Just like what Li Cong said, the second prince of the Southern Empire is an idiot. He has already proved that his method is of no use, but this guy still refuses to admit defeat. As far as his own thoughts are concerned, this
The guy still wanted to end these things as soon as possible, so he kept sending his people up, as if this way he could break through the Cao Family Trading Company's defense line. What was the final result? It was already afternoon.
It's two o'clock, and there are still four hours until sunset. Everyone knows that if it gets dark, the attackers will be even more uncomfortable, especially the troops like the Cao Family Trading Company who don't go out very often.
Hidden behind are the soldiers attacking the Southern Empire, and the most important thing is that the Southern Empire's cavalry cannot go into battle at night. The cavalry can be said to have a shortcoming in combat at night. Without the rapid impact of the cavalry, the infantry can
They must have been killed by others. None of these guys in the Southern Empire knew how to get there. The sky was already darkening. After the last bombardment, the Cao Family Trading Company had already destroyed all of them.
The airships have been dispatched, and the airships in the sky are all densely packed with Cao Family Trading Company's airships. They all know that if they continue to attack, these things will probably blow them up and there will be no residue left. This is
The people of the Cao Family Trading Company will use such things after being defeated. I don’t know what they are thinking, but one thing is certain, that is, the people of the Cao Family Trading Company are not willing to fight at night.
Although the Southern Empire wants to fight at night, they have not been given food all day, so how can they fight? Even the general is hungry, so he will definitely not fight.
"Haha, I really didn't expect that we could achieve such great results today. If the people of the Southern Empire want to attack at night, I really don't know what to say to them. It is still very beneficial to them during the day. If they attack one by one
If they don't know what to do if they attack at night, we will also give them a head-on blow. Have the results been calculated? How is the situation on Takuba Yuanye's side? We are all attacking together. If that guy doesn't hold on,
If so, I really have to teach him what to do tomorrow. By the way, we can also let our people start moving in the capital. War is one aspect on the battlefield, and it is another aspect in a peaceful place.
One aspect, if used well, may be greater than the progress on the battlefield." Li Cong happily looked at the soldiers who were drinking broth. They were all tired after a long day, but today's casualties were
There are much less than yesterday. Some of the injured have already been pulled down. For the Cao Family Trading Company, as long as you are injured, you have to be pulled out immediately. Even if you feel no impact, it will not work. The injured person
After going down, there will be uninjured people coming back. They are the most valuable assets of the entire trading company. If something happens to them, it will be an unacceptable thing for the entire trading company. They can't do things like that. They must
Taking good care of the wounded is absolutely different from not caring whether the wounded live or die in the Southern Empire.
"Sir, today's report has already produced a rough figure. Because the war has just stopped, we haven't got the figures in many places yet. Sometimes we can't estimate them, but we can be sure that they are now
The loss is not very big. About 40,000 of our people have lost combat effectiveness. The remaining more than 50,000 people can come back after two days of rest. Their injuries are not very serious. As for the Southern Empire, our airship report
They said that all three of their legions were crippled by us. Their losses today will be more than 12 million people. One of their legions tried to go around and attack us from behind, but it walked into our minefield and is still there today.
They haven't come out yet. The casualties are more than half, but our minefields have been cleared by them. We need to continue to lay out minefields tomorrow. General Tuoba's side is better than ours.
Almost, they are just starting to build defenses now, and the liaison officer from the General's side just came over, saying that they have no more artillery shells, and asking us here to deliver them to them quickly, they may be there at night
There will be a war, and the enemies over there have no intention of pushing back." The adjutant on the side said, he really admired the boss in front of him. In the past, they said that Tuoba Yuanye was their Cao Family Trading Company.
He is the best at fighting, but the result can be seen. Our people here are resting here, but the people over there are not finished yet. We still have some remaining shells, although they are
It's not much, but it's much better than running out of shells over there. There are no shells over there. They will face a war at night, and it seems they won't be able to rest at night.
"Well, send our artillery shells to them quickly. As long as our key attack can succeed this time, these two strongholds will be like nails to theirs. Then we will
We can let them know how powerful we are, and then we will have whatever we want, and they will not give us any bad looks. These people are not fools, and they all understand that now is a critical time.
I guess there will definitely be some killing moves from the Southern Empire, but for us, no killing moves are of any use. It’s just that Tuoba Yuanye is a little worried and calls their people over there.
Everyone is on alert. An empire that has been passed down for so many years will definitely have its own powerful things. If you are not careful, this will be very fun. Now is the time for us to occupy the top, but now it is just
If we are a little bit better than the other party, if we are not careful, such a little advantage may disappear immediately. At that time, we will really regret it. We must keep this point in the next negotiation.
Better." Li Cong said quickly when he heard that Tuoba Yuanye was not finished yet. He already had more than 30 million large artillery shells stored in his inner world. These things had just been transported from the earth.
Yes, the cost of millions of rounds per day is also very huge, but without cannon, the enemy's attack cannot be blocked. This thing is indispensable. This thing can sometimes break the enemy's will to fight.
, what many soldiers in the Southern Empire are most afraid of is this thing. In their opinion, there is definitely a difference between the cannon firing and the cannon not firing. They all know that the cannon is the most powerful killing weapon.
Things like laser cannons are now used on the earth. It can be said that there are such old-fashioned shells. For some countries that originally existed on the earth, they have a large reserve of such things. 3,000
Wanfa is just a small number. Other things made by humans may not be of much use, but this thing made by humans is very powerful. Many people say that the weapons made by humans may destroy the entire earth.
Destroyed several times. In fact, this thing is absolutely true, and it is even possible hundreds of times. Of course, it will be even more powerful if you add those nuclear weapons. These things are childish for the earth. Now
The most commonly used laser cannon on the earth is a laser cannon. This thing is driven by a rectangular energy crystal block about 15 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. This thing can charge it quickly. Sometimes such a thing can
He just bulldozed a hill. If this was the case, he would be able to take down the entire planet soon. However, Li Cong did not use those things. In Li Cong's opinion, such things were too powerful.
, this world itself has not figured it out yet. If those things are taken out, some people here will probably be dissatisfied, and they will be besieged. Of course, the most feared thing is that some more powerful enemies will appear.
, then Li Cong really can't cope with it. Who knows who they are.
The Southern Empire was also sorting out their battle results, but in the end, the result surprised them all. Is this nonsense? How is this possible? The Southern Empire lost more than 14.5 million troops today, and both sides combined
The losses exceeded 26 million people. Although it was 4 million less than yesterday, they absolutely cannot afford such losses every day. Since when have the war dead been so severe? How could this happen in the past?
What about the situation? Is the war going to be like this from now on? When the senior officials of the Southern Empire received this report, the first thing they thought of was how they should face it. It is nonsense to continue to send troops to the front line. If the number can
If they solve the problem, they won't have to suffer as much as now. What they have to do is how to solve this problem. So many people in the past are probably of no use. But what can they do? They can only do it.
The imperial edict was written hard to the second prince, telling him to do better. The second prince himself was also aggrieved. He didn't expect that this job would turn out like this. If he had known that it would end like this, we wouldn't have paid any attention to it even if we were beaten to death.
, it’s better to just stay in the capital and live a good life there. Now it’s fine. Everything is my fault. Do you think this matter has anything to do with us? Can we decide?
?When did the people of the Cao family business become so easy to bully? If you have the ability, just come and try it, and you will know how to issue imperial edicts later. Don’t I know how easy it is to issue imperial edicts? I can also make things happen with just a pen.
It was done, but is that the case now? Have you carefully looked at whether this can be done? Are the people in the Cao Family Trading Company all idiots?
The war has entered the third day. On this day, the targets of attack and defense seem to have changed. The Cao Family Trading Company has changed from the attacking party to the defending party. Of course, the Cao Family Trading Company is definitely attacking, but only in a small area.
Just attack. Starting from the two occupied bases, start sending your own troops in their east-west direction. It turns out that the second line of defense only covered less than 200 miles. For a line of defense that is 3,000 miles long,
It's nothing to say, it's just one-fifteenth. As long as they can pay attention to it, it's nothing. But they didn't pay attention to this matter. They thought that the people from Cao's Trading Company would definitely continue to move towards
Those who attack from the north will never attack from the east and west. But because of their wrong calculation, these people will fail. They have gathered combat-effective troops, and no one is left on the defensive position.
They are some people who are not of much use. It can be said that these people can usually look after the house, but when they encounter the tiger and wolf masters like Caojia Trading Company, they really have no ability to resist, so they lost it in less than a few hours.
A 500-mile defense line.
The second prince never expected that a few hours ago, he thought that he could quickly take back these two places, but now it seems that taking them back has no meaning. He is losing 200 miles per hour.
It is estimated that at this rate, the second line of defense will be gone by this afternoon. Of course, millions of people from the Cao Family Trading Company died today. Because they all attacked by force, the losses were not small.
, they would definitely be very happy yesterday. Less than 20 million people died today. This ratio is already very good, but is this result useful now? Or maybe they don’t have it at all.
He needed such a result. What he needed was to drive them all back. To protect the second line of defense, he understood very well what it would mean if this line of defense was lost, which meant that the Southern Empire would not be able to form a second line of defense at all.
With three lines of defense, we can only rely on each city to resist one by one. If that is the case, the Cao Family Trading Company will definitely be able to reach the capital of the Southern Empire within a few months. Even if it takes over the entire territory of the Southern Empire,
These are all possible things. Unless the other three empires come out to confront the people of the Cao Family Trading Company, they may be restrained. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to stop the people of the Cao Family Trading Company.
Yes, the second prince went crazy. This was just an explanation people gave him at this time. When the crazy second prince knew that the second line of defense had completely collapsed, he issued an order to retreat. The army of more than one billion people began to fight back desperately.
Run, the 5 million cavalrymen of the Cao Family Trading Company will not waste this opportunity. They get on their horses and kill the soldiers who have turned into sheep...
Li Cong did not expect that today's battle would be so smooth. Although the losses on his side were a bit larger, the strategic goal had basically been achieved. More than 1.1 million rounds of artillery shells were fired today. Li Cong saw that
Looking at the already empty inner world. The war should be over by this time. The blitzkrieg relied on the power of cannons. Now that there are no more cannonballs, it must have stopped, but the Southern Empire's army is now even more powerful.
It was chaotic. If he could work it all out, he would probably be able to hit their capital. However, Li Cong still did not put his idea into practice. He knew that the people in the three empires over there had already tolerated him to the limit.
Now, if I go to the home base of the Southern Empire, I estimate that the people of the Southern Empire will definitely unite with the remaining three empires to launch the largest war against me. At that time, I would rely on my own little strength to fight against the people of the four empires.
Head-to-head confrontation is just a joke. You may die miserably. Even some masters from the four empires may kill you. Sometimes you are very afraid of the strength of those masters. This
There are still a group of very powerful people in the four empires. They may not be able to match Li Cong individually, but they also have some very powerful battle formations. If they all use formations, Li Cong may lose.
It was very tragic. These people estimated that Li Cong was afraid of this, so they would not continue the war to the end. When the people of the four empires saw that Li Cong had stopped attacking on a new day, they did not say anything. The remaining
What's happening is the Southern Empire's affairs, which have nothing to do with us. If you want to end the war, you still have to have a good talk with the people of the Cao Family Trading Company and give up something.
Many people in the Cao Family Trading Company didn't know why Li Cong issued such an order. Now was the best time to attack. Behind the second line of defense was a vast plain. As long as their cavalry could rush through, it would take at least one day.
400 li is no problem. You can occupy more than fifty provinces of the Southern Empire in one week. Stopping at this time is simply a waste of the lives of the Cao family business. Many generals do not understand Li Cong's behavior.
They all wanted to argue with Li Cong to see what Li Cong meant and why he stopped, but these people were stopped by Tuoba Yuanye. What are you talking about? Your task is to obey orders.
, When you came out of the military academy, you all knew this sentence by heart. What's wrong now? Why don't you remember this thing? If you don't even remember this, you are not a soldier.
In fact, when Tuoba Yuanye started, he had some thoughts in mind. This was the best time. The three-day war caused casualties of Cao Family Trading Company to 2.5 million, which was already a large number.
The number of casualties required greater results. Unexpectedly, Li Cong called a halt at this time, but he soon understood that although the current war situation of the Cao Family Trading Company was excellent, but
He clearly knows that no one can predict what will happen in the future, and he may suffer disaster.
There are not only two forces on this continent, the Cao Family Trading Company and the Southern Empire, but there are also many other powerful forces. Although the Cao Family Trading Company has already controlled the Dao Sect, to be honest, there are so many things that a Dao Sect can do.
It's too few. Now because of the war with the Southern Empire, Daozong has been monitored by the Southern Empire's army of over 100 million. It is said that the power of the four major sects is very powerful, but in the face of the violence of the country
When it comes to machines, they have no way at all. You have a lot of ninth-level warriors. But we have more ordinary people. If you want to go out, you have to kill our ordinary people. If you kill too many,
It is estimated that those so-called righteous people will stand up, so the Dao Sect is basically a spectator in normal wars. They have sent more than 5,000 disciples to help the people of the Cao Family Trading Company. But no matter whether it is the beginning or the end, these people
They are not of much use on the battlefield, not even as powerful as a cannon. The role these masters play in the battlefield of the sea of people can be said to be very small. Even if you are a tenth-level warrior, if you are thrown into
Out of an army of millions, you killed all of them. You are very powerful, but what is the final result? In the end, you still have the same result, that is, you are killed directly. There is no way that there will be any
No matter how good the outcome is, you will end up exhausted and killed in the end. It is impossible for anyone to save you, because your opponent is an empire, a huge empire. This is also the reason why Li Cong retreated, he did not want to follow
Four empires collided.
"Haha, I know what you are thinking when I see your look. Are you feeling uncomfortable because of my order? Yes, we have the upper hand now, but this is over the other three major powers.
On the basis that the empire has not intervened, do you think that our food can stop the three empires? Impossible. That is just because it has not reached their bottom line. If it reaches their bottom line, they will not
We will be soft-hearted. When the time comes, we will face an army of tens of billions. Our weapons are powerful, and our soldiers are also very powerful, but what is the concept of an army of more than 10 billion? Even our people
It is impossible to kill them all even if we are weak. On the contrary, some of our businesses within the four empires will suffer heavy losses. At that time, our losses will be huge. On the whole, we are still a chamber of commerce. Even if
We have a lot of territory, but after all, it is difficult for us to face four powerful empires. If we fight any one of them individually, we are not afraid of them. What we are afraid of is that they will unite. In that case, there will be no us at all.
There is hope of rising, so at this time, we should just accept it when things are good. You see, how peaceful it is now. The one who is suffering now is the Southern Empire. They will definitely offer a price that satisfies us, and
We all need to rest too." Li Cong looked at Tuoba Yuanye and said. Tuoba Yuanye didn't say a word. Li Cong knew what this guy wanted to say. It can be said that this is what he is thinking now.
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"Hmph, I don't know how many times Old Wu has told me these things you said. When I ordered to stop the attack, the generals who came to me were either 100 or 80. I told them the same thing, but to be honest,
Although I explained it to them, I still couldn't wrap my head around it. Now we have the advantage. Although there are more than a billion Southern Empire troops in front of us, you can tell by looking at their appearance.
, they don’t even have any backbone at all, they are not soldiers at all. Not to mention our powerful soldiers, even some ordinary people with weapons can easily kill them. Look at what they look like.
, they will choose to throw down their weapons when they escape. The army of the Southern Empire is what it is today. If we can work harder, I guarantee that you will be able to speak in the palace of the Southern Empire in the second half of the year.
, Yes, what you are talking about is the pressure of the four empires, but what if they can't unite together? Didn't our intelligence department say that the conflicts between them are very serious, I don't think they will do it for these things.
They are united together. As long as there are conflicts among them, can't we all take advantage of it?" Tuoba Yuanye still said what was in his heart. Seven of his fifteen guards died, and all of them died.
He died in battle. The situation at that time was really too critical. The tide of the Southern Empire had already reached the headquarters. He sent all his guards up. At that time, he said that he would attack the capital of the Southern Empire.
Go, now he's going to break his promise.
"You are right, but you should also know. It is possible that these things are just superficial phenomena. What if the Southern Empire has not weakened to this point? We have already rushed forward. What should we do? What should we do?
How many soldiers can attack? I don’t know if you have seen this terrain. 3,000 miles constitutes the second line of defense. If the Southern Empire can establish a third line of defense, their defense line will be 10,000 miles, or even more.
Commander. At that time we will divide our forces even more fiercely. Look at the area we occupied. Although the encirclement and suppression is still going on, those people have also caused us a lot of casualties. We don't have that big.
The stomach can eat all of this, we can only do it slowly. Let all this come slowly. We must first digest what we eat into the stomach before we can do other things.
Otherwise, we may all be killed. We cannot lose ourselves. This is what a senior commander fears most. I thought you would understand me. Watching you explain to those generals, I thought you
I really understand. It really disappoints me. Go back and talk to Lao Wu, he will make you understand better." Li Cong did not forgive Tuoba Yuanye at all. He really
He was a little angry. He originally felt that Tuoba Yuanye should really understand him, but he didn't expect that this guy really didn't understand him. What this guy was thinking in his mind was the same as those ordinary generals.
It's about continuing the attack.
Things within the army still have to be digested by themselves. Li Cong came out and walked around. Each of these people was a little depressed. They all hoped to end the war quickly, but it is impossible to end it now because
The Southern Empire has already begun to hold an imperial meeting to discuss the issue of peace. They are not all fools. Naturally, they know that the people in the Cao Family Trading Company must have their own ideas, and they will not start this randomly.
As for the matter, they will definitely get enough benefits in the end, and the Cao Family Trading Company will also send its own representative there. This person must be Wu Zuoxi, but Wu Zuoxi is not clear about Li Cong's bottom line, so he has to talk to Li Cong.
It is only possible to communicate. Of course, the so-called negotiations are naturally about two aspects. One is compensation, and the other is naturally the cession of territory. The compensation must be a large figure, so that Nan
People in the empire will not have any ability to resist in a short time. It is a question of how much territory can be obtained by ceding the territory. Now Li Cong must have his own ideas. Next, we will see when Wu Zuoxi arrives in the capital of the Southern Empire.
How the price was proposed and how it was discussed with the other side is also a continuation. Moreover, during the negotiation process, Li Cong had to cooperate militarily. He must make the people of the Southern Empire feel
It's all about pressure, otherwise how could this matter be handled so easily? It wasn't that simple when the Eastern Empire signed the agreement, and they were also in a mood for a long time.
"Boss, the people from the Southern Empire have already come here to get the news. They can no longer hold on to the truce for two days. They want to have peace talks with us. Their people have already talked to us about their general intentions.
Like the Eastern Empire, they hope that the war can be ended with dignity. Another thing is that the land ceded to us will never appear in the treaty. They hope that they can use a secret contract to keep everything the same as what we did last time.
The Eastern Empire does the same thing, and there is also the matter of reparations. They hope to use our tax cuts or other things to do this. In general, they are telling their people that they are not the ones who failed in this war, but
It's us who have to leave enough face for them." Wu Zuoxi has already talked with people from the Southern Empire, and he finds this matter a bit funny. It's like we have been defeated.
How could the people of the Empire make such a request? The reason why they signed such a contract with the Eastern Empire was because they were not the Eastern Empire's opponent and no all-out war broke out. Moreover, the Eastern Empire was much stronger than the Southern Empire.
Now that we have completely defeated you, now you still want to save face, is this possible? Isn't this a bit funny? If you can do whatever you want, isn't it possible for us?
, we have been fighting for so long, so many people have died, and the world is about to become famous. Everything is not that simple, but since you want to keep this secret, we can raise the requirements higher.
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"Haha. Actually, I knew what they meant when they came. They definitely hope to save their face, but they also have to understand that face is sometimes needed. We are in the Eastern Empire.
It's because we are not capable enough. The three major empires will never confront us just because of a contract. As long as we don't continue the attack, they will definitely not care about the rest, so we
We absolutely cannot agree to this condition of the Southern Empire. In fact, we don’t have that reputation at all. Only if we insist on such things will they give up other things. At that time, we will have the final say.
This is a negotiation skill. I think you will know more about this kind of thing than me. They cannot be left idle on the issue of compensation. Regarding the financial situation of the Southern Empire, what do you think we should propose?
What about the demand for reparations? You can’t let them go berserk, otherwise they may try hard to continue fighting us even if the war doesn’t end. Now we also need peace. We can’t let the war continue. Let’s continue.
It is not in the interest of our Cao Family Trading Company to continue." Li Cong said. As for the economic situation of the Southern Empire, he only knew that apart from the Eastern Empire, the Southern Empire might be stronger. This time, his shops and other things also suffered a lot of losses.
Yes, I definitely want the people of the Southern Empire to compensate me, but I don’t seem to have much confidence in this specific amount. It’s better to let Wu Zuoxi talk about this matter.
"Since you are the boss and you said that reputation is not that important, I understand. It seems that boss you are going to make a fortune in silence this time. Sometimes you have to do something like this. Each of these guys
Everyone understands that they can't mess with us. These people are very measured in doing things. What they value most is their face. There are so many people in the entire empire, and there are a few other important ones.
The empire has not signed such a defeat treaty with us, and they will definitely not sign such a contract. For them, such a thing is more important than dozens of provinces. I will use this matter to talk to them.
Let's talk about it, we have to get the maximum benefit for us no matter what. Our soldiers are all dead and paid such a huge price, so we should get huge benefits." Wu Zuoxi also had a look on his face.
There are some sad things. This can be said to be the war in which the Cao Family Trading Company suffered the most deaths and injuries. Without the efforts of so many people, such a result would not have been possible. The result this time can be said to be
Very good. It all depends on your own negotiations. As for the economic situation of the Southern Empire, their domestic economy is basically on the verge of collapse due to the war. If the war continues, the outcome of the Southern Empire will definitely not be the same.
How good it is, but they are all tough talkers. If this is the case, they will just ask you for more. Wu Zuoxi already had a number in his heart. At this moment, he saw Li Cong asking him,
Naturally, I knew it well.
"The financial situation of the Southern Empire was still very good in the past. In the past, the annual revenue could reach about three trillion to four trillion silver. Of course, this was the total of their central and local finances.
Yes, including some royal property and the like, their income is at least 4 trillion silver per year. If it is more, it can reach about 6 trillion. But I think we will occupy 20% of them in this war.
They are some of the more economically developed provinces. Their income this year can reach 3 trillion, which is already good. What do you think of our offer of 20 trillion in compensation to them? If they still can’t pay it.
, we can also lend to them, just ask them to use some fiscal revenue as a guarantee. They owed us more than one trillion yuan before, and they no longer recognize that, so this will not work, and this account will not work.
We have to make clear calculations with them. We also have to ask them to compensate us for some of our real estate properties in various places. If there is some damage, we can calculate it with them according to the pre-war price. This they
They should not default on their debts. My price was 50 trillion silver. They must not be willing to accept this bastard. In the end, they will take their time. There should be no problem with 30 trillion silver. I believe they will not either.
Other ideas." Wu Zuoxi still knows a lot about economic matters, but he didn't expect that the Southern Empire would only have such a huge income. Of course, these are just taxes, and other incomes are
Not counting, their hidden income is much greater than taxes, but outsiders cannot investigate it clearly.
The royal family's monthly expenditures are on the surface hundreds of billions of dollars. If it relies on such a small amount of fiscal revenue, it is estimated that the entire Southern Empire will go bankrupt. This is absolutely impossible. As for the Southern Empire
People from the Cao Family Trading Company have also inquired about some hidden incomes, but there are no results. Although there are some mines and the like, it is impossible for those things to generate much income, and most of the time they are still
There are some things that cannot be noticed. These things may be the most produced by the royal family. However, the royal family will keep these things very tightly and will never let you see them.
"Well, basically what you said is good. I can rest assured if you go to negotiate. The other three empires haven't said anything yet, but I estimate that the negotiations will start in half a month.
They will definitely send people to participate. Losing both sides is the best thing for them. The people from these three empires are the ones who stir things up. They are not easy birds. You have to let them know how powerful we are.
"Although we can't compete with them, we still have to let them know that we are not afraid of people from the three empires joining forces. At least one must be so qualified so that they can't underestimate us." Li Cong thought about it.
I want to say that the people of the three empires cannot think that they can control me by uniting. If this is the case, they will definitely be lawless. They must not be allowed to succeed and must be contained.