After dinner, Monkey came to the study and said that he had found out that a clerk under Sun Hong had leaked Zhang Yangquan's whereabouts. After some torture, the clerk revealed that the person behind it was Yuan Shi!
Qin Lingjun's face was covered with frost and she said coldly: "They are so brave. They dare to assassinate people in Jiangdu. Is the Yuan Envoy still in the city?"
The monkey said: "We have left the city!"
Qin Lingjun said to Zhang Yangquan: "He should not have gone far. I will lead the cavalry to capture him now!"
Zhang Yangquan waved his hand and said: "No need, this kind of small trick will not affect the overall situation, and we have to exchange Xuexue for ten craftsmen!"
Qin Lingjun knew that he valued craftsmen very much, so it was hard to say anything more.
The moon rose and set, and darkness enveloped Jiangdu City. The bright moon had already risen above the branches, and the sound of gongs and drums sounded outside. It was already the first watch, but Qin Lingsi was still not seen returning home.
"That girl has been coming home very late lately, have you noticed?" Qin Lingjun said in the study with a suspicious look on her face.
Zhang Yangquan was reading a book and said casually: "She is not a child, so you don't have to be too strict with her!"
Qin Lingjun glanced at him and said, "You still said to me that as a brother-in-law, you only know how to pamper her, and sooner or later you will spoil her!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Yes, yes, I will pay attention to it from now on!"
Qin Lingjun frowned and said, "Two days ago, I saw her and Fu Youde together on the street. Do you think she and Fu Youde will develop that kind of relationship?"
Zhang Yangquan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Madam, she is not young anymore. Even if she really likes someone, we don't have to object!"
Qin Lingjun glared at him, silently picked up the tea cup and drank tea, ignoring him.
Jiangdu City at night is no longer bustling and noisy during the day, but is a bit more quiet and mysterious, like a lady covering her face with a veil.
Xiyuan Wharf is the second largest wharf in Jiangdu City and the only military wharf.
The 10,000 navy troops transferred from Tongzhou have been parked at the dock. Tomorrow, the navy will set off for Chaohu Water Village, so the dock is full of noise and soldiers carrying supplies and equipment are everywhere.
The evening wind was strong, the river surface was rippling slightly, and even the warships on the shore were swaying gently.
Qin Lingsi stood on the deck, opening her arms as if to embrace the evening breeze.
"It's so comfortable!" She squinted her eyes like a cat.
Fu Youde behind him said: "Do you feel any discomfort?"
Qin Lingsi said strangely: "No, why do you ask like that?"
Fu Youde smiled and said: "You rarely ride on a boat, right? Most people who have never been on a boat can't stand the bumps on the boat!"
Qin Lingsi snorted and said: "I can even bear the bumps on the horse, so this small bump on the boat is nothing!"
Fu Youde said: "This is different. For example, Mongolians are very good at riding horses, but most Mongolians can't stand the bumps on the ship!"
Qin Lingsi was about to retort when her face suddenly turned pale and she couldn't help but touch her belly.
Fu Youde hurriedly asked: "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to get off the boat?"
Qin Lingsi gritted her teeth and said: "It's okay..."
After a while, she suddenly covered her mouth and said: "I...I want to vomit..."
Fu Youde hurriedly helped her ashore. Qin Lingsi sat on a wooden railing and retched for a while before she felt better. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and muttered: "It's boring to take a boat. I want to go back!"
Fu Youde hurriedly said: "I'll give it to you!"
Qin Lingsi waved her hand and said: "No need, you should go to bed early. Aren't you going to Chaohu Water Village tomorrow?"
Fu Youde suddenly said: "Do you want to go with me?"
Qin Lingsi's eyes flickered for a few times, and she was obviously moved. After a while, she shook her head and said, "Forget it, it's still the month when horses are in heat. I'm going to the racecourse to keep an eye on them!"
Fu Youde nodded and said with a smile: "If I find a good horse on the road, I will definitely bring it back for you."
Qin Lingsi smiled and said, "Thank you very much!" She held Zi Oriole and slowly left the pier.
Early the next morning, Xu Baisheng, Zhao Desheng and Chang Yuchun led 10,000 horses towards Zhenzhou.
Zhenzhou originally had more than 20,000 troops. After capturing a large number of prisoners from the Yuan army, Zhang Yangquan gave them an additional 10,000 troops to facilitate their attack on Hezhou.
At the same time, Fang Yuan, Li Er, Fu Youde and Yu Tonghai also set off from the canal and headed for Chaohu Water Village.
After Zhang Yangquan sent away both groups, he and Qin Lingjun came to Daming Temple and personally invited Liu Ji to come out.
Liu Ji had already made an appointment with Qin Lingjun, so he accepted Zhang Yangquan's appointment as the censor doctor at the Censorship Station without any further excuses.
This appointment only told him in advance that the specific appointment would have to wait until after the king-conferring ceremony, and then Zhang Yangquan would appoint hundreds of civil and military officials and build a new censorship platform.
In the next few days, everyone in the general manager's office was busy planting food and preparing for the two major events of the king's ceremony. Jiangdu's army was also expanding and training step by step.
After the last outing incognito, Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun both felt that it was fruitful and exciting, so they conducted multiple unannounced visits in incognito.
However, there is not much gain. The words and deeds of officials in private are not much different from what they say and do when they are in front of them on weekdays. This is of course a good thing.
On this day, when Zhang Yangquan was processing official documents in the General Manager's Office, Qin Lingjun came and brought good news.
"Sir, the war in Hezhou is over, we have captured Hezhou!"
Zhang Yangquan was very happy and said: "Tell me quickly, how did you defeat it?"
Qin Lingjun sat down opposite him, propped up his chin and said: "The battle is not complicated. Xu Baisheng asked Zhao Desheng and Chang Yuchun to lead the main attack with 10,000 people, and he led 10,000 people to support the rear."
Zhang Yangquan said: "Should General Hezhou still take Timur first?"
"No. He was replaced a month ago. Like Tuotuo, he was sent to Yunnan. The new guard was named Nasu. He was transferred from Qizhou and brought 20,000 people with him, so Hezhou
There are more than 30,000 troops!"
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said: "Nasu? Do you have detailed information about this person?"
Qin Lingjun nodded and said: "Nasu is a general of the Barbarian Hague. He is famous for his bravery. It is said that when he attacked Qizhou, he was the first general to enter the city, so he has been responsible for guarding Qizhou!"
"So, he should have some abilities?"
"At least it's much stronger than Ye Xian!"
"Then how did Xu Baisheng and the others win?"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Do you still remember that in February, Xu Baisheng and Zhao Desheng wiped out 20,000 Hezhou troops?"
"Of course I remember."
Qin Lingjun said: "When only 20,000 people were defeated at that time, Xu Baisheng took advantage of the panic among the soldiers and civilians of Hezhou and secretly sent out 500 soldiers, pretending to be Hezhou's defeated army, and infiltrated Hezhou City!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up and he said: "So, there are already some of our people in the Hezhou Army?"
"Yes, so when Zhao Desheng and Chang Yuchun attacked the city gate, our people took the opportunity to open the city gate and let them in! Once the city gate was broken, the enemy's morale was even lower, so Nasu had to lead the defeated army to withdraw from Hezhou
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Our troops are now unstoppable and we have enough food. We can cross the Yangtze River south as soon as possible!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "After entrusting hundreds of officials, we will send out troops immediately! By the way, is there any movement on Zhu Yuanzhang's side?"
Qin Lingjun's face became condensed and she said, "I was just about to tell you about this. We just attacked Hezhou, and Zhu Yuanzhang also came over with his troops."
Zhang Yangquan raised his eyebrows and said, "Does he really want to fight with us?"
Qin Lingjun said calmly: "He was blocked by Xu Baisheng's 10,000 troops, and then he offered to give up Hezhou to us, and led the troops to pursue Nasu!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded: "It would be great if he could retreat despite the difficulties."
Qin Lingjun's eyes narrowed and she said: "He didn't retreat in spite of the difficulties, but he laid out doubts!"
"What do you mean?"
"His pursuit of Nasu is a lie, the real purpose is to attack Wuwei!"
Zhang Yangquan was startled and said: "Did he capture it?"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "What a coincidence, Zhao Pusheng of Chaohu Water Village was also planning to attack Wuwei, but when he learned that Zhu Yuanzhang had taken the lead, he immediately led his army to kill him. The two of them attacked Wuwei almost at the same time, with east and west as the boundary.
Each person occupies half of the city. The surrounding counties also occupy half of the city!"
Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "Wuwei was originally Zhao Pusheng's territory. When Dong Tuanxiao's army was too strong, he retreated to Chaohu. Now that almost all Jiangnan troops are in Yangzhou, he will naturally want to take Wuwei back!" p>
Qin Lingjun said: "The two of them check and balance each other, so there should be no threat to our Jiangnan strategy, right?"
Zhang Yangquan shook his head and said: "Zhao Pusheng is not Zhu Yuanzhang's opponent."
"But behind him is Tianwan Army. Now that Tianwan Army has made a comeback, Zhu Yuanzhang should not dare to offend them, right?"
Zhang Yangquan nodded, it would be good to force Zhu Yuanzhang to do nothing, and let him check and balance Ni Wenjun and Chen Youliang.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang's current strength cannot threaten Tianwan's army.