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Chapter 41: The Great Zhou Northern Expedition: Zhao Min, Han Zhao and Yin Li

In March of the second year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty (1354), the Red Scarf Army captured Bianliang.

Immediately, Liu Futong proclaimed Han Lin'er as emperor in Bianliang, and founded the country with the name of Song Dynasty, also known as Han Song Dynasty, and changed the name to Longfeng.

As a result, a rift developed between the Red Scarf Army and the upper echelons of the Ming Cult. Yang Xiao, the envoy of Guangming Zuo, led King Wei Bat and the Four Gates of Heaven, Earth, Wind and Thunder to return to Kunlun, the headquarters of the Ming Cult.

The Mingjiao believers in the Red Scarf Army respected the Wusan people. However, the Wusan people also had their own contradictions, which caused the Mingjiao people in the Red Scarf Army to become disorganized.

In August of the fourth year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty (1356), Liu Futong was defeated by Badulu and surrounded by Bozhou. Han Liner led his troops out of Bianliang to rescue him, but was ambushed by Wang Baobao. He was defeated and Bianliang was lost.

At this time, the Han-Song regime or the Red Turban Army was in an unprecedented crisis. Looking around, they could only ask for help from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After negotiation, Han and Song ceded Dongping, Jinan, Yidu, Shandong, and Huainan Chuzhou provinces (now Shandong Province, Hebei and parts of Henan) to the Great Zhou for the Northern Expedition, and the Great Zhou sent troops to help.

In October of the fourth year of the Hongwu Period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Ji Xiaofu, the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, ordered the academician Song Lian and others to draft a petition against the Yuan Dynasty, proposing the slogan of "expelling the barbarians, restoring China, establishing an outline for the rule of law, and relieving the people", and launched the Northern Expedition!

The Zhou army was divided into three groups.

On the west route, Ming Yuzhen was the commander and he commanded 20,000 elite troops, heading straight to Bozhou to relieve the Red Turban Army.

In the middle route, Zhang Dingbian was the commander, and Yang Dong, Xu Da, Feng Sheng, and Deng Youde were the generals. They led 100,000 elite troops, marched through Shandong, and attacked the capital of the Yuan Dynasty along the old canal.

On the east road, Feng Guoyong was the commander, Guo Lin'er, Lu Zhen, and Hu Dahai were the generals. They led 20,000 sailors and 30,000 elite troops, and headed north along the coast with the goal of cutting off Yuanting's retreat.

Because Yuanting lost the southeast four years ago and lost its source of money and food. In the past three or four years, it has been fighting fiercely with the Red Scarf Army and the Women's Army for many years, which further depleted its strength. Moreover, most of its troops are now concentrated in Henan in an attempt to destroy the Red Scarf Army.

, so the army of the Central Zhou Dynasty went all the way north to win consecutive battles, and the momentum was overwhelming!

In February of the fifth year of Hongwu's reign in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhang Dingbian conquered Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty, and Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty led his concubines, princes and some Mongolian ministers to flee north in a hurry.

However, the Zhou Dynasty had already made a plan, and Feng Guo used it to ambush and capture Emperor Yuan Shun, his prince, concubines and accompanying Mongolian ministers near the ancient Chongqing Pass.

On the other side, in November last year, when Wang Baobao failed to defeat Badulu, the Yuan army was defeated by the allied forces of Zhou, Han and Song Dynasties in Henan. When he failed to defeat Badulu, he died in battle. Wang Baobao led the remnants of the Yuan army to retreat to Shanxi (Shanxi Province).

, Shaanxi).

In the fifth year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, shortly after the Great Zhou Dynasty defeated Dadu, the Red Scarf Army of Han and Song Dynasties also invaded Shanxi and defeated the fortified city of Datong.

Wang Baobao led the remnants of the Yuan army to retreat into the grasslands, while the Red Scarf Army moved westward to invade Shaanxi, Ganlong and other places, causing friction with the garrison in Hanzhong of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It was already September of the fifth year of Hongwu's reign in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition had been nearly a year. The army and people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were exhausted, and their relations with South Korea and Song Dynasty were tense. Therefore, they called a truce after conquering parts of Liaodong...

In the sixth year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty (1358), the capital was moved to Jinling.

In May of the same year, Women's University was completed in Jinling and officially opened in August.

At this time, the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty was on the throne. The Women's Society, Women's Academy, and Emei Martial Arts Academy were spread all over the provinces and counties of the Great Zhou Dynasty. There were groups of female workers in factories, government offices, and the army. There were countless women serving as officials and generals.

There were huge changes eight years ago.

Because the students of Women's University are all outstanding girls from women's colleges in various provinces, on the opening day of Women's University, spectators gathered at the entrance of the university.

"It seems there aren't many female students signing up, what's going on?" someone asked.

Someone next to me immediately hummed: "What do you know? The admission standards of women's universities are so high, so naturally there will be fewer people who get admission notices to apply."

"How can this standard be so high?"

“In addition to the newly established provinces of Shandong, Hebei, and Liaoxi, we have nine other provinces: Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Hanzhong, and Nanyang, each of which has a Women’s Provincial School. You know, right?

Women's University recruits graduates from these nine provincial schools and only admits the top 300. Do you think the standards are high?"

"So, all the people here are talented women?"

"Of course!"

“···”

As people watched, two more women came to the gate of Women's University and registered with their admission notices.

The person in charge of registration was a female teacher in her thirties, wearing clothes similar to those of a female official and wearing a single bun, looking heroic and capable.

In fact, all the girls who signed up were wearing single buns - this is the standard hairstyle for girls in the Women's Academy.

The female officer took the admission notice and household registration certificate, opened a photo album, compared it with the real person in front of her, and then asked while registering.

"Zhao Min, eighteen years old, from Runan?"

"Yes." The girl responded with a smile.

The female teacher didn't ask any more questions. After registering, she gave Zhao Min a "Instructions for New Students" booklet and let her enter the campus.

After Zhao Min entered the campus, she did not leave. Instead, she waited at the door for another female voice to finish registration.

Then she took the initiative and said: "My name is Zhao Min, what is your name?"

The girl in question looks sweet and cute, but seems a little timid - which is rare among female girls.

She hesitated slightly and then said: "My name is Han Zhao."

"Han Zhao?" Zhao Min looked back at Han Zhao, his eyes moved, and his eyebrows were smiling. He took the initiative to hold Han Zhao's hand and said: "We will be classmates from now on, let's go together."

Han Zhao was a little uncomfortable with Zhao Min's enthusiasm, but he did not refuse, and the two entered the Women's University laughing and talking.

On the same day, the Emei Martial Arts Academy, which is next to Women's University, also started school.

Different from Women's University, Emei Martial Arts Academy was established in each province three years ago, and enrolled students in women's colleges and official schools in each prefecture.

Compared with Women's University, Jinling Emei Martial Arts Academy has fewer new students. In addition, it has been established for three years, and the public has lost the sense of freshness and awe of Emei, so there is not a single onlooker.

Several students from the Wuyuan School who were in charge of registration and orientation in front of the main gate of the Wuyuan School also looked at the Women's University with different expressions.

A boy sighed: "Talented women are more popular among the people."

A beautiful girl next to her immediately stared at the boy with her bright eyes and asked: "Lanyu, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that it is not good for those of us who choose to be chivalrous women? Then you transfer to the Women's University."

Lan Yu smiled helplessly and said: "Senior Sister Yin, I am a man and I cannot go to Women's University."

"Really?" Senior Sister Yin looked at Lan Yu and smiled, then stretched out a finger, lifted Lan Yu's chin, and said with a smile: "Look at you, you have red lips and white teeth, you are very suitable to dress up as a woman, right? Do you want me to go and give it to you?"

Are you going to dress up in women’s clothing?”

After saying that, he took Lan Yu into the Emei Martial Arts Academy.

"No, senior sister." Lan Yu cried, but her martial arts skills were not as good as those of senior sister Yin, and she couldn't break free at all.

Inside the gate of the martial arts academy, the two boys who were coming out couldn't help but shake their heads secretly when they saw this scene.

"Poor Lan Yu was actually targeted by Senior Sister Yin Li. This is a terrible situation."

"Shh, keep your voice down, be careful if Senior Sister Yin hears this and arrests you too."

···

Mount Emei.

Golden Dome.

Under the sun's light, Su Yan sensed that Miejie had withdrawn his power, and Su Yan's consciousness, which stretched nine feet away, was retracted like a tide.

Then I checked the Emei Sect’s simulated achievement value—20055!

At this time, nearly ten years have passed since the martial arts conference was held in Fenghuangping. Logically speaking, the simulation achievement value should not be more than 20,000.

But in fact, in the past ten years, apart from recruiting two new disciples from the outer courtyard and improving the overall martial arts level of Emei disciples, the Emei Sect has not done anything else that can directly increase the strength of the Emei Sect.

At first glance it seemed like the past ten years had been wasted, but Su Yan was in no hurry.

Because he knows that the past ten years have been spent on layout and laying the foundation.

Wait until next year, he and the Emei Sect will usher in wave after wave of harvests.
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