At that time, in the northeast of the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom, there were three border generals, commanding 120,000 soldiers and 50 battalions. There were 20 battalions of 80,000 soldiers stationed in Shengtian to guard against the Furious Bear Kingdom in the north. There were about 13 million people in the entire Northland region, and the ratio of soldiers to soldiers was ten to one. 1.3 million soldiers could be recruited. However, the imperial court stipulated that generals were not allowed to recruit soldiers without any imperial edict. This was also an iron order to prevent generals from rebelling.
Ma Kun and Nie Cheng quickly ordered the Green Army, Defense Army, and militia around Andong County to gather in Andong. They also asked General Ying Bu, who was stationed in the Black Province, to send out 10,000 border guards to make up 20,000 people to set up the Green River defense line. They also asked Shengtian and the capital for help.
At this moment, none of the civil and military officials in the Imperial Court of the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom believed that the Sun Nation would dare to declare war on the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom. A small vassal state dared to fire the first shot at the Ancestral Dragon Empire. Wasn't this courting death? They didn't know that the war had begun and the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom's army had been defeated and driven back to the country.
The Emperor of the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom had issued a decree again and again, ordering Li Hongzhang, the Northern Ocean Minister, to send troops to deter and scare the barbarians. They were still indulging in the beautiful dream of being a superior country.
In the middle of September, Yuan Shikai, the ambassador to the Bangzi Kingdom, arrived in the capital and reported to the imperial court about the Sun Nation's war against the Ancestral Dragon Nation, explaining the situation of the battle in the Bangzi Kingdom.
"Ye Zhichao was a coward. He fled to the blooming stage and stayed in seclusion. He left the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom army to fight the Sun Nation army in the capital of the Bangzi Kingdom. As a result, General Zuo Gui and his three lieutenants, 1200 men, died in battle. Without any reinforcements, Ma Kun and General Nie Cheng led the Zulong Kingdom army to recapture the city gate. At this time, Ye Zhichao ignored the opposition of his generals and resolutely left the north gate and fled north. He was ambushed by the Sun Kingdom army in the northern forest, killing more than 2200 people, injuring more than 1000 people, and capturing 800 people. Ye Zhichao only led 486 people from his cavalry battalion back to Shengtian. Our army was defeated.”
"That's right. Ye Zhichao is the commander-in-chief of the Korean president, but he actually fled at the last minute. Men! He ordered Shengtian General Nalan to arrest Ye Zhichao and punish him.”The Emperor roared.
Cough, cough, cough ~~~ There was a cough coming from behind.
The Emperor was shocked. How could he have forgotten about this old fart?
"What decree does Royal Father have?" The Emperor bowed and said.
"Cough cough! What decree does this widow have? Aijia is just a dying person, what decree can she have? You are the emperor, the emperor of the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom is the most powerful, aijia has to listen to you, why don't you even have a mind of your own? How can this widow trust you with the country?”the empress dowager said.
"Royal Father is right. Our son is still young, and we still need Royal Father to make the decision.”The Emperor lost his balance and hurriedly knelt down.
Since ancient times, the struggle between the emperor and empress had been going on for a long time, and the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom was no exception. The current emperor was not the future son, but the eldest son of the former emperor's younger brother. He had been raised in the palace since he was young.
The Empress Dowager's son, the previous emperor, died of illness while he was looking for women. Some people said that the Empress Dowager deliberately did this to let him be free and let him do as he pleased.
The Empress Dowager was extremely strict with the current Emperor. Perhaps her son had not been disciplined well and died of illness, so she was extremely strict with the Emperor.
"What idea do I have? There are so many civil and military officials. What are you doing? None of you are useful.”Alright! Even the ministers were scolded.
"Servants are useless, they deserve to die!" All the ministers knelt down together, looking very beautiful.
When the Empress Dowager saw this, she was satisfied. She said," Get up and tell me. What should we do?" We have to make a decision, right?" Good heavens, the Emperor was still kneeling, even longer than the ministers.
Prince Guo stepped forward and said,"Empress Dowager, Ye Zhichao, as a commander, should be imprisoned for desertion."”
The King of Qing said," Now that the war is imminent, killing a general before the battle is a great taboo for military strategists, let alone a commander-in-chief. This matter needs to be discussed in detail."”
Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang wanted to strangle Ye Zhichao. Because of this bastard, he had run away from the battle and caused the entire army stationed in the Bangzi Kingdom to be completely defeated. With his relationship as Beiyang Minister, he was the one who appointed Ye Zhichao as the commander. If he was punished, Li Hongzhang would not be able to escape responsibility.
"Empress Dowager, Emperor! I also feel that it's inappropriate to kill the commander before the battle. Otherwise, the soldiers on the front line will have no leader and the war will spread to the country. It's not good. It's better to let them take the blame and make contributions. After the war, they will be punished.”
The King of Qing stepped forward." This old official also thinks that this matter is feasible!”
Do you think the Imperial Court is so harmonious? Wrong! It was Li Hongzhang who had given out 500,000 taels of silver. Yuan Shikai also belonged to Beiyang, so of course he had to report to Beiyang. This was all discussed.
"Yes, that's true! Emperor, what do you think we should do?”The Empress Dowager took a sip of tea and said.
That's right! This was the main hall. The civil and military officials were discussing state affairs here, and only the Empress Dowager could drink tea. That was all…
There wasn't even an emperor!
The Emperor thought to himself, You old witch, what were you doing earlier? I am the Emperor, the ruler of the Nine Five, so what if I killed someone? Moreover, this person had committed a grave crime by fleeing. You insisted that you come out and call back the decree after I gave it. Let all the civil and military officials in the court know that I! This emperor is just a decoration to show that you have the power and are wise and decisive.
"It's definitely good to listen to Imperial Father's decision. However, Zhen has already decreed that this…
"Then aijia will issue another decree!" The Empress Dowager pressed down on the seal.
That's right! The Imperial Jade Seal was in the Empress Dowager's hands, not the Emperor's. The emperor's decree didn't have a big seal, but the empress dowager did. Isn't this ironic? Was it exciting?
"As for the request for reinforcements from the front line, what do you think?”The emperor had learned his lesson.
Zhang Taiyang said," People from the Sun Nation are less than five feet tall and are like monkeys. If our Ancestral Dragon Nation goes to war with them, we will definitely bully them and crush them. In the Bangzi Nation, our army was ambushed and defeated. If we fought openly, our army would have won. Now that our army has been prepared, the Sun Nation Army will be helpless. This is the way to die."”
The ministers also came out to support them. What's more, if our coastal fishermen set up fishing boards to enter the Sun's territory, can we destroy this? You're a small country.
The newspapers and other official reports, as well as the civilians, had repeatedly shouted for them to kill and charge into the Sun Nation's capital, asking the emperor to come to the Sun Nation to apologize and pay tribute to the Zulong Nation soldiers who had died in the Bangzi Nation.
Amidst the shouts of killing, only Li Hongzhang knew that this battle would be difficult to fight. If they negotiated now, they would only damage a portion of the interests of the Korean nation. If they lost the battle, not only would they lose the interests of the Korean nation, but they would also have to pay an even greater price.
The Emperor finally decided to send out troops amidst the cries of war. He ordered Li Hongzhang to transport 4000 people from the Ming Army to the Green River by water. He strengthened the Green River defense line and increased the number of guards to 30,000.
However, he did not know that the Sun Nation Army had found out about the reinforcements this time. They were lying in ambush at the mouth of the Green River, waiting to escort the Northern Ocean Navy. As a result, a naval battle broke out.
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