Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

This period of time in Daxia can be said to be peaceful and peaceful.

And under Daxia's intervention, even Fuso Kingdom and Sakura Kingdom fell into a brief period of peace. The entire East Asia region can barely be considered calm and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

But contrary to Daxia, on the European side, the contradiction seems to have deepened.

In particular, six years ago, in 6, after the death of Queen Victoria of the John Kingdom, the death of this old lady who could influence the political situation of the entire Europe made European countries lose the last possibility of stopping the war.

The various royal families in Europe are more or less related to each other, and Queen Victoria is the most senior person in this "big family".

Her death plunged European countries into immense grief, and at the same time left them without final restraint.

The Kingdom of John and the Empire of Hans were already incompatible with each other for the purpose of colonizing the African continent.

In response to the challenge of the Hans Empire, the Entente was established, led by the John Empire and the Gallic Empire. Correspondingly, the Hans Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire also established the Central Powers.

Other European countries have begun to take sides. Of course, let’s not talk about Italy, a wallflower.

The two major groups began to focus on the interests of Europe and Africa and began to step up war preparations. Although the upper echelons of both groups feel that their side is not ready yet, while speeding up war preparations, they are also working hard to control it, hoping that the war will not break out in advance.

It seems that the entire European countries are just conflicts between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers, but that is just a big conflict, and there are also many small conflicts within each of them.

For example, the relationship between the John Empire and the Gallic Empire, both of which were allies, was not very good over the right to operate the Suez Canal.

At the same time, in East Asia, there were some minor frictions between Tianzhu, controlled by the John Empire, and Southeast Asia, controlled by the Gallic Empire.

The same is true for the Allies.

The Hans Empire wanted to compete with the Austro-Hungarian Empire for the leadership of the Germans, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire wanted to compete with the Ottoman Empire for control of the Balkan Peninsula.

It can be said that in Europe today, under the opposition between the two groups, there are still many disputes over interests within each.

At this time, European countries knew very well that war was inevitable.

Therefore, in addition to strengthening their own strength, European countries are also working hard to find new allies.

As a result, Daxia, which became the overlord of East Asia, came into the eyes of the two major groups.

At this time, Daxia was far away from Europe, but Daxia's rich resources and vast market could provide support for itself.

Although John and the Gallic Empire were somewhat uncomfortable with the fact that this once oppressed object had now become so crucial. But they had to put down their dignity and invite Daxia to join the Allied Powers.

As Daxia's current ally, the Hans Empire also sent a request to Daxia, inviting Daxia to join their alliance.

The two requests were placed on Zhao Xu's desk.

Zhao Xu was still a little unsure about this kind of thing, so he summoned everyone to discuss the matter.

Even Lin Yi, who had been taking care of the baby at home during this period, was pulled over by Zhao Xu.

Like Zhao Xu, everyone was a little unsure when they saw the invitations from the two major groups. After all, this kind of thing is directly related to the future of the empire, and they have no choice but to make a decision easily.

The same is true for Lin Yi.

He felt that in terms of strength, the Empire should join the Entente, because in this case, the Empire could win without having to do anything.

But the disadvantage is that after the war, according to the virtues of John and the Gallic Empire, they will never bring much benefit to the empire.

If it joins the relatively weak Hans Empire, Lin Yi feels that the empire can at least gain access to Southeast Asia after the war. If it fights well, it is not impossible to even tear off a piece of the heart of Tianzhu Kingdom, the John Kingdom.

But the problem is that if you join the Hans Empire, the pressure the empire will face will be very great.

Especially since the naval strength of the Allied Powers cannot match that of the Entente Powers, it is impossible to hope that the Allied Powers can support themselves in terms of military strength.

In other words, in East Asia, the empire needed to face the challenges of the John Empire and the Gallic Empire alone.

This decision was not easy to make. Therefore, Lin Yi also had some hesitation, not knowing which side to take, but in his heart, he actually favored the Allies.

Don't say that Lin Yi is a German fan, he doesn't exist at all.

Mainly, the empire's stated goal is Southeast Asia, which is destined to stand on the opposite side of John's country.

Who said that the entire Southeast Asia and South Asia are now in the hands of the Allied Powers? If they don't fight them, but just join them, can they honestly give up these territories?

However, even if Lin Yi prefers the Allies, he feels that it is best not to join prematurely. He also wants to make money from both sides. If he joins one of the parties too early, he will not be able to make money from both sides.

After much thought, Lin Yi proposed to Zhao Xu and the ministers present that for the benefit of the empire, he should join the Allies.

As for the reason, of course it was for Southeast Asia, but he also advised Zhao Xu not to reply to both sides prematurely, because once the war breaks out, the empire can use its neutral status to export resources to the two countries and make money from both countries.

Moreover, joining the Allied Powers from the beginning will definitely arouse the vigilance of the Allied Powers, causing them to deploy heavy troops in Southeast Asia, which will be detrimental to the empire's attack on Southeast Asia.

The best thing is that at the beginning, the empire remained neutral, exported arms, supplies and minerals to the two major groups, and even criticized the Allies in some innocuous places.

Let the Allies relax their vigilance and draw troops from Southeast Asia back to their homeland.

Once they withdraw their troops from Southeast Asia, it means that both of them have reached a fever pitch and cannot take care of Southeast Asia.

At that time, it was the best time for the empire to take action and seize Southeast Asia.

During this period, the empire can increase the output of resources to the Allies, allowing the Allies to block the main Allied power in Europe for Daxia.

In order to allow the Allied Powers to contribute, the Empire can guarantee to the Allied Powers that after seizing Southeast Asia, it can send an expeditionary force into the European battlefield, launch an attack from behind the Allied Powers, and attack the Allied Powers from the east and west, forcing the other side to surrender.

However, Lin Yi also knew that given the temper of the Hans Empire, they would not agree to the empire extending its hands to Europe and Africa.

The Empire does not have such a big appetite, so in this regard, the Empire can take the initiative to propose that after defeating the Allies and signing the contract, it will withdraw to the Empire's sphere of influence to appease the Allies.

Regarding Lin Yi's proposal, Zhao Xu discussed it with the ministers for several days and felt that this was the only feasible way.

Therefore, Zhao Xu and the ministers also approved Lin Yi's proposal and sent Li Fu to discuss with the two major groups.