After getting Liu Bowen's look, Xu Da said: "Your Majesty, we must stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression. Let's not talk about Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min, let's just talk about Japan. Judging from the speed of the scouts, I'm afraid the Japanese have already occupied the whole of Fujian. If we don't withdraw our troops, the consequences will be unimaginable..."
With Xu Da's beginning, things went much more smoothly afterwards.
Following closely, Lan Yu, Feng Sheng and other generals also chattered about retreating.
What's worse, some people even use swords to cut their throats, threatening them with death.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and although he felt it was a bit fake, he did not bother to criticize these generals for their poor performance.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "My fellow generals, this Northern Expedition has not achieved any success, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded. It's all because of my incompetence as an emperor. I'm sorry for you."
Xu Da smiled bitterly in his heart. Old Zhu was not saying that he was incompetent, he was clearly saying that we, the generals, were incompetent.
Xu Dayan said: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. The failure of this Northern Expedition is entirely the responsibility of us generals. It is all because of our incompetence. Your Majesty is far-sighted, and it is we who have ignored your Majesty's way of using troops."
"I deserve to die. I only ask Your Majesty to withdraw the troops temporarily. To fight against foreign aggressors, we must first stabilize the country."
Following Xu Da's words, the other generals present also knelt on the ground.
"I deserve to die. I only ask Your Majesty to withdraw the troops temporarily. Before we can resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country..."
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Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little anxious. When the generals present took all the responsibility for the failure of the Northern Expedition, he could only back off as soon as possible.
At this point, no one knew the situation in Jiangnan better than Zhu Yuanzhang.
Jiangnan is empty. Although there are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, those soldiers and horses are scattered throughout the entire Jiangnan area. Such a scattered army can't form any combat effectiveness at all.
Besides, there are only a few thousand troops stationed in the entire southeastern coastal area.
How could a few thousand people be a match for the tens of thousands of Japanese troops?
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"Xu Da, listen to my orders. I order you to lead 30,000 elite cavalry and attack Fujian first. Now, I'm afraid the Japanese have occupied the entire Fujian. You must give them a head-on blow before they can gain a firm foothold..."
In the following period, Zhu Yuanzhang issued a large number of military orders like flowing water.
All the generals present knew in their hearts that these words must have been thought of by Zhu Yuanzhang last night. If she had not pondered them carefully all night, no one would believe that she could command troops so skillfully.
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In Xuanzhou, when Zhu Yuanzhang was busy withdrawing his troops, Zhang Wuji had just woken up from his gentle embrace.
He held Zhao Linger tightly in his arms: "Sister, I want to..."
Zhao Linger's cheeks turned red, but she said with some embarrassment: "Good brother, you, you, you better let your sister go, my legs are already very weak."
Zhang Wuji pretended to be disappointed and said in a tone of voice: "Sister, the promise you made last night doesn't seem to be like this."
"What did you promise me? It's only been one night, and you're going to break your promise to me. Is this how you should treat your sister?"
Zhao Linger was a little speechless. She was only in her thirties and she still remembered what she had said last night.
She said in a tone that was not particularly reluctant: "Good brother, I did say that anything is okay, but I really can't stand it anymore now."
"I haven't been with you for a long time. When my sister was not around, you had Zhou Zhiruo and that group of little bitches to keep you company. You are really better than before."
"But I'm afraid it's because I haven't been with you for too long, so I really can't bear it."
"However, I have to admit what I said. If you really don't want to feel sorry for me, then it's up to you."
As she spoke, Zhao Linger closed her eyes, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.
This was the first time in Zhang Wuji's life that he saw Zhao Linger like this.
The founding queen of the Ming Dynasty actually showed an expression that said, "You can kill me or chop me up as you please."
Zhang Wuji also knew that she must be exhausted. What he said just now was just to tease his good sister. After all, she was his own woman, so how could he not feel sorry for her?
Zhao Linger closed her eyes tightly, and her two fan-like eyelashes trembled slightly. She was really a little scared now. She was afraid that her good brother really didn't feel sorry for her. But after all, some words had been said, and as an older sister, she couldn't go back on her word.
After a moment, Zhang Wuji just kissed her lightly on the forehead: "Silly sister, who do you think I am? I have already gone too far last night. If I had bullied you this morning, I would have suffered retribution."
After hearing this, Zhao Linger opened her eyes slightly and said shyly: "You naughty brother, I am your sister, how can you make fun of me? I am your queen, you are not allowed to do this again next time."
"You don't know, you scared your sister just now."
"But fortunately, you didn't disappoint me. Next time, next time, I will call that naughty girl Yu Fei, and she will definitely make you satisfied."
Naturally, Zhang Wuji could not refute such words.
He tightened his arms around Zhao Linger's waist and said, "Sister, you still care about me, but we have to make it clear that you are the queen of the Ming Dynasty and your words must count."
Zhao Linger said with a smile: "Don't worry, sister is different from that little slut Zhou Zhiruo. Sister knows how to care for you the most."
"Next time, next time I will call my junior sister."
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After the two of them exchanged affection for a while, Zhao Linger took the lead in sending Zhang Wuji away.
Because she didn't want her good brother to see that she would become so useless one day.
Therefore, even small things like changing clothes were not asked to help with Zhang Wuji.
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After Zhang Wuji left, Zhao Linger called Su Tanmei to her side: "Nizi, help me change clothes."
Su Tanmei didn't think this request was a big deal, but she soon discovered the problem.
"Sister Queen, why do I feel like your hands and feet seem a little out of control? Your cultivation is so high, why did this happen? What on earth did you experience last night?"
Zhao Linger gave her a fierce look and said, "You are really a little girl who knows nothing."
Su Tanmei said a little aggrievedly: "Sister Queen, I really don't understand anything. It's just that I seemed to hear your voice begging for mercy last night, which scared me. I have been in Jiangnan for so long, thanks to you for taking care of me."
"I don't know why you begged for mercy, but I was really scared last night. I wanted to rush in and save you."
"But that cold Sister Zhou told me not to meddle in other people's business. She said you asked for it."
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