When they were about to leave, it was Yu Fei who still sent her far away.
Gong Yu said somewhat embarrassedly: "Mrs. Yu, please don't send me off. It's not like I don't know the way home."
Yu Fei smiled and said: "Miss Gong, I believe my senior sister has already told you everything she needs to say."
"I just don't know when you plan to get married."
The blush on Gong Yu's cheeks had just faded a little, but she was suddenly embarrassed again by Yu Fei's words.
Gong Yu could only pretend to be stupid and said: "Madam Yu, I don't understand what you are talking about, what about marrying into the family or not."
Yu Fei laughed: "Miss Gong, you are pretending so well. You already have my young master in your heart, but you still have to pretend that nothing can happen."
Gong Yu was already extremely shy, and after hearing Yu Fei's words, she became even shyer.
Gong Yu said: "Madam Yu, why do you all seem so anxious to make me Zhang Wuji's woman?"
"Aren't you afraid of inviting a wolf into the house? If the time comes, you won't be able to compete for my favor, don't blame me for not reminding you."
After hearing this, Yu Fei said with a smile: "Miss Gong, since we dare to recruit you, we have the confidence to control you."
"Among us women, when it comes to vying for favor, no one can match Sister Zhou."
"What's more, the young master has always been fair to everyone. With your small body, let alone competing for favor, I'm afraid you will have to ask other sisters for help even for the things that are your own responsibility."
"My job?" Gong Yu asked in surprise: "Madam Yu, what do you mean by my job?"
Yu Fei laughed and said: "Miss Gong, there are some things that you'd better know later. If you know it too early, I'm afraid you'll be scared."
…
Zhao Min's army, after marching for many days.
Finally retreated back to Longcheng.
She left from here more than a month ago, but she came back in just over a month.
During the expedition to Jinyang, Zhao Min lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but achieved no success. Not only did the morale of the Yuan army suffer a great deal.
Even Zhao Min herself suffered a great blow.
The Battle of Jinyang was the first time in all the years she had led troops that she failed to win.
Duan Zihao, seeing Zhao Min's worried look, quickly said: "Your Majesty, don't think about the past anymore. It is right for you to withdraw your troops and cut the loss in time."
"If Chen Youliang had understood this principle a few months ago, his entire army would not have been wiped out in Poyang Lake."
Zhao Min sighed helplessly: "General Duan, I'm not a child anymore. You don't have to always say those words to comfort me."
"What's more, under the city of Jinyang, I was at most defeated, but it can't be said that I suffered a great defeat."
"Besides, this expedition was not without gain. At least, you took back Xuzhou."
"Just based on Xuzhou, we should celebrate."
After thinking about this, Zhao Min smiled slightly, and she continued to say to Duan Zihao: "General Duan, pass the order down to reward the three armies and let the soldiers eat and drink enough. We will talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow."
…
Jinyang, in the Ming army camp.
After many days of rest, the Ming army soldiers had basically recovered their strength.
Zhang Dingbian said to Zhang Wuji: "Your Majesty, I have just arrived and I have been appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief."
"I really don't deserve it."
"Now, although Zhao Min has retreated, there are still several fortresses built by her on the way from Longcheng to our Jinyang."
"If these fortresses are not taken down, it will affect the speed of our large army's advance in the future."
Zhang Wuji nodded and said: "General Zhang, what you said makes sense. Since General Zhang wants to make a contribution, I will give you this opportunity."
"From now on, you will lead 50,000 troops to capture several fortresses from Jinyang to Longcheng. You can decide how to fight the battle. I will not get involved. I will provide you with a continuous supply of food, fodder and equipment."
Zhang Dingbian quickly knelt on the ground and said: "I will obey your majesty's order."
Zhang Wuji quickly helped him up: "General Zhang, there is no need for such grand ceremony in the army."
Afterwards, Zhang Wuji continued to say to his generals: "Generals, although Zhao Min has retreated, after all, her vitality has not been damaged."
"Nowadays, there is still a big gap in comprehensive strength between me and Zhao Min."
"Zhao Min still has an army of more than 500,000 soldiers under her command, and Wang Baobao and Duan Zihao are both famous generals of the time."
"As for Zhao Min herself, she is also a rare genius that only appears once in a century."
"Looking at our Ming Dynasty, the total military strength in the entire Hexi region is no more than 300,000."
"The difference in strength is so great, so our next strategy is to use our troops carefully. Whenever there is a war, we should try to concentrate our superior forces and defeat our enemies one by one. Only in this way can we turn disadvantages into advantages."
After Zhang Wuji finished speaking, all the generals around him agreed immensely.
Zhang Wuji continued: "My fellow generals, although our primary enemy is still Zhao Min, we must also be prepared for a big battle with Zhu Yuanzhang in the future."
"Since the day our Ming Dynasty was founded, it has been our mission to unify the world and save the people."
"But I am not the only one in the world who has this ideal."
"Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions in this regard are probably no less than mine. He will never be confined to the south of the Yangtze River."
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