The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Upon receiving the letter, Zhang Shi was overjoyed.

"The day has finally come!"

He immediately picked up his pen and wrote a reply, informing the Duke and Wu Xingzhou that they could take action that very night.

After instructing someone to deliver it, Zhang Shi continued walking.

The Duke's attack on the Yangtze River defense line is clearly ahead of schedule. This opportunity to catch the enemy off guard should be taken advantage of.

Only one person can make the most of this opportunity.

"Let's go find Miss Ruan Fei!"

Zhang Shi led Zhou Buzhang straight to the central army camp. Upon arrival, he used the pretext of an urgent matter to rush inside.

However, Zhang Shi did not enter Zhou Mengyan's camp in the end, because he heard noises coming from inside when he was outside the gate.

"No way..."

"Zhou Mengyan is eating so well?"

"They've been drugged, and they're still so enthusiastic about this?"

"Having tasted the marrow, one gains a new appreciation for its flavor?"

Zhang Shi was somewhat speechless, so he simply called out from the doorway, "Miss Ruan Fei, Miss Ruan Fei..."

The voice carried clearly inside, and moments later, Ruan Fei rushed out in a panic, lifting the curtain and asking, "General Zhang Shi, what's wrong?"

"How did you get here?"

Zhang Shidao: "This is a very important and urgent matter, and I have no choice but to trouble Miss Ruan Fei."

Ruan Fei asked, "What is it?"

Zhang Shidao: "Miss Ruan Fei, do you remember the person I told you about? It's Wu Xingzhou, who, like me, wanted to seek refuge here."

"I have already made an appointment with him. Tonight, under the cover of thick fog, he will lead his army here."

Ruan Fei exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

"Really!" Zhang Shidao said, "Moreover, his trip went very smoothly because he came secretly and didn't alert Ren Tianye, but..."

"General Wu Xingzhou said that when he comes, he will bring us a huge gift, enough to make us jump for joy."

Zhang Shi said with a serious expression, "I reckon he must have gotten some leverage or loophole in Ren Tianye's case. Sending it over would be a huge boon for us."

"Miss Ruan Fei, this gives us even more confidence in defeating Ren Tianye."

Ruan Fei was even more delighted: "That's great! If that's the case, I won't have to keep putting in the effort to persuade Brother Meng Yan... By the way, when are you coming?"

Zhang Shi smiled and said, "Miss Ruan Fei, as I just mentioned, tonight..."

"Okay, okay, then I'll go with you to greet them."

Zhang Shidao said, "Miss Ruan Fei, I know Wu Xingzhou quite well. Since he has said so, it means that the gift he brought must be very important. If only the two of us go to greet him, it may displease him."

"If you ask me, tonight should be treated as a drill. We should move the entire army there to welcome General Wu Xingzhou!"

"At the same time, let's also demonstrate our military might to General Wu Xingzhou. What do you think?"

This is not difficult. After all, since the plan was changed to linking boats of different sizes together, the entire army has practiced and become familiar with it many times. Tonight, doing it again is just another exercise.

Ruan Fei trusted Zhang Shi implicitly and immediately agreed, "Alright, General Zhang Shi, then everything will be done as you say."

"I'll go back and seduce Brother Meng Yan to get the military order from him."

"General Zhang Shi, once the military order arrives, you'll be in charge of how to deploy them!"

Zhang Shi nodded in satisfaction. He knew that everything would go very smoothly, even more smoothly than he had imagined.

Then, he called Zhou Buzhang, Shi Tou, and other trusted confidants aside and coldly said, "Tonight, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will be the final battle!"

"You all need to be prepared!"

As everyone readily agreed, Zhang Shi continued, "The Duke and I have already agreed to use fire. The fire is raging, merciless and overwhelming. If our people are mixed in at the front, they will surely suffer heavy losses."

"so……"

"Pass down the order: during tonight's drills, all our men will remain hidden in the back."

He paused, then looked at Zhou Buzhang: "Take my military orders and make the arrangements. We will not allow our men to lose their lives in vain!"

Zhou Buzhang knelt down: "Yes, General Zhang Shi!"

"Alright!" Zhang Shi nodded and said, "Also... Stone, gather all the elite troops I've selected. Tonight, taking advantage of the chaos, I'm going to take down Zhou Mengyan!"

"The feat of capturing the naval commander-in-chief alive..."

"I'm taking it!"

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