January 1, 2506. Fourth Field, Heavy Karma, Beta-4 C27· F591, Antigar Star (vassal) planet.

Are the Imperials stupid?

It's hard to say, maybe it's stupid? Xiao Youzhen thinks so.

Shangjing Jiangbei, a group of poor people's fart big place, plus the unusable grassland of Bei'ansu, can be exchanged for 400,000 heavenly soldiers. Looking at the army galloping on the prairie, Xiao Youzhen felt that he had made blood.

Are the Imperials stupid?

There is no need to ask, the answer is obvious.

The main battle army of the empire, the navy is always facing the threat of strong enemies, even the powers of the same level as the empire; The army must maintain order in the interstellar society and prevent rebellion among the people; The Air Force should shoulder the heavy responsibility of opening up the land and expanding the development of the empire.

In addition, there are all levels of government, all knights, and other central and local departments, which should be equipped with weapons like buses.

Armament has a lifespan, whether it is the design service life, or whether the equipment iteration is eliminated by the times, it is all life.

Fortunately, the equipment eliminated by the Navy can be used by the Army. It can also be used for the Air Force's targeted modifications. Finally, there are non-combat departments such as the government. Those that have been eliminated by the central and local government departments can also be armed and sold to the people.

The folk changed hands in two and three ways. There are also specialized private companies that are proficient in various magic modification and maintenance techniques. Until, these battle-hardened veterans are completely scrapped.

Then it was dismantled and used as a part for repairing other ships. The fate of warships is roughly like this, but there is no way to deal with individual weapons such as guns, tanks, and artillery.

If the flow of weapons is not strictly controlled, sooner or later there will be serious problems when they flow into the civilian population. Therefore, the empire's handling of weapons is generally to find a suitable place to build warehouses for storage. In this way, the Empire has stockpiled a staggering number of obsolete weapons in the universe.

Just because it doesn't go to the private sector doesn't mean it can't be sold.

Obviously, Xiao Youzhen, as the head of state of Ansu State, is qualified to buy these obsolete arms. Of course, Xiao Youzhen didn't know that these equipment were just old-fashioned weapons that had been eliminated by the Empire. Of course, it doesn't matter if you know. Even if it is a weapon that has been obsolete for generations. It's also the right crushing for Antigia.

Moreover, if it is too advanced, the terror Ansu may not be able to master it in a short time. At the same time, logistical maintenance will also be a huge problem.

Some ministers spoke to Xiao Youzhen and agreed to buy arms from the empire.

The reason is that the purchased arms can not only be used, but also can be imitated. After the technical research is clear, Ansu's armament strength will inevitably advance by leaps and bounds. The Holy Empire is just around the corner.

Its core idea is nothing more than a "technological explosion".

However, if the "technological explosion" is so terrible, why does the empire still unscrupulously sell armaments and even all kinds of technical support at a clear price?

Apparently the chancellor's theory was "wrong".

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the "technological explosion". As long as there is ready-made advanced technology, even if the principle is not clear, latecomers can master the technology through learning.

For example, backward civilizations never knew what electricity was. But if a motor appeared in front of them, they could also use a magnet and a metal coil to make a similar device.

Technology can explode. So what's wrong with the minister?

Sun Tzu said: Where the law of war, galloping thousands of cars, leather cars thousands of times, with 100,000 armor, thousands of miles of food, then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the material of glue paint, the dedication of the car armor, the daily cost of thousands of gold, and then 100,000 divisions.

Modern warfare is a contest of comprehensive national strength! It's not just technology. Whether it's science and technology, or theological technology, if it explodes, it will explode. But this does not mean that your comprehensive national strength has also exploded.

The barrel effect of comprehensive national strength is particularly serious, and with the development of civilization, there are more and more factors that determine comprehensive national strength. At the level of the empire, doubling the comprehensive national strength may require dozens of times the current level of development.

The Empire evaluated Antigia as a whole based on previous experience. The arms sold to Xiao Youzhen were almost enough for Ansu to complete the war to unify the Antidian continent.

The chosen arms generation will not cause unilateral crushing, so that the other three countries have no power to fight back, and they can just gain a certain tactical advantage.

Under successive victories, no one will notice the high maintenance costs of these 400,000 new troops. Until, towards the end of the war, the support from the Empire is gradually running out. At this time, the high maintenance costs of the new army will gradually be revealed.

Not to mention anything else, just the ammunition alone is enough to overwhelm Xiao Youjian. If Xiao Youzhen insists on making it independently, it will be a word, "wait for death". The best option is to keep buying from the Empire.

There were only zero and 10,000 arms purchases. In this way, the wool of Ansu can be harvested for a long time.

Of course, Field's considerations don't stop there.

If the other three countries weren't so stupid, they would definitely be able to think of where Ansu's advanced equipment came from. Originally, the four countries could only maintain peace by checking and balancing each other, but the sudden appearance of the new army broke the balance. A little thought can also be associated with the Holy Empire.

Thinking about this, then the most likely scenario is that the three countries also buy arms from the empire. In this way, the empire can also collect wool on both sides by selling arms to both sides.

As long as the Empire controls the amount of arms it sells to both factions, it will be able to keep the balance in the long run. Maximize the short-term benefits of the empire.

The post-war order can only be established by the empire, and short-term interests must be paid for by long-term interests.

Field, as General Counsellor, had to consider every situation for the benefit of the Empire. If he were to say personally, he was more inclined to the overwhelming superiority of one country and the unification of Antica with minimal casualties.

I'm afraid that when the time comes, Xiao Youzhen will swell and fight the Holy Empire to death.

When Field came into contact with Xiao Youzhen, he decided that this man was not the best person for the empire to rule Antigia. Xiao Youzhen is too careful to think about it, and as a monarch, he is too conspiracy.

Xiao Youzhen asked the new army to go to the border overnight, which is the embodiment of the conspiracy. Moreover, Xiao Youzhen didn't plan to make any declaration of war notice, and directly pulled the army to declare war with artillery fire.

Finally, after two days of rapid marching, in the early morning of January 4, when the sky was dark, Xiao Youzhen arrived at the border of the Tongjiaer Empire.

But Xiao Youzhen did not rush to let the army attack, but ordered the army to hide their whereabouts. Although Antigia is now on the road to the end, there are still strong cultivators.

Xiao Youzhen didn't expect that the new army would advance so fast. The cultivation powerhouse has not yet arrived, and now the attack is not covered by the strong, and it is very likely that the strong person on the opposite side will suffer the loss.

In this way, Xiao Youzhen had the army stationed at a distance from the border, and used the woods to hide the army. Wait for the arrival of the cultivator powerhouse, and then launch an attack after the master.

Now, Xiao Youzhen and Xiao Ning have discussed a specific attack plan.

Yes, the two countries went to war, Xiao Youzhen took the army to the border, and there was no specific offensive plan yet.