The reason why Zhao Min was not in a hurry to leave was simply because she was waiting for someone.

That person was her master Han Yulou.

Zhao Min has been accepted as his disciple since she was a child. Over the years, Han Yulou has taught her everything he knows. His loyalty to Zhao Min is probably unparalleled in the world.

Logically speaking, Zhao Min's current military strength already has an absolute advantage, but this advantage is still not enough for Zhao Min.

…

This time, Zhang Wuji must win this decisive battle. If he loses it, he will lose the qualification to compete for supremacy in the world. But then again, this battle is more important to Zhao Min.

Zhao Min has almost lost all strategic space.

The Yuan Dynasty has gone from being extremely wealthy in the beginning to being almost powerless now.

If she loses this battle, Zhao Min will only have the city of Zhigu Village left.

There is no possibility of turning the tables.

That's why she had to work so hard to concentrate all the troops in her hands again. Zhao Min wanted to make a decisive battle and use the advantage of her troops to crush Zhang Wuji in one fell swoop.

…

Look at Yang Xiao at this moment.

He must have also received the news that Zhao Min's army was heading towards Longcheng.

Now that things have come to this, Yang Xiao has no choice but to leave.

He also had to do his best and fight to get closer to Dragon City.

Unfortunately, she still had more than a thousand miles to go from Longcheng. Most of the soldiers under his command were infantry, and the few remaining horses were requisitioned as animal power for transporting food and fodder, and as mounts for scouts on the front line.

At this moment, Yang Xiao was traveling day and night, marching for at least eight hours every day. However, even with such a desperate march, he could only travel more than a hundred miles a day.

Looking at Han Yulou at this moment, Zhao Min's letter of mobilization of troops was delivered to Han Yulou at the right time. He had just sent troops from Zhigu Village, and right after that, Zhang Dingbian's expedition, or the army that was to contain Zhigu Village, was already on the way. Even if Han Yulou had left one day later, he would have been contained by Zhang Dingbian.

Fortunately, Zhao Min had already decided the location of the decisive battle near Longcheng, so Han Yulou did not need to cross the grassland.

Otherwise, the troops under his command would most likely encounter the cavalry led by Yu Fei and Zhu'er.

If that were the case, Yu Fei and Zhu'er would surely die, and the more than 2,000 cavalrymen they led would surely lose the effect of the surprise attack.

…

On that day, Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo briefly dealt with military affairs and returned early to the mansion where they currently lived.

As soon as the two of them entered the mansion, Zhao Linger knew that something big might happen again.

Because every day before a battle, Zhang Wuji would return home early and reunite with his wives.

This has almost become an unwritten rule, and Zhao Linger, as the queen, is naturally well aware of it.

Zhao Linger, with a charming look on her face, came to Zhang Wuji and said, "Sir, is Zhao Min coming to attack?"

Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Sister is really smart."

Zhao Linger laughed and said, "What's so special about 'smart'? Sir, you are becoming less and less sincere when you praise people. Instead of saying I'm smart, you might as well say I'm beautiful."

Zhang Wuji smiled silently and said, "Sister's beauty is known to everyone, and it cannot be compared with a single word of praise."

Zhao Linger smiled and said, "That's better. When will we have the decisive battle with Zhao Min?"

Zhang Wuji said, "It's hard to say now. Zhao Min has just marched here from Jinyang. There are still hundreds of miles to go. I'm afraid we have to wait for a few days. However, our tens of thousands of troops can no longer stay in this city. Otherwise, when Zhao Min's army surrounds us, our situation will become even more unfavorable."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Linger said, "Sir, what you said makes sense."

"Tens of thousands of troops are left in the city, isolated and helpless. When the food and grass are exhausted, it will be the time for our city to be destroyed. Fighting while defending the city is indeed not a good option."

Zhang Wuji said: "I think so too, so today, I asked Wei Xiangjun and General Yin to find a plain area suitable for a decisive battle. We still have nearly 60,000 cavalrymen in our hands. Only by fighting in a flat place can we give full play to our greatest advantage."

When Zhang Wuji said this, Yang Buhui, who was not far away, also walked over.

Yang Buhui said: "Not only that, Brother Wuji does not have to wait for the decisive battle. Zhao Min still has some distance to go, and the majority of the soldiers accompanying her are infantry."

"Therefore, her marching speed will not be too fast. Therefore, we can also lead a small number of cavalry to harass her along the way. On the one hand, we can tire out the soldiers under Zhao Min's command, and on the other hand, we can also strike a blow to her arrogance."

After Yang Buhui said this, everyone looked at her in unison, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on Yang Buhui's face.

Yang Buhui said again: "Brother Wuji, I know that people in the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics, and should not comment on military affairs. But since I have become your woman, I want to tell you what I think. If you think what I say makes some sense, you can simply refer to it. If you think it doesn't make sense, just pretend that I didn't say anything."

Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Sister Buhui, you have misunderstood me. I just think that what you said does make some sense and can indeed be used as a reference."

Zhao Linger also smiled and said, "That's true. I often say that the harem should not interfere in politics, but in fact, I have done a lot of things that interfere in politics."

"But when I think about it carefully, what you said just now does make some sense."

"Zhao Min's troops are larger than ours. If we can harass her a little during her march, it will be the best preparation before the decisive battle."

…

Yang Buhui's words were not spoken casually, but she really didn't expect that she would get the approval of Zhang Wuji and the response of her sisters.

Ever since Yang Buhui's father, Yang Xiao, became a general from a sect's guardian, Yang Xiao began to madly improve his military knowledge.

Yang Xiao had read a lot of various military books, and as Yang Xiao's daughter, Yang Buhui naturally read some of them as well.

That's why I said what I just said.

…

After a whole afternoon of briefly chatting about military matters, the women surrounded Zhang Wuji again.

Even as a newcomer, Yang Buhui no longer had those shy expressions.

They played with each other and laughed all the time.

For a moment, Zhang Wuji felt extremely warm when he saw this. If this could continue for a long time, it would be a perfect thing.