In the wilderness south of Chenliu County.

A large army spread out for tens of miles, maintaining the marching speed of the Ming army, silently marching towards Kaifeng City.

The entire army was silent except for the tramping of the horses, the friction of the armor and stomachs of the officers and soldiers, and the creaking of the carriages loaded with ordnance on the road.

Muying, Marquis of Xiping in the Ming Dynasty, rode a tall black horse. This was a tribute from the Western Regions that the emperor personally rewarded him after he returned to Beijing from Yunnan Road.

Mu Ying is covered in heavy armor, with two red ropes tied under the shoulder armor extending behind her, and she is wearing a bright red cloak.

Beside him were a group of Beijing army generals, such as Heqing Hou Zhang Yi and others. As for Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, who also followed Mu Ying out of Beijing to support the situation in Henan Province, he had already led five thousand cavalry.

, rushed to Kaifeng City to support the war there.

Zhang Yi rode beside Mu Ying.

Although they are both marquises of the Ming Dynasty, they are also ranked higher and lower.

Just like Zhang Yi's war horse was obtained by himself from elsewhere, Mu Ying's war horse was a gift from the emperor.

Furthermore, Mu Ying has been in charge of Yunnan Dao all year round, and his military might and authority are beyond what they can match.

Zhang Yi glanced at Mu Ying indifferently, and then said: "I still can't understand why the general decided that Kaifeng City would not always choose the strategy of defending the city?"

Mu Ying smiled and looked back at the nobles and nobles around her: "Do you really think that I was worried about the safety of His Highness the Grand Sun, so I teamed up with the Prince of Qin and the Prince of Yan to get His Highness out of Kaifeng City?

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The nobles here know that the emperor's grandson, who originally insisted on sticking to Kaifeng City, was taken out of Kaifeng City today in conjunction with the Marquis of Xiping due to the concerns of Qin Shizi and Yan Shizi.

Zhang Yi shook his head: "I'm sorry that it's hard for me to guess the general's intentions."

Hu Hai, the Marquis of Dongchuan, said in a low voice: "General, do you want His Highness Taisun to go into battle in person?"

Zhang Yi immediately looked at Hu Hai who said this, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and finally cast his eyes for verification on Mu Ying, who was riding half a horse forward of the two of them.

What Hu Hai said is not impossible.

It's just that it's hard for Zhang Yi to believe that Xiping Hou Muying, who clearly has such a personal relationship with the royal family and the emperor's grandson, dared to ask the emperor's grandson to do such a dangerous thing.

He even urged the army to go north in advance, and ordered Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen to lead almost all the cavalry on this trip north to Kaifeng to support the battle under Kaifeng City.

Mu Ying tightened the reins in her hands and slowed down the war horse from the Western Regions so that it could be level with Zhang Yi and Hu Hai.

At this time, Mu Yingcai spoke softly: "The Ming Dynasty is now full of flowers, blooming on all sides. The nine borders are getting stronger and stronger. The Japanese country has an annual income of millions, and places such as Jiaozhi Road and Zhancheng Road are even more prosperous. But do we have any thoughts?

Ask a question?"

Zhang Yi and Hu Hai looked puzzled at the same time.

Mu Ying continued: "Do you still remember how old His Royal Highness the Emperor is now?"

When he said these words, Zhang Yi and Hu Hai opened their mouths, with a tacit expression of surprise and surprise on their faces.

His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun is only eighteen years old!

A huge sense of contrast hit Zhang Yi and Hu Hai, making them feel an earth-shaking feeling.

In the past two years, many things and changes have taken place in the Ming Dynasty, so much so that they subconsciously thought that the emperor's grandson should be an old and mature man, but they were completely unaware that the emperor's grandson was just a mature man now.

The Year of the Crown.

Mu Ying snorted twice. If it weren't for his special status, how could he have reacted to this matter: "The emperor's grandson is so young. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty has been in the hands of His Highness in the past few years.

With so many changes, do you think His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun will be content with the status quo and remain stagnant in the future?"

Zhang Yi and Hu Hai shook their heads at the same time.

Nowadays, in Yingtian Chaotang, a group of officials with Xinxue as the core and walking in Wenhua Hall, led by Hanlin bachelor Xie Jin, have already appeared.

These people naturally gathered together under the influence of Confucianism.

And behind these people is His Royal Highness the Grand Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

The imperial court continuously introduced new policies and expanded its territory.

I heard that the troops and horses under the founding father have marched thousands of miles westward from the Champa Road. Those thousands of miles of land can now be regarded as the territory under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just because there are not enough officials in the court now, and because the situation there is not clear and stable enough, that no new road has been established.

Thinking about it now, in just a few years, the Ming Dynasty has already gained two more territories. Every year, on these newly opened territories, it can acquire countless ships that can be described as connected end to end.

Complete supplies.

Will Ming Dynasty be content with the status quo or remain complacent?

Zhang Yi and Hu Hai thought about their respective fields on Jiaozhi Road and Zhancheng Road and their annual income, and they felt that even if they risked their lives, no one would be willing to give up those massive benefits.

Zhang Yi's eyes flickered and he whispered: "I can't stop..."

Yes.

In the face of countless benefits, no one is willing to stop.

Hu Hai also said: "The general did it intentionally this time, and he was not just worried about the safety of His Highness?"

If everything is conceived this way.

Zhang Yi and Hu Hai couldn't help but look at each other. If this was really the case, there might have been negotiations in Yingtian City.

Mu Ying hummed and said: "Your Highness's safety? He has not yet had to consider his personal safety. Liang Guogong thought that by ignoring the safety of His Highness Kaifeng City, he would get the credit for pacifying Henan Road, but didn't he

Have you ever thought that His Highness is the one who needs this merit most?"

Zhang Yi's eyes sparkled and he echoed: "His Highness is still so young. Only the greater his achievements are, the more convinced he will be that what he is doing is correct, and he will also..."

What will happen?

Zhang Yi didn't say anything, but Hu Hai nodded silently.

As long as the things His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun has done over the years are proven to be correct, and the military strategy of opening up foreign territories is correct, then people like them will be able to stand like evergreen pines at the center of political power of the Ming Dynasty.
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Mu Ying's eyes had a hint of edge: "These days, some people are impeaching His Highness the Crown Prince, or even colluding with the party, trying to use public opinion to ask Your Majesty to depose the Crown Prince? Now as long as His Highness has the merit of quelling the rebellion in Henan Province,

All the troubles in the court will fall apart."

Zhang Yi and Hu Hai nodded repeatedly.

Although they are here, the news from the imperial court has never been lost, and reports from the imperial palace are always delivered to them.

Hu Hai thought for a while and couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "The Duke of Liang is still a little impatient. Now that I think about it, the Duke of Liang asked Henan Province to carry out the entrapment military strategy, which was the end of the rebellion in Henan Province and focused on Luoyang City.

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Just like now, the battle situation in the west city of Kaifeng is definitely the most anxious. And he only needs to lead the troops from the direction of Luoyang City to get this military merit."

"So, this is why I sent troops in advance, and even asked Marquis Jingchuan to take all the officers and soldiers of the Ma Army Camp to Kaifeng City." Mu Ying showed a trace of helplessness on her face. She was not only doing it for the Ming Dynasty's grandson, but also for the Ming Dynasty's grandson.

It was also for the sake of his son-in-law. He said softly: "Your Highness is outside the city now. He will definitely hear that Marquis Jingchuan is bringing him. At that time, can Your Highness give up?"

"It's impossible."

Zhang Yi and Hu Hai said in unison.

Mu Ying nodded and said: "As long as His Highness does not give up, the achievement of quelling the rebellion in Henan Province will be in His Highness's hands."

There was nothing wrong with what Marquis Xiping said. Zhang Yi and Hu Hai had some thoughts in their minds that they had not had before.

After a while.

Zhang Yi spoke in a low voice: "This time in Kaifeng City, we may be able to build streets above the court. But if His Highness Taisun really takes what we think, it will inevitably lead to slander from the court officials, and we will also

Being impeached is suspected of being militaristic."

"Civil official?"

Mu Ying sneered, and then said: "After what happened here, how many good days do they really have?"

Zhang Yi and Hu Hai looked at each other, with an unspeakable look flashing in their eyes.

Then, the two of them smiled slightly.

Mu Ying gently lifted the reins in her hand, and the imperially gifted Western Region war horse beneath her seat completely let go of its hooves. The muscles all over its body were in groups, highlighting its sculpture-like shape, and it burst out with strong power and headed towards Kaifeng City.

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Kaifeng Nancheng.

The number of rebels exceeds 10,000. As the rebels outside the south city who have the same mission as the rebels who crossed the river from the north city, their only mission is to launch a sheep attack on Kaifeng City, which involves the defenders at the top of the city to surrender and cannot divide their troops to support the main battlefield in the west city.

The plan is obvious.

If the defenders at the southern city head of Kaifeng do not support the west city, then the rebels outside the city will continue to use wheel warfare to attract the energy of the defenders at the city head.

If the defenders at the top of the city divide their forces to support the west city, then the rebels outside the south city who are attacking will use all their strength to climb the city and finally break open the city gate.

Several rebel generals in the rebel army formation outside the South City gathered together and were discussing how long it would take for the West City side to take over Kaifeng City.

As long as Xicheng is captured and the army attacks the city, they will naturally be able to rush into Kaifeng City and loot the wealth that has been accumulated for decades in this thoroughfare city. Along with this, they will also be able to take down the man who forced Henan Province to rebel.

The grandson of the Crown Prince Laoshi was captured.

Under the city wall, the rebels from the previous round of siege have begun to retreat and return to the Chinese army's formation. A new batch of several thousand rebels who have rested have begun to move towards the city wall to take over.

The previous round of offensive held back the defenders at the head of Kaifeng's south city.
To be continued...