Whether it was the generals wearing helmets or armor, or Yang Duzhi and Fang Baihua, they all stared blankly at the man sitting on his shoulder.
The child prodigy champion who frequently raised his fists in the air and his eyes were already red...
Gao Zhang, the child prodigy and number one scholar, was actually here, but he was actually right next to everyone.
Watching the champion, who was still a child, appear on the edge of the embankment on a horse.
Almost all the Forbidden Army and rural soldiers who heard the news came to take a look.
After all, the number one scholar who won the gold medal at the age of eleven is the only one since the imperial examination.
Who wouldn't want to take a look at such a young Wenquxing?
Fu'an felt that his waist was about to break, but of course it was not caused by the young master's weight. It was the excessive enthusiasm of the soldiers of the Forbidden Army who came forward one after another.
The consequences of being squeezed frequently by the soldiers who protected him and his son.
Fortunately, after leaving that section of the embankment, Gao Zhang sat on his horse and continued to rein in his horse and drive slowly. It took him more than half an hour to get back to the dock.
After hearing that this world-famous prodigy champion would work with everyone to put down the Zhu family rebellion, and that he would advance and retreat together with all the soldiers.
It directly boosted the morale of these originally worried Imperial Army and rural soldiers.
And the topic in the camp was no longer about the rebel army. Everyone was talking about this prodigy who was as handsome as a crown jewel and the number one scholar.
And his words of encouragement to inspire the soldiers to fight naturally spread.
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"Morale can be used, and military morale can be used. I didn't expect that a trip like this, Lord Zhuangyuan, could have such a big effect."
Commander Xu looked at the soldiers who were still gathered at the dock and refused to leave. He turned to look at Gao Zhang, who was still standing on the deck and waving frequently, and couldn't help but sigh.
"That's just because they didn't understand why they were fighting before."
Gao Zhang looked at the simple and honest smiling faces and let out a faint sigh.
These words made everyone's eyes focus on his face again.
Yang Douzhi opened his mouth to speak, but finally quietly swallowed the question he wanted to blurt out.
The generals from various states looked at Gao Zhang with doubtful eyes.
I really want to say, how could I not know that as a soldier, you get food and pay, and if you are a little higher in level, you will naturally be granted the title of wife and shadow, so what else can you fight for?
However, considering that the No. 1 Scholar was a Wenquxing, perhaps only those scholars could understand what he said, so everyone wisely did not ask further questions.
They are all decades old, who would be willing to listen to a little kid like you?
"Commander Xu, you came to see me, but something happened?"
After standing on the side of the ship for a stick of incense, Gao Zhang turned and walked towards the cabin, rubbing his sore arms and asked.
"Master Zhuangyuan, the Zhu family's bandit army is currently stationed at the junction of the two states, with about five to six thousand soldiers and horses."
"And they also sent out reconnaissance cavalry. I'm afraid they are trying to find out the true strength of our army."
"Five to six thousand people...that means we can't fight."
Gao Zhang smacked his mouth, feeling a little pained in his balls, and looked towards Yang Douzhi.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhuangyuan, the letter of challenge has been sent. But we can't confirm the effect..."
"It doesn't matter, just let our reinforcements take a good rest. After all, General Liu and the others are working hard enough. Wait, I gave Zhu Meng five days anyway."
"If he has any brains, he will definitely not wait until five days before leading the main force to fight our army."
"What the Number One Scholar said is absolutely true. Then I would like to ask the Number One Scholar to tell you how our army should behave next."
A general asked Gao Zhang respectfully.
"While there is still time, practice well and practice well. As the saying goes, sharpening one's skills before battle will lead to failure."
"...I will obey your orders."
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A group of people watched as the twelve-year-old champion headed towards the cabin door.
Until the hatch closed, at this moment, all the military generals breathed a sigh of relief.
"This No. 1 Scholar is really impressive. He has no shortage of methods and scheming. He just wants to boost morale without even spending a copper coin..."
"Haven't you heard? Our Number One Scholar received unanimous praise from all the famous figures in the army during the Grand Parade this spring."
"My former boss even wrote to me with emotion. I am afraid that in another ten years, we in the Song Dynasty may have another pillar of the Song Dynasty who is not inferior to Fan Wenzhenggong."
"I was a little worried before that we couldn't stop the Zhu family's thieves, but now it seems... haha."
Commander Xu looked at the originally lazy soldiers, who now began to gather towards the camp with great vigour.
The morale of the originally disorganized and low-morale soldiers suddenly lifted.
It was as if after seeing the youngest literary star in the Song Dynasty, he would protect them.
After the cabin door closed, Yang Douzhi, who stayed outside the cabin, looked at the group of generals who had dark and melancholy eyebrows.
Now, there are two people standing on tiptoes with their chests raised and their bellies pointing in the direction of the camp.
This made Yang Douzhi have to shake his head repeatedly. The things this prodigy champion did seemed very ordinary, but the effect they had was eye-catching.
Now, even he, Yang Douzhi, was vaguely looking forward to the Zhu rebels coming to fight quickly. Only in this way could he appreciate the outstanding grace of the champion in leading the army to defeat the enemy.
After such a turmoil of private visits in private, Gao Zhang collapsed on the couch exhausted both physically and mentally. He didn't even notice that Fang Baihua followed him in unexpectedly.
He just slumped on the couch and closed his eyes tiredly.
Fu'an and Lu Qian were not blind, so they naturally saw Fang Baihua who followed them into the cabin, and they exchanged glances with strange expressions.
They all pretended to study the patterns on the table in the outer cabin with a tacit understanding. It seemed that they were all blind and did not see Fang Baihua quietly coming to the couch.
After thoughtfully covering Gao Zhang with a thin blanket, he saw the round fan inserted beside him, took it into his hand, and started to fan it gently for Gao Zhang.
Although Gao Zhang had his eyes closed at this moment, feeling the cool breeze blowing gently on his face, he didn't expect that the boy Fu'an could still be so considerate and warm.
However, Gao Zhang was too lazy to say anything at the moment, because his mind was filled with vivid faces.
The ravaged faces of those rural soldiers, state soldiers, and imperial soldiers were either young or old.
But their eyes are very bright, which makes people's hearts feel hot.
PS: The fifth update will be later, the coding is not finished yet
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