Chapter 1481 Sincere Roman Empire (First update, please subscribe)
On the other side of the ocean, in Constantinople, in the Palace of Victory...the former Ottoman Palace, in that magnificent hall.
Standing in front of the double-headed eagle national emblem, Alexander III, wearing a blue military uniform, listened to Witte's report with a serious expression. When he heard that the entire New York had been destroyed, his fingers even trembled slightly involuntarily.
This kind of thing is simply unheard of!
A huge city with a population of one million was razed to the ground overnight, and hundreds of thousands of people died in the fire.
This, is this true?
Seeing that His Majesty remained silent, Witt said.
"Your Majesty, the news has been confirmed. New York was indeed bombed and razed to the ground. According to the news revealed in American newspapers, the bombing caused about 500,000 casualties. About three-quarters of the city was burned and destroyed in the fire caused by the bombing..."
Alexander III let out a sudden breath and said in astonishment.
"Are you sure that war can be conducted in this way?"
Then he asked again.
“Doesn’t such a bombing violate the laws of war?”
"Your Majesty, only the weak seek the protection of international law, while the strong do not need it!"
What the strong need is...trampling!
For a moment, Alexander III fell into silence. Just a few days ago, he was still considering whether to negotiate a separate peace with Britain. But what about now?
Faced with the reality of the destruction of New York, he suddenly realized one thing - the power possessed by the Ming Dynasty has not been released until now. They just tried it out and razed a city to the ground. What if they continue bombing next?
"Your Majesty, according to the official announcement of the Ming Empire, they will continue to bomb the United States to end this."
"Keep bombing and end the war? What do they want to do?"
Admittedly, strategic bombing is an extremely new term for the world. After all, the essence of strategic bombing is... to kill civilians and destroy factories.
"Destroy the city, blow up the factory, and then force the United States to cease fire. Your Majesty, the reason why the Ming Empire is not aggressive in attacking is entirely because their goal is to destroy the entire city! By destroying the city and killing civilians, they force the United States to lose confidence in victory."
"But what about anger?"
Alexander III asked rhetorically.
"What about the anger that such bombings stir up? Don't they know that anger can make people braver?"
"Perhaps at the beginning, Americans will be angry and they will fight bravely, but Your Majesty, as cities are destroyed one after another, as factories are destroyed, and as the American industrial power suffers unprecedented losses, the morale of Americans is also disappearing. In the end, they will face reality... and the reality is that the empire is invincible! Death..."
Witt said bluntly.
"It's enough to scare everyone. The only reason people are not afraid of death is... not enough people die!"
As long as enough people die, all problems will not be problems. Even the most tenacious people can do nothing. Faced with death and irresistible destruction, they will eventually choose to surrender.
"Airships... haven't airships been eliminated? Planes... can't planes easily destroy airships?"
Alexander III immediately thought of the airplanes they had purchased from the empire at a huge price. In fact, they were not that expensive. Compared with airships, airplanes were so cheap that they were not worth mentioning.
"Your Majesty, this... we don't know, but one thing is certain, they carried out the bombing at night. Perhaps this is also a new tactic..."
Witt was not a soldier, but he could guess why the Ming Dynasty chose to bomb at night... because they couldn't see!
"New tactics..."
Alexander III grinned, his expression became a little complicated, and then he muttered to himself.
"We...they have released a demon of war. After this demon is released, no country can escape. From now on, whoever can control the sky will control the fundamentals of victory in the war. Witt, we must increase our investment in aircraft. Now the whole world has just begun to use aircraft. The Ming Empire's advantage in the sky is only temporary and is far less than the gap between warships. Aircraft carriers, yes, we need aircraft carriers too! The sky is the future. If this sky must belong to someone, then it must belong to us."
At this moment, Alexander III seemed to have become a science enthusiast. The fundamental premise of the king's love for science was that science could bring them money and victory in wars. This was the most fundamental reason.
"Yes, sire, the sky is the future,"
While expressing his deep agreement, Witt asked again.
"So what about us and the UK? What choice should we make now?"
How to choose...
As the ruler of the Roman Empire, Alexander III was also very melancholy in his heart. He certainly hoped to get something for nothing, but on the other hand, he was frightened by the power displayed by the empire in New York!
I was scared!
A bombing caused hundreds of thousands of casualties. Who wouldn’t be afraid?
If this bombing continued, would the Ming Empire be defeated? Would the British Empire be able to defeat them?
When this thought came to his mind, he thought about it for a moment and then said.
"Tell the British that we will never betray our allies. For the Roman Empire, nothing is more important than the friendship between allies. Betrayal! That is absolutely impossible... That's right..."
Betrayal is not impossible, it’s just that the cost is too high!
After thinking for a while, Alexander III said again.
"We can also reveal this news to the Ming Empire and let them know how much we value the friendship of our alliance. Well, we need some more planes, a hundred? No, at least three hundred planes. Our Persian battlefield... No!"
Shaking his head violently, Alexander III said.
"We will launch an attack on East Prussia in the spring! The Roman Empire will prove everything with actions! Prove that our Roman Empire will never betray the trust between allies!"
When Alexander III made these words with great confidence, he never remembered that a few days ago, he was still considering how to make choices in order to maximize the interests of the Roman Empire.
Now, the reason why Alexander XXX was talking about friendship, alliance, and trust was simply because the situation was pressing. If there hadn't been the incendiary bombs dropped on New York, there would have been no friendship with the Roman Empire...
(End of this chapter)
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