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Before that, the Imperial Study.

"The real main force of the Tatars...will gather in batches at the Lekwa grassland...The largest batch of food and fodder will pass through here in five days, escorted by only 10,000 cavalry and several thousand slave soldiers..."

The old Taoist pointed his skinny fingers at the map. He looked listless and almost dying, but his eyes were full of openness.

His Ruifeng eyes with fine lines narrowed. As an emperor, he certainly couldn't just sit there and do nothing. As soon as he got the news last night, he asked people to re-examine the existing intelligence.

Following the clues, we found that there were indeed some unreasonable aspects in the Tatar's troop mobilization. For example, the grassland peoples were good at cavalry, but the army that "quietly" gathered outside the northeastern pass consisted of less than 10% cavalry, and most of the horses were of inferior quality.

"The terrain here is undulating. If food and fodder pass through here, ambushes can be set up on both sides." Zhenyuan fought in the north for many years and had a basic understanding of the terrain around the border.

"But you need to send out scouts to investigate the surroundings first, to avoid being caught behind." Chu Shiyu reminded with an expressionless face. Even if he trusted the old Taoist, he should not lose his vigilance.

The emperor looked sideways and saw that Chu Shiyu was not completely insane. He was still the same as always in matters other than Liu's...

"Your Majesty, regardless of whether the Tatars sneak into Chencang or not, the border must be under martial law as soon as possible. Now that the news has been made public... the ministers cannot stay in the palace forever. Why not send out famous generals to guard the border?" The Minister of War suggested.

"We have figured out where the main force of the Oirat is gathering. They have not yet fully gathered. If we raid their base in the next few days, we can inflict heavy damage on them before either side sends out their troops."

Zhenyuan took three military flags representing 100,000 soldiers and placed them outside the northwest border.

"Not appropriate! Three tribes of the Oirat have gathered, with at least 50,000 soldiers! Our army is better at defending cities than the Oirat. In a hand-to-hand combat on the grassland, even with 300,000 soldiers we may not be able to capture the city immediately! Once other tribes of the Oirat arrive, we may be attacked from both sides!" The Minister of War sternly refuted.

"But we cannot bet that the families and servants of hundreds of court officials can keep their mouths shut! If we continue to wait for the Tatars and the Oirat to send troops as planned, there will be a lot of variables. It is better to take advantage of them and catch them off guard!" Zhenyuan's attitude towards war was very tough.

The emperor raised his hand to suppress the argument between the two, looked at Chu Shiyu, and said gently: "I remember that in the battles with Myanmar, you often led cavalry raids in person, and often fought quickly and decisively, and it was not uncommon for you to win with fewer troops."

Chu Shiyu paused. He naturally understood that his father was using the bait of letting him command the army to test his intentions. Although he asked this question, it was not certain whether he would really give him the task... If it were in the past, even if he knew it was bait, he would still chase after it and try to bite it...

"Myanmar is a small country in the southwest. The men are generally short and thin. In addition, there are few horses and the cavalry is basically unorganized. If we fight head-on, our army will have no problem defeating two with one."

Chu Shiyu said seriously, "But the situation is the opposite with Wala. Compared to me, my eldest brother has fought against the Tatars in the past and is very familiar with the battles on the grasslands. He has also had surprise attacks. I think we can ask my eldest brother to discuss this with us."

The imperial study suddenly became quiet!

General Zhenyuan and the Minister of War both looked at Prince Duan with inexplicable eyes! Indeed, compared with the Oirat and Tatar, Myanmar is just a small country in the southwest, but correspondingly, if it can conquer the tribes of the grassland, it will be an achievement that will go down in history!

Even if it is only a temporary victory, it can establish great prestige. This is why, even though King Kang claimed to be ill and lay dormant for six years, no one still questioned whether King Kang was qualified to compete for the throne!

With such a great opportunity, Prince Duan gave it to Prince Kang?! This is no different from handing over the throne to others!

Ruifeng's eyes, which were always difficult to tell whether she was happy or angry, actually revealed some anger! The emperor said nothing, staring coldly at the pair of eyes that were so similar to his own!

"Father, we should make the best use of people and things. We should not ignore our eldest brother who has made great achievements in the northern border in this important matter of fighting against the Oirat and Tatars."

Chu Shiyu said solemnly: "I think we should put the overall situation first."

"Haha... the overall situation is more important..." the emperor sneered.

It is not a long-term solution for Chu Shikun to stay in the capital under the pretext of trying a case. The emperor had already decided to hand over the important task to Chu Shikun, giving him a chance to truly wake up from hibernation.

But Chu Shiyu shouldn't be like this! Chu Shiyu has never been a humble person! The overall situation is important? Chu Shiyu is confident and even a little conceited. Does he feel that he can't take on the overall situation?

No matter how unbelievable it was, the emperor understood that Chu Shiyu didn't want to fight anymore!

But correcting his ambitions is not something that can be achieved overnight. Rui Feng, whose wrinkled eyes were slightly closed, said calmly, "Go and ask Shi Kun to come over."

"Yes..." Xu Jin responded in a low voice and went out to pass on the message.

When Prince Kang walked into the imperial study, there was still an eerie silence inside.

"Your Majesty, your son, pays homage to you." King Kang bowed to the emperor, puzzled by the current situation.

At this time, apart from Chu Shiyu and the old Taoist priest who was resting with his eyes closed, Zhenyuan, the Minister of War, and the Emperor in the imperial study were the key figures who could decide the military and political affairs of Daxia! They should have been discussing the situation in the north in secret before, so why did they suddenly let him come over?

"Kun'er, please sit down. Zhenyuan, tell him about the situation." The emperor motioned for Prince Kang to sit down nearby.

Zhenyuan, Shangshu and the servant Xu Jin could not help but watch Prince Duan's expression. This small arrangement revealed a deliberate sense of indifference. When Prince Duan entered the imperial study, the emperor did not ask him to take a seat. At this time, they and Prince Duan were all standing.

Prince Kang felt that the emperor had some opinions about Chu Shiyu, and looked at Chu Shiyu inquiringly and hesitantly.

But when Xu Jin placed the chair only two feet away from the emperor, King Kang put aside his slight worries... He understood that his father wanted him to provoke Chu Shiyu's hostility, but he would not retreat if he could sit in this position...

Zhenyuan explained the situation in detail to King Kang, as well as the information just revealed by the Taoist priest.

The emperor looked at Chu Shikun with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. Although he still lacked the ambition to be the only one in the world, he had a firm ambition and with more hard work, he could rule the world.

He turned to look at Chu Shiyu, whose young and handsome face still had an indifferent expression.

Rui Feng's eyes, which were covered with fine lines, couldn't help but show anger again, angry at the other party for not fighting back!

Although Chu Shiyu is cold-hearted, for someone who wants to rule the world, this is not a disadvantage, but an advantage! His talent is even better than King Kang! But he suddenly changed his mind! Without ambition, all excellence is equal to zero!

"Father, I think the most urgent issue is not the Wala, but the strategy towards the Tatars."

King Kang indicated on the map: "Whether we defend the northwest or attack, it's only a temporary victory or defeat, and it won't have much impact on the situation in Daxia. But if we inflict heavy damage on the Tatars, Daxia can control at least five cities here, which will serve as Daxia's outposts in the future. In the future, the Oirat Tatars will be contained by Daxia."

Zhenyuan and the Minister of War nodded thoughtfully, and the emperor looked at Chu Shiyu again. This "nail-in-the-wall" strategy was Chu Shiyu's strategy in the southwest!

After Chu Shiyu conquered Myanmar, his greatest contribution was to make Myanmar a containment for the southwestern countries! Whenever there was any movement in other countries, Myanmar could attack from the rear at the first time, so the entire southwest dared not act rashly! The southwestern border of Daxia was able to maintain long-term peace!

The emperor was annoyed again. If Chu Shikun could think of this great plan, how could Chu Shiyu, as a pioneer, not think of it!