Chu's move to mobilize troops to prepare for war aroused tension in neighboring countries.
They stepped up their spying on Chu State's domestic intelligence.
In the palace of the Yue King, the Yue King Bai Yungui was discussing the situation of the Chu Kingdom with the Governor Cui Wenwu.
"Cui Aiqing, you judge that Chu State is preparing for war on a large scale. Where are their swords pointing?"
Cui Wenwu looked at the map and analyzed: "Your Majesty, I judge that Chu's war direction should not be our country, nor should it be any country on the European continent.
The current traffic situation is very bad. In Chu State, there are only railways between prefectures and cities. Most places in the country are not connected by railways.
Large-scale mobilization of troops and supplies relies on fragile land transportation.
In addition to mobilizing supplies along the coast through sea transportation, Chu State did not have the ability to mobilize a large amount of military power and supplies in a short period of time.
Not only Chu State, but also many countries including us, how large-scale wars can be fought does not depend on how many troops and materials they have.
Rather, it depends on the ability to transport troops and supplies.
At present, the railway networks of various countries are not connected, and the mobilization of troops and supplies is very slow.
This is also my judgment. Before the railway networks in various countries were established, the scale of the war was extremely limited.
It's not that we don't want to increase the scale of the war, but that we don't have the ability to increase it.
The army in the age of firearms is no longer like the age of cold weapons, where it can organize a large-scale war with a sword and some pay and rice.
In today's war, Xiyang City can be covered with bullet casings and artillery shells produced in a month.
The army consumes so much, and without a steady stream of logistical supplies, it would be impossible to continue the war."
Governor Cui Wenwu waited until Yue King Bai Yuangui nodded.
He knew that the Yue King Bai Yuangui easily accepted this concept.
King Bai Yuangui of Yue was a military commander. When he commanded the imperial army in battle, he understood the importance of logistics very clearly.
Governor Cui Wenwu gave a simple introduction. It didn’t require too much in-depth explanation, and Yue Wang Bai Yuangui could understand it.
"Your Majesty, we have carefully observed and collected the places where Chu State stores supplies and mobilizes troops, mainly the western coastal ports of Chu State.
Chu State must want to launch an attack from the western coast.
If the target of the war is our country, it is completely unnecessary.
Chu State borders our country, so if you want to attack our country, you don't have to go to such trouble.
Chu State's actions of deploying troops and hoarding supplies cannot be concealed, and it is definitely not misleading other countries.
Chu and Song were in an alliance, and it was impossible for Chu to send troops from land and sea to attack Shu.
It is impossible that King Lu Chenyang of Chu did not know the principle of making friends from far away and attacking close by.
What exactly does Chu want to do? I have too little information to judge."
When Governor Cui Wenwu said this, his face became slightly hot.
From the information he learned, he could only judge that Chu's target was not Yue.
He couldn't tell what Chu's real goal was?
This problem cannot be solved, and their tension will not be relieved for a day.
Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, waved his hand and said: "With the current situation, it is really impossible to judge the movements of Chu State.
I will have people keep a close eye on Chu State and find out the reason why Chu State is preparing for war as soon as possible."
Not only the Yue King Bai Yuangui looked nervous, the Wu King Qi was resolute, but the Rui King Su Lei also looked nervous.
They kept their eyes on the Chu State and were on guard against Chu suddenly provoking a war.
Yue, Wu, and Rui all sent additional troops to the areas bordering Chu.
The Song Dynasty prospered the sea. Of course Song King Zhan Tie knew why the Chu Kingdom was preparing for war?
The Chu State had not publicized the news that the Song State had torn up the alliance.
However, Song Wang Zhantie, as a party involved, was well aware of these situations.
He summoned Song Prime Minister Jin Kuohai and Song Chief of General Staff Lu Tingfang to discuss how to deal with the threat from Chu.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai felt a little uneasy when he saw Song Wang Zhantie.
There is still some gap between the national power of Song and Chu.
He said firmly: "Your Majesty, from the day we discovered the huge iron mine, we decided that we must seize the colony.
As long as there is a continuous supply of iron ore, our country's industry can develop rapidly.
The increased national strength through industrial development allowed the king to build a huge fleet.
Only a strong country can afford a huge fleet.
Compared with the consumption of maintaining a fleet to maintain combat effectiveness, the cost of building warships is only a small amount of money.
If our country's industry cannot be developed, even if we try our best to build a fleet, we won't be able to support it."
When King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty heard what Prime Minister Jin Kuohai said, he showed a helpless expression.
The situation in the Song Dynasty is indeed what Prime Minister Jin Kuohai said.
If the Song Dynasty wanted to build and maintain a huge army, its industrial strength must be strong.
Strong industrial strength is inseparable from steel, and the Song Dynasty must not give up on super-large iron mines.
Song Wang Zhantie slapped the table and said: "The thing has happened, we don't need to discuss whether the decision made at that time was correct.
The issue we are focusing on now is that Chu State has taken action, how should we respond?"
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai said confidently: "When the plan was launched, the cabinet had already prepared funds for the follow-up war.
Even if a full-scale war breaks out between the two countries, our country will not lack funds and ammunition.
I dare to issue a military order. As long as the Chu army cannot land on the island, there will be no chaos in the production and life of the people in the country."
After Prime Minister Jin Kuohai said this, he looked at Chief of General Staff Lu Tingfang.
His meaning is very clear. He can ensure that the cabinet does well in what it should do.
The cabinet provides various resources to the rear. Can the war be won? That depends on the capabilities of the military.
Chief of General Staff Lu Tingfang said confidently: "Your Majesty, our Song State has been developing its navy.
Now the Song navy only lags behind the empire's Mediterranean fleet.
For the Chu Navy, which only had one or two battleships, the Song Navy could definitely defeat it.
As long as the navy can control the sea, Chu State can attack our homeland or Jinhe Colony no matter it wants to attack.
He needs to transport the army to its destination via troop carriers.
Our army has control of the sea and can directly send those landlubbers of the Chu Army to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish."
Song King Zhan Tie was not very confident that the Song Army could defeat the Chu Army.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But he is very confident about whether the Song Navy is stronger than the Chu Navy.
Indeed, as Chief of General Staff Lu Tingfang said, only the Song Navy could defeat the Chu Navy and send the Chu Army to the bottom of the sea.
Even if the Chu State were stronger, they would never be able to build a railway on the sea.
The sea belongs to the Song State, and through this war, the Song State will prove to all countries that they are the overlord of the sea.
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In the palace of King Yue, Governor Cui Wenwu said in surprise: "Your Majesty, I really didn't miss him.
The Song State would actually tear up the alliance, and the Song State and the Chu State completely broke apart.
The Jinhe Gold Mine, which the Chu State worked so hard to build, fell completely into the hands of the Song State.
Not only is this large gold mine being mined, there is also an iron mine with extremely rich reserves in the Jinhe area.
Now the reason why Chu State was preparing for war has been found. They wanted to attack Song State by sea.
As for whether to attack the Song mainland or recapture the Jinhe colony, this situation may happen.
The minister expected that the probability of attacking the Song mainland would be greater.
The mainland of Song State is not too far from Chu State and can be reached even with a small sampan.
The navy of Chu State was not as strong as Song State, and Chu State changed many small ships during this period.
Chu's fighting style should be the wolf pack mode.
They use these small ships to continuously consume the ammunition of Chinese warships and create opportunities for their own warships to attack.
The empire has proven through many wars that naval warships must have large tonnage and large guns.
Using small boats to attack large warships will quickly consume the navy.
No matter how the Chu Kingdom fought in this war? This country's navy is considered useless."
When the Yue King Bai Yuangui heard Governor Cui Wenwu's analysis, he said happily: "Okay, this is simply great.
Dogs bite dogs in Chu and Song, and I am very happy.
When fighting for gold and gold mines, if Chu and Song had not united, how could we have lost so miserably.
The two countries fight harder and harder, letting them use up all their potential on this war.
Our country of Yue developed silently, surpassed the power of Chu in one fell swoop, and became the regional hegemon."
King Bai Yuangui of Yue laughed for a while and said with a serious expression: "Our country must not miss the colonial development in West Africa.
Large gold mines and extra large iron mines have been discovered in the Jinhe area.
Our country also lacks various minerals, and local prospecting teams have carefully searched for them.
Only some minerals that are very difficult to mine have been discovered. If industrial development wants to obtain more raw materials, it cannot do without the supplement of colonies in West Africa."
Governor Cui Wenwu nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty is right, we must increase investment in West Africa.
Every copper coin invested in West Africa can bring benefits to our country.
Even if no large mineral deposits are discovered, just growing food and cotton in the colonies can bring great benefits."
King Bai Yuangui of Yue learned about the specific situation in the Jinhe area, and he made up his mind to develop colonies in West Africa.
Before the Yue Kingdom, among domestic voices, the development localists were in the majority.
I believe that the most important thing is to develop the country of Vietnam well.
King Bai Yuangui of Yue now saw the richness of resources in Africa.
He had decided to invest more resources in the colony.
Vietnam has a rich colonial resource, which can promote local development.
Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, handled his country's arrangements for the conflict between Chu and Song.
He returned to his study and picked up a secret phone connected to a foreign country through a dedicated line.
The phone rang for a while, then there was a beeping sound.
"King Wu should also understand the conflict between Chu and Song.
What do you think of this matter?"
Vietnam has laid a dedicated line through the laying of submarine cables for high-level communication between the two countries.
Yue and Wu are not neighboring countries, and there are not many conflicts of interest.
Song State and Chu State had previously formed an alliance, which stimulated the Yue King Bai Yuangui.
He was not far from Chu and Song, and he had conflicts with the two countries.
There is a high probability that Chu and Song will attack Yue.
Song's navy cooperated with Chu's army to attack Yue.
The current strength of the Yue Kingdom cannot be stopped at all. The Yue King Bai Yuangui must find allies to jointly deal with this crisis.
If Vietnam wants to find a stable ally, they must have common interests and no conflicts.
When Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, looked at all the countries, only Wu State met the requirements.
He had no conflict with Wu Wang Qi Gangyi before, and the Yue State and Wu State also had no conflict of interest.
Wu Wangqi said resolutely in a somewhat vicissitudes of tone: "King Yue, you don't have to worry about Wu Guoguo suddenly tearing up the alliance.
There is no interest between our two countries that would allow our two countries to betray their alliance.
For the Song Dynasty, the Jinhe area almost affected its national destiny.
This is the reason why King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty did not hesitate to destroy his reputation and tear up the alliance."
Wu Wang Qi Gangyi cherished Yue Wang Bai Yuangui as an ally.
Wu State is in a land of four wars. He cannot form alliances with his neighbors. It is difficult to find an ally with a clean relationship and no conflict of interest.
A country cannot safely face the impact of several countries and must find allies to counter any possible crises.
Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, said sincerely: "I must consider the interests of the country of Yue first.
As long as we form an alliance with the Song State, it will bring benefits to the Yue State.
I will never break the alliance, and Wu State has no colonies.
I really can't find any place where the interests of our two countries may conflict.
Forget about such dejection, we still want to talk about the affairs between Chu and Song."
Wu Wangqi smiled resolutely and heartily: "I didn't know the whole story before, so I was a little worried.
Now that I know the specific reasons for the conflict between Chu and Song, I am really happy.
The more fierce the fight between these two countries, the better, and it is best for both countries to lose.
The European region is too small to accommodate too many powerful countries.
In order for the war between Chu and Song to continue, I suggest that Wu and Yue cooperate to support the war between the two countries and prevent them from suddenly stopping the war due to lack of weapons and ammunition."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, understood Wu Wang Qi’s resolute thoughts.
They wanted to support Chu and Song through various means.
The greater the scale of the war between these two countries, it will not only consume the potential of the two countries, but they can also make profits from it.
What a good thing it is to use the money of Chu and Yue to develop your own country.
King Bai Yuangui of Yue and King Qi of Wu decided to discuss their views on this matter.
The King of Yue, Bai Yuangui, hung up the phone and arranged for his confidants to begin the execution.
He also plays the role of keeping an eye on Chu's movements.
Should the Chu State attack the Song mainland or the Jinhe Colony?
The Chu State made different choices, and the Yue State needed to prepare different responses.
Bai Yuangui, the king of Yue, and many princes and kings from inland countries chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and at the same time they wanted to make a fortune through the conflict between Chu and Song.
King Rui Sulei had different ideas.
He drooled looking at the Gold River Colony.
"Extremely large iron ore, this is an excellent thing, our King Rui also wants it.
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole.
No one knows who will have the last laugh."
King Rui Su Lei also sent troops to develop colonies not too far from the Jinhe area.
Because of this war, the war between Chu and Song left their colonies empty of combat power.
Switzerland took action and directly seized this resource-rich colony.
After the war between Chu and Song, the victor still retained a lot of strength.
If this happens, Switzerland can only develop its own colonies.
Rui State accepted Cao State's industrial transfer, and his uncle Li Dazhuang gave Su Lei great support.
Switzerland's military industry is also very developed, and King Sulei of Switzerland is also preparing to make a lot of money from this war.
He has prepared several response methods. No matter which direction the situation develops, Switzerland can grab some benefits.