Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1082 - 1079_1

Chapter 1082: Chapter 1079_1

The emperor pondered for a moment before speaking: "Nangong Country is a large kingdom, and its military strength is significantly superior to ours. Where do you get the confidence to swallow such a behemoth? Are you not afraid of indigestion?"

Shangguan Xuanhao and Shangguan Xuanjun both walked in at this point.

"Although our military strength is relatively small, we excel in that many of our soldiers can fight off ten opponents each! A mere Nangong Country, once swallowed, will be swallowed. How can it cause indigestion? I am more worried about not having enough!" Said Shangguan Xuanjun, listening to the emperor’s words.

He had wanted to invade Nangong Country for a long time.

For such a massive matter, the emperor obviously didn’t just call Shangguan Xuanyi to discuss it. It just so happened that Shangguan Xuanyi had angered Xiao’er, which triggered him to enter the palace immediately, making him the first to arrive. Usually, he’s the last one to show up.

"Yes, even if our military strength is insufficient, as long as our grain and fodder is enough. Drag it out for a few years, and the soldiers of Nangong Country could starve to death without us having to kill them!" Followed Shangguan Xuanhao.

The two of them finished speaking before paying their respects to the emperor.

The emperor looked speechlessly at his son, whose mind seemed to be full of herbs. It would be nice if the soldiers of a large country could starve so easily!

"Father Emperor, the new emperor of Nangong Country has just ascended to the throne, and the court situation is unstable. Moreover, Nangong Country’s population has been growing rapidly in recent years. There were also two years of disasters, which led to a shortage of grain in the national treasury granary. The people’s lives are getting harder day by day, with many places filled with complaints. There have even been unrests. Doesn’t this indicate that now is a good time to attack Nangong Country?" Said Shangguan Xuanyi.

"Yes, even if we don’t attack Nangong Country, Nangong Country will soon attack us. Their ancestors founded the country with the idea of unifying the world. How can our Father Emperor have such lofty ideals? In contrast, his ambitions are not great, thinking only of guarding his own land."

What’s the use of training soldiers every day if you don’t go to war? The relentless training has left him utterly devoid of passion!

Shangguan Xuanjun was the most battle-hungry among the three brothers. He, who hadn’t been on the battlefield for years, felt a constant itch for action.

"Nangong Country’s current actions indicate that they want to attack us, but they are only concerned about lacking follow-through! Before, they restrained their army, perhaps wanting to watch us and Xiyue Country fight until both sides were injured, then reap the benefits of a fisherman. Now that our Minze Country is getting stronger day by day, with people living in peace, this has made the people of other countries envious. They are unable to sit still and resort to endless tricks, which is very annoying!" Shangguan Xuanyi continued.

The most important point is that they provoked the wrong people. Otherwise, he wouldn’t bother to take initiative! Always dealing with minor issues and concerns, Shangguan Xuanyi decided to simply wipe out their entire country!

In that case, would the people of that mage be able to deny who was responsible?

"Yes, the people of Nangong Country resorted to some despicable tactics, causing my cousin Wanru to miscarry. When she went back to her mother’s house for the Longevity Festival, they proposed getting the breeding method of the super rice. At that moment, I got extremely irritated with their petty actions and wanted to lead the army to crush them!" Said Shangguan Xuanjun.

But at that time, Shangguan Wanru was the wife of the Crown Prince of Nangong Country. If they marched, what would that say about Shangguan Wanru and Prince An?

Now that Shangguan Wanru has returned! Since Zhuan’er is dead, what else do they have to worry about?

"Over the years, we have conquered Xiyue Country, occupied Wanli Shitang, and gained Zhan’er Island. Not only have we significantly expanded our territory, but we have also made huge progress in food and economy. Our people’s lives are getting better day by day. Within a few years, we can surely surpass Nangong Country and emerge as the strongest entity on this continent!

Do you think, Father Emperor, that Nangong Country can just watch us grow stronger without doing anything? In their eyes, the next couple of years are the best time to attack us. Instead of waiting for them to strike first, why don’t we take the initiative?" Shangguan Xuanhao also expressed his opinion.

The emperor was also aware that it would not be long before Nangong Country attacked his kingdom, which was why he placed such importance on the development of elite soldiers. Seeing that his sons all supported attacking Nangong Country, and what they said made sense, he responded, "But we must have a good reason to wage a war! Otherwise, we will be criticized by other countries."

If a kingdom attacks whoever they want, other countries, fearing they too will be attacked someday, will join forces to deal with them.

The emperor was somewhat confident in dealing with Nangong Country. But if Nangong Country allied with other countries, they would stand no chance of winning.

"Then let’s use Zhuan’er’s death as the reason!" Shangguan Xuanhao thought, a mere excuse to march would do. It didn’t matter if it was true or not.

"Wasn’t Zhuan’er their crown prince? This reason should be used by them, right? After all, Zhuan’er died in our territory."

"But Zhuan’er died because of their actions! Besides, it’s just a claim, whether it’s true or false, right or wrong! It’s true that Zhuan’er was their crown prince, but he also had half of our Minze royal blood!" Shangguan Xuanyi responded dismissively.

"Right, it’s just a pretext. Any number of pretexts can’t hide the fact that we want to invade them. If you want to fight, just do it. Why worry about having a good reason?" Shangguan Xuanjun also said.

Emperor: "...."

Perhaps, this is the difference between those who care about appearances and those who don’t!

"Since all of you believe we should wage war against Nangong Country, then let’s do it! However, we should think more about how to do it."

At this moment, Shangguan Xuanyi took out two maps.

One was a map of the border area between their kingdom and Nangong Country, and the other was a map of Nangong Country.

"Nangong Country’s military strength is about half more than ours! That’s a conservative estimate. In terms of numbers, our soldiers can’t compete.

But we have more elite soldiers and a hundred thousand elite cavalry! So we can only confront them with elite soldiers. We need to adopt a strategy of surprise at the beginning to reduce some of their forces!" He shared the plan he had thought of long ago.

"Our soldier population isn’t large, but we have numerous secret weapons, and our weapons are far superior to theirs. Isn’t our advantage precisely those weapons with an extremely high lethality?" Shangguan Xuanhao said, believing that capturing Nangong Country was without doubt.

"Those weapons of mass destruction are not to be used unless absolutely necessary." Sometimes, showcasing all one’s strength may deter others, it could also cause a panic and lead to an alliance against oneself, which would be defeating the purpose!

Therefore, unless the worst-case scenario occurs, like failing to attack Nangong Country and incurring a counterattack that jeopardizes their country, Shangguan Xuanyi has no intention of using weapons of excessive lethality.

Of course, advanced weapons must be used; otherwise, how could one win!

The men continued the discussion, and before they knew it, dawn was breaking. They managed to consider all kinds of possibilities and created a basic plan.

"Let’s bring this up again during the court meeting tomorrow. As for the specific details of deploying the troops, we should invite a few ministers to discuss together."

As the saying goes, three unskilled cobblers are still superior to one Zhuge Liang. A good tactical plan always benefits from a diversity of ideas!

Shangguan Xuanyi and the others all nodded in agreement.