At this moment, Xiong Wu had the urge to cry with joy, and the content of the letter in his hand was so shocking that it made him crazy!

Previously, Xiong Wu did not report any hope for Xiong Kui's letter, as long as the other party was not defeated, he would quickly send a message, ordering Xiong Kui to lead the army to withdraw from the Yandong region, so that his Xuanjia soldiers would not be severely damaged by Yan cavalry.

Once Da Chu loses 500,000 Xuanjia soldiers in a few consecutive months, Da Chu will lose the power to compete.

Even though the treasury is still abundant, will Wu Yue, Shu Cai, and Yan Song Chen give Chu a chance to recuperate and restore its military strength?

However, when he slowly unfolded the letter in his hand and skimmed through the contents of the letter in detail, his heart suddenly boiled, as if he was full of combat power.

I can't help it, I decided the program of the dynasty and set the plan for the Chu army to continue to go north, which was by no means a sudden excitement and a willful decision.

All of this is because of the content of the letter in his hand, in which Xiong Kui reported very clearly, the warship arrived in the East China Sea of Great Yan and landed in the Yandong area, and within half a month, only encountered a small scale of resistance from the Yan army, and the Chu army was bloodless and captured two cities in Yandong in a row.

Seeing the small-scale blockade and the bloodless soldiers, Xiong Wu thought that sending Xiong Kui's cavalry was beyond the expectations of the Yan army.

At this time, Xiong Wu was still a little complacent about his original decision.

In order to prevent the Chu army from attacking from the East China Sea, Emperor Yan even sent his younger brother Lin Xiao and Liu Xuanyuan, the marshal of Great Yan, to lead 200,000 troops to block the Chu army.

Xiong Kui encountered a small-scale resistance, and the soldiers were bloodless, all because Xiong Kui led the Xuanjia soldiers to land in Yandong, and noticed that the Yan army in the eastern area of Jinyang City actually showed signs of rebellion.

Otherwise, according to the strength of Yan Cai, it would be difficult for Xiong Kui to land and advance westward.

When he browsed here, Xiong Wu's heart began to surge, and he made a choice in an instant.

The area east of Jinyang City is not a big territory for the current Yan Kingdom, but the Generalissimo of the Yan Kingdom, united with the Southern Family, dares to seek this area, no matter what, it will bring very serious disasters to the Great Yan.

This point prompted Xiong Wu to make up his mind and continue the Northern Expedition.

The civil strife in Yan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Great Chu to invade Yan State.

Continuing to browse, he saw that Xiong Kui was actively in contact with the rebel generals of Yandong when he was on the expedition in Yandong, hoping to unite the forces of the other party, unite the two armies, use Yandong as a base, reserve forces, and invade the land of Yanxi.

Although the result was sharply rejected by the rebel generals of Yandong and led the army to attack the Chu army, Xiong Kui still felt that the Chu army had a lot to do in Yandong.

Xiong Wu continued to browse the letters sent back by Xiong Kui, his heart was excited, excited, and he was determined to send troops north, only to have the previous excited scene.

In the past, he thought that Dayan was monolithic and flawless under Lin Feng's governance, and he was amazed at Lin Feng's ability to govern the country.

And from a recent point of view, Da Yan is not monolithic, Lin Feng's ability to employ people is doubtful, and the cronies and generals around him will have different intentions.

He didn't find out in time and didn't say anything, and let the tiger return to the mountain, so that the other party could get out of the court restrictions.

This hand will inevitably make the Yan State stop the pace of rising, and for a long time, it will fall into civil strife, and the national strength will be automatically consumed.

More importantly, in his opinion, the Yandong rebellion would become a gap for the Chu army to invade the Yan State, and the beginning of the division and destruction of Great Yan.

Although the Chu army was defeated, it was very necessary to fall into the well at this time, speed up the division of Dayan, take the opportunity to eliminate the behemoth in the north, and gradually reduce the stumbling block to the Chu State to dominate the world.

However, the civil and military officials in the court who did not know the situation did not understand why Xiong Wu suddenly made a decision, everyone was full of doubts and puzzlement, the civil ministers exchanged heads and ears to each other, and the generals showed excited expressions.

In the eyes of many ministers, no matter what method the emperor used, he suddenly made up his mind to continue the Northern Expedition, which was a very bad decision.

Over the years, the Chu army has secretly gathered strength, and the national wealth is enough to support the Great Chu to seize the world.

The military superiority is also more prominent in the south, even if it was defeated by the Great Yan before, and suffered a lot of losses, if the strategy is changed, the military strength of the Great Chu will be quickly restored, and the foundation for domination of the world will be laid.

Among the generals, many people were happy and supported Xiong Wu's Northern Expedition, but among these people, they also had other ideas.

The long-term strategy set by the state of Chu was to attack from afar and closely, sweep the southern princes, establish a position for hegemony, and then wave its army north to compete with the northern princes.

Unexpectedly, the rise of Great Yan was too fast, beyond the expectations of the monarchs and ministers of Chu, when Great Yan forcibly swallowed Zheng State and extended its power to the north bank of the Yangtze River, all the southern princes panicked, and Chu State was infected by the atmosphere of the southern princes, and also regarded Yan State as the biggest enemy at present.

When the Five Kingdoms of Yan were proposed, it meant that the Chu State changed its long-term strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack.

This time, the famous generals of Chu were defeated in the north, and many generals in the Chu army hoped that Xiong Wu would continue to adhere to the strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack.

On the one hand, it quickly annexed the southern vassal states, took the opportunity to expand the territory of the Chu State, and strengthened its strength, and on the other hand, it also had the right to train troops, making the Xuanjia soldiers stronger.

At this moment, sitting on the dragon chair, condescending, looking at the noisy scene of the hundreds of officials in the court, Xiong Wu suddenly realized, realized what he had ignored, and quickly handed over the letter in his hand to the court officials to browse, hoping that the generals would support his Northern Expedition more, and Wenchen also changed his opinion.

The letter spread among the civil and military officials, and every official who read the contents of the letter showed surprise, consternation, and horror in their expressions.

In the eyes of many generals, this letter came too suddenly, too timely, if the content of the letter is true, Emperor Chu sent 300,000 troops to the north, according to the Yandong Yan State rebel generals to make a fuss, the southern Xuanjia soldiers Yan Palace, the east chased Yan cavalry, maybe will take the Yandong region.

However, there are also many people who are worried that after Han Zhitong, Yue Yunshan and other generals are captured alive, there will be no generals in the Chu State, and even if there are a few generals, it will be difficult to match the Yan generals.

What's more, the continuous loss of 350,000 Xuanjia soldiers in the north dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Chu army, and the people in many places in the capital secretly spread rumors, refusing to accept the army, refusing to pay taxes, and refusing to accept the imperial court's northern expedition.

To continue the Northern Expedition, it is better to stick to the strategy of long-distance and close attack.

Soon, Prime Minister Duan Chunhan took the lead in standing up and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, the content of the letter is politically beneficial to the Chu State, but in the military aspect, it does not have much advantage over the Chu army, not to mention that the morale of the Chu army is low as a whole, if it is defeated again, what should I do?" ”

Duan Chunhan's words are by no means alarmist, the Chu army has been defeated twice in a row, and the people who led the army are all famous generals of the Chu State, so the third defeat is not impossible.

If the Chu army is defeated continuously, it will be a catastrophe for the Chu State, at that time, not to mention the Yan State, only the four countries of Wuyue, Cai and Shu in the south, will not let go of the opportunity to fall into the well.

The state of Chu may fall into a situation surrounded by enemies on all sides, and there will be a disaster of destroying the country.

"That's right, what Lord Duan said is true, Your Majesty, the Chu army can't stand the toss anymore, Your Majesty's ambition is to unify the country, so you can't pay attention to the gains and losses of one city and one place!" Tobe Shangshu said in a sincere tone.

However, Han Zhixiao didn't see it that way, the opportunity was once in a lifetime, if the Chu State missed the current opportunity, in a short period of time, there would not be an opportunity to invade the Yan Kingdom.

More importantly, he has been under the wing of his brother Han Zhitong for a long time, even though he has the world in his heart, has always been ambitious, and hopes to show his strength on the battlefield, but unfortunately, because of his brother's existence, he was forcibly deprived of the opportunity to lead the army, and only served as a nominal deputy general in the army.

This time, Han Zhitong and Yue Yunshan were captured alive, Xiong Kui led the troops outside, and there were no generals in the DPRK and China, so he saw an opportunity.

Quickly walked out of the train, stood in the center of the main hall, and said to Duan Chunhan: "Lord Duan, you refuse to continue the Northern Expedition, because Wenchen misled the country, and Dayan was in civil strife, it is a good opportunity for the Chu army to show its skills and conquer the city, if you miss the opportunity, can you be responsible?" ”

Duan Chunhan raised his eyelids, glanced at Han Zhixiao, looked contemptuous, and retorted mercilessly, "Hehe, Wenchen misled the country, General Han, you are so bold, are you not afraid of offending all the civil officials of the Chu State, how many catties and taels do you have, don't you know, if it weren't for the shadow of the Han family, if it weren't for General Han Zhitong being the god of war of the Chu State, you would just be a fool of walking birds and teasing dogs on the street, and you would be qualified to enter the court, at this moment, you are making a lot of nonsense, are you qualified?" ”

At this time, there were also civil officials who stood up, pointed at Han Zhixiao, and said to Xiong Wu: "Your Majesty, the generalissimo once said that General Han is useless in the military field, and the mud can't support the wall, Weichen does not recommend that the emperor continue the Northern Expedition, if the emperor insists on the Northern Expedition, he should also select a general in the army who can take charge of himself, so that the safety of the 300,000 army is not in the hands of a reckless man who does not understand the art of war and is promoted by virtue of the family's residual shadow." ”

"Bastards, you two bastards, dare to slander the kidnapping general!" Hearing Duan Chunhan uncover his old bottom and belittle him for nothing, Han Zhixiao's face was hot, he was furious, and shouted at the two of them.

Xiong Wu was ambitious and wanted to discuss with the ministers, but he didn't expect that the important officials in the court wanted to fight in the court, Xiong Wu was angry in his heart, and he was aroused, and his palm slapped heavily on the dragon case, and shouted: "Enough, this is the Jinluan Palace, not the vegetable market. ”

Suddenly the hundred officials became quiet, and at this time, Duan Chunhan continued: "Your Majesty, Weichen does not recommend sending troops, instead of attacking Yan State in the north and consuming strength, it is better to attack Cai State at close range and take the opportunity to expand his power, only when the Chu State gradually becomes stronger, can the emperor's ambition be realized."

If the strength of the Chu State declines, even if the Chu State splits the Yan State, but the emperor should not forget that there is still the Song State in the north, and its strength is no less than that of the Yan State. ”

Xiong Wu patiently listened to Duan Chunhan's suggestion and asked: "If you don't continue to cut Yan, what will happen to the troops led by Xiong Kui, is it thousands of miles away, Duan Chunhan, don't forget, Xiong Kui has 150,000 Xuanjia soldiers under his account, and I don't want to lose this elite." ”

"Evacuate, evacuate in time, and when you go south, take the opportunity to send troops to Cai Guo." Duan Chunhan suggested, "After all, Emperor Yan wants to fight for hegemony, and he will definitely not let the Yan Kingdom split, so the Yandong Rebellion will soon be quelled, and the emperor, the interests that you catch are the interests, otherwise it is all an illusion." ”