Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

the other side.

The Imperial Capital—the Supreme Command Headquarters of the Empire.

"Currently, apart from the provinces of Yuzhou, Liaozhou, Honghai, Yuncang, and Jizhou occupied by Zhuo Yongwang."

"The remaining provinces have all expressed their stance—unconditionally accepting the decision to abolish the military governorship system."

"Faced with our absolute military deterrence, the provincial military governors are quite pragmatic."

"With the grand spectacle of thousands of machines and tanks laid out there, all the warlords who hadn't expressed their opinions before rushed to submit their resignations."

"The deterrent propaganda strategy advocated by the Chief of Staff is indeed quite effective!"

"It has basically achieved a peaceful takeover without bloodshed and by winning people over with virtue."

It turns out that this was happening while Zhuo Yongwang was causing trouble in the five provinces of Jizhou.

Shen Moshen found several film directors to film the magnificent scene of the Zhenguo Army's thousands of machines and millions of troops marching out of Youzhou, and then invited the military governors of various provinces to watch the military blockbuster for free.

Then, the voices that had previously resisted the abolition of the military governorship immediately disappeared.

The military governors of each province also set an example, submitting their resignations faster than ever before.

Ge Daqiang, who attended the meeting as the chief advisor to the Imperial Chief of Staff, gave a report on the takeover of the territory.

"Based on the current progress, the Zhenguo Army will complete the takeover of all 31 provinces of Daqian in at most two months."

"The Youzhou model has been implemented very smoothly, and the people in various provinces have responded very strongly."

"The recruitment of new soldiers for the Zhenguo Army has already begun in several pilot provinces..."

After Ge Daqiang finished his report, Chen Guyan, the head of the secret intelligence bureau, immediately stood up.

"As directed by the Chief of Staff, we have recently intensified our intelligence gathering efforts on the Sala and Yi Kingdoms."

"In particular, we focused on understanding the military situation of both countries."

"Before the meeting officially began, you were given a summary of the military strength of the Salo and Yi Kingdoms, compiled by our secret intelligence agency."

As Chen Guyan spoke, he waved the documents in his hand and continued, "Intelligence indicates that the Salo people and the Yi people are plotting a new plan to expand their interests in Qian with the help of Zhuo Yongwang."

"Among them, the Yi people once proposed a so-called five-nation rule plan."

"It is said that the Salo people are very interested in this plan."

"The so-called Five Kingdoms Rule Plan is to divide the world into five parts."

"The world's territory will be redistributed by five countries, including the Yi Kingdom."

"In the Yi people's five-nation rule plan, Shaluo, Lanxi, Gelian, Yi, and Pulun will become the new five super empires."

Chen Guyan paused for a moment, then continued, "However, apart from Shaluo, the Gelian, Lanxi, and Pulun people have absolutely no interest in the five-nation plan proposed by the Yi people."

"Because, in their eyes, this newly emerging industrialized country of Yi is not even qualified to be compared with them."

"Even if a so-called five-nation rule plan is to be formulated, the name of the barbarian country should not be on the list of five countries..."

"Therefore, the Yi people's wishful thinking plan to rule the country came to nothing."

"It was from that time onward that the Yi people began to change their strategy and gradually strengthened their cooperation with the Saluo people."

From this so-called Five Kingdoms Rule Plan devised by the barbarians, we can gain a relatively intuitive understanding of the military strength of the major powers.

Because all the countries included in the list of five by the barbarian people have one thing in common.

That is—compared to other countries, these countries have maintained a relatively large military force for many years.

Among them, the first of the five countries included by the Yi people was Sara, which had the largest standing army.

Conservative estimates suggest that Salo's standing army numbered over 600 million.

The reason why the Salo people have maintained such a large army size for so many years is largely because they are warlike and eager to expand their territory.

The Salo people have always adhered to the principle of the supremacy of force, insisting that they must maintain a considerable armed force at all times.

The advantage of doing this is that it allows them to have sufficient troops to launch military operations against foreign powers at any time, while also largely ensuring the defense and security of their own homeland.

The army of Lanxi, which was ranked second among the Yi people, was also not to be underestimated.

In particular, the army of the Kingdom of Lanxi is known as the world's number one army.

The army of the Kingdom of Lanxi has maintained a size of 300 million for many years.

Moreover, Lanxi is also a relatively old military power in the Western Luo Continent, with a very deep military foundation.

Then there are the very active Gryn people.

If Lanxi possesses the world's most powerful army, then the Glenn navy is the most impressive force in the world.

It is said that the total tonnage of the Georgian navy exceeds 150 million tons, and the naval force exceeds 20.

It can be said that the number and quality of the Georgian ships are undoubtedly the best in the world, and the title of the strongest navy in the world is well-deserved.

Prun is also a long-established military power in the Western Roman Empire, known for its sophisticated and advanced weaponry and strong military combat capabilities.

Furthermore, the Pulun people have been actively expanding their military strength over the years.

Conservative estimates suggest that the current size of the Pulun people's army is between 400 and 500 million.

Finally, there's the barbarian state itself.

Although the barbarian countries were rising stars among the great powers.

However, their ambitions are absolutely among the top in the entire circle of great powers!

Therefore, for so many years, the Yi people have always adhered to a policy of prioritizing military affairs within their own country.

After so many years of development, the Yi people's army has reached a size of 300 million.

As for why the barbarian people did not include the extremely wealthy Dunli Kingdom in their list of ruled countries.

On the one hand, Dunli Kingdom has always looked down on Yi Kingdom, a rising power, and the two countries have not had a harmonious relationship; on the other hand, Dunli Kingdom has adopted a development strategy that emphasizes the economy over the military in recent years.

The size of the army has been reduced again and again, from a peak of 2 million troops to the current 200,000, a reduction of 90%.

Furthermore, the Dunli army was significantly weaker in terms of weaponry and equipment than the Western Luo states.

Compared to military development, the Dunli were more enthusiastic about economic advancement.

Over the years, every president of Dunley has put a lot of effort into the economy in order to win re-election or win the election.

Therefore, if measured solely from a military perspective, the current Dunli Kingdom is only a small country.

Therefore, the Yi people naturally excluded the Kingdom of Dunli from the core circle of this list of five countries, which was clearly formulated from the perspective of existing military strength and national policy.

(Note: This is a completely fictional world. Please do not take it as a reference.)