Your Majesty is going to lead the army in person?
After these words were spoken, no matter Lin Yuansong.
Zhang Zhengming, Song Gongwen and others nearby all showed expressions of great shock.
It has always been no small matter for the emperor to lead an army in person, as it involves too many people.
As the actual ruler of a dynasty, he basically only needs to stay in the capital. As for internal affairs, foreign affairs, and even military affairs, he can leave them to his ministers and generals.
Now, Your Majesty is leaving the capital and leading the army in person, so preparations need to be made in all aspects.
For example, if this war lasts for a long time, how should the court handle the important affairs?
As for the capital, there is no need to worry about the cabinet, but if it is of great importance, you must report to Your Majesty.
Of course, what is more important is whether it is necessary for the emperor to lead the army in person for the sake of Baiyue.
In the eyes of everyone, the enemy of Baiyue was not a big threat.
Your Majesty mobilized an army of 200,000 to quell the rebellion.
It's already a big deal.
It is obviously inappropriate to lead the army in person now.
Immediately, everyone present stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, absolutely not! The Baiyue nation is so small, there's no need for Your Majesty to lead an army in person. Even if you do send troops, Your Majesty should only send a suitable commander. If that's not possible, transfer a general from the northern border."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Moreover, there is no need to mobilize an army of 200,000. 100,000 will suffice. After all, the land of Baiyue is mountainous and deep, so the number of troops is not very important. We only need to mobilize 100,000 elite soldiers."
"That's right. The imperial court is sending troops to attack the Baiyue. We don't need to hit them in one blow. Repelling them will be enough. We have Zhennan Pass, and no matter how hard they try, they won't be able to break through."
The cabinet ministers spoke one after another, and after saying so much, they had only one purpose.
That is, you can send troops, but you can't take it too seriously. Two hundred thousand troops are indeed a bit too many.
There is no need for Wei Yunyi to lead the army in person, it would be enough to send a general to lead the army.
All in all, the enemies of the Baiyue were not a big threat.
There's no need to be so serious about it.
But after hearing this, Wei Yunyi shook his head and said, "I made the decision to lead the army in person after careful consideration. As Minister Lin said, most of the generals of the Great Wei are currently concentrated in the northern border, and there are no one available for the time being. At this time when the dignity of the nation is being humiliated, as the Emperor of the Great Wei and a descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao, I must shoulder these responsibilities."
"Also, I have already said that this battle must be won with one strike, completely annihilating the Baiyue enemies. Therefore, we must mobilize an army of 200,000. Please stop trying to persuade me. I have made the decision."
After saying this, he looked at the ministers present with a serious expression, and it was obvious that the decision could not be changed.
That’s right, Wei Yunyi wants to lead the army in person.
Now that he has finally been able to launch a war and still has hope of curbing the country's destiny and national strength, he naturally will not hesitate at all, because this is indeed the only way he can find now.
As for why he had to go himself instead of appointing a general or following the advice of a minister.
The reason for reducing the number of troops from 200,000 to 100,000 is very simple.
First, the smaller the army going out to fight.
The less silver, food and supplies the representative will spend.
His original intention was to curb the fortune, so naturally he had to find ways to empty the national treasury.
You must know that after my father-in-law's reform is successful, the court will have a large amount of income, which must be spent. Otherwise, what is the point of keeping it? Will it increase your luck?
Then there is the matter of the emperor personally leading the army. Although it was just a sudden idea, the more I thought about it, the better it seemed.
Because Wei Yunyi summed up his experience during this period and found that no matter what he did, the final result would be contrary to his original idea. In the final analysis, he didn't know what kind of right and wrong his subordinates would cause.
For example, asking the father-in-law to carry out reforms was intended to make the reforms fail and destabilize the court, but who knew it would succeed.
Also, the reason why I sent my brother-in-law to serve as the commander of Liaozhen was to get into a stalemate with the enemy in the Battle of Gaoyang. The longer the war lasted, the more it would consume the national strength and luck.
But in the end, the country was destroyed in one battle, and his fortune soared.
Then there is Chen Xuance’s diplomatic mission to Tiandu.
The consequences that can result.
It is true that there was civil unrest in Tiandu, and King Ali was about to be replaced. Duke Aqin was even about to conclude a friendly alliance with the Wei Dynasty.
Although he didn't know why this happened, Wei Yunyi felt that this matter was definitely related to Chen Xuance.
All these things made the fortune of the Wei Dynasty run wild like a wild horse.
He finally figured it out.
Each of the ministers and generals under his command possesses unique skills.
In this situation, Wei Yunyi no longer dared to trust others. What if the people he sent out destroyed the Baiyue again? Wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?
So, now he only believes in himself.
The emperor leads the army in person, and the whole city is watching the direction of this war.
As long as we achieve the goal of repelling the Baiyue, that will be enough. As for what I said before, we must hit the Baiyue with one strike.
Wei Yunyi was just talking casually. According to him, the most ideal situation now was that he would personally lead the army to defeat the Baiyue people. However, whether the crisis was completely resolved or not, the two sides would enter a stalemate.
At that time, we don’t need to send troops to take the initiative to attack, but can directly garrison at Zhennan Pass and stay there for half a year or so.
How much silver would it cost to feed, drink, and support an army of 200,000 soldiers staying outside for half a year?
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