Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 100 Preparations for the Cangyu Empire

The fact that the Su family army was preparing to send troops to the Cangyu Empire was not only known to the Sharad Empire, but the Cangyu Empire also knew the news that the Su family army was about to invade through its own intelligence system in the Ziyue Empire.

On the morning of March 3012, [-] in the Tang Dynasty, in a large hall of the imperial palace in Cangyu City, the capital of the Cangyu Empire, the pale emperor Zhao Zhi said to dozens of court ministers in a deep voice: "Ahem—according to reliable According to information, the Su Family Army, which has leased Dingnan Province, Luochuan Province, Lianshan Province, and Shanjiang Province of the Ziyue Empire, is expanding its army aggressively, preparing to invade our Cangyu Empire under the banner of dealing with the Sharad Empire, dear friends What do you think about that?"

Prince Zhao Kai immediately came out and said, "Father, since the signing of the armistice treaty with the Sharad Empire, the size of our Cangyu Empire's army has been reduced. Now the Royal Army has only ten infantry regiments left. In total, there are only about five legions left, but the Sharad Empire still requires our Cangyu Empire to abide by the armistice treaty, and control the Royal Army and the armies of nobles from all over the world to ten infantry legions."

After a pause, Prince Zhao Kai continued: "I believe that in order to resist the invasion of the Su family army, we should first negotiate with the Sharad Empire and let the Sharad Empire release the restrictions on the number of our Cangyu Empire army."

Article 300 of the Armistice Agreement signed between the Cangyu Empire and the Sharad Empire stipulates that the total strength of the Royal Army of the Cangyu Empire and the army units of nobles from all over the country must be limited to less than 300 million. According to the establishment of the Cangyu Empire Army, [-] Ten thousand people are only the size of ten infantry regiments.

Emperor Zhao Zhi nodded slightly and said: "Ahem—the crown prince is right, this time the Su family's army is going to invade our Cangyu Empire, which is equivalent to binding the Sharad Empire and our Cangyu Empire together, presumably the Sharad Empire should Relieved."

At this time, Shi Jian, the prime minister of the Cangyu Empire, said bitterly: "Your Majesty, the empire's financial deficit is serious, and it is no longer possible to spend money to expand the Royal Army, and the remaining ten infantry regiments of the Royal Army have not been sent out for almost three months. Military pay."

Emperor Zhao Zhi sighed and said: "The state affairs are difficult, but the army cannot be expanded without expansion. Do you have any good suggestions? Cough cough——"

After Emperor Zhao Zhi finished speaking, the hall fell into silence. The previous war with the Sharad Empire almost bankrupted the Cangyu Empire's finances. The strong dissatisfaction with the truce agreement caused turmoil throughout the Cangyu Empire, which made the financial deficit of the Cangyu Empire even worse.

In order to resist the Su family army, if the Cangyu Empire wants to expand its army, it must expand at least several million troops. The weapons and equipment of only a few million troops will require at least hundreds of millions of taels of silver. These ministers of the Cangyu Empire can't imagine If there is a good way, it can turn out hundreds of millions of taels of silver.

In the end, it was Prince Zhao Kai who broke the silence in the hall, "Father, the army of the Sharad Empire suffered a great loss in the hands of the Su Family Army in the Ziyue Empire. Maybe the money for our Cangyu Empire's military expansion can be obtained from the Sharad Empire. Think about it there."

Soon the request from the Cangyu Empire was sent to Herris, the emperor of the Sharad Empire.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of Cangyu Empire's request?" Emperor Herris asked Prime Minister Shulik.

Prime Minister Shulik pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think that you can temporarily agree to the Cangyu Empire's request to expand the army. After all, if the Su family army invades the Cangyu Empire, the Cangyu Empire's army can also share a lot of pressure for our Sharad Royal Army. However, I do not recommend helping the Cangyu Empire's military expansion, a weak Cangyu Empire is in the interests of our Sharad Empire."

Emperor Herris thought for a moment and said: "The Cangyu Empire is actually nothing to worry about. The Su family army is a serious problem for our Sharad Empire. During the war with the Cangyu Empire, our Sharad Royal Army captured a lot of weapons. As for the ammunition, I think it can be returned to the Cangyu Empire."

Considering the threat of the Su Family Army, the Sharad Empire finally agreed to release the restrictions on the number of the Cangyu Empire's army, and also gave the Cangyu Empire 200 million old breech-loading single-shot rifles and [-] million rounds of ammunition at one time.

In a bedroom in the imperial palace of Cangyu City, the capital of Cangyu Empire, Emperor Zhao Zhi said to Prime Minister Shi Jian and Crown Prince Zhao Kai while coughing: "Cough cough -- no matter what, before defeating the Su family army, the Sharad Empire will not Objecting to the expansion of our Cangyu Empire's army, ahem—how much do you think the Royal Army of our Cangyu Empire should expand this time?"

Crown Prince Zhao Kai did not immediately answer Emperor Zhao Zhi's question, but said with concern: "Father, the matter of expanding the army should be discussed with the Prime Minister. For Father, the most important thing is to Take care of the sick."

Emperor Zhao Zhi sighed, "Ahem——I know my body is an old problem. The crown prince doesn't need to worry. Let me tell you how much the Royal Army should expand this time!"

Prime Minister Shi Jian said: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, since the Sharad Empire has given 200 million breech-loading single-shot rifles, then our Royal Army can expand another 200 million troops, just adding the original 300 million people, our Royal Army The army's strength can be restored to 500 million, so the pressure on finances will be huge."

Prince Zhao Kai hesitated and said: "Father, can our Cangyu Empire unite with the Su family army?"

Before Emperor Zhao Zhi could speak, Prime Minister Shi Jian hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, you must never consider joining forces with the Su family army. After all, the Sharad Empire is the second most powerful country in the world. Although the Su family army can be brave for a while, it will fail in the end." It must be the Su family army, not to mention that the Su family army's ambitions for our Cangyu Empire are probably even higher than the Sharad Empire."

Emperor Zhao Zhi nodded and said: "Ahem—the prime minister is right. No matter what banner the Su family army is playing, as long as the Su family army invades our Cangyu Empire, they will be the enemy of our Cangyu Empire. The Sharad Empire only wants to fight against our Cangyu Empire." Gain enough benefits, but Su Yi of the Su Family Army is likely to want to replace the royal family of our Cangyu Empire! Prince, don't think about uniting with the Su Family Army anymore!"

"Yes, Father!"

"By the way, I remember that when the Royal Army was streamlined some time ago, there were nearly a million more breech-loading single-shot rifles. In addition to the 200 million provided by the Sharad Empire, I feel that our Royal Army of the Cangyu Empire The army can be expanded to ten more infantry regiments, and as for military expenses, the royal family can provide 5000 million taels of silver for emergency."

(End of this chapter)