Gong Wu said helplessly: "I am just a little woman with little influence."
"I learned the skill of making noodles by myself. If you like the food, Mrs. Zhou, you can come more often. If you don't like the food, you can just smash my shop like you did before."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled slightly: "Today, I really just came here to eat two bowls of your noodles. As for smashing your shop, I will talk about it later when I am in a bad mood."
…
As before, Zhou Zhiruo took two pairs of chopsticks from the corner of the table, wiped them a few times with the handkerchief in her arms, and then handed one of them to Zhang Wuji.
After taking a mouthful of noodles, Zhang Wuji couldn't help but praise: "It's delicious, better than the ones made by Miss Han."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "Miss Han only makes noodles for you once or twice a month, but this girl probably makes one or two hundred bowls a day. How can they be compared?"
"If I make noodles for a month straight, I'm sure I can make better noodles than this girl."
Zhang Wuji said: "Zhiruo, your hands are not meant for this. Just be good and stay by my side. I will never let you do things like washing clothes and cooking in my life."
Zhou Zhiruo felt warm in her heart, and an extremely sweet feeling surged in her heart.
For a woman, sometimes, you only need to say a heartwarming word to make her happy all day long.
…
Today, Zhou Zhiruo's mood was indeed surprisingly good.
After eating the noodles, she not only did not smash Gong Wu's shop, but also threw a gold coin on the table.
However, when Gong Wu saw the gold coin, she was at a loss.
The value of this gold coin is enough to buy thousands of bowls of noodles.
Gong Wu didn't want it at first, but after hesitating for a long time, she still put the gold coin away.
The reality of this world has slightly bent Gong Wu's waist.
If she had her old temper, she would rather throw the gold coin away, but at this moment, she already knew that money is indeed a good thing.
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Many days later.
Jiangnan.
After a long period of war, this most fertile place in China is finally welcoming its final owner.
Chen Youliang finally stopped fighting outside the city of Hongdu.
Zhu Wenzhen used less than 30,000 troops to resist the fierce attack of Chen Youliang's army of hundreds of thousands for nearly three months.
The battle situation outside Hongdu City had long been transmitted to the hands of the overlords of various forces by their spies.
Zhang Wuji was not surprised at all.
The wheel of history did not completely change its direction because of my arrival.
Zhao Min seemed a little helpless.
In comparison, she still hoped that Jiangnan would fall into the hands of Chen Youliang.
Because in Zhao Min's mind, Chen Youliang is much easier to deal with than Zhu Yuanzhang.
But what Zhao Min couldn't understand even more was the man named Zhu Wenzhen.
Zhao Min was wondering how Zhu Wenzheng had managed to hold off Chen Youliang with only 20,000 to 30,000 men.
Zhao Min had experienced Chen Youliang's style of leading troops in battle more than once.
Chen Youliang was not a waste, he was the one who almost captured Yuan Dadu.
But it was such a person who was eventually defeated at the city of Hongdu.
…
At this moment, inside Chen Youliang's military tent, all the generals under his command were silent.
In contrast, Chen Youliang was so angry that he slammed the table.
"Garbage, garbage, all garbage."
"The battle has gotten to this point, don't you have anything to say? Open your mouths, don't play dumb."
Finally, it was Zhang Dingbian who spoke first: "Your Majesty, things have come to this. We have been fighting for more than three months to capture Hongdu, but Zhu Yuanzhang's troops have already swept across the entire Huguang area."
"Nowadays, the situation is unstable and the military morale is far from what it was in the previous two months."
"I suggest that we withdraw all our troops outside to Suzhou and other places first, and after a little reorganization, we can try to fight a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang."
Chen Youliang was so angry that he slammed the table.
"Lao Zhang, what do you mean? I have lost Huguang, Changsha, and even my kingdom. Now you want me to return to Suzhou?"
"What I want now is a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang."
Zhang Dingbian said helplessly: "Your Majesty, as a general, you must remain calm even when facing a crisis. Three months ago was the best time to have a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang. Unfortunately, at that time, you insisted on competing in this tiny Hongdu."
"Now, we have spent three months at the gates of Hongdu City. Inside the city, Zhu Wenzhen's twenty or thirty thousand men have exhausted our army of hundreds of thousands."
"The army needs to rest, and Suzhou is the best place to do so. It won't be too late to rest in Suzhou for two or three months before fighting a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang."
"Another point is that your heart is already in turmoil, and you are still angry."
"You are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Every order you give will affect the life and death of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers."
"The best time for a decisive battle has passed, you have made a wrong decision."
"But fortunately, this decision is not fatal. Although we lost territory, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops in our hands."
"If you make a bigger mistake and fight Zhu Yuanzhang at an inappropriate time, it will very likely result in the annihilation of your entire army."
"When the time comes, you will withdraw early from the stage of competing for supremacy in the world."
Chen Youliang glared at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "General Zhang, aren't you being too serious? I still have hundreds of thousands of troops at my disposal, and my troops are still three times as many as Zhu Yuanzhang's. Can't we win with three of us fighting against one?"
Zhang Dingbian said helplessly: "Your Majesty, our current military strength is twenty to thirty times that of the troops in Hongdu City, but even so, we still haven't captured Hongdu."
"Therefore, the key factor that determines victory in a war is not necessarily who has more soldiers and horses."
"The mentality of the commander-in-chief of the three armies is also the key to victory or defeat."
Chen Youliang was so angry that he drew the sword from his waist.
He pointed the sword in his hand at Zhang Dingbian.
"You bastard, what do you mean? Are you saying that I am no longer qualified to command these hundreds of thousands of troops?"
Zhang Dingbian quickly said: "Prince Han, that's not what I meant. I just want you to calm down. After you calm down, we can fight a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang."
Chen Youliang was already extremely angry. He swung the sword in his hand and smashed a table next to him.
"I can't calm down. In all the years I've been fighting, I've never suffered such a big loss."
"As a general, one does need a calm mindset, but what is more important is the courage to fight."
"You are all generals commanding tens of thousands of troops. Now, our troops are still three times that of Zhu Yuanzhang. You don't mention such a huge advantage, but insist on mentioning those unfavorable factors."
"I have made up my mind. I will send an order to the navy to immediately send all the soldiers south by boat. I will fight Zhu Yuanzhang to the death."
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