Chapter 337 Chapter 927 The Conniver
Chapter 337 Chapter 9.27 Conniver
New Year's Eve passed quickly, but in the year 2289 of the Qin Tongli calendar, the flames of war did not go out, but gradually began to spread around the world.
Because, at present, the industrialized countries in the world are extremely hungry. In this world, no matter how submissive a weak country is, it is inevitable to be beaten, because the strong country just wants to eat meat.
To the northeast of Shenzhou, the four provinces of Izumo and a series of islands in the North Pacific derived from Alaska by Edenia had a hot war. Underwater submarines hunted each other in the vast North Pacific, and the surface ships and air forces of both sides were deployed alternately near the Command Strait (Bering Strait).
The military forces of the entire Shenzhou Lingbei region could not be mobilized to other places.
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The southern Lizhou (Australia) also encountered an invasion by the Shengyang Navy.
The huge Shenzhou is like the late Tang Dynasty. The huge territory created in the early years can no longer be defended and has been invaded and eroded by foreign forces such as Tubo.
It can also be said to be the final situation of the British Empire in the main world at the end of the period.
When it was strong, the global territory was glorious, but when the national strength was weak, even Argentina jumped out to provoke.
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Shengyang, the new foreign enemy that Shenzhou was forced to define after the industrial age. It really lived up to historical expectations and had considerable resilience and the potential to entangle with Shenzhou for hundreds of years.
Looking back at history, the Huns and Turks were the same. The Han and Tang dynasties could only severely damage them through one or two battles. To really make them disappear in the long river of history, they often had to wait until one or two cycles of dynasty changes.
In Chile, South America, on the coastline, heavy steel buildings covered the entire city.
Pieces of large metal materials were sent to the construction factory along the industrial rails code-named "Shinkansen". Under the operation of precise and large welding robots, they became magnificent sea monsters.
The "Shogunate Type 8" battleship and the Empire's trump card "Floating Fortress" are being built in rows of hundreds of meters of docks.
The Shengyang construction workers riding on the automatic walking machine are as small as ants on an elephant in this steel frame construction plant.
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Equally small are the commanders who boarded the bridge of the battleship. The generals, dressed in uniforms from decades ago, held sabers and looked at the industrial behemoths under their command, with excitement in their eyes.
In the last world war, after a series of defeats, Darang's authority declined and he had to purge his father Fanglang and the king's old ministers, well, or in other words, the old aristocratic military group. After that, the power of Shengyang was completely concentrated on the emerging military group he promoted.
Darang's final madness led to the complete division of Shengyang. The suppressed Shengyang old faction group stayed in the Shengyang Islands in the future, turned to Shenzhou, and became a follower of the rule of the four provinces of Izumo.
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And the new faction of Shengyang retreated to South America after the defeat! This retreat was a major technical retreat of Shengyang.
Shengyang has lost a lot of early large-scale weapon technologies. For example, the general executioner, the big-head-shaped floating fortress, and the general battleship.
For a long time, Shengyang in South America cherished its "ancient technology". However, twenty years ago, they completed the accumulation of technology again. The large warships and super-large floating weapons on the ancient drawings were restored, and because the design was more reasonable, the energy core and intelligent control were more advanced, which was better than the past.
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However, history is reincarnation. As Shengyang in South America completed the technology, the younger generation who overturned the gates of Darang in the past have now become the new elders and dignitaries, repeating the old problems of the Shengyang Empire.
At the Chilean port dock, the workers were staring at the electric sparks between the huge steel, and suddenly felt that the sky had darkened.
They looked up and saw a 500-meter-long floating warship in the sky, blocking the sunlight. There was a clear and clear golden chrysanthemum emblem on the bow of the ship.
The generals at the port have already boarded mechas that are much more advanced than the Tengu mechas and entered the large battleship in the sky.
Hokusai Ming, the great-grandson of the contemporary Shengyang King Darang of Shengyang.
Compared with his great-grandfather hundreds of years ago who always wore armor and drew his sword. Today, the Shengyang King is more delicate and weak than the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
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In the central hall of the battleship, Hokusai Ming sat on the throne, looking at the generals kneeling respectfully below, with no sadness or joy on his face. But in his heart, he could only pretend to be a clay sculpture.
When Shenzhou and North America were on the verge of war in Northeast Asia near the Arctic Circle, the European continent was plunged into war again.
The various military and political factions of Shengyang in South America felt that the opportunity had come. "Go east to Africa", "Go west to Australia", "Go north to the Caribbean"...
Note, each faction felt that the strategic direction they formulated had a great "opportunity", but they could not convince each other. Every meeting ended with a "ba Ge Ya Lu" exchange of disrespect in front of the emperor.
The land-sea conflict of the past was not only not resolved, but as South America became larger and wider, more regional differences arose. This resulted in more factions now.
As the nominal leader of Shengyang, Hokusai Ming was not unaware of the current problems, but Shengyang's foundation could not be solved.
Shengyang had been a vassal state of Shenzhou for hundreds of years and a cultural vassal for thousands of years. The royal family of Shengyang did not give up the study of Shenzhou culture.
The more the royal family of Shengyang studied Shenzhou history, the more terrifying they felt.
After Shengyang gained a new continent, its current situation can only be said to be equivalent to the land of Shenzhou more than 2,000 years ago. As the majesty of the Zhou emperor gradually lost its power, the vassal states in the region began to fight and then used the Zhou emperor like a toy.
Beizhai Ming understood that this was his current position.
As the nominal supreme ruler of Shengyang, he could not consume his majesty to mediate the conflicts between the various factions, but could only consume the various factions in the conflicts.
In other words: in this world war, "preserving the vitality of Shengyang to curb the vassal states" or "preserving the authority of the Shengyang royal family" was "one of two choices" for Beizhai Ming. Of course, in fact, he could only choose the latter.
In the past two years, this warship representing the majesty of the Shengyang royal family has traveled back and forth between various factions.
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Now, Hokusai Ming is sitting on a high seat in the middle of the Japanese-style hall. After listening to the discussion of the faction on the right side of the South American West Coast and the assurances of the samurai generals on the left, the King of Shengyang gave the same attitude as when "meeting factions in other regions".
Hokusai Ming just tacitly supports the actions of this faction. But he will not make a clear statement and take responsibility for this faction.
The generals bowed and sent the King of Shengyang away. The heavy curtains when the guard of honor left were reflected on the metal floor of the battleship hall, and the generals who bowed their heads on the ground received the imperial power and cut the rope tied around their necks. The next step is to be bold.
If the adventure fails, you still have to commit seppuku. As for success, then the cabinet will be formed in front of the emperor.
It may be a bit exaggerated to say that Hokusai Ming is the mastermind of the war, but he is a complete connivance!
[In the ancient times of the main world, when the Orientals looked at their neighbor, they always heard their official claim that "a small group of xx elements are trying to revive the dream of the empire", and they couldn't help but wonder what the attitude of most people on the island was? ——The answer is: most people are conniversaries. 】
The conniversaries will acquiesce to the mastermind's plan and quietly contribute to the mastermind's plan. If the mastermind succeeds, they will share the benefits of success. But if the mastermind fails, then the conniversaries will claim that they were coerced after decades of silence.