Chapter 735: The Support Fleet Arrives

It has only been 5 days since the declaration of war. Akamatsu looked at a large area of ​​land that had turned into the color of Bunitaria, with only vicissitudes and fatigue on his face.

In the past few days, Bunitaria's attack has never stopped, and it is treacherous and changeable. Sometimes it is steady and cautious, and sometimes it is rapid and rapid.

Tokyo is now the rear of Bunitaria. The Yokosuka Naval Port, the place of counterattack, failed to stop the attack of Bunitaria and fell into the hands of the enemy under the attack from the front and back. The Yokosuka fleet suffered heavy losses, and the ground forces that went to support it were almost completely lost. Fortunately, the Wu fleet did not arrive in time and made things worse, saving the spark of counterattack. It has now returned to the Wu Naval Port for rest.

In the direction of the Ominato Naval Port, Wuhe and the Sasebo Fleet successfully joined the Ominato Fleet and successfully repelled the attack of Bunitaria. The Ominato Naval Port was saved, but... the dilapidated naval port had lost its original function and did not cause much damage to the Bunitaria army.

In the direction of Itsukushima base, Akamatsu assembled elite naval forces and prepared to destroy the Bunital fleet that stayed outside the maximum cordon in one go. However, as soon as the other side found that Itsukushima's elite troops were dispatched, they began to retreat. When Itsukushima's Sakura Country fleet began to return, they returned to their original position, dispatched to pursue, and then began to retreat again. It was simply shameless written on their faces, without hiding it.

Starting from Numazu, Mount Fuji, Fuji Yoshida, Yamanashi, Ogano, Ashikaga, Tochigi, Fukushima, all the way to Miyagi, are all occupied by Bunital. In just 5 days, nearly one-sixth of the land, the Ground Self-Defense Force had no resistance at all. They were either completely wiped out by the Knightmare troops in a very short time, or they chose to surrender directly.

What Akamatsu was most helpless about was not this, but the Hokkaido region. Cornelia's [Rose Witch] Knights directly airdropped into the Chitose base in Hokkaido, wiped out the defenders without any effort, and took it as their base, and then slowly expanded outward, or the three-machine team went out to wander around, turning the entire Hokkaido region upside down.

Now it is impossible to organize an effective resistance force. It is completely a piece of meat, waiting for the arrival of the large army of the Bunitalia Empire and eating it directly.

Once Hokkaido falls, the remaining territory in the northern part of the entire Sakura Kingdom will be caught in a two-sided attack. Even if Akamatsu has the ability to reach the sky, he cannot save the decline of the Sakura Kingdom. Either he will lead the entire army to withdraw to the southern part of the Sakura Kingdom, or he will be eaten by Bunitalia.

"General!"

"Is it bad news again?" Seeing the panic expression of his subordinates, Akamatsu knew that it must be bad news again.

"Yes... yes." The subordinate swallowed and nodded.

"Go ahead."

"Bunitalian reinforcements have arrived."

"Reinforcements? Where are they coming from?" Akamatsu was stunned. Unless reinforcements from the Bunitalian Empire were transported by air on a large scale, it would take at least half a month for them to arrive. If it was just airlifted reinforcements, his subordinates would not have such an expression.

"It's the fleet of [TEN]. Clovis, the third prince of Bunitalia, personally led two fleets to Yokosuka Naval Port."

"The fleet of [TEN]! How is it possible?"

This shocked Akamatsu. The lords of Bunitalia generally would not interfere in matters outside the territory. Unless the emperor of the empire personally ordered it, they would have to execute it. Even if other lords asked for help, it would depend on whether the lord agreed.

The distance between [TEN] and Sakura Country is almost a quarter of the world, and Clovis personally brought people to support, which shows how good the relationship between Yang Hui and Clovis is.

"General, what should we do?"

"...How is the research progress of Knightmare?" Akamatsu asked.

Since Glasgow was replaced by Sunderland, all places have started to replace it. Most of the eliminated Glasgows were thrown into the warehouse waiting to be dismantled, but a small part of them were still lost. Some people in the logistics department wanted to make some extra money, so they sold the Glasgows that were gathering dust in the warehouse on the black market, and then flowed into the hands of various countries.

Sakura Country naturally would not miss this opportunity. It spent a lot of money to get a few Glasgows from the black market, and then began to study Knightmare technology, because the whole world believed that the Bunital Empire could be so powerful in military because of Knightmare. Without the advantages of Knightmare, it would be nothing.

Therefore, after getting a few Glasgows, Sakura Country invested huge manpower and material resources in research, wanting to develop a Knightmare belonging to Sakura Country.

"...It's in progress, and they say it's making good progress."

"Good progress? Haha, how good is it!? When can we produce a Knightmare that can compete with Bnitalia!?"

"This..."

"Haha, you bastards from the Kyoto Six Families!" Akamatsu cursed. Those Glasgows were bought from the black market by the Kyoto Six Families. Only the Kyoto Six Families in the entire Sakura Country could afford this money. Naturally, the development rights of the Knightmare fell to the Kyoto Six Families.

Since the beginning of the war, all the senior officers who surrendered were from the Kyoto Six Families. Even a fool could see that they were betting on both sides. It would be a problem if the development progress of the Knightmare could be fast! Even if it could be manufactured as soon as possible, Akamatsu would not know!

"General, should we... withdraw to the southern region?"

"Withdraw? Haha." Akamatsu glanced at his men and smiled coldly, "The six families of Kyoto have built the southern region centered on Kyoto into their empire. There... is no place for us anymore."

It was because of the defeat that the young and vigorous faction of Akamatsu's faction suffered an unprecedented blow. This retreat means defeat. If they lose again, not to mention that Akamatsu has no way to survive, even the young and vigorous faction will disappear into thin air. The entire Sakura Country will become the world of the old bastards of the six families of Kyoto. Under their leadership, the Sakura Country will only become a dog of Bnitalia!

"But General, there is always a way to save the country."

"... Go back to your post."

"Yes..."

"Bang~!"

Just as his men turned around, a gunshot rang out. He looked down at his chest in disbelief. His clothes were dyed red, and there was a hole in his left chest. He felt cold.

"General..."

"Plop~"

Akamatsu looked at the body lying on the ground with a cold look in his eyes: "I knew a long time ago that you were from the Six Families of Kyoto, come here!"

"General!" The guards of Akamatsu rushed in, all of whom were his loyal soldiers.

"Get rid of the body and announce to the public that he is a spy of Bunitallia."

"Yes."

...

On the other side of the Yokosuka Naval Port, Yang Hui stood on the shore and watched the fleet in the distance getting closer and closer.

"Mr. Yang Hui, the identity has been confirmed. It is the [TEN] fleet led by Clovis."

"Finally here." Yang Hui nodded, with a smile on his face.

In fact, two days ago, the Bunitallia troops stopped the attack across the board, not for other reasons, but because there were not so many people left.

The territory conquered is too large, and there are not enough people to take over. You have to divide the offensive combat troops. The troops left by Cornelia before she left are already dwarfed by your original garrison troops. Even in Hokkaido, Cornelia can only guard the small area of ​​​​the Chitose base. No one accepts the places conquered outside.

[Nightmare] The Knights are also resting in Yokosuka Naval Port. After countless major and minor battles, it is time to rest and gather strength, waiting for Clovis to arrive and take the northern part of Sakura Country in one go.

Soon, warships entered the port one after another, and Clovis walked down from the flagship slowly, with an elegant pace and a dignified posture.

"Don't think that you can pretend in front of me just because you have been the governor for a few years. Come down!" Yang Hui looked at Clovis's slow steps and couldn't help but complain loudly. Otherwise, he really doubted that Clovis would take half an hour to walk a few minutes!

Sure enough, after hearing Yang Hui's complaints, Clovis staggered and almost fell. After stabilizing himself, he ran over with a red face, grabbed Yang Hui by the collar and cursed.

"Yang Hui! You bastard! As soon as you called me, I immediately brought people from [TEN] to help you fight. Not only are you ungrateful, but you also treat me like this! You're too much!"

"Uh uh uh... stop... stop shaking." Yang Hui broke free from Clovis's hands and breathed a few breaths of fresh air. "[Empire's Nightmare] didn't die on the battlefield, but was almost shaken to death by you. Do you really want to be remembered in history?"

"Get lost! Too much!"

"Okay, I can get out, but I'll give your fleet to you first."

"Great! Yang Hui! I've been tossing around on the sea for so many days, and I was worried that I would be late, so I ignored my body and asked them to speed up. In the end, you treat me like this? Good! You're good! I'm leaving! I'll take my people back with me! Go fight your own battle!"

"Don't!" Yang Hui quickly put his arm around Clovis' shoulders and said intimately, "Since you're here, give me a chance to treat you well, brother."

"Really? How are you going to treat me?" Clovis still held his head high, but his little eyes squinted at Yang Hui.

"A top-level banquet in Sakura Country."

"Not interested! I'm leaving!"

"Wait! The tycoons in Tokyo gave me many famous paintings. I heard that there are "Eagles and Pine Trees" by Kano Eitoku and "Eight Bridges" by Ogata Korin."

"Do you have "Beauty in the Night Rain" by Suzuki Harunobu?"

"I think there are. They are all in my warehouse. You can pick whatever you want."

"Deal!"

Regeny Regetta laughed and shook his head. Clovis' secretary and adjutant covered their faces and were speechless. These two guys are not princes at all. They are just ordinary street speculators. The bargaining process is too smooth.

"Let's go to my office. I'll take you to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow."

"No problem. This is Major General Neil, the fleet commander. I'll leave him to you. You can make the arrangements." Clovis handed over the military power very casually. He knew that he was not capable of commanding the fleet, so he didn't bother with it. He had to follow this time just to send a signal to the outside world that he was on Yang Hui's side. That was all.