Zhu Yuanzhang solved Zhao Min's problem in less than a cup of tea.
To deal with Zhao Min, we can adopt a defensive approach and let Zhu Wenzhen do this. It doesn't matter even if we lose one or two cities.
After setting up layers of defense and dragging on for a year or two, the outcome between him and Zhang Wuji would have been clear long ago.
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Three days later, Zhang Wuji led the vanguard army to Longping Prefecture. Although countless wars had taken place in this place, this was Zhang Wuji's first time here.
At this moment, the defending commander of Longping Prefecture is Tang He, a veteran who started his career with Zhu Yuanzhang and is far superior to Fu Zhong of Lin'an.
The city here is taller and has more defenders. Moreover, Tang He had already received the news of Lin'an's fall. He knew that Zhang Wuji had brought explosives with him. In order to prevent Longping Prefecture from suffering the same fate as Lin'an, he had piled countless rammed earth inside the city of Longping Prefecture. Even if the city wall was blown up, the rammed earth in the city could block the blown hole in an instant.
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Zhang Wuji led several thousand cavalrymen to Longping Prefecture and first surrounded the city.
Zhou Zhiruo beside him said, "It's so big, it seems bigger than our Beijing city."
Zhang Wuji laughed and said, "This was Zhang Shicheng's old nest. Zhang Shicheng was a salt merchant in his early years. He was very rich, probably even richer than the Queen."
"So it's not surprising that he built the city a little bigger."
Yang Buhui said: "Brother Wuji, we have already gone around in circles. Have you thought of a way to break into the city?"
Zhang Wuji smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There is no solution except a brute force attack. Even if it is a brute force attack, it will require a few of us, plus your father and other masters to take the lead in attacking the city walls of Longping Mansion. But you see, there are fences on the city walls around Longping Mansion. The fences have spikes on them and extend outwards. Even those of us with high cultivation can climb up, but ordinary soldiers will not be able to get up for a while."
"If we want to capture this city, we may suffer casualties of 30,000 to 50,000 people if we are unlucky."
Zhou Zhiruo, who was standing by, cursed after hearing this: "Damn it, I get angry when you talk about this. Before Zhao Min surrendered, she actually wiped out our army of 70,000 to 80,000 people, leaving us with a shortage of troops. If Zhao Min had surrendered earlier, the situation would be much better than it is now."
After hearing this, Yang Buhui lowered her head involuntarily. She knew that Zhou Zhiruo was referring to her father.
At this moment, Zhou Zhiruo also realized that she had said the wrong thing.
"Sister Buhui, I said the wrong thing just now. Please don't think too much about it. I just cursed Zhao Min casually. If you think too much about it, I will feel bad too."
Yang Buhui quickly said: "Sister Zhou, you didn't say anything wrong. I am not as stingy as you think. My father suffered a terrible defeat a year ago and so many people died. If it weren't for that, our current military strength would not be as stretched as it is now."
After hearing this answer, Zhou Zhiruo couldn't help but sigh: "Damn it, why am I talking about these things? They are obviously things of the past, and they still make you unhappy."
Zhang Wuji glanced at the two of them and said with a smile, "It's just a matter of words. No one meant it. Sister Buhui, if you dare to take it to heart, be careful or I will deal with you tonight."
Yang Buhui was also speechless: "Brother Wuji, why are you like this? I've already said that I didn't take it to heart. Sister Zhou was just telling the truth just now. Can't I even feel uncomfortable for a while?"
Zhang Wuji laughed and said, "No, the women around me must be happy for me and not think about those messy things."
"What's more, I had already summarized the topic a year ago."
"It was not unfair that General Yang was defeated by Zhao Min. Didn't I also fight a battle with Zhao Min right after I finished conquering Hexi? In that battle, I was defeated even more miserably than General Yang."
"The Queen and Zhiruo almost died at the hands of Zhao Min."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo pinched Zhang Wuji's shoulder and said, "My dear, you are not allowed to mention this matter. It's so embarrassing. It's because Zhao Min gave me a way to live that I feel embarrassed to go against her now."
"I just feel like I owe her."
In a flash, they returned to the stage of laughter and joy again. However, at this moment, a burly man appeared on the top of the city wall of Longping Prefecture.
"Is the person below Emperor Ming Zhang Wuji?"
Zhang Wuji was stunned for a moment: "Who are you? You actually recognized me, why don't you open the city and surrender?"
The people on the top of the city laughed a few times: "My name is Tang He, but you said I knew you! You think too much. I know the woman next to you. When I was still in Buliang Mountain, I saw the woman next to you named Zhou Zhiruo from afar."
"Even now, I still remember it vividly."
"When I saw Zhou Zhiruo, I knew that the man next to her must be you, Zhang Wuji."
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji's expression changed instantly.
Tang He on the city wall continued, "Zhang Wuji, keep an eye on your wife. If you want to fight for the world, you need to take risks. If you win, you will naturally own the whole world, but if you lose, you will lose everything."
"You kid should be more careful and use your troops carefully, otherwise, you can imagine the fate of these wives around you, hahahaha..."
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After Tang He's speech, Zhang Wuji's face turned green.
Zhou Zhiruo standing by was also very nervous.
She quickly said to Zhang Wuji, "My enemy, don't be angry."
"Keep calm, he is deliberately trying to piss you off."
Zhang Wuji took a deep breath and gradually calmed himself down: "I'm not angry. My wife is beautiful. Others can only envy her. I'm not angry."
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