Nan Luo no longer inquired about that matter. Instead, he asked about some things related to the matter of tactics and development of his army. After all, he would also need to develop his adjutant who were working under him.
It would be impossible for him to be great on his own while the others were lagging behind.
"The art of war usually follows the same pattern and development, but how it will be in the battlefield will depend on the current situation." Old Master Nan looked at Nan Luo. "A good formation can affect the battlefield and might even be the one that decide whether you will win or lose."
Nan Luo furrowed his eyebrows. He had already felt that formation was important, but he never thought that it would be so much.
Old Master Nan smiled. "If you can think that using certain formation in certain time is correct, you can try to develop in this matter. Besides, every army had their own advantage and disadvantage. You have to determine what kind of formation will be the most suitable at the specific situation."
He couldn't point out everything for Nan Luo because he would not stay beside Nan Luo all the time. All he could do was to guide Nan Luo, allowing him to think for himself so that he would not be constricted in one pattern.
Staying at the battlefield for a long period of time had allowed Nan Luo to grow.
And Old Master Nan simply shared his experience so that Nan Luo didn't have to run in circles and faced wall like he did when he was younger.
"Thank you, Grandfather." Nan Luo felt that he needed some time to digest the information he obtained from his grandfather.
There were many things that they had discussed in the past incense stick of time. The formation was the last thing he felt important.
"Anything else." Old Master Nan looked at Nan Luo with appreciation. Nan Luo was not as smart and sharp as Feng Ao Kuai. But his keen senses and way of thinking had given him another advantage on the battlefield.
For Old Master Nan, it was a very good development.
"That should be all." Nan Luo finally stopped asking.
Beside them, Feng Ao Si was somewhat sleepy because he couldn't understand more than half of what Nan Luo was asking. There were some technical terms that he felt unfamiliar with and couldn't force himself to understand more.
All he knew was that Nan Luo first asked the matter of attacking or sieging something and then moved to other topics that he was not very clear.
In the end, he just gave up.
It has never been his forte in the first place anyway.
"In that case, you better have some rest for the time being. Yi City will definitely develop more because of the river branches and so on. A lot of officials and noble families sent their family members to come here." Old Master Nan sighed.
Yi City has always been a strategic location. It was quite unfortunate that the potential was not utilized well and left like this by those who lived here. Now that they had taken over the city, it will slowly turn into a trading city.
The river was the perfect place for trade to start developing.
But that was a matter that other people should pay attention to and not him.
"What's the relationship with us?" Feng Ao Si was confused.
"They will come to pay a visit to Nan Family."
"Huh?"
Feng Ao Si was stupid.
On the other hand, Nan Luo rubbed his forehead. He knew that Nan Family was not exactly a small family anymore in the eyes of others. Even though there was only him and his grandfather on the surface, it seemed that their presences were enough for some people to begin making their moves.
After all, for one to have more influence in others, that had to either depend on many capable people or one person whose capability was truly worth it.
And Nan Luo had slowly become a person worth befriending in their eyes.
Nan Luo himself could sense it, so he knew that sooner or later, he would have to deal with the nobles again. How much he would have to deal with them was relatively unknown for the current him, but he could guess that it was still not that much.
At least, for now.
"Who will come first?" Nan Luo finally asked.
Old Master Nan passed a look at Nan Hua before turning to look at Nan Luo again. "Xiao Family."
"Xiao Family?" Nan Luo blinked his eyes, wondering which family it might be.
Nan Hua's eyes flashed for a moment. Xiao Family is the current empress' paternal family. She had seen for herself that Xiao Qiang (Empress Xiao) was trying to get close to her covertly several times in the past. At that time, the Xiao Family must be assessing the Nan Family to know whether they were worth befriending or not.
And at the last moment, Xiao Qiang decided to truly help her in the open as if she was announcing her presence. While it was true that befriending the Empress was a good idea, but Nan Hua was not close with Xiao Qiang.
She only had limited interaction with the other party.
"The Empress's family," Nan Hua answered.
"What?" Nan Luo was stupefied. "Why would the Empress' family want to get close to Nan Family? Do they think that being part of the Imperial Family didn't have enough power for them?"
"Just be careful." Nan Hua looked at her twin brother and felt that he should be fine in dealing with some members from Xiao Family. Even though the people from Xiao Family was smart, they were always being careful and didn't dare to truly side with anyone.
It was because they didn't want to be dragged by other people's problem. Their stance was somewhat neutral and would lean towards one side but they didn't dare to truly openly show their stance in order to preserve their family's lives.
Cautious and scheming.
Those were the two characteristic Nan Hua felt from Xiao Family.
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