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Chapter 225 Prime Minister Xiao, what do you think?

Eastern Wasteland.

Donghuanghou Mansion.

Donghuang Hou and Zhao Yun sat in order of priority.

Donghuang Hou looked at Zhao Yun and said with a smile, "General Zhao, what is the purpose of coming to the Hou Mansion today?"

"General Zhao is quite used to being in the Donghuang Army these days. The people below are not treating General Zhao lightly!"

Zhao Yun shook his head; "That's not true. The general came to the Marquis Mansion today mainly to bid farewell to the Marquis."

"The general has just received the order from the imperial court. Let the general leave immediately and return to the court after receiving the order."

Zhao Yun said.

Return to court?

Donghuang Hou was obviously stunned for a moment.

"Why is the court so anxious to let General Zhao return to the court? Did something happen?"

"Is there a problem with the other three border gates?"

Marquis Donghuang asked with raised eyebrows.

He did not expect that the imperial court would suddenly send a general order asking Zhao Yun to return to the court.

Originally, the Marquis of Donghuang thought that the purpose of the imperial court sending Zhao Yun to Donghuang was mainly to place Zhao Yun in the Donghuang army.

But now it seems that this is not the case. It is him, the Marquis of Donghuang, who has crossed the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

Otherwise, the imperial court would not send orders for Zhao Yun to return to the court.

"Nothing happened to the imperial court, and the borders with the other three parties are also stable."

"The imperial court sent an order for the last general to return to the court. It is estimated that His Majesty is going to use troops outside the pass."

Zhao Yun still knew something about Zhou Chen's arrangements.

Therefore, Zhao Yun did not hide anything and said directly and cautiously.

Use troops outside the customs?

When Donghuang Hou heard this, his expression changed.

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

"The foreign races from all directions jointly invaded our Zhou Dynasty and broke through the border gates of our Zhou Dynasty. Countless soldiers died in the battle. Even the mighty marquis died at Yanmen Pass."

"The aliens invaded our country like this and challenged our majesty. How could your majesty remain indifferent!"

"Your Majesty has already been considering sending troops outside the customs."

"Now the imperial court has ordered the general to return to Luoyang. The general speculates that it must be related to the dispatch of troops outside the customs."

Zhao Yun nodded and said.

After hearing Zhao Yun's words, Donghuang Hou's expression became serious.

"Sending troops outside the customs is no child's play."

"Let's not talk about the situation outside the customs. Let's just say that our country, Zhou Dynasty, has just experienced the invasion of foreign tribes. Although we have destroyed the armies of the three foreign races, we have also lost a lot of troops."

"Now we have to send troops outside the customs, but it's too urgent!"

Donghuang Hou said analytically.

really.

This time the Great Zhou Dynasty faced the combined attack of the four foreign races. Although it was a victory, it destroyed the armies of the three foreign races.

However, the Xiliang, Zhenbei, and Zhennan armies also suffered heavy casualties.

Even his Donghuang Army suffered heavy casualties.

This force has not yet been replenished.

It is not a good time to send troops outside the customs at this time.

Besides, it can be said that the Great Zhou Dynasty has not been peaceful recently. There has been a severe drought in the four northern states, the people have revolted, and the princes have colluded with aristocratic families to usurp the throne and rebel.

Each of these incidents made Dazhou a little unstable.

In addition, the imperial court has recently measured the land of the world. If we send troops outside the customs at this time, it will make the Zhou Dynasty even more unstable.

"Your Majesty must have his own considerations about this."

"The general came to the Marquis Mansion today. In addition to saying goodbye to the Marquis, I also have a secret letter from His Majesty to the Marquis."

Zhao Yun said, took out a secret letter and handed it to Donghuang Hou.

"oh."

Donghuang Hou was startled and immediately took the secret letter from Zhao Yun's hand.

Opened it and glanced at it.

There is not much content in the secret message, only a few words.

But just these few words made Dong Huanghou's eyes flash with a bright light.

"I understand what Your Majesty means."

Marquis Donghuang closed the secret letter and said.

"Then I'll take my leave, general."

Zhao Yun stood up.

Donghuang Hou also stood up; "General Zhao, have a good trip."

The Marquis of Donghuang personally sent Zhao Yun out.

Maybe Zhao Yun's identity and status are not as good as Donghuang Hou now, but Zhao Yun's strength is there.

He deserves to be sent off personally by the Marquis of Donghuang.

…

Southern Xinjiang.

The palace of the patron king.

King Zhou Zhan, the patron king, sighed after reading Luoyang's letter; "Your Majesty did not agree to my request to return to the imperial court. Instead, I asked my king to replenish the Zhennan Army as soon as possible, train soldiers, and pay attention to the movements of the southern barbarians."

"Is Your Majesty going to use troops against the alien races outside the Pass?"

After the patron king finished speaking, he handed the letter in his hand to Zhou Yu next to him.

Zhou Yu took the letter from the patron king's hand, glanced at it, and his eyes flickered inexplicably.

"At the same time, Your Majesty is going to send troops outside the customs."

"The target should be Beidi and Xirong."

Zhou Yu nodded and said.

"oh!"

The backer king Zhou Zhan was shocked.

"Then why doesn't His Majesty issue a decree to summon you back to the court?"

The backer king Zhou Zhan knew Zhou Yu's ability.

Nowadays, there are not many generals in the Zhou Dynasty who can lead troops in battle. If the imperial court sends troops outside the pass, there is no reason not to use top talents like Zhou Yu!

Zhou Yu put down the letter in his hand: "There is General Lu in Northern Xinjiang and General Zhang in Xiliang. They are both generals who can lead troops in battle."

"Moreover, the imperial court has just appointed General Huo to lead the Shenwu Guard."

"This time the imperial court sends troops outside the Pass, there is no need to transfer me back to the imperial court."

Zhou Yu said.

The imperial court had just appointed Huo Qubing to command the Shenwu Guards, and Zhou Yu already knew about it.

Zhou Yu believes that the general who can be appointed by His Majesty as the commander of the Shenwu Guard is definitely not an ordinary person.

Therefore, Zhou Yu knew that the imperial court did not lack generals to lead the troops this time.

There is no need to transfer him back to the imperial court from southern Xinjiang.

"You are right. Lu Bu and Zhang Liao are both rare generals. With them here, there is really no need to let you return to the court."

Backer King Zhou Zhan nodded.

Both Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, as well as their backer king Zhou Zhan, had contact with each other.

The patron king Zhou Zhan knew that Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were both rare generals, and there would be no problem with them leading the troops out of the border.

"It seems that our southern border must hurry up and prepare."

Backer King Zhou Zhan murmured.

If it is true as Zhou Yu said, the imperial court's targets are Beidi and Xirong first.

Then after the imperial court has solved Xirong and Beidi, the next step should be Nanman and Dongyi.

Therefore, the Zhennan Army must prepare in advance.

…

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Xiao He, the Six Ministers, the Eight Sages Zhou Xian and Huo Qubing were summoned by Zhou Chen into the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.

"I have met His Majesty."

After entering the Yangxin Hall, Xiao He and the others bowed respectfully to Zhou Chen who was sitting on the dragon chair.

"Everyone is free of charge!"

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and looked at Xiao He and the other ministers and said, "I have summoned you to the palace because I have something to discuss with you all."

"Before, foreign races from all directions jointly invaded our Great Zhou, ignoring the majesty of our Great Zhou, and broke through the three great passes of our Great Zhou. Many soldiers were buried at the border pass, and even the mighty warriors of our Great Zhou died at Yanmen Pass."

"Although I, the Great Zhou, killed the three invading foreign armies, I, the Great Zhou, cannot but avenge this."

"A mere foreign race dares to offend me, the Great Zhou, and even wants to hunt the Central Plains. Do you really think that I, the Great Zhou, have already sunk into the sunset and are easy to bully?"

"So, I plan to send troops outside the pass and hunt outside the wall."

"What do you think!"

Zhou Chen looked at Xiao He, Liu Bu Shangshu and others.

Send troops outside the customs?

Several important officials in the imperial court were shocked when they heard this.

They had previously wondered why Emperor Zhou Chen summoned them all into the palace.

Unexpectedly, the emperor Zhou Chen wanted to send troops outside the pass.

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian stepped forward with a cautious look on his face and said, "Your Majesty, I, Zhou Xian, have just experienced a battle. Although we won, it was a tragic victory."

"The three armies at the border have not recovered their strength, so it would be a bit hasty to send troops outside the border now."

"Should we slow down and wait until the soldiers of the three armies at the border have recovered their strength and the Zhou Dynasty has been stable for a period of time, then it will not be too late to send troops outside the pass."

Zhou Xian, the Eight Wise King, suggested.

"Yes! Your Majesty."

"I think the words of the Eight Wise Kings are reasonable."

"There have been so many things happening in my recent period, and I haven't even had time to settle down and stabilize."

"If we rush to send troops outside the customs, there may be unexpected consequences."

"Your Majesty, please think again."

Li Yuan, Minister of War, also stood up and said.

Zhou Chen heard this and looked at Xiao He; "Prime Minister Xiao, what do you think?"

Xiao He pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, war has always been a major national event."

"If you want to send troops, it depends on two things, that is, money, food and military strength."

"Now that our treasury is full, there is no problem."

"Then another point depends on the strength of our army."

Having said this, Xiao He did not say any more.

Zhou Chen already understood what Xiao He meant.

Zhou Chen looked at Huo Qubing; "General Huo, how are the replenishment of the Twelve Shenwu Guards?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, all twelve divine guards have been replenished."

Huo Qubing bowed and replied.

Previously, when Lu Bu and his patron king left Luoyang and went to Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang to capture Zhenbeihou and Xilianghou, they took away one of the Shenwu Guards.

When Cao Zhengchun came back, Cao Zhengchun also brought back the Shenwu Guard.

After these days of replenishment, Huo Qubing has fully replenished the twelve Shenwu guards.

There are six guards in the north camp and six guards in the south camp.

A total of 360,000 troops, not one person missing.

"Um."

Zhou Chen nodded with satisfaction, as long as the twelve Shenwu guards were completed.

Zhou Chen looked at the Minister of War again: "Li Shangshu, what is the situation of the Xiliang Army and the Zhenbei Army?"

Li Yuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Xiliang army fought with the foreign tribes of Xirong before passing by, and one hundred thousand soldiers and horses were killed or wounded."

"The Zhenbei Army was more brutal. The 300,000 Zhenbei Army resisted the Beidi Army, and only less than 130,000 were left."

Li Yuan reported the situation of Xiliang Army and Zhenbei Army with a gloomy look on his face.

really.

After the previous battle with the aliens, although the Great Zhou Dynasty won and destroyed the armies of the three alien races, it was really a tragic victory.

Regardless of whether it was the Zhenbei Army or the Zhennan Army, almost all of them suffered heavy casualties and were already severely injured.

Only the Xiliang Army was doing better, and the Xiliang Army was not seriously injured.

After hearing the words of Li Yuan, Minister of War, several ministers present frowned slightly.

Obviously.

They all felt that the casualties of the army at the border were too great, and even after these days of replenishment, it would not be possible to replenish much.

Moreover, the combat effectiveness is worrying.

If you want to go out and hunt outside the Great Wall, this force is not enough.

"Your Majesty, in the previous battle between the Xiliang Army and the Zhenbei Army, there were too many casualties and insufficient troops."

"Even if the Shenwu Guards are added, fighting on two fronts will cause great changes."

"I think we can send troops outside the pass, but we can only choose one to attack, and we cannot send troops on both fronts at the same time."

Xiao He thought for a moment and said conservatively to Zhou Chen who was sitting on the dragon throne.

When Zhou Chen heard this, he neither adopted nor objected, but said, "Although Beidi and Xirong have been killed by hundreds of thousands of troops by me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Beidi and Xirong each still have hundreds of thousands of armies under their control."

Having said this, Zhou Chen looked at Huo Qubing and said, "Huo Qubing, if I take you as a general, how many troops do you think you need to wipe out Xirong and Beidi for me?"

Huo Qubing was granted the title of Marquis due to his meritorious service and his military exploits were unparalleled.

Therefore, Zhou Chen paid more attention to Huo Qubing's intention when it came to sending troops outside the Great Wall.

Although Xiao He and Fang Xuanling are both top figures who will go down in history.

But when it comes to expelling foreigners and hunting foreigners, Zhou Chen feels that Huo Qubing is better than them.

"Report to your majesty, if the last general leads the army."

"The final general only needs 200,000 divine military guards, plus the two armies of Xiliang and Zhenbei, so that your majesty can wipe out the foreign tribes of Beidi and Xirong for your majesty."

Huo Qubing said sonorously and forcefully.

Li Yuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, both frowned when they heard this.

What a loud tone.

Two hundred thousand Shenwu guards, plus the armies of Xiliang and Beidi, can only reach an army of six to seven hundred thousand at most.

This six to seven million army seems to be a lot, but facing the combined army of Xirong and Beidi, this six to seven million army will definitely not have any advantage in terms of numbers.

Huo Qubing dared to boast that he would wipe out Xirong and Beidi with such a weak force.

This made the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian and the Minister of War Li Yuan somewhat dissatisfied.

You know, this is no joke.

Two hundred thousand divine warriors, plus the armies from Xiliang and Zhenbei, are the truly elite and capable troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is also less than half of Dazhou's current elite troops.

Once a mistake or accident occurs and these troops are destroyed, the consequences for the Zhou Dynasty will be unimaginable.

After Zhou Chen heard what Huo Qubing said, a rare smile appeared on his face.

If the Huns are not destroyed, why should they be home?

It is worthy of being said that Huo Qubing dared to go deep into Mobei with eight hundred light and brave horses, and sealed the wolf in Xu.

Dare to speak and dare to fight.

Zhou Chen glanced at Huo Qubing and didn't say anything more. Instead, he looked at Xiao He and the other ministers; "You have all heard what General Huo said!"

"There may be some shortcomings in terms of military strength, but I feel that fighting a war depends on the right time, the right location and the right people."

"It depends on the general's ability to strategize and lead troops in combat, not on the number of troops and the number of troops."

"So, next, all my dear friends, we must discuss this matter carefully and make it as perfect as possible."

Zhou Chen glanced at the Minister of War and the others and said.

The meaning of Zhou Chen's words was already obvious.

Sending troops is inevitable. What these ministers have to do is to try their best to come up with a perfect plan and check for leaks and fill in the gaps.

Instead of debating whether to send troops or not.

(End of chapter)