Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the sand table for a long time, without saying a word. When his emotions slowly stabilized, he turned around and looked at Liu Bowen and said, "When will the defeated soldiers ahead come back as soon as possible?"

Although Fu Youde's army has been completely destroyed, there must have been surviving soldiers who have escaped. No matter what, there are many loyal to the King of Wu.

Liu Bowen said: "Based on the distance, it takes two days to ride a horse at the fastest time. I believe you will definitely hear specific news in two days."

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly sat on the chair, his expression a little dazed, and his mind seemed to be fighting thousands of troops.

After a long time, he said calmly: "Military advisor, talk about your thoughts. My mind is blank now."

Liu Bowen looked at the Jiangzhou area on the sand table, sighed, and said, "I have no idea now. This matter is too sudden and completely beyond our expectations."

"This was something that would never have happened, but it happened to him. What big thing happened in the Jiangzhou battlefield? I don't know anything and dare not make arbitrary judgments."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "There is something strange, there must be a demon. Although we don't know the specific situation, it's okay to guess it. The military advisor doesn't have to worry about it."

Liu Bowen thought for a while and said, "If General Fu's subordinates turned against the enemy on a large scale, it would certainly not be surprising."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "It is impossible. The army led by General Fu has been with me for many years. Even if there are abnormalities, he will not be unaware of it. Although there are some surrendered troops inside, the possibility of surrendering to the enemy is extremely small, because although human things are very uncertain, one thing remains unchanged."

Liu Bowen said: "Things that are not sure will not be done easily, and those who have no hope will not follow."

"Yes. Chen Youliang is finished, and his main force has also collapsed. Except for those who are very close to him, others will not be stupid enough to follow a waste."

Liu Bowen said: "According to the news, Zhang Dingbian and Zou Pusheng made Chen Youliang's stupid son the King of Han. Everyone knows that it is a puppet, and no matter how dull a person is, he will plan for himself. If Zhang Dingbian and Zhang Bi from Nanchang were not supported first, the Han army would have dispersed."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stared at Liu Bowen and said in a cold tone: "Everyone understands this truth, but why did we defeat it? Within a day, 80,000 troops, does Zhang Dingbian have such great ability?"

Liu Bowen sighed and said, "This is a strange place, and it is also a place I can't understand."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen and said, "Can they be their brigade of reinforcements raided General Fu?"

Liu Bowen shook his head and said, "No. Chen Youliang took away almost all the elite soldiers, and there was no military force around Jiangzhou City that could be used. Even if there was, it would never affect the situation of the war. Moreover, General Fu led his troops for many years, so he must have prepared these preventive measures."

"The rest is Zhang Bixian, who is far away in Nanchang. He is Chen Youliang's sworn brother. Of course, he will swear to be loyal to the Han army to the death, but General Li is watching him from the side. If he has big moves, General Li will not know. You must know that except for tens of thousands of troops participating in the war, other small forces will not have a great impact on the situation."

"Besides, the Han army, Zhang Dingbian, can take action, and the rest of the generals are not in the words of General Fu at all. Charging into battle requires powerful generals. Without a few strong generals, how can they drive the soldiers' fighting enthusiasm?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said, "Is it possible that the Han army temporarily won over several brave generals, or that they used domineering weapons that we are not known to us."

Liu Bowen said: "If you want to talk about a general, it is not impossible for a person to play an important role in the 80,000 army."

"As for weapons, it is even more impossible. No matter how advanced a weapon is, from birth to use, to perfection, there must be a process. It will never come out of thin air and be intimidating the world."

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned dejectedly on the chair, rubbed his face hard, and said, "All the possibilities that can be imagined are ruled out, but why do the conclusions drawn do not match the facts?"

Liu Bowen walked around the house with his hands behind his back and sighed: "The more we can't imagine, it means there is something that is extremely important, and this extremely important key point is something that we can't imagine."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We are always unexpected, but we are extremely strange."

Liu Bowen said: "Since we can't think of this, we can only wait."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up from his chair and shouted outside: "Guard."

The guards guarding outside hurried in and said, "I'm here."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Immediately send orders and let General Wu lead a thousand cavalry to Jiangzhou overnight to pick up the soldiers who came back."

The guard agreed and trotted down to pass the order.

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Two days later, a strong rider rushed towards Leping, and pedestrians on the road avoided them, looking at the soldiers who were showing off their power.

The one running in front was Fu Youde's deputy general Gao Ping. His face was covered in blood and his eyes were dull. It seemed that the scene of the battle in Jiangzhou City was still in front of him.

When he arrived at Zhu Yuanzhang's military residence, Gao Pingjiao fell to the ground as soon as he landed. Several soldiers around him hurriedly carried him on his back and trotted to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bowen, Zhu Sheng, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Ye Dui and others were already waiting in the hall, and their faces were gloomy. When they saw soldiers coming in with Gao Ping on their backs, they stood up immediately.

Everyone was anxious about this amazing news and wanted to take out all the news from Gao Ping.

When Gao Ping saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he rushed to the ground and burst into tears.

Zhu Yuanzhang took Gao Ping's hand and said sincerely: "General Gao is suffering, please get up quickly."

No matter when, Zhu Yuanzhang always treated every general with great courtesy and would never say a harsh word unless he made an unforgivable mistake.

Chang Yuchun had a fierce personality and shouted: "Why are you crying? Come and tell the King of Wu to pass one by one."

Gao Ping took the tea handed over by the guards, drank it dry in one breath, took a few more breaths, and said, "Our army was defeated and General Fu was captured. The King of Wu must send troops to avenge us."

Zhu Yuanzhang helped him to his seat and said, "Speak slowly from the beginning, otherwise I won't understand what's going on."

Gao Ping then told the whole story from beginning to end. The more he spoke, the more excited he became. As long as he talked about Chen Li, everyone could feel the fear in his eyes.

Everyone was thrilling to hear it. They never expected that the so-called vulnerable Han army really defeated Fu Youde's 80,000 troops under the leadership of an unknown person, and the entire battle was deployed in an orderly manner, which was definitely not a lucky victory.
Chapter completed!