On the sixth day of the first month of the first year of the Great A.D., the day after Zhu Jingyuan returned to the new capital of Yingtianfu, he held a military meeting in the Wuying Palace.

The main persons in charge of the Governor's Office, the Military Aircraft Department, Sima and his subordinate three military departments, Sikong and his subordinate engineering departments, ordnance departments, West Factory and other relevant departments were all present.

After everyone saluted Zhu Jingyuan and sat down, Zhu Jingyuan motioned to Lu Liang, the governor of Xichang, to explain the situation first.

Lu Liang immediately stood up, and according to a prepared list of important matters, he explained the latest information about Taixi to everyone on the scene:

"Your Majesty, colleagues, the Honglu Temple and the Military Aircraft Department have long expected that the situation within the Taixi countries is relatively critical.

"Several countries with a strong military atmosphere may choose to launch foreign wars to divert domestic contradictions.

"Recent accurate information from the West Factory shows that this situation will soon become a reality.

"The situation in Tessie may be more critical than we originally expected.

"The West Factory has confirmed that the monarchs of Prussia and Lucia had given secret mobilization orders when they left their homeland for England for the coronation of King George two months earlier.

"In the two months that followed, the scale of troop movements in the two countries became more and more large, to the point where it could not be concealed.

Among them, Lucia's troop movement direction is mainly in the north, and the suspected targets are the two countries in northwestern Thailand.

"Prussia's troop movements were mainly directed to the south, and the target was most likely Austria.

"At the moment, there seems to be no intention of the two countries to cooperate in combat.

"But unexpectedly, according to the instructions of Wilhelm of Prussia to his Majesty, he would declare war on Denmark as soon as he returned.

"So our current judgment is that Prussia is ready to settle Denmark first before making a move against Austria.

"William and Nikolai of Lucia had to take the train back to their homeland, most likely in order to prepare for war in advance.

"Start a war before the monarch of the target country returns to the country."

Lu Liang stopped for a moment when he said this, bowed slightly to Zhu Jingyuan above, and signaled that he was finished for the time being.

In fact, it was a time for Zhu Jingyuan to issue an order and discuss and analyze with other ministers.

Zhu Jingyuan raised his hand slightly, motioned for Lu Liang to sit down first, and then asked the opinions of the other ministers.

The generals and officials of the army at the scene were all a little excited at this time.

The vast majority of generals are hungry for war, and only when war breaks out can they play their greatest role.

in order to obtain greater merits and obtain higher hereditary titles.

At the same time, it will also directly eliminate the potential sense of crisis of the decline in the status of military attachés.

Although the status of military attachés has been relatively stable since the Renwu Dynasty, the situation in the history of the Ming Dynasty cannot but be considered.

Especially now that His Majesty is known for his peace talks......

After more than a decade of continuous peace, the world finally sees the possibility of war again.

What's more, they all saw an opportunity to go down in history.

If the Ming Dynasty joins the all-out war again actively or passively, it may be a war that completely unifies the world.

Before the Renwu Dynasty, the world of the Ming Dynasty was the homeland.

It is not that there are certain lands and people outside the world, but the power of the time is difficult to control more distant places and people.

Now the situation is different, and now the world of the Ming Dynasty is the whole world.

The earth and ocean under his feet, since the whole is a huge sphere, and it has been completely explored by the Ming Dynasty.

Daming now also has the strength to truly and completely grasp this "world ball".

The complete reunification of this new world is the common dream of most of the military and political personnel of the Ming Dynasty, as well as military and political enthusiasts.

Of course, there are potential threats as well.

After the Ming Dynasty completely unified the world, there were really no other countries around.

The frontier threat will also be completely gone.

Without enemies beyond the borders, what is the meaning of the existence of the army?

Internal repression and control of the situation?

Or do you want to search for enemies in the wide area of space outside the world?

These are things for the distant future, though.

It's also something for the next generation of military personnel to consider.

The generals on the scene are all the most senior generals, and they may all have to retire in the next few years.

The greatest glory they can attain in this life is just around the corner.

That is to unify the world.

Now they don't have anything else in mind.

Lu Junde, the Minister of General Aircraft of the Army, who was once in charge of receiving Long Island, first stood up to explain his thoughts:

"Your Majesty, fellow comrades, I think that our Ming Dynasty should also be ready for mobilization, and have begun to partially recruit reserve training.

"At present, the entire army size of the Ming Dynasty is not enough to quickly control the entire Taixi Continent and the Taixi colonies of Mozhou and Yinzhou in a state of emergency.

"I believe that the number of troops at the disposal should be increased to at least 20 million troops.

"The lion and tiger fight the rabbit, we still need to go all out, we should seize the opportunity, hit with all our strength, and make a great deal of merit in one battle."

Lu Junde didn't directly state the goal, but what he wanted to do was self-evident.

Then everyone on the scene, listening to this kind of question, looked directly at Zhu Jingyuan.

They all wanted to confirm what His Majesty the Emperor's attitude was.

Lu Junde's words are actually a hint to Your Majesty, whether you want to do it or not, give everyone a quasi-letter.

The emperor's attitude towards such a major event as it should be said that all the heads of the organization are very important when it is a major event that is related to the fate of the organization.

If the attitude of the head of the organization is not clear and resolute enough, if the attitude of the head of the organization is not clear enough, if it is twilight, the people below will also be half-hearted.

Even if some subordinates have the determination, perseverance, and ability to get things done.

There will certainly be more people who are worried about the attitude and decisions of the head of the organization, and then hesitate to delay on key matters.

Even if the head of the organization is completely incapable, as long as the attitude gives a clear direction, the number of people who are holding back can be greatly reduced.

In addition, Zhu Jingyuan himself is famous for peace talks, is he interested in war?

Therefore, not only the military attaches and generals looked at Zhu Jingyuan's attitude, but also the civil officials and engineering personnel were also waiting for Zhu Jingyuan's attitude.

Zhu Jingyuan was silent for a moment, then responded directly, and also issued a series of orders:

"It is the duty of my great dynasty to educate all the people of the world.

"Of course, I hope that the world will be peaceful, and I hope that the people of the world can spontaneously accept the enlightenment of the Ming Dynasty.

"But if it backfires, and the monarchs and courts of the Taixi countries go against the grain, then my Ming Dynasty will raise troops to hang the people and fight crimes.

"Since the situation in Taixi is tense now, and Prussia and Lu may provoke a war at any time, then of course Daming must also make all preparations in advance.

"The Military Aircraft Department immediately came up with a reserve recruitment plan, the Military Department completed the submission of the relevant budget as soon as possible, and the Governor's Office made preparations for training.

"At the fastest speed, double the number of troops in the area where the land and sea are connected with the Taixi countries."

Zhu Jingyuan directly expressed his attitude.

Zhu Jingyuan originally had the idea of unifying the world.

It's just that in the past, when the world situation was peaceful, it could not be expressed.

Now that the situation is tense, this kind of talk will not leak out immediately if it is said internally.

But it can give the relevant senior management a reassurance.

When these few words came out, everyone on the scene really breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what the emperor wants to do, as long as he can make a decisive statement, it will be the best result.

Now the emperor has no record of going back on his word before.

Ten years ago, he said that he would not annex and rule the Taixi Continent by force, but now it seems that he has to express his attitude in public.

Moreover, His Majesty also gave a reason.

Daming wants peace, but if you, the king and the court, want to die and persecute the people of the Taixi Continent, then Daming will have to help.

This is to hang the people and cut down the crime, relieve the people from hanging, and do the right thing for heaven.

This is a just cause.

This shows that the emperor is indeed prepared, and even the excuse has been thought of.

The Ministry of Rites will just follow this direction to make publicity.

At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan's request for the Military Aircraft Department to immediately come up with a plan was not an exaggerated request.

The task of the Military Aircraft Division is to study strategies and constantly discuss and formulate various plans that can or cannot be used.

So there are a lot of similar programs in the warehouses of the Military Aircraft Department.

It would be enough to choose a well-established and safe formula that had been put in place and to adjust it slightly to the current situation.

The plan to double the number of troops in the border areas was also ready-made, and it was even specially shown to Zhu Jingyuan, so Zhu Jingyuan would directly put it forward.

Zhu Jingyuan's order was given to the Military Aircraft Department, the Governor's Office, and the Military Department.

But after he finished speaking, everyone at the scene stood up together and bowed down together to express their attitude of receiving the order.

Zhu Jingyuan was not surprised.

This order of his own is to set the direction of the future military planning of the Ming Dynasty.

All people will be affected.

Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand again and asked everyone to sit down and continue the discussion.

This time, it was Sima Wang, who was in charge of military affairs, who did not sit down, and directly asked the emperor for instructions and explained his suggestions:

"Your Majesty, the current situation in Tessie is complex and urgent, and now we will soon begin to call up the reserves and recruit troops to the front.

"The minister thinks that the original military equipment replacement work of the Ming Dynasty should also be adjusted and cooperated accordingly.

"First, there are budgetary difficulties, because the recruitment of reservists and the conscription of troops to the front line will inevitably occupy the budget, and other aspects can only be reduced.

"Second, it is necessary to retain enough troops that are ready to fight at any time, and it is definitely necessary to adapt to the replacement of equipment, and it will take time for the replacement of troops to restore their combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the minister suggested that the current service should divide the replacement of equipment into more batches, but reduce the scale and number of individual batches.

"For example, helicopters and anti-armor missiles in the Army, jet fighters and bombers in the Air Force, and missile weapons on Navy ships.

"In the process of updating equipment, it is imperative not to affect the actual combat effectiveness of the vast majority of the troops on active duty."

After listening to this, Zhu Jingyuan thought about it a little:

"Quasi-play, the Military Aircraft Department will cooperate with Sima to come up with an adjustment plan as soon as possible.

"There shouldn't be too much worry about the budget, the financial situation in the past two years has been relatively good.

"When the army recruits reservists to resume training, they can directly use new equipment and synchronize reserve training and redressing.

"In terms of the construction of the Navy, with the exception of the two battleships that have already started, no new types of battleships will be designed and started.

"The program for the construction of eight capital ships will be resumed this year, but all of them will be aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.

"The specially designed missile cruiser program has also officially begun.

"In the Air Force, aircraft that have been in service for more than ten years will be phased out and retired if there is an obvious failure in the state of the airframe.

"If the body is in good condition, after dismantling military weapons and equipment, sell them to the civilian population.

"Aircraft that have been in service for more than five years and are in good condition shall be transferred to Jinyiwei for use.

"New jet bombers are given priority to supply border and front-line troops.

"Stop the production of piston propeller fighters, reduce the number of piston attack aircraft and bombers, replace them with turboprop and turbojet aircraft."

After Zhu Jingyuan finished his order, a large group of people at the scene got up and bowed down to agree.

Wang Yinzhi did not continue to talk about the budget, and Zhu Jingyuan said that there is no problem with the budget, that is, there is no problem.

Originally, fiscal revenues have increased every year, but if we reduce and adjust construction and investment, we should still be able to cope with the current adjustments.

The military meeting presided over by Zhu Jingyuan lasted all day and discussed the direction and details of a large number of military adjustments.

Six days later, on the 11th day of the first month of the first year of the Great A.D., news came from Xichang and Honglu Temple again.

Lu Liang, the governor of Xichang, directly took two telegrams and ran to the emperor's office in Wenhua Palace.

After saluting Zhu Jingyuan, he handed over the telegram and at the same time verbally explained the details of the news received:

"Your Majesty, King Wilhelm of Prussia has returned to Berlin.

He immediately made an open political demand to Austria through the League of Nations and through his own diplomatic channels.

He demanded that Austria and Prussia be united, and that the two sides form a German Empire.

"The Prussian king of the House of Hohenzollern was proclaimed Emperor of Germany.

"The Habsburgs renounced the title of Emperor and pledged allegiance to the Emperor Hohenzollern of all Germany, and the Duke of Austria was promoted to King of Austria.

"The Habsburgs will continue to retain their authority in the existing Austrian regions."

Zhu Jingyuan looked at the telegram handed over by Lu Liang, and listened to Lu Liang's verbal explanation, and was a little puzzled.

This is to ...... German-Austrian merger?

However, the current German state has not yet been born, this is Prussia.

Why did this Prussia change the name of the country from Prussia to Germany?

Because now the condition is a peaceful merger? But the complete conquest of the remaining Austrian regions by force?

However, the current Austrian Empire is not the Austrian state before World War II, but the size of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before World War I.

In addition to the later Austrian region, it also included Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other regions in later generations.

Zhu Jingyuan asked this Austria to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty a while ago, but the other party did not agree.

It would have been impossible for the other party to pledge allegiance to the German Emperor of Hohenzollern.

Zhu Jingyuan put down the first telegram and continued to read the contents of the second one.

Lu Liang also continued to introduce more details on the side:

"Prussia, in its public announcement, did not say what the consequences would be if Austria refused.

In other words, this announcement is only an informant in name.

It means that all Germans and outsiders can see that Prussia has the sincerity to peacefully establish a united Germany.

"But, according to the information we have received internally, if Austria refuses and will certainly refuse, Prussia will make another tough territorial claim.

"Demand that Austria cede all the Germans in its territory to Prussia......

"And will ask for the mediation and support of the League of Nations."

Zhu Jingyuan suddenly smiled:

"If Austria refuses again, if the League of Nations does not force Austria to compromise, then the Prussians will go to war.

"The Austrians would certainly have refused, and the League of Nations could not have forced Austria to cede territory.

"Thus Prussia has gone through the process of mediation through the League of Nations.

"He has already given Austria two chances, but Austria still does not accept and does not want to cooperate.

"Then the League of Nations will have to allow the two countries to go to war to solve the problem."

Lu Liang immediately said:

"Your Majesty, based on the information we have obtained, as well as the judgment of the analysts.

"This is what Prussia is preparing for war and preparing for public opinion.

"So, Your Majesty, should we do something now? Or should there be some targeted investigation and preparation? ”

Zhu Jingyuan thought for a while:

"Our plans are all ready, just execute them step by step, and let the people of Honglu Temple deal with them through the League of Nations.

"However, the intelligence work must be continued, and remember to give reasonable rewards to meritorious personnel."

Lu Liang bowed down and promised:

"Obey."