In the palace of Silver Glory City, the first capital of the Silver Wolf Empire, Emperor Joselu sighed to his eldest son, Igna, the governor of the Silver Wolf Empire, and said, "The 8 billion silver coin treasury bonds issued by the empire before are about to be exhausted.

I have asked the Ministry of Finance to issue at least 5 billion silver dollars in war bonds in response to the imminent war with the Han and Tang Empires. ”

After several wars with the Zhou family's army, and two wars with the Flying Leopard Empire during this period, the Silver Wolf Empire's financial deficit was very serious.

However, in the face of the threat of the Han and Tang Empires, the Silver Wolf Empire had to work hard to expand its armaments in recent years, and even used more than 70% of its financial revenue as military expenses.

The Silver Wolf Empire didn't want to be like the Red Tiger Empire and the Barbarian Bull Empire, and be driven back to the Spirit World by the Han and Tang Empires.

Governor Igna said with some bitterness: "Father, it seems that it is not possible to fight without fighting.

If we continue to struggle, the finances of our Silver Wolf Empire will collapse. ”

Emperor Joselu nodded slightly, "It's really time to make up your mind!"

What happened to the 20 Wolftooth-class aircraft carriers? What is the performance of the three jet carrier-based aircraft equipped? ”

The Wolftooth-class aircraft carrier is the newest aircraft carrier of the Silver Wolf Empire, with a full load displacement of 42,000 tons, which can carry 54 jet carrier-based aircraft and a maximum speed of 29 knots.

Previously, the Silver Wolf Empire also built 20 wolf-class aircraft carriers, with a full load displacement of 33,000 tons, and after modification, they can carry 42 jet carrier-based aircraft with a maximum speed of 28 knots.

The three jet carrier-based aircraft equipped with the Wolffang-class aircraft carrier and the Wolfbeard-class aircraft carrier are all imitations of the Red Tiger Empire by the Silver Wolf Empire.

In order to win over the Silver Wolf Empire so that it could regain the lost territory from the Han and Tang Empires, the Red Tiger Empire directly donated the design drawings of a number of jet fighters to the Silver Wolf Empire free of charge, including the design drawings of three jet carrier-based aircraft.

Governor Igna said: "Father, the 20 Wolf's Tooth-class aircraft carriers have initially formed combat effectiveness, and the performance of the three jet carrier-based aircraft is very good.

However, although our Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire already has 40 aircraft carriers, there is still a very big gap between its strength and the Han and Tang Navy.

In terms of the navy, more can only count on the allies of the other five spirit nations and the three elven nations. ”

Emperor Joselu said helplessly: "According to reliable information obtained by the intelligence department, the navy of the Han and Tang Empires alone has at least more than 400 aircraft carriers, and may even be more, and there are also supercarriers with a full load displacement of more than 100,000 tons.

The number of battleships and battlecruisers in the Han and Tang Imperial Navy made me feel even more suffocated.

Fortunately, our Silver Wolf Empire has 8 other allies, otherwise I wouldn't even have the courage to declare war on the Han and Tang Empires. ”

At present, the Silver Wolf Empire is in the Western Continent, and only Violet Province, Calla Lily Province, Xiangxuelan Province and Holy Wolf Flower Province are left, with a total area of about 6 million square kilometers.

The Silver Wolf Empire has a territory of about 7 million square kilometers in the beast world, while the total population of the Silver Wolf Empire in these two worlds is only about 160 million.

The current Silver Wolf Empire is far inferior to the Han and Tang Empires in almost every aspect.

If the Silver Wolf Empire broke out a war with the Han and Tang Empires alone, the four provinces of the Silver Wolf Empire in the Western Continent might not take more than three months before they would be eaten clean by the Han and Tang Empires.

Governor Igna comforted: "Father, although the Royal Navy of our Silver Wolf Empire is slightly weaker, the strength of our Royal Army and Royal Air Force of the Silver Wolf Empire is still okay.

At present, the total strength of the Royal Army is as high as 15 million, of which about 10 million army units are deployed in the Violet Province and Calla Lily Province in the New World, and about 3 million army troops are deployed in the Xiangxuelan Province and the Holy Wolf Flower Province in the New World.

The remaining 2 million troops remained on the side of the Spirit World.

The Royal Air Force now has nearly 10,000 jet fighters, more than 20,000 propeller fighters and more than 10,000 propeller bombers. ”

Emperor Joselu shook his head and said, "If compared with the army and air force of the Han and Tang Empires, the strength of the Royal Army and Royal Air Force of our Silver Wolf Empire is still not enough.

However, then, it is necessary to rely on the Royal Army and the Royal Air Force to resist the possible first wave of offensive by the Han and Tang armies in the border defense line of Violet Province and Calla Lily Province. ”

On the morning of May 25, 1557, a position on the border defense line of the Violet Province of the Silver Wolf Empire was suddenly shelled. In the afternoon of the same day, the Silver Wolf Empire held a press conference, claiming that the army of the Han and Tang Empires had shelled the border area of the Violet Province of the Silver Wolf Empire, causing casualties among dozens of wolf clan officers and soldiers.

At the press conference, the Silver Wolf Empire demanded that the Han and Tang Empires must publicly apologize to the Silver Wolf Empire within 24 hours, severely punish the murderers, and compensate the casualties of the wolf clan officers and soldiers.

In a large hall of the imperial palace in Tiansheng City, the capital of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhou Rui asked Xiang Tao, chief of the general staff of the Imperial Army of the Han and Tang Empires, a little strangely, "Is it the cannon we fired?" ”

Xiang Tao said affirmatively: "Your Majesty, it is definitely not our cannon.

The Jingzhou Military Region has carried out a strict investigation on this, and none of the troops deployed on the front line of the border has fired at the positions of the Silver Wolf Empire.

I suspect that the so-called artillery bombardment may have been written and directed by the Silver Wolf Empire itself, with the purpose of provoking a war. ”

At this time, the crown prince Zhou Jun opened his mouth and said: "Father, the emperor and the sons also think that it is likely to be written and directed by the Silver Wolf Empire.

According to the materials provided by the Intelligence Bureau, in order to expand its armaments in recent years, the Silver Wolf Empire can be said to have completely emptied its family funds.

If a war doesn't break out, maybe the Silver Wolf Empire will be dragged down by its own huge army. ”

Zhou Rui nodded and asked the crown prince Zhou Jun, "Xiaojun, what do you think our Han and Tang Empires should do next?" ”

Crown Prince Zhou Jun took a deep breath and said, "Father, since you are ready, why wait for the Silver Wolf Empire to declare war first.

Erchen suggested that the 'preemptive' battle plan be carried out immediately! ”

The "preemptive" battle plan was formulated by Zhou Rui, Zhou Xiaorong, and Xiang Tao, and the main content was to launch a blitzkrieg against the border defense line of the Violet Province of the Silver Wolf Empire.

Zhou Rui turned his head to Xiang Tao and asked, "Xiang Shuai, what do you think?" ”

Xiang Tao was the second marshal of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires, so Zhou Rui called Xiang Tao Xiang Shuai.

In fact, at present, there are only three people with the rank of marshal in the Han and Tang Empires, and the other two are Zhou Xiaorong, commander-in-chief of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires, and Song Limin, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires.

Even Huang Zhigang, commander-in-chief of the Royal Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires, only had the rank of air force general.

Xiang Tao said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, now our Royal Army has concentrated 35 group armies and 150 garrison divisions in the border area close to the Silver Wolf Empire, and the Royal Air Force has also assembled 35 air divisions.

The 'preemptive' battle plan has already met the conditions for implementation, and I am in favor of directly declaring war on the Silver Wolf Empire, and even the entire 9-nation military alliance! ”

The corners of Zhou Rui's lips raised slightly, "The Silver Wolf Empire always likes to make small moves, and this time I did what the Silver Wolf Empire wanted." ”

Just four hours after the end of the Silver Wolf Empire's press conference, that is, at 8 o'clock in the evening on May 25, 1557, the Han and Tang Empires suddenly issued a telegram to officially declare war on the Silver Wolf Empire on the grounds that the Silver Wolf Empire had framed the Han and Tang Empires.

At the same time that the Han and Tang Empires were clearly electrified, tens of thousands of fighters of the Royal Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires suddenly launched rounds of air raids on the airfields, artillery positions, barracks and fortifications of the border defense line of the Violet Province and Calla Lian Province of the Silver Wolf Empire.

The Magpie Jet Fighter, Heron Jet Medium-Range Bomber, and Goshawk Jet Long-Range Bomber equipped by the Royal Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires all have initially possessed all-weather combat capability.

However, the jet fighters equipped by the Silver Wolf Empire Air Force can also fight at night, so a large-scale night air battle inevitably broke out.

It is a pity that the jet fighters equipped by the Silver Wolf Empire Air Force are still far behind the Magpie jet fighters of the Royal Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires in terms of performance in all aspects.

As a result, the world's first large-scale night air battle almost turned into a one-sided massacre.

Shortly after the Royal Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires launched an attack, tens of thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, as well as millions of officers and soldiers of the Royal Army of the Han and Tang Empires, launched a full-scale attack on the border defense lines of Violet Province and Calla Lily Province under the cover of intensive artillery fire.

The two armies fought fiercely until the early morning of the next day, when the Royal Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires had completed control of the air supremacy on the battlefield.

Heron jet medium-range bombers, goshawk jet long-range bombers, and even American B-25 medium-range bombers and American B17 long-range bombers constantly threw tons and tons of aerial bombs onto the positions of the silver wolf army, clearing all obstacles encountered in the advance for the army units of the Han and Tang empires.

Even some of the giant bunkers built by the Silver Wolf Empire were blown into ruins by several tons of aerial bombs.

On the evening of May 26, 1557, in the imperial palace of Norya City, the first capital of the Golden Lion Empire, Prime Minister Salento held a telegram in his hand and said to Emperor Kosno with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Silver Wolf Empire.

The first border defense line of the Violet Province and the Calla Lily Province of the Silver Wolf Empire, under the joint attack of the Han and Tang Empire's army and air force, has already broken through many positions.

The Silver Wolf Empire has ordered the troops of the first border line to retreat to the second line of border defense.

However, compared to the first border defense line, the second border defense line of the Silver Wolf Empire may be less solid, and I am afraid that the army of the Silver Wolf Empire will not be able to hold out for long in the second border defense line. ”

Emperor Kosno sighed and said, "I didn't expect the Han and Tang Empires to strike first, nor did I expect the border defense line of the Silver Wolf Empire to collapse so quickly.

The Silver Wolf Empire was a little too anxious, and as a result, the cleverness was mistaken by the cleverness, if the Silver Wolf Empire did not make an artillery incident, the Han and Tang Empires might not declare war so quickly. ”

Prime Minister Salento said, "Your Majesty, the Silver Wolf Empire has sent a telegram asking for help to other allies, including our Golden Lion Empire. ”

Emperor Kosno nodded and said, "Since war is inevitable, then our Golden Lion Empire can only go head-on. ”

Just when the army of the Han and Tang Empires attacked the border defense line of the Silver Wolf Empire, the Golden Lion Empire, the Black Bear Empire, and the Flying Leopard Empire declared war on the Han and Tang Empires almost simultaneously.

Subsequently, the Golden Lion Empire, on behalf of the Red Tiger Empire, the Barbarian Bull Empire, the Nature Elf Empire, the Light Elf Empire, and the Dark Elf Empire of the 9-nation military alliance, declared a state of war with the Han and Tang Empires.

The Han and Tang Empires also quickly declared war on the other 8 countries in the 9-nation military alliance, and at this point, the second war between the Han and Tang Empires and the 9-nation military alliance began.

"Bang-" Joselu, the Emperor of the Silver Wolf Empire, slammed the table, "The second line of defense must be defended!"

Passing on my orders to the troops on the front line, no one is allowed to take a step back, and those who violate the order will be engaged in military law! ”

Although the other 8 allies declared war on the Han and Tang Empires, which made Emperor Joselu's heart breathe a sigh of relief, the situation on the front line made Emperor Joselu feel very anxious.

The border defense line of the Silver Wolf Empire was built at a cost of tens of billions of silver coins, and was divided into the first border defense line and the second border defense line.

In the last war between the 9-nation military alliance and the Han and Tang Empires, the coalition forces relied on the first border defense line to firmly block the attack of the Han and Tang armies, making the battlefield on the northern front in a stalemate throughout the war.

Emperor Joselu never dreamed that the first line of defense on which he had high hopes would not even survive for 24 hours before it was broken through by the Han and Tang armies.

If Emperor Josherus had known that the first line of defense would have been lost so quickly, he would not have dared to cause any artillery incident.

Governor Igna hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, the air force of the Han and Tang Empires has too obvious an advantage.

Now the fighters that our Royal Air Force of the Silver Wolf Empire has deployed on the front line have almost been lost.

I am worried that with the second line of border defense, it will still be difficult to resist the attack of the Han and Tang armies. ”

Emperor Joselu sighed and said, "If the second border defense line is lost, the Han and Tang armies can directly break into the hinterland of the Violet Province and the Calla Lily Province, and even the Xiangxuelan Province and the Holy Wolf Flower Province will face the danger of being invaded by the Han and Tang Dynasty troops.

That would be a disaster for our Silver Wolf Empire. ”

Governor Igna said categorically: "Father, although there is no border defense, there are still hundreds of cities and thousands of small towns in Violet Province and Calla Lily Province.

I am ready to return to the New World immediately, organize the troops and people in the Violet Province and the Calla Lily Province, and use every town to resist the advance of the Han and Tang armies. ”

"Igna, I will urge our allies to send reinforcements to Violet Province and Calla Lily Province as soon as possible, and no matter what, we must block the Han and Tang Dynasty troops in Violet Province and Calla Lily Province!"