King Sule of Rui got the battle report from the front line. After reading it, he immediately summoned the governor and chief of staff.
When he saw the arrival of Commander-in-Chief Lu Qianjin and Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing, he immediately threw the battle report on the table.
"The former Governor-General Qi Kuohai took the responsibility on himself and he has retired from office.
Front-line commander Xu Fei and First Mechanical Division commander Mao Changkong, I asked them to make meritorious deeds.
The performance of these two people on the battlefield made me think that they had made meritorious deeds.
Our army had the advantage, but still failed to capture the Hongshanling Iron Mine.
Our army has indeed disrupted the normal production of iron mines, making it impossible for Shu to use this iron mine to strengthen itself.
But 200,000 troops stalled on the front line.
The Gui army attacked the hinterland of Wu many times.
Wu State united with the Vietnamese army to open up a new battlefield and penetrated into the hinterland of Gui State.
Wu and Gui both broke through the opponent's defense line many times and attacked the core area.
Our army maintained its firepower advantage, but still failed to break through the Shu army's defense line.
The Grand Governor's Office had previously placed the blame on the Empire.
You say that our army is not fighting the Shu army, but the Shu army supported by the empire.
A temporary victory or defeat is not due to the incompetence of our army.
This king contacted his mother and tried to find a way to cut off the empire's additional support for Shu.
Now what Shu can obtain from the empire, we can also obtain, even more than Shu.
The troops on the front line continued to fight as usual, without any breakthrough progress.
This directly exposes that our army is a bunch of trash.
Now, what else can you say?"
Rui Wang Sulei was very angry. He slapped the table as he spoke.
The Metropolitan Governor's Office had previously made excuses for the ineffective offensive of the frontline troops. The main excuse was that the Shu Kingdom had received help from the empire.
The Swiss army is very strong, but when it encounters the Shu army, which is supported by the empire, it is no longer easy to maintain a balance of power on the front line.
King Rui Su Lei took the opportunity to go to the empire to meet his father.
He asked his mother to help him solve this difficult problem.
The queen mother spent a lot of money to prevent certain forces in the empire from continuing to aid Shu.
King Sulei of Rui had already guessed who was secretly aiding Shu, and he was very angry.
The troops waiting on the front line pressed against the Shu army who had been cut off from aid, causing him to vent his anger.
The performance of Xu Fei and Mao Changkong greatly disappointed him.
The empire no longer assists Shu, and the war in the Hongshanling area is still in a stalemate.
King Rui Su Lei shouted loudly: "Have there been collusion among warlords on the front line? They are trying to support the invaders to respect themselves."
Grand Governor Lu Qianjin heard such serious accusations from King Su Lei of Rui.
He knew that King Rui was extremely dissatisfied with the Governor's Office.
But King Rui cannot be allowed to turn his dissatisfaction into resentment.
Grand Governor Lu Qianjin said bravely: "Your Majesty, the performance of the frontline troops is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory.
But this is understandable.
The front line has been fighting, and both the soldiers and the generals are very tired.
The exhausted army can maintain the current results. Xu Fei, Mao Changkong and others are by no means incompetent.
The empire's aid to Shu has indeed become normal.
However, the supplies accumulated by the Shu Kingdom have not yet been exhausted, and not all the retired officers obtained have been killed in battle.
The Shu army is still capable of fighting.
The frontline troops will never become warlords.
The prerequisite for the warlordization of the army is that soldiers serve as generals.
Generals have absolute control over their soldiers.
As long as generals cannot fully control the rewards and punishments of soldiers, there is no basis for warlordism.
There will be no problems with the Metropolitan Governor's control over the frontline troops.
I am willing to issue a military order. If there is a problem with the army, please use my head to calm the public anger."
King Rui Sulei was just angry. Of course he knew that it would be difficult for the frontline to become warlords.
When his father built the army, he set up many rules to prevent the army from becoming warlords, and the Swedish army inherited all of them.
As long as it can be ensured that the promotion and pay of soldiers are controlled by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the supply of new soldiers is controlled by the Metropolitan Governor's Office.
The frontline army will lose the basis for warlordism.
King Rui's emotions were a little out of control, because the country of Rui was already in an extremely dangerous situation.
The war between Rui and Shu could not achieve a breakthrough, and the future fate of Rui was worrying.
King Rui Su Lei sighed and said: "The current situation is difficult, and I am too anxious.
With the front line like this, our country in Switzerland is in danger."
He pointed to the south with his hand, his fingers trembling a little.
"You should also get the news that the Chu State has begun full mobilization, and where will he direct his troops?
Wu Gui from the east of Chu State fought fiercely.
Wu and Gui were training their troops on the battlefield, and the two countries forcibly recruited indigenous people to join the army. Months of war between the two countries directly eliminated all the indigenous men who were unwilling to become Chinese.
Wu and Gui are really fighting, but these two countries have allies.
Gui's allies, Tang and Min, and Wu's allies, Yue and Jin, are not weak.
No matter which side the Chu State attacks, they will be blocked by it desperately. There is even a tacit understanding between the two parties to jointly deal with the third party, the Chu State.
The King of Chu was very arrogant and would never serve as a younger brother to other countries.
Whether it is the alliance formed by the Gui State or the alliance formed by the Wu State, they will not give up their identity as Big Brother.
It is no longer possible for Chu State to intervene in the war through alliance.
Chu State will not attack eastward, and the only directions it can choose are south and north.
The Yue Kingdom in the south is a piece of useless food.
Just a desolate land with neither population nor wealth.
The Chu State chose to attack the south. Apart from making all the people of the Yue State share the same hatred of the enemy, it could not obtain any resources.
The most likely direction of attack for Chu State is to go north to attack our country.
Our country is at the forefront of Europe in terms of population and industrial strength.
Once the Chu State annexes our country, it will become the unstoppable overlord in Europe.
However, our country fell into a war with the Shu State. The strength of the army was unsatisfactory, which gave the Chu State enough confidence.
There is a stalemate between the northern route and the Shu Kingdom, and the Chu Kingdom is ready to make a move in the south.
How do we resolve this crisis?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Grand Governor Lu Qianjin looked at King Rui sighing.
He didn't have a good idea at the moment.
The Governor's Office has discussed the situation of Chu State many times, but no consensus has been reached.
Lu Qianjin sighed: "The things that the king is worried about are exactly the things that I am worried about.
The rule set by the empire is to declare war before starting a war.
Declaring war can indeed be delayed, but there are always ways to get around it, and we really don't have much time left.
The best way is to end the war with Shu before Chu declares war.
Only the iron mine in Hongshanling is valuable.
We cannot sacrifice our country for the territory of Hongshanling.
But we have been fighting with Shu for such a long time, and we have accumulated deep hatred.
Whether in the military or among the people, hatred is extremely strong.
Now there is extremely strong resistance to a ceasefire.
Even if we want a truce, Shu may not want a truce.
When they see this opportunity, they will most likely choose to bring down our country.
We have a truce with Shu. This is the goal we need to achieve, but how to promote a truce between the two countries requires long-term thinking.
Our two countries have not declared war so far, and the situation has truly reached its worst moment.
Our troops can completely withdraw from the Hongshanling area.
The Shu army may not dare to break through the defense line.
But the court will be under dual pressure from the military and civilians.
Unless the country is about to be destroyed and the species is about to be destroyed, I do not recommend making this choice."
King Rui Sulei fell into deep thought when he heard the words of Grand Governor Lu Qianjin.
He was so manic before, but he had no clue at all.
Thinking about it now, he wanted to hold everything in his hands and was a little reluctant to let go.
As long as the Hongshanling area is abandoned, even if the Chu army really attacks, the Rui army will still have the ability to resist.
Even if it loses some territory, the country of Rui will not recover from a fall and fall into the crisis of national subjugation.
When the Rui Kingdom was really subjugated, he was not only the first vassal state to be subjugated, but also the first prince to be subjugated.
He really didn't have the face to meet his father, and the opportunity that had been supporting him to retaliate against Su Shu also disappeared.
Every time Rui Wang Su Lei thought about this, he felt that there was a huge burden on him, which was about to crush him.
The worst outcome now is to give up the Hongshanling area, which he is completely able to accept.
But if this choice is really made, the ability of King Sulei of Rui will be questioned, the political situation of Rui will become unstable, and the troops on the front line will boil with resentment.
King Rui Su Lei looked at his newly promoted Chief of General Staff Tian Zhenbing.
As the second-in-command in the Metropolitan Government, he chose to remain silent on this occasion, which was really inappropriate.
Rui Wang Sulei directly named him: "Tian Aiqing, what do you think of the current situation?"
The reason why he promoted Tian Zhenbing to the position of chief of general staff was that Tian Zhenbing had a stronger strategic vision than others.
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing heard King Rui Su Lei's roll call, and he could only stand up and express his opinion.
As a descendant promoted by King Rui Su Lei, he had insufficient background in the Governor's Mansion.
If you are not careful, you will be involved in the whirlpool of the forces of the Metropolitan Government.
But he knows that his biggest backer is King Rui Sulei. As long as he can continue to gain the attention of King Rui Sulei, his position will be very stable.
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing had already sorted out his thoughts before.
He took a step forward and reported: "I have some brief opinions for the king's reference.
The mainland governor has just made a suggestion to the king. The best solution for us is to reach an armistice agreement with Shu.
According to conventional methods, Shu will definitely add insult to injury and will never allow us to achieve our goal easily.
I have a plan that can help our country achieve this goal.
That is to build the plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly.
The Shu Kingdom does not want a truce with our country, so we will find ways to force the Shu Kingdom to want a truce with our country."
King Su Lei of Rui listened to the words of Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing. His eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "It is very difficult for us to have a truce with Shu. We also want Shu to take the initiative to truce with our country. This is a fantasy. To achieve this goal
, not more difficult.”
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing said confidently: "It is actually not difficult to do this.
As long as a third party is involved, this goal can be easily achieved.
Suppose a certain country suddenly attacks Shu.
Can Shu survive?
We are releasing and accepting the conditions for the armistice, what will the Shu Council do?"
When Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing revealed this plan, King Rui Su Lei and Governor Lu Qianjin's eyes lit up at the same time.
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing's strategy is indeed very feasible.
King Rui Su Lei finally showed a smile and asked: "Tian Aiqing proposed this strategy. He should have thought of a specific and feasible method."
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing raised his chest and raised his head with bright eyes, and said calmly: "My idea is to invite the Song Dynasty to join the game.
The empire will not take action against any vassal country at this moment.
Apart from the Empire and our country, the only neighboring countries of Shu are Song and Gui.
The Gui State is caught in a war with the Wu State, and he will never be distracted by provoking the Shu State.
The only country left that can enter the game now is the Song Dynasty.
Song State is also the country most likely to enter the game.
The territory of Yue State was very bad, so Yue State had no choice but to shift its focus to Africa.
But to say that the country with the worst territory in Europe is undoubtedly the Song Dynasty.
The core territory of the Song Kingdom was the three islands in the west.
Unless the Song Dynasty wanted to protect the island country, they would definitely look for opportunities to land.
In fact, the Song Dynasty did not need to land. The King of Song chose the bitter cold land in Northern Europe that no one wanted in order to leave a base and take the opportunity to establish a foothold in the European continent.
Now the development of the Song Dynasty has reached a bottleneck.
The resources of the three islands must be limited, and they can only support the Song Dynasty to develop its shipbuilding industry.
If the Song Dynasty wanted to obtain better development opportunities, expanding to the European continent was the most convenient way.
As a neighboring country of Shu, the relationship between Song King and Shu King was not so friendly.
If the Song Dynasty finds an opportunity to annex Shu, they may not be able to bear it.
We can completely pretend to give Song Guo a chance.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Our country used the threat of Chu as bait and wanted to solve Shu as soon as possible, so it invited Song to contain Shu.
Our country attracted Shu's military power from the front, and Song State sneaked into Shu's territory from the rear.
When the Song Kingdom really enters the situation, we will cease the war with the Shu Kingdom.
Let Song State deal with Shu State alone, and our army will take the opportunity to withdraw its strength to deal with the threat of Chu State."
After King Su Lei of Rui heard the strategy of Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing, he laughed heartily.
"Okay, this is a good idea.
But if you want to impress the Song Dynasty, you need to send an articulate diplomat.
Let Fang Du take a look at this important issue.
He has been traveling around various countries during this time and is very familiar with the situation in the Song Dynasty."
The Grand Governor Lu Qianjin checked for the omissions: "We have to put on a good show first to make the Song Dynasty believe in our country's approach.
Only when the Song Dynasty realizes that both our country and the Shu Kingdom have reached the cliff, will they choose to take action.
We don't have to ask Song to attack Shu, but try to form an alliance with Song.
The Song State will not form an alliance, we must take the initiative to antagonize the Song State, and at the same time warn the Song State not to interfere with the Shu State.
Only by doing this will Song State really enter the game.
The situation in Europe is now treacherous, and the Song Dynasty will be very vigilant in doing things.
If the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were to notice that something was wrong, they would never end up in trouble.
Then we can only choose to withdraw our troops from the Hongshanling area to deal with the threat from Chu."
After King Sulei of Rui heard the suggestion from Grand Governor Lu Qianjin, he gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay, this suggestion is really good.
In order to be more truthful, I decided not to tell Fang Du the truth.
Let him really try to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty is willing to form an alliance, and our country can win over a powerful ally.
The Song Dynasty is unwilling to form an alliance, so the plan officially begins."
After Rui Wang Sulei finished speaking, he laughed.
Grand Governor Lu Qianjin and Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing followed and laughed.