Upon receiving the letter, Zhang Shi’s face lit up with delight.
“We’ve finally waited for this day!”
He immediately picked up his brush and wrote a reply, informing Lord Duke—and Wu Xingzhou as well—that they could act that very night.
After sending someone to deliver the letter, Zhang Shi did not stop.
Lord Duke’s assault on the Yangtze defense line had clearly begun ahead of schedule. This opportunity to catch the enemy off guard had to be exploited to the fullest.
And there was only one person who could make the most of it.
“Come on. We’re going to see Miss Ruan!”
Zhang Shi brought Zhou Buzhang with him and hurried straight to the central command camp. Once they arrived, he used the urgency of the situation as an excuse and tried to barge inside.
In the end, however, Zhang Shi did not enter Zhou Mengyan’s camp. Just as he reached the entrance, he heard noises coming from within.
“No way…”
“Zhou Mengyan is having it this good?”
“They’ve both been drugged, and they’re still this enthusiastic?”
“Has he developed a taste for it?”
Zhang Shi was rendered speechless. He simply called out from outside the tent, “Miss Ruan! Miss Ruan!”
His voice rang clearly through the tent. Moments later, Ruan Fei came rushing out. She lifted the curtain and asked, “General Zhang Shi, what’s wrong?”
“Why have you come here?”
Zhang Shi replied, “It’s an extremely urgent matter. I had no choice but to disturb you, Miss Ruan.”
“What happened?” Ruan Fei asked.
“Miss Ruan, do you remember the man I told you about? The one who intends to defect to us, Wu Xingzhou?”
“This general has already made arrangements with him. Tonight, taking advantage of the thick fog, he will lead his troops here.”
Ruan Fei was pleasantly surprised. “Really?”
“Really!” Zhang Shi said. “And everything has gone smoothly. He came in secret, so he didn’t alert Ren Tianye. However…”
“General Wu Xingzhou said that he would bring us an enormous gift when he came—something more than enough to make us leap for joy.”
Zhang Shi put on a solemn expression. “My guess is that he has obtained some kind of leverage over Ren Tianye, or discovered a weakness of his. Once he brings it to us, it will be tremendously advantageous.”
“Miss Ruan, we’ll have an even better chance of defeating Ren Tianye.”
Ruan Fei was even more delighted. “That’s wonderful! If that’s the case, I won’t have to keep trying to persuade Brother Mengyan… By the way, when will he arrive?”
Zhang Shi smiled. “As I just said, tonight.”
“Good, good. Then I’ll go with you to receive him.”
“Miss Ruan, I know General Wu Xingzhou fairly well. Since he spoke of his gift in such terms, it must be extremely valuable. If only the two of us went to receive him, he might take offense.”
“If you ask me, we should treat tonight as a military drill and send the entire army out to welcome General Wu Xingzhou!”
“At the same time, we can show General Wu Xingzhou the might of our forces. What do you think?”
It would not be difficult. Ever since they had switched to the plan of linking boats of various sizes together, the entire army had conducted repeated drills and become familiar with the arrangement. Holding one more drill tonight would be nothing more than that.
Ruan Fei trusted Zhang Shi deeply, and she agreed at once. “All right, General Zhang Shi. We’ll do as you say.”
“I’ll go back now and persuade Brother Mengyan to give me the military order.”
“General Zhang Shi, once the order is issued, you’ll have to handle the deployment.”
Zhang Shi nodded in satisfaction. He had known everything would go smoothly—more smoothly than he had imagined.
He then called Zhou Buzhang, Shitou, and his other trusted aides to one side and said coldly, “Unless something unexpected happens, tonight will be the decisive battle!”
“You must all be prepared!”
When everyone responded in unison, Zhang Shi continued, “Lord Duke has already agreed with me to use fire attacks. The flames will rage, fierce and unstoppable. If our men are mixed in with the troops at the front, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.”
“So…”
“Pass down the order. During tonight’s drill, all of our men are to remain at the rear.”
After a pause, he looked at Zhou Buzhang. “Take my military order and make the arrangements. Under no circumstances are our men to throw their lives away needlessly!”
Zhou Buzhang dropped to his knees. “Yes, General Zhang Shi!”
“Good!” Zhang Shi nodded. “And one more thing… Shitou, gather all the elite troops I selected. Tonight, amidst the chaos, I’m going to seize Zhou Mengyan!”
“The achievement of capturing the Grand Admiral of the Navy alive…”
“I’m claiming it for myself!”
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