Chapter One Thousand and Sixteen
A report on the activities of the mercenaries written by Lyon himself.
In this report, Leon recorded in detail the activities of the Chinese mercenaries in Jiangzhou that the military surveillance personnel of the Xinghua Empire had monitored in recent days.
The purpose of submitting this report by the Jiangzhou Tai'an Command was to want the emperor or high-ranking officials of the empire to understand the situation of the Chinese mercenaries so that they could make strategic deployments.
In fact, Yi Xingchen and the Imperial Cabinet Ministers did attach great importance to this report, and Yi Xingchen even convened a high-level meeting of the Empire for this purpose, convening cabinet ministers, high-level military officials and other senior executives to discuss matters related to Chinese mercenaries.
"Ministers, regarding the arrangements for the mercenaries of the Chinese Kingdom, we need to discuss and determine today whether it is necessary to increase the number of mercenaries on the basis of our original plan at this stage, so as to strengthen the strength of the defense and defend Jiangzhou?" Yi Xingchen put forward the main agenda of this high-level meeting in front of all the ministers of the Xinghua Empire.
"Your Majesty, I think that the current situation in Jiangzhou has been relatively stable, and it is not appropriate to increase mercenaries for the time being. Because if the mercenaries are increased at this time, not to mention the arrangement of the army, the financial expenditure alone will already greatly increase the pressure on Jiangzhou. Hearing this, the Minister of Finance not only frowned, but said.
Yi Xingchen nodded, and he also understood this. After all, this is the essential job of the finance minister, and he naturally thinks first and foremost from a fiscal point of view, and if any proposal is made, it will rashly increase the pressure on military spending, and it is only natural for him to speak out against it.
In fact, it is indeed not necessary to increase the number of mercenaries, and Yi Xingchen's idea is also out of consideration for the pattern of Jiangzhou, but from the perspective of the Minister of Finance, it is necessary to start from the overall situation, in comparison, the Minister of Finance is undoubtedly more aware of the data than Yi Xingchen.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Jiangzhou is stable, and there will be no chaos in the short term. On the side of Ganglong Country, is there a need for more troops?" General Allen of the Ministry of Defense also spoke immediately, looked at Yi Xingchen and said.
"The empire needs to suppress opposition and merge into one ethnic group, so it is not appropriate to draw troops from within the territory. The army of Ganglong has just experienced the war and has enough strength, and there is no need to increase troops for the time being. Yi Xingchen replied to Allen that he didn't want to change the original battle plan when the situation had not changed.
The topic seems to have stalled here. Yi Xingchen saw that the ministers were pondering, thought about the mercenaries, and reminded: "Although the mercenaries of the Chinese Kingdom are now forming a strategic alliance with the army of our empire, there is a key point, you must understand that even if they form an alliance, they are not the countrymen of the Xinghua Empire after all, and we can cooperate with each other when cooperating, but on weekdays, you still have to be wary of them." In particular, when the Imperial Intelligence Agency and the Ministry of Defense work together, they must be even more vigilant and not secretly disclose the key points of the empire to the outside world. I don't want some of the foundations of our empire to be found out by them. Because, the reason why we at Schmidt Group have been able to establish ourselves in Blue Mercury and have been operating steadily is because we have been able to maintain enough mystery for a long time. Sometimes, the unknown can make people feel afraid and scruples, on the contrary, if our secrets are discovered by them, at best, we will fall into passivity in the future, and at worst, I am afraid that something will happen that will have a serious impact on the empire. Therefore, you must keep in mind that except for the necessary intelligence information on the battlefield in Jiangzhou, the rest of the information must be reviewed by the Imperial Intelligence Bureau before it can be published, and you must not communicate with the Chinese mercenaries in private. ”
None of the cabinet ministers objected to these remarks, and the important issues pointed out in the remarks were clear to everyone.
Yi Xingchen and the cabinet ministers finished the meeting before leaving the hall.
In the imperial study, Yan En, a close minister, raised his concerns, "Your Majesty, will such a defense against Huaguo mercenaries cause dissatisfaction in Huaguo?"
"We are not targeting Chinese mercenaries, but only guarding against them, and the Chinese side will definitely be able to understand. Changing places, the Chinese side is also guarding against us. Besides, Hua Guo will not know what we do with the mercenaries they organized. Our cooperation will last for a long time. Yi Xingchen said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Yan En replied respectfully.
"The situation in Ganglong Kingdom, you have to keep an eye on it personally. Once the troops of the American consortium entered the country of Ganglong, the armed forces of the Xinghua group had to assist the defense forces of the country of Ganglong and repel them. Yi Xingchen said.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we are ready. Yan Endao.
Yi Xingchen smiled and nodded, no longer talking about business, and instead asked Yan En if she had any plans to get married......
Although the situation in the country of Ganglong is still relatively stable, the atmosphere of the consortium troops of the American Star Society in the Republic of Congo is becoming more and more solemn. Tens of thousands of well-equipped troops have arrived in the Republic of Congo, accompanied by more and more military supplies. Any soldier can tell that they are about to face a big war. Moreover, this war is different from the past, and there will be casualties. Because they are targeting a country, not a particular armed force.
This is the battle order issued by the Gangwangda Operational Command three days ago: to capture the capital city of Ganglong militarily.
This news worried many officers of the Stellar Society's consortium forces.
To capture the capital of a country, it is necessary not only to deal with the defense forces of a country, but also to defend the people of that country. Because they are aggressors, no one will welcome them.
This feeling of concern led to a gradual decline in morale among the consortium troops.
Finding that the situation was not right, the top generals of the consortium army quickly developed a plan to boost morale in view of the emotional problems of morale in the army. One of the plans is to increase the military salary, which is 100% higher than usual during the war, and there will be a bonus for killing the enemy and achieving major results. The second plan emphasizes wartime discipline and severely punishes those who disobey. In this way, the two-pronged approach will improve the morale of the army.
The morale of the army is raised, the star will give the order, and the army will move as soon as possible.
On the other hand, the Stellar Society has also spent a huge amount of money to recruit mercenaries all over Africa to raid all parts of the Ganglong country, create chaos, and hit the military and people's hearts of the Ganglong country.
Although the army of Ganglong has experienced wars and is not weaker than African countries, it has a vast territory, and there are always some places that have not been protected, and there have been a large number of robberies and violent cases of attacks on the military and police. The situation in Ganglong is also becoming more and more severe.