In fact, the Mirage Kingdom relies on itself to stay away from the east and west continents. In the past, it had its own little thoughts and tricks in many places. The Mirage Emperor was also an ambitious hero.
Mirage only calls itself a kingdom to the outside world, and there is no problem with its name. But internally, the king of Mirage Kingdom is called Mirage Emperor, which in itself is transgressive.
At the same time, according to general practice, the capital of the Mirage Kingdom can only be called the Royal City, but the Mirage Emperor named it the Mirage Capital. This actually caused dissatisfaction among many countries in the early years.
But at that time, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the Mirage Kingdom's naval fleet was powerful, so no one could take care of the issue of Mirage Kingdom's trespassing, and in the end they had to let it go. This is also the reason why the Mirage Emperor is the Mirage Emperor and the capital of the Mirage Kingdom is called the Mirage Capital.
Later, over time, everyone got used to it, so the Mirage Emperor became the Mirage Emperor, and the Mirage City became the Mirage City. This continues to this day, to this day.
The Mirage Emperor once hoped to expand his territory: he launched a war against the State of Zheng, and he actually won! His army occupied the East Bay and other islands, and the rise of the mirage seemed unstoppable.
But everything that happened next completely shattered the Mirage Emperor's dream of external expansion. He failed, failed in East Bay, failed in Beiyuan, and now... he still cannot escape the fate of failure.
The world is so unfair. While Tang Mo and his ministers were holding a banquet for a group of children in the Forbidden City in Chang'an, the Mirage Emperor was enjoying his food in the basement of the Mirage City.
His food standards are about a whole light-year away from Tang Mo's food standards. The emperor of the Tang Empire was extremely extravagant in terms of food and accommodation. If Tang Mo is evaluated according to the standards for evaluating emperors, then he might Most likely he is a fool.
The Mirage Emperor is just the opposite: in order to build the Mirage Kingdom's main fleet, he only eats one dish for every meal, and even skips soup.
Originally, he thought that if he persisted for a few years and the main fleet was built, he would be able to breathe a sigh of relief. But the fact is that his main fleet was completely wiped out. In order to set an example for the soldiers of the Mirage fighting on the front line, he could only maintain the poor standards before the war broke out.
At this moment, the Mirage Emperor was looking at the plate of scrambled eggs in front of him, his face was really ugly to the extreme: he also wanted to eat meat, and he also wanted to taste the delicious food that had accompanied him again.
It's a pity that he can't eat it, because there is a local famine in the Mirage Kingdom, and food problems have begun to trouble the Mirage Kingdom.
The Tang Empire invaded the South Island from January to February. The Mirage lost an island, an important port, Da Nanwan, and a large area of farmland.
You must know that Nandao is the southernmost island of Mirage Kingdom. This island is also the most suitable island for cultivation in Mirage Kingdom. It provides Mirage Kingdom with a large number of crops.
Without the South Island, Mirage would not be able to be self-sufficient in food. But this was just the beginning. The bad news came one after another, leaving the Mirage Emperor overwhelmed.
Niijima didn’t hold on either! The Tang Empire's soldiers were sharper than anyone imagined, and the new island fell faster than the southern island.
It is now autumn, and the harvest season has arrived. Naturally, the output from the two lost islands of the Mirage Kingdom cannot be transported back to the main island. The civilians on the main island will naturally be hungry.
In addition to the food output on the two islands, the farmland in the southwest of the island was also destroyed by the war. These places are now occupied by orcs, and naturally there is no harvest.
After losing nearly two-thirds of the grain-producing areas, and a large amount of nearly mature grain being bombed by the Tang Empire's air force, the Mirage Emperor could only honestly accept the fact that his country was about to run out of grain.
As the main fleet of the Mirage Kingdom was completely annihilated and the Tang Empire's naval fleet cruised freely in the waters of the Mirage Kingdom, the revenue from the Mirage Kingdom's seafood products almost disappeared.
The Tang Empire's naval fleet was afraid of being attacked by suicide speedboats. No matter how big the target was, it would open fire and attack it as soon as it was discovered.
Almost all the fishing boats that went out to sea were sunk by the Tang Empire, and many fishermen were killed and injured. In this case, Mirage Emperor basically cannot eat seafood.
The only place that can produce some seafood now is the northern part of the North Island. Because it is not a shipping route and there are no large or medium-sized ports, Tang Dynasty's warships will hardly go there to hunt.
It is because of this that some brave fishermen take the risk to go fishing, and then take the risk to transfer to the north of the island, in order to make enough profits.
As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish...
Under such circumstances, it is unrealistic to expect how much seafood can be delivered to Mirage Emperor's dining table. It is still possible to eat dried fish once in a while.
Just when the Mirage Emperor was about to swallow the scrambled eggs that he had eaten so many times recently that he almost vomited them, Mirage Wuk walked into the Mirage Emperor's room with an ugly face.
Nowadays, the Mirage Kingdom no longer talks about etiquette, because at this time, it does not even have the basic conditions for etiquette: the place where the Mirage Emperor eats is right next to the place where he sleeps, and the concubines’ bedrooms are next door. What kind of etiquette is there?
In order to avoid the Scud missile attack, the Mirage Emperor took refuge in an underground bunker on the edge of the imperial capital. The conditions here were not very good, so there was not so much fuss.
"What's the matter... tell me." From Mirage Wuk's face, Mirage Emperor had already seen the problem. He sighed and gave helpless instructions.
Mirage lowered his head to express his apology: "Your Majesty! I just received the news that a bloody dragon flag... was planted on the central square of Dingcheng. It was an observation post that saw it first. It was on the roof of a five-story building near the square. There was an enemy flag on it, and our people subsequently shelled it, but the position was not able to be recaptured."
That is basically the center of Ding City. If it is lost there, it means that almost half of Ding City has been lost.
Of course the Mirage Emperor knew what the bloody dragon flag meant, which meant that it was already the territory of the Tang Empire. This means... Mirage's central defense line is almost finished.
He didn't speak, and the silence in the room was eerie. The Mirage Emperor was very unwilling. He was really unwilling to accept failure like this.
Mirage Wuk was waiting there, and he didn't know what to do. If Mirage Emperor suddenly rose up and gave him a slap in the face, and then ordered him to commit suicide, he would think it would be natural.
After all, the failure of this war cannot escape the leadership responsibility of both him and Mirage Haiping. Mirage's troops were defeated again and again, and the entire navy was annihilated. It was he and Mirage Haiping who made the decisions, and they couldn't blame anyone else.
Even Mirage Wuk was a little sympathetic to the Mirage Emperor. No matter from any aspect, the monarch of the Mirage Kingdom was a diligent emperor, completely different from those kings who had subjugated their countries. But in the end, the Mirage Emperor, like those kings who subjugated their country, lost the inheritance of their ancestors.
"General... if you stick to the central defense line and the Mirage City... how long can you hold it?" The Mirage Emperor asked a question that was difficult for Mirage Wuke to answer.
"Your Majesty!" Phantom Vuk lowered his head and said truthfully: "The situation will collapse faster and faster. There is a lack of ammunition and medicine supplies, no steel, and factories have been destroyed... After the fall of Dingcheng, the central defense line will fall in less than a month. , even if Mirage Haiping and Mirage Wuyou fight well, the battle will drag on until winter comes..."
He thought about it and gave a relatively conservative time: "The Mirage City can only hold on until next spring at most..."
For the Mirage Emperor, this timetable is simply the timetable for the demise of the Mirage Kingdom. He was silent again. Neither of them spoke, and time passed by.
When Mirage Wuk thought the Mirage Emperor was asleep, the Mirage Emperor raised his head and asked another question: "If we send envoys to ask for peace from the Tang Empire now, do you think... they will agree?"
Mirage Wuk was stunned. He really didn't expect that the situation had reached this point, and Mirage Emperor actually had the idea of seeking peace again.
He is not a diplomat and does not understand how specific negotiations work. But he knew some things, and he also knew that Mirage had a "negotiation" when the Tang Empire declared war on Mirage.
Although the result of that negotiation was not very good and the Mirage was quite unhappy, it was true that at the beginning, the Mirage tried its best to avoid war.
As a result, there was only one condition given by the Tang Empire: King Mirage was the king of the North Island and a vassal of the Tang Empire; the island was the territory of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Orcs...
This condition is almost equivalent to ceding three-quarters of its territory to the Tang Empire. How could the Mirage agree to it?
But now... The Mirage Emperor has begun to consider whether the Tang Empire will let him go if he really becomes the bullshit King of the North Island. This moment and that moment, Mirage thought bitterly.
He considered his words and said carefully: "My people abandon the South Island, the New Island, and the Main Island... This condition was set by the Tang Empire before the war started. Now that our defeat has been determined, this condition is still not met. It’s hard to say…”
"He, what else does he want? What else do I have?" Mirage Huang suddenly stood up from his chair, startling Mirage Vuk.
The next second, Mirage Emperor also knew that he had overreacted. He sat back down again, exhaled and asked: "Anyway, I will ask the Foreign Minister to arrange someone to ask...you be prepared." , defend the central mountainous area to the death! Defend the mirage to the death! Don’t give in an inch of ground!”
He stared into Mirage Wuk's eyes and said earnestly: "Only if you fight well and defend it! There will be room for negotiation on the diplomatic side! So, no matter what, we must defend the central mountainous area and... Mirage City !”
"Yes!" Mirage Wuke stood at attention and lowered his head, promising Mirage Emperor: "I will do my best to defend the position at all costs!"
