Chapter 563: Wu Qi's Arrival
A total of 600,000 troops set out from near Xianyang and headed to the border with the State of Chu.
If it is not a forced march, it will take at least a month.
This is the situation when the vanguard troops arrived.
The beginning of June in the ninth year of Taichu.
The news that Yue Fei's troops had arrived at the border finally reached Ying Yuan's ears.
At this moment, Cao Cao and other court ministers were discussing the next course of action in the Xuanzheng Hall.
They originally thought that His Majesty the Emperor would not rashly attack the State of Chu.
After all, the sports meet isn't over yet.
However, Ying Yuan's words shocked the ministers.
"Send a messenger to tell Yue Fei to attack Chu as soon as the army has rested for a few days!"
He has made up his mind.
The ministers looked at me and I looked at you.
For a moment, I didn’t know what to do.
After a pause, Cao Cao spoke first:
"Your Majesty, as agreed with the other nations at the start of the Games, it is inappropriate to start a war during this period."
This unwritten rule must be followed.
Otherwise, there will be no rules among the nations in the future.
However, Ying Yuan said indifferently about all this:
"That's your business. I'm only responsible for giving orders."
From then on, the ministers dared not say anything more and could only follow the imperial edict.
The matter of sending Yue Fei to attack the State of Chu was a top secret in the entire Qin court.
It is impossible for the nations to know.
They just know.
The day after Ying Yuan gave the order.
The Colosseum, where the sports games were held, suddenly caught fire.
The fire was raging.
In the end, although the fire was put out, the site was severely damaged.
According to the Qin State, it will take at least some time to restore the Colosseum to its original state.
Of course, Qin Hui did not give a specific answer as to how long it would take.
It just means that the sports teams and envoys from various countries should wait patiently.
This aroused the suspicion of both Emperor Xia and Emperor Qi.
At this moment, they are gathered together to discuss,
"If Qin can't repair the Colosseum, then are we just going to have to wait here? Who has the time to waste time with Qin?"
"I'm afraid the fire at the Colosseum wasn't an accident, nor was it a natural disaster."
Hearing the words of Emperor Xia, Princess Qi was shocked.
"Are you saying that the fire at the Colosseum was deliberately set by the Qin people?"
"Why do they do this?"
Emperor Xia speculated, "Emperor Qin previously stated that during the Games, we should try to avoid wars and provide athletes from all countries with a good competitive environment."
"The fire at the Colosseum has caused the Games to be postponed indefinitely..."
"And Yue Fei has just arrived at the border."
Hearing this, Ji Fa's eyes widened. "This Ying Yuan, does he really dare to make an enemy of the whole world?"
Emperor Xia said worriedly, "The key point now is that the initiative is in Ying Yuan's hands. We have no idea whether he will fight or when."
Ji Fa asked solemnly, "Besides Yue Fei, has the Qin State sent anyone else to the border?"
"If he wants to attack Chu, he can't just let Yue Fei go!"
Emperor Xia asked uncertainly, "Did the Qin State really only send Yue Fei? Or is there some key figure we've forgotten?"
In fact, not only Xia and Qi are paying attention to this matter.
The other countries were also trying their best to find out Qin's attitude towards Chu.
A few days later.
Yue Fei had also received the imperial edict from Ying Yuan.
He was worried about this matter.
Is it really appropriate to attack Chu so rashly?
But he still understood that the emperor's orders were difficult to disobey.
At this moment, in the tent, Yue Fei was talking to several of his trusted generals:
"During the Three Kingdoms War, our main enemy was the State of Jin. In other words, we did not participate in the attack on the State of Chu."
"And before that, Your Majesty did not send any of the generals who attacked the State of Chu. This means that we are not familiar with anything about the State of Chu."
“This is a big challenge for us.”
Yue Fei was not timid, but as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he had to be fully prepared.
At this moment, a guard came in from outside the tent and bowed deeply to Yue Fei and said:
"Marshal, Prime Minister Cao has sent someone to bring us a man who he says may be of assistance in the campaign against Chu."
Upon hearing this, Yue Fei said curiously: "The attack on Chu is a secret to our Qin State."
"If Prime Minister Cao sends someone here at this time, wouldn't it be troublesome if other countries knew about it?"
Since the person has come, Yue Fei must meet him after all.
He thought that the visitor might be Huo Qubing or several other colleagues he was familiar with.
However, after seeing the newcomer, he was subconsciously stunned, and then overjoyed.
"General Wu, I never thought you would come to help me."
The man who came was Wu Qi, the former general of Chu State.
Now, he is considered a minister of Qin.
Wu Qi stroked his beard and said, "Prime Minister Cao said that His Majesty only sent you to lead the army because he was worried that other states would be wary of him."
"And this move of mine is more suitable to be made now."
Yue Fei laughed and said, "With the help of General Wu, the State of Chu will be destroyed."
Wu Qi did not deny it, but nodded and said:
"I only hope that during the campaign against Chu, General Wang Yue will not kill too many ordinary people. If a massacre occurs during this period, I will leave the barracks immediately."
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