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Chapter 245: The Battle of the Goryeo Parliament (Part )

The Second Army Commander, Army General Sun Yichen, looked at the back of the Army Minister of Dongyang Kingdom leaving, and asked Marshal Chen Yixin in confusion: "Marshal, why should we let this person go?"

"Detaining him may disrupt the morale of the Dongyang army."

Marshal Chen Yixin smiled and replied, "General Sun, you underestimate the Dongyang Kingdom."

"Even if we detained their Minister of War, it would have little impact on the situation."

"Moreover, he came to negotiate as an envoy. If we forcibly detain him, it will cause condemnation from international public opinion."

"So, letting him go is more in line with international practice and morality."

Sun Yichen listened and nodded to show his understanding: "Marshal, what you said is very true. I understand."

Marshal Chen Yixin issued another order: "Notify all troops to continue to advance."

"Our goal is to completely drive the Dongyang army off the land until they go to sea."

All the generals responded: "Yes, sir!"

As the order was conveyed, the coalition forces of Yan and Taishan launched another attack, advancing forward with overwhelming force.

Under powerful pressure, the Dongyang army was defeated and its defense line was constantly shrinking.

After the Minister of the Army returned to the Dongyang Kingdom’s headquarters, he reported the results of the negotiations with the Yan Kingdom to the Supreme Commander.

When the supreme commander heard the harsh conditions proposed by Yan State, his face turned pale in an instant.

At the same time, the Dongyang State's joint fleet was defeated by the Yan State's fleet and suffered heavy losses.

This news came like a bolt from the blue, plunging Dongyang State into an unprecedented predicament.

Minister of the Army Kiyotaka Watanabe said solemnly: "Your Majesty, at this point, we have no choice but to implement the 'One Hundred Million Die in Jade' plan to force Yan Country to agree to the conditions we proposed earlier."

Emperor Ito Eiji, who was sitting on the throne, was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Do you really want to carry out this plan?"

Army Minister Kiyotaka Watanabe replied firmly: "If we do not take action, we will be forced to accept Yan's harsh conditions. At that time, our country will lose its autonomy and become a vassal of another country. This is our last chance."

Emperor Ito Eiji took a deep breath and finally nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."

Army Minister Kiyotaka Watanabe saluted respectfully: "Hi!"

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the Army Department of Dongyang State launched a frenzied counterattack.

They used a large number of suicide attacks and launched a fierce offensive against Yan State.

This extreme fighting method caused considerable losses to the Yan State, but did not have much impact on the overall war situation.

Half a month later, the coalition forces of Yan and Taishan successfully occupied half of Goryeo.

At the same time, some guerrilla groups in Goryeo responded and joined the armies of the two countries to launch a final attack on Dongyang’s troops in Goryeo.

After all, Goryeo has always been eager to regain the sovereignty of its own country, but they are also worried about what would happen if Dongyang was driven away.

It might attract a more powerful enemy - Yan State.

This concern put them in a dilemma.

However, the Yeon Kingdom offered an attractive condition: they were willing to help the Goryeo Kingdom restore its national sovereignty, but demanded Jeju Island in return.

Although Jeju Island nominally belonged to the Kingdom of Goryeo, it had actually been controlled by the Kingdom of Dongyang for many years.

In addition, Goryeo must pay 20 billion to Yan State, which can be repaid in installments.

Yan State promised not to interfere in the affairs of Goryeo State in the future.

Faced with such conditions, Goryeo felt helpless but had no choice.

Compared with continuing to endure Dongyang's colonial rule, accepting Yan's conditions seems to be a better choice.

Although losing Jeju Island and paying a huge sum of money was heartbreaking, at least they had a chance to restore their country's sovereignty.

Faced with this difficult decision, Goryeo finally decided to agree to Yan's conditions.

They hope to break free from the control of Dongyang State by cooperating with Yan State and gradually achieve national independence and development.

However, this decision also caused dissatisfaction and controversy among the domestic people.

Some see this as a betrayal of national interests, while others see it as a necessary compromise for the long-term good.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two months of fierce fighting have passed.

The Dongyang State is now in a desperate situation and cannot retreat any further, otherwise it will be forced back to its own territory.

In the confrontation with the iron torrent of Yan State, Dongyang State suffered huge losses and the number of casualties is difficult to estimate.

According to preliminary statistics, nearly two million soldiers have been killed or injured.

In comparison, Yan suffered about 200,000 casualties, while Taishan and Goryeo suffered 150,000 and 60,000 casualties respectively.

In this battle, due to the lack of participation of Dazhou and Annan, Yan State had been bearing the main attack mission and therefore suffered the heaviest casualties.

The Goryeo Kingdom was almost just a bystander in this battle and did not play an important role.

When the Dongyang State saw the coalition forces of the three countries approaching the city, they had to decide to withdraw their troops back to the country on transport ships to defend their territory.

However, the wounded Dongyang troops were ruthlessly abandoned.

As for Yan State, they did not care about the life or death of these wounded soldiers from Dongyang State.

After all, they were not the country's army, so Yan State chose to gather them together and was indifferent to their life or death.

If someone died, they would just find a random place to burn and bury the body.