In Zhangzhou Prefecture, several armies from various provinces were fighting day and night, and the fighting was fierce.
Not only did the Guangnan Provincial Army in Dagyun County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, fight hard, but also the troops in several nearby counties fought extremely hard.
For example, when the Mozhang Provincial Army attacked Ninghe County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, they clearly entered the city. Within a few hours, the Qi State Army came to support, and the city fell into the hands of the enemy again.
Similarly, when the hundreds of thousands of troops outside Zhangzhou Prefecture attacked the Qi State's hundreds of thousands of troops, they suffered heavy casualties, and several days of attacks failed to repel the enemy.
Soon, the Mo Dynasty troops outside other counties could no longer withstand the attack of the Qi army. Hundreds of thousands of people turned into a few people and fled one after another.
The Mo Dynasty troops outside other counties were still fighting bloody battles.
This matter quickly spread to the Imperial Governor's Mansion.
"The Governor! The Governor!"
The calls were heard throughout the Governor's Mansion. After hearing the sound, Governor Du Antong stood up quickly. He had not slept well for several days and hurriedly walked out of the door and looked at Chang Shi who was walking quickly.
"Grand Governor."
Upon seeing him, Chang Shi stopped and looked at the Grand Governor Du Antong with a panicked face.
"What happened?" Governor Du Antong was very worried.
"Back to the Governor, the two teams attacking Ju County and Ninghe County... have been... defeated... defeated."
Hearing what Chang Shi said in front of him, Governor Du Antong's heart beat very fast.
"What happened to the rest?" Grand Governor Du Antong asked anxiously.
Chang Shi looked worried: "At this moment, Zhangzhou Prefecture and Dangyun County are still fighting. The front line reports that this battle is very difficult."
After hearing this, Governor Du Antong did not have time to wait too much and said: "Go and inform a few officials that they are coming to discuss resisting the Qi army. The action must be quick."
"yes."
After saying that, the Grand Governor Du Antong hurriedly walked into the Grand Governor's Mansion and headed towards the place where they usually discuss fighting.
After arriving, Grand Governor Du Antong walked around the large and realistic map, stopping from time to time to look at the map.
"Grand Governor."
"Grand Governor."
"Grand Governor."
One after another, officials came over saying hello.
"Now that time is running out, all etiquette is waived." After saying that, he looked at the officials around him and said, "Can everyone come?"
"Go back to the Commander-in-Chief, everything is ready." The leader, Chang Shi, replied.
After listening to this, Governor Du Antong did not hesitate and spoke directly:
"This time, the enemy's firepower is too fierce. Our army may not be able to resist the Qi army. In your opinion, what should be done about this matter?"
As soon as these words were said, the expressions on the faces of several officials suddenly changed, and it seemed that there was nothing they could do.
"Grand Governor, the main forces of these three provinces are now being revitalized. The numbers are not enough yet, and they have not been trained. I'm afraid it will be difficult to go to the battlefield." An official said it casually.
"Yes, the main forces of these three provinces have not yet been prepared. Now all our forces will be lost in Zhangzhou Mansion. Du doesn't know how to deal with them properly."
Governor Du Antong felt as if he was dead. He wished he could take off his armor and return to his fields as soon as possible, retire and return to his hometown, and live a peaceful life.
Seeing that several officials were speechless, Governor Du Antong spoke again:
"Is there nothing you can do? Do you have the heart to watch me become Qi Guo's Chinese food?!"
Grand Governor Du Antong's words were somewhat angry.
"Grand Governor, please let me tell you, there is really no way out. All the troops have been used up. It will probably take at least a few months to find a combat team in this big ink." An official was helpless. Speaking of.
As soon as the official finished speaking, the officials of the Metropolitan Governor's Office standing around the map fell silent for a moment.
It's like a small pond with no breaking waves.
While everyone was silent in the silent meeting room of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, an official expressed his thoughts:
"Grand Governor, there is another way for me to lower my rank."
After listening to what the official said, the other officials and the Grand Governor Du Antong looked at the official.
"What can we do?" Governor Du Antong asked excitedly.
"Back to the Grand Governor, I have a solution. This solution is to ask Wan Guo for help."
"Do you think that the Qi army withdrew after the Wan Kingdom came to our aid?" an official said in disbelief.
"According to what I know, the Qi army sent hundreds of thousands of troops during this battle, so there were as few as eight or nine hundred thousand troops, and as many as more than one million troops. This time, our army sent all its troops, and there were eight or nine hundred thousand troops. One hundred thousand. If the enemy army outnumbers our army, the enemy army will lose two to three hundred thousand, not to mention five or six hundred thousand, after this battle."
"Based on 230,000, the enemy army still has 7 to 800,000. As far as I know, among these troops there are both young and old. Excluding these young and old, there are as few as 4 to 500,000. , together with all the troops of Wan Kingdom."
"Although the military strength of the Wan Kingdom was indeed weak in the past, in recent years I heard that they have been training day and night for many days. If the Wan Kingdom supports this battle, it is willing to send all its troops to help and drive away the Qi Army. In the future, Da Mo will revive the main force of the three provinces, and the people of the country will If we can live and work in peace and contentment, and the treasury has enough money, why should we fear Qi’s army anymore?”
After listening to what the official said, several officials around him seemed to have entered into wonderful fantasies.
It is conceivable that as the highest-ranking governor in the governor's office, Du Antong only believed in the truthful results and did not believe those speculations.
"Are you confident that we will be able to repel this Qi army?" Governor Du Antong looked at the official with disbelief.
"Back to the Commander-in-Chief, if Wan Guo is true to what he said, he is willing to use his head as a guarantee!"
This person who dared to speak the truth was Gui Chengyun, the strategic officer of the Metropolitan Governor's Office. He won the imperial examination at the age of sixteen, the imperial examination at the age of twenty, and the number one scholar at the age of twenty-one. His ancestors have been imperial officials for generations, and his father is currently an official in the Ministry of War.
"Okay. With your words, Du will feel relieved. If the Qi army is defeated after the war as you said, Du will definitely ask for credit from His Majesty for you." Grand Governor Du Antong smiled slightly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Grand Governor Du Andong took the first step towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Gui Mulu, are you really able to repel the enemy in this way?" An official asked him still in disbelief.
"Believe it or not, we will know when the time comes." Gui Chengyun was very confident.
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"Prime Minister Zuo, I have something important to discuss with Prime Minister Zuo." Governor Du Antong spoke politely.
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, looked at the Grand Governor Du Antong.
"Back to the Prime Minister, the Left Prime Minister should also know that now all the troops of our court have been fighting in Zhangzhou Prefecture. Two provinces have withdrawn their troops because they cannot defeat the Qi army. Only the remaining two provinces are still fighting the enemy. The first battle is like this, and I am very worried. I am afraid that the military strength of these two provinces cannot be sustained for long."
"The lower official discussed with several officials and decided to ask for troops from Wan State to help. I came here to help Zuo."
"Call for troops? Can you really ensure that the military strength of the Wan Kingdom can repel the Qi Kingdom?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, was a little unconvinced.
After hearing this, Yang Youcheng, the right prime minister of the mansion, raised his head, glanced at them, and continued to work while listening.
Looking at Zuo Xiang's disbelieving face, Governor Du Antong smiled slightly and said: "Zuo Xiang, after learning the news just now, he has discussed it with several officials, and Gui Chengyun proposed..."
After talking for a while, Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, slowly understood what the governor Du Antong meant.
"That being the case, there is only one trial now."
After speaking, Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, looked at the prime minister of the right, Yang Youcheng, who was working hard, and asked for his opinion.
"Right Prime Minister, what do you think of this method?" Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi looked at Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng expressionlessly.
"Returning to Zuo Xiang, the student believes that this is the only way to preserve the Mo Dynasty, so we can give it a try."
Listening to the words of Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi responded:
"Okay. I will inform the emperor about this matter."
"Okay. Well, thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister. I will resign first." After saying that, Du Antong, the governor, walked back to the governor's mansion.
And Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi had already gone to the Emperor's Wind and Rain Pavilion.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo wants to see you." Eunuch Li hurried over.
"See."
After a while, Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, walked in.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"I love your life."
After Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, stood up, he went straight to the point without making any detours:
"Your Majesty, all the troops of our government are now sent to Zhangzhou Prefecture to resist. However, the enemy army is too strong and our army has not been able to enter the city several times. Now the troops of the two provinces have suffered heavy casualties, and they have all withdrawn. Only the remaining The troops from the next two provinces are resisting.”
"Just now, Grand Governor Du Antong has discussed with me. If there is no support from the Wan Kingdom in this battle, our army may lose this battle." After saying this, Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, knelt on the ground.
"I implore your majesty to ask Wan for assistance, support our army, and resist the Qi army together, so that we can restore the foundation of our dynasty and enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment."
Seeing what Su Yunqi said while kneeling on the ground, the emperor sighed, stood up quickly, stepped forward, and helped Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, said: "My dear, please get up."
After helping Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi to stand up, the emperor wandered around the Wind and Rain Pavilion.
"The main forces of the three provinces were defeated, and now all the provincial forces are about to be defeated. When did the Qi army become so powerful?"
"Reporting to your majesty, I heard that the Emperor of Qi State issued a war order this time. All able-bodied men in the country must join the army. Those who resist and disobey the order will be killed. Therefore, the military strength has been greatly increased this time." Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, got up. .
"The Emperor of Qi is really ruthless. It seems that he must swallow my kingdom. I want to see if he can swallow it!" After muttering to himself, the emperor looked a little angry and looked at Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left. : "To pass on my will, I am requesting Wan Kingdom's help this time to resist this arrogant, domineering and ambitious Qi army together!"
"Yes. I obey your order."
"Okay. I hope that Emperor Wan will remember his old friendship and be able to help Damo. One more thing, those who resist the Qi army together this time will definitely be heavily rewarded in the future."
"Yes." Seeing that the emperor seemed to have nothing to say, Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, began to speak: "Then I will leave first."
"Go ahead."
