Chapter 351: A General (Part 2)
Ye Yunfeng was at a loss: "There is another way? Where is it?"
He had been studying the sand table every day for the past half month, and he knew the terrain near Tongtian Pass like a log. Even a small river or a forest was clear to him.
After much thought, he could only come up with the solution just now, but now his sister actually said that there is another way?
Ye Yunfeng quickly went over the idea in his mind again and said hesitantly, "Sister, forgive my stupidity, I really can't think of any other way for them to successfully break through the Tongtian Pass."
Ye Chutang shook his head gently and reached out his hand to touch his heart.
“This road is not on the sand table, but in the heart.”
"In your heart?" Ye Yunfeng was even more puzzled, "What do you mean, sister?"
Ye Chutang looked at him calmly, his eyes were like the deepest obsidian, shining brightly in the silence.
She said:
"General Huo led an army of 80,000, with a numerical advantage. Even if they were not as familiar with the terrain as the enemy and were preempted by the enemy, they should not have been wiped out so quickly. Even if they held their ground and fought to the death, they could have held out for a while. But in fact, when they found themselves trapped, they quickly lost their composure and were easily defeated by the enemy."
Ye Yunfeng pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.
Although he was not present and had not seen the battle with his own eyes, he knew that what his sister said was right.
When the news of the defeat came, the whole country was in an uproar. No one could have imagined that Huo Yucheng, who had won countless battles, would suffer a crushing defeat at Tongtian Pass.
So later Your Majesty was furious and executed his entire family.
Ye Chutang said: "General Huo's life experience is legendary, and he is worthy of being a famous general. But he has a fatal flaw - arrogance."
Ye Yunfeng's heart moved and he couldn't help but look up at her.
It was already dark at this time, and only two candles were burning in the room.
The dim light fell on her delicate, porcelain-white face, and there seemed to be flames dancing in her dark and quiet eyes.
"Of course he has the capital to be proud, but this is also the most taboo thing for a general. You know the principle that being too strong will lead to failure. His first half of life was too smooth, so in the battle of Tongtian Pass, he failed to take advantage of any of the favorable conditions, such as time, place and people, and was quickly defeated."
Ye Chutang's tone remained calm, but Ye Yunfeng could already faintly hear the turbulent waves beneath the calm!
"If he could have stabilized the situation, strengthened the morale of the troops, and commanded the soldiers as if they were his arms, he might have survived the desperate situation."
The air in the room seemed to be frozen, only the candle flame flickered slightly, and then with a "pop" a candle flower burst.
Ye Yunfeng's heart also skipped a beat.
Ye Chutang suddenly asked: "A Feng, do you know what the most powerful army is like?"
Ye Yunfeng was stunned for a moment, frowning and thinking hard.
"...General Huo, Marquis Dingbei, or... a subordinate of King Yannan?"
Ye Chutang shook his head.
"Leading the army is like leading one soldier, and only when everyone is united can you be invincible!"
Ye Yunfeng finally understood. He was shocked and said in disbelief: "Sister, what you mean...did General Huo also have problems at that station? "
"I didn't say that."
Ye Chutang looked at him with a faint smile on his lips.
"I'm just telling you, this is the first rule I'm going to teach you from the military book."
"Chaos comes from order, cowardice comes from courage, and weakness comes from strength. Order and chaos are numbers; courage and cowardice are momentum; strength and weakness are form."
"If you become a general someday, you will be responsible for the lives of countless soldiers, so you must be brave and resolute."
Ye Yunfeng's mind was shaken, and something seemed to be surging wildly in his chest.
In the candlelight, her beautiful face is unparalleled.
She smiled and said:
“I will also be proud of you.”
…
The people from Shuntian Prefecture left, taking away Gao's body and the maid who served her.
The whole courtyard returned to silence, but within this silence, there was a strange chill.
Someone suddenly died, and he hanged himself. The death was so tragic that no one would be able to sleep peacefully that night.
Gao's room was sealed off and no one dared to approach it.
Shaoyao got some hot water and was heading towards Ye Shixian's room when she heard two servants complaining in low voices at the corner.
"…We are so miserable! How could we have such a thing happen to us? We were kicked out, and just when we settled down here, this happened! You said that the lady was fine, why did she suddenly commit suicide?"
"That's right! With her temper, she should have hanged someone else. How could she have the heart to hang herself?"
"I think she's crazy! First her house was confiscated, and then her son was gone. Who can stand this?"
"Hey, did you see that? Her tongue is sticking out! It looks horrible! I heard that people like this will become evil spirits after they die. Do you think she will come back to take our lives?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Another servant was obviously a little scared. "We haven't done anything wrong, so we don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on our door! If she wants to find someone, she will go find those who have grudges against her... Ah! Sister Shaoyao, why are you here?"
The servant was startled when he saw Shaoyao appearing out of nowhere.
A figure suddenly appeared silently in the middle of the night, especially since someone just died here during the day. How scary!
Shaoyao's face was not happy: "I told you to work, but you are all slacking off here!"
The two of them hurriedly apologized: "We know we were wrong! Sister Shaoyao, please don't tell the young lady!"
They also had nowhere to go. Now that they were here with Murong Ye, they could at least have something to eat. If they were kicked out, then -
Shaoyao was holding a glass of water in her hand, so she couldn't delay any longer, so she just scolded them a few words: "If you do it again, I will never forgive you!"
After saying that, she turned and left.
The two servants breathed a sigh of relief, dared not speak nonsense anymore, and quickly retreated to do their own things.
Shaoyao walked towards the lighted room, but she was a little absent-minded, and kept thinking about what the two people had just said in her mind.
A cool breeze blew over her, and her hair stood on end! She turned around immediately!
"who!?"
There was no one behind him.
However, Shaoyao became more and more frightened and unconsciously quickened her pace, almost jogging in the end.
"Miss!"
She rushed into the room in a panic, scaring Ye Shixian.
What followed was anger.
"What are you doing in such a panic?!"
A little water spilled out of the peony basin, and both hands were instantly scalded red.
But she didn't dare to say anything, she just bit her lip and admitted her fault: "Miss, please forgive me, I, I was... reckless."
Ye Shixian cried all day today, and there were still traces of tears on her face. Her eyes were red, but her look was fierce, and she looked inexplicably stern.
"Useless stuff!"
She came to Shaoyao and ordered her to put down the water and soak the handkerchief.
Crash——
The white handkerchief spread out softly in the water.
Ye Shixian felt a sharp pain in her head, and suddenly turned around slowly and looked at Shaoyao.
"Peony, how long have you been with me?"
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