Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 517 World War, Rise of the Empire!
After the Franco-Prussian War, the balance of power on the European continent was broken.

The rise of Germany and the decline of France changed the balance of power among the great powers and gradually intensified the conflicts among the various parties on the European continent.

Prussia took the initiative to coordinate the conflicts between Tsarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, attempting to isolate France and balance the situation on the European continent.

Thus, in 1873, the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Russia was formally formed.

At the same time, due to Germany's aggressiveness, Britain and France were rapidly getting closer and their relations were becoming increasingly close.

Subsequently, Europe began a new round of colonization.

In the following years, the situation in Europe changed rapidly.

In 1878 alone, the Three Emperors' Alliance was dissolved due to internal conflicts between Germany and Russia.

Subsequently, the Triple Entente led by Britain, France and Russia was established, and the Triple Alliance led by Germany, Austria and Italy was established.

From then on, the division of camps in World War I began to take shape.

The world situation has begun to become visibly tense, with an arms race and the shadow of war looming over the world.

It is worth mentioning that this time the United States also joined the Allied Powers.

Ultimately, it failed to maintain an independent position in the team.

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However, these could not affect the Tang Dynasty.

With the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it was the only powerful country in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Plus the rich resources of America and Australia.

No matter how chaotic Europe is, it will not affect the development of the Tang Dynasty.

Over the years, Datang's development has been on the fast track, and it has been rushing forward on the road of industrial revolution.

Today, Datang's industrial output value accounts for at least half of the world's total.

Heavy industries such as steel, shipbuilding, chemicals, and military industry are far ahead of the West.

Datang is the real industrial Cthulhu of this era!

However, due to the influence of the European arms race, the Tang Dynasty's military expenditure was also increasing.

The court's investment in shipbuilding and military industry increased year by year.

The 25th year of Kaitai in the Tang Dynasty, the beginning of the year 1880 in the Western calendar.

A test flight field on the outskirts of Beijing.

Accompanied by a roar, the propeller of a bi-wing wooden plane began to turn driven by the engine.

The plane started slowly on the runway and moved forward.

As time passed, the plane moved faster and faster.

As the nose of the plane lifted and the front wheels left the ground, the plane slowly broke free from the constraints of the earth and flew into the air.

Climbing, descending, turning, performing various maneuvers...

Looking at the plane circling in the sky, there was thunderous applause at the test site.

Li Yi, who is already in his fifties, stood on the podium, looked up at the planes flying over his head, and a smile appeared on his face.

He also clapped hard with a smile on his face.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"With this plane, our Tang Dynasty will not only conquer the land and the sea, but our Tang Dynasty flag will also float in the sky!"

Li Zai on the side also said with a smile.

"I, your son, congratulate Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Yi finished inspecting the aircraft's first test flight and set out to return to the Old Summer Palace.

He ordered Li Zai to ride in the same car with him.

The father and son were sitting in the same car, and Li Zai looked somewhat restrained.

"Where will the prince take up his post next?"

Li Yi asked, breaking the silence in the car.

After hearing this, Li Zai thought for a while and then spoke.

"Father, I have heard that the situation in Europe is becoming increasingly tense and war is imminent."

"I want to go to Europe to serve as Foreign Minister and learn about and become familiar with diplomatic affairs!"

Li Zai began to be involved in political and military affairs since he was 16 years old.

After graduating from the military academy, he first served in the army for two years. After completing his service, he was transferred to the local area to serve as a grassroots official.

Later, he was appointed to govern a region and was transferred to various cabinet departments to take up important positions.

Nowadays, diplomacy is the only thing he rarely touches.

Now, it’s time to get in touch with them.

Hearing this, Li Yi just shook his head and said.

"No, it's better not to go to Europe recently."

"The situation in Europe is becoming increasingly tense. It's not safe for you to go there."

"How about this, the prince will come to the secretariat to take up his post later!"

"I will teach you some political skills step by step."

Upon hearing this, Li Zai spoke with a very excited expression.

"I will obey you, father!"

Li Yi said with a smile.

"Father is old, and now he always feels that he lacks energy."

"You can come to my side and help me share some of the burden. I am very happy!"

As he spoke, Li Yi patted Li Zai's shoulder again.

"Do your best. I will hand over the world to you sooner or later."

Li Zai nodded even more excitedly.

Afterwards, Li Yi and Li Zai returned to the Old Summer Palace together and began to handle government affairs.

First of all, the Compulsory Education Law of the Tang Dynasty is no longer only implemented in a few important cities, but has been truly implemented throughout the country.

Nowadays, problems are constantly being reported, and Li Yi needs to identify and deal with them one by one.

Secondly, Datang’s current infrastructure projects are continuing to advance.

Today, the railway lines of the Tang Dynasty are no longer just a few simple arteries, but branches branch out from the main arteries, covering all prefectures and even counties.

Today, Datang's railway system can truly be called a railway network.

In addition, Li Yi is preparing to start building the Three Gorges Dam.

On the one hand, it is to generate electricity, and on the other hand, it is to regulate the water conservancy of the Yangtze River.

Perhaps because the frequency and lethality of the Yellow River breaches are too obvious, the Yangtze River floods are ignored by many people.

But in fact, the impact and harm of floods in the Yangtze River are no less than those in the Yellow River.

If the Tang Dynasty wanted to further promote economic development along the Yangtze River, then the Yangtze River floods must be controlled.

Just as Li Yi was handling government affairs, an attendant hurriedly ran in from outside.

"Your Majesty, urgent news from America, something big has happened!"

The attendant quickly came up to Li Yi and spoke.

Li Yi's expression froze when he heard this, and he asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

The attendant took a deep breath and handed over a report.

Li Yi took the report and started reading it. Soon the expression on his face changed slightly.

Because, as stated in this report, war has broken out in North America again!

A conflict broke out between the Southern Confederacy and the Northern Federal State on the border. The Federal Army marched southward in an attempt to invade the Confederacy and complete the strategy of unifying North America.

Now, the war between the North and the South has broken out again, and the war has entered a white-hot stage from the very beginning.

The Allied Powers, such as Britain, France, and Tsarist Russia, chose to side with the Federal Republic at the first opportunity and even sent troops to participate in the war.

Today, the Confederacy is losing ground.

The Northern Union Army once approached the Confederate capital of Richmond!

"Your Majesty, the Southern Alliance has asked the Tang Dynasty for help, hoping that the Tang Dynasty can send troops to help..."

The attendant began to explain.

When Li Yi heard this, his expression became obviously solemn.

But he still didn't get angry, he just asked.

"What are the Allies doing?"

The attendant reported back.

"In reply to your Majesty, the allied countries have also made a public statement."

"Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy have all decided to support the Allied Powers in the war..."

A smile appeared on Li Yi's face.

He knew that this time the great powers unanimously chose America as the main battlefield.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.

As long as the war does not occur on the homeland, then with the current industrial production capacity and military level of the Tang Dynasty, it is entirely possible to challenge the entire world alone.

Seeing this, Li Zai asked.

"Father, is the Tang Dynasty going to join the war?"

Hearing this, Li Yi just waved his hand and said.

"Not urgent!"

"Pass on my order, the Military Affairs Council shall immediately issue a mobilization order to mobilize the local army and prepare to reinforce the North American situation."

"No matter how the Europeans fight, our Tang Dynasty does not need to intervene in the battlefield for the time being. We should prioritize preserving several strongholds on the west coast and sending more troops to Panama..."

In a world war, the one who ends up being the winner is the real winner.

No one understands this better than Li Yi!

Also, unlike the last American Civil War, the Tang Dynasty’s management of the Pacific routes was not yet strong enough.

Need to bypass Europe to send troops to North America!

After so many years, the Pacific route has long been operated by the Tang Dynasty into a mature route, which can fully guarantee the supply needs of the army when transporting across the Pacific Ocean.

Li Yi wanted to attack the Panama Canal in order to control the shipping routes to America, so that the Tang Dynasty could use the Panama Canal to send troops to the east coast of America.

It’s a pity that the Panama Canal nowadays does not belong to the Tang Dynasty alone, but is jointly managed by the Tang Dynasty and the United Kingdom.

If the Tang Dynasty wanted to supervise the construction of the Panama Canal, it would have to fight a war with Britain.

The renewed war in North America is the best opportunity for the Tang Dynasty to take over the Panama Canal.

As long as Panama can be taken, the Tang Dynasty will take the initiative in the situation in America.

The war in North America continued.

When the Tang Dynasty's reinforcements arrived in Panama, the war in North America was in full swing.

The North and the South, as well as the Allied Powers and the Central Powers, fought back and forth on the border, engaging in brutal trench warfare.

Machine guns and barbed wire played a terrifying role in such a war.

The two sides charged and counter-charged again and again.

In this brutal battle, both sides sent out armored vehicles and tanks to rampage on the battlefield.

It is no secret that the Tang Dynasty used armored vehicles to help the Japanese shogunate suppress the anti-shogunate faction.

In this case, the European powers would naturally imitate it and use it on the battlefield.

The North American War lasted for more than two years, and all the participating countries were exhausted.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty, which had been sitting on the Diaoyutai, finally came to an end.

The first battle launched by the Tang army was to directly capture the Panama Canal and seize control of the Panama Canal.

In addition, the Tang army also dispatched troops to seize the British military port in New Zealand, completely eliminating the British threat to New Zealand.

After doing all this, the Tang army began to formally increase its troops in North America.

The Tang army on the west coast joined forces with the coalition forces of various vassal states and Indian troops and marched eastward.

The garrison in Alaska also moved, and the army marched south to threaten the British territory of Canada.

In addition, the Tang Dynasty also supported the Mughal Khanate and launched an attack on India.

The fate of the Tang Dynasty completely broke the balance on the battlefield.

The Tang Dynasty's steel torrent swept across almost the entire Great Plains of North America and India!
Britain organized large armies several times in an attempt to resist the Tang army's offensive, but failed every time.

In the 1885th year of Kaitai, at the end of , the Tang army completely liberated India and conquered the Great Lakes industrial zone in North America in one go.

The Allied Powers, led by Britain, France and the United States, finally could not fight any longer and chose to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

After this battle, it also symbolized that world hegemony officially shifted from Britain to the Tang Dynasty.

Having lost India and North America, Britain was no longer qualified to compete with the Tang Dynasty for world hegemony.

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After the end of the world war, Li Yi officially issued an order, ordering Crown Prince Li Zai to act as regent on his behalf.

He began to gradually transfer the power in his hands to his successor.

Afterwards, Li Yi began another round of national inspections with his wives, concubines, and grandchildren.

However, this national inspection is not for the purpose of inspecting work.

But for fun!

The gardens of Jiangnan, the desert sands of the Northwest, the snowfields of the Northeast, the vast ocean... Li Yi wants to measure them one by one with his own footsteps.

Li Yi is old. Now in his fifties, he no longer has the spirit and vigor of his youth.

Now, he just wants to enjoy his old age with his grandchildren.

In the 1890th year of Kaitai, AD, Li Yi, who was years old, finally chose to abdicate.

On the first day of the first lunar month of that year, Li Yi held a ceremony to abdicate to his son at a grand court meeting.

And he officially abdicated and became the emperor!

Enjoying my retirement life.

Next, Li Yi plans to go to America, Australia, India, and Siberia to see with his own eyes the country and people he will leave for future generations.

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PS: This book is finished!

This chapter is the final chapter and also the last chapter of the book. I will post it as soon as I finish writing it, without waiting for the evening update time.

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