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

Chapter 494 Wrong Information

When the battle report reached them, the emperor of the Delhi Sultanate was extremely pleased.

"It looks like I, R. Dobu Aqiri, have already captured Lan Yu!"

Having given him so many troops and such an advantage, it would be truly a miracle if he couldn't capture a mere Lan Yu.

The ministers nearby were delighted to hear this.

It should be noted that Lan Yu's attack caused them heavy losses, and they absolutely cannot let this matter pass so easily.

However, when he opened the battle report, his expression immediately turned very ugly.

The ministers were unaware of what had happened and were filled with doubt. Had something gone wrong? The emperor of the Delhi Sultanate was furious.

"These damned guys actually let such a big enemy in!"

He then recounted the contents of the letter.

It had been embellished by that general, and the size of the Ming army was greatly exaggerated.

Zhu Xiong Ying did not mobilize a particularly large number of troops from the Khmer Empire's territories. The area had just been conquered and needed some troops to garrison it. In addition to Lu Xiang Sheng's Tian Xiong Army, their total army numbered no more than 80,000.

However, according to the general's battle report, the Ming army had reached nearly 400,000 men.

This made them extremely panicked.

When the high-ranking officials in the imperial court learned of the contents of this document, they were filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible? How could the Ming Dynasty suddenly have so many troops, more than 400,000? This is terrifying!"

It's important to understand that while the Delhi Sultanate is powerful, even if you add up all their military forces, they would only have about this many troops.

However, some experienced generals were very puzzled when they heard this. At this moment, one general stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, this matter may not be credible. We are all commanders of troops. Even if the ships of the Ming Dynasty are the largest, it is impossible for them to transport so many troops in one go!"

"Moreover, our navy simply doesn't have the strength to stop their attack!"

"Prince Dobuakiri may have some skill, but he absolutely cannot withstand such an attack!"

These generals were well aware that the reason Dobuaqiri dared to fight this battle was because he had an absolute advantage; without this advantage, they would never have had the courage.

Dobuaqiri had never been on the battlefield before, so this battle was not an easy one for him.

But he described this battle so easily, which clearly suggests there's something fishy going on that they don't know about.

The emperor of the Delhi Sultanate was extremely displeased upon hearing this.

That's his own son, a born nobleman, how could he be treated like these ordinary people?

"These people must be jealous of my son's abilities," he thought, and snorted coldly.

"Impossible, impossible! In your eyes, what is possible? You all thought it was impossible for Lan Yu to launch an attack on us, but look what happened! Now he's at our doorstep. Will you only believe these things are possible after my Delhi Sultanate is destroyed!"

These people, upon hearing this, were immediately embarrassed.

The emperor was furious, and they didn't know what to do. Just then, a minister spoke up, "If the Ming Dynasty's 400,000-strong army were to appear near us, it would be an absolutely terrifying situation. We still need troops stationed in the north, so we must mobilize the entire nation's strength to annihilate them!"

However, at this moment another minister stepped forward and spoke.

"That's easier said than done!"

"After these recent battles, our food losses have been extremely severe, especially with that Lan Yu, who completely empties the food supplies of every place he goes. Now, many of our cities can't even sustain the army's food supply, let alone the civilian population!"

"If we really gather so many troops together, I'm afraid we don't have much food and won't be able to hold out for long!"

The emperor of the Delhi Sultanate felt a headache coming on. This was indeed a big problem. There wasn't enough food, and even if he wanted to resist, he didn't have the ability to do so.

However, given the current strength of the Delhi Sultanate, it simply cannot obtain a large amount of food.

As for borrowing grain, forget about it; the only relatively wealthy country in the surrounding region in terms of food supplies is the Khmer Empire.

The Khmer Empire has now been destroyed, and clearly they have nothing left to hope for.

Thinking of this, he sighed deeply, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Just then, an official stepped forward and spoke.

"Your Majesty, things are not yet at their worst. Although we don't have much food, the people still have some, especially Lan Yu."

After arriving, they distributed a considerable amount of grain to the people!

"In my opinion, we should increase taxes a bit more. As long as the increase isn't too large, the people won't have too much of a problem!"

The emperor of the Delhi Sultanate was extremely surprised to hear this, as they had already increased taxes many times, and if taxes were increased again, there was a possibility of rebellion.

A minister standing nearby became extremely anxious upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

"Now those people don't have much food left, especially after they leave next year, many families will give away all the food they have left."

After thinking it over, I realized that if taxes were increased again at this time, the people would not be able to accept it, and it would definitely cause even greater unrest!

The official who had made the suggestion was extremely displeased to see that his opinion had been rejected.

"If you feel that this method is inappropriate, what method do you think should be used to resolve this type of incident?"

After a moment's thought, he said...

"Although the common people don't have much food, the various families still have a considerable amount. If they can donate some, I believe that by combining the strength of the various families in the Wudeli Sultanate, we can definitely gather enough food!"

Upon hearing this, the officials in the court were filled with rage, their eyes blazing with murderous intent.

"That's utter nonsense! We don't have much food on hand, so how can we possibly use what we have!"

"Our families have contributed a great deal to the Delhi Sultanate. Are we going to abandon them now that we've served our purpose?"

(End of this chapter)