My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 336 Ridiculous
"They've rebelled! They've rebelled! They've rebelled!"

Pei Yun raised her head, covered her face in disbelief, but dared not block the road any longer.

Wei Xuan had somehow appeared beside him, now gripping his hand tightly, his face extremely grave. "Lord Pei, please don't say anything more, please don't say anything more."

Yuwen Shu led the group toward the camp.

Wei Xuan gave Pei Yun a few instructions, then quickly moved forward, catching up with Yuwen Shu in just a few steps.

Wei Xuan was also of Xianbei origin, but unlike Yuwen Shu and his group, Wei Xuan entered officialdom through literature and served in civil positions for many years. Although he had experience in suppressing rebellions, he did so through persuasion rather than war.

This is not to say that he is bad at fighting. There are no old Xianbei from Guanzhong who are bad at fighting. Even that completely incompetent Husi Zheng knows some principles of leading troops into battle. These are all family traditions of theirs.

However, compared to these veteran soldiers, his level of education was significantly deeper, and his stance was more inclined towards the scholars.

"Duke Xu".

When Wei Xuan caught up and called for Yuwen Shu to stop, Yuwen Shu finally put away his earlier contempt. Wei Xuan was one of their own, and even if their positions were different, Yuwen Shu was willing to give him some face and respect.

"Minister Wei".

Yuwen Shu chuckled lightly, "What are your orders?"

"Pei Gong and I are here to welcome you on His Majesty's orders."

Yuwen Shu was taken aback, then pointed at Pei Yun in the distance, "Then why didn't he claim to be acting on the Emperor's orders, but instead blocked my horse first?"

Wei Xuan explained, "It was indeed his fault, and I hope Duke Xu will forgive him."

Yuwen Shu nodded magnanimously, then allowed everyone to dismount. After listening to the imperial edict read by Wei Xuan, they followed him on foot toward the camp. Pei Yun followed at a distance, not daring to get close, his eyes filled with resentment.

Pei Yun had never suffered such humiliation in his life. He, a high-ranking official, was publicly whipped!
Those damned barbarians!!

As long as they live, the country will never have peace!
As they walked in, many generals came forward to pay their respects. All the generals from the military government were here, including many Eagle Generals, who were all members of Yuwen Shu's Guanlong Group. They were either his sons or his relatives through marriage, like Li Xuanba's cousin and brother-in-law. Perhaps they were nearby, but there were just too many people, and it was not easy to find one.

Yuwen Shu and the others encountered acquaintances and exchanged pleasantries.

Li Xuanba didn't encounter any acquaintances. His brother-in-law and some cousins ​​were probably in the rear of the army. As for Chen Leng, Zhang Zhenzhou, and others who had fought in Ryukyu, they had gone to fight with Lai Huer.

As for the old colleagues in the Right Office, they are currently protecting the emperor.

They made their way to the camp inside the city. Everyone handed over their weapons and, led by Yuwen Shu, walked into the camp with their heads down.

Yang Guang was sitting in the high seat at this moment, with a smile on his face.

"Your subject, Yuwen Shu, pays respects to Your Majesty!!"

"Your subject, Yu Zhongwen, pays his respects to Your Majesty!!"

The generals bowed deeply to the emperor and paid their respects.

Yang Guang stood up excitedly, looked at the many generals in front of him, laughed loudly, walked over in a few steps, grabbed Yuwen Shu's hand, and helped him up, "My Wei Qing has arrived!"

He searched through the crowd and then looked at Li Xuanba standing at the back, "Huo Qubing is here too!"

Yang Guang ignored Yu Zhongwen and the other generals, but warmly took Yuwen Shu's hand and made him sit in the seat closest to him. Then he gestured for Li Xuanba to sit down as well.

After the two men sat down, Yang Guang gestured for the rest of the people to stand up.

Everyone took their seats, their expressions respectful.

Yuwen Shu had just sat down when he rose again, bowing deeply to the emperor. His expression was complex, and his voice trembled. "Your Majesty! I failed to discipline the soldiers properly and was unable to appease them, forcing me to send troops to attack Liaodong. Sending troops without authorization is a capital offense! This is all my fault! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

After Yuwen Shu finished speaking, he kowtowed repeatedly.

Yang Guang was taken aback and shook his head, "What are you saying, Duke Xu!"

"The Duke of Xu's capture of Liaodong City is a great achievement, how could I possibly blame him?"

"I will reward you handsomely!"

"I dare not!"

"The capture of Liaodong City this time is all thanks to the two of you! I saw the memorial, which said that you two fought bravely against the enemy and never retreated, which is why you were able to conquer the city!"

Yang Guang's words sounded very nice, but Li Xuanba was mostly disdainful. Wasn't that a bit too low-level?
Is this how "divide and conquer" is used?

But the next moment, Yang Guang changed his tune. He looked at the generals and suddenly sighed, "But how can this war be accomplished by one person alone?"

"The reason I summoned so many soldiers here is not for any other reason than to give the generals credit."

“In the past, only a few generals could be ennobled and gain military merit. Most people could not. Now, Tuyuhun has been pacified, there is no more war in the south, the Turks have submitted and are no longer vulnerable. Only Goryeo remains.”

"If I hadn't brought everyone here with me, would you all have had the chance to earn military merit in the future?"

"I only want all the generals who fight to the death for the country to receive military merits."

When Yang Guang said this, the situation immediately changed. The previously fierce generals were suddenly moved. Yang Guang was indeed very good to his generals and always rewarded those who had made contributions. He was very fond of them.

Li Xuanba then narrowed his eyes, his expression turning serious.

Yang Guang sighed a few times, then cursed, "When I wanted to attack Goguryeo, some cowards told me that a wise king should educate the barbarians beyond the Great Wall, and that only education can solve the root problem, not just attack! They opposed our military campaign!"

"The envoys from Goryeo came to surrender this time because they kept persuading me to be lenient and to subdue Goryeo with benevolence!"

"It is because of these petty people that our soldiers have suffered such heavy losses!"

"The one who led these remarks was Geng Xun, the supervisor of the Right Imperial Workshop! I have already beheaded him and displayed his head to the public!"

Upon hearing the emperor's words, the generals who had initially harbored some resentment were all moved.

"Your Majesty is wise!!!"

The generals shouted.

Yuwen Shu also shouted in unison.

Yang Guang then adopted a more amiable expression and looked at Yuwen Shu beside him, "Duke Xu, I will no longer listen to the advice of these cowards. This battle can only be fought by you!"

"I have decided to divide our forces into multiple routes and take Pyongyang directly! I will no longer send anyone to appease them, and you need not pay any more attention to those barbarian envoys! Let us all seize the glory of this annihilation of a nation!"

"Long live His Majesty!!!"

The generals shouted again.

Yang Guang's few words managed to suppress everyone's discontent, and everyone became extremely expectant.

Looking at the expectant crowd, Yang Guang couldn't help but laugh, "Why should we worry about conquering Goryeo?"

Yang Guang then ordered a banquet to be held to entertain the generals.

The banquet was grand, with almost all the generals in attendance. The emperor greeted each of them individually, expressing his high regard and favor. The generals were all flattered and deeply moved.

Yuwen Shu remained silent and slowly looked at Yu Zhongwen in the distance, but Yu Zhongwen rolled his eyes at him.

Let you fucking look down on the emperor again.

Our emperor may not be good at fighting, or he may not be good at governing, but when it comes to internal strife and politics, who the hell can beat him? Can you, a mere military man, even do it?

Now that's bad enough, if someone tells the emperor what you did, you're going to die. Oh, and I'll die too.

The banquet was very lively, and the generals were very happy.

Aside from bestowing rewards and making promises, Yang Guang never mentioned anything else. Even when Pei Yun spoke to the emperor during this time, the emperor ignored him, simply waving his hand to dismiss him from the generals' banquet.

The next day, the emperor formally summoned Yuwen Shu and conveyed the military orders to him.

When Yuwen Shu learned that the emperor wanted him to be the commander-in-chief and lead an army of 300,000 to Pyongyang, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked the emperor.

But when he heard that the emperor would only provide enough food for a hundred days, Yuwen Shu couldn't hold back any longer.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are doing alright, but the laborers transporting the grain are not moving fast. I'm afraid it will take them a month to reach the enemy's capital. The rations for 300,000 troops are no small amount. With such a large army on the campaign, I think it will take at least half a year to end the war. A hundred days' worth of rations is definitely not enough."

"It's very simple. Don't bring any civilian laborers. Just let the soldiers carry their own food and go to fight."

"ah????"

(End of this chapter)