King Sule of Rui made it clear that Rui's territory must not be given up.
None of the ministers of the Rui State dared to give up Hongshan Ridge, a territory belonging to the Rui State.
Dare to give up nominal territory without starting a war.
For most of Chinese history, anyone who proposed this statement would be despised.
Only the Song Dynasty, a deformed dynasty, had civilian officials absolutely suppressing military generals.
As the prime minister, Sima Guang would give up the large territory he had won after winning the war.
Since the establishment of the separation of civil and military rule in the empire, the backbone of military commanders has stood upright again.
Any civil servant who dares to cede territory and seek peace will be expelled from the court.
Switzerland has set a general direction, and the next discussion will all focus on how to fight this war?
The countdown to war has entered, and no one doubts this fact.
The attitude of King Rui Sule was conveyed to all ministers to prepare for the unification of thoughts within the country.
Three days later, King Rui Su Lei summoned all ministers again for a prelude meeting.
Prime Minister Yu Tianfang, on behalf of the civilian officials, made suggestions: "The king, ministers and others suggest that this war be limited to the Hongshanling area.
Because the time is too short, our country in Switzerland is not yet ready for a full-scale war.
Shu is an agricultural country, but it received a large amount of loans from the empire and purchased a large amount of military equipment.
We cannot treat Shu as an agricultural country, we must treat it as a well-matched opponent. Only by expecting the enemy to be wider can we have more room for maneuver.
After the war begins, we cannot yet predict the choices of other countries.
Once we entered a state of all-out war with Shu, the war situation also reached a stalemate.
Once this happens, some countries choose to attack us.
When this happens, we will be extremely passive.
As long as the Hongshanling area is captured, Shu will lose its large-scale iron mines, and it will also lose the possibility of becoming an industrialized country.
They could not fill the holes of the war just by relying on loans from the empire.
The war may continue, but victory will be ours.
There is also an extremely important point. We, the Swiss country, are attacking the Hongshanling area, because the Hongshanling area nominally belongs to the Swiss country.
We were just competing with Shu over disputed territory, and the conflict broke out between the two countries.
This conflict does not require a declaration of war between the two countries.
If a full-scale war breaks out between the two countries, both countries will need to declare war.
Once the two countries declare war, the situation will be completely out of control."
King Rui Su Lei listened to the opinions of Prime Minister Yu Tianfang.
Civilians support the war, but they want to control the scale of the war and do not want the two countries to declare war and enter a state of all-out war.
What he said makes sense. The Rui Kingdom cannot put all its power in the Shu Kingdom.
It can be said that the country around Switzerland is surrounded by wolves. Switzerland must consider that some countries will take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it.
As for undeclared war, there are so many ways to avoid it, King Rui Su Lei can think of several ways that leave people speechless.
For example, there is an all-out war between Rui and Shu, and the two countries have already declared war.
A third-party country formed an alliance with Shu.
Their country's army received the military uniforms and flags of Shu and attacked in the name of Shu army.
They are just fulfilling the obligations of allied countries.
Even without declaring war, you can still attack using this method.
The environments of Shu and Rui are different. Shu only has to face one opponent: Rui.
The northwest of the Shu Kingdom is the territory of the Song Kingdom on the European continent.
This territory is in an extremely cold place and has a very sparse population.
Song is also a country with a relatively backward army, and the northwest of Shu poses little threat.
Shu borders the empire to the north and east.
The empire has stated in advance that it will not intervene in disputes between vassal states.
The Kingdom of Shu has a small amount of land bordering the Kingdom of Gui.
But the Four Kingdoms Alliance formed by the Gui Kingdom is confronting the Three Kingdoms Alliance formed by the Wu Kingdom.
The Gui Kingdom will never make any noise in the north and engage in a two-front war.
The Shu Kingdom only needs to face the threat from the Rui Kingdom.
Rui Wang Su Lei looked at the Grand Governor Qi Kuohai.
He already understood the civil servants' thoughts.
If the generals have similar ideas, Switzerland will implement this strategic plan.
Grand Governor Qi Kuohai saw King Rui Su Lei looking over.
He immediately stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, after the research of many colleagues in the Governor's Office.
Our Metropolitan Government believes that the scale of the war should be controlled.
Most of our army are new recruits who have never been on the battlefield.
Even if new recruits have advanced weapons, they cannot become elite soldiers.
The situation in Europe is constantly changing, and the Hongshanling area is a good training ground.
We use the Hongshanling area to train troops, and we will have sufficient confidence to deal with greater threats in the future."
Of course, the Grand Governor Qi Kuohai wanted to start a full-scale war and compete for more benefits for the Grand Governor's Mansion.
But they weighed the pros and cons and decided not to be too hasty.
The situation in Europe has reached a stage of simmering fire.
No one can predict what the future situation in Europe will be like.
Switzerland is not a weak country that must gamble on its national fortunes.
Rui has put all its strength into the fight. If it makes the wrong choice, it will cause extremely serious consequences.
Rui State only invested part of its troops to fight for the Hongshanling area.
With this choice, you can advance to attack and retreat to defend.
King Sule of Rui saw that the cabinet and the governor's office were in agreement.
He also just wants to get the Hongshanling Iron Mine.
While interrupting the industrialization process of Shu, it can also increase the industrial heritage of Rui.
King Rui Sulei made the final decision: "Then it is decided that this war will be limited to the Hongshanling area.
I think the Kingdom of Shu would never have imagined that we would go to war without declaring it.
In war, one must be surprised in order to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the results.
Has the Metropolitan Government formulated a detailed plan?"
When Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin heard King Rui's inquiry, he immediately introduced: "Your Majesty, our General Staff of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has different plans for the future situation.
Plans have been made in advance for conflicts with Shu over the competition for the Hongshanling area.
There is not only this plan, but also related plans for the intervention of third-party countries.
Our country is preparing to dispatch 50,000 people, carrying a large number of heavy weapons, to gradually advance.
We must use the powerful firepower supply of industrial countries to gradually push back Shu's position.
This war is also a way for our country to show its muscles to the outside world and let them see how powerful our army is.
The troops on the front line are ready and ready to launch an attack at any time.
The army's weapons, ammunition and combat supplies have already arrived at the front line.
Even if the king issues a combat order now, the frontline troops can cross the actual control areas of the two countries and launch an attack on the Shu army."
King Rui Su Lei nodded with satisfaction. Most of the officials in the Metropolitan Governor's Office were top students from the Imperial Military Academy who had experienced the war.
He only needs to control the general direction and how to fight the war, King Rui Su Lei does not need to interfere.
He doesn't have the skills of his father, so he only needs to give enough trust to the generals and let them fight the war well.
King Su Lei of Rui thought for a moment and then ordered: "I know that all generals will be able to command the army well in battle.
I don't know much about war, so the only thing I can do is to give all generals full trust.
I have read the book on war, and I highly recommend it: The soldier is crafty.
New Year's Eve is the most important festival for us Han people.
Even in times of war, the two armies will not fight on this day.
We are going to do the opposite and launch an attack on New Year's Eve.
On this day, the Shu army's defense is extremely fragile and will achieve greater results."
When Prime Minister Yu Tianfang heard about the time of the war, he frowned slightly and suggested: "Your Majesty, on New Year's Eve, not only the other side's soldiers have no fighting spirit, but our soldiers are also the same.
You may not be able to achieve additional results as expected.
Doing so will also affect how the outside world views our country."
The Grand Governor Qi Kuohai also suggested: "Your Majesty, even if it is one day earlier, attack on December 30th.
When the battle is won, we will celebrate by eating dumplings on the enemy's position.
If the war situation is not going well, taking advantage of the New Year's Eve festival can also allow the army to adjust its tactics in time."
Rui Wang Sulei is a person who is easy to listen to advice.
Neither the Prime Minister nor the Governor recommended an attack on New Year's Eve.
This not only confuses the mentality of the opponent's army, but also affects the morale of your own army.
King Rui Su Lei changed his words and said: "Okay then! The army will attack one day in advance.
The offensive must be continuous and the enemy must not be given a chance to breathe."
The Grand Governor Qi Kuohai breathed a sigh of relief. It was only one day ahead of schedule and everything was much easier to arrange.
The governor-general of the Rui Kingdom received the order to start the war, and they immediately began to get busy.
Now there is only more than half a month left before the war begins.
The front line has already stocked up with enough supplies for the army.
But the Grand Governor still had to coordinate the attack rhythm of the various armies on the front line.
This conflict between the two countries is the best place to demonstrate the strength of the two countries to the outside world.
This war was fought successfully, and Switzerland became a regional power.
If it does not fight well, Switzerland's status will plummet and it will not be recognized by other countries.
The telegram in the Governor's Mansion kept ticking.
The sound of shaking phones and fierce arguments also filled the Governor's Mansion.
The country of Rui is intensively preparing for this war.
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Changping of Chu State.
As a neighbor of Rui State, Chu State has always paid great attention to the domestic situation of Rui State.
The smell of gunpowder smoke between the Kingdom of Rui and the Kingdom of Shu is getting stronger and stronger.
The rhetoric between the diplomats of Rui and Shu became more and more fierce day by day.
The people of Chu State had already expected that Rui State and Shu State would fight.
But none of them could make an accurate judgment about the start of the war.
The only person in Chu State who made an accurate judgment on the time of the war was Mi Youde, the editor-in-chief of the "Geographical Interests" magazine.
December 30, seven o'clock in the morning.
As the New Year approaches, most people go home for the holidays, and the Chu State Radio Station held a special program.
Mi Youde is being interviewed by Chu State Radio Station.
His answer was transmitted along the electromagnetic wave to the entire Chu State.
The host asked politely: "Mr. Mi Youde, you previously predicted that a war would break out between Rui and Shu before the end of the month.
It is already the end of the month, and Rui and Shu have not yet declared war.
Mr. Mi Youde's prediction is not accurate. Please tell me what circumstances caused the error."
Your face darkened and you glared at the inquiring host.
This is a radio program, expressions cannot be conveyed.
His tone was still calm and steady, and he replied unhurriedly: "How can predictions be correct every time?
If I can really get it right every time, then I am not a scholar, but a magician.
I previously predicted that the patience of Rui and Shu would be limited.
But now it seems that the two countries are extremely tolerant.
There are 200,000 troops in the actual control area between the two countries, and there is still no incident of gunfire.
I am also surprised that the two countries can achieve such tacit understanding.
I now speculate that the two countries are not ready for war.
One of the two countries has completed preparations for war, and the smoke of gunpowder has filled the Hongshanling area.
My prediction is that there is no big problem with the overall direction.
The development trend of Rui and Shu has not changed, and they are rushing towards war."
After listening, the host asked doubtfully: "Mr. Mi Youde still insists on his opinion and believes that a war will break out between the two countries in the near future.
But as far as I know, even today, Rui and Shu have not declared war.
According to the arrangement of the empire, the two countries are only allowed to engage in acts of war after declaring war.
If one country, Rui State or Shu State, does not declare war, the war will not break out.
Now the situation is dragging on, which will be extremely powerful for Shu.
The Kingdom of Shu is mining iron ore in the Hongshanling area to improve its country's industrial chain.
The longer the time goes on, the more mature the industrial development of Shu will be, the less dependent it will be on the outside world, and the higher the possibility of victory will be.
I think there are many smart people in Shu, and they will definitely not agree to Rui’s declaration of war."
When Mr. Mi Youde heard this question, he rolled his eyes and said helplessly: "Theoretically, as long as the two countries do not declare war, they will not enter a state of war.
If a country declares war without declaring war, it is an act of invasion against another vassal country.
The invaded Sweet Potato Country can completely request the protection of the suzerain country.
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There is a huge gap between theory and practice. What is impossible in theory, there are many ways to break through in practice."
As soon as Mi Youde finished saying this, the director immediately announced an important piece of news through the headphones.
The host responded quickly, holding back the questions he was about to ask and reporting the latest news.
"Here's an important piece of news.
December 30th at 6:30 in the morning.
The Swiss army launched an attack on the Hongshanling area without declaring war.
The Shu army resisted tenaciously, and war officially broke out between the two countries."
After the host reported the news, his eyes widened in shock and he couldn't believe it.
He immediately changed the question: "Mr. Mi Youde, what do you think about Switzerland's undeclared war?"
The director's words also came from Mi Youde's headphones.
He not only introduced the news, but also informed the host and guests of the announcements between Ruishi and Shu.
Mi Youde combined the limited information and replied: "This is what I just said, the theory is just a theory.
Switzerland has announced its reasons for not declaring war.
They believe that the Hongshanling area is the territory of Switzerland, and they expel enemies who illegally occupy their territory. This is to suppress bandits, not a foreign war."
When the host heard this explanation, his eyes widened and he couldn't believe it.
He couldn't control himself and blurted out: "Is this okay? This is too childish."
Mi Youde said seriously: "There is no legal problem with Rui's doing this.
The two countries have not declared war. My previous prediction was only half correct.
I can still make a prediction now.
The scale of this war will not be too big."
The news that the two countries of Ruishi and Shu are at war made this program an anticlimax.
The most important job of the Chu State Radio Station became to broadcast the war situation between the two countries.
