-Chapter 492: Proxy War (1)-

The fighting between compatriots was sometimes more ferocious than the national war, and the formation of the Grizzly 1 chariot crushed the severed limbs and stumps of the Russian soldiers all the way to charge forward, killing a veritable bloody road. The Russian front-line command soon found out that something was wrong, and they immediately sent reinforcements with a large number of anti-tank weapons, and the successive build-up of the Russian reserves made the Cossack tank units feel the pressure, and after several tanks were destroyed by ambushed anti-tank guns one after another, these Cossack army tanks returned in a huff.

In this battle, all 150 M2 tanks of the Russian army were destroyed, more than 200 artillery pieces were lost, and the casualties were as high as 230,000, and the Cossack army also paid the price of nearly 60,000 people. After this battle, the Russian army fully realized its own inadequacy in equipment, and they could only speed up the construction of fortifications, dig anti-tank trenches and set up cement piles, rely on a large number of artillery imported from the Boston Empire to hold the position, and use more infantry to consume the armor power of the Cossack army with flesh and blood.

The Cossack army could not bear such huge casualties, so the scale of the offensive was reduced a lot, and in addition to some battalion and company-level battles in some areas, the two sides only buried themselves in the construction of fortifications on the national border, and temporarily abandoned the intention of conducting a general battle.

The Cossack civil war calmed down for the time being, while the New World was again turbulent. It turned out that the Boston Empire, after receiving the report of the geological team, was also angry at the huge oil reserves of the Moss Kingdom. Blinded by interests, the Imperial government of Boston began to secretly contact the king of the Moss Kingdom, hoping to reach an oil development agreement with him.

It's a pity that they don't know what to do, there is a senior spy like Le Cheng by Wiedman's side, and he quickly transmitted the news back to the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Liu Yu, who received the information, attached great importance to it and reported it directly to Fang Xiaoyu. Fang Xiaoyu released the oil reserves of the Moss Kingdom in order to create contradictions for various countries, and now that the Boston Empire has made the first move, this opportunity must naturally be seized.

In order to protect Le Cheng, Fang Xiaoyu did not use this information directly, but transmitted it to the intelligence network of the Moss Kingdom, and then the intelligence network privately leaked it to the intelligence officers of the countries of the Western Continent. A few days later, the news was received by several major countries of the Allied bloc.

When the governments of these countries received the news, they immediately sent a diplomatic note to the Boston Empire, asking it to stop its small actions in the Moss Kingdom, and in order to avoid being too conspicuous, even the Chinese Empire also sent a note with the same care.

After receiving the notes sent by various countries, Wiedman was naturally furious again, and strictly ordered the intelligence department to thoroughly investigate who leaked the information, but after checking and checking, he found the Moss Kingdom, and now Wiedman lost his temper, if the Moss Kingdom leaked information internally, he had no choice.

In desperation, Widman submitted a memorandum to various countries, claiming that he hoped to solve the oil problem of the Moss Kingdom through negotiations. Facts have proved that the so-called civilization and justice of those powerful countries are just a fig leaf that can be thrown away at any time.

At the suggestion of the Boston Empire, the envoys of various countries began to carry out diplomatic mediation, as if they had regarded the Kingdom of Moss as a thing in their hands, and did not regard it as an independent country at all, and finally the countries unanimously decided to meet in the Boston Empire's Jinshan Harbor to negotiate this resource issue related to the fortunes of the country.

The weakened Moss Kingdom has no room for resistance, and none of these countries that have coveted its oil resources for a long time can afford to provoke the Moss Kingdom, and they have nothing to do but resign themselves to fate.

The weakness of the government of the Kingdom of Moss does not mean that its domestic forces are weak, due to the inaction of the royal government for many years, the local forces in the Kingdom of Moss have risen, and at least two other forces have reached the strength to divide one side. When it was rumored that the Moss Kingdom was rich in oil, these powerful forces who knew the value of oil very well began to secretly prepare for the incident.

In the past, because the country was poor, there was not much benefit in the uprising, but now with oil as a source of wealth, there is naturally the possibility of separating one side, and they have begun to look for backers abroad, hoping to use oil as a bargaining chip and obtain foreign help, so as to achieve the goal of becoming self-reliant.

Just when the dignitaries of various countries gathered in Jinshan Port for a meeting, hoping to divide the scope of the power of the Moss Kingdom, the two major forces of secession sent their own representatives to approach the major powers they valued.

Gudra, who is close to the east coast, is a local tycoon, and for many years, relying on shady means such as cunning and plundering, a large number of land acquisitions and private soldiers have become a local tyrant, and after several deliberations, Dracula's secret envoy found the absolute core of the Allies, the Yaman Empire.

The commander-in-chief of the border guards of the kingdom, Admiral Calges, who was close to the border of the St. Martin Empire, also had very great ambitions, and due to the backward management of the Kingdom of Moss, the commander of the border guards not only controlled the troops, but also controlled the logistics and local taxes, which made Admiral Calges fully capable of becoming a warlord.

Stimulated by the oil resources, Admiral Calgis knew that his opportunity had come, but it was very difficult for him to stand on his own feet with the border guards in his hands, without weapons factories, reservists and weapons, unless he could find a solid enough backer.

Admiral Calgess, who was stationed in the border area of Mos, naturally thought of the northern region of the San Martin Empire, which was only separated by a national border with his own army, so his envoy directly approached Marshal Caolan for contact, but Marshal Caolan did not dare to make up his own mind, and after consulting with Marshal Dinant, he reported the situation to the Chinese Empire.

Neither the Yaman Empire nor the Chinese Empire expected such a good thing, and when the envoys of the two powerful forces of the Moss Kingdom approached them, the governments of the two countries were overjoyed, and they unanimously made the decision to split the Moss Kingdom and comprehensively support these separatist forces to oppose the central government.

After all, the Moss Kingdom has been the invisible little brother of the Boston Empire for many years, and its royal family has a natural affinity for the Boston Empire, if the Boston Empire holds a meeting to settle the dispute as the Boston Empire proposes, then the Boston Empire will definitely get the greatest benefit in the oil share of the Moss Kingdom, which is something that all countries do not want to see.

It would be different if you supported your own power, and with your own power, you can compete with the royal family of the Moss Kingdom, and the oil fields occupied by these forces are naturally fully developed by your own side. Therefore, at the time when the representatives of various countries at the Jinshan Conference were repeatedly arguing and fighting for a small share, the arms aid from the Chinese Empire had first been transported through the border of the San Martín Empire and into Caljies's military camp. A few days later, the Jarman convoy docked at the port of Veracruz, where they also brought the first batch of weapons and ammunition to Gudra.

With sufficient weapons and equipment, Gudra first announced the news of the autonomy of the provinces of Campeche and Madero on the eastern coast of the Moss Kingdom, which shocked the whole country when this news came out. King Hernande of Moss immediately summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures, and finally they unanimously decided to send a large army to the border area to encircle and suppress the rebels nearby.

The cunning Calgis did not declare his independence at the first opportunity, and he kept a close watch on his restless neighbor while he kept a close eye on him. Sure enough, Gudra, who had weapons and equipment, immediately jumped out, and they not only declared autonomy, but also sent people to show goodwill to Karges, and it seems that this border commander with a heavy army still makes him very jealous.

The royal family's request for his will to quell the rebellion and the letter from Gudra to show favor were delivered one after another, looking at the two letters in his hand, Kargis showed a smile on his face, he will never do it, in case his strength is too lost, it will lose its use value, and then the Chinese Empire may choose another agent, so his method is to delay.

Admiral Calgés first reassured Gudra, telling him that he had no intention of being an enemy of him, and then cried to the royal family, saying that he lacked weapons and ammunition, did not have sufficient military salaries, food and grass, and the morale of the troops was fluctuating. In a word, there is more than enough to defend the border but not to attack, this is Caljes's two-faced trick, and the facts show that such a method does work.

The Moss royal family has always been quite jealous of the self-respecting Kargess, and now that there is an opportunity, King Hernander hopes that their two powerful forces can consume each other, and now that he heard that Calges's tone has loosened, he is naturally very happy, and he hurriedly used the only few warships in the Moss Kingdom to cover the transport ship, and sent 20,000 Springfield-style rifles and a large amount of ammunition made in the Boston Empire, along with 30,000 tons of various grains and military salaries worth 500,000 Chinese yuan.

Although the Springfield rifle is not as good as the Type 91 rifle shipped by the St. Martin Empire, it is also very good, at least it makes it possible for Caljes to expand by another 20,000 horses, not to mention that the Springfield rifle produced in Boston completely imitates the Type 91 rifle, and even the rifle caliber and bullet specifications are the same, which also facilitates the logistics supply of the border guards.

After receiving these weapons and supplies, Calgés immediately patted his chest and told the royal envoy that he immediately began to train his troops to prepare for the attack, but in fact he still repeatedly delayed, delaying the date of the attack under various pretexts, and watched Gudra grow stronger and began to launch a tentative attack on the territory controlled by the kingdom.

Kargis was unequivocal in receiving supplies, but the date of the march was delayed, which made King Hernande of Moss so desperate that he had no choice but to send his descendants to the front line to stop the menacing Gudra.

In any case, the royal family of Moss still controls the vast majority of the country's army, with a total of 360,000 regular troops in twelve armies. Although the Moss royal family only sent four armies to defend the territory, it was already far beyond the scope of Gudra's bearing.