Chapter 1154 The decisive battle between Cao and Wei (3)
August 18, 4364 (1667 AD).
The rainy season in Central and South America has officially ended. The weather is still very hot, but the air is much drier.
A regular weekly court meeting is taking place in King Cao's palace.
Small meetings are held for big things, and big meetings are held for small things.
The court meeting usually does not solve problems, but announces the country's policies to the ministers and the people.
King Cao Li Dazhuang was listening to the argument between officials from the Railway Department of the Ministry of Industry and the Finance Department of the Ministry of Household below, and they were spitting at each other.
They argued over whether to introduce Imperial diesel locomotives.
Most of the trains currently running on Cao State's railways are Cao State's own steam trains.
The quality of Cao's steam trains is not as good as the steam trains produced in the empire, but the price is very cheap.
There is no problem with its safety, at least if it is well maintained, there will be no accidents.
This trivial matter was not worth the fate of King Cao Li Dazhuang. He looked at the two officials to see who could convince the most people.
King Cao Li Dazhuang was listening with great interest when the eunuch Digua quietly walked to his ear and reported a piece of news.
After hearing this, King Cao Li Dazhuang burst into laughter regardless of the solemn occasion of the court meeting.
The two officials who were arguing at the court immediately turned pale.
They thought it was Cao Wang Li Dazhuang who was so angry that he laughed back.
They secretly thought something was wrong. In the past, officials often quarreled at court meetings.
Unexpectedly, something happened when it was their turn.
The legs of the two parties were trembling, but they pretended to be nonchalant and continued to argue. However, the explosive smell of their words immediately subsided.
Governor Kong Erniu, Prime Minister Liu Yuanshan and others were more familiar with King Cao Li Dazhuang.
Seeing the appearance of King Cao Li Dazhuang, he immediately realized that something great that might affect the development of Cao State would make King Cao Li Dazhuang lose his temper like this.
King Cao Li Dazhuang did not leave the ministers puzzled for too long.
After he finished laughing, he said excitedly: "In the war between Cao and Wei, the final victory will definitely belong to Cao.
I can already see the future development.
Just to mention one thing, our Cao State has completed all-round mobilization in response to the national war.
Mobilization capabilities are very important for an industrial country.
I heard an expert on Oriental Radio program speak very well before.
In a war between industrialized countries, the most important factor that affects the outcome is not the specific industrial strength or the balance of power on paper between the armies.
It's about how much power this country can mobilize.
I highly recommend this theory.
Even though there were 300,000 elite soldiers at hand, the country was slow to respond.
It was not possible to mobilize this force in time and put it on the battlefield as soon as possible.
Such a large number of troops is also an ineffective force and cannot play its due role at all.
The king has just received the news, and the Wei State has just begun to carry out full mobilization.
It's too late, it's too late.
This shows that as long as our army can overwhelm the hundreds of thousands of Wei troops on the front line.
Wei State has no time to mobilize and will definitely lose this war."
When the officials of Cao State heard the impassioned speech of King Cao Li Dazhuang, they became more confident.
King Cao Li Dazhuang smiled happily when he saw everyone's performance.
At that time, he chose Cao State to fully mobilize, but he actually didn't think too much about it.
The main reason is the unique system of Cao State, which puts the army first in everything.
Cao State carried out comprehensive mobilization, and the damage to the country was not as obvious as other countries.
It can also increase the strength of Cao State at an extremely fast speed.
Another important reason is the combined threat of Wei and Zhao.
Looking at the strength of Wei State alone, he is on par with Cao State in terms of strength.
Without a real fight, there is no way to determine the strength of the two countries and which side is stronger.
But with the addition of Wei and Zhao, there is no doubt about the result.
Even the three-year-old children on the roadside did not believe that Cao could defeat the alliance formed by Wei and Zhao.
In order to protect themselves at that time, Cao Guo could only find ways to improve its own strength.
King Cao and Li Dazhuang have already made preparations for the failure of the frontline troops and the enemy's attack on the city.
Cao Guodu has prepared weapons of mass destruction.
Poison gas bombs, white phosphorus bombs, petroleum incendiary bombs and other types of bombs are available.
Li Dazhuang would rather King Cao misbehave and even anger Emperor Su He and make him a prisoner.
He also wanted to pass on the hard-earned throne to his son, and he would never allow the country he established to be destroyed by the Zhao Wei coalition forces.
The existence of the Zhao-Wei alliance not only put great pressure on King Cao Li Dazhuang.
Officials at the center of the Cao Kingdom were also afraid of the strength of the Zhao-Wei alliance.
The performance that King Cao Li Dazhuang just performed was to break the fear in the hearts of officials and enhance their confidence in the country.
If the central officials are not confident about the upcoming war.
How could the ordinary people of Cao State dare to believe that Cao State would win?
If ordinary people do not believe that Cao Guo can win, then Cao Guo will really lose.
Duke Liu Yuanzheng of Lu shouted loudly: "Wei's short-sightedness reflects Cao's far-sightedness.
Cao Guo will definitely win this war."
He paused for a moment and shouted again: "Cao Guo will win."
The officials attending the court meeting realized that this was an excellent opportunity to show their loyalty.
When Lu Guogong Liu Yuanzheng shouted for the second time, several officials shouted with him.
When Lu Guogong Liu Yuanzheng shouted for the third time, most of the officials had already participated.
They shouted in unison: "Cao Guo will win."
The sound resounded through the sky, shocking the guards standing guard outside. They didn't know what happened in the court to make the officials behave like this.
King Cao Li Dazhuang looked at Lu Guogong Liu Yuanzheng with a gentle face.
His brother-in-law is not very reliable in leading an army in battle.
Let him try to lead troops to fight, and it is simply impossible for Adou to support him.
But I'm pretty reliable at what I do, especially my performance today.
He knew that most of these excited officials were expressing themselves.
But being able to do this is enough.
Whether they believe that Cao Guo can win is very important, but it is not the most important.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The most important point is that their performance made the people of Cao State believe that Cao State can win.
This is extremely important, as long as the people of Cao State can see the hope of victory and understand the benefits they can gain from Cao State's victory.
People's enthusiasm for doing things will be greatly improved.
The performance of officials in the court will definitely be passed on to the State of Wei.
Wei will definitely feel the pressure when they see Cao's monarchs and ministers united as one.
Wei Guo is likely to make some mistakes because of this.
The two countries Cao and Wei are now fighting for the bottom line. Whoever makes fewer mistakes will have a chance to win this war.
King Cao Li Dazhuang did not stop the officials from shouting. The longer they shouted, the better the effect.
He saw that some officials' voices were shouting hoarse, and then they slowly stopped.
King Cao Li Dazhuang signaled the eunuch Digua with his eyes.
The great eunuch Digua was sent to serve King Cao Li Dazhuang since the Han people conquered his tribe.
He was very good at figuring out the thoughts of King Cao Li Dazhuang.
When he saw the look in Cao Wang Li Dazhuang's eyes, he immediately understood what it meant.
The great eunuch Digua secretly made a gesture to the outside.
The little eunuch on duty outside understood immediately and connected the microphone next to King Cao Li Dazhuang.
The voice of King Cao Li Dazhuang will be transmitted to the ears of every official through loudspeakers scattered around.
There was a squeaking sound of electricity, and everyone present understood that the speaker's power had been turned on.
When King Cao Li Dazhuang saw that everything was ready, he immediately said: "The performance of all your beloved ministers today makes me very pleased.
The country has reached a moment of life and death. Only by working together can all members of the Cao Kingdom survive this crisis.
From you, I see the hope that Cao State can survive this crisis.
We, the monarch and the ministers, can overcome any difficulties by working together.
Wei is already preparing for full-scale mobilization. We must not wait for Wei to complete mobilization before attacking.
At this time, Wei was at its weakest moment in the next few years.
The rainy season, which makes large-scale operations impossible, has also ended.
It's just right for us to attack Wei.
There was something I said just now that I didn’t mean strictly.
Our country and the State of Wei have already declared war, so this should not be an attack on the State of Wei, but a general attack on the State of Wei."
King Cao Li Dazhuang just took this opportunity to inform Cao that he was about to launch a general attack on Wei.
He had already discussed the real battle plan with the generals in the Governor's Mansion.
The occasion of the court meeting was not suitable for an open attack plan.
How to attack Wei needs to be strictly kept secret and must not be leaked easily.
King Cao Li Dazhuang announced a general attack on Wei.
The officials immediately shouted the slogan that Cao Guo would win again.
The meeting ended with hoarse shouts from the officials.
The news that Cao State launched a general attack on Wei State spread rapidly through radio stations and newspapers.
…
An ordinary restaurant in the industrial zone on the outskirts of the capital of Cao State.
Several workers were drinking, and the voice of King Cao Li Dazhuang came from the loudspeaker in the center of the tavern.
"We will launch a general attack on Wei, and Cao will win."
Several workers who were drinking immediately started discussing the matter.
Most of the female textile workers in the industrial zone are concerned about the shortcomings of their parents, the price of goods, and the performance of their children.
Male workers are more concerned about national affairs, especially matters involving their own interests.
The bearded man took a sip of wine and said, "What do you think about this matter? Can our country really win the war?"
Both sides suffered losses in the last war, and our country did not gain much benefit.
This caused the military to cut orders, and our factory's efficiency immediately declined.
Now that the military's orders have increased, we are living a good life again.
I don’t want the military to lose the battle and return to the miserable days before.”
The square-faced man said confidently: "Since the imperial court can publicize in a big way that it will launch a general attack on Wei.
This was another time the imperial court chose to take the initiative to attack Wei.
The imperial court is not certain and will never do such a thing.
All we know about the situation are the fragments we heard on the radio.
If we cannot understand the whole situation, we cannot make accurate judgments.”
The round-faced man drank a glass of wine, shook his head and said: "What kind of war are we fighting? If so many people are killed in a war, we may not get any benefits.
It would be great if everyone can do business safely."
The bearded man said disdainfully: "Even if we want to do business safely, Wei may not be willing.
Mr. Mi Youde from Chu State put it very well. This situation is a conflict of geographical interests.
Unless our country is surrounded by weak countries like Qi State.
Otherwise, countries will inevitably have conflicts due to conflicts of geographical interests."
The square-faced man sighed with emotion: "I hope our country can succeed this time. I don't want to be a subjugated slave and live a homeless life again."
Our country chose to take the initiative to attack and has not yet defeated the opponent, which would be really embarrassing."
The bearded man waved his hands and said, "It shouldn't be that miserable.
In the early stages of the war, our army's performance has been good.
My third son is serving as a soldier on the front line, and I envy the treatment he receives.
If the imperial court invests so much material into the army, it will definitely produce an elite army."
Not only their table, but also many guests in the restaurant were discussing how Cao Jun would perform?
Everyone in Cao State is paying attention to the outcome of the first battle of this decisive battle.
Not only the people of Cao State valued it, but also the King of Cao Li Dazhuang.
In the palace, Grand Governor Kong Erniu stood in front of the sand table and introduced Cao Jun's action plan.
"Your Majesty, the first battle is extremely important.
Winning the first battle can boost morale.
Let the army, officials, and people eliminate their fear of Wei.
In order to ensure that our army will win the first battle, and at the same time implement the concept of making the best use of everything.
This time we divided our troops into three groups to attack Wei.
The main force is Shanshan Mansion's more than 200,000 troops.
Army generals Yu Xingchen, Mi Youbei, and Liu Ziqian formed a joint command headquarters to jointly command the army's operations.
The direction of Shanyue Mansion is the absolute main force, and the Wei army he attacks is also the main force of Wei.
The Metropolitan Governor's Office determined that the army in this direction would be in a state of anxiety within a short period of time, making it difficult to determine the outcome.
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The governor's office sent two partial divisions.
The navy and marines commanded by the naval general Xue Qi will land at Beiling Mansion or Morikawa Mansion in the north of Wei State.
The core of the Wei state was the land along the Daliang River.
They don't pay much attention to the defense of the north.
The Marine Corps only has more than 6,000 people, but it won't be too difficult to cooperate with the Navy's warships to capture a port city.
Army general Fu Hong will command the mountain jungle warfare troops and find a way to pass through the tropical rainforest to the hinterland of Wei.
Because it’s easy to get lost in tropical rainforests.
It was not suitable for a large army to travel through, so we finally chose three thousand elite soldiers.
No goals are set for them, and they are left to find high-value goals based on specific circumstances.
As long as one of these two partial divisions succeeds, we can trumpet that our country has achieved a staged victory.
No matter how Wei Guo refuted it, they could not deny that our country had indeed won."
King Cao Li Dazhuang was not worried about the main force and the navy, he was more worried about the mountain and jungle warfare troops.
His previous idea was that they would pass through a section of the jungle that was almost cleared, harassing the people of Wei and causing panic in the local area.
The arrangement of the Governor's Office was to use this force as a surprise force to directly travel through dozens or hundreds of kilometers of jungle to the hinterland of Wei State.
King Cao Li Dazhuang asked worriedly: "Is the route you have chosen for General Fu Hong too dangerous?"
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is not a forced arrangement by our Grand Governor's Office, but a strong request from General Fu Hong.
General Fu Hong is confident that he can complete this mission."
King Cao Li Dazhuang read the arrangements of the Governor's Mansion.
He said with emotion: "The next step will be to see the performance of the frontline generals. We just need to do a good job in logistics."