit and the teachers wanted to listen, but they felt that the next words were not suitable for them to hear. Cheng Zhidong stood up and said, "Madam, let's go out and prepare the questions for the next quiz for the young masters, shall we?"

Although the lady trusted them very much and sent away all the servants and book boys, even the officials did not know the details of the Battle of Changqi, so how could they dare to listen?

Xu Wan hesitated for a moment and was about to agree to let them leave.

Zong Zhao said, "It's okay, just listen."

"Ah?" Xu Wan was puzzled. Isn't this a secret?

Zong Zhao looked at her and said, "The officials don't know because I don't have time to talk to them. And the other person who knows the truth, Luo Jingfeng, would be too lazy to talk to them even if he had time."

Xu Wan: “…” It makes sense and is irrefutable.

The five personal trainers were flattered and all bowed their heads in thanks, "Thank you very much for your time, General Zong." In fact, they knew in their hearts that this was all thanks to the five children.

The five young boys are so beautiful, who wouldn’t want to be the one and only? They are almost going crazy with joy at Zong Zhao’s partiality and favoritism.

Zong Zhao began to talk about the details of the Battle of Changqi: "The first strategy: It uses psychological warfare. At that time, our army had just been defeated and needed to replenish its food. The You Kingdom bought up all the meat in the surrounding area and stockpiled a large amount of it, while our army only ate vegetables and no meat, pretending to be short of food. After that, they launched two small-scale battles, each defeat was worse than the last. The You Kingdom thought that our food would soon run out, so they became more rampant and plundered all the meat in the surrounding area, thinking that they could take the opportunity to trap our army to death at the border."

Everyone listened attentively, and was so nervous that they almost forgot to breathe, but no one spoke to interrupt him. They all held their breath, hoping to hear the next turn of events.

Zong Zhao continued, "There is a kind of food called chrysanthemum cakes on the border. The cakes are made from thick chrysanthemum juice. They are fragrant and easy to supplement as dry food. Both the enemy and our army have chefs who can make them. However, eating chrysanthemum and pork together for a long time and in large quantities is a chronic poison. Ordinary people cannot afford to eat meaty food every day, so almost no one knows this."

The teenagers were all stunned, and soon fell into panic.

"What is this? Everything has its own interactions. Does food also have its own interactions?"

"Then people like us who can afford to eat meat every day won't be poisoned to death one day without knowing it, right?"

"I was shocked. Fortunately, I don't like chrysanthemum cakes because they have a strong taste. I saved my life without realizing it!"

Xu Wan almost couldn't hold back her laughter when she heard what they said. She said to Zong Zhao, "Is this the key to victory?"

Zong Zhao replied: "Of course not."

Xu Wan thought to herself: I knew it wouldn’t be that simple.

Zong Zhao raised his lips slightly and continued, "The second strategy is the sparrow soldiers."

Shen Yibai shouted in surprise: "!!! Sparrow Soldier, my Sparrow Soldier, it actually went to the battlefield!!"

Even the little devil opened his mouth in surprise: "Don't they say that a tactic that has been used once is no longer useful? It's not that easy to use the overly hungry sparrow soldiers to burn food and grass. The enemy must be prepared!"

"Yes, yes," He Zheng said, "How does Uncle Zong use the sparrow soldiers?"

Zong Zhao replied, "It's just what I said, change the shape but not the quality. The hungry sparrows were replaced by thirsty sparrows, and then we put what we wanted on the sparrows' mouths, so that they polluted the water source of Youguo."

"so it is!!!"

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Wei Xinglu said: "I've learned it. It turns out that the change is not bad. Using animals as spies is safe and difficult to be detected!"

Zong Jincheng was puzzled and asked, "But, was the poisoning successful? The water source of the You people is so important, there must be someone who keeps it under control, or someone who tests for poison, otherwise whoever has the water source tampered with will be doomed."

He Zheng said: "Food and water sources are very important. The enemy can defend against people, but how can they defend against sparrows? What's wrong with small animals just wanting to drink water? Who would have thought that their mouths are poisonous?"

The little devil shook his head and said, "Although I don't understand the rules of the army, I still think it's not that simple. The You Kingdom has been suppressing us and fighting us all the time. They are definitely not a bunch of good-for-nothings."

Zong Zhao nodded and said, "That's right. They have people in Huotouying who can test poisons, so what's in the water can't be poison. It's a catalyst that will speed up the effect of the first plan."

"Right!! It can't be tested!! It's impossible to prevent it!!"

"That's why the You Kingdom finally fell!"

"Oh my god, no one would be immune to this. There is no way to prevent it."

Zong Zhao was not finished yet. He continued, "The third strategy is to pretend to be defeated more and more badly in the first two times so that the enemy will underestimate us. As long as they underestimate the enemy, their combat effectiveness will decline."

"The fourth strategy: Our soldiers carried chrysanthemum scented powder on their bodies, and used the smell to induce a reaction in the body, causing the Youguo soldiers to suffer abdominal pain and return in defeat."

…

There was an eerie silence in the large study.

Shen Yibai said stupidly, "Four consecutive strategies, linked together, is this the strength of a top scholar in both civil and military fields? Uncle Zong, with you on the battlefield, what role do our frontline military advisors play?"

Zong Zhao said seriously: "The military advisor felt that the strategy was too risky and served as a counter-opinion."

"puff……"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A group of people burst into laughter. They didn't expect that such a serious person like Zong Zhao would suddenly joke with them.

Xu Wan also laughed a lot. She asked, "Did the military advisors finally die in defense of the generals? I remember that it was said in the storybook that when the generals didn't listen, they threatened to die."

Zong Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, but Luo Jingfeng asked them to die first."

“…”

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"I'm dying of laughter!" Several teenagers slapped their hands on the table and laughed.

"It's really a shame that the deadly remonstrance has run into the living King Yan. Luo Jingfeng won't fall for their tricks."

"Poor military advisors, not only are they not smart, but they also lack the foresight to dare to go to Luo Jingfeng and make a desperate appeal. Isn't that courting death?"

"Luo Jingfeng's temper is not as bad as the legend says. I thought these super evil gods in folk rumors would kill a few military advisors to scare people."