The generals in the hall looked at each other inexplicably.
"No." Chu Jinding pondered for a while, "It is to rescue Uncle Xiao and the more than 20,000 Japanese brothers who are in Baekje."
Wei Junqian was noncommittal.
He turned around.
"This general has received orders from the Ministry of War and His Majesty's urgent edict. We are required to send troops to Baekje immediately to drive the Japanese pirates completely into the sea."
Everyone in the hall just raised their eyebrows, but they weren't too surprised.
Wei Junqian took a deep look at everyone, "What do you think?"
There was silence in the hall for a moment.
Three years ago, Xingluo had been in Guangsin County for a long time before taking the initiative to send troops to Nanfeng; now, three years later, the army had just arrived in Tamaki County and had not had time to repair, and it had received an order to immediately send troops to Baekje.
The two are very different.
"General," Ren Ning stood up.
Among so many generals and strategists, he is the youngest, so there is no need to worry if he makes a mistake.
"There is a saying in the art of war: when the general is outside, the city should not be attacked, the territory should not be fought, and the emperor's orders should not be accepted."
"Our army has traveled a long distance and is exhausted both physically and mentally. It is the first time we have arrived in Tamaki and the army needs appropriate time to adapt to the northern climate."
"The general thought that we could send the forward battalion into Baekje first to buy time. The main army will wait for a while to rest, and it will not be too late to enter Baekje after the logistics equipment arrives and the weather gets warmer."
"That's how it should be."
"Vice General Ren is right."
Others nodded in agreement.
Wei Junqian looked at Ren Ning silently for a long time.
He suddenly said: "Everyone, don't forget one thing."
"Our Xingluo Legion has never been used to fight for a city or a place, let alone to save certain people. The purpose of Xingluo's troops is to ensure the long-term peace and stability of the empire's borders."
He tapped the map of north on the wall.
"Tell me, what is the biggest threat to Yunchui in this long northern border?"
Everyone seemed to be waking up from a dream, and their eyes subconsciously skipped over the peninsula to the east and landed directly on the vast grassland in the north.
The area north of the Great Wall was not originally the territory of the Beixiong Empire, but was also the pasture of the nomadic people.
Later, Beixiong moved eastward step by step, and finally took these lands into his pocket, and then the boundary was drawn directly to the top of Yunzhui's head.
A general reacted, "General, the order from the Ministry of War and your Majesty's imperial edict..."
Wei Junqian ignored it and continued talking to himself.
"This general believes that northern Xinjiang faces three major threats."
"The first one is the border guards. Especially the North Customs guard Huang Shitao, he is just a freeloader."
This... is too direct.
Everyone in the conference hall couldn't help but wipe their sweat.
After all, Huang Shitao is nominally at the same level as the Army General.
snort!
Wei Junqian sneered, not having the consciousness to speak ill of others behind their backs.
"We can still do our best to expel foreign enemies, but these rice bugs are the most troublesome."
Often if they move, they may be unscathed, but the butcher knife of Xingji City may fall on their heads.
Everyone couldn't help but remain silent.
Wei Junqian just mentioned it and continued.
"The second one is the Japanese pirates who landed in the east. Everyone should know what happened in their homeland, right?"
"I know." Everyone nodded, "The Japanese pirates' homeland has been destroyed and there is no way to retreat."
Wei Junqian nodded, his eyes falling on the small peninsula.
"As the saying goes, a dog will jump over the wall when it is anxious, but a rabbit will bite when it is anxious. What about the more than two million Japanese pirates who are desperate? In order to survive, they will definitely smear the entire peninsula with blood."
"I hope that everyone will correct their mentality and put away any contempt. Otherwise, you will suffer a big loss. Are you clear?"
Everyone was stunned and quickly answered loudly, "It's clear."
Wei Junqian nodded with satisfaction.
"This is not Nanfeng. We have reasons to send troops to Nanfeng, and ordinary people will not oppose us."
"And what about the Japanese pirates? Anyone who interferes with their occupation of the peninsula is depriving them of their right to survival and future, and is their life and death enemy. They will hate it to the bone."
"Therefore, the battle coming down from Baekje will be very cruel. Because the Japanese pirates have no possibility of compromise or retreat. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Wei Junqian nodded with satisfaction.
"The third threat is Beixiong in the north."
"They are currently in civil strife, and the principalities are fighting to the death. But that does not mean that they will continue to be in civil strife in the future."
"As the saying goes, if you don't worry about the long term, you have to worry about the near future."
"Now that we are here in Tamaki, we can't just sit here at the Great Wall and watch their jokes. We must find a way to get involved and recruit a group of principalities to fight against a group of principalities to let them continue to cause chaos. It is best to plant a life-and-death feud between the principalities.
Seeds so that they can never fuse again."
"Or," Wei Junqian directly pulled out his sword and drew a line on the north side, "or simply push our border line outward. Push it as far as possible, leaving a sufficient strategic buffer zone."
A group of generals and military advisors were overwhelmed with emotion and were all beaming with joy.
"The general is absolutely right."
"It should be like this. There is no reason why Beixiong can swallow it up step by step. We can't fight back bit by bit."
"Offence is the best defense. Instead of guarding this bitter cold frontier, it is better to go out and drive them far away. Anyone from the north will think twice before approaching us again."
"One battle in the south can pacify southern Xinjiang for decades or hundreds of years, so the north should do the same."
However, someone soon took a look to the south.
"General, Star Chronicle City probably won't allow us to do this."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a ladle of cold water being poured down on my head.
The entire conference hall fell silent again.
Without the support of the imperial capital, no matter how ambitious these generals are, they will not have enough troops, weapons, and food to carry out great actions.
After all, the treasury was still empty. Emperor Changxing was already exhausted from dealing with a bunch of messes within the empire, and he had no intention of expanding externally.
Wei Junqian was silent for a long time and then suddenly said: "According to the intelligence from the palace, His Majesty's body is no longer as good as before."
Buzz~
Except for Ren Ning, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Although Wei Junqian said it in a subtle way, given his status, it was obvious that Emperor Changxing's health had become a big problem.
"Ren Ning," Wei Junqian's eyes fell on the only young man in the hall, "do you know His Majesty's current situation?"
Ren Ning nodded slightly and said vaguely: "During the Chinese New Year, I went back to Star City. I heard a lot about it. In addition, Her Royal Highness Princess Yiguang asked me to move my family out of Star City."
Everyone was surprised.
They all knew that Ren Ning secretly returned home during the Chinese New Year. However, they didn't know about the subsequent move.
Guan Luping couldn't help but said: "Then have you moved?"
Ren Ning selected most of the disabled veterans in General Xuanwu's mansion.
If they don't exit the spiral nest in the Imperial Capital in time, it may not be easy for them to take good care of themselves in their old age.
Ren Ning nodded, "Since I got the news from the eldest princess, my wife has started making preparations as soon as she returns home. She should be on her way south now."
You will gain wisdom from every experience, and you will know how powerful it is.
Lao Kailun just didn't leave with Tiele, and suddenly there were only a hundred or so people left in the tribe of 30,000.