Chapter 109 Bewitched
Establishing a demilitarized zone in his territory is a challenge to the imperial sovereignty. Young Master Liang proposed to classify his own industry into a demilitarized zone, which undoubtedly made a plan to turn against him.
However, what qualifications are there for a parliament in the province of Marceles to establish a demilitarized zone in the city of Saroyan?
What the parliament is going to do is clear. Marquis Whitehead also knows that if you want to completely solve the Marcel issue, you still need to decide on a war.
But if Young Master Liang wants to manipulate the war behind the scenes, the Marquis needs to consider what changes he will bring to this war.
Without letting the atmosphere be cold for too long, the Marquis asked: "Peters used the promise of the demilitarized zone to obtain the priority purchase rights of Dark Airline aircraft?" According to common sense, at this time he should call guards and arrest the merchant who colluded with anti-government armed forces.
But the Marquis knew that it was the most unwise decision.
Daliang replied: "According to the agreement between Speaker Peters and I, during the period when the production of the Black Fire Air Company was limited, the aircraft produced were given priority to the parliament. As long as the money was given, I was not interested in knowing what they bought the plane for.
Similarly, during the period when the production of the Blackfire Shipyard was limited, the warships produced were also given priority to the Imperial Navy.
I am a businessman and I abide by the spirit of contract. When the Marcelus problem intensifies, I will protect my industry and my employees. The establishment of the demilitarized zone is good for all of us.”
Once a demilitarized zone is established, the Empire will have no way to prevent the Parliament from obtaining weapons from the Blackfire Company; similarly, the Parliament will have no way to interfere with the Empire's addition of warships.
The Imperial Navy must constantly purchase warships from the Black Fire Shipyard for a long time in the future. If the Empire does not agree to establish a demilitarized zone, then the output of the Black Fire Shipyard will be problematic.
If the Empire agrees to establish a demilitarized zone, after the outbreak of the parliamentary war, the imperial army will have to face the parliamentary group.
Marquis Whitehead said: "Master Liang, you bet on both sides. It seems that no matter who wins the final victory, you can stand on the side of the winner. But... will the final winner remember your help or the sacrifice you brought to the enemy's weapons?
Now the empire will face a battle of national destiny, and the entire empire has condensed into a force, which is definitely not something that Marcelus's rebels can resist.
I think you should stand on the side of the empire in advance. Although your industry will suffer great losses in the war, as long as you persist until the final victory, you will also become the most trusted ally of the empire."
Daliang smiled and said, "No, you were wrong. I didn't stand in a team, I just wanted to make a fortune in war. As for how the final winner would deal with me, it's not something you need to consider.
However, if you have your own ideas about this dispute, I can place a bet on you!"
Daliang's words killed his heart, causing the whole body of Marquis Whitehead to tighten, and then quickly covered it up, "Master Liang, I don't understand what you are saying. I am just the governor of the Marcels province of the Empire, and I am just thinking about how to win this war for the Empire."
Daliang looked at the Marquis and said, "I guessed it was wrong. I thought the Governor had a very long-term plan for himself and his family. Now it seems... you really plan to sacrifice yourself and finally use death to achieve the rise of the empire.
Yes, a tragic hero is more likely to be praised and remembered by later generations than a hero.
Then, after the war, what ending will be like is not something you need to worry about, anyway, you will definitely not see it..."
Daliang's words made Marquis Whitehead fall into silence again. He quickly thought in his mind what Young Master Liang wanted to do, which was simply to say that he wanted to support his rebellion.
After a while, the Marquis said, "If I don't want to die, what can you do for me?"
Daliang asked Sophia to take out a drawing and spread it on the table in front of the Marquis: "This is the latest heavy armored combat vehicle designed by Black Fire Company... I named it 'Tank'.
War Fortress uses steam to drive air pressure levers to achieve multi-leg walking, but this weapon is not suitable for use in soft deserts. The tank designed by Blackfire Company uses roller tracks to move on relatively flat ground like a vehicle.
The track disperses the pressure of the tank on the ground, so that it will not easily sink into swamps and sand. Armor stronger than the war fortress allows it to become the king of the desert. If there is a tank cluster in the Death Desert, then the connection between the empire and Marcelus can be completely sealed."
Before Daliang could finish his words, Marquis Whitehead couldn't wait to pick up the drawings on the table and was shocked first on the data on the paper.
The weight of this cheetah-style main battle tank is 42 tons. You should know that the heaviest war fortress in the empire is only 17 tons.
It is mainly because of the power method, which determines that the support legs of the war fortress cannot bear too high weight. Therefore, the war fortress itself does not have much defensive ability, and its function also tends to be a cannon that can be quickly laid out.
The maximum armor thickness on the front of the Cheetah main battle tank actually reached 240mm, and the armor of other parts was also above 70mm.
This means that ordinary weapons do not have much effect on the Cheetah-style main battle tank.
In addition, what attracted the Marquis' attention was the speed of the cheetah tank.
The maximum speed is 55 kilometers per hour.
The war fortress has a speed of 20 kilometers per hour and cannot walk on too soft land.
Not to mention whether the war fortress can enter the desert area. Even if it can enter, it will be crushed and exploded by tanks.
If an army of tanks is placed in the Death Desert and combined with a certain number of airships and silver wings, the empire can be completely locked in the inland.
If the empire has tanks, then taking out the batch of alchemy equipment to drive away the undead can protect the Duosan Railway without any accidents and build several more railways in a short period of time. With the empire's national strength, it is estimated that the Eastern countries will be scared to take the initiative to negotiate in less than a month.
As for the Marcelus Parliament, there is only the end of escape and waiting for trial.
Marquis Whitehead, who had read the tank drawings, asked Daliang: "What would you do if I decided to be loyal to the empire?"
Daliang replied: "Of course it is sold to parliamentary planes and to imperial warships. Hide the tanks and see whoever is about to defeat them will sell them to whom. The longer the war lasts, the more money I earn..."
The Marquis asked again: "What if I make another choice?"
Daliang said: "All the equipment for building me a large arsenal, and the tanks I made are preferred for you.
Chapter completed!