Chapter 144 The alliance is in shock, and a split is imminent?

Author: Shengxiao Swordsman

Chapter 144 The alliance is in shock, and a split is imminent?

The coalition siege failed.

The news spread throughout the Aztec League that night.

"How come?"

"We have prepared so many trump cards, why are we still unable to break through Chang'an City?"

“It’s incredible!”

"This is a disaster day. Is there any worse news than this?"

"What a shame! Who originally agreed to the Mote Federation's military observation team to go to the war front? Now it's okay, the shame has been thrown to the Mote Federation."

"We gave everything we had in exchange for this?"

The alliance lords didn't understand.

"Is Chang'an really invincible?"

Pessimism.

It also spread quietly at the lord level.

In response to the war situation, the alliance also held emergency meetings overnight to discuss response strategies.

"It seems that Grant was not a qualified commander of the coalition forces. We gave him all the support he requested, but in the end, the battle ended like this. It really shouldn't have happened."

That's funny.

After the defeat, Grant's first thought was to pass the blame to the Union.

The alliance is no less generous.

Immediately, the blame for the defeat was placed on Grant's head.

They all want to go together.

"Grant's incompetence is something that will be discussed later. The question now is, what should we do in the aftermath, or right now?"

"What else can be done? Either continue to increase the number of troops, or simply withdraw the troops."

"Withdraw your troops!"

"I support the city building plan proposed by Rutgers."

"But the problem is that even with the global construction acceleration card, the planned city has not been completed yet. If we withdraw our troops hastily now, it is very likely that Chang'an will take advantage of it."

"Wait a minute..."

The Union was only halfway through the discussion when it received Grant's request for reinforcements.

"Good guy!"

"How dare he ask for 500,000 reinforcements when he opens his mouth? He really thinks that soldiers are like wheat planted in the ground. You can take as much as you want?"

"Even if it's wheat, it still needs a cultivation process, right?!"

"It's crazy."

"Bah, does Grant really think he is the emperor? We have to give him whatever he wants?"

"How dare a defeated general do this?!"

In the eyes of the Union lords, it was enough for Grant not to write a letter of apology as soon as possible after the battle was defeated, but he even licked his face and asked for reinforcements.

How dare you?

"I propose that Grant be removed from the post of commander-in-chief of the Union forces and Rutgers take over." Gale had tried his best to send Rutgers to the front line, and he was waiting for such an opportunity.

"Uh, let's discuss this later?"

"I agree with the removal of Grant. As for who will take over as commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, we still have to be cautious."

"That's right!"

"Although Rutgers is good, he is also a defeated general after all."

"Yes, yes, the impact is not good."

"How about letting Douglas serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and Rogers as the deputy general?" A lord suggested.

Douglas was the newly appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the Union Army.

It is also known as the Snow Fox.

How could the other lords of the alliance, especially the great lords, not be aware of Gale's little thoughts? It was impossible for him to follow Gale's wishes.

If Gale were to help Rogers on his horse, wouldn't Xihai County be the only one in the country?

Only a fool would agree.

"That's okay too."

Seeing that the resistance was too great, although Gale was a little reluctant, he could only admit defeat.

Anyway.

It also reinserted Rogers into the coalition command.

"Well, I agree to remove Grant from the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. But there is one thing. Grant's request for reinforcements, objectively speaking, the coalition forces do have this need, and the coalition needs to take it seriously."

The one who spoke was Bron, the lord of Hard Rock County.

Stone County is located in Stone County in the River Valley Province, and Bronn is a leader among the lords of the River Valley Province.

Before.

The local fortification defense strategy implemented in the River Valley Province was exactly the work of Bronn.

You can say that.

Bronn is the representative of the lords of the Vale Province at the alliance level.

Since he is a representative, Bronn's speech naturally represents the collective appeal of the lords of the River Valley Province - the alliance will continue to increase its troops and besiege Chang'an, and Chang'an must not be allowed to loosen its grip.

Once the danger of the siege of Chang'an is lifted, the first ones to bear the brunt will be the lords of the River Valley Province.

"Even if we choose the city building plan proposed by General Rogers, firstly, we have to wait until the city is built, and secondly, even if the city is completed, the current strength of the coalition forces is indeed a bit weak." Bron added.

It's like bringing the topic back.

"It's okay to increase the number of troops, but isn't half a million too many?"

The lords of other provinces were not taken advantage of, "We can increase the number of troops by up to 200,000, and no more."

"That's right!"

"Well, Ika Province will not participate in this increase in troops. We need to form a local defense coalition."

Talking.

It was John, the representative of the province of Ica and the lord of Morgan County.

"What's the meaning?"

"It is the duty of the entire alliance to attack Chang'an. Why should Ika Province be an exception?"

The lords of other provinces were not happy.

"That's it." John was very patient and explained: "Judging from the current situation, the threat to Chang'an is likely to be long-term, not short-term."

"The province of Ica naturally agrees with the city building plan proposed by General Rogers."

“And it’s very appreciated too!”

"Therefore, after discussion by all the lords of Ika Province, they agreed to build a provincial coalition army of 150,000 people, and at the same time build fortresses and fortresses in the Ika Mountains bordering the Valley Province."

"To defend against possible invasion of Chang'an."

"These 150,000 provincial coalition forces can also be regarded as part of the coalition forces."

"It's just that we are shouldering the second line of defense to prevent the Chang'an crisis from spilling over to Ika Province. At the same time, we are also guarding the borders in disguise for the lords in the central and northern regions of the alliance."

To put it bluntly.

The lords of Ika Province are no longer willing to place all their own safety in the hands of the coalition forces.

at the same time.

They are even less willing to let the coalition take complete control of the national war.

Form a coalition?

Can!

Donating people, donating money, donating materials, any of these are acceptable.

But one thing is that the troops they raised can only be used for the local defense of Ika Province, rather than being handed over to the coalition forces and allowed to be squandered by the coalition forces.
To be continued...