Chapter 856
Some of the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty were so angry in the imperial study that they did not dare to take a breath. Mingzhou Port fell too quickly. Mingzhou Prefecture's million-strong army had at least 300,000 to 400,000 people defending Mingzhou Port, but it was still short. It fell in less than a day.
Is this because Gusu City's army is too strong?
Or is the Ming Empire's army too weak?
Now the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is angry and wants to kill people, which makes these important ministers very worried.
The Minister of War stood up and said eagerly,
"Your Majesty, it has been almost three days now. The situation in Mingzhou Prefecture is unclear. We must take necessary measures."
"Our Ming Empire no longer has many troops south of the Yangtze River. The Ming Hunan Army and City Guards south of the Yangtze River are simply not enough to resist the army of Gusu City."
"We must build defenses north of the Yangtze River to prevent the army from Gusu City from crossing the river and heading north."
An older cabinet minister heard the words of the Minister of War and asked angrily,"Liu Shangshu, do you want the Ming Empire to give up all the state capitals in the south? This is a shameful thing for you."
The Minister of War looked at the older Ge Lao and asked,"Mr. Zhao Ge, so what if you don't give up? Can the state capitals in the south withstand the attack of Gusu City's army? Are there still Ming armies in the south?"
"Damn it, you can't give up on those state capitals in the south."Zhao Ge's old blower scolded with a beard,
Zhuge Zheng and I are also very helpless now.
The combat effectiveness of the Ming army has completely disappointed him.
The Eastern Army of Gusu City can occupy Mingzhou Port in less than a day. This is still the East. Three subordinate legions of the legion attacked Mingzhou Port.
If all legions of the Eastern Legion landed, how could the Ming Empire resist?
How many troops were needed to resist the 600,000-strong army of the Eastern Legion?
Zhuge Zheng and I have no choice now. , the ministers in the DPRK are talking nonsense now, and they are mainly talking about peace talks with Gusu City.
Don’t forget that there are 600,000 southern troops from Gusu City outside Shanhaiguan, and hundreds of thousands of troops from Princess Zhao Min of the Great Yuan Dynasty in the northwest..
If the army outside Shanhaiguan and the army in the northwest of Ming Dynasty also launched an attack, I am afraid that the Ming Empire will really fall.
Zhuge Zhengwo looked at the Minister of War and Zhao Ge and shook his head and said,
"Needless to say, I don’t know if the army of Mingzhou Prefecture has been defeated now, and even if the army of Mingzhou Prefecture fails, it is impossible for the army of Gusu City to attack so fast."
"After all, our southern Ming Dynasty is very large. It would take several months for the army of Gusu City to occupy the entire southern state capital."
"Now we need to strengthen the defense in Shanhaiguan. After all, the Gusu City army outside Shanhaiguan has not moved yet. You don't think that the 600,000-strong army in Gusu City outside Shanhaiguan is just a decoration, right?"
"The northwest region also needs to defend against the army of Princess Zhao Min of the Dayuan Dynasty. The northwest region may also be attacked by Princess Zhao Min at any time. Zhu
Wuyi looked at the sullen Emperor Ming and offered his hand,"Your Majesty, we need to contact Lord Wu Xiang of Gusu City as soon as possible, otherwise the Ming Empire will be really in danger.""
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was very angry when he heard Zhu Wuwu's words.
The war had already begun, and the Ming army was pinned to the ground and beaten by the Gusu City army from the beginning. How could he bow to Lord Wu Xiang?
And Lord Wu Xiang and
How could he forget the humiliation his daughter gave him in the Ming Palace ?
He and Wu Xiangjun were already sworn enemies, and the Ming Empire and Gusu City could not stop the war until one side was destroyed.
"Are you asking me to bow to Lord Wu Xiang?"
"This is impossible"
"Don’t forget that Great Qin in the Eastern Continent has sent 500,000 troops to attack Gusu City. As long as Gusu City is breached, the Gusu City army in Mingzhou and the Gusu City army outside Shanhaiguan will be defeated."
"By then, the troops from Gusu City will return to rescue Gusu City, and the crisis in our Ming Dynasty will be completely resolved. From now on, it will be the time for our Ming Empire to counterattack Gusu City."
The ministers in the imperial study were all stunned when they heard the Ming Emperor's words.
They didn't expect that the Ming Emperor was still thinking about the Eastern Continent's Qin army's sneak attack on Gusu City.
Chu Liuxiang was dead.
What's going on in the Eastern Continent now? They don't even know, and they don't know if Great Qin's 500,000 troops have set out to attack Gusu City.
In this case, even if they send envoys to the Eastern Continent to find out the situation, I'm afraid it will take up to a month at the fastest. If the situation changes again, what will the Ming Empire do?
Zhu Mingwang thought for a while and asked the Ming Emperor,"Your Majesty, if the Qin Dynasty did not send out troops to attack Gusu City, what would we, the Ming Dynasty, do? What if Chu Liuxiang deceived the Holy Emperor out of revenge, where would the Ming Empire go from here?"
"No, Great Qin will definitely send troops, and Chu Liuxiang cannot deceive me," Zhuge Zhengwo reminded the Ming Emperor with a serious face,"Your Majesty, now I am not thinking about whether the Great Qin army will sneak attack Gusu City or Mingzhou. I'm afraid the government will fall in the next few days. Shanhaiguan is now the top priority."
"After all, Shanhaiguan is very close to our capital of Ming Dynasty. If Shanhaiguan is also lost, I am afraid that the capital of Ming Dynasty will be very unsafe."
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty became nervous when he heard Zhuge Zhengwo's words.
Shanhaiguan is only a few hundred miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty. If Shanhaiguan is really lost, the capital of the Ming Dynasty may really be threatened.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty looked at the Minister of War and asked hurriedly. ,"Minister of War, is the army recruiting like this? How many troops have been recruited now?"
"Back to the Holy Spirit, the army is still recruiting steadily, but our Ministry of War currently lacks weapons and armor. At least half of the 400,000 troops currently recruited do not have weapons and armor."
The Minister of Hubu also hurriedly stood up and complained,
"Your Majesty, there is not much money left in the national treasury. If the army continues to be recruited like this, I am afraid that the national treasury will have no money left."
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was very angry when he heard the words of the Minister of War and the Minister of Household Affairs.
Although he knew that there were many corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty, and there were even many officials who formed cliques to fool him for personal gain, but a majestic empire now only recruited 400,000 The army, weapons, armor and money are all gone.
How much money does the Ming Dynasty treasury have?
Ten million taels?
Five million taels?
Or one million taels?
But what about Gusu City?
Gusu City has almost three million troops.
But even these three million troops in Gusu can afford to support them. Even the military pay is much higher than that of the Ming Empire army, and some luxury accessories are also provided as benefits.
No wonder the army in Gusu City fights bravely, no wonder Gusu City The army would risk their lives to fight for Lord Wu Xiang.
The more the Ming Emperor thought about it, the angrier he became. He kicked away the jade case in front of him and shouted,"Damn it, the magnificent Ming Empire is not as rich as Gusu City." , you are all important ministers in the court, tell me where the Ming Dynasty’s armaments and money have gone? Who embezzled my arms and money?"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"