"Just like the current situation in the northern border of the empire!"
While talking, Gu Chen spread out the map of the northern territory and spread it flat on the ground.
Pointing to the map, Gu Chen said: "There are hundreds of cities in the Northern Territory, but now, the Tianming Iron Cavalry has penetrated into the hinterland of the Northern Territory like a steel knife!"
"The eldest prince's 400,000 soldiers and horses were killed in the battle. Most of the cities in the northern border surrendered and did not dare to fight against Tianming's cavalry!"
"Seven out of ten of the entire northern cities have fallen into the hands of the Tianming Empire!"
Gu Chen raised his head and looked at the third prince: "What should our Daxia Empire do at this time?"
"Of course I understand that only by defeating the Tianming Iron Cavalry and driving them out of the North can peace be restored to the North!"
The third prince nodded and said: "You are right, Mr. Gu. Blindly retreating will only allow the other party to advance further!"
Gu Chen smiled and suddenly asked: "In the eyes of His Highness, how important is the Northern Territory?"
Gu Chen paused and said, "Let me put it another way. In the eyes of the emperor, how important is the northern border to the Great Xia Empire?"
The third prince thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "We must not lose it, we must take it back!"
Gu Chen asked again: "If we fight against the Tianming Iron Cavalry, what are our chances of winning?"
"It depends on how many soldiers and horses can be mobilized!"
The third prince said: "There are indeed soldiers and horses in Daxia, but they are distributed in various major cities and it takes time to mobilize!"
"If you want to defeat the Tianming Iron Cavalry, you will need at least 400,000 soldiers and horses, but if you want to mobilize so many soldiers and horses to the front line, it will take at least half a month!"
Outside Beixing City, there was a big battle, and Daxia's 400,000 soldiers and horses were wiped out.
More than half of Tianming's 200,000 cavalry were killed or injured.
Daxia can mobilize troops, and Tianming is also doing so!
Without 400,000 soldiers and horses, it would be difficult to defeat them with the elite Tianming Iron Cavalry!
Gu Chen shook his head: "For more than half a month, maybe the entire northern region no longer belongs to the Daxia Empire!"
The third prince fell silent.
At this moment, the third prince's entire heart almost turned into a dark color.
A feeling of powerlessness lingers in the body and mind.
He has no good strategy to defeat the enemy!
It was not until this moment that he knew that he might not be suitable to be an emperor!
Being a king in a prosperous age may be something you can do.
But now, in troubled times, if he becomes king, it will only bring harm to the entire country!
His fists were clenched tightly together.
An unwilling thought lingered throughout my mind.
This time, he came to Zhenbei Royal City as promised by Gu Chen.
He showed his courage in addition to kindness to the court.
But only courage, is it useful?
"Your Highness, don't you know how to defeat others without fighting?"
At this moment, a voice made the third prince raise his head again.
Looking at Gu Chen, the third prince said: "Of course I know, but it's simply impossible!"
Long before coming, the ministers in the court had discussed the method of retreating the troops countless times.
Who doesn’t know that “conquering the enemy without fighting” is the best way?
But is this possible?
The Tianming Empire had always dreamed of conquering the Great Xia Empire. Now that it had finally come, how could it possibly retreat?
Marriage, gifts, indemnities, and even cession of land have almost all been proposed.
But even with these, it is impossible for the Tianming Empire to retreat!
It is no longer possible to not fight!
Now, it seems that there is only one possibility left to achieve the final victory, and that is to let Zhenbei King City do everything possible to delay the attack of Tianming Iron Cavalry!
The longer the delay in Zhenbei Wangcheng, the more time the Daxia Empire has to assemble its troops, and the greater the hope of victory.
"Your Highness!"
Gu Chen raised his hand to interrupt the third prince.
He shook his head gently and said: "If I can help Your Highness, without having to fight for a single soldier, and let the Tianming cavalry retreat unconditionally, can this kind of contribution help His Highness become the crown prince?"
"etc!"
"Master Gu, what did you say?"
Hearing Gu Chen's words, the third prince was shocked and couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Master Gu, please repeat what you just said!"
He thought he heard wrongly.
Gu Chen smiled and said: "Let Tianming Iron Cavalry retreat unconditionally!"
"Retreat unconditionally!"
As soon as these words came out, the third prince couldn't help but tremble violently.
He looked at Gu Chen with disbelief: "Is what Mr. Gu said true?"
If Gu Chen had only said "retire the troops", he would still believe it.
After all, he knew very well that there was an extremely powerful sword master behind Gu Chen.
With the power of the Sword Master, he can definitely do this.
But in front of these two words, there are three words: "Unconditional!"
These three words struck his mind like a thunderbolt, making him unable to believe it.
Gu Chenqing took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I said, I will help His Highness ascend to the throne of Crown Prince!"
The third prince said excitedly: "If Mr. Gu can really make Tianming's cavalry retreat, not to mention it is unconditional. Even if there are conditions, as long as the conditions are not harsh, it will definitely be a success!"
Gu Chen shook his head: "I don't care about the credit. I only care about whether His Highness can ascend to the throne of Crown Prince."
The third prince was silent for a moment and said firmly: "If it can be done unconditionally, it will definitely be possible!"
"It's just you, young master..."
"Your Highness, there is no need to say any more!" Gu Chen raised his hand to interrupt the third prince: "I still said the same thing. I said I would help His Highness ascend to the throne!"
The third prince took a deep breath to calm down the excitement in his heart, and said: "Don't worry, sir, as long as I ascend the throne, the imperial seal will be handed over to you personally!"
While speaking, he thought of something else and took out the Imperial Jade Seal energy crystal directly from the space ring.
Then, he handed it to Gu Chen: "Master Gu, this is what you want!"
"good!"
Gu Chen finally crystallized the energy and felt the majestic and endless power of swallowing star souls within the energy crystal. A glimmer of confidence flashed through his eyes.
With this thing, he is absolutely sure that he can do it.
Similarly, with this thing, he can also have an extra trump card!
"Your Highness, you can return to the imperial capital and ask the emperor for orders to let the Tianming Cavalry retreat unconditionally!"
Gu Chen is just a person who does things.
The person who really asks for the order needs the Third Prince to go in person. Only in this way can all the credit belong to the Third Prince!
The eldest prince is dead, leaving only one rival, the second prince.
With this huge contribution, the second prince is no longer qualified to compete with the second prince!
His promise was fulfilled.
The endless swallowing star meteorite will also fall into his hands!
"Okay, I'll go back now!"
The third prince took a deep breath, turned around and left. Before leaving, he turned back and warned Gu Chen: "Young Master Gu, please remember to pay attention to safety!"
"Your Highness, don't worry!"
When Gu Chen nodded, the third prince had already walked out of the hall.
He left the Zhenbei Palace under the respectful greetings of the senior officials of the Zhenbei Palace, headed by the Prince of Zhenbei, the Young Prince Fifth Lingtian, the Princess Fifth Duoan, and others.
Take the car prepared by the palace and go straight to Chongyun Tower.
