Capital, Imperial Palace.
In the middle of the night, the wind howled.
In the side hall beside the Hall of Culture, Li Shi Min came back to his senses.
He had actually become King Hun Zhu Qiyu after a thousand years?
He looked around and saw the Empress Dowager sitting on the throne.
Below them were a small group of officials who had stayed behind in the capital.
An hour ago, Empress Dowager Sun urgently summoned him, the king of the country, and his ministers.
It seemed like he was going to announce something big?
Soon, the reports from the Bureau of Military Personnel were read out.
"In the Battle of Harrier Ridge, Gongshun Marquis Wu Kezhong and Governor Wu Keqin died in battle!”
"In the battle of Chicken Crow Mountain, Duke of Cheng Zhu Yong and Yongshun Earl Xue Shou died in battle!
40,000 cavalrymen were completely annihilated!"
The Minister of War's sorrowful voice exploded among the old officials who had stayed behind in the capital.
What, the Ming army was defeated?
Before they could cry out in surprise, the shocking news came again.
"In the Battle of Earthwood Fortress, 500,000 soldiers were wiped out.”
Hearing this, everyone's blood rushed to their brains.
He was so shocked that he couldn't speak, as if someone had grabbed his throat.
However, this was not all.
"Grand Preceptor, Duke of England, Zhang Fu, died in battle. Marquis of Taining, Chen Ying, died in battle.
The Minister of Revenue, Wang Zuo, died in battle. The Minister of War, Kuang Ye, died in battle. The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Scholar of the Imperial Academy, Cao Nai, died in battle!”
The death list of fifty-two people was more shocking than the death of five hundred thousand soldiers.
Every single one of them was a pillar of the imperial court, and there were many who were like pillars!
Until the last sentence of the battle report.
" Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Northern Hunt is covered in dust!"
To put it nicely, it was called the Northern Hunt. To put it bluntly, it was being defeated and captured!
After suffering such a huge blow, the old minister finally couldn't hold on anymore.
"Your Majesty!"
After wailing, he fainted on the spot.
In the hall, three or four old ministers fell to the ground one after another.
"Your Majesty!" The ministers were panicking, and the scene was in a mess.
Those who were heartbroken knelt down and blamed themselves for not doing their best to stop the emperor from personally leading the army!
Those who were extremely sorrowful knelt down and wailed, as if they could not accept the fact that the army had suffered a crushing defeat and that the emperor had been captured!
The noise made Zhu Qiyu, no, Li Shimin, who was sitting in the second seat, more clear-headed.
He immediately realized the significance of the defeat of the Earth Wood Fort.
Hundreds of thousands of elites of the Imperial Court were wiped out, more than half of the important officials of the Imperial Court were killed, and the military officers such as the Duke and Marquis were all dead or injured.
More importantly, the emperor was captured by the enemy!
How humiliating!
"Silence, silence!"
Empress Dowager Sun reprimanded the officials in the hall.
He wanted to restore order as much as possible and listen to the opinions of the next emergency response.
However, under such a heavy calamity, the ministers seemed to have gone crazy.
How could he care about the Empress Dowager's voice!
The hall was still in chaos, with endless wails and grief.
Of course, there were also some people who had recovered from their shock and sadness.
"Quiet!
Silence!"
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, the current head of civil officials, shouted several times.
Only then did the scene regain order, but there were still many officials with tears on their faces.
It was difficult to walk out of the shadow of the defeat of the Earth Wood Fort.
"Prince Hun, you should give the order immediately as the Country Supervisor.
Summon the King's army into the capital and prepare for the Wala army to head south!”
Minister of War Yu Qian's words caused the ministers 'hearts to fall to the bottom once again!
That's right, there was no end to the crushing defeat of the Earth Wood Fortress!
The 100,000-plus Wala soldiers in the north would definitely not let this matter rest after such a great victory!
"That's right, Your Highness, please give the order quickly!”
Li Shi Min keenly noticed that although the ministers in front of him were talking to him.
But they were all looking at Empress Dowager Sun.
After inheriting all the memories of the original owner, he finally reacted.
The Emperor personally led the army, and King Hun was only an empty shell. In reality, the Empress Dowager was still in power.
Li Shi Min turned to look at Empress Dowager Sun, who was deep in thought.
With the enemy in front of him, he naturally wouldn't just sit there and be silent like the original owner of the body.
He turned to Yu Qian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and asked directly.
"Lord Yu, how many people can be mobilized around the capital?”
Hearing this, Yu Qian looked at Empress Dowager Sun. Since King Hun had asked, he immediately replied.
"The garrison troops of the two capitals, Shantung, and Honan can be mobilized.”
"How long will it take? What about the logistics and armaments?"
"The coastal garrison is about forty thousand and can enter the capital in January. The rest of the troops can enter the capital in two months.
There was barely enough grain and equipment in Jiangbei and the capital.”
Li Shiming's calmness and his understanding of military affairs.
Many of the ministers were shocked. Why was King Hun different from usual today?
Wasn't he a stubborn person? Shouldn't he be panicking now?
Why did he bypass Empress Dowager Sun and become the backbone of the main hall?
"There are tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of auxiliary soldiers.”
Li Shi Min was trying to gather the combat strength of the Wala army and the imperial court's army in his mind.
After making a comparison, he quickly made a decision.
"The Bureau of Military Personnel will immediately issue a letter to the various regions to quickly transport grain and armaments into the capital.
In addition, deploy soldiers from the north to guard Juyong Pass and Tucheng in the north to buy time to prepare.”
He could not help but reveal a bit of a domineering aura, causing the old officials to be in a daze.
It was as if the person seated had become Taizong Zhu Di!
Empress Dowager Sun was also surprised and looked at the other party in surprise.
Even though she was proficient in the art of power struggle, she had lived in the harem for a long time.
With such bad news, he subconsciously listened to the other party.
"Bureau of Military Personnel, quickly give the order according to King Hun.”
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