Chapter Ninety-Four: The Embarrassment of the Military Division

"The first round, the third day of the spring. ...... 'military division' first writes the building yƬ card. ā€

With the slightly cynical voice of Xi Zhicai, this confrontation officially began.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong waved their pens on the piece of paper in their hands for the first time, and even Xun Yu frowned and thought about writing a few lines on the piece of paper, but only Guo Jia wrote only two words, then picked up the wine jug and began to eat wine.

After a while, seeing that Guo Jia and the other four had all finished writing, Xi Zhicai raised his hand and said, "Messengers, and hand over the construction of the 'military division' to their respective 'generals'." He invited four servants of the Xun family to take on the position of delivering letters early to ensure the fairness of the game.

The four building yƬ cards were sent to Zhang Huang and others.

[Shall I wait and see?] ]

Zhang Huang looked at the five words on the piece of paper in his hand in surprise, and turned his head to look at Guo Jia with some confusion, but saw Guo Jia nodding with a smile on his face, Zhang Huang suddenly understood. Presumably, Guo Jia wanted to understand the other party's information first, so he didn't give orders and let him Zhang Huang deal with it.

"The four 'generals' are ready to act." Xi Zhicai said.

As soon as the words fell, four students from Yingchuan Academy walked up to Zhang Huang and the others, and according to the rules, Zhang Huang and the others could tell the four people the instructions for action, and the four people wrote 'action' on the piece of paper, and then handed the action card to the chief referee Xi Zhicai. Of course, in fact, the existence of these four people is dispensable, but it is just that Xi Zhicai wants to avoid Zhang Huang and others not being able to write.

Compared with the advice given by their respective military advisors, Zhang Huang, Li Tong, Chen Dao, and Zang Ba respectively told the four Yingchuan students of their actions, and the latter immediately wrote them down, and after letting Zhang Huang and others confirm that they were correct, they handed them over to Xi Zhicai one by one.

"Well, now it's up to the next announcement of the actions of the four generals in the first round." Looking at the four action cards one by one, Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice, "Yingchuan Fang." Chen Zhijun built the camp in situ ,......"

As soon as the words fell, a student quickly took a miniature model of the camp and placed it upside down in front of the map where Chen Zhi was standing, which opened the eyes of Zhang Huang and the others.

"Yingchuan Fang, Zhang Huangjun, choose to cross Yingshui...... Encounter Zang Bajun! ā€

[Huh?] ]

Zhang Huang and Zang Ba couldn't help but glance at each other, and then showed a knowing smile.

"To fight or not to fight? …… The military divisions of both sides can write and build yƬ cards! Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice.

Zhuge Liang hurriedly waved his pen to write, and asked the Yingchuan students who acted as heralds to hand it over to Zang Ba, on the other hand, Guo Jia. But he drinks on his own.

"Fight!" Zang Ba, who had seen Zhuge Liang's construction, said in unison with Zhang Huang.

"Is it a battle-goer?" Xi Zhicai asked again.

It could be seen that Zang Ba frowned slightly, but after glancing at Zhuge Liang's Jian yƬ card, he nodded. On the other side, Zhang Huang also nodded and made a choice.

Seeing this, there was an Yingchuan student behind Xi Zhicai and handed over a wooden card engraved with 'Ying' and 'Xiang' on both sides, and it is not difficult to guess that the victory or defeat of the fighting general is to be determined by this wooden card, but it is surprising. Xi Zhicai waved his hand and said directly, "The two sides fought in front of the battle, and Zang Ba was defeated!" …… Did Zhang Huangjun pursue? ā€

[What's going on?] Without losing the cards, it is directly determined that Zang Ba will be defeated? ]

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xun Yu. Even Guo Jia couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Chase!" Zhang Huang shrugged his shoulders as a matter of course.

"Zhang Huangjun decided to pursue Zang Bajun! …… As a result of the battle, Zhang Huang's army lost 10 troops, and Zang Ba's army lost 20 troops. Zhang Huangjun successfully crossed Yingchuan. After speaking, Xi Zhicai motioned for Zhang Huang to walk to the west side of Yingshui on the giant map.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Xun Yu lowered their heads and thought about it.

From Xi Zhicai's actions just now, it was not difficult for them to guess. The generals of the two armies do not necessarily have to use the wooden card to decide which side wins, and there seems to be a hidden rule in this: if the fighting general encounters Zhang Huang, he will lose.

[It seems that when you meet that Zhang Huang, you can only give up the fight......]

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong glanced at each other. I finally understood why Zhang Huang's army on Guo Jia's side only had 800 troops, while the rest had 1,000 people. Combining these two messages, the four military advisors quickly came to a conclusion: Zhang Huang, the battle will win.

In addition, the four military advisors noticed a rather incredible phenomenon: Zang Bajun, who was obviously defeated in battle and was about to be defeated by the enemy nine times out of ten, only lost 20 people in the end, which is obviously unreasonable. Obviously, there is a rule hidden in this.

[Is it good at unifying the army, or is it good at retreating?] ]

Zhuge Liang frowned and thought about it. After all, if Zang Ba hides the rule that the army will not be defeated when he retreats, he can play a role in fighting the fire for Pang Tong, and when he encounters a war that is bound to be defeated, he can call Zang Ba, so as to avoid the loss of troops. But if there is a strengthening of the unified army, then it will be ...... Incredible!

Coincidentally, Xun Yu and Guo Jia glanced at Zang Ba separately, and they could see that there was a little wariness in their eyes.

"On the Xiangyang side, Li Tongjun is stationed on the west side of the lower reaches of Yingshui." Xi Zhicai's words announced the end of the first round of this game.

"In the second round, on the sixth day of the third month of spring...... 'military division' wrote the yƬ card." Xi Zhicai raised his hand and gestured to the four military advisors who were still pondering.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong glanced at Zhang Huang, who had crossed the Yingshui, and then glanced at each other, nodding to each other as if conveying some message. Xun Yu originally frowned slightly, but after seeing that Xi Zhicai did not say anything, he suddenly realized: It turns out that as long as he doesn't speak, the military advisor can also use his eyes to transmit information.

Xun Yu, who figured out this layer, hurriedly looked at Guo Jia, but regretfully found that Guo Jia was sitting on a chair in an indecent posture, looking at Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong with interest while eating wine.

[Looks like I'm going to have to fight alone......]

Xun Yu sighed slightly.

Then, after receiving the construction cards of their respective military divisions, the four generals began to act.

Zhang Huangjun chose to go west and encountered Li Tongjun...... Are the two sides fighting? ā€

"Give up the fighter." Li Tong said after Xi Zhicai asked.

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "Li Tong gave up fighting generals, the morale of the army fell, Li Tong's army was defeated, losing twenty troops, and Zhang Huang's army lost ten. Li Tongjun retreated to his original position. ā€

"Isn't it? Is this defeated? Li Tong shouted with an exaggerated expression. turned out to be warned by Xi Zhicai.

Seeing this, the four military advisors bowed their heads again and thought about it.

[Sure enough, there is morale, if this is the case, wouldn't he be able to defeat Zhang Huangjun no matter what?] ]

Just as they were secretly thinking, they suddenly heard Xi Zhicai shouting again, "Zang Ba's army is attacking Zhang Huang's army, are the two sides fighting?" ā€

"Give up the fighter." Zang Ba, who had already suffered a loss, spoke.

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "Zang Bajun gave up fighting generals, and the morale of the whole army fell. As a result of the battle, both sides were drawn. Each lost 10 men and retreated to its original position. ā€

"Huh?"

"Gave up the fight, and the battle was drawn?"

"Wrong, right? Fang didn't have a drop in morale, but he was defeated. ā€

Some students who didn't know why were talking about it, but Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu understood.

[It turns out that Zang Ba is strengthening the unified army......]

Zhuge Liang's eyes showed joy.

What does it mean that Zang Ba has strengthened this rule in the unified army? It means that he can easily defeat Chen Zhijun on Xun Yu's side, even if he encounters Zhang Huangjun, as long as he gives up fighting generals, the worst situation is just a draw.

[The Admiral has been drawn!] ]

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but show joy on the ground.

Xun Yu, on the other hand, frowned inadvertently, obviously he also realized this.

End of the second round. The four advisors began to think again.

After two rounds of testing, they have summed up several rules formulated by Xi Zhicai, and two of them are the most critical.

First, Zhang Huangdou will be unparalleled. This rule means: Under the rule that the results of the battle before the battle affect the morale of the two armies, Zhang Huangjun will not be defeated in a head-to-head confrontation, and at most it will only be a draw.

Second, Zang Ba's commander has been strengthened. This rule means: Whether Zang Ba attacks or retreats, there will be no rout and excessive loss of troops, and. In addition to giving up the fighting generals when encountering Zhang Huang's army in exchange for a draw, he can easily defeat another Chen Zhijun on the Yingchuan side.

[Compared to Fengxiao, it's better to use the 'general' on that side......]

Xun Yu, who did not respect the way of strange soldiers, glanced at Zang Ba on Zhuge Liang's side, and couldn't help but have a headache.

Of course, these messages all come from the category of head-to-head confrontations, and as for the 'military general information' in terms of surprise attacks, it is still necessary to test the four military divisions again.

"The third round, the ninth of March." Because the rules have been roughly explained, Xi Zhi spoke much more concisely.

But this time, Guo Jia unexpectedly wrote a building yƬ card to Zhang Huang, you must know that in the first three rounds, he didn't give Zhang Huang any construction yƬ.

When he saw Guo Jia's building card, a strange smile appeared on Zhang Huang's face.

The action card of the four generals was handed over to Xi Zhicai again, and he said while looking at it, "Li Tongjun crosses Yingshui, and Zang Bajun crosses Yingshui." ā€

[Is this coming for me?] ]

Xun Yu raised his eyebrows, and at this moment, he saw Xi Zhicai and said with a smile, "Zhang Huangjun stored Yingshui upstream for three days, and dug Yingshui when Li Tongjun and Zang Bajun crossed the river, Li Tongjun and Zang Bajun were severely damaged, and they lost 100 troops respectively. The two armies retreated to the west side of Yingshui. ā€

[What?] ]

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong looked at Guo Jia in astonishment, but saw Guo Jia looking at them with a smile while eating and drinking, and made a mouth shape with his mouth open: Chunxun.

[……]

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong glanced at each other, only to feel that their backs were cold, and they realized that the original drama Zhicai added the date to the number of rounds, not to make it convenient for everyone to remember, or to facilitate the calculation of the action of the four armies, and more importantly, I am afraid that it is necessary to ask the four military advisors to take advantage of the situation and combine the skills of time and earth.

[So, the location of the map under the feet of the four generals can also be used?] ]

Xun Yu hurriedly looked at Chen Dao and found that he was standing on a small hill in the map, and he breathed a sigh of relief. In his mind, if the geographical advantage could also be used, with his advantage of occupying a high place, Zang Ba's army might not be able to defeat Chen Zhijun and capture the camp he had built in two rounds.

However, at this time, the students in the hall were still whispering.

"One...... Hundred? ā€

"The two armies are directly minus a hundred?"

"Stupid, Brother Feng Xiao has offered the strategy of digging Yingshui, just a hundred is too much? Think about it, if the water is really dug up, how terrible it will be! ā€

"That's what I said......"

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong looked at Guo Jia with solemn expressions, they knew that Guo Jia guessed that they were going to attack Xun Yu together. Therefore, Zhang Huang was asked to accumulate the water of the spring flood in the upper reaches of Yingshui, and launched a water attack when Li Tong and Zang Ba crossed the river, which wasted a precious round for them and made them pay a heavy price of 100 soldiers per person.

[It's still Guo Fengxiao's superior skills......]

Xun Shuang stroked his beard a little complacently, glanced at Sima Hui with an anxious face, and said in his heart, look at my students, one plan will make you two beloved disciples suffer huge losses.

It's not that Sima Hui didn't notice Xun Shuang's smug eyes, but he didn't have time to pay attention to it at the moment, because he noticed it clearly. Zhuge Liang's 'general' Zang Ba's face became more and more impatient.

Sure enough, Sima Hui's hunch was verified.

"Fourth round, March 13th...... Zang Bajun went north and ...... with Zhang Huangjun" Speaking of this, Xi Zhicai's face showed a little surprise, and he read incredulously, "Scout war? ā€

Xi Zhicai looked at Zang Ba in confusion and temporarily suspended the game. walked up to Zang Ba and whispered a few words to him, and then nodded in understanding.

Taking advantage of this time, all the students started to discuss.

"It's weird. Why didn't Zang Bajun cross the Yingshui? Although he said that Brother Feng Xiao was killed with water before, the strategy was correct...... That Zhang Huangjun is obviously difficult to deal with, why don't you concentrate on destroying Brother Wen Ruo's general first? ā€

"Where are you? How do you think about your opponent? …… But you're right, it's strange......"

Students like Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Zhong Xuan, Chen Qun and other students with strong soldiers. looked at Zhuge Liang with a puzzled face, but found that this eleven-year-old wise boy was flushed, and looked at his general Zang Ba with a complicated expression.

Everyone suddenly understood in their hearts: it turned out that the 'general' and the 'military advisor' had lost harmony. 'General' no longer obeys the advice of 'military advisors'.

"How can a child who has not dried up be able to convince the public?" Guo Tu laughed.

It didn't take long for the game to start again, according to the concept of 'scout warfare' newly added by Xi Zhicai, Zang Bajun and Zhang Huangjun began to compete for the control of the field, dividing troops, dividing troops, dividing troops, and constantly dividing troops. Where did the ordinary students know the importance of scout warfare, and they were puzzled by Zang Ba and Zhang Huang's behavior of harming the enemy and not benefiting themselves.

However, an accident happened, and after the two sides paid the price of two hundred soldiers to each other, Zhang Huang actually gave up the battle for the field.

"Zhang Huang's army was defeated in the scout battle, lost control of the field, and morale fell......" Xi Zhicai thought about this newly added rule with great interest.

Under the incomprehensible gaze of the students in the hall, Zhang Huang frowned and glanced at Zang Ba, who was a little proud, and said in a deep voice, "Withdraw the troops!" …… Withdraw to Yingshui East. ā€

"You won't be able to act until the next turn." Xi Zhicai reminded him kindly: "In addition, when you withdraw your troops, because you still have to face the pursuit of Zang Bajun's army, you have to pay the price of thirty troops to withdraw to Yingshuidong." ā€

Zhang Huang was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that his action in this round had ended.

[Why did he withdraw his troops?] ]

Pang Tong and Xun Yu looked at Zhang Huang in confusion, they didn't understand why Zhang Huang took the initiative to give up the scout battle, but when they calculated the strength of Zang Ba and Zhang Huang, they suddenly realized.

You must know that Zhang Huang's troops were originally two hundred less than the other three, so even if Guo Jia called Zang Ba a loss of one hundred, he would not be able to make up for this gap. Summing up the previous strength of the two, Zang Ba still had six hundred and sixty left, while Zhang Huang only had five hundred and seventy. In other words, under this kind of scout war that consumes the forces of both sides in vain, Zhang Huang could not win against Zang Ba because of the difference in strength.

[I won you, boss......]

Zang Ba looked at Zhang Huang with some pride, but Zhang Huang couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

[Bully me with few soldiers?] ]

Zhang Huang exhaled viciously, and then glanced at Guo Jia with some embarrassment, but Guo Jia didn't care, smiled and shook his head to signal that Zhang Huang didn't need to be anxious.

All in all, Zang Bajun finally pulled back a game, although the means were a bit despicable, but they successfully exchanged 200 people for the loss of Zhang Huang's 230 men, and Zhang Huang had to waste a precious opportunity to act. And the most important thing is that Zang Ba can choose to cross the river and chase Zhang Huang all the time, using the advantage of his strength to gradually eat away at Zhang Huang's troops.

All in all, as long as Zang Ba is not stupid enough to fight in front of the battle, Zhang Huang has no chance of winning in front of him.

In the fifth round, Zhang Huang could only withdraw to Yingshuidong, but Zang Ba did not let him go, and still chased Zhang Huang to fight, making it clear that he wanted to exchange forces with Zhang Huang. The students in the hall clearly found that Zhuge Liang's forehead gradually seeped sweat. Obviously, in this round, his general is still going his own way.

On the other hand, accidents also happened, Li Tongjun, who had passed through Yingshuidong, did not set up a camp first to ensure invincibility according to the instructions of the military advisor Pang Tong, but went straight to Chen Zhijun's camp and fought a battle.

And with Xi Zhicai's narration, Li Tong also hooked his finger towards Chen Zhi, and Chen Zhi's face was flushed in front of him angrily.

"Fighting?"

The students in the hall were a little funny, after all, in their opinion, Chen Zhi had the convenience of the camp, how could he be stupid enough to go out of the camp to fight Li Tongjun?

However, to their surprise, Chen Zhi actually played.

"Chen Zhi's army was defeated, lost thirty troops, and retreated to the camp." Xi Zhicai finally lost the wooden card, and at the same time revealed a message: that is, Chen Zhi and Li Tong almost did not exist in terms of fighting generals or commanding troops.

At the same time, the sharp-eyed students also saw the astonishment on Pang Tong's face.

[Interestingly, the two military divisions in Xiangyang were abandoned by their respective generals......]

His Highness's students from Yingchuan Academy secretly snickered.

In the sixth round, Chen Dao on Xun Yu's side attacked Li Tong's army at night, successfully defeating Li Tong's army, and causing the latter to lose as many as 50 troops, but only 10 himself.

[It turns out that this kid has strengthened the surprise attack?] ]

The students of Yingchuan Academy couldn't help but feel a little worried about Xun Yu, after all, Xun Yu was good at the strategy of head-to-head confrontation, but as for the trickery, he rarely used it.

Just when they chose Chen Dao because Xun Yu was unlucky and failed to choose Zang Ba, they were surprised to find that Xun Yu's eyes when he looked at Chen Dao also showed a little astonishment and surprise.

At this moment, the students of Yingchuan Academy felt that something was wrong: the night attack did not seem to be Xun Wenruo's style.

"Interesting...... Of the four military divisions, three were abandoned by their respective generals...... Can't convince the general of the unified army, but also deserve to be called a military division? ā€

A disdainful muttering sounded in the corner of the hall, and the students of Yingchuan Academy and Xiangyang Academy glared angrily, but then thought of one thing in their hearts.

Only then did they realize that Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Pang Tong, and Zhuge Liang, although they were the real protagonists of this game-based competition, it was not them who decided to act, but the four former Guangling army commanders standing on the huge map.

Xun Yu, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong, who were also aware of this, felt a headache. Only Jianyiquan did not have the dominant power, and they could only save the situation by gradually increasing the confidence of victory to the general.

But how? After all, according to the rules, they are not allowed to convince their respective generals. Besides, even if you try to persuade them, the other party will not necessarily listen.

Not only the three of them were pondering, but even the students from both sides who were watching were also pondering and meditating. I thought that if in time, the lord they had defected to no longer trusted them, how would they redeem the disadvantage?

The game, at an impasse. (To be continued......)