Chapter 1425: 1426 reinforcements are coming
Without transportation capacity, there can be no circulation of materials, and there can be no circulation of materials... Then all economic activities will lose their vitality, and chaos will spread.
On the other hand, several ministers responsible for the management of Wuyang City also had something to worry about. Because the army was trying to take over and control Wuyang City, which was about to become the front line, conflicts between civil and military affairs also broke out.
The ministers ignored the scoldings of the officers on the side and continued: "Prime Minister, the army tried to set up checkpoints to check everyone passing by, but the refugees and the nobles all had objections to this, and their checkpoints seriously slowed down the passage."
"If the army doesn't control the roads, how can it build fortifications? How can it recruit new soldiers? How can it mobilize supplies?" The officers over there spoke plausibly, and the civil affairs ministers who called out were speechless.
Ying Ke felt that his head had become two heads. He wanted to answer one of the people's questions, but now more and more people were throwing questions to him.
The entire country has fallen into chaos, the enemy is already at the door, and everything seems to be resolved as soon as possible.
Immediately afterwards, the official in charge of intelligence lowered his head and reported the latest situation: "Some people claimed that spies of the Tang Army had sneaked into the city, and they needed to change their identity documents to identify the hidden secret discs of spies..."
But obviously, no one cared about spies at this time, so someone immediately sarcastically made the official shut up: "What time has it been? Why do you still care about spies... If the Guangmian incident is not thoroughly investigated, Wuyang City will surely It’s going to be over! The nobles in Guangmian and everyone related to them must be arrested!”
The Guangmian incident they are talking about is actually the incident where the Qin nobles poisoned and killed Chen Li in Guangmian. This matter became a bit confusing because the Tang army quickly occupied Guangmian, and the Qin State did not investigate and find out the reason.
On the one hand, the intelligence is indeed limited, and on the other hand, it is also because the nobles cover up each other and are unwilling to cooperate. You know, once something like this is confirmed, someone must be responsible for it.
But now, the Tang Dynasty's troops are pressing down on the country, and the world is about to change. Who will be responsible for such a thing? Naturally, they are talking nonsense in order to let the Guangmian matter go unsolved.
Ying Ke also knew that it was not the time to pursue those matters at this moment. Previously, the responsibility was traced to an officer studying in the Tang Dynasty, and a murder occurred. The negative effects are still there. How could he continue to make the same mistake again?
So, he just arranged for two ministers to investigate casually, and this matter was considered to be explained.
Soon, a minister asked about the reinforcements: "Where are Liu...General An's troops? If his troops counterattack in the south, the pressure on Wuyang will be relieved...General An is loyal to His Majesty, he is sure I will come back at the critical moment.”
Another minister sneered and said: "How many people can he bring back? 50,000? 100,000? Just a few people, how can it be enough? I think the most important thing now is to quickly let His Majesty...and the female dependents in the city, Evacuate quickly!"
"Run? If our family members leave the city, do you believe that tomorrow the people will be crowded on the road out of the city. Then the disaster will happen. Who will be responsible for it?" But what the minister said about escaping was immediately rejected. objections from others.
It is one thing to let Emperor Qin Yingduo leave, but it is another thing to let all the family members and women follow him.
"It's definitely not possible to leave everyone. Give each family a quota, and let the eldest son or eldest grandson take one." Ying Ke thought for a while and gave his order. His words made the people around him paler all of a sudden. This order was equivalent to blocking the possibility of others wanting to leave the imperial capital.
Following that, Ying Ke continued: "Everyone! Don't mess up! Listen to me! I have ordered General An to lead his troops back to Wuyang at all costs."
"A whole five hundred thousand troops! As long as these troops arrive at Wuyang, the crisis in Wuyang will be resolved!" He stretched out his hand and made up a number that made people feel at ease.
In fact, with the Qin army's little remaining transportation capacity, even if it had a force of 500,000, there was no way it could be transported back to Wuyang in the first time.
In fact, the troops in Liu Zhian's hands only have a few hundred thousand troops that can be mobilized quickly. This is without carrying much ammunition or dry food.
"In addition! In the north, General Zhang Xuan has also assembled heavy troops! An army of 300,000 has begun to approach Wuyang!" In order to calm people's hearts, Ying Ke told another lie: In fact, the troops in Zhang Xuan's hands were only It's less than 100,000.
A small number of these troops have actually arrived at Wuyang and are building a defense line outside the city. It's just that Zhang Xuan knows very well how high the combat effectiveness of the troops in his hands is.
They were all beaten into the territory by the Tang army. Anyone can actually guess how much combat power the Qin army has left. Zhang Xuan clearly explained his difficulties in the letter he sent to Ying Ke. He said: The troops lack ammunition and most of them are new soldiers. It will be difficult to hold on and they will collapse in battle.
In fact, he said it more euphemistically. The real situation is that Zhang Xuan's troops have almost no heavy weapons, lack anti-tank weapons, no heavy artillery, and even less precious medical supplies.
He even directly suggested to Ying Ke to allow his troops to enter Wuyang and prepare for direct street fighting with the Tang army. But this request was rejected. Ying Ke did not dare to make the decision without authorization on this matter.
Therefore, Zhang Xuan could only let these troops build trench defense lines outside the city, and captured almost all the surrounding people to join the construction team. This is why a minister previously said that the army began to set up checkpoints around Wuyang.
After hearing what Ying Ke said, many ministers who did not know the inside story felt a little calmer, and the noise became much quieter. Many people began to whisper with the people around them.
The ministers who knew the inside story did not dare to dismantle the prime minister in public, so they also kept their mouths shut. They knew that Yingke would be grateful to them and would compensate them in other ways.
Once he saw that he had calmed down the situation, Ying Ke continued to speak: "The situation is difficult! You must unite sincerely to resist foreign humiliation! When you return, you will each perform your duties! No slacking off!"
“Yes! Sir!” All the officials bowed their heads and said yes, and then this chaotic pre-war meeting ended... not many countermeasures were discussed, but it made many people more desperate.