"Emperor!"
In that instant, the affection in Princess Dada's eyes was elevated, and her eyes shone with an unprecedented light—that light was called love.
She was deeply shocked that Lin Yi would give up the opportunity to acquire the Xinma Empire just so she wouldn't feel guilty.
This is a whole country, and the man in front of her actually abandoned it because of her.
As for the later revelation that she was plotting to seize the Xinma Empire, this was, in Princess Dada's opinion, a sign of honesty, especially since she was ultimately going to give it to her.
She nestled in Lin Yi's arms, feeling as if she possessed the whole world, and murmured, "Thank you, Lin Yi, thank you for not lying to me!"
At this moment, she forgot everything else and just wanted to quietly enjoy the moment.
If he wanted to deceive himself, there was nothing he could do, but he chose to be honest, and that was enough.
"Oh no, we're doomed!"
Xinier and the deputy envoy standing nearby froze, not expecting this to be the case.
Not only did the Emperor of Great Liang refuse, but he also harbored serious ambitions towards the Xinma Empire. This was no joke; it meant that the Xinma Empire had not only failed to gain a friend, but might have also gained an enemy.
However, seeing their princess so moved, the two couldn't help but feel a little depressed; something was definitely wrong.
The deputy envoy hesitated for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, as allies, we wonder if you could send troops to help us defeat the Moses Empire Moses Empire and prevent it from becoming too powerful?"
He couldn't worry about anything else right now; the country desperately needed help, so he had to make an effort.
"Help the Xinma Empire?"
Lin Yi patted Princess Dada on the shoulder, helped her up, and said with a smile, "Since I said I would help you, I will naturally keep my word."
Unfortunately, my navy only has a little over 500,000 men, and it will take some time to complete the training. So I hope you will also understand our difficulties.
But don't worry, our people have already gone to cause trouble in the Moses Empire, and we should have news soon."
He wasn't lying about this; at least for now, the Great Liang's navy deployed abroad only numbers around 500,000, which is still less than the more than 3 million of the Moses Empire.
Guan Yu and his men are still undergoing training and will need some time to fully adapt to naval warfare; that's the absolute truth.
In this situation, we will definitely help you, but it will inevitably take some time.
"Five hundred thousand naval troops?"
Upon hearing this, the people from the Xinma Empire looked on with suspicion.
The Great Liang Empire is so powerful that even the Moses Empire dared not show its face. How could it only have 500,000 people? That's clearly impossible.
This is clearly an excuse from the Great Liang, a clear attempt to watch their two countries fight to the death and then reap the benefits in the end.
Cough cough!
At this moment, Cao Cao stepped forward and explained, "Your Majesty is not wrong about this matter. Previously, the enemies of the Great Liang Empire were all on the mainland, and naturally they were all land forces."
It's common knowledge that only recently has the navy been developed to a few hundred thousand men.
If you don't believe me, just ask around and you'll see; we're still training our navy like crazy.
Even if the army from Great Liang were to go now, it would probably have little effect, since our forces are too small to affect our core territory.
His Majesty couldn't say for sure about this matter, but he had no problem with it and directly pointed out the problem with Great Liang.
It's not that we don't want to help you, it's just that Great Liang is still on its way forward and we need to wait a while longer.
Forehead!
After this explanation, Xinier and the others were immediately speechless.
They naturally also discovered that when they landed on Great Liang territory, the Great Liang navy was training along the coast, something they were already aware of.
Furthermore, the Great Liang was primarily skilled in land-based warfare, and they were not particularly adept at cross-sea operations.
Thinking of this, Xinier slumped into his seat, bitterly saying, "How could this be? Doesn't that mean we're destined to be isolated and helpless, fighting to the death against the Moses Empire?"
"We're doomed!"
The deputy envoy's face also turned grim. If Great Liang couldn't offer any assistance, then the Xinma Empire would have to fight the Moses Empire to the death, which would result in enormous losses.
Even if they ultimately withstood the attack of the Moses Empire, the final outcome would likely be extremely tragic, which would be absolutely terrifying.
Cough cough!
Seeing their miserable state, Lin Yi sighed and said with a wry smile, "Don't worry, although Great Liang can't help you much, I am not a heartless person."
I will later dispatch 500,000 naval troops to the waters of the Xinma Empire to help relieve some of the pressure on you.
"If you can hold out for a year, our navy will come to help you, and we will surely help you destroy the Moses Empire."
Since they have a good relationship and the other party is willing to give up the Xinma Empire, then let's send an army of 500,000 over for a short while.
The navy is at sea; how to attack the enemy is up to the Great Liang.
"Persist for a year?"
Xinier's face stiffened. If they had already suffered heavy losses after holding out for half a month, and they had to hold out for another year, the Xinma Empire would probably be reduced to less than one-tenth.
What's the point of providing support then? I bet you'll just come and take over the Xinma Empire.
After all, you yourself said you're very interested in the Xinma Empire.
The deputy envoy's face was also extremely grim. Five hundred thousand people were not enough to quench the thirst; a few million more would be more appropriate.
hey-hey!
Cao Cao couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Although the statement seemed correct and without any flaws, the problem was that the concept itself was wrong.
After all, no matter how powerful the Moses Empire was, it was impossible for it to have three million naval troops. To put it bluntly, those people were just transported over by warships.
What kind of navy is this? It's just an army sent over. In this situation, Great Liang is in no way inferior to the local forces.
Today, Great Liang has dozens of shipyards, not to mention various commercial shipyards, so transporting three million troops there is by no means a problem.
These people were simply misled by His Majesty and didn't think about this issue.
Princess Dada gave a wry smile and ultimately said nothing.
There are indeed some problems with Great Liang. We can't force Great Liang to send troops, that's obviously impossible.
Fine, 500,000 it is, it's better than no one.
However, the pressure is immense for the Xinma Empire; they now have to rely on themselves.
In a word, considering that Great Liang was still holding off the enemy and had sent 500,000 troops in front, it was more than enough, since we hadn't given Great Liang any benefits.
However, the deputy envoy and his entourage remained relatively silent, as they felt extreme pressure.