[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-stealing-ming":3,"chapter-stealing-ming-stealing-ming-chapter-146":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Stealing Ming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1220763,1614,"Chapter 146: Section Three: Disturbance","stealing-ming-chapter-146",146,"\u003Cp>The fourth year of the Tianqi reign, third month, Changsheng Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shi strode in with great strides, then stood to the side. Wu Mu also ambled leisurely into the tent, returned a half-salute to the officers, and sat down to one side. During Huang Shi's absence, Wu Mu had seized the opportunity to familiarize himself with the management model and had also gotten well acquainted with all the officers; the possibility of holding military conferences without him no longer existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Zhao Manxiong had once asked Huang Shi how to handle Wu Mu. But since they had not thought to adopt isolation measures back then, there was no regret medicine to take now. Issuing a hard order forbidding officers from contacting the Army Supervisor would invite suspicion of rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The military conference now begins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current model was for the intelligence officer to report first. Li Yunrui, seated at the lowest position, naturally stood up first: \"My lord, the movement south of the Plain Red Banner elite troops from Gaizhou has been confirmed. The Jianzhou slaves' Plain Red Banner has fully mobilized all twenty-one niru, each niru contributing an average of fifty combat soldiers, totaling over a thousand. This humble officer estimates that these are the group deployed north of Jinzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shi no longer required detailed reports on intelligence work; such overviews allowed him to grasp the situation at a glance. However, occasional spot checks were still necessary, such as at today's military conference: \"How did you determine this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This humble officer examined the intelligence reports from agents near Gaizhou. Thirty percent of them are confirmed reliable. The nine Jianzhou slave niru covered by these reports all, without exception, dispatched forty-five to fifty-five combat soldiers, and all the Heavy Armor Soldiers of each Jianzhou slave niru were deployed. Therefore, this humble officer concludes this is a general mobilization of the Jianzhou slaves' Plain Red Banner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also specific methods for judging whether intelligence was reliable or not, along with many lessons learned from successes and failures, so Huang Shi did not ask further: \"Very good. Continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This humble officer dispatched personnel to Lüshun Fort and retrieved and analyzed the military intelligence from Lüshun. The Jianzhou slaves north of Jinzhou have constructed four encampments in one go, among which are also the niru banners of the Jianzhou slaves' Bordered Red Banner. This humble officer estimates that the Jianzhou slaves' strength opposing our Changsheng Island consists of approximately fifteen hundred combat soldiers and over two thousand auxiliary soldiers... No signs of shipbuilding have been discovered, no signs of constructing siege equipment have been discovered, and our forces and the friendly troops in Jinzhou are not under threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what of the Jianzhou slaves' defenses in the Gaizhou region?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jianzhou slaves' Plain Red Banner in Gaizhou has twenty-one niru with six thousand able-bodied men, but only about six hundred are combat soldiers. The remaining four thousand are unarmored auxiliary soldiers. The villages have been further relocated inland, all now more than twenty li from the coast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty li is truly no short distance, giving the opponent a considerably long warning time. Huang Shi pondered this intelligence. Li Yunrui had already clasped his fists toward Wu Mu beside him and Huang Shi in the center: \"Army Supervisor, my lord, this humble officer has finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm,\" Huang Shi, lost in thought, responded absentmindedly, then immediately gathered his spirits and asked: \"Does Eunuch Wu have any questions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mu wagged his head and replied in a shrill voice: \"This servant has no questions. General Huang, please proceed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mobile Corps Commander Yang, if we dispatch troops to Gaizhou, what of our unit's supplies and ships?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Replying to my lord, our unit's ships can transport one thousand soldiers and three hundred horses in a single trip, with provisions sufficient to support the troops and horses in the field for fifteen days...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yang Zhiyuan finished, Wu Mu still indicated he had nothing to ask. Next, He Baodao reported on the training situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Army Supervisor, my lord, this general has finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Eunuch Wu have any questions?\" Huang Shi inquired as a matter of routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None,\" Wu Mu then could not help but praise: \"This servant also understands: 'Know the enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.' But only here with General Huang have I learned how to truly know the enemy and know oneself. Haha, General Huang is truly a pillar of our Great Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Wu flatters me.\" Huang Shi offered a casual modest remark, then addressed the officers below in a clear voice: \"It is now the spring plowing season. The Jianzhou slaves' auxiliary soldiers have all gone to the fields and cannot be assembled hastily. Moreover, from the third month to the seventh month each year, our Dongjiang Army rarely engages the Jianzhou slaves. Therefore, this general has resolved to dispatch troops to the outskirts of Gaizhou, with the aim of harassing and killing the Jianzhou slaves' auxiliary soldiers currently engaged in farming. The troop strength shall be sufficient to directly repel the six hundred Jianzhou slave combat soldiers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing this long passage, Huang Shi drew a deep breath: \"Mobile Corps Commander Zhao, where are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This general is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Formulate the plan.\" Huang Shi had always believed that the staff department's role was to turn the commander's resolve into a workable paper strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This general obeys the order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He who knows others is wise, he who knows himself is enlightened — Huang Shi had long since thrown that arrogance he had in Guangning to the Island of Java. He believed he had been far too ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth back then, thinking that relying on a bit of historical knowledge could allow him to contend against the heroes and famous generals of ancient times. Now his entirely new goal was to cultivate a military system that could surpass individual ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not pursue absolute perfection. Shortcomings are acceptable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This general understands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shi had discovered that his previous series of prophetic insights also had an adverse side effect, which was severely constraining Zhao Manxiong's imagination. Huang Shi had reviewed the plans Zhao Manxiong formulated when leading troops; they were all stereotyped, always trying to lure the enemy to a chosen location, seeking to exhaust the enemy's men and horses, and even preparing pits and roadblocks in advance. Huang Shi had harshly criticized this mode of thinking, but Zhao Manxiong still seemed somewhat puzzled, never quite understanding why Huang Shi alone could think things through so thoroughly, while his large group of staff officers could never produce such perfect contingency plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the discussion, Huang Shi noticed that Jin Qiude below the platform looked somewhat dejected. In every such military conference, this military judge could never get a word in: \"Mobile Corps Commander Jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This general is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go assist Mobile Corps Commander Zhao in formulating the plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Qiude drew a sharp breath and said joyfully in a loud voice: \"This general obeys the order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Wu?\" Seeing Wu Mu shake his head, Huang Shi immediately announced: \"The military conference is adjourned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words had barely faded when Yang Zhiyuan stepped out of the ranks and said loudly: \"Army Supervisor, my lord, this general has something to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak.\" Huang Shi saw righteous indignation on Yang Zhiyuan's face, which slightly surprised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This general believes that Mobile Corps Commander Jin enforces military law unfairly, betraying the trust my lord has placed in him.\" Having said this, Yang Zhiyuan shot a sideways glare at Jin Qiude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Jin Qiude's expression darkened, he did not appear very surprised and glared back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shi furrowed his brow: \"Mobile Corps Commander Yang, speak slowly. 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