The sky is dark, and the evening wind carries a hot breath.
Zuo Junbi stared blankly at the sky without saying a word.
A general came up behind him, touched the blood on his face, and asked breathlessly: "Commander, why did they leave?"
Zuo Junbi stuck Fang Tian's painted halberd on the ground and said calmly: "Of course it's to rescue Huizhou Road!"
The general asked doubtfully: "They can obviously surround us immediately, why don't they eliminate us first and then rescue Huizhou Road?"
Zuo Junbi said coldly: "This is because Chen Youliang doesn't take us seriously at all!"
The general snorted and said: "How dare this person underestimate us, sooner or later we will teach him a lesson!"
Another general also came over and said: "We were so unlucky this time that we helped Zhu Yuanzhang get into the trap and let him get a benefit for nothing!"
Zuo Junbi glanced sideways at the general: "Do you think this is luck?"
The general was stunned and said: "Isn't it true? Chen Youliang said it, originally it was a trap for Zhu Yuanzhang!"
Zuo Junbi said solemnly: "Idiot, don't you understand? The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang came to us was because he saw that Chen Youliang was ambushing on Anqing Road!"
The general changed his color and said: "No way!"
Zuo Junbi said coldly: "He is pretty sure that I will attack Anqing Road and let him attack Huizhou Road. These two are fighting for their wits and strength, but we are the only ones who are like fools, being manipulated by others!" p>
The general said sternly: "How dare Zhu Yuanzhang take advantage of us! Commander, let's go find him to settle the score?"
Zuo Junbi said coldly: "What kind of account is it? I wanted to attack Anqing Road, and I asked him to attack Huizhou Road. What else can we say?"
"But..."
Zuo Junbi waved his hand and said: "Needless to say, I underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang before. He is indeed a strong man. Such a person is worthy of forming an alliance with me, Zuo!"
"Commander, do you want to continue to form an alliance with him?"
Zuo Junbi smiled lightly and said: "Of course, not only will we form an alliance, I will also marry my sister to him!"
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At the end of July, the Military Academy held another exam. Wang Da, Zhao Desheng and others finally passed and became the last batch of students to graduate from the Military Academy.
Zhang Yangquan ordered the military academy to be changed into Jiangdu Military Academy, and students who wanted to join the army were selected from the Imperial Academy and transferred to the military academy.
Lan Yu, Han Lin'er and others became the first class of cadets of the military academy.
In early August, news of the battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Tian Wanjun finally came.
Zhu Yuanzhang successfully conquered the Huizhou Road and not only captured more than 10,000 soldiers, but also obtained more than 100,000 shi of grain.
The reason why Chen Youliang was in a hurry to rescue Huizhou Road was because of these more than 100,000 shi of grain.
He had suffered a defeat at the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang and knew that this person was difficult to deal with. If Zhu Yuanzhang was allowed to obtain this batch of grain, he would definitely become a thorn in his side.
Who would have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang divided his troops into two groups, led the attack on Huizhou Road himself, and asked Xu Da to lead 5,000 men to ambush at Qimen, north of Huizhou Road.
Chen Youliang led a forward army dedicated to rescue, but was ambushed at the mouth of the valley in the Qimen area and suffered heavy losses.
Later, Zhang Dingbian and Zhao Pusheng arrived with the main force, but Xu Da still firmly guarded the valley entrance, buying Zhu Yuanzhang time.
In the end, Huizhou City was captured, and Chen Youliang had to retreat with his troops.
This battle shook Chen Youliang's position in the Tianwan Army, and Xu Shouhui was also extremely dissatisfied with him.
Chen Youliang was anxious to go back to consolidate his power and stabilize Xu Shouhui, so he gave Zhu Yuanzhang another opportunity to take advantage of.
In August of the fifteenth year of the Zhizheng Period, Zhu Yuanzhang married Zuo Junbi's sister, and the two families became friends of the Qin and Jin Dynasties. One family attacked from the north of the Yangtze River, and the other attacked from the south of the Yangtze River.
Suddenly, Tianwan's army retreated steadily. Zhu Yuanzhang successively captured the Raozhou and Nankang roads, and Zuo Junbi also captured the Qizhou road, the old capital of Tianwan's army.
The combined strength of the two families has the potential to compete with the three major rebel armies!
However, at this critical moment, Wuwei Sun Deya suddenly rebelled and defected with his troops to Hezhou of Jiangdu Army.
Zhang Yangquan was also very surprised when he learned about this, because Sun Deya not only brought 3,000 men and horses to surrender, but also brought two important figures to dedicate to him.
One is Guo Zixing, and the other is Ma Xiuying!
In September, Sun Deya brought Guo Zixing and Ma Xiuying to Jiangdu Mansion and met Zhang Yangquan in the study.
"I, Sun Deya, would like to pay my respects to the king!" Sun Deya said loudly.
Zhang Yangquan looked at him and said: "Sun Deya, Zhu Yuanzhang took you in kindly and treated you well, why did you betray him?"
Sun Deya cried out: "Your Majesty, it's not that Sun is betraying his master, it's actually that old man Guo Zixing who wants to kill me, so Sun has no choice but to resist!"
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said: "I heard that Zhu Yuanzhang has been protecting you. Didn't Guo Zixing just do it?"
Sun Deya hurriedly said: "The king is unaware of something. After Marshal Zhu crossed the river, he left Guo Zixing in Wuwei to provide for his old age, and the last general happened to be on duty in Wuwei."
"Originally, Guo Zixing had no interest in political affairs and had given up the idea of killing the humble official. Who knew that Chen Youliang suddenly sent someone to send Guo Tianxu's head to Wuwei. Guo Zixing suddenly went crazy and wanted to kill the humble official!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment and said: "Is Guo Tianxu dead?"
Sun Deya nodded: "That boy was also unlucky. He went to join the Song Army first, but accidentally fell into Du Zundao's hands. Later, Du Zundao was killed, and he was afraid, so he fled the Song Army and switched to Tianwan Army."
"After Zhu Yuanzhang and Zuo Junbi attacked Tianwan's army together, Chen Youliang probably wanted to vent his anger, so he killed Guo Tianxu and gave his head to Guo Zixing!"
Zhang Yangquan pondered for a long time and said: "No, Chen Youliang gave Guo Tianxu's head to Guo Zixing not to vent his anger, but to anger Guo Zixing!"
Sun Deya said: "Infuriated?"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "Yes, he hopes Guo Zixing understands that Guo Tianxu's death was caused by Zhu Yuanzhang, and thus turns against Zhu Yuanzhang!"
Sun De scolded: "So it turns out that this old man Guo Zixing is so worthless that he didn't dare to go to Zhu Yuanzhang, so he came to kill me to vent his anger..."
Before he could finish the last word "angry", he saw Zhang Yangquan glance over and quickly stopped talking.
Zhang Yangquan suddenly asked: "Ma Xiuying was also arrested by you?"
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Sun Deya chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, that Ma Xiuying is very beautiful. If you are interested..."
Zhang Yangquan intercepted his words and said: "How could Ma Xiuying be in Wuwei?"
Sun Deya hurriedly said: "Zhu Yuanzhang married Zuo Junbi's sister. Ma Xiuying probably had a quarrel with him, so she went to Wuwei to accompany Guo Zixing!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and asked: "Where are they two now?"
"In the carriage outside the palace."
Just as Zhang Yangquan was about to speak again, a personal guard suddenly walked in, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Pingzhang wants to see you!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Let him come in!"
There was also a middle-aged general who came in with Chen Ji. As soon as the general entered the study, he stared at Sun Deya and cursed.
"Sun, what did you do to my brother-in-law?"
Chen Ji shouted: "Zhang Qianhu, don't be unreasonable in front of the king!"
That person was none other than Zhang Tianyou. After joining the Jiangdu Army, he had risen to the rank of Thousand Households due to his prowess in combat.
And because of Guo Zixing's relationship, he is usually looked after by Chen Ji, and he is currently on duty at the camp in the north of the city.
Today, I learned that Sun Deya had kidnapped Guo Zixing, so I immediately came to find Chen Ji, hoping that he would intercede for Guo Zixing.
When Sun Deya was in Haozhou, he had spoken rudely to Chen Ji. At this time, he felt regretful and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I have offended you many times in the past. I hope you can forgive me."
Chen Ji ignored him and raised his hands to Zhang Yangquan and said: "Your Majesty, Guo Zixing was one of the first heroes to stand up against the Yuan Dynasty. Now that he has come to Jiangdu, we should treat him well!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Uncle Chen means to return him and Ma Xiuying to Zhu Yuanzhang?"
"No!" Chen Ji quickly denied, saying: "Guo Zixing has lost his power now. Returning to Zhu Yuanzhang's army may lead to military disaster. It is better to stay in Jiangdu."
"Where's Ma Xiuying?"
Chen Ji hesitated for a moment and said: "Ma Xiuying is Zhu Yuanzhang's wife after all. If Zhu Yuanzhang sends an envoy here, why not return it to him?"
Zhang Yangquan thought for a while and said: "Let me think about this for a moment, you guys, please retreat first. General Sun, how about you become a member of a thousand households in our army?"
Sun Deya just wanted to save his life and said quickly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After everyone resigned, Zhang Yangquan ordered his personal guards to arrange for Guo Zixing and Ma Xiuying to stay in a quiet courtyard on Minghu Street. Then he wrote a letter and gave it to a personal guard.