In the court, the ministers were excited, the atmosphere was tense, and the noise was boiling.

In this atmosphere, Xiong Wu's mind did not become chaotic, on the contrary, it became more and more clear.

His brows were furrowed, and he thought about Duan Chunhan's suggestion repeatedly.

Duan Chunhan is from the Duan family, is the Duan family, the younger brother of the Duan Chunye clan, is a very outstanding official, as the prime minister, he has great power, and has assisted him in handling many major affairs.

With unique advice and long-term vision, Duan is loyal to the state of Chu and is very trustworthy.

At this moment, he thought about Duan Chunhan's words repeatedly, the other party intended to attack Han Zhixiao, and he was afraid that he was also telling him that continuing the Northern Expedition would bring great difficulties to the Chu State, and the country would not be a country.

The more he thought about it, the more Xiong Wu felt that what Duan Chunhan said made sense, and his excitement before gradually subsided, feeling that he seemed to be too impulsive before, so he ignored many important things.

The matter of the war affected the whole body, and prepared for the Northern Expedition and the Chu State for a winter.

This time, there was civil strife in Yandong of Yan State, which seemed to be very beneficial to Chu State, and if you think about it carefully, there are many problems.

If the only remaining 300,000 Xuanjia soldiers of the Chu army are dispatched, if they cannot win, the 800,000 elites of the Chu army will all be buried in the north, which will make the strength of the Great Chu army seriously decline, and the remaining miscellaneous army will not be able to carry his dream of hegemony.

At this moment, Duan Chunhan not only prevented him from continuing the Northern Expedition, but also predicted the serious consequences of the defeat of the war, which can be described as a rainy day.

To put it bluntly, if the Third Northern Expedition fails, he can't afford it, and the Chu State can't afford it.

After taking a long breath, Xiong Wu got up, stood next to the dragon case, glanced at the ministers, and said calmly: "You have no jokes, today, I want to withdraw my previous order and stop continuing the Northern Expedition."

However, the whole army was still preparing for war, looking for the right time, and quietly marched north to Cai State, striving to destroy the country in a war and play the prestige of the Chu army.

In addition, it is not impossible to quickly reply to Xiong Kui, according to the situation, or the army will storm Yandong, or strive to negotiate with the rebel generals of Yandong, and the two sides will form an alliance.

Moreover, the sixth uncle led the delegation to the north and negotiated with Emperor Yan in advance, striving to redeem the two generals Han Zhitong and Yue Yunshan, no matter how much it cost. ”

These three things affect the interests of the Chu State, first, third, needless to say, the courtiers must understand Xiong Wuliang's hard work.

Only the second thing, peace talks with Yandong's rebel generals, may cause the ministers to be puzzled, but Xiong Wu feels that if he unites with the rebel generals of Great Yan and Da Chu secretly supports them, it will make Great Yan fall into internal strife for a long time.

Quickly consume the wealth and military strength gathered by the Yan State, and it will also buy time for the Chu State to quickly annex the southern vassal states, and it can also train a new army to restrain the Yan cavalry.

Duan Chunhan has a saying that in Xiong Wu's heart, the interests of grasping are the interests, and those things that look glamorous but are far away from him are all dreams.

If the state of Chu wants to be strong, it must quickly annex land and accumulate strength, so that it will have the opportunity to compete with the northern army in the future, strive for hegemony, and dominate the world.

When the ministers heard this, many ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and many generals also sharpened their fists, but Han Zhixiao looked bitter, his face was dark, he was extremely aggrieved, and he arched his hand to Xiong Wu and said: "Your Majesty, this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you miss the opportunity, the Chu State will not have such a good opportunity in the future." ”

"General Han, the opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared, the Chu State has been defeated twice, and for the Third Northern Expedition, he is unprepared and rashly attacked, which will only increase the casualties and consume the strength of the Chu State." Chu Xiong chose to deploy according to his own plan, and Duan Chunhan naturally would not let Han Zhixiao interrupt his plan again.

At this time, Xiong Wu comforted: "General Han's loyalty to the country is the blessing of Great Chu, but at present, the prime minister's idea is more suitable for the Chu State, so General Han is solely responsible for the matter of marching into Cai State and mobilizing grain, grass and ordnance, and I hope that General Han will not let me down." ”

Although Han Zhixiao was not satisfied, he was still very satisfied with being able to contact the army and be in charge of the whole army's grain and grass. With a smile on his face, he arched his hand and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the end will be smeared with liver and brain, and he will never live up to the emperor's expectations." ”

However, there are still people in the DPRK who are dissatisfied with Han Zhixiao, and the imperial historian, Zhou Yun admitted: "Your Majesty, the army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first, which is enough to prove the importance of grain and grass, Han Zhixiao has neither military talent nor organizational ability, hundreds of thousands of troops went to war, and handed over the grain and grass problem to Han Zhixiao, which is likely to lay a hidden danger for the invasion of Cai." ”

"Zhou Yuncheng, what do you mean? The old man has no grievances with you, why did you deliberately slander the old man. Han Zhixiao was angry and pointed at Zhou Yuncheng and shouted.

If Han Zhixiao has no military talent, it is completely unrealistic, after all, he has been an official in the Chu State for decades, and he still becomes the fourth person in the Chu army, and he is definitely not a dry meal.

Zhou Yuncheng's words are indeed unfair, but Han Zhixiao previously said that Wenchen was misleading the country, and Zhou Yuncheng was precisely the leader of the Chu Guoshi, who was older and had a bigger temper, so he didn't want Han Zhixiao to be satisfied.

However, at this time, Xiong Wu showed his true colors as an emperor, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhou, General Han, the Chu State is in an eventful time, and the two adults are all for the interests of the Chu State, so I hope that you will turn the war into a jade silk, unite as one, and defend against foreign enemies together." ”

Han Zhixiao and Zhou Yuncheng assured Xiong Wu that they would never be hostile to each other because of interests, however, the military generals of Wenchen belonged to two different interest groups, and the contradictions between them could not be resolved at all.

The state of Chu began to actively shrink its forces and prepared to make a big move in the south.

Yan State, the war against Western Shu is gradually coming to an end, Wen Zhiming led the Shu army, at present, only in a few isolated cities, if the situation remains unchanged, Shu forces in Jiangbei will almost soon change hands.

A few days ago, Lin Feng handed over the battle in Xishu to Feng Yi, and after Tuoba Yu took full responsibility, he led the main army and returned to Yanjing City.

Prepare to quickly end the battle with Chen Guo on the Eastern Front, and make every effort to resolve the contradictions in the Yandong region and Yanguo itself.

Yandong is very important to Yan State, not to mention the very vast fertile land, the land of the East China Sea will become one of the important training bases for Yan Guo's sailors.

In addition, the Yandong area is the old land of the Jin Kingdom, there have been few wars for many years, and the population is large, with the implementation of the mercantile policy of the Yan Kingdom, the rapid development of commerce in the Yandong area, especially the rapid development of the promise, has become an important source of taxation in the Yan Kingdom.

If Yandong is lost, the Yan Kingdom will not only have great geographical defects, but also suffer serious losses economically, and militarily, it will also have a great impact on the training of sailors.

What's more, this land is a soldier of the Yan Kingdom, and he will never give it to others.

Therefore, no matter who wants to take the land of Yandong from him, unless Yan Guo is unable to conquer it, otherwise, his thoughts are just fools' dreams.