Having received an affirmative answer from Daoist Tianmiao, Li Zhu took a deep breath, thinking to himself, "Loulan? In that case, I'm coming..."
He has now decided to go to Taiyuan Prefecture first, resolve the Zhu Wen issue, gain control of Taiyuan Prefecture, help Chen Qingzhi stabilize Youzhou, and then head to Xiliang after completing all of this...
Nothing more was said that night!
The next morning, Li Zhu found Tuoba Dada. Upon seeing him again, Tuoba Dada's eyes darted around, after all, what happened yesterday was quite embarrassing...
"General Dada, we need to change our route to Jin..."
"no…"
Upon hearing that they needed to change course, Tuoba Dada immediately refused. Their group was a ceremonial one, and with princes and princesses among them, no one could be held responsible if anything went wrong!
"Well, looks like we'll have to settle this with our fists..."
Li Zhu extended his fist, which appeared much smaller than Tuoba Dada's, yet it instilled a powerful sense of intimidation in Tuoba Dada...
“Your Highness, our group is special; our route was planned in advance. If we change our course at the last minute, it could cause a lot of misunderstandings. We also haven't made any preparations to receive you along the way, which would bring a lot of trouble…”
When has Tuoba Dada ever been so patient in explaining things to others? If you don't understand, he'll beat you until you do...
"I know, so we can change the nature of our group and say we're going to quell a rebellion..."
Li Zhu flashed a set of pearly white teeth, leaving Tuoba Dada speechless. "So, after all this time, you want us to be your free henchmen?"
"Your Highness, your plan is too clever for your liking! You go and quell the rebellion, while we, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, act as your henchmen..."
Tuoba Dada said with a wary look on his face!
"Do you think your cavalry is incredibly powerful? Invincible?"
Upon hearing Tuoba Dada's words, Li Zhu couldn't help but look at him and ask in return!
Tuoba Dada said with a proud expression.
"Of course, our Xiliang cavalry has roamed the grasslands unchallenged..."
Seeing the other person's smug expression, Li Zhu's desire to humiliate him immediately kicked in!
"You really overestimate yourself. I can tell you with absolute certainty that I brought you along to give you a chance to broaden your horizons and show you what elite troops are all about. I'll fight the battle, and you just need to cheer us on from behind. If I even glance back at you, I'll consider it a loss..."
Li Zhu said even more arrogantly!
"Boy, you've gone too far... I may not be able to beat you, but the dignity of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry cannot be tarnished..."
Tuoba Dada was furious. To call the Xiliang Iron Cavalry cowards hiding behind their backs was intolerable. At this moment, he seemed to have completely forgotten that he was no match for Li Zhu!
"You think I've insulted you? I just wanted you to see the might of my Chinese army, and remember that we'd be cheering you on from behind when you were fighting..."
After Li Zhu finished speaking, he turned around and left, giving Tuoba Dada a dashing back view. This infuriated Tuoba Dada, who thought Li Zhu was a madman who was thinking about suppressing a rebellion on his way to a wedding!
"Set off…"
Li Zhu had originally intended to have a proper discussion with Tuoba Dada, hoping he could offer some assistance, but who knew that this guy wouldn't give him any face at all and was incredibly arrogant...
Since that's the case, let the Xiliang cavalry see what a crushing victory looks like...
Wang Yanzhang was initially pleased to learn that they were going to war, but he quickly realized something was wrong. They had only brought five thousand Imperial Guards with them; sending such a small force to attack a city was practically like handing over an experience pack to someone else…
After much deliberation, Wang Yanzhang finally couldn't resist going to find Li Zhu...
"Oh, isn't this General Wang, the one with the foul mouth? Here to ask for a beating?"
Li Zhu grew increasingly disgusted with his future father-in-law, Wang Yanzhang, who had been constantly mocking and ridiculing him ever since Wang Riqing ran away…
"Your Highness, you've been confined to the palace for so long; we have only five thousand men, how can we possibly fight a war..."
Wang Yanzhang acted as if he hadn't heard Li Zhu's sarcastic remarks and went straight to the point...
"You mean I don't know military strategy and shouldn't lead troops into battle...?"
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant that we don't have siege equipment, so going there would be no different than sending ourselves to our deaths."
Li Zhu glanced at Wang Yanzhang, then said...
"So you're saying I don't know anything and am just giving random directions...?"
"Your Highness, war is a serious matter and cannot be handled so hastily..."
"So you mean I'm careless and not worth following..."
Wang Yanzhang was speechless. He thought to himself, "How can the Crown Prince be so petty? He has no vision at all..."
"Your Highness, I am seriously discussing important military matters with you..."
"Is General Wang mocking me for not being serious enough in my work...?"
Hearing Li Zhu's sarcasm, Wang Yanzhang couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. Couldn't you focus on something normal? This kind of conversation is exhausting…
"Your Highness, what is your plan?"
Wang Yanzhang sighed. He knew he had to bear the consequences of his own actions. He knew his recent attitude had displeased Li Zhu, so he was taking this opportunity to annoy him...
"Are you mocking me for not understanding strategy...?"
Seeing Wang Yanzhang's chest heaving with anger, Li Zhu felt a great sense of relief. This guy had been making things difficult for him lately, and he finally got his revenge...
"Your Highness, if you can't speak properly, I might go and join Zhu Wen. I followed Zhu Wen in the past, and I believe he would welcome me..."
Wang Yanzhang said angrily, thinking to himself, "That's enough. If it goes too far, I'll defect..."
"Yes, your daughter has a crush on me. I believe the first thing she'll do when she gets back is see me. Then I'll tell her to accept my condolences and that her father has passed away because of treason..."
Wang Yanzhang gripped the gun in his hand, wishing he could just shoot Li Zhu a couple of times. Could his threatening words be any more direct?
"You win, I won't ask anymore..."
Wang Yanzhang gave up, feeling he wouldn't get any information out of him, and might as well wait to die...
"General Wang, you are the commanding officer; military matters still require your decision-making..."
Li Zhu looked at Wang Yanzhang and said seriously!
"With our small force, we can't even take a county town defended by three thousand soldiers, let alone the major cities. I think we'd better not go..."
"This is cowardice, a cardinal sin for a general. How can you be so timid?"
Hearing Li Zhu's mocking words, Wang Yanzhang was speechless. Was I being cowardly? I was simply telling the truth!
"Your Highness, could you please devise a foolproof plan? I absolutely disagree with such a reckless attack on the city. I cannot stand by and watch my soldiers go to their deaths..."
"General Wang, this is disobeying orders..."
Hearing Li Zhu's words, Wang Yanzhang was almost driven mad, feeling that the other party was doing it on purpose and was completely missing the point of his speech...
"That jerk... I've had enough..."
"They've stopped addressing him as the Crown Prince; that's a grave offense of disrespect..."
Wang Yanzhang clutched his chest, thinking to himself, "Have some decency..."
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