When Sun Tu took the imperial edict and another scroll from the eunuch who came to announce the imperial edict, his expression seemed quite strange. After a while, he forced a smile and said: "The fact that the officials are so concerned about the weak ministers' conquest for the bandits makes me feel scared. However, I still have something to report. Now that the army's food and supplies are getting less, I hope the court can dispatch some as soon as possible to solve our army's urgent needs."

The middle-aged eunuch in front of him just responded vaguely: "The court will have someone to arrange this matter, so we can't argue. However, Sun Dujian, the official's meaning is already very clear. I hope you can take the order and the formation map as soon as possible. After defeating the thief in this way, you will not lose your contribution."

"Yes, yes, I am obeying the will." Sun Tu nodded humbly, and then ordered people to take the other party down to entertain and rest. It was not until the eunuch left that Qi Desheng and several generals could not help but come up and said, "Chief, what's the so-called formation map in the will?"

The content of the imperial edict that was suddenly conveyed today was actually very simple. On the one hand, it encouraged Sun Tu to lead his army to slaughter the bandits in Liangshanpo as soon as possible. On the other hand, it sent a pattern of formation that the emperor had negotiated with many ministers in the capital over the past few days that could help Sun Tu defeat the enemy, and asked Sun Tu to lead his army to set up the formation accordingly.

Sun Tu used to think that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty liked to interfere in front-line wars and was always used to commanding blindly. The statement that the front-line generals sent maps to break the enemy formation was a joke, but now he realized that all this was true. Even Zhao Ji, a middle-aged literary emperor, actually began to interfere in the war here, which really caught people off guard and was amused and laughed.

The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. Not to mention that the monarch and ministers in the capital who were thousands of miles away only rely on a temporary topographic map to formulate strategies. Even if they are on the battlefield, they can sometimes make wrong decisions. But the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty took it for granted. Over the years, almost no one dared to disobey this absurd approach, and no one dared to object.

At the root of this, in addition to the low status of military generals and the suppression of the court, they cannot make decisions on many things and can only go with the flow, more importantly, they are all smart people who are self-protection and know that in this way, their responsibilities can be taken the lightest.

Because if the formation of troops is defeated according to the emperor's formation, it will be yours. After all, the emperor will not compete with his ministers for me. At most, he will just praise the wise and wise afterwards. The money and titles he should get will not be less. Once he is defeated, in this case, the accusations and criticisms of the court will be much less, and the final punishment will be stopped. It can be considered as a huge profit without compensation, which is the most safe.

But what if you make your own decisions and don’t follow the formation chart? Even if you win, you will be charged with deceiving the emperor. Rewards and other rewards will inevitably be greatly reduced. But once you lose, it will be a crime to add to the crime, and it is very likely to lose your official position and even your life.

In comparison, smart people will naturally seek profit and avoid harm, and strictly follow the formation chart. As for how many times they have been defeated by the enemy and how many innocent soldiers died in vain, they are not what they care about. The Song Dynasty was not prosperous in military preparations, and they fought with the northern countries with more defeats and fewer victory. In a sense, this is also the key.

Now, the court sent such a thing to Sun Tu. He just opened it and frowned deeply. The formation map was marked very clearly. Even how several armies trapped the mountains and attacked the mountains, and even when and where to launch an attack. It seemed that as long as Sun Tu did as described above, Liangshanpo could be determined in one battle.

After seeing the things above, Sun Tu even suspected that the monarchs and ministers in the capital were time travelers like him. They played this battle as a real-time strategy game, and they actually wanted to remotely control a war. They really thought they were facing a group of low intelligence and simple and difficult AIs?

"We actually attacked the mountains from the west, and chose noon... Do they think our soldiers can march on the water?" After only looking at them, Yang Zhi couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "It's just a fool."

"Not only that, look at this side, we actually let our entire army attack Liangshan together. If so, I'm afraid that all our thousands of soldiers will be completely destroyed here!" Qi Desheng also said with a dark face.

Then, everyone looked at Sun Tu: "Master, what should I do?"

Yes, what choice should we make? This is the will issued by the emperor. If they do not attack according to this formation map, what should we do if someone picks up the problem? Because in theory, the eunuch who passed the order will remain in the army as a supervisor and urge Sun Tu to act according to the formation map.

Even if he had worked as a military supervisor, his face was not very good at this time. Although he only knew how to talk about war on paper, he could see that this formation map was really wrong and missed. As for the reason, I am afraid that someone in the court was deliberately misleading the emperor, so he had such a formation map that would make Sun Tu lose. But at the same time, he was also a little worried about the consequences of not following the order, so after hesitating, he said: "Sun Dujian, have you ever thought about the consequences? If you come according to this formation map, you can get a turnaround even if you lose. But once you don't follow this, you're afraid..."

"Zeng Jianjun, what you are talking about is just an ordinary situation. Judging from the situation where I have made enemies in many places in the court, do you think that once I am defeated, can I really get excused based on this statement?" Sun Tu suddenly asked.

"This..." Zeng Kaigan immediately lost his words because he was indeed the truth. Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and others regarded Sun Tu as a thorn in their eyes and must be removed soon. How could they miss such a good opportunity to punish him?

"I can guarantee that once I really send troops according to this formation map, I will be defeated, and those in the court will definitely take the opportunity to convict me of serious crimes. As for the matter on the formation map, it is easy to explain. As long as I did not fully follow the formation map during this period, some people will jump out to testify, and I will never argue." Sun Tu sneered. He knew very well that the fundamental reason for his foothold was the elite troops under his command. How could he force the soldiers to the dead in order to give the court an explanation?

So soon, Sun Tu threw the formation map aside: "The king will not accept the orders of the outside king. We don't have to pay attention to such a mess. They say whatever they want. As long as they win in the end, we will not have any trouble! The most urgent thing now is to collect food and grass and nearby ships. By the way, has there been no reply from Jeju Prefecture?"

All the generals were stunned, and they could not keep up with Sun Tu's speed of changing topics. After a while, Wei Dingguo, who was in charge of logistics, whispered: "Jiju Prefecture only sent him back yesterday, saying that the local food was not enough, so this time he could only send 3,000 hu of food first. The things were already prepared and should be delivered within five days."

"What about the relevant supply that the court promised us?" Sun Tu asked again. Since this time he was attacking Liangshanpo under the order of the court, most of the supply of food and salary needs to be allocated by the court, but until now, they have not seen any of these things.

"There is no news from the court, I'm afraid it's..." Wei Dingguo said with a wry smile.

Sun Tu snorted softly. This should be Cai Jing and others who used the means behind their backs. They wanted to seize the food and supplies of their army, thus causing themselves to be defeated in front of Liangshanpo. For these guys, the danger of Liangshanpo bandits was nothing at all. Sun Tu was the target they must get rid of!

"How many days can the military food and grass last?" Sun Tu asked another very critical question.

"It's also five days, and it's still tight to use it. If it's open, the food will be exhausted in three days." Wei Dingguo reported with a bitter face. He didn't care about the grain before and didn't know the hardships. Now he knows how frustrating and painful the logistics are. Because the distribution of military rations has decreased recently, he has heard a lot of people cursing behind his back. This is a grievance.

Sun Tu exhaled: "It will be another five days... The time marked on the formation map is five days later. The military rations of Jeju Prefecture will be delivered in five days, and even the food and grass in our army will be cut off in five days... Hey, is this a coincidence, or has it been planned by some people long ago?"

When he mentioned it, everyone suddenly realized it and all showed vigilance: "Main sect, was it because someone had already revealed our details early in the morning? Even the Jeju Prefecture did it intentionally?"

"I'm afraid that's most of it. They have already calculated the specific day of the food we carried when we set off, so they have asked me such a difficult problem. Humph, it's really a good plan. I'm trying to use all means to defeat me!" Sun Tu's face became gloomy, and his thoughts were the same. Compared with the Liangshan bandits on the mountain ahead, the court and the guys in Shandong who wanted to kill him were his biggest enemy!

"Main Prison, what should we do? Now that the Liangshan bandits are guarding the mountain barriers, we may not be able to break them in a short period of time. Why not... withdraw the troops?" Dong Ping suddenly put forward a bold idea.

Indeed, judging from the current situation, withdrawing troops is the best choice. This will not fail, but also protect one's own strength to the greatest extent. As for the court's subsequent accountability, everyone believes that Sun Tu's courage can definitely withstand the pressure.

But Sun Tu shook his head: "It is definitely not my usual style for Sun Tu. I have never been able to retreat without a fight since I led the army, so Liangshan must be pacified!"

"But in terms of food and grass..."
Chapter completed!