"How did you know?!" Not only Jin Chaoxing, but also Marquis Jingchuan was surprised.
"I just know it!" Lan Yu smiled proudly and pretended to be secretive.
The two of them looked at Wang Bi who was standing aside. Wang Bi also smiled helplessly. He couldn't betray his prospective son-in-law, could he?
"We did take action only after we got the news that the army occupied Kunming." Wang Bi could only smile bitterly at the two of them: "Otherwise, I would definitely stop the right deputy general."
He also specially emphasized the words 'right deputy general' to remind the two of them that Lan Yu was their boss after all.
Jin Chaoxing's position in the Southern Conquest Army was Deputy General Zuo. Boss Zhu obviously didn't know what it meant to make a positive out of a negative, so his rank was just below Lan Yu.
When Wang Bi reminded him, he felt that he had gone too far, so he said in a low voice: "The last general has misunderstood Vice General Zuo."
"Huh, you're not so confused yet." Lan Yu said with a slightly brighter expression: "Don't you just think that I have taken away your credit, but you don't want to think about how much limelight you have made by fighting all the way from Guizhou to Kunming.
, how much contribution have you made? My mouth is full of oil and my belly is round when I eat, so I have to let others have something to eat."
"Alas..." Jin Chaoxing was depressed and silent, thinking that he had done a lot of credit, but I didn't get much out of it.
"I understand, did Mu Ying take all the credit?" Lan Yu's biggest concern is to bring trouble to Mu Ying, so Boss Zhu separated the two of them.
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. The Marquis of Xiping never strives for credit. Of course, the army is overwhelming, but he still has to take credit." Jin Chaoxing quickly shook his head and said with conviction: "Those who are capable work harder, it is only natural and right."
"He is the only one who can co-author? He just wants to take credit! In order to become the Duke of the country, it has never been so ugly!" Lan Yu has always been worried about Mu Ying being granted the title of Marquis a year earlier than herself, thinking that this will be her.
The biggest disadvantage to being promoted to Duke.
"I'm not like him. I eat together and make contributions together! We all prosper together!" Lan Yu Dingding looked at Jin Chaoxing and said: "What do you think, you should come with me and we join forces.
We went straight to Dali! We worked together to destroy the Duan family, and all the brothers deserved the credit!"
"The task given to me by Deputy General Zuo is to conquer southern and southeastern Yunnan." Jin Chaoxing shook his head and said, "What's the point of running to northern Yunnan?"
"Pursue." Lan Yu said with an expression of "Are you an idiot?" "If you let these defeated soldiers go, where can they escape?"
"I must be going back to Dali," Marquis Jingchuan said.
"Now there are no serious enemies in the entire southern and southeastern Yunnan. How can we still waste our time here with a combined army of hundreds of thousands? Of course we must proactively look for opportunities! Now that the Duan family is defeated and Duan Bao is killed, Dali is bound to be
Fall into chaos!" Lan Yu said in a deep voice:
"It is reasonable for us to make a decisive decision and attack Dali immediately, right?"
"It makes sense, but we can't decide whether or not to fight, when to fight, or to what extent." Jin Chaoxing smiled bitterly. Don't tell me, he was really tempted.
After capturing Kunming, the next combat mission was to capture the entire territory of Yunnan. So while determining the direction of the main attack, Mu Ying also told him not to stick to orders, but to adapt to circumstances, actively look for fighter opportunities, and strive to seize the greatest opportunity at the lowest cost.
Results.
"Nonsense, the emperor's decree is clearly, 'Now that Yunnan has been conquered, we should divide our forces and attack Dali.' We have now captured Yunnan, and going to attack Dali as soon as possible is exactly carrying out the emperor's decree! If we can't attack Dali, what?
It's time to fight, do you still have any doubts?" Lan Yu snorted coldly and put a big hat on Mu Ying.
"Of course there is no doubt, it's just that the general and deputy general Zuo have made arrangements, and we have to obey orders." Jin Chaoxing said with a bitter smile.
"Can you stop farming just by listening to the cries of crickets? As the commander of the Eastern Route Army, I have the power to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises. As long as it is beneficial to the war situation, so what? He is the left deputy general and has nothing to do with it.
This general is your right deputy general!" Lan Yu sneered, glanced at Jin Chaoxing with disdain and said:
"If you don't have the guts, get out of the way. I and Marquis Dingyuan will lead our 100,000 troops to attack Dali. You and Lao Cao will ask for instructions slowly. But by the time you ask for instructions, the day lilies will be cold." Lan Yu
Seeing this, he sneered and said with provocation:
"Could it be that the person named Mu has already made a promise, asking you to leave him a big deal and not to fight him?"
"That's definitely not the case. Marquis Xiping is not that kind of person. You are too prejudiced against him." Jin Chaoxing shook his head quickly, smiled at Lan Yu and Wang Bi and said, "I'll discuss it with Lao Cao."
The two nodded, and Jin Chaoxing and Cao Zhen walked aside.
"What do you think?"
"Lao Jin, I don't think there is anything to hesitate about. If we can't stop Lan Yu, we have to follow him. In this way, at least Vice General Zuo can influence the situation in Dali. If we don't follow, Dali will become Lan Yu's one-man show.
Well, that would make Lieutenant General Zuo feel uncomfortable."
"Well, that makes sense." Jin Chaoxing nodded: "Then let's follow him. Don't forget to report to Deputy General Zuo immediately. It's not even half a day's journey to Dali. If Deputy General Zuo wants to stop him, he still has time."
"Okay, I'll report it quickly." Cao Zhen responded.
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So the two armies joined forces and marched towards Dali in a mighty manner.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched all the way north, keeping a close watch on the wind and clouds, and fighting bulls in anger. Along the way, the old officials, chieftains, chieftains, and native officials were frightened by the terrible power of the army, and rushed to submit to them. They also donated generous labor supplies.
In this way, we traveled smoothly all the way, constantly approaching Dali.
In that room, Marquis Xiping in Kunming City also received reports from Marquis Xuande and Marquis Jingchuan.
When he learned that Lan Yu had intervened and led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Dali, he angrily took the report and went to complain to His Highness.
The King of Chu was also extremely busy during this period. After the army occupied Kunming, the household registration, atlas, and land tax rolls left by King Liang needed to be re-registered, the administrative divisions of the Yuan Dynasty needed to be abolished, and new military and civilian governments needed to be established...
...Although the final decision lies with the old thief, he is in Yunnan personally after all, and his suggestions are still very important.
In short, Yunnan is in a state of ruin, and he does not need to worry about military matters, but he has to worry about all civil affairs. These days, Zhu Zhen has been leading a group of civil servants and clerks busy writing documents, and he is very happy.
Seeing Mu Ying come in, King Chu dropped the album in his hand, stood up and said with a smile: "You're here just in time, let's go for a walk."
"Yes." Mu Ying responded and walked with His Highness in the back garden of the palace.
Kunming is indeed the city of spring. Even in the first month of the year, flowers are still blooming and the spirit of spring is full. Walking in the beautiful gardens of the Qianliang Palace makes people feel much better.
"Do you know how I feel these days?" Zhu Zhen said first.
