Chapter Seventy-Eight: Building Momentum

When I returned to the General's Mansion, Zheng Yu had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as I arrived, he immediately came up with a stern expression and asked, "Where is my mother?" I'm looking for you outside. β€œ

"I went out and ran some errands." I saw that he didn't look right, and asked, "But what news did you find?"

Zheng Yu nodded and said: "Yes, Cao Jizhi has returned, and the spies we sent out have confirmed that the siege this time is the same as Wan Yan Bing, who declared war on Ming not long ago." The number of troops is 100,000, and the formation used is the crane wing formation used last time, I heard that the reason why the previous months did not go south was to practice this formation, and now this formation is very skilled and indestructible. ”

I nodded, "In that case, let's hurry to the military advisor's tent and make plans." ”

Zheng Yu said: "That's right, they are already waiting in the tent. ”

Zheng Yu and I rushed to the military division's tent camp, and sure enough, several lieutenant generals and soldiers were already in full battle, and everyone's brows were furrowed, it seemed that the situation was indeed not optimistic.

When Hong Junshi saw that I was coming, he stepped forward and said, "Miss is finally here." ”

I saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and replied: "I have already heard Zheng Yu talk about the enemy situation, although the enemy army is several times larger than ours, but we occupy favorable terrain, and it should not be difficult to defend it. Now you must not lose the momentum first. β€œ

Master Hong nodded and said, "That's true, but an hour ago, I don't know who sent the news, and now the news of the general's departure from the city has been spread throughout the military camp, including the city." Those who know are rumors that the general went out of the city to inspect, and those who don't know even say that the general abandoned us. Now it's already panicked. If it was just a large army pressing the border, we would not be afraid, but now we are afraid that our army will be disheartened. Moreover, every time the siege was resolved before, the military and the people worked together, but now if the people in the city are also panicked......"

When I heard this, I was also a little flustered in my heart, but the more this happened, the more calm I became, and said: "The Hong army is too worried, it is normal for the general to go out of the city to inspect, and the army is just in a hurry at this time. If the people in the city really trust the general so much, then they should know that the general is a person, since he was able to successfully resist the enemy before, there is no reason to flee this time. I'm sure this rumor won't spread very far. ”

Xue Runing stood up and said: "Miss is reasonable, and the last general also believes that no one will believe this rumor." However, it is an indisputable fact that the general is not there, and how to convince the people and the army that the general is there or not can resist the enemy, this is the key. Without this kind of confidence, it will be difficult for us to mobilize everyone. ”

I looked at Junshi Hong and said, "Junshi already has a good prescription?"

Hong Junshi nodded and said: "The old man did think of a trick, but he needs the cooperation of the young lady, I don't know if the young lady is willing." ”

I smiled and said, "Now that the soldiers are in the city, do I have any other choice?" Besides, I'm in the city, and it's a matter of my own life, so why wouldn't I?"

Hong Junshi stroked his beard and said, "The only way to do this is to announce the identity of Miss to everyone." On the one hand, Miss is Ding Xiang's beloved daughter, so Ding Xiang will definitely ask the court for troops to save us, and we are not independent; On the other hand, Miss has been married to the general since she was a child, and it is impossible for the general to give up her childhood sweetheart's fiancΓ©e. Moreover, there is no need to hide that Miss is a disciple of the great general Huo Jinghuai, Miss has studied tactical formations since she was a child, and even the general entrusts Ancheng to Miss when he goes on patrol, so there is no need to worry about it. β€œ

I looked up at Hong Junshi, his expression was natural, and he couldn't see at all that Huo Jinghuai's disciple was made up by him I knew that he wanted everyone to convince me, I thought about it, and also made a jaw head, expressing my acquiescence to this.

Huo Jinghuai I know, he is as famous as Marshal Du, but much younger than Marshal Du. Twenty years ago, Huo Jinghuai, who was only sixteen years old, became famous in a war, and then he was invincible, and his posture was free and easy, and he was known as the "young god general". It's a pity that God is jealous of Yingcai, but he died of an emergency five years ago, and he was only 31 years old when he died. If not, I am afraid that there will be a struggle for the position of marshal now. I'm fifteen this year, and it's okay to say that I've been learning from Huo Jinghuai since I was a child.

Hong Junshi's words made everyone present look at me with admiration, and the expressions of casualness, contempt or contempt before, were all replaced with reverence. After all, Huo Jinghuai should be a god-like figure in their minds, and since I am his disciple, then I should also have the means to be miraculous. Among them, Jiang Ningyu did not have any abnormalities, and the change in her expression was exactly the same as everyone else. I don't know if he understands my details, if he doesn't know, if he does, then I can only say that his play is very good, comparable to many old drama bones, such as Hong Junshi, such as Ding Xiang, and then my aunt.

I saw the changes in the crowd, and I was even more sure that Hong Junshi's approach was correct. Therefore, my later words were more smooth: "Originally, I didn't want to find out where the teacher was until the last moment, and the family teacher didn't want to make the matter of accepting a woman public, but now that the situation is critical, I think the overall situation should be taken seriously, and I won't blame the family teacher." After I finished speaking, I silently said in my heart: General Huo, you have a spirit in the sky, I hope you don't blame me for stealing your name. The little girl is not for anything else, but only to keep this Anseong.

And they all said they did not dare. I continued: "Then I would like to ask you to announce my identity and origin to everyone in the battalion this evening, and early tomorrow morning, we will assemble the three armies in the school field and make a pre-battle mobilization order. ”

Several lieutenant generals did not hesitate this time, and all knelt down and said: The last general will take the order.

At the same time, I turned to a few of the soldiers and said, "A few people have gone to the city to put up a notice, saying only that the general will meet with all the people in the city tower at noon tomorrow to discuss the plan of retreating from the enemy. At the same time, I would like to ask you to spread my story and create public opinion, so that tomorrow noon is the right time to act. ”

Everyone was ordered to leave the camp, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I'm not afraid of public speaking, and although I was an editor in my previous life, I often made guest appearances to give lectures at some colleges, so I still know how to stir up the atmosphere on the spot. What's more, there is also the arrangement of Hong Junshi, I believe that tomorrow will not be cold.

Looking at Master Hong again, he kept looking at me with approving eyes, and only after a while did he say: "Miss arranged it very well, I almost thought that Miss was really General Huo's high feet." ”

"What? Aren't you?" Zheng Yu suddenly interjected.

I pouted and said, "How could I be?" You're really a pig's brain, this is just a momentum that Hong Junshi helped me create. You have to keep it a secret. After seeing Zheng Yu's firm nod, I asked Xiang Hong Junshi again: "It's just a military advisor, the little woman has something unknown." If you're going to build momentum, why don't you go on your own or find someone else? Wouldn't it be more difficult to convince everyone if they just found me a woman?"

Hong Junshi said with a smile: "Only you are the most suitable, first, the general once showed favor to you in front of the public, and everyone knows that the general likes you and values you; Second, everyone in the army knows the origin of each person, and it is difficult to forge it, while everyone does not know the origin of the young lady, and the lies are not easy to debunk; Third, I am not suitable, I am a person that everyone knows, a capable person, but now everyone does not need a capable person, but a god man. So, if you think about it, it's still the most suitable lady. Besides, Miss was ordered to be in danger just now, and she behaved magnificently, and I believe everyone was convinced. β€œ

Hong Junshi's three reasons, but I only listened to the first one: Do you know that the general likes me? But why didn't he know?