The third year of Taichu.
Early spring.
The commander-in-chief of the Jin State was Hu Zhe, the deputy commander-in-chief was Wang Yanzhang, and the vanguard was Li Cunxiao.
The three of them personally led an army of 300,000 and attacked Daqin using Cangzhou as the entry point.
When this incident happened, all nations were in an uproar.
Because they could never imagine that with the current strength of Jin State, how could it dare to go against Qin State?
To be honest, Zhu Di's strength alone is enough to deal with the Jin army.
However, according to the regulations, he still reported the matter to the court.
No one made decisions on their own.
A few days later.
Qin State, Xianyang Palace, inside the court hall.
The memorial submitted by Zhu Di arrived in Cao Cao's hands early this morning.
He was planning to tell Ying Yuan about this.
He thought that even if the State of Jin really took the initiative to attack, the emperor would never change his mind easily.
It was only in self-defense that the Jin State was repelled.
However.
Before Cao Cao could tell him about the Jin State.
Ying Yuan had already solemnly told all the officials that he had decided to attack Jin.
"Ji Chong'er is so bold as to actually station his troops on the border of our Great Qin!"
"I have decided to send 600,000 troops to destroy Jin!"
"I wonder who among the generals in the court is willing to be the commander?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Everyone was stunned.
Because the information revealed in those few words is so huge.
It’s not about attacking Jin, but about destroying Jin!
For a moment, Cao Cao was extremely excited.
He glanced at Wei Yang behind him and murmured to himself:
"Thanks to his advice, I set a trap for Jin to invade."
"Your Majesty's reluctance to attack Jin was simply due to a lack of a suitable reason!"
Thinking of this, Cao Cao immediately volunteered: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the three armies and wipe out the Jin Kingdom! I will expand the territory for our Great Qin!"
To be honest, the only thing he lacks to become the greatest prime minister of all time is his "martial arts".
In terms of civil administration, with the end of the land reform, there is no regret.
God knows how many more years he can serve as prime minister.
Therefore, during his reign, he wanted to achieve a perfect result.
However, Ying Yuan would never let him take charge.
"As the Prime Minister of the Great Qin, you are required to assist me in handling the complicated government affairs of the court. How can you be a general?"
Over the years, Ying Yuan had seen how capable Cao Cao was in fighting, and it pained his heart.
If the other party were really allowed to become the commander and destroy the Jin Dynasty, the strength of Qin would be further enhanced.
Who can I cry to then?
Cao Cao suddenly felt lost.
However, as long as the emperor is determined to destroy the Jin Dynasty, it really doesn't matter who is in charge.
For a time, the entire court, both civil and military officials, were discussing the suitable candidate for the command:
"The four princes are suitable candidates. If Your Majesty allows one of them to take command, the State of Jin can be pacified."
"What do you think of Huo Guang?"
"Huo Guang...it's not impossible. Isn't his brother Huo Qubing the best at fighting long-distance raids?"
“…”
They counted almost all the generals in the court.
Some people even wanted Yue Fei to lead the troops.
However, no one mentioned Zhao Kuo, Liu Yu, and An Lushan.
Although in terms of the general direction, Ying Yuan intended to listen to the opinions of his ministers.
For example, attacking Jin.
But when it comes to appointing someone as the commander, Ying Yuan really has to be very careful.
Take Cao Cao for example. He was a man of many military strategies and was extremely good at defeating a larger force with a smaller one.
If such a person had been sent to attack Jin, Jin would have been finished long ago.
After much deliberation, Ying Yuan finally found a suitable candidate. He looked at the officials and slowly said:
"I have decided to appoint Zhao Kuo as commander-in-chief, Liu Yu as deputy commander-in-chief, and to mobilize 600,000 troops to attack Jin as soon as possible!"
To be honest, no one expected this appointment.
In fact, even Zhao Kuo himself could not have thought of it.
However, when this appointment was announced, he knew that his chance had finally arrived.
Over the years, we have seen countless rising stars, such as Huo Qubing, Bai Qi, and Yue Fei.
Zhao Kuo felt a lot of pressure in his heart.
Because the military achievements he could show off were from the time when the previous emperor was still alive.
He has no outstanding performance in this dynasty.
He also served as the Minister of War.
He nominally commands all the military generals of the dynasty.
But how could those people accept it?
If the State of Jin is really destroyed this time, then I will be the first person in the Qin Dynasty to destroy a country!
At that time, who would dare to disobey me?
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo glanced at Liu Yu, and the two of them stepped forward together, knelt down and accepted the order to express their gratitude.
With this, the expedition personnel were chosen.
After the court was dismissed.
Cao Cao found Zhao Kuo and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, Minister Zhao! With an army of 600,000 this time, you will surely be able to crush the State of Jin in one fell swoop!"
To be honest, everyone knows that destroying Jin was a merit gained for free!
After all, the gap between Qin and Jin is too big now.
The war to destroy a country is a battle of national strength.
The latter shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Your Highness the Prince of Wei, please stop mocking me."
"Jin State has two veteran generals, Li Mu and Lian Po. I'm afraid it will be difficult to swallow them all up."
"What's more, isn't there that ten thousand enemy Li Cunxiao?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao laughed and said, "Li Mu has already left the Jin court, and Lian Po is not valued. These two are no longer a concern."
"As for Li Cunxiao... two fists are no match for four hands. I can have Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Xiahou Dun accompany you on this expedition."
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