Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was not easy to mess with. In anger, he sent a large army to lead 50,000 troops to attack Changzhou, despite the imminent war with Chen Youliang. He had the potential to destroy Zhang Shicheng in one fell swoop.

Zhang Shicheng was not an idiot. He knew very well about Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Deng Yuyu, and Feng Sheng. He immediately sent his younger brother Zhang Shixin to fight Xu Da's army. Xu Da was not comparable to Zhang Shide. He set up an ambush on Zhang Shide near Changzhou and defeated Zhang Shide in one fell swoop. On the way to escape, Zhang Shide's horse was embarrassed, and he himself and two generals were captured by Xu Da's troops. Xu Da took the opportunity to capture several counties and counties in Changzhou.

When Zhang Shicheng learned that his younger brother was captured, he could not swallow his breath. He hurriedly asked Zhang Shixin to mobilize 50,000 troops to support Changzhou. He happened to be the general of Zhu Yuanzhang Hua Yunlong. Hua Yunlong gathered people to live in Jiushan because of the chaos in the world. He raised an army from Zhu Yuanzhang and conquered Chuzhou and became the commander of the thousand men. In the Jiqing (now Nanjing City, Jiangsu), he conquered Zhenjiang and moved to the general manager. Later, he attacked Guangde, fought against the old hall, captured Marshal Tang, and advanced to the left deputy marshal. Chen Youliang attacked Yingtian (now Nanjing City), and he attacked Yingtian, Nanchang, Ji'an, and assisted Anfeng, fought against Poyang Lake, and pacified Wuchang. He was a very powerful figure when he learned that Zhang Shixin led a large army and set up an ambush in the old hall, defeating Zhang Shixin's 50,000 troops overnight.

After losing streak, Zhang Shicheng finally couldn't sit still. He sent an envoy to send a handwritten letter overnight, expressing his willingness to send 500 taels of gold, 300 kilograms of silver and 200,000 shi of food. The two sides reconciled. However, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry at what Zhang Shicheng did and wrote to him again to count his crimes and asked Zhang Shicheng to release his envoy himself. How could Zhang Shicheng agree? So the brief peace talks between the two sides were left unresolved.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xu Da to seize Changzhou, and then successfully conquered Changshu. The successive setbacks made Zhang Shicheng start to panic. He didn't know what to do for a moment. Then, he was unwilling to accept this humiliation and secretly asked someone to tell his brother: Don't compromise with Zhu Yuanzhang, you should surrender to the Yuan army and destroy Zhu Yuanzhang together.

After thinking about it, Zhang Shicheng felt that Zhang Shixin's words were reasonable. That month, he asked the Yuan court to surrender and changed the Longping Prefecture to Pingjiang. The exhausted Yuan court was overjoyed and appointed Zhang Shicheng as the Grand Marshal. The rebel generals also received corresponding rewards.

After Zhang Shicheng surrendered, he immediately became the vanguard of the Yuan Dynasty's suppression of the peasant uprising army in Jiangnan. He joined forces with the Yuan Dynasty's army and attacked the areas controlled by Zhu Yuanzhang. From the 18th year of Zhizheng to the autumn of Zhizheng's 23rd year of Zhizheng, both sides fought dozens of battles in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but they never decided to win or lose. At the same time, Zhang Shicheng took advantage of the three northern expeditions of the Song regime of Liu Futong and Han Liner to capture a large area of ​​land in northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong, and expanded his sphere of influence to Jining. Although this was the case, Zhu Yuanzhang had never been defeated in the battle with Zhu Yuanzhang.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very proud and relieved, because he was a strong man. Zhu Yuanzhang was able to become a person who competed for the world from an unknown unknown soldier, and then became the darling of the times. It was not only because Zhu Yuanzhang had a great fortune and great fortune, but more because compared with other heroes, his personal abilities, beliefs, and long-standing surnames that had gradually been ground into Leng Shi, and could withstand the test more than them. It was this kind of test that he could defeat Chen Youliang and achieved the victory he had long been hoped for from the almost impossible battle. Now Jinling City is united, loyal to himself, strict military discipline, and most of his subordinates are generals who can fight well. It is their battles in the south that have made his strength grow day by day. From the initial small cowherd, he grew into a overlord, and now he wants to unify Jiangnan.

In the vast Jiangnan, there is only one Zhang Shicheng left. People say that Zhang Shicheng is strong and occupying the richest area in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be the most difficult opponent for him, but he is not afraid at all. He is a man who grows up all day long, decorating gardens, livestock and buying pictures, but only wine, sex and music are his. He is not his opponent. This is an opponent that he can deal with sooner or later and can destroy. On the contrary, his opponent is the biggest threat to his achievement of the king. It makes him more worried and scared than Zhang Shicheng. If he is careless, his years of hard work, many years of low strength and years of tolerance will be wasted, so he must concentrate his efforts to get rid of this confidant.

For this reason, he deliberately went from the front line to Liao Yongzhong.

Liao Yongzhong's ancestor lived in Fujian and later moved to Zhuji Lane, Nanxiong. Seven brothers were living in Nanxiong. Due to famine and military chaos, they settled in Yingde from Nanxiong. Liao Yongzhong ranked second. His brother Liao Yongan and others sent troops to revolt against the Yuan Dynasty. Liao Yongzhong then joined Liao Yongan's chasing, fought bravely and made military achievements. Liao Yongan died of ineffective treatment by poisoning arrows. Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Liao Yongzhong as general, replaced his brother Liao Yongan, and ruled his troops. He successively defeated Chen Youliang's army in Anqing, Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi) and other places, and established countless merits, which were extremely trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order to respond to the sky quickly in the name of "the emperor's imperial edict and the king of Wu's imperial edict".

After receiving the order, Liao Yongzhong rushed back to Yingtian Mansion without stopping, hurriedly reported to the guards at the door, received the notice, and entered the Wu Prince's Mansion.

This was the first time he entered the Wu Palace. He couldn't help feeling a little nervous. He was led by a small eunuch. He turned to the Zhu Pavilion and lowered the Qihu. He didn't know how long he had been through the hall and walked through the pavilion. He heard that the little eunuch in front suddenly stopped, turned around, and said in a low voice: "Report to Your Highness, General Liao, bring him?"

After a long time, a cold voice came out from inside: "Come in?"

The little eunuch outside the door bowed and responded before turning around and making a call to Liao Yongzhong. Liao Yongzhong was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and walked in.

This is the back hall of the Palace of King Wu. The entire hall is on the north top of the mountain, in the green shade. When you enter the entrance, you will see a rockery with yellow stones, and earth and stones. The ancient trees and new branches on the mountain are full of vitality. The green bamboos are shaking in the shadows, and vines hang on them, which makes you feel wild and interesting in the mountains and forests.

Liao Yongzhong didn't dare to look at it anymore, so he lowered his head and entered the back hall.

After entering, Liao Yongzhong realized that it was not big inside and it was very simple to arrange. There were a few wooden chairs and a stone table. There was lake water on the table and tea in the pot. The water was shrouded in mist, and the boiling tea was emitting bursts of fragrance.

Liao Yongzhong sniffed, and intuition felt a fragrance pouring into his heart, and he felt refreshed.

"Haha, is Liao Jianjun here?" A voice came out from the darkness.

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Chapter completed!