What if??

Prime minister, minister of war, finance and general Hao and Su were in deep thoughts after listening to his plan. It might sound crazy at first but if able to execute smoothly then it was worth trying.

General Su being the supposed lead raises his concerns first "emperor...if we are able to execute each step flawlessly then indeed a great plan but...there are many things we have to think about before taking the very first step...

First...we cannot use the passages unless we verify the numbers of soldiers and there strength placed in the three cities...even if there numbers are low then according to your plan it will be the green wind we will be invading first...we have to pay attention to the fact that it lies right in between Xuzhou and caimin and there's high possibility that we might get pincered by two cities...

It is also highly possible to either of the city pass the message for assistance while we are in midst of battle...once our cover is blown off then Nanling for sure will send there strongest one to drive us...not to forget it will be us breaching the treaty...

If we are to go with the scenario of sucessfully invading and capturing the three cities still it is unsure if our men in Jing will be able to perform like we have planned...not to forget Yeshou is a very unpredictable man and he is with us only for his crazy interest...if he were to act abnormal or defect in the heat of the moment then...

Most important of all duke Jing is a very intelligent man and a war veteran...he for sure has hidden chips to use in crisis...the current prosperous Jing is what he made from scratch hence this one fears three days will be a lot for us to hold on...and his army are far too strong to give in three days of starvation and attacks...

This one fears the moment we attack their garrisons he will sniff out our scheme of diversion...and we cannot be sure that they will close the gates completely after the massacre of his family...worst scenario for us would be him sending message to capital or other garrisons...

Resulting us to be in deadlock not to forget he might send his army and attack us from the back while we are moving towards the capital...not only we will have his army hot on our tails we will also have to face the yan army and the royal army...

If we were to reach such situations then Pei Jins army won't be far long to exterminate us completely...we shouldn't forget the history...nobody in past thought that duke Chen would be able to capture our two cities yet he did it..till now we are left questioning the exact method he applied to win so easily..."

The study was in death silence from his concerns General Hao then adds on his concerns "emperor beside this we seem to be overlooking the most important thing...lord of the valley...currently the medicine valley is tied with the royal...and they seem to be serious to tie the knot in future...

No one knows the true strength of the valley itself...it wouldn't be strange for her to assist them in need of crisis..the chances to have us uncovered is very high as she is currently residing in the capital...hence it isn't just about managing to march the capital...

As long as she is in capital we cannot even think of invading their capital unless we are prepared to face her no matter the consequences..not to forget Pei Jin himself is also in capital which is another major issue we have to think off.."

The group was more silent than previous their mind was in chaos. Prime minister then replies solemnly "Emperor..there are too many what ifs and risks...if we are to launch an attack we have to devise the plan once again from the start line..it's better to call for our strategist...

We also have to prepare for all the possible outcomes including full blown war with Nanling...there's no turning back after we take our very first step...as we are not only breaching the treaty but also risking thousands of lives and talents...it's a gamble whenever the dice of war is rolled...and there's also the most unpredictable factor...luck..

Many times unseen circumstances and coincidences tilt the entire balance...which we have already learnt from the past..and the consequences were heavy...as we just have hosted the countries meet with bold promises of peace not to forget both qing and khan weary of us...if we were to even miss a step then..."

Shiyou after giving thought agrees to include their strategist to devise for a plan. He also orders the minister of finance to start pooling the required sum for this quest with thorough discussion with minister of war.