Song Yiyong's words were very clear.
Zhang Shicheng is not a fool. He also knows the gap between himself and Chen Youliang at the moment.
Not to mention that Chen Youliang launched a sneak attack, even if he attacked openly, Zhang Shicheng would undoubtedly be defeated with his current troops.
Although Suzhou is a good place, it is too close to Chen Youliang's territory.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Shicheng gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, there is nothing perfect in this world."
"Chen Youliang has long had the ambition to rule the world. For a man like him, even if he did not come to attack Suzhou, but really went to attack the Yuan capital, after he succeeded, he would still find a way to destroy us."
"After all, in the end, there can only be one emperor in the world."
Zhang Shicheng had made up his mind.
He said to all the generals present: "From now on, reorganize the troops and set out in three days."
"I will personally lead the army to take Xuzhou. We must win this battle and fight to the death. If we lose, I and everyone present here will die without a burial place."
…
Zhang Shicheng has made the final decision.
No matter what, he had to attack Xuzhou, because the power of Chen Youliang behind him was too great, and a full 400,000 troops were hanging over Zhang Shicheng's head.
In comparison, he would rather switch places with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhang Shicheng would rather lead his army to fight against Wang Baobao than to be with Chen Youliang, the smiling tiger who could destroy him at any time.
…
Three days later, in the early morning, the sky was just beginning to turn pale.
Zhang Wuji, lying on the grass, woke up from a nightmare.
In an instant, he was startled and sat up from the pile of grass under him. Zhou Zhiruo, who was standing beside him, also became nervous when she saw this.
Zhao Linger hurried to Zhang Wuji's side, took out a handkerchief from her arms, and gently wiped Zhang Wuji's forehead a few times.
"What's wrong with you, sir? Are you having a nightmare again?"
Zhao Linger's actions were very ambiguous. Although Zhou Zhiruo looked angry, she ignored her because at the moment, she was more concerned about Zhang Wuji.
Unlike Zhao Linger who called him "Young Master", Zhou Zhiruo said directly to Zhang Wuji at this moment: "Husband, what's wrong with you? In the past two days, you often wake up from nightmares. Is there something wrong with your heart?"
Zhang Wuji gasped and said, "I just had a dream. I dreamed that Xuzhou was littered with corpses, that Yin Yewang died in battle, and that I also dreamed of Zhu'er's tears."
"Xuzhou," Zhou Zhiruo said with a puzzled look, "Haven't you already arranged everything in Xuzhou?"
Zhang Wuji gasped and said, "I don't know either, it's just a dream, but this is not the first time I have had this dream."
At this point, Zhang Wuji said, Zhao Linger quickly said: "Master, in fact, before you conquered the three provinces of Hexi, I had considered this issue for you."
"You don't have many troops at hand right now."
"And your Xuzhou and Longcheng, combined, have less than 30,000 defenders, which makes it easy for others to take advantage of them."
Zhou Zhiruo on the side quickly said: "What do you mean? Are you cursing my man?"
Zhao Linger rolled her eyes at Zhou Zhiruo and said, "Now is not the time for us to compete. What I'm saying is about the overall situation."
The overall situation? When Zhou Zhiruo heard these two words, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Zhao Linger quickly took off her coat. Zhou Zhiruo wanted to listen to what she wanted to say, but she never thought that she would take off her clothes in front of her man.
Zhou Zhiruo said to Zhao Linger angrily: "You are a person of some status, how can you be so shameless? I am here, so it is not your turn to serve Zhang Wuji."
Zhao Linger also said angrily: "I'm not as dirty as you think. I, Zhao Linger, think I have some ability. Even if I like your man, I won't rush to take off my clothes to serve him."
After Zhao Linger took off her coat, she spread it in front of Zhang Wuji.
At this moment, Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo were both stunned.
There was a large map drawn on the inside of Zhao Linger's coat.
Zhao Linger said to Zhang Wuji: "Young Master, since I want to help you, I will do my best. When I learned that you wanted to conquer the three provinces in Hexi, I drew this map overnight."
Then, Zhao Linger pointed at the cities and fortresses on the map with her slender fingers and said, "Look, sir, leaving aside Yang Xiao's route, if you want to unify Gansu and Shaanxi, you will at least need to capture Daxing, Chencang, Xianyang, Hanzhong, Jincheng, Jiuquan and other important places. These places alone are difficult to capture, and it is very likely that you will have a battle on the plains with the Yuan soldiers along the way while conquering the cities."
"In any of these battles, you can only win and not lose."
"When you set out on the expedition, you said you would return victorious in two or three months. But I feel that even if you win every battle, it will take at least half a year, because your soldiers are not iron men and they also need rest."
"During the next six months, there will definitely be changes in Longcheng and Xuzhou."
"Especially the Xuzhou in your nightmare."
Zhao Linger pointed to the location of Xuzhou and said, "Look, sir, this is your Xuzhou. Although the city is good, it is a place where hundreds of battles have been fought, and it is also the throat connecting the north and the south."
"As far as I know, the garrison in your Xuzhou is only about 10,000. With 10,000 garrisons in such a large city like Xuzhou, you may not be able to hold it even if you guard it yourself. What's more, the garrison in Longcheng is only more than 10,000. If something really happens in Xuzhou, you won't even be able to send reinforcements."
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