At the same time, large armies have assembled on the border.

All the troops are in place, and the deterrent to Daliang is enough. It's time to take real action.

The original intention was to force Liang to sue for peace under strong intimidation. Presumably without substantive actions, Liang would not easily sue for peace.

But it cannot be delayed for too long. Assembling so many troops consumes a huge amount of money every day and goes against the original intention.

Therefore, it is necessary to use a thunder blow to completely defeat it in one battle and let it actively seek peace.

Hao Cang, the commander-in-chief of the border guard army, looked around and saw that everything he saw was so densely packed with people that it was difficult to see the edges.

There were nearly 300,000 border guards stationed in Huaizhou, 130,000 barbarian cavalry transferred from the barbarian Kelie tribe, 20,000 people transferred from Pingzhang Pass, and 50,000 people from the capital garrison.

The total strength is nearly half a million!

This does not include the nearly 200,000 troops in Yuanzhou.

Three years ago, when we were at war with Liang Guo, we had never been so wealthy.

And they are all elite teachers.

Not to mention other things, it is not easy to resist these fierce barbarian cavalry.

The army advanced slowly and with great momentum, directly crossing the border and entering the Liangjing area.

I just got in, what can you do?

However, there did not seem to be much reaction from Liang Jun's side. All the troops were not assembled and no defensive posture was adopted.

What is this going to do?

Recently, scouts have made inquiries and found no reinforcements coming from Liang Jun. They are still the original border troops.

From afternoon to today, if urgent preparations are needed, some can be transferred.

They don't think that just the border troops can resist it, do they?

Hao Cang didn't pay attention.

The army was marching like this and was almost reaching Liang Jun's station, Maji Military Station.

Is this really about giving up resistance?

Hao Cang didn't know that this was Zhu Zhen's order.

To guard against an attack, the garrison had already moved forward and was quite close to the border. He reacted as soon as he learned of it.

After all, we are asking for peace, so why bother gathering troops? If the enemy directly attacks, it will not increase unnecessary casualties?

Zhu Zhen gave the order directly.

The army fell back.

Originally, he was the inspector of the town's border army. In this position, he could be in charge of everything, or he could be in charge of nothing.

The Zhenbian Army is a direct descendant of Zhu Zhen, so naturally he can't control anything.

But now it's different.

He has the will to take charge of border affairs and has this authority.

Moreover, Zhu Zhen ran very fast, so His Highness Zhu Zhen, Prince Qi, became the backbone.

A group of soldiers from the town's border army gathered around Zhu Zhen.

Fan Cang said anxiously: "You ordered all the troops to withdraw to Ba City. This will give up a large area of ​​​​the border. This..."

"Aren't you asking for peace?"

Zhu Zhen asked back: "Since we are seeking peace, why do we need to put the soldiers under dangerous walls?"

"Although you are asking for peace, this approach of giving up resistance directly will make you suffer huge criticism. Even if you are just pretending..."

Fan Cang didn't know what to say.

When the compensation for the cession of territory is signed, all the storms will focus on His Highness King Qi.

The ministers in the DPRK were reluctant to let him go to war, and they would not be merciful when they really criticized him.

He didn't want His Highness Prince Qi to bear too much.

"Too many of my good sons in Daliang have died."

Zhu Zhen said in a low voice: "There can be no more unnecessary sacrifices..."

These words silenced everyone.

After a while, Fan Cang said: "Then send someone to deliver the peace letter to the enemy."

"Need not."

Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said directly: "I will go by myself!"

"You want to go by yourself?"

Everyone was surprised.

"You all will retreat to Ba City. There is no need to leave any soldiers behind."

Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "None of this has anything to do with you, all you have to do is save your lives!"

"Your Highness!"

"This is an order!"

Zhu Zhen's expression was stern and his eyes could not refuse.

The generals were filled with emotion.

Seeking peace is a hard job. No matter what the final result is, as long as you mention these two words, you will be criticized endlessly.

The imperial court did not send any officials, and the decree clearly put His Highness King Qi in charge of border affairs and put him in charge of peace talks.

In fact, it's mainly the latter.

Emperor Wu of Liang, who was wise, powerful and always very powerful in the eyes of the people, naturally could not surrender to Daning.

That's why Zhu Zhen was given full responsibility.

In other words, Zhu Zhen has to bear not only the blame for Zhu Zhen, but also an even bigger blame for Emperor Liang Wu!

Everyone present knew that this was the case, so Fan Cang asked Zhu Zhen to pretend.

Even if you pay some price, it can show that you are seeking peace only if you can't beat them, which makes it easier for people to accept...

But Zhu Zhen didn't want to cause any more casualties, so he skipped this step directly, and didn't want others to be contaminated. He endured it alone.

"His Royal Highness King Qi, the third son of the emperor, was so happy that he privately ordered his troops to cross the border to attack Daning. This caused bad consequences and led to the attack of Daning's army. When it was irreversible, he sued for peace with Emperor Daning..."

"Isn't that what they want to see?"

After Zhu Zhen finished speaking, he got on his horse.

Everyone listening to it will feel the sadness in those words.

This is something that the entire country should face, but for the sake of so-called dignity, it is imposed on one person!

They suddenly felt boring. As it is now, will they be able to beat Daning in five years?

I'm afraid I still can't beat him.

All the troops on the border of the town gathered and retreated. In contrast to the huge army, Zhu Zhen's lone cavalry was so small. He walked in the opposite direction, facing Daning's hundreds of thousands of troops...

Viewed from a high altitude, it forms a tragic scene.

"His Royal Highness King Qi is a hero."

"Yes, he is a hero."

The general of the town border army looked back and couldn't help but say.

This Third Highness has infected the whole army with his practical actions.

But Prince Zhu Zhen left them and went back to Beijing without even having time to say hello. He couldn't wait to leave this place that might bring bad consequences to him, and he didn't care about their life or death at all...

One person and one rider, all alone.

"Zhu Zhen, the third son of Emperor Liang, asked for peace from the Daning army."

His voice is high!

"This is what you want to see. If you force me to do this, you can't blame me for what will happen."

Zhu Zhen thought to himself.

Also shouted louder.

"What's going on?"

Hao Cang and others looked puzzled. Why was there only one person coming over there?

"Go and have a look."

Hao Cang sent a scout.

After a while, I got a reply.

"Commander, the person who came is Zhu Zhen, the third prince of the Liang Kingdom. He is here to seek peace. To show his sincerity, the Liang army has retreated thirty miles..."

"Summary for peace?"

Hao Cang and others looked at each other.

They are ready for a fight.

But it would be too fast to directly seek peace before actually taking action.

The third prince of Liang Kingdom, Zhu Zhen, was no stranger to them, and he was of sufficient weight.
Chapter completed!