On July 20, Ping An led the vanguard army to approach Datong Prefecture City and set up camp five miles away. Three days later, Zhu Gaoxu led the main cavalry to arrive, and more than 30,000 horse soldiers came to Datong City!

The autumn wind is bleak, and fallen leaves are mixed in the dust in the air; the soldiers and horses outside Datong City are fierce, and there is a murderous atmosphere. The horse army has sent troops to move around, and there are running war horses everywhere. Nearing and horse hooves in the air bring the breath of war.

Zhu Gaoxu slapped his horse and came to the east gate of the city, looking at the flags and weapons on the city tower for a while. He turned to Hou Hai and said, "Photo the letter of persuasion on the head of the city, and ask the King of Dai to send someone out to talk."

Before Hou Hai could answer, he suddenly stared at the city gate in the distance. Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saw that the city gate was slowly opening!

After watching for a while, Zhu Gaoxu changed his words and said, "No need to shoot arrows anymore. He sent a command to Ping'an to mobilize troops into the city and control the city gate!"

Soon, the sound of horse hooves roared, and teams of horses shouted and rushed into the city gate. The cheers of the soldiers also rang one after another on all sides.

The prefect and other civil and military officials in the city had already arrived at both sides of the city gate. Zhu Gaoxu then slapped his horse and heard the people kneeling on the ground shouting: "I welcome the emperor..."

"They were originally appointed officials of the court, and they were not considered surrender." Zhu Gaoxu looked back and smiled.

Everyone laughed and echoed for a while.

Ping'an sent people out to report that there was nothing wrong in the city. Zhu Gaoxu led the crowd to the city gate. He saw a red-robed official kneeling on the side of the road. The man shouted: "I heard that the emperor led the army and was fortunate to Datong Mansion. I have prepared 30,000 troops for ten days to reward the army. Please send someone to inspect it."

"Very good." Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Then Zhu Gaoxu looked at the scene in the urn city again and saw many soldiers standing inside and throwing their weapons to the ground.

The red robe official explained: "Reported to the emperor, the disarmed soldiers were the guards of the Dai Palace. The Dai King said he wanted to defend the autumn, so he sent the guards to the city gate earlier and said he helped the government guard against foreign invaders."

Zhu Gaoxu did not comment and rushed into the city gate with a horse. The large horse army followed the city's avenue and headed straight towards the Dai Palace, without any resistance on the road.

In Datong City, the people were not afraid of the official army wearing strong and holding sharp edges, and countless people rushed to the streets. The people sent wine, drinks, eggs and other items to the officers and soldiers on both sides of the road, and the crowd was very lively.

When Zhu Gaoxu saw this situation, he was shocked. He seemed to have only seen such a passionate scene like a military and a civilian before.

At this time, Qi Tai slapped his horse and leaned forward and said, "Sir, the people of Datong Palace have suffered a long time. The ministers in the court have repeatedly impeached the King Dai for committing evil deeds. Now it seems that it should not be groundless."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said in a deep voice: "The Emperor Taizu asked him (King Dai) to take charge of such a key place, but he failed the trust of Emperor Taizu, and it really did not play any role."

...The noise in the city was very loud, and even the royal palace could be heard faintly.

Zhu Gui, the king of Dai in his thirties, was sitting on the throne of Chengyun Hall. He had just heard the news that a group of civil and military officials from the Datong government opened the city gate directly. At this time, he couldn't help but look up and sigh.

The following general held his fists and said, "The last general asked for an order. The prince can issue a manifesto first to denounce the pseudo-employment of the pseudo-employment to inspire the morale of the army! Then, the last general leads the army to guard the royal palace and fight to the death with the official army!"

Zhu Gui waved his hand and said weakly: "Forget it, it's useless."

"Swish!" He suddenly pulled out a sword from his waist! The civil and military eunuchs in the hall hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the general who had just spoken cried: "Prince! The prince can't do it."

The chief minister of the Daiwang Mansion also hurried forward and bowed and advised: "Prince, please wait! The emperor heard that the king of Zhao asked to remove the guards ten days ago. The emperor did not allow it, so he still asked the king of Zhao to guard Beiping. Therefore, the emperor thought that perhaps the emperor might have room for detour in this matter because of the friendship between the clans! Why don't the prince ask the emperor for love?"

"Why doesn't King Zhao's confidant Huang Yan have a share..." Zhu Gui said in surprise, "Your news is true?"

The chief minister said: "It's true! This news comes from the lower-ranking classmates and friends, so there should be no false words. The emperor may be forgiven for the kings!"

Zhu Gui was stunned for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Pu misled me!"

The chief minister bowed and said, "If the prince is willing to write a book and confess his guilt, the subordinate officials are willing to be the envoy and leave the palace to meet the emperor."

The general next to him frowned and said, "This is why the morale is revealed. The official army must rush into the royal palace to catch people. Can we still talk about it?"

The chief minister said: "The lower official sat out of the palace by sitting in a hanging basket and went quietly."

Zhu Gui sighed and finally nodded, "Let's try."

...As Zhu Gaoxu's central army, the chief of the royal palace sent a document to express his purpose. Unexpectedly, there was a burst of laughter around him, and some generals almost fell off the horse's back without laughing!

The Changshi turned his head to look at the people around him with awkward expression, his face turned pale and he couldn't say a word.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu said on the back of the horse: "After all, King Dai is a royal family vassal king, so it is okay to talk about it."

People's laughter gradually became less. Zhu Gaoxu immediately said decisively: "I'll order the army to choose a place to camp. You, the chief minister, go back and tell you the King Dai that my army will not enter the King Dai's mansion for the time being. Ask the King Dai to come out to welcome the emperor himself, what do you have to say to the Central Army Headquarters?"

The chief minister hurriedly bowed and said, "The emperor is kind, I will receive the order!"

After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and left the main gate of the Dai Prince's Mansion. The military generals of the Central Army recruited a mansion nearby, and Zhu Gaoxu and others were here for the time being.

In less than half an hour, a shout suddenly came from outside the central hall: "I was deceived by the traitor, and I was confused for a moment and committed a serious crime. Now I am bound by the Lord, please punish me!"

Zhu Gaoxu stood up when he heard the sound. When he walked to the door, he saw a young man with his upper body naked, his arms tied up, and a few branches were inserted on his back. Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood that this was an allusion: I took the thorn and apologized for guilt!

And this great man must be Zhu Gui, the King of Dai.

However, Zhu Gaoxu and King Dai were not Lian Po and Lin Xiangru. He was very unfamiliar with King Dai and had never met him. Moreover, it was this thirteenth uncle who conspired to design his life, and his intention was very bad!

If Zhu Gaoxu only cared about his own feelings, he would not give the King of Destiny a chance to apologize. He would have directly ordered the attack on the royal palace and let him die in the chaos!

However, Zhu Gaoxu did not do that. What he thought to himself was: King Dai committed a tremendous crime and was not executed. So what reason do other vassal kings think they will die?

What's more, the conspiracy of King Dai and his vulnerable attack in the face of the army's siege, he surrendered. Zhu Gaoxu really couldn't treat him as his opponent, and he couldn't even arouse much anger in his heart, as if he only had disgust!

The civil and military officials who followed the hall and the guards in the yard were all looking at King Dai coldly.

Zhu Gaoxu walked to the Dai King with an expressionless face. The Dai King hurriedly kowtowed and admitted his mistake.

"Why are you so confused?!" Zhu Gaoxu thought for a moment, and suddenly made a heartbroken expression.

He shook his head and sighed, and pointed at the King Dai, saying, "Since I ascended the throne, I have always been concerned about the family affection of the royal family, and have been forgiven and treated the vassal kings everywhere. But why don't you think about family affection? How will King Dai face Emperor Taizu and his ancestors in the future?"

The King Dai said pale and said, "I am confused for a moment, and I regret it so much!"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and sighed, stretched out his hand and beat the chest a few times, looking painful, almost bursting out tears. At this time, Zhu Gaoxu was just making moves and didn't say a word. She turned her back to King Dai, and then said in a sad tone, "It's over, I'm really helpless! I will capture all the families of the Dai Palace, officials from the official office, and the guards. All the suspects followed the army to send to Beiping City, and wait for the officials and envoys of the king to join and interrogate the crimes of King Dai and others!"

Hou Hai clasped his fists and said, "I obey the order."

"The Lord..." said the voice of King Dai.

Zhu Gaoxu said without looking back: "After finding out the crime, I will send King Dai to the detention... You are so happy to guard the tombs for your ancestors and repent for your sins!"

The voice of the King Dai said, "I thank the emperor for not killing me!"

The Dai King confessed his guilt and was taken down, and the entire royal palace had no need to resist. On the day when the official army entered the city, everything seemed to have been settled.

More than 30,000 cavalry came to Datong Mansion, but only took a detour and no decent battle occurred.

The official army stationed in the city for a few days. After everything was done, the army turned around and marched towards the northeast, Xukou Pass (Zhangjiakou). More than 200,000 main forces led by generals such as Qu Neng, Wang Bin were marching, and the two armies might be able to meet near Xukou Pass.

And the Dai Prince's Mansion and others will be escorted to Peking and handed over to the officials and soldiers who stayed there to guard them; then Gao Sui will preside over the interrogation.

Although there have been accidents recently, there seems to be no storm in various places, but it has been delayed for some time.

With a little delay, the weather would be even colder when Zhu Gaoxu's army entered the territory of the Tatar tribes. Fortunately, before the northern expedition, the army had already made preparations to keep the cold...

At the end of July, Zhu Gaoxu and Ping'an led their troops to the south of Aikou Pass, and the army set up camp on the shore of the lake where the Yanghe River and Qingshui River converged. On all sides of this place, the shadows of the Chongshan Mountains could be seen, pressing against the horizon like dark clouds; however, there was a flat and wet field here, which was rare. The surroundings were open, and the fields of crops and smoke rising from the village were faintly visible.

Qu Neng sent people to the camp and reported that the main force of the army had passed Juyong Pass and advanced north along the flat and wide river valley, and Kerike met with the forward.

So Zhu Gaoxu ordered all departments to repair them on the spot and wait for Qu Neng and Wang Bin's main force to arrive.
Chapter completed!