Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 288 Undeclared War
On January 1673th, [-] in the Han calendar, when the high-level military officials of the Northwest Military Region, Northeast Military Region, and Southwest Military Region of the Han Kingdom were considering whether to join King Liu Jiarui or Su Yi, who controlled the Southeast Military Region, it was located in the north of the Han Kingdom. The Liuwa Kingdom suddenly launched a large-scale invasion of the Han Kingdom's Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region at the same time.

What shocked the forces of Han Kingdom even more was that Peta Kingdom and Voto Kingdom, which ranked in the second echelon of strength, actually sent a large number of fighter jets to participate in the war, and carried out air strikes on various military bases in the Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region.

After the high-level military officials of the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region rejected the purchase of the Liuwa Kingdom, they never thought that the Liuwa Kingdom, which is not as powerful as the Han Kingdom in all aspects, would take the initiative to launch an attack on the two military regions. As a result, the two major military regions were caught off guard. Just after the war started, the Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region lost a lot of personnel and equipment.

In particular, the four air divisions belonging to these two major military regions have become the main targets of air strikes by the air forces of Peta, Votto, and Liuwa, causing the four air divisions to be almost completely lost. In the air, nearly four hundred fourth-generation fighters were all blown up by enemy fighters.

Accompanied by the air strikes of the Air Forces of Peta, Woto, and Liuwa, the more than 300 million Liuwa army assembled on the border between the Han Kingdom and the Liuwa Kingdom brazenly invaded several border states and counties in the northwest and northeast regions of the Han Kingdom. .

Since the Air Forces of Peta, Woto, and Liuwa have seized air supremacy, it has become very difficult for the army units of the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region to resist the Liuwa Army. Telegrams for help, as many as snowflakes, flew to the Northwest Military Region The General Command of the Northeast Military Region and the General Command of the Northeast Military Region.

The headquarters of the Northwest Military Region, located in Guyuan City, Luanzhou Prefecture of the Han Kingdom, was far away from the border between the Han Kingdom and the Liuwa Kingdom, so it was not immediately attacked by the air forces of Peta, Voto, and Liuwa. Bombing, but just in case, Cai Shuan, the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Region, has moved his office to the underground command post of the Northwest Military Region headquarters.

On the morning of January 21, in a war room of the underground command post, the commander-in-chief Cai Shuan said to the deputy commander-in-chief Li Guangyuan with a bitter face: "I never thought that the Liuwa Kingdom would use troops against our Han Kingdom at this time. The Kingdom of Peta and the Kingdom of Voto have also intervened. Since yesterday, the two air divisions belonging to our Northwest Military Region have been completely lost. The two mechanized infantry divisions of our Northwest Military Region stationed in the border area, Two armored tank brigades and a dozen light infantry divisions have suffered heavy losses, and even several light infantry divisions have lost contact."

There are four mechanized infantry divisions, four armored tank brigades and [-] light infantry divisions in the army of the Northwest Military Region. The border area is used to defend against the Liuwa Kingdom.

It was also due to the fact that the Northwest Military Region formed the rebellion army. Many army units belonging to the Northwest Military Region were transferred by the commander-in-chief Cai Shuan to some areas adjacent to the Tianjing Military Region. However, the loss of the Northwest Military Region will be even greater.

Li Guangyuan, the deputy commander in chief, said with a wry smile: "We are still too careless. When the Liuwa Kingdom tried to bribe the two of us, the two of us should have thought that the Liuwa Kingdom was planning to take advantage of the civil strife in our Han Kingdom to To snatch a piece of meat from our Han Kingdom, if our Northwest Military Region can take some precautions earlier, we will not suffer such a large loss at the beginning of the war. Nearly [-] fourth-generation fighter jets of the two air divisions, It won't be blown up on the tarmac of the airport."

Hearing the deputy commander-in-chief Li Guangyuan mention the two air divisions that suffered heavy losses, the commander-in-chief Cai Shuan felt that his heart was bleeding. You must know that the two air divisions affiliated to the Northwest Military Region are equipped with nearly [-] fighter jets. But they are all the most advanced fourth-generation fighter jets in the world. As a result, under the surprise attack by the air forces of Peta, Votto, and Liuwa, nearly [-] fourth-generation fighter jets were bombed without any effect at all. It became a pile of scrap iron.

Commander-in-Chief Cai Shu'an sighed and said, "Not only did our Northwest Military Region suffer heavy losses, but the Northeast Military Region also suffered heavy losses under this wave of attacks from the Liuwa Kingdom. The two air divisions under the Northeast Military Region were also finished. Judging from the current situation, our Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region can only try our best to block the advancement of the Liuwa Army while providing rescue to the other three major military regions. This time we are facing more than just a Liuwa Kingdom. Who knows Peta Kingdom and Voto Kingdom, will they also send army troops to fight?"

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Guangyuan nodded slightly, "Now we can only ask for help from the new king and his son-in-law. I hope they can take care of the overall situation. With the support of the Peta Kingdom and the Woto Kingdom, they want to repel the Liuwa Kingdom. This invasion is not an easy task."

Commander-in-Chief Cai Shuan immediately said: "The Southeast Military Region controlled by Su Yi is far away from our Northwest Military Region. We must try to get the Tianjing Military Region to send reinforcements to the Northwest Kyushu as soon as possible. It seems that we have to give in to the new king."

On the afternoon of January 21, in a palace in the Imperial Palace of Tianjing City, Yang Yuandu, Chief of Staff of the National Defense Forces, reported to King Liu Jiarui with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, the telegrams for help from the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region have been sent to the National Defense Forces headquarters. , although the army of the Liuwa Kingdom only invaded the Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region yesterday, these two military regions have already suffered heavy losses. What is even worse is that the air forces of Peta and Woto participated in the battle, and they belonged to the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region. The four air divisions in the military region no longer exist, and the air supremacy on the battlefield has completely fallen into the hands of the air forces of Peta, Votto, and Liuwa.”

King Liu Jiarui's face was very ugly. On the one hand, it was because of the invasion of the Liuwa Kingdom, and on the other hand, it was because of the four air divisions lost by the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region. Three of them have been secretly controlled by him, but because of this The three air divisions are not easy to transfer, so in name they still belong to the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region.

King Liu Jiarui immediately asked in a deep voice: "Are the Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region willing to be included in the National Defense Force again?"

Chief of Staff Yang Yuandu shook his head and said: "The Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region did not mention the matter of rejoining the National Defense Forces in the telegrams for help, but the Northwest Military Region currently controls the Northwest Kyushu, and the Northeast Military Region controls the Northeast Thirteen States. , are all the territory of our Great Han Kingdom. In the face of the invasion of the Liuwa Kingdom, His Majesty the King had better send reinforcements to the two major military regions as soon as possible. It is difficult to stop the Liuwa army with only the strength of the Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region. What's more, the Kingdom of Peta and the Kingdom of Voto have also directly intervened this time, which makes the situation facing our Han Kingdom even worse."

King Liu Jiarui said categorically: "No matter what, the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region must immediately indicate the sequence of returning to the National Defense Forces, and send a report to Cai Shuan in the Northwest Military Region and Zhang Lewei in the Northeast Military Region. All troops in the Northwest Military Region and Northeast Military Region must obey The command of the National Defense Forces Headquarters, they have no other choice at this time! The rescue of the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region is necessary, but this king does not want to go to the trouble of cleaning up the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region after the war!"

Zhang Lewei is currently the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Military Region. Like Cai Shuan, the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Region, he once publicly declared that he would not recognize Liu Jiarui as king.

Chief of the General Staff Yang Yuandu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, will you still keep the promise you made to the senior military officers of the Northwest and Northeast Military Regions?"

In order to buy several high-level military officers from the Northwest Military Region, Northeast Military Region, and Southwest Theater Region, King Liu Jiarui even offered a sky-high price of 30 billion Chinese Yuan per person.

King Liu Jiarui pondered for a while and asked: "Do you think the huge reward of 30 billion Chinese yuan per person will still be used?"

At this time, in this palace, apart from King Liu Jiarui and Chief of Staff Yang Yuandu, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Army Yang Guanghao is also here.

Army Commander-in-Chief Yang Guanghao then said: "Your Majesty, even if Cai Shu'an and Zhang Lewei are not given this huge reward, according to the current situation in the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region, they have no choice but to choose to join His Majesty the King, but in order to completely gather The military spirit of the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region, I feel that we cannot save this sum of money.”

Chief of the General Staff Yang Yuandu nodded and said: "Guanghao is right. Your Majesty, our Han Kingdom is in troubled times. In order to avoid further troubles in the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region, this fund cannot be saved."

King Liu Jiarui waved his hands helplessly and said, "It seems that we can only take advantage of Cai Shu'an and Zhang Lewei. By the way, is there any news about my brother-in-law?"

Chief of General Staff Yang Yuandu said: "Your Majesty, Su Yi has not responded to the invasion of the Liuwa Kingdom yet, but according to the information from the intelligence department, the sea, land and air forces of the Southeast Military Region have all received orders to enter the first level of combat readiness. .”

King Liu Jiarui sighed and said: "This time the Liuwa Kingdom invaded the northwest and northeast of our Han Kingdom, obviously with the support of the Peta Kingdom and the Woto Kingdom, the air forces of the Peta and Woto countries are even more direct. Participated in the air strikes on the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region.”

After a pause, King Liu Jiarui continued: "Although this king has imported [-] third-generation fighter jets from the Kingdom of Ende at once, bringing the number of air divisions in the Tianjing Military Region back to seven, but in the face of Peta and Woto It is really difficult to regain air supremacy only by relying on the seven air divisions of the Tianjing Military Region, so if we want to successfully thwart the invasion of the Liuwa Kingdom this time, we must also bring in my brother-in-law!"

As soon as King Liu Jiarui finished speaking, Chief of Staff Yang Yuandu agreed: "Your Majesty the King is right. With the military strength of the Kingdom of Peta and the Kingdom of Woto, if we fully support the Kingdom of Liuwa, even our Tianjing Military Region and the Northwest The military region and the Northeast Military Region are tied together, and it is very difficult to fight. Only when the navy, land and air forces under the consort's command also join in this war against the invaders, can our Han Kingdom have any hope of victory."

King Liu Jiarui nodded and said: "Then get in touch with this king's brother-in-law as soon as possible. As long as he is willing to recognize my king's throne, all conditions are easy to negotiate."

Chief of Staff Yang Yuandu pondered for a moment, then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you also agree to the appointment of the son-in-law as the governor of the Southeast?"

Appointing Su Yi as the governor of the southeast is equivalent to handing over the military and political power of the entire sixteen southeast states to Su Yi, and the sixteen southeast states will become a state within a country of the Han Kingdom.

Although King Liu Jiarui's face was not good-looking, he nodded slightly, "Anyway, the entire sixteen states in the southeast are controlled by my brother-in-law, and it doesn't matter if he is given the title of governor of the southeast. The most important thing is to crush the invasion of the Liuwa Kingdom!"

Cai Shuan, the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Region, quickly responded to King Liu Jiarui's request, willing to recognize Liu Jiarui as the No.60 third king of the Han Kingdom, and at the same time announced the disbandment of the Northwest Military Region's crusade army, and all the troops in the Northwest Military Region will be reclassified into the Han Dynasty. The sequence of the Wehrmacht.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Lewei, commander-in-chief of the Northeast Military Region, also issued a telegram, acknowledging the legitimacy of Liu Jiarui's succession to the throne, announcing the disbandment of the Crusade Army in the Northeast Military Region.

After the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region chose to join King Liu Jiarui, a large number of army troops from the Tianjing Military Region immediately went to the front lines in the Northwest and Northeast regions. Solved the military expenditures of the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region, and also enabled the two military regions to have the money to form a large number of reserve troops to make up for the losses of the regular armies of the two military regions.

In addition, the seven air divisions affiliated to the Tianjing Military Region also sent many fighter jets into the Northwest Military Region and the Northeast Military Region, competing for air supremacy with the air forces of Peta, Woto, and Liuwa. The strength is strong. The air force of the Tianjing Military Region did not take any advantage at all on the front line. Instead, it suffered a lot of losses. The headquarters of the Dahan National Defense Army is also more eager to hope that the large number of fourth-generation fighter jets in the Southeast Military Region under Su Yi's command can be used as soon as possible. Rushing to the front to join the battle, relying on the seven air divisions of the Tianjing Military Region, they are simply unable to compete with the air forces of Peta, Woto, and Liuwa.

(End of this chapter)