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The more the An clan members listened to his explanation, the more they frowned. Seeing that the situation wasn't looking too good, Zhu Di spoke up, "Great Master must have a way to save the situation. I hope Great Master will give me some pointers!"

Daoyan shook his head and said, "The number of years of life is decided by heaven and can not be changed by man. A few days ago, this old monk was able to help the king … This old monk deserves his life. This old monk was only following the flow to make a personal relationship, but this old monk really can't save him …"

The more the An clan listened, the more they sighed. With a laugh, they said, "Great Master, you don't have to hurt your spirit. If you can save her, then save her! If you can, then save her!"

Zhu Di hastily asked, "Master, is there no room for compromise now?"

Dao Yan said, "How about this, this old monk wishes to pass on a message to Almsgiver and ask him to pass it on to your friend."

An Jiajia said, "Alright, please speak, master!"

Dao Yan said, "If the glory is extinguished, it can be reborn."

An Jiayi sighed, "Many thanks, master!"

Daoyan smiled and said, "Just now at the door, this old monk was listening to mister's comments about the military. I wonder what mister has to say about this?"

An Jiajia said, "Master's works are magnificent. I am impressed. It is rare for you to be able to record the military strength and internal affairs of the entire country, including all the Mongolian grassland, in such detail."

Daoyan waved his hand and said, "You flatter me, sir. As long as you are willing to work hard on something as small as this, you will definitely be able to accomplish it!"

An Jiajia said, "Such a huge project can not be completed in a day. You can see that master can only complete it in a few dozen years."

Daoyan said, "I only know that the military is far from enough. There are tens of thousands of Mongolian Steel Cavalry stationed outside Beiping City. Whether they are in terms of speed, bravery, or battle prowess, they are far superior to our Yan Army."

Zhu Di sighed. "Grandmaster is right. Mongol Cavalry soldiers are indeed far superior to our army. Even though they won't be defeated in battle, they won't be able to gain any advantage, not to mention repelling them."

The An clan replied, "Your Highness, there is no need to panic. I have long experienced the strength of the Yan Army, but our Yan Army and Mongolian Army still have shortcomings."

Zhu Di asked, "What's wrong with it?"

The more An family spoke, the more likely it was that the north was the grassland, with the cavalry as the leader in the battle, and the Yan army as the leader. Although there are cavalry in the second army, the Mongols have lived on the backs of the horses for hundreds of years, and their riding and shooting skills far surpass mine in terms of training and experience.

"The Yuan Dynasty was destroyed not only because of corruption within the internal affairs of the imperial government, but also because the Mongols were not used to water battles and defended themselves against the war," said Dao Yan.

Zhu Di replied, "This prince and Great Master have discussed this many times. Just as Sir said, my Yan Jun army is as sharp as a corpse of war. This prince had also done his best to train the cavalry, but the results were meagre."

The more An clan was settled, the more he spoke, "Your Royal Highness, if our army wants to train a force that can rival the Mongolian cavalry, I think it will be difficult to complete it within a short period of time. Moreover, in order to train an elite cavalry army, we need an experienced cavalry general."

Zhu Di replied, "But Sir, the Mongolian cavalry soldiers are currently wandering around the city all year round, plundering and burning, and we don't have enough strength. How are we supposed to defend against them?"

An Jiajia said, "I think we should use our current advantage to restrain the enemy forces."

Zhu Di asked, "Mister, what's your current advantage?"

"Firearm, when I was young, I once heard Master say that the Emperor had once set up a very powerful firearm unit. This unit used three rows of strategies to rely on each other to replace the previous drawback of filling the firearm with gunpowder. Annan had only used five thousand people to repel the giant elephant formation. I presume that your highness has heard of this matter before?"

Zhu Di said, "This prince didn't participate in the battle of Annan, but I've long heard of Marshal Mu's firearm bravery!"

"The path of the firearm far surpasses that of the crossbow and crossbow, and the lethal force is great, but the firearm is expensive and perishable. With the addition of the Mongolian cavalry, I'm afraid the enemy has yet to fire the firearm."

An Jiajia said, "You must have someone to rely on in order to use the firearm."

Daoyan said, "Why should we rely on the vast plains outside Northface City?"

The An clan replied, "Beiping City!"

Daoyan was shocked, "Sir, you are truly bold to think that there are hundreds of thousands of citizens living in Beiping City. If we open fire in the city, regardless of success or failure, the people will definitely suffer!"

Zhu Di added, "Benefactor's plan is fundamental, so there's definitely something wrong with this plan!"

An family continued, "Your Royal Highness' intention is not for the Mongols to directly slaughter the civilians, but for you to send out a notice for the citizens to evacuate with their valuables, and then show the enemy that the Mongols will be brought into the city to be annihilated."

The An family spoke up, "Although the Beiping city is now impregnable, the city is too big. The Mongols must gather their superior forces to attack it. At this moment, the Beiping city is also in a state of devastation!"

Zhu Di replied, "What benefactor said might be reasonable, but the Mongols are already at the last line of defense outside the city. If we let them in openly, will we be able to take them back?" "Beiping city is very likely to be lost!"

The An clan continued, "The Mongols are good at fighting on the grasslands, and they can conquer the world on horseback. What they are not good at is street fighting. Our Yan Army only needs to place large numbers of troops in the houses.

Zhu Di replied, "Benefactor is bold, but your lordship really doesn't dare take the risk. In addition, it'll be hard to settle the hundreds of thousands of citizens in the city, so I still have to think carefully about this plan …"

The An clan replied, "Your highness is kind and compassionate, this one admires you!"

The three of them chatted for a while. The An clan left after bidding farewell. They smiled and said, "Prince, you were brilliant just now!"

Zhu Di asked, "Master, you flatter me too much. What do you think of this person?"

Dao Yan said, "This person is smart, courageous and suspicious. He is not someone who has been living for a long time. His martial spirit is extremely strong."

"Exactly so!" Zhu Di replied.

Dao Yan said, "People in the martial world have a strong murderous aura. Besides, this man is a military genius. If you don't use him, I will kill him!"

Zhu Di said, "This prince really can't bear to kill him. Great master, do you have any good ideas to recruit him to me?"

Dao Yan said, "This man is used to living in the wild. It's not time yet, my lord. Don't worry, this old monk will definitely help you take him under your command."

"Many thanks, master!" Zhu Di replied.

Late at night, An Jiu and Yutang stood side by side at the base of the city wall. Yutang asked, "What do you think of the King?"

An Jiaxi said, "Sooner or later, it will be reversed!"

He replied, "Yes, he's waiting for an opportunity!"

An family replied, "Once the Mongol affair is over, the civil war will surely break out."

"You want to participate?"

The An clan laughed. "It's hard to say. At the very least, I won't make an enemy out of him!"

"Why?"

The An clan replied, "At the very least, he is stronger than the Eastern Palace."

"You've never seen the East Palace before, so why do you say that?"

The more the An clan spoke, the more they said, "The three kings, Ning, Yan, and Jin, are the protectors of the borders. Any one of them can rival a famous general of the Great Ming Dynasty, and losing any one of them will cause great harm to the borders. The Eastern Palace will surely inherit the throne in the future.

Yu Zhongxiang laughed, "Then why do you think it's feasible?"

The An clan continued, "Today, when the Yan King asked me about my plans, I placed my achievements and the commoners in front of him to make him judge. At least he didn't let me down!"

"How can you be sure he's not faking it?"

An Zaihai continued, "Regardless of whether he was acting or not, at least he understood the principle that the common people are the most important thing in the world."

You Zhongxiang said, "I hope you are not mistaken!"