"The world... Your Royal Highness, this is... This month's money and food of our clan, please ask His Royal Highness the Prince to take a look..."Zhu Ce held an account book in both hands, gritted his teeth and handed it to Ge Cifeng.

Ge Cifeng was looking at the map, turned around and took the account book, and threw it on the handsome case, not even bothering to look at it.

"Your Highness, this war has dragged on for two years... My people... It's really hard for my clan to support it..."Zhu Ce said stiffly.

The foundation of the Zhu family is in Nanhuai, and he fled from Nanhuai to Chuxiang three years ago, and has sold all the real estate in Nanhuai, and his business has also changed hands to others, just in exchange for silver in hand, and he wants to fight for a long-term wealth in front of the king of Chuxiang by relying on gold and silver in Chuxiang.

Heaven does not fulfill people's wishes, the line of King Chu Xiang is indeed on board, but who would have thought that as soon as he took this line, he would be drawn into this war quagmire. The food and clothing of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, in two years, even the gold and silver mountains have been consumed. Zhu Ce also learned that the prince of Chu Xiang and the king of Chu Xiang still have some suspicions, and I heard that the princess of Chu Xiang and the king of Chu Xiang...

Zhu Ce's thigh didn't know how many times he had been swollen by himself, and the elders of the Zhu family had come to this point, and it was already difficult to get out of the way. Can Ge Cifeng easily let the Zhu family leave? Even if he is let go, will he dare to go? I'm afraid that I will encounter a group of unknown "bandits" halfway through the road, exposing the corpses to the wilderness.

Ge Cifeng heard Zhu Ce's words, and slowly turned around and looked back at Zhu Ce: "What does Patriarch Zhu mean now?" ”

Zhu Ce lowered his head, not daring to look at Ge Cifeng, but in his heart, he had cursed Ge Cifeng with the Ge family eight hundred times.

"Brother Fang, I don't know what the situation is on your side? Is it difficult to maintain financial resources? Ge Cifeng ignored Zhu Ce anymore, and turned his head to ask Fang Deng, a wealthy merchant in Wucheng.

Fang Deng heard Ge Cifeng's inquiry, stood up and replied: "Although the villain's financial resources are shallow, they can still be maintained. ”

"That's good, if Brother Fang's financial resources are dragged down, then Ge Mou will be guilty of too much." Ge Cifeng nodded with a smile, his face revealing satisfaction, and then looked at Zhu Ce again: "Patriarch Zhu, I also know your difficulties, since this is the case, then your Zhu clan please evacuate the barracks, have a smooth journey." ”

Zhu Ce opened his mouth and hurriedly said, "No... No, I just want to..."Before the words were spoken, Ge Cifeng's eyes fluttered, and he looked at the general Xu Tong, Xu Tong was staring at Zhu Ce at a joke, and he didn't notice Ge Cifeng's eyes at all.

Another general stood up and shouted, "Patriarch Zhu, don't you want to eat rice in the barracks without contributing money and effort?" ”

Ge Cifeng turned his head when he heard this, he had some impressions of this person, his name was Fu Hui, and he was just a partial general in the battalion. The martial arts are not very exquisite, but they can get along with the battalion sergeants and other generals, and their popularity is excellent. When he met Zhu Ce on weekdays, he was also Brother Zhu and Brother Zhu was short, and he was a little surprised to stand up and grab Bai Zhu Ce so much at this time.

When Zhu Ce heard the voice, he knew that it was Fu Hui, and the idea in his heart was broken by him in public, and he was still a little annoyed: I didn't take less benefits on weekdays, but now as soon as people are unlucky, they start to fall into the well!

Ge Cifeng immediately followed Fu Hui's words and said, "Hey, General Fu, I have been friends with Brother Zhu for a long time, how can Brother Zhu be such a villain?" You have wronged a good man! Saying that, he waved his hand gently, Fu Hui immediately sat down, secretly happy in his heart, knowing that he had made the right bet this time.

"The world... Your Highness, I... Our Zhu family's financial resources... You can hold it up a little longer, hold it up a little longer..."Zhu Ce wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and silently stepped aside. This is a helpless thing, leaving the barracks is a dead end. Now, even if they don't eat, they have to feed these uncles first.

Fang Deng's eyes and nose looked at his nose, and his nose looked at his heart, and he turned a deaf ear to what was happening. Although their Fang family is not as profound as the Zhu family, they are better than the business in Chuxiang. The financial resources can be endless, and the amount of money and food allocated to Chu Xiangjun is quite large, which can still be supported. Although the Zhu family has a deep heritage, it is like a tree without roots, and it is rare to be able to last for two years.

Jiang Rong, the leader of the beggar gang, was on the side, and he pretended not to see everything that had just happened. The Zhu family was dug by them, yes, weren't they rich at that time? Now that the Zhu family's financial resources have been exhausted and they have lost their power, Jiang Rong will not take them seriously.

"Your Royal Highness, it is important to seize the time to formulate countermeasures. Our army was cut off from retreat by the imperial court twice, how is this good? Jiang Rong said with a frown.

When Ge Cifeng heard this, he angrily hammered the handsome case, pointed to the east and scolded: "Zhou Ziru, no guts and rats!" What descendants of the Zhou family are used to using some shady tricks! ”

Xu Tong groaned and said: "His Royal Highness, the confrontation has lasted for two years, and there is no flaw in Zhou Ziru's formation, our army has provoked from time to time, but it has not taken any advantage, I think that Zhou Ziru is not a wasted person..."

Ge Cifeng's eyes swept over, just now because of Zhu Ce's matter, he was a little dissatisfied with this veteran in the army, and he actually grew up with other people's ambitions! But Ge Cifeng was not dizzy, knowing that Xu Tong had a high prestige in the army, it was better not to move him as a last resort.

Xu Tong didn't notice Ge Cifeng's eyes, stroked his three-inch green beard, and said to himself: "Our army has secretly set up an ambush on the main road, and when the imperial court soldiers and horses arrive, the ambush soldiers will come out, and the army will retreat to help, or it can be broken!" If the ambush is broken, it can eliminate the enemy's sharp spirit, so that he does not dare to go out lightly. ”

Ge Cifeng nodded slightly: "What the old general said is extremely true, dare to ask the old general, where should the ambush be appropriate?" ”

Xu Tong was stunned for a moment, his hand was still holding his beard and he didn't put it down, the word "old general" really shocked him, he was not yet forty years old, how could the old general say it? What does it mean to call yourself an old general at that time?

Everyone present noticed the subtlety of the atmosphere, everyone was silent, not daring to say more, and the silence in the handsome tent was a little terrifying.

Xu Tong slowly came back to his senses, suppressed his anger and said: "The middle and back roads of our army have been cut off, and the left and right roads have been lost. In this way, the middle and right roads have a response to each other, and on the river, the ships coming and going are obvious, and they will not be cut off. Only on the left side is an ambush. It can be located in the area of Qiancheng. ”

Calling himself a "veteran", there is no deference in his words, but an indignant atmosphere that cannot be read, and the atmosphere in the tent becomes more and more subtle.

Ge Cifeng didn't have time to argue with him, but he felt that he was always proud of his military merits, and deliberately said "old general" to squeeze it, so he didn't care what he thought. However, this proposal can be seriously considered, Ge Cifeng frowned and considered the feasibility of the plan.

Fang Deng, who was silent on the side, said leisurely at this time: "Let the villain say more, I think that the wisdom and intelligence of His Royal Highness the Prince are far above Zhou Ziru, and he can retreat from Beijing as a hostage." Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are in their hands, and Sichuan and Shu are the back-ups, so why worry about not winning? It's just that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has lost a little. ”

Dozens of pairs of eyes in the handsome tent looked at each other, waiting for Fang Deng's next step.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has already planned to lure Zhou Ziru out of Anhui City, and then fight a decisive battle, but why did he come back?" Fang Deng said what the generals did not dare to say in their hearts.

Two years ago, Ge Cifeng took into account the topographical factors of Anhui City, surrounded by mountains, and was eager to attack, so he wanted to lure Zhou Ziru out of Anhui City and drag him to the plain for a decisive battle. Unexpectedly, Zhou Ziru used He Yue'er to recruit relatives in a martial arts competition, but he was seduced out. In the end, the two sides fought a decisive battle in Wangcheng, and each won half of it.

"A mere woman, can she stop the princely cause?" The words were like thunder, resounding in the tent.

Ge Cifeng clenched his hands, indeed, when he heard that He Yue'er was competing in martial arts and sitting in the square in a big red dress, the blood all over his body seemed to flow like his brain, and he didn't even remember what the order he gave at that time was. He just wanted to rush to Anhui City and arrest Zhou Ziru and break his body into pieces.

Chu Xiangjun's espionage ability is also not bad, and it is not difficult to find out who is behind the scenes.

"If His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is successful, what kind of woman in the world can't be found? Think again. After Fang Deng finished speaking, he continued to pretend to be an old monk and didn't say a word.

"After passing the order, the army will build 300 warships day and night, and then send people to the hidden city to find hidden places, and find five places for backup." Ge Cifeng made a decision immediately, but he didn't say a word about Xu Tong, who made a statement.

Chu Xiang started work here, knocking up and down, day and night, even with a group of generals to unload the generals, and work in person, just to drive out the warship as soon as possible.

The matter of Chu Xiang's army building warships soon spread back to Anhui City and reached Zhou Ziru's ears. Zhou Ziru rubbed the chess pieces in his hand and looked at the map on the handsome case. On the left and right sides stood the "Eight Sons of Yin and Yang" in addition to Jian Liuyun, as well as the deputy marshal Tang Xingchang.

"Zhou Xiang, Chu Xiangjun must have wanted to build a warship from the waterway, and the last general thought that he should build a warship in a hurry to meet the unexpected. Otherwise, the warship will go down the river, not to mention Anhui City, even if it is the capital, it will be in danger. Tang Xingchang was concerned about the imperial court, worried that there would be accidents in the capital, and hurriedly said.

Zhou Ziru chuckled and said, "Tang Shuai is too worried. If you really dare to take the waterway and go downstream, then all the soldiers and horses of Chuxiang will have to drown in the Yangtze River. Ge Cifeng knows that I cut off the back road without permission, where do I dare to go straight to the capital? I let the water army go, but cut off his supplies, and his water army can only feed fish and shrimp. ”

"This naval army is just taking advantage of the natural danger of the Yangtze River to prevent our surprise soldiers from cutting off his back road. I expect that his naval army will not dare to advance lightly, and will definitely advance and retreat with the Chinese army, and there is no need to pay attention. ”

"He suffered two losses from me, this time he must guard against me, although our army is numerous, the other party has a beggar gang to help, it is really difficult to deal with..."Speaking of the beggar gang, the smile on Zhou Ziru's face gradually disappeared.

It is not for nothing that the masters of the rivers and lakes help the army. However, that kind of attack is generally used to surprise the commanders of the two armies. There are few people from sects or martial arts who charge with the army and take the lead. Once thousands of troops and horses are fighting, it is difficult to relieve the strength of the troops suddenly, no matter how powerful the masters, they only have their hands and feet, how to resist the random arrows piercing the air, and the guns and bayonets are chopping?

No matter how deep the internal strength is, the consumption will also be consumed in front of thousands of troops. As long as there are enough soldiers and horses, even Zhang Zongbai of Zhenyang Mountain can't resist it.

The beggar gang is different, the gang leader Jiang Rong personally rushed to kill, and the beggar gang disciples led by him were able to form themselves for a while, and they would overcome the attack. Every time they fought, the beggars took the lead in rushing and killing, as long as the imperial court battle formation was slightly dispersed, the Chu Xiang army would rush up, and the imperial court soldiers and horses would be defeated like a mountain.

In a moment of distraction, the chess pieces in his hand suddenly slipped down, spun around on the map, and rolled to the word Sichuan and Shu...