Daming 1805

Chapter 54 The Sao Operation of the Three Kingdoms of Anxi
After the Anti-Ming War began, the Anxi Three Kingdoms declared absolute neutrality to the outside world in accordance with past practice.

Refused to join the anti-Ming alliance, also refused to Lucia, Ottoman's anti-Ming alliance army transit.

In this way, if Lucia wanted to attack the mainland of Daming, she could only detour to the northwestern Mongolian Plateau and even the Xianbei wasteland, where the local garrison of Daming was waiting for her.

The anti-Ming alliance did not immediately interfere with them. First, they were led by Lucia and attempted to launch several attacks on the Ming Dynasty in the northwest of the Mongolian Plateau and near the North Sea.

As a result, no actual results could be achieved, but a large number of soldiers and materials were damaged.

The Anti-Ming Alliance had to change the plan, turned its attention to the Anxi Three Kingdoms, and began to use various means to coerce and lure the Anxi Three Kingdoms.

When Daming fell into a superficial disadvantage, under Lucia's threat to declare war without permission, and under the consolation and inducement of other countries in the anti-Ming alliance, the Anxi Three Kingdoms finally temporarily allowed the troops of the anti-Ming alliance to pass through.

Then, the Western Regions Frontier Troops under the jurisdiction of the Daming Right Army Governor's Office immediately began to act. Without hesitation, they crossed the border between the two countries that should exist in theory, and entered the hinterland of their territory along the railway that Daming built for the Anxi Three Kingdoms.

The Right Army Governor's Office directly took over all railways and railway stations within their borders, and quickly began strategic deployments at the end of the railway network.

The anti-Ming alliance coalition forces also stopped advancing immediately, set up defenses in the western area of ​​the Anxi Three Kingdoms, and recruited General Napoleon, who had recently gained fame.

The large-scale battle between Daming and the anti-Ming alliance was about to break out in the hinterland of the Three Kingdoms of Anxi.

They haven't fought a war in 70 years.

The decision to allow anti-Ming alliance forces to enter the mainland was quickly criticized as an unprecedented stupid decision.

His long-term peace was bestowed by Daming, and he fantasized about allowing the troops fighting against Daming to peacefully cross the border to fight on the border of Daming, but Daming was indifferent to this matter.

But there is no medicine for regret in the world. Now that the all-out war is about to start, they can only hope that the Anti-Ming Alliance can win and win as soon as possible.

But at this juncture, the exact news of Daming's withdrawal from the vassal came, and they immediately had a feeling that Daming was going to make a real move this time.

During the second half of the war, many politicians in the world vaguely felt that Daming might not have used his full strength.

There is no special purpose to squeeze the potential of war, not only did not collect people's hearts for the welfare of the vassal state and the bottom, and did not even issue bonds to raise war funds.

So now after this strange feeling appeared, the senior officials of the Anxi Three Kingdoms fell into panic and annoyance.

After shouting at each other on the phone for a long time, the top management of the Three Kingdoms made a decision that was very stupid in theory, but unexpectedly just right in the current situation...

At the same time, they sent telegrams to both sides of the war, calling on both sides to remain calm and restrained, and not to gossip on their own territory.

They said they were willing to mediate for the two sides to stop the war that lasted for many years, and asked the troops of both sides to withdraw from their borders.

If Daming and the Anti-Ming Alliance really want to continue fighting, then the appeal of the Three Kingdoms of Anxi is meaningless and will only be ignored.

But now both sides just don't want to fight anymore, but they don't want to take the initiative to show weakness and propose a peace.

The truce proposed by the Anxi Three Kingdoms is actually in line with the actual needs of both sides.

The Anxi Three Kingdoms are theoretically neutral and independent countries, not vassals of any of the belligerent countries.

The country is right in the middle of the territory of the two sides, and it is about to become a battlefield where the two sides exchange fire. In theory, it has the right to mediate.

So, at two o'clock in the afternoon on the eighth day of the first lunar month in the 34th year of Daming Taiping, Zhu Jianyan, who continued to preside over Honglu Temple to handle official affairs, received a telegram from the official of the Three Kingdoms of Anxi.

Zhu Jianyan thought about it for 5 minutes in a complicated mood, and then went directly to meet the emperor alone.

After the old emperor read the telegram, he subconsciously asked Zhu Jianyan:
"Did you prompt them to do this?"

Zhu Jianyan very decisively and directly denied:

"It is impossible for my son to do this. Daming is currently at a strategic disadvantage, and must not show any weakness, including when facing a nominally neutral country.

"If Daming took the initiative to prompt them to mediate, then these neutral countries might think that Daming couldn't hold on.

"They are likely to pass the news of our request for mediation and this judgment directly to Xiyi, which will make Xiyi tougher in the negotiation.

"Xiyi hinted that the possibility of them doing this should exist...but the probability is not high, the reason is the same as ours.

"So Erchen thinks that they should have received the exact news of our withdrawal, so they started to panic, and then the blind cat met the dead mouse."

The old emperor nodded lightly, then looked at Zhu Jianyan with scrutiny eyes:
"That's all I can think of, so what do you think we should do now?"

If it was the former Zhu Jianyan, he might instinctively say that now he should take all the calculations and start a formal peace negotiation directly through the Anxi Three Kingdoms.

However, in the past two days, under the slight influence of his son and father, Zhu Jianyan's spirit has become higher and higher, and his way of thinking has also changed, so he tentatively said:
"Erchen believes that Daming's withdrawal and reforms have already begun, and now he should decisively refuse to mediate, and at the same time convene the servant army of the vassal state with great fanfare.

"This makes the enemy form a kind of... We Daming are really angry and ready to fight to the end at all costs.

"It just so happens that we can cooperate with the plan to withdraw the feudal feudal lords, and gather the men and women of the feudal feudal lands and send them to more remote places. If there is no war, they will not be sent back.

"Xiyi's willpower has also reached the brink of collapse, and he should formally seek peace soon.

"As long as Daming's reforms continue, his power will continue to recover. Just like what Jingyuan gained, Daming can even stop fighting."

The old emperor nodded slightly with satisfaction:

"Yes, then prepare like this, but the truce still has to be stopped. Our purpose is to force peace, not continue the fierce battle."

While Zhu Jianyan nodded, he couldn't help but ask a question:

"But why? Daming's war potential has not yet been fully tapped. Now that he has a clear direction to win, why negotiate peace?"

A slight smile appeared on the old emperor's face:

"You... It's not bad to understand that I'm not just asking for peace for the sake of abdicating, but it's still not long-term.

"Now we Daming do have a chance to win, but that result is definitely a tragic victory, and we may have to use all our strength.

"In order to control the chaotic defeated country after the tragic victory, we have to continue to exert more strength under the limit state, which is likely to make us really tired.

"For our family, what is the most dangerous situation is when the potential of our royal family really reaches its limit.

"A huge empire, with a population of [-] million, countless elites, and they all know that princes and generals have something to do with each other.

"It's just that our strength is endless, so that they can't see any opportunity at all, so they all obey the dispatch honestly.

"But as soon as we do get stuck, then they see where our limits are and they have a way of making or breaking things.

"As long as there is a method and goal, then the careerist who rebels against the flag may no longer be able to hold on, and chaos may occur at any time.

"At some point, the Ming Empire may still be there, but it should no longer belong to our Zhu family.

"So, when Jingyuan's reforms are completed, and when he prepares those weapons and equipment, let's fight again.

"When the time comes, we won't end up in person. The folk forces that Jing Yuan has nurtured with his efforts this time should fight to protect their vested interests."

There were only two royal fathers and sons at the scene, so the old emperor was very straightforward.

For the royal family, the Daming Empire is of course very important, but the Daming Dynasty that belongs to its own family is equally important.

Zhu Jianyan nodded slowly after hearing this:

"My son finally understands, it's the father who has foresight..."

(End of this chapter)