Pan Jufu did not immediately take the appointment letter from His Highness the Prince, but defined his ability very sincerely: "I am just a veteran who has fought several battles, strategizing. I know nothing. Official exchanges? I have not won the favor of Your Highness for so many years. You know how bad I am; I have arranged troops and formations? I know a little bit, I learned it when I was young and I have never practiced it. Charging into battle? I am old, and the heavier armor can overwhelm me. If I had no talismans and Taoist priests along the way, I would not have been able to run to Duanliu City."

Xin Youtao was very embarrassed. He really didn't have much confidence in the veteran. This appointment letter was not so much for Pan Jufu, but for Mu Xingqiu. So he asked with a smile: "What are you best at?"

"I understand the demon clan, especially their soldiers." Pan Jufu had washed up and replaced it with the best lightweight leather armor in Duanliu City, but from his appearance he still didn't look like a general. The leather armor made of the skin of the hairy Qilin was more like a stolen stolen goods. "I have been fighting with them for most of my life, and have participated in two battles between the Taoist dynasty and the demon army. I have met demon soldiers hundreds of times on the frontier. The only one who joined the Xuanfu Army with me back then was alive until now."

"That may be because you have good luck in running away." Xin Youtao couldn't help but feel unhappy. He hoped that the incoming general would be more confident and more cognitive.

"Well, isn't this the most skill that Your Highness and the military and civilians of Duanliu City want to learn?"

Xin Youtao was slightly stunned, handed the appointment letter to Pan Jufu, and laughed and said, "No, I don't want to escape, I want to defeat the demon soldiers."

The two walked out of the military camp together and officially announced that the new general took office and was in charge of all military power.

No one has seen the skills of this old general. The soldiers were lukewarm about this appointment, and many people still looked at Mu Xingqiu. This was the general who was brave and good at fighting in their minds.

Pan Jufu was not polite. He immediately ordered the soldiers to line up and make a few simple slashing movements as he asked. Then he began to assign tasks. Some people rode out of the city as scouts, some guarded the city walls and gates, some patrolled the streets in the city and collected intelligence, and the rest stayed in the barracks for training. Everyone had to show their abilities. The old general was to re-appoint officers.

Pan Jufu arranged every task in great detail, such as how to patrol after leaving the city. How to deal with the demon soldiers after discovering them is clearly explained. If the soldiers ask questions, he will answer them without any hesitation.

The defenders of Duanliu City were originally reluctant to go to patrol far away. After hearing the old general's words, they found that things were not too scary. They did not need to fight with demon soldiers, so they could find out the approximate number. They could return to the city as soon as possible, so they finally rode out of the city.

It was not until dusk that Pan Jufu arranged all the tasks on the first day, with dry mouth but no fatigue. No matter how trivial the questions were, he could give a satisfactory answer to the other party. These were the experience he had accumulated over the years of battle, and he had never forgotten them.

Not only more than 300 soldiers, but even Xin Youtao himself looked at the old general with admiration, and no one doubted his ability anymore. General Mu could arouse fighting spirit, but General Pan brought confidence and stability. Every soldier knew what he was going to do this time.

Xin Youtao kept watching from a distance, turned his head and whispered to Mu Xingqiu: "It turns out that I am really blind. I haven't discovered that Mr. Pan San is a strange man for so many years. Oh, I'm not as good as you. Can I improve a person's eyesight even if I study the heart department?"

Mu Xingqiu smiled. He was happier than anyone else to get help from Mr. Pan San. He was finally able to get rid of things he was not good at and concentrate on fighting the demon clan. "Our eyesight is not as good as your sister. She is the one who truly discovered Mr. Pan San's ability."

Xin Youtao was a little confused, "Sister valued Mr. Pan San so much, why did he arrange him in the fairy fairy collection... I understand." Xin Youtao suddenly realized and shook his head in shame, "Sister is afraid of arousing the queen's suspicion, and she also wants me and Mr. Pan San to learn more."

Pan Jufu came over, took a big bowl from a soldier, drank the water inside, and didn't care if the water drips flowed out along his beard. He returned the bowl, wiped his mouth, and sighed comfortably, "There are two most important tasks, which require the help of His Highness the Prince and the Taoist Empress."

"Please say, you are in charge of the military power of Duanliu City, and we all obey your command." Xin Youtao was respectful and completely different from his previous casual attitude.

Pan Jufu accepted frankly, "First, there are not enough soldiers, and the three hundred Xuanfu Army has no chance of winning against a thousand demon soldiers; second, the talisman master and Taoist priest cannot fight alone, so they must cooperate with the Xuanfu Army."

Xin Youtao immediately said: "Leave the recruitment matter to me. There are many soldiers who escaped from various cities in the city. I will increase the reward..."

"This is not possible." Pan Jufu shook his head and rejected it, "By offering a reward, has the Xuanfu Army become a employed army?"

"What should we do according to the old general's opinion?" Xin Youtao's tone became more and more humble, and he had no doubt about Mr. Pan San anymore.

"This is a war that concerns Duanliucheng and Xijieguo's life and death. Any Xuanfu soldier is obliged to join the war. If you are a prince, you should capture them all and tell them to sacrifice their lives for the country."

"Ah?" As the prince of Xijie Kingdom, Xin Youtao can participate in court struggles without any scruples. People with similar status fight openly and secretly, but they are not used to forcing low-level people to obey orders. In his mind, that should have been a natural thing, "If they are..."

"I didn't say 'please' them join the war. You have to give orders in the name of the prince. Those who disobey will be arrested. Some people may have changed into the clothes of the people. Don't worry about those, as long as they look like they have served as soldiers, they will ask them to join the war."

Xin Youtao seemed a little embarrassed. He was not a tough personality. After being a Taoist priest for a long time, he was even less used to this style.

Pan Jufu glared at his eyes and said sternly as if facing ordinary soldiers: "Take fifty soldiers with you and go out to find people. If there are less than two hundred people before dawn, we don't have to fight this battle anymore. Let's just break up."

"I'll go!" Xin Youtao ran away in a hurry.

Looking at the prince's back, Mu Xingqiu remembered the scene of forcibly removing the Fire God Seal for Xin Youtao, and couldn't help but smile.

Pan Jufu changed into a relatively gentle tone, "I have to ask first, Taoist priest Pang Shan is just helping His Highness guard the city, or is it necessary to do so, and there is no way out?"

"There is no way out." Mu Xingqiu told the truth.

"Well, I think so. The war situation is like this. The Xuanfu Army alone will definitely not defeat the demon soldiers. If several groups of demon fires are smashed, the entire army will be disintegrated; only Taoist Pangshan will not win. When you are busy duel with the great demons, groups of demon soldiers will rush into the city under the protection of demon skills and kill everyone."

"The Taoist priest Pangshan is willing to cooperate with the Xuanfu Army."

"There is a method of cooperation. Usually, the Xuanfu Army is only responsible for surrounding the demon soldiers, and all the main forces of the demon soldiers are handed over to the Taoists to solve. The situation today is different. I didn't see the higher Taoists."

"There is one, but he will not be able to participate in the war for a while."

Pan Jufu nodded, "That's the other way around. The Xuanfu Army is the main attacker and the Taoist priests provide protection. We can die at the hands of the demon soldiers, but we cannot be killed by the demon skills."

"Okay." Mu Xingqiu called all the Taoists to discuss tactics together.

Daliang, Chen Xiuming and others did not have inner elixirs and could not fly. The eleven Taoist priests and the only talisman master Liu Ding were the ones who could provide protection to the Xuanfu Army. Zuo Liuying was still building a tower, Lan Qizhang, Zeng Fu, Fangfang and Tuzi could not participate in the war.

Among the eleven Taoist priests, Xin Youtao was the prince. He had to stay in the rear and sit in the formation. At this time, he was recruiting more soldiers in the city. Mu Xingqiu was like the five elements spells and was deeply respected by the soldiers. He wanted to stay on the ground to take the lead in charge. There were only nine Taoist priests, and only Xiao Qingtao was the Taoist priest of the Five Elements Department. He knew the best of the demon-removing tactics. She blushed and stuttered, and it took a while to make it smoother.

One of the talisman master's responsibilities is to provide various protections to the Xuan Fu Army on the battlefield. He had a great chat with Pan Jufu and quickly formulated a plan to fill the possible loopholes that the Taoist priests of Pangshan were.

After nightfall, Pan Jufu was not idle either. The soldiers patrolling the streets of the city brought back a group of refugees and deserters. He asked one by one, not letting anyone go, nor did he believe any rumors, went straight to the point, stumbled on each other, and confirmed each other and other inquiry skills. He had to ask the only real one in the rumors.

The Taoists listened on the side, and the more they listened, the more they admired the old general.

"Taoist priests will use the mind control technique to dig out all your memories and ideas, but the effect may not be better than this." Yang Qingyin was particularly impressed, "Once the mind control technique is not easy to use, you will be stunned."

Mu Xingqiu listened the most carefully, and he vaguely got Pan Jufu's method and the illusion of the mind.

After the questioning, Pan Jufu made a more accurate judgment on the coming demon soldiers. "There are less than a thousand demon soldiers, about seven or eight hundred. Accordingly, there are seven or eight monster leaders, two of which are the most worthy of attention. One is the ground commander. Everyone knows much about him, but he is riding a mountain-shaking cow. If it starts crazy, the city wall will not be able to stop it. There is also the flying demon leader. If the scared guy reads it correctly, it should be Yin Yu."

"Ah." Xiao Qingtao shouted, hurriedly covered her mouth, and found that everyone's eyes were looking at him, moved his palm away, and said softly: "Yinyu is a very, very rare half-demon, they are all...beautiful men."

Everyone laughed, Pan Jufu disagreed, "I'm not worried about how beautiful Yin Yu is, I'm afraid you can't beat him."

"Leave it to me." Yang Qingyin immediately asked for his order, "I don't care whether he is beautiful or ugly, but it's all the same if it is burned."

"For the time being, the news is still not comprehensive enough. I will go out of the city to inquire about the enemy tomorrow. This group of demon soldiers is not specifically for attacking and interrupting Liucheng. They will fight along the way and it will take about seven or eight days to come here. This is the mistake of the demon soldiers and the opportunity for Duanliu City."

Pan Jufu looked at the young Taoist priests in front of him and suddenly remembered the martyrs who died on the Old Ancestor Peak. He frequently looked up and watched on the way to escape. He had never seen Taoist priests flying away from the Old Ancestor Peak in the air. "Do you know why the veterans trust each other and even entrust their lives?"

"Because the veterans live and fight together, they have brotherly feelings." Chen Hao answered immediately.

Pan Jufu shook his head, "It's not the case at all. Our trust in each other has nothing to do with brotherly feelings." He said, hoping that his words would have a little effect on these young Taoists. "Because we understand each other's strength, we rely on each other and cooperate with each other in order to live as much as possible. Holding a dying heart can make you braver, but only by always thinking about protecting the person around you can be an army."

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