Chapter 708 Tit for tat! Zhu Jiuyin and Sun Bin!
"Of course, Brother Jiang, don't worry. As long as we defeat the Hengzhou Army, your Jiang family will have a place in Wuzhou's future."

Zhu Wen looked delighted and patted his chest to make the promise.

"Everyone, although the Hengzhou army is strong, we are not without a chance of winning."

"Mr. Zhu Jiuyin has a brilliant plan, and I would like to share it with you all so that we can work together to defeat the enemy."

Zhu Wen then looked around at the people below and spoke in a steady voice.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Jiuyin.

"The Art of War says that the best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities. We must outwit the Hengzhou army, outwit their courage, and most importantly, outwit their hearts."

Zhu Jiuyin smiled slightly and spoke slowly.

"Wuzhou has a complex terrain with mountains and rivers crisscrossing. We can take full advantage of this and lay a net of heaven and earth."

"First, we need to divide our forces into three parts. One part will be used to contain Zhao Gongming's main force, so that he cannot attack with all his strength. Another part will be divided into small groups, using the terrain to conduct guerrilla warfare, constantly harassing the enemy's supply lines and exhausting their morale. The last part will be used as a surprise force, hiding in the dark, and wait for the right time to deal a fatal blow to the enemy."

He gently stroked the map on the table, his fingertips sliding over key nodes.

As Zhu Jiuyin explained the strategic deployment in detail and in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, the atmosphere in the tent was instantly ignited, and everyone was either listening attentively or discussing in low voices.

However, at this moment, a middle-aged man who had been silent under Jiang Xiaobai slowly stood up. His figure was not tall, but his brows revealed an indescribable calmness.

It was Sun Bin, who had been staying beside Jiang Xiaobai and was also silent!

"Mr. Zhu Jiuyin's plan is indeed ingenious, but..."

"The Hengzhou army is coming with great force this time. As far as I know, Zhao Gongming's strategy along the way was designed by Guo Jia, the chief priest under the command of Duke Zhenguo Su Ye!"

"Guo Jia is a cunning and intelligent man with unique insights into military tactics. He may have anticipated that we would use the terrain to conduct guerrilla warfare. Therefore, our guerrilla forces must be more flexible and versatile. They must not only harass the enemy's supply lines, but also be able to quickly assemble at critical moments to form a local superior force and deal a fatal blow to the enemy."

Sun Bin slowly looked at Zhu Jiuyin and moved his fingers slowly on the geomancy map.

When Zhu Jiuyin heard this, his eyes lit up. He didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man had such unique insights. He couldn't help but nod slightly, motioning for the other party to continue.

"In addition, regarding the troops that directly contain Zhao Gongming's main force, we cannot just rely on the advantage in numbers, but must also focus on tactical choices."

"We can set up multiple traps in this mountainous area, taking advantage of the terrain and creating a multi-layered defense system."

As Sun Bin spoke, he walked to the map and gently traced several key defense lines with his fingers.

Zhu Jiuyin listened to Sun Bin's supplement and secretly admired him in his heart.

This middle-aged man's vision was truly extraordinary, as he was able to find the shortcomings of his plan in such a short time and come up with such a practical improvement plan.

"Mr. Sun Bin's insights are indeed unique and I have benefited a lot from them."

"However, I have another idea that may further improve our plan."

Zhu Jiuyin stood up and bowed slightly to Sun Bin.

"We can set up ambushes at these locations, take advantage of the terrain, and launch surprise attacks on the enemy."

"At the same time, we can also create some illusions, making the enemy mistakenly believe that we have heavily guarded these locations, thereby attracting their attention and creating opportunities for our main force." As he spoke, Zhu Jiuyin walked to the map and drew several circles on several key nodes with his fingers.

Sun Bin looked at the circle drawn by Zhu Jiuyin on the map, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect that Zhu Jiuyin could incorporate his ideas into the plan so quickly and come up with such a clever ambush plan.

This made Sun Bin also look at Zhu Jiuyin's wisdom and adaptability with new eyes.

The two looked at each other and saw the mutual respect between wise men in each other's eyes.

The two asked and answered each other, tit-for-tat, yet complementary to each other.

"However, even if we have these arrangements, Guo Jia is by no means an easy target. He will definitely find a way to break our strategy."

"Therefore, we also need to prepare some backup plans to deal with possible emergencies."

Sun Bin changed the subject and looked at the several circled locations on the map in front of him.

"Mr. Sun is absolutely right. We can set up some fake supply lines and deliberately let the enemy find them to lure them to attack."

"And our army can set up ambushes near these fake supply lines and wipe out the invading enemy forces in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyin frowned slightly and said after thinking for a moment.

"Although this plan is good, it also carries risks."

"Once the enemy sees through our ruse, they might use these fake supply lines to set an ambush and capture our army in one fell swoop."

Sun Bin reminded him that Guo Jia, who had been famous under the Duke of Zhenguo for a long time, was not a mediocre person.

Such a simple trick might work on a reckless man like Niu Mo, but how could it possibly be hidden from that drunkard Guo Jia!
"That's true, but it's just a casual move. We need to be more cautious in setting up these fake supply lines and be prepared to deal with the counterattack of the Hengzhou army."

Zhu Jiuyin nodded in agreement. He didn't think that he could trick Guo Jia with just one battle.

To deal with such strategists with extraordinary intelligence, it is basically impossible to get such top strategists to join the game easily unless the game is set up months or even years in advance.

Unless there is a huge gap in the level of the strategists on both sides, those strategies that were temporarily devised can basically be found to be wrong with just a quick glance.

Therefore, the showdown between top strategists was not actually decided that quickly.

Afterwards, the Yellow Turban Army under Zhu Wen and the coalition forces of the Wuzhou aristocratic families under Jiang Xiaobai, like two torrents converging, officially joined forces to jointly resist the invasion of the Hengzhou Army.

Now, the Yellow Turban Army under Zhu Wen's command has a large number of people, as many as 60,000 to 70,000, after Zhu Jiuyin's many plans. Although their combat effectiveness is uneven and most of them are a mob that have not received rigorous training, their huge momentum is enough to shock people.

Although the coalition forces of aristocratic families under Jiang Xiaobai's command were smaller in number than the Yellow Turban Army, with only 20,000 to 30,000 men, they had the strong resources of the aristocratic families, abundant funds and materials, complete weapons, and their soldiers and horses were all armed to the teeth. Their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

After the two armies joined forces, facing Zhao Gongming, Shebi Shi and Xia Gengshi, who only had 3,000 soldiers and horses, whose strength was greatly reduced after the division, they directly chose the strategy of using the general situation to overwhelm the enemy.

After all, in the face of absolute military advantage, any clever strategy would seem so pale and powerless.

(End of this chapter)