Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

In the capital, in the imperial study.

Several military ministers were standing in front of Emperor Qian and were being scolded by him.

"Even outsiders can see that you are not good at fighting and have brought the case to me!"

"Can you please have some shame? Do you really want to ruin Daqian's last remaining reputation and bring shame to our ancestors?"

Facing Emperor Qian's angry rebuke, several military ministers all stood there in silence, with their heads lowered and their eyes rolled to the sky.

It happened again, the familiar situation reappeared.

Every time there was a failure, Emperor Qian would put all the blame on these military ministers and officials at all levels.

While I was commenting on them from a moral high ground, I stayed out of it, like a pure and flawless white lotus.

If he wasn't eating the emperor's food, he might have been in danger of being beheaded.

Everyone present had already spat at Emperor Qian.

After roaring for a while, Emperor Qian finally calmed down a bit.

I've cursed you, but no matter what, the problem has to be solved.

"Are you all mute?"

"The front lines are in serious disarray. Everyone, please come up with some ideas!"

At this time, everyone started discussing it.

"Your Majesty, why not have them capture those fleeing soldiers and make an example of them!"

"I think we need to increase military salaries and pensions to provide these troops with some protection."

"Some of the general's soldiers...why not get them here too?"

There are many ways to recruit Daqian’s army.

After a series of battles with Qin Ming, all the elite soldiers they had trained before were almost completely wiped out.

The troops on the battlefield now are all recruited from the public and deployed to the battlefield after a period of training.

Such troops may not have strong combat capabilities, but they have the advantage of large numbers.

In addition to this method of recruiting soldiers, there are also the soldiers of the major generals' mansions.

These government soldiers were professional troops, unlike the recruited troops, which consisted of more than 90% farmers.

They do not engage in production, and their daily task is training, so their combat effectiveness is naturally guaranteed.

However, the situation of this group of people is somewhat special. Not only are their numbers small, but a large number of them were also arranged to stay in the capital.

There was no way, Emperor Qian was too scared.

After the last incident when Qin Ming broke into the palace, although he did not say it, his fear of the Southern Dynasty was deepening.

He could only feel at ease if he placed the most elite troops in the imperial city to guard him.

"I can only give you 30% of the palace soldiers. You can use the other conditions and the strategy of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys as you like."

Emperor Qian snorted coldly and glared at them fiercely.

Giving it to 30% of people is an explanation to them and also a warning to them.

Let’s talk about business, but if you dare to extend your hand to Emperor Qian, don’t blame him for being rude!

The Minister of War and several Grand Councillors all shut their mouths and said nothing more.

Soon, the court's latest policies were conveyed to the Xishan front.

After deserters in the major camps were caught, they were dragged into the military camp and beheaded in front of tens of thousands of people.

"This is what happens to deserters!"

Generals at all levels fought till their hands were shaking, but they still pretended to be calm and made announcements to their troops.

Within a few days, the entire army began to panic.

Everyone hid their dissatisfaction deep in their hearts and dared not say much.

But Wu Qingye soon learned the news.

That afternoon, several troops who had gone out to investigate returned to Wu Qingye's tent and reported to him:

"General, the Northern Dynasty has begun to purge those deserters."

"What is this for?"

Wu Qingye was stunned for a moment.

I don’t know what Emperor Qian was thinking when he made such a big move during wartime.

"Maybe there are too many deserters and they can't handle it. Oh, and it seems that people from the major generals' mansions will be coming to support them soon."

"The General's Mansion... is a troublesome matter."

Wu Qingye knew the situation in the general's mansion.

Emperor Qian made a good move.

It’s just that those generals’ mansions…

"Alas, it would be great if General Ye were here."

The soldiers of the major generals' offices were all trained by the generals of the imperial court over many years.

But if we talk about the person who has trained them for the longest time, it would be Ye Shoujiang.

Unfortunately, Ye Shoujiang has now opened up an overseas battlefield and even took away Qin Ming's 20,000 troops.

This also means that he can't catch up now.

"General, should we take this opportunity to attack?"

At this time, several men asked tentatively.

Attacking while the enemy is reorganizing their troops can cause their losses to continue to increase.

But Wu Qingye shook his head.

"Have you forgotten what His Majesty said before he left?"

"It seems like they're asking us to hold the line and not advance."

"Yes, I remember that, but what's the logic behind this?"

Wu Qingye glanced at them and said calmly:

"If we don't initiate a war, the troops saved will naturally be used to attack the capital."

"I see."

After taking this reassurance, everyone's idea of ​​taking the initiative to attack disappeared.

When both sides in the Xishan battlefield began to prepare for war again, Liu Chuang, Chen Pi, Chang Baishan and others had already started a real fight with Yan Guangshou.

In just a few days, they wiped out tens of thousands of enemy troops.

The massive amount of weapons and ammunition produced by the rear military factories every day were transported over on the tracks to supply the war.

Being suppressed to the periphery of the flat and narrow front, it was like a meat grinder, devouring countless lives every day.

Even after retreating, the soldiers guarding the city in the middle of the night could smell the blood and rotten smell coming from the battlefield outside in their residences.

Inside Henglan Pass at night, Chenpi looked at the empty warehouse in front of him with worry.

"When does the next bus come?"

"General, Lord Song has already connected a train line to Henglan Pass, but even if it's faster, it won't arrive until tomorrow morning..."

In the past few days, Chenpi has been constantly requesting material support from the rear.

Zhao Yun traveled around with money and materials to help them collect supplies.

Wu Shizhong even opened all ports and bought resources from overseas countries in Southeast Asia and sent them to the factories.

As for Song Dingsheng, he worked even harder. Under Qin Ming's instructions, he did a big thing!

Several workers from textile factories and salt factories were arranged to put down their work and come to the rear of the front line.

A transportation route has been built connecting Liu Chuang's Jianfeng Pass, Changbai Mountain's Changning Pass and Bailong Pass, and Chenpi's Henglan Pass!

In this way, all resources in the rear can be merged into one train line, and after the supplies arrive, they can be distributed to various lines to supply them with weapons and ammunition.

"Tomorrow morning..."

Listening to the assembly horn of the Yan army outside the city that sounded on time at night, Chenpi stared blankly at the empty warehouse in front of him, with a bitter look on his face.

"General, how about we send someone to urge them?"

"No need. If they could have brought it here, they would have already brought it here. They have been using firearms all the time, so we have taken advantage of it enough."

Chenpi waved his hand.

"So what should we do...?"

Chenpi came to the corner of the warehouse and picked up the saber that he had not used for a long time, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

"Leave the city and fight!"