Zhu Jingyuan stayed in the conference room of the Ordnance Department for most of the day and basically decided on the plan for the design and construction of warships for the next stage.

It wasn't until the afternoon when the government was released that Zhu Jingyuan went back to the harem directly, and continued to be busy with his daily work the next day.

In the following time, the Ming court gradually entered the year-end state, and the summary and statistical work in all aspects were carried out one after another.

The news sent to Zhu Jingyuan from all sides can basically be regarded as good news.

The mobilization plan for the 20 million troops has been basically completed, and the world's largest military force has been successfully organized.

The main forces closest to the Tessie front line have completed a new round of comprehensive equipment upgrades, and the propeller fighters have taken a full back seat.

The first batch of missile-converted warships returned to active service and were deployed to the Great Qin Sea and the Atlantic region with the new elemental weapons of the Praetorian Army system.

Although it will take time for all the second-line troops to be jetized and missileized, the preparation of the main forces for the first major stage has already been completed.

You can already find a target to beat up violently, and it depends on whether the Germans and Lucia will do it with Daming.

The Germans and Lucia can't stop now, and the Ming can't actually stop now.

Although Daming has money, it is not an unlimited waste.

It would certainly be very uncomfortable if the current military forces were mobilized, but in the end they did not use them and reaped the benefits, but forcibly held them back.

Therefore, even if the Germans and Lucians were not stupid from now on and avoided conflict with the Ming as much as possible, it no longer made sense.

Even if Da Ming forcibly makes excuses now, he will beat the rest of the Taixi countries and conquer the Taixi continent.

What's more, Daming is also ready in terms of public opinion and claims.

Britain is now like a stick, stuck behind the Germans and Lucians, and it is impossible for them not to think of a way to dispose of it.

When the era was approaching, the news of the British was finally delivered to Zhu Jingyuan.

The documents of the British court, signed by the King of England, were regarded as conveying the intentions of the Germans through official diplomatic channels.

Charlotte directly called Zhu Jingyuan to explain the situation through personal connections.

The news that the Germans had demanded peace talks with Britain and that they had once again formed an anti-Ming alliance could also be regarded as good news for Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan was in a good mood after receiving the news.

Let the General Secretary inform the most important officials and generals to go to the conference room of the Military Aircraft Department of the Wuying Hall for a meeting.

Zhu Jingyuan himself chatted with Charlotte for a while, mainly to explain Daming's attitude to her again, and also to calm her mentality and spirit:

"You don't have to worry too much over there, Da Ming will definitely take control of the situation in the Taixi Continent.

"The situation that the mainland of Taixi and even the British mainland are ruled by Germany and Lucia is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

"Da Ming is now fully prepared, and he can directly participate in the war on the Taixi continent at any time.

"But Da Ming will make a move at a relatively opportune time, unless there are conditions that have to be made immediately.

"For example, our children have become kings of England......

"If your father can't make such a decision, for the safety of your family, I suggest that you go to the United States in advance to take refuge."

Charlotte was actually a little nervous, and the situation was actually very dangerous now.

Charlotte called in person, and the most important thing she wanted to confirm was actually whether Daming was ready.

Charlotte knew that Da Ming would definitely go down, and even knew for a long time that the victory of Germany and Lucia had the reason for Da Ming's connivance.

But Charlotte is also a little worried about whether Daming will get away with this kind of operation.

Don't be ready for the Ming himself, Britain has already been occupied by the Germans and Lucians, and then launch a surprise attack on the Ming.

Now that she got a direct explanation from Zhu Jingyuan's mouth, Charlotte suddenly relieved herself:

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about me, I will try my best to convince my father."

Zhu Jingyuan confided with Charlotte, calmed her emotions, and then drove to Wuying Palace.

The people attending the meeting had already arrived, and Zhu Jingyuan sat directly on the throne exclusive to the emperor after arriving.

Accept the pilgrimage of the participants, and then ask the staff of the General Secretary to send the news of the British.

When many generals and ministers saw the content of the news, they couldn't help but show happy expressions.

This unprecedented war is finally about to begin!

After Zhu Jingyuan waited for them to read it, he directly issued two orders:

Honglu Temple replied to the British, appreciating their behavior this time.

"Tell them that the formation of the anti-Ming alliance again is a direct challenge to the Western Cape Contract and the order of the international alliance, and the Ming will definitely not allow it.

"Once the Anti-Ming Alliance is truly established, the Ming Dynasty will immediately declare war on all members of the Anti-Ming Alliance, and there is no room for discussion.

"Let the British work hard to resist and hold on to their homeland, and the Ming Dynasty will not let Britain perish.

"As soon as Germany, Lucia, and Italy declare war on Britain, they will immediately issue an ultimatum to the three countries.

"The tyrannical acts of the three countries have seriously jeopardized the harmony and stability of the world.

"Their royal family, as the rulers and common people of the Tessi community, is not in a position to bring a harmonious and happy life to their people by peaceful means.

"As the main ethnic group on the continent of Taixi, they don't have the capacity to build and create the life they want.

"Instead, the idea was hit on the head of the plundering brother group.

"The sin is so great that men and gods are angry.

"The key is to refuse Daming's mediation again and again, and always ignore Daming's warnings and reminders.

It can be seen that they are all beasts that do not know etiquette and law, and do not understand human nature.

"There must be strict restraint and discipline.

"Demand that Lucia, Germany, and Italy immediately cease all combat operations, surrender unconditionally, and accept the complete transformation of the Ming Dynasty.

"If they still don't obey this and don't cooperate with the demands of the Ming Dynasty, they have no intention of repenting.

"Then Da Ming has to hang the people and clean up the crime."

Shen Fu and Honglu Siqing immediately stood up and bowed down and agreed:

"Obey."

Zhu Jingyuan turned to the military attachés and continued to instruct:

"Set up the Tessie Operational Command and implement the Tessie Operational Plan.

Yang Yuchun, the governor of the Chinese Military Governor's Office, served as the commander-in-chief, and was fully responsible for the command of the follow-up combat operations in the western Taixi region.

"The Governor's Mansion of the Central Army, the Right Army, the Rear Army, and the Front Army immediately entered a combat state.

"All the other Governor's Mansion and Huangzhuang troops, the navy, land, air force, and forbidden armies have entered the highest level of actual combat security.

"Wait for my final orders, and enter the battle mode at any time."

All the generals and staff officers stood up, and after listening to Zhu Jingyuan's words, they saluted and promised loudly:

"Obey."

Zhu Jingyuan bowed his head lightly and returned the salute, and then continued to command and request very seriously:

"This operation does not seek a quick solution,

"But seek to eradicate all evil, and take the eternal elimination of future troubles as the highest goal.

"For the place where the resistance is most violent, for the sake of my Ming descendants for thousands of generations, I can help His Majesty Emperor Guangwu to set an example in Japan.

"Book burning, temple demolition, flat graves—

"After the fact, the meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and the highest can be divided into the country in Taixi and passed on for five generations."

When Zhu Jingyuan talked about "Japanese precedent", several generals subconsciously swallowed their saliva.

When those three words were spoken, including Yang Yuchun, the commander-in-chief of the operation, he almost interrupted Zhu Jingyuan's words.

It's just that Zhu Jingyuan said it too quickly, and after Yang Yuchun reacted, Zhu Jingyuan had already said it.

After these two sentences are spoken, there is no point in interrupting them later.

When the Ming Emperor was speaking, especially when he ordered the people below to do things, it was rare for a courtier to interrupt him.

For ordinary people, interrupting the other party's normal expression can be regarded as impolite, let alone facing the emperor.

No one had dared to do this before, and there was no need to do so.

Emperor Daming didn't completely disobey the persuasion of his courtiers, as long as he waited for the emperor to finish his thoughts.

Yang Yuchun is not a fool or a young man, he is already at the age of retirement, and he is waiting for the successful retirement after this war.

Interrupting Zhu Jingyuan's words under the current circumstances is that he doesn't want Zhu Jingyuan to say the next few words.

What precedent did Emperor Shizu of the Ming Dynasty set in Japanese affairs?

Book burning, temple demolition, flat graves -

Erased all cultural memories left by the Japanese mainland.

The results obtained so far are very remarkable, and the Japanese have de facto disappeared.

However, in the eyes of Yang Yuchun and other Ming courtiers, this kind of thing is obviously absolute dirty work.

As an emperor, it should not be said, or even "known".

Under normal circumstances, the emperor would not have spoken out.

As long as the emperor summoned the responsible general alone, and gave a little hint in his words, the general knew what to do.

However, Zhu Jingyuan, who "imitated His Majesty Shizu in Japan", has already made it clear.

Later, the goal was directly stated.

The emperor is willing to take on this responsibility, rather than leaving it to the courtiers to understand for themselves, of course, to take care of the courtiers.

But an old minister like Yang Yuchun also felt that it would be a dereliction of duty to let the emperor directly say such an order.

What I can do later is to carry out the emperor's order as thoroughly as possible.

What's more, the emperor also gave a promise later.

If you do it, you can directly split the soil and divide it, get a piece of land on the Taixi continent, and become the vassal monarch of the Ming Dynasty.

Although it can only be passed down for five generations, the reward is still overwhelming.

The generals led by Yang Yuchun all tensed their bodies, beat their chests and saluted, and shouted loudly at the same time:

"The ministers must do their best, and then die."

Zhu Jingyuan also returned the salute with a fist, and then asked them all to sit down and continue to discuss future combat plans.

Participating in the Taixi War is something that the Ming military has long determined, and of course several sets of combat plans have been prepared.

Now it's time to finalize some of the details of the selection and arrangement.

On the morning of the next day, the British diplomatic department received a response from the Daming Honglu Temple, which was to refine and sort out Zhu Jingyuan's meaning.

After British Prime Minister Jenkinson saw it, he immediately informed Wellesley and Nelson to go to the palace to meet the king and crown prince together.

Jenkinson handed the report to King George IV while giving an oral overview of the situation.

After reading and listening, George IV asked with some doubts:

"Da Ming doesn't seem to have given any clear response?

"Da Ming just said that the anti-Ming alliance is not allowed to appear again, otherwise they will directly declare war.

"But if we don't make peace with Germany and Lucia, the anti-Ming alliance won't emerge?

"Then the Ming Dynasty will not participate in our war with the Germans and Lucians?

"It is said that Britain will not perish, but there is not even a mention of the conditions for sending troops to protect it......"

After George IV said this, he subconsciously looked at his daughter, and remembered what his daughter had told him.

Charlotte also smiled a little helplessly and said:

"Father, you should be able to understand that even if Da Ming expresses his intention that he will definitely make a move, he will still make a move at the node that is most in line with Da Ming's interests.

"Unless...... Britain has actually become part of the Ming Dynasty, and the war of Britain has in fact become the war of the Ming Dynasty. ”

George IV sighed softly:

"I see......"

George IV, like many traditional monarchs, did not yet reach the most dangerous time, and certainly did not want to step down from the supremacy of a country.

So for Charlotte's reminder, George IV finally did not answer directly.

Instinctively chose to procrastinate, and it was a day to be able to drag it out for a day.

However, the invitations of Germany, Lucia, and Italy could not be postponed indefinitely.

The three countries of them were likewise given a month.

If Britain does not respond, and de facto start peace talks, the anti-Ming alliance will be re-formed.

Then they will launch an attack on the British mainland in a month.

George IV already knew the attitude of the Ming Dynasty, so it was impossible to accept the proposal of the Germans.

So this month is just a pure delay.

On the other side of the English Channel, the former heart of mainland France, the Palace of Versailles just outside Paris.

The palace of the French prince has now become the residence of the monarchs of Germany, Lucia and Italy, as well as the command center of the war against the British.

The fourth year of the Ming Dynasty is also the 2044 New Year of the Ming Gregorian calendar.

When another Ming New Year arrived, the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms held a grand banquet here.

Celebrate the significant achievements of the past three years.

After the opening feast, the monarchs of the three countries also found an opportunity to gather together again to discuss the situation and problems after the year.

The King of Italy first said with some restraint:

"The British have never responded, and it seems that they don't want to reply to us, so we just wait for a month dryly?"

Emperor Lucia said with a straight face:

"By keeping our promises, we are not only giving the British an extra month to prepare, but we also need time to prepare."

The King of Germany laughed dryly and said:

"Yes, the British have been preparing for three years, and they don't care about this extra month, but we need time."

The King of Italy said with some concern:

"What about Da Ming? This is also to give Daming more time, right?

"I heard that the Ming Dynasty has been doing large-scale war mobilization, and it is likely that the standing army will be increased to 20 million.

"The number of Ming fleets around Europa has also increased by at least half compared to before."

The King of Germany shook his head helplessly:

"Hasn't Da Ming been preparing for three years? It doesn't matter if it's an extra month.

"Anyway, the Ming Dynasty has not actually participated in the war in these years, and our three kingdoms have been fighting on the battlefield for three years.

"The latest weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty are no secret to us.

"For the experience of the application of these new generation of weapons and equipment and tactics, the Ming Dynasty, which has been peaceful for more than ten years, is inferior to ours.

"Our continuous fierce battle on the battlefield is where our confidence in defeating the Ming Dynasty lies."

Emperor Lucia mentions another angle:

"It has been 19 years since the last armistice of the world war.

"The first children born after the war have now begun to join the army, and our army will continue to expand this year.

"The total population of our three countries has exceeded 200 million, plus the other ethnic groups we rule.

"It is not impossible to pull out a total of 20 million troops.

"So in terms of the size of the armed forces, we don't have much disadvantage......"

The king of Italy felt that what the two companions said was indeed good, but his heart was still not at ease:

"But I heard that Daming has started a new round of equipment updates in the past three years.

"A large number of warships in service in the Ming Dynasty, as well as warships under construction, have begun a new round of comprehensive refit in the past three years.

"I've also heard that Da Ming seems to have invented a new type of explosive, and the power seems to be very exaggerated.

"The intelligence officers were given instructions that were likely to exceed the existing explosives by a factor of ten.

"This figure is likely to be exaggerated, and the actual figure may only be a two- to three-fold increase.

"But there really should be an explosive that increases its power......

"I'm very worried about how much more I can make up for similar situations.

"When we fought against the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army we actually faced was much the same as we imagined......

The German king was a little stunned when he heard this:

"Da Ming's new explosives? I've actually gotten some news from my side.

"It was obtained by the intelligence officers from the Austrian officials, and the authenticity was not high in the first place.

"They say it's a hundredfold increase in power at the same weight.

"I think it must be fake news, it doesn't follow the rules of physics at all, so I didn't take it to heart."

Emperor Lucia was even more surprised and said:

"Our intelligence officers have also reported it, but they say it is even more exaggerated, they say there is a 10,000-fold increase......

"I didn't think it was credible at all, so I didn't take it to heart."

The King of Italy shook his head and waved his hand in surprise:

"A hundred times, ten thousand times the data, it is definitely impossible, this is most likely a problem with the recording of a certain link.

"Even if we get ten times as much, it's still not credible.

"But as I said earlier, these inaccurate information can prove that there is indeed a new explosive.

"The point is, this shows that our understanding of Daming is still insufficient."

The King of Germany laughed dryly and said:

"Of course, we can't fully understand the military secrets of the Ming Dynasty.

"But we passed the military parade of the Ming a few years ago, through the equipment of the Ming that we obtained.

"As well as the information collected by our daily information intelligence personnel, it can be determined that the equipment of the Ming Dynasty has not opened up the essential gap with us.

"Now the technology development has entered the mature stage again.

"Da Ming may be able to continue to optimize and improve their production process.

"But it is obviously impossible to develop new equipment that can turn the situation of war on the back and apply it to the entire army in just three years.

"So don't worry about it......"

With such a large-scale equipment update in Daming, it is impossible to really keep it absolutely secret.

A lot of news does not need to do any hidden spying, simply observe and analyze the import and export of the main factories of Daming, and observe the vehicles on special road sections.

You can get all kinds of information.

As for professional intelligence officers, they can directly obtain more useful information through informants of various levels.

For example, the Ming Dynasty showed the exiled government personnel of France, Austria, and the Ottoman the latest equipment, and crucially, the atomic bomb.

Most of these people are afraid to leak information, or will not leak it.

They all already believed that the Ming would inevitably win, and in the face of the terrifying weapons of the Ming Dynasty, the Germans and Lucians had no chance of victory.

But some people with low morals don't mind exchanging news for money before Germany and Lucia fall.

However, for these people with limited moral standards, intelligence agents of other countries may not fully trust them.

This is especially true when it comes to information that is already difficult to be confident in.

For example, they contacted German intelligence officers and told them that the Ming had a new bomb that was 100,000 times more powerful.

The first reaction of the German intelligence officers was that the informant was sick.

Even if the other party swears that the message is true, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, intelligence handlers often choose to reduce the energy by two orders of magnitude, and then label it as untrustworthy intelligence.

Just as Zhu Jingyuan guessed, without personally understanding it, even if someone said that there are bombs in the world that are 10,000 times more powerful.

Others will only take it as a joke or as untrustworthy information.

Emperor Lucia was even more disgusted with the Italians, and a little sensitive and tentatively said:

"If Italy wants to give up, it can withdraw from our alliance now, but it needs to give up the land it gained in the war."

The King of Italy did have a little idea, a little bit of an idea to take it when he saw it.

Even, the idea of surrendering to Daming and leading the way for Daming.

But Da Ming obviously didn't need Italy to lead the way.

Now if you want to break away from the alliance of the three countries, you can only negotiate peace with the British and jump into the camp of the British.

Although Britain is a potential ally of the Ming Dynasty, Britain cannot protect its own security at all until the Ming Dynasty really ends.

Lucia and Germany had already figured out the details of Italy during the war.

Both countries have now come to terms with the fact that Italy is a drag bottle, and they no longer want to carry it with them.

But due to the early cooperation covenant, it is not possible or necessary to tear up the face now.

But if Italy wants to break away, the two countries will certainly turn their guns on Italy immediately.

Britain will have to drag it back a bit.

Italy, which is located on the continent and does not yet have strategic depth, is a natural and more priority carve-up target.

So the king of Italy could only decisively deny it at this time:

"No, no, no, how can we withdraw now, we, as true descendants of Rome, must rebuild the glory of Rome together.

"It's just that, according to our original plan, in order to avoid fighting on two fronts as much as possible, I think we should still try to win over the British."

Emperor Lucia was a little irritable, but could only approve of this suggestion.

So the monarchs of the three kingdoms could only continue to wait, while arranging for diplomats to urge the British to make a decision.

This urging is a month has passed.

The final deadline had arrived, and the British never responded.

Even the French, Austrians, and Ottomans ignored the invitation for peace.

The response of the Spaniards was also not very positive, and they made a rather outrageous demand, demanding that the troops of the three countries withdraw from the Spanish mainland.

Now Spain itself belongs to Lucia, and negotiations with Spain are also Lucia's business.

The British, the French, and the Austrians didn't want to talk, and Lucia didn't want to waste time with the Spaniards.

As a result, Germany, Lucia, and Italy once again unified their minds and set their sights on the British and the Ming.

On February 1 of the fourth year of the Grand Duke, the Three Kingdoms officially launched an attack on the British mainland.