Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 112 Dimensionality Reduction Strike

When Bai Yu accepted the challenge, Lu He was still worried about his recovery.

But looking at the current three-way competition, Bai Yu is leading in points by a certain margin, which makes Lu He feel much more at ease.

The first two events were archery and horsemanship, which are basic skills that almost anyone with superb martial arts skills can excel in. The three were evenly matched, with Bai Yu scoring full marks and the other two only missing one point each. The key was to see how the last three events went.

The third item is military strategy. You need to answer military strategy questions posed by the examiners.

The three returned to the center of the horse farm, where the emperor himself set the questions.

Answer according to the lottery.

The emperor posed the question: "Our army is facing a powerful enemy attack from the front, and at the same time, the horse-herding kingdom on the grasslands is also threatened by a large-scale enemy offensive. What should we do in this situation?" After saying this, the eunuch beside him drew lots, and Sun Haochong was chosen as the subject.

Sun Haochong, a newly appointed military officer, was well-versed in military strategy. After a moment's thought, he quickly answered fluently: "First, we need to use our main force to attract the enemy's attention and tie down their forces. At the same time, when the enemy is unaware, we should send our elite troops to raid their rear and harass them..."

Bai Yu stood to the side, completely bewildered, not understanding a single word. He was covered in sweat. "Master, I... I haven't read many books..." he whispered guiltily. "I can't understand what this guy surnamed Sun is saying."

Through the built-in earpiece, Lu He's voice came through: "Don't panic, I'll teach you how to answer. Just follow along. Stay calm and don't panic."

Sun Haochong finished his long and rambling answer, and the emperor nodded in satisfaction. The civil and military officials watching around also silently praised him; his answer was impeccable.

The Third Prince, Li Yun, couldn't hide his smugness.

However, Bai Yu wasn't the only one who was flustered on the field. Zhou Gang, the vanguard of the Imperial Guard, was also in a panic. His palms were sweaty, and he looked to Gao Zhan, who was watching from outside the racecourse, for help.

Gao Zhan could only awkwardly touch his nose and look away. He hadn't expected that this recommendation would require an exam; he had never encountered such a situation before. He knew that although Zhou Gang was born with superhuman strength, when it came to studying... well, that was up to fate.

As expected, Zhou Gang was chosen for the second question. He stammered for a long time, and was so anxious that he couldn't answer.

Zero points in this game.

"Then, for the last question, we don't need to draw lots. Bai Yu, just answer it directly." The emperor nodded to Bai Yu and stated the question: "As a commander, if your army is trapped in the center of a city, surrounded by formidable enemies, with scarce resources, a powerful enemy, and insufficient troops, how can you successfully break through the siege?"

Hearing the question, Lu He on the other side practically turned the Sun Tzu's Art of War, which she had exchanged with the system, into a dustbin of ink. She didn't forget to remind Bai Yu to pretend to be thinking and to act convincingly.

Bai Yu was sweating profusely as he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and pretended to be calm. It was really hard work for him to act.

"Don't you know, my dear minister?" Two minutes had passed, and seeing that Bai Yu neither answered the question nor abstained, the emperor couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty, I have just simulated it in my mind and I can answer now." Bai Yu opened his eyes and received Lu He's answer from the other end of the earpiece. He finally calmed down and became completely composed.

"First, create a miscalculation by the enemy and try to obtain external assistance. This can be done by sending a small number of troops to engage in several small-scale skirmishes with the enemy outside the city, while simultaneously creating a false impression that our reinforcements have arrived. At the same time, use various means to request assistance from outside. Second, choose a time when the enemy is less vigilant, such as at night or in bad weather, and launch a swift attack to break through the encirclement while the enemy is caught off guard."

This is the "feigned attack" and "iron horse and golden spear" strategy from Sun Tzu's Art of War. Li Cen looked at Lu He in astonishment as he read the answer aloud from the book; it was truly profound.

"What kind of book is this? I've never seen it before," Li Cen couldn't help but ask Lu He.

“This is called ‘The Art of War’ by Sun Tzu. It is…” Lu He thought for a moment, realizing that there was probably no Sun Bin in this fictional universe, and even the countries were things he had never heard of, such as the happy Kingdom and the Muma Kingdom. So he changed his words and said, “It was written by a deity surnamed Sun who was in charge of heavenly soldiers and generals. It is a heavenly book.”

Li Cen's eyes lit up: "Can I borrow it to take a look?"

Lu He closed the book and held out her hand: "Here you go!"

This answer surprised and delighted everyone present; this man was truly a military genius.

The emperor was very pleased to see that all the officials were praising Bai Yu. He originally just wanted to go through the motions and promote Bai Yu to the position of Imperial City Envoy. On the contrary, Sun Haochong and Zhou Gang had already secretly chosen their sides, but they just didn't say anything.

As long as Bai Yu doesn't make any major mistakes in the next two rounds of competition, this position will be his.