"See?" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted at the thieves behind him: "What is there to be afraid of? ”

"yes, what's there to be afraid of? Hahaha! Wang Er also laughed out loud.

The heroic voices of the two echoed in the sky above the nine hundred and eighty-eight defeated soldiers, and the valley echoed, reverberating endlessly, shaking the hearts of the soldiers over and over again.

"I see!" A desperate shout sounded among the defeated soldiers: "It turns out that the fire gun can't hit anyone at all!" ”

"Coax!" The nine hundred and eighty-eight defeated soldiers jumped up almost at the same time: "It turns out that the fire gun is not so powerful at all!" ”

"We weren't defeated by guns and artillery at all, we scared ourselves out!"

"Brother Zhu, I'm sorry for you!"

"Brother Saburo desperately, Brother Generalissimo, we are sorry for you!"

All of a sudden, there was a roar in the valley, and the morale of the thieves reached its highest point in an instant, and the courage that had been frightened in the last battle was completely restored at this moment, and even more.

Man is a creature that cannot move due to fear when faced with the unknown, but when he understands the true nature of the unknown, the lost faith returns. This truth is like a strong man on a thunderstorm night, he is frightened by the black shadow of the shaking Ge and trembles all over, but when he knows that this black shadow is just a rag floating in the wind, he will smile and regain his confidence, and other black shadows still want to scare him, then it is impossible.

"Brother Zhu, we're not afraid anymore!"

"Please give the order, let's rush over and beat the officers and soldiers to pieces!"

"If I'm scared away by the firecrackle again this time, I'll be a son of a bitch."

"Lao Tzu wants to breathe a sigh of relief for the last defeat......"

The thieves roared loudly and with great momentum, frightening Ma Rulong and the officers and soldiers in the camp. A few archers who couldn't hold their breath couldn't help it, and shot a few powerful arrows at Zhu Yuanzhang and Wang Er, but Zhu Yuanzhang had already prepared, and the wooden shield in his hand was lightly raised, and the arrows were easily blocked.

He grabbed Wang Er's arm, turned around and walked back, and as he walked, he shouted to the thieves and soldiers: "Military band, Mingjin, collect the troops and return to the village!" ”

"What?" All the leaders were shocked together: "Brother Zhu, our morale is like a rainbow at this time, why did Mingjin withdraw his troops?" It's a good opportunity to take over the camp of officers and soldiers in one go! ”

Wang Er also shouted: "Yes, Brother Zhu, as long as you give an order, I will go into their stockade with the fire of the Shenji Battalion, and I will kill them without leaving a single piece of armor!" ”

"I don't want to hear any more objections! Collect the troops! Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

The leaders had always believed in him, and when they saw that he insisted on withdrawing their troops, they had no choice but to obey him, and the two thousand thieves whistled, and withdrew back to the sound of gongs, and in a short time disappeared without a trace.

Ma Rulong in the officer and soldier camp couldn't help wiping his sweat and asked left and right: "Is this ...... What are these thieves here for? ”

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On the mountain road, there are messy footprints, and two thousand thieves are walking scattered along the mountain road to the main village, and everyone walks together, while laughing and talking about the excitement they saw today.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked in the crowd, his face seemed relaxed, but he actually felt that the vest was a little sweaty, this was nervous sweat, in order to let the soldiers overcome the fear of firecrackers and lay the foundation for future battles, he had the courage to stand in front of the firecrackers of the officers and soldiers to let people bang, this can be described as a very dangerous thing, thinking about it afterwards, I still feel a cold sweat, fortunately, this kind of dangerous thing does not need to be done again in the future.

Xu Renjie hung his head and followed behind him, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Generalissimo!" Zhu Yuanzhang said softly: "When I ordered Mingjin to withdraw the troops just now, all the leaders raised objections, only you did not object, I want to hear your opinion." ”

Xu Renjie hurriedly replied respectfully: "Brother Zhu, I think so, you just stood in front of the formation of the officers and soldiers and let their guns bombard, the first time you stood at about three hundred feet, the second time you stood at about two hundred feet, and then you didn't take another step...... Let me make a bold guess, the so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, does your action mean that if you go further, the possibility of being hit by the fire gun is very high? ”

"Well, that's good! Your mind is clear! Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded: "Go on!" ”

Xu Renjie received his affirmation, his spirit was greatly lifted, and he continued: "If you ordered the attack on the village at that time, and our brothers swarmed up and entered a close range of 200 feet, the opponent's Shenji battalion might have injured our brothers, and the officers and soldiers had the wall as a basis to shoot condescendingly, and our army would have suffered heavy casualties...... You have just taken a huge risk to suppress everyone's fear of the firebolt, and if you suffer too many casualties during the siege, the native soldiers will once again raise their fear of the firebolt, and your efforts will be in vain...... Therefore, instead of attacking the enemy camp here and letting the enemy's Shenji battalion play its role, it is better to retreat immediately and let the soldiers keep the impression that 'the fire gun is not worth fearing' for a long time. ”

"Hahaha! You can say that again! Zhu Yuanzhang is overjoyed, Xu Renjie is really a baby, it is rare for him to see it so clearly, it is in vain for his cultivation of Xu Renjie over the years. He smiled and said to Xu Renjie: "There is another reason that prompted me to withdraw from the army, after all, this is the foot of the No. 3 sub-village, if we attack the officer and soldier camp, Du Wenhuan's troops stationed in the No. 3 sub-village will come down the mountain to reinforce, and we will fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides, so even if there is no problem with firearms, we can't fight this battle." ”

"I see!" A strange expression appeared on Xu Renjie's face, and he sighed: "Alas, Brother Zhu, my subordinates suddenly thought of something, I don't know if to ask?" ”

"Huh?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "Ask!" ”

Xu Renjie said in a voice so low that only Zhu Yuanzhang could hear: "Just now, my subordinates saw you standing in front of the officers and soldiers to lure them to miss, it can be seen that you know the fire guns well, and the most rare thing is that you are very good at controlling the rise and fall of morale...... Subordinate...... It suddenly occurred to the subordinates that with your understanding of people's hearts, you should know ...... The first confrontation between our army and the officers and men will inevitably be frightened by the firearms of the Shenji Battalion...... Other words...... You know that our army will definitely lose the first battle with the Shenji Battalion...... Knowing this, you still handed over the command of the first battle to me...... You can't mean to make me lose, right? ”

As soon as this question came out, the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes twitched inadvertently, and some indescribable emotions came out of his heart! He couldn't help but think: Xu Renjie actually dared to ask?

In fact, with Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of Xu Renjie, it is not unusual for him to think of this question, and what surprised Zhu Yuanzhang was that he dared to ask, which was a bit surprising.

In the last life, after Zhu Yuanzhang became the king of God, he did more than once let his officials carry the black cauldron, and these officials actually knew that they had carried the black cauldron for the emperor, but none of them dared to say this, because they were afraid of ...... I'm afraid that the emperor will kill them.

But Xu Renjie was not afraid, he didn't know whether he was stupid or smart, he thought of this question, and then he asked, and the question was so natural, as if he didn't think that he would be killed at all.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, this is a rare experience, because people are creatures, as long as they are close to them, they will not pay attention to etiquette, details, fear, or rustiness, they can say whatever they want, make trouble when they want, laugh when they want to laugh, and come when they want to ask.

Obviously, Xu Renjie asked such a question, because he regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as his closest teacher, and he asked it with the courtesy of a disciple and with a knowledge-seeking attitude, so he didn't think about things like killing people at all.

The corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes couldn't help but flash a touch of imperceptible joy, he patted Xu Renjie's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Do you want to hear the truth, or is it a lie?" ”

Xu Renjie tilted his head and smiled: "Listen to the lie first, because it will be boring to listen to the truth and then listen to the lie!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "The lie is that I knew that I would lose the initial battle, so I didn't dare to fight, and deliberately asked you to command this formation to keep my undefeated reputation." When you are defeated, I will clean up the mess, so that the leaders and soldiers will admire me even more, you are just a stepping stone for me. ”

"Wow, when I hear this lie, I feel sad in my heart." Xu Renjie made a gesture of covering his chest, and then smiled: "What about the truth?" Wow, I want to know the real reason! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his voice and said seriously: "The truth is, I taught you a new lesson...... As the commander-in-chief, the focus should be on the overall victory, rather than the gains and losses of one battle at a time. In order to win, we must know how to make trade-offs and give up, do not care if we lose the battle that we must lose, and we must desperately seize the opportunity of victory and never let it slip out of our hands. Even if he let his most proud general carry the black cauldron, even if he will let his dearest and most loved people die bravely, even if he stands alone in front of the enemy formation...... No matter how difficult the decision...... The first thing the commander-in-chief must ensure is the overall victory, not the gains and losses of a certain person, otherwise he will not be worthy of the word 'general' of the commander-in-chief, do you understand? ”

After Xu Renjie listened, he was stunned for a long time, and finally suddenly realized, he knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang with a puff, and said seriously: "Brother Zhu, I understand...... What you say is actually the truth, but after listening to the truth, the lie becomes a lie...... For the victory of the cottage, I suffered a small loss, which is nothing! In the future, if I were to lead a large army across the battlefield, I would definitely do what you said today! Live up to your teachings! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and waved away!

The mountain wind whistled by, and Xu Renjie stood in the wind for a long time: What did Zhu Bugling do before? The more I learned from him, the more unfathomable I felt.