Regarding the two gold coins in her hand, Gong Wu quickly explained: "Sister, you misunderstood me. This is not my private money hidden behind your back. I hid it openly."
Gong Yu smiled and said: "No matter how you hid it, I will confiscate these two gold coins."
Then, Gong Yu placed the two gold coins in front of Zhang Dingbian.
"General Zhang, you and I used to be Chen Han's people. Even though Prince Han is dead and the Chen Han Dynasty has perished, our integrity is still there."
"Take these two gold coins and buy some clothes to dress yourself up."
"Don't make yourself look like a beggar."
Zhang Dingbian was so moved that he burst into tears.
A full meal, two gold coins, if these things were given to him a month ago, he probably wouldn't even look at them.
But now it is different. Zhang Dingbian was so excited that he could not express it in words: "Princess, I will remember your kindness. When I can make a comeback, I will repay you a thousandfold."
Gong Yu smiled and said: "General Zhang, you and I are old acquaintances. A few bowls of noodles and a few coins are nothing to worry about."
"As for your wish to join Zhang Wuji, just leave it to me for now. It happens that I can talk to Zhang Wuji."
"First, find a place to stay nearby. When you are hungry, come to my place for dinner. If it's fast, it will be tomorrow. If it's slow, it may take less than ten days. Then, I will introduce you to Zhang Wuji."
…
Two days later, at noon.
The sun was shining brightly and the breeze was not dry, it was a good day, but unfortunately, Zhao Min's army was already at the gates of the city.
An army of 500,000, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Zhang Wuji's side has much fewer people.
Apart from the 50,000 troops taken away by Yin Yewang and Wei Yixiao, Zhang Wuji still left 200,000 defenders in Jinyang City.
Under the city of Jinyang, Zhao Min, wearing the red dragon robe, rode her horse forward alone.
"Zhang Wuji, come out and talk."
Zhao Min's clear voice seemed to have magical power and quickly reached the ears of every Ming Dynasty soldier.
A moment later, the city gate opened and a man riding a horse walked up to Zhao Min.
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Miss Zhao, the city has prepared wine and food. Would you like to go into the city with me to eat something?"
Zhao Min smiled and said: "In the whole world, you are the only one who dares to call me Miss Zhao, but fortunately, I like you calling me that."
"Unfortunately, today, I don't have the courage to go into the city with you. It's not because I'm afraid of death, but because I have hundreds of thousands of troops behind me. If I die, they will not be able to escape and will end up being wiped out."
Zhang Wuji said helplessly: "Actually, I don't want to fight with you, but you have to come all the way here to fight me."
Zhao Min smiled and said: "Master Zhang, there will be a battle between you and me sooner or later. Why don't you call out all the soldiers in the city."
"I'll wait for you to line up, and then we'll have a decisive battle. This way, you and I can save a lot of trouble."
"The winner will leave the opponent's body intact, and then have a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangnan."
"how?".
Zhang Wuji smiled and shook his head: "That won't do. I don't have as many soldiers as you do, and you are moving step by step carefully. Besides, your wisdom and courage are not inferior to mine."
"If it's a decisive battle, my chances of winning are slim, or even negligible."
"But if it's an offensive and defensive battle, my chances of winning are still quite good."
"As long as I can hold you back for about half a year, the situation in the world will definitely change. By that time, it won't be too late for me to fight you."
Zhao Min smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, what you think is a good idea, but whether it can be as you wish is another matter."
"What a pity. Not long ago, on that day in Yuan Dadu, if you had killed me, there wouldn't be so many troubles."
Zhang Wuji said: "Give me another chance and I won't kill you."
"That day in Yuan Dadu, Zhiruo and Miss Yu were both by my side. It was difficult for me to make the decision on my own regarding your issue."
"If I had caught you alone that day, I would have let you go without hesitation."
Zhao Min smiled slightly: "Young Master is a man who values friendship and loyalty. I first spared the life of your queen, and then spared the life of Zhou Zhiruo."
"So I believe what you just said."
"If you and I were not in different camps, I believe we could be friends."
"But it's a pity that not everything goes according to our wishes."
"This time, I am leading an army of 500,000 and I am determined to take over the entire Hexi region."
"This is the final contest between you and me. There is no need to hold back on either of us. Whoever wins should just leave the other with an intact body."
After Zhao Min finished speaking, she rode back.
Looking at her back, Zhang Wuji couldn't help but sigh, "You are indeed a powerful character, but it's a pity that you are a Mongolian."
"If you were a Han Chinese, this world would have been yours long ago."
After Zhang Wuji returned to the city, Zhou Zhiruo and Yu Fei came to greet him.
Yu Fei asked: "Sir, what did that crazy woman say to you?"
Zhang Wuji said jokingly: "She said she wanted to marry me, but I didn't agree."
After hearing this, Yu Fei burst into laughter.
Zhou Zhiruo rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's already this time, and you're still not serious."
"You still have the nerve to say that. Zhao Min promised herself to you. Don't think that all women will take the initiative to offer themselves to you."
Yu Fei was stunned for a moment: "Sister Zhou, why do I feel like you are scolding me? Even if you are not scolding me, aren't you describing us women as too cheap?"
Zhou Zhiruo quickly said: "Ms. Yu, don't misunderstand me, I'm not talking about you, I just said it casually."
Zhou Zhiruo made things worse, and no matter how she explained, Yu Fei just wouldn't listen.
…
After Zhao Min returned to the Yuan army camp, Wang Baobao and Duan Zihao hurriedly asked her.
"Your Majesty, shall we start attacking the city now?"
Zhao Min shook her head: "There are 200,000 defenders in the city, and Zhang Wuji is not a loser, so it's not that easy to defeat him."
Tell the soldiers to cut down all the trees around and make them into siege weapons, and then attack the city tomorrow.
…
Zhao Min did not attack the city that day, and Zhang Wuji actually guessed something about this.
This is a great war. Zhao Min will not start a war before she is fully prepared. Once she starts a war, it will be a fight to the death.
Zhang Wuji came to Yang Xiao's side.
"General Yang, go and tell the entire army to be on high alert. This battle may last a long time.
"Tell the soldiers to perform their duties conscientiously. Anyone who leaves the city without my order will be executed immediately."
"Anyone who disrupts the morale of the army will be executed immediately."
"Anyone who leaves his post without permission will be executed immediately."
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