1209 We Lost a Nobleman [This Chapter Is Updated By: All Book Friends - 11/?]
Outside the palace, an elder called out to the Imperial Marshal. The Imperial Marshal did not treat the elder lightly because he was just an "ordinary person."
The two walked side by side on the road. Some pedestrians passing by would salute them to show respect, and some would not do so.
They also do not require people to maintain respect for them. This is the most special thing about the Pengeo Empire. In a way, it achieves equality for everyone.
But in some aspects, there are still classes in this society, but the gap between classes is not so wide, and social resources are not completely in the hands of the aristocratic privileged class.
"I saw those planes. If the Federation sends out planes to deal with us, will we be able to deal with them?" The elder asked what he was concerned about.
Secrets cannot be hidden between people, nor between countries.
Some countries have already obtained overseas versions of the Q-I bombers from Lynch, and these stocks have subsequently flowed into the wider market.
The people here spent a lot of money to buy two aircraft. It is said that the empire has been able to launch a better-performing generation of bombers based on replicas of this type of bomber, and has entered semi-mass production.
In fact, once the key things like airplanes are figured out, industrial powers can easily reproduce them.
The Imperial Marshals and the military quickly understood the value of the aircraft and began to hack and experiment.
If you have money and industrial capabilities, these things that do not involve some sophisticated electronic technology are not too difficult subjects for this country with a long history.
The first generation of self-produced bombers are now being produced. At the same time, in order to suppress the terrible lethality of aircraft on the army, Pengeo's military-industrial group has also developed some efficient anti-aircraft artillery.
In addition, there are some other new types of equipment. After these equipment are produced, they have no practical use except for occasional exercises or trying some new tactical combinations.
They can only be parked quietly in the warehouse, and the next time they are pulled out may be sent to a metal recycling factory.
The marshal nodded, "Actually, this is a good thing for us. Everyone thinks that Gefra and the Federation are the countries with the best military technology and capabilities in the world. They don't take us seriously at all."
"And we really need to understand the gap between ourselves and these so-called technologically advanced countries before we can regain our glory."
"This will be a test, where we can discover the differences between us!"
In fact, there were some voices within Pengjiao as early as last year. They continued to promote the development of science and technology, promote the development of industry, and build various equipment for war. Unfortunately, these equipment have not yet been used!
You can't live without it, it's just a waste of money.
The idea of taking them out and using them has gradually become a trend.
Now it is necessary for the entire country to take advantage of the opportunity of friction to test the gap between them and the federal military strength.
“If we lose, we can find something here that we’re lacking and fix it.”
"This way, when all-out war begins, at least we won't be too far behind."
The elder nodded and asked again, "What if we win?"
The Imperial Marshal was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "If we win, we can help the royal family of Nagaril realize their desire for political independence!"
The elder also smiled after hearing this, "I know how to convince those businessmen, they will be interested in this news!"
The business atmosphere within the Pengeo Empire is relatively relaxed. After all, there are thousands of nobles and thousands of royal families suppressing it, so it is difficult for capital to make waves in this land.
However, this does not mean that power will have very strict restrictions on capital. On the contrary, power will often intentionally make way for capital, such as foreign conquests and plunder.
On this continent, many people believe that this kind of outward expansion, invasion and plunder comes from the interests of the Pengeo aristocratic group or the ruling class.
Actually no, these demands all come from the middle and lower classes of society. When they think that the current life cannot satisfy their yearning for life, or is difficult to support, they will think of expansion, invasion or plunder.
People will join the army in large numbers and rush to the front line.
They can directly plunder on the front line, or they can be promoted through military merit and other methods. Every war is a carnival for the Pengeo Empire!
Except for the war with Gaevra.
The Gaevra people have firmly grasped the control of the sea, leaving the Pengeo people to be beaten and unable to fight back. They are all holding back their energy and want to show the Gaevra people a little more power.
If the pressure in the pressure tank is too high, it will explode.
If social pressure is too great, it will explode.
This time "friction" can also be seen as a way to release the pressure and contradictions within society.
If they win at friction, and keep winning, then it's a war.
At this time, the wealthy Nagaril can definitely bring what everyone wants to the empire, wealth, power, status, or whatever.
If it loses, it can turn the pressure within society into motivation. This is also one of the ways in which Pengjiao Group develops.
It is not that it has not had strong opponents, but these opponents eventually fell to its feet one by one.
There are hundreds of bronze statues kneeling at the foot of the Holy Mountain. Every time the Pengeo Empire conquered a power or a political power, they would shape their rulers into kneeling bronze statues and suppress them under the Holy Mountain!
If people knew that there was going to be some armed conflict soon, they would be very happy.
Businessmen would invest in the war without even needing persuasion, and ordinary people would invest in the war by enlisting in the army. It was like a feast, and everyone couldn't wait!
A dynasty that has lasted for thousands of years has always maintained its extraordinary vitality, which is both bizarre and frightening.
Soon Pengeo's reaction was fed back to the federal people. As the core country of the defeated country, the Ministry of National Defense gave it a higher score than Gaevra, and much higher when assessing its war potential.
There was no great damage to its overall strength during the war, except that the coastal cities were cleaned by artillery shells.
But for this empire, this loss is actually the same as nothing, it's just not good-looking.
They have a powerful army, a large population, and a vast territory. If the navy keeps up, they will pose a terrible threat to any country in the world.
Gefra was different. It had a small territory and a small population, which almost destined it to have little war potential.
At the end of the day, war is all about the consumption and accumulation of vitality.
You beat me to death, I'll beat you to death, let's see who dies first.
This is what war looks like under fair circumstances. If some restrictions and advantages are added, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of numbers.
The population of Gaevra is too small. Once the war is ignited on the mainland, it will soon burn the entire island.
But Pengjieo is different. Even if he lands, facing an army that claims to be the most powerful in the world, as well as a huge land and a huge population, it will be a disaster for any country!
Therefore, countries all over the world are paying close attention to Pengeo. When the Pengeo Empire used "a nobleman disappeared in the Legeves Islands" as an excuse to send a search and rescue team to conduct a search, the whole world became nervous.
In the Federation, some media even shouted horrifying remarks about the coming of World War II and captured the attention of the audience.
The federal Ministry of Defense immediately entered the second-level alert state, which is already the highest alert state during non-war times.
If it enters red alert, it means that war is really coming.
At the same time, Gefra's diplomatic ambassador met with Mr. Trueman overnight and discussed His Majesty Emperor Gefra and His Excellency the Prime Minister's thoughts and determination to join hands with the Byler Federation to maintain world peace.
It's obviously only the end of August, and the proud sun hangs in the sky and radiates heat to the ground, but people don't feel the warmth, only chills!
"The Legeves Islands are about 600 kilometers east of Nagaril. If they choose to advance quickly, they can enter the easternmost part of Nagaril in up to three weeks."
In the conference hall of Bupen Associates Development Corporation, people look at the hanging giant map projections, the latest in office technology.
They used the method used to play movies in the office, and I have to say that this provides a good prop for multi-person meetings.
Mr. Geruno also came in person, and he couldn't treat this as a small matter.
Nagaril provided him with a stable supply of goods, and because of the emergence of Nagaril, his industry began to upgrade.
Those Nagaril people don't mind being slaves. Of course, what they pursue is not the kind of consumable slaves, but the kind of high-end toys.
This also allows them to better find those who are willing to cooperate and conduct various trainings. It is said that they have secretly established a slave academy in Nagaril to transport various slaves to the underground world around the world.
These things are not just money, but also connections and power!
Those who were explaining the situation also made people aware of the seriousness of the problem. There were also some retired military officers and military advisers present.
Mr. Geruno asked the question, "Will they leave?"
He is very elegant, more like a noble than a noble. Money and power have given him an "aristocratic" temperament, and every movement is elegant.
"I mean, when they get what they want, are they going to leave?"
He didn't talk about friction or testing, he just said "what they want." Without knowing the specific situation, he couldn't give an exact target, which might lead to misjudgment.
A military adviser shook his head, "Mr. Geruno, if you had a conflict with your opponent and unexpectedly found that your opponent was weaker than you thought, would you let him go?"