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

Chapter 433 Li Wenzhong's Choice
"Generals, although we have won the first battle, the enemy's numbers are not particularly large, and we can only achieve a minor victory. Moreover, this time we only launched a surprise attack. Through this battle, we can see that the enemy in front of us is not weak, and in addition to the Chagatai Khanate, they also have the even more powerful Timurid Khanate behind them!"

"If we attack the Chagatai Khanate, the Timurid Khanate is very likely to support them!"

"Therefore, what we need to do in this battle is to buy time. The speed of our attack must be fast. Only by being fast enough can we quickly resolve this battle and make a contribution!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, but this was indeed a challenge for them. Eliminating the enemy without anyone noticing was no easy task.

At this moment, Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong looked at the map and said.

"If we head west from here, we'll soon reach the Pamir Mountains. Once we cross those mountains, we'll reach the Western Regions of the Great Yue Kingdom. First, we'll reach the Loulan region of the Western Regions. We don't know much about what this region is like now!"

"After all, we are in charge of this area. Loulan has been extinct for countless years. This place is now under the jurisdiction of the Chagatai Khanate. However, the language here is still the language of the Western Regions, which has many similarities with the language of the Central Plains!"

"This is indeed good news for us, so this time I decided to split our forces into three routes. I will lead one force to attack directly from the middle route, crossing the basin and the desert."

Attack the heart of the Chagatai Khanate directly!

"The other two armies headed directly north, crossing the Gaochang area, cutting off the enemy's possibility of escaping north!"

"The other army attacked from the south, crossing over Qiemo and the Pishan area!"

"Get behind the enemy as quickly as possible and cut off their connection with the Timurid Khanate!"

"And we must hold the border between the two countries and prevent the enemy from providing support!"

"Of these three armies, the most dangerous is the southern one, which I will personally lead. The central and northern armies each need one leader. Who among you is willing to lead the troops?"

After hearing this, everyone volunteered to fight.

At this moment, Prince Yan, Zhu Di, spoke.

"General, I think I should take command of the troops in the south. You are the commander-in-chief of these three armies. The mission of a thousand-mile raid may result in you losing contact with the main force. This is a very important matter!"

"Once we lose contact with the main force, it will be very difficult to handle any situation that arises. Therefore, it is most appropriate for you to stay in the central army and command from the center. I suggest that I take the southern route!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was extremely surprised and flustered. They knew that the person in front of them was a prince, and if anything happened to him, it would be very difficult to explain when they returned.

Duke Li Wenzhong of Cao sighed. Sure enough, everything was under Zhu Xiong Ying's control. Zhu Xiong Ying had even guessed such a thing, which was truly terrifying.

Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong stared intently at Yan Wang, Zhu Di said.

"Are you sure? This time it's a matter of life and death. Even if you are a prince, we cannot guarantee that you will come back alive!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhu Di of Yan spoke firmly.

"Of course, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Some things you have to try to know, so I hope you can give me this opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, Duke Li Wenzhong of Cao burst into laughter.

"As expected of His Majesty's son, in that case, this task is entrusted to you!"

"And we hope you won't let us down!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Yan, Zhu Di, was extremely excited and then nodded firmly.

"Please rest assured, General, I will definitely not let you down!" Because Prince Yan, Zhu Di, needed to travel thousands of miles south along the basin, he was among the first to make his move.

Taking advantage of the fact that Prince Yan, Zhu Di, had left this place, the generals' expressions were extremely complicated.

"The commander-in-chief is a prince, of extremely high status. How can we let him go to such a dangerous place? If His Majesty finds out about this, he will not forgive us!"

Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong shook his head in one breath and said.

"Don't worry, this matter will not involve you."

It was Prince Yan, Zhu Di's, own choice, and of course, His Highness the Crown Prince had already foreseen it!

Everyone was shocked to hear that His Highness the Crown Prince had foreseen this.

"How could this be? His Highness the Crown Prince was far away in Yingtian Prefecture, how could he have foreseen such a thing!"

Duke Li Wenzhong of Cao sighed. He found the Crown Prince in Yingtian Prefecture increasingly unfathomable, even more so than His Majesty and the Crown Prince.

At this time, Yingtian Prefecture was still in chaos. Empress Ma's illness showed no improvement. During this period, even Zhu Yuanzhang was not in the mood to deal with various matters. He left most of them to his grandson Zhu Xiong Ying and crown prince Zhu Biao, while he stayed at Renshou Palace.

Many ordinary people were also worried about Empress Ma. It should be noted that Zhu Xiong Ying started planting the potatoes under Empress Ma's orders after obtaining them. Moreover, after the planting was completed, Empress Ma distributed the seeds to everyone and personally instructed them to cultivate them.

It was precisely for this reason that Empress Ma gained much prestige, in addition to her original prestige.

Many families have set up longevity tablets for Empress Ma.

This shows just how high Empress Ma's prestige was in the eyes of the people.

At this time, Zhu Xiong Ying was handling matters in the cabinet. The cabinet ministers had all been replaced, but Zhu Bai and others were still there.

At this moment...

Crown Prince Zhu Biao stormed up to Zhu Xiong Ying, holding the document in his hand, and said...

"U.A., what does this mean? What exactly do you want to do?"

Why put your fourth uncle in such a dangerous situation?

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the place, unaware of what had happened there.

When the twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, heard that this matter concerned his fourth brother, he was stunned for a moment, and then he listened attentively.

Zhu Xiong Ying looked at the contents and understood what Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong had done, then smiled and said.

"Father, don't worry. This was indeed my idea, but it's not a bad thing for Fourth Uncle!"

"You should know that your fourth uncle has always wanted to be like Huo Qubing, and now this is a chance!"

"Moreover, my fourth uncle has studied the military strategies of the Duke of Wei, and he has many capable ministers and generals around him. I have transferred all my subordinates, such as Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu, and Qu Neng, to him. With their assistance, as long as they don't act recklessly, nothing will go wrong!"

(End of this chapter)