Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

With its military strength and combat effectiveness inferior to those of Daxia, the Kingdom of Italy's defense line in East Africa was extremely fragile.

Daxia can be said to be making great progress.

It only took less than two months for Daxia to occupy Djibouti and Ethiopia.

This was simply defeated faster than the original indigenous troops.

Of course, this is not to say that the combat effectiveness of the Italian Kingdom is inferior to the original indigenous troops, but that the soldiers of the Italian-speaking Kingdom do not have a high will to fight.

That's right, the Kingdom of Italy's fighting will is low again.

As I said before, the fighting power of the Kingdom of Italy is entirely based on their fighting will.

If their fighting will is high, their fighting power will be strong, and vice versa.

At the beginning of the war, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Italy held their breath and wanted to teach the Republic of Rhineland some lessons.

Who allows them to keep exploiting them? Therefore, the Italian soldiers were very thoughtful and willing to fight against the Rhineland Republic.

Furthermore, they were also willing to fight against the allies of the Rhineland Republic.

After all, they didn't have any good feelings towards the people of John's Empire, and the other party had tricked them more than once, so they could share the same hatred towards John's Empire.

Therefore, over the years, those who fought against the Kingdom of Italy were the people or countries that those soldiers disliked or had harmed them.

For such a country, Italian soldiers were willing to take up arms and fight the Allies.

But now, why do they have to fight the Daxia people again? This group of veteran soldiers from the Italian Kingdom are unwilling.

After all, on the one hand, they had no conflicts with the Daxia people before. On the other hand, the Daxia people were very rich and liked to invest. They also invested in many factories in the Kingdom of Italy.

Ordinary people in the Kingdom of Italy, their first impression of Daxia people is that they are kind, and they like each other very much.

The most important point is that they like Daxia food, which is even more unforgettable than the Italian food they are proud of.

Moreover, the war has lasted for several years from the beginning to now, and these Italian veteran soldiers are more or less war-weary.

Seeing that the war is about to end, why are we suddenly fighting against the Daxia people again?

Starting a war with Daxia was something these veteran soldiers never expected.

Similarly, Lao Mo, who is far away in Rome, also said that he did not expect...

His initial idea was to teach the Jews a lesson and then occupy some colonies in Africa. Why did he end up at war with Daxia?

Oh, it's because of the Three Kingdoms Military Alliance Agreement, so that's okay...

Regardless of whether the soldiers of the Kingdom of Italy are willing to fight or not, Daxia is quite happy to know how to fight.

After capturing Djibouti and Ethiopia, Daxia began to prepare to go north while preparing to restore the two countries.

Let’s talk about the restoration of the two countries first.

In fact, the restoration of the country was very simple. Daxia sent people to find Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia.

After this guy was defeated by the Italians, he took his people to Sudan. With the support of the Johns, he kept fighting the Italians.

Originally, this guy thought that with John's Empire on his back, he could easily defeat the Kingdom of Italy and regain his throne.

But in the end, John's empire was not doing much either.

In the end, there were even rumors that the John Empire and the Italians had secretly reconciled.

If this news is true, will the John Empire still support its restoration?

He thought that there was no hope for him to return to the country, and he was depressed and thought that this was the end of the matter.

Unexpectedly, things suddenly took a turn for the better, and the Italians and Daxia people came to grips with each other.

Moreover, the Daxia people were still unstoppable and defeated the Kingdom of Italy in just two months.

At this time, Haile Selassie I seemed to see hope.

He has long heard of the reputation of the Daxia people, especially the former poor brothers across the Red Sea, who now rely on the support of the Daxia people to produce some oil in the country.

Then the group of Saudis, who used to be poor brothers in his eyes, are now making all the money in the world while lying down, which makes him envious.

Therefore, after hearing that the Daxia people defeated the Kingdom of Italy, Haile Selassie I suddenly had an idea. Could he cooperate with Daxia?

Therefore, Haile Selassie I sent his cronies and began to contact the people of Daxia.

At this time, Daxia was indeed preparing for the restoration of Ethiopia and Djibouti.

Hearing that Haile Selassie I's people were coming, Zhou Chuanjun didn't waste any time and summoned him directly.

Zhou Chuanjun felt that everyone wanted to restore the country anyway, so who could help restore the country instead of restoring the country?

As long as Daxia's interests can be satisfied, neither Zhou Chuanjun nor Daxia cares whether the person sitting on the throne of Ethiopia is Haile Selassie I.

And Haile Selassie I was also very smart. He knew that he did not have the capital to negotiate terms with Daxia.

And the conditions proposed by Daxia were not excessive.

Daxia has three requirements for Ethiopia. The first is the right to garrison troops. The second is Daxia's right to invest freely and build factories freely. The third is free trade.

Of course, Daxia will give Ethiopia a rent, which should be the money for the land occupied by them to build a military base.

After the factory is built, Daxia will not lose a penny in taxes that should be paid to Ethiopia. However, Ethiopia cannot interfere with what factories Daxia opens.

The last point is similar to the previous one. To put it bluntly, Daxia can sell all its products to Ethiopia, and Ethiopia cannot refuse.

These conditions are more or less excessive when viewed today.

The right to station troops is related to Ethiopia's national security. After all, no one wants to have an army of another country in their own country.

The second and third points, free factory building and free trade, may not seem like much on the surface, but they will greatly impact Ethiopia’s domestic factories.

It can be said that behind this move, Daxia actually wanted to control Ethiopia through economic means.

The right to garrison troops is military control, and the establishment of factories and trade is economic control.

Although there are only three items, if these three items are agreed to, it will be difficult for Ethiopia to get rid of Daxia's control in the future.

But did Haile Selassie I have a choice?

He didn't, and if he didn't agree, others would naturally agree to Daxia, and Daxia would still be able to get everything they wanted from Ethiopia.

And he, Haile Selassie I, could never remain the emperor of Ethiopia.

If he agrees to Daxia, he was still the emperor before, and Ethiopia will follow Daxia as his little brother in the future, that will be fine.

Therefore, in the end, Haile Selassie I agreed to Bactria's request.

Zhou Chuanjun saw that Haile Selassie I agreed to his request, and Zhou Chuanjun did not delay.

On the one hand, he ordered a grand coronation ceremony in Ethiopia to allow Haile Selassie I to regain power in Ethiopia. On the other hand, he sent the treaty negotiated between him and Haile Selassie I back to the country for recordation.