Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

The words "army of justice, army of kings" instantly made the prime minister and others feel a surge of warmth in their hearts.

That’s right, they represent the imperial court and the righteousness and future of the Great Zhou. Why would they launch sneak attacks like these villains?

They have absolute strength and the ability to crush others, so why should they be hesitant and submissive? ?

They have the determination to win and the desire to achieve great things, so why don't they do it in one go?

"Good, good, good!"

"General Lei's analysis is really excellent."

Even the Prime Minister had to admit the truth in Lei Tong's words.

This time, he had already made a deal secretly with the five ancient families, but after so many years of ups and downs in the court, the prime minister had long been clear about the way of being an official and the way of being a saint.

No matter which path you choose, you must demonstrate your value. Only with enough value can you make yourself invincible.

If this battle is just a victory, it will be of no significance to the Prime Minister.

Because the five ancient families can find someone to replace themselves at any time.

Only with a great victory, an absolute crushing victory, the complete support of the people, and the inner recognition of these 300,000 troops, can the prime minister's throne be stabilized.

Only the five great ancient families would see the value of the prime minister and the abilities he demonstrated.

Therefore, the Prime Minister knew better than anyone that he could not win by cowardice.

This time, he wanted to make sure that the whole world was speechless and the five ancient families would have no worries, thus becoming a sure win for him on his way to becoming the emperor.

"I suggest that we issue a challenge and have the final battle at noon!"

When Lei Tong saw that the Prime Minister approved of this, a smile appeared on his face.

It has been a long time since he has seen such a simple, ambitious and self-satisfied person. The appearance of the prime minister may really be the most correct choice made by Emperor Tianjing.

Only in this way can Zhou Zheng have the greatest chance.

Of course, Lei Tong wouldn't tell you these things.

"As long as the challenge is issued, Zhou Zheng's troops will be in chaos!"

"The most important thing is that with Zhou Zheng's character, he would never dare to set an ambush. Because that would be a failure, because if that happened, Zhou Zheng's reputation would continue to fall."

"The most important thing is that if Zhou Zheng knew he would lose, he would definitely choose a fair and aboveboard way to lose."

"I know Zhou Zheng too well. What he cares about most is his reputation."

After clearing his cough, Lei Tong's expression became serious again.

His words were not loud, but each one seemed to have the force of tens of millions of pounds, striking directly into the Prime Minister's heart.

Even the other generals present couldn't help but nod their heads.

This time, the court and Zhou Zheng were fighting between two saints. Each of them claimed that they were the army of justice, and each of them claimed that the other was a rebel.

Everyone knows that in this world, winners are kings and losers are villains, and everything is written by the victor.

But even so, they also hope that they are actually the army of justice.

Especially the 300,000 troops of the imperial court. After all, they are a gathering of aristocratic families, and they all know very well why the current situation has occurred.

Therefore, what they want is not just to win, but also nominal legitimacy.

Seeing everyone excited at this time, Huang Cheng's face became gloomy as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

His eyes swept across everyone's faces, and then his pupils suddenly wrinkled. As a real general, he naturally did not agree with Lei Tong's so-called army of justice and the army of the king.

He knows better than anyone that war is all about deception!

The way to use troops is to distinguish the real from the fake.

If all the deployment of troops is known to the enemy, if all your actions are under the enemy's nose, then it would be a pipe dream to win the battle.

He gritted his teeth. On the battlefield, there was only life and death, no justice.

But he wanted to speak up to remind her, but in the end he didn't have the courage to say it.

He naturally understood the inner thoughts of the prime minister and many generals, but he was more aware that everyone was in high spirits now, and if he spoke nonsense, he might be dragged out as a sacrifice.

He gritted his teeth, his heart filled with bitterness.

The only thing that comforted Huang Cheng a little was that in this decisive battle, the imperial court still had an absolute advantage.

He agreed with Lei Tong on one point, that is, with Zhou Zheng's personality, as long as there was any way, he would not sit and wait for death, but take the initiative to attack.

If the court just follows Lei Tong's approach, it will most likely still win, but it will pay a huge price.

A loss of one hundred thousand?

Maybe more?!

Huang Cheng didn't even dare to think about it.

However, seeing these soldiers with smug faces, as if they were sure of victory, he could only sigh in his heart. Arrogant soldiers will surely be defeated. With the way they are doing, they will definitely suffer a great loss on the battlefield.

"However, this is also good. At least it reduces some pressure on the court and gives Emperor Tianjing a little more opportunity."

Huang Cheng still had the imperial court and Emperor Tianjing in his heart. He knew that the aristocratic families posed a great threat to the imperial power.

If they win this time, the loss of a certain proportion of the 300,000 troops would be enough to injure the aristocratic families and stabilize the imperial power a little.

However, what Huang Cheng didn't know was that if he really won this time, the world would be in chaos and the dynasty would change.

Otherwise, Huang Cheng wouldn't have had this idea.

"it is good!"

"Come here, challenge me. Tomorrow at noon, we will have a life-and-death duel!"

The Prime Minister was quite decisive in this matter. He made the decision on the spot after just one angry rebuke.

The others nodded quickly, then took a deep breath and prepared for the next battle.

"General Lei, those who surrendered?"

Now that the decisive battle has been confirmed, everything will be much easier.

But at this time, the prime minister suddenly thought of the three hundred surrendered soldiers.

He didn't care about these soldiers at all, he just asked casually as it flashed through his mind.

"The demon is misleading the people and deceiving the army. He should be killed!"

"Using the heads of three hundred people as a sacrifice before the decisive battle may not be a bad thing."

Lei Tong's face was serious and he directly sentenced these people to death.

In this regard, the Prime Minister waved his hand and ordered everything to be done according to Lei Tong's request. After all, before the real decisive battle, the flag sacrifice was enough to boost morale and let the soldiers feel the bloody smell in the air in advance, which was conducive to strengthening morale.

However, these more than 300 people never expected that things would develop to this point.

They didn't even understand what they were going to face next. If they had known this would be the outcome, they would rather die than run away.

"I suggest that we send the heads of these 300 people to Zhou Zheng along with the challenge letter."

"It is not only a statement of our attitude, but also a deterrent to the rebels in the city."

"Let them know what the consequences of going against the imperial court are. Let them know what they will face in the face of absolute power."

Lei Tong thought for a moment and continued speaking.

The prime minister and others naturally accepted this method of showing off one's power.

He nodded quickly and gave the order.

Huang Cheng also quite agreed with this situation. After all, before a war, this kind of situation would indeed help disrupt the enemy's morale.

However, for some reason, Huang Cheng always felt something strange when he looked at Lei Tong.

But he couldn't tell exactly where the problem was.

Is this person really surrendering in good faith or is he deliberately lying?

Or, does he have ulterior motives?

Because some of Lei Tong's suggestions seemed ridiculous to Huang Cheng, but some were quite reasonable.

"How are the Musketeers preparing now?"

This is what the Prime Minister really cares about. With an army of 300,000 and enough musketeers, he can't think of how he can lose this battle.

"Return to your position. Five thousand musketeers are already in place."

"but......"

Some generals stood up, but their voices were a little embarrassed.

Such an answer made the Prime Minister frown. Could it be that something strange had happened?

His eyes were sharp, signaling the general to continue speaking.

"Should these 5,000 musketeers be deployed at the front, center, or rear of the army?"

With an embarrassed smile, the general expressed his doubts.

This question made Huang Cheng speechless. What kind of general is this? Is there something wrong with his brain?

Such a simple question, yet you still ask! ?

"General Lei, what do you think?"

However, what Huang Cheng never expected was that this time the Prime Minister actually set his eyes on Lei Tong and asked softly.

At this moment, Huang Cheng only felt bitterness in his heart.

From top to bottom, no one seems to know how to deploy troops.

Such an army of 300,000 is simply a mob!

Unfortunately, Huang Cheng himself was left behind and couldn't even take part in the battle.

Now, he only hoped that Lei Tong's deployment of troops was correct.

Of course, this is also the easiest way to see whether Lei Tong has really surrendered!

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