In Ruoslina's palace, the Elf Emperor Yang Mu I waved his hands impatiently and told some less important ministers to get out, leaving only a few confidants to discuss how to deal with the Tang army next.
The loss of Maters brought his entire defensive plan to naught. Now he must think about whether to turn Josilaina into a front line.
Subjectively, he is unwilling to surrender, but if he does not surrender, then he must choose a decent escape route for himself.
Obviously, even if he gave up Joslina, he, the emperor, would not be able to organize an army farther south and rely on half of the country to block the southward Tang army.
Since the entire Yangmu Empire could not stop the Tang army's attack with a solid defense line, then with the manpower and material resources of half of the Yangmu Empire, plus a hastily built defense line, it would be even less possible to stop the Tang army's tanks.
Therefore, Yang Mu I placed his hope on the option of peace negotiation from the beginning. Although the hope was slim, this option seemed to be more certain than fighting the Tang army with force.
Moreover, even if the Tang army does not accept the peace negotiation, it will not have any impact on the current situation. Anyway, it is just an attempt, and it is not an important attempt.
"Duke Leibert still refuses to let go. The situation has collapsed to this point. The other party will definitely not promise us anything anymore." The prime minister spoke first with a look of defeat. He has been really screwed up recently for the peace talks.
Heartbroken.
Duke Leibolt has been really prosperous in the upper echelons of the Yangmu Empire recently. Many ministers have begun to flirt with the Duke, because everyone knows that the Duke has always had a secret relationship with the Tang Empire.
contacts.
In the past, Duke Leibert seemed to be a bit taboo and acted relatively low-key. But recently, he is too lazy to pretend. He holds banquets every day, and a large number of important officials from the court will attend. The scene is very lively.
When the war first broke out, some ministers suggested arresting Leibert and others who collaborated with the enemy, and confiscating their properties to increase military spending.
However, as the war situation continues to change, such voices have disappeared. Even Emperor Yangmu I himself has no idea of arresting Duke Rebert.
There was no way, even if he gave the order, there probably wouldn't be many people willing to carry out such an order. Maybe the people who were going to carry out the mission would release Leibot halfway and report that Leibot had escaped.
Instead of everyone being unable to step down and losing face, it would be better to just be more open-minded and forget about dealing with Duke Rebert, which seems to be good for everyone.
Several generals were still unwilling to give up and argued: "We still have chips in our hands! If we continue to resist, at least if Slina will be turned into ruins, this is their own city in the future, and they will have nothing
Don’t you feel bad at all?”
In their view, getting a complete Ruosilaina is beneficial to the Tang Empire, which itself is a bargaining chip. If the entire city is reduced to ruins, the Tang Empire will still need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in construction after getting the city.
This in itself is a loss.
"Your Excellency General... have you ever thought that maybe those humans would be more willing to take over a ruined city?" The prime minister snorted bitterly and asked these generals.
He is not a general, and does not look at the problem entirely from a military perspective, so he considers it more comprehensively. From a country's perspective, a complete Joslina is indeed not necessarily what the Tang Empire wants.
"What do you mean by that?" After hearing the prime minister's words, several generals asked with some confusion. According to their thinking, a street battle in Ruosilaina would not necessarily reduce the losses of the Tang Empire.
"What do you mean? They are humans and we are elves. If tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of elves die, what is there to feel bad about for humans?" The prime minister only said one reason and then closed his mouth.
"This..." But his reason had already left several generals speechless.
In fact, the reason why the prime minister hasn't said it yet is quite good: if the Tang State really destroys Ruosilaina, it will be equivalent to destroying the spiritual totem of the elves, which will make it easier to conquer the elves ideologically.
In addition, completely reducing Josilaina to ruins can also stimulate domestic demand. Rebuilding a city requires a large amount of production means, and the Tang Empire happens to be one of those countries that has too much production means to use up.
Looking at how the lighthouse country used the Marshall Plan to boost domestic demand after World War II and at the same time exchanged everything it wanted, we know that bombing José Laine is not an unacceptable option.
The irritable Yangmu I finally spoke at this time, but he said some regretful words: "Those greedy humans! Why didn't I see that they were greedier than those insects of Cyric?"
If he knew that the Datang Group would evolve into a powerful empire after traveling to the Western Continent, and had the ambition to annex the world, he would never have chosen the damn Datang between Cyric and the Datang Group.
group.
In the past, Cyric had only openly and covertly interfered in the internal affairs of other countries, and occasionally usurped the throne and attempted rebellion. It did not fundamentally shake the foundation of the imperial power of each country.
But the Tang Empire was different. Whether it was a challenge to the old world order or a peek at the territory of other countries, it was a worse behavior than Cyric.
It's a pity...it's a pity that he realized it later, and now it's too late to regret! The Datang Empire is no longer the weak Datang Group that he never paid attention to before.
At that time, as long as he cheated, he could swallow up the Refeng Port that Datang Group had painstakingly built and take the Datang Group's wealth as his own, without even paying much price.
Now the powerful Tang Empire is ready to take back everything that belongs to it, and also take away the interest. All this is no longer something the Yangmu Empire can bear.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The prime minister glanced at Yang Mu I bitterly and reminded: "Your Majesty, it is useless to talk about this now. We should think about it carefully. What should we do?
Let’s resolve the current crisis.”
"Send the third batch of envoys immediately and go with the greatest sincerity! No matter what, the Tang army must be stopped!" Yang Mu I also knew that complaining was the most useless thing, so he decisively issued the order.
He had sent out two groups of envoys before, and the Tang Empire did not turn these envoys away: they received the elf envoys, and then after listening to the envoys' conditions, they rejected the elves' request for peace.
In fact, Yangmu I has made many concessions, which in his opinion are actually heartwarming enough: he is willing to abdicate and become a duke, and is willing to dedicate the remaining territory, and only asks to retain a few cities as his own
fiefs, who retained administrative power over these lands and could levy taxes on them...
In fact, these conditions don't seem too excessive. After all, he is an emperor. Is it possible to ask an emperor to surrender without even a few conditions?
But when he sent envoys to meet the arrogant and domineering officers of the Tang Empire, the other party rejected his conditions without even thinking.
The conditions given by the other party were really harsh to the extreme: they were only allowed to retain the title of Duke, and were not allowed to have any fiefdoms... In the eyes of these generals of the Tang Empire, it was natural for the empire to dominate the world, and of course it was impossible to allow it.
A state within a state emerged.
Just when Yang Mu I issued an order to send out another group of envoys, the door of the main hall was pushed open, and an officer hurriedly rushed in.
He walked to the side of the prime minister and several generals, saluted Yangmu I, lowered his head and reported: "Your Majesty! The news I just learned... The army of the Tang Empire has advanced to a distance of 40 meters from Ruosilaina.
About a kilometer away.”
"What?" "What did you say?" Almost at the same time, several ministers and Emperor Yang Mu I asked almost the same questions.
When the Tang Army occupied Matas before, the high-level elves present were shocked. Now they heard that the Tang Army did not stop temporarily at Matas, but continued southward to approach Ruoslina. Naturally, they wanted to
Been confused for a while.
If the Tang army really stopped at Matus, then they could at least maintain the situation temporarily, urge the troops to build fortifications, and pretend to fight to the end in Joslena, thus intimidating the Tang army to increase their bargaining chips.
But now they have no time to carry out these smart operations. The Tang Army is already close in front of them and may appear on the outskirts of Ruosilaina at any time.
"Your Majesty, the Tang Army has appeared 40 kilometers away from the imperial capital... The defenders stationed there have been defeated, and the remaining soldiers have retreated to the north of the city..." The officer looked at a pair of shocked eyes and had no choice but to explain the matter again.
Said it once.
In fact, not many troops of the battalion guarding there escaped at all, and the so-called retreat was just a decent way of saying it: in fact, only about 20 poor people ran to the barracks near Joslina and attacked the local defenders.
Reported the news of Tang Jun's arrival.
As for the remaining people... you don't need to think about it to know that they have probably become prisoners and are now enjoying food in the Tang Army's prisoner-of-war camp.
"Your Majesty..." The prime minister looked at Yang Mu I, hoping to see something from the emperor's face. He needed the emperor to give him a hint, so that it would be easier for him to start the next work.
Even if it means fighting, you must have the determination to fight. The troops need encouragement, the defense lines need to be reinforced quickly, and the edge of the city close to the enemy...it is also time to evacuate the people and prepare for street fighting.
But all this has not yet been carried out by the elves, and even the troops in the south of the city do not know the news that the Tang army is approaching.
"Let the envoys set off immediately! No matter what, ask the Tang army to suspend the advance! Five days... no, three days is fine! The Tang army must be stopped! If they can complete the mission, they will be rewarded!" Yang Mu I was in a panic.
, or prepare to use words to make the Tang army suspend their offensive.
"In addition, you guys should go back immediately and organize troops to prepare for street fighting! This is our last bargaining chip and cannot be wasted easily!" Then he looked at the generals and continued to order.
Several generals immediately stood at attention and saluted, then turned around to execute the order. At this time, Yang Mu I sat down on his chair feebly, looked at the prime minister and sighed helplessly.
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The rapid advance of the Tang Army not only created huge pressure on the elves, but also brought a lot of trouble to the Tang Army itself.
Xiao Yun, the air force commander of the Tang Empire, can almost feel the pain of Meyer, the Santoku Air Force General during World War II on Earth.
He must make choices on some issues, because the resources at hand are always in short supply: he needs a large number of frontline aircraft to complete tactical support tasks, and he also needs a large number of long-range aircraft to complete strategic support tasks.
There is no way, both sides are very important, and both are too good to compare: the advancement of frontline troops requires air cover, and strategic bombing can really reduce the production potential of the enemy country... He wants both types of aircraft, but the number of airports and the number of aircraft and pilots
The quantity severely restricts his needs.
We can't send all the air force pilots on the Western Continent to the front line, right? It would be great if we could do that.
Just like you can't send all the empire's most elite troops to fight on the Eastern Continent, a large part of the army, navy and air force actually stay in the mainland and haven't moved at all.
To put it bluntly, the Tang Empire has been fighting its enemies with half of its strength, and its opponents cannot even withstand this half of its strength.
Xiao Yun is currently thinking of ways to increase the number of frontline airports, which is not a very easy task for the modern air force.
The supporting facilities of modern military airports are not so easy to complete. The aircraft equipped by the Tang Army do not include field front-line fighter models that do not rely much on frontline airports. Therefore, each airport needs to be transformed and upgraded, which greatly affects the Tang Air Force.
Propulsion speed.
But fortunately... the range of the Tang Army's aircraft is exaggerated enough, and the Yinglong fighter jets have a combat radius of more than 1,000 kilometers, which is enough for them to carry out most combat missions.
But as the war continued to advance, Xiao Yun had to take care of more and more aircraft. He finally transferred 10 White Swan 160 bombers from the rear, but these aircraft could not be put into use immediately.
Combat.
The field airports occupied by the front line are actually quite high in specifications, but they are still unusable for the Tang Army. The engineering troops are constantly upgrading these airports so that they can support the Tang Army's combat aircraft.
Some unqualified airports have no choice but to be used as helicopter bases, and some are even abandoned directly to save resources.
Fortunately, the capital of the elves, Ruosilaina, has entered the combat radius of the Tang Air Force, which made Xiao Yun relax a little.
