Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 247 Money Offensive
On the morning of March 3016, [-] in the Tang Dynasty, in the palace of Lanshui City, the capital of Lanshui Kingdom, Lian Rong, the king of Lanshui Kingdom, said to Prime Minister Liu Kai with a sad face: "Now the Monia Empire has joined The Nine-Nation Military Alliance, and requires our Lanshui Nation to join the Nine-Nation Military Alliance in the name of a vassal state, so that will directly put our Lanshui Nation on the fire."

Liu Kai, the Prime Minister of Lanshui Kingdom, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, our Lanshui Kingdom must not join the Nine-Nation Military Alliance, otherwise once the Nine-Nation Military Alliance declares war with the Tang Empire, our Lanshui Kingdom will be the first to bear the brunt and be defeated by the Tang Dynasty." Swallowed by tens of millions of troops of the Empire."

King Lian Rong smiled wryly, "This king also knows that our Lanshui country should not join the Nine Nations Military Alliance, but what about the Monia Empire? Although the Monia Empire apparently has no garrisons in our Lanshui country, But among the sixteen infantry divisions of our Lanshui Army, there are more than 2 military instructors from the Monia Empire. Even if I, the king, want to mobilize the army, I must obtain the consent of the Monia Empire instructors. If this king does not agree to join the Nine Nations Military Alliance, the Monia Empire will not let it go."

Since Lanshui State became the sphere of influence of the Monia Empire, the Monia Empire has been using the method of sending military instructors to Lanshui State to control the army and navy of Lanshui State to a certain extent.

The Lanshui State Army still maintains the old establishment. The entire Lanshui State Army has a total of 80 infantry divisions, with a total strength of about 2 troops, and the military instructors of the Monia Empire in the Lanshui State Army have More than [-] people.

The number of military instructors of the Monia Empire in the Lanshui State Navy is not large, only more than 5000 people, but the entire Lanshui State Navy has only more than [-] warships in total, and the capital ship has only four iron-clad battleships. The strength is less than [-] people.

The total population of Lanshui State is also 1000 million. The reason why they did not build too many troops is because of the limited military expenditure on the one hand, and on the other hand, the army of Lanshui State only recruits Qiang people, and the Qiang people of Lanshui State The total number of people is only about [-] million.

Prime Minister Liu Kai said in a deep voice: "The army of the Tang Empire alone has more than 7000 million troops, while the army of our Lanshui Kingdom is only 80. If we really want to fight, it is like hitting a stone with an egg, let alone the navy."

King Lian Rong hesitated for a moment and said: "The meaning of the Monia Empire is to allow our Lanshui Kingdom to expand the size of the army to more than 500 million after joining the Nine-Nation Military Alliance. As for the funds and weapons needed for the expansion, all It will be provided by the Monia Empire. In addition, the Monia Empire will send another [-] army military instructors to our Lanshui country. Wan Jun, fight side by side with our Lanshui Army."

Prime Minister Liu Kai shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Qiang people in Lanshui Kingdom are only 1000 million at full strength. Even if all adult men are recruited into the army, the number is still less than 500 million. As for the recruitment of Tang people, it is simply a dead end. If our Lanshui Kingdom wants to join the Nine Kingdoms Military Alliance, we will have to fight the Tang Empire, and our Lanshui Kingdom’s army will recruit people from the Tang tribe, and the troops will turn against us before the battle begins.”

King Lian Rong sighed helplessly, "Prime Minister, what do you think our Lanshui country should do now?"

Prime Minister Liu Kai pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, our Lanshui Kingdom was a vassal state of the old Tang Empire more than 1000 years ago. Now the new Tang Empire has been established, and it has quickly become the world's most powerful country. Now The seven first-class powers in the world, together with the Kingdom of Hessel and the Kingdom of Revelli, have formed a nine-nation military alliance against the Tang Empire, but these nine countries dare not immediately declare war on the Tang Empire. We are preparing for war, which shows how powerful the Tang Empire is in terms of military strength, can our Lanshui Kingdom consider joining the new Tang Empire again?"

King Lian Rong sighed again and said: "This king has also considered letting our Lanshui Kingdom break away from the control of the Monia Empire and return to the Tang Empire, but there are more than [-] million Tang people in our Lanshui Kingdom. , once our Lanshui country becomes a subsidiary state of the Tang Empire, this king is worried that our Lanshui country will soon be swallowed up by the Tang Empire, and there will be no bones left."

Prime Minister Liu Kai then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"You and I have been friends for nearly 30 years. The king has always regarded the prime minister as a confidant, and the prime minister is also the person I trust the most. If the prime minister has anything to say, you can speak directly."

"Your Majesty, in fact, we Qiang people have been assimilated by the Tang people after more than 1000 years of getting along day and night with the Tang people. Now the characters, language, and customs used in our Lanshui country are all from the Tang people, so we in Lanshui country There are more than 9000 million Tang people who have been willing to be ruled by our Qiang people. After all, there is no difference between the two peoples except for their names. If the army of the Tang Empire enters our Lanshui country, let alone the Tang people, Maybe even us Qiang people will welcome the army of the Tang Empire, the Tang Empire is in the hearts of our Qiang people, it will be the eternal suzerain!"

After a pause, Prime Minister Liu Kai continued: "So I feel that we should do it more simply. As long as the Tang Empire is willing to retain the throne of His Majesty the King, our Lanshui Kingdom can even be directly merged into the Tang Empire!"

When King Lian Rong heard this, he shook his head and said, "How can Lanshui Kingdom's 500-year-old foundation be handed over to the Tang Empire for nothing? You must know that this king is not even willing to become a vassal state of the Tang Empire. What the Prime Minister just said If you said those things, just pretend that you haven’t said them, and don’t mention them again in the future.”

Seeing King Lian Rong's resolute attitude, Prime Minister Liu Kai couldn't help but secretly sighed, "Your Majesty, if our Lanshui Kingdom really joins the Nine Kingdoms Military Alliance, we will be on the opposite side of the Tang Empire, and the consequences will be dire. It would be unimaginable.”

King Lian Rong said in a tangled voice: "Let me think about it again! It's really a dilemma for me!"

Then King Lian Rong asked with some uncertainty: "Prime Minister, the combined strength of the nine countries should surpass the Tang Empire in terms of overall strength. Does the nine-nation military alliance have a better chance of winning?"

"Your Majesty, the war potential of the Tang Empire is too great. I feel that the Tang Empire has a better chance of winning."

That afternoon, in a study room of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Lanshui City, the capital of Lanshui Kingdom, Lu Quan, head of the First Division of the Army of Lanshui Kingdom, asked Prime Minister Liu Kai in a deep voice: "My lord, what does His Majesty the King say? "

At this time, in the study room, apart from Prime Minister Liu Kai and Lu Quan, the head of the First Division of the Lanshui Army, there are two other people, one of whom is Zhang Gao, the head of the Second Division of the Lanshui Army. At present, in Lanshui City, the capital of Lanshui Kingdom, there are only two divisions of the Lanshui Kingdom Army stationed, namely the first division and the second division.

The other person was an ordinary-looking young man in a black suit. Hearing the question from Lu Quan, the head of the First Division, the young man's mouth curled up slightly, and he said, "Liu Quan Prime Minister, presumably the king of your country will not agree with our plan?"

Prime Minister Liu Kai sighed and said, "His Majesty the King is unwilling to give up the foundation of the Lanshui Kingdom, which has been established for more than 500 years. Although His Majesty the King has not yet made a choice, he should be more inclined to join the Nine Nations Military Alliance."

The young man smiled slightly and said, "Then, can Prime Minister Liu make up his mind now?"

Zhang Gao, head of the Second Division of the Lanshui Army, suddenly asked the young people, "Mr. Feng, when will your promise of the Tang Empire be fulfilled?"

It turned out that this young man was an ace agent of the Datang Empire's General Intelligence Bureau, named Feng Han. Feng Han was the one who persuaded Liu Huaizhong, the navy minister of the Liuyun Empire, to join the Datang Empire. The German Navy has more than one hundred warships, including seven super dreadnought battleships.

Feng Han maintained a smile and said: "As long as Prime Minister Liu and the two division heads make up their minds, the cash check from Datang Royal Bank will be handed over to the three immediately."

For the three grassland countries of Lanshui, Wubei and Dongyao, the Tang Empire has intensified its infiltration since the last time it defeated the Seven Kingdoms Alliance. After all, the population of these three grassland countries, Tang people They all accounted for the majority, and the ethnic groups that ruled these three countries were almost completely assimilated by the Tang people, so Su Yi had different opinions about the three countries of Lanshui, Wubei and Dongyao. With a small ambition, I very much hope that these three countries can be incorporated into the territory of the Datang Empire.

According to Su Yi's order, the Datang Empire's General Intelligence Bureau put a lot of effort into the three countries of Lanshui, Wubei and Dongyao, and was forced to join the three countries of Lanshui, Wubei and Dongyao. After the nine-nation military alliance, the plan carefully formulated by the Datang Empire Intelligence Bureau also entered the implementation stage.

The plan formulated by the Datang Empire Intelligence Bureau for Lanshui Kingdom, Wubei Kingdom and Dongyao Kingdom is very simple. It is to use money to buy the top military and political leaders of the three countries, let these military and political high-level officials launch a coup, overthrow the royal families of the three countries, and finally bring Lanshui Kingdom, Wubei Kingdom and Dongyao Kingdom were all merged into the Tang Empire.

Although none of these high-ranking military and political officials are from the Tang clan, few people would be unmoved by the huge check issued by the Datang Empire General Intelligence Bureau. Of course, the Datang Empire General Intelligence Bureau also made some other promises, such as Liu Kai, the Prime Minister of the Water Country, was promised by the General Intelligence Bureau of the Datang Empire to give him a real position at the deputy ministerial level of the Datang Empire.

Prime Minister Liu Kai said with some hesitation: "Mr. Feng, the First Division and the Second Division together have more than [-] military instructors from the Monia Empire, and there are more than [-] royal guards. Near the capital, Lanshui City, there are still [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th Divisions stationed. If a coup is launched in a hurry, I am worried that there may be variables. Should I contact other high-level military officials? "

Feng Han suddenly let out a hearty laugh, "Prime Minister Liu, Head of Lu Division, and Head of Zhang Division, let me tell you the truth! In fact, the other 1000 division heads of the Lanshui Army have already accepted our Datang With the [-] million cash check from the Royal Bank, as long as Lanshui City takes action, the other [-] army divisions will immediately launch operations against the military instructors of the Monia Empire, and even the Lanshui State Navy will soon We will take action against the military instructors of the Monia Empire, so there will never be any changes."

Prime Minister Liu Kai, Head of the First Division Lu Quan, and Head of the Second Division Zhang Gao looked at each other, all showing shocked expressions.

Prime Minister Liu Kai swallowed his saliva and said, "Mr. Feng, are you serious?"

Feng Han shrugged and said, "Prime Minister Liu, it's already this time, I don't need to lie to you."

Prime Minister Liu Kai pondered for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Since this is the case, we don't have any worries. I hope that the Tang Empire will treat us Qiang people in the same way as it treats other ethnic minorities."

"Prime Minister Liu, don't worry, as long as you are a citizen of our Great Tang Empire, no matter what nationality you are, your status is the same, there is no distinction between upper and lower."

On the morning of March 3016, [-] in the Tang calendar, Liu Kai, Prime Minister of Lanshui Kingdom, and two infantry divisions stationed in Lanshui City, the capital, suddenly launched a military coup. After less than two hours of fighting, the garrison was defeated. The royal guards in the palace successfully captured all members of the royal family, including King Lian Rong of the Lanshui Kingdom. At the same time, the military instructors of the Monia Empire in the two infantry divisions were also wiped out.

At two o'clock in the afternoon on March [-]th, Prime Minister Liu Kai announced to the outside world that since King Lian Rong was planning to drag the entire Lanshui Kingdom into a war with the Tang Empire, Liu Kai, as Prime Minister, had to unite The military launched a coup together to prevent King Lian Rong from leading the hundreds of millions of people in Lanshui Kingdom to the abyss.

Prime Minister Liu Kai also declared that for the hundreds of millions of people in Lanshui Kingdom to have a peaceful, happy, and prosperous life, Liu Kai hoped that the entire Lanshui Kingdom could be merged into the Tang Empire.

And not long after the military coup in the capital Lanshui City was launched, the other [-] infantry divisions stationed in various parts of the Lanshui Kingdom launched a surprise attack on the military instructors of the Monia Empire almost at the same time, annihilating all of the Monia Empire. After the military instructors, the division heads of the sixteen infantry divisions of the army sent messages in response to the military coup initiated by Prime Minister Liu Kai.

Even the navy of Lanshui State even sent a message to support Prime Minister Liu Kai after they eliminated more than [-] military instructors of the Monia Empire. So far, the situation of Lanshui State has been unable to change.

On the morning of March 400th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Datang Empire issued a statement, announcing that it accepted the request of the Lanshui Kingdom. The land of about 180 million square kilometers in the Lanshui Kingdom will become the territory of the Datang Empire from now on. The number of provinces in the empire also increased by eight, to [-] seven.

(End of this chapter)