"The Lord of Wu has bowed his head, and all under Heaven is united. Congratulations to Your Majesty on completing this great undertaking!!!"
The envoy read out Hu Zun's final words at the top of his voice.
The ministers abruptly rose to their feet and bowed deeply toward Cao Mao.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!! On completing this great undertaking!!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!!"
The ministers bowed and shouted their congratulations, while Cao Mao merely sat in the seat of honor, grinning foolishly.
Cao Mao had never imagined things would go so smoothly. He had originally only ordered Wen Qin to take Qichun Commandery. Who could have imagined that this single offensive would bring down the entire Wu Kingdom?
These generals had evidently all been nursing a bellyful of fire. Watching Zhuge Dan lead the great army of the Northwest to destroy Shu and win the tremendous merit of conquering a kingdom had left them itching. Now that an opportunity had come, they had swept forward in one sustained push and destroyed the Wu Kingdom.
This was far faster than Cao Mao had expected.
Cao Mao had thought it would take at least three years to destroy the Wu Kingdom.
The performance of each general left Cao Mao extremely satisfied.
Hu Zun, who had always coveted the position of Grand General, had actually volunteered to relinquish the main offensive, using feigned attacks to lure Wu's armies toward him and hold them up.
He had created an opening for Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin to attack.
And the ever-irascible Wen Qin had actually settled down to fight a protracted war against Shi Ji, rather than recklessly charging, charging, and charging again.
The most admirable of all was Guanqiu Jian.
This Great Wei Famous General, so beloved by the emperor, had not disappointed Cao Mao