After hearing what Chen Youliang said, the beauty burst into tears.
"Prince Han, I can't bear to leave you."
Chen Youliang smiled helplessly: "Beauty, you must be obedient. This is my final order. Tonight, you must take my sword and escape from Poyang Lake under the cover of night."
"After leaving Poyang Lake, you will go directly to Hexi. Remember my words, you deserve the best man in the world."
"I hope you can live a carefree and happy life in the second half of your life. You must witness for me what the world will be like in ten years."
…
With the help of the beauty, Chen Youliang ate up all the fish on the table.
That night, Chen Youliang issued the last order in the name of King of Han.
That is, the soldiers who are still in Poyang Lake can decide for themselves whether to stay or leave, surrender, or break out from midnight tonight. It all depends on the soldiers' own decision.
…
Near midnight, Zhang Dingbian came to Chen Youliang again and asked, "Prince of Han, have you really decided not to leave?"
"If you change your mind, I will still fight to the death to protect you and leave Poyang Lake."
Chen Youliang shook his head and said, "Where else can I go if I leave Poyang Lake?"
"I am the King of Han, and I must die with my Chen Han Dynasty."
"Go ahead, remember my words, go to Hexi to find Zhang Wuji. You are a rare general in the world, and Zhang Wuji will take you in."
There was a trace of reluctance in Zhang Dingbian's eyes, but he didn't say any more nonsense: "Prince Han, I will leave now."
A moment later, Chen Youliang's beauty also appeared beside him.
"The beauty had taken off her gorgeous clothes and put on a nightgown. Chen Youliang's sword was also tied firmly to her waist."
The beauty said to Chen Youliang, "Prince of Han, I am leaving too. Do you have anything else to tell me?"
Chen Youliang shook his head and said, "I have nothing more to tell you. Just remember what I told you before."
"Give my sword to Zhang Wuji. If possible, you can stand beside Zhang Wuji and help me witness how he defeats Zhu Yuanzhang."
…
At the end, the beauty only said one sentence, "I will follow the orders of the King of Han", and then she jumped off the treasure ship.
After the beauty left, Chen Youliang overturned the candles on the treasure ship.
Zhu Yuanzhang, standing on the lakeshore, laughed and said, "See? That burning ship is Chen Youliang's treasure ship. He finally came to his senses."
Liu Bowen, Xu Da and other generals on the side hurriedly said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Congratulations, Marshal, Jiangnan has been settled."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, but at this moment, a flute sound came from Chen Youliang's treasure ship. The flute sound seemed to reveal endless sadness and unwillingness.
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped laughing at the sad sound of the flute.
He said to the generals beside him: "Chen Youliang is a local hero, but I never thought that he would make such a sad cry when he left."
…
In Poyang Lake, Chen Youliang was defeated and burned himself to death.
Almost all of his 600,000-strong army and hundreds of generals were lost.
The fire on Chen Youliang's treasure ship was still burning until dawn.
And at this moment, a beautiful woman in nightgown emerged from the icy river water.
She narrowly escaped death. If she had not been an excellent swimmer, she would never have been able to swim out of Poyang Lake, this place of death.
The beauty quickly took off her nightgown, revealing a set of Hu clothing underneath.
After throwing her nightgown aside, the beauty took Chen Youliang's Taibai sword and walked towards Hexi.
…
Chen Youliang committed suicide by burning himself after being defeated.
Zhang Shicheng's Xuzhou was on the verge of collapse.
Duan Zihao's 150,000 troops attacked Xuzhou day and night.
Even though Zhang Shicheng fought desperately, the signs of his defeat were still obvious.
…
Ten days later, when Zhang Wuji was chatting with Zhao Linger, Zhou Zhiruo came up to Zhang Wuji with two pieces of intelligence.
Zhou Zhiruo said: "You two, stop being so affectionate. This is new news from Xuzhou and Dadu."
Zhang Wuji quickly took the two intelligence reports. The contents of the two reports were all within Zhang Wuji's expectations.
The content of the first intelligence report was the news that Zhang Shicheng of Xuzhou was defeated and killed.
The content of the second intelligence report was that Zhao Min sent 250,000 troops from Yuan Dadu to conquer the Hexi area. Together with the troops under Duan Zihao and Wang Baobao, the total number was more than 500,000.
"More than 500,000," Zhang Wuji felt a little headache.
He handed the two pieces of intelligence to Zhao Linger.
Zhao Linger first read the first intelligence report. She smiled and said to Zhang Wuji, "Young Master, the matter in Xuzhou is settled. Isn't this just as you expected?"
Afterwards, Zhao Linger read the second intelligence report.
When she saw the content clearly, the smile on Zhao Linger's face came to an abrupt end.
"Zhao Min is here!"
Zhang Wuji nodded: "In half a month, at most half a month, Zhao Min will gather about 500,000 soldiers in Longcheng, and then, she will fight me to the death."
Zhao Linger said with some concern: "Young Master, then, are you ready?"
Zhang Wuji smiled helplessly: "My dear sister, don't worry, I can't guarantee victory in attack, but I can be sure of success in defense."
"Zhao Min has led an army of hundreds of thousands on a long expedition. She must want to end the war quickly. Time is on our side. As long as it drags on, there will definitely be variables."
"I don't believe Zhao Min can plan everything perfectly. As long as she makes the slightest mistake, I will make her the second Chen Youliang."
When she mentioned the name Chen Youliang, Zhao Linger couldn't help but smile: "Sir, Chen Youliang is dead. You won our bet, but if you want me to pay you back, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a few months.
Zhou Zhiruo, who was standing by, rolled her eyes at Zhao Linger and said, "Sister, look at yourself now. You don't look like a queen at all. You are the mother of the country. Don't always think about those embarrassing things."
Zhao Linger retorted to Zhou Zhiruo: "Sister, the title of Mother of the Country is for outsiders to see. We are all family. Why should I pretend to be the Mother of the Country in front of you and the Young Master?"
"What's more, why do you mean I always think about those embarrassing things? In my opinion, you are a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man."
"If you have the ability, you can do what I did and not let the young master touch you for several months. Can you do it?"
Zhou Zhiruo quickly said: "Of course I can do it, I'm just afraid that Zhang Wuji can't do it."
Zhang Wuji said slightly embarrassedly: "Okay, okay, how come you two end up talking about me?"
Zhou Zhiruo rolled her eyes at Zhang Wuji and said, "Zhao Min is about to attack. In my opinion, you should stay in the military camp more often for the time being."
As she spoke, Zhou Zhiruo grabbed Zhang Wuji's arm and said, "Come on, I'll accompany you to the military camp."
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