The wind on the river was very strong, and Chen Youliang's ears were blown by the roaring sound. His eyes were fixed on the direction of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and there was no expression on his face.
At this moment, Lou Yuzhen also walked out of the cabin, came to Chen Youliang's side, and said softly: "Your Majesty, are you still feeling uncomfortable for those 200,000 soldiers?"
Chen Youliang said coldly: "A strong man cuts off his wrist. If we don't squeeze out Xu Shouhui's abscess, we won't be able to defeat Jiangdu's army. I understand this truth."
"I just don't understand why so many people, including heroes like Ming Yuzhen and Ding Pulang, are so obsessed with trash like Xu Shouhui. Can't they see that I am stronger than Xu Shouhui?"
Lou Yuzhen was silent for a while and said: "People can change. The Xu Shouhui they remember is not like this. What they are loyal to is the shadow in their hearts!"
Chen Youliang snorted and said: "Even without Ming Yuzhen and Ding Pulang, I will definitely defeat Zhang Yangquan! Have the three envoys entered the city?"
Lou Yuzhen smiled and said: "We have all entered the city and are rushing here!"
Chen Youliang smiled and said: "Zhang Yangquan must have thought that I sacrificed 200,000 troops in Xiangcun just to get rid of Xu Shouhui! He would never have thought that although we lost this battle, we won the whole situation!" Lou Yuzhen hesitated for a moment and said: "At present, only Zuo Junbi and Fang Guozhen have a firm attitude and have clearly formed an alliance with us! Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youding are still not close!"
Chen Youliang said coldly: "Chen You is determined to be loyal to the Yuan Dynasty. It is normal to have some scruples, but Zhang Shicheng is also undecided? Humph! No wonder others say that this person has no ambition!"
Lou Yuzhen sighed: "After all, this person's power is too close to Zhang Yangquan, so it's normal to be worried!"
Chen Youliang said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter what Chen Youding's troops are, Zhang Shicheng's troops must be pulled over. As long as he makes a surprise attack on Jiangdu Mansion, even if he cannot break through the city, he can still cause chaos on the Jiangdu Army's front line!"
Lou Yuzhen nodded and said: "As long as we can contain the main force of Jiangdu Army, both Zuo Junbi and Zhang Shicheng will have a chance to break through Jiangdu Mansion!"
After a pause, she whispered: "There is one more thing that makes me a little worried."
Chen Youliang glanced at her and said, "What are you worried about?"
Lou Yuzhen said: "Ming Yuzhen!"
Chen Youliang smiled and said: "Are you afraid that he will abandon Chongqing and turn around to attack us?"
Lou Yuzhen nodded her chin and said: "Ming Yuzhen is the most loyal general to Xu Shouhui, and he is also brave and good at fighting. If he invades from behind, our army will be attacked from both sides!"
Chen Youliang smiled and said: "You don't have to worry too much. Xu Shouhui is dead and Ming Yuzhen is not stupid. What he wants most now is a foothold. He will never make any move until Chongqing is captured!"
Lou Yuzhen was about to speak again when she suddenly heard a majestic voice coming from below.
"Others say that His Majesty's building is extraordinary. When I saw it today, it is indeed well-deserved!"
Chen Youliang looked down and saw Fang Guozhen stepping on the wooden planks and striding up to the building boat.
Lou Yuzhen excused herself and returned to the cabin.
After a while, Fang Guozhen came to the top deck, raised her hands to Chen Youliang, and said with a smile: "Fang congratulates His Majesty on your enthronement!"
Chen Youliang sighed and said: "But I don't feel happy. Our army lost to Jiangdu's army in Xiangcun. I'm afraid that everyone in the world is laughing at me, Chen Youliang!"
Fang Guozhen winked and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have already told you that as long as Jiangdu's army remains alive, I, Fang Guozhen, will be your forever ally. Why do you have to hide it from me?"
Chen Youliang narrowed his eyes and said, "What is Governor Fang referring to?"
Fang Guozhen walked to Chen Youliang, stood side by side with him, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty deliberately destroyed an army of 200,000 people, just to show weakness to the world and panic those who originally wanted to watch the show!"
Chen Youliang said lightly: "Oh? Why are you panicking?"
Fang Guozhen supported the wooden railing and said with a smile: "Before the battle of Xiangcun, everyone felt that your army and Jiangdu's army were evenly matched. Jiangdu's army was strong because of its brave soldiers, and your army was strong because of its large number of soldiers. So they hope that both of you will suffer losses and sit down."
Reap profit!"
Chen Youliang remained silent, but he was thinking in his heart: "This bald man is so sharp!"
Fang Guozhen continued: "However, in the battle of Xiangcun, His Majesty suffered a huge defeat, a disastrous defeat! They all felt that if they did not intervene, Jiangdu's army would destroy your army and unify Jiangnan. Under the overthrow of the nest, would An's eggs be intact?"
Chen Youliang sighed: "I am also following the trend. If not, our army will still be divided!"
Fang Guozhen glanced at Chen Youliang and exclaimed: "This is your Majesty's brilliance. He strikes decisively and can find victory opportunities from defeat!"
Chen Youliang squinted his eyes and said: "Captain Fang has given me too much praise. I just realize that with my own strength, I am no match for Jiangdu's army, so I hope to unite everyone to take action!"
Fang Guozhen secretly shuddered, thinking that Chen Youliang still had more than 400,000 troops, and without the constraints of Xu Shouhui, he might not be able to fight Jiangdu's army.
However, this person lowered his attitude so low and admitted that he was not as good as the enemy, which shows his ability to endure.
Everyone said that this person was cruel, violent, and decisive, but he didn't expect to be able to stretch and bend, so he was even more afraid of him.
After a while, a carriage drove up below. The two people got out of the carriage, stepped on the wooden planks, and climbed onto the boat together to the deck.
One is black and the other is white.
One of them was dark-skinned and unspectacular, and it was Zhang Shicheng's subordinate Lu Zhen.
The other person is a handsome young man with a long sword hanging from his waist and a smile on his face. He is Zhang Ziyu, a fellow intellectual from Fujian Province.
After Chen Youding defeated Tianwan's army, the Yuan Dynasty greatly rewarded him, promoted Fujian Xuanwei Mansion to Fujian Province, and Chen Youding was appointed Prime Minister Zuo.
Zhang Ziyu was originally an aide to Chen Youding, but was promoted to provincial magistrate.
Chen Youliang and Fang Guozhen met with the two of them. Fang Guozhen laughed and said: "Now we just have to wait for Commander Zuo's envoy to arrive, and then we can discuss the plan of the five alliances to fight against the Chu army!"
Zhang Ziyu raised his hand, smiled faintly, and said: "We haven't reached an agreement on cooperation yet, so we started talking about the battle plan? Governor Fang must be too impatient!"
Fang Guozhen glanced at him and said: "What do Zhang Tongzhi mean by what he said? Aren't you here to join forces to fight against Chu?"
Zhang Ziyu said with a smile: "Did Governor Fang make a mistake? Our army is different from you, it is the regular army of the imperial court!"
Fang Guozhen sneered: "You are here as an envoy of the Yuan Dynasty?"
Zhang Ziyu raised his head and said: "Not bad."
Chen Youliang had been silent all this time, but now his brows furrowed tightly.
He didn't care much about Zhang Ziyu's aggressive look, but it was Lu Zhen's attitude that gave him a bad feeling.
If this person wants the coalition forces to fight against the Jiangdu Army, and sees Zhang Ziyu talking like this, he will definitely argue like Fang Guozhen.
However, this person said nothing and seemed to be aloof from the incident.
This shows that he is happy to see Zhang Ziyu stir up trouble. In other words, his attitude is not far different from Zhang Ziyu.
At this moment, Zhang Ziyu raised his hand to Chen Youliang.
"His Majesty the Han Emperor, my Left Prime Minister sent me here this time mainly to ask for Tingzhou. If Your Majesty is willing to cede it, it is not impossible for us to discuss some cooperation!"
The corners of Chen Youliang's eyes twitched.
If someone was so arrogant in front of him in the past, he would definitely prepare a big pot and cook the other person alive.
However, now Jiangdu's army is his innermost concern. He can only suppress his anger in his heart and say calmly: "I invite you here to deal with the Chu army together, not to give you the land!"
Zhang Ziyu seemed to have convinced him, and said with a half-smile, "Oh? Maybe I made a mistake, so I'll take my leave."
Fang Guozhen said sternly: "Zhang Tongzhi, Jiangdu's army is powerful. If you and I don't put aside our old grudges and fight together, after Tianwan's army is wiped out, can you and I still survive alone?"
Zhang Ziyu said calmly: "For us, whether Tianwan's army comes to attack or Jiangdu's army comes to attack, there is no difference. We will defend the territory for the imperial court!"
Fang Guozhen sneered: "It's easy for you to say. In the future, Jiangdu Army will own most of Jiangnan. Can you hold Fujian?"
Zhang Ziyu said proudly: "We are court officials and we have integrity in our hearts. How can you, a repetitive person like you, understand this!"
Fang Guozhen laughed angrily, looked at the river and said nothing.
Chen Youliang suddenly said: "Zhang Tongzhi, what if I give up Tingzhou to you?"
Zhang Ziyu smiled and said: "Then we can cooperate!"
Chen Youliang asked: "Are you willing to work with us to surround Jiangdu Army?"
Zhang Ziyu raised his hand.
"No, the most we can do is gather heavy troops in Fuzhou to help you contain some of Jiangdu's troops, and we won't care about the rest!"
Lu Zhen suddenly said: "His Majesty the Han Emperor, our king also has the same intention. He is willing to gather troops in Gaoyou to help you contain part of the Jiangdu Prefecture army. I can't help you with anything else!"
Chen Youliang had already been mentally prepared, so he was not too surprised.
"That's fine, but I want to remind you two that from Jiang Dujun's point of view, what you do is actually no different from sending troops. I'm afraid Zhang Yangquan won't let it go in the future!"
Zhang Ziyu said coldly: "So what if he doesn't give up? If he wants to attack, what do we have to fear?"