Chapter 429: 427: War Damage and Invitation (Additional 4)
Lion Manor,
On the second floor, in the study, most of Luo Yi's high-level combat forces have gathered.
Guardian Oliveira, Flame Sword Saint Otto, Scourge Mage Ms. Palacios, and Magic Warship Captain Walter.
Butler Hoover brought Mira Greenman and served tea and snacks to the group.
Luo Yi sat behind the desk, his fingers sliding across the numerous pieces of information on the table.
There were newspapers, letters, handwritten papers, and parchment scrolls...
In just over ten days, so much has been accumulated.
The most eye-catching thing is the shells placed at the very beginning, because there are so many of them and they are upside down, just like stacked bowls and plates!
This is a letter from the Siren King. There is a magical light on it, and ripples are spreading outwards with some ripples.
But Luo Yi did not rush to read it. Instead, he took out a newspaper and quickly browsed through it.
It takes at most three seconds to read a page of information, followed by letters, papers, and even more precious parchments.
This information was collected, organized, and summarized by Shenlan, and finally expressed in straightforward words.
Luo Yi took a glance and was immediately attracted by it.
Because, first of all, there is a post-war loss statistics report.
On the Habsburg Empire's side, relying on the sharpness of magical weapons, there were almost no casualties at the beginning.
It was not until the war reached a stalemate and the coalition forces began to use all means at their disposal that they suffered heavy casualties.
Especially the evil spirit army, the emergence of the undead plague took the lives of many imperial soldiers.
The highest number of casualties occurred on the Marne battlefield.
The lives of the imperial soldiers were poured into the battlefield as if they were free, where mortals were not supposed to be, resulting in almost exaggerated losses.
According to the final statistics, the Empire lost nearly 200,000 elite soldiers.
Please note that the greatest losses were suffered by the First and Second Armies.
This is the ace of the empire's aces. In war, it undertakes the most difficult offensive tasks and appears on the most dangerous battlefields.
Their loss means a decline in the strength of the main army.
At present, the empire has begun to draw elite soldiers who have been baptized by the battlefield from the third, fourth, fifth and sixth legions to supplement the troops.
Of course, the Empire suffered heavy losses, but compared to the coalition forces, it was nothing.
According to existing statistics, the coalition forces suffered losses that were approximately three times greater than those of the empire.
In other words, at least 600,000 of their elite soldiers died under the strafing of magic machine guns and the bombardment of artillery fire.
If the Empire only shed blood in crucial battles, then the Allied Forces suffered huge casualties all the time.
In the early stages of the war, they were still addicted to the traditional tactics of knightly charging and crushing all enemies.
Then, under the bombardment of magic cannons, they were all turned into broken limbs.
During this period, the knights, squires and apprentices who were killed or wounded were the most skilled fighters in the Bonaparte dynasty.
By the middle of the war, large numbers of militiamen were pushed onto the battlefield.
Although the goal was to delay the actions of the Imperial Legion and the war was accomplished, it goes without saying how many casualties and prisoners were suffered in the process.
In the later stages of the war, in the Battle of the Marne, even the elite troops of the empire suffered heavy losses, let alone the coalition forces.
They had to send their most elite soldiers to the battlefield to stop the enemy's advance as much as possible.
At this stage, even the third-level extraordinary strongmen have become consumables.
During the three phases, statistics show that the coalition forces were almost constantly bleeding, with casualties reaching as high as 600,000, and this is just the statistics of deaths.
Not counting the captured soldiers.
There is accurate information that the number of militiamen captured by the Empire exceeds 400,000.
They were all used by the empire in many construction projects and turned into the cheapest labor force.
Even on Luoyi's side, a batch of people were purchased to work as miners in the mines in the Dome Mountains.
In other words, the Bonaparte Empire lost more than one million people in terms of population alone.
Please note that these one million people do not include men, women, young and old, but simply young and middle-aged people.
Their death or capture meant the shattering of millions of families in their wake.
This is not even counting the losses of the Slavic Empire, the losses of the Sardinian expeditionary force, the battles on the Silver Sea, and the losses of overseas colonies...
During war, you may not feel anything, everything is just for victory!
But if all these figures were put on the table, I'm afraid anyone who sees them would find it difficult to remain calm.
And this is just to fulfill the ambitions of some people.
In addition, there were vague news coming from the Empire that the great Hohenzollern III was very dissatisfied with the retreat from the Marne River.
Someone always has to bear the emperor's anger, and Imperial Marshal Moltke the Younger was blamed.
Many people criticized him for not faithfully implementing the Schlieffen Plan, and for withdrawing too many troops to support the Eastern Front at a critical moment in the battle on the Western Front.
It was because they failed to capture the city of Lutetia in the first place that gave the coalition forces the opportunity to react, thus dragging the battlefield into a stalemate.
These accusations do have some truth to them.
It was also because of this that Marshal Moltke the Younger was put under tremendous pressure, so the Imperial Military Department seemed to have been planning.
Plan bigger plans to achieve victory.
The coalition forces were certainly not idle either.
The previous war was too hasty, and many things were not agreed upon. Although all three parties participated in the war, it can't be said that they had a tacit understanding.
So, this time, some news was vaguely leaked.
As the war eased a bit, the three parties met at a certain place to have a good talk and discuss the specific details of cooperation.
There was even news that the meeting was hosted by the Church of the Sun God.
Of course, the church has vehemently denied it, and they have announced more than once that they will not interfere in secular wars.
But this can only fool fools.
Their appearance at the Battle of the Marne says it all.
Moreover, Luo Yi knew that the Church of the Sun God must have participated in this meeting.
Because Luo Yi received more orders. In addition to weapons, they also requested a lot of processing machinery and firearms manufacturing technology.
Moreover, Grand Duke Carlisle sent a message that the sacred combat skills that Roy wanted had already been discovered.
Therefore, although the Battle of the Marne was over, it only meant that the struggle for imperial hegemony had entered the next stage.
Not the end of the war.
This battle for imperial hegemony has just begun!
Shaking his head and throwing all these thoughts out of his mind, Luo Yi finally collected all the information and threw it into the box next to him.
Then, pick up the letter from the Siren King Alexios.
The white shell unfolded, revealing twisted black text on it. After Luo Yi's magic power was input, the twisted text was reorganized.
This is considered a method of encryption by the Siren Tribe. Magic power must be input into these shells in advance, which is considered a mark.
When reading, it can only be unlocked by the person's magical qualities, which is a bit like fingerprint unlocking.
Although someone may be able to decipher it, it is not easy to obtain the information contained therein.
Of course, Luo Yi didn't recognize the language of the sea people, but Deep Blue automatically translated it, and then there were annotations next to the black text.
Luo Yi read it carefully, without any of his previous impatience.
He even waved his hand, breaking the silence in the room, and said, “Walter, tell everyone the basic situation.”
Walter stood up. He first saluted Luo Yi, then bowed slightly to the people around him, and then he cleared his voice and spoke.
"Everyone should be familiar with the Siren King Alexios, our ally among the sea people."
"Before the Imperial War, he had already set out from the Silver Sea to the Endless Ocean to search for the governor of the northeastern province of the Naga Empire, Prince Antilochus.
And I am the liaison officer appointed by the Earl."
"To be honest, the situation above the Silver Sea is turbulent, and below the Silver Sea, it's not much better."
"Although the Siren King Alexios hired a guide, and the guide was quite capable, he still stumbled along the way!"
“Many times, I lost contact with them and thought they had met with misfortune.
Fortunately, despite the difficulties, they still struggled forward and finally reached the core of the Naga Empire in the northeastern province, the legendary underwater city of R'lyeh!
"Then they disappeared again without a word being said.
But this time, I chose to wait patiently."
"The result is that I didn't receive a message from the Sea Monster King Alexios, but I did receive a visit from a Tiger Shark Warrior."
“He is the royal guard of Prince Antilochus of the Naga Empire.
But this time, he came here as a messenger under orders."
"These letters were sent by him."
"I've been dealing with the sea people quite a lot recently and have gotten to know them better, so when the Tiger Shark Warrior was leaving, I gave him a lot of goodies.
Many of the gifts are especially valuable to the sea people."
"And this is some information I got from him."
"The Siren King Alexios is still alive and has met with a high-ranking official from the Naga Empire.
They actually have no objection to trading with the land, but they do not trust Alexios."
"They want to talk to the people behind Alexios."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes were focused on Luo Yi.
Flame Sword Saint Otto took over the conversation and said, "If they want to talk, then let them talk. They can just find an island on the sea and sit down to have a chat."
Walter smiled bitterly: “I’m afraid it’s not that simple!”
"What's the meaning?"
Luo Yi finally looked up, shook the shell in his hand, and said, "They don't mean to talk at sea."
"They want me to go to the underwater city of R'lyeh!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone lost their composure. Even the calmest Oliveira stood up with a grim expression.
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