Whether it was as an upstart in the empire who was appreciated by her father, the imperial advisor, and personally promoted, or as a mysterious strategist who infiltrated the peasant family and successfully deceived the empire's generals, Han Xin had nothing to do with the word "little person".
From Tian Yan's point of view, Han Xin knew that he knew his true identity, yet he still deliberately performed this act. It seemed that he was used to hiding his clumsiness, and he also seemed to deliberately provoke himself.
This made the smile on Tian Yan's lips even more conspicuous, and he then asked, "Are you a disciple of the military strategist?"
"So be it." Han Xin replied with a shrug.
Tian Yan stared at him and asked, "Who is your teacher?"
"I have never formally become a disciple, but I was fortunate enough to study with Duke Nan of Chu for a period of time, and I benefited a lot." Han Xin replied with a smile, raising the corners of his mouth.
His answer buried a small hole.
A normal person would definitely connect the two paragraphs of this sentence to understand it, which means that he was taught by Chu Nan Gong, but he did not formally become a disciple.
But in fact, his two sentences are independent, which means that he had a teacher, but he did not really become a teacher. Later, he studied with Chu Nan Gong for a period of time.
The two meanings are quite different.
Han Xin did not take the initiative to deceive others. It is not his fault if the listeners misunderstood.
The minor problem here was indeed not noticed by anyone, including Tian Yan, who focused her attention on Chu Nan Gong:
"That Chu Nangong from Haitian Yihuangshi?"
She has always been interested in this sage from Chu who her father occasionally mentioned, but he has been very close to the Yin and Yang family in recent years, so it is difficult for her to get in touch with him.
"Yes, some people call him Huang Shigong." Han Xin nodded and replied.
"He is a senior master of the Yin Yang family, and he is also proficient in the art of war?" Tian Yan asked curiously.
"Well...it's normal. The art of war is related to many things, and yin and yang are one of them." Han Xin replied calmly, "Yin is virtual, yang is real, the flow of yin and yang, the change of virtual and real, it is almost the use of soldiers.
core."
"You studied the art of war. If you don't serve the empire, why did you come to the farm?" Tian Yan asked again.
Han Xin's mouth trembled.
The other party deliberately pointed out the empire, as if he was retaliating for his previous safety declaration...
As expected of that person's daughter, she has quite a domineering personality.
"The empire rules the world, there are no wars to fight for the time being!" He cursed in his heart, but on the surface he had to answer as if nothing had happened. Han Xin spread his hands and replied innocently, "I have no qualifications to interfere with Baiyue in the south.
The Wolf Clan has clearly got a master, so joining the empire will only mean clearing out the bandits, which is no fun."
"You like fighting very much?" Tian Yan asked back.
Han Xin shook his head, "That's not true. If you just join the empire, what else can you do without fighting?"
"Well... in comparison, I think a farmhouse is more suitable for me."
"Farmhouse...is it suitable for you?" Tian Yan showed a playful smile.
Han Xin saw that the other party was clearly making fun of him, and was unable to argue. He could only reply seriously:
"The Yin Yang family is obviously not suitable for me."
"I long for Guigu Valley, but it's a pity that I'm not qualified."
"The Mohists advocate universal love without aggression. I don't like fighting very much, but fighting is what I am best at."
"As for farmers, the land is rich in all things, the divine farmer is immortal, the generals, ministers and princes would rather have seeds... I like this sentence very much."
He mainly likes the four words in the third sentence.
And the farm family is indeed very suitable for him - the top management is not very smart, and the bottom base is very large, and almost does not pay attention to family background, which is very suitable for him to perform.
It's a pity that Gu Xun got him first.
Tian Yanze was keenly aware of Han Xin's preference for the third sentence, and asked with a smile:
"Do you want to become a general and a marquis?"
Han Xin replied calmly, "What's the difference between a man who doesn't want to become a general and a marquis, and Han Chan who doesn't know the late autumn?"
Han Xin looks like he has no desires and desires, but in fact his ambition is very fierce, much more fiery than Zhong Limei who looks diligent!
He didn't really want to work for Gu Xun before, mainly because he felt that the empire was not worth getting on board.
Now that I have vaguely realized that Liusha seems to have other ideas, I am much more positive.
Tian Yan already knew about Han Xin's ambition... Gu Xun told her, so at this time he just commented in a neutral way:
"You are quite ambitious."
"I have some dreams to realize." Han Xin explained his ambitions.
Tian Yan doesn't care about this. There are many ambitious people in the world, and there are also many capable people. Han Xin is just one of them.
What matters is whether Han Xin can be used by her.
"It's good to be ambitious, but...what can you do for me?"
Han Xin did not answer in a hurry. After raising his hand to signal, he slowly walked to the edge of the cliff and looked towards the direction of Qingming Valley.
"It's almost time."
Not long after he finished speaking, a dazzling light suddenly lit up in the mountain forest from the direction of Qingming Valley. It flickered on and off several times in a row and then stopped completely.
Looking at the direction, someone probably used a reflective object to reflect the sunlight to create a signal, and this signal was probably sent to Han Xin.
"What signal is that?" Tian Yan asked directly.
Han Xin looked back and replied with a smile, "What I can do for Xia Kui."
Tian Yan understood, nodded slightly and said, "It seems that Wang Li has completely stepped into your trap."
"Xia Kui is indeed very smart, he can tell when he thinks about it." Han Xin said in detail after a small compliment, "Last night, I mobilized all the brothers from Shennong Hall and Kuei Hall to work overnight to pave the Qingming Valley."
floor'."
"Thanks to Wang Li's offensive with the Hundred War God's Crossbow, which delayed us enough time."
Fire and water are merciless, and when fire burns, it makes no distinction between friend and foe.
Although the bombardment of the Hundred War God's Crossbows caused certain threats and damage to the farmers, the fires all over the mountains and plains also hindered Wang Li's march, forcing him to wait until the flames extinguished this morning before launching a formal attack.
With this whole night, more than 30,000 disciples in the two halls had the opportunity to complete the tasks assigned by Han Xin - cutting down the fire breaks, creating a fake Vernal Equinox Stream, and laying the floor for the Qingming Valley.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Otherwise, no matter how many people there are and no matter how good the farmers are in infrastructure construction, they will not be able to complete these tasks instantly.
In this way, all Han Xin's arrangements from last night to today are clear.
The first step was to use multiple fireworks to distract Wang Li's artillery attack.
This seems to be to reduce the intensity of the attack on Shennongtang, but in fact it is to burn half of Daze Mountain to cover up the massive infrastructure construction of Shennongtang Kueitang.
The second step is to cut out fire breaks to block the spread of fire.
This seems to be to protect Shennongtang, but in fact it is to mislead and seduce Wang Li... Also, the infrastructure requires wood.
The third step is to guide Wang Li into the big pit of Qingming Valley.
With the second step laid out, Wang Li's attention has been diverted. All he needs to do is add a little too conspicuous bait to further mislead him. This is not difficult to do - by the way, you don't even need to use bait.
Just let the living peasant disciples die, make a show of it and use the corpse to fool the other party.
And there is no shortage of corpses of peasant disciples anywhere in Daze Mountain.
Dead people are sometimes more useful than living people.
The fourth and final step is to detonate the trap and tear down the 'floor' of Qingming Valley.
There is nothing to say about this step, just dismantle it.
This series of arrangements, step after step, were all carefully designed by Han Xin. It would not work without any link. In the end, it was a great gift for Wang Li.
Tian Yan looked at the dust floating in the valley and the turbulent mountains and forests in the distance, knowing that Wang Li had indeed failed in this first battle.
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In the mountain forest outside Qingming Valley, Wang Lizheng was galloping on his horse with a ferocious look on his face, quickly moving away from the deep valley behind him.
Around him were all armor-piercing soldiers with low morale and a state of embarrassment.
Not long ago, when Wang Li thought he was about to lead his army through the Equinox Stream and arrive at Jingzhe Slope, he was shocked to find that he had actually broken into a place called Qingming Valley.
After realizing this, he immediately understood the enemy's strategy and planned to lead his army to retreat, but unfortunately it was too late.
Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang suddenly came out, the ground collapsed, and the entire army collapsed. Wang Li played GG in a great situation.
Under this situation, Wang Li could do nothing but run for his life and try his best to save himself.
As for the soldiers under his command, he could no longer take care of them, so he could only leave them to their fate and rely on their abilities.
No one can do anything like the sky falling and the earth falling.
Even if you come here in vain, as long as you have stepped into the trap, there is only one word - run!
The free landing won’t be waiting for you anyway.
After rushing forward for a long distance without stopping, and ensuring that no enemy troops were pursuing him, Wang Li finally stopped his mount and took a breath.
Soon after, Zhao Bu and Bai Tu came over.
Both of them and Wang Li were not at the front of the team at the time, and they had good horses to help them, so in the end they all successfully escaped the free fall and saved their lives.
The three leaders were gathered here, and the other armor-piercing soldiers who had been lucky enough to escape with their lives gathered here, forming a large circle around them.
Most of these soldiers did not have the support of mounts. They ran so far in one breath wearing a suit of armor. Every one of them was exhausted and out of breath. They could lie down but never sit down, and they could sit down but never kneel.
In short, it feels comfortable no matter how comfortable it is, and it has nothing like the style of the Imperial Ace Army.
Wang Li also understood them and had no intention of rectifying the situation. He took a breath and completely woke up from the sudden change, and then ordered Zhao Bu:
"Go...send people to gather the surviving soldiers around and count the casualties."
After Zhao Bu took the order and left, Wang Li fell into a state of confusion again, carefully recalling all the details from last night to now in his mind, and recalling any possible problems.
After calming down and thinking about it, he realized that this problem... really wasn't much.
He didn't know Han Xin's arrangement, so he couldn't clearly find out the corresponding problems, but although his findings were not much, there were still some.
Some problems are obvious.
After a while, Zhao Bu returned.
"How?" Thinking of the possible casualties, Wang Li couldn't help but cover his head with a headache and asked in a deep voice.
Zhao Bu clasped his fists and replied, "General, after a preliminary inventory, more than 2,700 people are dead and missing, more than 200 people are seriously injured, more than 1,300 people are slightly injured, and the overall combat strength is about 3,200 people.
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Most of the people who were seriously injured were injured in the last counterattack launched by the peasant disciples led by Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang, while those who were slightly injured had little to do with the peasant family.
Basically, it was caused by the stampede and crowding among their own people when they fled in a hurry.
When Wang Li heard this casualty figure, his eyes couldn't help but darken.
There are more than 3,000 people. This number does not seem that big, but for the armor-piercing soldiers with only 30,000 battles, it is already one-tenth of the establishment.
Moreover, these people are all crossbow infantry directly under Wang Li. They are the most important elite backbone of the armor-piercing soldiers. The total number is only about 8,000. This time, almost half of them were included.
Although it did not completely shake the strength of the Hundred Battle Armor-Piercing Soldiers, it was definitely a heavy loss.
The most important thing is that as a general of the empire, you cannot lose a war.
If you lose, you have to pay the price!
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On top of the mountain.
Seeing the faint movement coming from Qingming Valley, the Zhu family happily stroked the whiskers on their masks and said with a smile, "It seems that Wang Li is very satisfied with this gift."
Tian Yan was not as optimistic as the Zhu family, and said calmly, "This is just the prologue, the beginning of the real battle."
The vanguard suffered a setback, which made Wang Li feel disgraced and unable to truly defeat the armor-piercing soldiers.
The other party still has the ability to threaten the life and death of farmers.
Han Xin on the side smiled and said nothing.
Now is really just the beginning.
The victory in this first battle only dampened Wang Li's spirit in the eyes of most people and destroyed the possibility of peace talks.
The real victory is still far away from the farmers.
But for Han Xin, the outcome of the subsequent battle is most likely determined at this moment.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This first battle is not only for him to show his strength to the farmers, but also to pave the way for the final victory... just like he is preparing for the Qingming Valley.
The trap is the same as the foreshadowing.
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"Huh! This time I underestimated the enemy!" Wang Li, who had woken up from the tragic loss, slammed the horse in his hand on the ground and gritted his teeth in a gloomy tone.
Wang Li blamed his failure on underestimating the enemy, but he actually knew that the key to the problem was not that he underestimated the enemy, but that he had done too many illegal operations.
For example, working with Tian Yan, or raising Hua Ying in the military camp.
Of course, his actions are closely related to his underestimation of the enemy.
He said this specifically to reduce his own responsibilities.
Although he must bear the blame for the defeat and no one can take it away, different reasons for failure have different responsibilities.
If it was just a moment of carelessness, the responsibility would be considered minimal, which would be much better than his illegal operation.
Although given his family status, a small defeat is nothing, but Wang Li's character... he doesn't want too many stains on himself.
After Zhao Bu heard these words from his general, he hesitated to speak.
Wang Li saw something strange about him and took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong? What do you want to say?"
Zhao Bu hesitated for a moment, then responded:
"Last night, the subordinate of the snare promised to offer the Shennong Hall in exchange for a signal, but in fact... General, as you know, there were signals in many places, which caused our firepower to be dispersed."
"Today, it is obvious that these peasant thieves have known about our attack for a long time and are fully prepared."
"None of this can be done in a hurry!"
"In my humble opinion, is this attribute..."
He was reminding Wang Li to be careful of the trap.
Zhao Bu has no objection to Wang Li blaming carelessness for the problem. It is understandable to reduce the responsibility.
But we can't take it seriously and don't delve into the problems behind this ambush!
