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Even though Emperor Zhaode had woken up, and the crown prince and Lan Chengyu managed to mobilize the necessary food, herbs and reinforcements, this battle was still very difficult.

After being demolished, the military strength of Yunnan has indeed dropped a lot, but, for some reason, the soldiers in Yunnan seem to know the weakness of the imperial court. good.

In addition, the king of Yunnan has a favorable location and people, and some soldiers of the imperial court could not adapt to the climate of Yunnan. Emperor Zhaode and the prince once again fell into a bitter battle.

The imperial army came from afar, and the longer it took, the worse it would be for them.

One day, after Emperor Zhaode took the medicine and fell asleep, Lan Chengyu said to the prince, "It's not an option to go on like this. A few days ago, I just intercepted a batch of bows and arrows made of blood-sealed throats. Weichen and a small number of capable soldiers took this batch of bows and arrows and went to attack the King of Yunnan. As long as they can surround the King of Yunnan, they will be confused."

After thinking for a while, the prince said: "No. Sneak attacking the king of Yunnan is not as simple as you think. You were able to successfully surround the Xiliang royal court before, and then you did the same to restrain the Beirong royal court. , It was the lack of troops in the royal court, coupled with the unpreparedness of the kings of Xiliang and Beirong, that made you succeed. This kind of thing looks simple and effective, but in fact it is luck and strength that are indispensable."

"As far as I know, the king of Yunnan has been used to forbearance since he was a child. He is vigilant by nature and takes every step of the way. It seems that there are people who help him secretly. Now we are on his territory and want to capture him and force the Yunnan army to mess up. The chances of success are probably very low."

"Could it be that we are going to continue this stalemate with them?" It was the first time for Lan Chengyu to be so aggrieved.

"Although you have managed to mobilize food and grass, it is limited after all. Besides, we have not been able to achieve any results these days, and the morale of the soldiers has begun to slump. If this continues, we may only return without success gone."

"So, we can only find another way." The prince said in a deep voice.

This was his first appearance on the battlefield, and he wasn't prepared to go back in such a disheartened manner.At his position, if you don't advance, you will retreat.If such a large-scale war is carried out, but in the end it is in vain, the prestige will be affected, and it is not only Emperor Zhaode, he, the crown prince, will not be able to escape.

"Your Highness, what strategy do you have?" Lan Chengyu looked at the prince suspiciously.

He has always known that the prince has a strategy, but he is low-key and will not show it off easily, but he will not underestimate the prince because of this.At this time, seeing that the prince seemed to have some idea, he was naturally willing to listen to the prince's opinion.

"Under normal circumstances, we naturally can't catch the flaws of the King of Yunnan. But what if we use loneliness as bait?" The prince turned his head and looked at Lan Chengyu seriously: "Tell me, using loneliness as bait is somewhat certain. , can lure the king of Yunnan to go deep?"

"This... His Royal Highness is so valuable, how can he put himself in danger?" Lan Chengyu frowned, without even thinking about it, he rejected the proposal straight away.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger cub?" The prince looked at him persistently: "If you want to win, you have to pay some price."

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"Apart from this, what other methods do you think can lure the King of Yunnan?"

"If someone has to be the bait to lure the King of Yunnan to come, why don't we let the minister be the bait." Lan Chengyu pursed his lips.

Yu Gong, the person in front of him is the prince of a country. As a subject, Lan Chengyu can't just watch him put himself in danger. Yu Gong, he is Baoluo's elder brother, and Lan Chengyu wants to protect him, and doesn't want to Something went wrong with him.

After hearing this, the crown prince asked without answering, "Do you think the king of Yunnan will take the bait if you make this bait?"

"Maybe." After all, Lan Chengyu, the nephew of Emperor Zhaode's mother clan and a new general of the Great Xia Dynasty, is still of certain value to the King of Yunnan.It's just that if Lan Chengyu is used as the bait, the effect will definitely not be as good as the prince's own bait.

"The only thing you want is not the possibility, but the certainty. In fact, you understand it in your heart, right now. The lonely proposal is the best way at the moment. Your lonely intention is decided, so you don't need to persuade it."

Even if the king of Yunnan knew that the crown prince and others were trying to lure him to come, he would definitely not be able to resist the temptation to capture Da Xia prince alive.

It is difficult for Daxia to conquer Yunnan, so why is it difficult for Yunnan to deal with Daxia?Although under the leadership of the King of Yunnan, Yunnan fell into a bitter battle for a while, but Yunnan still has too few soldiers and horses, and it is not easy for them to fight for a long time.Even if the soldiers of Daxia were defeated and really wanted to retreat, the soldiers of Yunnan could only watch them retreat.

Emperor Zhaode attacked Yunnan so many times, how could the king of Yunnan be willing to let Daxia go so easily and let Daxia retreat completely?

If it is really as the prince proposed, using the prince as bait will be a big gamble for both the prince and the others, as well as for the king of Yunnan.The winner wins glory, and the loser becomes a homeless dog.

The prince believed that the king of Yunnan would definitely take the bait.

Seeing that Lan Chengyu still had hesitation on his face, the prince said: "Could it be, do you think you can't protect Gu, Marquis Wu'an?"

"Of course not, this humble minister will definitely risk his life to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Even knowing that the Crown Prince is using aggressive methods, Lan Chengyu had no choice but to respond.

At this time, Lan Chengyu's heart also surged with pride.Since the crown prince is not afraid and dares to gamble himself, why wouldn't he dare?

……

Ever since the news spread that Emperor Zhaode was not in the capital, Empress Xu and Baoluo sensed that there were people in the palace who kept making small movements.

Concubine Hui and Concubine Zhuang got closer and closer, summoning Princess Chu and Princess Anhui more frequently.

Of the two clan members, one was close to Concubine Hui, and the other was close to Concubine Zhuang. It was clear at a glance how they stood in line.

The sixth prince is also growing up gradually, and Concubine Hui has never been a quiet master, so it's normal to have some thoughts at this moment.

Even the Empress Dowager would call some court wives and clansmen into the palace to talk with her from time to time, and the fifth prince has become more and more high-profile recently.

On the contrary, Concubine Zhou Gui didn't move at all, which made Empress Xu and Baoluo feel very strange.Could it be that Concubine Zhou Gui gave up, or did she have a plan in mind, so that she could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai?

Although Empress Xu and Baoluo were able to get a lot of latest information from the prince, they didn't know that Concubine Zhou had already made a move. However, her move was not in Beijing, but on Emperor Zhaode's body. .At this time, Concubine Zhou's elder brother had been detained by Emperor Zhaode. Concubine Zhou's father was a civil servant with no soldiers in his hands, so he couldn't do anything even if he wanted to.

The only thing Father Zhou can do now is to disregard the relationship between himself and Concubine Zhou in the matter of food and grass.

Five days later, news of the victory of the army sent by the imperial court in Yunnan reached the capital, and Concubine Hui and Concubine Zhuang stopped their petty actions.

Concubine Zhou's face was ashen.I thought that she and her father still had some time to fight, how could they win so quickly!Once Emperor Zhaode returns to the capital, the Zhou family will be the first to be liquidated!

Concubine Zhou thought for a while, then looked in the direction of Concubine Hui and the Empress Dowager's palace with a pair of gloomy eyes.

She decided to send someone to tell Emperor Zhaode what Concubine Hui, Concubine Zhuang and the Empress Dowager have done these days.

Even if it can buy her some time, it would be good.

As long as he can get in touch with that person before Emperor Zhaode returns, maybe everything can be saved!