In Xinwu City, Zhu Yuanzhang had a good idea. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Ming army was exhausted and lead 20,000 fresh troops out of the city to fight.
However, the reality was that his 20,000-strong army could not get out of Xinwu City at all. They had just killed 2,000 soldiers when their offensive was suppressed by tens of thousands of Ming troops.
There were still over 10,000 reinforcements inside the city who hadn't been able to break out. What could they do with just the 1,000 or 2,000 men outside?
Zhu Yuanzhang hated Zhang Wuji so much that he wanted to cut him into pieces.
On the top of the city wall, even if Liu Bowen was not familiar with military affairs, he knew that the Wei army had been completely suppressed at this moment.
He once again plucked up the courage to look down at the city, and in just one glance, two arrows flew towards him.
"Sir, be careful," a Wei army soldier quickly pulled him.
The two arrows flew past Liu Bowen's scalp.
This is the current situation. The Wei army on the top of the city wall is also constantly shooting arrows down. They want to use the power of the arrows to open a path for Zhu Yuanzhang's army. However, there are also many Ming army soldiers under the city wall who are doing the same. Their bows and arrows are aimed at the top of the city wall. Once anyone dares to show his head, they will shoot without hesitation.
A sense of sadness already arose in Liu Bowen's heart.
"Is it God's will to destroy the Great Wei?"
"Why is it like this? I, Liu Bowen, believe that I am full of talent and knowledge, and governing the world is what I am best at. But I have lived to an old age in vain, and I haven't done what I should have done, and now I am going to die here."
However, just when Liu Bowen was lamenting his life, a young general of the Wei army patted him on the shoulder and said, "Look, sir, the Ming army has retreated."
Liu Bowen was puzzled for a moment, and he quickly looked around, and found that tens of thousands of Ming soldiers were retreating in an orderly manner.
"What's going on? Why is the Ming army retreating?"
Liu Bowen was puzzled.
But what puzzled him even more was that if the Ming army had retreated, why didn't the tens of thousands of Ming soldiers under the city follow suit?
Liu Bowen was quite clever, and he realized almost instantly that the Ming army hadn't retreated. They had already suppressed Zhu Yuanzhang's offensive. Why would they retreat in such a situation? They must have encountered some unexpected situation. Could reinforcements have arrived?
After thinking about this, Tang He’s figure suddenly appeared in Liu Bowen’s mind: "Yes, it’s Tang He, Tang He is here."
Liu Bowen was overjoyed and quickly asked the soldiers beside him, "Where is His Majesty now?"
The soldier replied: "Your Majesty has not left the city yet. The Ming army outside the city is blocking the way too tightly and we can't get out."
"Take me to see His Majesty quickly," Liu Bowen said excitedly.
Outside the city, Zhao Min led tens of thousands of soldiers to retreat, and Zhang Wuji naturally saw this scene clearly.
"My dear, what's going on? Does Zhao Min no longer care about us?"
Zhang Wuji said: "How is that possible? There must have been some unexpected situation, otherwise Min'er would never have led the army to retreat."
Zhou Zhiruo said viciously: "But she left after all. Damn it. Why didn't she even say goodbye? It's so hateful."
Zhang Wuji said: "Zhiruo, look, Min'er left, but left Miss Yu behind. Before leaving, Min'er must have told Miss Yu something."
Zhou Zhiruo looked at Yu Fei and saw that there were about two thousand soldiers around him, so she believed what Zhang Wuji said.
In fact, Zhou Zhiruo believed in Zhao Min from the bottom of her heart. She just wanted to criticize Zhao Min a few words, just to make Zhang Wuji feel a little resentful towards Zhao Min. In this way, she would have more confidence when competing with Zhao Min in the future.
If Zhang Wuji didn't help anyone when he and Zhao Min were arguing like now, then most of the time, she would be the one who suffered.
Zhou Zhiruo swung her sword again, and an arrow flying towards Zhang Wuji was knocked to the ground by him.
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Zhiruo, I'm glad you're by my side."
Zhou Zhiruo glared at her fiercely: "Hmph, even if I wasn't there, that arrow couldn't hurt you. If you really have the ability, just praise me in front of Zhao Min, so that I won't feel so insecure when arguing with her."
Zhang Wuji said: "Zhiruo, how can you not have any confidence at all? It's just a quarrel, not a fight. If Min'er dares to say anything to you again in the future, you can fight back boldly. If she dares to hit me, how can I not stand on your side?"
Zhou Zhiruo said angrily, "Do you think things are as simple as you think?"
"Zhao Min specifically chooses to bully me when you are not around. When we quarrel, it would be fine if I lose. But if I win, she will definitely find ways to challenge me to a duel. In short, I will definitely be the one who suffers in the end. I am so wronged."
It was a rare opportunity for Zhou Zhiruo to be alone with Zhang Wuji, and even during wartime, she had to pour out the bitterness in her heart.
Zhang Wuji said with a distressed look on his face: "Zhiruo, I can't believe that you have suffered such a great injustice. Don't worry, I will avenge you."
Zhou Zhiruo said: "You evil one, you are the emperor now, you have to keep your word, you can't let Zhao Min be so arrogant anymore. However, since you want to teach her a lesson, don't let her have it too easy. I know you are embarrassed to criticize her too obviously, so you can turn over her card every day for ten days, and it would be best if you really take half her life."
Zhang Wuji had originally been quite serious about this matter, but after hearing Zhou Zhiruo's idea, he was speechless: "Zhiruo, I know you often suffer losses at the hands of Min'er, and it seems that you never get the upper hand. I really want to help you vent your anger, but why did you lead the topic back to that matter, as if I were really a lustful person."
"Also, the more tired you are, the less pure you are. Who taught you to flip the cards?"
"If I flip Min'er's card for ten consecutive days, will she still be alive?"
Zhou Zhiruo snorted coldly: "Hmph, I'm not pure, that's because of those messy women around you, especially Zhao Linger. Most of the time, she doesn't behave like a queen. Sometimes she's like a little child, so frivolous. After being with them for a long time, I think it's hard to be pure."
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In Xinwu City, Liu Bowen found Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, great joy."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly: "Sir, have you gone mad after seeing your country destroyed and your family ruined?"
"The situation is like this, how can there be any joy?"
Liu Bowen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Ming army outside the city has retreated."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Nonsense, if the Ming army retreated, why can't our soldiers break out?"
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