4363 years (AD 1666), November 9th, 10 o'clock in the morning.
Rich families and major taverns and teahouses in European countries own radios.
They turned on the radio one after another and listened to Oriental Radio's "War Observation" program on time.
Eastern Radio is so powerful that in just over half a year, its broadcast signal towers have spread all over major cities in Europe, America, Africa and other continents.
Oriental Radio quickly became popular in various countries because of its courage to tell the truth and accurate and rapid news.
Especially in Wu State, all the media did not discuss the failure of the front line.
After Oriental Radio was launched, it didn't shy away from it at all. It directly pointed out Wu Jun's failure in the program and analyzed the reasons for the failure.
This situation not only caused public opinion in Wu State to explode, but also established the credibility of Oriental Radio.
In a pub in the suburb of Wu Guojian Ye, several engineers were preparing to go home and rest after working the night shift.
They gathered in the tavern to fill their stomachs and connect with each other.
The loudspeaker in the hotel lobby is playing a radio program.
"Welcome to all listeners to listen to Oriental Radio's "War Observation" program.
I am the host Wang Xiaohu.
Today we invite Mr. Mi Youde, Viscount Niu Feng, a well-known general in the empire, a famous scholar of Chu State, and the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Geographical Interests" to be our guest on the program."
"Viscount Niu Feng, what do you think of the combat performance of the Four Kingdoms Alliance, dominated by the Gui Kingdom, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance, dominated by the Wu Kingdom, during this period?"
General Niu Feng analyzed with great aura: "There is actually nothing to say about the battle between Wu and Gui. It is just about using advanced weapons to suppress backward weapons.
Use a barely adequate army to suppress the rabble."
The host, Wang Xiaohu, couldn't hold back when he heard General Niu Feng's rude words.
"General Niu Feng, we are all non-professionals and we don't quite understand what you are saying.
Please try your best to briefly describe the specific situation in plain language."
The reason why General Niu Feng is on the show is to promote the weapons of the empire.
But he cannot just talk nonsense. What he says must be convinced by ordinary people and professional soldiers in order to achieve his goal.
"Wu Jun's defeat was actually decided before the war.
Whether the Wu army's defense line can be defended or not depends mainly on the strength of the artillery on both sides.
No matter how strong the reinforced concrete is, it cannot withstand long-term bombing.
Not to mention that fragile people cannot withstand artillery and machine guns on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, whichever side has the advantage in firepower will gain the advantage.
The Gui army used rocket launchers extensively, but the Wu army used traditional fortress artillery.
Based on the yield of one fortress cannon shell.
At the same time, the Wu army projected a hundred fortress cannons on the battlefield, and the Gui army could project firepower equivalent to 5,000 fortress cannons.
The density of firepower projection is fifty times different, which can no longer be competed by whether the army is elite or not.
There is such a big difference in firepower. If it were not for the permanent fortifications built by Wu Jun before and the level of Gui Army, it would only be unsatisfactory.
The Gui army has already invaded the hinterland of Wu State.
The level of the Gui army is the average level of the armies of European countries.
They are stronger than Shu and weaker than Rui.
Wu Jun's level really shocked me, it was so bad.
The quality of ordinary soldiers is pretty good, but the level of generals is not as good as that of primary school students.
To achieve this result on the battlefield, these people are stupid and bad.
If Wu Jun hadn't changed their generals in time, they wouldn't even be able to hold their position now.
Even if the generals were changed, the previous failure left the Wu army in a weak position.
It is still unclear whether Wu Jun can reverse the situation.
But the Gui army's offensive was also much weaker.
The battlefield between Wu and Gui is in a state of anxiety.
I don't dare to make a conclusion when the breakthrough will happen.
The strength of European armies relies too much on the abilities of their generals.
For an army in this state, the battle situation is difficult to predict."
Everyone in the tavern listened to the analysis of Imperial General Niu Feng.
The capabilities of the Imperial Royal Army are well-known in various countries.
If the empire was too weak, how could it possibly occupy such a large territory and eliminate all those who resisted.
"The Imperial General's analysis is basically the same as what I thought before.
The failure on the front line is that those who are incompetent but have the background are messing around.
Among the main generals on the front line, I heard that one was from a duke and the other was from a clan.
Ordinary officials use the children of powerful people.
At best, these people are corrupt and incompetent, and will not cause much harm.
Such an important war was left to be directed by these incompetent young men of power.
This is completely regardless of the life and death of Wu State.
Also, those who eat are despicable and cannot plan far.
This ancestor’s words are still very accurate.”
"The competition in war is the organization of the army and the ability of the generals.
The Imperial Royal Army is extremely well organized. I heard that only mediocre people who fight in accordance with the teachings of the Code of Conduct can unleash most of the army's capabilities.
This is only possible because of the empire's extremely strong industrial strength.
Our Wu State's industrial strength is not strong and it is impossible to reach the level of an empire.
The army can only rely on the personal abilities and charisma of the generals to maximize their combat effectiveness.
In this situation, it is too difficult to judge the situation of the battle."
"The frontline can be maintained for the time being. We just need to do our job well. This is the greatest support for the frontline.
Now that the Gui army's offensive has slowed down, Gui's industrial strength is only about the same as that of our country.
The rockets they produce will not be very efficient.
Now Gui Guo should be running out of ammunition, and the troops on the front line can only slow down their offensive.
With Gui's industrial strength, they also want to imitate the Empire and use huge firepower to crush their enemies, but they simply can't do it."
Oriental Radio's "War Observation" program broadcast General Niu Feng's remarks.
It had a great impact on Gui and Wu.
Various forces in the two countries are using various methods to compete for their own interests.
Oriental Radio host Wang Xiaohu waited until General Niu Feng finished speaking.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He immediately stood up: "Thank you General Niu Feng for helping us analyze the reasons for Wu's failure.
Now, I would like to ask Mr. Mi Youde, a famous scholar from Chu State, to predict for us the future development of the situation in Europe.
Mr. Milton has successfully predicted the direction of Europe many times."
Mi Youde participated in the Oriental Radio program, of course, to increase his popularity.
He could no longer pursue an official career, so he could only take the consultant route as a scholar.
He had only been active in Chu State before, but through Oriental Radio, his scope of activities will not be limited to Europe.
This was of great help to Mi Youde's reputation.
Mi Youde said humbly: "The host was ridiculous. I just judged some things correctly based on the knowledge I have.
In fact, there are more things that are wrongly judged. The prediction I am talking about is not a high probability of happening, but a possibility of the direction of the event."
Before Mi Youde spoke, he had already laid the groundwork for public backlash.
The persona he set for himself was that of a scholar, not a magician.
"Before I talk about predictions, let's review the current situation in Europe.
The Quadruple Alliance and the Triple Alliance declared war on each other.
The war between Wu and Gui on the border has become tense.
Gui State is desperately attacking Wu State's positions, preparing to break through Wu State's positions and invade Wu State's hinterland.
Wu State will definitely not sit back and watch the crisis of national subjugation happen, they are desperately resisting.
This is the main battlefield between the two forces.
There is also a second battlefield, which is the Quling area on the border between Wu and Tang.
The army of the State of Yue supporting the State of Wu is resisting the attack of the alliance army in the direction of Quling.
The Vietnamese state relies on strong firepower and huddle tactics. Under the current situation, there is no problem in defending this area.
Europe is just these two battlefields, but there are also battlefields related to them.
A local war involving a total of 50,000 people also broke out between Fujian and Jin in the border areas between the two countries.
It was the outbreak of this war that greatly delayed Fujian's support for the alliance.
Rui and Shu are still fighting around the Hongshanling area.
It is impossible to predict in a short period of time which of these two countries will win.
The future development of Europe now seems to have little to do with each country.
It mainly depends on the choices of the three countries that are not currently involved in the war.
Whichever side they join, the balance will tilt towards that side.
They choose to fight alone, and the future situation in Europe will become more complicated.
After the official war in Europe began, only three countries now stood aside and watched.
Chu State, Song State, Qi State.
The Song Dynasty was an island country, and its most powerful force was its navy.
His influence on the war was limited, in order to play the decisive role of the navy.
The Song Dynasty would never join the war in the early stages of the war.
Song's army was too weak, and the intensity on the battlefield was now very high.
If they participate in the war, a small army will soon be wiped out.
The domestic political situation in Qi State is very complicated. Even if Qi King Su Ming intends to expand externally, he is unable to do anything.
I think it is a pity that Qi will miss this war, which is a huge loss.
Chu State's influence on the situation in Europe will have a decisive effect.
The current situation in Europe cannot be accurately predicted.
Only after the end of Chu will the situation in Europe become clear."
The host Wang Xiaohu waited until Mi Youde finished speaking, and he immediately took over.
"Thanks to Mr. Mi Youde for his analysis, which made us realize the importance of Chu to the future development of Europe.
Mr. Mi Youde, except for European countries like Chu State.
Whether countries outside the region will have a significant impact on the situation in Europe."
Mr. Mi Youde coughed twice. He did not want to answer this question.
But when the host asked, he couldn't help but answer.
His major is geographical theory, which is a universal theory.
If people give the impression that this doctrine is only applicable to the European region, it will not become a mainstream doctrine.
"The question raised by the host is very sharp, and this issue is also very important for European countries.
He is a black rhinoceros. He is out in the open, but few people pay attention to him.
Europe is not a closed region, and countries outside the region have always exerted influence on Europe.
The empire's influence on European countries was very profound.
In the two wars that have broken out now, the influence of the empire on the war can be found in every corner.
However, the size of the empire was too large and things were relatively fair. European countries generally ignored the influence of the empire.
In addition to empires, certain countries achieve their influence on Europe by forming alliances or quasi-alliances with European countries.
Rui State obtained a large amount of technology, raw materials, and even military officers from Cao State.
The development of Rui is inseparable from the support of Chao.
The Shu Kingdom purchased a large amount of weapons and ammunition from the empire to support the war that broke out between it and the Wei Kingdom.
Before the war broke out, the major powers in Europe almost unanimously believed that Shu would definitely lose.
However, because of the support of the powerful forces behind Shu, Shu was able to withstand Rui's attack and even counterattack Rui in local battlefields.
Now the shadow behind the Shu Kingdom has emerged, that is, the Liao Kingdom, which controls the gold mines.
Major countries outside the region are quietly influencing the situation in Europe by exerting influence on a certain country.
This only affects the situation in Europe through indirect methods.
Jin, a country in Africa, directly participated in this war by forming an alliance with Wu.
The Jin State only borders the Fujian State, so people don't pay much attention to it. It has the status of an extraterritorial country.
Now Jin can participate, in the future Cao can participate, and Zhao can participate.
I think this is also the reason why Chu State has not taken action yet.
As a strong contender for regional hegemony, he must prevent countries from outside the region from entering and seizing the interests that belong to Chu State."
The host Wang Xiaohu said in shock: "Thank you Mr. Mi Youde for your analysis. Mr. Mi Youde's statement is really inspiring. It makes things that have been covered by dark clouds in the sky reveal their true colors.
Mr. Mi Youde's analysis tells us that the world is a whole and all countries are interconnected.
The situation in Europe is not just about Europe.
This is also the reason why knowledgeable people all over the world are paying attention to the war in Europe."
"Thank you all for watching "War Watch", see you in the next episode."
The program has ended, and the sound of advertisements rang on the radio.
But the impact of this program continues to spread around the world.
Among them, European public opinion is the most bizarre.
In the palace of King Wu.
Prime Minister Tang Lai reported in a helpless tone: "Your Majesty, after Eastern Broadcasting Station qualified, it has greatly increased the cost of domestic governance.
Now that the common people have a channel to peek into the imperial court, if they want to rule by fooling the people, it is basically impossible to do so.
Just talking about conscription.
Recruitment is now many times more difficult than before.
The common people already have the idea that after joining the army, the children of the powerful will treat them as cannon fodder.
Not only the Han people are wary, but the indigenous people who used to be cannon fodder have become even more wary about joining the army.
The minister requested that Eastern Broadcasting Station be banned.
Public opinion is manipulated by other forces and affects the subsequent development of our country."
Qi Gangyi waved his hand and said, "Tang Aiqing is not unaware of the background of Oriental Radio Station.
It was created by the imperial royal family, and I have reason to reject it.
It is a radio station jointly established by the empire's top mainstream universities and traditional newspapers.
These universities have the technology and talents that European countries are desperately craving for.
As an academic institution, their position is absolutely neutral.
We don't cooperate with it, but other countries do.
Then our country’s industrial strength will lag behind others.”
Prime Minister Don Lai hears about the real power behind Radio Oriental.
He knew it was impossible to shut down the radio station.
These academic institutions may not seem to be strong, but they all have very profound foundations, and Wu State cannot afford to offend them.