In the summer of the 387th year of the Great Liang calendar, several northwestern prefectures of Liang suffered a century-long drought. Due to the government's ineffective disaster relief, wide...
Facing the Han army's offensive, the people of these two provinces will undoubtedly be unstable. With only an army of less than five million, I believe we will not be able to stop the Han army's attack."
Emperor Abramo nodded. "I also believe that the Southern and Northern provinces are undefendable, so I intend to withdraw all the troops from these two provinces to the Imperial Capital Province and engage in a decisive battle with the Han army there."
"Your Majesty, although the southern and northern provinces are difficult to defend, we can use the cities to tie down a lot of Han troops.
The number of troops within the Imperial Capital Province is currently sufficient. What the Imperial Capital Province lacks is not troops, but more food."
When Emperor Abramo heard Deputy Prime Minister Duke Vasenka mention food, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Although the war had been going on for less than a year, the Apulian Empire's food reserves were almost exhausted. After all, the Apulian Empire had mobilized a lot of troops. Even though it had lost nearly 20 million troops, the Apulian Empire still had more than 30 million troops distributed in the remaining six provinces.
This means that the daily military rations consumption of the Apulian Empire is an astronomical figure.
“Although the Wevard Empire, the Fana Empire, the Kingdom of Boulogne, the Kingdom of Flanders, and the Kingdom of Blois have all refused to send troops to participate in the war, they have all agreed to lend the Empire a large amount of food.
Among them, the grain from the Fana Empire and the Boulogne Kingdom is about to arrive at the city of Tepro.
However, this war with the Han Dynasty will inevitably be a protracted war, and the empire must raise more food.
I intend to borrow food from all the nobles to ensure that the soldiers of the empire do not go to the battlefield hungry."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Prime Minister Duke Vasenka immediately said, "I have approximately 8,000 tons of grain stored on my farms, and I am willing to donate it free of charge."
"Very good, Duke Vasenka is indeed worthy of being a role model for the imperial nobility.
Now that Prime Minister Duke Andrea has been captured, the position of Prime Minister of the Empire will be taken over by Duke Vashenka!"