"Lord General, are you okay?" a general asked in a low voice.
The rest of the people also looked at Li Fengxian with worried faces.
They were worried that Li Fengxian would suffer from brain problems after being stimulated one after another.
"What can happen to this general?" Li Fengxian sneered, and then said: "Do you know who made the challenge?"
"That Chen Changfeng?" a general replied immediately.
Besides Chen Changfeng, who would declare a challenge to them at this time?
"The third prince of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Wu, is now in charge of all the Ming Dynasty's border troops. This letter of war was issued by him." Li Fengxian sneered.
"The third prince of the Ming Dynasty?"
"He is now in charge of all the Ming border troops?"
"Where did the third prince of the Ming Dynasty get the courage to declare a challenge to us?"
"He's just a young boy. He probably learned that something happened to the Ninth Prince, so he wanted to take advantage of it."
The generals looked angry, but they were not too worried.
They didn't even look down on the mere third prince of the Ming Dynasty.
"Do you know how they want to compare with us in the declaration of war?" Li Fengxian spoke again.
Before the generals could speak, Li Fengxian showed a joking look on his face: "They want to compete with us in the formation of troops."
"Arrange your troops in formation?"
"Is the Third Prince of the Ming Dynasty crazy? How can he get the courage to compete with us in arranging troops?"
"It should be Liu Shenyan beside him. Liu Shenyan's strength back then was only inferior to that of Na Huo Qubing, and he was also a formation master, so they dared to say this."
"Master of Formation? In front of our Mr. Xu, he dares to call himself Master of Formation?"
"Haha, Liu Shenyan is nothing. With Mr. Xu here, Liu Shenyan is nothing but a waste."
The generals smiled, and their eyes fell on an old man next to them who had never spoken.
The old man was Xu Gongmao, the master of Chu's military formations, and he was extremely skilled in the use of military formations.
It is even rumored that Xu Gongmao obtained the true biography of Zhuge Kongming hundreds of years ago - the Bagua Formation.
Bagua array, Zhuge Kongming used this array to trap Sun Wu's army of more than 100,000 people. If Zhuge Kongming hadn't deliberately asked Huang Chengyan to let Sun Wu's army go, all those 100,000 people would have died there.
Although they have never seen the Bagua Formation, many people believe that Xu Gongmao has this ability.
Liu Shenyan's so-called ability to set up formations was nothing more than child's play in front of Xu Gongmao.
"Liu Shenyan's skills are quite good." Xu Gongmao, who had never spoken, spat out.
But that's all.
Obviously Xu Gongmao is full of confidence in his abilities.
Liu Shenyan was just not bad in front of him.
A smile appeared on Li Fengxian's face. He was still thinking about how to explain the matter of the Ninth Prince to the emperor. If he could use this military formation to compete, he could defeat the Ming Dynasty's border army in one fell swoop.
Presumably the emperor will also forget the death of the ninth prince.
"Mr. Xu, I may have to trouble you tomorrow." Li Fengxian rarely spoke politely.
"Serving the country, how dare you not accept the order?" Xu Gongmao smiled slightly.
…
"The third prince wants to compete with the Great Chu Zhengnan Army in battle formations?" Liu Shuwen received the news and went to see the third prince as soon as possible.
Liu Shuwen felt that the third prince was fooling around.
Their current strength is 50,000 more than Chu's southern army, but these 50,000 are the 50,000 veterans led by Huo Qubing.
Except for Chen Changfeng who knew where they were, Liu Shuwen also didn't know where these people were.
In other words, their military strength on the surface is the same as that of the Chu Army in Conquest of the South.
But the strength of the Ming Dynasty's border army was weaker than that of the Chu army in the south.
What they should do now is to intercept the Great Chu Zhengnan Army here, instead of taking the initiative to attack and compete with the Great Chu Zhengnan Army in different formations.
The third prince raised his head and glanced at Liu Shuwen, thinking about the scene yesterday when Liu Shuwen watched him being teased by Chen Changfeng without saying a word, and a sneer appeared on his face.
"Liu Shuwen, now that I am in charge of the three armies, what should I do? Do I need to discuss with you?" The third prince's cold words made Liu Shuwen feel nervous.
Liu Shuwen had already guessed that the third prince did this because he wanted to save the face he had lost in front of Chen Changfeng.
But hasn’t the Third Prince ever thought about what would happen if they lost in the formation competition?
Once the Ming Dynasty's frontier army loses, their morale will inevitably be low. When the time comes, the Chu Southern Army, led by Li Fengxian, will surely have high morale. How can the Ming Dynasty's frontier army resist?
"Third Prince, our most important thing now is to guard against attacks..."
"Offense is the best defense, don't you understand this?" Before Liu Shuwen could finish his words, he was interrupted by the third prince.
"Liu Shuwen, I respect you as a veteran general who has contributed a lot to the Ming Empire, and I will not argue with you."
"You have worked hard these days. You go to Dingnancheng to cultivate yourself. The prince will make his own decisions here." The third prince spoke again, already trying to drive away Liu Shuwen.
"Third Prince..."
"Get out!" The third prince looked coldly and scolded Liu Shuwen to get out.
Liu Shuwen's expression froze and he wanted to say something, but was pushed out by the third prince's bodyguard.
In the tent, the third prince showed a cold look on his face.
Liu Shuwen had a good relationship with Chen Changfeng. When he was humiliated by Chen Changfeng, he didn't say anything. Now that he had to deal with Li Fengxian, Liu Shuwen rushed over to persuade him.
Aren't you just worried that you will defeat Li Fengxian, gain prestige in the army, and then deal with Chen Changfeng?
The third prince sneered, as long as he defeated Li Fengxian head-on, he would then have to deal with the bastard Chen Changfeng.
Let yourself make a fool of yourself publicly, and you won't let him go!
…
Liu Shuwen left and went to Dingnancheng in the rear.
The third prince summoned all the generals in the army that night and announced that he would start a military formation battle with Da Chu.
Although the soldiers were a little worried and hesitant, the third prince's attitude was resolute and they could not change it at all.
The only thing that makes people feel more at ease is that Liu Shenyan, the Ming Dynasty formation master, will play tomorrow.
With Liu Shenyan here, there may be unexpected gains.
The Black Armored Guards, as well as the Crown Prince Chen Changfeng, seemed to have been forgotten by the Third Prince, and were not mentioned at all by the Third Prince.
Chen Qingzhi came to Chen Changfeng's camp. He felt that the third prince was really a bit reckless when he fought with the soldiers of Da Chu's southern army tomorrow.
"Prince, do we want to go to war tomorrow?" Chen Qingzhi was worried that if the Ming army failed in the battle, the black armored guards would be there to prevent the Ming border army from disintegrating.
But they didn't receive any orders.
What should I do if I rashly show up with a black armored guard and are scolded by the third prince?
"You can go by yourself, there is no need to bring the black armored guards." Chen Changfeng looked calm.
Of course he understood why the third prince insisted on this military formation battle with the Chu army in the south.
However, it is impossible for Li Fengxian not to know about Liu Shenyan's existence.
Since Li Fengxian still dares to agree, it doesn't mean that he is not worried about Liu Shenyan.
The third prince was obviously carried away by anger.
Tomorrow's battle will probably be another turmoil.
"Then Prince, you..."
…
The next morning, the army was dispatched. The third prince was dressed in silver armor and holding a spear, looking majestic.
Liu Shenyan was dressed in armor and looked directly at the Chu army in front of him.
The officers and soldiers each led their troops and stood at the rear with stern expressions. The mighty Ming frontier troops covered half of the battlefield.
On the opposite side, Li Fengxian was dressed in civilian clothes, without even holding a weapon, and stared sharply at the third prince of the Ming Dynasty in front of him.
The army behind them was fierce and murderous.
"The Ming Dynasty's border troops, send someone out to speak!" Li Fengxian shouted coldly.