Zhao Min used her delicate hands to grab a handful of salt from the box beside her and gently sprinkled it on the leg of lamb in front of her.
Then she said to Duan Zihao, "General Duan, what do you think?"
After a moment's silence, Duan Zihao said to Zhao Min: "Your Majesty, if you ask me, just to capture Jinyang may result in the loss of the combat power of our 300,000 soldiers."
"Zhang Wuji's Ming Dynasty had just been established, and the morale of his soldiers was at its peak."
"What's more, even if Jinyang is captured, Zhang Wuji still has Daxing, Xianyang, Jiuquan, Lanzhou and other important cities."
"If we pull them out one by one, the 500,000 soldiers under our command will probably be dragged to death even if they don't die in battle."
Zhao Min picked up a handful of pepper from the small box beside her.
The leg of lamb in front of her was already sizzling with roasting, and the aroma could be smelled from a long distance away.
Sprinkle some pepper on it and it becomes even more delicious.
Zhao Min glanced at Duan Zihao and Wang Baobao and said, "Generals, is there any way to get Zhang Wuji out of the city so he can have a decisive battle with me?"
"The daily food and wages needed for our 500,000-strong army is simply an astronomical figure."
"After I came to power in the Yuan Dynasty, I took over a mess."
"The treasury ran out of money a long time ago."
"In order to gather the food and money needed for this expedition against Zhang Wuji, I even raided Panlongyuan."
"I have sold almost all the things in the imperial city."
"But even so, I only managed to squeeze out enough food and wages for half a year."
"If I can't defeat Zhang Wuji quickly, I'm afraid it will take too long and will be disadvantageous to me."
Duan Zihao and Wang Baobao looked at each other.
Wang Baobao spoke first to Zhao Min and said, "Your Majesty, when two armies are fighting, the commander's mentality is particularly important."
"As long as you don't panic, we will never be defeated even if we don't win."
Duan Zihao also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, you still have a lot of chips in your hand now."
"Leaving aside Jiangnan, everything north of the Yangtze River, except Hexi, is still our territory."
"The annual tax revenue of these places is still not a small amount. This time, we will fight Zhang Wuji or not. If we fight, to what extent we will fight, the choice is all in your hands."
"So, you don't need to worry too much. Even if we can't defeat Zhang Wuji, as long as we can defend Longcheng, we can still stop Zhang Wuji from moving eastward."
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Zhao Min placed the roasted lamb leg on the table.
She drew the sword from her waist and chopped it lightly a few times.
There were three copies, and Zhao Min placed two of them on two plates.
"Two generals, please eat and try my cooking."
Duan Zihao and Wang Baobao were both flattered.
Then Zhao Min placed two small pots of wine in front of them.
"Two generals, you need to eat and you also need to think of solutions."
"My army of 500,000 has gone on a long expedition in order to recover Hexi and eliminate Zhang Wuji."
"I don't want any other result than this."
"If we can't deal with Zhang Wuji as soon as possible, the subsequent matters will be even more troublesome."
"Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangnan is not a character that can be easily provoked. Who can guarantee that Zhu Yuanzhang will not take advantage of the situation and head north?"
"Now, in the entire Yuan capital, I have only left my master with 100,000 soldiers and horses."
"If Zhu Yuanzhang plays the same trick as Chen Youliang, Dadu will fall into crisis again."
"So no matter what, a decisive battle is our best option."
"Blindly attacking the city will not be very effective. We have only lost about a thousand people today, which is already heartbreaking for me. If we just keep rushing into the fire like moths, I think it will not be worth it."
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Zhao Min has been thinking about how to have a decisive battle with Zhang Wuji.
But what Zhang Wuji was thinking was that he must not have a decisive battle with Zhao Min.
At this time, Zhao Min was very powerful. In terms of military strength, she had more than twice as many as himself. In terms of wisdom, Zhang Wuji even never felt that he was smarter than her. If we talk about the combat power of the main generals of both sides, he also felt a little guilty.
Wang Baobao has been famous for many years and is definitely considered a famous general of the time.
This is even more true for Duan Zihao. Leading troops to fight is not a problem for him, and his cultivation level is also frighteningly high.
At that time, Zhang Wuji was chased by him for more than a hundred miles. To this day, there is still a big shadow in his heart.
In addition, Zhao Min herself is also a genius in leading troops in battle. A few months ago, he had more than 200,000 troops against her 100,000, but was defeated.
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There was already a hint of worry on Zhang Wuji's face.
But this trace of sadness was what Zhou Zhiruo hated to see the most.
Zhou Zhiruo pinched him lightly and said, "Zhang Wuji, now that things have come to this, you should smile more. You must let your soldiers see that you are confident. Don't look so gloomy."
Yu Fei also said: "That's right, that's right. Even I can see the current situation very clearly. Right now, we don't need to worry too much. We just need to defend Jinyang."
"As for other things, just wait and see."
"Since you will not leave the city to fight Zhao Min, then you should take care of the things in the city. Half a year later, even if Zhao Min still does not withdraw her troops, Zhu Yuanzhang in the south will surely take advantage of the situation and head north. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang can stab Zhao Min in the back, she will naturally withdraw her troops."
"As for the affairs in Hexi, you don't have to worry about it."
"My senior sister will handle everything for you, but you must not say that my senior sister has exceeded her authority. Everything she does is for you."
Zhang Wuji said: "Don't worry, Miss Yu, we are all family, there is no need to talk about exceeding authority."
"Sister, just do whatever you want without my permission. I just hope she doesn't work too hard."
Zhou Zhiruo said: "It's her duty to work so hard. It's because she fell in love with you and followed you wholeheartedly."
"As long as it's something I can do, not to mention Zhao Linger, I've been doing things for you too, haven't I?"
Zhang Wuji was speechless because it was really like that.
Ever since Zhang Wuji started his rebellion, Zhou Zhiruo has worked the hardest for him, but even so, Zhang Wuji could not give her anything.
Zhang Wuji glanced at Zhou Zhiruo.
But Zhou Zhiruo quickly said: "Okay, I really don't like the way you're at a loss."
"Let's go home. I killed a lot of people today and I smell of blood. I need to go back and take a shower."
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