Chapter 739 On the eve of the final battle
“It seems that Akamatsu cheered up and reacted very quickly.”
Yang Hui led Garrett and several other [Stars] knights to leave Nagano as quickly as possible They set off and fought towards the rear of Nagano's main force, but when they arrived, Nagano's main force had already begun to retreat toward Nagoya.
Under the delay of Bunitalia Yamanashi's large army, Yang Hui and the others did not go in vain, killing the three brigades that stayed behind.
"Your Highness, do you need to pursue me?" the commander of the Yamanashi Front asked for instructions.
"No need." Yang Hui shook his head. Although it was a pity that he could not eat the main force in Nagano, it was not necessary. First of all, Yang Hui's strategic goal was to complete the strategic blockade of the northern part of Sakura Country and occupy the line from Yamanashi to Nagano. The main force of the Sakura Kingdom is blocked in the southern part of the Sakura Kingdom, and the remaining remnants of the Sakura Kingdom in the north are just turtles in a jar.
Secondly, according to the intelligence obtained by Yang Hui, half of the main force in Nagano are members of the Six Families of Kyoto. Judging from the current situation, they are not the mortal enemies of Bunitalia and are pursuing Mokou. Yang Hui still understands the truth.
Third, the military quality of this main force is not very good. Even if they are let go, it will not have much impact on the defense line from Yamanashi to Nagano, and it will be easy to find opportunities to eat them in the future.
“Send someone to take over Nagano and the surrounding military facilities, consolidate the defense line, and ask Clovis to take everyone to Tochigi to meet me after the defense change.”
“Yes, yourhighness .”
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"Really? That's good." After hearing the news that Nagano's main force successfully retreated to Aichi, Akamatsu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Excellency, General, most of the troops in Nagano are members of the Six Families of Kyoto. Why do you want them to retreat? Wouldn't it be better to use Bunitalia to eliminate them?" asked his subordinates.
"..." Chisong glanced at him coldly. Just when he thought Chisong was going to kill someone again, Chisong withdrew his gaze and sighed, "Now is the moment of national survival, can we still Do you want to fight among yourself?"
"But..." The subordinates want to say that even if they don't want to fight among themselves, the six Kyoto families will continue to fight among themselves, and even betray them for their own interests. , betraying the interests of the entire country.
"There is no but, they are them, we are us." Akamatsu looked at the battle map, looking at the Nagano and Yamanashi that had become the Bunitalia occupied area, and smiled bitterly, "Just treat it as a gift to the country. Leave a spark of fire."
"Your Excellency General..."
"Your Excellency General! Urgent information, Cornelia's [Rose Witch] Knights have left Hokkaido. They landed on the main island, cooperated with Bunitalia's fleet to capture Mutsu, and blocked the Wuhe Fleet and the Ominato Fleet in the Tsugaru Strait. "
"Cornelia gave up Hokkaido?" Akamatsu? Surprised, he immediately asked, "Where is the Sasebo fleet?"
"The Sasebo fleet immediately went north after receiving your order and went to the Ominato naval port to meet up with the Gokaku fleet and the Ominato fleet, but it had not yet arrived at Fukaura. The Tsugaru Strait has been blocked by Bunitalia's fleet, but the blockade on the west side of the Tsugaru Strait is not strong. Now it will not be long before the Sasebo fleet can break through the blockade of Bunitalia's fleet and go to fight with Wuhe and Wuhe. The Ominato fleet rendezvous..."
"No, this is a trap." Akamatsu shook his head and gave the order, "This is a trap set by Cornelia. She wants to annihilate the three fleets of our army in one fell swoop and order the Five Crane Fleet and the Ominato Fleet to give up. The Ominato naval port broke out to the west, with support from the Sasebo fleet, and the blockade was opened from both sides. After the breakthrough, the Ominato fleet and the Itsukuru fleet retreated to Itsukushima, and the Sasebo fleet returned to the Itsuka naval port."
"General, Ominato. Once the military port is lost, we will completely lose control of Hokkaido!"
"I know, but...there is nothing we can do," Akamatsu said sadly, "Nagano has been lost, and Bunitalia has already lost control. The ground blockade in the northern part of Sakura Country has been completed, and it is only a matter of time before the entire north falls..."
"But we still have Kyoto! And we still have Nagoya! As long as we break this blockade... ..."
"Haha, Yang Hui will give us this opportunity?"
"Don't we still have the Kure Fleet and the Yokosuka Fleet? They are still in Shizuoka..."
"Report! Your Excellency General...Shizuoka...Shizuoka has been lost! The entire Yokosuka Fleet has been annihilated. , the Wu fleet suffered 30% casualties, and Aichi's support force also lost 20% of its strength."
"What!" XN
"Haha, do as I say. ”
“Yes...yes.”
"This battle... was fought so unreasonably, Knightmare... I should say you, Yang Hui, we will meet again soon.",
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Arrived at Tochigi , Yang Hui was stunned when he received the news about the Dazou Military Port.
"The Ominato Fleet and the Itsuru Fleet abandoned the Ominato Naval Port?"
"Yes, Her Highness Cornelia led the [Rose Witch] Knights to suddenly leave Hokkaido and land from Oma The main island, after taking over the command of the fleet, blocked the Tsugaru Strait, but the enemy Sasebo fleet failed to block it. The blockade on the west side was successfully broken out by the enemy fleet under attack from both sides. Because the Ominato fleet and the Itsuru fleet blocked Ominato before leaving. All the defenders of the military port were taken away, so the Ominato military port was captured by Her Highness Cornelia without any resistance.”
"Well... As expected of the imperial sister, she is so good at catching thieves behind closed doors and attracting others with her ideas." Yang Hui praised, he did not expect that Cornelia would seize this opportunity to abandon her base in Hokkaido and come to the main island to take command. Two fleets blockade the Tsugaru Strait.
This is a conspiracy. The fleet has blocked the Tsugaru Strait. The Ominato fleet and the Itsuru fleet can only be locked up in the Ominato naval port. The only "solution" is the Sasebo fleet, but the Sasebo fleet cannot cooperate with the Ominato fleet. If the fleet and the Gokaku fleet completely destroy Bunitalia's fleet, then there are only two options. The Sasebo fleet breaks through the blockade of the Bunitalia fleet and enters the Ominato naval port, rendezvous with the Gokaku and Ominato fleets, or cooperates with the Gokaku and Ominato fleets. The fleet breaks out.
The three fleets of the former were locked up in Ominato Naval Port, waiting for the fate of being annihilated; the latter abandoned Ominato Naval Port. No matter which one it was, Cornelia's goal was achieved. Her goal was not to eat three fleets in one go, but to capture the Ominato Naval Port and remove the deterrent that the Ominato Naval Port exerted on Hokkaido.
The three fleets gathered together could indeed confront the Bunitalia fleet in a stalemate, but when Bunitalia's ground forces were freed up, they launched simultaneous attacks from the north and the south. The three armies of sea, land and air attacked together, and the only result was that the three fleets were completely annihilated.
"Where are the Imperial Sisters and the [Rose Witch] Knights?"
"They are resting in Mutsu and are expected to lead the First Fleet back to the Hokkaido area tomorrow."
"Okay, they belong to the Imperial Sisters. Personality." Yang Hui shrugged. He also planned to call the [Rose Witch] Knights to launch a general attack on the last Sakura Kingdom base in the northern part of Sakura Kingdom-itsukushima base.
"After helping you so much, if you still can't conquer Itsukushima base, I will look down on you!" Yang Hui had already imagined what Cornelia would say to him.
“I ordered the defenders of Miyagi to send people to take over the Ominato military port, and told Neil to go south from the Tsugaru Strait and approach the Itsukushima base. After Clovis and the others arrived, the entire Tochigi army would follow me. Attack, target Itsukushima base, and bring this war to an end.”
"Yes, yourhighness!"
After giving the order, Yang Hui returned to the separate room prepared for him and took out the terminal that had been vibrating. When he first arrived at Tochigi, the terminal had communication access. It's just that Yang Hui didn't rush to answer the call after seeing the caller. He returned to the room and answered his call after finishing the affairs.
"Your Highness Yang Hui, I am Shumu."
"Prime Minister Shumu, do you have any advice?"
"Your Highness Yang Hui, a wise man does not speak secretly. Let’s get straight to the point, what price do we have to pay to get you to stop?”
"As for the price, I told you from the beginning, Prime Minister Shumu."
"...The price you want is too excessive. We cannot agree to it, and we cannot agree to it."
>"My price is just like this. Whether you can afford it or not is not my problem, so be it..."
"Wait!"
"Is there anything else? Hubby? Prime Minister Wood.”
"...The Six Families of Kyoto have already stood aside and I have no binding force on them, so...I can surrender to Bunitalia on behalf of the Sakura Country. Yamanashi and the north of Nagano will become your territory. Our country is also willing to surrender to Bunitalia." I will bow to you when I return home."
"Haha, this is not right, Prime Minister Shumu, our soldiers conquered Yamanashi and the north of Nagano with their own hands. It is my territory and there is no need. You give it. It doesn't matter whether you return home and surrender or become a vassal. It's just a matter of time for me, so your price is worthless."
"But it can end the war as quickly as possible and reduce the price. Although our country can only passively defend and is unable to counterattack, if you press forward, it will burst out with extraordinary combat effectiveness, which can directly end the war and harvest the fruits of victory. For Your Highness and your army, isn't it? A better choice?”
“You are right...”
“Then...”
"But I don't think Chisong will listen to you."
"..."
"So, your proposal is still worthless, and Chisong will not give up resistance because of your surrender."< br>
“...I have all the information on the six families in Kyoto, including their secret warehouses, black organizations, and secret assets...I think this should be helpful to His Highness.”
“ Not enough.”
"His Royal Highness Yang Hui, are you really planning to fight to the death!?"
"No, no, no, you misunderstood, Prime Minister Shumu." Yang Hui didn't care about Shumu's excitement at all, and said to him calmly, "The fish will definitely die, and the net will never be broken. When I take over the entire northern part of Sakura Country, it will only take a period of stability. The local support fleet should also arrive. By then, whatever Akamatsu is reserved for you now How many fires and how many trump cards are hidden by the six families in Kyoto are meaningless in the face of absolute power. Do you understand? "
"...Your Highness Yang Hui, how can you be willing to accept it? "
"Well, let me think about it... let's add a little more to all the prices you proposed before, and I can agree."
"You say."
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"After the surrender of Sakura Country, all armies will be unconditionally disbanded. The domestic armed forces can only retain a certain amount of police at a minimum."
(End of Chapter)