Upon hearing this, Li Yong immediately glared at Huang Chan and angrily said, "General Huang! Are you trying to kill the Marquis of Zhenxi?"

"Although the Marquis of Zhenxi annihilated 70,000 enemies in this battle, it must have come at a great cost!"

"Shouldn't the imperial court be rewarding the troops and calming their morale at this time?"

"Eat one bite at a time, and the Northern Hu tribe can only be wiped out slowly!"

Li Yong immediately looked at the young master and Queen Mother Wang and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you must not agree to General Huang's advice. If something happens to the Marquis of Zhenxi, it will be a great loss to our Great Ying!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, please think twice!" The ministers of the Baoying faction bowed and said.

Huang Chan smiled and said, "I know what Lord Li Yong is worried about. He thinks that the Marquis of Zhenxi doesn't have many troops at the moment, and asking him to continue to fight would be a suicide mission."

"Master Li Yong, don't worry. I would be very sad if such a talented general died in battle."

"I am willing to let my son lead 100,000 elite soldiers to Jiarong Pass to reinforce the Marquis of Zhenxi! With the Yinglong Army here, combined with the elite soldiers in the hands of the Marquis of Zhenxi, are we afraid that we can't defeat the Northern Hu troops?"

One hundred thousand Yinglong troops? All the ministers were shocked when they heard this.

The Yinglong Army, under the command of General Huang Chan, is as famous as Ying Tiangan's Huben Army.

Although Huang Chan's ability in marching and fighting is not as good as Ying Tianqian, the fighting capacity of Yinglong Army is not inferior to that of Huben Army. It's just that when they really perform, they are not as united as Huben Army.

Since Huang Chan took the position of general, the Yinglong Army has expanded to 500,000.

"If we can get the Yinglong Army to reinforce the Marquis of Zhenxi, that might not be impossible..." Liu Jie muttered softly.

After hearing this, Li Yong immediately glared at Liu Jie. The latter was frightened by Li Yong's sharp eyes and immediately shut his mouth.

"Damn you Li Yong, I want to see how you guys are going to get the Ying family back!" He said viciously in his heart.

Li Yong spoke again: "Queen Mother, since the destruction of the Huben Army, the Yinglong Army is the last trump card army of Daying."

"We in Daying have never been deep into the grasslands, and no one knows what dangers there are. I think we should preserve the strength of the Yinglong Army."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly and said, "What Li Tingwei said makes sense, but I still hold the view I just expressed."

"Although the Marquis of Zhenxi has made great contributions this time, it is not enough to offset the mistakes of Ying Tianqian."

"Since Li Tingwei wants the Ying family to return to the capital so much, shouldn't the Marquis of Zhenxi show other achievements?"

Li Yong was speechless for a moment. Queen Mother Wang's words seemed to make some sense, but this was not fair at all.

Ying Xuanze did not have many soldiers and horses to begin with, so Huang Chan asked his son to lead 100,000 Yinglong troops to reinforce him if he could really defeat the other Hu tribes.

Then wouldn't the greatest credit go to Huang Chan's son?

If Ying Xuanze cannot get any military merit, he will not be able to make up for the mistakes made by Ying Tiangan, and his return to Beijing will be delayed for a while.

After much thought, Huang Chan's advice was definitely an open conspiracy.

He wanted to use Ying Xuan Ze to gain military merit for his son, which was completely an act of gilding.

Li Yong saw Huang Chan's thoughts and sneered in his heart. He bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I have just thought about it. Since there are reinforcements from the Yinglong Army, it is not impossible to let the Zhenxi Marquis continue to march to the grassland."

"But the Northern Hu soldiers are not bandits. If the generals leading the army are incompetent, that would be a hidden danger!"

Li Yong looked at Huang Chan halfway through his speech. Huang Chan immediately understood something after listening to his speech, and his face immediately darkened.

"Although General Huang is good at commanding the army, his eldest son Huang Yan is still lacking in skills in my opinion."

Huang Chan's face became even gloomier. What Li Yong said was actually saying: You can do it, but your son can't.

"If we were dealing with some bandits, I would naturally trust Master Huang Yan, but those are the Hu people who kill without blinking an eye."

"I think we should change a general. Let a general with experience in leading troops in battle lead the 100,000 Yinglong troops. This way, the chances of victory will be much better."

The ministers of the Baoying faction nodded one after another, and some ministers of the Huang Chan faction, not knowing why, also nodded.

Judging from the positions of the young lord and the Queen Mother, two-thirds of the civil and military officials in the court nodded.

The young master looked at his mother. The Queen Mother was also thinking about this matter at this time.

Ying Xuanze's growth rate has made her feel a sense of crisis. If she continues to allow him to develop in Xiliang, this boy may become a serious threat to Daying in a year.

Queen Mother Wang glanced at Li Yong, and then said calmly: "Then follow Li Tingwei's suggestion, and the choice will be decided by General Huang Chan."

Huang Chan's expression changed slightly, but in the court, he immediately put away that trace of dissatisfaction.

"Her Majesty, although I want my son to lead the 100,000-man Yinglong Army, he is only in charge of supervising the battle. There is someone else who will actually lead the army to fight."

Queen Mother Wang raised her eyebrows and asked Huang Chan, "Oh? Which general does the general want to lead the troops to fight?"

"Do you know General Cao Mu?" Huang Chan asked the ministers.

"Cao Mu?" Wang Yi raised his eyebrows and continued, "But is he the great general at the border during the reign of Emperor Wenxuan?"

"A general from the time of Emperor Wenxuan? Wasn't that a man from fifty years ago? Why did General Huang bring him out? Don't even mention that this great general is still alive." A minister from the Baoying faction said sarcastically.

"Haha, what I want to say is that this divine general left behind descendants. He has a grandson who inherited the mantle of this divine general."

"Although this boy is only a retainer of my mansion, I dare say that his ability is not inferior to General Cao Mu!"

Huang Chan looked very confident. After Wang Yi looked at him for a few seconds, he seemed to have thought of something, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

It turned out to be him... No wonder Huang Chan dared to let Huang Yan, that dandy boy, go to Jiarong Pass.

Wang Yi looked up at the Queen Mother, and the two looked at each other. The latter felt relieved when she saw the former nod slightly.

"Since General Huang Chan has given his word, let Cao Mu's descendants lead the troops to the battle."

The Queen Mother stood up from the dragon throne. Upon seeing this, all the ministers bowed their heads immediately. The minister in charge of writing the imperial edict also prepared pen and ink.

"Pass on this palace's order to appoint Huang Yan, son of Huang Chan, as the General Zhenbei and lead 100,000 Yinglong troops to Jiayuguan to assist the Marquis of Zhenxi in conquering other tribes on the grassland."

"Secondly, the Marquis of Zhenxi will be rewarded with 30,000 taels of gold, 3,000 pieces of silk and cloth, and 5,000 households. Each of his subordinates will be rewarded with 5 taels of gold, one mu of land, and the whole family will be exempted from taxes for three years."

"As for the transfer of the Ying family back to the capital, it all depends on how this battle ends."

When Queen Mother Wang said this, she was not looking at Li Yong, but at Huang Chan.

Huang Chan seemed to notice a pair of eyes falling on him. He raised his head slightly, and when he saw that it was the Queen Mother, his body trembled violently.

There is a hidden meaning behind what the Queen Mother said!

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