Translator: Dj2203
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Zhuang Li further inspired them: “If the number of red beans and green beans is equal, 20,000 each, you can calculate how much is 20,000 divided into 64 parts.”
The generals were counting on their fingers, some were counting on their chips, and some were scratching their heads in a daze. In a short period of time, no one could answer the question.
Le Zhengming thought for a moment and then gave a number: “About 313.”
Zhuang Li patted his shoulder and praised, “Yes, it is 313. Twenty thousand red beans will be divided into sixty-four parts by green beans after entering such a battle formation. In other words, at the same time, the combat power of the two teams is not twenty thousand against twenty thousand, but twenty thousand against three hundred and thirteen. You can see the difference.”
It was only at this moment that a general slapped his forehead and shouted, “I understand, I understand! Dispersing the enemy and then dividing and strangling them, this is the benefit of a battle formation! All the battle formations I have seen actually follow this principle! They are all the same!”
“That’s right. We also divided the enemy into small pieces in Guandu before. However, we restricted their mobility instead of dispersing their forces. But the principle is the same! I have read military books for more than 20 years, and today I finally understood the mystery of the formation!”
People kept coming to sudden realization and clapping their hands and laughing crazily.
It was not surprising that they were so excited, because the descriptions of battle formations in military books were simply too confusing.
Just then, a general held up a military book and read it indignantly: “Among the eight formations, heaven, earth, wind and cloud are the four positives; dragon, tiger, bird and snake are the four odds. The odd is the positive of the positive, and the positive is the odd of the odd. They are connected to each other in an endless cycle. The sky is round and the earth is square. They restrain each other and give rise to each other, like a ring with no end, repeating over and over again, making it difficult for the enemy troops who have penetrated deep into their formation to cope.”
He threw the military book to the ground, and asked with a red face, “What do you think this is? What does it mean that the odd is the positive of the positive, and the positive is the odd of the odd? How many of you can understand it? Raise your hands and let me count.”
This group of rough guys looked at each other, then hid their hands behind their backs. No one could understand.
The general then said enthusiastically: “But I understood everything Mr. Zhuang said just now! I also know how to use this formation! Damn it, why didn’t I meet Mr. Zhuang earlier? I fought for more than ten years in vain!”
He shook his head and sighed repeatedly and was almost crying with regret.
Mr. Zhuang’s talent was truly unfathomable as he could explain the profound battle formations so simply and clearly.
The other generals also sighed heartily. This was what the saying “listening to your words is worth ten years of reading” meant.
Zhuang Li raised his hand and pressed it down, chuckling, “It’s not too late to start learning war strategies from me now. You are right, all battle formations are actually a kind of geometric division of the war dimension. Circular formations are mostly used for defense, because the area of a circle is the largest among all geometric bodies, and it can gather all our forces to fight against the enemy; square formations are mainly used for attack because they are highly mobile, can move left and right, and form teams flexibly, thereby effectively dividing the enemy’s war dimension. The Bagua formation is square outside and round inside, which is a formation that can attack or defend.”
“This is what they mean when they say no matter how things change, they remain essentially the same. However, this is not the zero-casualty combat mode I’m talking about.” Zhuang Li paused here and glanced around at everyone with his narrow eyes.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound. The awe of the military advisor had already been quietly implanted deep in their hearts.
Zhuang Li brushed off the previous pile of beans, picked up two new piles of beans, and placed them on the left and right sides respectively. He smiled and said, “Look carefully. If the range of green beans is 72 meters and the range of red beans is 36 meters, what will happen if the two dimensions go to war?”
Everyone quickly deduced the situation in their minds.
Le Zhengming brushed off the red beans and said in a deep voice, “There is no need for the two war dimensions to actually come into contact. The green beans can kill all the red beans from 72 feet away.”
Zhuang Li then clapped his hands and chuckled, “That’s right, this is a true battle with zero casualties. So everyone, while we are training how to use the battle formation, we’d better also improve our weapons.”
“The bed crossbow can indeed shoot a distance of 72 feet, but it is too big and heavy, and the manufacturing cost is also high, so it is not suitable for large-scale use.” Le Zhengming murmured.
“No hurry. Even if we can make weapons that can shoot farther, we don’t have the raw materials or enough money.” Zhuang Li brushed off the green beans on the table, spread out a map, pointed to the Jin area occupied by the Mongolian army and said, “Let’s take this area first.”
The generals were horrified at first, but then they all clapped their hands and cheered. After defeating the Jie army of 80,000 with only 40,000 soldiers, their heads were swollen.
7480 was stunned. He huddled in a corner with his two severed hands, muttering in disbelief: “Jindi is Shanxi, where there are a lot of coal and iron mines. Coal can be used to refine coke and tar, and tar is one of the main raw materials for making explosives. With iron ore, we can make steel, and then build long guns and cannons. Master, do you want to blow up this little world?”
In response, Zhuang Li let out a playful chuckle.
7480 suddenly collapsed to the ground, like a rag doll that had been tortured hundreds of times, tears of pain and despair slowly flowing out.
It was wrong, it was really wrong! It shouldn’t have sent the host to this backward little world, the child of destiny would definitely be killed by the host!
It’s okay that he’s good at scientific research, and it’s normal to know computers, but it’s outrageous that the host, a weakling, can even fight a war!
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