Yang Hao raised his eyes and asked solemnly: "Did Ziyu send you here?"
Ke Zhen'e said vigorously: "Jie Shuai is still willing to retain Ke regardless of the past grievances. Ke and Zhuo Jing discussed that from now on, this life will be sold to Jieshuai. How can he be willing to be driven by others again? The Fifth Young Master is here to Lu.
Prefecture, but can only enter outside the secret cave in the back mountain, up and down Luzhou, and come and go as much as possible. This is the commander's order, how can the subordinates dare to disobey the order? When the fifth son entered our army, the subordinates immediately reported the commander.
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Now that I have come to see Commander-in-Chief, I really want to recommend the Fifth Young Master. This is because along the way, I have seen Miss Zhe discussing war with Young Master Zhe, and they have quite unique insights. They have been nurtured by a family of generals since they were young, and they have learned everything in their minds.
Since I can't compare with our recklessness, now I see Commander-in-Chief facing the dilemma of advancing and retreating in a fortified city, so I am willing to share the worries for Commander-in-Chief, not under anyone's instructions. My subordinate's words can be learned from heaven and earth!"
Yang Hao hurriedly stood up, stepped forward to support Ke Zhen'e, and said with shame: "Yang was blocked from attacking the city, and his anger was stagnant in his heart, so he became a little anxious and said something reckless and rude. I hope Brother Ke won't take offense."
Ke Zhen'e softened his expression and said: "I don't dare. I just want to give advice to Commander-in-Chief. As for whether to ask the Fifth Young Master to help, Commander-in-Chief must make the decision."
Yang Hao nodded, looked over his shoulder, looked at the lights in the tents, and said: "Brother Ke has some good words. I will go see her tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a stream of fire like a dragon, golden drums sounded everywhere, and shouts of fighting could be heard in the distance. Yang Hao frowned and said: "The Yinzhou defenders are attacking the camp again. I will attack the city during the day, and they will attack at night."
When we attack the camp, we are really exhausted and we can’t stop for a moment. Let’s go down the mountain!”
At dawn, the camp entrance in the corner of the south city wall was in a mess. Some people were carrying corpses and walking by. Some people picked up half an iron pot from the smashed stove and placed it on the stone at an angle, preparing to cook.
The disturbed antler trees are being rearranged in front of the camp and being reinforced, and the downed camp tents are being re-erected. The damage caused by last night's attack was not serious, and the defenders in the city have not dared to leave the city in large numbers to attack the enemy.
The number of people used was not large, but since the camp was attacked, the defenders did not dare to take it lightly. They only sent one man and horse to meet the enemy. The troops slept peacefully to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy, so they were exhausted.
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Now that it's dawn, it's their turn to attack again.
Yang Hao inspected the military camp with his sword. Just as he arrived here, a ball flew from the air and landed not far away. It exploded with a "bang". Xiao Yu quickly stopped in front of Yang Hao and put down his shield.
Once blocked, there were two "tuk tuk" sounds, and the fragments of the explosives scattered in all directions. Instead of falling when they hit the shield, they stuck to the shield and started to smoke. Xiaoyu hurriedly flattened the shield, and the smoke was inhaled into his mouth and nose, and his little face
He was so red that he couldn't help but cough.
"We will postpone the siege of the city today and mobilize catapults and crossbows to launch a suppressive and non-stop attack on the city head."
Yang Hao gave an order loudly and said to Xiao Yu: "Go and clean it quickly."
This is a gunpowder ball fired from the city. At this time, gunpowder has been used on the battlefield. Yang Hao is not short of skilled craftsmen and has also produced a large number of gunpowder weapons. He can use a crossbow to shoot into the city from a distance to counter-suppress.
The gunpowder balls fired in the city are composed of sulfur, flame salt, charcoal powder, asphalt, dry paint, bamboo root, maru, tung oil, small oil, wax, yellow lead and other ingredients. Among them, sulfur, flame salt and charcoal powder are used.
, Bamboo, Ru, and Maru are the main raw materials of gunpowder. Dry paint and yellow pill burn to produce poisonous gas. The rest are adhesives when splashed. When standing on the body, the armor will stick tightly to the tent, which is very annoying.
Yang Hao was very interested in gunpowder. He once carefully inquired about gunpowder production at this time and found that black gunpowder at this time had been fully used in warfare, and various formulas with different functions had been developed by skilled craftsmen. Gunpowder craftsmen were the
A true expert is much better than a layman like Yang Hao who only knows three basic formula ingredients.
They also have a gunpowder list that is closest to the ratio of standard black powder components. However, the gunpowder at this time is not purified enough, and the particles produced cannot be uniform in size. The combustion and explosion effects are not very satisfactory. They only produce this kind of gunpowder.
As for the most explosive gunpowder, the input and output are not proportional at all. In order to make up for the shortcomings, the craftsmen went through countless experiments and invented a variety of gunpowder weapons focusing on different attack capabilities. This kind of poison gas bomb was used by the Yinzhou defenders.
kind of.
In addition to knowing the relatively standard ratio of the three basic ingredients of black gunpowder, Yang Hao knew nothing about how to solve the purification of nitrate and sulfur in gunpowder production. He also didn't know how to make gunpowder with uniform particles and sufficient combustion.
, even some safety measures during the production process
He was not as knowledgeable as the craftsmen about gunpowder. As a normal ordinary person, he did not have the time to understand the detailed production process of gunpowder in his previous life, especially the black gunpowder that has been eliminated by the times, so he could not carry out the Great Leap Forward.
We can only rely on the craftsmanship and wisdom of the craftsmen at this time.
Yang Hao gave an order, and soldiers from the Chinese army pushed the trebuchets forward. At this time, the crossbows used to destroy the defensive measures at the city head were also brought out to suppress fire, firing crossbow arrows and flames.
Ball. In addition to gunpowder, their poison gas bombs also contain aconite, guava, wolfsbane, and arsenic. It is even more nauseating when burned. Once the smoke becomes dense, it is enough to cause bleeding from the mouth and nose, and lose the ability to fight.
There was no wind today, so both sides used gunpowder weapons in unison. The shooters covered their faces with wet wipes and fired at the city. The city quickly went silent and was filled with a cloud of poisonous smoke...
When Yang Hao returned to the Central Army, it was already bright. Xiao Yu brought him a basin of water and went to arrange food and drink for him. Yang Hao took off his armor and was about to wash his face in the basin, but suddenly he looked at the reflection in the water and stopped moving.
He stood by the wooden basin, looked into the water carefully, touched his chin and pondered for a moment, turned around and walked to the couch, and put on the armor again. Without Xiaoyu's help, the armor was worn crookedly. Yang Hao left
He went to the basin and looked carefully, then nodded with satisfaction, raised his legs and walked out.
Xiaoyu came back with the food. When she saw Yang Hao leaving the tent, she asked curiously: "Sir, where are you going again?"
Yang Haodao: "I'm going out for a walk."
Xiao Yu hurriedly said: "Sir, please wait, I will follow you..."
Yang Hao smiled and said: "You need to eat your food first, you don't have to accompany me." After talking all the way, he walked away...
Ke Zhen E was in Zuoying. Yang Hao went straight into the camp and arrived near Ke Zhen E's military tent. Without letting anyone know, he spared Ke Zhen E's military tent and rushed to a felt tent behind his tent.
outside.
In the tent, many square and round shapes were drawn on the ground with a sword. Zhe Ziyu was dressed in a captain's uniform. He was looking at the intricate shapes on the ground with his hand on the hilt of the sword. He was mumbling something, but he didn't know what she was talking about. In the corner of the big tent,
Zhewei was holding a large bowl of food and eating lightly, not paying attention to what his little aunt was busy with.
Yang Hao coughed outside the tent and said loudly: "Fifth Young Master, may I please come in?"
"Well?"
Zhewei raised his head with a mouthful of rice in his mouth and said vaguely: "Lieutenant Yang?"
Zhe Ziyu hurriedly erased all the shapes on the ground with his boots. Zhe Wei was looking at her in surprise. Zhe Ziyu rushed to him, looked at an empty bowl on the ground, and asked curiously: "Where is my rice?"
Zhewei said squeakingly: "Didn't my little aunt say she has no appetite? I... folded it into a bowl..."
Zhe Ziyu glared at him angrily and scolded: "It's like a pig, but you can eat it. If you take it out, it will stain my tent."
"Oh oh oh." Zhe Wei Zheng quickly put the empty bowl on the rice bowl, picked it up and left. When he walked out the door, he met Yang Hao. Zhe Wei Zheng laughed dryly and said: "Uh... little nephew Wei Zheng...
I’ve met...Uncle San..."
Although the two are about the same age, Yang Hao is his father's sworn brother, so he calls him "third uncle". Yang Hao nodded and pointed toward the tent. Zhe Wei Zheng also nodded and shook his head.
, curled his lips and walked aside.
Zhe Ziyu wiped away the traces on the ground and saw that there were no flaws. Then he sat down by the bed and took out a small cloth bag from his arms. He opened it and found a few exquisite snacks. Zhe Ziyu picked up one.
, took a bite, and then said: "Come in."
Yang Hao stepped into the tent and when he saw her appearance, he said: "Isn't the food delicious? You are a distinguished guest. I will have someone bring you some vegetables later. Ziyu, I..."
Zhe Ziyu stared with apricot eyes and said angrily: "I want to ask for a beating again. Didn't I say you are not allowed to call my name?"
"Oh, Fifth Young Master..." Yang Hao followed suit and immediately changed his tune.
Zhe Ziyu said with a straight face: "Lieutenant Yang is busy with military affairs, why do you have time to see me today? Is there anything you can do?"
Yang Hao laughed, not treating himself as an outsider at all. He walked over and sat on the couch next to Zhe Ziyu. It was like there was a spring under his butt, Zhe Ziyu jumped up and stared angrily.
When he glanced at him, Yang Hao didn't realize it, and said with a smile: "I'm here. Actually, I have nothing to do. Due to the busy military affairs, I have never had time to come and visit. Our army was attacked by the enemy last night, and the camp that was attacked was too close to the Fifth Young Master's camp.
I really can’t worry about it, so I came here to visit.”
"That would be a great help to Lieutenant Yang."
Zhe Ziyu said coldly: "My Zhe family head and Yang Taiwei are sworn brothers in Jinlan. We help each other in offense and defense. We are allies. Of course, our prefecture must also know something about Luzhou's military strength. Therefore, the little girl can
We have brought our nephew here with the army. This time we came with only a pair of eyes. We will not interfere with Taiwei Yang’s military affairs. As for self-protection, as long as Taiwei Yang’s three armies are not defeated, there will be no problem. Taiwei
There are many important things to do, so there is no need to be distracted.”
Yang Hao touched his nose and said with a smile: "Of course... I won't be suspicious of you. I am just concerned about your safety. Now that I see you are fine, I am naturally relieved."
Zhe Ziyu glanced at him and saw that his helmet was crooked and his face was dusty. He couldn't help but feel moved. Looking at him carefully, Yang Hao usually paid attention to appearance, especially after becoming the commander-in-chief of the three armies, but now his face was covered with dust. He looked like that.
As if he came straight to her after coming off the battlefield, Zhe Ziyu's tone gradually softened and asked: "How were the injuries last night...?"
Yang Hao shook his head and said: "The enemy's repeated attacks on the camp were harassment tactics. They fought for a while and then ran away. It did not cause any major damage, but it was really not easy to chase. The city walls, gates, urns, horse faces, and crossbow platforms...
The enemy towers... formed a dense shooting network that crisscrossed each other. Once my pursuers got close, they became a living target. I was chasing the enemy eagerly at night, and I couldn't use large equipment to cover my body. Alas, it was really a headache."
Yang Hao sighed softly and said seriously: "I thought that I could be as competent in the court as I was on the battlefield, but only when I got here did I realize that there should be no falsehoods on the battlefield. Those battle achievements are all with one sword.
One shot is earned with real skills. How to arrange troops, how to deploy troops and generals, how to mobilize all armies for the most perfect coordinated operation, and if you can seize the opportunity accurately and timely, this is definitely not something you can do with a little cleverness.
What I can do is learned from the military strategies written by countless predecessors with their lives. It is gained by personally experiencing countless successes and failures on the battlefield. I am still far behind, but I, the soldiers and horses of Luzhou, cannot afford to do that.
Huge consumption is waiting for me to become a good general with good dispatch."
He smiled bitterly and said: "I am exhausted both physically and mentally now, alas! It is only in front of you that I am willing to say what I am saying. After I get out of this door... I won't say it anymore, I am riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off.
No matter what, you have to grit your teeth and persevere."
He stood up and said: "There are too many things at hand. Since you are fine, I am relieved."
He walked to the tent and suddenly turned around and said: "You can move to the rear camp later. I will arrange some fast horses for you. If there is anything wrong, leave as soon as possible."
Zhe Ziyu stared at him, his face was obviously much thinner, there were a few drops of blood on his right cheek, and the stubble under his chin was not shaved off. The sunlight reflected on his face, and his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes.
But there was no lack of concern for her. Zhe Ziyu felt soft and blurted out: "Now you know that you can't be the commander-in-chief of a party? Which of you, including the soldiers and generals under you, is a serious general? With such a group of rabble,
No matter how well-equipped the weapons are, how can they be used to their full potential, because you were so complacent when you took the oath of war? Humph! If I were to command, these same people and these armaments would be much smarter than you."
Yang Hao's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly: "Seriously? Then... is Ziyu willing to help me?"
Zhe Ziyu turned his head angrily and said: "This is the army that you personally commanded by Taiwei Yang of Luzhou. Who am I and how can I help you command the army? Besides, if you let a girl command the army for you, you won't be afraid of suffering from all the heroes in the world."
Is it a shame?"
Yang Hao said: "How could it be? Since ancient times, women have not been allowed to give way to men. Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang in the Tang Dynasty used her daughter to gather an army of 70,000. Before Li Yuan even waved his halberd into the pass, Li Xiuning had already conquered a huge territory for him. At that time
Several of her brothers have not yet made any achievements. Although I have never met this wonderful woman of the Tang Dynasty, I believe that if Ziyu's literary, Taoist and military strategies were used, Li Xiuning would not be allowed to specialize in them anyway.
More beautiful than before.”
Zhe Ziyu rolled his eyes angrily and said to himself: "Look at the example you gave. Heroes among women in ancient times, like General Pan and Mrs.
Li Xiuning, Li Xiuning is helping her father, am I your daughter?"
Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered General Pan and Mrs. Xian, who were both husbands who helped them, and her cheeks felt warm.
Yang Hao walked up to her and said sincerely: "Ziyu, some of the things I didn't do to you in the past were all Yang Hao's fault. Now, I, Luzhou, and Fuzhou share weal and woe, advance and retreat together, this is the most important thing."
, let go of some personal grudges. If... you are still worried about Yang Hao's past mistakes, then... you can stab me three times. As long as you are willing to help me, this is nothing. You are out of trouble.
Just be angry!"
"Who wants to stab you three times? I...I...um?"
Zhe Ziyu couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he looked at Yang Hao's knife. The knife was very sharp and small. It was a tableware used to cut meat when eating meat. If he stabbed a person with it, it might cause some injuries.
A certain amount of damage, use it to cut... Zhe Ziyu racked his brains and couldn't imagine how he could cut the handle of a small knife with two delicate jade fingers.
She couldn't help laughing, burst into laughter, then quickly held it back and said coquettishly: "Why are you such a scoundrel?"
Yang Hao said seriously: "If you use a big knife to cut, the injury is serious, and I can't cover it up. I'm afraid it will hurt the harmony between the Yang family. You can just use this knife to vent your anger. Seriously, what kind of hatred do we have?"
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Zhe Ziyu said angrily: "Smooth talk is getting more and more out of character!"
She said this, but her eyes became softer. She glanced at the ridiculous human-cutting knife, and said with a straight face: "Send these three knives for now, I will kill you anytime.
Just hand over your head obediently."
Yang Hao smiled and said: "Sure, we have an agreement."
Zhe Ziyu felt much better and said: "There must be a capable person in Yinzhou City who is good at attacking and defending the city. I have been observing carefully in the past few days and pondering his tactics, and I have some insights. However, I am not sure I can beat him.
Doubi is a little better than your current chaotic command, and is only about 70% or 80% better. As for whether we can capture the city, don't have too much hope, we still have to wait for the opportunity..."
A little smarter... is it seven or eight points better?
Yang Hao knew that this little girl was full of resentment towards him and that her capital would be gone. Whenever she found an opportunity, she would always ask him for some interest. He could only smile bitterly and said: "Of course I understand this. As long as we can give full play to our military strength,
If you use your strength to suppress the arrogance of the defenders in the city, there will be more opportunities for it to show itself."
Zhe Ziyu then turned his anger into joy and said sweetly: "Finally, you, Taiwei Yang, are sensible. Okay, I promise to help you, but... I won't show up in public. Taiwei Yang wants to become a general and take charge of the army. I'll give him another chance."
Recommend someone."
"who?"
"Of course he is your eldest nephew, Captain Yang, and the eldest son of the junior generation of my family."
She paused and said word by word: "Zhe, Wei, Zheng!"
Zhe Wei was holding a large bowl of food, lifted the tent and walked in, and said blankly: "Auntie called me?"
"If you want to attack, you must first defend and lay down the foundation, so that you can advance and retreat freely. Otherwise, the soldiers in the city can still rest. You are attacked every night, and you have to set up camp to be on guard. You are trapped and exhausted. The first to be dragged to death is yours. You cannot set up camp."
Regarding the formation method, Yelu Xiezhen, the famous king of the South Courtyard, is good at attacking but not good at defending. He has never put much effort into setting up camp. Please discuss with Yelu Xiezhen and suspend the siege for three days. I want to
Rearrange the situation. The west city defenders withdraw and focus their attacks on three sides."
"Open the net?"
"That's right, open the net. We have to go around the city three times and it is blocked. Do you want to force the defenders to resist to the death? Open the city. If there is a glimmer of hope for both the defenders and the people in the city, they will never be like this again.
Be resolute, even if they know it is a trick, their belief in death will be shaken."
"This... Empress Xiao will never allow King Qing to flee to the west again. I'm afraid Yelu Xiezhen would rather lose his troops and generals and besiege him for a year and a half than..."
"Letting go of Xicheng doesn't mean letting him go west, huh! Your two sworn brothers are much closer to you than your two allies. Didn't you fail to ask them to help you attack Yinzhou this time?
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"Uh..., okay, I'll go and convince King Yelu."
Yang Hao personally rushed to the Khitan camp and discussed with Yelu Xiezhen for a whole morning. Yelu Xiezhen finally followed his plan and postponed the attack on the city, let go of the west city, gathered the army, and prepared to redeploy the camp according to the method provided by Yang Hao.
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Soon, Yang Hao sent someone to send him a detailed plan. Relying on crossbows, trebuchets and other long-range attack weapons to suppress the firepower at the top of the city, the armies on three sides began to rebuild the camp.
Yang Hao's camp began to be built in front of the camp. A camp is more than just a place to rest and sleep. A perfectly designed camp can not only prevent enemy attacks, but can even serve as a barrier to counterattack when the attack fails. It is difficult to build a well-built fortification system.
What was broken was like the Yinzhou City in front of them, which was not very dangerous, but was as strong as a copper wall and an iron wall. Yang Hao and Yelu Xiezhen had a great understanding of this, so they accepted it without hesitation.
This recommendation.
The first trench is nearly seven meters wide, and the second and third trenches are five meters wide. Pickets are placed in the middle of the trench, and then water is poured into it. Then there is a berm, parapets and battlements, and the walls are arranged diagonally outward.
There were sharpened wooden stakes. A watchtower was built every twenty-five steps on the berm. Many thorns were cut down between the first two trenches. During the period, there was a gap between the berm and the first trench.
Ke Zhen'e, who is good at setting traps and traps, has many murder traps. He said that when night comes, even if it is in broad daylight and does not take a day's work, he will not be able to eradicate these obstacles under the enemy's arrows unless there is a four-foot-wide passage.
The passage is in and out, otherwise a small group of attacking troops will be completely ineffective. Only a few archers are required to guard the camp, and the soldiers in the camp can rest peacefully.
Yang Hao and Yelu Xiezhen sent people to the upper reaches of the moat to cut off the water source and divert the water to other places. Although there was running water in the city, once the water in the moat, which was 20 meters wide and more than three meters deep, dried up, after filling in some river sections, various giant
Siege equipment can be built directly
On the city wall, when the water in the moat is gone, it is easier to dig tunnels. Of course, the defenders in the city can also dig tunnels to counterattack, but digging tunnels does not necessarily require sneaking close to the city. If you want to destroy the city wall, you must first solve this problem.
The moat is there.
After the siege was changed to three sides, the siege equipment in the army on each wall began to be concentrated. Yang Hao followed Zhe Ziyu's suggestion to further concentrate the siege equipment. A large number of siege equipment was concentrated on one wall, and on both sides.
If more than a hundred ladders were erected on the same city wall at the same time, they would be enough to cover the city wall, and countless soldiers would attach themselves to it, which would largely offset the defender's geographical advantage.
Folding bridges, goose chariot holes, wooden oxen, attacking chariots, wooden curtains, dust chariots... also began to be slowly mobilized, re-allocated and assembled according to their functions. Such a huge move by the Khitan and Yang Hao troops immediately aroused the attention of the defenders in the city.
Attention of the army, stop in the city
Having stopped firing attack weapons such as stones and poisonous smoke balls, Yang Hao stood on the watchtower more than ten feet high erected in the camp. He could clearly see groups of soldiers and horses in the city coming and going like soldier ants.
It seems that new arrangements are being made in response to their reaction.
Yang Hao said vigilantly: "The city has been aware of it. I don't know what kind of response the general guarding the city will make. Brother Ke, go and ask the Fifth Young Master to come and let her take a look at the enemy's movements in the city and see if she can detect it."
What a look."
"Yes!" Ke Zhen'e agreed and walked down the wooden ladder. When Ke Zhen'e left, he punched the railing of the watchtower angrily and said in a deep voice: "Miss Zhe... this
After all the deployment, I, a layman, seemed to have a lot of skills. She was like this
I am convinced of your ability. But... no matter what, this is our Luzhou army, and I recognize it as your banner, young master. If Miss Zhe readily agrees to help and plans for the young master behind the scenes, everyone in Luzhou will definitely feel grateful to you.
Her kindness, but she actually put any conditions."
Yang Hao didn't feel dissatisfied and said with a smile: "Ziyu..., hey, when does she care about what others think? How can she care about whether everyone in Luzhou is grateful? If she has the idea of repaying kindness,
Then it’s not her."
Mu En was still not angry, he snorted heavily, opened his eyes and said: "She only agreed to help, but she also wanted to bring up her nephew to act as a nominal strategist. Hey! This is not using our soldiers.
Do you want to show off the prestige of the Zhe family? After this battle, if we really win Yinzhou City, I am afraid that the reputation of the Zhe family in Fuzhou will be even higher than that of the young master. This subordinate... The more I think about it, the more angry I become."
Yang Hao chuckled and said: "If you are busy, others will help you; if you get the benefits, you will take advantage of them; and you will not share any of the benefits with others? How can you achieve great things by eating alone like this?"
Mu En blushed and said bluntly: "But the young master still has the great responsibility of recovering Xiazhou. If he can always maintain the supreme glory of being the first man in the northwest, there will definitely be more heroes coming and going to seek refuge."
Yang Hao smiled slightly, turned to look at the top of Yinzhou City, and whispered: "To win this city is not only a strategic location, but also an endless supply of soldiers, horses, food and grass. If we have the ability, we should stand on it.
Yes, you have to stand up sooner or later. What's the rush?
In Daze Township, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up, but the one who took over the world was a pavilion chief in Sishui. In Wagang Village, the Eighteenth Route rebelled against the king, and the Thirty-sixth Route rebel army was in a turmoil, but it was Taiyuan Li Yuan who wore the dragon robe. He could only stretch, not bend, and he was at a loss.
If you don't even want to eat it, how can it be a big deal?
However... after this battle, I realized that although you are loyal, brave and good at fighting, you are all heroes, and it is difficult to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies. We, Luzhou, really need a general who is well versed in the art of war and has a strategic mind.
Ah, you are Fan Kuai and Guan Ying, but my Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Xiao He and Han Xin, where are they?"