Jinghai.

Jerry was staying in Lu Wuyou's office at the moment.

Since the establishment of the Dong'an Kingdom, his manager has also transformed and become the Saxon Kingdom's largest agent in Dong'an.

This is equivalent to changing from a former company member to a national civil servant, which is not a small improvement.

Jerry himself knew that his ability to win the favor of Saxon government members was related to his several years in the East.

There are probably few people in Saxon who are more familiar with the conditions of the East than him, so he was chosen.

He was also very grateful for this, and in order to seize the opportunity, he brought over his wife and children in Saxony.

He did this not only to show the congressmen that he was dedicated, but also because he really felt safe here.

On the other hand, the Saxon Kingdom has been criticized by other Western countries these days for sending naval generals to attend Su Yuan's coronation ceremony, and the domestic situation is not very peaceful.

In comparison, Dong'an is more stable.

"Lu, you must be prepared." Jerry sat in front of Lu Wuyou and said worriedly, "There is news from our country that the Thirteen Kingdom Alliance is about to take action!"

"Our Majesty already knows about this matter."

"How's it going? Are you sure?"

Seeing Jerry being so worried, Lu Wuyou understood the reason.

Jerry's whole family is now in Jinghai, which is equivalent to being bound to Dong'an.

If Dong'an is good, he will be better. If Dong'an loses to the Thirteen Kingdoms Alliance, then he probably won't end well.

"Don't worry, as long as the ships of the Thirteen Kingdoms Alliance dare to cross the eastbound island chain, we will launch an attack immediately." Lu Wuyou revealed a little about the military arrangements.

Jerry was stunned for a moment: "Donglai Island Chain? What does this mean?"

Lu Wuyou smiled and said, "You'll know when you go back and look at the map."

Jerry left confused and quickly found the map to check after returning home.

Looking at it, he slapped his forehead: "So that's what it means!"

On the map, Dong'an Kingdom occupies the central position, with Xia Li and Dong Wo to the east, and rolling mountains to the west. Wen Lai is at the south end, and the ice field is to the north.

In other words, if you want to attack Dong'an from the sea, you can only go through the East China Sea or the South China Sea.

As for the "Donglai Island Chain" mentioned by Lu Wuyou, Jerry initially thought it was "Dongan-Wenlai".

But after looking at the map, I suddenly realized that this island chain is actually "Eastern Japan - Wenlai".

You must know that Dongbo has been actually controlled by Dong'an for a long time, and it was directly announced to become a tributary state of the latter a few days ago.

This means that all the troops in Dongbo are deployed, controlled and dispatched by Dong'an.

Wenlai also clearly formed an alliance with Dong'an. Therefore, from Dongwo to Wenlai, extending from east to south along the coastline of Dong'an, a long chain was formed between islands.

This long chain can be said to be a barrier, protecting the entire coastline of Dong'an Country.

As long as this long chain is not broken, Dong'an itself will never be threatened.

"So that's it, it's amazing..."

Jerry looked at the map, and the more he looked at it, the more subtle it became.

He knew that there was no natural barrier in the island chain, it was just a fictitious concept. If there were no warships to defend it, it could be breached at any time.

But the concept of island chain gave him a sense of subversion.

He believed that if it were made public, other Western countries with similar geographical environments would definitely try to establish island chains with their allies.

Once the island chain is built and an international consensus is formed, it will bring invisible pressure to the enemy.

When the enemy wants to get closer, they must consider the dangers that will arise if they enter the island chain...

"Su Yuan has drawn up a territory and is waiting for the ship from the Thirteen Kingdoms Alliance to arrive..."

Jerry had a gloating smile on his face.

"Someone is going to be unlucky now, haha."

"Husband, why are you so happy?"

His wife saw Jerry smiling and asked curiously.

"Of course I have to be happy! If the Thirteen Kingdoms Alliance loses in this battle, the national strength will definitely be severely damaged. By then the Saxons will be able to leap to the top... and our position will become more and more important."

"Really?"

"Hmm." Jerry's eyes flashed with desire, and his ambition was about to move.

"The stronger Dong'an is, the more important my position as the person in charge will be. In the future, maybe I, a poor boy, can transform myself into the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs."

…

"The Donglai Island chain is just the first one."

In Su Yuan's study, Zhou Shu and he sat around the long table, with maps spread out on the long table.

Su Yuandao: "The purpose of this island chain is only to protect our country, which can be said to be our bottom line. Any warship from other countries that enters this island chain will be regarded as a declaration of war against us."

"Well, so there will be a second one?"

"Not bad." Su Yuan held a long wooden stick and pointed at a location on the map.

That location is south of Wenlai, a vast land.

"After we have dealt with the Thirteen-Nation Alliance, the next step is for us to take the initiative. The target is here."

Zhou Shu looked at the land on the map and said in a deep voice: "Xifeng Country..."

To say that among the overseas Western countries, the one that hates Dong'an and Su Yuan the most is Xifeng Kingdom.

This hatred is so deep that ordinary people may not understand why, but as long as a caring person looks at the map, he will immediately understand.

Xifeng Kingdom is located south of the South China Sea in Dong'an and is a huge landmass.

This land area is slightly larger than that of Dong'an, but what's even more frightening is that there is only one country on this entire land, and that is Xifeng Country.

It can be said that Xifeng Kingdom is a country that rules the entire continent where it is located, so its national power is very strong.

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. If Xifeng Kingdom is far away from Dong'an, then both sides may be able to live in peace.

But just because of the short distance, Xifeng Kingdom will naturally hope that this eastern country is a weak country, so that it can conveniently plunder and absorb resources.

This was indeed the case in the previous Great Zhou Dynasty, and Xifeng Kingdom received a lot of benefits.

But since Bei'an Army Su Yuan appeared, everything has changed.

The Xifeng Kingdom tried to help Da Zhou stifle this rebellious force, but failed miserably.

Not only did he fail, he was also humiliated.

The news of the killing of sailors and sailors spread throughout the entire Western Kingdom, causing the prestige of their Xifeng Kingdom to plummet.

Many of the younger brothers from the Western Kingdom had quietly changed their attitudes toward this older brother.

For example, the Saxon Kingdom has always been obedient to the Xifeng Kingdom. Now it is becoming more and more disobedient. Previously, it even blatantly defied the Xifeng Kingdom's call and sent people to attend Su Yuan's coronation ceremony.

This is something Xifeng Country cannot tolerate.

Especially after Su Yuan came to power, he attacked everywhere and successively captured Dongbo and Nanyue... As a result, there was no more barrier between Dong'an and Xifeng, only a sea.

This made Xifeng Country feel in danger.

Regardless of politicians or civilians, the whole country wants to curb Dong'an's momentum.

In addition to knocking on the other Western brothers by the way, this coalition expedition has become extremely important.

But Su Yuan is not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others.

Zhou Shu looked at the map and then looked up at Su Yuan: "After defeating the coalition forces, do you plan to attack the mainland of Xifeng Kingdom?"

"Yeah. It's not polite to reciprocate. If they can hit us, we can also hit them. Not only to fight, but also to completely knock down their territory!"

"I understand... If we can capture the Xifeng Kingdom, we can build a second island chain. From Dongbo to Xifeng, this island chain will be... an attack island chain."

Su Yuan glanced at her appreciatively: "You are right. Xun You and I also said the same."

Xun or, as a counselor specifically responsible for formulating grand strategies, had discussed this matter with Su Yuan before.

If the goal is the entire world, Xifeng is a very critical link.

Before taking over Xifeng Kingdom, Dong'an was on the defensive as a whole. After taking over, once the second island chain is built, it can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and the initiative is completely in its own hands.

In addition, Xun You also proposed to Su Yuan the strategy of making friends at a distance and attacking at close range.

After dealing with the Thirteen-Nation Alliance, we can make a public statement that only the chief culprit, the Xifeng Kingdom, will be held accountable.

At that time, Dong'an will send troops to Xifeng, and other Western countries will not be able to intervene, and they may not be willing to intervene. In this way, Dong'an will be more confident.

Su Yuan naturally fully accepted these suggestions, and also agreed with Xun or to arrange for people to do preliminary work and send people to negotiate and lobby overseas in Western countries.

It is normal for two countries to go to war and negotiate at the same time. Even if there is a deadly feud between the two countries, it is not uncommon for the envoys of one country to be entertained by wealthy businessmen or high-ranking officials of the other country.

These are the rules of the international community. Although Su Yuan does not necessarily have to abide by them, he is still happy to use them to benefit himself.

"General Qi is also well prepared." Zhou Shu said, "There are now more than 300 warships, all of which are self-developed steamships and equipped with the latest weapons and equipment from the Engineering Academy."

Su Yuan nodded. Since the unification of the country, many of the materials needed by the Engineering Academy have been met, and research on various mechanical creations can be accelerated.

It can be said that there is no need for Su Yuan to summon any more troops now, as the ones made by oneself are more than enough.

Of course, if you can summon, it's better to summon more. However, the few summons since the Nuwa Stone fragments were relatively ordinary, and most of them were ordinary soldiers, so Su Yuan didn't pay much attention to them.

"I estimate that the coalition forces will arrive in the next few days, so let's get the troops ready."

"You... that giant turtle can also be used for fighting, right?" Zhou Shu obviously did not forget that she once rode the Xuanwu down to the south of the Yangtze River.

"Of course. I will let it fight when the time comes."

Zhou Shu said with a smile: "That way I don't think I need to fight. I'll scare the enemy to death."

"This is better." Su Yuandao.

A few days later.

As the news spread, countries around the world paid great attention to this war.

Everyone understands that it will determine whether the Eastern Empire will rise completely or whether its great achievements will be interrupted.

The people of all the countries in the Alliance are looking forward to victory.

And the requirement must be victory!

Because each of them has purchased a large amount of war bonds, if this war fails, they will be devastated!

On the other hand, in Dong'an, although the people were excited and wanted to defeat the enemy, no war bonds were issued in the country.

Even under Su Yuan's active instruction, most officials downplayed the color of war, and Di newspapers did not report full-page war-related content like those in overseas Western countries.

Su Yuan did not want the public to pay too much attention to this matter.
Chapter completed!