"Well……"
The nobles were speechless. They couldn't very well say that the Da Yuan army wasn't strong enough, could they? But the Da Yuan army only numbered less than 20,000 men, so how could they compare to the 200,000 Imperial Guards in their minds?
The Great Xia Western Expeditionary Army numbered as many as 600,000. With Emperor Zhaowu spending lavishly, the logistical supplies were quite abundant. The only discordant factor was the conflict between the old and new factions of nobles.
After Emperor Zhaowu took over the Imperial Guard, he mixed in many scumbags and replaced many nobles at Tongguan, resulting in a lack of trust and support between the two factions.
"Alright, the northern and southern armies are not too far apart. If anything happens, I will naturally lead my troops to provide support."
After squinting and letting his men argue for a long time, Prince Qin Jian of Chang Le finally spoke up and suppressed the dissatisfaction of the Northern Route Army.
Once the commander-in-chief of the western expedition spoke in the large tent, none of the nobles dared to raise any objections. They could grumble, but to disobey the military order would be foolish.
Ultimately, Qin Ce, the Prince of Anyang and Deputy Commander of the Central Military Commission, was appointed as the temporary commander of the Northern Route Army, responsible for coordinating the private armies of hundreds of noble families.
"Nephew Qin Mo, this time we're going to go through thick and thin together! You'd better give your old uncle a hand!"
Prince Anyang was always a kind-hearted man in the royal family, but he got a headache looking at his hundreds of chattering nobles.
"It seems we need to find someone to lead the way."
Why do veteran generals and renowned commanders need a spearhead force in battle? It's so that when they clash head-on, they can tear a hole in the enemy's defenses, allowing second- or third-rate troops to swarm in and win a decisive victory.
If you send a bunch of cowards to lead the charge, things will get interesting once they suffer a setback! They could lead the entire army astray! This kind of scenario played out repeatedly during the Chongzhen era of the Celestial Empire.
"Uncle, what are you saying? I will naturally follow your orders!"
"Um! Is Lord Allen in your army?"
Qin Mo blinked. "I don't know! He likes a free and easy life. He's probably still eating dan dan noodles in Chang'an right now!"
Qin Mo understood An Yang Wang's meaning. The Great Xia had not arranged for a Heavenly Realm expert to be stationed in the Northern Route Army. Both An Le Wang and An Yang Wang were actually after Allen.
However, Qin Mo would not take the blame. It was Allen's business to kill the orcs, but she couldn't let these bastards boss him around.
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"Qin Mu is right, you really are a scoundrel!"
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