Chapter 1218: Annihilation of the Nation and War Meeting
"What!"
Guo Hao was extremely furious, and the aura he exuded made Zhuge Liang feel suffocated. It was the first time he saw Guo Hao so angry.
Guo Hao, whose destiny was connected with the Han Empire, truly achieved the state where all thunder, lightning and rain were grace from the emperor.
A red glow appeared above the entire Central Plains sky; that was Guo Hao's rising murderous intent.
"Notify all Han officials to convene a grand court meeting. Everyone must be present within three days. Anyone who is absent without a war will be dismissed immediately!"
Guo Hao had a gloomy face. Looking at the battle report in his hand, he was somewhat furious.
"It's either Han or Hu! What a Kushan! I never thought that the Xiongnu would reappear in this way. They should have been wiped out in the first place!"
Guo Hao had a gloomy expression. This loss was the heaviest loss the Han Dynasty had ever suffered since the start of the war.
And more importantly, the capabilities demonstrated by the Kushans.
This is enough to make people realize that if the Kushans continue to be left alone, they will not be willing to compete with the Han Dynasty in development.
Plans cannot keep up with changes. Guo Hao and Chen Xi had made a good calculation. The national strength of the two empires was almost disproportionate, and the development speed of the Han Dynasty far exceeded that of the Kushan Empire.
In addition, Cecilien only had a few years left to live, so he planned to delay the war and at most start a local war to weaken the Kushan Empire.
Make preparations for a war that will take ten or even twenty years.
Previously, Li Ru and his men were planning to weaken the Kushans. They spoke loudly but in fact, they only wanted to beat the Kushans and make them suffer.
Parthia received blood transfusions from the Han Dynasty, which made Rome feel disgusted. Now the Kushans receive blood transfusions from America and Rome, which naturally makes the Han Dynasty feel disgusted as well.
Therefore, the strategy of the Han Dynasty was to wait and exert pressure through local wars to let Cecilien die early. In this way, they could suppress the Kushans directly from the ocean, and then open up the war situation, directly bypass the two fortresses of Nangui and Beigui, and directly attack from the heart of Kushan.
But the Kushans are now using a great victory in Southern Kushan to tell the Han Dynasty not to think about it anymore. They are not the kind of people who would just wait for death. Even if Cecilien dies, they can bring him back.
So Guo Hao decided to turn the table over.
Since the Kushans intend to disgust the Han Dynasty to death, then just send them to death.
Development, what’s the point of development? Kill the Kushans before developing again.
For a long time, one of the Han Dynasty’s criterion for fighting was to send troops without affecting the country’s production and construction.
But this time, Guo Hao turned the table over, so don’t worry about any bullshit strategy.
In a word, the Kushans will die today.
If five million troops are not enough, then ten million. If ten million are not enough, then twenty million.
Guo Hao alone is not enough of a military god, so he will ask Chen Xi and the eldest princess to lead the army in person and bring out all the military gods.
Even if we have to dig, we have to dig three feet deep into the ground to make Kushan and that garbage Huns completely wiped out.
At Guo Hao's command, officials from all over the country entered Luoyang. Amid the hustle and bustle of traffic, this ancient city was filled with countless high-ranking officials.
The Grand Court Meeting was not held once a year, but once every five years. It was considered the most top-level meeting of the Han Dynasty. The reason why Guo Hao convened the meeting was very simple, to finalize the details of destroying the Kushan Empire.
He had had enough of the endless disgusting Kushans, and this time he was going to let the Kushans know how powerful the Han Dynasty's iron fist was.
Although Chen Xi had agreed with Taichang and others to change the court meeting time from morning to noon, and divide the original full-day court meeting into two parts.
To avoid the huge challenge to normal people's endurance as in history, and of course mainly for the sake of laziness.
But by three o'clock in the morning, there was already a crowd of people outside the Weiyang Palace.
There is no way, no one dares not to come. This order is unprecedented and the incident happened suddenly. It is obvious that a huge event has happened. Jumping out at this critical juncture would be courting death.
Everyone was whispering, completely unaware of what had happened. Only a few people knew about this incident. After all, it was a disastrous defeat, and was undoubtedly huge negative news for the Han Dynasty.
The Three Dukes, Nine Ministers and other officials with an official rank of more than 600 stones were almost all in place. Naturally, according to their duties, the government office was divided into several neat lines. They stood quietly in the firelight as bright as daylight, waiting for the time.
Outside the city of Chang'an, a series of luxuriously decorated carriages, escorted by guards and servants, slowly moved along various roads towards the city.
All those sitting in these carriages were high-ranking officials and marquises who were not in Chang'an. Although they had arrived in Chang'an a few days ago, they had left the city again yesterday, and then rode into the city again today to complete the ceremony.
Since it has been decided to use all the national strength to kill the Kushans, it is necessary to mobilize everyone in the Han Empire and unify their will first.
"Have you decided?" Chen Xi looked at Guo Hao helplessly.
"Do you have any better idea?" Guo Hao glanced at Chen Xi. The determination in his eyes made Chen Xi understand that Guo Hao was really determined to fight the Kushans this time.
Unlike any previous time, this time, the Han Dynasty will display a military force even more terrifying than the Battle of Heaven and will completely wipe out the Kushan Empire physically.
"No!" Chen Xi spread his hands. It's not that he didn't support it, but he just felt that there was no need to be so anxious.
"Zichuan, you are too soft after all! The general's move is just in the right place at the right time. If we miss this opportunity, it will be hard for us to get another one."
Li Ru and Jia Xu arrived together. They had reached some tacit understanding and came here to persuade.
As for who to persuade, only God knows.
Fortunately, Chen Xi and Guo Hao have reached a consensus, and the eldest princess is unlikely to object, so it is indeed suitable to send troops.
At dawn, the gate of the main palace of Weiyang Palace was about to open.
Guo Hao and Chen Xi led the civil and military officials into the Weiyang Palace respectively, and then stood on both sides.
"Battle report from the Kushan battlefield: 100,000 elite troops were defeated. Famous generals of Yizhou including Wu Yi, Lei Tong, Li Yan, E Huan... and Ji Ling died in the battle. More than 78,000 people were lost." Guo Hao read the battle report.
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court was in an uproar. This was the only time since the Han Dynasty had started wars on all sides that it directly admitted defeat. There had been battles with heavy losses before, but the final outcome was either a draw or a victory. Only this time, it was a crushing defeat.
Moreover, a number of officers and soldiers died, even Ji Ling was killed. It is simply unbelievable.
There were not many boundary-breaking gods and Buddhas in the Han Dynasty, and each of them was extremely capable. Ji Lingyi had no problem dealing with several boundary-breaking gods and Buddhas, but there were too many people besieging him on the battlefield, and he eventually fell.
"...The tiger is coming..." Yuan Shu cried out in pain, and then fainted on the ground. His son Yuan Yao quickly supported Yuan Shu.
Ji Ling and Yuan Shu were a model monarch and minister, but Yuan Shu did not expect to hear such bad news today. Because it was a military secret, Yuan Shu had never heard of the news before.
"Kushan Rahul has been resurrected, and is now planning to resurrect the Huns!" This was the second thing Guo Hao said.
Once these words were spoken, the entire Weiyang Palace was in an uproar.
"The Huns...they haven't died out yet?" Huo Qubing was stunned, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
"Qubing, you heard it right, the Huns are still alive!" The originally calm and even rigid Wei Qing also exuded deep malice, which was a stress response to the Huns.
"Tsk tsk tsk, looks like we might have a chance to make a move!" Bai Qi exclaimed in amazement. He originally thought that he would just be able to muddle through life as a teacher, but he didn't expect things to become more and more magical.
"I guess it's not our turn yet. Judging from the situation, this kid is really angry. You also know how powerful he will be if he cooperates with the current Han Empire to attack with all his strength!" Han Xin shook his head.
"It's just right. I've never seen a war involving millions of people in real life. It's a great blessing to be able to witness it with my own eyes this time." Bai Qi nodded. He knew that what Han Xin said was right.
Among the military prowess of the time, no one could match Guo Hao.
Just like the spiritual talents of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi and the spiritual talents of Lu Su and Li Ru, they are all spiritual talents, but the advantages and disadvantages are almost obvious at a glance. This is no longer a question of ability, but the gap in spiritual talents between the two sides.
Guo Hao's ability involves the concept of fundamental nature. The entire army plus one, this kind of enhancement in hard power is too deadly.
"The Kushans are roaring in the court, offending the dignity of the Han Dynasty. Now they are repeatedly harming my heroes. I have decided to send troops to Kushan!" Guo Hao stretched out his hand and pressed lightly, and the voice in the court disappeared.
"Five million!" Guo Hao stretched out his hand, and the Xuanyuan Sword tore through the space through the Nine Cauldrons and appeared in Guo Hao's palm.
"Launch an attack simultaneously from the southern and northern Guishan oceans. This battle will completely wipe out the Kushans!"
Guo Hao pointed the Xuanyuan Sword outside the gate and said coldly.
An army of five million would require five times or more young and strong people to be responsible for logistics. The impact on the current Han Empire is almost visible to the naked eye.
"Defeated General Zhao Yun, please be the vanguard!"
Zhao Yun stepped out and knelt in the hall, his voice firm and deep.
Yizhou was preparing for war, so he was the only one who sent the information back overnight.
Lu Bu looked at Zhao Yun in surprise. At this moment, Zhao Yun was emitting the power of heart tribulation, which could be said to be not inferior to him at all.
"Is it a complete nirvana? War really can change a person!" Lu Bu thought, then stepped out.
"I invite you to fight!" Although he was unhappy with Zhao Yun, his son-in-law, he was his own son-in-law after all, so Lu Bu still chose to support Zhao Yun.
Moreover, he felt the unquestionable will from Guo Hao, so he simply asked for a fight and went to the battlefield to fight again. He was a battlefield Shura and was born for the battlefield.
He was a little unhappy that he failed to kill Brahma last time. This time, when he heard that Shiva was dead, he felt that he should go meet his old friend Brahma . He is much stronger now than he was then.
Working together with Guan Yu to kill God made Lu Bu realize a lot of things, and he has completely overcome the mental tribulation. Therefore, Lu Bu is very interested in killing the big boss Brahma in a one-on-one fight.
"I request a fight!!!" Yuan Shu woke up from his coma and roared with red eyes.
In an instant, all the generals came out to ask for battle, including the Xiahou brothers who had hurried back from Kandahar.
They came back as representatives, and they were the second to receive the news, which was delivered by Zhang Fei himself. Liu Bei was worried that they would be ambushed by the Northern Gui.
So Cao Cao went straight into a state of war readiness, and after receiving the news, he sent the Xiahou brothers back to discuss matters.
After all, they are also in the midst of a war and need to guard against any unexpected events from Beigui. After much consideration, only the Xiahou brothers are suitable.
The civil officials were discussing fiercely. Some wanted to fight, some thought that they needed to take a long-term view, and some remained silent. In the end, Zhou Yu took the lead and broke this situation.
"May I ask, General, what is the purpose of this military expedition?"
Zhou Yu exuded a sharp aura. He was not sure he could defeat Cecilien, so he needed to understand Guo Hao's will.
"The Kushans have mastered the ability to resurrect, and the slain Rahul has been resurrected, so Cecilien will not die of old age!" Guo Hao said simply.
Zhou Yu immediately understood that he could not live to see Cecilien die of old age, and that they could only defeat the Kushan navy in a head-on confrontation.
"If you can't win once, try it twice. If you can't win twice, try it three times, until you win!" Guo Hao said coldly.
A kind army cannot be commanded, war is so cruel.
The war between the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire must not turn into a stalemate, as that would result in the sacrifice of many soldiers.
So Guo Hao decided to eliminate the enemy in one go. Although the losses would be huge, compared to the quagmire of a tug-of-war, this would keep the losses to a minimum.
"I request to fight!" Zhou Yu said nothing more and simply bowed and stepped forward to request to fight.
Since Cecilian can no longer survive, he will personally send Cecilian to heaven.
"I ask for a fight!"
When Chen Xi stepped forward, the civil officials finally suppressed all the noise and condensed it into a single sound.
When all the civil officials and military generals reached a consensus, Liu Ying picked up the jade seal and pressed it heavily into the void.
"allow!"
A ray of spiritual light spurted out from the jade seal and shot into Guo Hao's body. Immediately afterwards, the three-legged golden crow soared into the sky, and the Nine Cauldrons also shot out a blood-red beam of light.
All the people of the Han Dynasty suddenly saw what was happening inside the Weiyang Palace.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Retired veterans, take up your weapons, and if there is a war, return when called.
The young and strong farmers put down their hoes and went to the military camp. This was the best opportunity to make a name for themselves.
No matter what mentality they had, the Han Dynasty's war machine was completely started.
The Han Dynasty was a martial nation, and during the reign of the Princess Chang, troops were deployed in all directions, so naturally there were many people willing to join the war.
"With unity, we can fight!"
After the grand court meeting was over, only a few people were left in the Government Affairs Office to handle government affairs, and those in charge of logistics followed Chen Xi to allocate supplies.
All the remaining counselors and generals were in the Weiyang Palace, following Guo Hao to study war tactics.
Now that we have decided to fight, the question becomes how to fight.
The immortals of the Han Dynasty used their secretaries to generate a map similar to the Kushan terrain as a sand table. Everyone stood in mid-air to study strategies and tactics.
What is different from the past is that this time, not only civil officials and military generals, but also people from various schools of thought are all present. As technical personnel, they will provide technical support for this war.
In the past, we always had products first and strategies later, but this time we are developing products to address problems.
Although some leaders of the Mohist School were not very happy about the interruption of their research process, facing the Xuan-Yuan Sword, they did not dare to say much. They could only participate in the meeting wholeheartedly and take notes as required.
