After obtaining first-hand information about Blood Blade's assassination of Duan Zhengchun, Ouyang Shuo now had to consider how to use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Duan Yu.
Duan Zhengchun was willing to abdicate, but it didn't mean that Duan Yu was willing.
Of course, without the support of Great Xia, Duan Yu wouldn't be able to ascend to the throne. Now, it depended on how to arrange a dignified way to ensure the survival of the Duan Family and Great Xia's control over Dali.
Ouyang Shuo handed the matter to the cabinet to make a decision when he returned to the capital.
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June 28th, Jianghu City.
Ouyang Shuo finally decided to return to the capital. Strangely, he didn't choose to teleport. Instead, he got the Royal Fleet to accompany the Cliff Mountain Fleet and prepared to return to Shanhai City by sea.
In addition to the two fleets, the Leopard Army led by Han Xin and the First Legion of the Brave Tiger Army would also accompany.
The First Legion of the City Guards was temporarily stationed in Yingzhou County. Before the Privy Council completed the reorganization of the Yingzhou Legion, the legion would be responsible for the defense of Yingzhou County.
The Pacific Fleet naturally stayed behind.
At nine in the morning, the vast fleet set off from the Jianghu Port and headed south, braving the wind and waves.
By the time the fleet passed through the Yizhou Strait, it was already July 1st, and the first month of national war had officially come to an end. The relevant bonuses, attack limits, and other national war settings were all canceled.
The world ushered in a short period of peace.
The victors were busy taking over new territories, and the losers were long gone from the wilderness.
Therefore, no one thought that any territory would choose to start a new national war as soon as the month of national war ended. The gains did not make up for the losses.
The territories around the world entered a semi-relaxed state, including the Luzon region. Ouyang Shuo saw this point and wanted to suddenly launch a national war against Luzon at the most unlikely time.
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July 2nd, Lavag City.
Luzon was mainly composed of three major island groups: Luzon Island, the Visayan Islands, and MLL Island. Luzon Island was in the north, MLL Island was in the south, and the Visayans were in between.
Luzon Island in the north was the largest, most populous, and most economically developed island in Luzon. It was rich in rice, coconuts, and Luzon cigars were even more famous.
City M was located at the southernmost end of Luzon Island, while Lavag City was located at the northernmost end of Luzon Island.
In ancient times, Luzon Island was a small country called Luzon. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Hua Xia's merchant ships often came here to trade. The "East-West Ocean Research" and the "History of the Ming Dynasty: Foreign Biographies" have special records.
During the Ming Dynasty, Luzon was known as Greater Luzon and Lesser Luzon. From 1571 to 1898, Luzon Island was occupied by Spain. Therefore, the "Sea Record" was translated as Lesser Luzon, and Greater Luzon was used to refer to the entire Luzon Kingdom under Spanish rule.
As a port city, Lavag City gradually woke up in the morning, especially at the pier. Fishing boats were covered in moonlight, braving the wind and breaking the waves as they went out to sea to fish.
During the month of the Kingdom War that had just ended, the Lu Song Empire had stayed out of it. Naturally, the citizens of the territory had escaped the calamity and didn't experience the cruelty of war. The entire city was very peaceful and tranquil.
The sea breeze blew through the streets and gradually woke up the sleeping people.
At this moment, warships appeared in front of the port. The Great Xia Navy's unique blue Sea Dragon Flag was paired with white sails. Facing the rising sun, the sails fluttered in the sea breeze.
As they approached the port, the fleet suddenly accelerated.
Before the people could react, the vanguard of the fleet had already rushed into the port.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
The sudden sound of cannons broke the tranquility of the city and woke up the people from their dreams.
"What's going on?"
The people hurriedly got up and didn't even have time to wash up. They anxiously walked on the streets and asked each other.
"It's the sound of cannons coming from the direction of the pier." Someone said.
"Could it be that the pirates are here?"
The people were at a loss. They, who had never experienced war before, were very flustered.
Lavag City Lord had also woken up and received news that the pier had been bombarded. "Quick, quickly go and find out if it's pirates or enemy warships."
The City Lord was still calm.
However, calmness couldn't save Lavag City. Before they could find out anything, the Leopard Troop had already successfully landed at the pier under Han Xin's command.
The vast army practically didn't meet any resistance and smoothly charged into the city, quickly taking control of the vital points.
Soon after, Ouyang Shuo led the Divine Martial Guards into the City Lord's residence. Han Xin didn't stay and commanded the Leopard Troop to use Lavag City as the base point to disperse and attack the surrounding territories.
The first legion of the Brave Tiger Army stayed behind in Lavag City.
In the City Lord's residence, Ouyang Shuo took out the [Teleportation Talisman] he had just obtained and chose to use it. With a flash of blue light, a mysterious international teleportation array appeared in the square in front of the City Lord's residence.
With this international teleportation array, Great Xia established a bridgehead in Luzon City and could teleport their army to attack Luzon City at any time. This was much cheaper than launching a national war and attacking from the sea.
As the teleportation array was opened, the Divine Martial Guards brought Ouyang Shuo's edict to Shanhai City and ordered the cabinet to urgently transfer a group of officials to take over the city and establish order.
Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo had already informed the cabinet in advance before setting off from Jianghu City. Otherwise, they would probably be in a mess. During the month of national war, Great Xia had already transferred a large number of officials to Goryeo, Nanzhang, Chenla, and Yingzhou Commandery. Now that they had to support Luzon City, they were indeed stretched thin.
The surprise attack on Luzon City was carried out unusually smoothly.
Before the fleet arrived at the port, they had already exchanged fire with the first formation of the Luzon fleet in the surrounding waters. The unprepared Luzon fleet was unable to retaliate in the face of the Great Xia fleet.
In less than two hours, the first formation of the Luzon fleet was completely defeated.
At that moment, a system announcement sounded in the ears of the sleeping Luzon players.
"System Announcement: The Lord of the Huaxia region has initiated a national war. Luzon City has entered the national war mode, and City M has entered a state of Level 2 alert. Please check the specific situation yourself!"
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"System Announcement: Luzon City has entered the national war mode. According to the rules of the national war, during the national war, the teleportation array in the capital will automatically be cut off from the teleportation array in the territory. Players who die in battle will not be able to reincarnate immediately. Please inform all players!"
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"I'm sure the Luzon players are already gathering in the north."
Under the cover of the fleet's return, it was a special period right after the end of the national war. It wasn't difficult to take down Lavag City.
The difficult part was how to defend it.
If Great Xia took a bite out of Luzon, even if Luzon's Overlord Martin could endure it, the eight million players in Luzon wouldn't be able to. They would definitely take back Lavag City at all costs.
Without the [Teleportation Talisman], Ouyang Shuo wouldn't have provoked Luzon at this time.
Even if he opened the international teleportation array, Ouyang Shuo didn't think of taking down the entire Luzon City through this war. After going through a series of national wars, the Great Xia army was very tired and wasn't in a good position to start another war.
As long as they could defend Lavag City, it would be considered a victory.
Han Xin didn't lead his troops to expand his territory. He had two main purposes. One was to plunder the provisions, and the other was to plunder the craftsmen and commoners.
With provisions, the army could be stationed in Lavag City for a long time.
As for the craftsmen and commoners, they would naturally be used to reinforce the defenses of Lavag City and turn it into a war fortress.
As soon as the officials sent by the cabinet arrived, they immediately took action.
With the cooperation of the Brave Tiger Legion, a portion of the commoners were driven out of the city and were responsible for cutting down all the trees outside the city. Even the weeds had to be swept away.
There would be no place to hide outside Lavag City.
The lumber and stone materials that were cut down were transported back to the city. They were either hoarded or used to defend the city or used to reinforce the city's defenses.
The workshops in the city also began to operate to produce enough arrows.
In addition, Ouyang Shuo also took advantage of the convenience of the fleet to bring a batch of weapons, equipment, and provisions from Edo to help the army tide over the initial difficulties.
In the future, Lavag City would be under military control.
To put it bluntly, it would be a super military camp responsible for fighting against Luzon City.
After opening the international teleportation array, Ouyang Shuo informed the allied guilds such as the [Malevolent Blood Mercenary Group] and the [Mourning Snow Rose Mercenary Group] to dispatch guild members who were passionate about PK to help.
It could be foreseen that before Great Xia's next large-scale invasion of Luzon City, there would be hot-blooded PK between adventurer players at every moment.
This place would become a new hot spot for PK fanatics.
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The highly efficient administrative system of Great Xia was vividly reflected in the Lavag City incident.
Ouyang Shuo didn't need to say anything. In just two days, everything was already on the right track. On the periphery, the Leopard Army led by Han Xin had already clashed with the Luzon vanguard.
Although Ouyang Shuo had no intention of invading Luzon City, he didn't mind using the Leopard Army to fight with Luzon City. He wanted to deal a blow to Luzon's self-confidence and let them see the power of the Great Xia army.
The battle at the front and the construction at the back were all orderly.
After receiving Ouyang Shuo's request, Bloody Romance and the others were quite enthusiastic. While they lamented Ouyang Shuo's madness, they were very kind and sent out PK teams to support them.
When the players in the Huaxia region learned that Great Xia had actually built an international teleportation array in Luzon City, some PK fanatics immediately became excited. Without waiting for Ouyang Shuo's call, they took the initiative to apply for teleportation to Lavag City.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo didn't reject anyone.
In just a few days, Lavag City had gathered 100,000 PK fanatics.
The large influx of players also put a huge burden on the logistics of Lavag City. Ouyang Shuo immediately ordered the nearby Annan Province and Jingzhou County to transport provisions to Lavag City.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo also welcomed the Great Xia Chamber of Commerce to do business here.
In order to ensure the safety of the waters around Lavag City, the Cliff Mountain Fleet stationed two full fleets at the port of Lavag City. This was enough to ensure the safety of the ships that came and went.
With the support of the Indian Ocean Fleet, the Luzon fleet definitely wouldn't have the guts to attack Lavag City.
On the 7th of July, seeing that Lavag City was gradually stabilizing, Ouyang Shuo left Han Xin behind to temporarily oversee the city while he set off for Shanhai City under the protection of the Royal Navy.
The First Regiment of the Brave Tiger Army also returned to their station.
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