Tang Zhan came back from the training ground and prepared to go to the main camp with Lu Jing and ask Zhu Yuanzhang for his life......

"When you ask for your life later, stupid, you just do what I just told you and explain the reason for the situation......" Lu Jing reminded Tang Zhan as she walked, "I may not be able to speak on the side, if Zhu Yuanzhang or General Xu Da reacts in any way, you have to deal with it yourself, fool......"

"Don't worry, Jing'er, I know what to say-" Tang Zhan replied confidently and calmly. Although the original Tang Zhan was stupid on weekdays, he went out with the army for several months, and saw Lu Jing communicate with him many times, and Tang Zhan gradually learned some methods and thoughts of communicating with others. As the commander of an army, not only must he have superior force, but also his decisive strategy and even scheming, Tang Zhan has gradually penetrated, although he may not be able to be as comfortable as Lu Jing, but at least he can see the thoughts of others......

After a few words of exchange, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing had already arrived at the main army camp. The main army camp is different, not only the various doors are strictly guarded, but the strict training of the troops is unprecedented, from time to time you will see soldiers or war horses with fast legs shuttling through them - that is the spies continue to send back pre-war information, as the commander of the first army, leading hundreds of thousands of rebel troops to fight in the south and north, Zhu Yuanzhang never lost every minute of detail in his foresight......

However, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing did not come to see the training today, and with the determination to go out to ask for their lives, the two strode towards the direction of Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang's tent. After the two of them were identified in front of the guards, it didn't take much effort for the two to enter the camp......

In front of Zhu Yuanzhang's camp tent, there are dozens of elite guards guarding here, which shows the rigor of the guards. Tang Zhan and Lu Jing recognized this. I wanted to go straight forward, but I just walked in front of the guards at the door of the tent. He was stopped by the guards with a halberd.

"I'm sorry, if there is something important to report to the marshal. Please wait here—" The guard said bluntly.

Tang Zhan straightened up and said directly: "I often meet Tang Zhan, the commander of the third vanguard army on the left of the Spring Department, and together with the military advisor Lu Jing, I ask the marshal for important things!"

However, the guard still refused with a cold face: "Now the marshal in the camp is plotting something important, no matter who it is, without the marshal's order, all of them are not allowed to enter!"

Tang Zhan didn't want to wait too long, he once again risked disobeying military orders. Prepare to force your way forward. However, the guards in the marshal's tent were all well-trained, and after seeing Tang Zhan's intentions, before Tang Zhan could take a step forward, the dozen or so guards beside him all stood in formation and put forward weapons to deal with the accident.

Lu Jing stretched out her hand to block Tang Zhan's chest, cast her eyes, and shook her head slightly, signaling Tang Zhan not to act recklessly. Tang Zhan has always listened to Lu Jing for important things, so he had to endure it first and return to the same place.

The guards next to him were also quick to respond. As soon as Tang Zhan retreated, everyone quickly regained their original positions neatly, and it seemed that they were really the best soldiers among the guards.

"Okay, we'll wait here—" Lu Jing added.

Thereupon. Tang Zhan and Lu Jing had no choice but to wait silently outside the camp now......

Zhu Yuanzhang's tent......

"General Chang, this time I ordered you to lead 100,000 horses and take Xuzhou. Do you have any objections?" Zhu Yuanzhang was discussing the strategy of attacking Xuzhou with Xu Da and Chang Yuchun at this time, and Zhu Yuanzhang had previously given Chang Yuchun the task of crusade. This time, the order was directly ordered to be carried out.

"The last general is no different, and the last general will live up to the marshal's expectations. Lead 100,000 elite soldiers to take Xuzhou!" Chang Yuchun has always been full of courage, and his words are unambiguous and eloquent.

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a huge drawing from his desk, and then handed it to Chang Yuchun and said: "General Chang, this is the map of Qiling Pass that I ordered someone to make, which basically clearly describes the terrain passes around Qiling Pass, I hope that General Chang will use it wisely, and can learn the lesson of General Rongwu's defeat, go out bravely and rigorously, and successfully take Xuzhou!"

"Marshal Xie's map, the last general will obey the order!" Chang Yuchun Fruit Map, after nodding to Xu Da on the side, he turned around and left the camp.

After Chang Yuchun left, Xu Da quietly came to Zhu Yuanzhang's side and said solemnly: "Marshal, is this really appropriate? Take an army of 100,000 to attack a small Xuzhou, although it is not impossible, but before the defeat of Rongwu, the strength of the enemy army has not yet penetrated through the eight or nine, so he led the army to attack. The Northern Expeditionary Army has a total of 250,000 troops, and if something goes wrong in it, won't it shake the morale of the army and mislead the overall situation?"

"Ben Shuai believes in General Chang Yuchun's ability to command the army, no matter whether Xuzhou can be successfully won or not, at least he will not return with a fiasco like Rongwu......" Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have other ideas, with a hint of implication in his tone, "Yan Ji Tai Bazaar is a fast and hard bone, and when Ben Shuai was still under the account of his father-in-law, he fought with him many times, and he lost more and won less...... However, we have failed many times, gained more experience, and today's army has already surpassed the Red Turban Army of the past, and we have more capital to fight against Yanjitai...... Even if you can't take Xuzhou, I believe that General Chang Yuchun can also deter the enemy, and when all our backup troops pass through the Qiling Pass, and press the border with a large army, no matter how shrewd Yan Jitai is, he can't resist it...... Moreover, even if General Chang Yuchun's main attack is blocked, we still have chess pieces in our hands......"

"What chess piece?" Xu Da heard the abnormality of the tone of the last sentence, and continued to ask.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't seem to want to say it directly, shook his head slightly, paused a few times, and avoided saying: "It's okay, I believe that General Chang Yuchun will come out, and Yan Jitai Bazaar will suffer a lot of hardships......"

"Marshal, I often meet Tang Zhan, the commander of the third vanguard army on the left of the Spring Department, and Lu Jing, the military advisor, ask to see me-" The guards at the door saw that the internal affairs were over, so they mentioned it to Zhu Yuanzhang again.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes froze, as if he had corrected something, and then said, "Let them come in-"

"Yes—" The guard agreed, then turned around and went out of the camp to shout......

Outside the camp tent, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing naturally met Chang Yuchun, who had just come out.

Chang Yuchun was also curious, because he also knew that Tang Zhan's vanguard military headquarters was ordered to go out with the army for half a month, so what happened to the marshal's tent at this time. Moreover, Tang Zhan, as his subordinate, marched into Xuzhou with an army of 100,000 troops this time, but there was no vanguard army of Tang Zhan.

"General Chang-" Tang Zhan and Lu Jing greeted their boss politely.

"I don't know that General Tang came to the marshal's camp at this time. What is there to report?" Chang Yuchun asked casually.

Before Tang Zhan answered, Lu Jing cast a expressive glance at Tang Zhan. and shook his head slightly, so light that only Tang Zhan could see it.

Tang Zhan seemed to understand what Lu Jing meant. smiled slightly, and then responded: "General Hui, although the last general's headquarters was executed by military orders, but after all, the previous battle of Qiling Pass came to the enemy army in Xuzhou in person, and won the last part of the battle. I heard that General Chang will lead an army of 100,000 to march into Qiling Pass, first, to make a grand march for General Chang, and second, to provide the marshal and the general with the key points of attacking Qiling Pass and the enemy's military situation——"

Tang Zhan did not lie, but used the topic to skillfully avoid his decision to go on the expedition bluntly. It seems that he has been trained in the military for a while. Tang Zhan spoke and acted more calmly and with the style of a general, unambiguous, no longer as stupid as before.

"Yes, it seems that although General Tang can't come to the battlefield in person for the time being, he is concerned about the military march in front of the battle......" Chang Yuchun also smiled and said, "Okay, I Chang Yuchun's subordinates, that is, there should be more brave and good generals like General Tang who are dedicated to fighting and do not flinch, and wait until half a month later, when the military order is lifted, this general should reuse General Tang!"

"Then thank you General Chang-" Tang Zhan still replied politely with Lu Jing.

Chang Yuchun nodded in satisfaction. Then he took the map given by Zhu Yuanzhang and left the marshal's camp......

Lu Jing smiled at Tang Zhan, indicating that Tang Zhan was very smart in speaking just now, and she gradually saw his changes from Tang Zhan. There was an inexplicable joy in my heart.

"General Tang, army division, marshal, please-" Speaking of which, the guards who had just reported from the camp tent came out to answer the order.

Tang Zhan and Lu Jing nodded to each other. Without saying a word, he went up the steps and entered Zhu Yuanzhang's tent......

After Lu Jing entered the camp. Almost all eyes looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's every move, and this time he went forward in addition to accompanying Tang Zhan to ask for his life. Lu Jing also secretly decided to see the essence of his intentions from Zhu Yuanzhang......

"The last general, Tang Zhan, has met the marshal and General Xu Da with the military division-" Tang Zhan still has a polite way first.

"If you have too much formality, you don't need it, just report it if you have anything important......" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look at Tang Zhan and Lu Jing for the time being, but put his eyes on another map of Qiling Pass, as if he was analyzing the strategy of attacking Xuzhou and Huaibei. However, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were uncertain, and sometimes he glanced in the direction of Tang Zhan.

Tang Zhan regained his feet and said bluntly: "Forgive the last general's sin, the last general came this time to lead his troops to go to Qiling Pass with General Chang Yuchun. The last general's department is already subordinate to General Chang, and it should be an indisputable fact that he will go on the expedition with him, and I hope that the marshal can agree to the last general's request for his life-"

Zhu Yuanzhang listened, but paused, and did not say anything for the time being.

However, Xu Da seemed to have objections here, and asked rhetorically: "General Tang's eagerness to go on the expedition can be understood by both the marshal and the general...... But has General Tang forgotten? For disobeying military orders and acting alone without authorization, General Tang wanted to commit a crime?

"The last general has not forgotten, so the last general has come to ask for his life today!" Tang Zhan continued to speak righteously, "Although the last general's headquarters acted without authorization and violated military orders before, but the rescue of the Rongwu army has three victories, and it is a matter of understanding for its enemy army;

After Tang Zhan finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't react, he was still looking down at the map of the Qiling Pass, and then looked up from time to time to glance at the direction of Tang Zhan and Lu Jing.

Xu Da continued to retort on the side: "General Ben knows that your vanguard army has made great contributions in the first battle of Yuncheng, and you have been defeated and retreated in the first battle of Qiling Pass...... However, the military order must not be changed without authorization, and no matter how great the merit of your vanguard military department is, it will pass immediately, and it will be dealt with by the military order, and it must be carried out -- this time on the expedition to Qiling Pass, General Chang Yuchun has already led an army of 100,000 troops to Qiling Pass, preparing to take Xuzhou in one fell swoop. After you have carried out the half-moon military order, you can return to the Changyu Spring Division, instead of going out with the team-" Xu Da's tone was also very resolute.

"But Yan Jitai Bazar is so scheming, if you despise it, you will be hit hard-" Tang Zhan said without hesitation, "I fought against him before, and I knew him very well. We and the military headquarters will accompany General Chang, and we will definitely refer to it in our actions, and the confrontation will be more appropriate-"

"What do you mean. General Chang Yuchun's ability to command the army is not as good as your small vanguard military department?" Xu Da saw that Tang Zhan's speech was a little "rampant". Then he asked sharply.

"The last general doesn't mean this, the last general means ......" Tang Zhan also felt that his words just now were a bit excessive. Immediately recoiled and wanted to explain.

"Okay-" However, at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke on the side.

As soon as the marshal spoke, Xu Da and Tang Zhan stopped speaking at the same time and looked in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly walked to Tang Zhan's side, and in the process, Tang Zhan couldn't help but feel the aura of monarchical leadership that emanated from Zhu Yuanzhang's body.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tang Zhan with profound eyes, and then said seriously: "The descendants of the Tang family have the determination to break the enemy and win, and Zhu is happy for it...... I think that at the beginning, Zhu's life was saved by a disciple of the proud Tang family, and he was able to enter the Red Turban Army of Guo Yi's father. The disciples of the Tang family are also helpful to each other, and the disciples of the Tang family have contributed to the Five Absolute Formations and the Northern Expedition...... It can be said that without the children of the Tang family, there would be no Zhu Yuanzhang today. Now the descendants of the Tang family are the fierce generals under my Zhu Yuanzhang's account, this is the fate of life and death, I Zhu Yuanzhang was born in Mingjiao, and I also know the chivalrous heart of the children of the rivers and lakes to save the world, General Tang has such a determination today, and it is also the honor of our army——"

Tang Zhan didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to say, but just listened quietly. And Lu Jing's eyes changed slightly. She seemed to be inexplicably nervous, and her eyes were also fluctuating when she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang......

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "The disciples of the Tang family helped me many times that day, but it was too late to thank and fellowship, but today I ......."

Zhu Yuanzhang changed direction. It seems to be to order something.

"Come on, serve wine!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted at the guards outside the door, at this moment. Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to do something with wine.

After a while, a guard walked in with a jug of wine and two glasses. It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang is going to invite Tang Zhan with wine.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally poured the wine glass, and then said to Tang Zhan: "The disciple of the Tang family is the hero of the world's salvation. I, Zhu, was born and would like to make friends with the world's heroes - today's descendants of the Tang family are good generals under my account, and this life must be fate...... Although Er is the son of Tang Tianhui, and Er's father committed it during his lifetime, he has the heart to help the world and save the people, that is, he is the hero of the world - come, I, Zhu, am willing to pay tribute to the heroes of the Tang family!" It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang changed the previous topic to invite Tang Zhan to drink.

However, at the critical moment, Tang Zhan still had restraint and calmness, he didn't have any expression on his face, he just said simply: "Marshal, now that the barracks are in charge, you can't drink alcohol according to the order-"

Zhu Yuanzhang listened, smiled slightly, put down the hand that just wanted to pick up the wine glass, and then said loudly: "Okay, the descendants of the Tang family are really heroic, and they are strict with themselves - come on, take the wine down!"

So the guard withdrew the wine that had been brought.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and continued: "Since General Tang cares so much about military orders, I believe that this time it will not be the right one...... General Tang disobeyed the military order before, and was not allowed to go out for half a month, and since he was a hero and the master of an army, he had to believe in front of all the troops! But General Tang, don't worry, I, Zhu Yuanzhang, have always regarded you as a heroic general, and you will become a great weapon in the future -- you are under my hands, I will not treat you like a mustard, and I, Zhu Yuanzhang, swear, will give General Tang the fate of a hero in the world!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said righteously and heroically, although Tang Zhan's heart boiled for a while when he heard it, he seemed to feel a trace of doubt and discomfort in the dark, but he couldn't say why......

Lu Jing's expression in the back was even more nervous, this time she came to ask for her life, and from Zhu Yuanzhang's body, Lu Jing seemed to have found some answers she wanted......

At the same moment, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lu Jing behind Tang Zhan, and his eyes changed slightly......

After being silent for a long time, Tang Zhan finally spoke: "Marshal, the last general understands that this time the Qiling Pass and his party, the last general is willing to accept the military order to deal with it, and will not send troops to fight for half a month, so as to recuperate and wait for the army's life-"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with "satisfaction".

"Then the general will retire first-" Tang Zhan's expression remained the same, he looked back and saluted, and then prepared to leave with Lu Jing.

Lu Jing nodded slightly behind him--Lu Jing also felt that Tang Zhan's approach was correct...... And this detail made Zhu Yuanzhang pay attention to it again......

So, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing left Zhu Yuanzhang's camp......

"Zhu Yuanzhang, he is a terrible person......" Lu Jing left the tent and said silently in her heart......

"Is the military advisor Lu Jing? she is not a simple ordinary woman......" Zhu Yuanzhang remembered the scene just now, and was a little suspicious of Lu Jing, who had not said a word...... (To be continued......)