Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"What did they say?"

Qin Ming and Chen Shimao looked at each other and both became interested.

All signs indicate that after the nomadic tribes in the north were defeated and fled to the far north, they accidentally encountered the Shenmu Kingdom in the west.

Later, with their support, he gradually recovered and even had enough strength to return to Daqian and launch an attack on them again.

"They are unwilling to withdraw and even claim... that they want Daqian to pay tribute."

Song Dingsheng raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and spoke with a strange expression.

"Tribute?"

Qin Ming was stunned.

He had a lot of experience in overseas trade and had seen many overseas tribes and kingdoms, but he had never seen anything so direct.

The meaning of tribute is to make Daqian submit directly.

Qin Ming had never met them before. Even if they took a train to shorten the distance, it would still take several months to meet.

They even had the courage to ask Qin Ming to pay tribute.

It is indeed a bit arrogant.

"Tell them that after I defeat the northern tribes, if I still see anyone supporting these nomadic tribes in invading Daqian, I will send someone to visit them!"

Qin Ming snorted coldly and spoke directly.

Hearing this, Song Dingsheng immediately nodded and said:

"Okay, then I'll have the messengers withdraw first?"

"Let's withdraw. Before we have formal contact, I'm afraid they won't change their minds."

Song Dingsheng nodded and returned to the Ministry of Rites to prepare to send the telegram.

But he soon returned to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, we just received news that the Shenmu Kingdom also wants to arrange for an envoy to come to Daqian."

"Just let them come. When are they expected to arrive?"

"About two months."

Qin Ming raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth. It seems that the Shenmu Kingdom is not a reckless person.

After saying such arrogant words, he still arranged some messengers to investigate.

"Then tell the envoys from the Shenmu Kingdom that in two months, I will repel the northern tribes and then meet with them in person!"

Qin Ming spoke lightly.

He had his own plans and could not delay the campaign against the nomadic tribes just because he was waiting for these people.

"I'll go now."

Song Dingsheng nodded. The Ministry of Rites had absolute confidence in its external dealings.

This is also the confidence Qin Ming gained from leading his troops personally.

Soon, after explaining everything, Qin Ming boarded the train and left the capital.

Because he often went out to participate in battles, Qin Ming did not make a big fuss and ask hundreds of officials to see him off this time.

Many officials have even become accustomed to Qin Ming's swift comings and goings.

After spending nearly three days, the exhausted Qin Ming finally led a batch of supplies to the camp outside the northern pass.

Ye Shoujiang and Wu Qingye had been waiting here for a long time. When they saw Qin Ming arrive, they went to the station to greet him.

"His Majesty."

"No need to be so polite. Take me to the military camp to see the battle situation first."

"Yes!"

Qin Ming didn't say anything nonsense and went straight to the military camp with the two of them.

When Qin Ming arrived at the military camp outside the northern pass, he saw some people from the four major armies of Fenglinhuoshan were training there.

Inside the military camp, there are large stoves and some pipes wrapped in cotton cloth leading to various buildings in the camp.

These large furnaces are their boiler rooms. After the fuel is ignited in the boiler room, the heat can be transferred to various buildings.

It can ensure that the soldiers in the army are very warm when they are resting.

In addition, Qin Ming also asked them to build a factory here specifically for the production of anthracite.

This type of coal can also be used for heating after being ignited, as long as you pay attention to ventilation.

Through various measures such as large stoves and anthracite, Qin Ming's troops did not suffer any casualties due to the severe cold during the cold winter.

In contrast, the enemy's troops are different.

They never withdrew their troops during the period of severe cold.

I managed to get through the entire winter.

Winter in the north can really freeze people's ears off.

Qin Ming didn't know how they survived, but one thing everyone knew was that these nomadic tribes definitely suffered heavy losses during the severe cold.

After entering the military camp, Ye Shoujiang explained the current situation to Qin Ming in detail, and then said seriously:

"Your Majesty, the beginning of spring is the best opportunity to attack the northern tribes."

"Well, prepare to organize the troops to launch an attack. I just happened to have recently made a mobile artillery platform, so I'll give it to you as well."

"Is that the heavy machine gun?"

Ye Shoujiang and Wu Qingye had both heard about the power of the new weapon.

It is said that Qin Ming was able to stop tens of thousands of troops with just a dozen heavy machine guns.

Although it is not a real battle, it is just a drill, and both sides will die after being shot.

But this is enough to show how terrifying the combat effectiveness of Qin Ming's troops has reached.

"It's heavy machine guns. From now on, we'll use a defensive line to push them away. I want to see how long they can hold out."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shoujiang and Wu Qingye were stunned.

Wu Qingye said quickly:

"Your Majesty, the battle line in the north is too long. If we advance all along the line, with the current number of men, there will inevitably be loopholes. Not only will we fail to achieve the desired effect, but we may also allow them to exploit the flaws and enter Daqian."

Qin Ming's tactical plan is really too arrogant.

Even Ye Shoujiang, who had led troops for many years, felt that it was not very reliable.

The northern front stretched for hundreds and thousands of miles.

With such a large scope, it would be great if we could really take all aspects into consideration.

If we advance all the way forward, we can indeed eliminate these enemy cavalry wandering in the wilderness without leaving any room.

Suddenly, Ye Shoujiang raised his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, can heavy machine guns reduce the number of soldiers needed at each checkpoint on the line?"

"can."

Qin Ming nodded firmly.

"Can it be much less?"

"One tank, equipped with a heavy machine gun, can hold off thousands of people."

"If we pursue them, these chariots are faster than horses and have greater endurance."

After hearing this, Ye Shoujiang and Wu Qingye suddenly understood.

No wonder Qin Ming uses such a wild and unrestrained style of play.

It turns out that it is backed by the latest weapons.

If that's the case, maybe it will really work.

"Then please tell me about your strategic deployment, Your Majesty."

Both of them were waiting for Qin Ming to speak with great anticipation.

Qin Ming was not nervous and immediately walked forward and drew three lines on the map.

"After three rounds of horizontal pushes and deep cultivation, their scattered troops, no matter how tough they are, will have no chance of survival. The only option left for them is retreat!"

hiss!

Upon hearing this, Ye Shoujiang and the other man were both shocked.

"Your Majesty, you're not pushing through one line of defense, but three?!"

"We currently have an army of 300,000 in the north. I have brought with me hundreds of chariots, over a thousand heavy machine guns, and fully automatic rifles. The firepower coverage will be beyond your imagination."

In the last war with Western Shu and the Southern Barbarians, Qin Ming had forced them to surrender without even using the fully automatic rifles needed for mobile warfare.

It just so happened that this time we were facing a nomadic tribe that ran very fast.

Letting Wu Qingye lead the Feng Battalion to fight the enemy with automatic rifles can also greatly reduce the number of people needed on each line of defense.