The Eldest Prince began, "This time we intend to cross the river from here to attack the rear of the Chu army. What's unclear is why we aren't being sent to assail the rear of the wild people."
It seemed as if he were asking a question and muttering to himself at the same time.
Since he had suffered a defeat, the Eldest Prince was now studying Tian Wujing's strategy. The sons of the Ji Family, particularly these princes, were remarkably resilient under the brutal rule of their father, the Yan Emperor.
Zheng Fan had once joked with his blind companion that, despite the Yan Emperor's cruel methods of education, the princes all matured exceptionally well. Were the Yan Emperor living in a later era, he could have written a treatise on the effectiveness of adversity in education and transformed himself into an educational authority.
Jin Shuke chuckled, took a sip from his waterskin, and explained, "Because the Chu people are prone to supply shortages, unlike the wild people."
