In Fusang City, the capital of Yingguo, the prime minister was lying on the bed in the prime minister's mansion at this time, and standing next to him was a civil official who was reading letters for him, and he was reading the backlog of letters in recent days for him.

The prime minister raised his arm a little weakly when he listened, signaled the civil servant to stop and told him to retreat, the prime minister stared blankly at the pattern on the roof and ceiling, and after a long time, he shed two lines of turbid tears. The loss of cities is like a giant axe slashing at the prime minister's heart, making this twilight old man look even older.

When the prime minister recalled his life, he couldn't help but wet his pillow with tears. After years of hard work, he finally sat on the position of prime minister, thinking that he could finally display his ambitions, but unfortunately met a monarch like the first king, the first king was too high-spirited, always thinking that he would be able to achieve or even surpass the ancestors' "great achievements" through military exploits, and he was unwilling to listen to his own advice, and finally failed because of lack of preparation and underestimating the enemy, and the first king also became depressed and died because of this.

Because of this, he was in danger and gave his order, and the first king was on his deathbed, and there were strong enemies outside, and all the major national affairs were piled up on his own body, which was not a heavy burden. Under the cohesion of a group of veterans, the military spirit was finally stabilized, and the imperial army finally stopped in Beihai City, which was regarded as curbing the throat of the imperial army, all of which were changing towards a favorable situation. But the god of fate always seems to love to play tricks on mortals, and the balance of the confrontation between the two armies was broken because of his own defeat, and at the same time, he indirectly cultivated a group of high-quality assassination troops for the imperial army, so that he had to swallow this bitter fruit.

However, now that the old tears are in vain, the defeat has been formed, and the most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the situation and make full preparations for the last moment. The prime minister thought like this, and got up from the bed with difficulty, now he can't fall, Yingguo still needs him, and he also wants to turn the tide and turn the tide in his heart, and a flame can't help but rise in his heart, which is a fighting spirit.

The prime minister dragged his weak body, sat on the court, and looked at the ministers under the hall deeply, and there were very few generals who wore armor before. The new king on the throne is still an untouched child, he doesn't understand what is happening these days, he just feels very bad, all the people look at him with complicated eyes, it makes him feel the urge to cry, and now he can only look at the prime minister, that is where he can get warmth.

"Your Excellency, what should you do next, and what are your countermeasures?" a minister asked cautiously.

The prime minister froze, looked at a military general, and asked, "General Hideyoshi, how are the defenders in the city doing now?"

General Hideyoshi replied: "Back to the prime minister, the original 100,000 defenders in the city, plus the remnants of the defeated soldiers who returned from the defeat in the cities, now have a total of about 400,000, and I have sent an order to distribute these 400,000 soldiers to various strongholds to strictly prevent the sneak attack of the imperial army. ”

The prime minister nodded, and said: "General Hideyoshi is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he handles affairs very properly, which is really a blessing for my country! The army continues to act according to this plan, and remember not to be impulsive, and not to go to war with the imperial army without authorization. What is the situation of the people now, Tanaka-sama?"

Tanaka, whose name was read, was the minister in charge of population in Yingguo, and he said: "These days, the people have more or less known the news of the defeat at the front, and the refugees have poured in from time to time, and now the mood of the people in the city is very unstable, and the calls for escape and surrender have gradually increased, and this will inevitably affect the morale of the army." ”

The prime minister nodded and said, "I'll solve the matter of the people's hearts." Now go back and act according to the plan, and don't get thrown into a mess. ”

In the afternoon, the prime minister went to the main street of the city with the help of the attendants. The people of the city had been informed that the prime minister would come to speak, and by this time the people were already standing in the streets.

The prime minister stood on a high place, looking at the panicked people below, and his heart couldn't help but feel a tingling in his heart, he held a loudspeaker, and said sadly: "I think everyone has heard about the current situation. And it turned out to be true, as you have heard, that our army was defeated, and that it was completely defeated, and that the city was lost......"

There was an uproar below, for they had only heard all along, and now that they had learned the exact news from the mouths of the actual rulers of the country, the shock could not be dealt with calmly.

"What should we do?"

"The Imperial Army may come in at some point, and what will happen to us then?"

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There are so many people who have all kinds of concerns, but the fundamental question is: what will be their fate in the future?

The prime minister motioned for everyone to be quiet: "I will tell you the truth, I just don't want to deceive everyone, and I won't be unprepared in the face of the impending catastrophe." This is the fault of the entire court, and it is because of us that everyone will also suffer this catastrophe. After speaking, the prime minister bowed deeply downward.

After a while, the prime minister took a deep breath and continued: "Maybe some people are ready to leave, and I will not let any soldiers stop me, but in order to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it, I now announce that Fusang City is only allowed to go out and not enter." Fusang City is the last land of Yingguo, and there is no inch of Yingguo's land outside the city, so I hope everyone can stay and guard this last land with us, because Fusang City is broken, we are slaves of the country, don't expect the enemy to have mercy, we are mortal enemies, we know each other to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, I hope, I implore everyone to stay, we can resist this crisis together, and leave a piece of land for our children and grandchildren. If a country does not exist, how can there be a family?"

The prime minister was already in tears at this time, and the ministers who came up on the stage were also wet with tears, and many people in the audience began to choke up at this time. If the country is gone, will we still have a life? The world is so big, where is there still a place for us? It is better to die a painful death in battle than to die in humiliation!

"I'm going to join the army!" one young man shouted.

"I'm not leaving, I'm going to stay and live and die with Fusang City!" another young man also shouted loudly.

"Yes, I'm not leaving, I'm going to do my part for my country. More and more people are standing up and making their voices heard.

I don't know who shouted "Defend the city", and soon a large number of people shouted, "Defend the city, Defend the city!"

The prime minister on the stage kept bowing and saying thank you, he let the tears fall on his chest, which were tears of grief before, but now they have turned into tears of excitement, except for saying thank you, he doesn't know what words can express his feelings at this time.

Gradually, people left, some went to the soldier recruitment office to sign up, some went to the nearest barracks to help carry grain, grass and ordnance, and some began to bury pots to cook so that the soldiers could have a hot meal...... Everyone is taking action and doing their part for the sake of this country.