Chapter 593

The several high-ranking officials who had been ordered to wait here suddenly felt as if they had found their backbone.

General Yue Fei stepped forward to report the situation.

"Your Majesty, last month, Goguryeo suddenly gathered a large force and invaded Woqie. In three days, they occupied the entire territory of Woqie.

Afterwards, they marched on Fuyu, formed an alliance with the Khitan, and partitioned Fuyu's territory.

Since then, they have been harassing the borders of Youbeiping while mobilizing a large army, ready to invade Great Qin at any moment."

Upon hearing Yue Fei's report, Qin Mu's eyes turned sharp.

Goguryeo, that mere clown, had been jumping around and provoking them first, all because Great Qin hadn't had the time to deal with it yet!

"Fuyu and Woqie are both vassal states of Great Qin. Where are the monarchs of the two countries now?"

Yue Fei replied.

"Both monarchs were captured by Goguryeo and forced to lead their respective tribes as cannon fodder for the vanguard of their army."

Previously, Yang Jian and his son Yang Guang had campaigned against Goguryeo several times, only to return in crushing defeat.

Beneath the walls of the Goguryeo royal capital, they lost nearly a million troops.

This indirectly led to the fall of the former Sui Dynasty!

It was precisely this that caused Goguryeo's ambition to swell.

It made them believe that the Central Plains dynasties were nothing more than this, fragile and easily broken.

Qin Mu shifted his gaze and saw Li Er with his eyelids lowered, seemingly calculating something.

He asked aloud.

"Old Li, Minister Fang, what are your insights on this matter?"

Fang Xuanling remained relatively honest and stated his true thoughts.

"Your Majesty, that region of Goguryeo is somewhat sinister. If we commit the nation's entire strength to conquer it, once defeated, the country will be in danger of collapse.

In this subject's opinion, peace talks are the superior strategy!"

Standing from Fang Xuanling's perspective.

Although Great Qin had strong soldiers and fierce generals, it had only just occupied the Central Plains and the northern borders, and the situation had not yet fully stabilized.

To force a military expedition at this time would leave them severely wounded even if they won.

If they happened to fail, they would lose the entire Central Plains in the blink of an eye.

Fang Xuanling would rather the Central Plains remain in Great Qin's hands than see this magnificent landscape fall into the hands of foreigners!

In his view, only peace talks were the most secure method.

Li Er glanced at Fang Xuanling and gave him a subtle look.

He hurriedly interjected.

"Your Majesty of Great Qin, what Minister Fang said just now is overly cautious. I believe Goguryeo's arrogance is truly too extreme. They destroyed Great Qin's vassal states and now want to send troops to harass Great Qin's people!

Great Qin can send a large force to garrison Youbeiping County and use its powerful national strength to slowly wear Goguryeo and the Khitan to death!" Qin Mu nodded.

The two Great Tang envoys were not spouting nonsense.

They were both offering solutions to the problem.

It was just that... it was also too submissive!

Their suggestions reflected the overall national policy of Great Tang, which was to be submissive!

Fearful of losing, they were timid and hesitant.

Little did they know, the more fearful they were and the less they dared to act, the more tightly they would be bound.

In the end, they would only lose more!

Qin Mu swept his gaze over his six high-ranking officials.

"What do you say?"

Yue Fei: "Your Majesty, this subject advocates for war! A clown must be dealt a head-on blow!"

Xin Qiji: "Your Majesty, this subject advocates for war! Warfare is a dangerous path, a matter of national importance, a place of life and death!"

Qi Jiguang: "Your Majesty, this subject advocates for war!"

"Only by eliminating the threat can we achieve safety!"

The six high-ranking officials expressed their positions one by one; whether civil or military, all advocated for war!

This scene left Li Er and Fang Xuanling somewhat dumbfounded.

Why were Great Qin's officials all so unyielding?

No wonder their military edge was so sharp and they were invincible in battle!

Qin Mu smiled.

These officials of his truly did not disappoint him.

It was merely Goguryeo; if they had to hold peace talks for this, how would they face Persia in the future?

When would Great Qin's army be able to sweep across the world?

They must fight!

... or powerful empires like Rome?

"Who is willing to lead the army into battle?"

"This subject is willing!"

Except for Zhang Juzheng, the other five all stepped forward, actively requesting to fight.

Zhang Juzheng also subsequently said: "This subject will be responsible for the logistics and supply transport, supporting the front-line war effort with all our might!"

This scene of unity from top to bottom made Li Er very envious.

Even a little jealous!

With such excellent officials, why hadn't he discovered them when he was conquering the world before?

He hadn't encountered a single one!

So much so that they had all fallen into Qin Mu's hands.

Li Er noticed that among the five requesting to fight, there were not only military generals.

There were also two civil officials who wanted to go to war.

This was a bit exaggerated!

Yet Qin Mu did not have a look of surprise, as if he felt it was only natural for civil officials to go to war.

"All generals, hear my order!

Great Qin's main enemy at present is still Great Tang, and we must be on guard.

Yue Fei will lead one hundred thousand troops to garrison Changancheng!

Xin Qiji will lead one hundred thousand troops to hold Jiangbei, to prevent Great Tang from taking advantage of our situation!

Qi Jiguang will lead twenty thousand troops north to Jizhou to begin the war against Goguryeo and the Khitan!

Zheng He and Wang Yangming, I give you thirty thousand troops; immediately build large seagoing ships. Take the sea route to strike directly at Sanhan. Afterwards, head north to raze the Goguryeo royal capital!"

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This order...

Left Li Er and Fang Xuanling both somewhat stunned.

Can a war be fought like this?

At a time like this, he was still using his main strength to guard against Great Tang? Using only twenty thousand men to confront the massive armies of Goguryeo and the Khitan—wasn't that just asking for death? However, this was none of their business.

They only hoped that Great Qin would be severely wounded while confronting Goguryeo.

It would give Great Tang a glimmer of hope for a counterattack on the Central Plains.

The next morning.

Qi Jiguang led twenty thousand troops on the expedition.

Qin Mu saw the army off outside the east gate of Changancheng.

This time, he did not lead the expedition himself.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling were Great Tang envoys and originally did not need to come to see them off.

But they came anyway.

It was nothing more than wanting to take the opportunity to observe some of the secrets of the Great Qin army.

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Li Er stood beside Qin Mu, watching Qi Jiguang's army head into the distance.

He had a doubt in his heart that he truly could not understand.