Under the gaze of everyone, the elderly Cao Guobin staggered into the meeting hall.
When the Emperor of Cai, who had no opinion of his own, saw Cao Guobin, he immediately walked over quickly and helped Cao Guobin to sit down at the position of the Grand Master. Then he asked, "Teacher, what should we do now?"
Cao Guobin looked at Huang Binqi with his cloudy eyes, "I came late and didn't hear the details. Can you tell me again?"
Huang Binqi started talking again. But this time Cao Guobin kept asking questions, and Huang Binqi spoke in more detail. But the more detailed he spoke, the more frightened the officials of the State of Cai became. Everyone understood one thing in their hearts—Anyang was really angry this time. Also, since the 500,000 troops in front were completely wiped out, even a fool could know what kind of disaster the State of Cai would face next.
After listening to this, Cao Guobin stood up tremblingly and pointed at the Prime Minister Huang Fu who was beside him and looked shocked and panicked. "Prime Minister Huang, did you expect this result?"
Huang Fu was still in a daze. Cao Guobin had tapped Huang Fu's chest with his cane, kicked him out of the door, and called him a "villain who brought disaster to the country and the people." Now, the cruel reality has proven that Cao Guobin was right and Huang Fu was wrong. But the price was too heavy for Huang Fu to bear.
Does Huang Fu want to destroy the State of Cai? The answer is no! Without the State of Cai, Huang Fu is just an ordinary, peak Jindan stage master; and without the protection of the State of Cai, Huang Fu will be torn to pieces by the angry people. So, treacherous officials are actually patriotic; so, Huang Fu is more anxious than anyone else now.
But the problem now is that Huang Fu is helpless! Although Huang Fu was ruthless in attacking his political enemies, Yan Ze'an's family was almost wiped out; but since he could become the prime minister, Huang Fu's vision was not bad. At this moment, Huang Fu knew very well that the loss of 500,000 troops would seriously damage the vitality of the State of Cai.
Cai State now has a population of 70 to 80 million, but a large population does not mean an army; it is not impossible to organize an army of 500,000 again, but the number does not equal combat effectiveness. In a word, if you want to organize 500,000 elite soldiers in a short period of time, it is difficult!
What Anyang wiped out in one go were 500,000 elite soldiers, not just random soldiers. They were all carefully selected veterans who had experienced several wars. Moreover, since Anyang was able to wipe out 500,000, could he also wipe out another 500,000
In addition, 500,000 elite soldiers were almost half of the main force of the State of Cai. In addition to the troops destroyed by Anyang in the past few years, the defense of the State of Cai was seriously insufficient. The borders had to be guarded and the separatist regimes in various places had to be suppressed. With the example of the Great Xia Kingdom, many people in the State of Cai also wanted to be local emperors.
Strictly speaking, although Yan Ze'an pulled the State of Cai back from the brink of collapse, the already powerful governors and provincial governors were not weakened. If Yan Ze'an had been given another ten years, he might have been able to do it; but the Emperor of the State of Cai was anxious to "cook the dog after the rabbit is dead and the donkey is killed after it has done its job", which left hidden dangers for the State of Cai.
Later, the development of Anyang's business model gave these governors and provincial governors better development opportunities, even explosive development; today, these governors and provincial governors have been fattened up; they definitely deserve the four words "fat and strong".