Chapter 2459
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In the middle of the night.
The Great Zhou Imperial Palace.
At this time, the lights are brightly lit.
After the Great Zhou Emperor brought Ye Qiu and them back to the palace, he ordered Uncle Zhu to summon dozens of important civil and military officials of the Great Zhou here. When they heard that the Great Wei had already reached the Great Qian Imperial City, all the civil and military officials present were shocked.
”It shouldn’t be. Although the national strength of the Great Qian is not as strong as that of our Great Zhou, it is also evenly matched with the Great Wei. Why is the defeat like a landslide？」
”In just two days, hundreds of cities have been lost. What are the generals of the Great Qian doing？ Having fun？」
”Many years ago, I fought against several main generals of the Great Qian. Their strength in deploying troops and forming battle arrays is very strong. Why did they lose so quickly？」
”For many years, no one has been able to reach the Great Qian Imperial City. How did the Wei King do it？」
「I have studied this King of Wei. Although he has the ambition to unify Zhongzhou, he is by no means a person of great talent and bold vision. Could it be that the State Teacher of Great Wei is manipulating everything behind the scenes？」
「Absolutely impossible！ Jin Bingyun’s greatest wish is for peace in Zhongzhou. She would never take the initiative to attack Great Qian.」
「But the Second Prince said that the King of Wei led a million troops. If Jin Bingyun didn’t hand over the military power, how could the King of Wei mobilize so many troops？」
「Great Qian is almost wiped out, and we just received the news. It’s simply unbelievable.」
「I think there must be some hidden secret in this matter. Otherwise, Great Qian wouldn’t have lost so quickly？」
「……」
The civil and military officials talked a lot.
For a long time.
「Quiet！」 On the golden throne hall, the old eunuch said loudly.
Suddenly, the hall was silent.
The Emperor of Great Zhou said： 「This is the matter. Everyone knows it. I summoned all of you here late at night just to ask what our Great Zhou should do now？」
「You don’t need to worry. Just speak freely.」 XiuShu.com
Suddenly, one minister after another said.
「Your Majesty, the old minister suggests that we immediately order the border soldiers to be on full alert. If the King of Wei sends his troops here, then we will fight back with all our strength.」
「The King of Wei has a wild ambition, which is known to all. Next, he will definitely deal with our Great Zhou. The minister suggests that while the King of Wei is attacking Great Qian, we take the initiative to attack the imperial city of Great Wei.」
「Your Majesty, since there is already war in Central Continent, our Great Zhou cannot remain aloof. In my opinion, it is better to take this opportunity to launch a decisive battle and unify Central Continent.」
「……」
One civil official and military general after another spoke up, but without exception, they all supported going to war. As for those who advocated peace, there was not a single one.
This made Ye Qiu a little surprised.
「Any dynasty, if like the Great Zhou, from top to bottom, the thoughts are highly unified, it is difficult not to be brilliant.」
「My father-in-law has great means.」
The Great Zhou Emperor sat on the dragon chair and said, I have listened to all the suggestions of the people. I want to ask you, if the Great Wei, after destroying the Great Qian Youdaoplaceholder0 its troops here, from where will they attack the Great Zhou?
An elderly white-haired military general stood up and said in a sonorous voice, 「Your Majesty, if the Great Wei wants to attack the Great Zhou, it will definitely come from two places.」
「First, Yannan Pass！」 Xiushu.com
「Second, Hulaoguan！」
The surrounding ministers nodded one after another, all approving of this military general’s speculation.
The Great Zhou Emperor asked, 「General Li, I ask you, which of these two passes will the Great Wei choose to attack？」
General Li said, 「I think that if the Great Wei attacks, it will first choose Yannan Pass, and then Hulaoguan.」
「Yannan Pass is easy to attack. Once it is broken, the area behind is flat and the army can drive straight in and directly approach our Great Zhou imperial city.」
As for Hulaoguan, the terrain is dangerous. easy to defend and difficult to attack. Behind it are endless mountains with dense miasma which is not conducive to marching.
「Therefore, the old minister believes that if the Great Wei attacks the Great Zhou, it will first choose Yannan Pass.」
The Great Zhou Emperor nodded slightly.
This General Li has lived for nearly a thousand years and is very good at leading troops in battle.
Moreover, he is the most prestigious military general in the Great Zhou at present.
General Li’s analysis is well-founded.
General Li then said, 「Of course, there is another possibility that the Great Wei divides its troops into two routes and attacks from both passes at the same time.」
「However, this possibility is very small.」
「The two passes are far apart. If the troops are divided, it will be too late to send reinforcements if there is a problem on either side. Coupled with the fact that the morale of the Great Wei is now high, the Wei King will surely concentrate his forces and attack one place.」
The Great Zhou Emperor nodded again： 「That makes sense.」
General Li volunteered and said, 「Your Majesty, although the old minister is old, he can still lead the troops in battle. I want to lead the army to resist the enemy.」
The Great Zhou Emperor smiled and said, 「Approved！」
Hearing this, General Li was overjoyed and knelt on the ground and said, 「Thank you, Your Majesty.」
The Great Zhou Emperor said, 「General Li, I now order you to be the Grand Marshal and command eight hundred thousand elite soldiers to guard Hulaoguan.」
General Li suddenly looked up and stared at the Great Zhou Emperor in surprise.
He even thought that the Great Zhou Emperor had made a mistake. He had just analyzed that the possibility of the Great Wei attacking Hulaoguan was very small. Why did the emperor still send him to guard Hulaoguan？
Could it be that the emperor didn’t trust him？
No, if the emperor didn’t trust him, it was impossible to let him command eight hundred thousand troops.
You know, the total number of elite troops in the entire Great Zhou was only one million two hundred thousand.
Letting him command eight hundred thousand troops was equivalent to handing over most of the troops to him.
But why did the emperor ask him to lead so many troops to guard Hulaoguan？ xь.
What was the emperor’s intention after all？
General Li couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard he thought.
The Great Zhou Emperor looked at General Li and said, “General Li, I know you still have many doubts in your heart, but I tell you that guarding Hulaoguan is related to the survival of the Great Zhou.」
”No matter what doubts you have, don’t ask them now. You will naturally know when the time comes.」
”In short, Hulaoguan must not be lost. Do you understand？」
”Understood！” General Li said loudly.
As a commander, he only listens to the emperor’s order.
”General Li, later I will order Zhu Qian to hand over the tiger talisman to you. As soon as it dawns, you will lead the troops to set off. This mission is of great importance and has a long way to go. Don’t disappoint me.” The Great Zhou Emperor said.
「Your Majesty, rest assured. As long as this old minister is still alive, I will never let the Great Wei step across Hulaoguan.」 General Li hesitated for a moment and couldn’t help asking： 「Your Majesty, who do you plan to send to guard Yannan Pass？」
「You don’t need to ask about this. I have my own plan.」 The Great Zhou Emperor said to the civil and military officials： 「Everyone, from now on, you should be ready to go to war with the Great Wei and support the soldiers in the front at all costs.」
「Yes！」 The crowd responded in unison.
The Great Zhou Emperor waved his hand： 「Withdraw！」
Soon, in the main hall, only Ye Qiu, the Great Zhou Emperor, the Long-browed True Man, Niu Dali, Wu Qianfan, Wu Wanzhou, and Uncle Zhu were left.
The Great Zhou Emperor gave Uncle Zhu a look, and Uncle Zhu understood and quickly withdrew.
As soon as he left, Wu Qianfan said： 「Father, my son is willing to lead the troops to Yannan Pass.」
Wu Wanzhou followed and said： 「My son is willing to go with the second brother.」
「You are both too young and inexperienced. Those people in the army are all arrogant and unruly. You can’t hold them down.」 The next words of the Great Zhou Emperor shocked everyone.
「Yannan Pass will be given to Ning’an！」
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