After Fu Youde's speech, Feng Sheng and Lan Yu's thoughts turned back to reality from those messy fantasies.
Lan Yuyan said: "What happened just now? What happened? The war with the Japanese is imminent, why are we talking about Zhang Wuji's women? Damn it, who started it?"
Xu Da looked at Lan Yu viciously and said: "I started it, but you were the first to bring up the topic of women."
Lan Yu was embarrassed for a moment: "I deserve to die."
Xu Dayan said: "Even if you deserve to die, now is not the time for you to die."
"The war with the Japanese is about to begin. The current stage is easy to pass, but it is hard to say what will happen in the future."
The other three people actually did not take the Japanese seriously. They also knew why Xu Da mentioned Zhang Wuji at this time, but what else could they do at the moment?
Lan Yu said: "General, your mentality has been a little off recently. Right now, we can only take care of the Japanese first. As for what happens to Zhang Wuji, that is a matter for the future."
Fu Youde also said: "Yes, Marshal, now is not the time to think about Zhang Wuji. Even if the sky falls, we must first get rid of the Japanese in front of us."
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At this moment, Xu Da also knew that he could not do much about Zhang Wuji's affairs.
Now he could only hope that Zhang Wuji did not have such a good strategic vision. If he were to intervene in his decisive battle with the Japanese, the consequences would be disastrous for both the Wei Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang.
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Two days later, in Xinzhou City, on that evening, Zhang Wuji and his companions finally captured Xinzhou, which was probably about 400 miles away from the Ningde battlefield between Xu Da and the Japanese.
This distance was just right in Zhao Min's eyes. If it was any farther, she might not be able to achieve the best effect of being the one waiting behind. But if it was any closer, it might disturb Xu Da's mind when he was fighting against the Japanese.
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In Xinzhou City, Zhang Wuji is now responsible for settling the female members of his family, while Zhao Min is responsible for the defense of the city, which is also the power given to her by Zhang Wuji.
Since it was agreed that military affairs would be handed over to Zhao Min, he would not ask any more questions and would just be responsible for following orders.
However, at this moment, Zhou Zhiruo still said to Zhang Wuji cautiously: "My dear, I know you have handed over the battlefield affairs to Zhao Min. Logically, I should not speak now, but after all, I have been in the army for a long time, and I understand some simple principles."
"According to the scouts, Xu Da is currently near Ningde, confronting a Japanese army of nearly 200,000."
"The duration of this confrontation can be long or short, but the real war is imminent. This place is nearly 400 miles away from Ningde. If the war has already started over there and we don't get the news in time, then by the time we rush over, Xu Da's hundreds of thousands of troops will have rested again. By that time, won't he be waiting for the opportunity to tire himself out?"
After hearing this, Zhao Linger said, "That's true. In fact, this problem has been bothering me. It's just that I don't know as much about military affairs as Sister Zhiruo, so it's not easy for me to say anything."
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Wuji said, "I've actually been thinking about the same thing you mentioned. Let's wait a moment. I'll ask Min'er when she comes back."
However, at this moment, Zhao Min appeared behind them: "My dear friends, I'm back. What were you talking about just now? I didn't hear clearly. Was it that vixen Zhou Zhiruo who said bad things about me?"
Zhang Wuji laughed and said, "How is that possible?"
Afterwards, Zhang Wuji expressed the doubts in his and Zhou Zhiruo's minds.
After hearing this, Zhao Min looked down on Zhang Wuji and said, "You bastard, you are a commander in battle, but you can't even figure out such a small thing."
"Let me ask you, when two armies are facing each other, can you tell by looking at their camps when the decisive battle will begin?"
Zhang Wuji was stunned for a moment: "When two armies fight, it is not like two groups of people gather together and start fighting directly. They need to line up, occupy advantageous terrain on both sides first, and ensure the logistical supply to the utmost. Only when both sides have done almost everything, can the so-called decisive battle be launched. Otherwise, I am afraid that the fight will not start for a while."
Zhao Min smiled slightly, her beautiful face captivating the whole country: "Your enemy, I'm afraid that this is all you will get in your life. However, what you just said is almost enough."
"If there is anything else, it depends on the morale of the soldiers of the two armies and the mentality of the commanders of both sides."
"The war between Xu Da and the Japanese would never happen without our knowledge."
"I will get the news of the war between them two to three days in advance. If my estimate is correct, I will arrive near Ningde on the second or third day after Xu Da defeats the Japanese."
"You and I have fought battles involving hundreds of thousands of people before. Back then, a hundred miles outside Longcheng, when I spared Zhou Zhiruo and Sister Queen's life, I only had 100,000 men to defeat your reinforcements of more than 200,000. After that battle, let's not talk about how long it took you to recover. Even though I was the winner and even though my morale was high, it took me nearly a month to recover."
"As for your fear that we will be late and Xu Da will be waiting for us, there is no such possibility at all."
Zhou Zhiruo said angrily: "You, why are you bringing up what happened back then? You did spare my life back then, but didn't I also spare your life when we were in Dadu?"
"Besides, you are now four hundred miles away from Ningde. It is such a long distance. How do you know when the decisive battle between Xu Da and the Japanese will take place? Can you predict it?"
Zhao Minyan said, "I spared your sister, the Queen,'s life on the battlefield. Our armies were fighting desperately at the time, but I didn't kill you under such circumstances. You will never be able to repay me for this favor in your lifetime. As for you, you also spared me once in Dadu, but that time doesn't count. I will only remember that favor for Zhang Wuji. If he wanted to kill me, who could stop him, you or Sister Yu? If he didn't want to kill me, who of you two could really kill me?"
"As for what you said about being able to tell fortunes, it's even more ridiculous. In a national war, how can we pin our fate on those so-called divination techniques? I have asked my master to monitor every move of Xu Da and the Japanese army."
"All the skills I have are taught by him. As long as he takes a look from afar at the camps on both sides, he can tell whether a major war is going to happen in the next two days."
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