Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 900: The Battle Begins!

Chapter 900: The Battle Begins!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

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Wang Chong's words of 'The superior general breaks the enemy's schemes, and attacking morale is always the better course of action' made Wang Fu's brow rise in surprise. The Wang Clan was a clan of ministers and generals with a deep store of strategic texts, all of which Wang Fu knew by heart. But he had never heard of these two sayings from his little brother¹.

"…Now, whether or not Dalun Ruozan is willing, he will have to mobilize!" Wang Chong confidently declared.

Both Abu Muslim and Dalun Ruozan were excellent generals. The former had pushed Gao Xianzhi to the very brink, while no more needed to be said about the latter. When confronting these two, Wang Chong need to go all-out and not show the slightest carelessness. However, as the War Saint of the Central Plains, he had his means of seizing the advantage and transforming passivity into activity.

In the art of war, it was said 'If one's forces are ten to the enemy's one, surround them; if five to one, attack them; if double, divide them; if equal, offer battle.' If one had fewer soldiers and had nowhere to retreat, the best method was to rely on fortifications and compel the enemy to attack. In siege battles, the defending side always had the greatest advantage and had the fewest losses.

Right now, Wang Chong was urging Dalun Ruozan to attack.

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"This is his open scheme. He's not afraid that we won't take the bait, and certainly not afraid that we won't attack. If we don't want to end up completely divided and end up completely under his control, we must attack!"

On the distant hilltop, Dalun Ruozan slowly began to speak before the three Imperial Great Generals. In many matters, he and Wang Chong seemed less like enemies and more like allies. Wang Chong knew what he was thinking, and he knew what Wang Chong was thinking.

There were no hidden schemes here!

True strategy was one where even if one's enemy could see through it, they would still have to go alo

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