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Having received affirmative answers from both men, Chen Nan didn't hesitate and immediately wrote two handwritten orders, handing them over to them.

"In that case, we'll leave Sucheng and Qingping Pass to the two generals!"

The two men received the order, their faces lit up with joy, and they nodded to Chen Nan before heading outside.

At this time, neither of them knew how dangerous this war would be. All they knew was that there was a war to fight and they didn't have to stay in the court every day.

Chen Nan watched the two figures as they left, lost in thought.

He always felt that the tasks issued by the system wouldn't be that simple.

In particular, with Qingyu and Hongze's abilities, defending two cities for two or three months is not a problem at all; in fact, it could be said to be quite easy.

Just then, Mo Bai suddenly spoke up: "Currently, Wei Capital only has 200,000 troops. How many troops does Your Highness intend to give to the two generals?"

Chen Nan had already informed the two men of the number of troops they were to be given in court, but Mo Bai did not attend court, so he did not know the exact number.

Chen Nan raised an eyebrow: "I plan to give Qingyu 100,000 troops, Hongze 80,000 troops, for a total of 180,000 troops, and Wei Du will only keep 20,000."

The reason he only left 20,000 troops to guard Wei was entirely due to his confidence in himself. He believed that with him personally in charge, Wei would not encounter any problems.

He just didn't expect that leaving only 20,000 men to guard Wei Capital would almost lead to its fall.

Just as Chen Nan was arranging for the army to set out, several guests arrived at the Daqian court.

In the Great Qian Dynasty court, Wu Fengluan gazed admiringly at the three people below the main hall.

Of the three, the leader was slightly taller than the other two by half a figure. He was also dressed in a light purple official robe.

As for the two people behind him, they were both wearing black armor, and their eyes held a hint of ferocity.

Wu Fengluan then spoke, "You are envoys from Western Shu. What is your purpose in coming to our Great Qian?"

The leader smiled slightly: "Your Majesty of the Great Qian Dynasty, I, the King of Shu, have learned that the last time our two countries joined forces, it did not achieve the expected results."

"The purpose of this visit is to once again unite with the Great Qian Dynasty in order to launch an attack on the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"Before we came, we had already learned that His Majesty of the Great Qian Dynasty had sent General Long Hao with an army of 200,000 to Suzhou to launch the first offensive."

"Since His Majesty the Great Qian dares to launch an attack so openly, he must be very familiar with the current situation in Northern Wei."

"Unfortunately, the King of Shu also knew that the Northern Wei was currently beset by internal and external troubles."

"Therefore, the King of Shu decided to send a general with an army of 150,000 to invade Qingping Pass, launching a two-pronged attack on the border of Northern Wei in conjunction with the Daqian army."

After hearing what the visitor said, Wu Fengluan chuckled and said, "You people from Western Shu are really interesting."

"I already intended to attack Northern Wei, and I have already made up my mind. Why should I join forces with you, Western Shu, to attack Northern Wei?"

"Or rather, what benefits can our Great Qian gain from this battle?"

The envoy shook his head and said, "No, no, no, Your Majesty is clearly mistaken."

"As far as I know, when Chen Nan was under the command of Da Qian, Da Qian was always invincible on the battlefield."

"But now Chen Nan has already surrendered to the Northern Wei, so I won't go into too much detail about the situation. His Majesty of the Great Qian Dynasty certainly knows the real situation better than I do."

"What I just said was merely to put pressure on the border of Northern Wei. If Your Majesty of Daqian thinks that you can completely break through the Northern Wei's defenses by relying solely on the combined forces of these 350,000 troops, are you being delusional?"

This time, he got to the point.

Wu Fengluan also knew that it would be difficult to take Sucheng with 200,000 men, let alone her goal of invading the heart of Northern Wei.

In particular, the Northern Wei also had a heavy cavalry force of 50,000 men. If they were to reach the plains, the Great Qian would simply become playthings of the Northern Wei.

"What did that envoy mean? Was he trying to persuade me to abandon the plan to attack Northern Wei?" Wu Fengluan became increasingly puzzled.

She admitted that what the other party said made a lot of sense, but Sucheng was of great strategic importance to both the Northern Wei and the Great Qian Dynasty, and she would not give up this plan.

The envoy breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that he had said this much meant that Wu Fengluan had this idea, which gave his plan a chance to be realized.

"Your Majesty, in order to attack Northern Wei this time, the King of Shu specially spent 300,000 taels of gold to invite thousands of skilled craftsmen from Eastern Qin."

"There are not only people who can build war chariots, but also hundreds of people who are good at digging tunnels."

"With the support of these several thousand people, we can unite the strength of both countries, organize a group of elites, and dig a tunnel from Qingping Pass."

"Wei Du is currently isolated from information, so even if this message is to be conveyed to Wei Du, it will take some time."

“We can take advantage of this time to march for several days and reach the capital of Wei.”

"Oh?" Wu Fengluan's eyes lit up; she had never thought of this method.

Seeing Wu Fengluan's eyes light up, a glimmer of hope rose within the envoy; he knew that she was tempted.

Taking this opportunity, he further proposed: "Your Majesty, in this campaign against Northern Wei, Western Shu will not take a single penny of the spoils. However, after we conquer the Wei capital, Liu Banggua and the others should be handed over to Western Shu, since they were originally from our country."

Wu Fengluan looked shocked and kept pounding the dragon table with both hands. In her opinion, this condition was completely acceptable.

She knew who Liu Banggua was; he was the strongest warrior in Western Shu, yet he had been captured by Northern Wei.

Most importantly, she hadn't heard a thing about this.

After a moment of contemplation, Wu Fengluan said, "I'll take half a day to consider it and give you an answer this afternoon."

"Someone, escort the messenger to rest for a while."

Having already spoken of seeing the guest off, the envoy knew that Wu Fengluan wanted to discuss something with her minister.

This matter sounds simple, but it could be very difficult to actually do, and I completely understand that we need to discuss it.

"In that case, I will take my leave."

After watching the envoy leave, Wu Fengluan waited a long time before speaking: "What do you all think of the proposal from Western Shu?"

Upon hearing this, the officials below immediately realized that their emperor had been persuaded.

Since Chen Nan was stripped of his title, Wu Fengluan has completely ignored their advice, and the Great Qian court has long become her personal fiefdom.

She would only give half a thought to what Jiang He said; the rest of the people were simply machines that carried out orders.

Therefore, they did not intend to struggle and instead flattered the envoy from Western Shu: "We believe that the suggestion of the envoy from Western Shu is entirely feasible."

"Hmm..." Seeing the reactions of the courtiers, Wu Fengluan was even more satisfied, and a smile appeared on her face.

Just as she was about to make a decision, Jiang He suddenly interjected: "May I ask Your Majesty, if we are to unite with Western Shu, which general should the Great Qian send to lead the army?"

Wu Fengluan was taken aback. She was only thinking about the distribution of spoils after the war and for a moment forgot that her Great Qian seemed to have no generals capable of leading troops into battle.