"This is Eastern Broadcasting Station, Military Observation Program.
I am the host Wang Xiaohu.
The current time is April 1st, 4364.
At eight o'clock this morning, Chu State launched an all-out attack on Rui State.
The Chu-Rui War officially started.
This signifies that the vassal states with outstanding military strength are all involved in the war, and the flames of war have spread to most of the vassal states.
The main theme of the world is switching from a state of peace to a state of war.
Our generation has become accustomed to peace, and now we have to get used to war, which was very unfamiliar before.
This station sincerely invites Mr. Zhang Kaiwu, a professor at the Imperial Military Academy, and Mr. Yang Tenghu, a famous economist, to be our guests to analyze the current world situation."
"Next, I would like to invite Mr. Zhang Kaiwu to introduce to you the current situation of the major vassal states.
You may not know Mr. Zhang Kaiwu, but many generals from major vassal states are students of Mr. Zhang Kaiwu.
I believe Mr. Zhang Kaiwu’s next analysis will definitely dispel the fog of war for everyone.”
As soon as Wang Xiaohu finished speaking, the voice of Mr. Zhang Kaiwu, a professor at the Imperial Military Academy, sounded out.
"I am Zhang Kaiwu, just a very ordinary teacher with a little research on military affairs.
Today, a war breaks out between Chu and Rui, which means that the powerful vassal states in Europe, America, and Africa are all involved in the war.
The development of the situation is irreversible.
Only after this war has a winner can the vassal country return to a period of peace.
Next I will introduce the current war situation to the audience."
Yang Tenghu's voice sounded: "I will help Professor Zhang move the sand table so that Professor Zhang can introduce me more clearly."
The sound of moving tables sounded on the radio, followed by Zhang Kaiwu's voice.
"The host Wang Xiaohu just told me that European viewers made the most calls, followed by viewers from the Americas, and African viewers were least concerned about the current situation.
The important ones will of course be discussed later.
Let me first introduce to you the situation in Africa."
"Some people think that the Liao Kingdom was involved in the war because he provided money to aid the Shu Kingdom.
Of course it is not for this reason. Economic assistance generally does not count as intervention in war.
Only by formally sending troops can we be considered involved in the war.
Of the European countries involved in the war, the only one that everyone has an impression of is Jin.
This is because Jin joined the alliance.
During this period, the war between the alliance and the alliance made headlines many times.
The exposure in the media gave everyone an extraordinary impression of the Jin Kingdom.
The Liao Kingdom actually participated in the war, but the target of its attack was not the mainland of the vassal state, but the colonies of the vassal state.
The colonies of Song and Rui in Africa have all been annexed by Liao.
It is very difficult to develop colonies yourself, but it is very easy to seize colonies that have been developed by other countries.
Unless it is a country like Vietnam that treats its colonies as its own territory, its capital has been moved to its colonies.
Ordinary colonial wars do not require declaring war on each other.
This won't attract too much attention.
In the wars between Rui State and Shu State, and between Song State and Shu State, the biggest beneficiary was the Liao State.
The Liao Kingdom provided money to help the Shu Kingdom purchase arms, so it is not surprising that they behaved this way.
The Chu State has not yet come to an end, and it has also transferred some of its troops to the colonies to guard against the Liao State.
The Chu State's colonies in Africa provided Chu State with important gold and iron ore for its industrial development.
Even if Chu loses its colonies, it will not be able to become a great country.
The fight for colonies in Africa now seems to be the earliest one to end the dispute.
My prediction is that Africa will be the last to achieve peace.
Africa is too rich in resources and there are no powerful countries there.
Liao's strength alone could not defend such a large territory.
The current population of the Liao Kingdom is only 3.7 million, and even if we try our best to introduce more people and encourage births, there is still not enough time."
Yang Tenghu asked in surprise: "I liked photography when I was young, and I followed my family to do business in various places.
As one of the first vassal states, the Liao Kingdom left a deep impression on me.
At that time, the population of the Liao Kingdom was 3 million, and now it has at least 10 million people.
What did Mr. Zhang say? The current population of Liao is only over three million."
Zhang Kaiwu directly asked: "Are black people considered human beings?
Officials in the Liao Kingdom did not count black people’s household registration.”
Mr. Zhang Kaiwu's rhetorical question directly silenced Yang Tenghu.
Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, was sitting on a recliner, eating strawberries with the air conditioner blowing on, and listening to the sound coming from the radio.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised before.
The Liao Kingdom took advantage of several major vassal states in Europe to get involved in the war.
They directly sent troops to capture the colonies that had been built.
The Liao Kingdom has one of the largest gold mines in the world.
The country is also extremely rich in other minerals.
The Liao Kingdom only needed to sell its minerals, and its citizens could earn high incomes.
In particular, the Han people who are dependent on the major mining industry chains are all extremely wealthy.
The people are too wealthy, which is also a huge problem.
With a monthly income of less than three to five taels of silver coins, such people are extremely adventurous.
A humble life, willing to sacrifice everything for wealth.
With a monthly income of three to five hundred taels of silver, they lose their adventurous spirit.
The citizens of the Liao Kingdom were simply unwilling to take risks in developing colonies.
But plundering the colonies developed by other countries is a low-risk and high-yield thing.
When Li Qingmu, the king of Liao, heard the news about the population of Liao on the radio, he immediately switched from smiling to angry and turned off the radio.
All the problems the Liao Kingdom is encountering now can be attributed to insufficient population.
His understanding of population is still too shallow.
As a result, the Liao Kingdom missed the opportunity for rapid population growth.
Now the consensus of the Liao people has been formed.
If it absorbs less people, these people can still integrate into the Liao Kingdom.
If it absorbs too many other people, the Liao Kingdom may not be the Liao Kingdom.
Zhang Kaiwu continued his analysis: "I have already finished describing the general situation in Africa.
Next, let’s talk about the situation in America.
The situation in America is not complicated and is relatively easy to explain.
South America is the war between Cao State and Wei State.
Now the two countries are conducting tests before the war.
The decisive battle between the two countries has not yet begun.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The winner will be determined in this decisive battle, and the situation in South America will become clear.
The situation in North America is slightly more complicated.
Zhao State responded to the attacks of Yan State and Xiang State.
Judging from national strength alone, Zhao has no chance of losing.
However, not long after the founding of Zhao State, domestic conflicts were already intense.
This is because we are now an industrialized society and the pace of development is too fast.
The changes produced in one year are more dramatic than those produced in ten years in ancient times.
This problem is common to vassal countries.
The powerful people in the vassal country took away most of the benefits generated by the country's development.
The middle- and lower-class people in various countries must feel dissatisfied when they see the life of the same class in the empire.
Problems in other countries may be minor or serious, but Zhao's problem is extremely serious.
Coupled with the conflict of interests between the Sinicized indigenous people and the Han immigrants.
This directly turned Zhao Guo into a giant man with small feet, unable to show his strength.
In the south of Zhao State, with the support of Xiang State, the descendants of some of the previously wiped out federations have begun to prepare for the restoration of the country.
Zhao Guo cannot suppress this issue, and the war will drag on for who knows how long."
King Su Xiong of Zhao and the ministers of Zhao State turned on the radio to listen to the program out of curiosity.
When they heard about other countries, they were still discussing the situation in each country.
When they heard Zhao Guo's question, they immediately became silent.
Everyone present is a vested interest.
They all know about Zhao's problems, but no one can do it if they are asked to redistribute the benefits to the poor.
They talk in a high-sounding way, but no one is willing to do anything that actually benefits them.
Distributing white silver coins to the poor is a sin!
Zhao Wang Su Xiong looked at everyone with a livid face.
"An ordinary university professor can clearly see Zhao Guo's problems.
Don’t you high-ranking ministers know this?
I think it's not that you don't know, you just pretend not to know.
The situation in Zhao State is already very difficult now, and everyone must overcome the difficulties together.
You go back and think carefully, if Zhao's interests are harmed, will you gain more benefits?"
King Zhao Su Xiong didn't say too many harsh words, but everyone could hear his consciousness.
The situation of the war is developing for the better, and everything is easy to say.
If the war situation continues to collapse, King Zhao Su Xiong will raise the butcher's knife in his hand.
There is no need for a family that cannot overcome the difficulties together with Zhao to continue to exist.
This can almost be regarded as the last ultimatum given by King Zhao Su Xiong to everyone.
What happened in Zhao State did not affect the programs of Oriental Radio.
Professor Zhang Kaiwu said in a slightly humorous tone: "Many listeners called me backstage and said that my explanation was too rough and that I wanted to explain in detail the specific strategies of each country.
I can only summarize the macro situation.
Even if I knew the specific strategic nuclear war arrangements of various countries, I couldn't say anything about them.
Some strategies are half implemented by a certain country.
Let me tell you, it's not to offend anyone.
Many of the reasons for implementing these strategies are my former comrades or students I taught, and I cannot do this either."
Professor Zhang Kaiwu said this before describing the situation in Europe.
The situation in the Americas is relatively clear, and ordinary people without poor information can briefly analyze the general situation.
The situation in Europe appears to be treacherous.
Just looking at the recent situation of the four kingdoms of Chu, Rui, Song and Shu, we can see how complicated the situation in Europe is.
"The overall situation in Europe is very complex, but from a macro perspective, it can be seen simply and clearly that there are one big and two small.
What is one? That is a large-scale war.
The alliance countries composed of Wu, Yue, Jin and Qi and the alliance countries composed of Guangxi, Fujian and Tang Qing involved wars among eight vassal states.
This war is extremely complicated, but after peeling off the cocoon, it can be seen as a competition between the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers.
Which party can mobilize more power and which party can integrate internal differences as soon as possible.
It can win this war.
The situation in these eight countries is too complex, so I will not conduct an in-depth analysis here.
Otherwise, there won’t be enough time at all, and I won’t be able to finish it in three or four days.
Overall, the Allies had the advantage on the battlefield.
This view will surprise many people.
Some people say that the Allies are not united in their hearts and minds, and that their economy and transportation are not even connected. They are far inferior to the Allies who have a mixed economy and transportation.
War is related to economics, but the relationship is not that deep.
The Allied Powers had the upper hand, and the most important thing was that the Allied Powers' armies were under unified command.
A force on the battlefield that can be unified under the command of the army must be stronger than a force that cannot be under unified command.
This is not a problem that can be solved by having more capable generals.
As you can see, the troops of the Allied Powers have repeatedly passed through the hinterland of the Allied Powers.
Confederate troops also reached the core areas of the Confederacy.
This is because the major vassal states have not yet adapted to the industrial age and the power of various weapons.
They don't know how many troops they can invest to withstand the enemy's attack.
They don't know how fast a highly mechanized army can march during wartime.
In one sentence, all countries have a very shallow understanding of the current war.
When the militaries of various countries accumulate enough experience, then the incomprehensible situation like this will not occur.
Two small-scale wars in Europe also determined the fate of Europe.
The two countries of Ruishi and Shu suddenly signed an armistice agreement, which directly changed the situation in Europe.
Everyone now knows why Rui and Shu were eager to sign an armistice agreement.
The war between the Song State and the Shu State was carried out extremely quickly.
The Song Dynasty obviously wanted to use blitzkrieg to take over the Shu Kingdom at an extremely fast speed.
The Song State landed from Wanfang Mansion and Youji Mansion of Shu State and did not receive too fierce resistance.
In the early days of the landing, military progress was very rapid.
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were divided into two groups, one of which was preparing to attack Funing Mansion and cut off the road between the empire and the Shu Kingdom.
Go straight to Warsaw, capture the capital of Shu, and destroy the will of Shu to resist.
But the Song Dynasty did not expect that the Rui Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom would cease fighting so quickly.
The Shu army in the south immediately took the railway to the north to resist the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty's blitzkrieg went bankrupt, and the troops attacking Warsaw retreated and were consolidating their positions on the coast of Wanfangfu with the support of naval guns.
Another army attacked Funing Mansion with all its strength in order to cut off the Shu Kingdom's access to supplies from the empire.
The battle of Funing Mansion will determine the fate of these two countries, Song and Shu.
The State of Chu and the State of Rui had just declared war, and the war officially broke out.
I can't make any inferences about the direction of the war between these two countries.
Rui's strength has already been shown to be almost the same.
However, Chu State only showed its strength in its colonies.
The situation in various countries is not yet clear, the battlefield is ever-changing, and there are countless examples of the weak defeating the strong.
No one can predict the specific outcome of the war until the last moment.
Except for the empire, no other country has crushing strength."
The host Wang Xiaohu finished what Professor Zhang Kaiwu said.
"Thank you to Professor Zhang for taking time out of his busy schedule to be a guest on Oriental Radio to analyze the situation in the major vassal states.
Only by understanding the current situation can we make the right decision.
The era of war replaced peace and became the main theme of this period.
Next, the famous economist Mr. Yang Tenghu will tell you about the impact of current changes on the economy.
I believe the audience will be very concerned about this issue.
The war had an impact on everyone who listened, but it was a macro impact.
The war did not break out nearby, and no one could realize the cruelty of war.
But the number of silver coins in your pocket is related to the survival of the family."
After the host Wang Xiaohu said this, he immediately motioned to Yang Tenghu to pick up the microphone and start his own narration.