'How is it, is it still enough to eat?' The old man looked at the girl in front of him who didn't have any semblance of eating, laughed softly and took a sip of tea (cold water).
'Well.' Gu Nan put down the bowl, wiped a handful of her own bean grains that were stuck to the edge of her own mouth, and ate into her mouth, her face had some embarrassment, 'Many thanks.'
Originally, she had thought that this old man had something bad in mind, who would have thought that he had actually invited her for a meal.
Although it was just a simple meal of beans and rice, it really did make her empty stomach much more comfortable.
Speaking of which, the rice in this place was also strange, it was actually bean rice made from boiled soybeans.
And the oil and salt put in was very little, and the rice still carried quite a lot of bean flavour. If it wasn't for his hungry chest sticking to his back, Gu Nan really couldn't eat it.
'Pah.'
Gu Nan didn't know how to express his gratitude, and could only follow the example of those TV dramas in his previous life, and held his hands in a fist in front of his chest, 'This time, I will definitely bear this in mind, and I will definitely return the favour by gushing in the coming days.'
'Farewell.' The old man waved his hand, not taking Gu Nan's such blank cheque to heart, 'Eat your meal.'
'Hehehe.' Gu Nan rubbed his nose a little and re-grabbed the chopsticks on the bowl and swallowed. It was hard to have a full meal, so she decided to eat all of her share for the following days at once.
The old man seemed to be bothered by something, frowning as he refilled his cup of tea.
While sipping, his hand rested on the tabletop, his index finger tapping the tabletop one by one while he did so. Looking at the people coming and going with yellow faces, his eyes were a little feeble.
This time if you can destroy Zhao, Zhou is already famous, Qin unification of the world, I think it is just around the corner.
Oh, I do not know this old man, can still see the world unification of this peaceful world it.
Gu Nan swallowed a few mouthfuls of beans and rice and looked at the old man's appearance, 'I say old man, what are you thinking.'
The old man looked back when he heard Gu Nan's voice.
His lips were pursed on the tea, and the water in the teacup rippled a little under his breath.
Half a second later, he seemed to have thought of something, tickled the corner of his mouth, and put down the teacup, 'That's fine, then the old man will ask you about it, maybe you can even say a few words about it?'
To be honest, he was just saying it off the top of his head, he had didn't think that such a little girl who fell by the roadside would have any idea about that kind of thing.
The old man's fingers tapped on the table, as if he was weighing and organising his words.
Only after a long time did he slowly speak, 'Right now you are a general of one side, commanding a force of 600,000 troops.'
'And you are now besieging a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and within the city is a defence of four hundred and fifty thousand troops. The opposing army is predominantly cavalry, specialising in wandering battles in and out of the city. The location of the engagement, on the other hand, is in the middle of a mountainous region, surrounded by valleys on all sides, with the only exception being an alpine plain terrain under the enemy's garrison camp.'
'Tell me, how would you fight?'
'I say old man, you wouldn't still be a general.' Gu Nan had already eaten a half-full meal and put down his bowl. She didn't expect the old man to ask such a question and blurted it out.
She didn't really know much about this area either, but it was nice to pass the time with nothing to do.
Anyway, it was just a matter of believing it, and thinking back to those strategy games she had once played, Gu Nan pretended to meditate for a while.
'Before the three armies move, food and grass go first ...'
'Wait!' Gu Nan had only said one sentence when the old man across from him forcefully interrupted his half-said words.
Saying half of the words was the hardest, Gu Nan smashed his mouth in a tangled manner and said in dissatisfaction, 'Old man, what are you doing ...'
'Say what you just said again.' The old man frowned, gazed at Gu Nan, and asked again.
Gu Nan raised his eyebrows uncertainly, 'Before the three armies move, food and grass go first?'
'This phrase, who did you hear it from.' The old man's brows were deeply furrowed, looking a little intimidating.
'Me.' It took Gu Nan a moment to realise that this world probably didn't have the existence of this phrase, and that he seemed to have plagiarised something unconsciously. Heartily, she looked to the side, 'I said it off the top of my head myself.'
'Off the cuff?' The old man said with less conviction, 'You didn't lie to the old man?'
The words were about common sense in the military, and although they were concise and pithy, it was nothing to be too surprised about.
What surprised him was something else.
Knowing that in this kind of era, an ordinary family would not be able to afford to study at all, looking at the other party's downtrodden clothes, coupled with the fact that she was fatherless and motherless, it was obvious that she could not possibly be from any rich and noble family.
That would mean that this little girl in front of her had no possibility of having read any military books at all.
Under such circumstances, she was actually able to speak such words as before the three armies move, food and grass go first.
Without having had any learning or even any experience, she was able to summarise it herself.
This girl ...
The old man glanced at Gu Nan.
'Do I have to lie to you.'
'Have you ever read a military book?'
Gu Nan didn't even think about it and shook his head, 'No.'
He was just a deadbeat who could have read any military books, even if he was a bit interested in occasionally flipping through them, he hadn't read all of them.
The old man thought about it, looking at this girl who lowered her head to pick up her food, she really didn't have the need to lie to herself, nodded: 'You go on.'
'Hundreds of thousands of army's engagement food and grass is naturally more important, just the generals' daily daily consumption is a shocking number. If it were me I would definitely be considering intercepting the other side's rations first.'
'Even if we can't intercept it, we must first ensure that our side has sufficient food and provisions.'
Gu Nan picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup, 'Is there a river nearby then?'
The old man added a cup of water for himself and nodded his head, 'There is a river.'
'There is a river.' Gu Nan nodded, one hand resting on his chin as he continued.
'If there is a river, then spare no troops to dredge the channels, and transporting grain and grass by water must be much faster than transporting them through the mountain roads. In this way, there is no worry about food and grass.'
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The old man's eyes narrowed a little as he listened to Gu Nan's words.
This little girl, a bit interesting.
Before this battle, the first thing they did was to dredge the channels and transport grain and grass by water.
Unconsciously, his expression was serious.
'Not bad, then.'
There was no discovery of the old man's abnormality.
Gu Nan just made things up to himself, 'Then it was to lure the enemy in.'
'First launch an attack, then feign defeat and retreat, luring the enemy deeper into the valley.'
'The high mountain plains area is extremely suitable for cavalry to charge and kill, from high to low, it is extremely powerful. Engaging there, our army has no advantage.'
'Then shift the battlefield, as long as the enemy army enters the valley, the cavalry will not be able to move an inch and be slaughtered. By then, with our army's larger numbers, the enemy army will already be a fish on a chopping block.'
These were all just words from the miscellaneous games she played when she was in school, but she still remembered some of them now.
In her eyes, although these words might be full of loopholes, there was absolutely no problem in fooling an old man.
The old man looked serious as he slowly picked up the tea and sipped it.
According to the habit of evaluating those generals in the court in the past, unconsciously gave the other party an evaluation in his heart.
Ideas are still very shallow, but there are already a few points for the style of the general, is a diamond that can be carved.
A few polishing can still be used.
Then the heart of a shock, it just remembered, their own this in front of the eloquent talk is not the general of the court.
But a girl who has not even read a book.
Then it is not still available so simple.
Thinking, the old man silently looked deeply at the girl in front of him.
The words she said, if they were put in the mouths of those generals above the court, he would just look at them.
But now that they were put in the mouth of a girl who probably didn't even know a few big words, he couldn't really mix them up.
Taking a deep breath, the old man stretched out four fingers with a few unspoken meanings in his eyes and asked.
'Four hundred and fifty thousand troops, short army, want to break also not overnight, what should be done?'
'Well, I didn't mean to say that I want to shorten the army either. As long as the enemy is introduced into the valley, then there are only two very simple ways to do it.'
Gu Nan sipped his water and pretentiously extended two fingers.
'If the mountain has forests and trees, then fire will attack, and if the mountain has soil and stones, rolling stones will do.'
After saying that, the old god shook his head, seemingly satisfied with his summary.
The old man didn't say anything, just slowly finished the tea in front of him.
After a long time, he exhaled deeply.
General talent!
Unfortunately, it's a girl.
Gu Nan carelessly continued to hold up his bowl and ate.
But he did not know that the old man in front of him had a complicated heart.
The old man closed his eyes as if he was thinking about something.
There was a sudden thought in his heart.
No one knew, perhaps even he himself did not know.
His sudden thought became the beginning of a two thousand year old story.
This girl is young, wandering alone to Qin but do not even know the name of the place, met the old man.
It is also a kind of fate ...
The old man opened his eyes, his gaze fell on Gu Nan, and the corner of his mouth hooked.
'Old man, Bai Qi of Qin.'
'Girl, would you like to, be my student?