Three more years have passed.

Wan Chengguo, who has completed the "five-year rest" plan, has fully recovered his strength.

The domestic economic situation has improved significantly, inflation has been effectively controlled, and industrial output has reached its peak.

In terms of military strength, the number of soldiers was reduced to 300,000, but they were all elites with firm will and high cultivation.

The fleet is still six, but due to the large number of service of the five-type Lingyuan battleship, it has installed an over-visual-range radar, a high-power engine, a wireless Lingyuan wave communicator, a large number of automated control equipment, and a new super Lingyuan cannon, with extremely high technological content and comprehensive combat power, which is 3.8 times that of the four-type Lingyuan battleship.

Moreover, the increase in automation has reduced the number of crew members of the new warship from the original 6,700 to about 450.

In this way, while reducing the number of troops in the Wancheng Kingdom, the total number of Lingyuan battleships in the six fleets was maintained at about 800.

Comprehensive combat effectiveness increases without decreasing.

In addition, the morale of the military has gradually stabilized and morale has improved after the five years of rest. After filming several promotional films, the image in the eyes of the people has improved significantly. Although it did not trigger a wave of joining the army, it finally achieved a balance between the number of people joining the army and retired.

Because the economy has improved significantly and the country has gradually stabilized, the media has begun to discuss revenge on Dongyuanzhou.

Especially the hundreds of cities in the eastern territory that have been robbed and have become ruined and have not yet recovered, almost every day people visit the capital city, asking the country to make decisions for them and avenge them!

The pressure on public opinion is getting stronger and stronger, and extreme remarks about the new leader being cowarded have also been reported in the newspapers, which put a lot of pressure on Cheng Zhiyuan.

Cheng Zhiyuan had to convene several senior military officials to discuss the response plan.

Discuss how to deal with Dongyuanzhou.

Cheng Zhiyuan asked Minister of Defense Liang Qing: Can half of the Lingyuan fleet be used to defeat Dongyuanzhou in one fell swoop?

“Not enough, far from enough.”

Liang Qing shook his head and said, "According to information, Dongyuanzhou has deployed more than 2,000 Lingyuan battleships in its local western border to deal with our country. If we want to defeat it, our country must do its best, and in addition..."

He continued: "At present, the soldiers are still very resistant to participating in the war. The four major sects are standing by and launching a full-scale war will arouse opposition from the soldiers."

His voice weakened: "The military advises that it is best to resolve this matter by the diplomatic department."

Liang Qing's words made the Foreign Minister sitting opposite smile bitterly, and shook his head and said, "Diplomatic solution? If diplomacy can be resolved."

In fact, during the five years of rest, Wan Chengguo has taken action to deal with the Dongyuanzhou.

Wan Chengguo's diplomatic department sent several diplomatic officials to Dongyuanzhou and negotiated on the raid.

Three requirements were put forward.

One is to apologize. The Lord of Xiaoyao Palace and the nine heads of state should apologize, admit their mistakes, and have a sincere attitude.

The second is compensation. Dongyuanzhou must pay more than 10 trillion spiritual coins to make up for the losses of Wanchengguo.

The three were handed over to the people, and handed over the more than 100,000 technical talents who were captured and plundered to Dongyuanzhou, and all of them were returned to the country of Wancheng, and none of them could be left behind.

The diplomats of Wan Chengguo had extremely tough tone and demanded that these three requirements be agreed, otherwise the devastating war would come to Dongyuanzhou!

This was naturally flatly rejected.

Wan Chengguo diplomat was "invited" back by the other party.

Later, diplomatic personnel were sent twice, and the demands were lowered.

The apology is not mentioned, and the compensation is reduced to 1 trillion yuan, but more than ten million technical talents in Chengguo must be sent back to Wanchengguo.

Still rejected.

The last time, Wan Chengguo diplomats didn't even negotiate compensation, but only asked Dongyuanzhou to hand over the person and send back the more than 100,000 technical talents!

The owner of Xiaoyao Palace, Jiang Ruyue, still refused, and said that those technical talents lived happily and comfortably in Dongyuanzhou, and they didn't want to return to Wancheng Country, so she had no choice.

In order to prove that what he said was true, Jiang Ruyue took him to visit several factories and looked at the living conditions of several technical talents. He found that their wives were charming, their children were surrounded by knees, they had a good house and a servant to serve him. Of course, they were happy and unwilling to return to their country.

"You... are shameless!"

The diplomat pointed at Jiang Ruyue and cursed, but finally had no choice but to return to China.

In other words, only through diplomatic means, Dong Yuanzhou cannot make any concessions.

Only after war makes the other party feel the pain in their bones will they obediently meet their own requirements instead of perfunctory excuses.

But Dongyuanzhou is not weak, and if you launch a full-scale war, your side will suffer heavy losses.

If you fall into the quagmire, it will be a nightmare.

What should I do?

After thinking about it, Cheng Zhiyuan had a plan in his heart.

He told the Foreign Minister: "Send another senior diplomat to Dongyuanzhou to apologize and compensate. He handed over these three requests. He has a tougher attitude and requires them to agree!"

"If you dare to refuse again, Wan Chengguo declares war on him and launches a war of punishment!"

He said to Liang Qing: "The military should also be prepared for mobilization and formulate a war plan. Once the negotiations fail, start a war immediately!"

"In addition, do a good job in guiding domestic public opinion, send a group of reporters to follow up and report on the negotiation process, so that domestic military and civilians can see Dong Yuanzhou's shameless face!"

"Our demands are reasonable and just, and morality is on our side! Even if a war breaks out, it is Dong Yuanzhou's fault."

A military officer below said in confusion:

"Diplomatic negotiations first, then military operations. Isn't this telling Dongyuanzhou that we are preparing for war and giving them time to adjust their response? The head of the country, the fleet attacks, should suddenly and quickly, catch the other party off guard. If you do this, you will increase the loss of the army."

"Of course I know!"

Cheng Zhiyuan said seriously: "But if we don't do this, who will support us in fighting this war? The people know who is right and who is wrong?"

"My deeds, morals! We must get the reasons and morals for starting a war. Without these, soldiers have no morale and the people do not support them, and the losses will only be even heavier."

War is not as simple as fighting on the battlefield, but also a continuation of politics and must be supported by morality!

And things outside the battlefield are sometimes more important than battlefield strategy.

"I understand the head of the country."

The military personnel nodded.

...

Half a month later.

A Wan Cheng diplomatic delegation, carrying hundreds of its own journalists, came to Xiaoyao Palace to propose diplomatic negotiations.

After seeing Jiang Ruyue, Wan Cheng State's senior diplomat made three requirements: "apology, compensation, and handover".

This diplomat was very eloquent, well prepared, and very sharp words. After some reason, the hundreds of officials in the Xiaoyao Hall were speechless and difficult to deal with.

Jiang Ruyue, who was sitting in the head, turned against each other and refuted them one by one. She was also very eloquent and sharp, and she had some truth. The officials in the hall cheered and their eyes were full of admiration.

Your Highness, the Palace Master, is so amazing!

The two "apology and compensation" of Wan Cheng's diplomats in the three articles were completely refuted.

But Jiang Ruyue was a little bit exhausted in the word "to hand over the person" or was a little bit in the wrong.

Because the reason why she didn't want to hand over someone was that Dongyuanzhou had good conditions and good working environment, and treated the excellent craftsmen like national sages. The excellent craftsmen naturally responded to them with national sages and were unwilling to leave again.

What's more, people go to high places and water flows to low places. Dongyuanzhou is the high places. How could those talents return to their hometown?

But Jiang Ruyue’s reasons are simply untenable.

Because those technical talents were the ones who were strongly captured by the Dongyuanzhou fleet, it was impossible for them to be willing to do so. Faced with the generous treatment of Dongyuanzhou, a small number of them may fall under the sugar-coated shells, but most of them cannot miss their hometown!

If more than 100,000 technical talents are called together and asked one by one, there must be people who miss homesickness and must be willing to return to their hometown!

Money can indeed bribe some people, but it is impossible to bribe everyone.

What's more, Dongyuanzhou still destroyed their hometown and killed their relatives' enemies!

Will those technical talents be willing to serve their enemies?

According to normal logic, even if it works, it is helpless and reluctant to do so.

If you ask them if they want to return to China, they will definitely dream of returning to China!

So the diplomat of Wancheng Country said: "No matter what tricks you play in Dongyuanzhou, all the citizens of Wancheng Country must be handed over, a lot of them!"

this……

Jiang Ruyue frowned and felt embarrassed.

In her heart, she was a person who didn't want to communicate with. Each of these precious talents was of great use to Dongyuanzhou.

Especially in the past five years, with the help of these talents, Dongyuanzhou's overall technical level has improved for at least ten years!

It has broken many technical blockades and made many breakthroughs.

And there is room for pressing.

She was unwilling to let it go all out.

But she also heard the meaning of Wan Chengguo diplomats. If those talents were not handed over, war would break out between the two sides.

And it was a war in which the country of Wancheng was obviously rational.

Because there are indeed a considerable number of the more than 100,000 technical talents captured, who are not willing to work hard, have a perfunctory attitude, and do not show off their unique skills. No matter how powerful they are, they are useless.

Considering the strong national strength of Wan Cheng Kingdom, if the troops are pointed at Dongyuanzhou, the consequences will be...
To be continued...