Oriental Radio's war observation program invited Chu scholar Mi Youde and Rui scholar Wang Jingqing to discuss possible crises in Chu and Rui.
Mi Youde, a scholar of Chu State, said with great certainty: "Rui State is in danger this time, and the war between Rui State and Shu State in the Hongshanling area has reached a stalemate.
The Hongshanling War directly exposed the military strength of Switzerland.
Chu State's recent actions are that it is confident that it can take control of Rui State.
Chu State's unilateral refusal to communicate has made Chu State's attitude clear.
Unless Rui can end the war with Shu in a short time, Rui will be in danger this time."
Wang Jingqing, a scholar from the State of Rui, heard that Mi Youde, a scholar from the State of Chu, belittled the State of Rui.
This was obviously Chu's attempt to use public opinion to undermine the morale of Rui and weaken Rui's resistance.
He must give a meaningful rebuttal in order to boost the morale of Switzerland.
If you talk nonsense, it will make Switzerland's morale drain even faster.
At this moment, host Wang Xiaohu interrupted: "The following is a real-time news report.
Just now, the Shu Kingdom declared war on the Song Kingdom by electrifying it.
The Song Dynasty then declared war on the Shu Kingdom by electrifying the country.
The war between Song and Shu broke out in full force."
When Chu scholar Mi Youde heard the news, he was immediately surprised and said: "How is this possible? This is not in line with common sense.
Before the Song Dynasty and the Shu Kingdom, there was indeed some friction in the border waters.
Even if the Shu Kingdom confirmed that this was a provocation from the Song Kingdom.
But under the current situation, Shu will not declare war on Song."
Mi Youde felt that his brain was overloaded.
Song State did have the ambition to land on the European continent, but Shu State would never be so unwise and give Song State ample excuses.
The rules set by the empire are to maintain basic order among the vassal countries.
Even if the Shu Kingdom was humiliated by the Song Kingdom, it could not declare war on the Song Kingdom at this moment.
In this way, the Kingdom of Shu is indeed happy, but the current situation in the Kingdom of Shu will become very dangerous.
Once Rui and Song join forces to carve up Shu, Shu will not have much strength to resist.
Looking around Shu, he could not find any allies he could trust.
Wang Jingqing, a scholar from the Kingdom of Rui, said excitedly: "I really admire the Kingdom of Shu. This approach is so brave.
If a full-scale war breaks out between Shu and Song, Shu will definitely withdraw its troops from the Hongshanling area.
We, Rui, can also deploy troops to deal with the threat from Chu.
The Chu State wants to annex the Rui State, but that is wishful thinking."
Wang Jingqing finally waited for the opportunity to fight back.
He took advantage of Mi Youdeleng's skill to express his own opinions as much as possible.
Mi Youde did not talk much about the affairs of Rui and Chu, but instead talked about the situation of Song and Shu.
"Song State wants to attack Shu State, and there have been signs of this before.
The Song Dynasty transferred its troops from the main island to the peninsula in northwest Europe.
The climate on the main island of the Song Dynasty is suitable for long-term military training and garrisoning.
In the territory of the Song Kingdom in northwest Europe, extreme day and night will occur in the northernmost part. Even in summer, the temperature is extremely low.
It is completely considered a bitter cold place, and the army would never be willing to stay in such a place for a long time.
The Song State mobilized large armies to garrison there, almost making it clear that they had ambitions for Shu's territory.
But I really can’t understand Shu’s performance. Every step they take is at the point where Song hopes most.”
The program of Oriental Radio continued to be broadcast, but it spread the news of the declaration of war between Song and Shu to the outside world at an extremely fast transmission speed.
In Warsaw, Shu Kingdom, Shu King Qian Mingyi was listening to Oriental Radio's program.
This program recently focused on the conflict that broke out between the Rui Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom.
Shu has official intelligence collection channels.
Qian Mingyi, King of Shu, still likes to listen to Oriental Radio, a program for ordinary people.
He can understand the most sincere thoughts of people from all over the world from the program.
When he heard that the Shu Kingdom declared war on the Song Kingdom by electrifying it.
There was sweat on his forehead and he immediately lay down and slapped the table hard with his hand.
"When will this king decide to declare war?
The Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Rui have been fighting for such a long time without declaring war.
There is only a slight conflict between Shu and Song, and there is no need to declare war."
King Qian Mingyi of Shu immediately realized that this incident was unusual.
He asked the young eunuch to notify the relevant departments to investigate the matter thoroughly.
He summoned officials from the cabinet and the governor's office at the same time, and immediately came to the palace to see him.
King Qian Mingyi of Shu saw the officials coming in a hurry.
He asked in an anxious tone: "I really didn't expect that things could still be done like this.
By collecting evidence and observing Song's reaction, clear results can now be drawn.
The Song Dynasty sent the telegram declaring war before death.
Can our country withdraw the telegram declaring war?”
Li Jiu, Prime Minister of the Shu State, said helplessly: "Your Majesty, it is easy for our country to withdraw. The key depends on whether the Song State recognizes it or not.
The Song Dynasty worked hard to achieve their goals through death and had an excuse to attack our country.
Even other countries believe that this telegram does not represent the attitude of our Shu Kingdom.
However, the Song Dynasty did not recognize it and continued to lead troops to attack our country.
We had to fight back and the two countries officially went to war. At that time, the authenticity of the telegram no longer mattered.
Song State just wanted to find an excuse to start a war. Now that Song State has achieved its goal, the authenticity of the telegram is not important to Song State.
As long as they have this excuse, they can respond to the empire's inquiries.
The Song State will never admit that their spies sent the telegram."
Chief of General Staff Zhao Zhifang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is too late to withdraw the telegram now.
The minister received a report from the front line. Under the cover of the navy, the army of the Song Dynasty was divided into three groups and landed at Wanfang, Youji, and Funing. The troops in the front were resisting.
The main force of our army is deployed in the Hongshanling area to deal with the threat from Switzerland.
Our army in the north is mainly composed of new soldiers and lacks heavy weapons.
Please, Your Majesty, mobilize your troops as soon as possible to block Song’s offensive.”
Prime Minister Li Jiu heard that Song State was moving so fast.
He immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, Song is well prepared. The most important thing our country should do now is to block Song's offensive.
Rui State just wanted to seize the Hongshanling area, but Song State wanted to completely destroy our country.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Which is more important, please consider it carefully, Your Majesty."
When King Qian Mingyi of Shu heard the reminder from Prime Minister Li Jiu, his expression did not change at all, but he was already thinking about the direction Shu needed to take.
With the current strength of the Shu Kingdom, it is definitely not possible to fight on two fronts, and a decision must be made whether to mainly deal with the Song Kingdom or the Rui Kingdom.
It was actually not a difficult decision for King Qian Mingyi of Shu to make.
Just as Prime Minister Qian Mingyi reminded, the Rui Kingdom only wanted to capture the Hongshanling area, but the Song Kingdom wanted to capture the entire Shu Kingdom.
If the Hongshanling area loses, Shu will be able to retain some dignity.
If the war between Shu and Song is lost, Shu will cease to exist.
"I remember that because of the conflict between Rui and Chu, they wanted to cease the war.
Officials from the Shu Kingdom have been lobbying my country's powerful people in Warsaw.
Li Aiqing is responsible for receiving officials from Rui.
As long as the conditions are not harsh, then there will be a temporary truce with Switzerland.
Shu is incapable of dealing with a two-front war."
Prime Minister Li Jiu heard that the King of Shu had made a choice that was in the best interests of the Kingdom of Shu.
He immediately said excitedly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely do this well."
…
The country of Rui is prosperous, and the battle command room of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is still brightly lit.
King Sule of Rui visited here many times during this period to jointly plan the future strategy of Rui with the officials of the Metropolitan Government.
On the evening of the 25th, Rui Wang Su Lei saw Chief of General Staff Tian Zhenbing and his staff completing the sand table deduction.
He asked: "How many troops our country has deployed on the southern border can stop the first wave of Chu's offensive."
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing sighed and said: "Your Majesty, at least 80,000 people must be deployed, of which 50,000 are veterans.
There should be no less than 100 combat vehicles and no less than 300 heavy artillery pieces.
Only in this way can the governor-general have the confidence to block the attack of Shu.
Recruits are easy to come by, veterans are hard to find.
After the veterans in the Hongshanling area withdraw, let alone Jishan Town, the previous border may not be able to be defended.
The south and north were completely lost, a result we in Sweden cannot bear."
Rui Wang Sulei had no better way to deal with the current situation.
"It seems that we must delay Shu's attack or resolve the war in the Hongshanling area.
One of these two things must be done before we can hope to deal with this crisis."
A staff officer quickly ran over with a telegram.
"Your Majesty, something big has happened."
King Su Lei of Rui saw this situation, he frowned and said: "The State of Chu has launched an attack on us.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu was so bold.
I'm going to save my face and go to my father to resolve this matter."
The staff officer shook his head and said: "It's not Chu's business, it's Shu and Song who declared war on each other."
King Sulei of Rui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the sudden incident had nothing to do with Chu State.
He then heard that Shu and Song declared war on each other. He was happy at first, and then showed a puzzled expression on his face.
"Song's attack on Shu was the result of our promotion.
I have always been curious about the method used by the Song Dynasty to get the Shu Kingdom to declare war.
I really didn't expect that things would progress so quickly.
The Shu Kingdom was so weak that it directly declared war on the Song Kingdom.
I wonder what method the Song Dynasty used?
If Chu uses it against our country, I don’t know if we can withstand it."
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing said happily: "This is very good news for our country.
Chu State's intention to attack our country has been very obvious.
Now Song and Shu have officially declared war.
We can continue the strategy we envisioned before and complete the truce with Shu.
Most of the army in our country are veterans of many battles, and they have to deal with the new recruits from Chu who have never been on the battlefield.
The Metropolitan Governor's Office is still full of confidence in the future war."
King Su Lei of Rui felt much relieved when he heard what Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing said.
"This is indeed the case, no matter what method Chu State used?
The situation between us and the Chu State is already very tense.
Even if war is declared tomorrow, I will not be surprised by this situation."
While they were discussing this matter.
Another staff officer who was always paying attention to the clearly coded telegrams from various countries came over and reported: "Song State officially sent troops to attack Shu State overnight.
The Song Dynasty made the declaration of war an established fact.
The State of Shu clearly condemned the State of Song for sending spies and issuing a declaration of war."
When Rui Wang Sulei heard this information, he was stunned for a moment.
"The method used by the Song Dynasty is so simple. If our country has this loophole, it must be filled as soon as possible."
Chief of Staff Tian Zhenbing was also stunned for a moment, and then said: "This method is simple, but extremely effective, and it is not easy to prevent.
Nowadays, spies steal telegraph machines, and then they appear to steal documents and telephones. This is almost impossible to guard against.
Not even stealing, but choosing to forge directly.
Then, like the Song Dynasty, it became an established fact.
The rules set by the empire are now exposed to loopholes."
King Rui Su Lei nodded: "There are indeed loopholes and they must be filled in time.
I will join forces with other monarchs to send a note to the empire.
When vassal states declare war on each other, the empire must confirm that the declaration of war is valid.
We in Sweden must not repeat the same mistakes."
King Sule of Rui contacted Cabinet Minister Fangdu in Warsaw via telegram.
Let him take advantage of the time when Shu and Song were at war. Shu was eager to mobilize troops from the Hongshanling area.
He communicated with Shu as soon as possible and signed an armistice agreement.
After King Sule of Rui had done this, he began to contact the monarchs with whom he had a good relationship, and jointly sent a note to the empire to fill the loopholes in the declaration of war procedure.
…
Changping of Chu State.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu urgently summoned all ministers.
"The situation in Europe is changing too fast, which is why I want to stabilize the situation.
Dear friends, what do you think about the fact that Song and Shu declared war on each other?
Will this matter affect our country's future strategy?"
Xu Minghan, Prime Minister of Chu State, was the first to speak: "Song State's actions not only satisfied the ambition of King Song to show his iron power, but also targeted our country.
They can all see the trends in our country.
In order to target our country, the Song Dynasty chose to attack the Shu Kingdom and liberate the Rui Kingdom's combat power.
The Song Dynasty obviously wanted him to annex the Shu Kingdom, and both our country and the Rui Kingdom would suffer.
It is impossible for both sides to suffer losses, as long as Switzerland can slow down the pace of my country's expansion.
For the Song Dynasty, the choice he made was not a loss."
The Grand Governor Hu Weiwei followed up and said: "The choice made by the Song Dynasty did have a certain impact on our country's strategy.
According to the previously expected form, our country can launch a blitzkrieg and quickly capture Switzerland.
The current situation has changed. If Shu does not want to destroy the country, it will definitely try to cease war with Rui.
When Switzerland faces the threat from our country, they will also cease war with the vassal country.
The Swiss country our country faces is the Swiss country in its heyday.
But Rui's strength was undoubtedly revealed on the Hongshanling battlefield.
Our army is confident that we can take down the already very tired Swedish army.
It’s just that the idea of blitzkrieg is not advisable, and normal siege of cities and territories is needed.”
King Lu Chenyang of Chu listened to the suggestions of several ministers.
He finally concluded: "The situation is changing rapidly, and we cannot rely on the changes in the situation to be beneficial to our country.
As long as our country plans its domestic strategy based on its strength, and our monarchs and ministers work together, we will surely be able to realize Chu's established strategy.
The Song State sent troops to Shu State, which had no impact on our country's established strategy.
Be fully prepared for war and not give Switzerland time to recuperate.
When the time was right, they launched an attack on Switzerland according to the original plan.
We captured Switzerland and occupied the most elite plain area in Western Europe. This is the cornerstone of our hegemony."
King of Chu Lu Chenyang made the final decision, and Chu's war machine began to operate at high speed.