Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't considered stopping, and the guards had already rushed out.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the Taishi chair and sat down. When the guards went out to bring the messenger in, Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and fell into deep thought, speculating in his heart how bad the news that Chang Yuchun sent someone to announce to him would be.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but stand up again, pacing back and forth in the room.

After a while, I could only hear the footsteps outside the door of the hanging flowers, followed by the guard who was in charge of the briefing, who appeared lightly and quickly, saw Zhu Yuanzhang, asked for a peace on the spot, and said loudly: "Wu Guogong, the messenger sent by General Chang Yuchun has arrived!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was fluctuating in the heart, wandered around the room, settled down slightly, and sat down. Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang is the lord of a city after all, and he doesn't want his subordinates to see that he has lost his due demeanor as a coach for this matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting precariously, putting on a look of not being disturbed by foreign objects, waiting for the envoy sent by Chang Yuchun to report on the battle situation.

As soon as he heard the guards coming to report, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered: "Let this person come in quickly!" ”

The guard then shouted: "Wu Guogong has an order, come in quickly to see Wu Guogong." ”

As he spoke, the guard tried to open the curtain.

But before he could finish speaking, the curtain suddenly lifted and a person broke in.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't feel that this person was a little too reckless and rude, and was about to scold, but found that the face of the person who came was extremely urgent, and his heart sank, and he already understood that something big must have happened ahead, so he dispelled the idea of scolding.

The envoy sent by Chang Yuchun followed him into Wu Guogong's signing room, then knelt down and kowtowed a few times, stood up and waited for Wu Guogong's announcement.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely anxious in his heart, he asked idly: "General Chang Yuchun sent you the day before yesterday." ”

As soon as the visitor heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he stepped forward and bowed his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang, and said respectfully: "Wu Guogong, it's not that the villain doesn't want to tell Wu Guogong, but I really don't know how to open my mouth." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang heard this person's words, and still knew in his heart that Chang Yuchun must have been in great trouble, so he said comfortingly: "Since General Chang Yuchun sent you to tell your country about the things ahead, no matter whether things are good or bad, whether the war is lost or not, it doesn't matter." The country will not be embarrassed by you. ”

The messenger, who was already a little apprehensive, seemed to feel a little relieved after listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

The person who came settled down, and then said: "Wu Guogong, it is not often that General Chun is unfavorable in battle, it is really the Han King Chen Youliang is too powerful, the Han army on the other side is numerous, and we resist desperately, but we still can't stop the pace of the Han army's advance, our army fought and retreated, and retreated more than ten miles before stabilizing the position. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was shocked in his heart, originally thought that Chang Yuchun would definitely be able to hold on to the Han army under the Han King Chen Youliang for a while, but he didn't expect to retreat so quickly.

"The former general said that he couldn't resist, and he had retreated dozens of miles, and this time he retreated dozens of miles, and in a few days, wouldn't he be forced to the city by Chen Youliang." Zhu Yuanzhang said worriedly.

The envoy under the command of Chang Yuchun did not say anything, but bowed his head and refused to speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but get angry and said: "General Chang is an undefeated general in the army, and the defeat against the enemy the day before yesterday may be because of the hasty response to the battle, and the soldiers are unprepared, but I really didn't expect that he had retreated for dozens of miles, and he should have been firmly seated. Could it be that General Chang was not prepared, General Tang He is also a famous man in the army, why is it so bad this time. Tang He should also be punished. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was irritable and began to vent the anger in his heart without words.

The guards on the side were so frightened that they also quickly knelt down.

The envoy under Chang Yuchun said unhurriedly: "Wu Guogong's words are wrong. For General Tang He, not only did he share the weal and woe with General Chang, but he was also very grateful to General Chang for his virtue and help in defeat. The defeat in this big battle is also a helpless thing. The Han King Chen Youliang was insidious and cunning, and actually adopted the strategy of attacking the east and the west, and attacked the camp of General Tang He on a large scale. In the face of the Han army, which was several times larger than his own, the troops under General Tang He supported him for three hours, and the disparity in strength was too great, and he couldn't stand it, so he retreated. General Tang He's army collapsed, and General Tang He was also wounded and retreated, followed by dozens of personal guards, and fled to General Chang Yuchun's tent in a hurry. ”

"What, did you say that General Tang He has already been defeated?" Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised when he heard this.

The person who came said slowly: "What Wu Guogong said is right, but it is so. But fortunately, General Chang took over the battle, but to be honest, General Chang was also a little overwhelmed. It was only after sending troops that had never been used to do this, and it was also thanks to General Chang to clean up the mess, Tang He and other generals of the defeated army had the opportunity to settle down and reorganize, and only then did they gather the defeated soldiers and General Chang to join forces, and since then, they have withstood the pressure of the Han army. ”

Hearing this person's words, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this matter was really dangerous, could it be that he underestimated the strength of the Han King Chen Youliang, according to the current situation, the Han army of the Han King Chen Youliang had already defeated Ying Tian's most powerful general, and it was very likely that in a very short period of time, he would defeat the troops he sent to the front to meet the enemy. ”

The troops and generals sent out this time are already the most elite army and the most capable generals in Yingtian's army, if they can't stop Han King Chen Youliang like Chang Yuchun, wouldn't the barrier of Yingtian City be useless.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly regretted in his heart, he should not have put Xu Da, the most powerful general among the generals, under house arrest for the sake of more than 100,000 soldiers, if Xu Da led the troops to resist the Han army under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang this time, even if he could not win easily, he would definitely not fall for the tricks of the Han King Chen Youliang with Tang He, so that the soldiers were defeated so easily by the Han army under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang.

The situation is so serious, what should be done?

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that his body was a little weak, he couldn't help sighing, his spirit began to be a little weak, he thought for a while, and explained: "Although General Tang He was defeated, it was also a last resort, and his own government also had some responsibility for this matter, how to say that it was also his own public who valued General Tang He, so he asked him to lead his troops to resist the Han King Chen Youliang, but he didn't expect the Han King Chen Youliang to be so shameless, obviously he had already taken advantage of the army, and he actually engaged in a sneak attack." ”

Chang Yuchun's subordinates also nodded, and hurriedly excused Tang He and said: "General Tang He just suffered too honest losses, and he doesn't know how to use strategy, but Wu Guo's official affairs have come to this point, and it is useless to say anything more." The most important thing at the moment is how to deal with the aftermath, and plan reinforcements to reinforce General Chang as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded when he heard the words and said: "What you said is right, now is indeed not the time to deal with the mistakes of the soldiers, and General Tang He is just an unintentional mistake." The prince will not blame him very much. However, for the reinforcements, it is necessary to let the national government plan for a few days, and if there are strong troops available, the national government will send troops to reinforce General Chang. ”

The envoy nodded slightly, and Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "After you go back, have a good talk with General Chang and General Tang He, and say that the country's justice is trying to raise troops, and the morale of the people in Tiancheng is also excited, hoping that the two generals can hold back the Han army of Han King Chen Youliang." If the Han army is allowed to win, then Chen Youliang, the king of Han, will inevitably take advantage of the victory and go north and go straight to Yingtian. This matter is very important and closely related, and the prince still has to rely on the two generals to hold the front no matter what, and cannot let the Han King Chen Youliang attack under Yingtian City. ”

The person who came naturally understood that Zhu Yuanzhang's words were comforting words, but it was better to have such words than not to come, so he didn't answer, just nodded.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the person who came said: "Wu Guogong's words to the villain, after the villain goes back, is he like this to General Chang according to the truth?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded deeply and said, "That's right, that's it." As long as you can tell the words of the Duke of China to Chang Yuchun and Tang He, the two generals will naturally be able to understand the hardships of the Duke of China, and will definitely fight against the Han army of the Han King Chen Youliang for the Duke of China. ”

The subordinates sent by Chang Yuchun naturally understood these things, so they clasped their fists at Zhu Yuanzhang of Wu Guogong and said: "Since Wu Guogong has this order, the villain dares to disobey his orders, and he will definitely bring Wu Guogong's words to General Chang and General Tang He, and please rest assured that Wu Guogong is." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was overjoyed, he stood up from the Taishi chair, walked straight to this person, stretched out his hand and patted this person's shoulder and said: "You have worked hard for the past few days, and when this matter is over, the national government will definitely give you a good errand and promote you to a position in the army at several levels." ”

The person who came didn't have a particularly happy expression, but just lightly arched to this Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Thank you Wu Guogong for your appreciation and promotion." In the decision to serve Wu Guogong as a dog and horse, even if he is broken, he will not frown. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, patted this person on the shoulder again and again and said: "If you have this heart, even if you are worthy of your country, as for the things I told you today, you can't be sloppy, you must carefully and carefully bring my words to General Chang and General Tang He, I feel that I can't forget it." ”

The person who came knelt down and saluted and said: "I came to tell the truth today, General Chang told me that as long as Wu Guogong can raise reinforcements as soon as possible, General Chang will be able to hold his position and prevent Han King Chen Youliang from breaking through the defense line. As for what Wu Guogong ordered the villain, the villain would naturally do it. ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt a little familiar.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly recalled Chu Liuyan's words in his heart, and Chu Liuyan had said similar words to himself.

Why are Chu Liuyan so similar to the words of the envoy under Chang Yuchun who came to report the battle situation, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly had a trace of doubt in his heart.

However, he couldn't figure it out immediately, and there was something on his mind, and Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang's face was also a little gloomy.

The envoy under the command of Chang Yuchun observed the words and knew that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu Guogong, might have thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Wu Guogong, the villain can't stay for a long time, General Chang strictly ordered the villain to report the military situation and the battle situation to Wu Guogong, and he will go back to resume his life immediately, and he must not delay for a moment." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced up at this person, waved his hand and said, "Okay, since there is a strict order, my lord can't force you to stay, so you can go back." ”

"Yes," the visitor said, then turned and walked out of the house.

After only walking a few steps, he only heard Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, stop him from behind again: "Slow, there is still something to do with the Duke of China, please wait for a while." ”

Hearing this, the envoy sent by Chang Yuchun became apprehensive in his heart, and wondered whether Wu Guogong had seen any flaws.

didn't dare to turn around immediately, so he had to turn his back to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I heard that I rushed desperately to report the military situation, and even a horse was killed, so you can go out with the guards in my mansion, and find a good horse in the stable of your own mansion, and give it to you to make a leg force, which can be regarded as a wish of your own lord." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said to this person from behind.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang of Wu Guogong meant this, the generals under Chang Yuchun breathed a sigh of relief, and after making up his mind, he easily turned back to Zhu Yuanzhang of Wu Guogong and said: "I am more than given by Wu Guogong, and it is better for my subordinates to be respectful than to obey their orders." ”

Wu Guogong laughed and said: "Okay, little brother is refreshing, guard, you take this brother to the stable in your mansion to choose for a while, as long as the horse is taken by this little brother, let him take it away." ”

The guards received the order, and quickly left with the person sent by Chang Yuchun.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the back of the two leaving, pondered for a while, and felt that it was only feasible to inform Li Shanchang about this matter.

After all, for such a big event, you must listen to the opinions of others.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked people to summon Li Shanchang.

Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang, the prince of Wu Guo, was summoned, Li Shanchang did not dare to slack off, and immediately followed the summoned person to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Li Junshi, it seems that the situation is very bad at the moment, and he often encounters the attack of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, who cannot resist General Chun and General Xu Da, and the current situation is extremely dangerous. Even General Chang Yuchun sent people to me twice to ask for help, which shows the fierceness of the battle ahead. Zhu Yuanzhang said straight to Li Shanchang.

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's worried words, Li Shanchang said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "What Wu Guogong is worried about is that according to the current situation, it seems that it is very unfavorable to our army, if we can't send troops to reinforce the soldiers in front as soon as possible, I'm afraid we won't be able to block the attack of Han King Chen Youliang." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang heard Li Shanchang's words, nodded and said; "Li Junshi's words are reasonable, but General Chang Yuchun has already taken away most of the elite in Yingtian City, and now he is still invincible, it seems that Chen Youliang, the king of Han, must have brought the most elite troops to attack Yingtian this time, and according to the news from the front, the troops are not a few. Although it can't be called an all-country attack, it's not far off. ”

Li Shanchang nodded frequently and said: "Wu Guogong Shengming, even these hidden secrets have been seen, Han King Chen Youliang came to attack Yingtian this time, he came prepared, and he will definitely not easily stop his troops and leave." If we can't deal with it lawlessly, and Chen Youliang, the king of Han, breaks through the defense line, I'm afraid that the empty Yingtian City will not be able to defend it. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face was worried, and he said to Li Shanchang: "I naturally saw this, but even if I saw these things, I couldn't do it without the corresponding troops." Who can stop the fierce soldiers under the Han King Chen Youliang, and now even General Chang Yuchun, who is the most capable of fighting in our army, has suffered a few defeats in a row, and it seems that this time it is really more auspicious. ”

Li Shanchang shook his head and said, "Wu Guogong, isn't there still a big army outside Yingtian City, why don't you use these combat powers." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang, sighed and said: "Although there are many people and horses in Chuzhou, they are not all willing to obey our Yingtiancheng, not to mention that their master King Xiao Ming has just died, and the generals in the army are fighting for power and profit with those civil officials and ministers in Chuzhou. ”

Li Shanchang said loudly: "Wu Guogong's words are wrong, although the generals of Chuzhou have the intention of fighting for power and profit, but for these people, the Han army under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, is also their mortal enemy, if possible, they will also fight with the Han army to the death." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang curiously, and said to this Li Shanchang: "How can the military advisor see it." ”

Li Shanchang smiled and said: "In fact, the truth is also extremely simple, Wu Guogong should still remember the incident of relieving the siege for Han Lin'er, the king of Xiaoming, last time, the command of the Han King Chen Youliang besieged these Chuzhou soldiers and horses, and when the two armies faced each other, they also lost a lot of soldiers. It can be said that the current Chuzhou soldiers and horses outside Yingtian City and the soldiers under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, have a common enmity, and if they meet together, they will definitely not be at peace. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Listening to Li Junshi's words, it is also very reasonable, the Liang Zi of the Han army and the Chuzhou people and horses is indeed no less than ours, and the general Liu Futong, the commander of the Chuzhou soldiers and horses, was lost in the hands of the Han army. ”

Li Shanchang smiled miserably at Zhu Yuanzhang: "Wu Guogong, why don't I take this opportunity to stir up trouble in the middle, so that the soldiers and horses of Chuzhou and the Han army will fight first." When they're done, we'll be able to reap the benefits of the fishermen. ”

"It's easier said than done, but I'm afraid it's not that easy. Even if I let out the news, the general of Chuzhou is not a fool, that Liancheng Jue is very shrewd, and he will not be so easy to fall for the scheme. If this person is not calculated, more than 100,000 people in Chuzhou will listen to him, and the generals of Chuzhou will only be the first to look forward, so it may not be so easy to smoothly make Chuzhou's soldiers and horses fight against the Han army under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han. ”