Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

The night is very late.

Zhu Di stood on the shore, looking in the direction of Gaizhou, his brows furrowed.

When he was in Jinzhou, he was very restless.

After the action begins.

Very unsatisfactory.

The attack was agreed upon, but the eldest brother failed to do so for some unknown reason.

Betray the Ming Dynasty?

impossible.

Even if he ignores the sworn brotherhood, the eldest brother cannot be so short-sighted.

The Yuan Dynasty was already declining.

On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty were vigorous and prosperous.

As a native of the Central Plains, it was impossible for him to be buried in the Yuan Dynasty.

Not for the sake of brotherhood, but for the sake of meritorious service and returning home in fine clothes. The eldest brother hopes more than anyone else to regain the imperial seal and present it to the old man.

Every contribution now is the capital for the elder brother to gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty in the future.

Therefore, the eldest brother must be in trouble.

Give up?

But if we give up this time, Ming Dynasty may lose the imperial seal forever.

The Central Plains may also lose the imperial seal forever.

This was made by the First Emperor after he unified the Central Plains.

To a certain extent, it is a concrete symbol that the Central Plains must be unified.

swish swish...

There were footsteps behind him, and Zhu Di turned his head...

Zhang Qi stopped beside Zhu Di and glanced at Zhu Di, "Brother Zhu can't sleep?"

Zhu Di didn't hide anything and nodded, "I can't sleep. I'm wondering if we should give up this operation..."

"No!"

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Qi in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Qi would reject it so categorically.

"Brother Zhu, although you are His Majesty's country party, do you really understand the meaning of the gold medal on your body? His Majesty gave you such an important gold medal, which shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to the national jade seal. We can't even try it. If you dare, just go back..."

Zhang Qi shook his head and said nothing.

That would be bad luck!

Zhu Di understood Zhang Qi's concerns.

Yes, the old man must be disappointed.

I couldn't bear to anger him.

Will he complain and anger the soldiers?

According to the old man's virtue, it is really possible.

"Brother Zhu, what are we afraid of if we have a ship? If the attack fails tomorrow night, we will withdraw. It will be easier to explain when we go back. The result is unpredictable, but the attitude must be correct."

Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh.

The restlessness in my heart also dissipated a lot, and I nodded: "Okay, listen to Brother Zhang, if the attack is not going to be successful tomorrow night, we will withdraw!"

From Zhang Qi's attitude, he could tell that if he didn't attack, he would retreat now.

The brothers on the island may not agree.

…

It is seventy miles northeast of Gaizhou.

The bonfire is bright.

Inside the only dilapidated tent.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhang Qu's nervous forehead, and he reported: "The villain went to negotiate with Naha. Naha was very forceful and asked the Zhiyuan to give up the resistance and hand over the team to him. He will reuse the Zhiyuan..."

…

Zhang Yu sneered, it’s the same trick again.

Under such conditions, Naha has already opened up.

"Naha Chu also said that it is okay if we attack Gaizhou, but after that, we have to hand Gaizhou and the imperial seal to him, and he will send us off to leave Liaodong and return to the grassland. ♦♤♗"

After Zhang Qu finished his report, the tent fell into silence.

After a while, Zhang Yu raised his head and asked, "What do you think? How should we choose?"

"Zhiyuan, I feel that we have jumped into a trap, and Nahachu seems to have known our plan..."

Zhang Yu nodded.

Ever since he discovered that his escape route was cut off yesterday, he knew he had fallen into a trap.

The summer offensive that he and his second and third sons carefully deceived Feng Sheng must have been seen through.

This time, Feng Sheng must be cooperating with Naha.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Naha to know, let alone accurately judge, his marching route.

"Go on." Although he already had an idea, he needed to hear different voices.

Zhang Qu continued: "Naha's so-called gift to send us back to the grassland must be to fool us. He is driving away wolves and devouring tigers. He wants us to help him solve Puda's misunderstanding."

"So, Naha Chu will not attack us until we take Gaizhou."

"As long as we get the jade seal passed down from the country, we don't know how to disperse the team and follow Mr. Zhu in the boat and sail away..."

Zhang Yu glanced at Zhang Qu who gradually became silent.

This plan means abandoning the family members who are still on the grassland.

He is not a hero like Liu Bang.

He couldn't do anything but leave his wife and children and run for his own life.

"I can't do such a thing as abandoning my family!" Zhang Yu objected decisively, "Besides, this is gambling. There is no problem in gambling on the road on the sea."

Is it really foolproof?

After analysis, it was determined that this time he and Lao Si got into the game played by Feng Sheng and Naha in partnership.

He was also very worried about this road on the sea.

He was now glad that the fourth child proposed a waterway sneak attack plan, and the two of them were not killed by Naha.

I am also worried about the current situation of the fourth child

But be sure not to run into the Yuan Dynasty navy in Liaodong Bay.

As the Presiding Officer of the Privy Council, he knew that this naval force was not weak in combat effectiveness!

The fact that the imperial navy has been unable to break through the Bohai Strait blockade until now is the best proof.

As for Lao Si and his fifty small boats, they didn't even have the strength to resist when they encountered the Yuan Dynasty navy.

It would be easier for Laosi and his group of landlubbers to land ashore and get into this game than to be hit by the navy in Liaodong Bay.

Snapped!

Zhang Yu snapped at the table: "Let's stay here and hold back most of Naha's troops."

"Then we'll see how the situation develops before making a decision. You go near Gaizhou. Once you encounter my fourth brother attacking Gaizhou, tell him our situation. By the way, remind him that the waterway in Liaodong Bay may not be safe. How to retreat? I want him to think carefully."

"Where are we, sir?"

Zhang Yu glanced at Zhang Qu and said angrily: "Does Naha dare to kill us? He dares to disperse our army, but he dares not kill me!"

Naha even suspected that he and Daming were unclear.

But if there is no evidence, he will not be killed.

He is the Magistrate of the Privy Council and represents the royal court!

The team broke up. At worst, they threw away their weapons and surrendered to Naha.

When Naha goes out, he will be sent back to the royal court.

At most, he could be accused of colluding with the Ming army.

But there is no evidence. He also has some friends in the royal court, so he will definitely not lose his life.

…

The next evening.

Fifty small boats docked in the dark.

After everyone got off the boat, Zhu Di ordered: "Zhang Wu, please stay with ten brothers and watch the boatman and the boat. This is our retreat, more important than anything else!"

It was because it was too important that he kept Zhang Wu.

Zhang Wu will strictly carry out his orders and will not be half-hearted like others who are only thinking about going to Gaizhou to gain credit.

Zhang Wu nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhu, I will definitely guard the ship!"

Zhu Di smiled and patted Zhang Wu on the shoulder, waved his hand, and quickly rushed towards Gaizhou City under the moonlight.

About an hour later.

A group of people stopped a mile outside Gaizhou City.

Waited for a while.

Tan Yuan arrived with dozens of soldiers and carried three ladders. In the past few days, Tan Yuan and Zhang Qi led people ashore and secretly made and hid them.

Panting, Tan Yuan approached Zhu Di and glanced at the top of the city. For such a long city wall, only a thousand people were originally allocated.

There are only about three to four hundred people on duty at night.

There are only a few scattered on the long city wall.

As long as you can get close quietly.

Once you get to the top of the city, you won't be afraid of not being able to open the city gate!

"Mr. Zhu, when will we launch the siege?"

Zhu Di glanced at it and said with a smile: "Don't worry, let's wait until after midnight. When the enemy defenders are the sleepiest, it will be easier for us to get closer..."

In fact, the fourth watch day is the most suitable.

At this time, the soldiers who had not slept all night couldn't stand it anymore and started to be lazy.

But the fourth watch was too late for them.

There are probably more than 10,000 garrison troops in Gaizhou.

They only have a thousand men, and if they want to conquer Gaizhou, the only way is to create chaos.

In the dark night, the enemy panicked and blew up the camp.

The fourth watch is too close to dawn. Once dawn, if the Yuan soldiers in Gaizhou are not scared away, they will be in danger.

new

Therefore, it is most suitable after midnight.

…

Time passes little by little.

Zhu Di looked at the moon to judge the time.

After a while, the time passed.

Zhang Qi was a little anxious and looked at Zhu Di from time to time.

Zhu Di turned his head and said, "Tan Yuan, Zhou Lang, take the most skilled brothers and lurk towards the city wall with the ladder, and the others will follow behind!"

In order to make no noise during the night attack, everyone took off their armor and put it on the boat.

Wearing the red coat worn for daily training, he crawled forward without making too much noise.

…

Puda's official residence.

study.

Puda was sitting behind his desk, holding up the milky-white imperial jade seal and looking at it carefully by candlelight. He couldn't put it down.

Why!

At a certain moment, he suddenly sighed and said regretfully: "Soon, you will no longer belong to me. Sure enough, not everyone deserves to own this kind of thing, even if it is just for collecting and playing, ordinary people are not guilty, but they are guilty of harboring a treasure..."

Naha Chu had already cut off Zhang Yu's escape route.

It was clear that he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate this serious nuisance sent by the royal court.

As for the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty.

I'm afraid, like Zhang Yu, he is trying to get into the trap set up by Naha.

But it has nothing to do with him.

He only needs to guard Gaizhou City.

Gaizhou City is the bait for catching the four princes of the Ming Dynasty.

But he was the bait and had ten thousand soldiers and horses. The fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty was destined to be in trouble this time.

Or be captured by Naha.

If you have a strong backbone.

There is a high probability that he will die on the battlefield, right?

who cares!

As long as this matter is settled and he hands over the imperial seal, he can stay in Gaizhou peacefully and lead his tribe to herd horses and sheep.

He is not worthy of such a thing as the national jade seal!

ha……

Puda yawned unreasonably, put the imperial seal back into the exquisite box, looked at it reluctantly, closed the box and left.

…

"kill!"

"Ming Army!"

"The Ming army has entered the city!"

…

Puda Luli had just been waiting in the concubine's room and fell asleep, when suddenly a panicked cry came from the room.

"The Fourth Prince of the Ming Dynasty!"

He exclaimed and stood up.

boom!

At the same time, the door was suddenly knocked open, and a member of the household rushed in in a panic: "Captain, Ming...Ming army, many Ming troops suddenly entered from the west gate, and the west gate defenders have been defeated!"

Commander-in-Chief is an unreasonable official position in Puda.

Puda lost his sense and his eyes widened for a moment, "Ximen Binhai, the other three city gates did not detect any enemy situation, how could it be possible at Ximen..."

The sound stopped suddenly.

waterway!

"Naha comes out! Damn Naha comes out! Did he know earlier that the Ming army took the water route!"

Puda was also a smart man, and he immediately thought of the waterway.

"Puda was beheaded for being unreasonable!"

"Puda was beheaded for being unreasonable. Surrender to avoid death!"

…

"I'm still alive!" Puda was furious when he heard the shouts coming closer and closer outside.

Baihu reminded with a trembling voice: "Chief Commander, this is the Ming Army. The Ming Army is already approaching the mansion! Commander, if you don't leave, it will be too late!"

"Counterattack! Organize troops to counterattack!" Puda went barefoot and grabbed Baihu's collar and roared.

Baihu shouted loudly: "Captain, Bei Zhi came from the north gate. When Bei Zhi left, the camp was already bombed at the north gate!"

Blow up the camp!

Puda shook his body uncontrollably.

Bombing the camp is the most feared thing at night.

"Chief of Thousands, Captain of Thousands..." At this moment, another member of the family, covered in blood, ran in and said in a panic: "Hurry up, the Ming army has already rushed into the front yard of the mansion!"

Puda lost his mind and trembled all over, but finally regained consciousness: "Hurry! Go through the back door quickly and call other family members!"

"Escort me to the study..." Before Puda could finish his unreasonable words, he was picked up by two hundred households and carried out.

"Jade Seal! The Jade Seal of the Kingdom..."

No matter how much Puda shouted out of control, the two hundred households didn't care at all.

In the eyes of two hundred households.

The jade seal handed down from the Central Plains Dynasty is just a piece of broken stone, not as valuable as salt or tea.

If they delay for a while, they may become the dead souls of the Ming army.

…

Puda Shili had just left not long ago.

Zhu Di rushed in with Tan Yuan and others.

After quickly controlling all the family members and servants in Puda Wuli Mansion who had not had time to escape.

Zhu Di quickly issued an order: "Tan Yuan, let the brothers continue to create chaos and drive everyone in the city to run out of the city. No matter what method is used, we must create a movement. There are many people in the city. We must clear the city before dawn." Most of the people were driven out!”

That's all they have.

The Mongolian people in the city stayed in the city and resisted if they discovered any clues.

They can't cope.

Everyone must be driven away, and they cannot encounter large-scale resistance before they find the Jade Seal of the Kingdom.

"yes!"

Tan Yuan quickly left after accepting the order.

Zhu Di turned around and said, "Brother Zhang, immediately interrogate Puda's unreasonable family members and find the imperial seal as soon as possible."

"clear."

…

Three poles in the sun.

Zhu Di and Zhang Qi were led cautiously by Puda's unreasonable concubine.

Appear in the study.

Zhu Di followed the direction of his concubine's finger and walked over quickly after seeing the exquisite box.

When he opened the box and saw what was inside, he raised the corners of his lips slightly, picked it up, and turned it around...

The eight characters "If you are ordered by heaven, you will live forever" come into view.

Zhang Qi took a closer look and said excitedly: "Brother Zhu, you can't go wrong. The style, jade material, and text on it are all the same as the national jade seal."

Zhu Di nodded.

After putting the jade seal away again, he held the box under his arm and walked out.

It's time to retreat!

"Mr. Zhu, Mr. Zhu..."

As soon as he walked out of the study door, there were urgent shouts outside the courtyard where the study was located.

Follow the sound and look...

Tan Yuan led Zhang Qu in hurriedly.

Zhang Qu came to Zhu Di, clasped his fists and said hastily: "Mr. Zhu, I have urgent information that I want to discuss with you alone."

"Go to the study!"

Zhu Di turned around and entered the study.

Kicked out Puda's unreasonable concubine.

Snapped!

The study door is closed.

Zhang Qu spoke quickly and nervously: "Mr. Zhu, our retreat is blocked by the King of Liaoyang..."

outside the house.

Tan Yuan and Zhang Qi personally guarded outside the courtyard.

Zhang Qi saw that Tan Yuan was very nervous and asked curiously: "Tan Yuan, who was that person just now..."

Tan Yuan forced a smile, "Mr. Zhu's friend brought us very important news. He may have fallen into a trap this time."

…

Ta-ta-ta...

"Hundred households, hundred households..."

The sound of rapid footsteps and panicked shouts interrupted Tan Yuan's words.

Zhang Qi and Tan Yuan turned around, their expressions changing instantly...

"Zhang Wu! Why are you here!" The two of them exclaimed at the same time when they saw Zhang Wu.

Inside the room, Zhang Qu had already finished speaking.

Zhu Di was frowning and wondering whether to retreat by water.

Suddenly I heard movement in the courtyard.

Zhu Di's face changed slightly and he pushed the door open with a lunge.

Zhang Wu, who was gasping for air, saw Zhu Di, rushed over, and fell to his knees: "Mr. Zhu, Zhang Wu is incompetent. The Yuan Dynasty navy suddenly appeared after dawn..."

Zhu Di smiled bitterly secretly.

Big Brother's warning has just come.

The bad news came.

However, he would also be lucky if he encountered the Yuan Dynasty navy on the sea surface of Liaodong Bay on his way back.

That's the worst.

Feng Sheng's game was really flawless!

No wonder I hinted at beating him up in the first place.

It turned out to be giving him a chance to choose!

As expected of an uncle and elder!

If Feng Sheng knew that they were blocked in the Yuan Control Area, he would probably laugh to the sky with joy, right?

Tan Yuan, Zhang Qi, and Zhang Qu looked at Zhu Di eagerly...

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