In fact, the news of the founding of the Kingdom of Han was soon overshadowed by the war that broke out in the Hasena area.
Hasena is a small city in the central part of the Kingdom of Griffinni, nor is it a transportation hub. Originally it was just a small battle, but gradually, both sides invested more and more troops, and finally hundreds of thousands of troops engaged in a meat grinder-like fight in this area.
The Second and Third Armies of the Kingdom of Griffinni successively deployed 19 divisions and more than 200,000 troops.
The Sonyans dispatched more than 20 divisions, and the total force deployed by both sides reached nearly 500,000.
In fact, it was obvious that neither side was prepared for a large-scale battle, but both sides had the accidental effect of intelligence errors, which led to a large-scale battle coming unexpectedly.
During this period, the Griffinni Northern Army moved south and engaged in a fierce battle with the Sonya Third Front in the Rus River area.
After three months of multi-party fighting, both sides were exhausted.
Even during this period, the statement that the Antigua State Congress passed a resolution to formally join the Montenegro Treaty Organization seemed less important.
Finally, Hasena's Greifani army was the first to leave the battlefield.
Although the Sonya captured Hassena, they were equally exhausted, and both sides suffered tens of thousands of casualties.
In the northern theater, however, the Griffinni Fourth Army had established a firm foothold on the north bank of the Rus River, just over 300 kilometers away from the imperial capital.
In the central region, the Griffinni First Army has built a solid defense line in the Kadan area.
In the Battle of Hasenaar, the army of the Kingdom of Greifanni performed extremely well, buying the rear a chance to catch their breath and even launch a counterattack.
But at this moment, the situation suddenly changed.
In fact, the military high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Griffinni had been planning a counterattack several months later, but they did not expect that the Sonya mechanized troops suddenly bypassed the Kadan Line of Defense and, with the cooperation of paratroopers, launched a blitzkrieg on "Eastston" and successfully occupied the temporary capital of Griffinni. Not only that, a large number of nobles including William V were captured. The next day, William V announced his surrender and issued a statement admitting that it was a mistake to start a war with the Kingdom of Sonya and asked the commanders of various war zones and fronts to surrender to the Sonya army.
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In the temporary command room built of wooden boards, Lu Ming paced slowly, feeling somewhat helpless. It was simply a replica of World War II in his previous life.
However, the Sonyans' blitzkrieg, which bypassed the Cardan Line of Defense, also captured a large number of dignitaries including William V. The intelligence, the timing of the blitzkrieg, and Eastston's internal and external support must have been caused by a secret force acting in secret.
Moreover, Sister Windsor was also among the captured nobles, which was worrying.
The morale of the Griffinni army is currently low, and Admiral Wollman, whose Fourth Army he is in, seems to be considering whether to surrender.
I think the same is true for senior generals in other war zones.
There were hurried footsteps. It was the motorized brigade commander Greif who came in from outside. He looked extremely anxious and asked as soon as he came in: "General, are you leaving? No way?"
After months of cooperative combat, Greve has become a complete admirer of this special anti-tank team of the Han Kingdom.
The northern front was able to gain a foothold on the north bank of the River Rus, thanks in large part to the Han Kingdom's thousand-man volunteer army which played an indispensable role in achieving miraculous results on many occasions.
Hearing Greve's question, Lu Ming said helplessly: "If we don't leave now, we may be captured in no time. The Sonya people on the other side of the river hate our team the most. It shouldn't matter if you raise the white flag, but someone will definitely report us later, and our fate will be very tragic."
Greif gritted his teeth, "No, we will not surrender!"
Lu Ming shook his head. "You have no say in this matter. Not to mention you, I'm afraid General Walman can't make up his mind either. He is not the only one who can make the decision. If the commanders of all the war zones surrender, what else can he do?"
Greve was silent.
Suddenly, Lu Ming said, "Wait a minute!" and then quickly walked into the inner room.
Greve has gotten used to it; General Lu has a lot of secrets and this happens often.
More than half an hour later, Lu Ming came back from the inner room, walked over and turned on the radio.
Kunlun's Western-language radio station, which was completely on Griffin's side, was broadcasting a piece of news at this time.
Prince John of the Kingdom of Griffinni, the eldest son of William V, has now arrived in the East China Sea and will issue an official statement at 8 o'clock in the evening.
Greve's eyes lit up. "Prince John wasn't captured? That's great!"
Lu Ming nodded: "It seems that there is still hope."
In fact, he knew what statement Prince John was going to make. Just now, the leaders of the Eastern Alliance held an emergency consultation and communication and held a multi-party telephone conference.
The situation has changed, and even the alliance members who were originally in secret contact with the Sonyans are now feeling a little uneasy.
Because once the Sonyans occupy the entire territory of Griffinni, their bombers can reach the East China Sea and even any territory of the alliance member.
If the Sonyans forced the Alliance to merge into the Kingdom of Sonya, no member of the Alliance would be willing to do so now.
Especially when the Kingdom of Sonia was clearly beginning to move towards dictatorship, it was possible to deal with it to gain political and economic benefits, but it was absolutely impossible to become a slave of Henry II.
Prince John's statement was unanimously supported by all members of the Eastern Alliance. He would exercise the responsibilities of regent on behalf of his father and called on all Griffinians to unite and drive out the Sonya invaders. All armed forces must not surrender.
Lu Ming arranged another thing. The Air Service Regiment will intervene in the war and cooperate with the First Army to retake "Eastston".
After the fall of the imperial capital, "Eastston" became the temporary secondary capital of the Griffinni people and a symbol of resistance.
Although William and other nobles had been forcibly taken to the imperial capital by plane, the recovery of "Eastston" was an important step in stabilizing the morale of the army. Otherwise, no matter what statement Prince John made, it would not be very effective.
He also ordered the army to be deployed to the southern border of Hanzhou.
If necessary, I will have to stop. Otherwise, once the Kingdom of Sonia annexes Griffinni and the forces of both sides are reorganized and integrated, when it wants to invade the Northern Territory, I am afraid I will have no chance of winning.
There was a knock on the door, and it was Yin Lisha Bai who hurried in, "Uncle, I heard on the radio, brother has arrived in Donghai?"
Lu Ming nodded: "Yes." After thinking for a while, he said: "Let's go and see General Walman together!"
Yin Lisha nodded: "Okay!"
Greve was a little hesitant. After all, he was just a brigadier general and it was not possible for him to meet General Wollman casually.
Lu Ming smiled at him: "You also represent the thoughts of the brigade commanders on the front line, so you can talk about it."
Greve nodded.