The army of more than 300,000 troops was divided into several cities, firmly entrenched on the main road of the Yan army's southward direction, and then began to train the sergeants according to Xiao Fan's orders.

Fighting a battle requires not only life, but also countless snowflakes and silver, and it takes more to fight a losing battle, this is the price of defeating the battle, how to improve the morale of soldiers? Seal the official, reward the silver, there is no other way, as for the big words such as loyalty to the monarch and serving the country, there are not many people who buy it at this time, and the interest is an eternal thing, which is valid at any time.

When the imperial army occupied the city and restored its morale, the Yan army took advantage of the great victory and began to frantically attack the city and plunder the land.

Within a month, the Yan army conquered Jizhou, Baoding, and Zhending in succession, and the territory occupied by the rebels became larger and larger, and the local garrisons and guards were demoralized.

In mid-July, Zhu Di bypassed the heavily garrisoned Zhangde and Daimyo, and suddenly made a detour to Shandong, and the troops pointed directly at Jinan Mansion in Shandong, the city guarded by Xiao Fan.

Zhu Di's intentions are obvious, this time, he wants to take the initiative to force Xiao Fan to fight him again, if Xiao Fan is removed, the imperial army will be leaderless, it will inevitably be chaotic, and morale will collapse more and more, and the Yan army will go all the way south, like chopping melons and vegetables, at that time, the dragon chair in the imperial city of Beijing is really no longer far away from him.

Capture the thief and capture the king first, Zhu Di, who has fought for decades, understands this truth better than anyone else.

Jinan Mansion, the Yan army will attack it!

The yamen of the prefect of Jinan has become a temporary commander of the southern army.

Inside the yamen, Xiao Fan was a little angry and took the case.

"Geng Bingwen of Zhangde, Guo Ying of Daimyo, Ping'an of Shunde, Sheng Yong of Dongchang...... He didn't fight so many cities, but he came around so far to beat me, what does Yan Shun mean? Am I a soft persimmon? It feels good to pinch? ”

Cao Yi said with a smile: "Capture the thief and capture the king first, who called you the commander of the three armies, who will Yan beat if you don't beat you?" ”

Xiao Fan said dissatisfiedly: "What are these words, how can I become a thief?" And it's still the king of thieves? Obviously he is a thief! ”

"Anyway, that's the truth, when it comes to leading troops to fight, how can you, a young man in his early twenties, compare to the scheming Zhu Di? Don't forget, he was in Beiping in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, and fought with the Tartars in the north for nearly 20 years, more than 100 battles, and when he led the troops to fight the Tartars, you were still a nursing baby, and others fought with a knife and a gun, and you were still wetting the bed, right? ”

Xiao Fan said with a gloomy face: "You don't need to say me so badly, right? ”

"I'm here to remind you that our enemy is strong......"

"I don't need you to remind you, no one is born to fight materials, didn't Yan Yi eat milk and wet the bed?"

"Even if people wet the bed, the shape is still alive with a northern military map......"

Xiao Fan: "............"

These words were so annoying that Xiao Fan had the urge to flip the table.

The scout's intelligence said that more than 100,000 rebels were only more than 100 miles away from Jinan Mansion, and they were about to attack the city, what should they do now?

Due to the battle of Baigou River, the imperial army entered the strategic defensive, so Xiao Fan divided the army of more than 400,000 very early, led by the generals under his command, and stationed in several cities, and the army that Jinan Mansion can use now is only 70,000, according to the principle of the art of war "ten rules to encircle", 70,000 people to defend a city is enough, and the Yan army of more than 100,000 people may not be able to attack it, but unfortunately this kind of thing is different from the ancient foolish boy on the street, not just the number of people, morale is a very important factor, there is no morale, Even if there are millions of people, it is useless, and dozens of people chase and kill tens of thousands of people with knives, this is not a fantasy, but something that really happened in history.

Xiao Fan was very worried that this kind of ridiculous and sad thing would happen to him, because he knew that the imperial court had just lost a battle, and now the morale of the soldiers under his command was indeed extremely low, which was also the main reason why Xiao Fan dispersed his troops and turned from attack to defense.

Whether 70,000 people can defend Jinan City, this matter is really a bit hanging, and now it is too late to transfer troops from other cities, if the city is really broken by Zhu Di, what should I do? There is no tunnel in Jinan City to escape...... The top priority now is to raise the morale of the soldiers in the shortest possible time, otherwise everyone should abandon the city and flee as soon as possible.

Cao Yi looked at Xiao Fan, who was frowning, he was also in distress, he knew very well the situation of the soldiers, the upcoming offensive and defensive battle of Jinan City, between five and five or five, was too uncertain.

After a long time, Xiao Fan slapped the table heavily, got up and gritted his teeth and said: "The rebels are only a hundred miles away from Jinan, the morning and evening are coming, the situation is imminent, we must boost morale!" Brother Cao, gather the soldiers in the city, let's have a pledge meeting! ”

Cao Yi was stunned: "Kill pigs again?" ”

Xiao Fan glanced at him and said, "Don't kill the pig this time, tell the fortune!" ”

"Who's going to count?"

Xiao Fan smiled, who else could there be? Aren't there two old god sticks living in the backyard of the yamen?

The magic stick is also divided into levels, of course, Zhang Sanfeng's old birthday star can't be easily invited, people are busy retreating and cultivating immortals, too lazy to take care of these mundane things, the reason why he followed Xiao Fan is completely at the invitation of several ladies in the family, the task is to protect Xiao Fan closely, in other words, as long as the knife is not on Xiao Fan's neck, Zhang Sanfeng is absolutely impossible to shoot, What's more, this kind of pretending to be a ghost with obviously no technical content.

The other one was much more approachable, and the two pieces of the Qinglou red card girl's close-fitting original belly pocket were smashed down, and he was so happy that he smiled, and patted his chest very unproductively and agreed.

Isn't it just to say good luck in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, God bless the king and the like, give them some confidence, and let them get erect as if they have been beaten with chicken blood and taken medicine? The strength of the poor road!

On July 18, the scouts reported that the Yan rebel army was approaching Jinan City, and the forward army of 30,000 troops had been camped twenty miles west of Jinan City.

As Xiao Fan expected, the soldiers in the city who had just lost the battle were in an uproar, and the 70,000 defenders were unstable and panicked, and there were more than ten disturbances in succession, and even desertion.

Xiao Fan no longer hesitated, sent his own soldiers into the camp, spread gossip everywhere, and invited a peerless master who was not born in the world, this person has cultivated the body of a half-immortal, knows the heavenly machine, knows everything about astronomy and geography, is good at fortune telling, the future life of marriage and career, a batch of eight characters, you can count what color underwear your family children and grandchildren wear after eighteen generations, all in all, this peerless master is very tall, he is simply the helmsman of the sea voyage, breaking through the fog and illuminating the lighthouse of the future, The immortal who accidentally fell from the heavenly court into the mortal dust...... Rumors spread through the city at a terrible speed, and the 70,000 defenders were talking, perhaps because the pro-soldiers were too eloquent, and it took only half a day for the defenders to go from half-believing to believing and then bowing and worshipping.

Xiao Fan struck while the iron was hot, and immediately convened all the defenders in the west campus of the city to hold a pre-war mobilization meeting.

In the afternoon, on the school field in the west of Jinan City, 70,000 troops lined up densely in a queue, the military drums on the school field sounded, shocking people's souls, all kinds of banners hunted in the wind, the black pressure of the crowd was crowded, the sergeant's armor was bright, his chest was raised up, and the killing spirit went straight to the sky, but the faint low air between the eyebrows of everyone lingered.

Surrounded by the generals, Xiao Fan wore silver armor and a silver-winged battle helmet, and strode up to the general platform with his sword in his hand.

The soldiers suddenly stared at him, whether this city defense battle can be won or not, completely depends on the will of the young coach, one of his thoughts can determine the life and death of many people, the layout of the big man, the pendulum, the chess, and they ordinary soldiers can only faithfully implement the will of the big man, this is the war.

Xiao Fan waved his hand slowly, the inspiring drum immediately stopped, the school field was quiet, tens of thousands of people looked at him without saying a word, the school field was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

Clearing his throat, Xiao Fan's face was calm, and he shouted loudly: "Soldiers-"

Swish!

The whole army straightened their backs and stood solemnly like javelins.

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged, we are the best soldiers, we are ordered by the emperor to rejuvenate the king's division and quell the rebellion, this is a righteous war! The name of righteousness is on our side, since ancient times, those who have attained the Tao have much help, those who have lost the Tao have little help, the business is not benevolent, King Wen has cut down, the righteous war has also been warned, the seven kings have rebelled, Emperor Jing has been leveled, and the righteous war has also been righteous! Today, my great son of tomorrow will succeed to the throne, rule the world with benevolence and virtue, and the world will follow, but Beiping Yan rebels but raised an unrighteous army to rebel, peep at the artifact, want to get a great treasure, and the court will rejuvenate the king and the division of Pingzhi, we represent justice and the avenue, and now the rebels are coming to the city, and the arrogance is so arrogant, is my dignified king not as good as a group of rebellious ministers and thieves? ”

On the school ground, the soldiers were slightly restless, and the discussion was buzzing.

Xiao Fan slowly glanced at the soldiers, and said: "Since ancient times, evil has not prevailed over righteousness, this is the right destiny of heaven, I think you have also heard, Yan rebels want to Jinan, whether you can hold it, it all depends on us, this official in order to win this battle, painstakingly invited a peerless master, for us to wait for the battle of defending the city to ask the heavens, to Bu Ji Evil, if the soldiers still have doubts in their hearts, you might as well open your eyes to see this peerless master to inquire about the will of heaven, what is the good luck of guarding the city. Come on, please old fairy! ”

The faces of the soldiers showed excitement, it turned out that the rumors were true, Lord Xiao really invited an old immortal, and the old immortal also asked the heavens for us, this is a great honor...... Under the anticipation of everyone, the Taixu old god wearing a brand-new gossip robe appeared on the stage, coughed majestically twice, and then stroked his beard with one hand, shook the dust with the other, and walked slowly to the point of the general platform with ethereal steps, and then stood still in Taizhong, with an unfathomable face, Zhuang Zhouhua butterfly smile.

Xiao Fan took two steps away, his expression was very respectful, but he secretly despised in his heart, the more this old liar pretended, the more he looked like it, look at this appearance, he was even more immortal than a fairy...... Taixu appeared on the stage, the school was quiet, and the 70,000 soldiers stared at him tightly without blinking, as if Taixu was the representative of God in the world, and his words could determine whether they were dead or alive.

There was only the sound of the wind whistling on the silent school field, facing the expectant eyes of the soldiers and Xiao Fan and the generals on the stage, he stretched out his right hand slowly, and his thumb kept pinching on the index and middle fingers, and everyone looked at him with nervous eyes...... For a long time, just when Xiao Fan felt slightly impatient, Taixu Baihuahua's eyebrows suddenly lifted, and the big mouth in the thick white beard bush opened slightly, Xiao Fan was suddenly happy, and flickered, the old liar was about to start flickering...... Who knew that Taixu frowned, and said with a solemn expression: "All the soldiers are black, and now it is said that everything is not appropriate, and there is a bad omen......

Xiao Fan's smiling face suddenly froze: "............"

Fortunately, this is a large school field with tens of thousands of people, and Taixu's voice is not too loud, except for a few commanders and generals on the platform, the people below did not hear it clearly.

Xiao Fan was so frightened that his face turned white, without saying a word, he grabbed Taixu's collar and turned around, facing the stunned eyes of the soldiers, and carried Taixu to a dead corner of the line of sight on the side of the stage, Xiao Fan was angry, trembling and saying viciously: "Old guy, do you want to kill me?" ”

Tai Xuan said innocently: "I haven't finished what I said just now, although there is a bad omen, but the poor way can turn evil into good ......"

"Isn't it over for you to just say that the good fortune is over? What do you do to suppress first and then promote, do you think this is a money fraud on the street? I asked you to fool them, not to scare them, they will die! Xiao Fan's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth.

Taixu smiled dryly: "I don't want to create a little suspense for everyone......"

Xiao Fan gasped, gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Old guy, you listen to me, what I want is to boost morale, don't have any suspense, just lay out and tell directly, and then don't act honestly according to the script, I will make you a shield of Chengren meat, and hang it on the city wall to block arrows!" ”

Tai hummed stupidly, then nodded, and reluctantly walked to the middle of the Dianjiang platform again.

Facing everyone's still puzzled eyes, Tai Xuan stroked his beard, and shouted in a majestic voice: "Open the altar, and ask the heavens for the poor way!" ”

The altar that had been prepared for a long time was carried to the platform by the soldiers, with a peachwood sword, a ghost drawing talisman, an incense burner, and a bell...... A table is densely packed, like a small grocery store.

Maybe he was frightened by Xiao Fan's threat, Taixu was rarely serious, under the expectant eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers, Taixu trembled like a cramp, and he didn't know what he was muttering, Xiao Fan was closest to him, he heard clearly, the old guy was not reciting a spell, but cursing him vaguely...... An old man who is uncomfortable...... Xiao Fan resisted the urge to grab the bench and smash it on his head, simply closed his eyes, and pretended not to hear.

He chattered for a long time, then his eyes widened, and two rays of light shot out of his old cloudy eyes, and then he screamed, grabbed the peachwood sword on the altar and began to slash like crazy, sometimes trembling like a swing.

The eyes of tens of thousands of people in the audience opened wider and wider, watching the old immortal behave like this, the more he looked at it, the more he didn't understand, but what he didn't understand must be a good thing, which showed that the old immortal Taoism was profound, and he was definitely not a mortal.

Xiao Fan on the stage became more and more impatient the more he waited, Zhu Di was about to attack the city soon, how long does the old guy plan to smoke? A few words flickering and flickering? Why do you sell so many guanzi?

Just when Xiao Fan's brows were furrowed more and more, and he was about to go crazy, the too empty pendulum was finally finished.

Raising his head and taking a sip of spirits, he sprayed it on the burning candlestick, and the fire was so bright that all the soldiers suddenly let out an amazing inhalation.

I don't know what kind of charlatan trick was used, after the fire dimmed, a yellow peach talisman full of words fell from the top of the platform, too weak eyes and quick hands, the peach wood sword stabbed out like lightning, and the peach talisman was picked on the sword.

The expressions of the soldiers became more and more amazed and adored...... Xiao Fan was a little excited, and the drama was coming...... Taixu slowly unfolded the peach talisman, and shouted with a solemn expression: "The poor road has damaged ten years of cultivation, and finally asked for a sign from God for you, whether this battle is fierce or auspicious, and there is an answer from God on this talisman......"

Everyone suddenly became nervous, and their eyes stared at the peach talisman in Taixu's hand for a moment.

Facing the countless expectant eyes of everyone, Taixu stroked his beard, stared at the talisman and looked at the talisman at a glance, Taixu couldn't help but be shocked, and exclaimed: "Ah! It's a rune! I don't know a word on it, and it's ......weird."

All the soldiers took a breath together, and their expressions were extremely awe...... Xiao Fan was about to cry, at this moment he wanted to kill his teacher and destroy his ancestors...... In the morning, I discussed the line script with Taixu, and even the talisman in Taixu's hand now is a standard traditional Chinese character written by Xiao Fan himself in the morning, how can I not know it? Sign on the sign, sign on the auspicious sign, what is the "rune"? Old guy, you want to play me?

With red eyes, Xiao Fan put on a smile on his face, walked to Taixu's side, and couldn't help but look at the peach talisman in his hand...... At a glance, Xiao Fan also took a breath of cool air, smiled more and more brightly, quietly stretched out his left hand, pinched the soft flesh on Taixu's waist, twisted it vigorously, and said in a very low voice: "Old bastard, how did the peach talisman I wrote by myself become an IOU that you can't pay the bill?" And...... You're down! ”

Taixu was in pain, and hurriedly pretended to tremble and shouted: "Ah! This sign has been solved, and God has given you an eight-character comment, which is called 'a hundred battles and a hundred victories, good luck'...... Great luck wow! ”

The soldiers in the audience were refreshed when they heard this, and then they were ecstatic.

Xiao Fan seized the opportunity and hurriedly shouted: "This official said, we are the teachers of justice, since ancient times, evil has not prevailed over good, the old gods ask the heavens for hexagrams, and the heavens indicate that victory will eventually belong to us!" ”

The soldiers were boiling, their morale suddenly rose to the peak, and a murderous aura filled the air, gradually thickening, they raised their swords in their hands, raised their arms and shouted in unison: "Wang Shi Wansheng!" The king wins! ”

Xiao Fan waved his hand fiercely: "Now, all of you go to the city wall and stick to Jinan City!" ”

(To be continued)