Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Some are happy and some are sad.

While the Daqian side was jubilant over the victory at Luyang, the scene at the Yi Kingdom's headquarters was completely the opposite.

The homeland of the barbarian state—their main base.

"It now seems that our previous overall assessment of the Qian Kingdom was completely wrong!"

"The troops that Shen Moshen brought from Youzhou Province are not only well-equipped, but also have excellent tactical skills and a strong fighting spirit."

"One thing is certain—the overall combat strength of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army under Shen Moshen's command is very likely no less than that of the Imperial Army!"

"The Qian Kingdom army that parachuted into Luyang this time must be their elite force."

"Our plan to seize Qian Kingdom has only just begun, and we've already suffered our first defeat! And it was at the hands of the Qian Kingdom's army!"

"If this news gets out, the entire barbarian country will probably become a laughingstock of the world..."

The chief minister of the Yi Kingdom, Honno Yo, could no longer describe his mood as "terrible".

Yamanakai, who was sent to Qianguo as the commander of the Qianguo Expeditionary Army, was personally selected by Motono Yo from among three candidates.

Now, Yamanakai's performance on the battlefield of Luyang, which can only be described as "disgraceful," has not only caused the Yi Kingdom's military to lose face.

It's like a direct and severe slap in the face to Benye Yang!

Upon receiving news that the foreign troops on the Luyang battlefield had successively lost control of the Qingjiang Bridge, Luyang Highway 103, and the Lujia Railway, and were unable to recapture them, Honno Yo was completely stunned...

Not to mention Honno Yo, such shocking news left the Yi Kingdom's headquarters completely dumbfounded.

So much so that when the entire Yi Kingdom headquarters received the latest battle report from the Luyang battlefield, they initially thought they were all hallucinating...

After confirming it several times, these old bastards finally realized that the news was true—it couldn't be more true!

The 11th Division not only lost the Qingjiang Bridge, but its commander, Kenji Maeda, also became the first high-ranking Japanese general to die on the battlefield in Qianguo.

However, Ken Maeda, who was the first to be killed, was not alone.

Commander Takekawachi, commander of the 16th Division who lost Route 103, was wounded by a sniper and died despite attempts to save him.

In other words, the Yi army on the Luyang battlefield had already lost two division commanders before even officially engaging the Daqian Expeditionary Army.

This will undoubtedly deal a huge blow to the morale of our own troops.

"The intelligence headquarters' overall assessment and analysis report on Qian was the root cause of the defeat at Luyang!"

The Foreign Army Minister, Inai Shinichi, directly blamed the defeat at Luyang on the intelligence headquarters: "The Empire had been preparing for ten years, yet it found itself in such a passive situation at the very beginning of the attack."

"This is a disgrace to the empire!!!"

"The Intelligence Headquarters must bear full responsibility for this!"

"Our assessment of the strength of the Qian Kingdom's army was indeed a serious misjudgment."

"I really want to know—what is the true situation of the Qian Kingdom's navy!" The Yi Kingdom's Navy Minister, Nitta Naoya, then turned his attention to the intelligence headquarters.

"If I remember correctly, the intelligence headquarters' assessment of the Qian Kingdom's navy concluded that it was almost negligible!"

"Moreover, the intelligence headquarters also pinpointed the situation of the Qian Kingdom Navy to the total tonnage—the total tonnage of all types of ships in the entire Qian Kingdom Navy is about 6.9 tons, less than 7."

"More than 90 percent of them are old ships."

"I do hope that the intelligence headquarters' analysis of the Inui Navy is correct."

"Therefore, in the face of the mighty Imperial Navy, the Qian Kingdom's pitifully small naval force is indeed negligible."

“But…” Naoto Nitta, the Minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of Japan, changed the subject: “If the intelligence headquarters’ assessment of the strength of the Kingdom of Japan’s navy is as seriously flawed as its assessment of the Kingdom of Japan’s army, then…”

"The Imperial Navy's previous plans for combat against Gan have become completely meaningless."

"If the battle plan is not changed, the Imperial Navy will undoubtedly suffer the same heavy losses that the Imperial Army suffered on the battlefield of Luyang!"

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"Sirs! I am deeply sorry for such a serious blunder in our intelligence."

Faced with the joint accusations from the Imperial Army and the Imperial Navy, before the chief minister of the foreign country, Motono Yo, could speak, the head of the intelligence headquarters, Ii Go, took the initiative to stand up and bow deeply to everyone while speaking.

"We do not deny that the Intelligence Headquarters has made such a major oversight and mistake in intelligence affairs, and we will certainly not shirk our responsibility!"

The head of the intelligence headquarters, Ii Go, very directly and proactively admitted the error in the intelligence regarding Inui.

However, Jing Yihao then suddenly changed the subject: "However, even now I still believe that the rapid rise of the Qian Kingdom and the sudden burst of combat power of the Qian Kingdom's army are full of unbelievable factors!"

“I personally reviewed every word of the overall analysis and assessment report on the Qian Kingdom that I submitted to headquarters more than once.”

The head of the intelligence headquarters, Ii Go, looked at everyone with a solemn expression and continued, "Apart from the situation in Youzhou Province, I can guarantee it with my own head."

"Regarding the overall situation in the other thirty-five provinces of the Great Qian Dynasty, our intelligence headquarters has absolutely no oversights or errors!"

"The only turning point lies with Youzhou Province and the army under Shen Moshen that rose to prominence in Youzhou..."

"No matter how you analyze it from any angle or factor, I still can't understand how Shen Moshen managed to build Youzhou Province and his Qian Kingdom army into such a powerful force in just three years."

"Even if the entire Western Luo Continent secretly supported Shen Moshen, it would probably be impossible to do so in such a short time, right?"

"Besides, such a thing is simply impossible!"

"The Western Luo kingdoms dream of dividing up the Qian Kingdom, but they cannot and have no reason to do so."

"Moreover, according to the information we have at our intelligence headquarters—the Western Luo Kingdoms absolutely did not do that!"

Jing Yihao's expression grew increasingly solemn: "Apart from Youzhou Province, our intelligence headquarters is very clear about the situation in the entire Qian Kingdom."

"Now all the changes are happening to Shen Moshen and Youzhou Province."

"It seems that to unravel this mystery, we must venture deep into Youzhou Province to investigate!"

Jing Yihao frowned and said, "What secrets are hidden in this province that has the least presence in the Qian Kingdom? Our intelligence headquarters will definitely find out!"