More than ten days later, morning.

Lecture stand.

Under a twisted ancient pine tree, Guiguzi was carrying his hands behind his back and explaining his military strategy - the Thirteenth chapter of Guigu. Sun Bin, who was majoring in military strategy, was listening to the lecture, and Pang Juan, who was already in great danger, was also on the list.

"A wise man should know himself and his enemy to be able to fight in a hundred battles. To have a plan to win, one must judge the situation, grasp the enemy situation quickly and fully, expose the enemy's weaknesses to the enemy, and then use conspiracies and open plots alternately. Therefore, the soldiers have no constant momentum and water have no constant shape. Do not stick to the rules, so that the enemy can take advantage of the opportunity."

Guiguzi spoke very well. This theory is incisive even after two thousand years. Sun Bin and the other two nodded repeatedly.

"Very good." Guiguzi nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that you have experienced it, so I will take the test of you for yourselves."

"Please ask the teacher to give the question."

Sun Bin and the other two agreed, and were excitedly ready to show off.

"Okay." Guiguzi stroked his beard and smiled: "I ask you, what is the highest level of war? Who will come first?"

"I'll come first." Pang Juan, who has always been taciturn, actually argued to speak. He saw his eyes bright and his spirits shining, which actually wiped out the dullness and dullness of normal times: "Teacher, I think the highest level of war is to forge strong soldiers, run rampant in the world, be invincible in battle, and be defeated in every battle. Lao Tzu once said: 'Those who use Tao to assist people will not use soldiers to strengthen the world' means that war is an ominous thing. People with Tao do not rely on their troops to show off their strength. But Juan believes that this is a big mistake."

Looking at Pang Juan's conversation, Sun Bin was surprised, but he also realized something: It seems that Senior Brother Pang was born for war, and when it comes to war, it seems like he has changed his own person. No wonder he will become a famous general of the Wei Kingdom in the future, leading Wei Wu soldiers to rampant the world and stun various countries.

Guiguzi remained silent after hearing this: "What a mistake?"

"Teacher, look," Pang Juan looked confident: "If morality can be used to be prosperous and peaceful, then there will probably be no war in the world, and no country will be annexed. Since ancient times, there have been many virtuous monarchs, but none of them can prevent the country from being harmed by war."

"Tell me a specific example. When facing robbers, if the Fenglin Town people dare not resist, but talk about benevolence and morality to the other party, what consequences will be? Not only is it useless, but it will also lead to more and more bullying. But the Fenglin Town people resisted and defeated the robbers with strong soldiers, not only defending their homes, but also seizing a large amount of property. Now their lives are much better."

"So, what I said, "Don't use troops to strengthen the world" is just a beautiful wish and is destined to be impossible to achieve. Since war cannot be avoided, we must learn to use war to protect ourselves, annex and attack enemy countries, and seek benefits. This is a foolish opinion of my disciple. Please correct me by the teacher."

After saying that, Pang Juan looked at Guiguzi with expectation, hoping to receive a few words of praise.

Guiguzi frowned slightly, as if he was not very satisfied with Pang Juan's opinion. He looked at Sun Bin and Wei Liao and said, "What do you think?"

Wei Liao thought for a while and said, "Junior Brother Pang said it was a bit absolute. He used strong troops to rampant the world. It seems to be majestic, but there are hidden dangers. The old saying goes: Even if a country is big, it will perish if it is wary. Therefore, the disciples believe that the highest level of war should be to use war with caution, or even without war."

After hearing this, Pang Juan said unconvincedly: "Second Brother, you have forgotten a half of the sentence: 'Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger'. If you don't want to fight, others will come to fight you."

"No, no, I mean not not to fight." Wei Liao defended: "I just want to say that if you can resolve it without war, try not to use war. I think the highest level of war is to defeat others without fighting."

"How is this possible!" Pang Juan didn't believe it and said to himself: Are the enemy stupid? Surrender if you don't fight?

Guiguzi's eyes lit up, as if he was quite appreciating Wei Liaozhi's words. He looked at Sun Bin who had been silent and said, "Boling, your two senior brothers can't argue, what do you think?"

Sun Bin smiled: "I also think what Senior Brother Wei said is a little more insightful, but it also adds a little. The highest level of war should indeed be to defeat others without fighting, because once war is used, it will exhaust national strength and the fields will be deserted and the consequences will be very serious. Therefore, I am right to say that you should use war carefully."

"However," Sun Bin changed his mind: "I'm only half right. As long as people still have greed, war is destined to arise. Although defeating others without fighting is the highest level of war, this situation is rare after all, and often war is necessary to solve problems. And war is not scary. As long as war can conform to the "Tao" and "Trend", then you will definitely win."

"What is the 'Tao' and 'State' in war?" Guiguzi asked.

"'Tao' is the heart of the people. As long as the war can conform to the hearts of the people, one can win, just like 'King Wu defeated King Zhou'. Even if the world is in a major situation, the so-called 'those who follow the heavens prosper, and those who go against the heavens perish' is this principle."

"Okay." Wei Liao applauded and said happily: "I'm really good at speaking, it's more thorough than I can see."

"Very good, very good." Guiguzi also stroked his beard and praised: "What Bo Ling said is very consistent with my heart." He also chose Wei Liao and said: "Bo Yin said it very well." But for Pang Juan, it was the last word.

For Guiguzi, good is good, but he will not praise him against his will because of taking care of Pang Juan's emotions.

This is a taboo for being a teacher.

In Guiguzi's view, Pang Juan's vision is still a bit narrow and needs to be tempered. No matter how high a warrior achieves in the future, no matter how high a success is, it will be limited.

Looking at the happy Wei Liao and Sun Bin on the side, Pang Juan couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

He believed that he was definitely not a stupid person and worked hard in his studies, but why was he not as good as others?

Needless to say, Junior Brother Sun has a lot of knowledge and a lot of strange strategies.

Even Senior Brother Wei Liao, who seems to be lazy, has many opinions, but he is not as good as he can.

"Okay," Guiguzi smiled: "I'll be here this morning. Let's go and study my homework carefully."

"Yes, teacher." Sun Bin and the other two quickly stood up and saw him off.

Guiguzi left leisurely.

Sun Bin turned around, looked at Pang Juan with a frustrated look on his face, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother, what's wrong?"

"Oh--" Pang Juan sighed: "Junior brother, are you very stupid? You always disappoint the teacher."

Sun Bin was stunned and quickly comforted him: "How can senior brother be stupid? But he has shortcomings and inch strength. Senior brother Wei and I may be a little stronger in strategy, but senior brother is good at tactics. He is much better than us in terms of change in the face of battle and decisive behavior."

"Yes, yes." Wei Liao also smiled and said, "Also, are you very strong in swordsmanship? You can beat us both for more than one, and I still envy you."

When Pang Juan heard this, he felt much more cheerful and smiled embarrassedly: "Senior brother, I'm too proud of it. How could I be so powerful? If you don't understand anything in the future, you have to teach me more."

"Sure, are we brothers?" Sun Bin agreed immediately, and the three of them looked at each other and smiled.
Chapter completed!