Zhu'er would naturally not give up such a rare opportunity. This time, she put all her effort into mocking Zhou Zhiruo to death.

She even disdained Zhou Zhiruo's threat of force.

Zhu'er even moved her face forward.

"Hit me, hit me, I just don't believe you have the nerve to hit me..."

Zhou Zhiruo didn't dare to hit Zhu'er, she just wanted to scare her.

"But what she didn't expect was that Zhu'er was brought up to be frightened."

…

Two stunning beauties were eating breakfast while making fun of each other.

But their men were already having a headache at this time.

After Zhang Wuji walked out of the general's mansion, Yang Xiao hurriedly said: "Master, we just took over Xuzhou not long ago, and Zhang Shicheng sent people here. I'm afraid he has ill intentions."

Zhang Wuji asked helplessly: "Is he coming with ill intentions? Could it be that Zhang Shicheng has already laid siege to the city?"

Yang Xiao shook his head: "That's not the case, but it may be a matter of courtesy before force..."

…

A moment later, under the guidance of Yang Xiao, Zhang Wuji met a man in a spacious house.

The man was the number one general under Zhang Shicheng and also an old acquaintance of Zhang Wuji.

There was once a bad breakup between them.

…

General Nie...Master Zhang...

Nie Qu and Zhang Wuji were both smiling but not smiling, pretending to be polite to each other.

Zhang Wuji said: "General Nie, I wonder what your intention is in coming here this time. You are not here to congratulate me on becoming the lord of Xuzhou, are you?"

Nie Qu quickly said: "Master Zhang, you are right. My commander-in-chief sent me here specially to congratulate you."

"Look, I brought all the gifts."

Behind Nie Qu were more than a dozen large boxes. When the lids were opened, they were filled with silks, satins, gold, silver and jade.

Nie Qu laughed and said: "Master Zhang, my commander really wants to make friends with you."

"These dozen or so boxes of things can be regarded as a gift. When my commander comes in person in a while, there will be more gifts for Master Zhang."

…

It really is a case of using courtesy before force, Zhang Wuji asked after thinking for a while.

"General Nie, I feel that your Marshal Zhang seems to be very interested in Xuzhou City?"

Nie Qu, whose secrets were exposed, could only smile awkwardly.

"Master Zhang, to be honest, my commander-in-chief has led troops to attack Xuzhou before, but the Xuzhou defenders at that time were strong in both men and horses."

"My commander-in-chief has been fighting at the gates of Xuzhou for over a month, but he was unable to capture the city, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops."

…

Zhang Wuji sneered in his heart: "General Nie, at that time, if your commander-in-chief had gritted his teeth, he might have been able to capture Xuzhou City."

"In the end, I got the upper hand. I, Zhang Wuji, am really ashamed of this huge city of Xuzhou."

After hearing what Zhang Wuji said, Nie Qu was secretly happy. After all, he was just a military general, and he didn't even hear the slight sarcasm in Zhang Wuji's words.

Nie Qu said: "Master Zhang, I, Nie Qu, am a rough man and not good at beating around the bush, so I will just say some things directly."

"The Empress Dowager of the Yuan Dynasty has already mobilized troops from all over the country. In a few days, an army of more than 100,000 will march south."

"Xuzhou is a strategic location. Master Zhang currently has only 30,000 to 40,000 troops at his disposal, so my commander-in-chief wants to cooperate with the master to jointly guard Xuzhou."

Zhang Wuji sneered in his heart, "Last time at Guangmingding, it could barely be considered as winning over, but this time, it's a blatant deception."

"No one would believe such talk as defending Xuzhou together. Zhang Shicheng is also a hero of his generation. As long as Zhang Wuji dares to let his people enter the city, in a few days, the master of Xuzhou will become another person with the surname Zhang."

…

Just like last time, Zhang Wuji chatted with Nie Qu for a long time.

Zhang Wuji had already rejected Zhang Shicheng's kindness, both openly and secretly.

But this time, Nie Qu did not leave in anger like last time.

No matter how unpleasant Zhang Wuji's words were, Nie Qu listened with a smile.

…

Five days later.

Nie Qu stayed in Xuzhou for five full days.

During these five days, Zhang Wuji was very worried.

During these five days, Nie Qu appeared to be sightseeing in Xuzhou, but in fact, he was gathering information everywhere.

Nie Qu has been leading troops for many years. As for matters concerning the city defense, as long as he takes a few glances, he can guess them almost exactly.

During the few days Nie Qu was in Xuzhou, he even went to Zhang Wuji's new army camp in the name of condolences.

More than 20,000 newly recruited men are still undergoing training in an orderly manner.

Only after Nie Qu left did Zhang Wuji breathe a sigh of relief.

…

Standing on the city wall, Yang Xiao looked at the backs of Nie Qu and his group as they left, and said to Zhang Wuji with some concern.

"Master, this man has bad intentions. These past few days, he has been intentionally or unintentionally spying on the military situation of Xuzhou's city defense. We must be on guard against him."

Zhang Wuji sneered: "I probably already know what Zhang Shicheng wants to do."

"Zhang Shicheng wants to take my Xuzhou, but he is waiting."

Yang Xiao asked with a puzzled look: "What is he waiting for? Even if he gets the city defense of Xuzhou, it will be useless. The city defense deployment can be changed at any time."

Zhang Wuji sneered: "Uncle Yang, if you think Zhang Shicheng is just waiting for a small city defense map, you are underestimating him."

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