From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"That's a good idea, Brother Xiao, please tell me more about it."

Su Feiyu nodded slightly and looked at Xiao Yunhu.

"Actually, I only have a rough idea."

Xiao Yunhu smiled, paused slightly, and then continued.

"The so-called 'luring the snake out of its hole' means to lure the enemy out. And to lure the enemy deep into our trap means to lead them into our trap, so that we can easily win."

"Brother Xiao's words are true, but the problem is, the enemy and our forces are evenly matched. Even if we lure the enemy here, how can we possibly defeat them? As for traps, with such limited time, how can we lay them down undetected?"

"That's precisely why it's impossible to lure them all here; we can only lure a portion of the enemy. By outnumbering them, we can first eliminate a portion of them, establish a numerical advantage, and then winning will be much easier, won't it?"

"That's right, that makes sense."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Although it's not a brilliant strategy, it is indeed a feasible tactic under the current circumstances.

"Since everyone thinks it's a good idea, let's tentatively decide to lure the enemy in deep. Now let's discuss the specifics of how to carry it out."

Su Feiyu spoke again and tentatively agreed.

Next, everyone gathered together to discuss the details.

As the saying goes, many hands make light work; with everyone contributing their ideas, they actually came up with a plan.

It's still about luring the enemy out of their hole and drawing them in deep, but it's not simply about wearing down their strength. Instead, the target is Nangong Caiyun and Feng Chi.

First, lure the enemy out of their hole. While feigning a retreat to lure them deeper into the territory, send reinforcements. Seeing this, the enemy will inevitably send reinforcements as well. Continue feigning a retreat to lure out more and more enemy troops.

This would allow for a choice: if Nangong Caiyun or Feng Chi personally led the attack, then they would concentrate their forces to eliminate them. If Nangong Caiyun or Feng Chi remained in the rear, then they would strike directly at the enemy's rear, thus creating a diversionary tactic.

Regardless of the enemy's situation, the target is always Nangong Caiyun and Feng Chi.

Those who were recruited through the imperial examinations looked down on those who were recommended for official positions, but Nangong Caiyun and Feng Qi were exceptions.

Throughout the past year, in addition to the autumn exams, there were various quizzes, and the two consistently outperformed Zheng Bisheng. Although Zheng Bisheng verbally expressed his dissatisfaction, he was actually quite afraid of the two.

Therefore, in their view, as long as these two are eliminated first, the remaining candidates are not a threat.

"If we follow the plan, we will surely defeat the recommended scholar!"

On the sand table, the troop deployment was complete. Everyone nodded repeatedly, their faces beaming with joy.

"So the next question is, what positions will everyone play?"

After a moment, Su Feiyu spoke again, pointing to the isolated group of soldiers at the very front.

The deployment of conscripted troops is like a pocket, luring the enemy deeper and deeper, with the isolated force at the very front being the bait thrown out at the beginning.

Since it is bait and located at the forefront, there is a high probability that it will be eaten by the enemy, which means it is the most dangerous position.

The other positions are all fine, but this one is the only one to choose.

Su Feiyu looked at the crowd, but they either lowered their heads or looked elsewhere, avoiding eye contact with him.

Everyone knows that being used as bait is dangerous, so who would be willing to step forward?

After all, this is the Spring College Entrance Examination.

If they are eliminated right away, they will definitely not be among the top three.

"Brother Xiao."

Seeing that no one volunteered, Su Feiyu looked to Xiao Yunhu.

After all, it was his idea that came up.

"Do you have any brilliant ideas?"

"Young Master Su is joking. What brilliant ideas could I possibly have? But..."

Xiao Yunhu paused slightly, then smiled and said.

"This bait doesn't need to do anything or have any great abilities, but its position is extremely important and should not be taken lightly."

At the same time, others couldn't help but look at Chen Shi.

What is the bait? Just a piece of insignificant rotten flesh.

Sending a squad of elite soldiers up there, only to have them wiped out by the enemy, would be a loss. But sending a useless soldier up there, even if he gets killed by the enemy, wouldn't be a great loss.

Look at Chen Shi's crooked hundred soldiers, is there anyone more useless than him?

"As for who to choose, well, to be fair, let's have everyone vote."

Xiao Yunhu coughed twice and suggested saying something.

"Yes, yes, vote!"

"This is the fairest way."

The crowd echoed and nodded in agreement.

Although everyone intended for Chen Shi to act as bait, no one dared to speak out because of Chen's family background.

Voting is different. If it's anonymous, how can we know that they voted? Besides, there's a saying that the law doesn't punish everyone. If everyone votes for Chen Shi, what can Chen Shi do?

"Since everyone agrees that this is the appropriate course of action, then let's vote."

Su Feiyu looked around and nodded.

"I don't think we need to vote."

Just then, Chen Shi suddenly spoke.

"Although I am not very talented, I am still a recruited student. I overestimated myself and volunteered to take on this important task of baiting people."

"this……"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, somewhat surprised.

But then I realized what was happening.

Yes, if it were a vote, I would definitely vote for Chen Shi.

Rather than being pushed forward by everyone later, it's better to take the initiative and step forward yourself; that way, you'll earn a good reputation.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Chen Shi again and couldn't help but chuckle to themselves.

It seems this person isn't entirely useless; at least he's pragmatic and knows when to advance and retreat.

"Since Brother Chen is so righteous, then I will leave it to you."

Su Feiyu spoke, solemnly clasping his hands in a fist salute to Chen Shi.

Although the result is the same, the necessary polite words still need to be said.

Chen Shi smiled and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Su Feiyu.

With the bait set, the rest was much simpler. After a brief discussion, the group assigned the remaining positions.

By the time the plan was finalized, it was already late.

"It's time."

As he watched the red sun slowly sinking behind the western mountains, Su Feiyu's expression turned serious.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, it's the perfect time to act.

"Gentlemen, I, Chen, will take my leave now."

Chen Shi cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the crowd, then turned and left.

Then he led his hundred spear-wielding soldiers straight north.

Seeing the puppet troops under Chen Shi swaying precariously, everyone couldn't help but sneer again. They really were perfect candidates to be used as bait.

After Chen Shi had been gone for an hour, the others led their soldiers to their respective positions.

"Using me as bait? How could they even think of that? But it's just what I need."

As he led his troops northward, Chen Shi couldn't help but smile.

Previously, Feng Qi had approached him and asked him to act as an inside man, revealing the details of the recruitment and deployment of troops.

Although Chen Shi had already received Feng Qi's benefits, he didn't want to be a faithless liar.

I was thinking about how to find an opportunity before, but now that I'm acting as bait, I can easily break away from the others. Isn't that more convenient?

"I don't know how far it is."

Since that's the case, there's no need to think too much; just go find Feng Qi.

As they continued their march, they became more and more skilled at controlling the puppets, and now they were in perfect formation.