"Report!"
A long and mournful sound soon spread into the Governor's Mansion.
After hearing the sound, Du Antong, the governor of the governor's palace, hurried out.
"What's going on!" Grand Governor Du Antong looked panicked.
"Return to the Commander-in-Chief! Our army was defeated in this battle!" The messenger knelt on the ground with his head lowered.
After hearing the news, Governor Du Antong felt as if ten thousand arrows were shooting from his heart, hitting his heart.
"How is it possible? How is it possible?" Grand Governor Du Antong's legs and feet seemed to have become weak.
Seeing the appearance of Grand Governor Du Antong, the soldier stood up quickly and helped Grand Governor Du Antong up.
After seeing the appearance of Governor Du Antong, other officials of Governor Du came out in a hurry.
"Grand Governor, what's wrong with you?" Grand Governor Shi asked hurriedly.
"Our army... was defeated." Grand Governor Du Antong's voice was very low.
"How could it be?" Grand Governor Du Sima was a little unconvinced.
"According to reports from the front line, the main forces from the three provinces went to Jiangjingfu in Huguang to support and fought for four days. Before the time came, the Mexican army was defeated." The soldier who reported the news said again.
After hearing this, the ministers felt as if a big stone was weighing on their hearts. No one expected that such a thing would happen.
"Then the enemy army is not only more than 600,000, and is equal to our army in terms of numbers, how can it be defeated?" Du Changshi, the governor, became suspicious.
"I'm afraid that the frontline observation was wrong and our army was defeated. It seems that Qi State is very ambitious this time."
"At that time, it was said that there were more than 800,000 troops on the front line, and several cities were fought. There were bound to be casualties. Counting these casualties, the number of casualties was as high as 800,000, and as low as 770,000 or 80,000. In addition to the strength of the troops stationed behind the battle cities , which ranges from 700,000 to 600,000, which is almost the same as our army, how could they be defeated?"
"Quiet for a minute, help the Commander-in-Chief go in and have a rest first." Someone said.
Immediately, he stopped talking and helped the Governor Du Andong, who was already in a bad mood, to walk in.
As soon as they entered the Governor's Mansion, several officials started discussing on the map.
"The enemy army is here. Our army is here. Judging from the terrain, the enemy army has continuously occupied several surrounding cities. If you want to defeat this enemy army, in my opinion, we must march inward from these surrounding cities and catch turtles in a jar." A large number of ministers in the governor's office expressed their thoughts confidently.
"But now the main forces in the three provinces are gone. Although the remaining troops in these places total 600,000, their strength is not as good as this main force. I'm afraid they will have to give up more lives."
"As far as I know, the enemy's army was also seriously injured in this battle. Now there are only tens of thousands of troops left. Our army still has more than 600,000 troops. I don't believe that the enemy can still produce more than 600,000 troops!"
After listening to their words, Du Antong, the Grand Governor of the Grand Governor's Mansion, began to speak.
"In this case, don't underestimate the Qi State. Their army of more than 600,000 can attack our army of 600,000 and win the battle. It seems that the Emperor of the Qi State is very ambitious this time and wants to capture the entire Damo. .”
"Grand Governor, what do you think of my method?" He just said the method of catching a turtle in an urn.
"The method is good, but now the three main armies are gone. If we use the remaining troops to repel the Qi State, we will lose. Da Mo has not had elites for several years. If it wins, it will only last a few years, and the Qi State will only last a few years." The ambition of the emperor has not changed." Du An, the Grand Governor, said.
After listening to the words of the Grand Governor, an official said: "Grand Governor, have you forgotten that our country and the Wan State are allied countries. When the time comes, let the Wan State army assist our army to repel the Qi State."
"The method is good, but you must be on guard against others. Although they are allied countries, in recent years, the goods exchanged between the two countries have become more and more valuable, and they are treated like big countries. No one knows what Wan's intentions are. . Don’t forget that when the Wan Kingdom was about to be destroyed, it asked me to come forward to help. Sheep have the kindness to kneel down, but it is unknown whether they have the kindness to do so. "
After hearing the words of Governor Du Antong, who had a clear understanding of the war, the official who proposed Wan Guo's assistance put down his thoughts.
"Grand Governor, if this is the case, how can we repel this enemy army?" an official asked curiously.
Grand Governor Du Antong shook his head slightly: "I don't know, I think it's better to discuss this matter before making a decision. One wrong step, one wrong step after another, will be detrimental to our government."
After saying that, Grand Governor Du Antong stood up, glanced at the large map in front of him, then turned around and headed towards his work location.
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"My benefactor, I heard that our army was defeated in this battle. What should we do?"
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister on the right, Yang Youcheng, looked at the Prime Minister on the left, Su Yunqi, with a confused look on his face.
Hearing what student Yang Youcheng said, Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi's expression changed drastically, as if he had just learned about it.
"My army was defeated?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister on the left, looked at Yang Youcheng, the prime minister on the right, with disbelief.
Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng nodded and said: "Students heard that this time the enemy army and our army both numbered more than 600,000. There is not much difference in numbers, but this time the enemy country won. The main armies of the three provinces were completely wiped out. One person survived.”
At this time, Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi was a little confused about what to do. He sighed, picked up a cup of cold tea on the table and drank it.
After drinking it, Prime Minister Su Yun on the left looked pityful to Prime Minister Yang Youcheng on the right.
"It's a pity. The three main armies are just gone. I think that at the beginning, the founding emperor Yuan Qing carefully trained these elite troops after he succeeded to the throne. Each of these three main armies was divided into three major armies: main army, Archers and cavalry. In small battles, only one of these three main armies can win; in big battles, the main armies of the three provinces turn into one main force to resist the enemy."
"Now, the main force of the three provinces, which has been passed down for generations, has been completely destroyed."
After saying that, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, sighed, stood up, and walked around the prime minister's house, not knowing what to do.
At this time, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, shouted: "The Minister of War, Gui Yuanwei, and the Governor of the Governor's Office, Du Antong, came to see me."
After the two eunuchs outside the prime minister's house listened, they went separately.
After a while, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Du Antong, the governor of the governor's office, came together.
"The lower official has met the Prime Minister Zuo."
"No gift."
"What do you have to say about the defeat of the main forces of the three provinces?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, started talking directly without making any detours.
Hearing these words, Gui Yuanwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, was stunned. He glanced at Du Antong, the Grand Governor, and then looked at Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left: "The main forces of the three provinces were defeated?"
It seemed that the defeat of the main forces in the three provinces was indeed a surprise to them.
The founding emperor of the country, Emperor Yuan Qing, admired the main forces of the three provinces very much. The main forces of the three provinces obeyed the orders of the emperor and the governor of the governor's office. Others cannot mobilize the main forces of these three provinces, not even the prime minister.
"Shang Shu Gui, this news has reached the ears of the Prime Minister, but as the Minister of War, you don't know about this?" Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, was a little surprised.
Since the establishment of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, half of the power of the Ministry of War has been in the hands of the Metropolitan Governor's Office. It can be said that the Ministry of War only has the power to mobilize troops, while the Ministry of War has the power to command troops.
In other words, the Ministry of War is the logistics of the Governor's Mansion.
Therefore, since the establishment of the Governor's Office, many ministers of the Ministry of War have not had a good relationship with the Governor.
It was precisely because of this that Gui Yuanwei, Minister of War, did not know the news.
Seeing Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War in front of him, saying nothing, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, started talking again.
"If the main forces of the three provinces are there, then Da Mo will be there; if the main forces of the three provinces are dead, then Da Mo will be dead. You must know this, right?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, asked.
Gui Yuanwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, nodded and said: "The main forces of the three provinces are the elites of Da Mo. Without these three main forces, it will be difficult for Da Mo to protect itself. During the reign of Emperor Yuan Qing, he attached great importance to these three main forces. For this reason, he also It was specially added to the law of ink.”
Listening to the words of Gui Yuanwei, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, Du Antong, the governor, was speechless and choked, not knowing what to say.
"Now the main forces of the three provinces have been completely wiped out. The national treasury does not have enough money, so it is impossible to revive the main forces of the three provinces in a short time. What can you do?"
Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi looked at the two officials in front of him.
"Prime Minister Zuo, if you want to revive the main force now, you must have enough silver. Otherwise, if the army's morale is unstable and the soldiers do not take it seriously, it will be even more difficult for the main force." Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, said.
The Grand Governor Du Antong on the side was still silent and said nothing.
"It is difficult to revive the main forces of these three provinces even with the money in the national treasury. Now that the Japanese pirates have not been eliminated along the coast, all ministries need expenses. At this time, it is difficult to increase the money in the national treasury. Do you have any clever tips to revive the main forces in these three provinces without using money? ?" Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi asked with a sad look on his face.
"I can't say there is a clever trick. There is a way, but the price is a bit high." Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, replied.
"Gui Shangshu might as well speak frankly." Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, was very curious.
"As the saying goes, the officials force the people to rebel. Therefore, the matter of silver cannot be started from the people. At present, the only way is to borrow money from Wan State and use it temporarily for military purposes. When the great Mo Dynasty is revived, it will be returned to the country. ." Gui Yuanwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, replied.
"Can the Wan Kingdom give it to you?" Finally, the Grand Governor Du Antong spoke.
"This is the only method at the moment. If Governor Du doesn't agree, can you come up with another method?" Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, asked.
Looking at the disdainful eyes of Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, Du Antong, the governor, was a little unconvinced, but he couldn't find a second good way.
Since this year, there have been disasters in various places, which have directly affected the people's farming. If taxes are increased, not only will the people not be able to pay, but there may be signs of rebellion in the future.
Governor Du Dadu Antong was silent.
"Okay. Then let's try according to Gui Shangshu's method."
