Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"it is good!"

"Since everyone agrees with Chief of Staff Wu's proposed plan, there's nothing more to say."

"If Shen Moshen is so ruthless, then don't blame us for being unjust!"

"It's nothing more than being branded as a splitter, I don't care!"

"It's another piece of meat that's going to be missing! Curse me all you want!"

Zhuo Yongwang, seemingly unfazed, slammed his hand on the table and immediately decided on the matter: "That's how it'll be done! The five provinces will switch sides, and then we'll quickly form an alliance with the Salar and the Yi Kingdom!"

"Although we can't beat this guy surnamed Shen, we can live a carefree life in these five provinces, and Shen Moshen can only watch helplessly!"

"I just don't believe it—this guy surnamed Shen really has the guts to offend two major powers at the same time."

"This time, it's not as simple as just ignoring the demands of the Georgian Union and other countries!"

"In the end, the countries like Georgia are still somewhat powerless to help the Great Qian Dynasty."

“But the situation is different between the Shaluo and the Yi Kingdom; they are closer to each other!”

“As long as we declare our independence from the Great Qian and form an alliance with it, if the Shen family dares to act violently against us, the Shaluo and Yi Kingdoms can intervene militarily at any time.”

"Unless Shen Moshen has lost his mind, he can only accept the fact that the five provinces of Jizhou have seceded from the Great Qian Dynasty!"

"That guy surnamed Shen, relying on his Youzhou army, dares to cause such a commotion even though he's only just entered the capital and hasn't established a firm foothold yet..."

Zhuo Yongwang's face was gloomy as he said coldly, "Just wait and see. Taking such big steps, you'll get yourself into trouble sooner or later!"

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"Immediately strengthen the defenses of the five provinces and concentrate the most elite troops to be stationed in Jicheng."

"Jicheng is the central hub of five provinces. As long as Jicheng doesn't fall, the world can't be turned upside down!"

Zhuo Yongwang then began issuing deployment orders: "Shen Moshen and his Youzhou army are too wicked, so we must make the worst-case scenario plan in order to ensure our invincibility in times of crisis."

"The worst that could happen is that Jicheng will be besieged by the Youzhou army, and we will be trapped in their encirclement."

"However, with the defenses of Jicheng, even if the Youzhou army besieges the city with heavy troops, we can hold it for a long time."

“Salo’s defense experts said this a few years ago.”

"Jicheng can withstand an attack from at least a million troops."

When Jicheng's defense system was mentioned, Zhuo Yongwang's expression softened.

Zhuo Yongwang has full confidence in Jicheng's ring-shaped defense system.

"That conclusion was drawn a few years ago. Now, Jicheng's defenses are much more complete and robust!"

"Even if the Youzhou army really has thousands of machines and tanks, what can they do to me!"

As he spoke, Zhuo Yongwang turned his gaze to Wu Huaiyu, the chief of staff of the five-province allied forces: "We must be prepared to hold out for a long time."

"Therefore, the city's grain reserves are of particular importance."

"Food supplies are the key to maintaining the city's defense."

"After all, no matter how strong a defense system is, it will fall apart if it loses its logistical support!"

"Starting today, in addition to the existing grain reserves, grain and fodder will be requisitioned and transported to Jicheng for unforeseen needs."

"Huaiyu, you handle the matter of supplies yourself. I don't trust anyone else with such an important task!"

"The grain reserves in Jicheng must be sufficient to support an army of 30 for a year!"

Wu Huaiyu immediately pledged his loyalty: "Yes, sir! Please rest assured, Commander."

"Huaiyu will personally oversee the requisition of grain and fodder, and will ensure that the task of stockpiling grain in Jicheng is completed in the shortest possible time with guaranteed quality and quantity."

"In addition, several more makeshift airfields need to be built within the city."

"If Jicheng is really besieged by the Youzhou army, it will be convenient for the Shaluo people or the Yi people to airlift supplies to us."

As he spoke, Zhuo Yongwang looked around at everyone present again: "Is there anything else you haven't thought of or anything you want to add? Please speak up."

"As long as we can hold Jicheng, we can rely on the foreign forces to achieve a strategic turnaround of 'restoring the province to the city and the country to the province' once foreign troops intervene."

"General, since we are prepared to break away from the Great Qian and completely sever ties with the Shen family, the most urgent task is to expand our army as soon as possible to deal with the powerful military threat from the Youzhou army."

Liu Tongfu, commander of the air force of the five-province allied forces, proposed: "We have no shortage of weapons and equipment, and we can recruit people to form an army at any time."

It must be said that if it weren't for the powerful rise of the Youzhou Army, which was essentially cheating, Zhuo Yongwang, as the Five Provinces Allied Army, which was a powerful force among the major warlords of the Great Qian Dynasty with complete capabilities in land, sea, and air, would definitely have been able to completely replace Xie Kangnian's position in the Great Qian Dynasty.

But now, Zhuo Yongwang and his five-province allied army have just reached their peak when they were forced off their pedestal by Shen Moshen's Youzhou army.

This is fate...

"I believe that the five provinces should immediately begin large-scale conscription, prioritizing the inclusion of able-bodied men into the army."

"Yes, Tongfu's suggestion is good." Zhuo Yongwang nodded: "The five provinces should immediately expand their armies as much as possible before the Youzhou army attacks."

"The newly expanded army should seize the time to conduct intensive training, at least to teach them how to fire a gun!"

"General, in order to ensure the safety of Jicheng to the greatest extent possible..."

Wang Youde, head of the training department of the five-province allied forces, added: "I suggest that it would be best to arrange for the families of the officers guarding Jicheng to be relocated to the city."

"In that case, it might be surprisingly effective in defending the city."

"Yes! Yes! Yes! That's the way to do it!" Zhuo Yongwang nodded repeatedly, praising Wang Youde's suggestion: "We must make the troops defending the city firmly believe in living and dying with Jicheng in order to unleash their greatest fighting power."

Then, everyone transformed into experts in identifying and addressing shortcomings, offering their opinions with the safety of Jicheng as the top priority....................

"By the way, now that the plan to break away from the Great Qian has been finalized..."

"After those five provinces change their flags, we will officially declare ourselves as an independent nation."

Seeing that the defense matters had been mostly supplemented, Zhuo Yongwang thought for a moment and then asked Wu Huaiyu and others, "Does anyone have any suggestions for the name of this country?"

“Huaiyu, you have the highest level of education here, why don’t you tell us?”

"We must give our country a name that is both majestic and powerful, yet also carries a beautiful meaning!"

"General, before we decide on the new name of the country, there is one issue we need to clarify first."

Wu Huaiyu said, "That is—after the establishment of the new country, does the commander-in-chief intend to establish the country as an imperial system or to emulate the system of the Western Roman Empire?"

"I'd rather not have an imperial system. I'm not like Xie Kangnian, who's obsessed with the idea of ​​being an emperor."

Zhuo Yongwang smiled and said, "Let's keep up with the times this time."

"The system in Xiluo is already very mature. We can simply copy it and then improve it according to the specific conditions of the five provinces."

"Regardless of the system adopted, the most important point is that we must highlight our distinctive characteristic of breaking away from the Great Qian Dynasty and establishing the independence of the five provinces."

"Didn't that guy surnamed Shen also not declare himself emperor? He gave himself some kind of title of Imperial Minister and even got a military rank of Five-Star Special Class General."

"You're quite good at creating elaborate designs!"

"We can't lose to the Shen family in this regard either."

Zhuo Yongwang stroked his chin and said, "Shen Moshen gave himself the title of Imperial Minister, so I'll give myself the title of President of a Country."

"His rank will go straight to Marshal! He must surpass the one surnamed Shen!"

“Then I understand.” Wu Huaiyu nodded. “Since the Commander-in-Chief has no intention of becoming emperor, but wants to emphasize the word ‘independence’ as much as possible, then let’s decide based on these two points…”

"The commander's name contains the character 'Yong,' which itself has a very good meaning."

"The commander-in-chief's leadership of the five provinces to change their flags is a matter of destiny."

"Although you have no intention of becoming emperor, it is still the will of Heaven."

"As the ruler of the new nation, the General is naturally worthy of the eight words 'He has received the mandate of Heaven and his reign will be long and prosperous'!"

Wu Huaiyu, who was well aware of Zhuo Yongwang's thoughts, hit the nail on the head: "Therefore, my suggestion is—why not call the new country: Yongchang Independent State!"

The name “Yongchang” is derived from the last two characters of the phrase “shouming yu tian, ji shou yongchang”, and also corresponds to the character “yong” in the name of the general.

"Yongchang means that the commander-in-chief will lead the people of five provinces to create a new country that will be prosperous and strong forever!"

"Furthermore, if the Commander-in-Chief changes his mind and intends to become emperor, either character from the name 'Yongchang' can be used!"

Wu Huaiyu said with a smile, "The Great Yong Empire and the Great Chang Empire, while possessing an imposing presence, both symbolize auspiciousness..."

"Good! Good! Good!" Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yongwang slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed repeatedly, "What a wonderful Yongchang Independent State!"

"That's a good name."

"The use of the characters 'Yongchang' is brilliant!"

"Huaiyu, now that you put it that way, the name of this new country must be 'Yongchang'!"

Wu Huaiyu's words struck a chord with Zhuo Yongwang.

Zhuo Yongwang immediately made the decision: "It's settled!"

"The name of the new nation shall be—the Yongchang Independent State!"