Switzerland was ready for all-out war and sent Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin to the front line to supervise the war.
Recall General Zhou Yaolin and send General Xu Fei to become the new commander-in-chief of the army.
King Su Lei of Rui made the decision to change generals before the battle, which showed that he was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Yaolin's performance on the battlefield.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin took the train heading north.
Rui Guo really took out his family wealth this time.
A total of 100,000 elite veterans and 100,000 new recruits were mobilized, using the old-to-new approach to accelerate the growth of the new recruits.
This army is fully equipped with various equipment, including 500 tanks and 2,000 artillery pieces of various types.
Rui's current national strength has reached its limit by deploying so many troops before it is fully mobilized.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin was not worried that the attack on Shu with an army of 200,000 would fail.
Unless Shu can win over allies and involve more countries in this war.
General Staff Officer Lu Qianjin didn't look good, mainly because Rui Wang Su Lei replaced frontline general Zhou Yaolin and arranged for Xu Fei to become the new commander-in-chief.
Zhou Yaolin is a young and middle-aged officer in the academy department. He belongs to the same branch as him, and the two have a good personal relationship.
Xu Fei was a bodyguard of King Rui Su Lei.
He studied at the Imperial Military Academy, but it was not considered an academy.
Xu Fei's ability to command operations is definitely not as good as Zhou Yaolin's.
But no one would question his loyalty to King Rui, and he would never compromise on executing King Rui's orders.
King Sule of Rui put most of Rui's army in the hands of a certain general, and this general must be his confidant.
Even if it is a close confidant, someone must supervise the army and prevent the army.
His mission this time is to supervise Xu Fei.
When Zhou Yaolin commanded the army, there were also other factions supervising him.
This is King Sule's way of balancing, not letting the army be in the hands of one person.
If something happens to the frontline generals, they can always find backup candidates.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin looked at the scenery outside the window rapidly retreating.
At the current speed of the train, we will reach the Hongshanling area in no time.
Xu Fei also took this train to go north together.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin had no idea of meeting him.
If they can maintain superficial harmony and work together for a better Switzerland, this is the best result.
It is simply impossible for the two of them to cooperate sincerely.
If Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin does this, he will soon be recalled to the capital by King Su Lei of Rui.
The country of Switzerland has a small land area. After running wildly all night, the train quickly arrived at the rear base closest to the front line.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin saw Xu Fei arrogant, and he completed the handover of command with Zhou Yaolin.
Trains carrying trains from various parts of Switzerland to the front line will also open their doors one after another.
A large number of troops and supplies were transported on the train.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin observed the expressions of new recruits at the train station.
The new recruits are all elites selected from militias from various places.
They have gone through militia training and mastered basic combat skills.
After these people join the army, they can go to the battlefield after simple training.
The battlefield is the best teacher, and with veterans leading new recruits, the overall casualties are controllable.
This is also the price Switzerland should pay for its rapid military expansion.
There is confusion, fear, and worry on the faces of the recruits, but mostly pride.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin saw the expression on his face and believed that Switzerland would definitely win this war.
Even if the Shu Kingdom resists stubbornly, they will eventually lose the war.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin met with Zhou Yaolin at his residence in the evening.
Zhou Yaolin's face looked a little pale. After he entered the room, he said in a slightly aggrieved tone: "Chief of Staff Lu, my performance in this war is quite remarkable.
I want to ensure that the front moves forward without allowing the number of casualties in the army to be too high.
I was dancing with shackles, and to achieve the results I have now, I think I did a pretty good job.
Some time ago, we broke through the first line of defense of the Shu army.
If you grind harder this time, you may be able to break through the Shu army's second line of defense.
The imperial court does not allow us to attack places outside the Hongshanling area.
Otherwise, if I lead my troops to pass through the heavily defended Hongshanling area and directly cut off the Shu Kingdom's communication lines, this war would have been over long ago."
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin listened to General Zhou Yaolin's complaints.
He was right, the Swedish army was indeed dancing with shackles on during the battle.
In order not to expand the trouble, the imperial court did not simply limit the war to the Hongshanling area.
It also limits many tactics that can be used in conventional warfare.
When Rui State attacked the Hongshanling area before, its original purpose was just to prevent Shu from occupying the Hongshanling area without saying a word.
At that time, the Shu Kingdom was willing to compensate the Rui Kingdom, and the war would be over soon.
Things were deteriorating at that time, and neither country had any steps to go down.
Looking back now, I can see that there were some behind-the-scenes hands who were behind this incident.
General Zhou Yaolin asked: "I have led the army to understand the true combat effectiveness of the Shu army.
The next people only need to follow the instructions, and they will be able to achieve the fastest results, because this merit is based on.
These situations were already anticipated when I set off for the expedition.
But the only thing I don't understand is that the tactics I used to test Xu Fei's plan were not as cautious as mine.
I am here to ask the Chief of Staff of the General Staff of the People's Republic of China whether the Governor's Office has loosened its grip on the army and can use more tactics."
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin looked at Zhou Yaolin with an expression of dissatisfaction.
He could only nod his head and said helplessly: "That's true, now and then.
The situation in Europe is changing too fast now. Things that may have affected the overall turmoil in Europe before are irrelevant now.
It’s not that you don’t know how tense the situation in Europe is.
Our country must try its best to avoid becoming the eye of the storm sweeping Europe."
When Zhou Yaolin heard this situation, he sighed and said: "In the final analysis, I am not strong enough and the Swedish army is not strong enough.
The strength in my hand is really strong. I should have eliminated the enemies in the Hongshanling area early, so why let things develop like this?"
When Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin saw that General Zhou Yaolin had his own ideas, he did not need to persuade him.
He asked: "General Zhou, you have served in the northern part of the empire for many years and know the Shu army well.
What do you think the Shu army is most afraid of now?"
General Zhou Yaolin had just finished venting his frustration.
He had fought with Shu for such a long time and wanted to leave his experience behind.
Although he is not here, the combat methods passed down by him can still kill Shu.
This is also a happy thing.
Zhou Yaolin sat on a chair, lit a cigarette and fell into memories.
"The Shu army is very resilient and they are all good sons of the Han family.
In other words, they are an army with great courage.
The two armies were fighting with bayonets, showing a situation of even strength.
But the Shu army is not without its weaknesses. The biggest weakness is that the number of technical officers is scarce and their level is very low.
The Kingdom of Shu was only an agricultural country before and had not been exposed to many advanced weapons and equipment.
The Shu army obtained weapons and equipment from the empire. Generally speaking, firearms are easy to use and can be used after a few times.
For weapons that rely heavily on technology, the Shu army is somewhat unable to use them.
The Shu army's artillery was not powerful enough to suppress them. If they had not been hiding in the fort, they would have been razed to the ground by our artillery.
The Shu Army's technology has improved somewhat compared to the beginning, but for military services with high technical requirements, the Shu Army cannot imitate them in a short period of time.
We can take advantage of this weakness of the Shu army to gain advantages in certain local battlefields.
The Shu army also recognized their weakness, but there was nothing they could do in a short period of time."
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin stood up and patted Zhou Yaolin on the shoulder.
"Yao Lin, you have worked hard during this time.
You can take a break for the time being and don't be too decadent.
The war between our country and Shu cannot be resolved in a short time.
The number of generals in the country who can fight with large armies can be counted on one hand.
As the war continued, the court also needed more capable generals to lead the war.
At that time, King Rui Su Lei will definitely give priority to Brother Yaolin."
When Zhou Yaolin heard the news, his expression immediately turned gloomy, and he asked in surprise: "Brother Lu, is what you said true?"
Lu Qianjin smiled and nodded: "Mobilization has begun in the country.
Now we can mobilize 200,000 troops. I think after the mobilization is completed, there will be no problem with 400,000 troops.
This requires multiple commanders, and Brother Yaolin is rich in experience, so he is definitely the one with the greatest chance."
When Zhou Yaolin heard the news, his anger returned.
He bid farewell to Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin and took a train back to the capital.
When Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin saw Zhou Yaolin leaving, he sighed slightly.
He said this to Zhou Yaolin just to save Zhou Yaolin's morale.
If this spirit does not dissipate, Zhou Yaolin can return to the battlefield at any time.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin thought that Zhou Yaolin's handover process would take many days.
He didn't expect that all the situations would be dealt with in just one day.
This shows King Rui’s eagerness to recall Zhou Yaolin.
Switzerland has transported troops to the border on a large scale and accumulated a large number of troops along the line of actual control between the two countries.
This situation has attracted the attention of many countries.
They all knew that a large-scale war was bound to break out between Rui and Shu.
Various European countries were shaken, and Shu was the most shaken.
In the Palace of Shu in Warsaw, Kingdom of Shu, the lights are still brightly lit in the middle of the night.
King Qian Mingyi of Shu learned about the movements of Rui State.
Even though it was already late at night, he put on his clothes and immediately summoned the ministers to the palace to give a speech.
Ministers of Shu Kingdom, the door of their home was knocked by the yellow-haired eunuch.
They knew immediately that something big must have happened, otherwise the King of Shu would never have summoned him so late.
They did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately headed to the Shu Palace.
The lights in the Shu Palace were brightly lit, and the little yellow-haired eunuch shuttled among the crowd, delivering relevant information to every minister.
King Qian Mingyi of Shu saw that all the ministers had finished reading.
He frowned: "During the day today, we discovered that there was something big going on in Rui.
Domestic trains are intensively used, and it is obvious to everyone what kind of goods they are specially transported.
At night, specific news came. As expected, Switzerland was transporting troops and military supplies.
Preliminary estimates indicate that the Swiss army has 200,000 troops stationed on the front line of Hongshanling.
The small Hongshan Ridge is not worth the investment of Ruiguo.
What Rui Guo wants is not Hongshanling, he is eyeing our entire Shu Kingdom.
In order to deal with this threat from Rui, what should we, Shu, do?"
King Qian Mingyi of Shu raised this question.
All the civil and military officials looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
Chief of General Staff Zhao Zhifang bowed first, and then said: "Your Majesty, I think there is nothing to discuss about this matter. The troops will block it, and the water will cover it.
We must bring out an army of the same size and have a collision in the Hongshanling area.
If we can't even send troops, we Shu will be laughed at by European countries."
The Grand Governor He Feng suggested: "Rui is so ambitious. They are well prepared this time and their target is definitely not Hongshan Ridge.
We need to make plans early, not only in the Hongshanling area, but also in areas close to the border within the country."
Prime Minister Li Jiu frowned and said: "Mobilizing the army requires a lot of money, and we are most short of money now.
Every once in a while, supplies need to be purchased from the empire.
Our country's military industry has not yet been established, and the military industry can only meet the needs of a small part of the weapons.
It is extremely uneconomical to just purchase weapons and ammunition from the empire.
In order to achieve this goal, the cabinet invested a large amount of silver coins to support domestic factories.
Now that these factory results are coming, we should keep going."
The ministers of the Shu Kingdom spoke one after another, and they all supported the Shu Kingdom's immediate counterattack.
But a core question is where the money comes from.
Qian Mingyi, the king of Shu, asked with a smile: "I will solve the money problem, and the Hongshanling area is the most serious area."
Cabinet minister Xu Huaiying suggested: "If the king solves the problem of lack of money, then this problem will be easily solved.
We purchase a large amount of supplies from the empire and arm the domestically trained militia.
Let these militiamen survive on the battlefield as much as possible and transform into veterans.
As long as the army in our hands can fight, even if we lose nearly half of our country, we can regain it."
King Qian Mingyi of Shu saw that all the ministers were very happy.
No one on this occasion talked about surrender.
They all suggested that Shu take reciprocal measures.
Qian Mingyi, King of Shu, said with satisfaction: "My dear friends, please make early preparations, especially tell the troops in the Hongshanling area and ask them to hold on for a while longer. Reinforcements will arrive soon.
This time we will have a clear winner against Switzerland.
If Rui wants to fight a full-scale war, we, Shu, will fight with him."
King Qian Mingyi of Shu finished explaining his position, and the meeting ended.
This time, he mainly wanted to reassure the ministers of Shu and let them know that Shu still had backup plans.
Beware of some people, because they are disappointed with Shu and have secret connections with Rui.
King Qian Mingyi of Shu summoned his ministers, but he did not leave.
Not long after, the little eunuch Huang Mao brought over another businessman.
King Qian Mingyi of Shu looked at this man and said: "Mr. Zhao Yizhuo, the war between our country of Shu and the country of Rui is about to escalate.
Shu has exceeded its previous promises.
Have you expressed anything?
The Kingdom of Shu will formulate its next strategy based on your performance."
Zhao Yizhuo took a deep breath. Regarding this issue, he had already received authorization.
He never thought that Shu could reach this point.
His benefactor previously just wanted Shu to hold back the development of Rui.
Zhao Yizhuo said firmly: "The King of Shu should believe in our credibility. If Shu performs well, our support will never end."
When King Qian Mingyi of Shu heard this promise, a smile appeared on his face.
With the support of the imperial prince Su Shu, the Shu State still dared to fight this war before it improved its military industry.