Chapter 318: The Signing of the Acropolis Covenant
The Acropolis is located in the middle of the inner bay, not far from Enjing, and was originally built as the Acropolis of Enkyo because it is along the coast.
It was a strategic location, the point of convergence between the northern and southern territories of the Dayan Empire.
Chen Hongchang, the emperor of the Dayan Empire, has been staying here for the last few days.
Coming here from Qianjiang Base City, Chen Hongchang hardly slept a day's restful sleep.
Originally, he and Tian Mingfei had agreed to send troops together, take Dicui Island, and drive Tang Zheng back to his hometown, and then they would divide the results equally and occupy Dicui Island.
But Li Wuwu's dispatch of troops disrupted everything.
Now three hundred kilometers west of the Acropolis, the 300,000-strong Royal Guard is conducting a military exercise there.
This military exercise is the most concerned thing in the surrounding area after the Battle of Dicui Island.
The Royal Guard also showed amazing strength in this military exercise.
Their mechanized infantry brigade coordinated the exercise with as many as 3,000 tanks, and a large number of artillery units.
In addition, hundreds of fighters of various types appeared, including even third-generation aircraft, whose combat effectiveness far exceeded the strength of the multinational force on Dicui Island.
The most disturbing thing is that the Royal Guard also test-fired a surface-to-ground tactical missile, which fully demonstrates the Royal Guard's heritage as a descendant of the Han Yue Army.
Such a military exercise was held near the Acropolis, how could Chen Hongchang sleep soundly.
He knew that Li Wuwu and Tang Zheng were now in collusion and had completely united.
And he can't give up the Acropolis here, because his navy can be completely launched in a few days, if he doesn't station a large army to guard here, maybe the royal guards will kill him in one go and completely bury his dream of the sea.
If the Acropolis is lost, then it is impossible for him to hold the territory in the north, and the Yunhua Empire, which is independent of the First Army in the northeast region, will definitely not give up the opportunity to seize the territory.
Li Haocheng, the emperor of the Yunhua Empire, is not a fuel-efficient lamp, which Chen Hongchang knows very well in his heart.
Therefore, he transferred his main forces to the side of the Acropolis to strictly defend it, lest something happen during this period of time.
The original plan to send troops with Tian Mingfei was also completely shelved, and now he has a feeling that he can't protect himself.
There are 500,000 royal guards, and their combat effectiveness has always been good, and he Chen Hongchang is the first person to declare independence and statehood, and I believe that Li Wuwu has hated him to death in his heart.
If Li Wuwu is the first place to attack, it is likely to be his Dayan.
What's more, there is still Tang Zheng in the south, if Li Wuwu launches an offensive in the north, Tang Zheng will definitely take advantage of this to send troops to the Sanjiang region, which will put him in a situation where he is attacked by the enemy on his back.
If it doesn't go on like this, something will go wrong.
Chen Hongchang has been thinking about this matter for the past few days, and he feels that with his own strength, it may be difficult to resist this situation, so he needs to find an alliance.
It's not okay to find Tian Mingfei, he broke his promise first, and Tian Mingfei won't cooperate with him at this time.
It is not possible to find Li Haocheng in the Northeast, that guy will definitely take the opportunity to make excessive demands.
Chen Hongchang thought about it, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while.
At this time, his subordinate, Zhao Boxiong, the commander of the First Division of the First Group Army, recommended a partner to him.
"Your Majesty, recently, the Great Snake Empire in the Great Eastern Ocean has had some contact with our side, and the military industry on their side has recovered very quickly, especially the construction of the Air Force and Navy, even above us, and I know that they have established a naval base in the Chongsheng Islands."
"The last incident on Dicui Island, the embassy of the Great Snake Empire was almost blown up by Tang Zheng, and they also hated Tang Zheng to the core, and I also heard that Tang Zheng had recently sent a fleet into the Great Eastern Ocean, which would undoubtedly challenge their position as the overlord of the Great Eastern Ocean. I wonder if we can invite them over and sign a strategic alliance, and then we can have a joint military exercise, because we all have common interests and enemies. ”
Hearing Zhao Boxiong's suggestion, Chen Hongchang fell into deep thought.
If it was another country, he might not hesitate, but he had to be cautious about the country of the Great Snake.
This is a greedy nation, in the past few decades, the big snake also had a great war with Han Yue, that war lasted for ten years, Han Yue suffered heavy losses for this, and the contradictions between the two countries were very deep.
That country is entrenched in the Great East Ocean, surrounded by the sea, and because of its limited land, it has always been thinking of expanding outward and occupying more land and people.
Zhao Boxiong is now hooking up with them, which is not necessarily a good thing.
But Zhao Boxiong is right about one thing, that is, he and the Great Snake Empire now seem to be natural allies, after all, he is no longer the commander of Han Yue, but the emperor of the Great Yan Empire.
But despite this, he still couldn't make up his mind.
Seeing that he hesitated, Song Yinghao, the commander of his First Army, spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have an up-to-date newsletter here."
"Say."
"Three days ago, Tang Zheng had already let his armored troops and field troops set off from Dicui Island and entered the edge of Sanjiang, with a total of more than 50,000 troops.
Hearing this news, Chen Hongchang felt a little chilled in his heart.
He didn't believe that Tang Zheng would be so kind, wasting bullets, manpower and material resources for no reason, to help annihilate zombies in his territory, he must have another plan, maybe he would launch an offensive at the same time as Li Wuwu.
Especially this critical matter, he can't help but think about it.
Seeing that Chen Hongchang was a little moved, Song Yinghao struck while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, you can't hesitate, when you continue to make decisions, you will suffer from the chaos, I think that maybe in the next few days, Tang Zheng will let his troops move north, and the target will not be any base city in the bulk province, nor will it be the target in Dongyue Province, it can only be the Acropolis." ”
"At that time, if the 300,000 troops of the Royal Guard pounce again, we will be finished, and then our Dayan Empire will only be able to become the shortest-lived dynasty in history."
Zhao Boxiong also said: "That's right, the Acropolis is the top priority now, there must be no mistakes, the people of the big snake may make some rude requests, but the result is better than defeat." ”
"Your Majesty, with all due respect to me, the person Li Wuwu hates the most may be you, have you ever thought about what the outcome will be after you are defeated?"
Hearing this, Chen Hongchang, who was already indecisive, couldn't help but tremble.
At the encouragement of his two men, he finally knew that he was afraid, and at the same time made up his mind.
"Needless to say, I have listened to the words of the two generals, this matter will be left to you to do, and the establishment of an alliance with the big snake people is our current national policy of Dayan, you go and invite the representatives of the alliance to come over, we can start the alliance tomorrow, as long as they don't make too many demands, I can agree."
Song Yinghao and Zhao Boxiong glanced at each other, both of them showing relief.
In their opinion, this matter is good for Dayan, and it can resist the two-front attack of Li Wuwu and Tang Zheng.
Moreover, they also received a lot of money from the people of the big snake, and with righteousness as a psychological pillar, they still felt that they had a clear conscience when they received this money.
With Chen Hongchang's authorization, negotiations between the two sides for an alliance soon began.
April 15th.
A news that shocked the world was broadcast on Dayan TV.
The Dayan Empire and the Great Snake Empire in the Great Eastern Ocean formally formed a strategic alliance and signed the "Mutual Assistance Treaty of the Great Snake of the Sea Acropolis".
The obligations of the alliance include the opening of ports to each other, the harmonization of tariffs, the exchange of information, the cooperation of strategic systems, and so on.
Some of the most important clauses are as follows.
The Great Yan Empire opened the ports of the Acropolis to the Great Snake Empire's navy, opened the ports of Dongyue Province, and opened the ports of the Bulk Province, allowing the Great Snake's warships and merchant ships to dock and replenish at these ports.
And on the southeast peninsula of Ningbei Province, the area of Lianzhou City, Ningbei Province, was leased to the Great Snake Empire for fifty years.
The Great Snake Empire can garrison troops in the Lend-Lease area, immigrants.
As a sign of friendliness, rent is waived.
In return, the Great Snake Empire will also provide military assistance to the Dayan Empire and share naval information technology.
At the same time, a week later, at the launching ceremony of the Great Yan Empire's navy, the Great Snake Empire will send their fleet to conduct a joint military exercise with the Great Yan.
They share common interests and goals, and no matter which side is attacked from outside, they must assist in the fight as allies to help them defend themselves against the enemy.
The most important of these is that if one side sends an army to attack the enemy, the other side must also assist.
All in all, it's an offensive and defensive alliance.
On the TV program, Song Yinghao, the representative of the Dayan Empire and the commander of their country's First Army, and General Yokoyama, the representative of the Great Snake Empire, signed an alliance agreement together.
They shook hands with each other and took pictures, and opened a bottle of red wine to celebrate.
General Yokoyama from the Great Snake said that the Great Snake is their close strategic ally and partner, and the Great Snake Empire cannot accept that the Great Yan is threatened by anyone, and in view of the recent unstable situation on the east coast of the Great Snake, they will soon send naval forces to depart from the Chongsheng Naval Base to participate in the warship launch ceremony in the inner bay of the Great Yan in a week, and hold a joint military exercise.
He believed that after the two of them united, the western seas of the Great Eastern Ocean would become their inland sea.
Their alliance will certainly change the strategic direction of this region.
They are a great combination, and together they will conquer great territories and become the rulers of the region.
When this alliance agreement was signed, the whole world was shocked.
The reaction of the big snake is very crazy, and the people of this island seem to have felt the warmth from the mainland, and they have even begun to set off a wave of immigration.
A large number of the Great Snake people set off from the islands where they had lived for generations and rushed to Ningbei Province on large transport freighters.
Lianzhou is a treasure of feng shui, not only the coastal climate is warm, but also directly connected to the mainland, with this as a springboard, they are equivalent to opening the door to the mainland.
As long as they gain a foothold here, then they will never leave.
(End of chapter)