Chapter 813: The Alliance of Difficult Brothers
Compared with the situation of the Great Liang Empire, the Great Wu Empire, which was also invaded, was in a worse situation, the overall military strength of the Great Wu Empire was the strongest among the three Tang people-dominated countries, but the war broke out just over 1 month, the Great Wu Empire had more than 3 million army troops, as well as more than 2,300 fighters of the Air Force, in addition to nearly sixty percent of the warships of the Great Wu Empire Navy, all lost in this sudden war, and the losses were even greater than those of the Great Liang Empire. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The two large-scale battles carefully prepared by the Great Wu Empire all ended in failure, and even Weiyang City, the capital of the Great Wu Empire, had been attacked by the Cass army, and the three armies of the Great Wu Empire, the sea, land and air forces, were all severely damaged in the two large-scale battles.
Because of the undeclared war by the Kas army, the army of the Great Wu Empire suffered very large losses in the early stage, but the data was not as exaggerated as the propaganda of the Kas Kingdom, which claimed to have wiped out more than 2 million army troops, thousands of warplanes and more than 200 warships of the Great Wu Empire in just 4 days, in fact, in the first 4 days, the losses of the Great Wu Empire's army were less than half of the propaganda of the Kas Kingdom.
However, the two large-scale battles carefully prepared by the Great Wu Empire caused extremely heavy losses to the sea, land and air forces of the Great Wu Empire, and the situation on the battlefield of the entire Great Wu Empire fell to the Kas Kingdom at once.
The entire Great Wu Empire has a total of 36 provinces, and after the end of the 2 large-scale battles, the Great Wu Empire has lost 10 provinces, and it is foreseeable that in the near future, the territory lost by the Great Wu Empire will increase, after all, the main force of the Great Wu Empire's sea, land and air forces has been hit hard, and the Kas army has not suffered a big loss in 2 large-scale battles, and it is still capable of continuing to attack, and then the army of the Great Wu Empire wants to stop the progress of the Kas army, it will be very difficult.
In the palace of Shangluo City, the temporary capital of the Great Wu Empire, Nangong Qian, the emperor of the Great Wu Empire, said to Yu Hongji, the prime minister of the Great Wu Empire, and Liu Changwei, the military minister of the Military Department of the Great Wu Empire: "Two Aiqing, now that the Kas army is on the verge of Weiyang City, the capital of our Great Wu Empire, Weiyang City has become precarious, and even I have to withdraw to Shangluo City, what should we do next?" Can Weiyang City be defended? ”
Minister of Military Affairs Liu Changwei said gloomily: "Your Majesty, the three armies of our Great Wu Empire, the land, sea and air forces, have suffered too great losses in the two battles that have just ended, and the railway leading to Weiyang City has been blown up, and our military department has been unable to send more troops to Weiyang City in a short period of time, relying only on the army of less than 400,000 and more than 300 second-generation fighters in Weiyang City at this time, it will be ...... Hard! ”
Nangong Qian, the emperor of the Great Wu Empire, suddenly asked: "Liu Aiqing, for these two battles, our Great Wu Empire has been preparing for almost 20 days, mobilizing more than 3.2 million land forces and more than 1,800 fighters, and also taking out all the main warships of the navy to cooperate with the battle, and even surpassing the strength invested by the Kas army in the two battles in terms of strength, why did the two battles that broke out at the same time, one only took 6 days for us to be completely defeated, and the other only lasted for 8 days, The losses of our navy, land and air force are still so great, Liu Aiqing, can you tell me why? ”
Before the Minister of Military Affairs Liu Changwei could speak, the Prime Minister next to him, Yu Hongji, immediately said: "Your Majesty, according to the report of the battlefield, the reason why our Great Wu Empire lost in the two battles is mainly because the weapons and equipment of our navy, land and air forces are too far behind the Kass army in terms of performance, just like the air force, the air force of our Great Wu Empire is mainly equipped with second-generation fighters, and only a small number of third-generation fighters, while the air force of the Kas Kingdom is all equipped with third-generation fighters. This made our air force quickly at a disadvantage in the two battles, and the losses in the air battles became bigger and bigger, and finally the air supremacy of the two battles was handed over to the air force of the Kas Kingdom. ”
Minister of War Liu Changwei continued: "It is indeed the case, in terms of weapons and equipment, the gap between our three armies of the Great Wu Empire, the land and air forces is too large, which is why we are so passive in the war. ”
Nangong Qian, the emperor of the Great Wu Empire, shook his head with a wry smile and asked, "Then what should our Great Wu Empire do next?" ”
Minister of War Liu Changwei replied: "Your Majesty, now that our navy, land and air forces have suffered heavy losses, the navy and air force have no way to replenish immediately for the time being, but the army has begun to expand on a large scale, and our military department is studying and preparing to adopt the strategy of exchanging space for time to start a war of attrition with the Kas Kingdom, and at the same time form a number of guerrilla units in the occupied areas to contain the strength of the Kas army in the rear. ”
Nangong Qian's face was still ugly and said, "Isn't this method the strategy of the Great Chu Empire to deal with the Kas Kingdom?" ”
Minister of Military Affairs Liu Changwei nodded and said, "It is indeed the strategy of the Great Chu Empire to deal with the Kas Kingdom. ”
"But now the Great Chu Empire is about to die!"
"Your Majesty, the Great Chu Empire has relied on such a strategy and has persisted for more than 2 years, and our Great Wu Empire has no better way."
Nangong Qian sighed and said, "In this way, our Great Wu Empire can only survive!" ”
Prime Minister Yu Hongji and Minister of Military Affairs Liu Changwei looked at each other, both with gloomy faces, don't look at the Great Wu Empire ranked 15th among the world's military powers, but with the 8th ranked Kas Kingdom, there is a big gap in terms of military strength, and now the war situation of the Great Wu Empire reflects the rankings of both sides.
Prime Minister Yu Hongji then said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that our Great Wu Empire should form an alliance with the Great Liang Empire and the Great Chu Empire as soon as possible to jointly deal with the invasion of the Kas Kingdom and the Merlin Kingdom!" ”
Nangong Qian, the emperor of the Great Wu Empire, hesitated for a moment and said: "I think it's okay to form an alliance with the Great Liang Empire, but the Great Chu Empire is about to die, although the Great Chu Empire still has the territory of 5 provinces, but those 5 provinces are relatively barren, and the Great Chu Empire doesn't have much strength, if it weren't for the existence of the Hong'e Mountains, maybe the Great Chu Empire would have perished, would it be necessary for us to win over the Great Chu Empire?" ”
Prime Minister Yu Hongji said: "Your Majesty, the enemy of your enemy is your friend!" Although there is not much left in the strength of the Great Chu Empire, the army of the Great Chu Empire still has nearly 2 million troops after all, which is no less than the current army strength of our Great Wu Empire. ”
After the Meilin Kingdom launched a war of aggression against the Great Wu Empire, the army of the Great Wu Empire began to expand its army on a large scale, but in the two large-scale battles that just ended, the army of the Great Wu Empire suffered very heavy losses, and the regular army of all the armies added up to just over 2 million, of course, the army of the Great Wu Empire still has more than 3 million recruits not counted.
Emperor Nangong Qian then thought for a moment and said, "But what if after forming an alliance with the Great Chu Empire, the Great Chu Empire reaches out to our Great Wu Empire for weapons, equipment and other materials?" After all, after forming allies, we have an obligation to support them in all aspects. ”
Prime Minister Yu Hongji spread his hands and said: "Your Majesty, although our Great Wu Empire is willing to support some weapons and equipment and other materials of the Great Chu Empire, but the area at the junction of our Great Wu Empire and the Great Chu Empire is all controlled by the Kasi people, and our Great Wu Empire can only be powerless." ”
Nangong Qian, the emperor of the Great Wu Empire, suddenly realized: "That's right! The connection between our Great Wu Empire and the Great Chu Empire has been cut off by the army of the Kasi people, so Yu Aiqing should implement this matter as soon as possible! ”
Liu Changwei, Minister of Military Affairs of the Ministry of War, said at this time: "The Great Chu Empire is not so weak, and now the Jinjiang Province of the Great Chu Empire has not been recovered by the people of the Great Chu Empire?" And according to reliable intelligence, the army of the Chu people in Jinjiang Province has a very strong military strength, and even has hundreds of fourth-generation fighters. ”
Emperor Nangong Qian frowned and said, "But I heard that the army of the Chu people in Jinjiang Province is not under the control of the royal family of the Great Chu Empire, so I don't know which country is behind this army?" ”
Prime Minister Yu Hongji said: "No matter which country is supporting the Chu army in Jinjiang Province, anyway, they are enemies with the Kasi people, they are our potential allies, this time our Great Wu Empire and the Great Liang Empire, the Great Chu Empire are allied, it is best to pull the Chu army in Jinjiang Province." ”
In the imperial palace in Bianliang City, the capital of the Great Liang Empire, Wang Puqi, the prime minister of the Great Liang Empire, sighed and said to Ouyang Hong, the emperor of the Great Liang Empire: "The Great Wu Empire has suffered a crushing defeat in two large-scale battles, and the situation of the Great Wu Empire is worrying!" ”
Emperor Ouyang Hong frowned and said, "Prime Minister, then what is your opinion on the proposal of the Great Wu Empire?" ”
Yu Hongji, the prime minister of the Great Wu Empire, had already told the Great Liang Empire and the Great Chu Empire about the proposal for the three invaded countries to form an alliance.
Prime Minister Wang Puqi pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I think we can form an alliance with the Great Wu Empire and the Great Chu Empire, after all, our three countries are all Tang people-dominated countries, with the same blood in their bodies, the same roots, and now our three countries have all been invaded by other countries, and we should stand together to deal with the invaders!" ”
Emperor Ouyang Hong continued: "The Great Wu Empire is okay, but the strength of the Great Chu Empire is not much, if we establish an alliance with the Great Chu Empire, our Great Liang Empire will not be beneficial, and we have to come up with a large amount of materials to support the Great Chu Empire!" ”
Prime Minister Wang Puqi said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, we can't just look at the present, we have to look at the long term, if the Great Chu Empire is destroyed by the Kas Kingdom, we, as allies, are we obliged to help the people of the Great Chu Empire get rid of the colonial rule of the Kas Kingdom!" ”
Emperor Ouyang Hong frowned again and said: "Prime Minister, you are thinking too far, we can't take care of it ourselves now, what's the use of thinking so far, and the Kas Kingdom is not much weaker than the Merlin Kingdom!" ”
Prime Minister Wang Puqi said: "Your Majesty, the world is unpredictable, no one knows what the war will develop into in the future, and our Great Liang Empire is vast and has a large population, maybe this war is the introduction to the rise of our Great Liang Empire." ”
Emperor Ouyang Hong thought about it for a while, nodded and said to Prime Minister Wang Puqi: "I agree in principle that the three countries form an alliance, but if the Great Chu Empire wants to join, it must marry their eldest princess Murong Qian to me!" ”
"No! Your Majesty, by all means! ”
"What's not to do? If it weren't for the sudden war of aggression launched by the Merlin Kingdom against our Great Liang Empire, perhaps Murong Qian, the eldest princess of the Great Chu Empire, would have been lying on my bed a long time ago. ”
"Your Majesty, at this time and that time, it turned out that the Great Chu Empire had a request for us, and they dedicated the eldest princess Murong Qian to Your Majesty, which can be regarded as a reward, even if the entire Great Chu Empire is annoyed by this, it doesn't matter, but if the three countries form an alliance, we are allies, if Your Majesty puts forward such a condition, it will inevitably arouse the disgust of the entire Great Chu Empire, in that case, it will be useless for our Great Liang Empire and the Great Chu Empire to establish an alliance."
"Okay, I don't care about this matter, Prime Minister, you have full authority to deal with it!"
Yu Hongji, the prime minister of the Great Wu Empire, passed the proposal of the Great Liang Empire, the Great Wu Empire and the Great Chu Empire to form an alliance to the Great Chu Empire, and the monarchs and ministers of the Great Chu Empire almost cheered, and the emperor of the Great Chu Empire, Murong Zheng, found Zhao Youzheng, the prime minister of the Great Chu Empire, to the palace of Weixuancheng.
"Prime Minister, now the eldest princess is not in Weixuan City, and the alliance with the Great Liang Empire and the Great Wu Empire is all up to you, there must be no mistakes, this alliance is too important to our Great Chu Empire, the eldest princess specially sent a telegram back, let our Great Chu Empire no matter what, also promote the alliance of the three countries!"
Prime Minister Zhao Youzheng nodded with a serious face and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister knows the significance of this alliance for our Great Chu Empire, and there will definitely be no mistakes, and the Great Liang Empire and the Great Wu Empire are very sincere this time, and did not put forward any additional requirements, and the Great Liang Empire also said that after the alliance, it will support us as much as possible with a batch of weapons and equipment and other combat materials." ”
"Good! Very good! I heard from the eldest princess that we are currently in very difficult financial difficulties, and with the support of the Great Liang Empire, we can at least solve our urgent needs! ”
More than 1 month after the Merlin Kingdom launched a war against the Great Liang Empire and the Kas Kingdom against the Great Wu Empire at the same time, the Great Liang Empire, the Great Wu Empire and the Great Chu Empire, which had been invaded by the Kas Kingdom before, jointly announced the formation of an alliance to deal with the two invaders of the Merlin Kingdom and the Kas Kingdom. (To be continued.) )