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

Chapter 503 The Blue Devil is Back
The general standing nearby was extremely puzzled upon hearing this.

"But if they don't leave now, where can they go?"

Dobu Aqili suddenly had a bad feeling. This was how Lan Yu had mysteriously disappeared before.

Thinking about it carefully, if Lan Yu were bold enough, he could go north directly through this place.

They don't have many troops in the north now; almost all the country's army is concentrated in this one place.

If they head north, no one can stop them.

Thinking of this, he shouted loudly.

"Immediately order all troops to retreat and return to defend the capital!"

"Furthermore, I order the generals in each city along the route to guard their respective cities well, without the slightest negligence!"

Everyone was extremely surprised to hear this, and they also guessed what was going on. Could it be that Lan Yu had taken this opportunity to go north again? That was unlikely. Did that person really have such a big guts?

Meanwhile, Lan Yu was on his way north. Because his journey north was so unexpected, the cities along the way were not prepared at all and were captured directly.

Some city generals wanted to resist, but they didn't have many troops at their disposal; most of their forces had already been redeployed.

The emperor of the Delhi Sultanate looked at the memorial in his hand and felt a headache coming on. Rebellions had been frequently occurring in various places recently, and he was extremely angry.

"These damned bastards! The imperial court only took a little grain from them, yet they dare to act like this! It's truly despicable!"

The other ministers were also indignant, after all, they were also involved in this.

Although the amount of grain the imperial court was to collect was not particularly large, once it was distributed among these powerful families, how could it possibly be less?

Not long after, they embezzled all the grain, leading to widespread starvation.

Just then, a minister stepped forward and spoke.

"Your Majesty, we can't continue like this. If we continue like this, the battle on the front lines won't be decided yet, and we'll be unable to hold on. In my opinion, it would be better to seek peace with the Ming Dynasty first. As long as the two sides stop fighting, we can recover and then we will definitely be able to resolve this matter!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor of the Delhi Sultanate frowned, feeling extremely displeased. Several of his sons had been captured, and more importantly, Lan Yu had directly stormed their capital, causing him to lose face considerably. If they were to back down now, wouldn't the world think they were afraid of the Ming Dynasty?

"no!"

"Absolutely not. I will not back down no matter what. That Lan Yu from the Ming Dynasty has turned our territory upside down."

He is utterly despicable! I will never let him get away with this, and he can forget about any alliance with the Ming Dynasty!

The other beings who had arrived nodded in agreement; this matter was no longer within their control.

Moreover, with the Ming Dynasty mobilizing so many troops, it's not something that can be easily resolved. Of course, this isn't entirely without its benefits for them either.

After this incident, they will need to mobilize more troops, and at the same time, they will need to collect a large amount of grain and other supplies.

This gave them an opportunity; if they didn't have this opportunity, where would they have gotten the money from?

This is a chance for them to make money, so how could they miss it? "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, with so many of our troops deployed to the front lines, the Ming Dynasty would absolutely not dare to confront us head-on, otherwise they would suffer heavy losses."

By then, it will be too late for them to negotiate peace with us!

"Moreover, with such a large enemy army, exhausted and weary on our territory, and without sufficient food, I believe they will retreat soon. Victory will surely belong to our Delhi Sultanate!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor of the Delhi Sultanate burst into laughter, extremely pleased with himself.

That's what he thought too. With so many troops mobilized and his brilliant son in command, how could they possibly fail?

"You're right, my dear minister. I believe it won't be long before the battle report arrives from the front, and it will definitely end in a great victory for us!"

Just then, news suddenly arrived from the front lines, and the emperor of the Delhi Sultanate was overjoyed upon hearing it.

"After all this time, finally some good news has arrived," he said excitedly.

"How long has it been? Good news has already arrived! Quickly, bring him over. I want to hear what good news it is!"

Upon arriving at this place, the soldier said in a panic.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! A Ming army has suddenly appeared in our vicinity. They have already captured many cities. We beg Your Majesty for reinforcements!"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the entire court froze instantly. Everyone gasped, not understanding why the Ming army would suddenly appear in this place.

You have to understand that they sent a lot of troops to the front lines. Even if those guys were all useless, they couldn't possibly be wiped out.

"What do you mean this is impossible? Haven't we stopped the enemy yet?!"

Upon hearing this, the man quickly shook his head.

"We don't know what's going on either. The enemy probably numbers less than 100,000. They didn't stay long; they just took the grain and fodder stockpiled by the powerful families and headed towards the capital!"

The officials in the court were in an uproar when they heard this. On the one hand, they were saddened by the loss of so much grain, which was all their capital.

I don't know how much we'll lose this time.

Moreover, although this army was not particularly large, the main force of the Delhi Sultanate was already on the front lines, and this army could move freely in their rear.

The troops in the capital only number between ten and twenty thousand, which is not enough to stop them.

More importantly, they didn't have much food at all. Those powerful families had plenty of food, but no one in the Delhi Sultanate dared to touch them.

So they have nothing to worry about.

But Lan Yu would never have such concerns.

If all these powerful clans were wiped out, his army would be greatly strengthened.

The emperor of the Delhi Sultanate had eyes that looked like they were spitting fire.

(End of this chapter)