In a small courtyard of a private house two miles away from Shi Kefa's residence, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched his body and squinted at the sun that had just stood on the top of the mountain.
The sun was not very powerful at this time, so the morning breeze still carried a chill when blowing through the courtyard, but Zhu Yuanzhang felt warm in his heart, and the fatigue from running around all night gradually dissipated.
It seemed that he saw his old self again, the old man who was reluctant to let go of the sun...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's soldiers and horses have been deployed half a mile away from Shi Kefa's residence. Should we also prepare to take action?"
While Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, Li Wu's voice came from behind him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, collected his emotions, and then turned to look at Li Wu.
He saw Li Wu standing in high spirits and bowing. The two days of running around did not leave a trace of fatigue on his face, and he couldn't help but nodded secretly in his heart.
Then he mused: "We will start soon... Is there any news from Li Ruolian?"
Li Wu shook his head and said: "Not yet, but Uncle Weiwu has followed your instructions and attacked Cao Hu's troops and exposed his whereabouts, but Cao Hu didn't react at all."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Send a message to Li Ruolian and ask him to lead his army into Liaocheng and put more pressure on the other side."
"The other thing is Li Chengdong, let him send out Gao Jie's remaining confidants as soon as possible, and then put the army on standby!"
Hearing this, Li Wu said with some worry: "Your Majesty, after all, Li Chengdong is Gao Jie's confidant. If he thinks of his old relationship and defectes before the battle, it may be detrimental to you. Can you just let him block the guards in the city?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "There are only more than two thousand guards in the city, and Gao Jie and Xie Sheng each account for half. As soon as the time comes, they will stop each other. We don't need to worry about this."
"Although Li Chengdong has ulterior motives, he is still considered a talent. If he and Gao Jie can be restrained from each other, it will be beneficial to the overall situation, so we might as well give him another chance!"
Li Wu hesitated for a while, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, are you going to wait until Li Chengdong captures Gao Jie and others?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said, "Have you discovered the mysterious woman?"
Li Wudao: "Not yet, but our people were followed when they came back, and they should be the mysterious woman."
"Our people have followed the plan and led the other party's people to the previously arranged place, and then launched counter-tracking. Maybe there will be news soon."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, be careful not to alert the enemy!"
"In addition, Yang Qi was ordered to lead a dozen capable people to sneak into Shi Kefa's mansion. If Shi Kefa and others are in danger, try to save their lives."
After Li Wu bowed in agreement, seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of leaving, he quickly walked out to make arrangements.
About half an hour later, Li Wu came in again with a puzzled look on his face and reported that all the soldiers who had been deployed previously had withdrawn.
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "Okay, let everyone get ready. We should clean up the mess later!"
"In addition, send an order to Li Chengdong to lead his troops into the city."
When Li Wu heard this, he was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty has withdrawn his troops, I'm afraid they haven't started fighting..."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that there was still time and that Li Wu was a talented person, so he smiled and said: "Although you are brave, you lack a bit of cunning."
"Think about it, Xie Sheng has been in the officialdom for many years. If he wanted to deal with Gao Jie, how could he fight so openly?"
Li Wu thought for a while and said with some suspicion: "Your Majesty, you mean that he did this on purpose, to lure Gao Jie into action?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, you want to thank your Majesty, there are six thousand people, and Gao Jie has been keeping a close eye on him, how can he hide the fact that he turned back."
"That's why Xie Sheng made this move. He wanted to force Gao Jie to take action first and occupy the great cause. I guess Gao Jie didn't fall into the trap, so Xie Your Majesty withdrew his troops."
Hearing this, Li Wu was about to nod, but then said doubtfully: "But Your Majesty has withdrawn his troops, how could they take action?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Since Xie Sheng has moved his troops and horses, if he doesn't take action, wouldn't he be giving others a hand?"
"And if Gao Jie has such a reason, how can he let it go?"
"So we predict that after Emperor Xie withdraws his troops, Gao Jie will definitely take the opportunity to attack, and Xie Sheng should have already deployed his troops and horses by taking advantage of the siege. We will go there now and catch them in action. We won't be afraid that they won't submit!"
Li Wu patted his forehead dizzily, and said with admiration: "Your Majesty's brilliant plan, I will admire you very much!"
"It's just that Li Chengdong has ulterior motives. You should wait until he subdues Gao Jie, Xie Sheng and others before going!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Do you think Li Chengdong has other choices besides being loyal to us?"
Li Wu said with some confusion: "He has not had a direct conflict with Gao Jie now, why doesn't he have a choice?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "When Li Chengdong sent Gao Jie's confidants out, he had no choice!"
"You should know that Mr. Xing did not let him participate in such a big event, which shows that he is no longer trustworthy."
"In this case, how could Gao Jie's confidants obey orders and go out? There is only one possibility, and that is that they secretly accepted Xing's orders."
"So I believe that as long as Li Chengdong leads his army into the city, Gao Jie's henchmen will attack him!"
Hearing this, a look of panic flashed across Li Wu's face, and he said worriedly: "Without Li Chengdong's assistance, with just over a hundred of us, I'm afraid..."
Before he finished speaking, a guard in golden clothes hurried over to report that there was a sound of fighting coming from Shi Kefa's mansion.
After Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Wu to prepare, he thought for a while, then hung the sword on his waist and walked forward slowly.
They galloped all the way, and soon, Shi Kefa's mansion was in sight.
At this moment, a group of dozens of cavalrymen rushed out from the opposite lane, blocking their way.
Seeing this, Li Wu asked the six or seven tiger warriors who accompanied him to guard Zhu Yuanzhang, then he rode forward and shouted angrily: "Who dares to block the way of Jin Yiwei? Do you not want to live anymore?"
"Hey, he's so scary, people are a little scared!"
At this time, a delicate voice sounded from behind the cavalry opposite Zhu Yuanzhang.
As soon as the female voice fell, a rough male voice said flatteringly: "Don't be afraid, I will help you kill him now!"
Li Wu was furious when he heard this, and was about to speak when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice: "Cao Hu, you dare to be so presumptuous in front of us, are you asking us to chop up your nine tribes?"
As Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded, the cavalrymen on the opposite side showed surprise.
After a moment of silence, the rough and arrogant voice from before sounded again: "You bitch, how dare you pretend to be His Majesty? If you were His Majesty, I would still be the Jade Emperor!"
"Brothers, capture this shameless person who pretends to be His Majesty. I will be heavily rewarded!"
When the soldiers heard this, they were about to rush forward on horseback, but saw that Zhu Yuanzhang and his party were calm and composed, so they couldn't help but stop.
"You bitch, what are you afraid of? His Majesty has been going to the party. How can this person be your Majesty? I haven't captured him yet!"
At this time, the rough voice shouted angrily again.
"Brothers, whoever of you can capture that shameless man, I will not only take credit for you, but also betroth Xiao Lian to him!"
Only then did the rough voice fall, and the delicate female voice spoke seductively again.
A flash of fire flashed in the eyes of the soldiers, and they immediately rushed towards Zhu Yuanzhang and the others.
Some people died, but not completely...
