Zhu Yuanzhang was not the only one who had the idea of deceiving himself. In fact, most people were the same.
It’s like gambling. People who lose a lot of money usually think about gambling again, and once they win, they will turn things around.
But in real gambling, those who lose will continue to lose.
Zhu Yuanzhang still hoped that the reinforcements would be Tang He's troops. He wanted to wait a little longer and see with his own eyes whose soldiers were coming.
But at this moment, the young general of the Wei army who had just persuaded him pulled the reins of his warhorse.
This action frightened the death warriors around Zhu Yuanzhang.
No one has ever done this, and no one has ever dared to do this.
Those assassins had already placed their hands on the hilts of the swords at their waists. All it took was a glance from Zhu Yuanzhang, and the unknown young general would be hacked to death.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not even glance at the assassins around him.
Because his heart was in turmoil, or perhaps he had lost all hope.
"Your Majesty has ordered that no more battles be conducted. The army should take turns defending and retreat to Xinwu City."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang on horseback trembled unconsciously, but still did not respond.
Because he knew that the unknown young general under his horse did the right thing for him.
Zhu Yuanzhang could not do these things himself, and some of them he did not dare to do.
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The army retreated, and with Zhu Yuanzhang's retreat, the Wei army soldiers who had been fighting to the death just now fell into confusion.
Fortunately, in previous battles, the Wei army soldiers had always had the advantage.
Therefore, even after receiving the order to retreat, no such collapse occurred. Zhu Yuanzhang's army was actually retreating, not collapsing.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang at this moment, at the beginning, he still needed the unknown young general to lead the mount under his crotch.
But before he had gone far, Zhu Yuanzhang rode his horse back.
Now that things have come to this, what else can we do?
On the top of Xinwu City, Liu Bowen saw all of this.
He just felt extremely lonely.
Why is it like this, and why is everything like this?
This is unfair, not only to Zhu Yuanzhang but also to the Wei Dynasty that occupied the south of the Yangtze River.
Zhang Wuji was just a cult leader. How could someone like him achieve what he has today?
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Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang's army was not far from Xinwu City outside the city, so he quickly retreated back to Xinwu City.
Upon seeing this, Liu Bowen hurried down to greet him and said, "Your Majesty, please leave Xinwu. Jiangnan is a vast country, and many places are in our hands. This may be the only chance. If you wait for Zhang Wuji's army to besiege the city, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Leave? That sounds good, but in the final analysis it's just a word of escape."
"Although Jiangnan is vast, many cities are still in the hands of our Great Wei, but where are the troops? Where are the troops?"
"Zhang Wuji has a lot of cavalry under his command. Even if I can leave, at most I can only take a hundred or so soldiers with me. What's the point?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and he fainted due to anger.
Zhu Yuanzhang's fainting scared Liu Bowen a lot.
I wanted to persuade him to escape from here, but now he can't leave even if he wants to.
At this moment, all the capable and battle-hardened generals under Zhu Yuanzhang's command were not around. Some were dead, and some were captured. It really seemed like he was at the end of his rope.
However, Liu Bowen had been the prime minister for several years. Even if he did not have the talent to lead troops in battle, he knew what to do next.
"Quick, let the army enter the city quickly, and then close the city gates. Be sure to defend it strictly, otherwise, you will all be the eternal sinners of my Great Wei."
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About a quarter of an hour later, most of the troops that Zhu Yuanzhang had led out finally returned to the city.
However, the Ming army soldiers under Zhang Wuji once again surrounded Xinwu City.
This siege was different from the previous ones. This time, Zhao Min guarded all four city gates tightly.
He was not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang escaping before because he still had fresh troops under his command. Even if he wanted to surround the city on all sides, he might not be able to do so. If Zhu Yuanzhang abandoned the city and fled, it would be more advantageous to him because he could then launch a pursuit battle.
There is a high probability that Zhu Yuanzhang can be captured during the pursuit.
But now Zhao Min no longer needs to do that.
She believed that some reinforcements would arrive here soon. For Zhu Yuanzhang, who was at the end of his rope, and for the small Xinwu City, Zhao Min was sure that as long as she let the soldiers have a full meal and a good sleep, they could capture it within a day.
"Zhu Yuanzhang, come out and talk."
Not far from the city, Zhao Min shouted angrily: "However, Zhao Min did not see Zhu Yuanzhang. She only saw a man in his forties with a bookish face. That man was Liu Bowen."
"Zhao Min, do you really think that there is no one in our Great Wei? I have an army of more than 100,000 and they will be here in less than two days."
Zhao Min smiled and said, "Not to mention that your Great Wei is already at the end of its rope and it is impossible for it to have more than 100,000 reinforcements. Even if it does, you said that your army will arrive in two days, but I can break into Xinwu City within one day. Do you believe it?"
"Quickly call out Zhu Yuanzhang, who is in charge, who do you think you are?"
Liu Bowen said: "My Majesty does not want to talk to you. The Middle-earth has experienced wars for too long. You Mongols have caused more than tens of millions of deaths. Although you have now defected to Zhang Wuji, the blood debt of tens of millions of lives in the past cannot be wiped out in one stroke."
"Ming army soldiers under the city, Zhao Min is a disaster for the country and the people. No matter how much fighting there is between the Great Wei and the Great Ming, it is our family's business. We cannot allow a Mongolian woman to stir up trouble."
"She is just a surrendered person, yet she can do such a thing. Even if your Ming Dynasty takes over this world, it will not be long before it will be destroyed by this Mongolian woman."
Liu Bowen's words were extremely loud, as if he had used up all his strength to shout them out, fearing that no one could hear him clearly.
However, at this moment, many Ming army soldiers also turned their heads to look at Zhao Min. As for the three guards of Doyan who were mixed in with the Ming army soldiers, they also unconsciously kept a distance from the Ming army around them.
However, at this moment, a clear voice shouted: "Stop spreading rumors and misleading people here."
"The casualties caused by the Mongols were indeed in the tens of millions, but the Mongols had lost actual control over Jiangnan many years ago."
"For many years, in the land of Jiangnan, there were Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, Guo Zixing and so on. It was clearly you guys who were fighting. The corrupt Mongols have already perished. My sister Min'er is now the empress of the Ming Dynasty and has nothing to do with the Mongols in the past."
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