When Lin Feng entered the palace, Ying Yuqian, Zhang Yi, Wang Tang and Yan Du were all there.
In addition, Bai Cejun and Xun Peng were also there.
After the war in Yanzhou ended, Zhou Daogui was appointed to take office. The local government continued to bring order to the chaos. Bai Cejun and Xun Peng had already returned to the court. As for Wang Lie, he led his army to stay on the front line and be responsible for guarding the border.
After all, Wang Lie is the most experienced.
After Lin Feng stood still, he saluted and said: "Your Majesty."
Ying Jiuxiao nodded and said directly: "Lin Feng arrived just in time. Everyone has arrived, so we stopped going around in circles and quickly finalized the dispatch of troops so that we can send out troops to attack Qi. Wang Tang, as for your household department, do you have enough food, grass, and soldiers' pay?" Have you made preparations?"
Wang Tang said: "Everything is ready."
Ying Jiuxiao nodded and continued: "Yan Du, as for the Ministry of War, are you ready to mobilize equipment and weapons?"
"It's all ready."
Yan Du's eyes were sharp and he said: "Song Yi is in charge of this year's weapon forging. The Great Qin Science and Technology Institute has updated Qin's weapons, making swords and bows and arrows sharper. The equipment of our Qin army must be more powerful than ever before. "
"Even more armor has been developed in the Science and Technology Academy. Generals have fish scale armor, and ordinary soldiers have leather armor. The equipment of the entire Qin army has been improved to a higher level. Even the catapults used to attack the city have been improved. .Our Qin State has greatly increased its strength."
At this moment, Yan Du was also very motivated.
The Qin State is now as powerful as ever and has the foundation to dominate the world.
This is the strength of Qin.
As the Minister of War, it was a great honor for Yan Du to participate in the destruction of Qi.
Ying Jiuxiao nodded and said: "Since there is no shortage of food, grass, troops, and armor, and everything is ready, let's prepare to send troops. When the army goes to war, who should be the commander-in-chief, and how many troops will he command to fight against Qi?"
"Your Majesty, the general believes that Commander Bai can lead troops into battle."
Xun Peng took the initiative to express his position first.
Bai Cejun is a veteran general in the army. As one of the pillars of the Qin State, he is one or two years younger than Hu Rui. In the past, when Hu Rui was shining in the army, although Bai Cejun was also a general in the army, he was still a little inferior to Hu Rui.
However, in this life, the battle is not about the length of time.
Hu Rui had health problems early on and gradually retired. Bai Cejun was in the army. After he began to take charge of the army, he showed his sharpness and won every battle. In particular, Meng Ao, Wang Lie and others all came from aristocratic families and were mostly supported by Bai Cejun.
Bai Cejun's status in the army is naturally different. Moreover, Bai Cejun acted more purely, not intervening in the court affairs, but only taking care of military affairs. Although Bai Cejun was old, he still worked in the court, but Hu Rui retired early.
This is due to different origins, different styles and perspectives of both parties, which ultimately leads to different results.
The Bai family is still a big family in Qin to this day.
In fact, the Bai family was deeply trusted by the emperor.
Just so, Ying Jiuxiao specially called Bai Cejun to send troops this time.
When Bai Cejun heard Ying Jiuxiao's words, his mind changed, and he took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, since the battle to destroy Xia, I have often felt weak, low in energy, and unable to think clearly, and it is difficult to think carefully about the war."
"It is embarrassing for me as a commander to be like this. I hope that I can be allowed to participate in the battle. For a warrior like me to die on the battlefield in this life, it is the greatest honor. It is better for a general to be wrapped in horse leather than to lie on his bed and die in obscurity. "
Xun Peng looked embarrassed.
He felt that Bai Cejun was a veteran and had the credit for commanding the destruction of Xia Kingdom last time. It was normal for Bai Cejun to lead the army.
So, he took the initiative.
Unexpectedly, when such a result occurred, Bai Cejun took the initiative to refuse.
Is this a fool?
This is the great achievement of destroying Qi!
Xun Peng couldn't understand.
Ying Jiuxiao had a look of approval on his face. Although Bai Cejun was old, he actually knew how to measure things.
Isn't the merit of destroying Xia enough?
Still want more.
This is obviously inappropriate.
Therefore, it is inappropriate to let Bai Cejun take the lead.
Ying Jiuxiao said directly: "I can understand Bai Qing's words. It's common for people to not think well when they get old, and they can't keep up with their thinking. I'm getting older, and I don't think well, so I can understand Bai Qing. Bai Qing Who do you think is the most suitable?"
Bai Cejun took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is appropriate for me to be the Duke of the country."
"What's the reason?"
Ying Jiuxiao asked.
Bai Cejun was excited. His guess was indeed correct. Ying Jiuxiao still planned to continue to train Lin Feng.
This is normal.
Lin Feng's ability is beyond doubt.
In the last battle to destroy Xia, Lin Feng's contribution was extremely outstanding. Without Lin Feng's plan, it would be extremely difficult to directly overthrow the Xia Kingdom and directly destroy the Xia Kingdom.
Bai Cejun said: "Your Majesty, although Lin Feng is young, his qualifications are not weak at all. The battle of Gaochang was the responsibility of the Duke of Zhen. The battle of extermination of Xia was prepared by the Duke of Zhen. In addition, the Duke of Zhen went out twice. Enable Jin and Qi to resolve the crisis in Qin. In all these cases, the Duke of Zhen is the most suitable candidate."
Xun Peng said: "Your Majesty, I second your proposal."
There was a look of approval in Ying Jiuxiao's eyes. In fact, he thought so too.
This is human nature.
Lin Feng has such ability.
Ying Jiuxiao looked at Lin Feng, smiled and asked: "Lin Feng, what do you think?"
Lin Feng looked solemn and replied: "Your Majesty, I think it is most appropriate for the prince to be the commander of the army this time. Please give your permission."
Ying Jiuxiao's eyes flashed.
This suggestion also surprised him. In fact, it was something he had never considered.
Ying Jiuxiao was very satisfied with Ying Yuqian. He just let Ying Yuqian lead the troops and did not consider this aspect. After all, this had never happened before. However, Lin Feng made Ying Yuqian the commander-in-chief, not to see Ying Yuqian's ability to lead troops, but to use this incident to make Ying Yuqian achieve great achievements.
Ying Jiuxiao's health is getting worse.
I fell ill several times at the end of last year, and it has been the same since the beginning of spring this year.
He was old after all.
Just like this, Ying Jiuxiao also continued to train his successor, allowing Ying Yuqian to continue to handle government affairs. Many government affairs in the imperial court were directly assigned to Ying Yuqian by Ying Jiuxiao, which required further training.
Before his death, Ying Yuqian's achievements were greater, so Ying Yuqian's future succession would be even more stable.
This is good advice.
Ying Jiuxiao had a smile on his face and said: "I agree with Lin Feng's proposal. In this battle, the prince will be the commander-in-chief, Lin Feng will be the first deputy commander-in-chief, Bai Cejun will join the army, and Wang Lie and Xun Peng will be the deputy commanders-in-chief and command the troops. Participate in the war. After this battle, the Qin State will send a total of 100,000 troops to attack the Qi State. How to attack is up to you to decide."
"I obey the decree."
Everyone agreed.
Emperor Qiangang was arbitrary and made a decisive arrangement, leaving no room for change.
The next step is to stamp and issue the imperial edict.
After the commander-in-chief was selected, the group of people kept discussing and studying the details of sending troops. After making all arrangements in a short period of time, they began to prepare for sending troops.
