Early the next morning, Zhu Di, Lan Yue, and Zhu Neng were driving in a simple car wearing casual clothes.

This time Zhu Di did not bring any soldiers or horses, not even any personal guards.

"Who dares to kill me in this world? Besides, with Yixian and Zhu Neng protecting me, I can't kill him even if I want to. As for the troops and horses, they can be mobilized at any time after I have figured out the battle plan."

The three of them worked hard and arrived in Zunhua in only half a day.

The guard of Zunhua at this moment is General Tan Yuan.

Tan Yuan is a man in his thirties, with dark complexion and a weathered face, but he is big and round, with piercing eyes and a hint of arrogance. Lan Yue can tell at a glance that this man is a man who has been galloping and fighting on the grassland all year round.

A fierce general can drive the Mongols everywhere. The general is certainly qualified to be proud, otherwise Zhu Di would not have given him the position at the rear gate to garrison.

Zhu Neng and Tan Yuan were of the same type, so they met very affectionately.

However, Tan Yuan doesn't have much respect for Lan Yue. Of course Lan Yue knows the reason. A general like this who often charges on the front line admires the most brave people like himself. Lan Yue plays a role in making plans while hiding behind.

They don't know.

But Lan Yue didn't mind this at all. After experiencing so many tragic things, other people's praise and criticism were meaningless to him.

Zhu Di inspected Zunhua's defenses and praised Tan Yuan's impeccable defense.

"There are 100,000 soldiers and horses on the opposite side. Can you defend it with 20,000 soldiers and horses?" Zhu Di asked Tan Yuan.

"Of course there is no problem. It doesn't matter how long we stay. Zunhua is not an isolated city. It has Peiping behind it and Yongping and Jizhou on the left and right, so there will be no shortage of food, grass and support." Tan Yuan was full of optimism in his words.

Zhu Di nodded: "With your ability and defenses, you can indeed be foolproof, but have you ever thought about how to break the situation?"

Lan Yue thought to herself, this is the difference between a commander-in-chief and a general.

The problem Zhu Di considered was that he had to eliminate his worries before he could go south smoothly.

"I have tried to write several letters to Chen Heng, but they all came to nothing with no response." Tan Yuan explained: "If you want to solve the problem once and for all, why not concentrate your troops and have a decisive battle? The opponent's commander-in-chief Liu Zhennian

He is old, frail, and incompetent, so the only ones who can fight are Chen Heng and Bu Wan. Liu Hai, who just took refuge there, is already frightened."

Zhu Di did not answer Tan Yuan's suggestion, but turned to Lan Yue and asked: "Yixian, what do you think?"

"What is this Chen Heng that General Tan mentioned just now?" Lan Yue asked.

"This Chen Heng turned out to be one of my subordinates. He had always been on good terms with Tan Yuan in the past. He was investigated by the imperial court and went to Daning a few days ago."

"Yixian, from your perspective, is it possible to bring this Chen Heng over?"

"I just heard that General Tan said that he had written several letters to him, but there has been no response. I want to explain two issues. The first is that under the current situation, he will not join us for the time being, because although we seem to have

It started well, and the momentum was overwhelming, but we never experienced a real decisive battle, because the imperial army never came over, but I think it has been assembled in the capital at this moment, and that is the real decisive battle."

"However, this Chen Heng will not take the initiative to attack us, otherwise he will reply and sternly refuse."

"Well, you're saying that his attitude is ambiguous now, and he has to look at our next results before he can make his own choice?"

Lan Yue nodded.

"That's not bad. At least he won't take the initiative to attack me before the decisive battle." "Yes, the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city. If we concentrate our forces now, we can attack the city.

, not only attacking the army but also attacking the city, the losses will be great. General Tan wrote a letter to Chen Heng, which means attacking the enemy. Now it seems that since attacking the army, attacking the enemy, and attacking the city will not work, what is the solution to Songting Pass?

We can only do it through conspiracy." Lan Yue explained in detail.

"It's just talk on paper!" Tan Yuan said disdainfully.

"Don't be rude! I think back then Yixian participated in the Battle of Fishing Sea, defeated the Yuan army and made great achievements. Don't you know this?" Zhu Di scolded sternly.

"What the prince is trying to teach you is that what you said is all in the past, and you still rely on his brother's credit? If he really has the ability to break the situation, I will kneel down and kowtow to him."

"You...!" Zhu Di wanted to curse angrily, but was stopped by Lan Yue: "It doesn't matter, General Tan speaks quickly and makes sense. I will try my best to give it a try. If it succeeds, I won't have to kowtow."

When Tan Yuan heard this, his face turned red with anger, but he had nothing to say.

"Yixian, what is your specific plan? I will arrange it here and let them fully cooperate with you." Now that the words have been said, Zhu Di is of course the most proud.

"I want to go out of town. If possible, I can sneak into Songting Pass and learn about some of the situation."

"Is Yixian trying to repeat his old tricks?" Zhu Di admired Lan Yue's trick of deliberately creating rumors last time in Huai Lai.

"I don't necessarily have to act by ear. I think the real enemy of these three generals of the Daning Army should be Bu Wan. I would like to find an opportunity to assassinate him..."

"This is of course the best way. Liu Zhen is old and fatuous and has nothing to fear. Chen Heng is my old subordinate and will not and dare not attack me easily. Only this Bu Wan is said to be a general. If he can be eliminated,

Of course it's good to lose, but the defense at Songping Pass will be very tight at this moment. I'm worried that if there is any accident, it will be the biggest loss for me, Zhu Di!" Zhu Di said with a serious face.

Of course Lan Yue knew that a ruthless person like Zhu Di would not have true feelings for anyone, but he still pretended to be grateful and said: "Thank you for your concern, His Highness King Yan, I will be careful."

"Do you think we should bring some helpers?" Zhu Di asked.

Lan Yue wanted to take Zhu Neng with her, but then she thought, she couldn't be the one she brought here. Since she had taken refuge with Zhu Di, she was Zhu Di's person. If she got too close to him, she would harm him, so she replied

He said: "Assassinations and murders are something the fewer people there are, the better. I can handle it myself."

As he spoke, he and Zhu Di walked out side by side, with Zhu Neng and Tan Yuan following far behind.

When we walked near the camp gate, suddenly there was a noise in front of us.

I saw a pair of soldiers escorting two people walking inside.

Although one of them was being held by soldiers, he still kept arguing: "Why are you arresting people? You arrested the wrong person. We are just businessmen."

Zhu Di stopped and asked Tan Yuan: "Go and see what's going on."

After a while, Tan Yuan came and reported: "My soldiers found two suspicious figures near the military camp. They are probably scouts from the Daning army."

Lan Yue just glanced at the two people and said to Zhu Di: "Looking at these two people looking around after entering the military camp, it is the habitual look of the scouts. Ordinary businessmen have already wet their pants."

After thinking for a while, he said to Zhu Di: "There is no need to leave the city for the time being, I have a solution..." After that, he whispered a few words in Zhu Di's ear.

Zhu Di nodded frequently.

After a while, the two men were brought to the Chinese army's tent. Zhu Di sat in the middle, Lan Yue stood behind him, and on the left and right were Tan Yuan and Zhu Neng.

Lan Yue observed the two people carefully. One of them had fair skin and a somewhat handsome appearance, with a twinkling expression and hesitant eyes.

The other person has a rough complexion and a face full of flesh, giving him a fierce look.

The two people were brought in with big five-flower straps. Zhu Di, who was sitting in the middle, said amiably to the people around him: "Quickly untie these two people. We have not started a war with the Daning military yet, so no matter who these two people are,

, even people from the Daning military cannot be called spies, at most they can be regarded as envoys! Youdao means that the two armies are fighting without killing each other."

The soldiers under his command immediately tied up the two of them.

Zhu Di said to the two of them kindly: "I am King Yan Zhu Di. When I came to Zunhua this time, I wanted to visit an old friend in Daning. I didn't expect to meet you two. It would be your blessing. If not

I estimate that Tan Yuan will first torture you and then kill you with a knife."

"I won't make things difficult for you. I just want you to see that I not only love the people like my sons, but also love my soldiers like my sons. So whether you are scouts of the Daning military or not, I will not kill you."

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"Now you two can tell the truth about your identities."

As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, the fierce-faced man called out to Qu: "His Royal Highness King Yan is the master, they have wronged us, my name is Li Qian, his name is Song Wan, they are indeed businessmen wandering around..."

The fair-skinned man named Song Wan moved his eyes wildly and remained silent.

Lan Yue whispered softly behind Zhu Di, and Zhu Di ordered: "Push Li Qian in, don't embarrass him. Song Wan stays, I want you to take good care of him..."

As soon as these words came out, Song Wan trembled with fright, but Zhu Di ordered everyone to give Song Wan a seat, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, we have something to talk about. I have one more thing to ask you..."

Li Qian was taken away. He was secretly glad that he had escaped and was gloating about watching Song Wan being tortured. However, when he was being taken away, when he glanced at him, he saw Zhu Di enthusiastically giving Wan a seat.

, I suddenly felt confused.

When I was sent to the place of detention, I realized that it was not the dark cell as I imagined, but a clean single room, but the door was locked with a bar.

After the sergeants locked him in the cell, they ignored him and walked away.

Li Qian fell on the bed. Although he was thirsty and hungry, thinking about the punishment that Song Wan might have suffered, he was able to escape. He became complacent again and soon fell asleep in a daze.

It was almost midnight, and I was awakened by the sound of footsteps and soft voices outside.

The scout's instinct made him continue to pretend to be asleep, snoring but with his ears raised high.

I heard the sound of footsteps in the corridor, and soon I heard the sound of two people talking softly. It was Zhu Di and Song Wan talking in a low voice.

A strong smell of alcohol came over, and it looked like both of them had drank a lot.

I heard Zhu Di drunkenly say to Song Wan: "You must keep this letter I gave you carefully, and you must forward it to Bu Wan. This is ten taels of gold. You should also hide it when you wait."

If you give the letter to Bu Wan, he will naturally give you another ten taels of gold...and be sure not to be known by your companions..."

Li Qian was shocked when he heard this. He quietly opened his eyes and took a peek. He saw the two of them drinking and their faces were red. Zhu Di thrust a gold ingot into Song Wan's hand, and then Song Wan was arranged to the next room.

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Chapter completed!