Seeing that they had no objections, Lin Yi nodded immediately. "Since that's the case, let's start the war."
To be honest, their attack went unexpectedly smoothly this time, actually penetrating directly into their homeland, making a major battle inevitable.
In this situation, there can be no hesitation. The best option is to strike while the iron is hot and send him to his death. Waiting until he realizes what's happening will make things more difficult, which would defeat the purpose.
He glanced at Ma Jun beside him and said in a deep voice, "Minister Ma, how many ironclad warships do we have now?"
"Your Majesty, with our full efforts, we have already produced ten ironclad warships. And with experience gained, the rest should be produced even faster," Ma Jun said in a deep voice.
There aren't many shipyards capable of building ironclad warships, because it requires sufficient technology, and not just any shipyard can do it. But even so, there are dozens of shipyards with this capability.
This means that with all-out efforts, the number of these ironclad warships will increase at a visible rate.
Basically, a warship could be launched in two or three days. But if dozens of shipyards were building them together, the speed would be even faster, and almost dozens of warships could be completed.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Go all out to build one hundred iron-framed warships. Now that the war has begun, there's no need to play games with them anymore. Let's launch a full-scale attack. They want the Xinma Empire, don't they? Then I want their Moses Kingdom. Let's see what they choose."
"Your Majesty, if they suffer a major defeat, they might send their troops back to reinforce, which would put our army in a pincer movement," Cao Cao said, frowning.
Although he didn't understand naval warfare, if the soldiers of the Great Liang attacked the homeland of the Moses Empire, and then the Moses Empire's army withdrew, then the army would be attacked from two sides, and their situation would probably be very difficult.
Lin Yi glanced at him and laughed, "That's simple, just make sure he can't go back."
"Your Majesty, should we recall Sun Jian's troops? They have already explored the location of the northern continent. If we let them withdraw now, all our previous efforts will be in vain." Xun Yu frowned slightly; this was not a good idea.
The empire has spent a great deal of time and effort exploring several continents. Now that Sun Jian's troops have some clues, sending them back would essentially mean all their previous efforts were wasted, which would be completely not worthwhile.
Lin Yi smiled and shook his head, saying in a deep voice, " Sun Jian has his own affairs, but that doesn't mean my Great Liang Empire has no one left. I have already mobilized Zheng Chenggong's 100,000-strong navy and his newly trained 900,000-strong army to the front lines."
The Moses Empire wants to ally with us, so I'll just have some fun with them.
Zheng Chenggong had already made arrangements to train a navy at sea, and the scale of the navy reached 900,000, totaling one million.
These troops have been training for quite some time, about a month and a half. This time is enough for them to adapt to naval warfare and the weapons and equipment of the Great Liang Empire, which is enough to make them a mature imperial navy.
They commanded the most advanced warships and had the most formidable commanders. With the help of Zhou Yu, Gan Ning, and Lu Kang, their combined strength was nearly two million men, enough to stop the enemy's three million-strong army.
The situation was much simpler for the Moses Empire. Apart from a small naval force, the rest of the troops could be transported over, and even cavalry could be transported over to complete the task.
Since a landing has already taken place, the battlefield is no longer on the sea, but on the homeland of the Moses Empire. In this situation, cavalry and infantry are needed, which is not comparable to a navy.
In this way, Guan Yu and his men could turn around and join forces with Zheng Chenggong to attack their three million-strong navy and completely annihilate it in the ocean.
"Your Majesty is wise! In this way, any soldier who doesn't get seasick can go out to sea to fight. At that time, the territory of the Moses Empire will be our territory, and we can use their own territory as a base to fight them!" Guo Jia couldn't help but say with a strange look on his face.
He could already imagine the frustration of the Moses Empire. It was clearly their territory, but now it had become a base for the Great Liang Empire. It would be strange if they didn't curse them.
Ha ha!
Everyone burst into laughter. They hadn't expected His Majesty to have prepared for this so early. The Moses Empire was bound to be at a disadvantage, because they were fighting against a completely unified continental nation and couldn't gain any advantage.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Does my beloved minister have anything else to say? If not, then it's decided. The empire will launch a full-scale attack on the Moses Empire's homeland."
Although we could wait until the Xinma Empire and the Moses Empire are both weakened before making a move, now that we've already started fighting, there's no reason to back down. Let's keep fighting.
As for the three million-strong navy of the Moses Empire, after a period of attrition, it is estimated that only more than two and a half million remain. Although this number is considerable, it does not pose a significant threat to the Great Liang Empire. On the contrary, they will face the threat from the Great Liang Empire.
With normal operations and a million-strong army, plus Zhou Yu and Gan Ning, there were over two million troops, enough to completely suppress or even annihilate them, since the two sides' technological equipment was not on the same level.
Bang!
He took the jade seal from his hand and stamped it directly on the imperial edict, thus confirming the strategy for this attack on the Moses Empire.
With the seal of authority lowered, the Great Liang, having unified the Central Continent, finally set its war machine in motion once more, this time targeting the equally powerful Moses Empire.
This is no joke. If the Moses Empire continues to function, it will be destroyed and replaced by the Great Liang Empire.
"May Your Majesty's military prowess be excellent, may you seize the Moses Empire, and become the strongest emperor."
Long live the Emperor!
The assembled officials erupted in cheers. This would be a battle that spanned oceans and lands, a battle that transcended eras.
If the Great Liang Empire wins, it will become the sole ruler of the world, and probably no other country will be able to rival it.
If the Queen of Xinma still doesn't know what's good for her by then, she'll simply wipe him out—it's that simple.
Compared to the sporadic attacks of the Moses Empire, if it were the Great Liang Empire, it would be a direct artillery barrage. The Xinma Empire wouldn't be able to withstand that and would be directly crushed.
At that time, we will truly be the only ones who reign supreme in heaven and earth, and the Great Liang Empire will live ten thousand years!