Because they understood the meaning of it. The barbarian leader of Baiyue was equivalent to the Khans of the grassland, and even better than them.
After all, there are eighteen tribes in the grassland, but the Baiyue are now unified by the barbarian leader, which has a completely different meaning.
The first to react was the Minister of War, Lin Yuansong. With a trembling voice, he said, "Having captured the barbarian leader of the Baiyue, doesn't that mean that our Great Wei's southern expedition to the Baiyue has been a complete victory? And it's only been a short time!"
The status of the Barbarian Lord in Baiyue is almost equal to that of Wei Yunyi in the Wei Dynasty.
If Wei Yunyi, the emperor, was captured.
That would cause a huge wave in the entire Wei Dynasty, and the entire court would be in turmoil. With the emperor in hand, the Wei Dynasty could only do one thing, which was to try every possible way to negotiate, even ceding land and paying compensation would be completely acceptable.
Now, the barbarian leader has been captured, and the same is true for the Baiyue.
More importantly, without a leader, the Baiyue will not be as difficult to deal with as before. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can easily surround and annihilate them.
This is why Lin Yuansong believed that after capturing the Barbarian Lord, the southern expedition was a victory, because that was the fact.
After all, the goal of this war couldn't possibly be to incorporate the entire Baiyue into the territory of Wei, right?
In the eyes of the public, the southern expedition was only aimed at destroying the power of the Baiyue.
That is the greatest victory.
And now.
Already done.
"General Lu not only won the first battle, but also captured the leader of the Baiyue barbarians alive. This kind of achievement can only be compared with the Battle of Gaoyang by Marquis Guanjun." At this moment, Lin Yuansong continued to speak, feeling extremely excited.
Especially when I think about the stability of the northern border, I feel even more impressed because of this battle.
The north and south of the Wei Dynasty will not be threatened in the next few decades.
A few decades may not seem like much.
But for a country, it is enough to do a lot of things.
"I don't deserve it." Hearing this, Lu An quickly bowed and said, "How can I compare with the Champion Marquis? Although I captured the Baiyue Barbarian Lord alive in this battle, all these plans were made by Your Majesty. I was just following orders."
"If we say that this battle was decisive, it was all because of your Majesty's brilliant foresight!"
This sentence actually won the approval of everyone present.
That’s right, because Wang Jin said it before.
Everything is decided by His Majesty, otherwise, how could they react so quickly?
Although Lu An still didn't quite understand why such a simple plan could fool the Barbarian Lord, now was not the time to think about it, because the final result was that the enemy came, and he set an ambush and won the battle.
"Alright, let's not delay any longer." Finally, Song Gongwen spoke, looking at everyone and smiling, "Let's go to the palace now and report this good news to His Majesty!"
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