Tang Mo sat in his seat and listened to a series of reports from Nangong Hong. Supporting the civil war in the Great China Empire was the national policy of the Great Tang Empire, but this national policy actually had an ultimate goal.
The civil war in the Great China Empire affected the trade of the Tang Empire, especially the import of oil from the Qin State, and a series of slave smuggling to the Orc Empire.
Although these businesses are not the ultimate economic lifeline, they do affect the speed at which the Tang Empire makes money.
Because of this, to a certain extent, the Tang Empire did not particularly want the civil war in the Great China Empire to continue endlessly.
The best outcome is that Zhao Yujun and Zhao Kaijun will fight to the death, and then achieve a certain degree of reconciliation, and the Tang Empire will profit from it and get the benefits it wants.
As for what this benefit is? In fact, to put it bluntly, it is Fengjiang and Shanping. These are the two places that Tang Mo wants to hold in his hands, and the places that Zhao Yu must cede after winning.
After taking Fengjiang and Shanping in hand, the Dahua Empire's first line of defense against the Tang Empire completely collapsed. Guiguang became a frontline city, and the grain production areas near Wanliang were no longer safe.
As long as the Tang Empire wants, the Tang army can attack Guiguang from the direction of Shanping. After capturing Guiguang, they can control the entire Jiange Nanku area and cut off the connection between these places and the Great China Empire.
To put it bluntly, once Fengjiangshanping was ceded to the Tang Empire, one-third of the Great China Empire was just fish on the chopping board, and the Tang Empire could cut it however they wanted.
In order to achieve this goal, the Tang Empire must support the Fengjiang defenders and support Zhao Yu, an Adou who cannot be supported, and fight against the Great China Empire in his name.
"I didn't expect that the border troops of the Dahua Empire were so incompetent that they were blocked halfway without even taking down the mountain screen." Nangong Hong, who was generally responsible for this matter, explained to Tang Mo with some shame.
Let’s look at the reasons for the defeat on the battlefield.
In fact, it was not a defeat, it was just that the troops on the front line were not advancing smoothly, so that the situation seemed a bit passive.
Tang Mo actually didn't expect that the Fengjiang defenders would still be so passive even after there was no air threat and they had obtained many supplies from the Tang Empire.
The troops heading south to Shanping only penetrated two lines of defense of Dahua's defenders, so they stopped the attack in a confused manner, and were soon blocked by the follow-up troops of the Dahua Empire.
In fact, there are only two Dahua Empire armored divisions near Fengjiang. Their equipment is actually very old and they are not the main armored forces of the Dahua Empire.
In comparison, the armored force of the Great China Empire ranged from 170 to 200 tanks, and the number was not as good as that of the Tang Empire.
In addition, the tanks of these two armored divisions are all Dahua 1 and Dahua 2 tanks, with only a small number of Dahua 3 tanks, so the combat effectiveness is indeed not very good.
Because the Dahua Empire was afraid of the Tang Empire, Shen Chuan did not dare to put the main force on the front line. Most of the main force of the Dahua army was placed on the second line, which in turn made the Fengjiang defenders very miserable.
They happened to run into the most elite Dahua Empire army on the second line, so in comparison, there was indeed a certain gap between them and the opponent, and it was normal for them to be unable to defeat them.
However, in reality, it is impossible for the Tang Empire to forgive Fengjiang Army's offensive failure based on these reasons - the question now is: what to do.
"Minister Nangong." After listening to Nangong Hong's report, Tang Mo comforted his minister: "There is no need to blame yourself so much. No one can fully consider all the details. As the saying goes, people can make things happen. Let's think of an idea.
That’s all there is to do.”
As the architect of the Tang Empire's westward expansion strategy, Nangong Hong's position within the Tang Empire had always been unstable.
He did not have a stable position for a long time, and was finally appointed by Tang Mo as the general manager of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire. He finally had the title of minister.
It can also be seen from here that at the top of the Tang Empire, the Bunas faction is still the main force, and the external officials have always been able to linger on the second line.
On the other hand, Nangong Hong's appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire also shows that senior Chinese officials began to appear at the top of the Tang Empire, which explains the problem.
"Sending troops directly is indeed a solution. But it will involve us in the war. We are not afraid of war, but it is really embarrassing to send troops without a name." Regarding the military, Loew took the lead in speaking.
Even if a few divisions that have been assembled on the border are moved into the territory of the Dahua Empire, under the cover of the air force, it is not difficult to capture Shanping.
But if the army is really used, it will definitely cause an uproar internationally. After all, the civil war in the Great China Empire and the participation of the Tang Empire in the war... are completely different concepts for various countries.
The civil war in the Great China Empire and the change of emperor may be just a trivial matter to other countries. But if the Great Tang Empire begins to expand, it will definitely be a major event of the highest level that must be taken seriously by all countries.
Princess Leer, who is in charge of culture, spoke at this time and said: "To the outside world, we have always established an image of loving and defending peace. If we rashly deny our previous moral standards, it will hurt external public opinion."
This area was managed by her, so she had to attend this meeting. To be honest, she actually hated attending such meetings, because many times, You Lin was invited to attend such meetings.
"It is easy to arouse the vigilance of various countries. Trade may be greatly affected, and all countries will be nervous, which may lead to a larger-scale military conflict." Sitting on the other side of Tang Mo, Alice, who is in charge of commerce, also said.
You Lin said nothing, because at this time, the internal affairs department under her control was basically an intelligence channel. She could just do what needed to be done, and there was no need to report much.
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The emperors of other countries did not treat him like this.
"There is absolutely no need to get involved in the war." Tang Mo set the tone for this matter: "What we want is profit. If we don't need to send our soldiers to die on the front line, then we should avoid such choices."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Leer: "The backup plan of forming an army of orcs as volunteers to go to Fengjiang to participate in the war, now let's discuss it?"
"This plan was proposed a year ago. When I was making this plan, I thought about the possible situation today." Leer took out a document from the pile of documents he brought, opened it and introduced it.
Said: "At that time, the military also sent consultants to guide the labor management department on how to prepare a qualified military mobilization report."
"The plan includes the following: Recruit volunteers from the existing orc laborers and goblin laborers, organize them into an army, and dispatch them to the Great China Empire to help Zhao Yujun continue to fight." She said, her beautiful cat ears moving at the same time.
Two times, it looks very interesting: "The purpose of this plan is to help Zhao Yujun withstand the counterattack of the Dahua Empire during the stalemate stage and maintain the scale of Zhao Yujun."
"It is planned to recruit 3 divisions of orcs, totaling more than 50,000 people, and provide all weapons and equipment except tanks. After training, they will be sent directly to the front line for combat." Leer briefly introduced the content of the plan, and then added
Said: "It also includes the sub-item of recruiting mercenaries from the Mirage Kingdom, the Orc Empire, and even the Ice Empire and the Poplar Kingdom to join the war."
Tang Mo nodded and said, "If we find a way to bring 10 or even 20 divisions of mercenaries of other races to Fengjiang, will it improve the combat effectiveness of the Fengjiang army?"
"Theoretically, the improvement is not big, but it can solve the problem of replenishment, increase the number of troops, and allow commanders to not worry too much about frontline consumption when mobilizing troops." As the imperial chief of staff, Loew gave his professional opinion.
Tiger and Redman, who also attended the meeting, also agreed with this view. They both believed that except for the Tang Empire's troops directly participating in the war, the participation of troops from other countries in the war would not fundamentally change the balance of power between the two sides.
However, they also admitted that no matter how unbearable it was, adding 100,000 troops to Fengjiang would definitely be effective.
What's more, as time goes by, more and more weapons from the Tang Empire to assist Fengjiang arrive at the front line, and the combat effectiveness of Fengjiang's army will always be strengthened to a certain extent.
"First send two orc divisions and one goblin division to try! If they fight well, I don't mind giving them a reward!" Tang Mo introduced the concept of modern mercenaries for the first time in this world.
Soon, after this meeting, countries all over the world received calls from the envoys of the Tang Dynasty to their diplomatic departments.
The Tang Empire provided guarantee and Fengjiang provided money. I hope that freedom-loving people from all over the world will go to Fengjiang to defend free trade and fight to defend Fengjiang!
When the whole world heard that money could be made by helping people fight in wars, they quickly and actively responded to Tang Guo's call.
After all, no matter what aspect they consider, sending troops to participate in the Battle of Fengjiang is beneficial to them.
On the one hand, it is because the money they owe to the Tang Empire has not been paid off, and the trade deficit has always existed. At this time, there are multiple channels to make money, which is really a great thing.
On the other hand, everyone is worried that the Tang Empire has ambitions to expand abroad. They would rather send troops to help Zhao Yu of Fengjiang win this war than hear the news of the Tang Empire sending troops one day.
Therefore, various countries on the Eastern Continent soon mobilized some "fish belly" miscellaneous troops, in the form of mercenaries, and began to gather in Bunas in a mighty manner, preparing to go to another continent to participate in an "international joint military exercise"