To send troops or not to send troops, the monarchs and ministers in the vertical arch hall are divided into two factions, there are fewer people in favor of sending troops, but the status is higher, especially Zhao Zhen and Lu Yijian, but the majority of people who oppose sending troops, after all, most people still don't like to take risks, especially this kind of military affairs, which makes the hall also fall into a stalemate, which is a bit like the current situation in Liao.

"Recovering Yanyun is the will of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, I don't want to leave this matter to my children and grandchildren, now is a good time to be fleeting, there is no room for any hesitation, spread my will, the soldiers of the three armies are ready, and they will send troops to attack Liao at any time!" In the end, Zhao Zhen suddenly took out the majesty of the emperor and directly made a decision against public opinion.

Now Wang Zeng and others have no way to object, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty has a lot of power, and can even reject the emperor's decision, but that is only useful when the ministers are single-minded, but now even Lu Yijian, the head of the hundred officials, does not stand with them, and like this kind of military affairs, Zhao Zhen also has a lot of decisiveness.

The matter of sending troops has been decided, and then it is time to consider the details of this attack on Liao, such as the mobilization of the army, the recruitment of grain and grass, the selection of the main general, etc., after all, fighting a war is not a matter of the emperor's words, but involves all aspects, just like a precision machine that wants to work, and each part cannot have any problems.

Li Zhang is only responsible for proposing, he has no experience in pre-war preparations, so he did not participate, but when it comes to the selection of the main general, everyone shows a headache expression, as the so-called general is incompetent, tired of thousands of troops, so the selection of the main general is very important, if they choose a wine bag and rice bag, then it is useless for them to make more preparations.

Through the last use of troops in the northwest, Zhao Zhen proved his ability, but he is now on the way to the capital, and he has made too many contributions before, if he is allowed to recover Yanyun again, it will really be a high achievement.

In addition, Zhao Zhen used troops to seek stability, but this attack on Liao was a surprise victory, and it was necessary to end the civil strife in Liao, and even before the Liao State reacted, it was necessary to annex Yanyun as soon as possible, so the use of troops must be fast and strange, which is completely contrary to Zhao Zhen's way of using troops, so Zhao Zhen is not suitable to serve as the main general this time.

For the candidate for this main general, Zhao Zhen couldn't make up his mind for a while, after all, the Great Song Dynasty rarely used troops abroad, and the battlefield was the only criterion for testing a general's ability to use troops.

"Do you want to summon General Cao to come here, he should be able to recommend a suitable candidate." At this time, I saw Lu Yijian open his mouth and suggest that the last time he sent troops to the party, it was Cao Wei who suggested using Zhao Zhen as a general, but Zhao Zhen really lived up to everyone's expectations, so this time Lu Yijian also thought of Cao Wei again.

"General Cao's health is not very good, he has been staying at home to rest for the past two years, sometimes he can only lie in bed, and I am afraid he will not be able to enter the palace!" Li Zhang sighed when he heard Lu Yijian's words, Cao Wei's health is getting worse and worse, he also went to visit two days ago, and Cao Wei was also very weak lying on the bed at that time, with his experience as a doctor, I am afraid that Cao Wei's limit is coming.

"I personally went to visit General Cao, cousin, you will come with me!" Zhao Zhen immediately decided that since Cao Wei couldn't come, then he would go in person, not to mention that Cao Wei was the pillar of the country, and now that he was sick, he should visit.

Li Zhang nodded immediately when he heard Zhao Zhen's words, and then the court discussion was temporarily dispersed, but the matter of attacking Liao has been decided, and they also have many things to prepare, of course, this matter is still top secret, if anyone dares to leak it, it is not a trivial matter, and it will even be punished for treason.

At that moment, Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen came to Cao Wei's house in a carriage, and Cao Wei's youngest son Cao Qian also came out to greet him immediately, and then invited the two to Cao Wei's bedroom in the inner house, but when Li Zhang saw Cao Wei, he found that the other party's spirit was better than a few days ago.

"Old minister, see Your Majesty!" Cao Wei didn't expect Zhao Zhen to come to see him in person, so he was immediately startled, and hurriedly put down the book and struggled to get up to salute Zhao Zhen.

However, Zhao Zhen rushed forward at this time to support Cao Wei and said, "The old general doesn't need to be polite, you are sick, you just need to lie down and rest, I actually have an important matter to listen to your opinion this time." ”

Cao Qian also stepped forward at this time to help Cao Wei sit up, and put a quilt on the back of his father, and then retreated, and Cao Wei also said at this time, "Your Majesty, please speak, although the old minister's body bones are useless, his brain is not confused." ”

"I want to use troops against Liao and recover Yanyun ......"

As soon as Zhao Zhen's words came out, he saw Cao Wei suddenly sit up straight, his eyes were round, and then he asked eagerly, "Your Majesty really wants to use troops against Liao?" ”

"Uncle Cao may not know that the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao State and Yelu Zongzhen's mother and son are fighting for power, before Yelu Zongzhen launched a coup d'état and was unsuccessful, and now the two sides occupy Shangjing and Zhongjing respectively, and the war is about to break out, so Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to recover Yanyun and completely solve the border troubles in the north!" Li Zhang also stepped forward at this time to explain that the news of Liaoguo had just come back, and Cao Wei had been recuperating from his illness, so he must not know about this news.

Sure enough, Cao Wei couldn't help but show a happy expression when he heard the situation in Liao, and at the same time, he finally knew the reason why Zhao Zhen sent troops, since there was turmoil in Liao, it was indeed a good time for them to recover Yanyun, and Cao Wei also guessed the reason why Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang came to find him.

"Is Your Majesty worried about the choice of the main general?" Cao Wei forced himself to calm down at this time, and then asked again, the attack on Liao State was too stimulating for him, and now he only felt that his heart was beating hard, and his whole body suddenly had strength, and his brain was even more sober than ever.

"The old general guessed well, after I discussed with the ministers just now, everything else is easy to do, but the choice of the chief general is not easy to decide." Zhao Zhen nodded at this time and said, in the past two years, he has also begun to pay attention to the performance of the generals in the army, especially some young generals who have graduated from school, but the time is too short, and these young people have not grown to the point where they can take the lead alone.

"The Hebei Army has been in peace for a long time, and the generals in the army have not had experience in leading troops on a large scale for a long time, so it is best to choose the candidate for this main general from the Northwest Army!" I saw that Cao Wei didn't shirk either, and directly opened his mouth to analyze.