When asked about this, the corners of Zhao Linger's mouth instantly raised into a proud arc.
"Yes, that's true. Zhao Min was defeated by us men. Originally, she was doomed to die, but when she was on the verge of life and death, she came up with the idea of the beauty trap."
"After all, Zhao Min is the most beautiful woman in the Yuan Empire. No man can resist her temptation."
"Our man fell into Zhao Min's beauty trap by mistake, and that's how Zhao Min managed to survive."
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At this moment, Zhao Min was worried about the use of troops. If she knew that Zhao Linger was slandering her behind her back, I wonder how she would feel.
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Three days later, Zhang Wuji organized a large-scale attack on Longping Prefecture, but as Zhang Wuji expected, Longping Prefecture was not as easy to attack as Lin'an.
In this attack, Zhang Wuji mobilized all his generals and tens of thousands of pounds of black fire explosives, but still failed to capture this fortified city.
In this battle, thousands of soldiers were killed without making any progress, which forced Zhang Wuji to temporarily give up the idea of taking the city.
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At night, Zhang Wuji gathered his generals together again. Although today's battle could not be considered a defeat, it had a great impact on the mood of the generals present.
After all, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, such a luxurious camp had never been gathered, but in the end, they still failed to capture the city.
Seeing the dejected looks of the generals present, Zhang Wuji quickly spoke up to comfort them: "Generals, it would be boring for a person to have a smooth life."
"It's okay to have some setbacks. What's more, our battle today is not even a setback. The walls of Longping City are high and thick, and there is rammed earth piled up inside the city."
"This is exactly the same method we used to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang in Beijing back then."
"Don't lose heart, this battle is nothing. We don't have enough troops now. If we can incur 20,000 to 30,000 casualties and then fight again, we will definitely be able to capture this city."
The many generals present naturally knew that what Zhang Wuji said made sense, but even if it made sense, so what? The war had to go on after all. What was the next step? Everyone looked at Zhang Wuji.
Zhang Dingbian said: "Your Majesty, strictly speaking, the battle between us and Zhu Yuanzhang has just begun. Although Longping Prefecture is important, it will not have much impact on the situation."
"Just leave a group of soldiers to surround this place."
"There is absolutely no need to waste time on this place."
"Zhu Yuanzhang's army has begun to move north. I believe it won't be long before they meet us."
"I hope Your Majesty will make a decision as soon as possible."
Zhang Wuji said, "General Zhang is a famous general of the time. Do you have any ideas?"
Zhang Dingbian smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I have fought with Zhu Yuanzhang, so I have some understanding of this person."
"What I want to say is that the war between you and Zhu Yuanzhang will not be over in three to five months, and it is impossible to defeat Zhu Yuanzhang just by winning one or two wars."
"Never treat Zhu Yuanzhang as Chen Youliang of the past."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "General Zhang, what you said makes sense. I have never thought of treating Zhu Yuanzhang as Chen Youliang."
"These two people are not on the same level at all."
"What's more, I have never thought that I am much better than Zhu Yuanzhang in leading troops in battle."
"In addition, the military strength we have now is probably only about one-third of Zhu's."
"Therefore, we must find a way to avoid fighting with large troops. We cannot afford to lose a battle with a large army of more than 100,000 people, but it doesn't matter even if Zhu Yuanzhang loses one or two battles."
Some of the generals present understood Zhang Wuji's words, while others did not. Zhu Yuanzhang's troops already occupied the vast majority. Once the two armies clashed, the initiative on the battlefield would be in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.
How can the weaker side influence the scale of the battle and the number of troops involved?
Zhang Wuji seemed to see the doubts in the eyes of many generals present.
"My dear generals, we are indeed at a disadvantage compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, but this disadvantage is not entirely a disadvantage. We also have our advantages, that is, we are more mobile."
"To put it bluntly, we have fewer people and run faster."
"Therefore, we can consume the enemy in the movement. If the opportunity permits, we can concentrate a large force to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang's small force."
"The key to this style of fighting is to drag it out. We don't have many soldiers and horses. As long as we can drag it out, Zhu Yuanzhang will suffer more losses than us."
"His 500,000-strong army has been delayed by us for two or three years. Even a rich country like Jiangnan will probably not be able to withstand the pressure from the front line."
"Another point is that even if we have to delay, we have to go to Jiangnan, Zhu Yuanzhang's territory. I have talked about this issue with you a few days ago. I mean that I will personally lead a team of 20,000 people to enter Jiangnan first."
"My team does not seek to annihilate a large number of enemies, but only to be the first to disrupt Zhu Yuanzhang's base camp."
"Moreover, once my team breaks into the heart of Jiangnan, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely send a large army to encircle and intercept us. But I will not confront them head-on. If I encounter a small-scale enemy force, I will annihilate it. If I encounter a large-scale enemy force, I will turn around and run away. I will never fight to the death."
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