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"I intend to personally lead the expedition, with the Crown Prince overseeing the state!"

Liu Che's voice resounded throughout the hall.

The court officials were stunned.

Gongsun He was the first to react, and he knelt down with a thud.

"Your Majesty, you mustn't! Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, the foundation of the nation. How can you lightly tread such a dangerous path! His Highness the Crown Prince has already rendered great service, enough to deter the Xiongnu. Why must Your Majesty personally lead the expedition!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Imperial Censor followed closely behind, his beard and hair standing on end.

"Although the Xiongnu are coming with great force, His Highness the Crown Prince has just defeated the Left Wise King, and the morale of his army is high. Sending a general to meet them is enough; why should His Majesty personally lead the expedition?"

"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

A chorus of people knelt down, their court robes billowing like clouds, their official tablets like a forest, and cries of anguish rose and fell.

Those who didn't know better might have thought that Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) had already passed away.

Liu Che looked at the group of ministers kneeling on the ground and frowned slightly.

"Get up, all of you."

Nobody moved.

"I say, rise, all of you."

Still no one moved.

Liu Che raised his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, I...I also feel that Your Majesty should not personally lead the expedition."

Liu Che turned his head and looked at the person who spoke—it was General Wei Qing.

"Your Majesty, I do not doubt the power of the divine weapon, nor do I question Your Majesty's courage. It's just..."

He paused, raised his head, and looked directly at Liu Che.

"The Xiongnu have already learned their lesson once."

Upon hearing this, Liu Che's brows furrowed even more deeply.

"What do you mean?"

Wei Qing said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince defeated the Left Wise King with his divine chariot, achieving fame in one battle."

"The might of this battle is known throughout the world, and the Xiongnu people have personally experienced it. They are not fools; they will not stumble over the same stone twice."

"This time, Yizhixie personally led 50,000 cavalry southward with great momentum, claiming to avenge the Left Wise King—but has Your Majesty considered what gives him the right to come?"

Liu Che remained silent.

Wei Qing continued.

"They must already know about the existence of the Divine Chariot, and they must already be studying how to deal with it."

"Fire attack? Pitfall? Ambush? Night raid? The wolves of the grasslands are not best at head-on confrontation, but at using their brains."

"If His Majesty personally leads the expedition, what if we fall into their trap..."

"Is this the same idea you're thinking?"

Liu Che's gaze swept over the assembled officials below the stage.

The ministers below the stage exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

Liu Che looked around and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Since I am going to personally lead the expedition, I naturally have a foolproof plan."

He turned around and addressed the eunuch behind him.

"Show your stuff and let my beloved ministers see it for themselves."

Liu Che then looked at his ministers.

"Come with me!"

He led everyone to a certain place.

The place was open and not much different from other places, except that there were many things covered with tarpaulins on the ground.

The tarpaulin was lifted—

The first row revealed dozens of dark green iron boxes, neatly stacked.

A guard opened one of the boxes, inside which was a brand-new AK-47 assault rifle.

"This thing," Liu Che walked over, picked one up casually, and weighed it in his hand, "is called an AK-47. Lightweight, durable, and can be used by one person."

He picked up his gun, aimed it at a rock about half a person's height in the distance, and pulled the trigger.

"Da da da da—!"

Flames erupted, and deafening gunshots shattered the open field.

The stone was instantly smashed into pieces, sending shards flying and dust billowing everywhere.

The officials were dumbfounded, and several civil officials even collapsed to the ground.

Liu Che put down his gun and asked with a smile.

"how?"

No one answered.

Because everyone was dumbfounded.

Liu Che then walked to the second row.

This time, several PKM general-purpose machine guns were uncovered, mounted on tripods, with barrels that were frighteningly thick.

"This is a machine gun."

Liu Che patted the cold gun barrel.

"It wasn't wielded by one person, but one person could do it too. In the blink of an eye, it could take down dozens of people."

He gestured for the guards to demonstrate.

The guard lay down and aimed at a clump of bushes in the distance.

"Da da da da da da—!"

Gunfire continued incessantly, like a violent storm.

In the blink of an eye, the thicket was swept away to bare branches, leaves flying everywhere, as if trampled by a thousand horses.

Several military officers' eyes were already wide open.

They know their stuff. This rate of fire, this power—if used on the battlefield…

I dare not think about it, I absolutely dare not think about it.

Liu Che continued walking.

The third row contains several rocket launchers.

"This thing is called a rocket," Liu Che picked one up, slung it over his shoulder, and made an aiming motion. "One shot can flatten a small mountain."

He put down the rocket launcher and nodded to the guard.

The guards hoisted the rocket launcher and aimed it at a small, raised mound in the distance.

"boom--!!!"

A streak of fire, trailing a long tail of flame, struck the mound with pinpoint accuracy.

Amidst the deafening explosion, the mound, which was at least two or three stories high, was instantly leveled, with mud and rocks flying dozens of feet high.

Gongsun He plopped down on the ground.

Huo Qubing's eyes lit up, so bright it was frightening.

Wei Qing took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, but his hands were trembling slightly.

Liu Ju stood to the side, a faint smile on his lips.

Then, Liu Che walked to the last and largest row—

tank.

Five tanks lined up in a row, their cannons raised high, like five sleeping steel behemoths.

"This thing,"

Liu Che patted the armor of one of the vehicles.

"It's called a tank. It's impervious to swords and spears, and immune to fire and water. Even the arrows of the Huns couldn't leave a mark on it."

He gestured to the guards on the tank.

The guard nodded.

Soon, the tank started moving, and its turret rotated to aim at the distant hills.

"Bang!!!"

After a loud bang, the hill disappeared completely, leaving only rubble on the ground.

The courtiers had become numb.

They didn't know how to react.

Liu Che ordered the tanks to stop, jumped off, and walked to the group of ministers who were completely stunned.

He dusted off his hands and asked with a smile.

"Who else thinks I shouldn't have personally led the army?"

silence.

Dead silence.

Prime Minister Gongsun He opened his mouth, then closed it again.

The Imperial Censor lowered his head and dared not speak.

Tai Chang's face turned bright red, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Huo Qubing suddenly knelt down with a thud.

"His Majesty!"

His voice changed tone, carrying an irrepressible fervor.

"Your Majesty, I beg you! Allow me to drive this...this tank! I am willing to be at the forefront! I am willing to clear the way for Your Majesty!"

Liu Che looked at him and burst into laughter.

"What's the rush? You have your own battles to fight!"

He turned to the group of ministers who were still in shock, and his voice suddenly rose.

"I have AKs, machine guns, rocket launchers, mortars, tanks, and armored vehicles—what can the Huns use to defend themselves? Their broken bows and rotten arrows? Their scimitars and warhorses?"

He pointed north, his eyes gleaming with an air of dominance.

"Do they think they can guard against it just because they've seen the legendary car before?"

"I told them—what they saw was nothing more than a tiny speck of dust that slipped through my fingers!"

"This time, I'll show them what real—"

He paused, thinking about what Chen Mo had said.

"Dimensional reduction attack".

"Let the Xiongnu know—times have changed!!!"

"My great Han Dynasty is no longer the great Han Dynasty it once was!!!"

The ministers looked at each other, not understanding what "dimensional reduction attack" and "times have changed" meant.

But judging from that, it was definitely not something the Xiongnu could withstand.

Wei Qing took a deep breath, slowly knelt down, and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Your Majesty... has no further objections. I am willing to escort provisions and ensure logistical support for Your Majesty, and await Your Majesty's triumphant return!"

As soon as he took the lead, the others also knelt down.

"Your Majesty, we eagerly await your triumphant return!"

Gongsun He knelt on the ground, but a small thought suddenly popped into his mind.

He sympathized with the Xiongnu people.

Really.

Those wolf cubs on the grasslands probably never knew what they had messed with until they died.

Liu Che looked at the kneeling ministers and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, everyone get up. Get ready, the army will set off tomorrow at dawn."

He turned and looked north.

In that direction, 50,000 Xiongnu cavalry were gathering, sharpening their swords, and dreaming of conquering Han territory.

A cruel smile curled at the corners of Liu Che's mouth.

"Izhixie," he murmured, "I have arrived."

"You'd better live well, until I personally..."

"I'm sending you to meet your eternal heaven."