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As the Great Qian court returned to its usual silence, Wu Fengluan asked in a cold voice, "Since all the ministers agree to this strategy..."

"Then who can recommend a general to lead troops into battle for me?"

The courtiers below looked at each other, having no idea who else could possibly escape.

Previously, Chen Nan made all the decisions on these matters, and they had no say in them.

Long Hao was a general left behind by the late emperor. After Jiang He came along, Wu Fengluan and Jiang He discussed these matters together, so it was no longer their place to interfere.

This is a typical case of using people first and discarding them later.

As Wu Fengluan finished speaking and received no response for a long time, her voice rose a few decibels: "What? Are you all mute?"

Wu Fengluan felt a surge of anger. She realized that whenever this stage came up, the courtiers would fall silent, and no one could offer her any good advice.

She also hoped that the ministers could recommend some good talents. She turned to look at Jiang He and said softly, "Since Minister Jiang has raised this question, you must already have a solution in mind. Why don't you tell us so that the ministers can consider it?"

Jiang He sneered inwardly. He had said those words just to wait for this moment. He raised his voice and said, "Your Majesty, our Great Qian has many capable generals. For example, isn't there one standing right in front of Your Majesty?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Fengluan stared at Jiang He with a puzzled expression.

She only knew that Jiang He was somewhat intelligent, but completely unqualified as a general.

Turning his head to scan the entire hall, he found that only two people were standing in the row of military officers, making the hall appear extremely empty.

Wu Fengluan's heart skipped a beat. Only then did she realize that in the mighty Great Qian Dynasty, there were actually only two military generals who could stand in the court.

One of them was wearing a silver-white armor with a small tuft of white fur on it, and had several scars on his face.

The other person was lewd, his eyes darting around erratically, and he was wearing standard armor from the Great Qian Dynasty.

The general in the silver-white armor was her Imperial Guard commander, named Qin Yue. He was also her father's confidant, and his loyalty was beyond question. His abilities were on par with Long Hao's.

As for the other person, it was Jiang Yao, whom Jiang He had recommended to her a long time ago. He was not very capable and was also very scheming. Wu Fengluan had no intention of using him at all.

Left with no other choice, she turned her gaze to Qin Yue.

Noticing Wu Fengluan's gaze, Qin Yue helplessly looked up and met her eyes.

To be honest, the fact that a country is so pitiful as to need a mere imperial guard general to go out and fight shows just how incompetent the rulers of that country are.

Qin Yue stepped forward, came to the center of the hall, and knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, this humble general believes that this matter still needs to be discussed."

"At this time, the situation in the Northern Wei was still unclear, especially since General Longhao had led an army of 200,000 to Sucheng."

"We don't know the troop deployment of the Northern Wei yet. It would be better to wait a few days until General Longhao sends the battle report from the front before making any deployments."

His method is the most solid and practical approach currently available.

However, Wu Fengluan did not think so. With a cold face, she slammed her hand on the dragon table: "Qin Yue, don't think that just because you are a general promoted by the late emperor, I won't dare to lay a hand on you."

"You have always been a subject of my Great Qian Dynasty, and it is only right that you share my burdens."

"Now the Great Qian needs you to lead troops to fight alongside Western Shu, break through Qingping Pass and reach the heart of Northern Wei. Do you dare to refuse?"

At this moment, Qin Yue finally understood why Long Hao had that expression when they went on the last expedition.

Wu Fengluan wouldn't listen to any advice. He also began to miss the days when Chen Nan was still around, when they didn't have to worry about such things.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue sighed helplessly, "This subordinate obeys!"

Seeing Qin Yue back down, Wu Fengluan's expression softened a bit: "In that case, General Qin Yue, lead 50,000 Imperial Guards to join forces with the Western Shu forces, pass through the tunnel dug from Qingping Pass, and go straight to the capital of Northern Wei."

"It would be best if we could just bring Chen Nan back to me. I'd like to see how Chen Nan is doing now that he's left the Great Qian!"

She said that simply because of her pride; what she wanted to hear was that Chen Nan's life after leaving Daqian was a complete mess, even worse than death.

Only in that way could her fragile heart find some solace.

Qin Yue smiled wryly and said, "This humble general will certainly do his best."

He also wanted to bring Chen Nan back, because only with Chen Nan in Daqian could Daqian be considered invincible.

Only when Chen Nan is in Daqian can this group of people slack off.

Moreover, he knew Chen Nan's strength. If it were just him, plus the Western Shu army that was like clay chickens and earthen dogs, they would be no match for Chen Nan.

The reason for agreeing was solely to appease Wu Fengluan and prevent her from issuing any more arbitrary decrees.

Just as the Daqian court was discussing military action, the walls of the Wei capital were breached.

The city walls were packed with people, and the city gates, which had been under martial law recently, were completely opened today.

With Chen Nan's written order, Qingyu and Hongze prepared provisions and military equipment for the army in a very short time.

Chen Nan followed Mo Bai, and the two slowly climbed the city wall and looked down.

Below them stood a large army, fully equipped and ready to go, surrounded by civilians.

Mo Bai gently reminded him, "Your Highness, the soldiers' morale doesn't seem very high. Should we conduct a pre-battle mobilization?"

Chen Nan also noticed this, even though the army was ready to set out.

However, most of the soldiers had their heads down, their minds not on the impending war at all.

Within the queue, many people were looking around, as if searching for something.

Before long, Chen Nan heard scenes and sounds of family reunions everywhere in the queue.

"Father, your son is here."

"Father, don't worry, I will come back to take care of you after I finish this war."

Not only that, but several elderly men with white hair also squeezed into the army.

Chen Nan coughed twice and called out loudly, "Soldiers!"

"I know you are all tired of war!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the soldiers in the army looked around, searching for the source of the sound.

When they spotted Chen Nan on the city wall, they excitedly introduced him to their companions: "Look, that's the Prince of Zhennan on the city wall!"

"Tch, who in the entire Northern Wei doesn't know the Prince of Zhennan?"

"That's right, that's right. If it weren't for the Prince, we would have starved to death long ago. Don't you know that the food for the people in the capital is distributed according to the Prince's orders?"

"That's right. My dad told me when we came that the Prince of Zhennan saved our whole family's lives. If I don't do my part on the battlefield, my dad will beat me to death when we get back!"

In an instant, the entire army began to erupt in excitement.

Of course, this doesn't mean that everyone blindly worships Chen Nan. Some soldiers scoffed, saying, "Isn't he just a prince in name only?"

"If my family were better off, and my father were more powerful, I would at least be a prince!"

Upon hearing this, the person next to him immediately became displeased: "You? The young master? You're not even worthy to carry the young master's shoes!"

"What? You actually say I'm not worthy to carry the prince's shoes?"

As the surrounding agitation gradually subsided, the arguing between the two groups grew louder and louder.

"He's a prince, and he doesn't have to go to the battlefield himself. If we really die on the battlefield, who will stand up for me? What will happen to my parents?"

"My parents are old, and now Wei Du doesn't even have a stable food supply. Do you expect me to just watch them starve to death?"