In Ye Xiaochuan's conjecture, Zhan Ying, who inherited Li Tielan's military skills, had been around for ten years, but he had to be a general capable of commanding millions.
As a result, Zhan Ying turned out to be just a light cavalry centurion.
This made Ye Xiaochuan very confused.
Could it be that Wang Zaishan lost his sight back then?
Zhan Ying was not a military genius, but just a mediocre person?
Otherwise, with the current style of the imperial court, any young sergeant with some ability will be promoted quickly.
Zhan Ying didn't seem to feel any embarrassment about his low military rank.
He said slowly: "With my military talents, becoming a centurion is just my first step. It won't be long before I want to become the general manager of the army. In less than three years, there will be a huge army in the world."
The post of marshal belongs to me."
Ye Xiaochuan seemed a little unconvinced.
He even somewhat disliked Zhan Ying's self-confidence.
No, this is not confidence.
This is arrogance! This kind of character once appeared in Middle-earth.
That was Han Xin, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty a long time ago! The life paths of Zhan Ying and Han Xin were very similar. They were both small people born at the bottom of the family, and they were both the leading figures in the army.
But can Zhan Ying really succeed in counterattacking step by step like Han Xin did?
Ye Xiaochuan had a big question mark in his heart.
He said: "Since Wang Zaishan chose you back then, I would like to hear your opinions on future wars in the world."
Zhan Ying knew that since Ye Xiaochuan knew Wang Zaishan, he was definitely not an ordinary person.
He casually threw the reins of the war horse to his men behind him and let them rest here for a while. He and Ye Xiaochuan walked side by side towards the camp of the Red Feather Army in the south.
Zhan Ying walked and said: "Since Boss Ye is a friend of Lao Wangtou, Zhan Ying knows everything.
Regarding the catastrophic battles in the human world, my point of view is that the winning rate in the human world is only 30%."
Ye Xiaochuan said: "Oh, nine years ago in the Battle of Yingzui Cliff, more than 4 million of the main forces of the six armies of Heaven were wiped out in one fell swoop. This shows that the warriors of Heaven are not invincible.
Now most people in the world are optimistic about the Catastrophe War, why are you so pessimistic?"
Zhan Yingdao: "The battle of catastrophe is not only a war between mortals, but also a war between immortals. It is the immortals who really determine the outcome of the catastrophe.
Although I am not a cultivator, I can see the situation clearly. Nowadays, mortals in the world can still unite and maintain cohesion, but the world of cultivation is in disarray.
In the past ten years, the contradictions and conflicts between various forces in the world of cultivation have not eased at all, and have even become more acute than before.
In the past month or so, with the appearance of Cangyun Sect disciple Ye Xiaochuan, the situation in the world of cultivation has changed dramatically in Tianshan, Taishan, Kunlun Mountain, and most recently in Bachi Mountain, and all kinds of contradictions have been exposed.
The cultivators in the world are so disunited that they all imagine that Yu Jizi can use the reincarnation sword array on Cangyun Mountain to turn things around like the evil god back then.
This fantasy is extremely terrifying.
War requires courage, perseverance, unity and cohesion. Only by uniting as one and fighting against the odds can we be invincible.
Once you have a way out in your mind, your combat power will be greatly weakened.
I can assert that within ten days at the earliest and half a month at the latest, the Demonic Cult and the Righteous Way will definitely start negotiations to discuss the cooperation between the Righteous and the Demonic Sect.
If the negotiation is good, the chance of winning in the human world may be 30 to 40%. If the negotiation is not good, the situation in the human world will be in danger."
Ye Xiaochuan glanced at Zhan Ying in surprise.
This guy does have some level of skill, and his perspective on considering issues is obviously different from others.
When other soldiers, including Zhan Ying who was stationed at the west gate of the Middle Kingdom, considered the direction of the catastrophe, they mainly considered the outcome of the war between the mortal army and the six heavenly armies.
But what Zhan Ying was thinking about was the world of cultivation! This indeed brought some surprises and shocks to Ye Xiaochuan.
Ye Xiaochuan said: "According to Nuwa's agreement, in the catastrophic battle, immortals and mortals will be separated and will not interfere with each other.
You are not from the world of cultivation, so you don’t have to think about things in the world of cultivation.
Let's talk about the present moment and the mortal battlefield.
I really want to know what you think of the mortal battlefield."
Zhan Yingdao: "If we only consider the mortal battlefield, I think the hope of human warriors defeating the heavenly army is at least 70%."
Ye Xiaochuan said: "Oh, you are so confident?"
Zhan Yingdao: "The great victory at Yingzui Cliff ten years ago has already determined the outcome of future catastrophe.
If we had not blocked the enemy from Yingzui Cliff ten years ago, and the enemy had broken through the Nantian Gate of the human world and driven straight into the heart of China, then there would have been almost no certainty of victory in this catastrophe.
But we blocked it, and this was different. The victory at Yingzui Cliff gave us a period of peace in the world that lasted nearly ten years.
In ten years, we can do many, many things, making our preparations more adequate and our defense line more in-depth and three-dimensional.
Even if the enemy breaks through Yumen Pass, Niangzi Pass, and Shanhaiguan Pass at the same time, and the enemy attacks the interior of China from all directions at the same time, we will not be defeated like a mountain.
On the western front, on the Qinling line south of Chang'an, our deep defense line has been constructed many years ago.
On the northern front, if Niangziguan is breached, the second line of defense in the northern theater based on Hengshan and Wutai Mountains has also begun to be deployed many years ago.
If the Northeast Front and Shanhaiguan were to be broken through and the capital would be undefeated, the imperial court would immediately use Jinling as the capital and abandon the capital.
Three deep defense lines were deployed in Taihang Mountain, Huangshan Mountain and Jiuhua Mountain.
Finally, relying on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, the enemy faced off across the river.
When it comes to mortal wars alone, the human world may be passive at first, but by gradually reducing the war power, the human world can consume a large amount of the combat power of the heaven.
Due to the huge time difference between heaven and earth, their reinforcements will be very slow.
In less than three years, the initiative will slowly be in the hands of mortals."
Zhan Ying's analysis is very accurate, objective and rational.
But this is not what Ye Xiaochuan wants to hear.
Ye Xiaochuan shook his head and said: "You are the inheritor of Li Tielan's art of war. What I want to hear is not the imperial court's deployment, but your own views on this catastrophe.
If you can only use the court's deployment to deal with this catastrophe, then Wang Zaishan has really misjudged the wrong person.
I will find a suitable inheritor for Li Tielan’s book of war."
Zhan Ying's expression changed.
Although he didn't know Ye Xiaochuan's identity very well, he knew that this shopkeeper Ye was in the same group as Lao Wangtou and was definitely not a mortal.
He couldn't help but said: "I have a question. If you can give me the answer, I can tell you what I think."
Ye Xiaochuan said: "You can ask."
Zhan Ying said: "Old Wangtou, whose real name is Wang Zaishan, is he the blade of time and space, Dragon King Zaishan, one of the seven leaders of the guardian clan that has been rumored in the past ten years?"
Ye Xiaochuan glanced at him and said, "Yes."
Zhan Ying was shaken.
He said: "I understand, I finally understand why he has the Military God's Book of War. It turns out that he has such a big background.
I didn’t expect that he would think highly of me so much and pass the military strategy to me.”
