Chapter 1347 Killing Chicken

"Pa!"

Wu Fan's palm slapped on the shoulder of a soldier who was trembling with nervousness.

The soldier shook violently subconsciously and turned his head sharply.

"General... Marshal?" The soldier said in a nervous and trembling voice.

Chen Wende had just accompanied Wu Fan on the top of the city. At this time, the soldiers on the top of the city basically knew Wu Fan and his identity.

"Are you scared?" Wu Fan said with a faint smile on his face.

"No... not scared." The soldier shook his head violently.

However, his face was still nervous and his voice was trembling.

"Really not scared?" Wu Fan smiled.

"Well, not scared!"

"Actually, it's normal to be scared." Wu Fan patted his shoulder again and said: "To be honest, when I first went to the battlefield, I was also scared. My legs were shaking and I could hardly hold the weapon in my hand. My face was even paler than yours now."

"Marshal, are you scared too?" The soldier seemed quite surprised by Wu Fan's words.

"Of course, I'm just an ordinary person." Wu Fan said with a smile: "Facing such a matter of life and death, it's normal for people to be afraid. You're afraid now, and it's not shameful at all."

Wu Fan's words made the soldier's face brighter: Even the Marshal felt afraid, so it's not shameful for me to be afraid.

"Then Marshal, what should I do?" the soldier asked.

"Have you killed pigs?" Wu Fan asked.

The soldier shook his head embarrassedly.

"What about chickens?"

"I've killed chickens." The soldier said quickly.

"Well, just treat them as chickens. Compared with chickens, they are just a little bigger. If you cut them with a knife, they will die as well." Wu Fan said with a smile: "When this chicken feast is over, you will be a qualified soldier."

The soldier's eyes were obviously brighter and firmer, and his hands holding the weapon tightened subconsciously.

Wu Fan patted the other man's shoulder again and said, "Come on, kill a few more chickens later, I'm counting on you."

After saying that, Wu Fan walked forward. Chen Wende looked at the soldier and then left with Wu Fan.

The soldier looked at Wu Fan's back with excitement, his blood boiling, and he wanted to fight now.

Chen Wende followed behind Wu Fan, and his impression of Wu Fan changed a lot.

Before, Wu Fan asked him to accompany him for a walk, and Chen Wende always felt that Wu Fan was fooling around and not worthy of his reputation, but the conversation between Wu Fan and the soldier just now changed Chen Wende's impression of Wu Fan.

Chen Wende could see that the soldier's expression and mentality had changed greatly. Wu Fan's few words made the soldier put aside his fear, at least temporarily no longer afraid, and not afraid of the enemy's attack.

"Sir, the rebels outside the city are about to attack the city, but Cai Cheng's men in the city defense have not been found yet. This must be a hidden danger for our defense of the city." Chen Wende stepped forward and stood behind Wu Fan and said.

Wu Fan did not speak, but just put his hands on the city wall and looked down at the rebel army approaching from a distance.

"Although Cai Cheng is rebellious and disloyal, he is quite capable in commanding the army." Wu Fan said lightly.

The army outside the city marched in an orderly and steady pace, and the soldiers looked resolute. This is not something that ordinary soldiers can do.

"Cai Cheng has been in the army for many years. Before he was promoted to the Minister of War, he had been serving in the army and had been fighting on the battlefield for many years. He has rich experience in fighting and commanding. He also has many direct descendants in the army, and most of his direct descendants have been baptized on the battlefield." Chen Wende also looked outside the city with a solemn expression.

Chen Wende had taken over the city guards yesterday. After taking over, he quickly understood the situation of the guards, which made him feel quite heavy.

The situation of the guards was not optimistic. In addition to the fact that Cai Cheng's direct line hidden in the army made him worried, the long absence of the city guards from the battlefield also made him feel heavy and under great pressure.

"However, Cai Cheng is a nepotist in terms of employing people." Chen Wende continued: "This has caused that although he has many experienced soldiers, his generals are of mixed quality. He has many elite troops, but the original generals of these elite troops have been transferred by him and replaced by his people. As a result, there are many situations where the soldiers are strong but the generals are weak."

Chen Wende's words reminded Wu Fan of the situation in Shanling Pass.

As a border army, the strength of the Shanling Pass garrison is still good. However, their former commander Chen Yufei is obviously weak, so that in the battle with the Black Water Kingdom, Shanling Pass has always lost more than won. This also shows that the combat effectiveness of an army depends not only on the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, but also on the ability of the commander.

"General Chen, since you know the strength of both sides, I wonder how long do you think the strength of the garrison in the city can hold off the attack of the rebels outside the city?" Wu Fan looked at Chen Wende and said.

Chen Wende thought for a while and said to Wu Fan: "The situation in the city is more complicated. We must consider the situation that there are Cai Cheng's direct lineage in the garrison. However, according to my estimation, at the beginning of the siege, Cai Cheng will probably only feel our bottom first and will not immediately use the internal response in the city. If so, it will not be a problem to hold on for three months."

Although the strength of the defenders in Fengyu City is not as good as that of the rebels, there are still many of them after all. Moreover, there are still a large number of civilians in the city who can be pulled up to the top of the city when necessary. Although not as good as the regular army, they can still be used.

What's more, Fengyu City, as the capital of Nanping Kingdom, has complete city defense facilities. These city defense facilities can also play a huge role in battle.

"Three months?" Wu Fan said calmly: "At this time, General Chen, has he considered the situation when reinforcements from both the enemy and ourselves arrive?"

Chen Wende shook his head and said: "The time mentioned by the general is only based on the current situation of both sides. Reinforcements from both the enemy and ourselves are not taken into account."

It is difficult to predict when the reinforcements from both sides will arrive and how much they will arrive, especially now that Fengyu City has been surrounded. Although the people in the city have not completely lost contact with the outside world, the transmission of news has undoubtedly been affected. It has a huge impact. Chen Wende cannot get timely and accurate information, so it is naturally difficult to take these factors into consideration.

After a pause, Chen Wende asked tentatively: "Sir, will we have reinforcements coming?"

This is an issue that Chen Wende is very concerned about, and it is also an issue that the defenders in the city are very concerned about.