On the second day after Prince John took up the leadership of the resistance against the invaders and made a statement at Kunlun Terrace, the First Army of Griffinni recaptured "Eastston". It was reported that the key parts of the city were immediately occupied by commandos with Central Asian faces. Their combat effectiveness was extremely strong, and some of them were likely to be women.
The First Army's attitude was very firm. The army's supreme commander, General Marshall, issued a statement shortly after Prince John, using strong words to express his determination to fight the invaders to the last soldier.
Later, General Wollman, commander of the Fourth Army, issued a statement in similar terms.
At this time, a photo of Henry II and William V chatting and laughing happily together was published in the "World Daily Telegraph" of the imperial capital.
Henry II talked a lot about peace and wanted to meet with his nephew Prince John to create permanent peace for the empire.
William V also called on his son not to be blinded by the desire for power, and that choosing peace is also a form of courage.
At the press conference, a reporter asked bluntly whether King William V, who had lost his personal freedom, was sincere in his appeal.
As a result, the next day, William V really took a plane from the imperial capital and went to "Eastston" to discuss with his son how to seek peace for the empire.
However, William V arrived at Eastston in secret and returned to the imperial capital the next day.
Subsequently, Costa, commander-in-chief of the Third Army of Griffinni, issued a statement welcoming all forms of peace initiatives, but the territory of the Kingdom of Griffinni must be restored to its pre-war state.
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Boom boom boom.
A swarm of black bombers flew across the sky like a terrifying swarm of bees, and bombs fell like raindrops.
The Fourth Army's positions on the north bank of the River Rus were suddenly bombed by the Sonya Air Force.
Apparently, while the Sonyans were talking about peace, they were launching a new round of attacks on the pro-war forces.
However, because the Griffinni military system is now extremely chaotic, the Air Force and the four major armies have completely lost coordination, and therefore cannot provide good air support for the Fourth Army's positions.
The Fourth Army was forced to withdraw from the front and retreat north of the Bailton Bridge.
However, the Sonya Air Force went even further and bombed the city of Fort Belden.
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Admiral Wollman slammed the newspaper on the table with an angry look on his face. The headline of the newspaper was a bloody photo of an orphanage in Fort Belden. It showed the body of a nun, still holding her baby tightly in her arms, trying to protect the baby. A bomb fell into the orphanage when the Sonya bomber attacked yesterday.
"I don't care whether Eastston wants to negotiate or what. Representative Lu, can you help me contact the Prime Minister of your kingdom?" Walman then felt that his request was too much, "Or, the Minister of Defense?"
Lu Ming glanced at Walman and said, "General, what do you want to do? I need to have an idea in mind first."
Walman gritted his teeth and said, "I hope the Kingdom of Han can provide more support for my defense zone, such as more anti-tank battalions. Also, can you send the Air Force to provide us with air fire support? Our Kotman military airport can be provided to your country's air force volunteers."
Lu Ming shook his head: "General Vollman, you should know that the anti-tank battalion I lead is rare even in my kingdom."
Walman sighed. His guess was finally confirmed, and he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Lu Ming added: "However, General Walman, if you allow it, perhaps we can provide more volunteers to assist the Northern Defense Zone. We can mobilize volunteers from several infantry divisions. In addition, our air force at the Feldman Air Force Base in Antigua is within the combat radius of Fort Belden, which is even closer than taking off from Kotman."
This is the strategic significance of Antigua.
Walman was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Are all these all OK? Representative Lu, how many divisions of volunteers can your kingdom provide us?"
Lu Ming thought for a moment: "Seven divisions? How about that?"
"Seven divisions?" Even though Walman was calm, he couldn't help but exclaim at this moment.
A division in the Northern Territory has about 15,000 people.
Lu Ming nodded slowly: "In the current situation, we will suffer together. If the Henry Group succeeds in its ambition, we will be the next to suffer!"
Looking at Wollman, "We can certainly provide seven divisions of volunteers, but General, if you allow about 100,000 volunteers to enter your defense zone and fight with you, don't you need to inform Prince John and the interim cabinet?"
Walman thought for a moment and said, "No need for that. Besides, if you report it to Eastston, your military strength will be exposed, which will be disadvantageous to the battle."
Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, if you think it's okay!"
Walman looked at Lu Ming, "It seems that you have the trust of His Majesty the King of Han." Of course, Representative Lu's brother, His Majesty the King of Han, had already informed him how many volunteers could be dispatched.
Lu Ming had already stood up. "I'll go send a telegram. I think the kingdom will soon send a special envoy to contact you about the joint operations between the two armies."
"I hope as soon as possible!" Walman nodded.
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What Walman did not expect was that the "control of the defense zone airspace" provided by the Han Kingdom was fulfilled the next day.
When more than 20 Sonya bombers came to bomb Fort Bayleton again, a large formation of fighter jets suddenly appeared in the north. The dozen fighter jets escorted by the Sonya Air Force were quickly engaged. Moreover, the Sonya pilots, who lacked experience in fighter confrontation, were no match for the opponent's fighter pilots. As for the bombers, they were even more engaged.
Among more than 30 planes, only a few returned safely. The rest were either directly destroyed or fled in panic amid billowing smoke, but judging from their condition, they would have crashed midway.
A few days later, a train came from the north, with carriages full of heroic young men, and a large number of tanks, artillery and other heavy equipment were also transported by railway line.
At this time, Prince John and the interim cabinet were considering accepting the conditions proposed by Henry's group.
Henry's group demanded that Griffinni's interim cabinet recognize him as the king of the United Kingdom of Sonia and West Griffinni.
The so-called West Griffinni region is the territory of the Griffinni Kingdom currently occupied by the Sonyans, which has about eight states and a population of nearly 100 million. In addition, the Sonyans also want four states that they have not completely occupied, which means a total of twelve states, and most of them are prosperous states of the Griffinni Kingdom, with a total population of about 160 million.
Henry's group would recognise Prince John as King of East Grafennier.
The Kingdom of East Griffinni was formed by ceding four states from the kingdom's unoccupied territories, leaving six states with a population of almost 70 million.
At the same time, Henry II would honor his brother William V as the Great Emperor of the Empire.
All the autonomous states that were waiting and watching, as well as the member states of the Eastern Alliance and the Kingdom of Han, could become members of the Imperial Confederation again.
Among them, the Han Kingdom is an independent confederation, and the autonomous states and the Eastern Alliance can form a form of democratic alliance and become a member of the Imperial Confederation as a whole.
The six major confederations that make up the empire are the United Kingdom of Sonia and West Griffinni, the Kingdom of East Griffinni, the Eastern Democratic Alliance, the Tianhan Kingdom, the Southern Brave Chiefdom Collection, and the Kingdom of East Japan.
The Western City-State Alliance, one of the original imperial confederations, disappeared and became a special autonomous region of the United Kingdom of Sonia and Sigrifenni.
In this way, permanent peace was restored to the empire.
But in the peace plan outlined by the Henry Group, it is obvious that the Emperor of the Empire is a complete mascot, more like the Pope of the Vatican in Lu Ming's previous life, and no longer possesses secular power.
However, the peace proposal advocated by Henry's group aims to restore eternal peace to the empire, and, as it is conceived, there is a real chance of it being realized.
This is obviously full of temptation. Various power groups that have long been tired of the frequent outbreaks of war, including most members of the Eastern Alliance, are inclined to reach this peace agreement.
Although according to this peace plan, the dominance of the new imperial order will be transferred from the Griffinni to the Sonyans, as long as true peace can be achieved and the autonomy of each member body will not be weakened, nothing else matters.