Chapter 148: Expansion of the army in various places
Before the establishment of the Blue Star South Philippines, there were more than 1.2 million square kilometers, but after the establishment of the non-Southern Alliance, its sphere of influence basically occupied the southern corner of the mainland, with an area of more than 4.5 million square kilometers.
The referendum has cut its area by almost a quarter, while the Johannes Autonomous Region has increased its area by about tenfold to 970,000 square kilometres.
Although according to Shen Sen's evaluation criteria, it can be regarded as an organization with chaotic management, corrupt systems, embezzlement and corruption everywhere, wanton behavior of underworld forces, and miserable people at the bottom.
However, on the entire Philippine continent, it is indeed a major country with the highest economic and military strength, and has a relatively complete organizational structure and a stable social order.
Once you get out of the non-Yugoslav Union, you will find that other countries are changing, there are countless civil wars, and it is not uncommon to pull up dozens of people to enter the presidential palace and seize the bird position.
The local terrorist groups have been able to confront the military head-on, and some of the power in the west is limited to the capital and a few key cities, and leaving the cities is a different story.
Therefore, thanks to this, it is not necessary to use force on a large scale to take over those cities that have separated from the non-Yugoslav Union, but only need to rectify the underground forces and concentrate on the reform of government affairs.
That said, however, it is not easy to command a rapidly expanding jurisdiction and a number of inhabitants that have increased several times in a short period of time.
In order to enable the newly joined regions to cooperate with the production and development tasks of the autonomous region as soon as possible, a series of measures have been implemented with the special approval of Shen Sen.
This includes the top-down census, organizational restructuring, surveys and retraining of civil servants, and, most importantly, the nationalization of all areas of national importance.
Under the drastic reform, the newly entered area has finally been completely renewed, and it can barely cooperate with Shen Sen's high-speed expansion plan.
The current technological situation determines that no matter how advanced the weapons and equipment are produced, they will still be used by soldiers after all.
In the past, the area under its jurisdiction was small and the situation was relatively stable, and Blue Star had about 80,000 troops and more than 20,000 troops in the wasteland, plus advanced missiles and mechas, which were enough to deal with possible dangers.
However, with the continuous growth of strength, the situation between the two worlds has a tendency to deteriorate further at any time, which requires Shen Sen to expand his armaments on the basis of the existing army and build a military force that can cover the entire territory of the ruling region and deal with the serious risk of war.
The masses who join the autonomous region can just be used as a part of the army to supplement, and if possible, he also wants to cultivate a local army in the fantasy world, training them to become a new type of force to resist neon and liberate the whole continent of another world in the future.
Just as the Imperial Princesses came to the door and asked him for a power that could help them defeat the Neon Self-Defense Forces.
Undoubtedly, this is a good opportunity for Shen Sen to save a lot of trouble, bring the modern legal system and moral concepts to the fantasy world, and cultivate the seeds of modern armed forces.
However, the only trouble is that in the early stage, I need to cooperate with the princess Pinna, win over the already frightened imperial nobles for her, change the idea of peace talks, and stand in the position of the main station faction with myself.
After the pure gold entered the mining process in full swing, as his current partner, Shen Sen thought about it and agreed to the other party's request.
Anyway, one sheep is also driven, and two sheep are also released, there is no difference, just to increase the strength of their own side.
In a feudal empire, it was very cumbersome to discuss cooperation, and it was common to hold so-called banquets, where the nobles had eaten, drunk and had a good time.
As the imperial princess at the top of the nobility, this is even more so, in order to meet the banquet specifications of her invitees, Pinna deliberately borrowed a lot of money from the most special restaurant in Itarica's town, the Stars Hotel.
To this end, she also prepares a rich selection of local specialties, including meatballs made from goat meat, soup made with fish and wild vegetables, and plenty of bird, fish, and animal meat. and some of the novelty modern foods from Blue Star, such as ice cream desserts and the like.
Receiving a medieval nobleman, there was no need for Shen Sen to leave behind the heavy government affairs and go out in person, and when the imperial princess was ready, Shen Sen temporarily found Wilson from Blue Star and put him in charge of the transactions and aid plans of the fantasy world.
Pinna is preparing a banquet this time with Quiquero? As a member of the Senate, the peacemakers represented by Martus advocated that the war had started under the instructions of the Emperor without a plan, and that the Emperor's power should be weakened and led by the Senate to rebuild military power.
At the same time, make contact with the enemy occupying Arnus, ask them to return to the "gate", and choose a method other than military force, such as speaking peace.
The reason why he chose Cichero as the negotiation partner was because he was one of the people in the main peace faction who could communicate normally and had the opportunity to win over.
Other peacemakers want peace no matter what, even at any cost.
Wilson, who had a rich face and a round bald head, listened to Pinna's introduction, nodded his head, and wrote down the main points.
In the more than two years of Blue Star, he is no longer the little person who is not worth mentioning.
Although all but the Supreme Head of State in the Organization were equal colleagues regardless of their position, his ability to reach the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Johannes Autonomous Region is a sign that his competence and contribution are recognized in an organization that is transparent in everything and rewards and punishments are orderly.
It is for this reason that the Führer has transferred himself from the Blue Star to take charge of the foreign affairs of a new world, which is a new challenge for him, and it is also an expectation from the leader, and this mission cannot be missed.
With a ponytail, Pinna and Wilson walked together and hurried to the location of the Star Hotel, and as they walked, they couldn't help but sigh with emotion:
"Goddess bless, I hope everything goes well!"
"Miss Pinna don't worry, under the guidance of the Führer's will, we will not fail."
Without waiting for the princess to say anything, they arrived at the banquet venue in the blink of an eye.
"Kichero Qing, let me introduce you to His Excellency Wilson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Star Empire, who saved Itarica from the Neon Self-Defense Forces."
"Oh, Star Empire, I'm sorry, I don't think I've ever heard of this country, I don't know where it is, what kind of country it is?"
Although he maintained his elegance as an aristocracy, his tone was full of arrogance and arrogance.
In the fantasy world of Farmatt, the empire is a powerful country, and there are more than a dozen countries in the surrounding princes alone.
Together with the foreign and subject countries, the state of the border tribes contains hundreds of geographical and diplomatic relations.
Although as a member of the Senate, he was not a diplomat, but he had heard of some powerful kingdoms and vassal states, but he had not heard of any Star Empire.
"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"
Kichero narrowed his eyes, his gaze a little contemptuous.
He estimated that the other party was a wild land with a backward civilization, and as for defeating the enemy army occupying the holy land of Arnus, it might just be a fluke.
Who knows how many of Itarika's troops were sent by the green-clad enemy, in case there were only a handful of personnel.
Pinna, who saw all this from the sidelines, could feel the suspicion and contempt coming from the Senate member of the Senate from Kicchiro.
But when she looked at Wilson a little nervously, she found that the other party always had a calm smile on his face.
"There is no evidence for what kind of country the Empire of Stars is, as a guest visiting you, I have brought some goods produced in my country to give to you, and everyone will know at a glance."
Wilson politely bowed his head to the soldiers behind him, and after a while, the soldiers in black and gray combat uniforms brought in the iron boxes containing all kinds of goods.
As the box was opened, the expression of the contemptuous and sneering Imperial nobleman Kichero gradually changed.
In front of him were all kinds of modern industrial fabrics and satins, delicate porcelain, ingenious handicrafts, transparent glasses, and a large number of never-before-seen white paper pens, toiletries and other modern industrial products.
It is precisely because he is an aristocrat who lives a luxurious life that after seeing these things in front of him, he can understand how difficult the technology is contained in these objects.
"These are all products of the Star Empire?"
"Of course, it's all my country's commodity."
"The items are beautiful, the craftsmanship is rare, and it was an eye-opener. The price must be very expensive, thank you for the gift! ”
Chichero changed his tune. Put away the attitude of grandeur and show the corresponding respect.
However, his eyes were mostly drawn to silk and ceramic vessels, and he did not pay much attention to those objects that truly represented the power of industry.
"Mr. Kichero is not welcome, these are just a part of the small output of our country, and they are good quality and cheap daily necessities for the people, and the price is not too expensive."
"Really?"
Kichero froze, visibly disbelieving, and his gaze turned to the princess Pinna, hoping to get an accurate answer from her.
Sure enough, the result really surprised him, and he began to really think about where the so-called Star Empire was.
But that was only the beginning of the day's surprise, and after finishing his meal, he and the other nobles who came after him were invited to the outskirts of town, where they stopped in an area fenced with wire mesh made of steel.
"What are we doing here?" Kichero asked the princess Pinna, puzzled.
"Of course, I'm here to witness for yourself the power that can defeat the green-clothed enemy!" Pinna's expression was awe-inspiring, and her tone was unusually serious.
Immediately afterwards, the senate members who stood behind the firing position watched with their own eyes as dozens of soldiers dressed in strange clothes tethered the pterodactyl, the giant mammoth, which the empire usually needed thousands of people to catch, in an open space a hundred meters away.
They watched as dozens of soldiers from the Star Empire raised a strange-looking metal weapon in their hands, only to hear a slight sound of cutting through the air, and the hideous beast in the distance seemed to have been hit by powerful magic, and dozens of blood holes as big as fists exploded on their hard bodies, letting out a painful wail.
"What the hell are these things, magic weapons? How is it done? ”
It only takes one time to see the power of firearms now, and everyone can understand the meaning of this weapon and equipment in war.
They understood the reason for the destruction of the United Kingdoms forces that attacked the Hill of Arnus, and indeed understood the reason why the Green-Clad troops had fallen in Itarica.
The tour wasn't over yet, and Wilson, with a gentle smile on his face, continued to display weapons that made the lawmakers even more frightened.
After the first round of test firing, several more giants in steel armor walked out.
Just as everyone was wondering about this, a faint blue light came from the Iron Giant's shoulder, followed by an unidentified object mixed with storm and flames, and in less than a breath of time, it hit the wounded Pterodactyl and the Mammoth.
The sand flew away, the earth shook, and the popping sound rumbled like thunder.
Giant pterosaurs and mammoths were torn to pieces, their bodies burning in the flames that rose into the sky.
The councillors who saw these also saw the phantom of the Imperial cavalry and hoplites being shattered, and they also saw the scene of countless fortresses and garrisons being smashed and engulfed in flames.
"If there is a fight, you will definitely lose."
Although the nobles are arrogant, they are not fools, and everyone understands after observing them for themselves, and the soldiers and tactics of the empire that they are proud of may not be able to stop each other for a minute under such weapons.
"I'm sorry to ask me again, how far is this weapon?" Kichero asked, a little eagerly.
Wilson still smiled and replied politely: "It's not far, the nearest is only seven or eight thousand meters, if it is still counted as your unit, it is about five or six blocks."
"Five or six squares!" Everyone let out a cry of surprise.
"Then Lord Wilson, take the liberty of asking how many guns and weapons do you have in your hands?"
"Many, many, too many to use!"
"Inexhaustible ......"
The crowd fell silent for a moment, but then they became excited again.
Because they realized that they were invited by the Imperial Princesses to discuss and cooperate together to fight against an enemy named Neon, and not to be an enemy of such a powerful Star Empire.
In this way, wouldn't the Empire of the Stars be stronger, the more happy they should be, and everyone thought about it, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.
After reacting, Kichero and the other nobles immediately showed a flattering smile that made people feel like a spring breeze and a home away from home, and they couldn't wait to ask one after another.
"Honorable Wilson, I wonder if your country's weapons can be sold to us?"
"Of course, we will pay the price to your satisfaction."
Whether it is impossible or not, there is nothing to lose by asking, after seeing the power of firearms with their own eyes, everyone only feels that no knight magician is worth mentioning, and they all want to get such a powerful weapon.
Facing the passionate medieval aristocracy, Wilson looked at the overjoyed Imperial Princess, Pinna, and took out an agreement and a recording.
"We need to have a good conversation about this question, but before that, our head of state has a few words to tell you."
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(PS: The Republic has been changed to the Star Empire)