Chapter 3: Don't Talk While Eating

"How's it going, is there enough to eat?" The old man looked at the girl in front of him, chuckled, took a sip of tea, and said that it was tea, but in fact it was just a pot of cold water.

"Hmm." Gu Nan put down the bowl, wiped a bean grain stuck to his mouth, and ate it in his mouth, his face was a little embarrassed: "Thank you." โ€

Originally, she thought that this old man had some bad intentions, but who would have thought that he would invite her to a meal.

Although it was just a simple meal of beans and rice, it did make her empty stomach feel a lot more comfortable.

Speaking of which, the rice in this place is also strange, and it is actually made of soybeans boiled and rotten.

And there is very little oil and salt in it, and there is a lot of beany smell in the rice. If it weren't for the hungry chest sticking to his back, Gu Nan would really be a little unable to eat.

"Smack."

Gu Nan didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he could only learn from the TV series in his previous life, holding his hands into fists in front of his chest: "This time the rivers and lakes are in emergency, they must be remembered in their hearts, and they will definitely be rewarded in the future." โ€

"Excuse me." The old man waved his hand, not taking Gu Nan's blank check to heart: "Eat your meal." โ€

"Hey, hey." Gu Nan touched his nose, grabbed the chopsticks on the bowl again and swallowed them. Finally having a full meal, she decided to eat all the portions for the next few days.

The old man seemed to have something to worry about, frowned, and refilled himself with a cup of tea.

As he drank, he put his hand on the table and tapped his index finger on the table one by one. Looking at the people who came and went, with yellow faces and thin muscles, their eyes were a little weak.

If the Zhao State can be destroyed this time, Zhou is already in name only, and the Great Qin will unify the world, so it will be just around the corner.

Hehe, I don't know if I, an old man, can still see the peaceful and prosperous world of the great unification of the world.

Gu Nan swallowed a few mouthfuls of bean rice and looked at the old man's appearance: "I said old man, what are you thinking." โ€

The old man heard Gu Nan's voice and glanced back.

His lips sipped his tea, and the water in the teacup rippled as he breathed.

Half-ringing, he seemed to think of something, hooked the corners of his mouth, and put down the teacup: "Okay, then the old man will ask you, I can't tell you how many words you can say?" โ€

To tell the truth, he just said casually, did he think that such a little girl in distress on the side of the road would have any thoughts about that kind of thing.

The old man's fingers tapped on the table, as if he were considering the organization of his own language.

After a long time, he slowly spoke: "Now you are a general, commanding 600,000 troops. โ€

"And you are now besieging a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the city is defended by an army of 450,000 men. The opposing army's army is mainly cavalry, and it is good at guerrilla warfare with ease of advance and retreat. The battle was fought in the middle of the mountains, surrounded by valleys, except for the high mountain plains under the enemy camp. โ€

"Tell me, how will you fight?"

"I said, old man, you're not going to be a general." Gu Nan had already eaten half full and put down the bowl. I didn't expect the old man to ask such a question, so he said it casually.

She doesn't know much about this either, but it's not bad to spend some time in her spare time.

Anyway, it was just nonsense, thinking back to the strategic games he had played, Gu Nan pretended to mutter for a while.

"The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass will ยทยทยทยทยทยท first"

"Wait!" Gu Nan had just said a word, but he was forcibly interrupted by the old man opposite and was halfway through his words.

Halfway through the words, it was the most uncomfortable, Gu Nan smashed his mouth in a tangled way, and said dissatisfiedly: "Old man, what are you doing..."

"Say what you just said again." The old man frowned, looked at Gu Nan, and asked again.

Gu Nan raised his eyebrows uncertainly: "The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first?" โ€

"Who are you listening to with this?" The old man's brows furrowed, and he looked a little scary.

"Me." Gu Nan realized that there might not be this sentence in this world, and he seemed to have plagiarized something unconsciously. Looking to the side with a weak heart: "I said it casually myself." โ€

"Casually?" The old man said in disbelief: "You didn't lie to the old man? โ€

This sentence is about the common sense of soldiers, although it is concise and incisive, but there is nothing too surprising about it.

What surprised him was something else.

You must know that in this era, ordinary people have no ability to study at all, looking at the other party's down-and-out clothes, and she is fatherless and motherless, it is obvious that it cannot be a rich and noble family.

That means that the little girl in front of her has no possibility of reading any military books at all.

Under such circumstances, she was able to say that the three armies had not moved, and the grain and grass had gone first.

Without any study, or even any experience, you can summarize it by yourself.

This girl...

The old man glanced at Gu Nan.

"Do I have to lie to you?"

"Have you read the book of soldiers?"

Gu Nan didn't think about it, and shook his head: "No." โ€

I can read any military books in a dead house, even if I am a little interested in occasionally flipping through them, none of them have read them all.

The old man thought for a while, looked at the girl who lowered her head and grilled the rice, she really didn't have to lie to herself, and nodded: "You go on." โ€

"The clash of hundreds of thousands of troops is naturally more important, and the daily consumption of soldiers alone is an astonishing number. If it were, I would definitely consider cutting off the other party's food and grass first. โ€

"Even if you can't cut it off, you must first ensure that you have enough food and grass."

Gu Nan picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup: "Is there a river nearby?" โ€

The old man added a glass of water to himself, nodded and said, "There is a river." โ€

"There's a river." Gu Nan nodded, put one hand on his chin, and continued.

"If there is a river, then we will not hesitate to dredge the channel, and the transportation of grain, grass and water must be much faster than transporting it in the mountains. In this way, there is no need to worry about food and grass. โ€

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The old man listened to Gu Nan's words, and his eyes narrowed.

This little girl is a little interesting.

Before this battle, the first thing they did was to dredge the channels and transport grain and grass by water.

Unconsciously, his expression became serious.

"Yes, and then."

I didn't notice anything unusual about the old man.

Gu Nan just talked to himself: "Then it's time to lure the enemy deeper." โ€

"Attack first, then feint and retreat, luring the enemy deeper into the valley."

"The high mountains and plains are extremely suitable for cavalry charges, from high to low, and they are extremely powerful. Fighting there, our army did not have any advantage. โ€

"Then move the battlefield, as long as the enemy army enters the valley, the cavalry will be unable to move an inch and be slaughtered. At that time, when the number of our troops is relatively large, the enemy army will already be on the fish. โ€

These were just the miscellaneous games she played in school, but she still remembers some of them.

In her eyes, although these words may be full of loopholes, it is absolutely no problem to fool an old man.

The old man slowly picked up the tea with a serious expression and took a sip of tea.

According to the habit of evaluating those generals in the court in the past, he unconsciously gave the other party an evaluation in his heart.

The idea is still very simple, but it is already a bit of a general, and it is a jade that can be carved.

A few times of polishing can still be used.

Then I was shocked, and then I remembered that the person I was talking about in front of me was not the general in the court.

It's a girl who hasn't even read a book.

That's not as simple as Shang Ke's one-time use.

Thinking about it, the old man looked at the girl in front of him silently.

If these words were put in the mouths of those generals above the court, he would have taken a second look.

But now that he said it in the mouth of such a girl who might not even know a few big words, he really couldn't be confused.

Taking a deep breath, the old man stretched out four fingers, and asked with a bit of inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

"An army of 450,000 troops, hand-to-hand combat, if you want to break through, it will not happen overnight, what should I do?"

"Well, I didn't mean to go hand-to-hand. As long as you lead the enemy into the valley, you can do it in two very simple ways. โ€

Gu Nan drank the water and stretched out two fingers pretending to be profound.

"If there is a forest in the mountain, it will be attacked by fire, and if there is soil and stone in the mountain, it will be enough to roll stones."

After speaking, the old god shook his head, as if he was very satisfied with his summary.

The old man didn't speak, just slowly finished the tea in front of him.

For a long time, he exhaled deeply.

Will!

It's a pity, it's a girl.

Gu Nan continued to pick up his bowl and eat it absently.

But I didn't know that the old man in front of him was complicated.

The old man closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

A thought suddenly occurred in my mind.

Nobody knows, maybe even he doesn't.

His sudden idea became the beginning of a 2,000-year story.

This girl was young, and she wandered to Qin alone, but she didn't even know the name of the place, and met the old man.

It's also a kind of fate...

The old man opened his eyes, his gaze fell on Gu Nan, and the corners of his mouth hooked.

"Old man, Qin Guo is white."

"Girl, would you like to be my student?"