Chapter 2 Military Order

"Report... Urgent report from Fengzhou." A royal guard handed over the scout's military report with both hands.

Li Chengen took the military newspaper and handed it over with both hands.

"Read it." Ye Di said.

"Long live the emperor. I, Li Mu, the defender of Fengzhou, kowtow to the south. At the beginning of the month, General Li Yuanba of Xia State led 100,000 troops to seize Fengzhou. I held my ground and refused to go out. The war is at a stalemate. However, Fengzhou is poor and I am afraid it will not last long. I hope that the emperor will allocate food and fodder and send troops to support it so that Fengzhou will be safe."

"Everyone, what good strategy do you have against the invasion of Xia Kingdom?" Emperor Ye said in a dignified manner without getting angry.

Close the state? Ye Xiu tried hard to search the original owner's memory. Fengzhou is the border between Xia State and Ye State, and is also the only way for Xia State to enter Ye State from the south. Once Fengzhou is broken, the enemy will penetrate deep into the Ye Kingdom, and the consequences will be disastrous.

"Your Majesty, Fengzhou is the northern gateway of our country and must not be lost. I am willing to lead 100,000 troops and make them go without return. "The one who spoke was the great general Dugu Ye.

"General Dugu, it seems that you are really old. The enemy only has 100,000 soldiers, but you actually need 100,000 soldiers. What's more, there are 30,000 soldiers of General Li Mu in Fengzhou City. 130,000 against 100,000, even if you send this waste, we can win." Prince Ye Xingchen teased.

The court of Ye State was mainly divided into two groups: the military generals headed by Dugu Ye and the civil officials headed by Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing was the father of Empress Xiao, so the prince naturally stood on Xiao Jing's side.

After that, the prince said proudly: "Father, I am willing to lead 50,000 elite troops to fight against the Xia army."

"The Crown Prince is the heir apparent to a country. If anything goes wrong, I think someone else should be chosen to lead the army." Xiao Jing stepped out and said.

"General Dugu should not go on a long expedition. The Crown Prince has other matters that I have given him. Is there anyone else willing to go on the expedition?" Emperor Ye said angrily.

Ever since Chengzu established the division of the empire into three parts, the ministers have become accustomed to pursuing pleasure and have no ambition. They privately discussed: Even Taizu and Chengzu failed to unify the empire, so how can we have the virtue to think about these things?

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to the battle." Xiao Yun and Dugu Ba stepped out at the same time.

"My two nephews, your loyalty is commendable, but leading troops is no joke. I can make you the left and right vanguards, but we are still short of a main general." Emperor Ye was very satisfied with Dugu Ye and Xiao Yun. Although there were some disagreements between the Dugu and Xiao families, among the younger generation, Dugu Ba and Xiao Yun always put national interests first.

After a stick of incense had passed (in this article, a stick of incense takes five minutes and will not be elaborated in the following text), still no one else volunteered.

"Is it possible that I, General Daye, am not as good as my two nephews?" Ye Di was on the verge of going berserk.

"Father." Ye Xiu just opened his mouth and everyone stared at Ye Xiu. "What does this loser want to do?" This was what everyone was thinking.

Emperor Ye's eyes lit up. When Ye Xiu's mother was alive, Emperor Ye loved her very much, so he made her Defei. However, he could not stay by her side all day, and one day, Ye Xiu's mother died an unnatural death.

Emperor Ye was very angry and ordered a thorough investigation, but the result was unacceptable to him. At that time, Emperor Ye's foundation was not stable and he had to rely on other big families to maintain his status, so Emperor Ye always felt guilty towards Concubine De.

He felt guilty towards Ye Xiu, but since Concubine De's death, Ye Xiu seemed to have become a different person, spending his days in debauchery and having no knowledge or skills. But in Ye Di's heart, he would rather believe that Ye Xiu was pretending to be stupid in order to survive than believe that Ye Xiu really became a waste. This time he felt a glimmer of hope.

"What do you think, my son?" Ye Di asked expectantly.

"Father, I am about to turn eighteen. I have never helped you with your worries. I feel deeply guilty. This time, please allow me to lead 50,000 troops to help Fengzhou."

When Ye Xiu said this, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned, and a gleam of light flashed in Emperor Ye's eyes.

"You? Are you sending our soldiers to die?" the prince snorted coldly.

Ye Xiu did not even glance at the Crown Prince, but continued, "Your Highness is willing to sign a military order. If you do not repel the foreign enemies within a month, I will leave it to your father to deal with you."

"What do you think?" Ye Di's deep and powerful voice sounded.

"Father, I think war is no joke. My third brother has no experience in leading troops in battle, not to mention..." Ye Xingchen did not continue speaking, because no matter how arrogant he was, he could not call Ye Xiu a waste in such a situation.

At this time, an old but majestic voice sounded: "I think it is possible. Since the third prince has issued a military order and General Li Mu is here, we will not lose Fengzhou even if we are defeated." The speaker was the Minister of War Xiao Jing.

"Grandfather, why are you..." the prince asked hurriedly.

Xiao Jing winked at the prince.

Since the Minister of War had said so, and it seemed that the Emperor was also willing to let the Third Prince go, the ministers below were all silent.

"Since everyone has no objection, the Third Prince will lead the troops this time." Emperor Ye made the final decision.