Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That's indeed the truth."
"But the walls of Dadu City are high and thick. After all, this place has been managed by the Yuan court for hundreds of years. It is probably not an easy task to make a big hole in the city wall here."
After thinking about this, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his gaze to his nephew: "Wen Zheng, when you stayed in Hongdu, you had less than 30,000 people, but you resisted Chen Youliang's army of hundreds of thousands."
"In terms of defending the city, you have achieved unprecedented results."
"Tell me, how can we take over this capital faster?"
After thinking for a while, Zhu Wenzhen said, "Uncle, there is really no good way to take over Dadu."
"This capital city is much more solid than our Hongdu."
"Zhang Wuji knew that he had no advantage in terms of troops, so he could only fight to the death."
"My nephew thinks that we should build a black fire weighing tens of thousands of pounds under the capital city today."
"Then ignite the black fire. Even if the city wall of Dadu is thick, it will definitely be able to blow a hole in it."
Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled for a moment: "Wen Zheng, why didn't you tell me such a good idea earlier?"
Zhu Wenzhen smiled and said, "Uncle, I just thought of that too."
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless. He said to Zhu Wenzhen in a serious manner: "Wenzhen, you are my nephew. You can't think about women all day long."
"In our Zhu family, there are only two capable and good fighters, us uncle and nephew. The world is still unsettled, so you should focus more on the current war."
After giving Zhu Wenzhen some ideological education, Zhu Yuanzhang continued and asked directly: "Wenzhen, tell me about your specific ideas?"
Zhu Wenzhen said: "Uncle, there is no need to send our elite troops to fight with Zhang Wuji today."
"Given Zhang Wuji's ability, I'm afraid it's unlikely that we can break into Dadu from the city walls."
"No one survives in a war. Today, we will choose some weaker troops to fight against Zhang Wuji. Firstly, it will serve as a training exercise. Secondly, we can let these weaker troops confuse Zhang Wuji."
"When we launch the attack, we will take advantage of the chaos and place ten thousand pounds of black fire at the foot of the city. Then we will select a soldier who is good at shooting arrows and ignite the black fire with one shot."
"Once a hole is blown in the city wall, we will rush in all at once."
After hearing this idea, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction: "Good, very good."
"Wen Zheng, when we destroyed Chen Youliang, you defended Hongdu for me, which was a great contribution."
"If you can successfully capture Dadu today, you will have accomplished a great feat."
"When my uncle unifies the world, he will be granted the title of nobility and prime minister, and all the gold, silver and beautiful women will be yours."
…
After a brief discussion, Zhu Yuanzhang once again ordered the three armies to launch an attack on Dadu.
Just like the previous times, before attacking Dadu, Zhu Yuanzhang first launched a quarter of an hour of artillery bombardment.
Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that this kind of artillery bombardment would not cause much casualties to Zhang Wuji's soldiers.
But this kind of bombardment can create momentum. Only when Zhang Wuji is superior in momentum can the soldiers under his command move forward bravely.
…
When the bombardment began, Zhang Wuji and others stood on the top of the city wall, unmoved.
Zhao Linger on the side said: "Zhu Yuanzhang is really rich and powerful. Before launching an attack every day, he always bombards us. It's a pity that we don't have so many artillery shells and black fire. Otherwise, we can often bombard him."
Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. Zhu Yuanzhang became as wealthy as he is today only after he annexed Chen Youliang."
"After we annex Zhu Yuanzhang, we will definitely be richer than him."
"At that time, you will have as much money, soldiers, and countless cannons as you want."
Zhou Zhiruo added: "Not only these things, but also the beauties in Jiangnan. I heard early on that the beauties in Jiangnan are so tender that you can squeeze out water from them."
"After you unify the world, I will go to Jiangnan myself to find a group of people for you to enrich your harem."
Zhang Wuji was surprised and said, "Zhiruo, you are not allowed to tell such jokes."
"I, Zhang Wuji, have never been interested in women, you know that."
Zhou Zhiruo was stunned for a moment and said, "Zhang Wuji, this is the most shameless thing I have ever heard you say."
"If you are not interested in women, why would the three of us follow you?"
Zhao Linger smiled and said, "Sister Zhiruo, I believe what the young master said just now."
"Young Master is indeed a man who is not interested in women, and it has always been like this."
…
After the sound of the cannon, tens of thousands of Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers launched another charge.
Some of them held up their swords, some carried crossbows on their backs, but what Zhang Wuji and his companions failed to notice was that among these charging soldiers, there were more than a hundred people carrying black fire.
Those black fires were all stored in wooden barrels.
When they arrived at the foot of the city, they piled the black fire in a corner of the city wall.
This may be Zhang Wuji's biggest mistake since he led the troops in battle. It was not something particularly difficult to find, but no one noticed it.
The rumbling sounds of killing have concealed the true intentions of Zhu Yuanzhang and his men.
Looking at the scene in the distance, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
He said to Zhu Wen Zheng who was standing beside him: "Wen Zheng, your idea is really good."
"As long as we can blow up a corner of the city wall, my hundreds of thousands of troops will be able to pour into Dadu like a tide."
"By then, no trace of Zhang Wuji will be left."
Zhu Wen Zheng smiled and said, "Zhang Wuji's death is certainly not a pity. Your nephew just hopes that your uncle won't be too bloodthirsty. It would be bad if you accidentally hurt those pretty ladies around Zhang Wuji."
The uncle and nephew looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: "Although Zhao Min has run away, Zhou Zhiruo is not bad either."
"If God closes a door for you, he will definitely open a window for you."
…
A moment later, Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers piled tens of thousands of pounds of black fire under the city wall.
Seeing this, Lan Yu quickly picked up a feather arrow.
Lan Yu, who can draw a bow like a full moon, is very proud and satisfied at this moment.
A soldier beside him quickly took out a torch, and after the arrow was lit, it flashed away like a meteor.
After Lan Yu threw his carved bow aside, he picked up two big swords and said, "The thing is done, my men, follow me."
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