"Prince, we will meet the enemy with a sharp formation." Qin Dongyang gradually strengthened his determination, and said to Xu Zixian, who was riding a horse: "At first, I discussed with Ge Da, Ge Er, Jin Baoyi, Huchen and others, everyone thought that when the square circle array met the enemy, and then the end will think twice, the square circle array is only conducive to defense, not conducive to attacking, the enemy has just landed on the beach array, although it can not be attacked halfway, but when it failed to carry out the impact, our army attacked from above with a decisive heart, and the chance of victory in this battle is quite large. If we wait for the enemy in a circle formation, a square and circular formation, and the enemy army is calmly deployed and expanded, and the enemy is numbered above me, if it is spread out on two wings, and surround me with the glaive and crane wings, then although there are quite a lot of veterans among the soldiers, there are still more than seventy percent of the soldiers who have never experienced a major battle, and once the battalion collapses, there is no turning back. Even if the soldiers can be gathered again afterwards, the port, farmland, mansions, factories, and large areas will be destroyed by fire. Yes, we will wait for the meeting to make a decision, or we will decide to set up a sharp formation, in order to make a final decision! ”

"Good, good, great good!" Xu Zixian's face was flushed, but there was no sweat on his body, and he said to Qin Dongyang: "That's it, hit the enemy with a sharp formation, when the time comes, I should be with the cavalry battalion, once the enemy shows defeat, use the cavalry battalion to hit its side, and fight a complete battle." ”

"That's what the prince said." Qin Dongyang's face showed excitement, fighting the enemy with a sharp formation, of course, it was a risk, not as reassuring as the Fang Yuan Array, but in terms of the actual situation, it was still a sharp formation that worked hard and finished in one battle, which is more in line with the actual situation at the moment!

This tower-like battle queue is very similar to another famous European medieval formation, the "boar's head". Its advance is like a forest of spears, aggression is like fire, and a wave can take away the enemy under the will to fight. Its retreat is like an ancient well without waves, in an orderly manner, so that the enemy has no opportunity to take advantage of it.

Xu Zixian's face turned even redder, and there was excitement in his eyes.

As a person of later generations, he has long been familiar with the sharp and crazy attack method of the sharp formation, which is also the "wild boar's head".

This kind of fighting, to be honest, the current Great Wei Forbidden Army can't do it at all.

The Wei army had neither training in this area, nor did it have the heritage of white-knuckle charging and frantic attacks.

Sharp formations are stacked and rushed, the front is defeated and the heel is double, the front and back are five, the crazy fight, the five are gone, and the whole army is almost wiped out, of course, there is no need to care about the victory or defeat.

This is quite a crazy style of play, and the first in line to each sharp formation must be elite soldiers, even low-level military attachés to mid-to-high-ranking military attachés.

The officer should be trusted by the soldiers, and the soldiers should feel that they can win and defeat the enemy, rather than die.

This was not the best option for the current situation of the Eastern Domain, but conservative defenses were also dangerous.

Behind the government army are tens of thousands of people, but these people are actually only reserves, to prevent scattered pirates from breaking into the living areas and agricultural and animal husbandry factory areas to cause destruction, and the main role of the people is nothing more than this.

Although they have undergone some training in bows and arrows and fighting, they can also complete simple grouping, and can allocate lots and arrays according to each hundred households.

For example, today's drill is the standard square circle array, each hundred households are arranged into an oval large array, and there are a number of horizontal formations on both sides of the circle array, if you want to attack the circle itself, you need to break through the horizontal formations on both sides, at the same time, the archers on both sides of the circle array can support each square array, and the square array can also retreat according to the degree of attack, relying on the circle array to engage the enemy.

The horizontal array protects the two wings, the circle array gathers the main force, and the general is located in the middle and rear of the square array, which is the safest defensive array, and it is also quite suitable for the current geographical conditions.

But Xu Zixian knew that once the government army was defeated, it would be difficult for a militia like Minzhuang, who had not experienced the battlefield and had a low level of training, to hold on, and it was likely to collapse completely under a round of blows.

Xu Zixian made up his mind, and his heart was also agitated.

With the current fourteen battalions of infantry and cavalry to meet the enemy, each battalion is a sharp formation, the lead in the line, rushing to the enemy formation, one stack after another, one heavy set and one heavy, the front heavy defeat and then the heavy follow, heavy stacks, in order to break the formation!

This is the method of warfare in the place of death and then life, although the soldiers of the government army did not fight with their backs to the sea, but the psychology of fighting to the death and seeking total victory should be similar to the battle against the water!

Behind him is home and relatives, this is the psychological battle of the backwater, the soldiers of the government army will naturally show the determination and warriors to fight against the water, this is also Qin Dongyang's consistent tactics of putting aside his worries and fighting with seriousness, and he is determined to take a desperate gamble and fight against the water!

"I should be the first ...... of the sharp formation" Xu Zixian's heart was agitated, and it seemed that there were already soldiers of the government army following him to kill him, and at this moment, everything in the past seemed to appear in front of him.

Qin Dongyang shook his head and smiled: "The prince is a warrior, but he is also the lord of the Nan'an Hou Mansion, if the prince has something, even if we win this game, we will lose no more, we still have to ask the prince to watch the battle." ”

Xu Zixian said: "Then I will lead the cavalry camp, no matter what, I need to ask the soldiers to see me in front of the battle, this matter is not negotiable." ”

Qin Dongyang was still to object, he wanted to ask Xu Zi to line up in front of the people's strong formation, that would be enough, and the soldiers would settle down when they saw the banner of the prince and the marquis.

But looking at Ge Da Ge Er, Li Fuxiang, Jin Baoyi, Zhang Huchen and others around him did not object, he knew that what Xu Zixian said was the truth, this decisive battle, should be indomitable and never look backwards to impact the enemy formation, if Xu Zi is in front of the battle, the morale of the soldiers of the government army will be boosted, and it will indeed have an irreplaceable role for others.

He was about to reply, but saw Lin Shaozong wave his hand, and the two armor soldiers walked to both sides of Xu Zixian's horse's belly, Lin Shaozong stepped forward and said, "Junhou, do you feel dizzy?" ”

"That's right." Xu Zixian smiled and said, "I feel dizzy." ”

"Please also ask the prince to dismount." Lin Shaozong said: "It looks like I have a fever." ”

At this time, the generals noticed that Xu Zixian's cheeks were red, his eyes were also red, and he looked like the whole person was about to burn, he didn't feel anything, and said with a smile: "Why bother making a big battle, it must be a cold, I'll ride back by myself......

While speaking, Lin Shaozong had already taken matters into his own hands and moved Xu Zixian down with the other two.

"It's feverish, it's hot." Lin Shaozong said with a serious expression: "I'll send the prince back." ”

"Don't rush." After Xu Zi went down to the ground first, as if he stepped on cotton, he knew that he was suddenly sick, and the illness was not light. He stood firm with his body and said to Lin Shaozong: "This is an extraordinary period, I can't hide my illness from others, but it is not advisable to move too much, so as not to panic people's hearts too much." ”

"What the prince said is reasonable." Qin Dongyang became flustered in an instant, he was still full of ambition, but now he felt that everything was collapsing.

"In the past few days, Li Gongzhen is inside, and Brother Qin is outside." Xu Zixian seemed to see the panic of Qin Dongyang and others, these generals have actually gradually grown into heroes after a few years, but in front of them, they should actually be in the position of low-level military officials, Xu Zi took the first step to include them, but it does not mean that these people are very suitable now.

If Qin Dongyang is five years later, he commands thousands of strong soldiers against pirates, and he will not be the slightest nervous when he faces it with a relaxed attitude.

And Liu Yi, Zhang Huchen, Li Fuxiang, Lin Cunxin, and the Ge family brothers are all big names for a while, and they are all heroes in Fujian and Zhejiang.

If, a few years later, each of them commanded tens of thousands of troops to fight against the Eastern Hulu cavalry, they would have been more experienced and would have fought against a more formidable enemy on a more brutal battlefield, and the battle in front of them would have been just a small scene.

"Brother Qin, trust your colleagues and subordinates. And, of course, the soldiers. Xu Zixian struggled to support, a two-person carriage galloped over from the side of the official road, and some people who were still withdrawing looked over here, but fortunately, no one cared too much about the situation here.

When the carriage came over, Xu Zixian was already a little nervous, he knew that it was a sudden fever, and it was caused by a high fever, his body was suddenly dehydrated, and the weakness and confusion in front of him were all high fever reactions, which was not terrible.

The scary thing is that Xu Zixian doesn't know what kind of disease he is, if it is an ordinary cold and fever, or what inflammation causes it, it is not terrible. There are a lot of medical officers on the island, although there are no antibiotics in these years, and the theory of Chinese medicine is also a mess, but there are some prescriptions for reducing fever and anti-inflammatory, which have been proven to be effective after thousands of years of experiments, whether it is orthopedics, internal medicine, pediatrics, as long as Chinese medicine passes, especially those from famous medical families, their mastery of prescriptions is not comparable to ordinary quacks.

At least in the Eastern Domain, most of the people who are eligible to be invited to the island at high sums of money are real doctors with famous family backgrounds.

Xu Zixian was worried that he had the plague, it was better not to be the plague, the possibility was not very likely, mosquito bites, or human infection, were quite serious things.

The plague will be ferocious, and the recovery will be slow, and if you are unlucky, you may have to wait a long time on the sickbed to heal.

It would be too bad if it affected the war.

Thinking that the current situation of the Eastern Domain, which he had worked hard for more than half a year and spent millions of dollars, was likely to be ruined by this illness, Xu Zixian wanted to beat his legs with hatred.

Under the attack of anger, remorse, and surprise and panic, coupled with a high fever, when Xu Zi returned to the Houfu Courtyard and the carriage stopped, he was already in a semi-comatose state.

Chen Changnian had already been waiting at the gate of the annex with a group of medical officers, and when he saw Xu Zixian's appearance, several doctors showed a complicated look in their eyes, and after a brief inspection, Chen Changnian said: "Open a fine house in the annex, except for doctors, ordinary people are not allowed to enter and leave at will...... The prince was infected with the epidemic. ”

Epidemic, this is undoubtedly a rather scary word.

Everyone present was as if they had been struck by lightning, and many of them couldn't come back to their senses.

Of course, the little sister and Xiuniang have also come out, after the two heard Chen Changnian's words, Xiuniang was already full of tears, choked and speechless, and the little sister was also in tears, but because of the long-term palm of the Hou Mansion, the little sister still held on, and said at the moment: "This matter can't block the news, but it can't make the whole island panic, now help Junhou go in, and the medical officer Chen will take someone to diagnose and prepare medicine, and when the high fever subsides slightly, the medical prescription will be released tomorrow." ”

The epidemic is quite dangerous, and regardless of age, whether it is a young son under the age of ten, or an old man, or a man, a woman, or a young man in his twenties and thirties, once infected, it is very likely that the old man will be cured quickly, while the man in the prime of life is sick.

Of course, most of the time, it is the young man who will get through, but accidents always happen.

It is not surprising that the best medical officer and the best medicine, the strongest age, can survive the epidemic.

None of the people present knew the story of the development of the Eastern Domain in another time and space, the great man named Zheng Chenggong, who was bent on recovering the country on this isolated island, but in the end, he was less than forty years old, and he was also the best care and medicine, but he still died of the plague on this island.

This is the situation, this is the fate.

When Xu Zixian was in a daze, he didn't think of anything else, but thought of it.

But Zheng Chenggong already had Zheng Jing and other sons at that time, while Xu Zixian had no children under his knees and no brothers.

He thought of an extremely terrible thing, even if the government army could defeat the pirates this time, would the island continue to develop benignly? So many civil officials, fierce generals, whether it is Li Yi or Fang Shaoqun, or Qin Dongyang, Liu Yi, and the Ge family brothers, can they serve the officials sent by the imperial court?

Who will take over, and who will be able to take the stall of Nan'an Hou Mansion next?

According to the practice of the clan, if it is an ordinary princely family, once there are no children and no heirs, then it is a matter of removing the country.

And if it is a clan title that holds real power and has a certain foundation and connections, after there is no heir, the imperial court generally orders the sect to select the sons of the close branch to succeed the lord.

For example, Xu Zixian, he is a lineage of Wenzong, the eldest son of Wenzong, Chengzong, and then King Zhao, Nan'anhou, and the son of Han Gongzhu.

Now Chengzong has no heir, and the eldest son of King Zhao will succeed him, which is the current son of Chongde, and now the Marquis of Nan'an, and there is no queen in Korea, so he can only choose a suitable attack from the heirs of Prince Zhao.

The title of the Duke of Korea, if not removed, should also be handled as one.

Sometimes, if the Son of Heaven shows favor to a certain clan family, it is very likely that he will keep the lord who can be removed from the lord, and choose the children of that clan family to attack the lord.

Although it has to be lowered by one rank, for example, the title of the Duke of Korea will be reduced to a marquis, it is much better than the ordinary children of the clan who are not allowed to be crowned.

The Nan'an Hou Mansion can still attack two generations, but no heirs can also be removed.

But a princely family that has sealed thousands of households and has no brothers to rob wealth, it is conceivable what the Son of Heaven will do, and what King Zhao will do.

Xu Ziwen, or another son of King Zhao, passed on to Xu Yingbin as a son, and waited for Xu Zixian's brothers, and then gave birth to a son in the future, and Xu Zixian was also killed, so as not to cut off the incense, which is generally the case with the lord of this dynasty.

Xu Ziwen held the edict of the Son of Heaven, and was ordered to bring hundreds of generals and hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Eastern Domain, and the Marquis of Changwen's Mansion had already thrown millions of dollars here, of course he would not give up, and could only choose to cooperate with Zhao Wangfu.

The foundation and political territory left by Xu Zixian will all be swallowed by King Zhao, and it is logical, and no one can say anything wrong.

Succession is originally the most common practice of the clan, if you feel that your assets have been embezzled, who told you not to give birth to a son?

Xu Zixian had mixed feelings in his heart, and it was difficult to feel at ease, if he really died, it seemed that everything would be empty when he died. What Donghu, what succession, these things are very unrelated to themselves.

But when I think of the cotton fields and bean fields that are connected to each other, I think of those factories, salt works, those shipyards, docks, and sailors, government soldiers, and the hundred households system set up by myself.

There are also Xiaomei, Xiuniang, Chen Wenjun, and those civil and military officials, loyal and brave subordinates who serve themselves.

Those outstanding soldiers who dare to dedicate their lives to the cause of Nan'an Houfu.

There is also Xiuniang's gentle eyes, as well as Chen Wenjun's expectations, and the involvement of the two lives......

Can the little sister still marry as agreed? Although the two sides already know it, after all, they have not yet made a formal decision, and there is a legal basis for reversal.

If the successor Nan'an Hou marries the little sister to the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion again, will the little sister die of depression as early as in her previous life?

Xu Zixian was upset, he was still a little sane at first, and then gradually fell into a deep coma, when he was in a coma, he could still hear Chen Changnian's panicked order to move him into the courtyard, and when he heard the cry of the little sister who finally couldn't help it, Xiuniang seemed to calm down and wanted to come over and hold Xu Zixian's hand, but it seemed to be separated.

Then Xu Zixian felt his body shake, someone carried him out of the car, and carried him to a small courtyard opened up in the other courtyard, as a prince, of course he didn't have to go to the isolation point where ordinary people lived, but when Xu Zi entered first, Chen Changnian let people burn with lime all the way, everyone had to change their robes, and those who were responsible for taking care of Xu Zixian in the small courtyard couldn't go out for big things.

After doing this, the medical officer sat on the ground with a pale face, barely able to stand up again.

After the rest of the medical officers boiled the antipyretic decoction, they were sent to the door of the small courtyard, and Lin Shaozong personally came over to serve the bowl and entered the hospital.

Looking at the leader of the guards with a horizontal knife hanging from his waist and wearing heavy armor, a medical officer couldn't help but say, "Guard Lin, be careful of infection." ”

"Infected?" Lin Shaozong glanced at the other party coldly, and said: "If the prince and the marquis are not cured, I should behead you and others, and then commit suicide with a horizontal knife and go with the marquis. ”

This guard was simply crazy, and the medical officer subconsciously wanted to argue, but after he saw the indifference in Lin Shaozong's eyes, he was shocked to realize that the other party was not crazy, but calmly expounded a fact, an unchangeable fact.

Chen Changnian came in when he heard the movement, and sighed at Lin Shaozong: "I know your state of mind, I will do my best." But to be honest, we don't have much of a good way to deal with the epidemic infection, so we can only reduce fever and make up for it, and rely on the prince to survive by himself. ”

Lin Shaozong didn't answer, he cautiously turned around and walked in with the decoction, leaving only the sonorous sound of the iron armor and armor leaves colliding.