With Ying Zheng's permission, Zheng He went out to give orders, and a dusty herald full of fatigue entered the hall and said to Ying Zheng: "King Qi: Xirong invaded the border of Qin State, killed more than 10,000 people of our Qin State, and all the 10,000 defenders of the frontier were killed. After speaking, he handed the information recorded in the parchment scroll in his hand to Zheng He, Zheng He respectfully handed it to Ying Zheng, who took it and looked at it quietly.

Zhuge Liang, who was still in high spirits, was interrupted by a "report", and when they heard the words of the soldiers, they also stood aside and lowered their heads, thinking about countermeasures in their hearts, how to deal with this matter.

Zhuge Liang and the others were still thinking about it, and suddenly felt that the temperature in this hall suddenly dropped by dozens of degrees, and several people looked up at Ying Zheng, who frowned, his face was slightly blue, and his face was full of frost.

It seemed that after reading the contents of the parchment scroll, he handed the parchment scroll to Wei Ran, the master of the Military Aircraft Pavilion, and said, "Since the Military Aircraft Pavilion has been established, this matter should be handled by the Military Aircraft Pavilion." Lone has only one request: the blood debt must be repaid by blood, violate the border of my Qin State, kill my Qin State soldiers, and slaughter my Qin State people, although it is far away, it will be punished. The calm tone revealed endless murderous intentions.

"No," Wei Ran and the others said respectfully.

Several people sent Ying Zheng away, and Wei Ran handed Ying Zheng a parchment roll and looked at it seriously, and the more he looked at it, the deeper his face became. Then he handed it to Meng Ao next to him without saying a word, and thought about it: Xirong was in contact with the western border of Qin, and was friendly with Qin, and Qin focused on the six countries of Shandong and the Xiongnu in the north, otherwise he would not have stationed 10,000 defenders on the western border, and he never thought that this would happen.

The Military Aircraft Pavilion has just been established, and its prestige in the DPRK and China is not high, and if the Military Aircraft Pavilion fails to come up with a good charter for this matter, not only will it not be able to explain it to Yingzheng, but people in the DPRK will use this matter to impeach him and others who are old and incompetent enough to hold important positions in the military aircraft.

Zhuge Liang and the others also passed the information to each other, and handed it back to Wei Ran again, Wei Ran casually put it on the desk, wanted to hear the opinions of the rest of the people, and asked, "What do you think?"

Meng Ao said: "This matter is a little strange, Xirong Qiang, the two clans and my Qin State are safe, why would they suddenly offend our Qin State and steal more than 30,000 women and young people." ”

Zhu Lijian said on the side: "No matter what the reason is, as the king said: Those who offend my Great Qin will be punished even if they are far away." The attack on Xijon this time is already a fact, and we will discuss when to go out and who will lead the army. ”

"It's extremely ......," Wei Ran and the others nodded in agreement.

"Someone. Wei Ran instructed the guards outside the hall.

"I wonder what the Pavilion Master commands?" a guard came in and said respectfully.

"You went to the mansion of Sima Terrier, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to pass him on to the Military Cabinet to discuss matters. ”

The "No" guard took the order and left.

The military department is in charge of all war logistics, food, weapons, etc., so naturally it needs to learn from Sima Terrier before formulating a battle plan.

Wei Ran signaled to the officials in the lower hall, and the officials understood, and quickly took out the map of the distribution of forces in the Qin State and its surroundings made of parchment rolls, and hung it on the wall for Meng Ao and a few others to observe.

"The Qiang and the clan live by herding. First, it is difficult for our army to find its exact location when it goes on an expedition. Second, the grassland operations and battle lines are too far away, and logistics and transportation may not be able to keep up. Third, winter is about to begin, and the winter combat roads are icy and smooth, which not only makes it difficult to march, but also a major problem in transporting grain and grass. Fourth, there are not only Xirong on the western border of our Qin State, but also the Yue clan in the northwest, Wusun, Loulan, and the countries of the Western Regions. He thought for a moment and said.

Fighting a war is not as simple as fighting, there are too many things to consider, and if one is not seized by the six eastern countries, the Qin State will be in danger of tilting.

The rest of the people also nodded, although the authority of the Military Aircraft Pavilion was huge, the responsibility was also great.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan and said confidently: "Liang has a way." ”

The eyes of the rest of the people lit up, and Wei Ran spoke: "Please also speak clearly." ”

"Feed the war with war. Zhuge Liang slowly spit out four words.

A few people savored these four words, and several people present were all people who had led soldiers to fight, and they quickly understood Zhuge Liang's intentions.

Zhuge Liang saw that a few people understood what he meant, and pointed to the map and continued: "A few people, please see: the three tribes of Xirong, Yueshi, and Wusun graze in the fertile grasslands and are rich in good horses, and they have hundreds of thousands of good horses in their hands. This is what the king really wants. ”

"Hiss......"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, the three of them were deeply shocked, and they couldn't believe that Yingzheng's ambition was so big, and the territory of the three tribes combined was larger than that of Qin.

However, it is not impossible, the total population of the three tribes is more than one million, accounting for one-third of the population of Qin. Nomadic adult men are warriors on horseback, and there are probably less than 400,000 of them who can fight. However, these 400,000 are all cavalry, although the Qin State has 500,000 soldiers, the cavalry is only 100,000, and the remaining 400,000 are all infantry, and they are also scattered on the borders and checkpoints of the Qin State. Besides, the infantry went to the steppe to fight, the mobility was too poor, and if there was no means to restrain the cavalry, it would be like sending them to death.

Moreover, the six eastern countries of the Qin State were eyeing each other, and the northern Xiongnu were erratic. It is impossible to march all the troops to the west, and if you don't use all the troops to attack Xirong, how can you pocket Xirong and Yue's Wusun. Thinking of this, Meng Ao and a few people don't know where Yingzheng and Zhuge Liang in front of them got their confidence.

Zhu Liji, who is known as the think tank of the Qin State, reacted and said: "Although the three tribes have more than 400,000 people to fight, they are scattered in their respective grasslands, and the three major tribes are composed of some small tribes. ”

Meng Ao continued: "That's right, the 100,000 cavalry of my Qin State are not only equipped with horse hooves and saddles, but also spears and shields for horse fighting, and they practice day and night. ”

"In winter, it is good to enter winter, after winter, they will not be in a hurry to migrate in search of fertile grassland, but to live in a place with water and grass to survive this long winter. This is our army's chance. Wei Ran also said with joy on his face.

"In terms of military rations, as Mr. Zhuge said, war is used to feed the war. There is also the question of who to send as the commander of the army and how many troops to send. He asked another question.

"Bai Qi is invincible in attacking the city, but grassland warfare is not his strong point. As far as Sima is wrong, Sima is known for his strange use of troops, and the enemy is unable to defend against it, and grassland operations are very suitable. ”

"That's right, no one is better suited than Sima Cuo. ”

"Okay, let Sima Cuo lead the army. How many soldiers should go on the expedition. ”

"Just 100,000 cavalry, one: steppe combat cavalry is the most suitable. Second: test how much improvement there is compared to before. ”

A few people in the Military Aircraft Pavilion finalized the operational deployment with a single word, and the details of all aspects were once again put forward and repeatedly deliberated to ensure that nothing was missed.

The next day, Zhangtai Palace, Chaotian Palace.

"The ministers see the king, the king has been ten thousand years. The ministers saluted to the head of the court.

"Your ministers are polite. Sit. Ying Zheng said lightly.

The civil and military ministers knelt on the futon in two columns, waiting for Yingzheng to speak. Rules of the court: Every time the court is discussed, the first thing to be discussed is to be discussed with the ministers, and then the first assistant to the cabinet is to propose the matters that the cabinet cannot decide and discuss with the ministers. Then there is the military of the Military Aircraft Pavilion, but the affairs of the Military Aircraft Pavilion are generally silent. In the end, the ministers of the DPRK and China put forward the matters that need to be discussed, but the ministers of the DPRK and China rarely put forward the matters in the court, and they usually write a memo and submit it to the cabinet, and then it is proposed by Shang Ying.

"A few days ago, Xirong invaded the western border of our Qin State, slaughtered more than 10,000 people, abducted more than 30,000 women, young and strong, and countless grains. Ying Zheng's voice sounded in the hall, this voice had no trace of emotion, and there was no joy or anger.

"What, Xijon is so bold. ”

"How can this be reasonable, it is really damn to violate the border of my Qin State and kill the people ......of my Qin State."

"A great army should be sent to destroy Sijon. ”

The cabinet and the three members of the Tingwei Mansion, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry were not so surprised, and they also got the news last night. This matter is handled by the Military Aircraft Cabinet, and they only have the right to make suggestions and watch from the sidelines.

"King Qiqi: The last general is willing to lead a large army to destroy Xirong, avenge the people of our Qin State, and rescue the exiled people. ”

"The Minister's Invitation to ......"

"The minister also asks for war ......"

A famous military general couldn't wait to stand up and ask for battle, eager to immediately enter Xirong to take revenge. Seeing these generals who asked for battle, Yingzheng was very satisfied, the generals were not afraid of war, the soldiers were not afraid of death, and Daqin was not afraid of all enemies.

Ying Zheng said to Wei Ran of the Military Aircraft Pavilion below: "How does the Military Aircraft Pavilion handle this matter?"

Wei Ran bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, as the king said: If you offend my Great Qin, you will be punished even if you are far away." The Military Machine Pavilion decided to send Sima Cuo, the deputy general of the God Killing Legion, to lead 100,000 cavalry to the west to conquer Qiang, the two clans, and Yang Guowei. ”

In fact, Wei Ran had already reported to Yingzheng last night, and it was also recognized by Yingzheng, and today's court meeting was just a formality.

"Where is Sima Wrong, Sima Terrier?" Ying Zheng said in a loud voice.

"The minister is here. Sima Cuo and Sima hurriedly came out of the ranks.

"Order Sima Cuo to go to the Lantian camp on a certain day with the lonely edict and the military order of the Military Aircraft Pavilion to organize 100,000 cavalry to go to Xirong. Ying Zheng said lightly. After speaking, Zheng He, who was next to Ying Zheng, came down and handed the edict and the tiger talisman to Sima Cuo, who took the tiger talisman edict and said respectfully to Ying Zheng: "The minister respects the king's order." With that, he retreated.

"The Ministry of War should do a good job in logistics, and the Cabinet should be responsible for the coordination of all aspects. Ying Zheng said again.

"The ministers obeyed. A few cabinet members and the military department replied.

As soon as Sima Terrier and the others returned to the futon and sat down, Zhuge Liang came out and said: "Your Majesty, the king: the minister is willing to go on the expedition with General Sima Cuo." ”

Ying Zheng looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Accurate." ”。

In fact, many ministers have seen Zhuge Liang sitting on the side of the military aircraft pavilion, very curious about who is qualified to sit in the military aircraft cabinet seat, at this time saw that he proposed to go with the army, Ying Zheng actually agreed, but also doubted its origin, why it was so trusted by Ying Zheng, you must know that since ancient times, it is not just a person who can go out with the army, and the leakage of military information is not a trivial matter.

Ying Zheng doesn't explain, and he doesn't have the eye-opening line to ask and block the salvage, Ying Zheng's current power is not comparable to the meeting when he first ascended the throne, and he really does what he says.