Tang Mo just nodded after hearing these reports. In fact, these things were just like the weekly reports, they were routine reports. He was just here to attend the meeting, but the content of the meeting was for other people at the same level who participated in the meeting.
The purpose of holding this kind of meeting is to let unrelated people understand the work progress of peer departments and have a rough judgment on the current situation.
"The following is a report on the war." Soon, several people in charge of production had finished speaking, and the only thing left was the speech of the military Chief of Staff Loew, who was very proud of himself recently.
Hearing Harry's roll call, Loew was not polite. He stood up, walked to the map, pointed to the southern sea area with his finger, and gestured on the south side of the Endless Sea: "Bernard's fleet has followed your order.
Let’s start heading south, and we’ll probably end up in Talen in the next two days! The war is likely to end completely this month.”
Leo, who had been staring at King Gemelin, the king of the country, added at this time: "Wright VII did not stop us from escorting King Gemelin's motorcade. The motorcade has arrived at the royal city and will arrive here soon.
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Tang Mo really wanted to name a general and appoint a suitable person to take over, but after thinking about it, he didn't have any legal talent.
Therefore, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and choose a candidate who he thought was mature and prudent: "Very good! Leave the matter of trying him to...Leave it to Leo! We don't have a legal department yet."
There is no way, the people in the military are too young, everyone is only around 30 years old, it is no problem to go into battle to kill the enemy, but if they ask them to judge a person, they are cheating them.
"What a pity. I should have set up such a department. After all, our Datang Group should definitely be the Nanshan Pizza Hut in this world." In his heart, Tang Mo sighed with regret.
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"No news yet? Why no news yet?" The current king of the Talon Kingdom is Talon X. This king has been on the throne for a long time.
Originally, he was very ambitious and hoped that the Kingdom of Talon could continue to expand its territory under his control. The previous expansion was indeed very smooth.
His kingdom had previously defeated the Gobel Kingdom and acquired a piece of territory in the northern part of the Gobel Kingdom. It was considered a successful landing and developed the Talon Kingdom from an island country into a country with land.
This victory made him feel a little carried away. He was so carried away that he listened to Cyric's instigation and ordered his fleet to provoke someone he shouldn't have provoked... the Tang Group.
Everything seemed to be going well at first. 70 warships went all the way north to Rewind Port, and the army also invaded Dorne with overwhelming force...
All the good luck seems to have ended here.
"Your Majesty! Rewind Port is so far away from us. Even if there is news, we have to wait..." The Prime Minister of the Talon Kingdom quickly spoke to persuade his Majesty the King.
"Wait! How can I wait? It has been more than ten days! There has been no news for more than ten days! How can I feel relieved!" Talon X walked up and down in front of his throne, unable to calm down at all.
What they didn't know was that the envoy they sent did not actually send the news to Dorne at all, but was killed on the way.
The envoys took a sailboat to Rewind Port, but their warship was sunk halfway. They were unlucky enough to run into the Datang Group fleet that had just headed south. They were sunk without even having a chance to reveal their identity.
The special envoy who can't swim... naturally didn't even have a chance to show off his sharp tongue, so he just fed the sharks.
The special envoy who took the overland route was even more unlucky. He walked along the main road and was directly robbed by the defeated troops of his own kingdom.
He wanted to scold him in an official tone, but was shot to death by those bastards - these bastards didn't have the courage to fight against Dorne's troops, but they definitely had the courage to make money in the name of fighting Dorne.
There is, and it's very big...
As a result, the negotiation or the news of surrender was delayed - and it was delayed without anyone knowing.
"My fleet has suffered heavy losses! My soldiers are being routed! The enemy's sword is hanging above my head! You want me to wait for news?... How can I wait for news with peace of mind?" Talon X shouted angrily, his voice
There was a tremor in the hall.
"Again...send people again! Sue for peace! Sue for peace! Just say that I can compensate for the losses! Just say that I can...and pay another 100,000 gold coins..." King Talon, who had been completely confused, this
At that time, the only option is to seek medical treatment urgently.
The prime minister also knew that if his king did not do something, he might become even more crazy, so he quickly winked at a minister next to him.
The other party understood the idea and immediately came out and suggested: "Your Majesty is absolutely right! Why don't we just select another envoy, send them by land and water at the same time, and go and sue for peace again?"
Sure enough, King Talon's face improved a lot when he heard that there was support for his crazy decision. He slumped down in his chair and waved his hands happily: "Go and arrange! Go and arrange! Choose the smart one!
Set off immediately! Set off immediately!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The minister bowed slightly, then returned the look to the prime minister, and then exited the hall.
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured now... the envoys will be leaving soon, and the situation is not so bad that it is uncontrollable." It was only at this time that the prime minister comforted him.
Talon X, who more or less felt that he had done something, waved his hand a little tiredly this time: "You don't need to comfort me... How are you preparing for the shore defense?"
The Kingdom of Talon's navy is very strong, so coastal defense has always been a link that they don't pay much attention to. Now that the navy has failed and the coastal defense is in a mess, the king has to personally check on the preparations.
"Cyric has made 20 new front-loading cannons and has equipped them to the forts... The port should be safe, but I am worried that other islands will be occupied by enemy forces..." The prime minister should not have interfered with the military in the first place, but unfortunately now
The situation was chaotic, and he had to personally worry about the city's defense.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "If that doesn't work, it would be a good idea to bring the troops back from the land..." The prime minister opened his mouth and gave his opinion.
Now that it has insufficient troops and has to defend the vast land, it is undoubtedly asking for trouble for the Tarun Kingdom.
If the 20,000 soldiers stationed on land can be mobilized back, then the defense of the royal city and several surrounding islands can be more certain.
It is a pity that the king obviously will not give up the territory he has won, or give up his achievements.
The king refused impatiently: "That's the territory I conquered! If it's lost, how can I explain it to the former kings? Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future. Didn't you say that the situation hasn't collapsed yet?"
Is it time to clean up?"
The prime minister originally had a good plan to offer, but when the king said this, he could only keep his mouth shut.
He had previously planned to return all the northern territories that had been invaded and occupied by the Gobel Kingdom. In this way, if the troops who counterattacked on the road to the Kingdom of Dorne continued to attack, they would be fighting in the northern part of the Gobel Kingdom.
At that time, if they retreat, the threat on land will no longer exist; if Dorne does not retreat and continues to fight, the Goblin Kingdom will be involved, and maybe even declare war on the Dorne Kingdom.
In this way, it is equivalent to adding an ally to yourself, or at least creating a barrier - no matter how you look at it, it is a good strategy.
At the same time, the troops retreating from the land can increase the defense of the island, and the returning population can also fill the population losses caused by defeat...
In short, this is a clever plan that kills three birds with one stone, or even kills four birds with one stone - but unfortunately, Talon X has no intention of adopting it.
It's a pity that the temporarily recruited soldiers still need training. They don't have any combat effectiveness, and they may not even be able to defend the royal city...
The prime minister shook his head unwillingly, sighed and reminded: "Your Majesty! You can't defend the city wall by relying on those thousands of temporarily recruited farmers and fishermen!"
"Then recruit 3,000 more people! If eight thousand is not enough, ten thousand! I don't believe how long they can spend here with me after they come all the way!" Tarun X roared in anger.
The prime minister lowered his head and said nothing. The atmosphere became awkward, and Talon X couldn't bear it anymore. He muttered impatiently: "They haven't come over yet! They haven't come over yet!"
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What the king didn't know was that a fleet of cruisers and four ironclads was heading toward Talon along the waterway and had already entered Talon's offshore area.
The black smoke covering the sky billowed on the sea level, and five warships and a supply ship arrived in the coastal waters of the Kingdom of Talon in a mighty manner.
A level 1 sailing battleship that came out to guard saw the scary black smoke from a distance, so it quickly turned around and prepared to escape.
As a result, the commander on the battleship soon discovered to his horror that his sailing battleship seemed to be unable to even reach half the speed of the opponent.
The distance between the two sides was quickly shortened, and then the other side opened fire directly without any hesitation.
The level 1 sailing battleship, which was blown off the poop by a single shot, immediately hoisted the white flag, but the opponent had no intention of letting them go.
Those fearsome steel battleships emitted black smoke like devil's machinery, approaching with a roar of machinery, and then fired one after another until the battleship was reduced to parts.
Broken deck wood was floating everywhere on the sea, and masts and sails soaked in the seawater could also be seen.
The wreckage of these warships was dotted with corpses floating on the water. The warship that was originally responsible for guarding was sunk in the open sea before even a message could be sent back.