"That bastard, Chu Wuhui..."
While distracted, Chief Clerk Yu caught a glimpse of Chu Jie and Chu Yao working together. Something vaguely came back to him, and he couldn't help muttering under his breath.
"He's grown even more skilled over the years..."
Other than Shen Tang, probably nobody in this world would think Chu Yao was a simple, kind, gentle, and forgiving old man.
Especially not Chief Clerk Yu, who knew about his younger years.
Other Literary Scholars studied military strategy, learned battle formations, honed their Word Spirits, and thought about how to set up and break formations. Chu Yao was different. He loved letting his imagination run wild and always noticed details on the battlefield that other people missed...
Then he would conduct targeted research into those details.
For example, Word Spirits like [Sink into Fire], which wormed into the cracks of a person's heart and struck at their opponent's mind. And, like the war chariot and war drums before them, things that not only targeted enemy morale, but could also disrupt the transmission of information and even alter military orders.
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Yes, this man liked to strike at the root of things.
Even now, with Word Spirits widespread, communication on the battlefield was still inconvenient. In ancient times, people relied on "advance at the sound of drums, retreat at the sound of gongs," using drums and gongs to direct a battle on the spot, or sending messengers on horseback through the battlefield to repeat orders.
Or they would shout in unison, using short words like "advance," "retreat," "pursue," and "kill" to relay the commander's orders.
This also applied pressure through sheer force of numbers and sound.
Later, specialized soldiers carrying signal flags were added. By using different flag positions, they could relay the commander's orders over long distances