Although the Prime Minister's remarks did not show his clear inclination, they did already hint that he was in favor of the first option as much as the Navy.

"Yes, we are sure that we can defeat the shogunate's army at the throat." Zhao Song still held his head high and replied with a decisive momentum, "After the information we have carefully collected during this period of time, the equipment, training, soldier quality, and experience of the shogunate army are far inferior to our army, not to mention that this time we are carefully selected elite officers and soldiers, and we will definitely be able to defeat its army in one fell swoop!" ”

"But there are only a few thousand of you, and they may be tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands." The prime minister calmly pointed out the worries, "I believe you that our army is superior to the other party, but the army gathered by the shogunate will be more than ten times that of our army at that time, even if our army is elite, it is terrible to be outnumbered, right......?" ”

"The prime minister's worries are not unreasonable, but since ancient times, leading troops to fight has to take risks, which is nothing more than looking at more and seeing less, and in my opinion, the risk of implementing this battle plan is not particularly high, and the victory rate should be more than seventy percent. Since ancient times, fighting a war has never relied on the victory of the more people, the victory of the less is more, and the examples of sweeping the rabble with elite soldiers abound, and we are confident that we can follow the example of the sages and fight such a big war in Japan, which will be passed on to future generations and show off the martial power of China! Although the pressure given by the prime minister was already very great, Zhao Song still did not flinch, "In addition, as the prime minister said, we need to fight quickly, then going straight to their throat will definitely be the most reliable method of warfare, if we occupy Kyoto first, then if the Edo shogunate, which is thousands of miles away, is slow to move and has not been able to form a large army to fight a decisive battle with our army, won't our army have to waste time in Kyoto?" Therefore, judging from our planning, it is better to fight late than early, and small to fight is better than to fight. ”

"Well said! With such planning and such bravery, Xingyang Bo deserves to be brave and strategic. At this time, Marshal Shi Manqiang, who had not spoken, finally spoke, "I also think that Xingyang Bo is right, since our army has an advantage and needs to fight quickly, then simply force the shogunate to fight with us as soon as possible, fight in the west, the shogunate is confident that it still has the capital, and if it loses one or two battles, I am afraid that it will be lucky, and it may not be so quick to make peace with our army, and if it lands in Yokosuka and wins the battle, it will be different, as long as they are defeated, the army after the rout will shake the entire city of Edo!" At that time, the foundation of the shogunate was already in jeopardy, and I am afraid that they would not have much courage to delay with us any longer, so that we could achieve the goal of a quick victory as soon as possible. ”

Seeing that the highest-ranking soldier present had spoken, the meeting hall was quiet a lot for a while, and most of the previous whispers had subsided. Because he is a marshal, and he has profound qualifications, and he is one of the emperor's elder brothers, Marshal Shi Manqiang has a high prestige within the army, and as soon as he spoke, not only the people of the army, but also the people of the navy had nothing to say at once, and Liu Tao, the Marquis of Jiujiang, originally wanted to say a few more words for his own consideration, but he also stopped.

Everyone looked at the marshal and the prime minister, waiting for the two of them to argue for a result.

However, the prime minister had no intention of arguing at this time, he raised his head and looked at the emperor.

Because he is not very in charge of military affairs, so he doesn't want to argue about military affairs with these old military leaders who have fought for many years, although he prefers the first plan, but it is only out of his natural preference for prudence, not because he has to decide this plan, anyway, all this needs to be decided by the emperor himself, so it is simply up to him to choose.

Seeing that the prime minister no longer planned to say more on this issue, the emperor smiled slightly, and then waved his hand at the prime minister.

Then, he looked at Zhao Song.

Because he was in public, his attitude was much stricter, and he no longer had the same intimacy as before.

"Zhao Song, you have to remember that you are a general of the imperial court, and you can't spoil the affairs of the imperial court because of your own will. I've told you many times that in a war, it's useless to rely on personal bravery, you have to rely on your brain, do you remember? ”

"The emperor's teachings, the ministers are silently recited in their hearts all the time, and they dare not forget it for a moment." Zhao Song replied loudly, "Please rest assured, the minister is inclined to the second plan, which has been deduced and planned by the senators many times, this is the most in line with the actual situation of our dynasty, not the minister Meng Lang for a while, want to vent his anger, please rest assured!" ”

"So, you're really sure?" The emperor was still staring at Zhao Song, "You just said that your chances of winning can be seventy percent, shouldn't it be a lie?" ”

"The ministers have received the emperor's holy grace, how dare they deceive the emperor with false words!" Zhao Song hurriedly stood up, and then bowed deeply to the emperor, "Seventy percent of the odds of victory have been calculated by us and other actual situations, taking into account the disadvantages of our army and the strengths of the enemy army, and overestimating the results of suffering, if you actually look at it, the odds of winning will only be higher!" It is precisely because he feels that the odds are so high that the minister so firmly supports the second plan, so that he can solve the problem quickly and share the worries of the king as soon as possible! Please believe in the emperor again, the minister has been taught by the emperor for many years, and has led troops to fight for many years, and has made many military exploits. ”

Then, as if he had made up his mind, Zhao Song took a deep breath, and then shouted loudly, "If the emperor doesn't believe it, the minister is willing to vouch for his own life, this attack will definitely be successful, if not, the minister will come to see you!" ”

His shout, as if deafening, caused the whole hall to fall into a strange silence, everyone looked at the general, and felt a surging and unstoppable determination from him, this confidence was tempered by the Han army in the years of invincible and invincible conquests.

Even the crown prince, looking at this cousin, couldn't help but secretly admire it, and even was so infected that he wanted to take the three-foot Qingfeng, follow this general, and go to the island country thousands of miles away to raise the prestige of my Han country - but he himself knew that this was unlikely, because he was only so old, and he was the prince's honor, it was impossible for him to be sent to the battlefield. He could only stay in Goryeo and try his best to do a good job of logistical support for these warriors and eliminate their worries.

When Zhao Song shouted, the emperor stared at Zhao Song without saying a word, and then his brows gradually relaxed, and finally turned into a smile.

"Haha, you, you......" The emperor laughed, and suddenly brought the atmosphere of the council hall back to soothing, "You still told me that you have learned my teachings for so many years, look at you, why did you forget to give me the calm that I should have when I am about a major event?" What do you come to see or not, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, you are a general, if you lose once, you will die, how can this battle be fought? How many generals do I have to die? Don't say such boring things! ”

After scolding his cousin for a few words, the emperor slowed down his tone again, "However, I still know you as a person, not just talking casually, since you said that there is at least a seventy percent chance of winning, then probably eighty percent can't run, since there is eighty percent, then I think this plan can really be used." But let me tell you, the battlefield is ever-changing, no matter how strategic, when it comes to war, there will still be various changes, you should understand this very well, so now you say that there is a seventy or eighty percent chance of winning, and then it may not be the case, let me remind you, if you find that the situation is not right when you get there, retreat as soon as possible, save the main force, and choose a more secure plan, rest assured, I will not ask for your head! ”

The emperor's meaning is also simple, since Zhao Song is so confident, he agrees with Zhao Song's method and decides to deploy the battle according to his second plan. However, since ancient times, the battlefield has changed rapidly, because Zhao Song spoke so full, the emperor was worried that Zhao Song would not retreat in case of a setback, so he simply broke the knot in his heart first.

Zhao Song naturally understood the emperor's intentions very well, and a trace of emotion flashed in his heart.

"The emperor protects us like this, minister...... Thanksgiving! Only by serving the death can the minister repay the emperor's grace! Please rest assured that in this expedition, Zhao Song will definitely set foot in Japan to comfort Sheng'an! ”

"Okay, okay, let's talk about the beautiful words when I come back, what kind of nonsense is blowing now!" The emperor smiled and waved his hand, then turned his head to look at the other ministers, "Tell me about it, if you have any opinions, just put them forward." ”

Although the emperor seems to be in a good mood, everyone is a clear-eyed person, and they have already seen that the emperor is very inclined to agree to the second set of plans that Zhao Song insists. Naturally, they said that they felt that the second set of plans was simple and direct, which could not only show the power of our Han, but also conform to the purpose of quick victory.

In the midst of this group of ministers, the emperor glanced around the ministers and found that Zhou Pu, the young minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was attending the State Council for the first time, seemed to have a strange expression, and he wanted to speak but stopped.

"Zhou Pu, it looks like you still have something to say?" The emperor called him by name, and the other ministers all stopped waiting for the young official to speak.

"Minister...... Minister...... The minister just ......" Zhou Pu still wanted to speak a little and stopped, as if he was still worried about something.

"It doesn't matter, the State Council naturally has to be discussed, it can't be a word of any person or several people, as long as there are opinions, they can be raised, so as to achieve the effect of collective wisdom." The emperor encouraged the other party with a smile, "Just say it, if it makes sense, everyone will continue to discuss it, and if it is good enough, it will be adopted, if it is unreasonable, then it doesn't matter, just treat it as if you haven't said it!" ”