"It's really not us this time..." Standing in front of Leo, the bartender lowered his head and explained about the coup in the Gobel Kingdom: "By the time the idiots over there realized that there was a problem, the 20th Gobel had already
died……"
"Have we won too many victories in the past and made you all slack off? Each one of you claims to be a master of espionage or unparalleled in resourcefulness! Bullshit! There is such a big mess in a kingdom, and you don't even know the ins and outs of the matter.
Investigate clearly!" Leo became very angry when he mentioned this matter.
In the previous meeting, he was named and criticized by the emperor, saying that their intelligence work on the Eastern Continent was not good. This was simply a slap in his face!
What kind of meeting was that? It was a meeting of the imperial court! The prime minister, deputy prime minister, chief of general staff, and heads of various departments were all present... Being named and criticized at such a meeting was, for Leo, worse than putting a gun on his leg.
The gun made him even more uncomfortable.
The bartender also felt that this incident was quite embarrassing, but this kind of thing really cannot be blamed on the intelligence department of the Tang Empire.
That place was originally the place where the Cyric Consortium was responsible. Those intelligence personnel from Cyric were not easy to use at all, but they could not be eliminated for a while, so they had to make do with random tricks first.
These people are a mixed bag, and some are simply Sofia's spies or double agents from other countries. It's really difficult to expect these people to accomplish anything.
But the Tang Empire is indeed beyond the reach of Gobel and even Eastern Continental Empires such as Dorne. The main spy network of the Tang Empire has always been in Dahua, and the other focus of its operations is the Lions Empire.
These are all areas that will be involved in the development of the Tang Empire at a certain stage, and of course they are also some of the areas that the Imperial Security Bureau is most concerned about.
As for Dorne and Goblins, these places are not the focus in the first place, and there is no corresponding sufficient investment.
If you want to develop eyeliners and deploy people, you need real money. It requires early investment and follow-up. Sometimes it takes a year or even several years to find a position.
"Many people there have problems, and I have ordered an internal investigation..." the bartender continued.
"It's past time to investigate these idiots!" Leo snorted dissatisfied. He had vented less and his attitude had softened somewhat: "We must strictly investigate and remove the sand from the other party!"
When an intelligence network absorbs talents, it will inevitably be infiltrated by the other side. Everyone adds sand to each other's team, using their own sand to find others' sand...
In short, after repeated penetration, everyone has me in you and you in me. The only difference is how many mes are in you and how many yous are in me.
"If that doesn't work, let Xu Guo handle this matter!" Leo thought of a familiar subordinate, which made him very excited.
The bartender nodded slightly and said, "Yes! Director! Let Xu Guo go! Let those damn idiots see the true ruthless people of our Tang Empire."
"Don't be careless! You must remember that our people's priority is to ensure the safety of life! You are not allowed to take risks!" Leo added immediately.
"Yes!" the bartender agreed again.
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The Mirage Emperor never expected that there would be a country moving faster than his Mirage Kingdom. He heard about the Gobel Kingdom in the refuge manor in the north, and his mood suddenly improved a lot.
He even asked for more dried fish for dinner to celebrate. Gloating about misfortune is a rare entertainment item for Mirage Emperor nowadays.
The battle to defend the mirage is still in full swing. In mid-December, the island received its first snowfall, but the snowfall was in the northern mountainous area.
The snow actually paused the Tang army's bombardment of the northern mountainous areas, and also gave the Mirage a little chance to breathe.
Because there was no impact from the bombing, the power stations hidden in the northern mountains of the Mirage were finally able to start generating electricity, and many factories finally received energy. The Mirage's weapons and equipment production suddenly increased a lot.
These light weapons and equipment armed many civilians and allowed them to dig many trenches in the mountainous areas. The number of defenses in the north gradually increased, which made the Mirage Emperor feel more at ease.
The previous plan was to postpone the war for a few months, but now that it is snowing, Mirage's strategic goal should have been achieved.
It's snowing! This is good news for the Mirage Kingdom. The orcs will soon lose their enthusiasm for attacking, and the battle line will be temporarily stabilized.
As long as they take the initiative before the end of winter and sign a treaty of surrender, the goblins may still have a little hope.
It is a pity that such a small amount of hope was obtained with the lives of countless Mirage goblins fighting on the front lines.
While the Mirage Emperor was enjoying the lighting and the service of his servants in his small room, the soldiers on the front line of the Mirage Kingdom were engaged in the bloodiest battle with the orcs in the cold weather.
Although it hasn't snowed yet, the temperature has dropped. The orc troops wearing cotton jackets and cotton boots are still not used to such weather. They suspended their attack, which gave the mirage army some breathing space.
The positions of both sides gradually became fixed, and almost no battle broke out throughout the day. If the orcs hadn't frequently taken off Junkers bombers, sometimes the goblins would have even forgotten that they were at war with the orcs.
As time went by, not only the war in the Mirage Kingdom stopped, but also the war between the dwarves and the elves.
Both sides are working hard to build fortifications, waiting for next spring to arrive and the weather to improve before they can continue fighting.
Immediately afterwards, the war between Zhao Yu and Zhao Jie was also forced to stop: the climate in the area where they were located suddenly worsened, the temperature suddenly dropped, and the troops on both sides were forced to abandon their original combat plans.
For field troops from other countries except the Tang Empire, spending the winter in the wild is not an easy task.
Under normal circumstances, the troops need to build some strong camps and prepare enough fuel. The whole process often takes several weeks. This is why so many troops have stopped military operations when winter is approaching.
Of course, sporadic battles will continue. If conditions permit and logistical supplies are sufficient, it is not impossible to launch a limited-scale offensive in winter.
The orcs are preparing to do this. They have supplies and supplies supplemented by the Tang Empire, so they obviously do not regard this winter as a threat.
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The second update will be posted tomorrow, so you don’t have to stay up late waiting.
