The war was everywhere in Jinan City, and the 130,000 Yan army launched an attack on the north gate of Jinan.

The dense Yan soldiers continued to climb up the city wall like ants, and were pushed down or killed by the defenders. Only countless black dots were seen climbing and falling beside the towering city wall, accompanied by shouts of killing and screams, and life passed away forever during breathing.

The sound of Hongwu cannons roared, and solid iron bullets hit the city wall hard, stirring up a fog of stone fog with the smell of gunpowder. On the open ground outside the city, a large number of Yan troops rushed towards the city wall like a tide, continuing, endlessly, killing sounds shrill, making people frightened.

In the moat under the city wall, the bodies of Yan army were piled up like mountains, and blood dyed the clear river water bright red. The slowly flowing blood reflected the afterglow of the sunset like residual blood, and the battlefield was filled with a cruel and bloody poetry.

On the horse road inside the city wall, the injured soldiers guarding the city were covered in blood, rolling and crying on the ground, while some disappeared silently and silently.

Xiao Fan was surrounded by dozens of personal guards holding shields in the middle, standing at the top of the city and looking into the distance. His handsome face was blackened by smoke of gunpowder. His clear eyes were staring at the handsome flag of the Yan army in the distance. The flag fluttered in the wind, with four large words "Fengtian Jingnan" on it. On the other side, there was a narrow flag with black background and white sides. There was a line of eye-catching big words embroidered on the flag, "The Emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Gao of Hongwu, the fourth son of Yan Wangdi". The battlefield was filled with smoke, and the two flags appeared faintly in the smoke of gunpowder.

Xiao Fan sneered coldly. The rebels were all named justice. Zhu Di's two flags were undoubtedly very inciting. There were treacherous ministers in the court, and the parents and children of the late emperor raised an army to calm the Ming Dynasty. When the emperor was on the side of the Qing dynasty, the people along the way would naturally not say much when they saw it. The people lacked the vision to distinguish between loyalty and treacherous, and could only follow the crowd. If Zhu Di was allowed to fight from north to south, there would be countless scholars and civilians along the way who were deceived and bewitched by these two banners.

If you fight for the people, it is difficult to say it, and you may not be recognized by everyone if you do things for the people for the rest of your life. However, it is easy to say it, and you may not have to do anything. The identity of a royal prince and a high-sounding reason are enough to play with the people's hearts in your palm.

Xiao Fan stared at the two flags coldly, no matter how he looked, he was dazzling.

The two flags support one person's ambition and kill many people. This is a sin!

boom!

An iron bullet whistled, and Chen Ning, the personal soldier next to him, dragged Xiao Fan's body quickly and the iron bullet barely passed by Xiao Fan's ears. The strong wind made Xiao Fan's face hurt.

Chen Ning was so scared that his face turned pale and shouted loudly: "Shield! Block the Lord!"

Xiao Fan was so scared that his legs were weak, but when he thought of his identity, if the coach showed timidity at this time, it would definitely be a big blow to the morale of the soldiers defending the city. Xiao Fan was afraid of death, but he wanted even more face.

His handsome face turned pale for a while and soon returned to blood. Xiao Fan pushed away the shield in front of him and shouted in a trembling voice: "What a panic! When defending the city, the soldiers were bleeding and fighting for the death. Everyone was flesh and blood, so why do you distinguish between high and low? I don't need these special protections. You all give me some strength. I will stand behind you and never take a step back. I swear to live and die with Jinan City and the soldiers!"

When the soldiers guarding the city around him heard this, they burst into tears.

In the eyes of these simple and bloody soldiers, a high-ranking official in the court stood at the top of the city regardless of safety and personally supervised the war, and vowed to live and die with them. In this Ming Dynasty, where the class status quo was extremely strict, there were very few people who could do this. This courage and courage were enough to make these soldiers work hard for him.

Seeing the eyes of the soldiers flushed red, Xiao Fan took the opportunity to add: "If Jinan does not lose, I promise to personally ask the emperor for me to be granted the title of officials. On the day when the Yan rebels retreat, I will give you silver, white silver!"

This sentence made the soldiers excited. If it was just moved by Xiao Fan's courage and righteousness just now, now that the official position and money were smashed, everyone really planned to sacrifice their lives for Xiao Fan and the court. Scholars died for their confidants, and they were nonsense. It would be beneficial to fight for their lives. They could also win their wives and children, and forever get rid of the fate of being a military household for generations. For the sake of their descendants, it would be worth fighting for their lives today!

The soldiers' eyes suddenly showed a crazy blood red, and they all responded, followed by countless large rocks, boiling oil, and the rain of locust-like arrows, and the likeness of arrows, shooting towards the Yan army like crazy.

The Yan army, which was as powerful as a siege, was suddenly beaten by the fierce force of the soldiers guarding the city, and countless Yan army screamed and fell from the city wall. In an instant, the casualties of the Yan army increased rapidly.

Xiao Fan was still standing at the top of the city, still standing like green pine, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The war is not a good deal. This is an arduous offensive and defensive battle. In addition to the combat power of the soldiers on both sides, more importantly, it is to compete with the perseverance of the coaches on both sides. Whoever can't support first will lose the opportunity.

Brother-in-law Chen Ning leaned forward and said with a smile: "It's still brother-in-law... Well, sir, you have the courage. Two words make everyone willing to sacrifice their lives. However, sir, the city is very dangerous. Do you really want a shield to block you?"

Xiao Fan glanced at him and said, "Do you think I am really not afraid of death? The Hongwu cannon fired solid iron bullets, and even a wall of iron can make a pit. A few thin shields blocked it with no use! Damn it, you still have to die. It's better to be a bachelor who is unblocked..."

Chen Ning suddenly realized and looked at his brother-in-law with admiration.

Combined with the passionate and unscrupulous scene just now, I had to explain it? No wonder my brother-in-law has become such a big official at a young age, and his face is definitely able to get over the Hongwu cannon...

Outside the northern gate of Jinan, under the commander of the Yan army.

Seeing the casualties of soldiers siege in the distance becoming more and more serious, countless soldiers screamed and fell off the city wall, the morale among the army gradually became weak, and Zhu Di's face gradually turned ashen.

The imperial court had a million troops, and he didn't feel sorry for his death. With an imperial edict, there were so many garrisons in the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of troops could be mobilized at any time, but Zhu Di could not afford to hurt. These Yan soldiers were all border troops who followed him in the past to conquer the Tatars. One less died. Although he currently has more than one hundred thousand soldiers under his command, the future of the rebellion is uncertain. We must not lose too much troops under a mere Jinan city, which is too unprofitable.

After measuring the pros and cons, Zhu Di, who was decisive in killing, gritted his teeth and issued a military order.

"Ming Jin, stop the troops!"

The Yan army's siege stopped, but more than 100,000 rebels still surrounded Jinan's city, as if they were accumulating their strength and waiting for the next time to launch an increasingly fierce attack.

Inside the Jinan Prefect's Office.

Xiao Fan looked heavy, stood up and knocked on the table, saying, "It won't work if this continues. We are too passive. I like to be passive in sexual intercourse, but I still like to take the initiative in war!"

Cao Yi licked his dry mouth and said, "You have issued a reinforcement order to Dongchang, Shunde and Daming's three governments. As long as we hold on for a few more days, the reinforcements from the three governments will definitely arrive. At that time, our 70,000 defenders suddenly emerged from the city. They attacked each other from both sides, and did not believe that Yan Ni would not defeat him."

Xiao Fan shook his head and said, "Zhu Di is not that stupid. He is waiting for our reinforcements to arrive. He has fought a war for a lifetime. Can you hide this trick from him? I guess before our reinforcements arrive, they will launch a crazi attack at all costs. If they fail to defeat Jinan within three days, they will definitely withdraw their troops and escape from the distance. They will not be stupid enough to wait for us to attack him. In other words, we will defend Jinan for these three days. I am really not sure whether we can defend it..."

Cao Yi was once a hundred generals under Zhu Di. He naturally had a deep understanding of this former master and knew that Xiao Fan was right. These three days were a critical period for defending the city. Zhu Di would inevitably attack the city crazily regardless of the cost of casualties. For him, killing Xiao Fan is more important than usurping the throne. If Xiao Fan does not die, Zhu Di's ambition will never be realized.

The two were silent for a while, Cao Yi thought hard for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said happily: "By the way, don't we still have the secret chess of the three guards of Duoyan? It's time to use them..."

Xiao Fan quickly shook his head and rejected it: "No, this is Jinan, thousands of miles away from the pass, and the distance cannot quench the near thirst. Besides, Tuoluhuchaer is too snobbish and will only add icing on the cake and will never give him timely help. The current war is not good for the court. With his character, he will mostly keep his troops on the wall. Only when he has the overwhelming advantage in the future will he be willing to come forward to help beat the dog in the water. Now we can't count on him..."

Cao Yi said angrily: "Tuluhuchaer, this dog-good guy, has received so much gold and is so snobbish. If he had known this, why would we have spent this in vain in the past!"

Xiao Fan shook his head and said, "This money must be spent. No matter what, the cavalry of the three guards of Duoyan is the strongest. If we don't spend money to stabilize them, they will definitely help Yan come and attack us now. The Yan army was like a tiger at that time, and the unlucky one was our side."

Cao Yi sighed silently.

"Now, what else can we do except grit our teeth and hold on to Jinan?" Cao Yi said with a bitter expression.

Xiao Fan unconsciously tapped the table with his right finger and said thoughtfully: "Anyone who fights will win with the right match and with the odd ones. In other words, fighting not only requires great wisdom from the front battlefield, but also requires some small actions that cannot be put on the table..."

"Why do I think you have been unable to get on the table since you became an official..."

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise in the three halls in the backyard of the yamen, like a bolt from the blue, scaring Xiao Fan and Cao Yi's expressions changed.

The two looked at each other in shock, and Xiao Fan lifted up the hem of his official robe and rushed towards the backyard.

"What happened? Is Yan Ni's sneak attack? It's so despicable!" Xiao Fan gritted his teeth and said furiously.

Cao Yi was also shocked and angry and said, "If you don't have the bright ones, you'll be silly. It's so despicable!"

The two rushed to the backyard angrily, but saw a group of personal soldiers around them staring at the left side of the backyard with strange expressions, not knowing what they were looking at.

Soon, the door of the wing opened, and Taixu was dark-faced and walked out of the door. He was covered in white hair and messy, hissing and burning with holes everywhere, and hissing and smoking was lit all over hissing, looking like a freshly baked roast chicken.

Xiao Fan was stunned and then exclaimed: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Taixu looked at him with empty eyes, then he opened his mouth, and another stream of black smoke emerged from his mouth, rising.

With one hand on his ear, Taixu said loudly: "What did you say? Let's say louder! Don't hum like a mosquito."

Xiao Fan sighed heavily, and glanced at him and knew that the loud noise just now must have been made by this uncontrollable master. Needless to ask, the scientific experiment of the old immortal's alchemy to seek to ascend to the immortal failed again.

He sat down at the door with Taixu and calmed down for a while. Taixu gradually recovered his hearing. The sound just now made his ears almost deaf.

Taixu, who had recovered from his spirit, slapped his thighs hard, and two lines of old tears came down.

"Failed again! Ascension to immortality failed again... I used the medicines I used to match according to the "Secret of the Golden Pill of the Supreme Saint Ancestor", and it was not bad at all. Why is it always wrong? What went wrong?"

The old birthday star looked sad, and tears of despair washed away the old face that was darkened, black and white, looking particularly desperate.

Xiao Fan understood his mood very well. For an old birthday star in his 130s and already impatient life, what else can he pursue besides becoming an immortal?

Xiao Fan patted his shoulder and comforted him with a gentle voice: "Master's Day, it must be that there is something wrong in your elixir. Details determine success or failure. Maybe you should increase the amount of the medicine..."

Taixu was stunned and thoughtfully said: "What you mean is that the amount of medicine I gave is not enough, but... the "Golden Elixir Secret" clearly shows this amount..."

"No, Master, you misunderstood. It's not that the amount of medicine is not enough. The disciple means that the amount of gunpowder you have given is not enough..."

"What does it mean?"

"It's very simple. If you add a few times the amount of gunpowder, then your hand shakes, bang! A mushroom cloud..."

Taixu looked straight and said in a daze: "But... what?"

"Then you will be in the immortal class. I guarantee that you will be blown away with no bones left..."

"ah?"

Xiao Fan patted his shoulder and said, "Ascending to immortality is that simple. Men must be a little cruel to themselves."

Taixu is always old, but he is not stupid, and finally he can hear the smell.

With a stern face, Taixu's face was frosty and said coldly: "Little bastard, are you laughing at me?"

The old birthday star who failed to ascend to immortality has a sensitive and fragile heart.

Xiao Fan, who had been enduring for a long time, got angry and smiled in vain. He grabbed Taixu's collar and said viciously: "The soldiers were holding Jinan City in blood. So many people died. The battle was so fierce. You old guy still have the leisure to play firecrackers?"

"It's not about playing firecrackers, it's about refining elixirs, refining elixirs! The immortal pills for ascending to heaven and becoming immortals!" Taixu corrected it in dissatisfaction.

"Can the alchemy be refined so that the house almost exploded? If you don't understand, don't play around. So many people are fighting bravely to fight the enemy just to survive. How can you do it? The birthday boy plays with gunpowder and he has long life? He lives for more than a hundred years. Don't you think your life is very pale?"

Taixu also felt inappropriate, and suddenly glanced around and said with a breathless look: "Then what do you think I live a meaningful life?"

"Don't you like playing firecrackers very much? You have the ability to go out of the city and blow up Yan Ni's handsome tent!"

Taixu corrected weakly again: "Refining alchemy... is not playing with firecrackers."

As soon as Xiao Fan finished speaking, he was stunned and a light appeared in his mind.

Yes, why don’t you just let Taixu go out of the city and blow Zhu Di to death? Isn’t it a waste to leave such a peerless master? The old guy’s elixir skills are a bit rough, but playing with gunpowder is a top-notch master. His house has been blown up several times. He definitely has the strength of a terrorist. If he lets him harm others, he can use the best things...

Talents cannot be idle, even a piece of straw paper has its uses, not to mention that Taixu is much better than straw paper.

However, there is a problem that is quite troublesome. It is said that gunpowder was gradually invented by the alchemist in the Tang Dynasty during the process of alchemy. However, the ratio of saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur in the gunpowder has always been wrong, so the power of gunpowder is very small. It was not until the 19th century that Europeans found the most powerful ratio between the three. In other words, although gunpowder in the early Ming Dynasty was widely used in combat, its power was actually not enough. Taixu should have a deep understanding of this point, the old guy was bombed several times and was not dead, which shows that the power was very average.

What is the most powerful black gunpowder preparation ratio?

Seventy-half% of the nitrate, one-half% of the charcoal, and one-half% of the sulfur. Soak it into particles, and then add graphite to air-dry it...

Xiao Fan fell into deep thought, but his eyes were staring at Taixu like a poisonous snake. After a long time, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which looked particularly creepy.

Taixu was frightened by Xiao Fan's malicious smile and shook his head and said, "What do you want to do?"

Xiao Fan came to his senses and hugged Taixu's shoulders. Taixu was led by him and staggered towards the inner hall.

"Master, I need you to help me here..."

"Come on the go! I am a master of the world, and I don't care about the world."

"As long as you help this, my disciple will give you a prescription, which is very powerful. I will take you medicine until you become an immortal and ascend to the Pure Land..."

"You are talking about arsenic? A villain! Do you want to kill me? Murder and ascension to immortality are different things!"

"It's definitely not arsenic. My disciple is kind-hearted. How could he harm you with arsenic? It's so despicable. Have you heard of black gunpowder? It's very helpful for you to refine alchemy. After your apprentice has developed it, you need to throw a few of them out of the city to try the effect. If the effect is good, I will tell you the recipe..."

"I asked me to help you kill someone again? Are you stupid? What should I do if I delay my becoming an immortal?" Taixu was obsessed with the great cause of ascension.

"How can you delay Master becoming an immortal? It's very simple. You ignite the lead and then rush into Yan Ni's handsome tent with a bomb... Becoming an immortal will no longer be far away from now on."

“…………”

The two whispered, walking further and further away, but Cao Yi, who was following the two, felt cold sweat all over his body...
Chapter completed!