Munitions Empire

The King City of Dahua Kingdom, once the Imperial Capital, has just had its palace walls repaired, and the color is still slightly different from the surrounding old walls. The guards on duty are lazily yawning.

Zhao Yu is inside his palace, feeling inexplicably frustrated, as none of the recent series of events have gone smoothly for him.

This palace has a deep sense of historical vicissitude, but many buildings have been newly constructed. It has weathered many hardships and is long past its original form.

Previously, the Great Tang Empire directly attacked here with missiles, causing some buildings to collapse and be damaged. Zhao Kai didn't have time to repair them at that time, and later they were left there, unattended.

Afterward, internal chaos erupted in the Imperial Capital; various warlords fought each other, even using heavy artillery. After such prolonged fighting, the Imperial Palace naturally was affected and suffered further damage.

The losses were indeed immense. As the palace walls collapsed, many officials and civilians infiltrated the Imperial Palace, stealing a large amount of artifacts and treasures, leaving the royal collection of Dahua Empire depleted by more than half.

By the time Zhao Yu fought back to the Imperial Capital and drove away Zhao Ji and Zhao Jie, there was hardly anything left of value.

Zhao Yu, initially thinking of relying on the cultural relics and treasures to repay debts, found that nearly the entire royal collection of Dahua Empire had already been looted.

In fact, compared to the throne of Dahua Empire, these treasures are not all that precious. But the Dahua Empire that Zhao Yu inherited... is no longer the Dahua Empire.

The Empire eventually became a Kingdom. The vast land once promised was lost as Zhao Yu failed to settle matters, losing a third of it to Zhao Jie.

Now, due to the internal chaos in Dahua Kingdom, Zhao Yu no longer has the ability to continue advancing south to deal with the rebellious traitor Zhao Jie.

Zhao Ji is dead, and Li Mingshun's surrender somewhat allowed Zhao Yu to regain a little initiative. But as Zhao Yu entered into a pact with the Great Tang Empire and declared abdication to become King, Li Mingshun, a staunch supporter of Dahua Empire, now already began to disobey Zhao Yu's orders.

Facing internal and external troubles, Zhao Yu had no choice but to cling tightly to the Great Tang Empire's support, which only made the ministers further belittle this loyal dog's loyalty to Tang Mo.

The situation on the battlefield is also deadlocked. No matter how many weapons Zhao Yu obtains from the Great Tang Empire, he cannot defeat Zhao Jie, backed by the Great Qin Empire.

There's nothing to be done; Zhao Jie has supporters too! He obtained ample resources from the Great Qin Empire and also retained many main troops from Dahua Empire. Moreover, he himself is a renowned general, making his battle against Zhao Yu akin to using a bull's knife to slaughter a chicken.

If it weren't for the Great Tang Empire providing sufficient weaponry and equipment to support Dahua Kingdom, Zhao Yu's absolute strength really wouldn't be greater than Zhao Jie, and Zhao Yu's army might not have been able to sustain until now.

The two sides fought each other in Caili and Pingfeng, directly causing Caili, the Dahua granary, to become completely defunct. Over the past year, hardly any crops were grown here.

In contrast, Jutian, which wasn't affected by the war, experienced prosperity. These grains greatly eased Zhao Jie's pressure, allowing this royal general of Dahua Empire to have the capital to continue maneuvering.

"Wasn't it agreed? Didn't the Great Tang Empire promise to make me the King of Dahua? Why aren't they doing everything to flatten Zhao Jie for me!" Zhao Yu swept the teacup and other items in front of him onto the ground, shattering them all over.

He angrily looked at his generals, including that bastard Great General Li Mingshun who had recently been lackadaisical. To win over this most important general under Zhao Ji, Zhao Yu even gave him the title of Great General.

But ever since Dahua Empire turned into Dahua Kingdom, Li Mingshun hadn't provided Zhao Yu with any good strategies.

In this state, Zhao Yu didn't dare let Li Mingshun lead the troops to fight, fearing that Li Mingshun might defect directly to Zhao Jie at the front line, leaving him with nowhere to cry.

"Your Majesty, we recently provided you with 20,000 sets of individual weaponry, 20 155 howitzers, 40 tanks, 80 armored vehicles, and 90,000 rounds of ammunition." A diplomat from the Great Tang Empire calmly reminded the raging Zhao Yu.

Others might extend courtesy to Zhao Yu, but their sovereign Great Tang Empire would certainly not. When the Dahua Empire, which lacked sufficient strength at the time, dared to be overbearing in front of Tang Country, now the Great Tang Empire is flourishing, and these diplomats certainly won't lower themselves.

"If you fight cautiously and keep losses within a reasonable range, I think these reinforcements are enough for you to achieve a satisfying result in the Caili direction." Another diplomat from the Great Tang Empire coldly mocked.

The Dahua troops on the front line were utterly lacking in morale; even when they dominated with planes and tanks, they couldn't produce any results.

Thousands of rounds of artillery were fired, turning Zhao Jie's troop positions into a sea of fire, yet Zhao Yu's army still couldn't advance and sometimes even had to be pushed back by the opposition.

If the Great Tang Empire didn't want Zhao Yu to collapse too quickly, they would have already cut off support for Zhao Yu: What is this? Throwing real money into a bottomless pit?

In the eyes of the Great Tang Empire's military advisors, supporting weaponry and supplies should at least show some tangible effects, right?

Look at the orcs; don't be fooled by their savagery, but when fighting, they were truly exerting their strength. At least they weren't like Zhao Yu's army, surrendering to Zhao Jie company by company, even bringing some weaponry over.

"Watch your words! If Your Majesty hadn't been forced to abdicate by you, losing the Dahua Empire's thousand-year throne legacy, and losing the people's trust, would the front line have reached this state?" A Minister couldn't stand it any longer, scolding Tang Empire's foreign envoys.

Several diplomats from the Great Tang Empire even disdained to quarrel with this Dahua official; anyway, it would be meaningless to argue now, as they would soon find an opportunity to dismiss him.

Sure enough, the Dahua ministers standing on the Great Tang Empire's side were stirred up and accused the opposite side continuously, pointing fingers: "Nonsense! If it weren't for the Great Tang Empire's support, how could Your Majesty control this thousand-mile territory? You are all disloyal and unfilial, unfit to be ministers!"

Those ministers who believed they stood on Dahua's side also refused to back down, pointing at the treacherous ministers siding with Tang Empire and cursing: "If it weren't for your instigation, how could Dahua have fallen to this point?"

Seeing the argument escalate, approaching accusations of treason and usurpation, Zhao Yu slapped the table, bringing a sudden silence to the chaos.

He snorted, then looked at the diplomats from the Great Tang Empire: "Dear envoys, I have no other intentions. I merely wish for the Great Tang Empire to put pressure on Qin Country, so that they no longer secretly support Zhao Jie!"