Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"Alright, it's not the time to fight for the first battle yet."

"If Zhuo Yongwang insists on going his own way, the Imperial Supreme Command will formulate a detailed battle plan for the specific campaign."

Shen Moshen made a gesture of raising his hand and pressing down, signaling the generals who were eagerly volunteering to fight to quiet down: "This is nothing! You will have many more opportunities to fight for the country in the future."

"If Daqian wants to truly stand up again, it must let those wolves and tigers who look down on us and don't take us seriously fully witness the military might of Daqian's Zhenguo Army."

"If we don't prove the strength of our Great Qian to the world, those powers that have ill intentions and are eyeing us covetously will not let us rest."

"I hope that by then, the generals of my Great Qian Zhenguo Army will still maintain such a strong fighting spirit!"

"At that time, I will make those barbarians who consider themselves superior understand clearly that once the Great Qian Zhenguo Army starts a war, there is no such thing as 'peace,' only 'war.'"

Shen Moshen's domineering remarks made the Zhenguo Army generals present feel their blood boil: "From now on, all of Daqian's foreign wars will be fought to the bitter end. There is no way we can seek peace halfway through."

"The enemies of the Great Qian Dynasty must either surrender unconditionally or be annihilated; there is no third option!"

After his pep talk, Shen Moshen changed the subject and went straight to the meeting's main theme: "We need to teach Zhuo Yongwang a lesson as soon as possible with concrete actions."

“He must understand that when it comes to splitting the country, even the support of the Salo and Yi people will be of no use.”

"The Daqian Zhenguo Army will absolutely not slow down the progress of suppressing the rebellion because of the intervention of external forces."

"Don't let Zhuo Yongwang think that the five provinces of Jizhou are far from the emperor's reach and that we can't do anything to them in a short time!"

“We will let our actions speak for themselves – launching preliminary deterrence operations in the five provinces of Kedah within a week.”

"Therefore, this preliminary operation can only be carried out by the Air Force."

"Could our longest-range bombers launch preliminary operations against the five provinces of Kil Ok in the shortest possible time?"

"Chief of Staff, due to time constraints, we do not have many heavy strategic bombers deployed in the capital at the moment."

"The five provinces of Jizhou are located in the northernmost part of Daqian. If time is tight, the only option at present is for the capital to send strategic bombers to carry out preliminary operations against the five provinces of Jizhou."

Han Yunsheng, commander of the Daqian Zhenguo Air Force, immediately replied: "However, even Yuzhou Province, which is the closest to the capital among the five provinces, is nearly 6000 kilometers away."

"If we need to relocate midway, our B-29 bombers can take off from the capital and refuel midway to conduct preliminary deterrent air operations against targets within Yushu."

"Finding a transit airport along the way is not difficult."

"However, we face a rather serious problem in this process."

"That is—our bomber squadrons will carry out bombing operations without fighter escort."

Han Yunsheng explained, "If it's an aerial bombing of warlord forces in other provinces, there's really no need for escort fighters."

"However, Zhuo Yongwang's five-province allied forces also have an air force."

"Zhuo Yongwang's air force has hundreds of aircraft. Before our troops marched out of Youzhou, the air force of the five-province allied forces was known as the most powerful air force in the Great Qian Dynasty."

"Moreover, it is said that—as the war against the rebels was nearing its end, Zhuo Yongwang also purchased a new batch of high-performance fighter jets from the Salo people."

"Therefore, if we carry out bombing missions without fighter escort, we are likely to suffer considerable losses when facing the interception aircraft of the five-province coalition."

"From a strategic perspective, this is definitely a losing proposition..."

"If the timing isn't so tight, our navy can deploy a fleet to carry out this preliminary deterrence operation."

Zhou Guangming, the commander of the Daqian Zhenguo Navy, said with a regretful expression, "It's a pity that our aircraft carrier fleet is still stationed in the waters off Youzhou."

"It will take at least a month to get to the waters of Honghai Province."

"Chief, if we want to carry out a deterrent preliminary operation in the five provinces of Jizhou, I think it would be more appropriate to hand this task over to our Secret Intelligence Bureau."

Chen Guyan, head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, stepped forward: "As early as three years ago, the Secret Intelligence Bureau began to lay out a nationwide intelligence network in accordance with the instructions of the Chief of Staff."

"While we were working on building a nationwide intelligence network, we were also simultaneously laying out an intelligence operations network."

"Therefore, we have deployed a considerable number of armed personnel in the five provinces of Kil Province."

"These armed personnel have all undergone rigorous and systematic training by the secret intelligence agency, and their professionalism is absolutely guaranteed."

"They are ready to carry out special missions such as secret assassinations, armed attacks, and sabotage behind enemy lines at any time."

Upon hearing this, Shen Moshen's eyes lit up.

Oh right! How could I forget about that!

"Then this task will be handed over to your secret intelligence bureau!" Shen Moshen immediately decided, "Get the waters in the five provinces of Jizhou stirred up as quickly as possible in the next few days."

"This is also a good opportunity to let everyone understand that our Great Qian Zhenguo Army is not only invincible on the front lines, but also has ruthless methods on the covert front."

"If we could just get rid of this scourge Zhuo Yongwang, that would be the best outcome."

"Don't think that just because the five provinces of Jizhou are far from the capital, they can rest easy."

"Understood!" Chen Guyan nodded: "Please rest assured, Chief of Staff, our secret intelligence bureau has long formulated a plan for the sabotage operation behind enemy lines in the five provinces of Jizhou, and it can be executed at any time."

"We have already learned about the living habits, interests, and activity patterns of the core personnel of the five-province allied forces..."

it is more than words.

It is foreseeable that the Secret Intelligence Bureau will deliver a huge "surprise" to Zhuo Yongwang and his team.......................

"Zhuo Yongwang is definitely not going to back down until he sees the coffin; military action against the five provinces of Jizhou is inevitable."

After arranging the initial deterrent action, Shen Moshen immediately issued an order to the Supreme Command: "The Supreme Command shall formulate a detailed operational plan as soon as possible."

"The Air Force and Navy also need to speed up their deployment."

"Although we have issued warnings, the Salo people and the Yi people will definitely support Zhuo Yongwang militarily."

"Therefore, this time we are not only facing Zhuo Yongwang's five-province allied forces, but also the troublemakers, Shaluo and Yiguo!"

Based on his strong confidence in the strength of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army, Shen Moshen said casually, "But it's fine, anyway, Great Qian and these ambitious foreign powers will have to fight sooner or later."

"While the Western Luo kingdoms are preoccupied with their own troubles, dealing with the Sha Luo and Yi kingdoms first might not be a bad thing..."