() The army has always respected the strong. As the third prince, Liu Yu took the lead in the charge and was naturally the focus of the entire battlefield. The Yan army was not a vegetarian either. Several times experts came to try to kill Liu Yu, but he always killed them.
A beheading. Seeing the third prince fighting across the battlefield, almost all the Imperial Guards secretly admired the third prince. In the end, they followed the third prince desperately and charged, but it was a pity that the casualties were really high in the end.
After learning about the casualties on his side, Liu Yu was really anxious. Subconsciously, he compared the casualties of the Yan army to "How about the casualties of the Yan army?"
"Your Highness, there is no news from the Yan Army. However, according to my subordinates' estimates, although the casualties of the Yan Army are smaller, they are not much smaller."
As soon as Liu Yu said the words, he regretted it. When he heard Li Xuan's words, he knew that he was comforting himself. Liu Yu laughed at himself, how could he not know, and it was his own fault in the layout, even if the whole army was killed in the end. But the Yan army
Having gained the upper hand, Liu Yu knew from a cursory look at the final casualty situation that his side was far superior to the Yan army.
Liu Yu waved his hand, and Li Xuan left the tent silently. He knew that His Highness would probably have no sleep tonight. Not only was he feeling guilty for the dead soldiers, but he also had to think about countermeasures. Of course, the most important thing was to adjust the officer vacancies.
Weakening Zhou Yunfan's power...
The Forbidden Army camp and the Chinese army's tent. Zhou Yunfan also tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Today's battle, the bravery of the third prince made him shudder. The Wu and Zhou families had already taken refuge with Zhao Guiren and were loyal to the fourth prince. Zeng led the crowd to surround and kill the three princes.
Prince, the deal is done and there is no turning back.
Now it seems that the third prince is far superior to the fourth prince in both civil and military strategies. During the war, he led the army to the front, and was unstoppable wherever he went. He has gained the respect of all the forbidden troops. And after the war, they gathered together.
The corpses of soldiers and worshiping the soldiers who died in battle made most of the Imperial Army feel at ease.
"At this time, the third prince's words may be more effective than the general himself! We cannot continue like this, otherwise we will lose control of the army sooner or later." Zhou Yunfan, who was tossing and turning, thought to himself, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was in danger.
"Come here, send someone to invite the generals from all ministries to come and discuss matters."
As Zhou Yunfan's trusted guard, "Nuo" certainly understood what General Zhou meant. Although he didn't understand why General Zhou summoned his trusted generals to discuss matters late at night, the guard knew that there were some things he could ask and some things he couldn't ask.
At the late-night gathering, you must have something important to do, and several generals did not dare to neglect it. Soon, several generals came to the Chinese army tent. Zhou Yunfan sat at the head, holding a wine glass, drinking wine with a frown. Several of them
The generals looked at each other and thought something had happened. "Meet the General."
"sit"
"Thank you General"
As soon as they sat down, a general stood up. During the late-night gathering, General Zhou was frowning again. No one else could feel at ease. "General, I wonder why the general summoned us late at night?"
Zhou Yunfan put down the wine glass in his hand and said lightly, "General Han, generals, do you know that disaster is approaching!"
As soon as Zhou Yunfan's words came out, the generals around him started talking about it. The idea of an imminent disaster would make people fearful if it was placed on anyone's head.
"General, I don't know what you mean by this!"
Zhou Yunfan's eyes were like the light of a knife, and he passed over the faces of several generals, making them shrink their heads in fear. "Generals, you have all seen the performance of His Highness the Third Highness today! What do you think?"
General Han, who was the first to speak on this matter, stood up and said, "General, although His Highness lacks some experience in command today, which has caused some confusion in the army, His Highness is leading the way and is invincible. He is also considerate of the soldiers. Overall, he is doing well."
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"Not bad? Yes, the third prince is very good. Everyone has seen the third prince's performance. It is indeed very good, even better than the fourth prince. But have you ever thought about it, the better the third prince's performance now, the higher his reputation will be in the future.
You know, the third prince is the legitimate prince, and with a good reputation, it will be easy to ascend the throne."
"This is a good thing! The third prince will definitely become a good emperor if he develops martial ethics."
"A good thing? It's really stupid. Do you know that the Wu and Zhou families have always supported the fourth prince and even assassinated the third prince. You are all closely related to the Wu and Zhou families. Once the third prince ascends the throne, no one can escape!"
"Ah! This, what should I do..."
When several generals were confused and helpless, Zhou Yunfan poured a glass of wine. He looked up at everyone, smiled softly, and said calmly, "Now that things have come to a point, the third prince must die!"
"Ah!" Zhou Yunfan's words were earth-shattering. Although the Ming Dynasty may not be much stronger than ants in front of those high-ranking big shots. But for these generals who have lived in the Ming Dynasty since childhood and received the education of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, they generally
I wouldn't have had the guts to do so when I was younger.
Facing his panicked subordinates, Zhou Yunfan shook his head helplessly, "Okay, stop arguing."
Zhou Yunfan also knew that murdering the prince would be tantamount to rebellion and would implicate the nine clans. But now Zhou Yunfan had no way out. After several days of contact, even he could feel the charisma of the third prince, let alone an ordinary soldier.
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If the third prince is allowed to control the army, he will most likely go for the throne. Now that the third prince has been dormant for many years, he is uncharacteristically acting so wise and powerful. It is obvious that he has full confidence in the throne. This can be seen from the mysterious master beside him
, you can see it.
In addition, his grandfather was the undefeated god of war in the Ming Dynasty, with disciples and former officials all over the world. Now one-third of the generals in the Ming Dynasty were promoted by him, and two-thirds of the generals were favored by him. If so.
........
The third prince, who has been secretly forbearing for these years, has cultivated many dead soldiers. If he controls the military power in northern Xinjiang and is integrating the forces left by his grandfather, wouldn't the throne be...
Since they decided to be loyal to the fourth prince, the Wu and Zhou families have often tried to get the third prince to death. If the third prince ascends the throne, no matter how powerful the two families are, they will be wiped out in an instant. Just thinking about it makes Zhou Yunfan shudder.
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"We, the Wu and Zhou families, are loyal to the fourth prince, and now the rise of the third prince is unstoppable. If the third prince ascends the throne, our Wu and Zhou families will inevitably confiscate and exterminate the family. You must know that everyone here is the confidant of the Wu and Zhou families.
We are finished, and no one can run away. Why not take advantage of the opportunity now, when the third prince is right under your nose, kill him once and for all, and end the trouble forever."
"I don't know how we should act, General!" After hearing Zhou Yunfan's words, some people were already persuaded.
"Nowadays, the two countries of Ming and Yan are at war. The third prince is brave and often wears armor to charge in person. In the chaos of the army, anything can happen. It is not surprising that the Yan army has experts. The third prince was unfortunately killed and we were unable to rescue him. It is also a pity.
Can be forgiven."
"Yeah!" Several generals looked at each other with sinister expressions on each other's faces. Zhou Yunfan nodded with satisfaction, but did not see the unusual look in General Han's eyes who was hiding behind the crowd.
In the early morning, some of the mist dispersed, and the sun rose. Continuous sound of horns echoed over the camp, and the infantry and cavalry sergeants who were not on duty all night got up one after another.
A fire was made to cook, and the curling smoke replaced the mist and continued to envelope the camp. Soon the aroma of the food was wafting everywhere in the camp.
Both the Ming and Yan armies suffered heavy losses in yesterday's battle. According to the thinking of ordinary soldiers, the generals of both sides will fight fiercely today in order to win.
Anyway, for the high-ranking generals, these little soldiers will die if they die. Only solid military achievements are what they consider. In such a tragic war, the two sides can only go head-to-head to see who falls first and who is left behind.
Only the one who wins can win.
But what ordinary soldiers didn't expect was that the Ming army actually held up a no-war card. Faced with the severe provocation, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army seemed to be afraid and refused to fight to the death. The two sides were like two giant beasts, holding back and licking
Heal your own wounds, recharge your batteries, and wait for the opportunity.
On the second and third days, the two sides still did not fight. Although there was no major battle, there were endless attacks by day and night, and various methods of stealing camps.
In the quiet night, there was no light, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard faintly from the road not far away. This was the outpost of the cavalry escorting the officers and soldiers. Only after they passed by could there be the sound of rolling wheels.
The wind gently blew through the forest tops, and there was the sound of pine waves. The faint starlight filtered through the gaps between the branches and leaves, making the forest paths appear more dense.
Flatbed carriages piled with grain and rice passed by under the trees. Zhou An did not move, slowly, slowly, until two quarters of an hour later, looking at a group of soldiers and horses approaching slowly,
Two extremely cold lights shot out from his eyes.
At the same time, one person waved his hands and shot out an unusually beautiful firework, piercing the tranquility of the night. Lao Gao flew into the air and exploded with a bang. The fireworks were as colorful as the stars in the sky suddenly scattered, which was extremely beautiful.
"Swish, swish, swish!" Locust-like arrows and crossbows were shot down from the top of the head at high speed. There was a mournful neigh of horses, and the army in the middle of the road was confused for a while. Then they quickly reacted and began to form a formation, heading towards the ambush.
