Chapter 2113: The World’s Four Continents
Inside a reception room on the twelfth floor of the Little Chicken Island office building.
There are several huge floor-to-ceiling windows here, and the view is fantastic.
At this moment, the Third Prince is enjoying an unprecedented lunch.
"I wonder if you are satisfied with this food?" Zhao Chen wiped his mouth and looked at the third prince of the Kingdom of Aalborg across from him.
The third prince of the Kingdom of Aalburg nodded repeatedly: "Thank you very much for His Majesty the King of Xiaolong's hospitality."
This is the first time I've ever enjoyed such a delicious meal in such an environment.
This is definitely one of the most unique experiences of my life.
Zhao Chen smiled and said, "I believe that with our cooperation..."
Experiences like this will become more and more frequent in the future.
How well have you received the technologies we've given you?
The personnel we've assigned should be able to get you started using these technologies quickly.
The third prince of the Kingdom of Aalburg said gratefully, "His Majesty the King of the Dragon King and your people have considered everything very thoroughly."
The technical personnel you sent over are all very capable.
With their help, some of our industries have been upgraded very rapidly.
Some factories' production lines are even ready to move into the next stage of production.
The third prince of the Kingdom of Aalborg spoke with a hint of excitement in his voice.
"Be prepared for danger even in times of peace."
What you have now, and your rapid pace of development, will inevitably attract attention very soon.
There is a saying: "A common man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure."
What you possess will attract war.
Therefore, you must not forget about military development before those bad things happen.
Be especially wary of surrounding forces and sudden attacks.
Zhao Chen reminded him.
The Third Prince of Aalborg nodded in agreement, saying, "I agree with that as well."
We keep our current industrial technologies as secret as possible.
However, with such a large-scale upgrade, it's only a matter of time before it's exposed.
Therefore, our Kingdom of Aalborg is ready for war.
We nominally increased our military presence on the border of the Kingdom of Aalborg.
After all, the Western Continent is currently unstable, so our arrangement is reasonable.
Then we secretly increased the number of sentries.
At the same time, the network of connections that our Kingdom of Aalborg has built up over the years through trade is not just for show.
It's probably impossible to get those people to betray their own country.
However, it should still be able to give us a heads-up when there's even the slightest sign of trouble.
After all, in their eyes, the Kingdom of Aalborg is still a harmless entity.
They listened as the Third Prince of Aalborg explained their plans and arrangements.
Zhao Chen was also very satisfied.
"Based on our deductions."
Your most dangerous period is divided into two phases.
One phase is the first three months, when your 100,000-strong army is not yet fully prepared.
The second stage is within six months to a year.
During this period, you continued to expand your army.
Although you have the ability to protect yourself, it will still be difficult to withstand a combined attack from neighboring countries.
Thank you for reminding me.
We will also pay attention to this.
After all, our Kingdom of Aalborg has been swallowing our anger for over a hundred years.
To put it somewhat pathetically, nobody is better at begging for mercy than us.
The Third Prince laughed self-deprecatingly.
Zhao Chen stood up and walked to the Third Prince's side.
He placed his hand on the Third Prince's shoulder and said calmly, "The days when your Kingdom of Aalburg would wag its tail and beg for mercy are coming to an end."
Your choices will pave a smooth road for your future.
The Third Prince looked at Zhao Chen with gratitude.
Zhao Chen continued, "I heard that you once left the Western Continent to study in the Southern Continent."
You know more about this world than most people do.
I'm also very curious about this; we can talk about it.
The Third Prince shared all his questions about Zhao Chen without any reservations.
In the description by the Third Prince.
Zhao Chen has gained a more comprehensive understanding of this world.
Firstly, the technology in the Southern Continent is better than that in the Western Continent.
The Eastern Continent is even better.
If we talk about the four continents on this planet...
The Western Continent and the Northern Continent actually have some overlap on land, and their technological development speed is about the same.
The Western Continent is more prosperous than the Northern Continent due to its more favorable climate.
The northernmost part of the Northern Continent has a harsh living environment, and wars frequently break out on this continent.
Therefore, the people of the Northern Continent are more robust.
Many pirates came from the northern continent.
As for the Southern Continent and the Eastern Continent, they are far away places for the vast majority of people.
The southern continent is relatively easy to reach; with a ship, it only takes a short voyage to get there.
The military capabilities of the southern continent have reached the level of the late industrial age.
It has airplanes, tanks, and aircraft carriers.
As for the Eastern Continent, the Third Prince had never been there.
Because the Eastern Continent is very far from any other continent, and the sea in between is vast, it takes a very long time to sail.
This leads to a significant increase in danger.
But rumors say that the world on the Eastern Continent is very advanced and developed.
Based on these descriptions alone, Zhao Chen has temporarily placed the Eastern Continent in the late Industrial Age.
Then there are no civilizations that have appeared and developed as suddenly as the JF-17.
This relieved Zhao Chen.
After learning what you wanted to know.
The meeting between Zhao Chen and the Third Prince of Aalborg has come to an end.
For the Third Prince of Aalborg, however, his journey had only just begun.
This is because he applied to visit Dragon Island in the Kingdom of the Wraiths.
And it was approved.
He only made a brief stop on Chicken Island to visit the Dragon King.
Next, he will travel to the Dragon Kingdom with the Chicken Island fleet.
The approximate coordinates of the Dragon Kingdom are no longer a secret.
However, due to the impending war on the western continent, the focus on jewels and wealth has decreased.
What everyone is more concerned about is the distribution of the pie between the old and new forces.
When the Third Prince of Aalborg left Chicken Island.
He saw dozens of giant oil tankers on the distant sea!
It was definitely the most advanced and largest oil tanker he had ever seen on the Western Continent.
Their destination is Chicken Island.
Prince Aalborg III watched the oil tankers pass by him.
Although he was not a general.
But he knew very well.
In this era.
The blood of those war machines is oil.
In the event of war, whoever runs out of oil will be the loser.
The JF-17 King has oil tankers and so much oil.
This suggests that he likely has his own oil supply channels, and may even own his own oil fields.
And then there are those advanced weapons.
The Dragon Kingdom is fully prepared for war.
One side of Chicken Island.
This is a military restricted area.
You can see a lot of fences here.
There are also oil tanks.
Another aspect is the expansion of the airport runway.
"This must be the third batch of oil tankers we've delivered." Zhao Chen sat in the car, looking at the oil tanks connected by the pipelines, and then at the brand-new aircraft in the hangar.
"Yes.
Based on the construction speed of these storage and transportation facilities on our Little Chicken Island, we will need to wait another three months.
Only then can the oil storage facilities on Chicken Island be fully filled.
In addition, we have also built oil storage facilities and a simple airstrip in Haikui Town.
Those runways can be expanded in a short time when needed to meet the take-off and landing needs of all our aircraft.
We now have more than a thousand fighter jets of various types.
According to our current goals, the number of active-duty fighter jets is not the primary concern; the primary concern is the production lines of fighter jet manufacturing plants.
Once the war machine is turned on
We aim to produce over 100,000 fighter jets annually, leveraging current technological levels!
The secretary from Little Chicken Island sat down next to Zhao Chen and spoke.
According to the latest battle plan provided by Marshal Chu Xuan.
She suggested that we focus on building up our air force and naval power.
As for the army, we can use those puppet regimes that we've supported.
As long as we capture air bases one by one on the western continent and then take control of them.
We can then rely on absolute air superiority to control the entire western continent's space.
In this way...
In war, we can minimize our own personnel losses.
Zhao Chen had also read Marshal Chu Xuan's latest war report.
Her personal trip to the Western Continent was to understand its true military strength.
In her words, wars in this era are very different from wars in the interstellar era.
Therefore, you need to go to the front lines to get the real data.
"What's the situation with Chu Xuan right now?"
She should be back by now.
A marshal, spending so long on the front lines.
They also had to consider their own safety. Zhao Chen had actually been quite opposed to Chu Xuan going to the front lines.
In this trial, who knows if someone who sacrifices themselves can be resurrected?
This has always been a concern for Zhao Chen.
"We have arranged sufficient personnel to protect Marshal Chu Xuan."
There is also a dedicated special forces squad.
Even at the airport on our Chicken Island, the airport in Anemone Town.
Bombers, fighters, and transport planes are all guaranteed to have a crew available 24 hours a day, ready to take off at any time.
Protecting Marshal Chu Xuan's safety, and even bringing him back directly.
Zhao Chen felt somewhat relieved about this arrangement.
It's been over a month.
"Have those two kingdoms not started fighting yet?" Zhao Chen asked.
"The air is thick with the smell of gunpowder between the Kingdom of Baljik and the Kingdom of Gebuchi."
Apart from a very few powers like the Kingdom of Aalborg, which remain neutral.
The remaining forces are basically on both sides.
Friction on the border has begun to escalate gradually, and it is not just a single battlefield.
According to our predictions, the full-scale war will not last more than a month.
As things stand at the moment.
On the side of the Kingdom of Gebuchi, they have a military force of three million men.
More than 3,000 aircraft of various types and about 5,000 tanks.
The total number of troops belonging to the Kingdom of Gebuchi is two million, with more than a thousand aircraft of various types and about 1,500 tanks.
And the Baljik Kingdom and its allied forces.
The military strength is four million people, with more than five thousand aircraft of various types and seven thousand tanks.
Other forces numbered two million troops, over two thousand aircraft of various types, and three thousand tanks.
"If we only look at the data on paper, then the Kingdom of Baljik is undoubtedly superior."
But I think since the Kingdom of Gebuchi dared to stand up at this time, there must be other reasons. Zhao Chen looked at the secretary.
The secretary of Little Chicken Island nodded and said, "According to the information provided by Marshal Chu Xuan."
Although on the surface data it appears that the Baljik Kingdom has more people and weapons.
However, the quality of these combat personnel varied greatly, and there were even cases of them falsely reporting that they were receiving salaries without working.
Some army soldiers use weapons that are older than themselves.
As for aircraft and tanks, their new single-wing propeller fighters are not numerous and have encountered many problems in actual use.
The problem with tanks is even more serious. Many tanks are not properly stored, and it's even uncertain whether they will break down on the battlefield when war begins.
On the other hand, the Kingdom of Gebuchi has a more advanced weapon system.
Most of the weapons used are based on technologies developed within the last thirty years, making them more advanced and stable.
So even if they are not as numerous as the Baljik Kingdom, it is foreseeable that their performance on the battlefield will be no less impressive.
After all, there's a generational gap in weaponry!
If there is a generational gap in weaponry, then it's not just a matter of quantity that can be solved.
Zhao Chen, as the emperor of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, understood this principle very well.
"It seems that our multiple simulations and the judgments made by several marshals are correct."
"The Kingdom of Baljik is destined to lose this war," Zhao Chen said.
“Unless we intervene,” the Chicken Island secretary added.
Why should we get involved?
The current Baljik Kingdom is corrupt and unsuitable to be our agent.
But to be honest, simply supporting the Kingdom of Aalborg as a proxy is not enough without checks and balances.
Therefore, the best outcome would be for us to use the corpse of the Baljik Kingdom to establish a brand new kingdom.
They formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Aalborg, and then formally began their plan to annex the entire western continent.
“Actually, three is more stable than two,” said the secretary of Chicken Island.
A love triangle is always the most stable relationship.
This undoubtedly means that Zhao Chen should support another faction.
However, cultivating another faction will bring many more troubles and take much longer.
Let's wait and see.
What's the situation on the northern continent?
Ever since His Majesty the Prince conquered an oil-producing region, there seems to have been no activity for quite some time.
"I thought someone as vengeful as him would launch a large-scale attack," Zhao Chen said jokingly.
"Based on what we understand."
That Mr. Phoenix is preparing for the next phase of the war.
They were preparing to swallow the previous five kingdoms whole in one go.