Chapter 94 The Five-State Conference
The meeting was presided over by the Grand Duke of Kalia as the host, and everyone sat down according to their own positions, Ouyang Yu sat down and saw that opposite him, a tall and thin old man he didn't know smiled and nodded to himself, Ouyang Yu smiled and nodded in return and asked at the same time: "Please ask the honorable name?"
The tall and thin old man replied: "President of the United Chamber of Commerce of the Despicable North, Kalinin Molotov. β
"So he's Molotov?"
Molotov is the businessman who controls the arms sales of the four northern countries, and he is also the arms dealer that Ouyang Yu and the National Defense Council are ready to defeat in the agreement, and he is quite influential in the four northern countries, so I didn't expect him to participate in this meeting.
"Hello President Molotov, in Xia Yu Ouyang Yu. β
"His Excellency Earl Ouyang has long heard of his great name, and now that he has seen it with his own eyes, it is indeed worthy of his reputation. β
"Prizes. β
Ouyang Yu and Molotov chatted briefly, as the host, Grand Duke Kalia cleared his throat and announced the start of the meeting, the first to speak was Fernando VII, he first talked about the current form of the Eastern Continent, and then talked about the threats faced by several northern countries, including the Duchy of Luxon, and finally said the ultimate goal.
"I hope that our five nations can unite to resist the invasion of the Imperial Army, and only by sincere unity can we defeat a strong enemy, but we are now facing many problems, the army is not trained, the weapons and equipment are outdated, and the number is small, so I hope that His Royal Highness Avril can support our four countries. β
"I wonder how the four countries want our country to support?"
It was Ouyang Yu who spoke, Ouyang Yu had discussed with Avril in advance, and Avril, who simply did not have much diplomatic experience, was not the opponent of these old foxes at all, so the meetings and negotiations were handed over to her to deal with, although Ouyang Yu also had little experience, but the actual age and knowledge were much more than Avril, and the developed earth also provided Ouyang Yu with some references, such as the black language of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, she could understand it.
Although some surprises were not answered by Avril but Ouyang Yu, it was not surprising that Ouyang Yu's status and strength in the Duchy of Lucerne would answer everyone instead of Avril.
Fernando VII pondered for a moment and said, "We, the four countries, hope that your country will send an army into the Duchy of Gallia to resist the invasion of the Imperial Army together with the army of the Duchy of Gallia, so that our other three countries will have time to buy weapons and train their armies." β
"I'm sorry, on behalf of Her Highness Avril Avril, I can't agree to such a request. Ouyang Yu had long known what the four northern countries were planning, and he refused without thinking about it for his own purposes.
"Huh?why?!"
Grand Duke Kalia asked the questions in the hearts of everyone present, Ouyang Yu's answer was completely unexpected to them, the monarchs of the four countries thought that as if they paid for it like the Kingdom of Gaul, the Duchy of Lucerne would send troops to help them resist the imperial army, and they had also inquired about Ouyang Yu's special love for money beforehand, and they also prepared a special gift for Ouyang Yu for this purpose, but now Ouyang Yu rejected their request, which made the monarchs of the four countries unable to sit still, without the help of the Duchy of Lucerne, there was no way to resist the invasion of the imperial army, thinking of Bourbon II's family** The end of the four countries shuddered, they didn't want to do this.
Ouyang Yu spread his hands and said in a helpless tone: "Because my country does not have any extra troops to send to the territory of the Principality of Gallia now, I am really sorry." β
"Not enough troops?Your Excellency Count Ouyang, how is this possible?" Grand Duke Kalia asked excitedly, his Duchy of Gallia would be the first target of the Imperial Army's attack, and he was naturally the most anxious to hear Ouyang Yu's refusal to reinforce.
"I'm sorry I'm telling the truth, at present, my country really doesn't have a division of troops that can fight, more than 20,000 people I brought to fight in Norin City in the south are being upgraded from infantry divisions to armored divisions, the newly formed garrison The first motorized infantry division and the second motorized infantry division have just begun training, and there are four other infantry divisions being formed, although there will be an army of 100,000 people after all the formations are completed, but now there is really no reinforcement for the battle, huh...... The army can't do it, but the air force can, so let's do it, I mobilized three fighter wings and a bomber group to come over, and with the help of my air force, I believe it will be of great help to the battle. β
"Air Force?" the monarchs of the four countries looked at each other.
Air force, fighter planes, and bombers are all unfamiliar terms to the monarchs of the four countries and their officials, although they have also heard of the brilliant achievements of Ouyang Yujun's air force, but they all hold the method of seeing is believing, and always have a feeling of distrust of the nascent air force.
"Your Excellency Ouyang, don't you think about it anymore? I believe you also know the truth of the cold lips and teeth, if our four kingdoms are wiped out by the Imperial Army, it will not be a good thing for you and the Duchy of Lucerne. "Grand Duke Hopkins wants to persuade him a little more.
Ouyang Yu waved his hand and didn't give any face at all, "Do you want our soldiers to go to the battlefield and die in vain without even holding a gun?" If you want our country to send troops, you must wait for half a year after the training is completed, as long as the soldiers' training is not completed for a day, our army will not fight with the imperial army for a day, so you can only rely on yourself for half a year, but ......." β
Ouyang Yu's only made a little hope rise in the hearts of the monarchs of the four countries.
"However, in addition to the Air Force, although our country cannot directly help countries, it can send a large number of military instructors to help countries train their armies, and it can also sell weapons and all logistics ...... to countries. β
"Lord Ouyang, please don't worry about weapons and logistics materials, my joint chamber of commerce will help countries solve it. β
Molotov, who had been acting as a background, finally spoke, he couldn't sit still after hearing that Ouyang Yu was going to sell weapons and materials to the four northern countries, Ouyang Yu's approach was tantamount to robbing him of his job and cutting off his way of life, how could he see Ouyang Yu selling her weapons to the four northern countries without speaking, so he hurriedly interrupted Ouyang Yu's words.
Ouyang Yu put his eyes on Molotov's body, then looked at the monarchs of the four kingdoms, and asked, "Four Majereigns, what do you mean, do you really not need my weapons?"
"It's ....... The monarch of the four kingdoms made eye contact, and finally Fernando VII said: "Your Excellency Count Ouyang, the weapons sold by Mr. Molotov have been used by our four countries for a long time, and it is a bit unreasonable to change the seller for no reason." β
As soon as Fernando VII's words fell, the surrounding nobles and officials also echoed it, they were all vested interests, if they bought Ouyang Yu's arms and logistics materials, then they would not get a dime, so they would naturally support Molotov against Ouyang Yu.
"Okay, I see, then you definitely don't need my air force, in that case, there is nothing to talk about, Your Highness Avril we don't need to stay here any longer and waste time. β
"Good. β
Avril got up from the chair and grabbed Ouyang Yu's arm, and left the conference room despite the loud voice of the monarchs of the four kingdoms.
"Alas, His Royal Highness Avril and His Excellency Ouyang left in a bad mood, the matter of the union of the five countries will definitely be in vain, without the support of the Duchy of Lucerne, what can we do to resist the imperial army?"
The Grand Duke of Kalia was crying with a sad face, a few days ago there was information from the Fortress of Kirulandaio on the border that the Imperial Army had been discovered, and the Grand Duke of Kalia estimated that it would not be long before the official attack of the Imperial Army.
The Archduke of Essex, who was a little arrogant, slapped the table and stood up and said loudly: "No, no, there is no imperial army, and the imperial army is not iron, I don't believe that we can't fight without the Duchy of Lucerne army!"
"That's right, isn't his Principality of Luxon Army fighting with advanced weapons and equipment, Mr. Molotov, you can make a price if he has any equipment in the Principality of Luxon Army, we still have a little money in the four countries. β
Grand Duke Pkins echoed loudly, but Molotov was embarrassed to answer him.
"Lord Grand Duke, this ...... I can't sell Lord Ouyang's equipment to you, don't be in a hurry to listen to me, Lord Ouyang's equipment is completely different from the equipment we use now, I inquired from some secret channels, Lord Ouyang's weapons and equipment are not driven by magic, and its principle is still unknown, and the tank is only produced by the National Defense Council except for Lord Ouyang, and now we have been blocked, even if we have money, we can't buy it, and the fighter plane in the entire Eastern Continent is only owned by Lord Ouyang, and I can't do anything to sell it to you. β
Molotov's words silenced the scene, and it took a long time for Fernando VII to speak: "The world is changing too fast, it seems that we can only talk to His Royal Highness Avril and Count Ouyang again, let's break up the meeting now." β
The first meeting ended in a hurry, and there was no result except for taking Ouyang Yu away.
The second meeting was held on the third day, Ouyang Yu still had the attitude of the last time, it was absolutely impossible to send troops, if you wanted the air force to support, you had to buy her weapons, ammunition and logistics materials, if you didn't buy it, even the air force would not send out.
The stalemate between the two sides on this issue, coupled with Molotov's agitation on the sidelines, led to another unhappy end in the second meeting.
That night, the anxious Grand Duke of Kalia found Ouyang Yu and Avril in private, and was willing to buy Ouyang Yu's weapons in large quantities in exchange for the dispatch of Ouyang Yu's air force, Ouyang Yu was not willing to make things too stiff, so he agreed to the request of the Grand Duke of Kalia, and agreed to send the air force to help the Grand Duke of Kalia resist the imminent attack of the Imperial Army, and the weapons were bought at a lower price, and at the same time, military instructors were sent to help the Principality of Gallia train the army, the reason why she did this was to let the army of the Principality of Gallia advertise for itself, and I believe that the other three countries will not be unmoved after seeing their weapons and equipmentγ