Chapter 315
Chapter 315 A Smart Man
In this near-real battle exercise, it was Lin San who emerged overwhelmingly victorious, as if he was the one commanding five thousand soldiers. It indeed left everyone surprised. Despite leading a weaker force against a stronger adversary and under sudden attack, Lin San reacted quickly, made effective deployments, and left everyone in awe.
Observing the puzzled expressions around him, Li Tai chuckled, "Miss Xu, Lin San was at a disadvantage, and Su Mubai launched a sudden attack, but it was the least favored Lin San who emerged victorious. What's your view on this?"
Xu Zhiqing nodded slightly and responded seriously, "In my opinion, Lin San is definitely not an unprepared man. Those firecrackers and fireworks used to drive the war horses were surely prepared in advance. This alone demonstrates his clear understanding of the situation on the field and his adequate preparation. General Su's troop arrangement was indeed excellent, in full accordance with the art of war, truly top-notch. Yet, Lin San was able to anticipate the enemy's actions, spring a surprise attack, and that was a key to his victory. Secondly, from my perspective, Lin San excelled in coordinating his troops, especially in utilizing the Divine Machine Unit to achieve good results. The harmony between his cavalry and infantry was near perfect, and his use of the Divine Machine Unit was simply brilliant. It seemed he could think of every possible method. His ability to command a coordinated battle was unmatched, truly a talent of a great general. In this regard, General Su was somewhat rigid and not flexible enough, slightly inferior."
Prince Cheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly smiled, "Miss Xu, your analysis is very reasonable. However, in my view, while Lin San is indeed good at using surprise tactics, his understanding of military strategy is quite rough, whereas Su Mubai excels in this area. If a real battle ensues, whether surprise tactics or military strategy will prevail is something no one can precisely predict."
Xu Zhiqing just smiled faintly without replying, but Li Tai laughed out loud, "Prince Cheng, since you have never led an army, naturally you don't understand these intricacies. The so-called art of war aims at victory. On the surface, it may appear that Lin San merely used surprise tactics and won by accident, but this is based on his strong prediction skills and his ability to control the overall situation. In fact, he has a thorough understanding of military strategy, which enables him to come up with such an extraordinary tactic. This is the finest military strategy. If Your Highness thinks more about it, you will understand."
Li Tai's words were clearly a lesson to Prince Cheng. However, Li Tai was a distinguished general in Great Hua, and his military prestige was unmatched. Among the ministers present, Prince Cheng feared him more than Xu Wei. Hearing his words, although he was displeased, he only grunted and said nothing more.
The Emperor laughed, "Listening to my beloved officials, it seems that this Lin San has quite a few highlights. I would actually like to meet him—." His words were interrupted as a young eunuch rushed in, whispered a few words in his ear, causing the Emperor's face to change, he angrily snorted, "How audacious! These northern nomads are overly insolent!"
Hearing the Emperor's words that seemed to involve the northern nomads, everyone became silent. At this critical time, every move of the northern nomads was related to the safety of Great Hua. Even Prince Cheng was all ears.