Iron Dynasty Chapter 1168

“Your Majesty, this is the intelligence from Europe.”

In the Imperial Study, Wang Xuan handed a document to Xiao Ming. Two years ago, the Secret Guards were ordered to go to Europe to establish an intelligence agency. Using the Chinese Empire’s status in the Convention Organization, Wang Xuan established Secret Guard outposts in Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and other countries. In addition to using their merchant identities for espionage, Wang Xuan also hired Europeans from the signatory countries to go to Prussia, Tsarist Russia, and other countries to collect intelligence. In two years, the Empire’s control of intelligence in Europe had truly risen to a new level.

“Now that Hu Chuan has successfully incited the internal conflict in Britain and with the Empire’s support, Scotland and England are in a civil war. However, after Britain fell into chaos, Frederick II quickly called a meeting of the St. Petersburg Convention Organization. They formally announced that if the Chinese Empire’s soldiers set foot on British soil, they would consider the Vienna Convention Organization to have declared war on the St. Petersburg Convention Organization.” While Xiao Ming was reading the document, Wang Xuan told him all the intelligence he had.

After a quick glance through the document, Xiao Ming said, “Tang Wenjie has already sent this news back. They even sent us a note in all seriousness. This action shows that they are determined to protect Britain.”

“This Britain is like a rope that encircles the European continent. Without Britain, they will forever lose their overseas interests, so they don’t want to see the Empire’s military presence on British soil,” Wang Xuan said.

Xiao Ming nodded. This warning from St. Petersburg was undoubtedly telling the Empire that if the Empire continued to interfere in Britain’s affairs, they would have to declare a full-scale war on the Vienna Convention Organization on the European battlefield.

“It is precisely because of this that we must control Britain. Now is the time for the Empire to set the world rules.” Xiao Ming’s eyes were filled with foresight. When he decided to interfere in Britain’s internal affairs, he was already prepared. Both the African agricultural base and the Suez Canal were part of his preparations. Now that the St. Petersburg Convention Organization was making such a fuss, he could only take the opportunity to use a war to build a world order that belonged to the Empire and destroy Europe’s self-righteous arrogance.

“Is Your Majesty prepared to defeat the St. Petersburg Convention Organization?” Wang Xuan understood.

“Yes. From now on, you will immediately go to Europe and personally supervise the intelligence gathering work in Europe to provide intelligence support for the Vienna Convention Organization,” Xiao Ming said.

After sending Wang Xuan off, Xiao Ming summoned Cui Shang’an and Pang Yukun separately. In terms of military affairs, Xiao Ming demanded that Cui Shang’an immediately prepare for the expedition, including the deployment of the Empire’s new generation of weapons on the European battlefield this time. In terms of government affairs, he demanded that Pang Yukun cooperate with the army to provide support, such as providing all kinds of clothing, canned food, and other supplies.

Immediately afterward, he gathered the commanders of the six major military regions in Qingzhou to formulate a war plan.

“Ye Qingyun, Lei Ming, Lu Fei, you will be responsible for the war on the southern front. Portugal, Spain, France, Prussia, and Britain are your main targets.” Xiao Ming gave the three of them orders, pointing to the planned route on the world map. Hearing this, the three of them bowed in response.

Looking north, Xiao Ming said to Qi Guangyi and Luo Xin, “You will be mainly responsible for Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire. According to our intelligence, the Ottoman Empire is likely to be involved in this war.”

Finally, Xiao Ming placed his hand on North America and said to Zhu Sansi, who had returned from North America, “The east coast of North America is in your hands. In addition, you will cooperate with the fleet to organize the Americans to take the opportunity to sell supplies and weapons. Once the United States makes any move, you have the right to take military action on your own.” Zhu Sansi responded. After taking Australia, his position as commander of the Eastern Military Region was now official. Because of this, he had returned to the Empire from Canada and was officially promoted to one of the six commanders.

After formulating the main tactics, Xiao Ming and the six of them discussed some of the details of the operation, preparing to win this war with the minimum cost.

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Falkland.

Hu Chuan received the final decision from the Chinese Empire after waiting for more than two months. When he finished reading Xiao Ming’s final instructions, a look of relief appeared on his face. Hainasen was next to Hu Chuan. Seeing this, he asked, “What’s the news? Does the Empire have any good news? If there is no definite answer, Scotland is really finished.”

After Scotland announced its independence, the war broke out immediately. Butler led 300,000 Redcoats north and fought fiercely near the border between Scotland and England. However, Hainasen was prepared for this a long time ago. They dug many trenches and built many fortifications, ready to stall the English army here. But unfortunately, compared to England’s rigorously trained Redcoats, the temporarily assembled Scottish militias were having a very difficult time even with the Chinese Empire’s aid.

“Hainasen, you’re in luck. The Emperor has disregarded the St. Petersburg Convention’s warning, and the Chinese Empire army can now land.” Hu Chuan was happy, and his eyes were full of pride. This was the Chinese Empire of today, so powerful that it could disregard any threat.

Hainasen’s body trembled slightly with excitement. He had won this gamble. After announcing the good news, Hu Chuan immediately had someone send a signal to the transport ships anchored on the sea. Before long, one landing craft after another, carrying soldiers, came from the sea to Falkland. At the same time, the Empire’s equipment was hoisted down from the large transport ships: military trucks, howitzers, and tanks. Every time a weapon of war from the Chinese Empire came off a ship, the Scottish soldiers guarding the port would let out a deep sigh of admiration.

Hainasen and Hu Chuan also came to the port at this time. The soldiers were constantly assembling at the port, and their number quickly increased from a few hundred to 6,000. These 6,000 men would participate in this war between Scotland and England and completely change the situation in Europe.

“This is Division Commander Lu. He was the one who defeated Prussia in the last war in Austria.” When Lu Jun came ashore on a landing craft, Hu Chuan introduced him to Hainasen. Upon hearing this, Hainasen showed a shocked expression. He said, “So it’s Division Commander Lu. Your tactics in Austria were perfect, and now many Scottish generals see you as an idol. With your help this time, there is definitely no problem for us to defeat England.”

To prevent Scotland from losing too quickly, he had been watching the war in Britain from the sea. Now that the Chinese Empire had given a clear order, he had nothing to worry about. He said, “Don’t worry. Our chances of winning will be greater this time.”

The soldiers he brought this time were not the ones who had fought in Austria last time, but a new batch from the Chinese Empire. This batch of soldiers was equipped with Han-style modified semi-automatic rifles, and the artillery was using large-caliber howitzers with great power. The range of these cannons was 24 li, so there was no need to worry about the artillery positions being taken out by the enemy’s artillery. With the addition of these two weapons, he would be able to fight this war with more ease.