Under the leadership of Zhao Min, who has absolute combat power, more and more Yuan troops have rushed to the top of the city.
It’s not that the Ming army soldiers defending the city are not brave enough, but that Zhao Min is too powerful. Even if the Ming army defending the city is very reckless, Zhao Min is still like a wolf among a flock of sheep.
After an unknown amount of time, a messenger arrived at the south gate where Yang Xiao was standing. He shouted breathlessly, "Report, report to the general, something bad has happened! Zhao Min has led her army in through the north gate."
Yang Xiao remained calm and looked at Zhao Min from the top of the city wall!
After hearing this, he couldn't help but shout loudly: "You are talking nonsense, Zhao Min is right in front of me. She has been sitting under the imperial banner. How could she suddenly appear at the north gate?"
The messenger also looked at the figure, and then said: "General, I don't know who that woman is, but I know, I am definitely not wrong, Zhao Min appeared at the north gate, and when I came, Zhao Min had already attacked the top of the city. If the general does not rescue her, it will be too late."
The cold sweat on Yang Xiao's forehead immediately poured down.
He once again stared blankly at the figure in the distance.
Same clothes, same makeup, only the face is not clear. But at such a distance, who can see her appearance clearly?
"General, General," the messenger was still calling Yang Xiao.
After being stunned for a moment, Yang Xiao forced himself to calm down.
He said to the messenger, "Go and give another order on behalf of this general, mobilizing 15,000 troops from the two southeast gates respectively. We must resist Zhao Min with the determination to fight to the death."
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The battle at the Southeast Second Gate was still fierce, but Yang Xiao no longer cared about it.
He knew Zhao Min's bravery. If she was allowed to lead the troops into the city, Jinyang City would be doomed to be in great danger.
The only option now is to fight to the death to stop Zhao Min's attack.
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On the other side, when Yang Xiao received the news, the generals of the Yuan army responsible for attacking the three gates of east, south and west also received the news that Zhao Min had succeeded from the north gate.
After receiving this news, Wang Baobao couldn't help but roar to the sky: "Hahahaha, God will not destroy my Yuan Dynasty, and God will bless my Majesty."
"Pass the order down, sound the retreat, switch from offense to defense, and have the soldiers prepare arrows. If a Ming soldier is allowed to escape from Jinyang, I will kill his entire family."
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The Yuan army garrisons at the three gates, east, west and south, all made the same decision at the same time when they received the news.
Of course, this was also discussed in advance.
Wang Baobao and two other generals led a total of more than 100,000 troops and headed straight for the north gate that Zhao Min had already captured.
The shouts and cries of killing at this moment were many times louder than before. Under the leadership of Zhao Min, countless Yuan troops had poured into Jinyang like a flood.
In a short time, twenty or thirty thousand soldiers gathered around Zhao Min. Under Zhao Min's leadership, these Mongols holding scimitars have regained the style of their ancestors when they fought for dominance in the world.
They are not afraid of life or death, they move forward courageously.
It was not until this time that Zhao Min had a chance to breathe.
She leaned against a porch, breathing heavily, as if she would fall if she didn't rest.
The shouts and cries of killing continued, and although the morale of the Ming army remained high, Zhao Min knew that she had already won the battle.
A moment later, Yang Xiao led a part of the troops to the north gate, but the place was already in chaos and fighting was going on everywhere.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Yang Xiao almost fell off his horse.
Yang Xiao held the sword tightly in his hand. He was about to give the order to fight to the death, but a lieutenant beside him stopped him and said angrily: "General, break out. There are more than 200,000 Yuan soldiers. As long as a hole is torn in Jinyang City, they will rush into the city like a flood breaking through a dam."
"In order to defend the city, most of our soldiers are scattered near several other city gates. In a short period of time, we cannot gather the combat power to compete with the Yuan army."
"Jinyang can no longer be defended. The only way now is to break out to preserve some combat power for Your Majesty. These soldiers and horses are hard-earned. It doesn't matter if we lose the city, but if we exhaust the soldiers and horses, how can you and I face Your Majesty?"
"Yang Xiao was somewhat unwilling, he wished he could eat Zhao Min alive."
But he also knew that judging from the current situation, the Yuan army pouring into the city probably already numbered tens of thousands, and the number would only increase. It would be extremely difficult to turn the situation around.
Yang Xiao was still hesitating, but the lieutenant general continued to roar, "General, victory and defeat are common in the military. Your Majesty has already captured Dadu, and Zhao Min is nothing more than a spent force, a last gasp."
"We must not exhaust our troops here. Our soldiers will be of great use in the future when we pacify the south of the Yangtze River and conquer the world."
Yang Xiao took a long breath and said to the lieutenant general, "Damn it, you are right. There are more and more Yuan troops in the city. We can no longer defend Jinyang. Quickly send people to various places to pass on the order, asking the soldiers to fight to break out. After the breakout is successful, I will meet them on the way to Daxing."
Yang Xiao is also a decisive person. The last moment he was thinking about fighting to the death with Zhao Min, but at this moment, he has decided to break out. It is not that he is afraid of death, but he feels that he should leave more soldiers for Zhang Wuji. These soldiers are hard-earned. After eliminating Zhao Min, he will have to fight a decisive battle with Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangnan. Leaving more soldiers will increase the chances of winning in the future.
Now that the decision has been made, Yang Xiao no longer hesitates.
He once again said to the soldiers beside him: "Brothers, the Yuan army has entered the city, we can't defend Jinyang anymore, let's go and pick up the prince to break out."
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Yang Xiao was decisive and ruthless. He dared to give up Jinyang, but even if he had ten thousand guts, he would not dare to give up Zhang Wuji's only son.
Of course, for a loyal general like Yang Xiao, he must protect the prince's safety even if he is torn to pieces. Victory and defeat are common in the military. Losing Jinyang is at most a dereliction of duty. If he loses the prince, he will have no face to live anymore.
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On the other side, Wang Baobao had already rushed in from the north gate, and tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers were also entering the city quickly.
Wang Baobao looked everywhere for Zhao Min until he saw the figure leaning on the porch.
Wang Baobao hurriedly ran towards Zhao Min, then knelt heavily on the ground: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we won, and we have taken Jinyang City."
As Wang Baobao said this, he couldn't help but shed a few tears.
After Zhao Min took a deep breath, she smiled and said, "General Wang, how old are you? At your age, you can be my father. Isn't it shameful for you to cry in front of a little girl like me?"
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