King Zhao Su Xiong held a court meeting in Taihua Hall.
He looked at his legitimate son, Qin Guogong Su Jinghong, with expectant eyes.
Qin Guogong, a mere duke, has special significance in the royal family of the Great China Empire.
The Great China Empire has a rule that one cannot be crowned king unless he has achieved a hundred generations of achievements.
Even if the current prince fails to make meritorious service that is enough to convince the public, he will not be granted the title of king.
Su Shu, the crown prince of the Great China Empire, only had the title of Duke of Qin.
All major vassal states are proud to learn from the system of the Great China Empire.
In various countries, the prince who holds the title of Duke of Qin is trained as a prince.
Duke Su Jinghong of Qin was eager to express himself.
Several vassal states in Europe did not have a clear idea of who the prince would be because their establishment was too short.
Zhao's brother country, Wei, has decided on the candidate for crown prince.
In Xiang State, Zhao's neighboring country, the second generation of monarchs has ascended the throne.
The Duke of Qin, Su Jinghong, knew that once he took the position of crown prince, he would face more criticism.
But he did not take the position of crown prince, and most of the small forces that had finally gathered around him would dissipate.
The prince needs to be cautious, but he has the possibility of ascending to a great position.
If an ordinary prince wants to ascend to the position of king, he needs the right time, place and people.
Su Jinghong, Duke of Qin, stood in front of the map and said excitedly: "The population situation map ahead has shown that there is no publicly recognized country in the Americas, and the proportion of Han people in their country is less than 50%.
What does this mean? Everyone knows it.
We have learned from exact channels that Emperor Su He of the Great China Empire did not care about which country ruled a certain area.
He values the proportion of Han people in this area.
The proportion of Han Chinese in a country's total population has not yet reached 50%.
He launched wars abroad, which in the eyes of Emperor Su He of the Great China Empire, was an abnormal behavior.
The Great China Empire had reasons to help its vassal states correct the country's wrong development direction.
In a word, Han people account for less than half of the population. From the perspective of the Great China Empire, this is still an infant country.
As long as the Han population meets the requirements, the empire will not make additional interference in the development of this country.
Our Zhao country and various forces in America have all met the requirements.
There will be wars in America next, and everyone must be prepared."
Some of the Zhao State officials who participated in the meeting knew about the news. They had already experienced the excitement and nervousness that they should have had, and now they were only excited.
They did not stay in the empire, but chose to immigrate to Zhao State because they had a desire to make contributions in their hearts.
Most officials don't know this kind of top-level news.
They suddenly learned the news, some were cheering, and some were nervous.
Su Jinghong, Duke of Qin, held a teaching stick and continued to point out the country in front of the map.
“Next, let’s take a look at the situation around Zhao State.
To the north of Zhao State is the State of Yan founded by Siming, the Duke of Yan State.
Yan State is a wasteland close to the North Pole, and their total population is not as large as that of our Zhao State.
But the people of Yan are brave and good at fighting, so they are not a good target."
Duke Su Jinghong of the State of Qin said this, and everyone present understood it.
What he said was rather tactful.
When the State of Yan was first established, the State of Zhao had already sent troops to attack, hoping to capture the State of Yan.
But Zu Siming was indeed capable and defeated Zhao's soldiers.
They all know that Yan State is vast and sparsely populated, and its resources are still very poor.
The Yan Kingdom has a long winter, and according to traditional concepts, it is a bitterly cold land.
Only when countries exile prisoners would they choose the state of Yan.
Yan State is a bitter and cold place with abundant military virtues but poor resources.
After weighing the pros and cons, even the most determined militants will not choose to attack north.
They also knew that Yan State's population was too sparse and it was unable to protect itself and did not have the strength to attack foreign countries.
Duke Su Jinghong of the State of Qin only briefly touched upon the affairs of the State of Yan.
A person with certain military knowledge would definitely not choose the Yan State as his main attack direction.
The Yan State only needs to send troops to contain the harassment and delay it until winter.
Zhao Jun will suffer a large number of non-combat casualties due to the severe cold weather, and its morale will gradually collapse due to the bitter cold environment.
Duke Su Jinghong of the State of Qin pointed at the colorful area of southern Zhao and northern Xiang with a teaching stick.
He said in a relaxed tone: "Due to historical reasons, a three-nothing zone has been formed between our Zhao State and Xiang State.
This place breeds a large number of criminals, which is not conducive to the security of Zhao State.
If we in Zhao State want to protect the safety of our citizens, we must deal with these cancers."
The Zhao officials present did not need too much professional knowledge, they just needed to look at the resources marked on the map.
Anyone can figure out that Zhao must launch an attack southward.
The north is a bitter and cold land, and there is still a strong backbone called Yan State.
In the south there are city-states, large and small, and their strength is very weak.
The most critical point is that the south is close to the tropics.
Not only rice can be grown here, but rubber and fruits can also be grown.
Even if there are no resources at all on this land, it is not a waste to fight a war just to capture so much fertile land.
These city-states in the south of Zhao were founded by major chambers of commerce and families in the empire.
Even if it is a city-state established by some pioneering groups from the bottom.
The group of people who established the country will also be divided by these chambers of commerce and families, and eventually lose control of the country they established.
Among the countries established by the pioneering group, only Yan State has survived.
These businessmen and families will become extremely weak when they encounter someone stronger than themselves.
When Zhao Jun attacks, even if he encounters some tough enemies, the number will not be too many, and Zhao Jun's casualties can be controlled.
When Su Jinghong, Duke of Qin State, saw some officials, their expressions changed slightly.
These officials are all officials who have close contacts with the small states in the south of Zhao.
They have huge interests in those places.
When the interests of the country conflict with the interests of a certain family, the choices of these people are unpredictable.
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After this meeting, combat orders were issued to the frontline troops.
Zhao Guo has already prepared for war, and today's meeting is just to inform these officials so that they don't panic.
The Duke of Qin, Su Jinghong, has won the command of the frontline army.
This must-win war will allow him to take a big step forward towards the position of crown prince.
In this war, the governor-general of Zhao State unanimously believed that this was a must-win war.
Cheng Deyou, Prime Minister of Zhao State, saw that most of the civil servants of Zhao State performed well after hearing the news.
The group of people in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion are not afraid of war, they have always been longing for war.
When these people learned that the war was about to break out, they all looked excited.
As Prime Minister, he guided some officials who were afraid of war in their hearts.
These people are divided into several categories. Some people are afraid that the Governor's Office will become bigger and they will lose their current power.
Some people worry that the war will fail and Zhao will not be able to bear the price.
Some people psychologically hate war and do not want to see it break out.
These officials also understood the current situation clearly, and no one publicly spoke out against the war.
This war has involved the interests of too many people, and it will never be stopped easily.
Prime Minister Cheng Deyou stood next to Duke Qin, and he said in an passionate tone: "The current situation in America is conducive to us launching an attack on the sin-producing city-states in the south.
Cao Guo has been gearing up and wants to attack Xiang Guo again.
In order to protect themselves, Xiang State purchased battleships from the European Song State.
The current King Xiang is a staunch fighter. Once Cao State launches an attack, he will definitely fight Cao State to the end.
The State of Wei is too far away from those city-states. It is an ally of our State of Zhao and will not interfere with the actions of the State of Zhao.
The other countries in America have no ability to interfere with our Zhao State's actions.
During this war, our Zhao country's external environment was very good.
We, Zhao State, have been recuperating and recuperating over the years and have already repaid the loan we owed to the Imperial Bank.
Now Zhao State has abundant finances and can support the army in long-term operations.
Domestic industrial production capacity can also ensure the supply of weapons, ammunition and supplies."
Prime Minister Cheng Deyou stood up and said so much to give officials confidence.
Jiang Manyu, the governor of the State of Zhao, finally came over and said excitedly: "On behalf of the Army of the State of Zhao, I promise that we will definitely win this war."
The officials of the Metropolitan Governor's Office present shouted in unison: "Victory! Victory!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was heating up, King Su Xiong of Zhao pulled out the golden pistol from his waist, pointed the gun at the south, and ordered: "I order Duke Su Jinghong of the State of Qin to be the marshal, and the Zhao army will attack like the sinful southern countries."
Duke Su Jinghong of the State of Qin immediately stepped forward and saluted with a standard military salute.
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Qin has accepted the order. Victory will definitely belong to Zhao."
The Duke of Qin, Su Jinghong, accepted the order and waited anxiously for the dynasty to retreat.
He walked out of the palace and immediately went to the Governor's Mansion. In the name of marshal, he ordered the Zhao army on the front line to launch an attack.
He then took a train and rushed to the front line.
The order from Qin Guogong Su Jinghong to dispatch troops was immediately conveyed to the front line along the telephone line.
The 80,000-strong army, which had already been prepared for battle, immediately launched an attack on the numerous city-states in the south of Zhao.
The Zhao army was equipped with powerful weapons, not only machine guns and artillery, but also chariots.
These city-states thought that the empire protected them.
The controllers of these countries just want to reap profits.
Their positioning of the country is more like a colony and they have no motivation to develop national defense.
The enemies that Zhao Jun faced were even less capable than Zhao's militia.
Many city-state armies would immediately surrender when encountering Zhao's attack.
Even if the officers are dignitaries in the country where they are located, they will be shot black by the soldiers.
The soldiers of the city-state shouted: "Brothers, you only have so many taels of silver every month, why are you selling your life?"
They all chose to surrender to Zhao Jun.
The Zhao army was unstoppable along the way and quickly defeated the army of the city-state.
Qin Guogong Su Jinghong's train has not yet arrived at the front line. The Zhao army has already controlled the situation on the front line, and there is no large-scale resistance by the local army.
The main goal of the Zhao army has become to clean up the banditry caused by deserters.
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Zhao Guo's actions directly broke the tacit understanding of the countries in the Americas.
Some countries pretended to be ostriches, and they were awakened by Zhao Guo's decisiveness.
Are some countries prepared to observe the empire's reaction to Zhao?
Once they determine that the empire really ignores Zhao's actions, all countries will inevitably take action.
Zhao State's reporters from various countries smelled the big news one after another, and immediately transformed into war reporters, spreading the news about Zhao State's dispatch of troops to the world in an instant.
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Siming, the Duke of Yan State, saw the telegram sent from Zhao State.
At the Xiaochao meeting, he threw down the telegram, banged the table and said, "Who is still against Yan State's maternity subsidy policy?"
Siming, the Duke of Yan, looked at every minister with eyes like an eagle.
Several ministers looked at the contents of the telegram and were speechless for a long time.
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, said angrily: "Some of us, after a few good days, don't know who we are?
Why did Zhao attack south instead of north?
We wiped out thousands of people from Zhao State. Not only did we have deep hatred with Zhao State, but we did have hatred.
There are many city-states in the south of Zhao State, but they have close exchanges with Zhao State.
The State of Zhao was able to earn a lot of money from these city-states.
Why did Zhao Guo do this?
History has long told us that the weak have no right to choose, and those who fall behind will be beaten.
We Han people are more powerful than the native Americans. The land where the native Americans have lived for thousands of years belongs to us Han people.
Zhao State is stronger than those city-states in the south. Whether Zhao State attacks those countries depends only on Zhao State's mood.
If we, Yan State, want to continue to survive, we must strengthen Yan State's strength.
The most important weakness of our Yan country now is that its population is too small.
We must comprehensively address people’s enthusiasm for having children.
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Those who marry late or do not have children will be punished.
We must spread the word in our country, Yan, that those who have more children are the ones who are blessed."
Siming, the Duke of Yan State, took advantage of this incident and easily took back the power in his hands.
He doesn't just talk and don't do anything. In order to enhance the strength of Yan State, he must have enough talents.
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In the palace of King Cao, King Cao Li Dazhuang glanced at the telegram and said without surprise: "King Zhao is too anxious. I don't know how the empire will deal with this matter?
King Zhao acts as a guinea pig to test the bottom line of the empire."
King Cao Li Dazhuang had already guessed Zhao's movements.
In fact, they have always been very concerned about Zhao Guo's movements.
Zhao State is adjacent to the sea in both east and west directions. If he wants to expand, he can only expand in the north and south directions.
There is the country Yan in the north.
The Yan State is rich in military virtue. Even if the Zhao State can capture the Yan State, the losses of the army will be very heavy.
The only shortcoming of Yan State is that its industrial strength is insufficient and its supply of weapons and ammunition cannot meet its consumption.
But when Zhao and Yan go to war, the philanthropic Cao State will definitely sell weapons and ammunition to Yan State to help them maintain peace.
The coastline of Yan State is also very long, and Zhao State cannot block it at all.
The direction of Zhao's expansion was almost determined. When the situation eased slightly, Zhao couldn't help but take action, fearing long nights and many dreams.
The Cao State had already prepared for war. They had been worried about the empire's intervention, so they did not implement the plan.
Once Cao King Li Dazhuang takes action, his methods will be very fierce, and the commotion will definitely be greater than that of Zhao Guo.
Once the empire intervenes, Cao's losses will be simply unbearable.
King Cao Li Dazhuang looked in the direction of Zhao Guo, hoping that what he guessed would happen.
The Cao State did not have the ability to surpass the Great China Empire, but it still had no problem becoming a regional hegemon.