Father can be an enemy to the country

In the study room of Prince Dian's Mansion.

Zhu Zhen paced back and forth in front of the large map, repeatedly reviewing the latest strategy proposed by Mu Ying.

After a long time, he finally said: "I have thought about it, and I feel that your judgment is correct. If I were Silunfa, and I heard that the imperial court was going to mobilize a large army to eliminate me, I would probably concentrate all my efforts to kill him first. !”

"Yes!" Mu Ying nodded: "Silunfa must win a victory over us in order to truly gain prestige and consolidate his fragile political power, so he must give it a try while he still has the advantage. Once the army is in position, he will never have a chance again.”

"Yeah." Zhu Zhen nodded, closed his eyes slightly and said, "I have a few questions."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty." Mu Ying stood solemnly behind him and said respectfully.

"One is that according to your method, Silunfa is likely to take action in advance. If this is the case, then he should use his troops with great speed, not only before the main army in the mainland is in place, but also before our Yunnan guards The troops of the institute must be dispatched before completing training, so as to ensure that the disparity in strength between the enemy and ours is the greatest and the chance of victory is greatest!"

"The prince is right, Silunfa will not wait for us to train the army and fully restore its combat effectiveness." Mu Ying nodded solemnly and said:

"Furthermore, looking at the previous two internal invasions, Silunfa knows our troop deployment very well...Last time they retreated as soon as the general launched his troops, and this time they directly ambush Feng Cheng, which shows that their intelligence work is very good. Deli, his eyes and ears are everywhere in Kunming!"

"That's for sure." Although Zhu Zhen no longer has the Jin Yiwei in his hands, Shu Laibao and his group of former brothers from the Beggar Clan know that their roots lie in the prince, so they are willing to come to Yunnan with him.

Zhu Zhen then placed all the former Jinyi Guards of the dirty clothes sect in Kunming City, and they still did their original work.

Over the past year, Shu Laibao and others have caught countless local people spying on the palace and spying on the military situation, but just like the rats in the granary, they can't catch them all.

Of course, this is normal for newly developed areas...

"So the general estimates that based on Na Silunfa's understanding of our army, it is very likely that he will invade before our army completes its training!" Mu Ying's judgment was consistent with Zhu Zhen's.

"Then you don't have many troops at your disposal." Zhu Zhen frowned and said, "It's only 30,000 people at full strength. Or do you mean to just pull up the guard troops without waiting for the training to be completed?"

"No need, the last general will bring 30,000 elite soldiers." Mu Ying said calmly:

"What if Silunfa is too scared to fight us if he brings more troops? But if he knows that I only have 30,000 reinforcements, he will definitely confront me head-on."

"Of course, he can bring out 300,000 troops with all his strength. Against 30,000 troops, the advantage is too great." Zhu Zhen worried: "But you only have 30,000 troops, is it a little less?"

"Quite a few." Mu Ying calmly analyzed:

"According to the intelligence, there is no distinction between military and civilians in the Luchuan regime. When the people gather together, they form the army, and when they disperse, they form the people. In case of a battle, one of every three or five people will be sent to the army, and the strongest one will be selected as the main army and called 'Xi' "La'. Xila held his troops to defend against the enemy, and the remaining soldiers paid tribute. Therefore, the army marched between 50,000 and 60,000, but the number of warriors was less than 20,000."

"So although all the people in Luchuan are soldiers and can mobilize 300,000 troops, the real combat troops are only 100,000. Excluding the defenders in Jingdong, Silunfa's fighting troops are only 80,000." After a pause, he said decisively:

"Thirty thousand Ming troops versus 80,000 local soldiers, I have the advantage!"

It's as natural as saying that snow is white and coal is black...

"Okay..." Who said it was Mu Ying? Zhu Zhen had no choice but to believe it.

"What are your chances of winning?" He asked Mu Ying again.

"I'm 70% sure that Silunfa will take the bait. As long as Silunfa takes the bait, I'm 100% sure... Oh no, I'd better be more rigorous. I'm 99% sure that I can defeat him in one fell swoop!" Mu Ying He replied rigorously.

"Then the odds of winning are not low." Zhu Zhen couldn't help being amused, and then said seriously:

"It's just that this conflicts with the strategy set by Emperor Father - Emperor Father wants us to hold off the enemy army and wait for the arrival of 200,000 troops to complete the battle. And you want to take the opportunity to lure the snake out of its hole and fight with They have a decisive battle in advance! This is not to say that they are completely opposite, but it is almost the same."

"Because only by fighting in advance can we have a chance to fight!" Mu Ying looked grim.

In the Ming Dynasty, Boss Zhu was a god-like existence.

He actually dared to question his decision-making. The pressure was so great that not even the emperor's godson could withstand it.

But precisely because he was so sincere to his adoptive father, he still had to say it no matter how much pressure he put on him...

"If we just wait for the army to be in position, Silunfa will definitely run away... What awaits our army then will be an unsolvable dilemma!"

As he spoke, he raised his head, looked at Zhu Zhen with clear eyes and said: "With hundreds of thousands of troops working on an expedition, we definitely cannot withdraw our troops. In the end, we have no choice but to plunge into the boundless tropical jungle. The consequences will be disastrous..."

"Understood." Zhu Zhen nodded and sighed softly: "But if I follow your opinion, once the war goes wrong or even loses, the responsibility will be huge."

"The general is willing to issue a military order, and I will bear all the consequences!" Mu Ying said with clasped fists.

"That's what I said. From the first day, I have said that you just go ahead and do whatever you can do! The credit belongs to you, and I will take the responsibility for the mistakes." Zhu Zhen shook his head. , patted his strong shoulders and said:

"With my broad shoulders and thick back, I am the most suitable person to take the blame."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Mu Ying was so moved.

"Then we can all agree." Zhu Zhen smiled and nodded:

"But this matter is a big one, and it is not something you and I can decide. Let me go back to the capital as a matter of urgency, and talk things over with the old man face to face. Besides, we have to report our results, otherwise my father will really think that we Just messing around with girls here."

"What?" Mu Ying was stunned.

"Nothing." Zhu Zhen realized that he had let something slip, so he covered it up without leaving a trace and said:

"We haven't seen each other for more than a year. We need to go back to strengthen the relationship between father and son."

"Then it's Prince Lao." Mu Ying said respectfully:

"Then before the prince comes back or has a new decree, the general will make arrangements according to this strategy."

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded in agreement: "Anyway, no matter your plan or my father's plan, we must first defend Dingyuan City. If Dingyuan City is lost, we will not even be able to cross the Lancang River..."

"Yes, after the loss of Jingdong Mansion, we only have Dingyuan City as the last stronghold on the left bank of the Lancang River. It is really important." Mu Yingshen said with approval:

"This is a place that we must defend, and it is also a place that the Luchuan Army must capture. Therefore, we must send elite troops and strong generals to garrison, and we must not allow any mistakes, otherwise everything will be over!"