Alien Arms Empire

 Chapter 498498Mediation

In the imperial city of Lanes, the brand-new streets are full of people in a hurry. The empire is in the middle of a war, and there is inevitably a bleak atmosphere.

 No one knows when this war will end, and everyone is looking forward to returning to normal life. Every day you can read news from the front line in newspapers, including some casualty figures and reports of so-called great victories.

For example, one day, several enemy bunkers were captured, and brave and fearless soldiers took the lead in fierce battles, received various rewards, and received medals symbolizing glory.

 At first, everyone was excited, but now there is only endless torture and numbness. The shops are not as popular as before, the construction sites have also stopped, and even the romantic places with bright lights and entertainment are now empty.

The roar of an extremely luxurious Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom flashed past the street, rolled up a half-length leaflet, and then fell to the side of the stone strips on the roadside.

There is only one sentence left in this half of the flyer: Bailu Mall is offering a 50% discount on all items, leading the popular trend. What are you waiting for?

 In the almost bumpless Rolls-Royce, the driver controlled the steering wheel steadily and turned on the familiar streets, approaching the destination little by little.

In Lanes, there are not many people who can afford or have the courage to drive luxury cars with high fuel consumption.

 Ever since the war broke out, gasoline has been in short supply. King Lynes I issued a decree to strictly allocate daily oil for civilian cars.

Each car will be given a limited amount of gasoline coupons for the month according to the photo taken, and they will not be replenished when used up. This is even the case for some government vehicles.

Since then, people have started to buy and sell this kind of gasoline coupons. Those who are lucky enough not to drive can even make back the cost of buying a car by relying on gas coupons.

As the war continues to expand, and the Datang Group has for some reason reduced its oil exports, imported gasoline has become a luxury, and the total amount of self-produced gasoline cannot increase, so the entire Lyons empire is facing an oil shortage. It’s rare to see high-powered luxury cars anymore.

Even King Ryans I has stopped using his beloved Rolls-Royce Royal Deluxe. Who dares to disobey His Majesty the Emperor and cause trouble for himself at such a time?

But it was such an extraordinary period that this luxurious Rolls-Royce car drove to the gate of the palace of King Lions I with such a high profile that it was a bit staggering.

The guard did not dare to neglect. His duty was to greet and **** him here. Naturally, he hurried to the door of the Rolls-Royce that had just stopped, and reached out to open the heavy door.

Such a steady sound of opening the door reveals to everyone around it the almost paranoid precision workmanship of this car, as well as the unstinting solid materials.

As the car door was opened by the guard, one foot stepped out of the car, his shiny leather shoes stepped on the stone slab, and a middle-aged man got out of the car.

Prime Minister Lanes who was guarding the door immediately came up to him with a smile on his face, made a gesture of invitation, and said in welcome: "Mr. Special Envoy, His Majesty is already waiting for you."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, then made the same invitation gesture, and walked into the magnificent Lions Empire Palace side by side with the Prime Minister of the Lions Empire.

To be honest, Lions I has indeed been waiting for a long time. If ordinary people asked him to wait for so long, he might have lost patience long ago.

But this time he didn't. Instead, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and waited until his trusted prime minister opened his door.

“The foreign minister has met your Majesty!” After the middle-aged man walked into the supplies and saw Lions I, he just bowed slightly and said greetings.

"Sir, please take a seat." Ryans didn't seem to care about the other party's attitude at all. Instead, he waved hospitably to the imported sofa next to him and said with a smile.

 As the emperor of the empire, he just returned to his base camp from the front line yesterday. He inspected the eastern front, inspected the troops on the southern front, promoted several generals, and allocated some resources.

In order to cooperate with the Goblin Kingdom's steel offensive, King Lions I ambitiously formulated a battle plan to attack north.

Lines I mobilized 50,000 troops to the southern battlefield, and also urgently dispatched a large number of artillery shells. It can be said that he did his best.

It's just that this combat plan was drawn up too late. In order to keep it confidential, Goblins did not communicate with the Lions Empire in detail. Therefore, the offensive planned by Lions I did not catch up with Gobel's attack at all, and there was no way to form a two-sided attack. Favorable situation.

 Lines I, who personally directed the battle, failed to penetrate the defense line of the famous Dornish general Strauss. In the end, both sides stood still and no one took advantage.

This battle ultimately caused the Kingdom of Lines to lose 30,000 soldiers, and almost exhausted the energy of Lines I.

After the middle-aged man and his trusted prime minister had all sat on the sofa, His Majesty the Emperor, who had been very busy recently, asked: "I wonder what the purpose of the special envoy's visit this time is?"

"Your Majesty has a brilliant plan. I must have guessed it." Mr. Special Envoy said directly: "I am here this time to represent the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty to mediate the war between the Lions Empire and the Kingdom of Dorne." "Mr. Special Envoy, you are joking. , this war was caused because the soldiers of the Kingdom of Dorne shot and killed my soldiers, not me..." For some reason, looking into the eyes of the special envoy from the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty, Lions I said more and more The lower the sound.

These eyes seemed to have penetrated everything, as if they were an abyss. Lions I coughed, concealed his embarrassment, and planned to regroup.

He has now taken the first step to break away from the control of Datang Group, or in other words, he is no longer completely dependent on the Datang Kingdom. This is the source of his courage.

Thinking of this, Liones I's face became even more ugly. He was angry, regretful, and complained that he did not get the victory he deserved in the attack that flanked Dorne.

If he had won that almost all-or-nothing battle on the southern front, he would now face much less pressure on the Datang Group, or in other words, on the Datang Kingdom.

This is actually easy to understand, and it can be easily seen from the geographical perspective: as long as Dorne is eliminated, the Lions Empire can border the Goblin Kingdom, and now the Lions Empire will have the possibility of directly connecting with the Cyric Consortium.

For the Lions Empire, which urgently needs to get rid of the control of Datang Group, it will obviously be more confident to be able to join forces with the Cyric Consortium.

 But what now? The current situation is: Lines and the Nanla Empire are at odds with each other on the eastern front. The two sides are fighting each other, and it has become a luxury to obtain any supplies from the Nanla Empire.

At the same time, the Lions Empire and the Kingdom of Dorne in the south have also gone into full-scale war, so there is no way to count on the import of supplies from the south.

There is a "barrier" like the North Ridge between the Northern Line and Susas. Even if trade is possible, the Susas Kingdom is also deeply influenced by Tang Mo. They both belong to the trade alliance, and trade is still the same. They are just playing house under the economic system constructed by Datang Group.

In such a "encirclement", if you can kneel at the feet of the Datang Group, you will definitely have a bowl of soup to drink. But if you want to break out of this vicious circle and control more choices, in the view of Lions I, this war is inevitable.

Everything is very logical. The only problem is that he did not achieve the ultimate goal of destroying Dorne and defeating the Goblins in victory...

“We are all adults, Your Majesty, why don’t you use this kind of excuse to deal with civilians on such an important negotiation occasion?” The envoy smiled, with an expression that looked like he had seen through everything.

"Mr. Envoy, you are joking. In fact, although it is unbelievable, it was indeed the soldiers of the Kingdom of Dorne who fired first." The prime minister glanced at the embarrassed Lions I and hurriedly explained.

“…” The special envoy of the Tang Kingdom looked at Prime Minister Lanes aside, without speaking, with a smile on his face.

"There is no point in talking about this now, Mr. Envoy." Lions I once again regained his strength and recovered his state, and said: "I hope you can understand that peace is not just your wish, but also my wish. I hope my people can bask in the sunshine of peace.”

He paused and regained his composure before continuing: "But the war has already begun, so it is not me alone who has the final say on how to end the war."

"I know this very well." The special envoy from the Tang Kingdom nodded, and then continued: "But I think your Majesty also knows very well that this war cannot be sustained for long only by Lions alone."

　　He deliberately bit these two words very hard, which made both Lions I and his prime minister feel threatened.

 Indeed, this is a threat.

If the Datang Group no longer supports the Lions Empire, and the steady stream of artillery shells, bullets and supplies are no longer transported to the Lions Empire via Yucheng and Beiling, then the Lions Empire will really be in trouble internally and externally, and will fall into complete passivity. .

 For the Lines Empire, this is the last situation they want to see. Therefore, Lions I knew that no matter what, at this time, he must give face to the Datang Group, or the Datang Kingdom.

This is also the reason why Tang Mo came to Lions I first: the Lions Empire was deeply influenced by the Tang Group, and the Lions Empire was the one with the least choice among several countries!

Of course, another reason is that the rival of the Lions Empire, the Kingdom of Dorne, doesn’t have any good choices now!

 After settling these two countries, Tang Mo was confident to persuade Susas and Nanla, who had already obtained the desired benefits, to stop.

 At that time, the trade alliance that existed in name only will be generally restored, normal economic and trade exchanges can resume again, and the economy will naturally become better.

 (End of this chapter)