Chapter 1620: Chapter 1537: One More Ally
This morning, about 7000 Dwarf soldiers surrendered to the Tang Army, witnessing the Tang Army use fuel-air explosive bombs and other weapons to destroy one fortification after another, they finally decided not to hide in the tunnels and wait for death.
The organized surrender of the Dwarf Troops was also a good thing for the Tang Army, at least they no longer had to clear out the Dwarves hiding in pits like dealing with rats.
Just as the Dwarf front line was tense, a luxury car stopped in front of the door of a building in the Dwarf capital, Furnace Fortress.
The car door was opened, and a white-bearded Dwarf in a coat crawled out of the car, then handed his hat to the subordinate following him.
He glanced at the stone steps and lifted his leg to walk up. This was the Embassy of the Laines Empire in the Ice Cold Empire. He came here hoping to have a good talk with the Laines Empire’s Ambassador.
As the saying goes, lips are perished when teeth are cold. Once the Great Tang Empire gains a foothold on the Eastern Continent, no one would believe that the Great Tang Empire will stop just with an Ice Cold Empire.
Therefore, even if they are unwilling to fully engage in war with the Great Tang Empire, the remaining countries in the world should adopt a tough stance to force the Great Tang Empire to seriously reconsider its international relations.
Before coming here, he first visited the Great Tang Empire Embassy, which had still not evacuated, to meet with the Tang Ambassador who was still overseeing operations.
The two exchanged opinions about this war; the Ice Cold Empire’s Minister of Foreign Affairs believed this was an unjust war initiated without reason by the Tang Country, so he hoped the Tang Country could immediately ceasefire and end this pointless war.
Of course, the Dwarf Empire was also willing to compensate the Great Tang Empire’s losses, as long as the Tang Country’s troops left the Dwarves’ territory, everything could be negotiated.
Yet even though the Minister of Foreign Affairs had lowered his stance, the Great Tang Empire’s Ambassador still refused the Ice Cold Empire’s request for a ceasefire. Moreover, he maintained that this war was initiated first by the Ice Cold Empire.
After all, the Great Tang Empire indeed held evidence of the Ice Cold Empire secretly supporting Dorne Empire, although it seemed a bit exaggerated, the excuse indeed existed.
Finally, the two parted unhappily, and the Dwarf Minister of Foreign Affairs immediately came to find the Laines Empire Ambassador, hoping they could immediately pressure the Great Tang Empire and clarify their stance.
“You must stand on our side, otherwise the entire Eastern Continent will eventually become the pasture of Tang People.” The Dwarf Minister of Foreign Affairs said urgently upon seeing the Laines Empire Ambassador.
The Laines Empire Ambassador smiled wryly and gestured for the Dwarf Minister of Foreign Affairs to sit down, then helplessly said, “Things happened suddenly, we are not prepared at all…”
“We need support, diplomatic support, real material support… We must act quickly, because if we’re late, everything will be over.” The Dwarf Minister of Foreign Affairs sat on the sofa, anxiously said: “Tang Army has already captured a landing site, and paratroopers have landed.”
“When did this happen?” Once he heard about the front line situation, the Laines Empire Ambassador was shocked.
“Last night.” The Ice Cold Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs couldn’t bother adjusting his wording anymore and bluntly disclosed all intelligence: “By this time tomorrow, we might lose one-third of our front line strongholds.”
The Laines Ambassador knew a bit about the Ice Cold Empire, he surely knew Dwarves were indeed more reliable than those people from Dorne.
If even the Dwarves were defeated, then no further wars needed fighting. Although Elves are good at fighting too, stopping the Tang Army’s advance on land seemed unrealistic.
But now, even if forces were drawn to reinforce Dwarves, it seemed too late. So, the Laines Empire Ambassador asked somewhat guiltily, “I understand things are urgent and believe reinforcing you is urgent… But, sir… is there time?”
“For ground troops, there’s definitely no time, but… the Air Force can still make it! We need about 1000 advanced fighter jets! If Laines Empire can provide a portion, we would be extremely grateful.” The Ice Cold Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs offered a plan.
“Not only planes, we also need pilots. A lot of pilots…” He seemed to recall military leaders’ instructions before coming and continued to add.
The Laines Empire Ambassador was immediately embarrassed: “Sir, our aircraft technology comes from the Great Tang Empire… Once those planes appear on the battlefield, even the Tang People would know what’s happening.”
He certainly wasn’t comfortable saying for some unknown reason. His emperor, Laines the Second, had always opposed the matter of aiding Dorne, and now with aiding the Ice Cold Empire, this emperor surely wouldn’t particularly support it.
“Of course! That’s part of proclaiming your stance! Only when the Great Tang Empire sees the united determination of the Eastern Continent’s countries will they fear and reevaluate the feasibility of invading the Eastern Continent!” The Ice Cold Empire Minister of Foreign Affairs clenched his fists and said.
Although even if Dorne and other empires united to condemn the Great Tang Empire, it might still not work, he must make these diplomatic efforts. After all, it’s his duty and the only way.
Relying only on Dwarves cannot resist the powerful Tang Empire, it is necessary to pull everyone else down to turn the situation around.
“I need to contact the home country… These are not decisions I can make alone.” The Laines Empire Ambassador hesitated for a few seconds but eventually resorted to stalling tactics.
Soon, the Suthers Empire Ambassador also expressed the same sentiment: assistance can be provided, but how much, what kind… these must be personally decided by the Emperor of Suthers Empire.
Meanwhile, the Poplar Empire’s attitude was even more uncertain: they had always maintained a good relationship with the Great Tang Empire; though the Triple Emperor Alliance had turned into a Dual Emperor Alliance, providing all-out aid to the Ice Cold Empire indeed made the Elves hesitant.
On the one hand, it’s because an Elf Princess is an Imperial Concubine in the Great Tang Empire. On the other hand, it’s because previously there was intense war between Elves and Dwarves.
Politicians turning around to reconcile and not grudging is common, but the hatred between the peoples of these two nations cannot be dissolved immediately. At this moment, disregarding domestic pressure and the attitude of the Great Tang Empire to support Dwarves in fighting Tang People… seems very difficult.
However, there are those who stepped up—Dorne Empire, upon learning of the Great Tang Empire declaring war on the Ice Cold Empire, immediately condemned the despicable actions of the Great Tang Empire and announced its willingness to form an alliance with the Dwarf Empire to jointly resist the Great Tang Empire’s invasion.
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