The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 295 Hope dashed
Upon hearing the civil official's words, the King of Goryeo breathed a sigh of relief.

If that's the case, that would be best. He didn't know the strength of the Ming army, but he had never heard of the Ming having a powerful navy. In terms of the navy, Goryeo was far ahead. At this moment, the soldier said.

"The navy of Goryeo is gone!"

Everyone was surprised to hear this. They had spent a lot of money and worked hard to build that navy. How could it just disappear like that?

The King of Goryeo's face was extremely grim, and he said angrily!

What did you say? "

Say what you just said again!

The man was somewhat frightened and hurriedly said...

"Your Majesty, Goryeo no longer has a navy!"

"When we encountered the Ming Dynasty's navy, our navy launched a full-scale attack, trying to drive the Ming army back. No one expected the Ming army to be so powerful; we were no match for them at all!"

"Our navy has been completely annihilated, and the Ming army is now advancing towards our capital!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock, meaning that their army hadn't lasted long at all.

This sudden turn of events was hard for these people to accept.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! The navy of Goryeo should be far stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty. How could we possibly be defeated by them!"

At this point, he was finding it hard to accept the outcome.

At this moment, the general standing to the side asked with a gloomy expression.

"What are the losses on the Ming side?"

Upon hearing this, the officials in the court were immediately intrigued. If the Ming army had also suffered heavy losses, then they would not have enough strength to land, and this place would still be their territory.

As expected, the general is indeed a great general; he hit the nail on the head with just one sentence.

However, the soldier's next words shattered their illusions.

"The Ming army is too powerful. Our army was wiped out before we even encountered the Ming warships!"

"When the general sent me to report, our army had already collapsed completely. As for whether the Ming Dynasty suffered any losses, we don't know!"

"Anyway, I didn't see them kill a single Ming soldier when I arrived!"

Everyone frowned upon hearing this.

This was no war; it was a one-sided massacre. The Ming army suffered almost no losses, while their army suffered heavy casualties.

The King of Goryeo was terrified, and even his most trusted civil official was shocked to hear this.

But he still calmly said it.

"Your Majesty need not worry so much. Although the Ming army is powerful, it is only temporary!"

"Once our allies arrive at this place, we can wipe them out completely!"

"Now they've focused all their main forces on our side. As long as we inform Japan and Mongolia, their southward advance will surely make the Ming Dynasty suffer!"

At this point, the general beside him said sarcastically, "I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty might not give you such an opportunity. Everyone knows just how powerful the Ming army is!"

"I'm afraid we'll be defeated before the Mongol and Japanese armies even set out!"

Upon hearing this, the civil official was extremely angry and said with a disdainful expression.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Even if the Ming army were gods, they couldn't possibly defeat our army so quickly!"

"We in Goryeo still have hundreds of thousands of elite troops. How could we possibly fail to stop them?"

However, the officials in the court at this time did not have much confidence. No one was sure how strong the Ming Dynasty was now, and they were really worried that they were no match for the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, the Goryeo general looked at the Goryeo king, sighed, and said.

"Your Majesty, we may have been deceived. The Mongol envoy wanted to form an alliance with Goryeo, not to fight against the Ming Dynasty together!"

"Instead, they want to divert the trouble eastward, drawing all the enemies to our territory!"

Everyone was in an uproar upon hearing this. Even the King of Goryeo was incredulous. Although he was afraid of the Ming army, he had never thought of it in this way. After thinking of this, he asked in surprise.

Why would the general say that?

Then the general spoke.

"Originally, this battle had nothing to do with our Goryeo. We Goryeo have never offended the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has no reason to attack us. But at this time, some villains have been causing trouble."

"To say that the Ming Dynasty is too powerful now and will definitely be our enemy in the future, causing a rift in our relationship with the Ming Dynasty, is what led to this battle!"

"Now it seems that there are villains colluding with the Mongols and the Japanese, who are actually trying to divert the war from their side to our side!"

Hearing this, everyone was extremely surprised, and some even believed the words. They looked at the civil official beside them with some surprise.

The civil official's expression changed drastically.

It was obvious that he had no such intention at all; this was clearly a frame-up. Thinking of this, he felt a little scared.

"Your Majesty, please hear my explanation! I would never dare to have such a thought; it is all a rumor!"

"I did all this for the survival of our Goryeo!"

At this moment, the King of Goryeo was also somewhat frightened, and he said with some concern.

"But we have already offended the Ming Dynasty. If we offend our allies now, I'm afraid no one in the world will be willing to help us!"

After thinking for a moment, the general said...

"The Ming Dynasty isn't unreasonable. Our relationship with them was quite good before. If we try to mend things now and offer some compensation, I believe their army will definitely withdraw from our territory!"

Upon hearing this, the civil official immediately responded sarcastically.

"Now that the Ming army has reached our doorstep, if we do not fight back but instead think of running away, what will the world think of us? Will we still be able to hold our heads high among the nations of the world?"

"Moreover, Goryeo still possesses extremely powerful strength. The Ming Dynasty's desire to annihilate us is nothing but a pipe dream!"

Hearing these firm words, the King of Goryeo nodded. Perhaps they really could hold on. Now was not the time to discard them after they had served their purpose. Just then, another soldier ran over, stumbling and looking somewhat panicked.

(End of this chapter)