Zhao Linger was already injured.
She withdrew from the battlefield first, which made Zhang Wuji breathe a sigh of relief.
Similarly, Zhou Zhiruo also breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, she already knew that Zhao Linger was pregnant. Although she and Zhao Linger were always at odds with each other, they actually cared about each other.
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The battle continues.
Zhang Wuji's troops had the advantage in numbers, but the troops led by Zhao Min had the advantage in morale and combat effectiveness.
Zhao Min's 100,000 soldiers were almost all veterans who had fought in the south for many years.
Their combat power is far from comparable to Zhang Wuji's troops.
This battle lasted for a long time. The two sides fought for more than two hours. The casualties of both armies reached more than 100,000, and corpses were everywhere.
Zhao Min looked up and saw the setting sun.
She snatched a large flag with the word Yuan written on it from the hands of the soldiers beside her.
The big flag danced in the wind.
Immediately, a burst of shouting and killing sounds came from behind Zhang Wuji's army.
In the past two hours, Zhao Min did not move all the troops here.
She knew that this battle would be a fierce one, so she specially reserved 20,000 troops.
These 20,000 soldiers and horses are the key to victory or defeat.
Twenty thousand Mongolian soldiers armed with scimitars instantly appeared behind Zhang Wuji's army.
But Zhang Wuji was well prepared for this.
With an army of more than 200,000 men, how could he not keep a reserve force?
The moment the Mongolian cavalry appeared, Zhang Wuji's reserved troops rushed to meet them.
For a moment, the shouting and screaming became louder.
After today's battle, corpses were everywhere, and Zhang Wuji also realized his own shortcomings from this battle.
No matter how high a person's cultivation is, at best he is just a common man with courage.
Zhao Min's troops fought with him for more than two hours, and even now they were not at a disadvantage.
Similarly, Zhao Min also underestimated Zhang Wuji.
She originally thought that most of Zhang Wuji's troops were new troops, and they were all on a long-distance raid, so their combat effectiveness should not be strong.
But what she didn't expect was that even though Zhang Wuji's army was not strong, it was still difficult to win.
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The last rays of sunset are about to set.
But the soldiers of the two armies were still engaged in a fierce battle.
Zhao Min glanced at the sky. It would take at most a quarter of an hour. After a quarter of an hour, it would be dark.
Zhao Min thought to herself, "It will be difficult to determine the winner today. If we continue fighting, my soldiers will surely be accidentally injured."
Just when she was about to sound the retreat, Zhang Wuji on the other side took the lead.
Zhao Min laughed in her heart, "My dear, it seems that we are thinking the same thing again."
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In today's battle, Zhao Min has been deliberately keeping a certain distance from Zhang Wuji.
Zhao Min was not afraid of Zhang Wuji, but she did not want the battle between the two armies to turn into a battle between two people.
Zhao Min also knew that if she lost the battle against Zhang Wuji, the entire Yuan Empire would be finished.
The hundreds of thousands of troops she mobilized from Jiangnan would also be leaderless.
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The two armies sounded the retreat and retreated ten miles between them.
This battle lasted from noon until dark, and Zhang Wuji's troops suffered heavy casualties, with more than 80,000 casualties. After all, a large part of his troops were new troops. Although they were brave, their combat effectiveness was really not strong.
On the other hand, the casualties on Zhao Min's side were much smaller.
Even though the Yuan Dynasty was on the decline, not all people were useless.
Zhao Min has become the goddess in the hearts of these Yuan troops. As long as she is alive, the morale of the Yuan army will not decline.
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At night, after Zhang Wuji settled the army, he and Zhou Zhiruo roasted a bonfire in the big tent.
Just when Zhang Wuji was looking worried, Zhao Linger came to his side crying.
While crying, she said to Zhang Wuji, "Master, I, I am useless. I failed to help you today. I deserve to die."
Zhang Wuji hugged her in his arms and said, "Miss Zhao, what are you talking about? It's good that you are alive. What happened today is all my fault. I underestimated Zhao Min, and it was also my fault that I didn't protect you in time."
"You don't know, when Zhao Min put the sword of the Heavenly Sword on your neck, I was almost scared to death."
Without a word of blame, Zhao Linger cried even harder.
She kept saying, "I'm useless, I'm useless. In fact, my cultivation should be similar to Zhao Min's, but because, because..."
Zhao Linger found it difficult to speak. At this moment, she still didn't want to tell Zhang Wuji the news of her pregnancy.
Although she had been looking forward to this child for a long time, Zhang Wuji was in need of someone right now, and this child came at a very wrong time.
The more Zhao Linger thought about it, the angrier she became. Finally, she swung her fist and hit herself hard in the stomach.
But at this critical moment, Zhou Zhiruo grabbed her wrist tightly and said, "Old woman, are you crazy? The baby in your belly is Zhang Wuji's first child. If you dare to hurt the child, I will not let you go without Zhang Wuji having to do anything."
Zhang Wuji was stunned there for a long time before he reacted: "Miss Zhao, you, you are pregnant."
When Zhao Linger saw Zhou Zhiruo and told her everything, she didn't want to hide it from Zhang Wuji anymore.
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