Fairy, please let me explain

Chapter 653 Military Morale
Hidden in the shadows in the corner of the training ground, Xu Yuanyu secretly watched everything happening ahead.

The old man named Jin who was loyal to the Marquis of Zhenxi was worthy of the title of a veteran general who had fought in many battles. It was a huge project for him to gather all the soldiers of a town at the government office in a short period of time.

Who would notify which Qubu, who would lead the Qubu into the government office, and even the positions of each Qubu on the parade ground all required coordination in every detail, and the other party actually arranged all of this in an orderly manner within two quarters of an hour.

But as each of the troops was led into the government office, the buzzing of flies gradually began to be heard in every corner of the parade ground. All kinds of discussions were rampant, and everyone, from the commanders of a battalion or an army to the grassroots soldiers, was whispering.

"Old Zhou, why was your Qu unit also transferred back?"

A general's steps towards the front were interrupted by a familiar voice in the line. Looking back, he saw a general with an iron mask looking at him with worry.

After a moment of hesitation, he stared at the other person's iron face and hesitated for a moment:
"Are you Airenhua?"

"Old sergeant, who else could it be but me?" the iron-faced general replied unhappily.

General Zhou glanced at the senior generals in the front row and whispered:

"Isn't this obvious? The entire Second Town should be transferred back to the government office."

The iron-faced general's voice came through the mask, muffled and full of worry:
"Didn't we already know at the pre-war meeting that the insect swarm's first target would be your east city wall? If you withdraw now, who will defend the city? And on the way to the government office, my Qu army saw several groups of heroes marching towards the east city wall."

Zhou descended and stared at the other person for a few breaths:

"Just obey orders. The general above has his own considerations."

After saying that, he walked past the other person and continued to walk towards the front.

And it was on this short road of only a few dozen feet that General Zhou heard all kinds of words that shook the morale of the troops spreading among the soldiers.

"Have you heard? Jiupingfang was attacked by those mobs."

"The brothel?"

"Well, the brothers in the sixth song said that the people in the hall were in a miserable state."

"I've been to that brothel before, and they actually despised me for being a rough guy. They didn't even think about who would protect them and keep them happy and peaceful without the old ladies. Now that the old ladies are gone, I can only say that I'm going to die a good death."

"Alright, alright, a brothel is nothing. I heard from General Zhou Ya's men that some large chivalrous groups on the east wall are preparing to attack the city gate."

"The thieves are so brave! But there is nothing we can do about it, since we have all been transferred back."

"It doesn't matter whether I am transferred back or not. You all saw what happened today. It's easy to suppress these mobs, but who the hell can suppress those saints? I have been in the army for more than ten years, and this is the first time I have fought such a frustrating battle."

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As soon as these words were spoken, the discussions suddenly fell silent. However, the sudden silence did not spread. Instead, it was infected again by the surrounding noise.

"Someone should be able to suppress that saint."

"Yes, I also heard from the people above that there is actually a saint in the city, but he was unable to take action immediately due to considerations for the overall situation."

"I don't mean saint."

"Can you please finish your sentence in one go? If you keep hesitating, I'll chop you into pieces with a knife!"

"Just you? You've healed your wounds and you've forgotten the pain, right?"

"Okay, Zhang Xing, who are you talking about?" An old voice interrupted the argument between the two.

Hearing this, the two angry soldiers curled their lips and said unhappily:

"Didn't someone on the east wall rebel this morning? Dozens of arrows were shot from that side, but all were blocked by a female general."

"Female general? Are you kidding me?"

"Except for General Wan of the First Town, there shouldn't be any female generals in our Zhenxi Army, right? But she has already followed the Marquis to the battle."

"Zhang Xing, are you thinking about women so much that you're having a baby?"

"Have you fucking forgotten about the princess? She knows military formations, and she's a woman. Isn't there a princess in the mansion?"

"Puchi. Hahahaha."

"I am dying of laughter. Just make up a story."

"Believe it or not, I saw it with my own eyes."

Zhang Xing turned his head away and looked towards the martial arts stage, wanting to confirm whether the female general he saw this morning was the princess, but the stage was still empty.

The soldiers around him ignored him and continued discussing among themselves:

"Speaking of the princess, have you heard about the rumor?"

"what?"

"It was spread from the Xuanting Army that the princess secretly kept the Desert Goddess, and was bewitched by the pretty boy of the third son of the Xiangfu. She was prepared to protect our 20,000 soldiers in the Second Town regardless of their lives."

"what?"

"It is said that the saints are targeting the third son of the Xiangfu. If you hand over that pretty boy, they will retreat."

"Then why don't you hand him over? The affairs of the Xiangfu have nothing to do with our Zhenxifu."

"Because he didn't say the whole thing, those saints wanted to hand over the princess in addition to the third son of the prime minister's mansion."

"Tsk tsk. I see. No wonder they are defending it so desperately."

"Liwu, what does that expression of yours mean? Are you really planning to hand the princess over?"

"No, how could it be possible? The princess is a royal family, her life is so precious. The lives of us soldiers plus the millions of people in the city are not as valuable as hers."

"Say it again, or you'll be chopped off for disturbing the morale of the army."

"Chop me? If you tell the truth, then chop me. It's up to you."

"I think Li Wu is right."

"The Six Saints attacked the city and we were going to die anyway, so at least we could choose how to die. As the scholars say, we can die to show our determination."

Amid the laughter of the crowd, many of the soldiers who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke up:
"Dying to prove your will? You insects are just trying to incite everyone to force the princess to die for us."

"I follow the Marquis, not that dandy princess!"

"Since you are loyal to the Marquis, you shouldn't have the thought of hurting the princess."

"What Zhang Xing said before was correct. The rebellion at the west city wall this morning was indeed resolved by the princess."

"If you're afraid of death, then you're afraid of death. Why are you putting it on such a grand and dignified show?"

"Am I afraid of death? Have you forgotten when I was stabbed through while blocking the knife for you, Zhang Xing?"

The soldier named Li Wu stared at the man in front of him and cursed:
"While I was fighting desperately with those wolf cubs of Tartar Chao, that dandy princess was enjoying herself in Di'an City. While I was building tombs for my dead brothers, she was playing with women in brothels. Now she wants me to fight for her at this time. Why?! Huh?!"

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Li Wu's voice was heard from far away, and just when it was about to be drowned out by the surrounding noise, the sound of the entire parade ground quickly quieted down like waves of wheat.

Tens of thousands of soldiers on the field subconsciously looked towards the starting point of the spreading silence.
With the midday sun behind them, two heavily armored figures slowly walked into the wide entrance of the parade ground.

The heavy footsteps and the crisp sound of armor rubbing against each other echoed in everyone's ears.

"clatter"

"clatter"

"Da" His index fingers, wrapped around his chest, kept tapping his arms. Looking at her walking into the training ground in the shadows, Xu Yuan pursed his lips unconsciously.

Xu Yuan could hear the harsh words in the training ground, and Li Junwu, the controller of the city defense formation, could hear them even more clearly.
"Are you worried?"

Tian Ye's elusive figure suddenly appeared beside him, leaning against the shadow of the corner with him in the same posture of hugging his chest: "Since you don't trust her, why don't you do it yourself?"

"If I didn't trust her, I wouldn't be standing here." Xu Yuan smiled and looked back: "She is not smart, but she is compared with me."

"show off."

Tian Ye's beautiful eyes were filled with smiles, but there was a hint of disdain in them: "If you're not worried about her, then why are you showing this expression?"

Xu Yuan was silent for a while, with a complicated look on his face, then he smiled and said:

"I just suddenly realized the importance of controlling public opinion. The reason why the morale of the Zhenxi Army has been in such a mess is entirely because the public opinion has been torn apart by the sect. When I return to Beijing, I must pay attention to the grassroots public opinion propaganda. Don't let my past deeds as a playboy spread to the grassroots of the Black Scale Army."

"Duplicity."

Tian Ye stared at him leisurely, but did not ask further questions. Instead, he followed his words and said:
"But your dandy deeds should have spread all over the world, right?"

"It's very easy to clear myself. I can just say that I was deliberately hiding my incompetence before. Then the Black Scale Army will think that I am unfathomable."

"Tsk tsk."

Tian Ye's clear voice was accompanied by a smile. His eyes passed through the layers of armored soldiers and fell on the woman who was moving forward. He asked quietly:
"Brother Xu Yuan, how do you think your friend will handle this matter? From what I just observed, one-third of these soldiers have the same mentality as Li Wu."

Xu Yuan lowered his head slightly, his eyes hidden in the shadows, and whispered:
".Courage is always the most scarce quality in human beings, but the Zhenxi Army has no shortage of this quality."

Tian Ye tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then murmured softly:

"These soldiers are in such a state, and you still think so highly of them?"

Xu Yuan looked at the military-dressed woman marching forward in the ranks, with a smile on his lips:

"Because as the elite Zhenxi Army of Da Yan, they have never set up a supervisory army."

When Tian Ye heard this, his brows slightly frowned and his eyes looked a little strange.

She didn't quite understand this kind of army.

Ever since the establishment of the martial arts school serving the common people, the composition of the military forces of the Great Yan Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes bit by bit.

In the beginning, children of aristocratic families occupied 60 to 70 percent of the army, but now 80 to 90 percent are former common people.

This change not only did not reduce the quality of the army, but on the contrary it brought a qualitative leap to the Dayan army, even better than Xu Yuan's previous life.

They are all civilians who have gone through layers of screening and chose to join the army voluntarily. Most of them are fearless and brave.

There is the stimulation of the Great Yan military merit system, but there is also the most primitive loyalty to the person who gave him a new life.

As he spoke, Xu Yuan raised his hand and pointed at the rude soldier and the uniformed woman standing in front of him, and whispered:

"What they lack now is a leader who can step up at this critical moment, a leader who can lead these followers fearlessly and bravely to continue to move forward and continue to fight, whether it is for show or for real.

“And now,
“Maybe this leader has emerged.”

Looking at the woman in military uniform standing in front of him, Li Wu's cheek twitched for a moment, but then he grinned, his smile was relieved, mocking the death represented by the woman in front of him.

Li Wu did not choose to speak loudly so that everyone could know, but smiled softly and said:
"My Lord Princess sacrificed my life to establish her authority, and my military service is a way of repaying the Marquis' kindness."

Li Junwu looked at the young man with a scar in front of his eyes, his long and narrow eyes drooped slightly, and his voice was calm and gentle:

"I understand that you don't obey me. When the Zhenxi Army was fighting on the front line, I was indeed enjoying myself in Di'an. What's wrong with these facts? Why did I sacrifice you?"

When Li Wu heard this, his expression was obviously stunned, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

Li Junwu glanced at the soldiers around him.

In silence, the soldiers looked at her with curiosity, confusion, mockery, and a little respect.

Li Junwu clenched his fists slightly under his armor, looked at the somewhat bewildered Li Wu, and said slowly:

“I stopped here just to tell you that since the establishment of the Zhenxi Army, there has never been any attempt to make peace.

"I just want to tell you that the people outside the city are indeed targeting me, Li Junwu, but also the entire Zhenxi Prefecture, which is also the hub of the prefecture city we are standing on. What they want is not only my life, Li Junwu's life, but also a Zhenxi Prefecture without an heir and in chaos!"

The words fell,

Under Li Wu's uncertain gaze, Li Junwu slowly turned around and walked slowly towards the martial arts stage. The old general named Jin followed closely beside him with a sword in his hand.

And her voice slowly spread to the entire training ground:

"I know that you will not trust me easily because of my ridiculous forgetfulness. I also know that you want a leader like Princess Wu Yuan more than me. I also know that you despise and mock me, so I will give you a choice now. If you believe in the words of peace, if you think that this battle is doomed to fail, I can voluntarily leave the city alone in exchange for the lives of millions of people and you!"

"Princess Princess."

Hearing this, the veteran named Jin behind him wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Junwu, who raised his hand and said in a cold and calm voice:

"But as for Xu Changtian in that condition, I have no right to ask about it, but I hope you won't touch him, because if he dies here, the retribution from the Prime Minister might be more terrifying than that from the six saints outside."

"." Some whispers spread, and chaos quietly grew in the shadow of the school grounds.

Xu Yuan glanced at Tian Ye beside him and whispered:
"It's time to clean up the mess. The Confucian scholars will definitely use parasites to cause trouble at this time."

"You just know how to order me around." Tian Ye was a little dissatisfied.

"They are all low-level cultivators. It's not difficult. Tian Yan can do it."

"Tsk, tsk."

Tian Ye sighed twice, his brilliant golden eyes looked at the army, and whispered a word:

"silent."

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The chaos of shadows ceased and the parade ground fell silent for a moment.

Li Junwu had already walked slowly to the martial arts stage, tightly gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist, facing the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes below:

"I know that your silence at this moment is due to your loyalty to your father, your fear of my status, and your fear of insubordination. But since no one has spoken up, you have no choice but to trust me."

The words fell,

Xu Yuan, who was hiding in the shadows, saw that the woman on the stage had a determined look in her slender eyes that were always teasing, and her voice was still cold and hoarse:
“The Six Saints attacked the city, rumors spread, and at this moment, those high and mighty saints are watching us from outside the city with amusement as we collapse from within.

"so now,
“I don’t care whether you are afraid or not, we have no choice. Before this war is over, many of you present will die. But if we retreat, the Zhenxi City that our ancestors and fathers built with their blood, and the Mo Nan Metropolitan Prefecture that they built with their corpses will all be destroyed, just because of your fear and cowardice!

"Inside the government office, we should form a good battle formation and follow the military orders.

"I hereby assure you in the name of Zhenxi,
"Before the battle was broken,

"Before I run out of energy"

in silence,
The skills are running, the skills are resonating, and the military formation is solidified.

The discussion within the army formation gradually spread, but was instantly cut off by a ray of sword light that swept across the sky!
"bass--"

Li Junwu drew out the long sword from his waist.

Standing before the crowd,

The loud sound of swords swept across the training ground with the pressure of wind, and a cold voice rose:
"Among the 20,000 of you, absolutely no one will die at the hands of a saint before me!"

(End of this chapter)