I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

When Zheng Pingan heard this, he didn't feel that he was wrong, but felt that he was very reasonable. He immediately said,

"Your Majesty is so busy with affairs of state that I don't need to report such a small matter to you. The Yan army was attacking the Sichuan army, not our Xianyang city.

The Sichuan Army has a total of 400,000 troops. If 50,000 cavalry go there, they will be seeking death. If the Yan Army is willing to die, then let them go.

So how can 50,000 cavalrymen defeat 400,000 Sichuan troops?"

When the Emperor of Qin heard this, he became furious and almost overturned the table.

"Bastard! Bastard! The Sichuan Army is our ally and our reinforcements.

They came all the way from Sichuan to help us, and all you get in return is a reply: the Yan army is attacking the Sichuan army, not us?

If the Sichuan Army is defeated, will we still be able to survive in the slightest?"

Zheng Pingan curled his lips, feeling dissatisfied in his heart, but still said,

"Your Majesty has taught me a lesson, and I am willing to accept the punishment."

"There's no point in punishing you now. The Yan army will be at the gates of the city this evening. Do you know that?"

"I know. Before I came here, I was watching from the city wall. I ordered the soldiers to strengthen the city defenses and mobilize heavy troops to the north gate to strengthen the defenses in case the Yan army suddenly attacked us at night."

Hearing this, the Qin Emperor's anger subsided by half. He thought to himself that although Zheng Ping'an did not have a good sense of the overall situation, as a commander, he still had the necessary reactions. At least he knew to strengthen the city defenses and deploy troops for defense.

"Zheng Ping'an, I and the entire court have just discussed a plan to take advantage of the Yan army's exhaustion from their long journey and launch an offensive to defeat them. What do you think of this plan, my dear minister?"

Zheng Ping'an pondered for a moment.

Defending the city of Xianyang was a great achievement, but no matter how great it was, it was not as great as taking the initiative to attack and completely annihilate the Yan army.

This is a godsend!

So, Zheng Pingan immediately patted his chest and promised,

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my troops out of the city, form a battle array, and meet the Yan army!

Our army has been gathering strength for a long time and is now at its peak strength. If we fight the Yan army, we will surely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, capture the enemy commander alive, and present him to the emperor!"

Qin Huang nodded in satisfaction. When he was about to speak, Bai Xunming, the head of the Bai family, stood up and said,

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Although General Zheng is brave, he has not led troops in many battles. He is good at defense but not at offense. He has no experience in leading troops in active attacks.

If he were to lead his troops out to fight against the ferocious Yan army, I'm afraid it would be disastrous."

Hearing this, Zheng Pingan was unhappy and immediately jumped up and shouted,

"You old bastard, a great battle is imminent, yet you are actually encouraging others and destroying your own prestige. This is truly absurd!

Why am I not good at attacking? That's because you didn't give me any chances before!

What's the difference between defense and offense? Aren't they both just two armies fighting each other?

Wait until I surround the Yan army and annihilate them completely, then you can come and bark at me!"

Bai Xunming snorted coldly,

"In terms of offensive achievements, you are nothing compared to our Bai family's commander-in-chief, Bai Wuan. How many offensive battles have you fought? How many have Bai Wuan fought? Don't forget, it was Bai Wuan who destroyed the Liang Kingdom!"

Zheng Pingan immediately sneered,

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. You're talking about Bai Wuan, the man who was flirting with the Yan army. Do you mean to let him be the commander-in-chief?

Okay, sure.

Let Bai Wuan go out, meet the Yan army, and then immediately turn against them, open the city gates, let the Yan army in, chop off the heads of the emperor and all the civil and military officials, and let the Yan army kick them around, right?"

Zheng Ping'an's mocking words made the Qin Emperor feel a chill in his heart.

Yes, the matter of Bai Wuan secretly communicating with the Yan army has not been concluded yet, and Bai Wuan is still under house arrest. Now that the Yan army is at the gates of the city, how can Bai Wuan be sent to be the commander-in-chief? Wouldn’t that be courting death?

Bai Xunming was still unaware and pointed at Zheng Pingan and said,

"You're talking nonsense! Our General Bai has never had any secret dealings with the Yan army. He was wrongly accused!

In the past six months, he has been studying at home and has never communicated with outsiders. How could he have secretly communicated with the Yan army?

If Bai Wuan hadn't been transferred from Yulei Pass and replaced by that useless Sun Tai, would that 500,000-man army have been drowned? Could the Great Qin army have been so devastated?!"

Hearing this, the Emperor of Qin instantly flew into a rage and slammed the table and said,

"You mean to say that the mistakes in this matter are all my fault, right?"

Sun Tai was appointed by the emperor himself. Bai Xunming was also anxious and spoke without thinking. He said that Sun Tai was a fool and killed the army. Isn't this a disguised way of saying that the emperor did not know how to judge people. Wasn't the emperor wrong?

Hearing that the emperor was angry, Bai Xunming quickly knelt down and shouted,

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! I never meant to do that. I just wanted to say that although Bai Wuan has made some minor mistakes, he is still loyal to the Qin Dynasty and has some ability. I ask Your Majesty to appoint Bai Wuan as the commander-in-chief and lead our army to take the initiative..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, this is urgent."

The Emperor of Qin shouted,

"Zheng Ping'an, I order you to lead your troops out of the city immediately and fight the enemy to the death. Tell me how many men should we take with us!"

Zheng Pingan thought for a moment and said,

"Your Majesty, the Yan army is valiant, we must defeat them in this battle and decide the outcome in one battle!

I want to take all the soldiers out and fight a decisive battle with the enemy. As long as we can surround and annihilate the enemy, we don’t have to worry about the safety of Xianyang City. It doesn’t matter whether there are defenders in Xianyang or not.

If 300,000 men cannot defeat the enemy, even if I leave 100,000 to defend the city and 200,000 to go out and fight, we will still lose. The Yan army will still be able to break into the city, but still cannot hold it.

It would be better for our army to fight the Yan army directly outside the city, so as to avoid having our forces dispersed and being defeated one by one!"

After Qin Huang pondered for a moment, he nodded.

"You're right. If we don't bring enough with us, we'll be defeated one by one by the enemy, and all our advantages will be gone.

It would be better to burn our boats and fight a decisive battle with the Yan army and defeat it completely in one fell swoop.

If you succeed, you win; if you fail, you perish.

This is a battle on which the fate of our Great Qin is at stake. My dear Lord Zheng, please do not let me down!"

Zheng Pingan knelt on one knee and said,

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my utmost to repay your kindness, even if it means my death. I will surely defeat the enemy in one fell swoop and strengthen the might of the Great Qin!"

"Okay, you have the ambition. Go and prepare for battle quickly. You don't have much time. The Yan army will arrive outside the city by dusk. You will have to fight all night long!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Zheng Ping'an received the military order and immediately turned around and left.

Then, the Qin Emperor announced the end of the court.

After the court was dismissed, Bai Xunming rode his horse at full speed back to the Bai family mansion, and then quickly headed towards a villa.

This is a quiet and elegant villa, where only one person lives, and that is the commander-in-chief of the Former Qin Army, Bai Wuan!