Within Jin Ling City.
Old Zhu frowned as he looked at the memorial Qi Tai had sent him.
It clearly stated what they had encountered in the Initial City.
After reading the memorial, Old Zhu snorted coldly.
"Looks like this Starting City really does not have the heart to submit! From the looks of it, what Lan Yu said was not without reason.”、
With that, Old Zhu instructed Eunuch Wang, who was beside him,
"Go, summon Lan Yu!"
"Yes, sir!"
Without saying much, Lan Yu was led to Old Zhu by the palace guards.
Looking at Lan Yu, Old Zhu asked indifferently,"
"Lan Yu, take a look at this memorial.”
As he spoke, he asked Eunuch Wang to pass the memorial to Lan Yu.
Blue Jade received the memorial and unfolded it. Then, she said,
"Your Majesty, this subject has long said that the Starting City will not easily submit to our Great Ming. We should eliminate it as soon as possible, or else it will become a great threat to our Great Ming in the future.”
Old Zhu glanced at Lan Yu and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. However, this cold glint was immediately concealed by Old Zhu.
Old Zhu said indifferently,"
"The matter has already happened. There is no point in saying anything more. Now, tell me, if I let you lead the army to break through this Starting City, how many people do I need and what are the chances of success?”
Lan Yu pondered for a moment and recalled the encounter he had with the 100,000 strong army at the foot of the Initial City. He said,
"Your Majesty, this Starting City is definitely not ordinary. If we want to eradicate it in one fell swoop, we need to mobilize at least half of the elites in the country.”
"That's not all. Before we deal with them, we still have to figure out how many people and soldiers there are in Starting City.”
"And the food reserves in their city.”
"None of these can be missing!"
"By doing this, I have an 80% chance of eliminating them in one fell swoop.”
Old Zhu frowned even more.
"It's just a small Starting City. Are you sure you need our Great Ming to dispatch so many elites?”、
Lan Yu said with certainty,
"Your Majesty, you must not underestimate this Starting City. They are extremely terrifying, especially that crossbow formation. It is definitely an extremely terrifying weapon.”
"This is what they have shown. What else have they not shown?”
"None of us know what kind of foundation this Starting City has.”
"This subject feels that mobilizing half of Great Ming's elites is considered too little.”
"If you ask me, it wouldn't be too much to mobilize all of Great Ming's elites.”
"Only by doing so can we be certain that we can take down this Starting City!
Old Zhu looked at Lan Yu, wanting to find a trace of suspicion in Lan Yu's eyes.
However, Lan Yu's eyes were filled with honesty.
This made Old Zhu hesitant.
With Old Zhu's understanding of Lan Yu, he was very clear that Lan Yu was definitely a very proud person.
He had never put any enemy in his eyes.
However, a small Starting City actually made Blue Jade think of mobilizing the elites of the entire country to raze it.、
This was just Lan Yu's excuse.
Lan Yu wanted to take over this matter. She held military power and had evil intentions!
Or perhaps, this Starting City was truly terrifying, causing Lan Yu to have no choice but to place such importance on it.
Right now, Old Zhu had very little information about the Starting City.
Most of it was from Song Sheng and Lan Yu.
Therefore, Old Zhu could not determine whether Lan Yu's words were true or false.
However, even if it was true, he had to think twice before making Old Zhu use so many elites.
One had to know that that was half of the elites of the entire Great Ming, at least close to 800,000 troops.
Old Zhu wouldn't be at ease if he handed everything over to Blue Jade!
Moreover, Old Zhu already had the intention of taking action against Blue Jade. He would definitely not be at ease letting Blue Jade lead so many elites.
Moreover,
In order to deal with a single Starting City, did they really need to mobilize so many people?
Back then, when he fought Chen Youliang, he did not mobilize so many people!
Wasn't Lan Yu's words a little alarmist?
But in reality, he just wanted to have an army and respect himself?
Even though Old Zhu wasn't afraid of Lan Yu rebelling.
As the founding emperor of Ming Dynasty, Lan Yu's prestige was far from being as strong as his.
Moreover, it wasn't as if Lan Yu didn't have people arranged by Old Zhu's side.
If he wanted to deal with Blue Jade, Old Zhu dared to guarantee that he would be accurate and not even cause a splash.
However, even so, it was impossible for Old Zhu to take the initiative to hand the knife to Lan Yu.
This was half of the elites of Great Ming.
If there was a slight mistake, then it would definitely be an extremely terrifying thing for Da Ming.
After hesitating for a moment, Old Zhu said to Lan Yu,"
"We will consider your suggestion. We will make a decision after we understand the situation in Starting City.”
"At the very least, you have to know yourself and your enemy."
When Lan Yu heard this, she didn't think too much and nodded in agreement."
"Your Majesty said that I would make peace without planning.”
Old Zhu nodded and said,
"How about this, before I figure out the situation in the Starting City, you should make your preparations and wait for my summons at any time.”
"We will transfer 200,000 people from the capital army to your command. You will prepare them first.”
"Once we confirm the specific information about the Starting City, you will immediately lead the army and set off.”
"At that time, we will get Song Sheng, Prince Dai, Prince Yan, and Prince Ning to cooperate with you and take down Initial City in one fell swoop!”
When Lan Yu heard this, he cupped his hands and said,
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Old Zhu nodded gently and said,"
"Go and prepare for this matter now.”
"Yes, sir!"
Lan Yu slowly retreated.
After Lan Yu walked far away, Old Zhu looked at his back and said to Eunuch Wang beside him,
"Prince Ning, Prince Yan, Prince Liao, where are they?”
Eunuch Wang said respectfully,"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the three princes have all arrived at Da Tong and are currently in the residence of the acting prince.”
"The four princes have mobilized a total of 300,000 troops and are stationed in Datong. As long as His Majesty gives the order, they can immediately send troops!”
Old Zhu nodded slightly and asked,
"What about Song Sheng?"
"Lord Song, we have also mobilized nearly 150,000 troops from the northwest and gathered them in Gan Province. We are only waiting for His Majesty's order.”
Old Zhu nodded slightly and said,
"Very good. Now, we only need to wait for the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'news. As long as we understand the specific situation in the Starting City, we will know what to do.”
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