The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 498 Factional Struggle
Dobuaqiri, leading his army, sat in the center, his face beaming with pride.

He divided his troops into two groups on either side, while he himself led the main force to command the central army.

Although the enemies in the middle seem to be stronger, their numbers far outnumber theirs.

The key point is that Lan Yu is also in the central army this time, and it is said that there is another important figure who seems to be a member of the royal family.

As long as they can be captured, their position will be secure. These people have fallen into their trap without even realizing it, which is truly pathetic.

At this moment, a soldier came to report that the soldiers on both sides had begun their attack.

Upon hearing this, Dobuaqili smiled and nodded, but did not take any action. Everyone was extremely puzzled by this.

"His Highness the Prince and the others have already begun their actions. Should we start as well?"

Upon hearing this, Dobuaqiri shook his head dismissively.

"What's the rush!"

"Those guys are anxious, but I don't need to be. When they attack, Lan Yu will definitely move some of his troops to both sides, and then we will face far fewer enemies!"

"As long as we rush over with lightning speed, the enemy will surely suffer heavy losses!"

"At that time, we can take down the enemy without lifting a finger. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Upon hearing this, the people nearby immediately brightened up.

"As expected of His Highness the Prince, his considerations are indeed thorough. We are willing to follow His Highness's lead!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Dobu Aqili burst into laughter.

At this time, Lan Yu also received the news from this side.

Seeing that the soldiers on both sides had begun their attack, while the prince in the middle remained completely still, he was filled with doubt.

"These guys are really strange!"

"The troops on both sides have appeared, but the troops in the middle have not made any move!"

"I'm afraid this matter is quite extraordinary!"

At this moment, someone nearby whispered.

"We just received reliable intelligence that the generals on both sides probably don't know how many troops we have, so they're saying that on purpose to gain the biggest advantage for themselves!"

Lan Yu couldn't help but sneer upon hearing this.

"The worst thing on the battlefield is a lack of unified command!"

"We haven't even figured out the number and strength of the enemy yet, so we really don't know what kind of war these guys are fighting!"

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this.

"That's what Mu Ying said from the side."

"Even so, we must not be careless!"

"After all, the number of enemies in this place is considerable. If we get entangled with them, it will be a very troublesome situation!"

Lan Yu did not underestimate the enemy in the slightest; after all, even ants can kill an elephant if there are enough of them. "Don't worry, I have my own plans for this!"

Hearing Lan Yu say this, Mu Ying fell silent. They were both military commanders, especially Lan Yu, who, despite his arrogant appearance, knew how to conduct himself properly when it came to warfare.

At this moment, Lan Yu smiled and said.

"Since they're planning to stay behind, let's just take them out one by one!"

"Immediately order all troops to assemble on the west side, leaving two empty camps on the east side and in the middle, and leaving a detachment of soldiers outside specifically to shoot down any scouts who come to scout!"

After receiving Lan Yu's orders, everyone immediately understood his intentions and began to act accordingly.

The Ming army quickly assembled. At this time, the Ming army did not have a particularly large number of troops, but their fighting strength was extremely formidable. Asagayah himself was also a general with extremely strong fighting capabilities.

He had previously fought many major battles in the Northwest, and was recalled because of Lan Yu's matter. However, since a large number of troops were recalled this time, most of them did not play a significant role and were merely following behind other troops, which made him very unhappy. When he learned that the large number of troops had been recalled, he was furious.

He was very surprised that so many Ming troops had entered their territory; normally, the Ming Dynasty probably wouldn't have had so many soldiers.

Moreover, even the Ming Dynasty's navy, with its formidable strength, could not possibly transport so many troops in such a short time.

Moreover, the battle with the Khmer Empire had just ended, and it was truly unbelievable that they would bring another army so quickly.

However, their emperor had already lost his mind because of the matter of Lan Yu, and he trusted the words of his son, Duobu Aqili, so he wouldn't believe anything he said at this point, which made him very depressed.

Left with no other choice, he could only lead his troops to the front lines, hoping to investigate this matter.

Prince Dobuaqiri's arrangement did not seem wrong to him. If the number of enemies was really that many, this arrangement was indeed very appropriate. He just didn't know how much of this was true and how much was false.

At this point, he led his troops forward to search and set up cavalry in various locations to scout the situation.

Just as he was preparing to launch his attack, the soldiers outside rushed in in a panic.

"General, the Ming army has already begun its attack! Our troops were intercepted and suffered heavy losses as soon as they left the camp!"

Asagayar was startled by these words and jumped to his feet, his face full of disbelief. He had been preparing to lead his troops into an attack.

However, to his surprise, the Ming army launched an attack.

At this moment, their army had just won the battle and had not yet reached their designated battlefield when Lan Yu suddenly launched an attack. His troops were completely unprepared for this location, and he panicked. He rushed to the outside of the camp and found that everything outside was in chaos.

The soldiers inside, unaware of the situation, were still waiting to leave, while the soldiers outside, unable to get in, simply crowded at the entrance.

This caused a very serious stampede. Seeing this, his face turned extremely ugly. These damned guys never expected to use such a trick.

"This is troublesome," he said, looking at the person outside.

"Did you get a clear idea of ​​how many enemies there are?"

The man shook his head after hearing this.

"I don't know, but there were a lot of them. Our army was no match for them at all and was driven back!"

Upon hearing this, Asagay took a deep breath; it seemed the enemy's numbers were indeed considerable.

"Damn it, I can't believe this is actually true! Has the Ming Dynasty gone mad, mobilizing so many troops for them!"

(End of this chapter)