Seeing Zhao Min sighing, Han Yulou felt very distressed.
"The entire burden of this ruined Yuan Dynasty fell on the shoulders of this disciple. The hateful Emperor Shun of Yuan never did a single deed when he was alive, and after his death, he left behind such a huge mess."
Han Yulou said to Zhao Min again: "Empress Dowager, we just received the news the day before yesterday that Zhang Wuji was conquering the three provinces in Hexi. Dragon City is the most empty now, and it is the best time for us to take back Dragon City."
"The troops have been reorganized. Now that things have come to this, should we still go to war?"
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Min smiled helplessly: "Forget it. Chen Youliang's navy is going down the Yangtze River. His ships are as fast as the water."
"As long as his navy moves, his troops will be under our noses within half a month."
"None of the rebels in this world are stupid. There must be Chen Youliang's spies in Dadu. As long as I dare to move, Chen Youliang's navy will follow suit."
"Master, send a message to Duan Zihao in Zhigu Village, and ask him to mobilize 30,000 soldiers from Zhigu Village to defend Dadu."
Transfer troops from Zhigu Village? Han Yulou thought for a moment and said tentatively to Zhao Min: "Queen Dowager, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops in the south. How about withdrawing 100,000 troops to defend? In this way, it won't delay us from taking back Longcheng."
Zhao Min quickly waved her hands: "No, the situation in the south was stabilized with great difficulty by me. Although we have a lot of troops in the south, we can only barely suppress those rebels."
"If the troops in the south were mobilized, Chen Youliang would not have to use his own navy. He would most likely lead hundreds of thousands of troops across the Yangtze River and head directly north."
"By then, not only Chen Youliang, but also Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang are likely to do so. Therefore, our troops in the south must not move until the last moment."
"Except for Zhang Wuji, all the other rebels in the world are now blocked by me in the south. If I let a few more from the north, the Yuan Dynasty will be really finished."
Han Yulou could only say helplessly: "Without using the troops in the south, we can certainly continue to suppress the rebels in the south."
"If we just do this, it will be a pity for the current situation. Now is the best time to retake Longcheng. If we give up this opportunity, not only will it benefit Zhang Wuji, but if he takes over the three provinces of Hexi, our situation will become even more difficult."
"The Three Provinces of Hexi?" Zhao Min shook her head. What are the Three Provinces of Hexi? The whole Jiangnan region has been lost. What is the use of the Three Provinces of Hexi?"
"Our defense in Hexi has always been weak. From the moment Longcheng was lost, we cut off contact with Hexi."
"If Zhang Wuji wants to take it, let him take it. I just hope that he won't be suffocated to death by the land west of the Yellow River."
"With only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, you want to take over such a large territory. If it were me, I might not be able to do it."
After thinking for a while, Zhao Min continued to say to Han Yulou: "Master, please draft an edict for me to the princes on the grassland."
"Just tell them that Longcheng is poorly defended and has only 5,000 soldiers. Whoever can recapture Longcheng first will be appointed as regent by me."
Han Yulou was stunned when he heard this: "Regent? Queen Mother, if you do this, there will be endless troubles in the future."
Zhao Min smiled disdainfully: "Future troubles? In my eyes, those princes on the grassland are just pigs and dogs."
"From now on, the worst that can happen is a slamming of the table and a glaring at each other. I have killed countless souls under the sword of the Heavenly Sword, so a few heads of theirs won't hurt me at all."
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From a strategic perspective, Han Yulou does not deny that every decision made by Zhao Min is correct.
However, these correct decisions always unintentionally benefited Zhang Wuji.
Han Yulou was also puzzled as to how a Zhang Wuji suddenly appeared in this world.
According to the plan made by Han Yulou and Zhao Min a few years ago, after Zhao Min came to power, she would be able to lead the troops to defeat the rebels in the south one by one. If all went well, the Yuan Dynasty would be revived within ten years.
However, the appearance of Zhang Wuji disrupted all their previous plans.
The appearance of Zhang Wuji has pinned Zhao Min down in Dadu, and now the Yuan generals who are confronting the rebels in the south are all mediocre.
Without Zhao Min's leadership, it would be great if those generals could maintain the status quo.
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The next night, after Zhou Zhiruo said a simple goodbye to Zhang Wuji, she and Yu Fei traveled day and night and arrived at Daxing City first.
When the two of them arrived in Daxing City, the sky was already turning pale.
The two women traveled for more than ten hours in one breath.
When Zhao Linger saw them, she was stunned for a moment.
Zhao Linger expected Yu Fei to meet up with her first, but she did not expect Zhou Zhiruo to follow him here.
Zhou Zhiruo saw a slightly unnatural expression in Zhao Linger's eyes.
She thought to herself, "I think I came at the right time. If the credit for capturing Daxing City falls to you, Zhao Linger, then my brother Wuji will be led by the nose by you in the future."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said to Zhao Linger: "Sister, we are now grasshoppers tied to the same rope, but why do I feel that you don't seem to welcome me very much."
Zhao Linger quickly controlled her emotions.
She said to Zhou Zhiruo, "What are you talking about? I'm so happy that you're here. How could I not welcome you?"
Having said that, Zhao Linger still took the time to give Yu Fei next to her a vicious look.
"The content of that expression can be roughly interpreted as, just wait for me, damn it."
Yu Fei knew Zhao Linger and didn't want to see Zhou Zhiruo in this place, but when Zhou Zhiruo wanted to follow her to Daxing City, Yu Fei could not find an excuse to refuse.
With no other choice, I had to bring her here.
Although she was unhappy, Zhao Linger still put on a fake smile and took Zhou Zhiruo's hand.
"Sister, you must be hungry after traveling for such a long time."
"Sister Ping, go get some breakfast."
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