Leaving Yixian, Xiangzhuang's fleet followed the rolling river, turned to the watershed, and went south into the Xiang River, along the way you can see fleeing refugees, ruined cities and billowing gunsmoke, from what you see and hear along the way, it can be seen that the war in the south is far greater than in the north.

After about ten days, Xiangzhuang's army finally arrived at Lingling, disembarked from Lingling, 10,000 Chu troops slaughtered Lingling, at this time, the defenders of Lingling had more than 30,000 people, the guard would be Ninghou, in the west of Lingling, it was the camp of the Poyang army, and the 50,000 main force of the Poyang army, at this moment the siege of Lingling has been more than a month, because Wu Rui is seriously ill, the Poyang army has slowed down the progress of the siege,

At this time, after traveling through the wide gallop road, the Chu army came to Wu Rui's camp, because Wu Fang was in Xiang Zhuang's army, there was a lot less resistance along the way, and when he came to the gate, Mei Kai hurriedly greeted him: "General Xiang has worked hard all the way,"

Xiangzhuang also smiled and arched his hand: "How is General Wu Rui's health?"

"It was very heavy a few days ago, but it's much better these days, and I can already drink some porridge," Mei Wei smiled, and on the side, Wu Fang heard that Wu Rui's condition had improved slightly, and she couldn't help but smile excitedly: "Great, let's go into the camp quickly,"

Seeing that Wu Fang's mood was improving, Xiang Zhuang was also a little relieved, looking at her sullen appearance these days, Xiang Zhuang felt that he was also very depressed in his heart, at this time everyone was relieved, Xiang Zhuang also smiled heartily: "Okay, let's go into the camp now,"

Gong Ao and Lotte and others took the army to the open space not far away, preparing to build a camp there, Xiang Zhuang had taken Li Hong, Kong Ji and others into the camp at this time, under the leadership of Mei Kai, through several camps, and finally came to the Chinese army tent where Wu Rui was,

The big tent is very dark, you can vaguely smell a very strong smell of medicine, on a soft couch, Wu Rui is lying sickly, aside, two military maids carefully fed him the decoction, as soon as he enters the big tent, Wu Fang can no longer hold back the anxious mood, she cried and ran to her father Wu Rui's side, half leaning on his arms, sobbing softly, Wu Rui looked up at Wu Fang with difficulty, and then looked at the door of the tent, Xiang Zhuang, who was still stunned there, couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and then, he lay down again,

The tent was very quiet, Wu Fang was just about to speak, Wu Rui stretched out his hand to block her, there was a short silence, Wu Rui motioned to Wu Fang to help him sit up, at this time, Xiang Zhuang and others also came to the front, Xiang Zhuang bowed his hand to Wu Rui: "Junior Xiang Zhuang, please say hello to Uncle Wu,"

Wu Rui smiled hard, although his condition has improved, his physical strength has not recovered, and he can't sit by himself, at this time Wu Fang and Mei Kai are holding one side, Wu Rui just sat up straight, he looked at Xiang Zhuang, stretched out his hand and motioned Xiang Zhuang to sit down,

Xiang Zhuang sat next to the bed, the two maids retreated, in the big tent, only Mei Kai and Xiang Zhuang and others, at this time, Wu Rui picked up a token and a seal from the bed, and handed it to Xiang Zhuang with trembling hands, he said in a hoarse voice: "I have no son, only three daughters, the eldest daughter has married to Huang Bu, but Huang Bu is far away in Hebei, can not rush back in time, the second daughter and the younger daughter have not married, I am now terminally ill, I don't know if I can get better, the only thing in my heart can not let go, only my two daughters and the military power of Poyang, please come this time." , I just hope that you can accept my entrustment, take Poyang into your hands, lead the army to continue westward, break through the Qin Pass, and raise the prestige of my Jiangdong army,"

Speaking of this, Wu Rui sighed lightly: "The strong man died in a hundred battles, and the horse leather shroud returned to his hometown, but unfortunately, I am sick halfway, and the sky will not fulfill my wish, please don't shirk it,"

"This can't be helped," Xiang Zhuang hurriedly got up, refusing to accept it, and on the side, Mei Li persuaded: "General Xiang Zhuang, my Poyang Army's 50,000 troops are advancing westward, and now they are on the front line of Lingling, and Wu Gong is now seriously ill and can't be a director, do we have to retreat from Poyang Army?"

Mei Li said very sincerely, Wu Rui also nodded beside him and said: "If it falls apart today, soldiers and horses from all walks of life are advancing towards Xianyang, and my Wu family does not want to fall behind, how can I fall ill on the way, and the only one I trust at this time is the Xiang family, among the Xiang family, I am the only one who can trust you, this is also the suggestion of your second uncle Xiang Liang at the beginning, let me pay more attention to you......"

Speaking of this, Wu Rui was already tired, he asked Wu Fang and Mei Kai to help him lie down, close his eyes on the bed // and recuperate for a while, and then sighed: "Wu Ling has made a marriage contract with Xiang You, this family business, if I am not here, I hope General Xiang Zhuang can realize my dream for me, as for Wu Fang, I think, she already belongs to her heart, as for the result, please ask General Xiang Zhuang to cut himself,"

Wu Rui said this, he felt powerless, he couldn't continue, he looked at Xiang Zhuang again, in his eyes, more expectation, just like that, the two looked at each other for a long time, Xiang Zhuang nodded slightly, he took the token and seal from Wu Rui's hand, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Wu will go back to recuperate, when you get better, I will return the military power to you intact,"

Xiang Zhuang's promise made Wu Rui see a glimmer of hope, at this time, he had no worries in his heart, he nodded lightly, looked at Mei Wei on the side, and ordered: "You must obey General Xiang Zhuang's orders, don't disobey, understand?"

Mei Wei nodded, and Wu Rui sighed a little tiredly: "Okay, you go and arrange for General Xiang Zhuang to stay, and the rest of the things will be discussed later,"

Everyone saluted Wu Rui one after another, and left, in the tent, only Wu Fang and Wu Rui were left, seeing that his father was seriously ill, Wu Fang's tears fell again, at this time, Wu Rui had felt the worry and uneasiness in his daughter's heart, he sighed softly, stroked his daughter's hair with his hand, and comforted: "Don't worry, my old bones are still tough, as long as I return to Poyang, I will rest for a while, it will be fine,"

"But Daddy, I'm worried about ......" Wu Fang choked and threw herself into Wu Rui's arms again, this daughter who is usually so self-reliant, but at this time she is so fragile, Wu Rui can only sigh lightly, close her eyes slightly, and a line of old tears fell in his eyes,

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When the sun fell, when Wu Fang left Wu Rui's tent, the sun had already set, and in the dim night sky, Wu Fang felt extremely lost, he was like a bird leaving the nest, and he couldn't find the way back.

She wandered aimlessly around the camp, and before she knew it, it was completely dark, and there were rumbling torches burning in the night, teams of soldiers patrolling back and forth, and from time to time officers saluted Wu Fang, but Wu Fang was at a loss in her heart, and ignored anyone.

In this way, she walked through the big tents, came to the side camp of logistics and supply, sat down next to a haystack, looked up at the sky, the night, it was so beautiful,

But in the beautiful night, at this moment, for Wu Fang, it is so boring, once, how eager he was to be by Xiang Zhuang's side, fight side by side with him, gallop the field, but now, when he really came to him, he had to be separated in a hurry, life ups and downs, how fast,

But her father's serious illness made Wu Fang have to face the reality, she had to accompany her father back to Poyang, she had to take good care of her father, thinking so, Wu Fang looked up to the sky and sighed long,

The love of children is long, in front of the kindness of father and daughter, they have become so small, so vulnerable, thinking like this, Wu Fang smiled self-deprecatingly, he had no choice,

Slowly, Wu Fang stood up, she was already in a much better mood at this time, perhaps, because she had just thought too much, Wu Fang felt that she had put everything down, she breathed a long sigh of relief, and walked quickly in the direction of the big tent,

There was a distance, she suddenly found that a young man in a white robe was sitting next to the wheel, also staring at the night sky, this person's figure was so familiar, Wu Fang walked over slowly, she finally saw by the light of the torch on the side, this person was actually Xiang Zhuang,

I don't know why he sat here alone late at night, Wu Fang quietly walked over, stretched out his hand and patted him lightly on the back, Xiang Zhuang was startled by her, then he got up blankly, turned around and saw that it was Wu Fang, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but smile dryly: "It's so late, you haven't slept,"

"Didn't you sleep too," Wu Fang smiled lightly, and the two sat down again by the wheel, and for a while, neither of them spoke first, just like that, they sat quietly with each other.

Wu Fang was silent for a long time, looked at Xiang Zhuang, and said with a light smile: "Daddy trusts you very much, this time he handed over all the military power to you, I hope that you can provoke the pillars of the Poyang Army,"

Wu Fang said very casually, but Xiang Zhuang could faintly hear that Wu Fang's words meant something else, Wu Rui's words today made Xiang Zhuang clear in his heart, he hoped that he could marry Wu Fang, but he didn't say it directly, among them, he must hope that he could understand it, and the 50,000 Poyang Army dealt with his own hands, not only a trust can be replaced, although Xiang Zhuang is clear in his heart, but at the moment, Xiang Zhuang is not good at expressing anything in this piece,

In this way, the two of them were silent for a while, and finally, the footsteps of the night watch soldiers sounded in the distance, this was a group of patrol soldiers coming, Xiang Zhuang got up and dusted off, looked at Wu Fang, and sighed: "It's not early at night, I'll send you back, you have to go back to Poyang with Uncle Wu tomorrow,"

"Don't you sit down for a while," Wu Fang was a little reluctant, Xiang Zhuang stretched out his hand and patted her shoulder gently: "Silly girl, don't think about it, there are some things, fate has arrived, and we will naturally be together,"

Wu Fang seemed to have something in Xiang Zhuang's words, but she also knew that some words could not be said too straight, at this time she was in a much better mood, looking at Xiang Zhuang's resolute eyes, Wu Fang nodded slightly, and the two walked slowly into the night,

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Early in the morning, the three drums sounded, nearly 7,000 Poyang troops escorted Wu Rui's warship, slowly leaving the river port, the bow, Wu Fang reluctantly looked at Xiang Zhuang, tears in the eyes of the crumbling, Xiang Zhuang also saw Wu Fang in the river port, he waved to Wu Fang, to say goodbye, soon, surrounded by the generals, Xiang Zhuang turned over and went straight to the camp,

Xiang Zhuang returned to the camp, Wu Rui's sudden illness, the first battle in the west will be borne by himself, how to deploy, Xiang Zhuang has not yet decided in his heart, but asked everyone, Kong Ji Jinyan, you might as well abandon Lingling, go north to Nanyang, enter Xianyang, Xiang Zhuang pondered for a moment, ordered, the whole army went north, gave up Lingling, Xianyang broke, the Qin army in various places naturally collapsed,

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