There is nothing wrong with what Yao Xiaoren said. When the Chu Empire army attacks, 90% of them will not be their opponents.
When the time comes, will the emperor bury the entire Ming Empire with him, or will he use Chen Changfeng to negotiate peace with the Chu Empire?
The emperor was in an even worse mood at the moment.
The Chu Empire was so powerful, how could the Ming Empire resist it?
Even if Chen Changfeng defeated the Chu Southern Army on the front lines several times and even recaptured Yongding City, this could not completely eradicate the crisis caused by the Chu Empire.
"Father, the third brother has now fallen into the hands of Li Fengxian, but the sixth brother has not moved at all. I am worried that the third brother's life will be in danger."
"Furthermore, the relationship between the third brother and the sixth brother has never been very good. I am worried..." The second prince looked like he was hesitating to speak.
Yao Xiaoren's expression changed immediately.
He didn't understand what the second prince meant by his words.
The second prince almost said directly that Chen Changfeng would not send anyone to rescue the third prince.
The emperor's eyes turned cold.
The death of the fourth prince has always made the emperor worried. Now that the third prince has been captured by Li Fengxian for a month, there is no movement from Chen Changfeng.
It was clear that he had no intention of rescuing the third prince.
But the third prince is a son after all, the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he is incompetent and is captured, he, the father, must find a way to rescue him.
"Prime Minister, please immediately send an order to the prince through the Ministry of War, asking him to rescue the third prince no matter what." The emperor ordered and looked at Yao Xiaoren.
Yao Xiaoren had a hard time saying, "How long has it been since this happened? The emperor is still worried about the life and death of the third prince."
"Yes." Yao Xiaoren responded.
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There is naturally no fighting on New Year's Day.
Chen Changfeng asked Chen Qingzhi to pass the order, except for today's sentries and patrols, everyone should have a day's rest. In addition, all the meat that Li Fengxian had hoarded in the city would be taken out for the soldiers to enjoy today.
Liu Shuwen's illness improved a lot, and he did not continue to return to Dingnancheng in the rear.
Today, Chen Changfeng has received news that a serious assassination incident occurred in the capital of Dachu.
The Emperor of Chu was seriously injured by seven assassins and almost died.
Qisha fled in panic under the siege of the Yulin Guards of the Da Chu Imperial Palace, and his right hand was cut off by Xiang Ying, the current prince of the Da Chu Empire. His life and death are unknown.
Something happened to Qisha, which was not good news for Chen Changfeng.
Chen Changfeng still hoped that Qisha could kill the Emperor of Da Chu, so that Ming and Da Chu would not fight again in a short time.
Since Qisha failed to kill the Emperor of Chu, the Emperor of Chu would definitely find out that Qisha was on good terms with him, and would even use this as an excuse to launch an all-out attack on the Ming Empire.
"Report, Prince, there is news from the capital of Da Chu. The assassination of the Emperor of Da Chu will be entirely blamed on our Ming Empire."
"We have sent 300,000 troops, commanded by Prince Xiang Ying of the Great Chu and Xiang Hao, the Eighth Prince respectively, and are coming to support Li Fengxian." Chen Changfeng was slightly shocked by the sudden news.
After waving the soldiers away, Chen Changfeng immediately sent someone to call Liu Shuwen, Chen Qingzhi and Xue Rengui.
"What's wrong with the prince?" Seeing Chen Changfeng frowning, Chen Qingzhi asked immediately.
Today, Chen Qingzhi has been following Chen Changfeng for a long time. When he saw him frowning, he immediately thought that something had happened.
Liu Shuwen also looked suspicious, and Xue Rengui remained silent. He only thought about when he could truly lead the army to kill everyone.
"Just now news came that the Great Chu Empire has recruited 300,000 troops, commanded by the Crown Prince of Great Chu and the Eighth Prince of Great Chu respectively, to support Li Fengxian."
"In about a month, the Chu army will arrive here." Chen Changfeng said slowly, with a rare trace of solemnity on his face.
Although Da Chu suffered a lot in the battles before conquering the Southern Army, its strength was not weaker than that of the Ming Dynasty's frontier army.
If the Chu Empire had the support of these 300,000 troops, there would be no way the Ming border troops could be their opponents.
Liu Shuwen's expression immediately changed.
The Chu Empire's 300,000 troops came to the rescue, and the gap in military strength between the two sides instantly reversed.
How can it be possible to win with less than 300,000 yuan and nearly 500,000 yuan?
Even if you try to keep it, you won't be able to keep it.
Moreover, Liu Shuwen knew that the Ming Empire had no troops left to send, and the 100,000 men brought by the third prince were already all the military power the Ming Empire could use.
In this war, they only have so many people as frontier troops.
"Prince, this news cannot be spread out for the time being, otherwise the morale of the army will be shaken." After Liu Shuwen was briefly frightened, he immediately reminded Chen Changfeng.
The gap in military strength is almost double, and there is a certain gap in the quality of the soldiers on both sides.
If the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's border army knew this news, they would definitely be panic-stricken.
At that time, I am afraid that they will disperse before the Chu army arrives.
Chen Changfeng nodded, he had no intention of letting the soldiers know the news.
"This matter is very urgent. What are the military advisor's plans?" Chen Changfeng looked at Liu Shuwen.
Although Liu Shuwen felt uneasy, he knew that it was impossible to avoid it at this time.
If it cannot be solved, the overthrow of the Ming Empire will only happen in a matter of days.
It was just a small fight before, but now I'm afraid it will escalate into a war to destroy the country.
"We must not allow the Da Chu Empire's reinforcements to merge with Li Fengxian's Southern Conquest Army. Once they merge, our army will definitely be defeated."
"It is best to defeat the Chu Southern Army before the reinforcements from the Chu Empire arrive." Liu Shuwen said firmly after a brief silence.
"Compared with the Chu army in southern Chu, our numbers and combat effectiveness are not superior. How can we defeat Li Fengxian?"
"Besides, the Third Prince..." It was Chen Qingzhi who spoke.
At this moment, Chen Qingzhi's face was full of worry.
He felt that trying to defeat Li Fengxian was tantamount to wishful thinking.
Besides, the third prince is still in the hands of Li Fengxian. They can ignore the life and death of the third prince, but what about the other Ming soldiers?
What would they do if they saw the third prince tied up in front of the two armies?
If you don't kill, the military order will be like a mountain.
If they kill them, will the emperor be furious and hold them accountable for murdering the third prince?
Liu Shuwen looked slightly startled and his eyes fell on Chen Changfeng.
Chen Changfeng still has to decide how to deal with the third prince.
"I will find a way to deal with the third prince. Defeating Li Fengxian before the reinforcements of the Chu Empire arrive is also an urgent matter."
"Before February comes, we must defeat Chu's southern army." Chen Changfeng's tone sounded a little heavy.
Liu Shuwen nodded, but at this moment they didn't even have a clue on how to deal with Da Chu's southern army.
"Military advisor, starting from tomorrow, the army will immediately start training and await my orders at any time." Chen Changfeng spoke again.
"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Shuwen responded.
Although I don't know what Chen Changfeng will do, he can only take one step at a time.
Liu Shuwen left. Chen Qingzhi wanted to say something, but suddenly swallowed his words.
When Chen Changfeng saw this, he did not ask further questions. Instead, he looked at Xue Rengui on the side: "What is Xu Gongmao's attitude now?"
It has been a month since Xu Gongmao fell into Chen Changfeng's hands.
As the number one military formation master in the world, he is still very capable.
Chen Changfeng naturally wanted Xu Gongmao to stay by his side and obey his orders, but Xu Gongmao was indeed as Li Fengxian said, oil and salt would not come in.
The only thing to say to death is that I am from Chu and must not work for the Ming Dynasty.
"The old man is very tough-talking. If the prince hadn't allowed him to be tortured, I would have chopped him up alive." When Xue Rengui mentioned Xu Gongmao, his eyes became cold and stern.
Apparently he was angered by Xu Gongmao's anger.
Chen Changfeng did not comment, but said: "Chen Qingzhi, take the things I asked you to bring before, and let's go meet Xu Gongmao for a while."