"Did you see it?" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted to the bandits behind him, "What's the matter with a firearm?"

"Yes, what's there to be afraid of insults? Hahaha!" Wang Er also laughed loudly.

The heroic voices of the two men echoed over the nine hundred and eighty-eight defeated soldiers, and the valley echoed, shaking the soldiers' hearts over and over again.

"So that's it!" A desperate yelled in the middle of the defeated soldiers: "It turns out that the musket can't hit anyone!"

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

"We were not defeated by muskets and cannons at all, we scared ourselves!"

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

"Brother Sanlang, Brother Marshal, we are sorry for you!"

For a moment, roars were like thunder in the valley, and the morale of the bandits reached the highest point in an instant. The courage that was scared in the last battle completely recovered at this moment, and there was something even more.

When facing unknown things, humans will be unable to move due to fear, but when he understands the true face of unknown things, the lost confidence will come back. This principle is like a strong man is frightened by the shadow of a rocking sword, but when he knows that the shadow is just a piece of rag floating in the wind, he will smile and restore his confidence. If other shadows want to scare him, it is impossible.

"Brother Zhu, we are no longer afraid!"

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

"If I get scared away by the musket this time, I'll be a bitch."

"I want to breathe a sigh of relief for the last defeat..."

The bandits roared loudly, with a huge momentum, which scared Ma Rulong and the officers and soldiers in the camp to the faces of the blue. Several archers who could not hold back could not help but shoot a few powerful arrows at Zhu Yuanzhang and Wang Er, but Zhu Yuanzhang had already prepared, and raised the wooden shield in his hand to easily block the arrows.

He grabbed Wang Er's arm, turned around and walked back. While walking, he shouted at the bandits: "Military band, whistle the gold, withdraw the troops and return to the camp!"

"What?" The leaders were shocked: "Brother Zhu, our morale is so strong at this time. Why did we withdraw our troops by ringing gold? It is a good opportunity to take down the officers and soldiers camps in one go!"

Wang Er also shouted: "Yes, Brother Zhu, as long as you give an order, I will kill them into their village with the musket of Shenji Camp, and I will definitely kill them without leaving any armor!"

"I don't want to hear objections anymore! Stop the troops!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved.

The leaders always believed him, and when they saw that he insisted on withdrawing the troops, they had to obey. Two thousand bandits whistled and retreated backwards amid the sound of the gongs. In a short while, they disappeared without a trace.

Ma Rulong in the officers and soldiers camp couldn't help but wiped his sweat and asked left and right: "What... what are these bandits here for?"

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On the mountain road, there were messy footprints. Two thousand bandit soldiers were walking along the mountain road towards the main village. Everyone walked together, laughing and talking about the lively event we were watching today.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked among the crowd, his face seemed to be relaxed, but in fact he felt a little sweaty in the vest. This was nervous sweat. In order to help the soldiers overcome their fear of muskets and lay the foundation for future battles, he boldly stood in front of the officers and soldiers' muskets and let others slam. This was a very dangerous thing. Afterwards, he still felt a cold sweat. Fortunately, such dangerous things no longer need to be done in the future.

Xu Renjie followed him with his head down, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Master Marshal!" Zhu Yuanzhang said softly: "When I ordered the Jin Dynasty to withdraw the troops just now, all the leaders raised objections. Only you did not object. I want to hear your opinion."

Xu Renjie quickly replied respectfully: "Brother Zhu, this is what I think. You just stood in front of the officers and soldiers and let their muskets bombard him. The first time he stood at about 300 feet, and the second time he stood at about 240 feet. Then you did not take another step forward... I'll guess boldly that the so-called gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Does your move mean that if you move forward, the possibility of being hit by the musket will be very high?"

"Well, it's not bad! Your mind is very clear!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile: "Switch on!"

Xu Renjie received his affirmation and was greatly energetic, and then said: "If you ordered the attack on the village at that time, our brothers rushed up and entered a close distance of two hundred feet, the opponent's Shenji Camp might have injured our brothers. Moreover, the officers and soldiers had a wall of villages as a support and shot from a high place. Our army might suffer heavy casualties... You just took a huge risk to suppress everyone's fear of muskets. If the casualties were too great when attacking the village, the local soldiers would be afraid of muskets again, and your efforts would be wasted... So, instead of attacking the enemy camp here and letting the enemy's Shenji Camp play a role, it is better to retreat immediately and let the soldiers keep the impression that "muskets are not worth fearing" for a long time."

"Hahaha! Well said!" Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed. Xu Renjie was such a treasure. It was rare that he could see so clearly that it was worth the effort of Xu Renjie. His guess was really a guess of Zhu Yuanzhang's idea. He smiled and said to Xu Renjie: "There is another reason that prompted me to withdraw. After all, this is at the foot of the No. 3 branch. If we attack the officers and soldiers camps, Du Wenhuan's troops stationed in the No. 3 branch will go down the mountain to reinforce. We will fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides. Therefore, even without the problem of muskets, we cannot fight this battle."

"I understand!" A strange expression appeared on Xu Renjie's face and sighed: "Oh, Brother Zhu, my subordinate suddenly thought of something, don't you ask if it's right?"

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

Xu Renjie said in a voice that was so low that only Zhu Yuanzhang could hear: "Justice just now, seeing you standing in front of the officers and soldiers' muskets, it can be seen that you know the musket troops well. The most rare thing is that you are able to control the rise and fall of morale... My subordinates suddenly thought that with your understanding of people's hearts, you should know... Our army and the officers and soldiers will definitely be scared by the firearms of Shenji Camp for the first time... In other words... you know that the first battle between our army and Shenji Camp will definitely be defeated... You still handed over the command of the first formation to me even though you knew this... You didn't mean to let me suffer a defeat, right?"

As soon as this question came out, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes twitched inadvertently, and some indescribable emotion suddenly emerged from his heart! He couldn't help but think: How dare Xu Renjie ask?

In fact, based on Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of Xu Renjie, it was not surprising that he could think of this question. What surprised Zhu Yuanzhang was that he dared to ask, which was a bit surprising.

In the last life, after Zhu Yuanzhang became a king, he had done more than once to let his officials take the blame. These officials actually knew that they had taken the blame for the emperor, but none of them dared to say this because they were afraid... they were afraid that the emperor would kill them to silence them.

But Xu Renjie was not afraid. He didn't know if he was stupid or smart. He thought of this question, and then he asked, asking so naturally, as if he had never thought that he would be killed and silenced.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, this is a rare experience, because as long as people are close to people, they will not pay attention to etiquette, details, be afraid, and be unfamiliar. They will say whatever they want, make a fuss, laugh whenever they want, and come to ask whatever they want.

Obviously, Xu Renjie asked such a question because he regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as his closest mentor. He asked with the attitude of his disciples with a mentality of seeking knowledge, so he never thought that he would be killed and silenced.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but a hint of undetectable joy flashed across the corner of his eyes. He patted Xu Renjie on the shoulder and whispered: "Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

Xu Renjie tilted his head and smiled, "Listen to lies first, because it will be boring to listen to lies after listening to the truth!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "The lies are that I know that the first formation will be defeated, so I dare not fight. I deliberately asked you to command this formation to protect my unbeaten reputation. When you lose, I will clean up the mess, and the leaders and soldiers will admire me even more. You are just a stepping stone for me."

"Wow, I heard this lie and felt sad in my heart." Xu Renjie made a move to cover his chest, and then smiled and said, "Where is the truth? Wow, I really want to know the real reason!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sank his voice and said seriously: "The truth is that I have taught you a new lesson... As the general leader, the vision should be on the overall victory, not the gains and losses of one battle after another. In order to win, you must know how to choose and give up. Don't worry about losing the battle that must be lost. If you fight to the death, you must seize the opportunity of victory and never let it slip away from your hands. Even if you let the most proud general take the blame, even if you will let the person you love most heroically sacrifice, even if you stand alone before the enemy... No matter how difficult the decision... The general leader must first guarantee the overall victory, not the gains and losses of a certain person, otherwise you will not be worthy of the general leader's word "general". Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Xu Renjie was stunned for a long time, and finally realized it suddenly. He knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang with a thud and said seriously: "Brother Zhu, I understand... The lies you told are actually the truth, but after listening to the truth, the lies become lies... For the victory of the copycat, I will suffer a little loss, which is nothing! If I lead a large army to the battlefield in the future, I will definitely do what you said today! I will live up to your teachings!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and waved away!

The mountain wind whistled past, and Xu Renjie stood in the wind for a long time: What did Brother Zhu do before? The more he learned from him, the more he felt it was unfathomable.
Chapter completed!