When Shu Niu learned that Feng Duan had come to summon him again, he hurriedly arrived. When Feng Duan saw Shu Niu, without waiting for him to salute, he said:
"Put aside the false etiquette! Shu Niu, when you were desperate, do you know why I tried my best to let you go to the State of Lu despite everyone's opinions?"
In fact, Toyoda did this back then mainly because he was worried that if the assassination of Shu Niu failed, it would be self-defeating and force prostitutes to change their ways. If the vertical cow bites Zichan in front of him, something will be very wrong.
After all, Shu Niu knew too many things.
Therefore, Feng Duan let Shu Niu go, firstly to confuse the public, and secondly, to sell Shu Niu as a favor.
"Of course I remember! Lord Boshi's great kindness to Zhu Niu for rebuilding will be unforgettable by me!"
Feng Duan helped him up, patted Shu Niu on the shoulder and said:
"Haha, there is no need to thank me. I have already seen through people's hearts since I took office. I was also thinking about your ability and skills. Besides, if you died in Zhengyi, then what should I do today? Where can I find such a capable helper?"
Seeing this, Zhu Niu hurriedly continued to clasp his fists in thanksgiving and said:
"Zhu Niu is willing to do his best for Master Boshi, no matter what! Master Boshi, please tell me clearly, what does Shu Niu need to do?"
"Well... what you were worried about before has come true today. Ziran is no match for Li Ran. He only brought 8,000 people out of the city to fight the enemy. It is difficult to win. Shu Niu, since you have already done this Foresight, I wonder if there is any good strategy?”
Shu Niu glanced at Si Zhen beside him, and then said:
"Haha, the key reason why Dr. Ziran cannot win is that the people in Zheng Yi are not united now!"
"If we want people to be united, the top priority is to boost morale! Morale means people are united and united! Only when the people of the country are united and united can we win!"
When Si Xie heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh:
"That's easy to say, but how can we boost morale? How can we unite our aspirations? Nowadays, when many Chinese people find out that they are going to fight with each other, they all give various excuses! They are not willing to go to war at all!"
Hearing this, Zhu Niu rolled his eyes at Si Ming very rudely and snorted coldly:
"Lord Boshi, we need to do the following three things now. If these three things are accomplished, the enemy will have nothing to fear!"
Hearing this, Feng Duan couldn't help but become interested, and asked:
"Oh? Let's talk about it in detail!"
Then, I heard Shu Niu continue to reply:
"First of all, your Excellency should advise your Majesty to publish a notice and edict to confirm the fact that Li Ran is treasonous! In this way, Li Ran will be punished severely for both public and private matters, etiquette and law!"
"Second, those who do not stand firm should be eliminated immediately. Anyone who dares to intercede on behalf of the rebellious party in Zhengyi City will be beheaded! Anyone who criticizes the government will be beheaded! Anyone who violates the decree and does not follow the instructions will be beheaded!"
"Third, educate the subjects, publicize the crime of treason against the party, and show their evil intentions. Make the people above and below share the same hatred of the enemy, support the emperor, and hate foreigners!"
"If these three things can be accomplished, why should you fear that people's hearts will be divided? And why should you fear that there will be no soldiers to mobilize? But...if there is no means of thunder, I am afraid that it will not be accomplished!"
After Si Xie heard this, he shuddered and added:
"However...the law does not punish the public, and there are definitely not a few people who disobey orders. I'm afraid they will be killed...won't this cause resentment from the public?"
Zhu Niu sneered and continued to reply coldly:
"Haha, my husband and the people are like grasshoppers. Grasshoppers care about their lives, but what about humans? When the time comes, we only need to kill one to serve as a warning to the rest, and the rest will obey!"
While listening, Toyoda kept nodding in agreement:
"Well, in that case, Ziran, you just need to reorganize the military affairs! As for the matters in this city, just leave them to me! Shu Niu, please draft a memorandum on punishing Li Ran. After I read it, I will Report it to the king immediately, and it will be made public soon!"
Si Xie accepted the order and left, while Shu Niu immediately wrote a message and announced to the people of the country:
[Li Ran, a traveler, acted treacherously and ignored the principles of the monarch and his ministers, causing our country of Zheng to fall into civil strife, which was unfaithful; he did not have the emperor's intention and falsely claimed to be "Qingjun side", which was unjust; he gathered people to conspire to cause chaos, causing Zheng's colleagues to fight against each other. It is unkind to disregard the lives of the people; it is unkind to offer sacrifices to ancestors whose bones are still cold, and Li Ran, as a son-in-law, does not think about keeping filial piety, which is unethical!
Such an unkind, unvirtuous, unfaithful and unfilial person, such a rebellious person, should be punished by both humans and gods, and punished by everyone!
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At this time of national crisis, all of us in Zhengyi should share the same hatred with the enemy and not have any selfish ambitions! If anyone is found to be sympathizing with the chaotic party, criticizing the government, or disobeying orders, behead him! 】
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After this announcement was released, Toyodan sent people to publicize it in the city, making sure that everyone knew about it.
The next day, Shu Niu's approach was indeed thunderous. After killing only a few people, it finally succeeded in frightening everyone.
For a time, Zheng Yi was in a state of turmoil inside and outside. Under this extremely terrifying atmosphere, the aspirations of the military and civilians were passively unified.
Si Zhen also reorganized and expanded the army, and expanded it to 15,000 troops. They marched out of the city and merged with thousands of soldiers outside the city.
At this time, there were 20,000 people. Sun Wu quietly observed the enemy's situation and felt a little panic, so he immediately went back to report to Li Ran.
As for Li Ran, he had also received information from Owl Yi and knew what was happening in the city. He even copied a copy of the official document. After reading it, Li Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Although this article confuses right and wrong, if it is read by someone who is not aware of it, it is also quite powerful. This Feng Duan is really a good conspirator! Now he and Na Niu are doing such evil things in Zhengyi , the people of our country are either bewitched or coerced by it, if we still want to wait for Zheng Yi to straighten things out on their own, it may not be easy."
Sun Wu also had no idea, so he asked:
"Then... sir, do you have any countermeasures?"
"We are not many in number, but we cannot retreat just yet!"
Li Ran knew that, as the saying goes, "all in one go", once they retreat now, it will be difficult to make a comeback in the future.
The situation in Zheng State is now completely controlled by Feng Duan, so their failure this time will most likely lead to Doctor Zichan being directly liquidated by them!
However, if they don't retreat, they can only stand against the 20,000 people on the opposite side with only 5,000 people, and in this land of flat plains, even if the God of War descends to earth, there will be nothing he can do.
In desperation, Li Ran had no choice but to gather his chariots together in one place and prepare for battle with his three swords. He also moved all the elite troops of Ye Yi who were behind the thousand palaces to the front line in case of emergencies.
Li Ran did not leave any soldiers to guard his safety, but sent them all out, leaving only Chu Dang alone. Even Fan Li was directly placed next to Sun Wu.
Fan Li's face never showed the slightest hint of fear from beginning to end, even though this was his first time experiencing war.
Li Ran couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw his appearance.
No wonder this man was able to leave such brilliant achievements in the long history!
"Young uncle, aren't you afraid?"
"Mr. Hui, as the saying goes, a manly man, Fan Li is standing on the battlefield! How can he show his cowardice? Li is not a saint. If he says he has no fear, he is inevitably deceiving himself. However, if I am afraid of the enemy, the enemy will be invincible. Therefore, Li must not be afraid of the enemy!"
As they were talking, another spy came back from outside the camp and reported:
"Report!...The enemy seems to be intending to attack, and is moving towards this direction at the moment!"
Li Ranming said:
"Chang Qing, you immediately lead your troops to meet the enemy and stop them at the source of the moat. The elite divisions of Qianye City will be your backing!"
Sun Wu hesitated for a moment.
"What about sir?"
"Behind Chang Qing, I am Li Ran! Chang Qing, don't worry, as long as you can withstand this wave, Si Xie will no longer have the will to fight! Then this battle will be considered a victory!"
In fact, even someone as strong as Sun Wu has no confidence in this battle.
And Li Ran's words put all this heavy burden on him.
