After hearing this, Zhao Min smiled and said, "General Duan, there are no outsiders here now. Since you have guessed it, you can just say it."
Duan Zihao pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I am not a Mongolian, but strictly speaking, I am not a Han Chinese either. My ancestral home is in Yunnan, which was called Dali more than a hundred years ago."
"Your Majesty, do you still remember how you Mongols destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty?"
Wang Baobao suddenly replied: "Of course I remember. Back then, our Yuan Dynasty used force to defeat the Southern Song Dynasty."
Zhao Min smiled and said, "Yes, but that's not right."
"Although the Southern Song Dynasty was weak at that time, its defense line of the Yellow River was still impregnable. The Yuan Dynasty could not cross the Yangtze River at all, so it took a detour to Dali, destroyed Dali first, and then attacked the Southern Song Dynasty from both sides."
Duan Zihao said: "Yes, that's it."
"If my guess is correct, Your Majesty no longer wants to attack Chuzhou, but like our ancestors did, he wants to avoid the difficult places."
Zhao Min tapped the table lightly with her delicate hands: "Beautiful, General Duan actually guessed what I was thinking."
"Chuzhou's strategic location is indeed important, but it is not so important for the overall situation in the world."
"Even if we are willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives to capture this city, what will happen afterwards? Even if we break the city, we may not be able to kill that damned Zhu Wenzhen."
"If my guess is correct, after Chuzhou City is captured, Zhu Wenzhen will definitely lead his army to retreat to the next fortress. What should we do then? Should we attack by force? How many casualties will there be if we attack by force? If this goes on for a long time, how many troops will we have left?"
"Even if the casualties are not great, Zhu Wenzheng will definitely burn the food and grass in the city after the city is captured. What will we do with our logistical supplies then?"
"Let me be shameless. Zhang Wuji was very good to me. Except for the day I surrendered, when he made me kneel, he never humiliated me at other times. When we were in Dadu, I was the only one who scolded him. It's not that he dared not talk back, but he was reluctant to make me unhappy."
"Therefore, during the more than one year I was in Dadu, I knew Zhang Wuji's Ming Dynasty very well. His Ming Dynasty was very poor and didn't have much money. Even the food and wages he gave me for this expedition were collected by Queen Zhao Linger who risked her life alone from Jiangnan."
"We fought several battles in his Xihe more than a year ago, and Hexi was in a mess. Not to mention supplying Zhang Wuji's army, even our team can't afford it."
"Therefore, from the overall perspective, we cannot fight this war in this way."
"Before I went to Zhigu Village, Zhang Wuji gave me the power to use troops independently. I can handle all military matters on my own."
"Therefore, I want to follow the example of my ancestors, bypass these messy cities, and lead our 60,000 troops directly into the south of the Yangtze River."
"As long as we reach Jiangnan, even if we don't have logistical supplies or food, we can still rob them. Of course, you also have to give Zhang Wuji some face for my sake. When you rob food, don't forget to write an IOU to others and let Zhang Wuji handle these things afterwards."
After hearing this, Wang Baobao quickly agreed: "Your Majesty, this is a good idea."
"Now that things have come to this, I have to admit that Zhang Wuji is actually quite powerful. He has the ability to reach his current position."
"With him holding back Zhu Yuanzhang's army of hundreds of thousands in the front, we can kill and burn in Zhu Yuanzhang's backyard. As long as he can hold back Zhu Yuanzhang, our 60,000 people will be able to move freely in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Maybe we can even capture his Yingtian Prefecture."
…
At this moment, Zhao Min saw that the generals and her master had no objections, so she felt a little proud in her heart.
Especially just now, Wang Baobao openly praised Zhang Wuji.
This made Zhao Min even more proud.
After all, she is a woman with a man, so she is happy when she hears others praising her man like this.
…
The next morning, the weather in the north was still very cold.
But Zhu Wenzhen was very hardworking. He came to the city in the cold wind.
He knew how powerful Zhao Min was. Even if she was no longer the same as before, if she fought to the death to attack the city, Chuzhou would definitely not be able to stop her. Therefore, she did not dare to be careless. Even if she lost the city, she would make Zhao Min pay a price that she could not afford.
Time passed little by little, but what surprised Zhu Wenzhen was that there was still no movement in Zhao Min's camp under the city.
A young general beside him said: "General, Zhao Min is too arrogant. It is obvious that she doesn't take you seriously."
"If you give me two thousand soldiers, I will take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and will definitely capture Zhao Min alive. You look down on her because she is a woman who has given birth to a child, but the soldiers have long had fantasies about her. After we capture Zhao Min alive, we brothers will definitely have a good taste of her."
After hearing this, Zhu Wenzhen looked at the young general with contempt and said, "You! You still want to taste Zhao Min's beauty, but Zhao Min chopped off Chang Yuchun's head with her own hands. If you lead your troops out of the city now, you will most likely be beheaded on the spot."
"Even if Zhao Min is a phoenix in distress, she is still a phoenix. We should not have any unnecessary fantasies about her."
"Pass the order down, anyone who dares to leave the city without permission will be killed without mercy."
…
Zhu Wenzhen severely criticized the young general, saying that it was impossible for him to capture Zhao Min, and even said that he was a toad wanting to eat swan flesh.
But in fact, the toad who wanted to eat the swan flesh was not only the young general just now, but also Zhu Wenzhen himself. There is no man in the world who does not love beauty, and Zhu Wenzhen is no exception.
In fact, he has always had fantasies about Zhao Min. So what if she has given birth to a child? After giving birth, Zhao Min became more beautiful than before.
It's less domineering, but more dignified.
In Zhu Wen Zheng's eyes, Zhao Min at this moment is the most perfect. If he can really capture this person one day, then: "Hehehe..."
A lewd laugh came out of Zhu Wenzhen's mouth, and the soldiers around him were startled by the laugh.
"General, are you okay? Did you remember something happy? Tell it to make your brothers happy too."
Zhu Wen Zheng quickly put away his obscene smile: "Hmph, all this general thinks about is his family, country and the world. Even if I tell you, you won't understand."
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