"There is a saying in the Art of War: Soldiers are crafty."

"So if you can, you can show that you can't; if you use it, you can show that you don't use it. If you are close, you can show how far you are; if you are far, you can show how close you are."

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His eyes kept moving on the map in front of him, and the art of war recited loudly by his senior brother Pang Juan sounded in his ears, but the curve of the corner of Sun Boling's mouth became more and more brilliant.

"Attack them unprepared and take them by surprise. The victory of this military strategist cannot be passed down first."

While telling the chapter in The Art of War, he moved his eyes from the map in front of him to his senior brother Pang Juan. The next moment, their eyes met at the same place.

When a smile appeared on the corner of each mouth, the pair of junior brothers had already reached a silent understanding.

"Since arriving in Hexi, senior brother has made a big fanfare. It's because of this reason."

"good."

In front of his junior brother Sun Boling, Pang Juan didn't have any hidden plans, but instead revealed everything he had in mind.

"The alliance between Qin and Wei only resulted in a truce for a few years."

"Both the Wei State and the Qin State know very well that unless Qin and Wei completely lose the ability to fight, a war will still inevitably happen between the two sides."

"Now that the situation between the two sides is that Wei is strong and Qin is weak, the initiative in this war is in the hands of our country, Wei."

"When to launch the offensive, and from where to launch the offensive, everything is in the hands of the king and us."

While speaking, Pang Juan slowly took a step forward and placed his right index finger on the map in front of him.

All the way down the Jingshui River that separated the territories of Wei and Qin, the fighting spirit in Pang Juan's eyes became more and more intense.

"Bo Ling, why do you think I trained the Hexi soldiers with such great fanfare after arriving in Hexi, and why do you think I repeatedly sent scouts across the Jingshui River to investigate the other side?"

Faced with Pang Juan's question, which was somewhat test-like, a confident smile immediately appeared on Sun Boling's face.

"Bo Ling thinks that the reason why senior brother is doing this is to make Qin think that our Wei army will attack Qin from the Jingshui River."

"The one who knows me is Bo Ling. That's exactly what it is."

A bright smile appeared on Pang Juan's face, and the next moment Pang Juan's right hand palmed down heavily on the map in front of him.

"I still remember that when he first entered the Wei Kingdom, Bo Ling won the emperor's appreciation for his one-volume policy of destroying Qin."

"The development of Hexi and the attack on Yiqu are progressing steadily as Boling originally envisioned."

"I spent several years in Hexi, training soldiers and collecting information, also for Boling's original plan."

Gradually putting away the memories in his heart, Pang Juan looked at Sun Boling aside with a more solemn look.

"Now that several years have passed, the Qin State has focused all its attention on the banks of the Jing River, and most of the Qin State's troops are stationed here."

"The planning in the past has been done properly, and Pang Juan has lived up to the promise made by the Sushui River back then."

After Pang Juan finished speaking, he recalled the scene when the two of them parted ways in Shushui, and a feeling of emotion suddenly surged into Sun Boling's heart.

After stepping back slightly, Sun Boling bowed to his senior brother.

"Bo Ling, thank you very much, senior brother."

Pang Juan did not stop him from doing this salute, but stood where he was and accepted the salute.

A few breaths later, when the two people's eyes came together again, any grudges that had arisen in their hearts completely dissipated at this time.

After some time, the pair of brothers returned to their seats, and the focus of discussion between them shifted from the planning in the past to the war that would break out soon.

"Bo Ling, I think that since we are going to war with Qin, we in Wei should divide our troops into two groups."

"One road is composed of a large number of infantry, while the other road should contain all elite cavalry."

Listening to Pang Juan's thoughts on the troop ratio for this battle, Sun Boling couldn't help but show some agreement on his face.

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu says: All warriors must use the right combination to win by surprise.

For the Wei State, which was at war with Qin this time, the first army was the regular army, while the other army was the surprise army.

Although the first army had an absolute advantage in numbers, it was not the main offensive force in the first battle.

In the first stage of this battle against Qin, what the Wei army has to do is line up along the existing national borders of Wei and Qin.

The purpose of this is actually very clear, that is, to pin the main force of Qin's army firmly to the line of Jingshui River.

As for the second army of Wei State, it is the extraordinary army in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.

When the main force of the Qin army is attracted by the Wei army to the Jingshui line, this army will avoid the Qin army's sharp edge.

Relying on its own speed advantage, this army will cross the large grassland in the north of Qin before the Qin army can react.

In the end, this army will appear unexpectedly at the rear of the Qin army, and use the long sword in their hands to strike the most critical and fatal blow to Qin.

Once this strange army captured the Wushi Fortress in the northern part of the Qin State, and went south along the Longshan Mountain to successfully capture the Qin State cities such as Qiyi, the Qin State's capital Yongdu would be exposed to the fierce military front.

Of course, it would be a bit fanciful to rely solely on this unique force to decide the outcome of the entire battle.

When this strange Wei army appeared near Yongdu, the capital of Qin, the entire war against Qin entered the second stage.

The capital of the country was attacked by the Wei army. The main force of the Qin army confronting the Wei army on the Jingshui front line was inevitably unavoidable.

It was at this stage that the roles played by the main forces of the two armies of the Wei Army also underwent fundamental changes.

The cavalry of the Wei army, which was originally a surprise force, will be given the task of containment, and the main force of the Wei army, which was responsible for containment in the first battle, will storm the Jingshui defense line of the Qin army with the strongest combat power.

Once Jingshui is captured by the main force of the Wei army, the Qin army will be in the most dangerous situation with enemies from both sides.

"When our two armies join forces at the foot of Yongdu City, this battle against Qin will also end with the complete victory of our Wei State."

Thinking that he would soon lead an army to Yongdu City, Pang Juan's face was filled with a look of victory.

At this moment, Sun Boling, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked.

"Senior Brother, if the war really goes as smoothly as Senior Brother imagined, how should Wei, our country, deal with Qin, the loser in the war?"

"How to deal with it? Naturally, it is to incorporate its territory into the territory of our Wei State, and to include its people under the rule of our Wei State..."

Before he finished speaking, Pang Juan suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.

"The battle to destroy Qin, isn't this what your Majesty and Bo Ling have been planning?"

Facing Pang Juan's questioning look towards him, Sun Boling thought for a moment and then slowly said something.

"In the past, I was indeed thinking hard about the strategy to destroy Qin, but in recent days, another strategy proposed by Gongsun Situ is more suitable for our country, Wei."

Sun Boling mentioned another strategy proposed by Situ Gong Sun Yang, which immediately aroused the curiosity of Pang Juan.

"What's the plan?"

"Change from destroying Qin to weakening Qin."
Chapter completed!