On the way to Xuzhou, Zhu Yun and Xianxian almost died at the hands of local gangs more than once. After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's protection, both of them naturally planned to practice martial arts.
Zhu Yun's martial arts talent was so poor that he practiced for three full months before he could barely feel Qi. Such martial arts talent might not reach a first-class level even if he practiced it for a lifetime.
Immortals are different. They can generate inner breath within three hours. Although their talent is not top-notch, it is not bad either. If you work hard, you will achieve good results.
Xianxian's martial arts talent was so good, Zhu Yun naturally wanted to help her plan something, so he shamelessly asked Zhu Yuanzhang for secrets.
Zhu Yuanzhang's martial arts talent is not very good, but he has a lot of secret books in his hand, but the level is not high.
Knowing that Zhu Yun was asking for the secret book for his wife, Zhu Yuanzhang shamelessly asked Emperor Ming to give him the secret book of Yue Nv Sword in order to make Zhu Yun follow him wholeheartedly. After all, Yue Nv Sword is recognized as the most suitable sword technique for women.
There are not a few people in this world who know how to use the Yue Nv Sword, but most of them only learn the fragmentary version, and only Emperor Ming and A Qing practice the complete version.
Naturally, Emperor Ming would not refuse Zhu Yuanzhang's request. After all, this is just a secret book. Whether it can be practiced depends on one's talent.
In this way, after coming to this world, Xianxian went through all kinds of hardships, and finally obtained a top martial arts secret book, and became a fellow disciple of Emperor Ming and Ah Qing.
Hearing Zhu Yun ask about his martial arts training progress, Xianxian said with some disappointment: "I have already reached the fifth level. Yue Nu Sword is easy to learn but difficult to master, and it becomes more difficult as you practice. I have practiced hard for three years and only reached the fifth level.
, I am afraid that even if I practice for a lifetime, I will never reach the master level."
Xianxian also has a dream of being a heroine, and she also wants to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts by fighting in the sword world. However, although she has good qualifications, she has missed the best age for practicing martial arts, and it is probably impossible for her to achieve anything.
"In just three years, Xianxian, you have gone from being powerless to becoming a first-rate master today. This is already very rare. You know, I have barely stepped into the third rate." Zhu Yun said with a bitter smile.
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Xianxian was quite disappointed at first, but when he heard Zhu Yun say this and made comparisons, he realized that he was already blessed.
"Little fool, I am learning martial arts to protect you." Xianxian caressed Zhu Yun's cheek and said affectionately.
Zhu Yun was also moved, grabbed Xianxian's hand and said, "I also want to protect Xianxian."
The two looked at each other and smiled, all the warmth and love was unspoken.
"By the way, Immortal, wait for the emperor...well, after the lord takes Jianghuai, he will return to Jizhou for pilgrimage, and he will definitely see Emperor Ming then..."
When mentioning Emperor Ming, Zhu Yun's face couldn't help but become weird. After all, everyone knew that Emperor Ming was a girl, but a woman occupied his position as Emperor Ming, but his grandfather was still willing to serve for her.
, no matter how Zhu Yun looked at it, he felt it was extremely weird.
"Xianxian, why don't you come with me? Emperor Ming's Yue Nv swordsmanship has already been mastered. If you ask her to give you some pointers, it might help you break through to become a master."
Hearing Zhu Yun mention Emperor Ming, the immortal couldn't help showing a solemn look, and said in a deep voice: "Idiot, this Emperor Ming is not simple, she may also be a time traveler."
"What?"
Zhu Yun looked shocked and said in shock: "You mean, Emperor Ming, like you, Wang Mang, and Qin Hao, all came from modern times?"
"That's right."
The immortal nodded firmly, and then analyzed step by step: "I thought she was Wu Zetian at first. After all, Wu Zetian was the first empress, but after investigating all her titles, I didn't find any one with the surname Wu.
And since she is not Wu Zetian, only the time traveler can be worthy of her status as empress, not to mention her acting style is very similar to that of the time traveler."
"That's it..."
After Zhu Yun pondered for a while, he asked: "Since Emperor Ming is also a time traveler, she must know that the lord is the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Now that she is occupying the magpie's nest, will it be detrimental to the lord in the future?"
After pondering for a while, Xianxian shook his head and said: "Emperor Ming's acting style is actually very contradictory, making it difficult for people to understand her character.
But now that Qin Hao has grown bigger, if Emperor Ming wants to become Wu Zetian, he will definitely not attack the lord before Qin Hao falls."
"That's good."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun felt relieved. After all, he and Zhu Yuanzhang were now tied to death, and the relationship between the two parties was already a mutually prosperous and mutually destructive relationship.
"Xianxian, do you think this opportunity to win Lianghuai will go smoothly?"
"As long as Zhao Kuangyin can send troops, the two Huaihe Rivers will definitely be occupied by our army."
As Zhu Yun and Xianxian expected, soon after Xu Shiji withdrew his troops, the rumors really took effect.
Zhao Kuangyin thought that both Yuan Shu and Zhu Yuanzhang would lose in a fight, so he immediately led an army of 100,000 to attack Yuan Shu in Lianghuai.
Yuan Shu had just defeated Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhao Kuangyin came to attack again. Everyone regarded him as a soft persimmon.
Yuan Shu was so angry that he directly ordered Lian Po to lead the army of the whole country to fight against him, and also gave Lian Po a death order to beat Zhao Kuangyin so that he would never dare to invade the Huaihe River again.
Although the situation in Yuzhou that Zhao Kuangyin first occupied was better than that of Cao Cao's Yanzhou, it was only half as good. However, after these two years of cultivation, Yuzhou's vitality gradually recovered.
Zhao Kuangyin did not directly support 200,000 troops like Cao Cao in order to resist the invasion. He only raised 150,000 elite troops according to his ability.
This time Zhao Kuangyin directly dispatched a hundred thousand troops, accounting for two-thirds of his troops. What he wanted was to take advantage of Yuan Shu's weakness to occupy the two Huai granaries.
But after the war started, Zhao Kuangyin discovered that the Henan army was not as weak as he thought, and could still gather an army of 70,000. With Lian Po, an old rival, leading the army, it was obviously not easy to take Jianghuai in one fell swoop.
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn.
Since the army was already on the move, it was naturally impossible for Zhao Kuangyin to withdraw. However, just as he was dragging Lian Po to the front, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the lack of troops in Huaihe and Huaihe to personally lead the army to attack.
This time Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to occupy the right time, place and people. It was like being in an uninhabited territory in the Huaihe River. The cities in various places were either attacked or surrendered without a fight. It only took half a month to reach the foot of Shouchun City.
Zhu Yuanzhang arrived so quickly that he barely gave Yuan Shu a chance to react. Shouchun City was already surrounded by 80,000 Ming troops, and there were only 10,000 defenders in the city.