The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 58: Sui State Sends Out Troops for Night Battle
Only in the depths of countless hearts, strange thoughts quietly emerged.

After the court was dismissed, this empire, which was at its peak, began to operate at overload.

A million-strong army and more than two million civilians' logistics support all need to be prepared within a month.

Such a massive emergency operation would have been impossible if the Sui Dynasty had not been at its peak and Yang Guang had not been in power for three years.

When the action started openly, all the voices were supportive, but secretly, there were naturally some people who expressed extreme dissatisfaction.

"Too hasty! If we send troops like this and capture Goguryeo, I'm afraid the Great Sui will lose more than it gains."

“It is well known that your Majesty wants to reach the realm of heaven and man with the national destiny and military might, and the Grand Canal is only the beginning.

The Ming Dynasty and the Mongols are finally about to go to war. How could Your Majesty let go of this opportunity?
He will send troops no matter what the cost.

And his target is probably not just Goguryeo.

Goguryeo alone is far from enough for him to break through to the realm of heaven and man.

If he can always succeed, that's fine. But if he fails, huh."

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The capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Even the Ming Dynasty, which had been well prepared, could not receive timely news of things happening thousands of miles away.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang, looking even more tired, looked at the news he had just received two or three days ago.

Happy and worried.

Zhao'er, you must be well.

"Your Majesty, we can no longer hide this from the officials.

The Cabinet and the six ministers jointly requested to see His Majesty, asking about the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and impeaching the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard. "He Ding walked over quickly and said respectfully.

"It's already good enough that we can keep it a secret for these few days, not to mention that Zhao'er has caused such a big stir in the northwest, and has arrested many gentry, landlords, martial arts forces, and some officials.

It's normal for the news to be reported back to the capital." Zhu Youtang said without surprise.

He never underestimated the power of civil servants.

Although they themselves have no power, they are one of the cornerstones of governing the Ming Dynasty.

Behind them, there are countless gentry and landlords, and more importantly, their ties with the martial arts forces are becoming increasingly deep.

They are so sensitive to information that once they work together, they can surpass the Ming imperial family.

"The die is cast and it cannot be changed. It's time to have a good talk with them. Go ahead." Zhu Youtang sighed and said firmly.

It's time to make things clear so that we can fully prepare for the war that may happen next.

"Yes." He Ding responded and went to convey the order.

Zhu Youtang's face suddenly turned pale, and he held his chest with his hands. He felt a sharp pain in his heart and a dizzy head.

He quickly drank a bowl of medicine, and after a while he regained his spirits.

Soon, a dispute was heard in the Qianqing Palace.

After a long time, most of the cabinet and six ministers left the Qianqing Palace unhappy and helpless.

Immediately afterwards, the Ming court began to operate, providing support to the northern border and preparing for the possible war that might follow.

Soon, the news spread quickly throughout the capital.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led the Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry into the Jin Kingdom and the Jiannu!

It immediately set off an uproar in the capital.

Excited, worried, shocked, watching the fun, etc., all kinds of discussions became more and more intense.

Zhu Youtang even issued an order that as long as no one said anything bad about the crown prince leading the army to war, they would be left alone. He also added fuel to the flames, making the discussion even more heated and having a profound impact on people's hearts.

He was not worried that the expedition would fail.

Zhao'er has already penetrated into the territory of the Jin Jiannu. As long as he can return, it will not be considered a failure even if Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry suffers heavy losses.

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All countries were moved by it and it attracted the attention of countries all over the world.

In the afternoon, outside Shengjing City, the world was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry was still more than twenty miles away from the Jiannu army.

A golden and blue light shone in Zhu Houzhao's eyes as he looked at the powerful army surging in the distance.

After more than ten breaths, a serious look appeared in his eyes, and he turned his head to look at the Martial Emperor Dragon Rider again.

His eyes rolled, he pondered for a moment, raised his spear, and said loudly: "Rest here, Qiu Yue, you lead your troops to set up camp." All the generals were shocked.

But no one dared to question it. After responding, Emperor Wu's Dragon Riders stopped and rested on the spot.

This movement immediately alarmed the Jiannu army, as well as the two sides' martial arts masters who had already drawn their swords and were ready to fight at any time.

"Your Highness did not attack, there must be a reason. Don't take action yet, ask His Highness first." Zhu Wusi said in a deep voice.

Everyone nodded.

"Old Prince, you are the fastest. Thank you for your help." Zhu Wusi sent a message to Xu Ruowu in the dark.

Xu Ruowu simply responded and quickly headed towards the Wu Emperor Dragon Riders.

A few miles away on the opposite side.

The Ice Emperor and the God General pondered for a moment and also suppressed the urge to take action.

Send someone to ask Huang Taiji what he meant.

In the Jiannu army.

Huang Taiji and a number of senior executives were all somewhat surprised and confused.

They were all ready to fight today, but they didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao would choose to stop the army and rest.

"Could it be that seeing that my army is powerful and Zhu Houzhao had a great battle yesterday and is rushing here today, he wants to rest for a night before having a decisive battle with my army?" Daishan pondered.

"Then we won't give him time, Your Majesty, why don't we send troops immediately and destroy him in one battle." Manggurtai said murderously.

Most of the other generals also spoke in agreement.

Huang Taiji thought for a while, raised his hand to stop the generals from speaking, glanced at the sky, and said in a serious tone: "It will be dark in more than an hour. It will be disadvantageous for our army to take the initiative to start a war at this time.

And every bit of delay will allow our army to gather more troops.

Not in a hurry.

Zhu Houzhao is alone in the deep, so he should be the one who is anxious. "

"Order the whole army to rest, but do not relax your vigilance.

Manggurtai, you lead your troops to be on guard."

"Yes." Manggurtai responded with a salute.

"Go and tell the two gentlemen that there is no need to act rashly." Huang Taiji ordered again.

A figure left quickly.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send a cavalry to harass the Ming army? This will prevent them from resting in peace." A general suggested.

"No need. We can't stop Zhu Houzhao from taking action personally." Huang Taiji shook his head.

The generals understood and said no more.

In Emperor Wu’s Dragon Cavalry tent.

Facing Xu Ruowu's question, Zhu Houzhao smiled complacently, and with a somewhat childish face, he said arrogantly and confidently: "Today, my prince saw the Jiannu army, which is about 60,000 people.

Although the Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry will certainly be able to destroy it, if they fight head-on at this moment, the losses will not be small.

Therefore, this prince must use his own strengths to attack their weaknesses and deal with them at the lowest cost.

This prince wants to fight at night."

Night battle!

Xu Ruowu was shocked. It was completely beyond his expectation.

"Your Highness, Ye Zhan..." He subconsciously wanted to persuade him, but stopped.

Since ancient times, when two armies fought, except for night raids, night battles were extremely rare.

There are many reasons.

Many soldiers couldn't see at all at night, couldn't command, there were too many unexpected events, etc.

If you make a mistake at all, it can easily backfire and cause heavy losses.

But it seems that Emperor Wu Dragon Rider can.

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