Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Zhou Chuxuan pointed in the direction of Qingzhou and said with a smile, "The Qingzhou army only has 7,000 men, and most of them are in Lotus Mountain. We don't have to kill all the Qingzhou soldiers on the periphery. We can also go around them!"

"As long as we go around and quietly surround Lotus Mountain, we can completely isolate Zhou Wanjiang from the outside world. They can't dig a passage through the mountain when they are isolated and helpless, right?"

Nangong Yanling nodded gently, then looked at Zhou Chuxuan strangely and said, "Your Highness, why do I feel that you don't want to send troops to clash with the Qingzhou army?"

Zhou Chuxuan gave a bitter laugh: "After all, they are all citizens and soldiers of the Wu Dynasty. It is best not to take action! The best strategy is to attack their plans!"

"Make preparations in the next two days. The Fuling Army and the Imperial Guard will all be dispatched to Qingzhou!"

"Once we completely bypass the Qingzhou Army's defenses and completely divide them in two, we'll have bargaining chips!" Zhou Chuxuan's face was filled with the confidence of a master strategist. "I'm confident that I can make them turn back and submit to the court!"

Nangong Yanling nodded: "Your Highness, speed is of the essence in war. I don't think we can have too much time to prepare. Zhou Wanjiang in Lotus Mountain is a variable! If we go a day later, no one knows what will happen, just like what happened at Tongfu Inn!"

Zhou Chuxuan pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, we'll set off this afternoon! All the Fuling troops will be dispatched. Also, call Hu Yongwei of the Imperial Guard and General Wan Hao of the Imperial Guard to see me!"

"it is good!"

Soon, Hu Yongwei and Wan Hao entered Zhou Chuxuan's room and bowed to him, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Two generals, I will lead my troops to Qingzhou this afternoon. The capital is now in your hands. Please be careful and cautious, and don't be careless!"

The two of them knelt on one knee in unison: "Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as we are still here, the capital will definitely still be here!"

"By the way, bring Consort De here! I'm taking her to Qingzhou this time!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After giving the instructions, Zhou Chuxuan got up and went to the Fuling Army camp. Now all 5,000 soldiers were gathered together, fully armed, and carrying several mortars.

Ma Sandao was even more eager to fight: "Your Highness, I've been almost suffocated for a while now, and now it's finally time to fight! This time, I must kill to my heart's content!"

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand: "General Ma, you can't go this time!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Sandao immediately wilted. He blinked and looked at Zhou Chuxuan: "No, Your Highness, why is this happening? I haven't done anything wrong recently."

Zhou Chuxuan smiled and said, "General Ma, the capital is in need of a strong general, and you are the most suitable candidate! You will lead my 100 personal soldiers to guard this barracks. If any problems arise in the capital, provide timely assistance."

After hearing this, Ma Sandao rubbed his hands together, still very reluctant: "Your Highness, when it comes to martial arts, my elder brother is also good. Otherwise, why don't you let my elder brother stay? My elder brother is brave and resourceful, and I will only fight with Your Highness!"

Zhou Chuxuan shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "General Ma, that's not the case! Although General Han is also brave and unparalleled, he lacks your heroic spirit and passion. At the critical moment, he can't inspire the soldiers to fight to the death! Therefore, you are more suitable!"

Han Bin rolled his eyes at Ma Sandao and said, "Second brother, don't be rude. Just do whatever His Highness tells you to do. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"Ugh!"

Ma Sandao immediately dropped his sword to the ground and sat down, his eyes filled with boredom: "I've been looking forward to this battle for so long, but in the end I'm not even wanted to go. How boring!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhou Chuxuan laughed out loud. The more he looked at this brave warrior, the more he liked him. This guy was an expert at charging into battle, like a human lion.

"General Ma, don't worry. The invasion of our Wu Dynasty by the Liao Kingdom and the Western Regions is imminent. You will definitely be indispensable in future wars!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Sandao became excited again: "That's good, that's good!"

After Zhou Chuxuan had reorganized his troops, he found that Concubine De was already standing at the gate of the military camp, looking at him calmly, with Zhou Heguan following behind her.

Seeing his former second brother, Zhou Chuxuan chuckled and was about to go forward to say hello, but Zhou Heguan pounced on him like a madman.

"Sixth brother, why did you hurt my mother? And why did you want to kill our father? Why?"

Zhou Chuxuan effortlessly dodged Zhou Heguan's attack and pinned him down with his backhand. "I didn't mean to hurt your mother, nor did I intend to kill Zhou Wanjiang! He brought all of this upon himself. I'm doing this for the entire Wu Dynasty!"

"Hmph, bullshit! You're talking nonsense! You're about to lead the troops to fight our father, and you're still saying no? You're clearly a thief who's trying to usurp the throne!"

Upon hearing this, Concubine De finally lost her composure. Her own son was crying and making a fuss to come with her, but he actually dared to yell at Zhou Chuxuan.

The reason why she was not afraid of Zhou Chuxuan was because she had nothing to fear. Her son had grown up, and it didn't matter even if he died.

However, since Zhou Heguan insulted Zhou Chuxuan in such a way, he was likely to be killed on the spot.

Fortunately, Zhou Chuxuan didn't do that. He just pushed Zhou Heguan back to the side of Concubine De: "Concubine De, I still hope you can take good care of your own son. Otherwise, it will definitely not be so easy next time!"

Empress Defei immediately restrained Zhou Heguan, who was about to make a move. "Son, listen to me and go home! Don't come out again. Isn't it better for you to live your own idle life as a prince?"

Zhou Heguan was very stubborn: "Mom, I won't go back! I want to be with you! Even if I die, what's the big deal?"

Zhou Chuxuan was quite surprised to hear this. Is this still the same timid and short-sighted Zhou Heguan?

"If Second Brother wants to go, there's a carriage over there!"

Zhou Chuxuan pointed at the carriage in the distance and said, "But I warn you, if you dare to do anything unnecessary, don't blame me for not considering our old friendship!"

With that, Zhou Chuxuan turned and left, leading the Fuling Army out of the capital and heading towards Qingzhou.

Inside the carriage, Nangong Yanling stroked her smooth and delicate face, feeling extremely happy.

After such a long period of treatment, I didn’t expect that I would finally regain my former appearance.

Zhou Chuxuan leaned against the car window and said with a smile: "Miss Nangong, how is it, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Nangong Yanling smiled slightly and said, "Thank you so much for your kindness, Your Highness! But, I have no way to repay you!"

"How about, Your Highness, we just..."

Seeing Nangong Yanling's foul look, Zhou Chuxuan immediately closed his eyes: "Snoring..."