The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 245 Zhu Xiong Ying's Plan
When Togus Temur's concubine saw that he wanted to escape, she quickly grabbed his leg.

"Your Majesty, please, please take me with you!"

"Your Majesty, please, for the sake of my many years of service, take me with you and leave!"

When Togus Temur heard his most beloved concubine's mournful wail, he felt no sympathy whatsoever. Instead, he kicked her hard.

"Go to hell, you bunch of sluts, get out of here!"

In order to escape this place smoothly, Togus Temur did not intend to take anyone with him.

Bringing one more person now means one more danger. Although I like this concubine very much, I can still find many other people after I escape. I can't let one person ruin my escape route.

At this moment, the sounds of battle were deafening outside the tribe. Lan Yu's army had surrounded them from all sides, and the sounds of fighting and mournful cries filled the air.

At this moment, Togus Temur escaped from outside with his guards.

Looking back at his own tribe, he felt extremely distressed.

These were the people who had escaped from the pregnant belly with him, and now they had all been lost in this one place. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth in hatred.

At this moment, the guard beside him saw a Ming army rushing over from a distance and hurriedly said something.

"We must leave this place immediately, the Ming army is catching up!"

Togus Temur fled in panic, with his army in hot pursuit.

At this time, almost all the grassland people at Buyur Lake were gathered together.

Those who dared to resist have all been wiped out; what remains are the elderly, the weak, women, and children.

Looking at the prisoners, Lan Yu was extremely satisfied: "Very good. I didn't expect this battle to yield so many gains. When we return, His Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Grandson will definitely be very happy!"

Even Geng Bingwen, who was usually stern and unsmiling, nodded in satisfaction.

"General, the most important thing now is to settle these grassland people. When we came back, Taisun Bin was scared away, and we need to take these grassland people back with us!"

Battles rage between tribes across the grasslands. Although we've reached Buyur Lake this time, a new tribe will soon emerge there. The best solution is to relocate the entire population back!

"Only when the grasslands are devoid of population will they lose the foundation for continued development, and then we can establish our cities on these grasslands."

Given time, this area will be completely under our control!

Lan Yu was extremely displeased upon hearing this. In his youth, he had fought alongside his brother-in-law, Chang Yuchun.

Chang Yuchun was a brave warrior, but he had a bad habit of slaughtering prisoners of war, and he also developed this vice.

"I really don't understand what use these people are to His Highness the Crown Prince. They're wasting so much food. But I've heard that Togus Temur's concubines are quite nice. Can you find out where they are? I want to see them tonight!"

Geng Bingwen immediately understood what Lan Yu meant and hurriedly said, "General, you mustn't! Although we have defeated these people, they still hold their positions and status. If we do this, wouldn't we be inviting trouble for ourselves?" Lan Yu scoffed at this, "They're just a few prisoners, what's the big deal? I've already burned down their hometowns. Do you think the Emperor and the Crown Prince would punish me for this?"

At this moment, Geng Bingwen looked at Lan Yu in front of him and said, "Perhaps they won't punish you, but others might. The Crown Prince told me when we went on the expedition that if the General did anything out of line or bullied prisoners, you should take him back and deal with him!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, looking at Geng Bingwen beside her with disbelief.

Extremely displeased, he thought, "Did His Highness the Crown Prince really make you say these things?"

Geng Bingwen nodded: "Even if I were the most audacious, I wouldn't dare to falsely convey His Highness the Crown Prince's decree. You know His Highness the Crown Prince's methods very well. If you really offend His Highness the Crown Prince, I believe the General knows very well what the consequences will be!"

"Back then, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, and the nobles of Huaixi were all tyrannical and arrogant. They even looked down on His Highness the Crown Prince. What was the final outcome?"

Thinking of his old brothers in Huaixi, Lan Yu couldn't help but gasp. For some reason, he always felt that Zhu Xiong Ying's methods were extremely unusual.

He was even more ruthless than Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao. If he were to fall into Zhu Xiong Ying's hands, Zhu Xiong Ying might not show any affection. It seems that Zhu Xiong Ying had already guessed his thoughts.

The reason he had Geng Bingwen, with whom he had never gotten along, watch over things was to prevent this from happening.

Upon realizing this, Lan Yu's pent-up anger instantly dissipated. She grumbled, "Honestly, even fighting a war can't give us a break. Fine, fine, arrest all these prisoners and take them all back. Don't let a single one escape!"

At this moment, a troop of soldiers on the grassland was chasing after Togus Temur, the emperor of the Northern Yuan.

Tuogus Temur was extremely frustrated. Why did these guys keep following him and wouldn't let him go? If it weren't for the unfavorable situation on the grassland, he wouldn't have been chased into such a sorry state.

Thinking about this, he felt extremely depressed.

The cavalrymen who were chasing after him were none other than King Zhu Shuang of Qin and his soldiers.

When King Zhu Shuang of Qin saw a group of soldiers escape from the camp, although these people were dressed in the clothes of ordinary soldiers, King Zhu Shuang noticed that their warhorses were very special and were obviously carefully selected.

It's clear these soldiers are no ordinary soldiers; judging from the chase just now, they must have caught a big fish in this operation.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that these people's weapons and equipment were extraordinary. They excitedly shouted, "Everyone, give it your all! Don't let this guy escape! These people are definitely not ordinary. If we can capture them, we'll make a name for ourselves and get back!"

"In addition to His Majesty's reward, I will add one hundred taels of silver to each person's share!"

Upon hearing that there was a reward, everyone rushed over with all their might.

He ran, he chased, but he couldn't escape.

The two soldiers chased each other across the grassland.

Totogus Temur was extremely anxious.

"What should we do? If this continues, we may not be able to escape at all. Whoever is willing to stay behind to cover our retreat, as long as they live, I guarantee them future wealth and honor!"

(End of this chapter)