Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 463 Dragon Plan

Four days later, a piece of news came back from Dongwan Island, forcing Tang Mo to hold a plenary meeting again to discuss the Zheng Guo strategy.

"Things have become difficult to handle." Putting down the information in his hand, Nangong Hong said with a bit of laughter and tears: "I really didn't expect that your methods could be so effective, so effective that even I was caught off guard... "

His words were somewhat sarcastic, which made Leo a little embarrassed. Most of the time, matters in this area were handled by his intelligence department. When something like this happened, he was really surprised.

Just yesterday, a very shocking thing happened: a man whose wife starved to death and all his children died of illness, lost all hope, fled to Linshui Port and became a dock worker.

After working for a few months, this dock worker suddenly became extreme when he saw the beautiful side of the world.

 He stole a sum of money that his foreman used to pay wages, fled back to his hometown, pretended to have a profound background, paid off the city defense army, and obtained a batch of propellant for artillery.

Then the eldest brother actually used this batch of gunpowder to make a dynamite pack and blew up the government office in the county town that destroyed his family...

 By coincidence, the government office that this elder brother blew up happened to be the place where Zheng Tong, the leader of the Zheng Kingdom, and his confidants were stationed to spy on Linshui City's intelligence.

What makes people even more speechless is that before detonating the explosives, the elder brother also gave a passionate speech along the street, promoting the happy life of the Tang people and telling everyone that they were Tang people, not Zheng people who were subjected to human flesh!

After the praise of this "hero", Linshui City has countless bread gruel and countless job opportunities. The news that everyone can live with dignity spreads like wildfire and becomes an open secret.

Similarly, this kind of gossip can no longer be hidden. Zheng Tong's confidants will always gain something by casually investigating and making secret inquiries.

"This is the third similar incident recently. There are even more cruel ones..." Loew added helplessly: "Several miners who received night school education thought they had learned the truth and returned to their hometown to organize a group called 'Miners' Self-Rescue' The team's organization easily gathered more than 300 people. They seized the armory of the town where they were located, and even defeated the local Zheng garrison. The 300-man regiment killed 500 people, and then... also hung a dragon on the city wall. Flag and dragon emblem…”

 Hearing the news, Nangong Hong's eyes widened, as if he didn't believe it. Leo became even more depressed and explained: "Actually, it's nothing. Those miners are hard-working and their combat effectiveness is higher than that of the pampered city guards. It's not surprising."

You Lin looked at Tang Mo and analyzed: "Intelligence shows that the situation in Zheng State has begun to escape our control. We underestimated the determination of the civilians there to resist, and also underestimated the chaotic state of management there. Previously, the following The executor didn’t think this was a bad thing, so he didn’t actively report it, so there have been more and more similar incidents recently.”

"Moreover, it exceeded our ability to control." Leo sighed and admitted his mistake: "I am responsible, and I acted too hastily."

"The main task of the workers and farmers we control in Linshui City every day is not to stir up the revolt of these workers, but to find ways to calm their fanatical thoughts of making trouble." You Lin continued: "It is like a powder keg, Just throw a match and bang!"

"The executor over there reported truthfully." Leo also continued: "If we didn't tell everyone to calm down as much as possible and wait for our actions, a conflict would have broken out there now."

Datang Group underestimated the impact of Zheng’s corruption on people’s livelihood. After a long period of oppression and exploitation, the local people had already suffered terribly.

They hope that someone can save them from the dire straits. Those hungry people hope that someone can give them a bite to eat.

As a result, the Datang Group emerged, and they gave these miserable people a hope, a hope to become Tang people and continue to live, live happily, and live with dignity!

"The high-level officials of Zheng Guo are trying to find ways to investigate the situation in our infiltration area, and we are also trying our best to hide the truth of the matter. But as time goes by, this response becomes increasingly inadequate." As the director of intelligence, Li Ao is very sorry for his mistake.

 The manpower deployed in Zheng's country was already insufficient. As a result, a large part of it was used in drawing maps and bribing local officials. There was not much power left to deal with Zheng's secret spies.

Even so, relying on their own combat effectiveness, Datang Group's intelligence personnel still defeated more than 80% of Zheng Guo's secret spies' intelligence spying operations.

It is a pity that the hundred secrets are still sparse. Expecting to completely destroy the opponent's intelligence system and completely block the opponent's ears and eyes is an unrealistic luxury in itself.

Therefore, Leo could only expect the enemy to be lenient: "The other party has roughly understood part of the truth. Although it is not yet certain to what extent they have control, we can be sure that the other party is already making responses. Zheng Tong is sending his confidants, Conduct a more detailed investigation near the area we control, and the Zhang family is also desperately trying to get the information they want. "

Military matters were reported by Loew. He then reported on the recent developments of Zheng's troops: "On Li Jun's side, our control is also declining. He has realized the danger and has mobilized his most trusted troops. Stationed at a key position in Zheng State."

"The basic IQ of these people in power is still there. If they are greedy for money and get benefits, they will accept it without hesitation and be willing to do more. But if they really sell their power, they will not agree." Nangong Hong I sighed.

 Le Ao withdrew a piece of new information to the center of the table: "Yes. There is information that Zheng's top leaders have begun to consider killing chickens and laying eggs across the country, expropriating all factories, and seizing the fruits of industrialization."

"Once Zheng Tong is allowed to take action, our losses will increase, and our efforts to manage the entire territory of Zheng will also be affected." Parker, who is in charge of industrial development, reminded worriedly.

Datang Group’s investment in Zheng Guo has been staggering, including roads, factories, schools, etc. If these things were snatched away by Zheng Tong first, part of them would inevitably be lost if they were snatched back again.

 It comes and goes, and I’m lucky to be able to save half of it. This kind of thing is something that Datang Group, which is rich in industry, would never try easily.

"What do the staff mean?" Tang Mo looked at the map hanging on the wall, looked at the progress bar with the magnet cursor on it, and finally looked at Loew and asked.

 In fact, he already has his own answer, he just wants to listen to the suggestions of his subordinates.

 Everyone here knows the answer, because during the discussion just now, everyone’s tendency was very obvious.

Sure enough, Loew gave Tang Mo the expected answer: "Start taking action in advance and implement the 'Dragon Plan' before Zheng Tong takes action."

 “Now?” Tang Mo’s eyes swept over everyone sitting on both sides of the table in front of him.

 “Now!” Loew continued to nod, once again giving an affirmative answer.

Tang Mo saw the firm look in the eyes of everyone present. He nodded, and then said: "Okay, I will sign the order, and the command of the front line will be given to Tiger." After that, he added Said: "The naval fleet went to the Mirage Kingdom as planned to act as a deterrent! Tell them that if they dare to steal chickens when we attack Zheng Kingdom, I will kill the rabbits and kill them too!"

 “Yes!” Loew stood up and saluted.

Tang Mo also stood up and ended the impromptu combat meeting: "Tiger was ordered to start implementing the 'Dragon Plan'! The starting time...the moment the telegram was sent."

“The Tang Dynasty will definitely win!” Nangong Hong, who was so excited, immediately stood up and praised loudly. Because he moved too much, his chair scraped against the ground and made a harsh sound.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of chairs scraping against the ground came one after another. Everyone stood up and sang loudly with their chins raised: "The Tang Dynasty will win!"

 …

"The highest-level secret message. From Dragon Island." A female officer walked into Tiger's office on Dongwan Island and handed the secret message sent from Dragon Island to Tiger, who was handling military affairs.

Tiger took the telegram, glanced down at the content, and his eyes immediately became sharp.

He grabbed the phone in front of him and shook the handle: "Get me to the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters! ... I'm Tiger! Plan Dragon has begun! Assemble the troops and board the ship within 10 hours!"

“Yes!” After the majestic voice on the other end of the phone answered, Tiger hung up the phone.

On the other side, in the naval headquarters, Bernard was also giving boarding orders to the 1st Marine Division.

After hanging up the phone, he continued to order: "Assemble the fleet! The Dongwan Island Squadron is responsible for covering the landing of the troops. The main fleet will follow me north to visit the Mirage Country."

“Then we missed the landing battle?” the adjutant looked at his coach with some regret and asked.

"There won't be any decent naval battles..." As the commander of the most powerful fleet in the world, Bernard said with some regret: "The Tamaki 2 will arrive tomorrow, and we will join it in the open sea."

"Invincible... sometimes it's boring." The adjutant couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He had already seen the majesty of the Tamaki No. 1 battleship. Now, they have two such battleships!

 Linshui City was almost undefended, and Zheng’s naval fleet was ineffective. Even if the other party knew the full extent of Long's plan in advance, they would not have enough strength to prevent everything from happening.

Datang Group's first batch of landing troops will most likely be transported directly to the port terminal by a transport ship for unloading. The Zheng army in Linshui City did not even show any resistance.

 According to the plan, this was not a landing battle at all, but a daily operation similar to mobilizing troops to change defenses. When several divisions of troops were deployed in the hinterland of Zheng State, King Zheng Tong of Zheng State would realize that his enemies had been killed before his eyes.

With the sound of a whistle, in the densely packed barracks on Dongwan Island, the soldiers began to organize their equipment.

　　Including soldiers recruited from Beiling and other areas, the Datang Group's troops on Dongwan Island have been accumulated for such a long time, and the total strength is close to 160,000.

 Although according to standards, most of these troops are light infantry divisions, their combat effectiveness is still not comparable to that of traditional troops.

These troops are divided into 8 divisions in total, including 4 main divisions, namely the 1st Infantry Division, 1st Motorized Infantry Division (formerly the 5th Division), 1st Marine Division, and 4th Infantry Division.

 There are another 4 light divisions, namely the newly formed 5th Division, 6th Division, 7th Division and 8th Division.

  In recent months, the troops stationed on Dongwan Island have been constantly training for cross-sea operations. Everyone is looking forward to the outbreak of war, and everyone is waiting for another opportunity to make achievements.

Different from the capture of Dongwan Island, this time was a true battle to found the country of the Tang Dynasty. Everyone who participated in the battle had the merit of following the dragon! How could this not be exciting? How could it not be exciting?

In the port, a huge crane began to lift supplies onto the Liberty Ship. The sound of the whistle echoed in the harbor. The soldiers crowded on the dock could not see the end of the ship.

Bunas, Harry hurriedly walked into the conference room and nodded slightly to the envoys from various countries. He walked to his seat, paused for two seconds, and said, "Gentlemen, I invite you to come here this time because I want to announce something..."

　　After a slight pause, he continued to state the fact to everyone: "Unfortunately, a new war has begun. Datang Group officially declared war on Zheng Guo."

Of course, this result seemed to be expected by everyone. There was not enough whispering or making noise. Everyone was looking at Harry, waiting for him to continue.

Harry gave everyone a moment to digest the news, and then he continued: "My teacher Mr. Tang Mo will voluntarily give up his identity as Marquis of the Lions Empire... He will establish himself as the king of Dragon Island. , country name, Tang Dynasty.”

"In this war, Zheng Guo will disappear from this world and the Kingdom of Datang will replace it. From this moment on, the Datang Group will officially separate from the Kingdom of Datang and become an independent industrial group, still maintaining a neutral stance towards all countries. The provision of arms and other supplies to various countries will not be affected in any way, and all treaties and contracts are normal.”

This news seemed to be more explosive than the Tang Dynasty Group's invasion of Zheng State. The next second after Harry finished speaking, envoys from various countries immediately began to whisper to each other.

 Datang Group continues to remain neutral. Strictly speaking, this is good news for everyone. At least the Datang Group will maintain the superficial principle of fairness and maintain arms supply to all countries.

In the same way, the establishment of the Tang Dynasty is also news worth pondering: the lack of an imperial title is obviously the result of careful consideration within the Datang Group - Tang Mo does not want to irritate the Great China Empire, and at the same time avoids being involved in the empire. At such an awkward time of year, he announced his imperial title in a playful manner.

"Subsequently, the envoys from the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty will take notes and hand over letters of credence to the special envoys..." After Harry briefly explained the situation, he ended the meeting: "There are too many specific operations, and it will be very difficult. It’s complicated, and this process may take days or even months, so I won’t waste everyone’s time here.”

"Thank you all for coming despite your busy schedule. Goodbye." After he finished speaking, he left the conference room, leaving only the special envoys from various countries talking to each other and discussing.

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 Sorry, I’m still feeling very unwell. I only have one more update…

 (End of this chapter)