"Brother Zhu, why did you specifically mention the Divine Machine Battalion?" Xu Renjie was a little puzzled: "There are only two hundred people from the Shenji Battalion, even if these two hundred people are first-class good players, on the battlefield where the total strength of the two sides adds up to more than 5,000, it shouldn't play a role in determining the surname, right?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to the side, stared at Xu Renjie's face, and said slowly: "The power of the Shenji Battalion is not in the people...... It's about their weapons...... However, the main point of our army's battle with the Shenji Battalion was not to deal with their weapons, but to overcome their own fears. ”

"This ...... My subordinates don't understand it! "Xu Renjie Khan.

"Hmm!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a calm face and said, "With your combat experience, it's not a shame to not understand...... After you fight with the Divine Machine Battalion, you will understand! ”

"Oh!" When Xu Renjie heard the words "fight a battle", his eyes suddenly released a burst of light, and he left the question of the Shenji Battalion behind: "Brother Zhu, how do you plan to fight this battle?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at the sky, thought for a while, and then lowered his head and said, "If I say that the initial battle with the officers and soldiers will be handed over to you with full command, do you have the courage to accept this order?" ”

"Wow!" Xu Renjie was overjoyed, and a flush of excitement suddenly flashed on his face: "Brother Zhu, you didn't lie to me, did you?" Fighting with 3,000 officers and soldiers and the veteran Du Wenhuan, this is the most powerful enemy we have ever encountered since the establishment of the cottage, what an important battle, you actually asked me to command the first battle? I...... I'm so happy...... Wowha, of course I have the guts to take it...... No, I should say that I really want to take this order, please leave it to me! ”

"Okay, I'll leave it to you!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "From now on, the first battle with the officers and soldiers will be under your full command, and I will only watch from the side, and I will never interfere." ”

Xu Renjie was overjoyed, brushed the ground and said with a smile: "Then I'll go to the cottage for a turn, I've been in Baishui for a long time, and I don't know much about the current situation of the cottage, I have to grasp the situation of the army first...... By the way, scouts will also be sent to monitor the movements of officers and soldiers, and the situation of the main village and the sub-villages on various hills will also be inspected...... I'll go too! ”

Xu Renjie's feet seemed to be stepping on Hot Wheels, flashed out energetically, and rushed towards the cottage, obviously, this guy didn't expect to get such an important task, and he was a little too excited.

Seeing that Xu Renjie had run away, San Lang came closer and said a little worriedly: "Brother Zhu...... Is it really okay to hand over such an important battle to him? Belch...... I know how powerful the officers and soldiers are, at the beginning Yang Hong beat me all over the head, this time I changed to Du Wenhuan, who has more combat experience, and brought all the elite officers and soldiers, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to deal with, you handed over the most important initial battle to him, can you do it? ”

Seeing the worried face of the desperate San Lang, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said: "The jade is not a weapon, it's time to hand over some important things to you to do, if you are worried that Xu Renjie will lose the battle, you must work harder to do a good job of defense, and even if he loses for a while, you can rely on your defense ability to ensure that the cottage is not lost." ”

"Understood, I'll do my best!" Desperately Saburo quickly straightened his expression and went to take charge of the defense work more seriously and meticulously.

Zhu Yuanzhang left the mountain gate and walked back to his cave, and the expression on his face never relaxed. At this time, it was noon, and cooking smoke had risen in Zhu Yuanzhang's small cave, and the cooking smoke floated out of a ventilation tunnel opened at the top of the cave, indicating that Zhang Yingxian was cooking lunch now.

When Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the cave, lunch had just been made, Zhang Yingxian and Qiu Ye were sitting at the table waiting for him, and when they saw him coming back, the two women stood up together: "Xianggong is back......

Zhang Yingxian said: "I'll go and give you porridge ......" After speaking, she stood up from the table and walked to the stove.

Qiu Ye stood at the table and didn't move, now that she was pregnant, she couldn't do any housework, so after greeting Zhu Yuanzhang, she slowly sat back on the stool: "Xianggong...... Your expression...... Seems a little on your mind? Akiba asked cautiously.

"Hmm!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "The officers and soldiers are about to attack the mountain, this time the officers and soldiers are very powerful, and the difficult Shenji Battalion has come, I am thinking about this battle...... Well...... It's not interesting to say this, you women don't care. ”

A smile appeared on Akiba's face: "Well, I don't want to worry about the war, anyway, if there is a commander, no matter what kind of enemy can be defeated." ”

Hearing Qiu Ye say calmly, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but say: "This time I handed over the command to Xu Renjie!" ”

"Huh?" Akiba was taken aback: "Why?" Didn't Xianggong say that this battle was difficult to fight? Why do you want to entrust him with such an important matter? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, the matter of handing over the command to Xu Renjie actually had a very complicated reason, in front of outsiders, he would never say this hidden reason in his heart, but in the face of respecting himself and trusting his family, he finally decided not to hide it.

So he said seriously: "The reason why I handed over the first battle to Xu Renjie ...... It's just because this initial battle with the officers and soldiers will definitely fail! I didn't want to put myself on the back of a defeat, so let him help me lose. ”

"What?" Autumn leaves are really blinded this time.

"Autumn leaves, am I good at fighting" Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.

"Yes, Xianggong, you are very powerful, you will never lose a battle, and the leaders, soldiers, and villagers in the cottage all admire you incomparably." Akiba hurriedly said.

"Hmm!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "It is precisely because I have never been defeated that everyone will think that I am very powerful, and they will trust and respect me so much, if I lose a battle, my reputation in the village will be affected, and the morale of the entire cottage will be unstable, and the morale will be greatly shaken, which is not conducive to the future battle with the imperial court, so ...... Knowing that I would lose the first battle, I couldn't fight, so I had to hand it over to Xu Renjie and eat this defeat on my behalf. In this way, the leaders, soldiers, and villagers in the village will think that the defeat was because Xu Renjie's ability was too poor, and it was not that we couldn't defeat the officers and soldiers...... Morale can be saved. After the initial battle of inevitable defeat was assumed by Xu Renjie, I will come out to command, and with everyone's trust in me, I can overcome the biggest problem in this battle and turn the situation around. ”

Akiba was a little blind, and with her insight and wisdom, she couldn't understand this kind of topic involving the "Thick Black Technique" at all: "That...... Messire...... We women don't understand this topic. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said very seriously: "Although you don't understand, I don't want to hide anything from you...... Don't tell anyone what I just said to you......"

Qiu Ye nodded, although her wisdom was not high, but she also heard that in this incident, Xu Renjie was used as a scapegoat by Xianggong, which is something that cannot be said no matter what, and she, as a woman, should not ask again. But a woman's love of gossip finally prevailed, and she couldn't help but ask: "Xianggong, why did you lose this initial battle?" ”

"Because of the Divine Machine Battalion!" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed deeply and said, "People who have never fought with the Shenji Battalion can't imagine how difficult it will be to fight with the Shenji Battalion...... This is not simply a matter of strength, but also involves the most important issue of the heart...... Although the soldiers in our cottage are brave and fierce, they will still inevitably be defeated in the first confrontation with the Shenji Battalion......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't continue to speak, he knew that Qiu Ye had never seen a cannon, never seen a fire gun, and never heard the loud sound made when these two weapons roared together...... I have also not seen the terrible scene of a boulder shattering under the bombardment of cannonballs......

Anyone who sees this scene for the first time will inevitably be frightened to the point that their legs tremble and their will collapse...... No matter how brave a soldier is, when he first faces the cannon, he will inevitably lose his combat ability in a short time.

Therefore, in the first battle with the Shenji Battalion, Huanglong Cottage will undoubtedly be defeated! Even if it was the reincarnation of Da Luo Jinxian, even if the Jade Emperor sat in Zhu Yuanzhang's current position to command, it would be impossible to redeem the defeat of the first battle.

This is a battle that he knows will be defeated, but he still has to face it, if he doesn't fight this battle with the Shenji Battalion, the leaders and soldiers in the cottage will not grow, so Zhu Yuanzhang had to throw out the responsibility for this "defeat" and let Xu Renjie help him bear it, if he doesn't do this, once his undefeated reputation is destroyed, the morale in the cottage will be a huge blow, and the morale of the army will definitely be shaken, and he will no longer be able to maintain his current momentum.

This kind of behavior of using his subordinates to carry the black cauldron is not a fair and honest act, in addition to being able to confide in Akiba, it is impossible for him to tell other people, fortunately, there are Akiba in this world who can help him share such a secret, which makes the unhappiness in his heart alleviate a lot.

"Autumn leaves, do you feel scared when I do such an excessive thing to Xu Renjie?" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly and asked.

"No!" Qiu Ye slowly shook his head and said: "I believe that Xianggong is doing this for the good of most people in the village, although Xu Renjie will suffer some losses, but Xianggong will also make up for his losses afterwards." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't answer this sentence again, he just glanced at Qiu Ye with loving eyes, and reached out to caress her long silky hair...... Then he sighed in his heart: Xu Renjie, after this incident, I will compensate you well!

At this time, Zhang Yingxian came over with a rice bowl: "Huh? Xianggong, what are you talking about with Akiba? Both of them have strange expressions? ”

"Nothing!" Zhu Yuanzhang took the rice bowl from Zhang Yingxian's hand, the expression on his face instantly changed from heavy to relaxed, and he opened his mouth and smiled: "It's a trivial matter, now that the conversation is over, let's eat." ”

An imperceptible sadness flashed in Zhang Yingxian's eyes: Xianggong really trusts Qiuye more...... Can't you tell me what you just said? Alas...... It seems that I need to work harder to get into the heart of Xianggong.