From a strategic point of view, the Yangmu Empire, which originally wanted to gain benefits, did not gain any benefits at all after declaring war on the Tang Empire.
Originally, the elves and the dwarves had agreed to drive away the "invaders" from the Tang Empire, and the dwarves would cede part of the southern territory to the elves as compensation for their intervention.
Later, this cession agreement was expanded. Because the elves invested more and more, the cession included the entire dwarven side of the border, plus a large area of land in the southwest near Rewind Port, extending to the Saint Lo.
South.
But these lands can no longer be ceded to the Yangmu Empire, because the Dwarf Empire can now be regarded as existing in name only and has long lost the ability to fulfill the treaty.
On the other hand, the elves really don't have the courage to take these territories that "belong to" them, because there are no high mountains and steep mountains to defend these lands. The troops can easily be annihilated by the Tang army if they move over, and they cannot defend them at all.
What's more... part of the elves' territory is still under the occupation of the Tang Empire: Rewind Port has been lost, so how can they still have the thought or courage to take care of territory that does not belong to them?
Therefore, the land that the elves have invaded that originally belonged to the dwarves is actually only on the border. It was the border defense line built by the dwarves to defend against the elves.
The reason for occupying this defense line is that the elves are planning to connect their own defense line with this dwarf defense line to create a strategically deep defense zone to fight against the future southward army of the Tang Empire.
Of course, it is not particularly easy to transform this line of defense, because the dwarves did not consider the defense behind them when building this line of defense, at least not completely.
For example, some fortifications built using reverse slopes, some well-designed crossfire points, hidden bunkers... these are actually completely useless.
But the elves were reluctant to part with the large number of bunkers and tunnels on the dwarf defense line, so they gritted their teeth and occupied them all...
Therefore, except for a few key areas of ring defense, many of the dwarf's border defenses need to be renovated. Therefore, for the elves, if they want to gain a foothold here, they also need a lot of investment.
On the other hand, in Ironforge, the capital of the Ice Empire, Binghan I sat in his seat in the underground bunker and remained silent for a long time.
He just personally signed the "peace negotiation" document and wrote his name with trembling hands. For an old man like him, this life has been too magnificent and full of ups and downs.
If he is a mediocre monarch, then in the past twenty years, he has seized the opportunity of the rise of the Tang Group, swept several dwarf kingdoms, and pushed the Ice Kingdom to the pinnacle of history.
Shouldn't happen.
But he did fail. The icy kingdom that reached its historical pinnacle in his hands eventually perished and became the dust of history. He failed to preserve the foundation of his ancestors and became a "prisoner" of others.
In a sense, this Binghan I is somewhat similar to Yuan Shao. They both pushed their family businesses to new heights, but in the end they let the accumulation of several generations decline in their own hands.
"Your Majesty..." Looking at the somewhat withered Binghan I, the prime minister couldn't bear to say a few words of persuasion, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw eyes full of complicated emotions facing him.
There was not only pain in those eyes, but also some confusion and loneliness. He could even see some peace and relief in Binghan I's eyes.
In just a moment, the prime minister's words of persuasion were all stuck in his throat and he could not speak out. He could only avert his eyes and let the room return to silence.
"Everything is over." Binghan I's voice sounded, and it seemed that it was no longer his own voice. Just over an hour had passed, and he had suddenly aged more than ten years.
For an old man, ten years is no longer a word that can be thrown around casually. The hoarse voice made him stunned, but two seconds later he continued to speak, and he still spoke to the general guarding in front of him.
Some ministers said: "It's like having a dream... Now that I wake up from the dream, everything in the dream no longer exists."
"Thank you for accompanying me to this day. Now that I think about it, I have been very disappointing in the past few months." He just recalled his life and found that when facing the Tang Empire, his decision-making
There are indeed serious problems.
And in the past two months, he went crazy and closed himself off. He rarely communicated with ministers, lived in a small world of nothingness that he created, and indulged in absurd games such as self-deception...
Now that the outcome has been decided, people can finally calm down and look back at themselves. Binghan I felt a bit like a social dead man, and his performance was indeed too embarrassing.
"We once worked together to turn the Ice Kingdom into an empire, unified the dwarves, and returned them all to Ironforge... This is your achievement. I am very grateful for everything you have done for this country." Binghan I said.
At the same time, I thought of the document I just signed.
It was really an incomparable torture: he was no longer just a marquis, he could not have his own arms or his own fiefdom, and only had the dividends from some subsidiaries of the Datang Group as "allowances".
The power he had had disappeared, and his country was already in the possession of others. It was too late for him to say anything now, so he could only continue calmly: "From now on, you, and I...
They are just other people's subjects. I wish you all the best in the future."
Frankly speaking, for these high-ranking dwarf officials standing opposite him now, as long as their butts are clean, they will definitely be able to make a name for themselves in the Tang Empire.
First of all, these dwarf officials themselves are all capable ministers, otherwise they would not be able to assist Binghan I in pushing the Binghan Kingdom to its peak.
Secondly, the Tang Empire has just occupied the dwarf area, and it will definitely need the help of a large number of local officials. There must be positions, and there are many! Referring to the series of operations of the Tang Empire in Qin and Chu, we know that these dwarf officials even have to
More promising than Binghan I.
The generals and ministers of the Qin State, such as Prime Minister Ying Ke, Air Force Commander Zhang Xuan, and General Ying An... These examples all prove to the dwarf officials that they have a bright future.
