After activating it, Ouyang Shuo checked the specific details of the Nine Cauldrons of the Great's mission.
[Mission Name]: Great Yu Nine Cauldrons (S-rank)
[Mission Background]: Yu the Great cast the nine cauldrons, where the mandate of heaven lies. They are the symbol of the supremacy of the royal power, signifying the prosperity of the dynasty. They are both the treasures of the country and the most important ceremonial vessels of the dynasty.
[Mission Requirements]: The Nine Cauldrons are scattered across the nine Royal Cities and are controlled by the Royal Families of the various Dynasties. You need to find them one by one and place them in the capital city as a gesture of respect to the Emperor.
[Mission Reward]: The Nine Continent Cauldrons have evolved into a secret treasure of Jin Nation that can be used to advance the dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo furrowed his brows.
The task of "Nine Cauldrons of the Great Yu" was extremely difficult. Except for the cauldron of the Dali Dynasty, which did not require much effort, the other eight cauldrons might require a lot of effort.
Ouyang Shuo was promoted to the Heavenly Nobility, and Great Xia obtained the position of the supreme ruler of China. The Eight Great Dynasties also had to offer their gifts to Great Xia, but this didn't mean that Great Xia could really suppress everyone and unify the world.
Through this series of changes, Ouyang Shuo could be considered to have figured it out. The position of the Sovereign of Great Xia was similar to that of the Emperor of Great Zhou in history. It was just that it occupied the name of righteousness and was the 'ruler' of the world in name.
In the wilderness, the Qin, Han, Shu, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties were just like the vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. In name, they respected the Emperor of Zhou, but in reality, they respected strength.
Whoever was stronger had the right to speak.
They respected the Xia Kingdom, but it did not mean that they would obediently hand over the Jiuzhou Cauldrons.
The cauldron was a ceremonial tool of the dynasty. How could it be given out so easily? Once the Nine Prefectures Cauldron was given out, it meant that the dynasty would bow down to the Great Xia Dynasty and serve the Great Xia Dynasty as its master.
"It's difficult!"
Ouyang Shuo didn't expect that Gaia would give him such a huge problem. With the demeanor of Emperor Qin and Tang Sect's Ancestor Song, which one of them was willing to be under someone else?
Not a single one!
Once the task of "Great Yu Nine Cauldrons" was released, it was bound to push the friendly relationship to an awkward situation.
Fortunately, the mission did not have a time limit, so Ouyang Shuo could only suppress his thoughts and focus on the Southeast Asian battlefield again. He did not forget that the Battle of Luzon was far from over.
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November 15th, Sulawesi Sea.
The Huaxia region was abuzz over the Heavenly Nobility, and the Battle of Luzon was still ongoing.
Unwilling to let more than 200,000 troops be trapped on MLL Island, Java Lord Uis resolutely sent out the Badong Fleet to cross the Sulawesi Sea to bring the troops back to his territory.
Little did he know that this move had fallen into the meticulous scheme of the Xia Dynasty.
Not long after the Badong Fleet set sail, the Alliance Fleet consisting of the Great Xia Royal Fleet, the Cliff Mountain Fleet, and the Indian Ocean Fleet's Fourth Fleet set up a huge ambush circle on the sea.
In the end, the anxious Badong fleet was unable to escape the net of the hunter.
The two sides launched a completely asymmetrical naval battle in the Sulawesi Sea. The Badong fleet, which had already been defeated by the Great Xia Royal Fleet once, could no longer hold on and completely fell on the vast sea.
Badong City had lost the protection of the navy.
Once the news came out, not only the players from Java, but even the players from Luzon felt a chill in their hearts. Everyone understood that from now on, Great Xia would have absolute control over the Southeast Asian Sea.
For the Southeast Asian island countries, this was a bolt from the blue.
At the very least, there was no chance of implementing the newly launched joint naval patrols in Southeast Asia.
This time, Uis had been hot-headed. Not only had he failed to rescue the territorial army, but he had also lost the even more precious Badong Fleet. It could be said that he had suffered a double loss.
Thus, a qualified lord had to maintain a clear head at all times.
… …
There was no longer any suspense in the subsequent battle of Luzon.
On the 20th of November, the Imperial Guard of Great Xia crossed the sea and landed on the eastern coast of Luzon Island, where they met up with the Dragon Stallion Army. The Australian region was temporarily guarded by the Auckland Army.
On the 22nd, the reserve troops and the First City Guard Corps, under the escort of the fleet, landed on the island where Iluo City was located. In just two days, they broke through Iluo City and announced the complete annihilation of the territorial army of Luzon.
As the peripheral forces of Luzon were uprooted one by one, the focus of the battle shifted to the capital of Luzon City, City Manila.
On the 27th of November, the battle of City Manila began.
The participating forces of Great Xia included the Dragon Stallion Army, the Imperial Guard Corps, the First City Guard Corps, and the Fifth City Guard Corps. In addition, there were also a hundred thousand "special guests", who were the Imperial Guards summoned by Ouyang Shuo.
The Imperial Guards selected by Ouyang Shuo came from the Shu Han Dynasty.
Although the Shu Han Dynasty would no longer pose a direct threat to Great Xia, Ouyang Shuo still did not wish for such a dynasty to exist within his borders. Destroying the Shu Han Dynasty and unifying the Shu territory was imperative.
The expeditionary army, known as the Army of a Million, advanced all the way to City Manila. Luzon did not choose to defend itself to the death. Instead, it chose to set up five lines of defense around City Manila.
The two sides, one on the offensive and the other on the defensive, began a long and drawn-out battle on Luzon Island.
In order to support the frontlines, merchant ships came and went in an endless stream, constantly transporting rations and supplies to the frontlines. Every day, an astonishing number was consumed.
In this battle, more than seventy percent of the rations of the War Preparedness Department had been used up.
It was not just Yizhou Commandery, Qiongzhou Commandery, and Hanoi Province. Even Lingnan Province, Chuannan Province, and Yunnan Province had to follow the unified arrangements of the War Preparedness Department to transport rations and supplies to the frontlines.
For Luzon, this was also a huge challenge.
They had no way out and no reinforcements. They could only rely on the 800,000 imperial guards to fight to the death with Great Xia.
Under the flames of war, Luzon Island was almost turned into ruins. The people had taken refuge in the mountains to avoid the suffering of the war. Every time Great Xia captured a city, nine out of ten houses were basically empty.
Even the surrounding villages were empty.
Under the spread of the flames of war, there was no longer an inch of paradise on the entire island.
…
December 10th, City Manila.
After more than ten days of besieging the city, the five lines of defense set up by Luzon finally collapsed under the unified command of Bai Qi and the strong attacks of the Great Xia army.
The expeditionary army sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people and finally fought their way to City Manila.
At this time, City Manila was full of wails and starvation. After a series of battles, in the absence of food supplies, all the stored rations in the capital were used to support the frontlines.
In the huge capital, the granaries were empty, and not a single grain was left.
Since the fall of Iluo City, the supply line in City Manila had suffered a heavy setback. Without the territory's rations, the capital itself could not be self-sufficient.
Luzon Island was also an isolated island and could not get support from the outside world.
Up until now, City Manila had exhausted its last trace of strength. The city was like an old man in his twilight years, reaching the end of his life.
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