When Sun Tu received the decree and another scroll from the eunuch who had come to announce the decree, the expression on his face looked rather strange. After a while, he reluctantly smiled and said: "The fact that the official family cares so much about the fact that the ministers are so concerned about the thieves is making the ministers sincerely afraid." However, the minister still has one thing to do, and now that the food and grass in the army are gradually decreasing, I hope that the imperial court can dispatch some as soon as possible to solve the urgent needs of our army. ”

The middle-aged eunuch in front of him only replied vaguely when he heard this: "This matter will be arranged by someone in the imperial court, so it's not for us to put our beaks in mind." However, Sun Dujian, the meaning of the official family is already very clear, and I hope that you will use troops as soon as possible according to your will and formation, so that after breaking the thief, you will not lose your credit. ”

"Yes, yes, Wechen will obey his will." Sun Tu nodded humbly, and then ordered someone to take the other party down first to entertain and rest. It wasn't until after the eunuch left that Qi Desheng and several other generals couldn't help but come up and say, "Eunuch, what's the matter with the so-called formation map in the will?" ”

The content of the holy decree suddenly conveyed today is actually very simple, on the one hand, it is to encourage Sun Tu to lead the army to level the Liangshan Bo thieves as soon as possible, and on the other hand, it is to send the emperor a formation map that the emperor has negotiated with many courtiers in Beijing for many days to help Sun Tu break through the mountain and defeat the enemy, and let Sun Tu lead the army to arrange the formation according to this.

Sun Tu only thought that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty liked to intervene in the front-line war, and he was always used to blindly commanding, and the statement that he sent the front-line generals to break the enemy's formation was a joke, but now he realized that all this was true. Even Zhao Ji, a middle-aged emperor of literature and art, actually began to meddle in the war here, which really caught people off guard, and they couldn't cry or laugh.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, not to mention that the monarchs and ministers of the capital who are thousands of miles away only rely on a temporary topographic map to formulate strategies, even being on the battlefield can sometimes make people make wrong decisions. But the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers took it for granted, and over the years, almost no one dared to violate this absurd practice, let alone raise objections.

In the final analysis, in addition to the low status of military generals and the suppression of the imperial court, so they can't be the masters in many things and can only go with the flow, more importantly, they are all smart people who are wise and wise to protect themselves, and they know that in this way, their responsibilities can fall to the lightest.

Because according to the emperor's formation, if the merit is won, it will naturally be yours, after all, the emperor will not compete with his subordinates, at most, he will praise a few official saints afterwards, and the money and title that should be received will not be less. And once defeated, in this case, the DPRK and China will have much fewer voices of criticism and criticism, and the final punishment will also be stopped immediately.

But what if you make your own decisions and don't follow the diagram? Even if you win, you will be accused of bullying the king, and the reward will inevitably be greatly discounted, but once you lose, it will be a crime on top of a crime, and it is very likely to lose your official position and even your life.

Under the comparison between the two sides, smart people will naturally seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and strictly follow the formation plan. As for how many times they have been defeated by the enemy and how many innocent soldiers have died in vain, it is not their concern. The Great Song Dynasty was not well prepared, and it lost more than it won in confrontations with several northern countries, which is also the key in a sense.

And now, the imperial court has sent such a thing to Sun Tu again, and he only opened it to look at it, and his brows furrowed deeply. This formation map is very directly identified, and even how several armies are trapped in the mountains and attack the mountains, and even when and where to launch an attack are clearly written, it seems that as long as Sun Tu does what is written above, this Liangshanbo can be decided in a battle.

After seeing this thing, Sun Tu even had to suspect that those monarchs and ministers in the capital were all the same time-travelers as himself, they were playing this battle as a real-time strategy game, and they really wanted to command a war remotely, they really thought that they were facing a group of AI with low intelligence and easy difficulty?

"We were actually asked to attack the mountain from the west, and we chose it at noon...... Do they think that our soldiers can march on the water? After only coming up and looking at it twice, Yang Zhi couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "It's just nonsense." ”

"Not only that, look at this side, let our whole army storm Liangshan together, if so, I'm afraid that our thousands of soldiers and horses will be completely broken here!" Qi Desheng also said with a dark face.

Then, everyone's eyes fell on Sun Tu: "Eunuch, how is this good?" ”

yes, what should I choose? This is the will of the Son of Heaven, if they do not launch an attack according to this plan, what if they are found faulty? Because logically speaking, the eunuch who passed the decree would always remain in the army as an overseer, urging Sun Tu to act according to the formation plan.

Even Zeng Kaiqian, the prison army, was not very good-looking at this time. Although he can only talk on paper, he can also see that this formation map is really full of mistakes and omissions, as for the reason, I am afraid that someone in the court is deliberately misleading the emperor, so there is such a formation map that can make Sun Tu defeated. But at the same time, he was also a little worried about the consequences of not following the order, so after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Sun Dujian, have you ever thought about the consequences?" If you follow this formation, you can get a turn even if you lose, but once you don't follow this, you are only afraid of ......"

"Zeng Jianjun, what you said is just an ordinary situation, judging from the situation that I have made enemies in many ways in the DPRK and China, do you think that once I am defeated, can I really be exonerated by this statement alone?" Sun Tu suddenly asked.

"This ......" Zeng Kaiqian immediately had nothing to say, because what he said was indeed the truth, Cai Jing, Gao Yu and others regarded Sun Tu as a thorn in their side, and they would be eliminated quickly, how could they let go of such a good opportunity to punish him?

"I can guarantee that if I really send troops according to this formation and the result is a big defeat, those people in the DPRK and China will definitely take the opportunity to condemn me to a serious crime. As for the things on the formation map, it is easy to explain, just say that I did not fully follow the formation map during this period, and this point will sometimes be jumped out to testify, and I will be at a loss for words. Sun Tu sneered. He knew very well that the foundation of his foothold was the elite soldiers and horses under his hands, how could he desperately force the soldiers to a dead end in order to give an explanation to the imperial court?

So soon, Sun Tu threw aside the formation diagram in his hand: "The general will not be subject to the orders of the foreign monarchs, and we don't have to pay attention to such chaotic orders at all." They can say whatever they want, and as long as we win in the end, we will be fine! The top priority now is to requisition grain and grass and nearby ships, by the way, hasn't there been a response from Jeju yet? ”

All the generals were stunned, and they really couldn't keep up with the speed of Sun Tu's change of topic, and after a while, Wei Dingguo, who was in charge of logistics, whispered: "Jeju Mansion only sent a reply yesterday, saying that the local food is not too well prepared, and this time it can only be sent three thousand Hu first, and the things are already being prepared, and they should be delivered within five days." ”

"And what about the relevant supplies that the imperial court promised us?" Sun Tu asked again. Since this time it was an order of the imperial court to attack Liangshanbo, most of the supply of food and silver naturally needed to be allocated by the imperial court, but until now, they have not seen any of these things.

"There is no news from the imperial court, I'm afraid it's ......," Wei Dingguo said with a wry smile.

Sun Tu snorted lowly, this should be Cai Jing and the others behind the scenes, they just want to deduct the supply of grain and grass for their army, so as to cause themselves to lose in front of this Liangshanbo. For these guys, the trouble of Liangshan Bo thieves is nothing at all, and his grandson is the target they must want to get rid of!

"How many days can the grain and grass in the army last?" Sun Tu asked another crucial question.

"It's also five days, or in the case of immediate use, if it is used openly, the food will be exhausted in three days." Wei Dingguo reported with a bitter face. He didn't know the hardships before he didn't manage the food, but now he knows how aggrieved and painful the logistics are. Because of the recent reduction in the distribution of military rations, he has heard people cursing behind his back, this grievance.

Sun Tu exhaled: "It's another five days...... The time marked on the formation map is five days later, and the military rations of Jeju Prefecture will be delivered after five days, and even the food and grass in our army will be cut off after five days...... Hey, is this a coincidence, or has it been in someone's calculations for a long time? ”

When he mentioned this, everyone reacted suddenly, and they all showed vigilance: "Eunuch, could it be that someone has revealed our details early in the morning?" Even the Jeju government actually did it on purpose? ”

"I'm afraid that this is the case nine times out of ten, and they have already calculated the specific day of food shortages from the grain and grass we carried when we set off, which is why they gave me such a problem. Hmph, it's really a good calculation, this is trying to use all means to make me lose this one! Sun Tu's face had become gloomy, and his thoughts were the same, compared to those Liangshan thieves on the mountain in front of him, Chaozhong, and those guys in Shandong who wanted to kill him were his biggest enemies!

"Eunuch, what should we do? Now that the Liangshan thieves are guarding the checkpoint on the mountain, we are afraid that we will not be able to break it in a short time, so it is better to ...... Withdraw, right? Dong Ping suddenly came up with a bold idea.

Indeed, judging from the current situation, withdrawing the army is the best choice, so that it will not fail, but also preserve its own strength to the greatest extent, as for the court's accountability afterwards, everyone believes that Sun Tu's courage will definitely be able to withstand the pressure.

But Sun Tu shook his head: "Giving up halfway is definitely not my Sun Tu's consistent style." Since I led the troops, I have never had such a practice of retreating without a fight, so Liangshan will be flat! ”

"But the grain and grass are ......"

"Who says we need food and grass just to wait for them to deliver it themselves?" Sun Tu said, his mouth grinned, and a smile showed a mouthful of white Sensen's teeth, which made everyone's hearts cold!