Mu Ying was unwilling to believe that Zhu Yuanzhang would be defeated by Zhang Wuji.
However, he just didn't want to believe it.
But Jiangnan had been in chaos for several months, and he knew the situation very well.
In fact, Mu Ying knew several months ago that the Wei army or his adoptive father Zhu Yuanzhang could not win this war.
At most, they could drive Zhang Wuji's Ming army back to the north.
If you want to kill Zhang Wuji directly in Jiangnan, that is simply a pipe dream. How could a person like Zhang Wuji be killed?
A young general of the Wei army came to Mu Ying cautiously and said, "My lord, the recent news in Yingtian City is not very good."
Mu Ying was not a fool, he knew what the young general meant.
"If the news is bad, then kill those who spread it."
The young general was speechless: "My lord, the city is in chaos. Almost everyone from top to bottom is talking about the news of Your Majesty's defeat."
"It is impossible to find out who first started spreading the rumor."
"We can't kill everyone who knows about this, right?"
Mu Ying was also in a dilemma. Indeed, at this time, indiscriminate killing was absolutely unacceptable. If it caused a mutiny, it would not be worth it.
At this moment, another young general of the Wei army came to Mu Ying and said, "My lord, someone outside the city wants to see you."
Mu Ying frowned and quickly ran to the top of the city wall. He looked down and saw a thin general on a white horse waiting for him.
A young general of the Wei army said, "General, do you want to shoot arrows to drive him away?"
After hesitating for a moment, Mu Ying shook his head and said, "No, I'll go out and take a look. This is the first time in such a long time that a Ming army general wants to talk to me. It would be nice to go over and listen to what he says."
"Don't move, I'll go meet him."
About a quarter of an hour later, Mu Ying also came out alone, riding a tall horse.
"Who is coming?" Mu Ying asked first.
The man on the white horse gently took off his helmet and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, sir. I'm not a general, I'm just Zhang Wuji's woman."
The person on the white horse was Gong Yu. After taking off her helmet, her long black hair flowed down like a waterfall.
Mu Ying was stunned for a moment: "Sure enough, I have heard that the person leading the troops outside the city is a woman, but I didn't expect you to be so beautiful. Why, are you here to ask me to marry you?"
Faced with Mu Ying's teasing, or insult, Gong Yu was not angry.
She just said calmly: "My lord, please be careful with your words. The reason I came to see you alone is that I want to have a good talk with you, so please be respectful to me."
Mu Ying was a little surprised by Gong Yu's calm attitude.
"As expected, Zhang Wuji is really capable. The women around him are not only good-looking, but also have the ability to fight in the battlefield and kill the enemy?"
"I heard that Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Linger and others are following Zhang Wuji. Who are you and what is your name? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Gong Yu smiled and said, "My Lord, you have seen me, but you forgot that when Zhu Yuanzhang and His Royal Highness the Prince of Han fought in Poyang Lake, you and I looked at each other."
After hearing this answer, Mu Ying was even more surprised: "Are you Chen Youliang's princess? No wonder you look familiar to me."
"But why did you run to Zhang Wuji again? Are you too resourceful, or is Zhang Wuji too hungry and will eat anything?"
Gong Yu was still not angry: "It's both."
"However, what the Marquis said was really unpleasant."
"I called you Marquis, which was giving you enough face, but your words and deeds were actually insulting me in every way, which was really outrageous."
"If that's the case, I won't reminisce with you anymore."
"I believe you have received the message I delivered. My Majesty first fought a great battle in Changsha, then in Xinwu, and finally captured Zhu Yuanzhang alive."
"The Great Wei is finished. When the news spreads thoroughly, at least half of the cities in Jiangnan that are still holding out will surrender. As for the remaining ones who are still resisting, they will eventually be slaughtered."
"I came here this time to persuade the Marquis to surrender."
"I won't lie to you. I was first the princess of Chen Youliang, and now I am the concubine of Zhang Wuji. My background is not very good. In addition, Sister Zhou, Sister Queen, and Zhao Min all served him well. After we return to Beijing, my status will be even lower than theirs."
"But right now, you can help me. Before my Majesty returns here, if you are willing to hand over Yingtian Prefecture to me, I will promise you wealth and glory. In the city, I promise not to touch a single cent of anything that belongs to you, Mu Ying."
After hearing this, Mu Ying laughed uncontrollably: "What a joke! My Majesty is invincible in the world, how could he be defeated by Zhang Wuji? Besides, even if that unlikely situation really happened, even if I, Mu Ying, really wanted to surrender, I would never surrender to you, a woman."
This time, there was finally some change on Gong Yu's face: "I understand, the Marquis looks down on me."
"Well, I brought this upon myself, so I can't blame anyone else."
"But my lord, please remember what you said to me today. I am a man of some means. You slapped me in the face today. In the future, I will definitely kill your entire family."
Mu Ying said angrily: "How dare you, a little woman like you, threaten me."
Gong Yu sneered: "I'm not threatening you. I'm telling the truth. I hope you can surrender to me before my Majesty arrives in Yingtian Prefecture. That way, at least I can save some face in front of the other sisters."
"If you, Mu Ying, are unwilling to give me this face, I will really kill your entire family. Even if you surrender to my emperor at that time, I will still kill your entire family."
Mu Ying's hands were shaking with anger. He wanted to draw his sword and kill Gong Yu, but in the end he held back. It was not because he was afraid, but the price of killing a Ming army general was different from the price of killing Zhang Wuji's woman.
Moreover, Mu Ying actually believed the news that Zhu Yuanzhang had been defeated. If the news was true, then the price of killing Zhang Wuji's woman would be that none of the soldiers in the city would survive.
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Gong Yu rode away on her horse. During this time, she was actually still a little worried that Mu Ying would attack her. Although she also had some kung fu skills, she didn't know whether her kung fu skills could match Mu Ying's.
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