Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing has been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield.
After seeing the battle reports of the past few days, he felt completely relieved.
The area where Xiang State and Zhao State came into contact was a large mountainous and hilly area.
This kind of place is more suitable for ordinary troops to pass through on motorcycles, not suitable for tank battles.
The powerful chariot corps of Zhao State cannot show its strength at all in these places.
The Xiang army relied on its flexible and changeable tactics to fight a somewhat difficult battle, but the battle line did not collapse.
The Xiang army was able to withstand the Zhao army's offensive, and they did so.
Prince Su of Xiang was reborn because the huge amount of silver coins invested by the imperial court in the Governor's Mansion was completely worth it.
After the test of this war, Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing finally let go of the heavy burden in his heart.
Xiangguo is already capable of protecting itself and does not need to look at the faces of other countries with trepidation.
Xiang Guo can be more bold in doing things.
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing also discovered that Zhao Guoyuan was not as powerful as he thought.
Especially after the war started, Zhao Jun's logistics encountered problems.
The sequelae of Zhao's annexation of many small countries are now fully revealed.
More than 90% of the citizens of these small countries are Han Chinese.
No matter how courageous Zhao Guo was, he would not dare to massacre the city.
Most of the remnants of these countries survived.
For the sake of local stability, Zhao State did not move these survivors to other areas on a large scale.
Even if Zhao is given ten years, these survivors will forget their homeland and become obedient citizens of Zhao.
But now, only a short time has passed since their country was destroyed, and some people still miss their homeland.
These people did not dare to openly resist Zhao State, but after the war between Zhao State and Xiang State.
This group tried to sabotage Zhao Jun's logistics and transportation.
They blew up bridges, railways, and burned supplies in warehouses.
These people do things completely haphazardly and with great randomness.
It is precisely because of this characteristic that Zhao Guo cannot find them in a short time.
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing was very interested in this group.
He has already made people contact these people, provide them with funds and weapons, and help them restore their country.
Xiang Guo could take advantage of Zhao Guo's temporary weakness and bite off a piece of flesh from Zhao Guo.
But the foundation of Zhao State is indeed stronger than that of Xiang State.
The two countries have been facing off at the border for a long time and engaged in an arms race.
With Xiang Guo's background, he will definitely lose in the future.
Prince Su Zhenxing of Xiang chose to support some small countries in the border area between the two countries to act as buffer states.
This is the generosity of the people of Zhao State. Xiang State only needs to pay a small price to cause a lot of trouble to Zhao State in the future.
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing not only thought about the current war, he also thought about how the war would end with dignity.
After all, if the Xiang State wanted to completely eliminate the Warring States Period, even with the cooperation of the Yan State in the north, it would not be possible.
The phone on the desk rang.
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing picked up the phone and heard a confidential report from an official.
"Your Majesty, this is the call from King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty. Can you answer it?"
"Connected."
The phone beeped twice again, and the phone line to Song State was officially connected.
King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty congratulated him and said: "King Xiang, your Xiang Kingdom performed very well in this war.
Zhao Guo seems to be powerful, but now he is puffy and his industrial strength has not been transformed into military strength.
Xiang Guo is now trying to catch up, and it is entirely possible for Xiang Guo to catch up with Zhao Guo.
We, the Song State, are willing to continue to help Xiang State and transfer military industry-related technologies to Xiang State."
King Su Zhenxing of Xiang State immediately thanked him and said: "We in Xiang State will remember the support of Song State in our hearts.
When this war is over, Xiangguo will definitely repay you generously."
King Xiang Su Zhenxing knew that the reason why Song State did this was entirely to help Xiang State increase its confidence so that he could continue to fight against Zhao State.
But Xiang Guo still wanted to be grateful for Song's help.
If a country can be used by other countries, it means that the country still has value.
Use it or not, this is not the reason why Xiang Guo forgot his kindness.
The State of Xiang will only remember the kindness of the State of Song, because the State of Song sincerely helped the State of Xiang, even for some benefits.
Xiangguo will not be grateful to other European countries.
Before the war began, King Su Zhenxing of Xiang knew that the help provided by the Song State was by no means provided by the Song State alone.
Most countries in Europe united and wanted to use Xiang Guo to leverage the entire America.
The first step is to use Xiang State and Yan State to contain Zhao State.
The second step is to let Cao and Wei break out into war.
After the war began, Prince Su Zhenxing of Xiang had been paying attention to the movements of Cao and Wei.
He is happy to see the outcome of a war between these two countries.
The state of Xiang and the state of Cao were too close, and they had enmity before.
Wei and Zhao are brothers.
The State of Wei was not slowed down by the incident and would most likely send troops to support the State of Zhao.
The war between Wei and Cao is really good news.
Prince Xiang Su Zhenxing had been looking forward to this happening.
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Cao Guoanlong.
King Cao Li Dazhuang led hundreds of civil and military officials to the Ancestral Temple to worship their ancestors.
He stepped out of the car, staggered and almost fell to the ground.
The Japanese eunuchs accompanying him immediately helped King Cao Li Dazhuang to his feet.
King Cao Li Dazhuang felt that his right leg was a little stiff. He laughed at himself: "My leg has been injured by swords and arrows, gunshot wounds, and soaked in sea water.
I was bouncing around and there was no problem at all.
Now it has become very stiff, I am getting old.
People! You can’t do it if you don’t accept old age.”
The Japanese eunuch comforted him with a high-pitched voice: "The king is in his prime, not old at all."
King Cao Li Dazhuang waved his hand: "At my age, I have already lived a long life.
In the history of China, there were too many kings who died in their twenties and thirties."
At this time, all the civil and military officials gathered around him and offered comfort.
He said that King Cao was not old, but that his injured leg was getting sick.
King Cao was in poor health, which directly made the entire worship process more oppressive.
After the ceremony, King Cao Li Dazhuang sat on a chair to rest.
An indigenous eunuch with feathers on his head quickly walked to King Cao Li Dazhuang holding a telegram.
After Cao Wang Li Dazhuang read the collapsed telegram, his expression changed slightly.
Immediately summoned the civil and military officials and came to the side hall of the Ancestral Temple.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! King Cao Li Dazhuang asked this telegram to be circulated.
He waited for a while, then looked at the Governor Kong Erniu and said, "Kong Aiqing, does the Governor think the time is ripe?"
Grand Governor Kong Erniu has just read the contents of the telegram.
The war between Zhao and Yanxiang has entered a fever pitch.
Zhao State not only used troops on the border, but also in the hinterland.
The size of the army has reached 120,000.
This kind of war, which often involves hundreds of thousands of people, is no longer a small fight, but a national war.
Zhao State is trapped in a national war, and it will not be able to get out of it in a short time.
Zhao State had no spare power to help Wei State fight.
During this period of time, conflicts between Cao State and Wei State continued to accumulate.
If there is no war between the two countries, then there is concern.
What Cao Guo is worried about is that he will be attacked jointly by Zhao and Wei.
Now that Zhao State is caught in a national war, it only has to face Wei State. Cao State is no longer afraid of war.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu replied confidently: "Now we can confirm that Zhao State does not have much spare power to support Wei State.
Even a small amount of military support will have little impact on our country.
The Governor-General believes that the time is ripe for our country to send troops to fight."
When King Cao Li Dazhuang heard this answer, he said with satisfaction: "During this period, the domestic conflicts have been extremely backlogged.
If conflicts break out in the country, it will cause a huge recession.
The internal reason why our country launched the war is to transfer the accumulated conflicts in the country through war.
A war must be conducted to determine the status of Cao State.
The law of the jungle has never changed, and Cao must become a great country.
The Governor-General has no objection, so be prepared and wait for an opportunity to start a war."
King Cao Li Dazhuang set the tone to prepare for war as soon as he opened his mouth.
The State of Cao has always been preparing for war. In addition to the governor's office, which is responsible for training the army and deploying troops, it needs to know the status of the army in a timely manner.
Cao Guo has made all preparations for this war.
The materials and funds needed for the war have already been prepared.
This war started with the strategy of Wei State wanting to unite with Zhao State and completely annex Cao State.
There is no longer any possibility of peace between the two countries.
In order to survive, Cao Guo must not continue to compromise.
King Cao Li Dazhuang decided to launch a war, and Cao State immediately began to take action.
The process of preparing for war cannot be concealed at all.
Cao's movements were soon discovered by Wei.
In the Daliang Palace of Wei State.
Lei Qianze, the governor of Wei State, was reporting information about Cao State to Wei King Su Hu.
Wei Wang Su Hu was not surprised at all by this incident.
"Zhao fell into war, and Cao saw an opportunity and became restless.
Just relying on our Wei State, there is no need to fear Cao State.
I want to unite with Zhao State just to reduce casualties. It does not mean that Wei State is afraid of Cao State.
How prepared is the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion now? Can it cope with Cao's surprise attack?"
Governor Lei Qianze was born in the navy and did not know much about army operations.
But the information he learned from the staff gave him great confidence.
"Your Majesty, since the end of the last war, the army has been practicing hard just to avenge its past humiliation.
Wei Jun has been looking for solutions to the problems that were exposed before.
While retaining the traditions of our army, the Metropolitan Governor's Office is actively learning new tactics that have emerged in recent times.
The Governor's Office has made complete preparations, and I can guarantee that Cao's army will be completely suppressed on the battlefield."
King Su Hu of Wei was very satisfied when he saw Lei Qianze's confident look.
As a governor, you must be confident about future wars.
If even the top management cannot believe in it, they will surely win.
The panic of failure will spread to the entire army and be transmitted to the front-line troops, and that will be the moment of complete collapse.
King Su Hu of Wei was by no means someone who would sit still and wait for death.
He understood the confidence of the Governor-General and said: "The military is ready to go to war at any time.
I will ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a declaration of war to Cao Guo.
In the last war between us and Cao State, there was no agreement to declare war on each other, and we could break through the national borders at any time.
The current rules have changed, and you must follow the new rules.
I don’t want to be in a situation where Cao Guo borrows his strength.”
The Grand Governor Lei Qianze bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, after considering the issue comprehensively, you should indeed declare war first.
The governor's office was ready to go to war and headed to the border area of Cao State, and the railway has now been built.
We have prepared everything needed for a war, so there is no need to follow Cao Guo's rhythm."
Wei's response was even faster, as they sensed signs that Cao was preparing for war.
Wei State immediately mobilized its army to the border between the two countries, and at the same time sent a declaration of war to Cao State through diplomatic envoys.
Li Dazhuang of Cao State received the first declaration of war.
He didn't know what it was at first.
He had heard the explanation from the civil servants, and when he looked at this declaration of war, his eyes changed.
"This thing is a declaration of war. Only with it can the two countries officially go to war.
The State of Wei has officially issued a declaration of war to our country, what should we do?"
King Cao Li Dazhuang seemed to be asking the officials, but he actually already had the answer in his mind.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu had a hot temper. After hearing King Cao's inquiry, he immediately shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the State of Wei has officially issued a declaration of war. If there is no response from our country.
Doesn’t that mean that our country considers itself inferior to Wei?
Giving people this impression will not only make the soldiers at the grassroots psychologically confused.
The outside world will also see our Cao State clearly and think that our Cao State is a cowardly person who dare not respond to the challenge of the Wei State.
This was not the time to be patient, so Chen Jianyi immediately issued a declaration of war to everyone.
In this way the war will enter territory we are familiar with.
Our army is ready and will immediately launch an attack on the enemy.
When the enemy is ready, he will also launch an attack on our positions.
Otherwise, the two countries would have to declare war.
In the end, because of the delay in declaring war, both countries will be consumed."
The advice given by the Grand Governor Kong Erniu was simple and crude.
If Wei dared to declare war on them, they would dare to fight back.
As for what to do next? It all depends on who moves faster.
King Cao Li Dazhuang looked at Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan and listened to the cabinet's suggestions.
Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan saw the eyes of King Cao Li Dazhuang.
He immediately expressed his thoughts.
"I also agree that war should be declared immediately. After the two countries declare war, they will have more means at their disposal.
Our army is not restricted by rules and regulations and can let the generals on the front line perform freely.
This also established a powerful enemy for the people of Cao State.
Domestic conflicts are already serious, and targeted release through declaration of war is a good solution."
King Cao Li Dazhuang listened to the governor and prime minister, and all supported the declaration of war.
This is pretty much what he had in mind.
King Cao Li Dazhuang's idea was very simple. Wei dared to declare war on Cao.
The strength of Cao State is not weaker than that of Wei State, so it must retaliate.
King Cao Li Dazhuang ordered: "Then declare war, and Cao State will officially enter a state of war."
Wei and Cao declared war on each other. There was no official exchange of fire between the two countries, but the declaration of war between the two countries also attracted great attention.
Eastern radio stations reported this incident in detail.
The host of Oriental Radio Station's report on this incident was recognized by many viewers.
"The North American continent has entered a state of all-out war, and the battle between Zhao and Yanxiang has entered a fever pitch.
Artillery fire roared across the North American continent.
The two most powerful countries in South America, Wei and Cao, chose to declare war on each other.
The war has spread from north to south.
The American continent has now completely ignited the flames of war, and no country can survive alone."