Chapter 353 The minister is willing to fight this first battle
Many of the generals who commanded the troops lowered their heads and felt very guilty.
Only a few still looked up at Emperor Yunze, disdaining his words.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, we have vowed to be loyal to you. We have always followed your orders since we followed you to conquer the Central Plains Empire. But we don't understand that the Liang army in the south is not strong, so we are absolutely sure to attack them. But Wu Tian from the north just came back to lead the victorious army, so we went to fight with them. Isn't this against military common sense?"
Emperor Yunze looked at the talking generals. All of them had their eyes on their heads, and they all looked dissatisfied.
He waited for them to finish speaking and smiled faintly.
"Indeed, the army of Wutian in the north is more elite than Lu Junyi in the south, and it is difficult to deal with. But don't forget that Wutian and his team had just wiped out the Liao Kingdom and came to attack us before they could rest. This is already the end of their strength. Another point is that the 150,000 and 60,000 troops we arranged in the north are far from the opponent of Wutian's men in terms of numbers and fighting spirit. Once they occupy the north of Goryeo, they can look down at us from a high point."
"With Lu Junyi's army in the south, our 300,000 Japanese troops will be in a passive state."
"My way is to concentrate our superior forces and attack when Wu Tian arrives in Japan and is tired. As long as we eliminate Wu Tian, Liang will lose its backbone and destroy Lu Junyi into the Central Plains to dominate the Central Plains. It is just a matter of time. On the contrary, even if we eliminate Lu Junyi's army, as long as Wu Tian does not die, he can regroup his troops and fight to the end with us. Don't forget that the population of Central Plains is more than ten times that of our Japan. If we fight for manpower, we Japan will not be able to fight at all. So the most beneficial strategy for us is to fight quickly. Only in this way can we spend the smallest price in exchange for the greatest victory."
After Emperor Yunze's explanation, he quickly gained the support of a vast majority of generals.
Those generals who still want to argue don’t dare to speak anymore when they see so many people supporting Emperor Yunze.
The Japanese army in the south concentrated the north and decided to make the decision. After the banquet ended, they went back to dispatch their troops from their headquarters to follow Emperor Yunze to the north.
Of course, the Goryeo Kingdom also stationed 50,000 Japanese troops, but these troops mainly occupied a dangerous place to prevent Lu Junyi from taking the opportunity to come.
Wu Tian led the army for more than ten days to reach the Yalu River, the border between the Central Plains and the Goryeo Kingdom.
Looking at the river flowing wave after wave toward the east, Wu Tian suddenly remembered Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and wrote poems in the East China Sea.
This place is not far from the East China Sea, but at this moment he is not in the mood to write poems. There are many military camps around Pingcheng not far from the other side. It is obvious that the other party has already prepared.
"Dong Ping, pass on my order, and the army will be stationed by the river."
Dong Ping took the order to do it.
"Dai Zong, you sent a few smart spies to sneak into the other side and find out the situation on the other side."
Dai Zong took the order to do it.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and Wu Tian had been stationed by the river and did not take any action.
At night, Dai Zong came in and bowed to Wu Tian: "Your Majesty, the spy has returned from collecting military information. According to them, around Pingcheng on the other side, Emperor Yunze gathered 300,000 elite troops and issued an order saying that he would fight us desperately."
Wu Tian nodded and waved his hand to signal Dai Zong to go out.
Dai Zong did not leave, stood there and bowed to Wu Tian: "Your Majesty, some words have been hidden in my heart for a long time. I think it's okay not to say it now."
Wu Tian looked at Dai Zong.
"Brother Dai Zong said anything, just say it directly. You and I are just here."
Dai Zong then said: "Your Majesty, I feel that although our military strength is strong, the logistics cannot keep up. I think we should think of a solution now as soon as possible to reach some agreement with Japan, or make Japan unable to attack us for the time being, so that we have the opportunity to repair it. Otherwise, if we continue to fight, sooner or later, our national strength will collapse."
Wu Tian smiled and nodded with relief.
He pondered for a while and said to Dai Zong: "Brother, I know what you said. To be honest, I don't want to fight Yunze head-on. I'm giving you a task now, and you can help me investigate the situation in Japan. Yunze launched a coup and took office. I don't believe that everyone in Japan has the same heart as him. At this moment, as long as someone in Japan wants to oppose Yunze, I am willing to join forces with him, so that Yunze can force him to return to Japan and avoid a decisive battle."
After hearing this, Dai Zong bowed to Wu Tian: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely do this."
Wu Tian nodded.
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In Pingcheng, Emperor Yunze learned from his spies that Wu Tian had arrived on the other side two days ago, but did not build a bridge to attack, so he couldn't help but laugh.
The generals didn't understand why Emperor Yunze was laughing.
One of them couldn't help but wonder: "Your Majesty the Emperor, Wu Tian did not attack, why is Your Majesty so happy?"
Emperor Yunze glanced at the questioner and smiled proudly: "Didn't I say before that the army in Wu Tian's hands rushed straight to Goryeo as soon as it destroyed the Liao Kingdom. It was at the end of its strength. You don't believe it, you should believe it now, right? Wu Tian was stationed on the other side, just to act like a show, cheer up Lu Junyi in the south and increase the morale of Liang's soldiers."
The generals still don't believe it.
"His Majesty the Emperor, could it be Wu Tian deliberately revealed that he had made us fool?"
These words touched Emperor Yunze's reverse scale.
He glanced at the talking general, who was so scared that he quickly shut up and did not dare to say more.
When the other generals were angry when they saw His Majesty the Emperor, they didn't dare to speak.
Emperor Yunze calmed down at this time and realized that his words just now were a bit too extreme.
"Everyone, I know that you are all for the sake of Japan. I just lost my composure. But you must believe in me, and I will never let you down."
The generals bowed to Emperor Yunze and shouted in unison: "I will definitely not let Your Majesty down."
After saying that, they all knelt on the ground.
Emperor Yunze quickly helped all these generals up one by one.
All the generals got up and stood aside.
Emperor Yunze continued, "In order to prove that what I said is true, I decided to send two generals to lead 100,000 bridges to attack Wu Tian on the other side. I wonder which two generals are so brave and willing to take the lead for Japan?"
The generals looked at each other and talked a lot, but no one was willing to stand up.
After all, no one of them wants to be this cannon fodder.
Emperor Yunze frowned.
"No general is willing to share my worries?"
Chapter completed!