Prince Yu said, "The Crown Prince knows he is no match for me. The longer the battle goes, the lower his chances of success become. So he plans to take me by surprise, ascend the throne first, and then get rid of me."
"I see."
Zhao Jingzhou and the others all suddenly understood.
Although the crown prince is the legitimate heir to the throne, no one stipulates that the crown prince will definitely inherit the throne. Whether he can truly sit on that position depends on his strength.
Prince Yu is trying to win over more and more people. In the north, there is Zhao Jingzhou, and in the northwest, there is the Xiong family. These two major warlord groups are all Prince Yu's people. Add to that those unknown people, and if the critical moment really comes, even if the prince ascends the throne, it will be useless. There have been emperors in history who were driven down after ascending the throne.
So the prince prepared to strike first, without waiting for Emperor Chengping to pass away.
It would be easy to seize the throne first, and then trick Prince Yu and others into the palace and eliminate them.
"This prince is not completely stupid." Zhao Jingzhou said.
Pang Zhuo asked, "What does your Highness mean?"
Prince Yu said, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. When the crown prince commits regicide, we will send troops to capture him and make him die with a guilty conscience."
"Just do as the prince wishes!"
Zhao Jingzhou and Pang Zhuo both agreed.
This is something that involves risking the lives of nine generations of our clan, so we must give it our all.
Zhao Jingzhou said: "I will immediately order the three thousand most elite Xuanjia soldiers of the Zhenbei Army to enter the capital."
Pang Zhuo said, "The navy can no longer be relied upon, but I have contacted over a dozen generals. Seven of the twelve guards are willing to surrender to the prince. Of the remaining five, three have expressed neutrality, and two are still hesitating."
Pang Jingxiu said, "I will keep a close eye on the nine gates and prevent outsiders from entering or leaving at will."
Xiong Ying said, "My father has already made arrangements. This time, my Xiong family will not send any troops, but we will borrow 3,000 soldiers from the nine Tiele clans to prevent the prince from discovering us."
“That’s enough!”
Prince Yu slammed the table and said, "Three thousand Xuanjia soldiers, seven of the twelve guards, plus three thousand Northwest Army, will catch the prince by surprise. The prince will definitely not be able to resist."
Each of the twelve guards had 20,000 men, for a total of 240,000.
The seven guards make up 140,000 people.
Although it is impossible to mobilize all 140,000 people, firstly, these guards have to be stationed in various places in the capital, and secondly, the noise will be too loud and may be easily discovered by the prince.
But just a few thousand people would be enough.
Three thousand Black Armor Army, three thousand Northwest Army, and four thousand from the Seven Guards, totaling ten thousand people.
Ten thousand elite soldiers, plus Pang Jingxiu who controlled the palace gate, could catch the enemy by surprise. Not to mention the crown prince, even Emperor Chengping could be killed.
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