He Ran returned to the palace and Chen Min whispered: "Tomorrow the Zhao State envoy will enter the city. The military advisor wants me to go out of the city to pick him up or send my staff to pick him up?"
"Who is coming?"
"I know Zhao Long, your minister."
Knowing that Yi Qing was just an auxiliary minister, He Ran snorted softly and said: "Why do you think Yi Qing has to welcome the king in person? Just wait for him to come and pay homage in the palace. The king is already a prince, so there is no need to deal with these things."
The courtesy is too modest. If King Zhao came in person, it would be fine if the king went out to greet me."
Chen Min still couldn't figure out the true relationship between Yi Guo and Zhao Guo, but after hearing He Ran's words, he felt confident.
It was almost noon, and the strategy and questions had been answered. Dongfang Ao and the other two warriors competing for Wu Kui were brought to the palace. Su Pingjiang had been waiting to hear He Ran's question.
The atmosphere here is more open than that of Zhao, Kang and other countries. Because the examination was in the inner hall, Chen Min's concubines did not shy away from it. Nan Qi also followed the local customs and stayed by Su Pingjiang's side.
Su Pingjiang read the three people's answer sheets and forwarded them to Chen Min. Chen Min only glanced at them briefly before ordering them to be submitted to the military advisor.
He Ran first looked at Dongfang Ao's answer sheet, and sure enough, there were only the words "Not at the right time". The next answer sheet was written by a person named Yan Jun. He wrote three large sheets of paper. First, he discussed the appropriate location in Gunlong River.
The war started in the freezing winter, and then he pointed out several key points that needed to be conquered first. He Ran could see that he only had a brief understanding of the geography there, and there were many errors in what he said. The following is about the march plan and cooperation with the Yi State.
The planning is quite satisfactory.
The third answer sheet was Lin Yang's. He Ran was deeply impressed by him when he watched the martial arts competition a few days ago. This man had superb martial arts skills and won every battle cleanly. He was also tall and majestic, and he could draw swords as fast as mountains.
His composure is enough to intimidate his opponents.
When he read his answer sheet carefully, He Ran couldn't help but nod secretly. He spent a lot of time in his strategy discussion explaining the reasons why it is not appropriate to go down next year. Although his vision is a bit narrow, the views listed are all correct. This is already very rare.
After all, the information he can know is limited, and it is impossible to have an overview of the overall situation like an important minister and famous general.
Later, he discussed that if Shun must be conquered next year, he should find ways to use a large army to sneak into Fan's territory and launch a surprise main attack from there in late autumn. The line along the Gunlong River is the main defense point for Shun's army, and can only be supplemented by feint attacks.
, in this way, the Gunlong River is frozen for nearly half of the war, and the feint attack can be turned into a main attack at any time according to the situation, making Shun's defense defenseless.
He Ran read the three answer sheets, raised his head and asked Su Pingjiang, "Who does your Majesty think is the best?"
Su Pingjiang smiled and said: "I and Prince Xiang will only listen to your questions and comments. Don't ask us whether it is good or bad."
Chen Min joked: "It's exactly what the king said, haha, we are all ears. This is a rare opportunity to gain knowledge."
He Ran smiled slightly and ordered someone to tell Yan Jun first.
Yan Jun came in and saluted upward, then stood solemnly.
He Ran first praised him, and then casually pointed out two flaws in his strategy. Yan Jun felt ashamed after hearing this. He knew in his heart that if a military advisor was in charge of the Shun Army, he would probably have no return. He was sincerely convinced.
He thanked the military advisor for his advice and withdrew in frustration.
Su Pingjiang had carefully read Yan Jun's strategy and had a very high opinion of him in his heart. He didn't expect that his strategy would be so disgraceful in He Ran's eyes. What He Ran pointed out was the mistake he made at the beginning of his military deployment.
Naturally, the strategy could not be implemented. Su Pingjiang couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that he didn't rush to comment, otherwise he would really make a fool of himself.
The second person to be called in was Dongfang Ao. He Ran took his answer sheet and said with a smile: "The writing is good, vigorous and powerful, without losing the demeanor of a fierce general."
Dongfang Ao smiled and thanked him, "Thank you, military advisor, for the compliment!"
He Ran stood up and walked to him, shaking the answer sheet and jokingly said: "Are you only able to write these few words, or are you good at writing just these few words?"
"This..." Dongfang Ao didn't know how to answer.
Several of Chen Min's concubines and Nan Qi couldn't help but cover their mouths and smile.
He Ran stuffed the answer sheet into Dongfang Ao's arms and scolded with a smile: "You are so disrespectful to Mrs. Dabi. It's really embarrassing for me. Get off quickly!" He said with a secret wink at him.
Dongfang Ao understood that this was what the military advisor had done intentionally, so he snickered in his heart, bowed hurriedly and left.
After Lin Yang came in, He Ran looked at him attentively, and then asked calmly: "You don't think it's appropriate to go smoothly next year, right?"
"Exactly!" Lin Yang said firmly.
"Yes." He Ran nodded lightly, "Dongfang Ao also felt that it would not be appropriate to defeat Shun next year, but he only answered with four words, 'It is not the right time.'
It gives the strategy that should be adopted if it is necessary to defeat the enemy. The previous explanation is very precise, and the subsequent planning is also quite clever."
Lin Yang's purple face showed a look of joy, and he bowed and said: "It is a great honor for me to be praised by the military advisor!"
Su Pingjiang and Chen Min looked at each other. Chen Min was just about to order someone to bring Lin Yang's answer sheet to take a closer look, but He Ran changed the subject and said, "But a person like you can neither be a general nor a commander."
Lin Yang's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at the military advisor of Yi State with fear and uneasiness. He knew that his whole life's fate was hanging on this man's lips. Since he said this, it would be difficult for him to get ahead in the future.
He Ran took his answer sheet and walked to Chen Min's table. After Chen Min took it, he walked slowly to Lin Yang and said, "I know you are dissatisfied, so I will tell you and let you formulate this question."
The strategy of defeating the shun next year requires you to put yourself in the position of commander to plan it. You clearly concluded that next year is not suitable for the defeat of the shun, and you said it logically, but why did you add the strategy of shunning in the end? It seems to be well thought out, but it is not
It just shows that you dare not stick to your own opinion and do it even if you know what cannot be done. This is definitely not a handsome thing, and it will make you mislead the leader or the army when you are in charge of the army."
Seeing Lin Yang lowering his head, He Ran leisurely returned to sit down, took a sip of tea, and said: "Let's talk about being a general. In fact, there is no need to say this. If you answer this question in a general's position, you have not even answered the question.
Now that you have made a clear distinction, how can such a person lead the army? Let me say a few words by the way: as a general, you only obey military orders. No matter how unreasonable what the commander asks you to do, you must resolutely follow the orders, because in the military,
What seems unreasonable to you may be the coach's clever plan. If you act without decisiveness because of doubts, you will probably make a mistake.
A general will not doubt his commander, and a commander will not doubt his general is the foundation of running an army. Of course, this does not mean that a general cannot question the commander's military orders. When the time permits, a general can openly express his objections to the commander.
We need to discuss it, but when there is no opportunity for discussion, we must put aside the doubts in our hearts and carry out the military orders to the letter."
Chen Min couldn't help but nod when he heard this. Su Pingjiang had been a general at the border and was quite touched by these words. He frowned and looked at He Ran, his expression not entirely approving.
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