Diplomatic strategy is only part of the competition between countries.
What ultimately determines the competition between countries?
It is strength that speaks.
Just like modern China, even those excellent diplomats, Mei Mei, can always see through the machinations of the imperialist powers, but what can they do?
They can't do anything.
The most they can do is try their best to get less land and less compensation at the negotiation table. This is what they can do.
After all, in dialogue between countries, strength always speaks.
In such a situation, the weak have no say.
And what has Ming been pursuing over the years?
It's strength.
This strength is not only economic, but also industrial and military.
What did the Ming Dynasty rely on for its military strength?
Of course it's technology.
On the desolate land of the Patagonian Plateau, more than 300 tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery and heavy-duty trucks from the 1st Cavalry Division of the Ming Empire lined up in a neat queue and passed the review stand with the sun and moon flag flying.
"This is my armored group!"
Emperor Zhu Da, who was wearing an army uniform, muttered to himself for a long time,
"When I first arrived here sixteen years ago, I used a steam tractor. At that time, I was nagging about building an armored force. It is not easy to go from armored cars to today's tanks! Sixteen years...
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His Majesty's words made Lieutenant General Sun Hu on the side nod and continue.
"Your Majesty, the First Cavalry Division is almost the sharpest blade of our Ming Dynasty. When it comes to the decisive battle in the battle of Brazil, I thought I could send the First Cavalry Division over to try."
"Yes, Your Majesty, a knife cannot be sharpened until it is sharpened. It is almost time for the First Cavalry Division to go into battle and sharpen its knife."
Chief of Staff Zhao Shiji also agreed.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time to sharpen your sword."
"No, now is not the time."
Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang Bailiang's head trembled. He looked at the mighty formation of the First Cavalry Division on the field and said.
"Your Majesty means to keep it a secret..."
"Keep it secret. Some secrets must always be kept. How can we reveal military weapons to others so easily? Let's wait until the next war."
The next war…
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. Since Chile, Ming Dynasty has been fighting a major war for almost six years. After this war is over, six years later, will it have to fight again?
"A military weapon should not be easily shown to others...Does Your Majesty think Brazil is too weak? Isn't it worthy of us using a military weapon?"
Jiang Bailiang probed carefully.
Emperor Zhu Da did not respond. He looked up at the sky. The sky was very blue, but there were layers of dust thrown up. That was the dust raised by the tanks' tracks and tires when they rolled over the Patagonian plateau...
This dust can also be seen as dust!
The dust of history!
"Unconsciously, it has been sixteen years."
Emperor Zhu Da thought silently in his heart.
Sixteen years!
What was he thinking when he came to this land sixteen years ago?
But he just wanted an ordinary life with no worries about food and clothing. Even later, he only wanted to be a chaebol, the kind that could control a country's economy like a Korean chaebol and be the king behind the scenes.
But what about now?
He became an emperor, the emperor of a newly powerful empire.
This empire is powerful and destined to be glorious. In the days to come, this empire will bring unprecedented impact to the world...
And all of this was created and created by me...
Just when Emperor Zhu Da was feeling emotional because of the armored cluster in front of him, Zhao Shiji, the chief of staff on the side, said.
"Your Majesty, the drill has begun."
"Even if it's an empire, it often depends on luck."
Emperor Zhu Da sighed casually, and at the moment it stopped suddenly, Emperor Zhu Da raised the telescope.
The main equipment of the 1st Cavalry Division is the four-year-old tank. Once upon a time, Emperor Zhu Da wanted to name it after "Dragon", but calling a small tank of more than two tons "Dragon" is definitely an exaggeration. Calling it "Cricket"
"It's quite appropriate.
So in the end, Emperor Zhu Da still used a simple naming rule-named by year. The tank was successfully developed in 1873, which was the fourth year of Ming Dynasty Shengde!
Naturally, it is called a four-year tank!
So simple and clear.
On the training ground, tanks were organized into battalion and company platoons, and each team advanced in an oblique formation. From the side, the dust filled with dust seemed to be blocking out the sun. In front of the tanks, groups of infantry were closely following them.
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From the telescope, you can see that tanks and infantry are moving at a constant speed. They are moving and stopping, and during the short pauses, they are violently strafing the "enemy position" with the firepower of their machine guns, and then effortlessly firing steel
The tracks tore through the dense barbed wire fences, while the infantry quickly passed through the barbed wire fences under the cover of the tanks. When they attacked, the tanks became their shields. Under the cover of the tanks, they attacked the "enemy" from very close range.
The "army" launched an assault on the "position" composed of fire support points and trench lines. They used heavy grenades to destroy the enemy's support points and fortifications, and then captured the "enemy position" in one fell swoop.
"Long live the Ming Empire! Long live! Long live..."
As the soldiers shouted "Long live", the soldiers jumped out of the enemy positions they had just "captured". They stood on the top of the fortress or fortification, where they shouted "Long live". For a time, the battlefield was filled with flags flying and bayonets flashing.
Bright.
However, there were no "enemy" corpses and no casualties in the trenches. Although in order to enhance the battlefield effect, a lot of bloody pig and cow viscera were hung on the barbed wire. Although the stench of viscera in the air made people feel extremely uncomfortable, it seemed that this
At that time, all the soldiers were cheering heartily.
"The offensive is very fierce!"
Emperor Zhu Da said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, next is a deep assault exercise."
As soon as Li Mingyuan, the deputy chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Division, finished speaking, he saw a dozen tanks approaching the trench, putting down the bulldozers in front of the vehicles, and directly using the bulldozers to pile a large amount of soil in front of the trench into the trench. They repeatedly
After repeating this several times, the trench, which was more than two meters deep and 1.5 meters wide, was filled.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of four-year-old tanks led the second wave of accompanying infantry to rush across the filled trenches, charging deep into the "enemy" at a high speed of nearly ten kilometers per hour.
When the tanks rushed forward, the infantry even jumped onto the small four-year-old tank. Although the four-year-old tank only had a tonnage of 2.8 tons, it could still carry a lot of soldiers.
The scene in front of him made Emperor Zhu Da say with emotion.