There were thirteen chapters in Sun Tzu's Art of War, and the battlefield of Sun Tzu's literary world was divided into thirteen continents. From afar, it looked like the siege ladders of the School of Mohism, and there were cloud-shaped stairs connecting the continents. Thus, these thirteen continents were named the "Thirteen Cloud Ladders of the School of the Military".
After entering the first cloud ladder, one could participate in some battles. As long as one won, one would obtain a certain amount of killing power. After accumulating enough killing power, one could enter the second cloud ladder, and so on.
The minimum requirement to enter the thirteen cloud ladders was to be a Grand Scholar of the School of the Military who had passed the court examination. Ordinary Grand Scholars only had one chance to enter each year. Grand Scholars of the Notre-Dame could enter three times a year. One could exchange for three chances using literature and ink, and one could exchange for three extra chances using military merits. Disciples of the Half-saint clan could obtain three extra chances, disciples of the Quasi-saint clan could obtain six extra chances, and disciples of the Kongsheng clan could obtain nine extra chances.
Every time one advanced a rank, they would obtain three extra chances.
A Grand Scholar of the Notre-Dame of the Kongsheng clan could enter eighteen times a year.
Only the Sun Tzu clan and the Sun Bin clan were exceptions. The disciples of these two clans could obtain ten extra chances every year.
Fang Yun was Xusheng. Even if he had not passed the court examination and was not a Grand Scholar of the Notre-Dame, he could still enter thirteen times a year. After becoming Xusheng, the Sun Tzu clan and the Sun Bin clan each gave him ten extra chances, and the Notre-Dame also gave him ten extra chances.
Fang Yun could also exchange for literature and military merits. Now, he could obtain forty-nine chances every year!
Apart from the Half-saint clan, no one could compare to Fang Yun. Even the head of the Sun Tzu clan could not compare.
The difficulty of the thirteen cloud ladders was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Even Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, and other famous military scholars only reached the ninth step in the end and could not go any higher.
After the ninth cloud ladder, there was another name. It was called the Battlefield of the Saint Thrones!
This was because after the ninth cloud ladder, the war would affect the entire continent. Without the power of the Saint Path, no matter how good one was at war, it would be difficult to take care of the overall situation.
The battles before the ninth ladder were nothing more than battles between nations or demons and barbarians. After the ninth cloud staircase, various races would be involved. It would be a battle of a hundred races. The way of battle and the terrain were also very special. From time to time, there would even be Saint level demons and barbarians appearing. The level of danger was far above that of ordinary battles.
The thirteen cloud ladders were the core holy land of the School of the Military. He would rather not enter the Book Hill than not climb the 13th cloud ladder.
The confrontation of the Dao of War was to enter a certain cloud ladder continent. The winner would be able to seize a portion of the loser's killing power, and no matter how much killing power the loser had, he would definitely fall down a level. Then, the killing power would quickly dissipate, and finally fall to the lowest level of this level.
If he descended from the second cloud ladder to the first, all of the killing power would dissipate.
It was precisely because the punishment for the confrontation of the Dao of War was too harsh that if it wasn't for the deep hatred between them. Militarists rarely fought in such a manner.
However, there were too many people in the Ten Nations and the conflicts between the families of each nation were too complicated. Every year, there would be dozens of confrontations.
Gyeongo was different from Jingguo.
To the north of Jingguo were the barbarians. All of the generals had experienced a lot of actual battles. However, Gyeongo had been peaceful for many years. Except for a few generals who were stationed in various demon mountains and the generals of various ancient lands, the rest were ordinary.
For example, although Zhou Junhu was now working in the capital, he had been leading troops in battle for decades. Although he didn't participate in any battles recently, he focused his energy on the art of war. With sufficient accumulation of previous experience, the art of war had improved.
Military scholars would at least reach the third cloud ladder, and the outstanding ones could reach the fourth. Zhou Junhu had just reached the fifth cloud ladder last year and was already considered a top military scholar.
In terms of the talents of the military. The top people of the two nations were on par with each other, but they were in the middle. Jingguo's disadvantage of having fewer people was obvious. They were inferior to Gyeongo. In terms of overall strength, Jingguo was still inferior.
In order to protect Fang Yun, Jingguo sent Zhou Junhu and a few other Gyeongo scholars. However, the famous generals of Gyeongo were guarding important places and couldn't come with the Qing Emperor. Naturally, they couldn't be compared.
Logically speaking, even if Xin Zhi didn't dare to challenge Zhou Junhu, the military scholars of Gyeongo should have accepted the challenge. However, they knew very well that they couldn't be compared to a fierce person like Zhou Junhu.
The murderous nature of a military scholar depended mainly on the literary platform formed when he was a scholar. For example, Zhou Junhu's distant uncle in the Qi Nation was Zhou Qingtian. The military scholar's literary platform was the "Ten Thousand Army Literary Platform". It focused on strategizing and had an average murderous nature. On the other hand, Zhou Junhu's literary platform was the "Hundred Army Literary Platform". Once it was activated, countless weapons would appear.
Xin Zhi was also a famous general of Gyeongo. He was considered outstanding in the Hanlin Academy. However, compared to Zhou Junhu, he was far inferior.
Xin Zhi avoided Zhou Junhu's sharp gaze and looked at the Jingguo Hanlin Academy. He said, "General Zhou is suppressing me with his position as a scholar. Naturally, I can't win against him. However, do you Jingguo like to bully the weak? Hanlin Academy of Jingguo, do you dare to fight with me? "
As soon as he said this, the officials of Jingguo fell silent.
Jingguo was facing internal and external troubles. The top Hanlin Academy was in the north, preparing to fight against the barbarians and demons. The Hanlin Academy, which was strong in the art of war, couldn't protect Fang Yun. They couldn't follow Fang Yun.
Most of the Hanlin Academy present were officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple. Only He Ludong and a few others were from the military Hanlin Academy.
He Ludong had just joined the Hanlin Academy and didn't have any experience in commanding. If he fought with Xin Zhi, he wouldn't be afraid. In fact, he was even confident that he could win. However, when it came to the art of war, he wasn't as good as Xin Zhi.
The Great Hall fell into an awkward balance. Both sides had their own strengths and weaknesses. However, both sides could be controlled by the other.
Xin Zhi was suppressed by Fang Yun before. Now that he was relieved, he saw that the Jingguo people didn't answer. He laughed and said, "What's wrong? Jingguo only knows how to bully the weak. When they meet someone of the same rank, they all become cowards? "
He Ludong was a hot-blooded man after all. He said angrily, "Then I'll fight with you, a useless soldier. Let's see who's better!"
"Hahaha … Okay, then I'll take away your killing power in the thirteenth cloud ladder and let you …"
"Wait." Fang Yun's voice sounded.
Xin Zhi was so scared that his tongue trembled. He cursed in his heart, Fang Xusheng, that's enough! From yesterday until today, he had been suppressing the Gyeongo officials. With one poem, he pushed the Qing Emperor and the Royal Family into a ditch and tainted their reputation. Why did he still want to fight now?
Xin Zhi shut his mouth and looked at Fang Yun with some fear. His eyes were dark.
Under everyone's gaze, Fang Yun looked down at everyone like a king. He said slowly, "General Xin said that Jingguo has no one and likes to bully the weak. However, Bensei doesn't think so. On the contrary, I feel that having General He and General Xin face off against each other is like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. It is still bullying. Therefore, Bensei thinks that Jingguo will show its magnanimity by choosing a Jinshi to fight with you. General Xin, do you dare? "
The officials were stunned. Xin Zhi's eyes were filled with suspicion. He quickly scanned everyone in Jingguo. He thought that Jingguo didn't have any outstanding Jinshi in recent years. Furthermore, he couldn't be in the team.
Xin Zhi subconsciously looked at Fang Yun. He was stunned for a moment and then suddenly understood!
(To be continued)
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