In the imperial city of Lanes, the brand-new streets are full of people in a hurry. The empire is in the middle of a war, and there is inevitably a desolate atmosphere.
No one knows when this war will end, and everyone is looking forward to returning to normal life. News from the front line can be seen in newspapers every day, including casualty figures and reports of so-called great victories.
For example, one day, several enemy bunkers were captured, and brave and fearless soldiers took the lead in fierce battles. They received various rewards and received medals that symbolized glory.
At first, everyone was excited, but now there is only endless torture and numbness. The shops are not as popular as before, the construction sites have also stopped, and even the entertainment venues with feasting and entertainment are now empty.
The engine of an extremely luxurious Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom flashed past the street, rolled up a half-length leaflet, and then fell to the side of the stone strips on the roadside.
There is only one sentence left in this half of the flyer: Bailu Mall is 50% off, leading the popular trend. What are you waiting for?
In the almost bumpless Rolls-Royce, the driver controlled the steering wheel steadily and turned on the familiar streets, getting closer to the destination.
In Lanes City, there are not many people who can afford, or have the courage to drive, luxury cars with high fuel consumption.
Since the outbreak of the war, gasoline has been in short supply. King Lions I issued a decree to strictly allocate daily oil for civilian cars.
Each car will be given a limited amount of gasoline coupons for the month according to the photo taken, and they will not be replenished when used up. This is even the case for some government vehicles.
Since then, people have started to buy and sell this kind of gasoline coupons. If you are lucky enough not to drive, you can even make back the cost of buying a car by relying on the coupons.
As the war continues to expand, and Datang Group has for some reason reduced its oil exports, imported gasoline has become a luxury, and the total amount of self-produced gasoline cannot increase, so the whole Lions empire is facing an oil shortage.
It's rare to see high-powered luxury cars anymore.
Even Lions I himself has stopped using his beloved Rolls-Royce Royal Deluxe. Who dares to disobey His Majesty the Emperor and cause trouble for himself at such a time?
But in such an extraordinary period, this luxurious Rolls-Royce car drove to the gate of the palace of King Lions I with such a high profile that it was a bit staggering.
The guard did not dare to neglect, as his duty was to greet and escort people here. Naturally, he quickly walked to the door of the Rolls-Royce that had just stopped, reached out and opened the heavy door.
Such a steady and solid sound of opening the door demonstrates to everyone around it the almost paranoid precision workmanship of this car, as well as the unstinting solid materials.
As the car door was opened by the guard, one foot stepped out of the car, his shiny leather shoes stepped on the stone floor, and a middle-aged man got out of the car.
Prime Minister Lines, who was guarding the door, immediately came up to him with a smile on his face, made an invitation gesture, and said in welcome: "Mr. Special Envoy, His Majesty is already waiting for you."
The middle-aged man nodded slightly, then made the same invitation gesture, and walked into the magnificent Lions Empire Palace side by side with the Prime Minister of the Lions Empire.
To be honest, Lions I has indeed been waiting for a long time. If ordinary people asked him to wait for so long, he might have lost patience long ago.
But this time he didn't. Instead, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and waited until his trusted prime minister opened his door.
"The foreign minister has met His Majesty!" After the middle-aged man walked into the supplies and saw Lions I, he just bowed slightly and said greetings.
"Sir, no courtesy, please take a seat." Ryans didn't seem to care about the other party's attitude at all. Instead, he waved his hand hospitably to the imported sofa next to him and said with a smile.
As the emperor of the empire, he just returned to his base camp from the front line yesterday. He inspected the eastern front, inspected the troops on the southern front, promoted several generals, and allocated some resources.
In order to cooperate with the Gobel Kingdom's steel offensive, King Lions I ambitiously formulated a battle plan to attack north.
King Lynes I mobilized 50,000 troops to the southern battlefield, and also urgently dispatched a large number of artillery shells. It can be said that he did his best.
It's just that this combat plan was drawn up too late. In order to keep it confidential, Goblins did not have detailed communication with the Lions Empire. Therefore, the offensive planned by Lions I did not catch up with Gobel's attack at all, and there was no way to form a two-sided attack.
Favorable situation.
Lions I, who personally commanded the battle, failed to penetrate the defense of the famous Dornish general Strauss. In the end, both sides stood still, with no one taking advantage.
This battle ultimately caused the Kingdom of Lines to lose 30,000 soldiers, and almost exhausted the energy of Lines I.
After the middle-aged man and his cronies, the Prime Minister, were on the sofa, His Majesty the Emperor, who had been very busy recently, asked: "I wonder what the purpose of the special envoy's visit this time is?"
"Your Majesty has a brilliant plan, I must have guessed it." The special envoy said directly: "I am here this time to mediate the war between the Lions Empire and the Kingdom of Dorne on behalf of the Tang Kingdom."
"Mr. Special Envoy, you are joking. This war was caused by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Dorne who shot and killed my soldiers, not me..." I don't know why, looking at the special envoy from the Tang Kingdom.
With both eyes, Lions I’s voice became lower and lower the more he spoke.
These eyes seemed to have penetrated everything, as if they were an abyss. Lions I coughed, concealed his embarrassment, and planned to regroup.
He has now taken the first step to break away from the control of Datang Group, or in other words, he is no longer completely dependent on the Datang Kingdom. This is the source of his courage.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Thinking of this, Lions I's face became even more ugly. He was angry, regretful, and complained that he did not get what he deserved in the attack that flanked Dorne.
of victory.
If he had won that almost all-or-nothing battle on the southern front, he would now face much less pressure on the Datang Group, or in other words, the Datang Kingdom.
This is actually easy to understand. It can be easily seen from the geographical perspective: as long as Dorne is eliminated, the Lions Empire can border the Goblin Kingdom. At this point, the Lions Empire will have the possibility of directly connecting with the Cyric Consortium.
For the Lions Empire, which urgently needs to get rid of the control of Datang Group, it will obviously be more confident to be able to join forces with the Cyric Consortium.
But what about now? The current situation is: Lanes and the Nanla Empire are at odds with each other on the eastern front, and the two sides are fighting each other. It has become a luxury to obtain any supplies from the Nanla Empire.
At the same time, the Lions Empire and the Kingdom of Dorne on the southern front were at full-scale war, so there was no way to count on the import of supplies from the south.
There is a "barrier" like the North Ridge between the Northern Line and Susas. Even if trade is possible, the Susas Kingdom is also deeply influenced by Tang Mo. They both belong to the Trade Alliance, and trade is still the same.
They are just playing house under the economic system constructed by Datang Group.
In such a "encirclement", if you kneel at the feet of Datang Group willingly, you will definitely have a bowl of soup to drink. But if you want to break out of this strange circle and control more choices, in the view of Lions I, this war cannot
avoid.
Everything is very logical. The only problem is that he did not achieve the ultimate goal of destroying Dorne and victoriously commanding the Goblins as planned...
"We are all adults now, Your Majesty. Shouldn't we use this kind of excuse to deal with civilians in such an important negotiation situation?" The envoy smiled, with an expression that looked like he had seen through everything.
"Mr. Envoy, you are joking. In fact, although it is unbelievable, it was indeed the soldiers of the Kingdom of Dorne who fired first." The prime minister glanced at the embarrassed Lions I and hurriedly explained.
"..." The special envoy of the Tang Dynasty looked at Prime Minister Lanes aside, without saying anything, with a smile on his face.
"There is no point in talking about this now, Mr. Envoy." Lions I once again regained his strength, regained his state, and said: "I hope you can understand that peace is not just your wish, but also my wish.
I hope my people can bask in the sunshine of peace."
He paused and regained his composure before continuing: "However, the war has already begun, so it is not me alone who has the final say to end the war."
"I know this very well." The special envoy from the Tang Kingdom nodded, and then continued: "But I think your Majesty also knows very well that Lions alone may not be able to sustain this war for long."
He deliberately said these two words very hard, which made both Lions I and his prime minister feel threatened.
Indeed, this is a threat.
If the Datang Group no longer supports the Lions Empire, and the steady stream of artillery shells, bullets and supplies are no longer transported to the Lions Empire via Yucheng and Beiling, then the Lions Empire will really be in trouble internally and externally, and will fall into complete passivity.
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For the Lions Empire, this was the last situation they wanted to see. Therefore, Lions I knew that no matter what, at this time, he must give face to the Datang Group, or to the Datang Kingdom.
This is also the reason why Tang Mo first approached Lions I: the Lions Empire was deeply influenced by the Tang Group, and the Lions Empire was the one with the least choice among several countries!
Of course, another reason is that the Lions Empire’s opponent, the Kingdom of Dorne, doesn’t have a good choice now!
After settling these two countries, Tang Mo was confident to persuade Susas and Nanla, who had already obtained the benefits they wanted, to stop.
At that time, the trade alliance that existed in name only will be generally restored, normal economic and trade exchanges can resume again, and the economy will naturally become better.
