Quancheng County.
The emperor's office.
A world map was spread out on Du Taiping's huge desk.
I picked up a cinnabar pen and drew an X on Annan, Pyo and Temasek.
"The Kingdom of Siam is now engaged in a guerrilla war with our army. It seems that it would rather die than surrender. Okay, let's destroy the country... Secretary Zhang?"
The door was pushed open, and Du Taiping's secretary walked in: "Emperor?"
"What is the situation in Siam now?"
"We have captured most of the country of Siam, hunting down all kinds of soft goods, which are equivalent to about two tons of gold. We have recruited 400,000 slaves. Our army is attacking deep into the country of Siam. It is mainly just one state's strength to fight on the three fronts. We don't have enough manpower, otherwise one Surrounding the Great Reunion, the Kingdom of Siam was destroyed on the same day. Looking at it now, it will take at least a week."
Du Taiping frowned: "Why does it take so long? He's just a chicken and a dog, but it still takes a week to beat him?"
"The Kingdom of Siam practiced guerrilla warfare. The army and the people were integrated. The people and the army all evacuated the counties and counties with their supplies, and went into the mountains to fight guerrillas in pieces. We could only use tweezers to pinch sesame seeds to defeat them one by one, which was very time-consuming. How about giving up the Kingdom of Siam? The war on the third front in the south will definitely not be hidden from Dean Li and Prime Minister Xun for too long. If they know about it, they will definitely stop it... It is better to take advantage of this time to start a war elsewhere. New Kyushu is still We are short of a lot of funds. We don’t have time to waste time with Siam.”
Du Taiping pondered for a moment: "No. Immediately send a report to the other three route armies, asking them to surround Siam and use more manpower to destroy Siam."
"Why?"
Du Taiping sighed: "In the face of economic shortage, I chose to start a war. The blood feud has already been drawn out. Money and economy can only be ranked second now, and the first place is still the ordinary people of New Kyushu. The safety of the other two countries is small, but Siam has a long history like New Kyushu and is extremely xenophobic. If a war cannot be eradicated and their backbones are broken at once, then the subsequent retaliation will be Layer upon layer.”
"The current situation is that our army is fighting guerrillas with them in their territory, so we must take advantage of this opportunity to completely wipe out them. If we shift the front and abandon Siam, and wait until their remaining strength recovers, the situation will be It will turn into their guerrilla troops entering our territory and fighting guerrillas with us. The tactics will not change, but if the battlefield changes, the ordinary people of New Kyushu will suffer."
Although Du Taiping has become red-eyed for money, he still maintains his rationality. He did something that was contrary to human rights, but he still did not forget that he was the emperor of New Kyushu first, carrying the country and the people on his shoulders.
He knew he was in trouble.
But we must not let this disaster involve the next generation of New Kyushu. You have to mess with things, but you also have to wipe your butt.
If I had a choice, I would naturally choose to sacrifice other nations to protect our nation. What he was afraid of was that Siam would no longer care about his country and would start to seek revenge on New Kyushu. At that time, they were all people who were not afraid of death and would only sneak into New Kyushu and start killing ordinary people. At that time, their belief must be that 'the meaning of living is to kill people in New Kyushu. If you kill one, you will make a profit. '
Unable to let this happen, Du Taiping ultimately did not choose to attack more places and grab more resources. Let’s cut the grass and root it out first.
Du Taiping gave an order, and the Nanzhou army that expanded into the Three Kingdoms region began to gather, sweeping and surrounding the remaining areas of Siam from the east, west, north, and west.
Either don’t do it or never do it.
The massacre began.
——
He then continued to study the map and plan where to attack next. Looking left and right, there is not even a place to hit.
Only then did he realize that the surrounding countries were almost finished.
The White Robe Kingdom allowed New Kyushu to be destroyed, the Rakshasa Kingdom allowed New Kyushu to be destroyed, and the Yamato Kingdom allowed New Kyushu to be destroyed. Now in the south, Annan Kingdom has completely bent its back. The Kingdom of Temasek was shattered, the Kingdom of Pyo was defeated, and the Kingdom of Siam was about to perish.
What's left to fight
There are wealthier places, but they are too far away. The things that the expeditionary force needs to prepare and the power that needs to be used are too great, which will inevitably attract the attention of the Kyushu Academy of Sciences, and they will not be able to fight even if they want to. If there was a choice, the army would definitely listen to Li Zhen's orders before Du Taiping's orders. Du Taiping did not have the courage to compete with Li Zhen for prestige.
When Du Taiping was in trouble, there was a burst of noise outside.
There was a crisp sound, and then the door was knocked open.
But they saw Du Taiping's secretary covering the slap mark on his face and running in with a look of horror. Behind him, Xun Shifei walked in at a snail's pace.
He stood in the middle of the office and looked at Du Taiping coldly.
Du Taiping put down the coins in his hand, clasped his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "I was preparing to express my merits to Prime Minister Xun and warmly celebrate Prime Minister Xun's great achievements in Xizhou. I didn't expect that your Excellency came back early. I am very happy to congratulate you. Secretary Zhang, Arrange a reception banquet..."
Secretary Zhang covered his face and did not dare to move. Because he couldn't avoid Xun Shifei when he wanted to go out.
There was a commotion outside the door, and a moment later, a large group of senior officials of the Jiuzhou Party stood on tiptoe to look inside. No one dared to say anything, they just looked.
This is a fight between dragons and tigers, and no one else can get involved.
Du Taiping smiled and said: "How can Prime Minister Xun be so angry? Please don't embarrass Secretary Zhang. He is kind-hearted and helps you organize the reception banquet."
Xun Shifei was silent, just looking at Du Taiping coldly. ,
At this time, the crowd watching outside the door made way:
"Dean Li."
"Hello, Dean Li."
"Hello Master Li."
“…”
Li Zhen nodded to everyone and walked in with square steps. He glanced at Xun Shifei who was confronting Du Taiping, and then at Secretary Zhang who was covering his face. Finally, he nodded politely to Du Taiping with an expressionless face, then walked to the corner of the office and sat on the sofa.
Jia Liping and Ding Zhenzhen followed closely behind Li Zhen. He lowers his head and does not look, and his ears do not listen.
Du Taiping was stunned for a moment, with a little irritation in his eyes. He had known that this scene would happen, but he didn't expect it to happen so early. How much money have we made now? It’s far from enough. These two people are back...
"Dean Li heard that you also went to Xizhou to participate in the harvest. Are you exhausted?"
Du Taiping chuckled, as if nothing had happened and he was as peaceful as usual.
Li Zhen didn't show any emotion. He smiled slightly and said, "I'll forget about it. I heard something happened here, and I happened to come with Xun Zai to have a look."
Du Taiping sighed inwardly when he heard the words and understood the meaning of these words.
Xun Shifei's eyes flashed, and he understood that Li Zhen was completely on his side. His chest was rising and falling rapidly, and veins were popping out.
Taking a deep breath, Xun Shifei pointed at Du Taiping and suddenly cursed:
"I gave your mother away!"
"???"
“…”
"???"
With a roar like thunder, the whole scene suddenly became quiet, as quiet as death.
Du Taiping opened his mouth in astonishment, Jia Liping and Ding Zhenzhen suddenly raised their heads, their faces full of disbelief.
Secretary Zhang, who was covering his face, put down his hand and looked at Xun Shifei as if he had seen a ghost. The senior officials of the Jiuzhou Party who were watching the excitement outside the door looked at each other, then closed the office door wisely, turned around and left in a tacit understanding. I don't dare to stay here any longer for fear of hearing something offensive again.
No one thought that Xun Shifei, the prime minister of a country, would say such dirty words. It's an insult to politeness, it's simply an insult to politeness.
But everyone could tell, just from this sentence, that Xun Shifei was very angry.
No one else dares to hear more, this is... this is a high-level secret! It is not good to know too much.
Li Zhen also looked at Xun Shifei in surprise. He was stunned for a moment. Li Zhen's heart suddenly moved and he got the answer: Oh, it turned out to be an act.
(End of chapter)