Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

From the day Sakura Country and Fuso Country split, they both disliked each other and have been in a state of hostility.

There have always been frictions between the two sides in the Shikoku Strait and Shikoku Island.

Although the war between the two sides only broke out once in more than ten years, it still ended with Fuso State gaining the upper hand.

But friction between the two sides occurs almost every day.

Later, Daxia needed a group of mercenaries to handle some matters for itself, so it launched a conscription to Fuso Country and Sakura Country.

This barely allowed both parties to live in peace for a few years.

But this kind of peace of mind is limited to their open battles in the Shikoku Strait and Shikoku Island.

There is no way to stop it from behind. Moreover, the two sides are no longer fighting on the surface, but they have always had internal struggles in Daxia and looked down on each other.

As a result, the two sides started a competition and fight within the Daxia Army.

This situation was what the empire wanted to see, so it began to ignore it and even encouraged it.

It is precisely because of this situation that the casualties of Fuso and Sakura Country were a bit high.

The price of large casualties is that the compensation the empire needs to pay is slightly higher.

It is precisely because of this high compensation and high-intensity war that both countries have trained a group of veterans who are good at fighting.

As the war ended and soldiers from both countries returned home, they brought back a large amount of loot.

This further increases the strength of both sides and relieves the economic pressure on both sides caused by previous wars.

Now that Sakura Country has a group of veterans in its hands, there is not much financial pressure.

As a result, a new round of war plans was put on the agenda by the Ministry of War.

Since the Taishōten Locust came to power in Sakura Country, Sakura Country has gradually gotten rid of the impact of the previous war caused by Daxia and restored its national strength.

Therefore, Taisho asked the temple to start planning for the Fuso Kingdom.

The plan was quickly drawn up.

Therefore, nearly a year after the end of the war, on February 1916, 2, the Sakura Kingdom launched a surprise attack on the Fuso Kingdom on Shikoku Island.

At the beginning, the scale of the war here was small, because Sakura Country was not sure about Daxia's attitude towards this war.

Therefore, the Sakura Kingdom only launched a tentative attack to see Daxia's attitude towards this war.

If Daxia chooses to be neutral or ignore and acquiesce, then Sakura Country will intensify the war.

If Daxia chooses to intervene, then Sakura Country can also say that this war is just a private act of the troops below.

Regarding such a thing, Lin Yi had already guessed it when he received Fang Xiao's report.

After all, in Lin Yi's opinion, Sakura has always been so wretched and shameless.

This is not the first time they have done this.

Thinking about what will happen in the future, Sakura is always prepared.

If they can't beat them, they say it's a private act. If they can't, they immediately pounce on them collectively.

But now, Lin Yi had only two choices before him, whether to intervene or not.

After thinking about it again and again, Lin Yi decided not to intervene.

Because the original choice to establish the Fuso Kingdom was because the empire was not strong enough to swallow the entire Sakura Kingdom in one go.

But now that the empire has gained enough strength, Lin Yi plans to find a way to solve Sakura's problem.

Lin Yi felt sick to his stomach just looking at this country.

Therefore, Lin Yi also wanted to completely destroy the Sakura Kingdom.

But the problem now is that the original Sakura Country has been divided into two countries, Fuso and Sakura.

Lin Yi has some special hobbies that he doesn't like to share with others.

For example, in Sakura Country, what he wants is the entire four Sakura Islands, not just Honshu and Hokkaido.

Therefore, Lin Yi's idea is to sit back and watch the two countries fight to the end.

No matter who wins or loses, the empire will have an excuse to declare war on them and then take over the entire four islands.

In Lin Yi's mind, it would be best for the Sakura Kingdom to win. In this case, the empire would not have to think of any other excuses to deal with him, and he could be beaten just by the Sakura Kingdom invading its own protectorate.

Some people may say that Lin Yi's behavior is simply raising a tiger's head.

Indeed, in history, this kind of indulgence has led to many things beyond one's control.

But again, if you want to raise tigers to cause trouble, you must have at least one tiger on the opposite side.

Even if Sakura Country is unified now, in Daxia's eyes, he is still like an ant that can be crushed to death at any time.

Why do you say that?

The reason is simple, because Sakura Country's industrial strength is not strong enough.

Even if the Sakura Country reached the level of Sakura in World War II after the war, in Lin Yi's opinion, it was still the same.

Sakura Country lacks mineral supplies, and some of its industries require imported raw materials.

Just like steel.

Sakura Country cannot afford steel smelted in Daxia or other countries, so it can only buy iron ore and smelt it on its own.

In addition, Sakura Country has been at the subsistence line for a long time, and their domestic industrial level is very low, which leads to their weak industrial strength.

Should Daxia be afraid of a country with weak industrial strength, imported raw materials, a smaller population, less advanced weapons and equipment, and a depleted treasury?

In addition, a crucial point is that Sakura Country does not have the powerful navy it originally had in history. This leads to the fact that Daxia can carry out a naval blockade if it wants to.

Once a blockade is launched on them, within a year or two, those Sakura Country soldiers will have no choice but to fight the Empire's heavy machine guns with their knives.

This is like how Millikin faced the Sakura Kingdom in later generations. The crushing in all aspects prevented the Sakura Kingdom from recovering its strength after being beaten for decades.

Some people here may ask whether the crazy Sakura Country will formulate a plan similar to the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in history.

Lin Yi thought it was possible, but unlikely.

The first is that the two countries are too close, and the entire Sakura Kingdom is within the patrol range of the Imperial Navy.

It is very likely that the fleet that Sakura Country wants to attack will be discovered by Daxia's patrol warships as soon as they leave the port.

Another point is that Lin Yi’s attitude towards Sakura Country is strategic contempt and tactical emphasis.

He never stopped infiltrating Sakura Country for a moment.

It can even be said that Milician's plan to sneak attack on him has just been formulated. Maybe the completed plan will appear on his desk the next day.

Therefore, Lin Yi is not afraid that Sakura Country will rebel and want to attack him. He is afraid that he will have no excuse to attack Sakura Country.

Now that Sakura Country has taken the first step, Lin Yi feels that there is no need to stop it.

Therefore, Lin Yi gave Fang Xiao an order to report the latest progress of Sakura Valley once a day and then stop caring about Sakura Country's affairs.

In Lin Yi's opinion, no matter how they fight, it will be a good thing for Daxia.

Lin Yi was even worried that the opponent's fight was not fierce enough, and then considered whether to add fuel to the fire between them.

Let the war spread to the entire four Sakura Islands.