"My dear nephew, we will not make those minor mistakes in the official documents next time. However, my dear nephew, these clerical tasks such as copying and calculating can be done by any clerk, and they do not show your ability."
Uncle Zhu Shouren whispered with Hu Wei and Xia Qiang for a while, then nodded, walked up to Zhu Ping'an with his hands behind his back, and began to defend their mistakes with a look of disapproval.
"Then what can show your ability?" Zhu Ping'an pulled the corner of his mouth speechlessly.
"We are all people with great ambitions and talents. We should do big things and difficult things, and should not be limited to the tedious affairs of these clerks. As the old saying in our hometown goes, killing chickens does not test one's skills, but killing tigers in the mountains shows one's true manliness." Uncle Zhu Shouren said confidently.
Hu Shao and Xia Mei also nodded.
You can't even do such a small thing, and you still have the nerve to say that you are a person who can do big things?! How ridiculous and overestimating yourself.
"Then what is the big deal?" Zhu Ping'an said in silence.
"Of course it's about planning and winning battles thousands of miles away, which are strategic matters that require thinking," said the uncle.
"Well, let me give you a difficult question and ask you for your advice."
Seeing the unconvinced and confident expressions of his uncle and the other three, Zhu Ping'an pulled the corners of his mouth speechlessly and spoke slowly.
"My dear nephew/Lord Zhu, please speak." Uncle Zhu Shouren and the other three stood up and said.
"At present, there are more than 40,000 Japanese pirates entrenched in Tuolin and other places. If the Japanese pirates entrenched in Tuolin and other places suddenly attack Suzhou City on a large scale and send out 20,000 troops to surround our Zhejiang Army's Fengqiao camp, how should we deal with it?" Zhu Pingan said slowly.
"Ahem, nephew, how many soldiers do we have?" the uncle asked with a cough.
Zhu Pingan was speechless. When I asked you for food, gunpowder and weapons, didn't I tell you the number of our troops? !
"Brother Zhu, the Zhejiang Army has a total of 2,000 soldiers." Hu Wei reminded from the side.
"Ahem, yes, yes, I just remembered it after I asked, it was two thousand." Uncle Zhu Shouren blushed a little.
"We have two thousand soldiers, and the surrounding Japanese pirates have twenty thousand. Two thousand, twenty thousand..." Xia Qiang closed his eyes and thought, pinching his fingers.
After a few seconds, Xia Qiang stopped pinching his fingers and suddenly opened his eyes. It was as if a bonfire was lit in his eyes. He held his head high and said, "Sir, this is easy."
Hu Wei and his uncle Zhu Shouren looked at Xia Qiang in surprise. They hadn't come up with a solution yet, but Xia Qiang actually came out on top.
Zhu Ping'an was also a surprise.
This problem is not simple. I didn’t expect Xia Qiang to come up with a solution so quickly. Did I misunderstand him just now
Is it because he is good at strategy but not good at details? !
If the Japanese pirates from Tuo Lin attacked Suzhou, the scenario in the question might really happen, and the probability was not low. If Xia Qiang could come up with a good plan, I would really look at him with new eyes and change my previous plan.
"Mr. Xia, please speak." Zhu Ping'an sat up straight, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation with interest.
Under everyone's gaze, Xia Qiang cupped his hands and said slowly, "There are 2,000 soldiers in our army, and there are 20,000 Japanese pirates surrounding us. In this case, as long as each soldier in our army kills 10 Japanese pirates, the problem will be solved."
Oh shit!
You just put it here.
The math is pretty good. Our army has 2,000 people. If each of them kills 10 pirates, the 20,000 pirates outside will be killed...
The question is, how can each of them kill ten Japanese pirates? ! The law follows the words? ! It's really like listening to your words!
Zhu Pingan...
After hearing what Xia Qiang said, the tension on Hu Wei's face disappeared instantly. He thought that Xia Qiang had taken the lead. Fortunately, Xia Qiang was as useless as usual and did not seize the opportunity.
"My dear nephew, my dear nephew, I have a way." At this time, the voice of uncle Zhu Shouren sounded.
"Uncle, please speak."
Zhu Ping'an spoke calmly. After Xia Qiang's answer, he no longer had any expectations for them.
"My dear nephew, we can use the empty city plan. We will leave first, and you stay and play the piano. The Japanese pirates will retreat."
Uncle Zhu Shouren said excitedly, "Fortunately, I am well-read and remembered the empty city plan at the critical moment."
After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an's mouth twitched...
"It's really feasible, nephew. Sima Yi led an elite army of more than 100,000 soldiers and retreated when he encountered the empty city plan. The Japanese pirates only have 20,000 soldiers, so they will definitely retreat faster."
Uncle Zhu Shouren saw Zhu Ping'an's indescribable expression and quickly explained his plan.
"Brother Zhu, please step back. You are not the only one who has seen the Empty City Plan. There are many Chinese among the Japanese pirates. There are at least 800,000 people who have seen the Empty City Plan. Aren't you harming Lord Zhu?!"
Hu Wei tugged at Zhu Shouren's sleeve and shook his head.
"Then do you have any good ideas?" Uncle Zhu Shouren asked Hu Wei.
"I... have a plan. Among the thirty-six strategies, retreating is the best one. We are few in number and there is no need for us to be buried with Suzhou City. The Japanese pirates' target is Suzhou City. As long as we get out of the gap before they surround us, they will not waste their troops chasing us." Hu Wei came up with a plan in response to his uncle's question.
After hearing this, uncle Zhu Shouren touched his chin and nodded, "Well, Brother Hu, this is based on my idea. My idea is that we leave first, and my nephew stays to play the piano and sing the empty city plan. Brother Hu, you mean that my nephew will stop playing the piano and stop singing the empty city plan, and leave with us."
"This is also a solution." Xia Qiang also nodded.
"If I flee without fighting, the Japanese pirates will forgive me, the military law will not forgive me, the emperor will not forgive me, and the people who died unjustly will not forgive me."
Zhu Pingan was speechless.
"We have too few soldiers and too many pirates. What can we do?"
"There is no solution to this. My dear nephew, you are just forcing me to do something that is out of my control."
The three uncles shook their heads repeatedly.
"Two thousand against twenty thousand is there no solution? Such things have happened endlessly in history. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Li Shimin led more than three thousand black armored soldiers to fight against Kou Jiande's 100,000 troops. Three thousand against one hundred thousand, isn't it more unsolvable than two thousand against twenty thousand? As a result, Li Shimin first used himself as bait to lure several thousand pursuers under Kou Jiande into an ambush circle and annihilated them. Then, a thousand light cavalry harassed Kou Jiande's grain transport team, and then ordered the cavalry to disrupt Kou Jiande's army formation. Finally, he led three thousand black armored soldiers to drive straight in, capture the leader first, break through Dou Jiande's central army, and capture Dou Jiande alive, completing the battle of using three thousand to destroy one hundred thousand."
"There was also the Battle of Xiangyang in the second year of Kaixi in the Song Dynasty. The defenders of Xiangyang were less than 10,000, while the Jin soldiers attacking the city were as many as 200,000. The Xiangyang defender Zhao Chun collected food and supplies, fortified the city, cleared the fields, collected weapons, and hurriedly made crossbows. With less than 10,000 soldiers, he defended Xiangyang.
Yang, and defeated 200,000 Jin troops. "
"During the Eight Kings Rebellion of the Jin Dynasty, King Sima Ying of Chengdu went out from You and Ji, and King Sima Yong of Hejian went out from Guanzhong. The two armies totaled 300,000 and attacked Luoyang. However, the Luoyang Imperial Guards only had about 30,000 soldiers. The Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards, Cheng Shao, led the Imperial Guards to defeat King Chengdu's army of more than 200,000, which frightened King Hejian, who had only 50,000 soldiers, and made him flee in panic. If it weren't for the coup d'état by King Sima Yue of Donghai, who took the Jin Emperor hostage and seized Cheng Shao's military power, history would not be what it is today."
"Although our Zhejiang Army has only 2,000 soldiers, we have many firearms and are good at defense. We have also obtained food, gunpowder and weapons. With Fengqiao, low walls and sentry forts, it is not a problem to defend the Fengqiao camp. However, we need to plan carefully how to lift the siege of Suzhou City."
Zhu Ping'an shook his head slightly and spoke to them slowly.
The uncle and the other three looked at each other in silence...