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The Great Dragon Empire, Imperial Palace

"Your Majesty, the three kingdoms of Dada, Khmer, and Black Monkey took advantage of the natural disaster that struck the southwestern border of our Great Dragon Kingdom a month ago to launch an undeclared war, resulting in the fall of six cities in the southwest of our Great Dragon Kingdom. I implore Your Majesty to send troops to eliminate these villains."

Right Chancellor Ji Gaojie looked serious. He had only received the battle report from a month ago last night. Everyone knew that His Majesty would be furious after the report was submitted today, but he had no choice but to report it because the loss of the six cities was something he could no longer hide.

Sure enough, the sage slapped his hand hard, then swept everything off the dragon table.

"Is this how you show loyalty and patriotism? A month has passed and the enemy is already at your doorstep, and you only realize it now. Next time, will you wait until the enemy is at the palace gates before you come to report?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Not only the Right Chancellor, but all the civil and military officials bowed and apologized.

The current sage is arguably the most magnanimous and magnanimous monarch in history. It is extremely rare for him to be so angry today, but it is enough to prove that the sage is truly furious this time.

"A few lowly barbarians dare to stroke the beard of my great dragon? Where is the crown prince?"

"My son is here."

"I hereby order you to lead an army of 100,000 to reclaim the territory of my Great Dragon within a month, and let those barbarians know that my Great Dragon is not to be trifled with."

"My son, take your orders."

Crown Prince Li Junren appeared righteous, but inwardly he was secretly pleased. Clearly, his father was giving him an opportunity to earn military merit. The three countries—Da Da, Khmer, and Black Monkey—sounded intimidating, but in the eyes of the Great Dragon's high command, they were nothing more than uncivilized savage countries. In terms of land area, population, and development, they could not compare with the Great Dragon. This was nothing more than taking advantage of a natural disaster on the Great Dragon's border to plunder. It had happened before, but never on such an exaggerated scale.

Because the sage was angry, others who had something to report held back, since this was not a good time to report.

. . . . .

The morning court session ended hastily, and inside the Crown Prince's residence, several high-ranking officials were discussing the expedition with the Crown Prince in his room.

"Your Highness, I think His Majesty intentionally sent you to lead the troops this time in order to suppress the Fourth Prince's recent arrogance."

"Yes, yes, this old minister also believes that Your Majesty deliberately allowed the Crown Prince to receive this military merit."

"That's right. The Fourth Prince only compiled a few tattered books. How can their function compare to the Crown Prince's achievement of recovering lost territory?"

A group of ministers who sided with the Crown Prince analyzed the pros and cons of this expedition. Clearly, they all believed that His Majesty was deliberately giving military merit to His Highness the Crown Prince.

Because the Fourth Prince Li Zheng, a strong contender for the Crown Prince position, had made a significant contribution to the repair of the Yongqing Grand Ceremony, his prestige among both nobles and common people had increased substantially. This move made the Crown Prince's camp feel a sense of crisis.

"The Yongqing Grand Ceremony is a book on the major plans for the people's livelihood from the previous dynasty. It's a truly tattered book. You must never say such a thing again."

Although the Crown Prince was always dissatisfied with his fourth brother for opposing him at every turn, he was still his brother after all. Moreover, the improvement of the Yongqing Encyclopedia had indeed greatly helped the people of Dalong, since it contained advanced agricultural tools and farming methods.

"The important thing is for you all to discuss your strategy for sending troops as soon as possible. Father has only given you one month."

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After the Crown Prince reminded them, everyone realized that His Highness had only given him one month. It seems that His Majesty was not simply giving the Crown Prince military merits, but also adding time, clearly intending to test the Crown Prince's abilities.

As the first in line to the throne of the Great Dragon Empire, the Crown Prince's think tank is the best-equipped group besides the Sage. The Sage gives orders in the morning, and the think tank formulates a military deployment plan in the afternoon.

"Your Highness, the military's opinion is to concentrate our forces to recapture the lost cities this time, and then next year we will split our troops into two routes, one heading straight for the Da Da Kingdom and the other heading towards the Black Monkey Kingdom. In fact, there is also another army secretly attacking the Khmer Kingdom. Because the Khmer Kingdom is the leader of this three-nation alliance, as long as we defeat the Khmer Kingdom, the three-nation alliance will naturally collapse."

"Very well, since Father has given me this opportunity, then I will personally lead an army to launch a surprise attack on the Khmer Kingdom."

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In August of the twelfth year of Tiancheng, Crown Prince Li Junren led an army of 100,000 and successively recovered five cities: Lizhou, Huizhou, Hedongzhou, Songzhou, and Huanzhou. The morale of the army and people of Dalong was at an all-time high.

In September of the same year, the Crown Prince's army split into two routes. One route headed straight for the Dada Kingdom, while the other route headed towards the Black Monkey Kingdom. In reality, there was another route led by Crown Prince Li Junren, which secretly raided the Khmer Kingdom. All the people of the Great Dragon Kingdom thought that the Crown Prince would easily resolve the crisis between the three kingdoms.

Often, when nothing seems amiss, something unexpected happens.

. . . .

"Your Majesty, this is an extremely urgent intelligence report from the Ministry of War."

It's still the same right prime minister, Ji Gaojie, the same formula.

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The sage Li Tiancheng sat on the dragon throne and spoke calmly, his eyes exuding authority without anger. As a monarch who personally conquered a vast country on horseback, Li Tiancheng's military capabilities far surpassed his domestic political abilities. However, he had one great advantage: he knew how to use people effectively and had a broad mind.

"In September of the twelfth year of Tiancheng, the Crown Prince led an army of 30,000 to launch a surprise attack on the Khmer Kingdom, but was instead besieged by the Khmer Kingdom at the Mi River. The messenger risked his life to break through the siege and brought back the news of the rescue."

Where are the other two troops now?

Upon hearing that the Crown Prince was surrounded, Li Tiancheng was naturally anxious, but he did not show it. At this moment, the most important thing was to find soldiers to rescue the Crown Prince from danger.

"Your Majesty, the other two armies are currently engaged in battle with the Dada Kingdom and the Black Monkey Kingdom and are unable to withdraw."

The Right Chancellor really wanted to slap himself right now. Why did all the bad luck lately seem to fall into his lap? He'd just been scolded a couple of days ago, and today was even worse—the Crown Prince's life was at stake...

Are there any troops available to be drawn from the southwest?

Li Tiancheng now has to find a usable army to rescue the Crown Prince, otherwise the Crown Prince will surely die.

"Your Majesty, all the troops in the southwest have been transferred to the Crown Prince. There are simply no troops left."

The Right Chancellor's words enraged Li Tiancheng. In such a vast Dragon Empire, when the Crown Prince was in danger, they couldn't even spare a single soldier to come to his rescue.

When Minister of War Zhang Zuo saw that His Majesty was about to lose his temper again, and that the one who would suffer the wrath was none other than his patron, the Right Chancellor, he quickly stepped forward to loyally protect his master.

"Your Majesty, a few months ago, a local militia of about three hundred people was established in Qingyang County."

"Local militia? Lord Zhang, are you joking? The enemy has even surrounded His Highness the Crown Prince's 30,000 troops. Are you going to send 300 men to their deaths?"

"Has my dignified Great Dragon been reduced to taking the exam for three hundred local militia?"