Lan Yu had just run a short distance towards the camp behind him when he saw Xu Da looking at him on horseback.
"Marshal..."
Xu Da waved his hand: "I saw it."
"I never thought that the Japanese, just a bunch of people, actually have the ability to make cannons."
"In this case, it will be difficult for our soldiers to form a battle formation."
Lan Yu said quickly: "That's true. If the soldiers rush out separately, the Japanese arrows will probably cause us a lot of casualties. The Japanese army has already withdrawn, and it is still unclear whether we can hold them back. If we risk two thousand lives at this moment, I can also take down the two large fences in front of the Japanese camp, but the casualties will be too great."
Xu Da took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said, "Stop the attack for now."
"Since the Japanese have already withdrawn, there won't be too many troops stationed on the mountains on both sides."
"First, prepare more tinder. At night, lead 10,000 soldiers and use your absolute military advantage to occupy the advantageous terrain on both sides of the mountain. Then rush down. When you rush to the vicinity of the Japanese camp, throw those tinder into the Japanese camp."
"As soon as I see a fire in the Japanese camp, I will lead my troops to attack the Japanese camp again."
Upon hearing this, Lan Yu said: "General, that's a good idea. I will go and prepare some fire starter now."
After Lan Yu left, Xu Da on horseback took another deep breath.
At this moment, his face was full of worry, but he was not worried about the Japanese in front of him. Even if the Japanese were a little difficult to deal with, the destiny of Middle-earth would never depend on them.
Even if he were to die in a decisive battle with the Japanese soon, someone would surely continue to annihilate them. But who would own the Middle-earth in the future?
Xu Da knew that Zhang Wuji had once killed a Japanese delegation in Beijing, so he concluded that Zhang Wuji would not join forces with the Japanese.
But after his own troops fought with the Japanese, they would inevitably become exhausted. At that time, how could he do nothing?
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What Xu Da was worried about was the future of the Wei Dynasty. Some things cannot be judged by appearances. On the surface, his emperor still had an army of 500,000 under his command, but Zhang Wuji's main force was already eyeing the north bank of the Yangtze River and could move south at any time. Now in the Jiangnan area, there were also Zhang Wuji's vanguard troops and Zhao Min's three guards of Doyan. The battle was becoming more and more difficult to fight.
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That day, as the sun set, Zhang Wuji and his many beautiful wives gathered together again in Luzhou City.
That morning, Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min had another fierce fight! Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Linger had embarrassed Zhao Min during the day, but this time, Zhao Min was relieved. She no longer cried like she had last time. Although the main responsibility, or even all the responsibility, lay with Zhang Wuji, Zhao Min gritted her teeth and endured all the grievances.
She said to Zhao Linger and Zhou Zhiruo with a provocative look and tone: "You two vixens, one big and one small, I seduced Zhang Wuji, what can you do to me? Who of you can be my opponent in a one-on-one fight? As long as you are not so mean as to use your intentions on my daughter, what can you do to me?"
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Zhao Min no longer explained those useless things. Let everyone say whatever they want. I, Zhao Min, am Zhao Min. As long as Zhang Wuji still cares about me, I am not afraid.
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Although there were still many beauties surrounding the huge dining table, the strange looks between them still made Zhang Wuji feel a little uneasy.
However, after a strange moment, Zhao Min no longer paid any attention to the others. She started eating with relish.
Zhou Zhiruo said viciously: "You rude thing! Zhang Wuji hasn't eaten yet, why do you eat first?"
Zhao Min sneered: "So what if we ate it? Zhang Wuji doesn't like those messy rules. When we sit at the same table, we are all family. Even though we have been arguing all day, I still treat you as my own. Firstly, I have no choice, and secondly, it's quite interesting to argue with you vixens."
"Zhou Zhiruo, especially you. I love quarreling with you the most now. I just like the way you can't argue with me, nor can you beat me."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo was very angry: "Zhao Min, you are too much. I really can't beat you, but don't forget, you still have a daughter."
Zhao Min continued to sneer: "My daughter, fine, go and beat her, go and kill her. There is no big grudge between you and me. If you touch my daughter for those trivial things, who here will tolerate you?"
Zhou Zhiruo quickly said: "So what if I touched your daughter? Don't forget, you touched the Queen's son."
Zhao Minyan said: "What would happen if I took action? After all, I was still the empress of the Yuan Dynasty at that time. I was responsible for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers around me. I had to do this even though we were in different camps. However, I have paid the price for what I have done. I was seriously injured and hovered on the brink of life and death countless times. You have seen all this with your own eyes. If you are willing to pay such a huge price for such a trivial matter, then you can do whatever you want with my daughter."
Zhou Zhiruo was so angry that she was speechless: "You..."
She pointed her finger at Zhao Min's nose, but didn't say a word for a long time.
Zhang Wuji quickly said: "Zhiruo, you, you should argue again when you are sure you can win the argument with Min'er."
Zhou Zhiruo looked at him coldly, but ultimately said nothing.
Zhao Min sneered and said to Zhang Wuji: "Don't worry, my dear, the quarrel between me and your vixen woman is just a quarrel, and it has nothing to do with other things."
"I have thought about it. The current situation is the most favorable moment for you."
"For now, you don't need to move, but try your best to let Zhang Dingbian cross the Yangtze River as quickly as possible."
"Although the Yangtze River is a natural barrier, how can a barrier of thousands of miles be completely flawless?"
"After Zhang Dingbian crossed the Yangtze River, he tried every possible way to get close to Zhu Yuanzhang's Yingtian Prefecture."
"But remember, don't fight a decisive battle with him, just need to tie down Zhu Yuanzhang."
"As for Xu Da on the other side, if my estimation is correct, the Japanese are no match for him unless we hinder them. Once Xu Da has wiped out all the Japanese who invaded China, or driven them back into the sea, it will be time for us to take action."
"I have never lost a battle in my life, I just made a few strategic mistakes."
"Everyone here knows how powerful I am. When the time comes, I will lead the three guards of Doyan, and together with the troops in your hands, there will be about 70,000 to 80,000 people. It will be even better if we can recruit some new troops."
"After Xu Da defeated the Japanese, I led the troops to deal him a fatal blow, and then returned to Zhang Dingbian to attack Zhu Yuanzhang from both sides. As long as we are willing to fight hard, perhaps after two battles, we can unify Jiangnan."
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