Father can be an enemy to the country

"What's the use?!" The generals thought he was thinking of surrendering and immediately gave up.

"Marshal, if you dare to surrender, don't blame us for being rude!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I surrender?" Yaizhu said angrily: "Please be quiet and listen to what I have to say."

"You tell me." The generals became silent.

"We won't surrender, but we can negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty and make them promise never to invade Yunnan!" Yaizhu looked at the crowd and said, "These guys won't object, right?"

"Of course I won't object." The generals nodded, they were eager to do so.

"But how can the Ming Dynasty agree? Zhu Yuanzhang wants to eliminate us all."

"As long as we catch him, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely agree!" Yaizhu slapped the letter hard.

"King Chu?" all the generals said in unison.

"To be precise, it's King Jia Hai of Chu, the only twin prince in the Ming Dynasty, and the third person after the prince." Yaozhu said solemnly:

"I heard that he is Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite youngest son, and the prince also pays special attention to him. For such a big man to come to Puding Fort instead of staying in Nanjing, what is it if it's not a gift from the Immortal God?"

"Yes, as long as we can capture him, we can negotiate terms with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." The generals were enthusiastic and said excitedly: "At least this time they will definitely have to retreat."

"More than that, it can bring about ten or eight years of peace." The deputy commander also swallowed his saliva.

"But we can't take Puding Fort." People's joys and sorrows are not the same. The few chieftains were relatively indifferent. They were only worried about whether they would be allowed to attack the city again. It’s really unbearable.

"Yes, we have gone all out. If we can't defeat it, we can't defeat it." The Mongolian general did not deny this. If they were asked to attack the city again, they would be frightened.

"Can we use the trick to open the city gate?" the deputy commander suggested softly.

"If only this arrogant King Chu was alone, it would still be possible. But there is Mu Ying here, so don't even think about it." Yaizhu shook his head.

Mu Ying has accumulated a huge reputation fighting against Xifan over the years. It spread to Yunnan via Uzang, and everyone in Yaizhu knew his name like thunder. They knew that he was the leader among the new generation of generals in the Ming Dynasty. He was cautious in battle and never made mistakes. famous.

"You don't have to panic. Although I won't withdraw my troops, I don't plan to attack the city again." Yaizhu glanced at the generals again and said: "We will instead besiege. At the same time, we will immediately send someone to report to Pingzhang and ask him to lead the army. How about coming to catch this big fish?!”

"Okay." The generals breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they were not allowed to attack the city again, everything would be easy to discuss.

"This fish is too big for us to catch. As long as we can trap him in Puding Fort, it will be a great achievement." Yaozhu said slowly: "I believe Lord Pingzhang will also be happy to lead his troops here personally to capture him." This is a big fish.”

"Of course, if we can catch this big fish, the war will be over." The generals nodded excitedly. "Lord Pingzhang will also become the hero of the entire Yunnan!"

"This is a good plan, but what if reinforcements from the Ming army arrive first?" Someone finally asked the question.

"Yes." Everyone calmed down and returned to reality. "The King of Chu and Mu Ying are here, will the Ming army's reinforcements be far away?"

"As long as the Ming army's reinforcements arrive first, we will be attacked from both sides. Don't let yourself get caught without catching the fish." The deputy commander also agreed.

"That's right, so we have to prepare for the Ming army's reinforcements to arrive first." Yaizhu stood up and walked to the map he took out again, pointing at Puding Canyon and said: "This commander has set up defenses on the east side of the canyon to block those who may arrive at any time. Ming army reinforcements."

"Now we only need to increase our troops and set up an unbreakable line of defense to keep the Ming army out of the canyon for half a month!" Yaozhu pointed at the mouth of the canyon and said solemnly: "In half a month, our reinforcements will We’re here, and a battle will determine the outcome!”

As for how to arrange the west side of the canyon, no one asked. If Puding Canyon could be bypassed, Dalima would not have spent huge sums of money to build the Puding Fort.

"So I decided to divide our troops into two groups, one going east to reinforce the defenders at the mouth of the canyon, and the other group accompanying me to continue the siege of Puding Fort." Yaizhu ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The generals responded in a deep voice and took their orders separately.

Yaizhu then called Hu Yong over, rewarded him with five taels of silver, and said to him in a low voice: "Go back and report to Your Highness, saying that I am highly valued by Your Highness, and I am very grateful, but the matter of surrender is quite controversial." , I cannot convince my subordinates for the moment, so I would like to ask Your Highness to allow me to be commander in chief for a while, I will definitely lead the army to revolt."

To show that he was not just talking, he also took off the sword he was wearing, handed it to Hu Yong with both hands, and asked him to present it to His Highness.

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Hu Yong returned to Puding Fort, told His Highness what Biting Zhu had said, and presented the sword.

Zhu Zhen took it and stroked the huge sapphire embedded in the shark skin scabbard. He took out the knife again, admired the blade like autumn water, and praised: "The knife is a good knife, but it's a pity that people are not good birds."

After saying that, he put the sword back into its sheath, threw it to Hu Yong and said, "I'll reward you."

"This, this is the token that the biting pillar gave to His Highness. I don't dare to ask for it." Hu Yong was at a loss.

"What a bullshit token. He is obviously playing tricks on me. If he was really sincere, he should have sent his son here instead of a broken knife." Zhu Zhen waved his hand indifferently and asked Hu Yong to go down.

Mu Yingfang agreed: "Your Highness is right, that fellow is perfunctory to Your Highness and has absolutely no intention of submitting."

"I have no intention of asking him to surrender, I just need to keep him." Zhu Zhen said as he suddenly thought that he had tricked the other party first, so he became less angry.

He stood on the fort wall and looked at the military camp at the bottom of the mountain. He found that the army was still in chaos, so he was not sure: "They should stay, right?"

"Yes." Mu Ying nodded and said: "It seems that half of their troops are staying and half are leaving. Those who stayed are leaving in an orderly manner, so they are following the order of Biting Zhu. They are not acting without authorization."

"That's it." Zhu Zhen nodded. He really didn't see how it was so orderly.

"It can be speculated that the half of the Yuan army that left should have gone to reinforce the defenders at the mouth of the canyon." Mu Ying continued: "So this guy clearly wants to trap us in the fort and has absolutely no intention of leaving."

"That's good." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but smile: "It seems that this king is quite attractive."

"Of course." Mu Ying said speechlessly for a while: "In the eyes of the Yuan army, Your Highness is the most precious treasure in the world. If you get it, the whole of Yunnan will be safe. Can they not go crazy for Your Highness?"

"Hey, how could the general be so confused and agree to His Highness's plan?" He sighed and said, "How can you fish with a golden hook?"

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Zhen said with a nonchalant smile: "If you don't want to give up your child, you won't be able to trap the wolf; if you don't want to give up your wife, you won't be able to catch the gangster."