After hearing this, Zhang Wuji must have felt a little disappointed.
Zhu Yuanzhang is now very powerful. If there is someone who can attack Zhu Yuanzhang from both sides together, it would definitely be the safest thing to do.
Gong Yu also seemed to see the disappointment in Zhang Wuji's heart.
She continued to say to Zhang Wuji: "Your Majesty is just too disappointed about Ming Yuzhen's matter."
"In fact, Ming Yuzhen has already made a small contribution to your ability to secure the territory north of the Yellow River."
"Zhu Yuanzhang is very powerful. Even if he failed in his first Northern Expedition, the number of soldiers and horses he could mobilize was no less than 300,000 or 400,000. If Ming Yuzhen had not disgusted Zhu Yuanzhang, he would have launched another Northern Expedition as early as the time when you fought with Zhao Min."
"If Zhu Yuanzhang had personally led an army of 300,000 to the north at that time, it would have been impossible to hold the city relying solely on Zhang Dingbian. What's more, Zhang Dingbian was still besieging Zhigu Village at that time."
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji was still a little disappointed.
"Zhu Yuanzhang is now my only major concern. It's such a pity to waste this opportunity. If Ming Yuzhen is really a real character, why not ask him to surrender to me?"
Gong Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, forget it. Not to mention that Yuzhen will never amount to anything, first of all, he is a two-faced villain."
"In his life, he first surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, so Zhao Min should recognize him. Later, he surrendered to Chen Youliang, and then surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang. This kind of person, even if he surrenders, will definitely be a trouble in the future."
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Zhang Wuji took a deep breath and said, "So that's how it is. Thank you for your hard work, madam."
Gong Yu smiled and said, "It's not hard. I feel like I am of some use because I can worry a little bit about Your Majesty."
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After explaining the matter, Gong Yu left.
Zhang Wuji turned around and took Zhou Zhiruo's hand: "Zhiruo, what do you think about this matter?"
Zhou Zhiruo said: "What do you mean by how you look at it? Are you referring to Gong Yu or the person named Ming Yuzhen?"
Zhang Wuji was stunned for a moment: "Of course I'm talking about Ming Yuzhen. Do you have any opinions about Gong Yu?"
Zhou Zhiruo said: "Let me talk about Gong Yu first. She has always been too cautious."
"To be honest, I always feel that there is something between her and me. It may be because she followed Chen Youliang in her early years. She is always too cautious when talking to me and Zhao Linger. This makes me a little unhappy. However, this is only limited to us women. In her eyes, it's all about you, so naturally she does everything for your own good."
"Secondly, it is the Ming Yuzhen she mentioned just now."
"To be honest, I have never heard of such a person in the world."
"But I haven't heard of it. Instead, it proves one thing, that is, Ming Yuzhen is just as Gong Yu said. He really can't amount to anything. At most, he can only disgust Zhu Yuanzhang. This kind of small figure can only occupy a few cities when Zhu Yuanzhang is not paying attention."
"Once Zhu Yuanzhang's army arrives, he will be beheaded in three to two months."
"If we were still in our prime, we could take advantage of the current situation."
"But first think about the soldiers under your command. Back then, when you just unified Hexi, you were so glorious. At that time, the number of soldiers under your command was probably more than now."
"But in the end, just after unifying Hexi, they suffered a defeat at the hands of Zhao Min and lost more than 100,000 people."
"Then you launched a surprise attack on Dadu. Even if you succeeded, you joined forces with Zhang Dingbian and lost another 20,000 to 30,000 men in the battle with Zhu Yuanzhang."
"The next one is Yang Xiao. Yang Xiao was defeated badly by Zhao Min in Jinyang in one day. The final result was the loss of at least 60,000 to 70,000 people."
"I won't list all the other wars here."
"The area north of the Yellow River is not as prosperous as the area south of the Yangtze River. The soldiers have been fighting for years and are already exhausted. Now it will be difficult for you to go south and fight a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang. Even if you have a figure like Ming Yuzhen to hold you back, how much strength can you get from such a person?"
"Besides, Zhao Min is a fickle person. If you go south to fight Zhu Yuanzhang now, aren't you really worried that she will stab you in the back?"
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji held Zhou Zhiruo's hand even tighter: "Zhiruo, you are almost becoming my military advisor. Every word you say hurts my heart, but it also makes sense."
"I'll listen to you."
Zhou Zhiruo said: "Don't give me that. I am the one who accompanied you to conquer the world. I don't believe that you can't think of things that I can think of. During lunch before, I only told you not to be too obsessed with women, but I didn't tell you to be too hasty."
"Now is not the time to go south. Let's rest for a year, accumulate some food and grass, and mobilize some money from all sides. The equipment and armor also need to be re-made."
"Although I quarrel with Zhao Linger every day, I have to admit her help to you over the years. If she hadn't been supporting you these years, you would have been destitute long ago."
"But this time, Zhao Linger has already emptied the family's savings."
"This time, you can't count on her to give you money. If you really make Zhao Linger penniless, what will you do when Xiao Yuxiao needs money in the future?"
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In today's world, as long as the final leader has not been decided, it will still be a chaotic time.
Ming Yuzhen in Jiangnan wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get a piece of the pie, but he overestimated himself. Not to mention Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, even Zhao Min had surrendered, so what was he?
Perhaps he is really useful to Zhang Wuji. If he is willing to start a rebellion at night for a year or two, he can really help Zhang Wuji. But now, Zhang Wuji needs to rest and can't take care of him.
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Half a month later, a team from Jiangnan arrived in Dadu in a mighty force.
This team has about three hundred people. Although they are exhausted, they are extremely capable.
At a glance, you can tell that these people are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. Not to say that they can fight ten enemies with one, but even if they really face ten times the number of troops, I am afraid they will be able to escape unscathed.
The leader of this team was Liu Bowen, Zhu Yuanzhang's first strategist.
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In the imperial city, Zhang Wuji has had a lot of things going on recently. He has been busy with the major event of changing the dynasty these days.
The most crucial thing was to change the name of Yuan Dadu to Beijing.
This was also the name Zhao Linger gave to this city, and Zhang Wuji also approved of this name.
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In the imperial city, inside the Daming Palace, Zhang Wuji was handling government affairs.
At this moment, Zhou Zhiruo came over and said to him, "My dear, Liu Bowen has entered the city. Do you want to go and pick him up?"
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