Zhao Min couldn't understand how Zhang Wuji conquered Hexi.
But what puzzled her even more was that Duan Zihao and Wang Baobao didn't understand what she meant.
If this war continues like this, even if we can recapture Hexi, we will lose all our wealth.
It is a good idea to stop the losses in time while the casualties are not too serious.
But Zhao Min really couldn't bring herself to say the words "retreat the troops."
Looking at the entire Yuan army camp, the only people who could say such words were Duan Zihao and Wang Baobao.
Zhao Min thought to herself, "If these two bastards really pretend to be stupid with me, I will be in trouble."
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Just when Zhao Min was staring at Jinyang City in a daze.
A Yuan army soldier has handed a piece of intelligence to Duan Zihao.
After Duan Zihao opened the intelligence report, he smiled slightly.
He did not pass the intelligence to Zhao Min, but first found Wang Baobao.
Duan Zihao said, "General Wang, we just received intelligence that Zhu Yuanzhang has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Prefecture."
Wang Baobao smiled and said, "Okay, now we have a reason to withdraw our troops."
"Call all the generals of the army for a meeting later."
"Then, in the meeting, you and I will first explain the reason, then appeal to the emotions, and finally threaten to die. As long as you and I put on enough show and give His Majesty enough face, His Majesty can withdraw his troops with justification."
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About half an hour later.
A messenger came to Zhao Min and said, "Your Majesty, Duan, Wang, and two generals, please move aside."
Zhao Min was stunned for a moment. She thought to herself, "It's so unruly. It's getting more and more unruly. They asked me to move and then called a messenger."
Although she was a little unhappy, Zhao Min still asked calmly: "Then, generals, have you told me what's the matter?"
The messenger said: "The two generals didn't say anything, they just said, please move, all the generals have gone, only you are missing."
Zhao Min was stunned for a moment: "All the generals are here."
"What do these two bastards want to do?"
"Without my order, how dare the two of them call all the generals together? What if Zhang Wuji launches a surprise attack?"
Zhao Min said to the messenger, "Lead the way. I want to see what these two want to do."
A moment later, in a spacious place, Zhao Min saw the figures of Wang Baobao and Duan Zihao. With them were hundreds of generals of the Yuan army.
After seeing Zhao Min, these people immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty."
Zhao Min quickly waved her hand and said, "Stand up, everyone. I am also a teenager and have been fighting on the battlefield. There is no need for so many complicated etiquette in the army."
After saying this, Zhao Min turned her gaze to Duan Zihao and Wang Baobao.
Afterwards, Duan Zihao said to Zhao Min indignantly: "Your Majesty, Zhu Yuanzhang has become emperor."
After these words were spoken, hundreds of generals of all ranks in the Yuan army camp were very angry, but Zhao Min had a hint of doubt in her heart.
Zhao Min clearly remembered that Duan Zihao had reported this news to her a few days ago.
Why do you have to say it again today, and in public?
Then, Duan Zihao continued to say to Zhao Min: "Your Majesty, now Zhu Yuanzhang has ascended the throne and become emperor in Yingtian Prefecture."
"After this bastard ascends the throne and declares himself emperor, he will most likely lead his army to the north. I suggest that you put the expedition against Zhang Wuji on hold. You should temporarily withdraw your troops back to Yuan Dadu to prevent any accidents."
After Duan Zihao said this, Zhao Min understood everything.
She thought to herself, "Okay, it turns out that it wasn't you two bastards who didn't understand what I said, but you were just waiting for an opportunity."
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Speaking of acting.
Looking at the entire Yuan Empire, there is not necessarily anyone who can be Zhao Min's opponent.
The murderous aura from Zhao Min suddenly burst out of her body.
"General Duan, you are so brave. I led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Zhang Wuji. Now, tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed or injured, but we have not achieved any success. If we retreat now, how can I explain to our ancestors?"
Duan Zihao said: "Your Majesty, what I just said was not to withdraw troops. I said to retreat. We can attack in another direction."
Duan Zihao's words almost made Zhao Min laugh out loud.
She scolded Duan Zihao: "You are talking nonsense. It sounds nice, but changing the direction of attack is no different from retreating."
Duan Zihao said: "Your Majesty, there is a huge difference. Our retreat does not mean that we cannot defeat Zhang Wuji."
"It is to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from launching a northern expedition. Now, Zhu Yuanzhang has controlled the south of the Yangtze River, and the number of troops under his command is increasing day by day."
"If Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to the north, wouldn't Dadu be in danger?"
Wang Baobao, who was standing aside, glanced at Duan Zihao and knew that it was time for him to join in.
Wang Baobao quickly knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, what General Duan said makes sense."
"Although Zhang Wuji is definitely not your opponent, he occupies the entire Hexi area after all."
"Just in the small city of Jinyang, tens of thousands of our soldiers have died in battle. What's more, even if we take Jinyang, there are still important cities such as Daxing, Xianyang, and Jiuquan. Once we take these cities one by one, our casualties will be extremely heavy."
"When the time comes, how will we fight a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Zhao Min said: "The decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang is a matter for the future. We will talk about it later."
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