The young man who was sleeping soundly on his bed was awakened by nightmares from time to time. Although the war had ended for a week, he still could not let himself get out of the shadow of defeat. He found that he was even a little nervous and afraid of hearing the soldiers' reports. In order to avoid stimulation from all sides so that no one could sleep peacefully, he had to ask his men to put him on a large ship off the coast of Quanzhou Port.
Gazing blankly at the top of the cabin, the ornate carvings and hazy silk curtains made the cabin particularly gorgeous. The soft big bed used to be a holy place for his own games, but now, when beautiful and charming women are able to Arousing my own interest, even the soft cotton pad felt so uncomfortable at this time.
Defeated, completely defeated. If it weren't for the desperate counterattack of the Milan reinforcements, I am afraid that I would have to live in exile in a foreign land. Now, apart from the eldest brother who was annihilated and surrendered, there are only less than three divisions left of the two legions. , if there is no support from the Milan army, I am afraid that Quanzhou will change hands in the blink of an eye if my eldest brother gives the order. But he was a dignified king of Chu, and he once had the sacred land of an empire of two counties and twelve palaces. But now, his army is less than 60,000, and it is still in dilapidated state. Life and fate are arranged in this way. Isn't it a little too cruel to yourself
What should I do now? The Milan people have lost the confidence to regain Songjiang. Even the original plan to occupy Gusu has been shaken by the powerful combat power of the elder brother's army. The Milan people have obviously changed their original ideas and do not want to get too deep in the south of the Yangtze River. The fear of helping to defend Quanzhou was already the biggest limit. Situ Yuan could hear this from the vague conversation with their special envoy from China.
What about yourself? Will I just stay in Quanzhou like this for the rest of my life? Maybe one day the Milanese would get tired of him and kick him away, and his eldest brother's army would come to the city, and those two or three divisions might turn against each other in the blink of an eye. Thinking of this, Situ Yuan shuddered.
No, no, he must not lose his fighting spirit. Situ Yuan cheered him up in his heart, but if he wanted to change the situation in front of him, where should he start? Where is the breaking point? Situ Yuan thought hard.
Milanese? I am afraid that it is unlikely that they will be able to contribute much force to themselves for the time being. They are frightened by the military strength of their eldest brother, and it is already commendable that they can maintain the status quo. Ninth brother? Although this royal brother has six legions in his hands, the Guards legion that guards the imperial capital is worthy of a battle. The only thing we can look at is the City Guard legion, but the City Guard legion is in a cruel fight with the Kaman people. They were severely injured and their vitality has not recovered. They are also responsible for guarding the western barrier of the imperial capital. As for the other third, fourth, eighth and ninth legions, they probably have silver-like wax spear heads, so they are not good at all. It's not much better than my original two legions. If I really face my elder brother's army, the outcome will probably be the same.
Cheng Dayou and Lao Liu naturally don't need to think about it. Taking advantage of the situation is what these two guys are good at. Don't expect them to help you at all. Who else can you do? Although Li Wufeng has unparalleled military strength, he is far away from him. Although his sister is married to him, we can't expect him to fly troops over to help us out of thin air, right? Who else could it be? Situ Yuan raised his fingers and listed them one by one, and then eliminated them one by one.
Under the fluctuation of the sea water, the slightly swaying cabin gave Situ Yuan, who had been lying on his bed for too long, a sense of dizziness. He pushed his body up with some difficulty and sat up.
"Your Highness, Your Highness." A sound of heavy footsteps came from the bow of the ship ahead, followed by two "tuk-tuk" knocks on the door.
"What's the matter?" Situ Yuan didn't even bother to say anything. None of the news that came one after another was worthy of joy. The fall of Weiyang, the fall of Jinhua, and the fall of Gusu. A series of bad news had made Situ Yuan's nerves become extra strong. , facing these bad news, he has been able to accept it with a more peaceful attitude. Now that the matter has come to this, what can he do no matter how anxious and worried he is? It is better to relax your mind and respond calmly.
The door was gently pushed open, and a man flashed in, "Your Highness has good news."
"Oh? Good news?" Situ Yuan laughed self-deprecatingly, stretched his body lazily, and squeezed out a voice from his nasal cavity: "It seems that I haven't heard this term for a long time. Let me tell you what it is. Good news, let’s see if it can make me really happy.”
"Your Highness, there is indeed good news this time. The information just came from behind, His Highness's second and third navy fleets were ambushed by the Japanese navy off the coast of Yuhang. The entire army was completely wiped out, and not a single person escaped. . In addition, there is news that the Japanese army has launched a large-scale attack on the area controlled by His Highness. It is reported that the Ryukyu Islands and Kamchatka Island have fallen into the hands of the Japanese. There is also unconfirmed news that the Japanese army has captured Gaolong. , Treasure Island has also fallen." The capable man reported with a calm expression on his face.
"Oh?!" He jumped up from his bed all of a sudden, his face flashing with excitement. While rubbing his hands, he paced back and forth in the cabin. Situ Yuan was not very interested in the news behind it. He was interested. What happened was that the Japanese ambushed Big Brother's navy, and Big Brother's navy was completely destroyed, which meant that Big Brother's military power at sea had become completely blank, and the small ships in the inland rivers were simply not enough to go to sea. Such actions by the Japanese are likely to anger Big Brother, and the Japanese have also occupied the Liuqiu Islands, Kamchatka Island and Treasure Island, which will also pose a huge threat to Big Brother's hinterland. In this way, Big Brother may not be able to do anything in a short time at least. Going south, my safety seems to have an extra guarantee.
"Is there any reaction from the north? Have the Japanese launched an attack on the mainland?" Situ Yuan was interested in his elder brother's reaction and whether the Japanese had invaded the mainland.
"Back to Your Highness, there is no news in this regard yet. It is estimated that Your Highness has received the news not long ago, and it is unlikely that he will react so quickly." The capable man hesitated and replied, "As for the Japanese, I think it is based on the current strength of the Japanese. , I am afraid that it is unlikely that they will have the power to invade the mainland. Although the strength of the Japanese navy is growing rapidly, on the one hand, the main force of the army is being held back on the Crescent Peninsula. On the other hand, it is necessary to defend the treasure island and Kamchatka Island to prevent the people on the island from resisting. A large number of troops are also needed, and my subordinates believe that they currently do not have the strength to invade the mainland."
Hearing what his subordinate said, Situ Yuan was a little disappointed. If the Japanese only stopped at Three Islands, then with the current strength of his eldest brother, he would definitely not provoke the Japanese. In this way, he seemed to have no chance. .
"However, the behavior of the Japanese cannot be inferred based on common sense, especially now that the largest tribe of the Japanese, the Liyuan tribe, has unified the entire Japanese land and is very powerful. Logically speaking, they just captured the Crescent Peninsula from the Doton people. The safest way now is to stabilize They defended the Crescent Peninsula and digested the acquired territory, but the Japanese were ruthless and sold all the Dodon people on the Crescent Peninsula as slaves to Southeast Asia. They also immigrated in large numbers. It stands to reason that they should maintain a relatively peaceful environment now to accumulate strength. , but they didn’t expect that only half a year later, they would launch attacks on the Liuqiu Islands, Kamchatka Island and Baodao Island. This kind of behavior was a bit crazy, but their timing was really well chosen, and the attack was huge at once. Although His Highness is in pain, he has no power to fight back."
"You mean it's still possible for the Japanese to invade the mainland?" Situ Yuan said thoughtfully.
"Yes, the purpose of the Japanese ambushing His Highness's naval fleet was to completely eradicate His Highness's ability to use the navy to counterattack. However, the empire of Kamchatka and Treasure Island has never paid much attention to it. The population is sparse and the garrison is even more pitiful. , once the Japanese succeed, they will inevitably follow the practices of the Crescent Peninsula and immigrate en masse. According to the inference of my subordinates, without the intervention of external forces, it is estimated that the Japanese will be able to establish a foothold on the two islands within three to five months, and At that time, the Japanese would be free to spy on the East China Sea and the hinterland south of the Yangtze River, so my subordinates concluded that the Japanese would become a serious problem for the empire."
The capable man knew a lot about the internal situation of the Japanese, and his analysis was reasonable. However, Situ Yuan was not interested in any serious problems for the empire. All he thought about was how to use it to provoke a war between the Japanese and his elder brother as soon as possible. In this way, It is possible for him to make a profit, but now it seems that it is still difficult to achieve this goal, but at least there is an opportunity. As long as he plans and operates well, it may not be hopeless.
Seeing his lord staring blankly out the window and deep in thought, the capable man bowed knowingly and said: "Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will leave."
"Well, Chuanyue, do you think the Japanese are a good partner for us to cooperate now?" The corner of his mouth twisted slightly, and Situ Yuan obviously spent a lot of effort to say such a sentence.
"Your Highness?! Cooperate with the Japanese?!" Some looked at their master in surprise, some couldn't believe their ears.
"Chuayue, there is nothing surprising. The Japanese are now at war with my elder brother and the Doton people. From north to south, where can they replenish strategic supplies? Even if there is some smuggling, I am afraid they can only do it secretly and cannot satisfy them at all. If we want to get large-scale replenishment, we can only go through our Quanzhou, or the Milan people, but the Milan people definitely don't want to see the Japanese power expanding too fast in the Atlantic, so their only target is us, I think Tachihara Shanchuan must have also seen this, I don't think it will be long before the Japanese envoys arrive in Quanzhou." A vicious light flashed in Situ Yuan's eyes.
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