In the morning court of Hu, all the civil and military officials were waiting for the emperor to come. Taking advantage of this time, they were still talking about things in a low voice. After a while, the emperor, with the support of two eunuchs, sat on the dragon throne with his big belly.

"If you have a fortune, you will report it early, and if you don't, you will leave the court!" The eunuch next to him raised his throat and shouted.

"I have a foundation," a general flashed out of the general's queue, named Chen Xuan, who was about forty years old, wearing a helmet and armor, and clasped his fists and said, "Emperor, I just received the information yesterday. Si State had collected two thousand soldiers and sent troops to seize Panlong Pass, killed and captured the two thousand soldiers guarding Panlong Pass, seized Panlong Pass, and asked the emperor to send troops to wipe out Si State."

When King Hu heard this, he immediately said angrily: "There is such a thing. The mere Si Guo dares to publicly oppose my Hu Guo. I think they really don't know how high the world is!"

The officials below agreed to see the emperor's angry expression. One of the civil servants came out of Hu's Grand Tutor, named Sima Yiqing, about fifty years old, wearing a small crown, a purple robe, and a goatee. He leaned over and said, "I, King Ah, but this matter sounds a bit strange. I just heard General Chen report on military information and heard that Si State has only two thousand soldiers. How can I attack Panlong Pass, where we are also two thousand soldiers?"

Although King Hu didn't know much about military affairs, if such a pass was to attack, it would still be known about eight times the force. He stared at General Chen Xuan and asked: "Is this information fake? How could the Si State seize my Panlong Pass?"

General Chen Xuan seemed to have known that King Hu would have this question for a long time, and leaned over and replied: "The information is accurate. After hearing the reports of the officers and soldiers back, the State of Si did not directly attack Panlong Pass, but first made people besiege Guandu and lead my 1,500 soldiers to rescue him, and then hijacked and killed halfway. Then he pretended to be my Hu soldiers and sneaked into Panlong Pass, attacking Panlong Pass from within the pass and then took it away."

When King Hu heard this, he was surprised. He could not have lost his sentence in a few words. General Chen Xuan continued to say: "And after the Si State seized Panlong Pass, he also attacked Guandu. Now the Guandu city has also fallen into the hands of Si State."

"I'm so angry," King Hu slapped the dragon throne, his round belly fluctuated, and he said loudly: "Si Guo actually dares to oppose my Hu Guo. Who would you like to lead the troops to pacify Si Guo?"

Suddenly, several people flashed out of the generals' queue, and they all asked for battle and said, "I'm willing to go!"

When King Hu saw seven or eight generals coming out at once, he was stunned for a moment. Seeing that everyone looked resolute and didn't know who to choose. But he saw a man in gorgeous clothes and about forty years said, "Don't fight anymore. This time I will let me go to the battlefield to enjoy myself."

When everyone saw it, they were silent. It turned out that the prince was the second brother of King Hu, whose name was Hu Baojin. He usually did not care about state affairs but only cared about food, drink and fun. This time he wanted to lead his troops to attack Si Guo, but he didn't know why, but no one dared to ask. After hearing this, King Hu said, "Second brother, are you really going?"

Although Hu Baojin never led the army, he was not stupid. He knew that the Si State had only 2,000 soldiers this time. If the 2,000 soldiers were destroyed, the entire Si State would be like a slaughter of fish on the chopping board. It would be a great contribution to the extermination of Si State. How could others take possession of such a labor-saving and great achievements? So he replied: "Brother, the Si State's only 2,000 troops are not enough for us to get a gap between our teeth. When I go there, I will scare them to death. I will definitely lose my weapons and run away, haha."

When Chen Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty can't be too optimistic. Although there were only two thousand troops when attacking Panlong Pass, now they will definitely recruit soldiers after occupying Guandu. I guess our army will be able to reach Panlong Pass at least one or two times more soldiers."

"One or two times, even if I am five times, it's only ten thousand. It's enough to kill you." Hu Baojin said unhappily when he saw someone giving an opinion.

When Chen Xuan heard this, he kindly made a suggestion but was thought to be against him, and shook his head and kept silent.

After hearing this, King Hu had no idea. Seeing Sima Yiqing waiting for his opinion, Sima Yiqing was the mainstay of Hu State. Many difficult problems in the country were handled by King Hu. The Taishi of Sima did not disappoint everyone's expectations and could all be settled one by one. For example, if he attacked the Panlong Pass of Si State six years ago, he could not capture it for a long time. It was Sima Taishi who offered his advice and used the method of bribery to seize Panlong Pass inside and outside, otherwise he would not know how many soldiers would have to be injured and killed before he could attack it.

Sima Yiqing was silent for a moment, and then other ministers came over, looking forward to his high opinions. Everyone was convinced of the words of the Grand Master.

Sima Yiqing said: "According to the current national strength of Si State and the population of Liufeng City and Guandu, I estimate that Si State's soldiers will not exceed 5,000 at present. Of course, including the people, their combat effectiveness is only more than 10,000. Everyone knows that it takes at least eight times the number of people to attack the pass. I think we can conquer it by sending 80,000 elite troops."

"Eighty thousand?" King Hu was a little hesitant when he heard this. After all, it was not so easy to have 80,000 elite soldiers. However, when he thought that the little Si State dared to despise Hu State, even at a high price, he wanted to slaughter Si State, and asked again: "With the Grand Master's opinion, is it appropriate for my second brother to lead troops there?"

Sima Yiqing looked at Hu Baojin. This man had never brought troops to fight. Although he had enough troops, there was still some risk if he was in trouble. However, since he proposed to lead troops, it was not easy to disobey him. So he replied: "The prince can lead the way and lead troops to wipe out the Si State. It is indeed commendable. But I think I should take a deputy general to help the prince, so I will wait for the prince to return with confidence."

"Yes, yes, second brother, you can't lead troops. If you take a deputy general to help you, you will save more effort. So, what if you think it's better to choose the deputy general?" asked King Hu.

"Listen to Chen Xuan's report, Si Guo only used two thousand troops to capture Panlong Pass this time. There must be experts in it. We must be careful. But I think no matter how powerful he is, only 5,000 soldiers resist my 80,000 elite troops, and it is also an egg hitting a stone. So as long as we fight steadily this time, we will definitely conquer Panlong Pass. The deputy general's personality is mainly stable, and I think Chen Xuan is more suitable." Sima Yiqing replied.

Seeing that the Grand Master had named him, King Hu immediately decided and said, "Okay, this time I will send my second brother as the General of the Southern Conquest and Chen Xuan as the Deputy General, leading our 80,000 elite troops from Hu to destroy the Si State."

"I will receive the order!" Chen Xuan replied immediately.

"Brother, just wait for my good news." Hu Baojin replied with a smile.

Sima Yiqing said: "Well, the general of the Conquest South dispatched troops and dispatched generals, summoned 80,000 elite troops to set off immediately. I am afraid that the longer the time, the more prepared the Si State will be, and the greater the casualties will be."

Hu Baojin seemed to have seen the moment when he returned from victory and said, "No problem, please rest assured that I will definitely fight this battle."

Sima Yiqing said to Chen Xuan again: "This time you attack Panlong Pass, don't take risks. Just fight steadily. You must supervise the general, and victory or defeat will be on you."

Seeing that Sima Yiqing valued him so much, Chen Xuan clasped his fists and replied, "Don't worry, Grand Master, I will be careful all the time."

After hearing this, Sima Yiqing nodded and thought to himself, who is the master of Si State who can come up with such a clever plan, but even if he is capable, five thousand men will not make trouble. Let's see how the master deals with the 80,000 elite troops this time.

———Five hundred words are given away——

Three days later, the 80,000 troops, food, supplies and supplies of the Hu army were all ready. King Hu led all officials to see the troops off. Outside the Shandu City, 80,000 soldiers were neatly arranged on the official road, and there was no sign of it from afar. Among the dense soldiers, flags were fluttering, and each flag was covered with yellow characters on the black background, with a large "Hu" written on it. The soldiers knew that Si State was actually resisting Hu, and seized Panlong Pass and killed and captured two thousand brothers. Each of them was also full of righteous indignation and prepared to destroy Si State.

King Hu used his fat flesh hand to take two wine glasses from the plate and handed them to Hu Baojin and Chen Xuan, and said, "You two must show off our power to Hu. You will destroy Si State at any cost. Otherwise, Hu State will be ridiculed by Lin State and Yan State."

Hu Baojin took the wine glass and smiled and said, "Brother is too worried. When our army arrives in front of Panlong Pass, I see that Si Guo will surrender obediently. Then there will be no cost."

King Hu smiled and said, "Okay, then wait for good news from my second brother. Come and cheers, and I wish you success!"

The three of them raised their glasses and clinked each other. After the toes, they all laughed. Sima Yiqing walked over from behind King Hu and said to Hu Baojin: "I wish the general a good journey. I have a brilliant plan here. If the general encounters difficulties, why not open it and take a look."

As he said that, Sima Yiqing handed a small red brocade bag to Hu Baojin. Hu Baojin hesitated for a moment, but still took it over and said, "Don't worry, Grand Master, there will be no difficulties."

"It's best not to have it, and I hope there is no." Sima Yiqing nodded and said.
Chapter completed!