"Empire News", "Daily Express", "Oriental Times" and even the "Beijing Times" immediately published the news that Emperor Li Wufeng of the Tang Dynasty met with the Kingdom of Milan, the Grand Duchy of Mahad, and the Principality of Andako on December 91. Conversations when the new diplomatic envoys of the three countries were appointed. During the conversation, Li Wufeng proposed for the first time that the Tang Empire would fight the war with the hostile forces of the empire to the end and would never tolerate challenges to the imperial authority from external hostile forces. At the same time, he also solemnly made it clear to the envoys of the Three Kingdoms that the Tang Empire He has absolutely no territorial ambitions or demands for friendly relations with neighboring countries on the Eastern Continent, including the Nanyang Alliance. As for the ambassador of the Kingdom of Milan when he asked about the issues of Daliao and Mawlamyine, Li Wufeng also made it clear that these two places were only on the imperial side at that time. Special measures adopted for military needs. The empire has no territorial claims on these two places. The original political structure of the two countries will be restored at the appropriate time, and the Nanyang Alliance and the Triple Alliance will be invited to supervise and ensure the political structure of the two countries. Get restored.
This statement, which was almost an explanation of the empire's medium and long-term national policy, immediately caused a sensational effect in the surrounding areas of the empire. Needless to say, the Three Kingdoms Alliance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Milan first responded positively on December 21, stating that the Three Kingdoms Alliance would cooperate with The Datang Empire actively cooperated with the Datang Empire to eliminate unstable factors in the Eastern Continent and ensure that the Eastern Continent could have a long and stable period of development after the war. As soon as this statement came out, it almost sounded that the Three Kingdoms Alliance would unite with the Empire. The clarion call to launch war against Machi Khan and the Japanese. Sure enough, while the diplomatic departments of the Grand Principality of Mahad and the Principality of Andako also issued the same message on the same day, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, which were conducting large-scale military exercises on the border of Milan, immediately announced that at the invitation of the Tang Empire, the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces would Join the war against Maci Khan to completely eliminate Maci Khan, the troublemaker in the southern part of the Eastern Continent. December 26th. The Three Kingdoms Allied Forces officially invaded the eastern territory of Maci Khan and launched a fierce battle with the troops of Maci Khan who had taken precautions.
At the same time, the internal affairs and commerce departments of the three countries also jointly issued an announcement that they would take more stringent measures to combat maritime smuggling, strictly prohibit all Japanese ships from entering ports under the jurisdiction of the three countries, and prohibit businessmen from the three countries from trading with the Japanese. Ships from the three countries are prohibited from going to Japanese lands and Japanese-controlled areas, otherwise they will be punished for smuggling. As soon as this order was issued, the interior departments and maritime anti-smuggling teams of the three countries immediately took action, and the navies of the three countries also actively cooperated with the anti-smuggling departments to take joint actions to uproot many smuggling dens, allowing them to rely on these large-scale smuggling organizations for important supplies. The Japanese suffered heavy losses.
The strongest reaction to the announcement made by the Emperor of the Tang Empire was undoubtedly the Nanyang Alliance. Although the alliance's standing army had been fully mobilized, disputes within the alliance caused the army to enter the border areas with Daliao and Mawlamyine. On the one hand, they were worried that Datang would take further military actions, and in that case, the Nanyang Alliance would have to fight for survival. On the other hand, the Nanyang Alliance also held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that Datang could provide a reasonable explanation for sending troops to capture Daliao and Mawlamyine. Now all these problems have been solved. Datang was not only willing to return Daliao and Moulmein. He even made a clear promise to ensure the unity and integrity of the Nanyang Alliance. Although such a condition implicitly required the Nanyang Alliance to cut off support to Macchi Khan, this was still a blessing from heaven for the Nanyang Alliance.
In the shortest possible time, the Diplomatic Committee of the Nanyang Alliance issued a formal response to Wu Feng's speech. The Nanyang Alliance was willing to develop all aspects of relations with the Tang Empire fairly on the premise of ensuring the alliance's sovereignty, and was willing to respond to Datang's proposals. Cooperate with the Tang Empire with practical actions to restore peace to the Eastern Continent. As a first step, the Financial and Economic Committee of the Nanyang Alliance will temporarily suspend financial assistance and loans to the Macchi Khanate. The Alliance Business Committee is also planning to temporarily suspend trade between the two countries. Once these two pieces of news were announced, they immediately triggered severe price penalties on various important materials and daily necessities in the Macchi Khanate. The phenomenon of private hoarding of materials became a trend, forcing The internal affairs department of the Macchi Khanate had to declare a state of emergency.
The massive invasion by the Triple Alliance forces immediately put the Macchi Khanate into a passive situation of being flanked from the east and west. The Nanyang Alliance's announcement of the suspension of financial aid and loans and the subsequent temporary severance of commercial exchanges between the two countries made the Macchi Khanate almost on the verge of destruction. In a desperate situation, the Makki Khanate's material import and export almost entirely relied on the two trade routes leading to the Nanyang Alliance. Cutting off these two trade routes would almost bring the Makki Khanate's economy to a standstill.
The improvement of the situation in the south did not bring much change to the situation in the north. The heavily-gathered Liberian countries could not retreat because Machi Khan was in trouble, and there was no turning back. This battle will determine who is the real king of the Eastern Continent between the Liberians and the Tang people. If they lose, they will be doomed, and if they win, the sky will be clear.
On December 31, 701 in the continental calendar, on the last day of 701, the coalition forces of the Liberian countries launched frontal attacks on almost three fronts at the same time, and the war to determine who was the true king of the Eastern Continent officially broke out.
Mulige, who returned from patrolling the western and central fronts, seemed to be darker, but his piercing eyes showed that he was in the best mental state, and his dusty aura added a killing momentum, making this man This imperial general is full of self-confidence in decisive battles and thousands of miles away.
"The latest information has been transmitted back through the snow pigeon. This time, because of the fear that the snow pigeon would get lost or have an accident on the way, everything was transmitted in double pigeon order, so it can ensure that the information is transmitted back as quickly as possible with absolute safety." At this time, the intelligence staff couldn't help but want to show off the money spent on the intelligence system.
"That's enough, stop showing off there. If this battle is lost, the Military Intelligence Bureau should be disbanded. Why are you still hiding it? Tell me the topic quickly." Cui Wenxiu, who was wearing a thick cloak, was impatient. interrupted the other party.
Lowering his head guiltily, the intelligence staff quickly got to the point: "Let's talk about the Western Front first. It is now known that the Heathrow people have dispatched six regiments of 420,000 troops, one of which is the Heathrow Empire's Iron Armored Knights. This They are the elites of the Heathrow Empire that have never been used in the southern war. It is said that they have been used as a strategic reserve for a long time to deal with the Bein people in the north. The Bein people suffered a lot from this armored knights. In addition, among these six regiments are There are the Nuremberg Invincible Heavy Infantry Regiment, the Coulhart Gale Cavalry Regiment, and the Noahton Light Infantry Regiment, which were awarded honorary titles by the Heathrow Empire. These three regiments have all fought against the Bein people in the north for a long time, and they have also cooperated with each other. We have conquered the Dole tribe together with the Kaman people, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong. This time they all went out in full force."
"The forward is the Coulhart Gale Cavalry Regiment. This is a pure light cavalry regiment. It has always been the old rival of the Mott Rangers. It was once stationed in the western region of Heathrow for a long time. Its main task is to deal with the troops coming from Tengger. Nomadic cavalry on the grassland, but this time the Heathrow people seemed to be desperate to abandon their western region. In addition, they were supported by the Noahton Light Infantry Regiment, the Heathrow Second Infantry Regiment and the Nuremberg Heavy Infantry Regiment. A total of 280,000 troops have invaded the northern part of Yinchuan Prefecture and are approaching Ganlan Fortress."
"Huh? Didn't it say that the Sisluans would dispatch about 500,000 troops? There is also a corps?" Cui Wenxiu asked.
"It is now known that there are only six regiments whose numbers are known. Except for the Imperial Armored Knights, which are slightly behind, the other five regiments have entered the border of the empire. In addition, in addition to the Sisi Luo people currently stationed in the north, there are In addition to the First Corps of the Si Luo Empire, there is only one Kulem Mixed Corps left. This corps had initially been conducting mixed exercises with six corps in the southern region of Si Luo. The designation also appeared in the past, but it has not appeared now. In the army sequence of the Southern Expedition, the scouts and intelligence departments are now fully searching for the whereabouts of this army." He has never seen the coach look so serious and his tone so stern. The intelligence staff secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead. He replied somewhat nervously.
"Huh? What time is it now? A regiment of troops disappeared under your nose, and you didn't know it? Your intelligence department actually did this to me? Are the scouts also sleeping? Those on the front line What is the reconnaissance department doing?!" Cui Wenxiu's tone became more and more stern, and he glanced at the several intelligence staff officers and intelligence directors standing in the war room. It was like a whip hitting several people, making everyone feel that the boss's anger was increasing sharply. .
"Commander, since the Heathrow people have already implemented martial law in the southern region, it is difficult for scouts to sneak in. The intelligence department only detected in advance that the number of the Kulam Mixed Corps appeared in the exercise team, but failed to effectively Confirmed, we have been somewhat negligent on this point, and we have also notified the military intelligence departments in Jiayuguan, Jiama, and Fanlin areas, asking them to help us pay attention to the whereabouts of this unit, and it is estimated that the information will be passed back soon."
The intelligence chief was a somewhat tolerant person, and he took the initiative to take responsibility, and the subsequent remedial measures were quite satisfactory, which made Cui Wenxiu's face look a little better. What kind of tricks were the Sisluo people playing? Kulam formed a mixed army. It is also a well-known army in the Sisluo Emperor's army. It has been on the front line in the north for a long time, and its outstanding feature is its strong mobility, so Cui Wenxiu was deeply impressed by it.