Chapter 1412: 1413The situation is difficult
The imperial palace of Qin itself was very shabby and had no advantages compared with the palaces of other empires. The king of Qin was also unwilling to build a larger palace. The reason was actually very simple: he had no money.
The State of Qin has never been rich, so it can only spend money where it should be spent. This has been the case for kings in the past dynasties, and there was no change until Yingduo.
Even though Yingduo became emperor, he did not rush to repair his palace. Instead, he invested all his funds in military development and revitalizing national strength.
However, as Qin became more and more powerful and its national power grew, Yingduo finally ordered the expansion of his palace. It's just that this is the only expansion, and the scale is still small.
At this moment, Emperor Qin Yingduo was lying on his bed, sighing while looking at the memorial. The country is in a difficult situation, and although he is recuperating now, he is still worried.
Although Prime Minister Ying Ke has done a good job, it is unlikely that a minister who usurps power will appear in Qin's system. But Yingduo still insisted on reading the memorial every day to see what the situation had become.
Hope has been lost... This was the first news he saw. Chen Li organized a defense at Daxiguan. There was a gap in the mountains. It was a pass in ancient times. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The Qin army concentrated its troops to set up defenses here. It has some terrain advantages and should be able to hold on for a while.
But if all hope is lost, the two cities of Xiqing and Bingshuo will definitely not be saved. Under such circumstances, how long can Qin hold on?
Only the part of the originally vast territory that was handed down from our ancestors is left, and if the war continues, whether this part can be preserved is still a question.
He has already issued orders to reduce the expenses of the palace. Even he himself only eats two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, for every meal.
The concubines in the harem were ordered not to waste. The queen even called on all the female concubines to donate their gold and silver jewelry and collection of rare treasures to share the worries of the emperor.
Even though millions of funds have been raised, the money has no effect on changing the situation now: Qin has cut off ties with other countries and can no longer buy anything it wants.
Internal production is becoming even more difficult. There is a shortage of raw materials, a shortage of factory workers, a shortage of machinery and equipment. There is a shortage of almost everything. No matter how much capital is available, the output cannot be increased.
After closing the memorial that reported the loss of Wangdu, Yingduo grabbed a new memorial and read it. His mood became even worse when he saw this.
This is a memorial from the southern region of Qin. The content of it is to persuade Qin Emperor Yingduo to seize the time to sue for peace in order to preserve the legacy of the previous kings of Qin.
"Alas..." Ying Duo sighed. He knew that the people below were talking about it, wondering what the point of continuing this war would be.
But he had no way to end the war. Even though he was willing to surrender, the Tang Empire still had no intention of making peace. In fact, the envoys recently sent to the Tang Empire were not even serious Tang diplomats.
At the beginning, the special envoys of the Qin State would spend money to bribe the nobles of the Tang State, such as the Duke of Egret, who was known to have great hands and eyes... But later they found that the bribes could not get the job done when they met with the diplomats of the Tang State, so they simply gave it up. Money is saved.
They have no choice. The special envoys of Qin cannot do such a thing as using money to finance the enemy. But they can't pay, and the other party is not even willing to meet. Now Yingduo really wants to end this war, even if he is willing to pay some price that he has never thought of in the past.
However, the attitude of the Tang Empire is obvious: they also hope to end this war, and are prepared to end the division of the Western Continent at the same time as this war.
That's right, even a fool can see that Tang is ready to destroy Qin. It's just that some naive or idiotic nobles in the Qin State are still dreaming about ceding territory and paying compensation to seek peace and end the war.
These people naively thought that by bowing their heads, ceding land, donating beautiful women, and paying huge sums of money, they would be able to satisfy the Tang people and allow Qin to continue to exist as a slave state.
Every time Yingduo thought of these idiots, his mood became more and more depressed. He threw the memorial in his hand on the ground, as if he was discarding a piece of waste paper.
The third memorial is about production. The Qin factories surrounding Wuyang City began to experience a shortage of raw materials. Due to the lack of skilled workers and equipment, the quantity and quality of various weapons and equipment produced by Qin State have been severely reduced.
In order to ensure output, the production of rifles has become increasingly simplified, reaching the point where accuracy is affected. Not to mention things like tanks and cars. Some tanks have even reduced their protection level to almost that of armored vehicles.
There is no chance to fire guns anyway, and there is no need to charge into battle anyway, so we might as well save some materials to increase the quantity.
Due to insufficient raw materials, the new tanks produced by Qin State have actually begun to reduce the caliber of the guns in order to accommodate the weight of the vehicle body.
In other words, because the armor of the tank has been chopped off, the weight of the tank is too light, and it can no longer carry large-caliber artillery and cannot withstand the recoil of large-caliber artillery.
Therefore, the original 90mm caliber artillery or 100mm caliber artillery is reduced to 75mm, or even reduced to 50mm... This can at least ensure that the vehicle will not be damaged or rolled over when firing.
The appearance of this tank looks unchanged, but in fact it is no longer a tank product. It was named "Qin 6 tank" by the Qin State.
The purpose of the existence of this kind of tank is nothing more than to waste Tang's ammunition, embolden Qin's soldiers, and maintain the number of Qin's armored troops.
As for letting them really play the role of armored forces, don't even think about it. The Tang Empire's individual anti-tank weapons can easily penetrate such "cut corners" devices without even having to get close to fire.
At a distance of more than a hundred meters, the Tang Army's rocket launchers could penetrate the front armor of these Qin tanks, and the Qin State would not use such a handful of tanks to participate in counterattacks.
Seeing what was mentioned in the memorial, Ying Duo couldn't help but cough.
His empire was falling apart, he could feel it in these words. But he couldn't do anything... He could only watch helplessly. The only option was to surrender.