C853 Ryukyu prepare for war (1/2)
Modern wars were not like those in the era of cold weapons. Just prepare the rations and the military salaries, then you can start the war. At most, you could also prepare some bows, tents, war horses, etc.
Every minute of modern war was a bottomless pit that swallowed money. Without careful scientific preparation, no one would dare to act rashly.
Without five or six million artillery shells, who would dare to use artillery? Should he prepare 1.8 billion rounds of ammunition for the 1 million strong army? There were also first aid medicines, Soldier rations s, field tents, and communication telegraph line s …
These materials were not produced out of thin air. They needed to be mass-produced by a large number of weapons factories. They needed to be purchased by society and then transported back together. Everything would take time. This was the main reason for Spain's glorious revolution in 1868 in real history, but it was not until 1870 that the two countries began to fight.
Just as there is always an unusually calm period before a storm, so Europe is now.
Countless countries' media had been given the order to remain silent, the newspapers were all unwilling to provoke them in such a short amount of time, the citizens' curses were also ignored, only the countries' intelligence officer and diplomats were busy.
The eyes of the Europeans were always focused on their own land. Even for a British Empire like Britain, whose colonial interests accounted for 80% of the output of their country, they could not just stand idly by when Europe was in turmoil.
The ships of the overseas colonies began to return to Europe, bringing with them not only weapons and soldiers, but taxes and taxes.
All the intelligence networks couldn't care about how the war was going on in the South America or the conflicts between the United States and Mexico, and they didn't have the mood to care about the expanding power of Xiao Letian. Everyone's eyes were focused on the upcoming war. If Prussia and France were to start a war, it would definitely be a great battle that would affect the whole of Europe and even the entire world.
”In the jungle of the wild beasts, the tigers and the hungry wolves have already started preparing for the civil war. Now is the best time for other animals to expand their living space. Whether or not you can take advantage of this chance will depend on your ability …” When Xiao Letian received the latest intelligence from Europe, on one hand, he was praying for the Zhiyuan Warship to return safely, and on the other hand, he had made his judgement on the international situation before him.
”Brothers, the time of great development has finally come. Taking advantage of the internal strife between the tiger and the hungry wolves, the sheep have to quickly grow sharp horns and the ox has to quickly grow thicker skin …” The time has finally come to narrow the gap between us and Europe! ”
”The French are transferring their forces from the colonies to Europe, and the British are also gathering battleships from the Indian Ocean to control the North Sea. Now is the time of the westerner's power vacuum, so we have to do something meaningful now …”
Xiao Letian's entire body, which was dressed in military attire, gave off a unique aura before the battle, and the old generals were all too familiar with this smell. Back then, when the Ryukyu was in an uproar, they had felt this feeling before, but they had also felt this feeling when the Poo War attacked the Beijing and the Beijing.
The prime minister was about to start a war, this was the only thought in everyone's mind!
Wang Huaiyuan stood up and ordered the entire conference room to have the windows closed and the thick black curtains drawn. Outside, there were armed guards protecting the place.