Japan, Mikasa City.
After confirming the Great Xia Kingdom's arrangements, Keisuke Honda let out a long breath of relief.
Ever since Gaia released the expansion pack [Imperial Expedition] at the beginning of the year, all the Japanese players, including Keisuke Honda, had been in an extremely repressive atmosphere.
The powerful Huaxia was like a boundless dark cloud looming over Dongying.
In order to save his country, Keisuke Honda started to take action. He knew that it was impossible for Japan to stop China, and he could only win with the help of external forces.
The greatest help was naturally the Silver Hand.
Although the status of the Honda Family in the Silver Hand was not as high as that of the Di Family, it was also one of the core members. Besides, there were also people in the organization who did not want to see Xia Kingdom becoming too powerful, so naturally, they hit it off.
In the beginning, the Honda Clan had pinned their hopes on Di Chen, hoping that Di Chen would be able to become the leader of the Chinese Kingdom War. If that was the case, all their problems would be solved.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Di Chen was defeated by Ouyang Shuo.
Seeing that the Kingdom War was inevitable, Keisuke Honda wanted to find an enemy for China to reduce the pressure on Japan's defense. Thus, Korea, which shared a border with Great Xia, became Japan's first ally.
Park Seung-ki, the Lord of Ulsan City in Goryeo, naturally understood the principle of interdependence. "If Goryeo watches the Japanese be destroyed this year, Goryeo will face the same fate as the Japanese next year."
In addition to Korea, Keisuke Honda originally wanted to look for Luzon, Java, and India, which had large populations. However, due to various reasons, he was unable to make the trip.
First, Java and India were too far away from Huaxia. Second, their territories had not been completely pacified yet. They wanted to eliminate the surrounding small countries first, so naturally, they were unwilling to get involved in this mess.
The Luzon Kingdom was interested, but there were different opinions in the country, so they could only give up in the end. Left with no other choice, the Honda Family could only settle for the next best thing, finding the two scapegoats, Shinla and Nanzhang.
There was a reason to call him a scapegoat.
The players from both nations knew that after Great Xia conquered Annan, their next step would be to annihilate them. However, the players had the mentality of an ostrich. They were unwilling and didn't dare to take the initiative to attack Great Xia.
Every day that he could drag on was one day, and every day that he could muddle along was one day.
The Honda Clan immediately used their killing move and bribed the leaders of the Kingdom War, Bi Wenlie and Lang Gong. They didn't care about the objections of the players in the country and immediately set the Kingdom War on China.
At this time, the two of them were probably living in an abyss of suffering.
However, they probably wouldn't mind. In order to win over the two of them, the Honda family had put in a lot of effort. Even if the two countries were destroyed in the end, Bi Wenlie and Lang Gong would still be able to live freely on Hope Planet.
"But this is still not enough!"
The Three Kingdoms had indeed taken some of the pressure off the Japanese, but the Hua Xia region was simply too powerful. Even if they only used 30% of their strength, it was enough to destroy the Japanese.
"Now, let's see what he will choose …"
Keisuke Honda looked at the Lin Kingdom, which was only a sea away. His mind was uncertain and his expression flickered.
…
May 27th, Shanhai City.
From today onwards, the various Kingdom War expeditionary armies would set off one after another. If one were to count the time spent on the journey, it could be said that the month of the Kingdom War had officially begun.
The most convenient one was the southwest warzone of Great Xia.
The commander of the Dragon Stallion Army, Bai Qi, had already returned to the Annan Province. With the cooperation of the Privy Council, the War Preparation Department, and the Annan Governor's Office, he transported the rations and supplies that the War Preparation Department had stored in various places to the frontlines.
At the same time, Bai Qi had to formulate a marching plan.
Yesterday afternoon, Huo Qubing had already led the Imperial Guards to Hardstone City through the teleportation formation and moved towards the border between North Borderline Province and Goryeo.
The Flying Bear Army led by Li Jing had to be delayed by two days due to the difficulty of assembling them.
The Governor of North Borderline, Lao Ai, had already received Ouyang Shuo's order to ensure the logistics of the expeditionary army.
Ouyang Shuo pursued the strategy of 'resisting the enemy outside the country' and was unwilling to bring the flames of war into North Borderline Province. Since Goryeo dared to declare war, they had to be prepared for destruction.
There was a reason why he was so confident.
Yesterday afternoon, the Great Qin Dynasty, the Great Han Dynasty, and the Great Tang Dynasty had sent envoys to report that as long as the Kingdom War began, the three dynasties would each send 150,000 Imperial Guards to Great Xia's North Borderline Province to assist in the defense of Great Xia.
This way, Great Xia would have no worries, and the 840,000 soldiers led by Li Jing would be able to directly cross the border and kill their way into Goryeo.
Ouyang Shuo was more and more confident about the Kingdom War.
Because it was an attack, the Nine Royal Cities of Huaxia, with a total of 10 million Imperial Guards, were unable to follow the army overseas. It was a pity, but even so, they could still assist in the defense of the country.
These 10 million Imperial Guards were the stabilizing force of the Huaxia region. No matter how the Kingdom War turned out, they could at least protect Huaxia. This was also one of the reasons why the surrounding countries were afraid of Huaxia.
The 10 million Imperial Guards, as well as heroes like Qin Huang, Song Zu of the Tang Sect, and peerless generals like Wang Jian, Wei Qing, and Li Ji, made people despair.
The strength of the Huaxia region was not limited to Great Xia.
This was also the reason why Luzon finally gave up on attacking Huaxia.
As for the adventurer players, the elite groups of the [Blood Shadow Alliance], [Rivers and Mountains Alliance], [Purple Moon Alliance], and [Flowing Light Pavilion] were already gathering at Hardstone City.
Apart from the four super guilds, there were also a large number of 'unaffiliated' players gathering at North Borderline Province. The total number of players exceeded the sum of the four super guilds and was enough to fight against the combat professional adventurer players of Goryeo.
There were three reasons why the adventurer players were so enthusiastic.
Firstly, the External Publicity Department of the Chamberlain of Dependencies had done a good job in spreading the news.
Violet constantly arranged for people to start wave after wave of discussions on the forums, arousing the adventurer players' passion for the Nation War and throwing themselves into this war.
Secondly, the role model of the Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasties.
These three dynasties held an unshakable position in the hearts of the Huaxia region players and had a large number of fans. Xianyang, Chang 'an, and Luoyang were also the three royal cities with the most adventurer players.
The fact that the three dynasties had taken the initiative to send the Imperial Guards to assist in the defense of Great Xia was an obvious indicator. As soon as the news spread, countless adventurer players rushed to North Borderline Province.
Thirdly, everyone had their own preferences.
Although the Japanese were the most hostile to the Huaxia region players, there were also many players in Huaxia who were not interested in Goryeo. When these people found out that Great Xia's General Li Jing was going to lead his troops to attack Goryeo, they were naturally eager to sign up.
All of these factors determined that the scale of victory in the Kingdom War was already tilting towards Great Xia. The final outcome of this war and the price that Great Xia would have to pay would depend on the God of War, Li Jing.
…
Apart from these two groups, the Japanese group also started to take action.
Needless to say, no matter how much the battle in Goryeo attracted the attention of the players, and no matter what unforeseen events happened, the Battle of Japan was still the most anticipated one. It was also the battle with the highest participation of adventurer players.
As they were separated by the ocean, the first batch of expeditionary troops was going to set off today.
Beihai Port.
Early in the morning, Ouyang Shuo led the civil and military officials to the port to send off the expeditionary troops.
The Grand Council of Great Xia had divided the Battle of Japan into four stages, which were the naval battle, the landing battle, the sweeping battle, and the final battle at the royal city.
As the name suggested, the naval battle was a battle between the two navies.
The Japanese had always had the bad habit of plundering the coasts of Huaxia. Hence, they had rich experience in sailing and naval battles. Coupled with the shipbuilding and firearms technology provided by the United States, they had nurtured a powerful navy.
If they didn't annihilate the Japanese navy, they wouldn't be able to talk about the landing battle.
The Pacific Fleet led by Shi Lang was responsible for this important task for Great Xia. As for the Cliff Mountain Fleet led by Yu Dayou, they were mainly responsible for escorting and defending the coasts between Great Xia and Japan.
It was foreseeable that in order to transport a large number of troops, adventurers, and supplies to the battlefield, tens of thousands of merchant ships would be used. Even so, they would probably have to make a few trips back and forth.
It was impossible for such a large fleet to not have armed escorts.
Furthermore, even though Huaxia was the aggressor, they still had to guard against the Japanese playing dirty and secretly sending a fleet to Great Xia's coasts to cause damage.
Although it didn't affect the overall situation, it would shake the morale of the army.
Given the Japanese's ability to plunder, burn, and kill, it could even cause huge losses. Hence, Ouyang Shuo had to arrange for the Cliff Mountain Fleet to take on the coastal defense to prevent such situations from happening.
As for the main battlefield of the Battle of Japan, no matter how strong the Japanese navy was, they wouldn't be able to get away with a pincer attack from the Pacific Fleet of Great Xia and the Haizhou Fleet of Handan City.
A few days ago, with the incorporation of Dan Yang City, Overlord City, and Blood Red City into Handan City, the entire military structure of Handan City was reconstructed under the leadership of Di Chen.
The first to make the change was the navy.
Given that the Handan City, Blood Red City, and Overlord City fleets weren't at full strength, the three fleets were reorganized into two full-strength fleets, namely the Handan Fleet and the Haizhou Fleet.
This time, Di Chen was going to let the Handan Fleet defend his home while the Haizhou Fleet went on the expedition.
As for the land troops, Di Chen had also carried out a bold and decisive reorganization. The first one was to follow the model of the imperial guards of Da Xia and form the royal guards with Lian Po as the commander of the royal guards.
Next, the armies of the various territories, as well as a large number of captives captured by the Yan Huang Alliance when they conquered Wannan Province and West Chu, were reorganized into three full-strength armies, namely the Dan Yang Army led by Tian Dan, the Overlord Army led by Wu Qi, and the Blood Red Army led by Xie Xuan.
In this way, Handan City had four full-strength armies, a total of 20 field legions, and a total of 1.4 million soldiers. In any country other than Huaxia, it would be a well-deserved giant.
Back to business.
It was the Cliff Mountain Fleet that set off from the North Sea Port, accompanied by the First Legion of the City Guards and two legions of the Flame Army of Luo Feng City, as well as the elite troops of the Baleful Blood Mercenaries.
The Cliff Mountain Fleet headed all the way north and would meet the First Legion of the Brave Tiger Army along the coast of Minnan Province.
These four field legions were the first vanguard troops of the expeditionary force of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas, led by Guo Ziyi, the commander of the Flame Army. 17046
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