Chapter 595: Imperial Ambition
According to the current circulating information, the There authorities have already proposed within the Entente bloc to recover the territories that were lost to Luo Sha in the Crimean War.
To put it directly, it is the entire area around the Mohai Sea!
This is a bit far-fetched, because the northern shore of the Mohai Sea was already under the control of the Luosha Empire before the war that broke out before the rise of the Liangxia Empire and involved almost all the Western powers, only to negotiate the surrender of the occupied Crimean Peninsula to the There Empire.
After abandoning the Crimean peninsula, the then Therid Empire received enough compensation in other regions and did not suffer.
Obviously, the Republic of There wants to control the entire region around the Ink Sea, and it is simply a lion's mouth.
Because it is really outrageous, not to mention the Liangxia Empire, even the Riman Empire, which has a close relationship with the Republic of There, will definitely not agree, so the Entente Group has not made public the relevant news, and all that comes out are rumors that are not so reliable, or whose credibility is questionable.
There is not much doubt about the veracity of the rumors.
At that time, the There Empire and the Luosha Empire were mortal enemies who did not share the sky.
Before the Crimean War, the There Empire fought eight wars with Rossa!
In fact, it was the Luosha Empire that suffered a crushing defeat in the Crimean War, and its national strength was greatly reduced, which gave the rising Liangxia Empire a chance.
In the last war, the There Empire joined the Entente Group and formed a triumvirate with the Liangxia Empire and the Riman Empire, and the most critical factor was to regain the northern shore of the Mohai Sea, including the Crimean Peninsula, which was swept away by a paper agreement from the Luosha Empire.
Of course, it is also related to the Kingdom of Bran and the Republic of Locke.
According to the declassified information, before the outbreak of the last war, the Bran Kingdom and the Locke Republic had secret contacts with the There Empire, hoping that the Thell Empire could join the alliance group, and also offered a price that was not too bad, including taking the interest-free loan provided by the Rook Republic to purchase 3 of the most cutting-edge dreadnoughts at that time from the Bran Kingdom. It's a pity that on the most critical issue, the two sides did not reach an agreement.
The Tyre Empire demanded the Crimean Peninsula, but the Bran Kingdom and the Locke Republic refused to agree.
The reason: the Crimean peninsula was owned by the Raksha Empire, which was a major member of the Entente.
Although the There Empire held the choke point connecting the East and the West, it was inferior to the Luosha Empire in terms of strength and strategic value.
There is no reason for the Bran Kingdom and the Locke Republic to abandon the more important Luosha Empire for the sake of the There Empire.
Even under the intervention of the Bran Kingdom and the Locke Republic, the Luo Sha Empire did not object to sending an invitation to join the alliance group to its former long-cherished enemy, the There Empire, but when it comes to vital interests and the core interests of the country, the Luo Sha Empire will definitely not back down in the slightest.
In addition, the Empire also moved.
After learning that the Bran Kingdom and the Locke Republic were trying to win over the There Empire, the Terman Empire not only sent ambassadors over, but also sent two large warships to Lu Xinhai, one of which was an extremely hot battle cruiser at the time, in order to win the favor of the There Empire.
As a result, before the outbreak of the Great War, the Terman Empire successfully won the favor of the Thel Empire, and with two large warships, the Thel Empire became a member of the Entente Group, and established a connection with the Liangxia Empire through the There Empire, and the Triumvirate was formed.
In fact, even at the last minute, the alliance group still has a chance.
Unfortunately, after learning that the There Empire was secretly negotiating with the Terman Empire, the Bran Kingdom seized the battleship that the There Empire had paid for. As a result, the Supreme Commander of the Thel Empire, upon learning of this situation, immediately signed the letter of entry sent by the ambassador.
The Empire not only gave two large warships, but also guaranteed that the region around the Ink Sea, including the Crimean Peninsula to the north, belonged to the Tyre Empire.
Although the Liang Xia Empire did not participate in the negotiations, allowing the There Empire to join the Entente group and sign a military alliance agreement with the There Empire indicates that the Liang Xia Empire also recognizes the assurances and commitments made by the Liang Xia Empire, and will give necessary support within the framework of the group's obligations.
Unfortunately, the Entente was defeated in the last war, and the There Empire fell apart.
Herein lies the problem.
Although many people regard the Republic of There as the heir of the There Empire, in fact, the There Republic did not inherit the mantle of the There Empire.
If anything, the Republic of There is more similar to the Boi Kingdom.
It is also one of the many nation-states that were born after the collapse of the There Empire.
The There Empire was very typical, and there was no multi-ethnic state in which a single ethnic group dominated.
Even the Theres, who built the empire, did not make up more than half of the population.
Most importantly, the territory of the Republic of There is only one-fifth of the territory of the There Empire, and the population is only a quarter of that of the There Empire.
Obviously, no matter how you look at it, the Republic of Thell will not inherit the mantle of the There Empire.
This is fundamentally different from the Luosha Federation.
No matter how bad the Luosha Federation is, it has inherited 80% of the territory and 70% of the population of the Luosha Empire, so it is regarded as the heir of the Luosha Empire.
The key is that Kemal, the founder of the Republic of There, known as the father of the nation, originally played the banner of anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism, and led the army to revolt under the slogan of "overthrowing the old system" and established the Republic of There in the modern sense, thus opening a new era.
So, what reason is there to restore the territory of the imperial period?
Or, what reason is there to demand the resumption of land that represents the old era?
Fundamentally, it is still related to national strength.
No matter how bad the original Ther Empire was, it was also the overlord of the huge land and western continent junction, a bridge between the east and the west, with millions of square kilometers of land and hundreds of millions of people, and its military strength was not too bad, at least in terms of the size of its troops.
The current Republic of Thell is nothing more than a second-rate, or even a third-rate country.
So, what qualifies you to bargain with the Entente?
To put it more bluntly, even if the demands are met and the region around the Ink Sea is annexed after the war, with the strength of the Republic of There, it may not be able to control it. If unrest breaks out in the occupied territories, or even a national uprising, the Republic of There will be devastated as a result.
It's not that there aren't any, but there are too many.
If nothing else, the Liangxia Empire had a similar experience.
After defeating the Luosha Empire and gaining access to the Far North and the vast land hinterland, the Liangxia Empire spent decades quelling the rebellion.
If you want to say that, Chen Bingxun's death and martyrdom outside the Kibu Fortress are all related to this.
Because most of the army's troops were quelling the rebellion in the occupied areas, they had not increased their troops to Fan Yanyang, and the troops sent to the Xuan Continent were even more pitiful.
If the Liangxia Empire is still like this, how much better will the Ther Republic be?
It's just that this problem can't be bypassed at all.
According to the judgment of the White Cessation War, both sides will eventually make compromises, and the most likely outcome is that the Republic of There will return the Crimean Peninsula and accept the fait accompli, no longer seek the land around the Mohai Sea, and give up the dream of restoring the glory of the empire.
If anything, this may be the only outcome acceptable to both sides.