Judging from the current situation, with Ashilan's intelligence, he won't be able to take over Longcheng in a short time.
It's a pity that he had an army of more than 200,000. If these 200,000 troops were in Zhao Min's hands, they might have already taken Chen Youliang's head.
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In Yuan Dadu, Chen Youliang seemed to have seen the hope of victory at this moment.
After all, Chen Youliang was a true hero of his generation. He also had an extraordinary mind. Coupled with a military force three to one, he firmly believed that this Dadu in front of him would become the place where he would ascend the throne and offer sacrifices to heaven in at most half a month.
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Inside the imperial city of Yuan Dadu, Han Yulou handed a battle report to Zhao Min.
"Empress Dowager, this is the battle report presented by Duan Zihao."
Zhao Min took the battle report helplessly, opened it and took a look, then frowned.
"Damn it, what happened? We suffered two thousand casualties yesterday. If the fighting continues like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for much longer."
Han Yulou felt somewhat helpless: "Empress Dowager, this is the current situation. Even though we are the ones defending the city, our casualties may be even greater than Chen Youliang's."
"Chen Youliang's 300,000-strong army is attacking the city day and night, and we are exhausted from fighting. We may be broken into the city when we are exhausted, and then it will be too late."
Zhao Min felt helpless. After thinking for a moment, she made a decision that was extremely painful for her.
Zhao Min said to Han Yulou, "Master, perhaps you are right. If we continue fighting like this, I will not be able to defend Dadu. Please draft an imperial edict for me and send it personally to various places in the south, ordering all the Yuan troops to return to defend Dadu as soon as possible. I don't want the territory south of the Yangtze River."
Han Yulou finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took out an edict that had been drafted long ago from his arms and said, "Empress Dowager, I have already drafted the edict. Please take a look at it first. If there are no omissions, you can stamp it directly."
Zhao Min waved her hand helplessly: "The edict drafted by Master's father must have been complete. Just use the seal. After using the seal, you can go there in person."
Han Yulou hurriedly said: "Empress Dowager, I would never refuse to die for you, but I am not by your side..."
Zhao Min waved her hand and said, "Master, don't worry about my safety. Don't forget, I am your disciple who was trained by you personally. Zhang Wuji is not here, and that immortal old man Zhang Sanfeng is still practicing in Wudang. Apart from these two people, it seems that no one in the world can hurt me."
Han Yulou sighed and said, "Then please take care of yourself, Your Majesty. I will set off to mobilize the troops now."
Han Yulou is the second best in the world, and he can easily stand out even in the siege of tens of thousands of troops.
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After Han Yulou left, Zhao Min came to Duan Zihao alone.
Zhao Min said to Duan Zihao, "Mr. Duan, you have worked hard these days. You should go down and have a rest first. From today on, the two of us will take turns to fight against Chen Youliang."
Duan Zihao quickly said: "Empress Dowager, how can that be possible? You are worth a million gold. You'd better go back to the palace. After all, there are still government affairs that need you to handle personally."
Zhao Min smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Mr. Duan, at this point, there is no government affairs to worry about. The most important government affairs is to keep Dadu."
Duan Zihao still didn't want to leave the front line, but then Zhao Min said, "Mr. Duan, human energy is limited. You are also a human being. It is impossible for you to work non-stop for twelve hours a day. From today on, we will take shifts until my master returns with troops from the south."
Duan Zihao was a little surprised: "Empress Dowager, have you given the order?"
Zhao Min nodded: "Yes, I have thought it through. If we continue fighting like this, we will not be able to defend Dadu. Only by transferring back hundreds of thousands of troops from the south will we have the possibility of sweeping the world again."
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There are wars going on in various places in the Yuan Empire today. Compared with Yuan Dadu and Longcheng, Zhang Wuji is relatively happy at this moment. After all, now he is the only one who has to fight others.
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Zhang Wuji slept very soundly and did not wake up until noon the next day.
At this moment, Zhou Zhiruo was lying face to face with him.
So happy! At this moment, Zhang Wuji felt that he was the happiest man in the world.
He gently kissed Zhou Zhiruo on the lips.
Feeling so familiar, Zhou Zhiruo slowly opened her eyes: "You heartless man, you almost tortured me to death yesterday. Why do you want to take advantage of me as soon as I open my eyes?"
Zhang Wuji gave a wicked smile and said, "Zhiruo, how can you say that to me? We are an old married couple, it doesn't matter who takes advantage of whom."
Zhang Wuji's hand was dishonest and he touched Zhou Zhiruo's back.
Then he said, "Zhiruo, what's wrong with you? Who told you to put on clothes?"
Zhou Zhiruo was so embarrassed that she hit Zhang Wuji on the chest: "Zhang Wuji, you are really going too far. How can you say such obscene words? Am I not even qualified to wear clothes now?"
Zhang Wuji quickly explained: "No, Zhiruo, you misunderstood. I just remember that after we did that, you didn't seem to be wearing any clothes."
Zhou Zhiruo was speechless. She said shyly, "Zhang Wuji, after that incident, of course I was not wearing any clothes. But don't you see what time it is now? It's noon of the next day. You slept here for a day and a night. Don't I even have the right to put on my clothes and go out for a walk while you are asleep?"
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