CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 6 HEGEMONY Section 72 The Wind Rises 2
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The Rose Palace welcomed several mysterious guests, and the tightly concealed carriage drove into the side door that usually did not open at all, and followed the quiet path until it reached a semi-enclosed building in the depths before stopping, and the doors of the three carriages opened one after another, and one by one the figures crept out of the carriage. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ Except for the two people who came out of the first car, there was only one guest in the two carriages behind, and the four of them were invited in after greeting the Kingdom officials who were already waiting next to the stone steps of the building.
If someone can take a closer look from the side, it can be seen that the four people do not seem to belong to the same group, the first two can see that their status seems to be slightly higher, but the spirit of the old man with a thin face is quite vigorous, while the other middle-aged man gives people a somewhat gloomy feeling, both of them are yellow, and they seem to be a little distracted among the Kingdom officials who greet them. And the burly man who came out of the carriage of the second carriage was an out-and-out Caucasians, with straight and short brown hair like thorns, a pair of dark gray eyes always seemed to be a little foggy, and the military style was revealed during the walk, although the coat could not see anything, but from the cowhide military boots under his feet, it could be distinguished that this guy should belong to the military of the Kingdom of Doton. He seemed to know the officials who had come to greet him, and when they met, they exchanged pleasantries, and it seemed that the white people seemed more cordial than the other yellows.
The man who came out of the last carriage was shorter than the previous few people, especially compared with the brown-haired man in front of him, he was even more prominent, with the characteristics of a yellow race, the low flat short hair looked very lean, and there was a trace of anger hidden in the cunning between the eyebrows.
"Please, His Majesty the King and several other lords are already waiting for you. Although His Majesty the King attached great importance to this meeting, after all, the other party's rank was not too high, and the officials of the Kingdom were reluctant to be too active.
The meeting hall was chosen in the Black Rose Hall, where envoys from various countries usually meet, and it can be seen that Sezerif IX attached great importance to this visit, and from the officials who accompanied him, it can be roughly known that this was a military meeting.
The blonde Sezerif IX looked more like a pure Western Continental, and the Caucasian features stood out on him, with some curly long blond hair, a pair of turquoise pupils, a furry beard under the hooked nose of the eagle that was neatly combed, and a thick beard under the broad cheeks. Sezerif IX showed enough enthusiasm for the visit of the first group of guests, which made the first cadre and others feel a little flattered, especially the short man who walked at the end, and his face showed a humble but somewhat arrogant expression.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't think I need to introduce this one, Duke Barlov, my new Minister of War, I will introduce these three to you, Marquis Yanovsky, my new Deputy Minister of Army and Commander of the Royal Guards Cavalry Regiment, Viscount Kukalenko, the new commander of the Second Corps of the Kingdom Army, and this one is Viscount Fidel, Commander of the Fourth Corps of the Kingdom. The other one is my new Minister of Intelligence, Marquis Mistalov. Sezerif IX introduced all the people under his seat to the guests in one breath, and then said no more, and motioned to the Minister of War to introduce the guests to his own people.
"This one, His Excellency Leng Qian, Staff Officer of His Royal Highness Situ Tai, the Yan King of the Tang River Empire, this one, His Excellency Zhao Chenghuai, the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Military Region of the Tang River Empire, uh, this one may be known to you, our ally, General Seleov, the deputy head of the Biao Guard Regiment of the Doton Kingdom, and finally this one is a guest from afar, His Excellency Jiro Hirata, the special envoy of the Wa Kingdom. "Duke Barlov, the Minister of War, was skilful in introducing the names of the men, but he stammered a little when he read the names of the yellow men, and it was evident that he was not comfortable translating the names of the guests into Rania to his colleagues and subordinates.
The generals of the Poole Kingdom had apparently all known a little about the guests from the allies and the Tang River Empire, but they were a little curious about this envoy from the Great Eastern Ocean, this should be an extremely important and secret military meeting, why would such a seemingly innocent person be allowed to participate? Could it be that the Japanese also planned to send troops in this war? And it seems that the Doton allies don't seem to be very friendly to this Hirata Jiro either, perhaps because the issues between the Crescent Peninsula and the Cook Islands are still deadlocked, and the two sides are always hostile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty's time is precious, but His Majesty has taken time out of his busy schedule to attend this meeting, which shows His Majesty's interest in this meeting, and I think we don't need to go into too much detail, it would be more appropriate to go straight to the topic. All of you guests are entrusted by all parties, and they all understand the purpose of our meeting, in fact, the purpose of the meeting is very simple, that is, our Poole Kingdom will join the Tang River Empire, His Royal Highness Situ Tai, the Kingdom of Dodon, The anti-Li alliance formed by the Wa Kingdom, and at the request of our allies, will participate in the war against the rebellious Li Wufeng who tried to usurp the throne of the Tang River Empire in the shortest possible time, and we will join forces with our traditional allies, the Kingdom of Dodon, to support His Royal Highness the legitimacy of the Tang River Empire, and help His Royal Highness to consolidate his rule, while fighting Li Wufeng's rule as much as possible. β
Although it was a military meeting, it was presided over by Marquis Mistarov, the Minister of Intelligence of the Kingdom, who spoke it first in Lanian and then repeated it in proficient Tang language, and his fluency in Tang and his slightly Zhongzhou dialect accent made Leng Qian and Hirata Jiro both can't help but raise their eyebrows in surprise.
"You should all know that Li Wufeng's current power is quite strong, because of this we must strike at it as soon as possible, maybe you all know or participated in the last war against Li Wufeng, to be honest, our army of the Poole Kingdom has suffered a defeat, and it can even be said to be a major defeat, which shows the strength of the Western Frontier Army under Li Wufeng, and you guests may also have discovered that several of our reorganized commanders are new, which also marks the completion of the reorganization training that our kingdom has been carrying out in the past few months, and also has the strength to participate in a warγ Now that our traditional ally, the Kingdom of Dotun, has two corps, the Biao Guard Regiment and the Phoenix Legion, which have entered the northern part of the Tang River Empire, and His Royal Highness King Yan has also assembled twelve Tang River Divisions, our Poole Kingdom is also ready to exert our strength in this war, and we will unite to carry out the most fierce attack on Li Wufeng, completely breaking Li Wufeng's ambitions and conspiracy in the north. β
Mistarov's words sounded more like reading a draft, but it was also a clear mention of the most important topic that the Poole Kingdom would play their part in the upcoming war, and although Leng Qian and Zhao Chenghuai were a little impatient, they were still happy with each other's last two words. The military reorganization of the Poole people has lasted for two or three months, and almost after the defeat, Sezerif IX took this opportunity to carry out a thorough reorganization of the outdated and conservative forces in the domestic military, from the Minister of War to the commanders of various corps, almost all of them have been replaced, and a large number of young Zhuang generals have been promoted to the position of corps-level commanders, and even the corps commander has been renamed commander, and the post of deputy corps commander has been abolished, and it has been replaced by chief of staff, a new term from the military system of the Western Continent.
"Well, I think the general direction should be clear to you, if you still have anything that you are not clear, you can put it forward at this time, as for the specific battle plan, I think we can have specific consultations after this meeting. Glancing at his own king, Sezerif IX, who could not see the expression on his face, had any other thoughts, and Mistalov directly pushed the topic to everyone.
"Duke Barlov, Marquis Mistalov, I just want to ask one question, how many troops is your country preparing to send in this joint operation, and which ones?" Zhao Chenghuai still had that kind of expression on his face, this is the most critical issue, everything else can be resolved in follow-up consultations and plans, but if this point is not made clear to their king, then it will be much more troublesome to talk about it later.
"Well, we initially plan to use two corps to participate in this battle, the second corps and the fourth corps. Mistalov naturally knew what the other party meant, but he still carefully told the other party according to the originally agreed plan.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, Duke Barlov, I personally think that the Kingdom of Poole can play a greater role in this war. Zhao Chenghuai's face became even more ugly, and there was even a hint of disdain on his cold face.
"General Zhao, what do you mean by this? Mistalov said with some displeasure.
"Since Marquis Mistalov has also said that your [***] corps has been reorganized and its combat effectiveness should be improved, why can't the Kingdom Guards Cavalry Regiment take part in this war? Is it because they are worried about losses or are they afraid of another defeat? Aren't the Poole soldiers unanimously that you are the most tenacious and tenacious army? Are they also an army that cannot afford to lose?" The contemptuous look on Zhao Chenghuai's face was even more overflowing, his tone became more exciting and provocative, and a pair of disdainful eyes swept like a brush on the faces of the other party.
(To be continued)