On the third day of the fourth month, the army of the Peacock Imperial Court was on their way south when they encountered the Hanoi army responsible for guarding the perimeter. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides. The result was that they were evenly matched and were blocked by the Hanoi army.
Even so, the morale of the Piao Kingdom was greatly boosted.
The reinforcements of the Peacock Imperial Court not only allowed the Piao Kingdom to see the hope of a comeback, but also allowed the other war zones to see a glimmer of hope, hoping that more forces would intervene in this war.
The second to jump out was the Arab Empire.
The Arabian Empire faced the Persian Gulf to the east, the Red Sea to the west, and North Africa across the sea. It was formed from the merger of more than ten countries, and the total number of players was around 14 million. Together with the Persian Empire, they formed the new West Asian territory.
In the process of mergers and reorganizations, the Imperial Guards of the various kingdoms were transformed into the Imperial Guards. Currently, the Arab Empire no longer had any Imperial Guards, but the Imperial Guards numbered two million.
Be it the size of its territory or the size of its army, the Arab Empire could not be ignored.
When Great Xia gradually lost control of the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, and the Mediterranean Sea, the Arab Empire immediately jumped out with the intention of controlling the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
One must know that trade is also the pillar of the Arab Empire's economy. Arabs are natural merchants. After Great Xia opened the Grand Line, active Arab merchants could be seen everywhere.
Controlling the Red Sea was of great importance to the Arab Empire.
At a time like this, the Arab Empire was naturally unwilling to let Great Xia take over Ethiopia. They wanted to strengthen their presence in the region and hinder their plans.
In this regard, Great Xia's attitude was very firm.
On the 4th of April, the Arab Empire attempted to send an army to cross the Red Sea to support Ethiopia. Unfortunately, they were intercepted by the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Great Xia and sunk when they were halfway there.
In order to deal with the battle of Ethiopia, the second and third formations of the Indian Ocean Fleet were cruising the waters of the Gulf of Aden 24/7. The Arab Empire was not known for its navy, so how would it dare to fight against the Indian Ocean Fleet?
Unexpectedly, the Arab Empire was also quite determined.
After suffering a setback in the first round, they were not discouraged. They began to contact the feudal lords of the Mediterranean Sea, preparing to use the advantage of the Mediterranean Sea's navy to jointly intervene in the battle of Ethiopia.
Recently, the troops of the Mediterranean Sea attacking the Moroca Province had returned to their territories. The Eastern Mediterranean Lord was very tempted by the Arab Empire's invitation.
Caesar's Rome was the most active.
The positive response of the Mediterranean Sea Lord had added some variables to the ongoing Battle of Ethiopia.
…
Shanhai City, Xia Palace.
Ouyang Shuo put down the report and said with a frown, "The Arab Empire still hasn't given up."
Apart from rich oil resources, the Arabian Empire was barren of other resources. In the game, oil was not a strategic resource.
Even the Great Xia Dynasty, which had already fully industrialized, had a very limited demand for oil. Just the oil fields on the mainland were enough to satisfy the demand for industrialization.
Because of this, Ouyang Shuo hadn't paid much attention to the Arab Empire before this. He didn't expect it to become a stumbling block for the Great Xia.
Even after the warning from the Indian Ocean Fleet, they still didn't stop.
If the Battle of Ethiopia dragged on for too long, it would be extremely disadvantageous for Great Xia. Not only would they have to face logistical pressure, but they would also incur the retaliation of the surrounding forces. If they were not careful, they would fall into a quagmire of war, unable to advance or retreat.
Unfortunately, Great Xia had no more soldiers to send.
Apart from the Soaring Eagle Army and the Northern Frontier Army, all the other troops had joined the war. The Soaring Eagle Army had to guard against the Xixia Kingdom and the Tubo Dynasty, while the Northern Frontier Army had to guard against the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Romanov Dynasty.
None of them can be mobilized.
The only thing he could use was the trump card in Ouyang Shuo's hand.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was preparing to take action, a system announcement suddenly sounded in his ear.
"World Announcement: Congratulations to the Hua Xia region player Ouyang Shuo for capturing the Johor Phuket. The news has spread far and wide, and his military achievements are unparalleled. Special reward of 50,000 merit points, 100,000 reputation points, as encouragement, congratulations to the player!"
… …
Sun Bin finally lived up to his expectations. At the critical moment, he took down Bukit and the entire Johor Phuket Peninsula, sending Johor Phuket to hell and winning the first war for the imperial court.
As soon as Johor Phuket was destroyed, the situation of the Great Xia army immediately improved.
The Brave Tiger Army rested for a while, then immediately led the army north, ready to reinforce the Piao battlefield.
The Peacock Imperial Court dispatched an army group, and the Great Xia also added another army group. Under such circumstances, the Piao camp would not be able to gain any advantage.
In terms of combat power, the Peacock Imperial Court's army could not be compared to the Great Xia army.
"Now, let's see how the Peacock Imperial Court will make their move." Ouyang Shuo's expression became relaxed. He got up and went to the window, casting his gaze to the distant west.
… …
India District, Gudo Dynasty.
The Peacock Imperial Court belonged to the Silver Hand camp, while the Gudo Dynasty belonged to the Azure Badge camp.
Perhaps it was because they were not acclimatized, but the Azure Badge's territory in the game world was not as good as that of the Silver Hand. It was scattered all over the world and did not form a system.
Many territories were in the same district as the Silver Hand, but they could not occupy a dominant position.
The India District was a typical example.
Johor Phuket and Piao were important members of the Azure Badge, and were rare to occupy a district of their own. The fall of Johor was a huge loss to the Azure Badge.
If Piao fell again, the Azure Badge would not be able to accept it.
But the Gudo Dynasty did not border Piao, and the sea route was blocked by the Great Xia. Even if they wanted to reinforce Piao, it was too far away. The sworn enemy of the Peacock Imperial Court would not lend them a way.
"No, I have to talk to the Great Xia."
Since it could not be solved militarily, the Azure Badge was prepared to go through diplomatic channels.
… …
Peacock Imperial Court, Bangalore City.
As soon as the announcement of the destruction of Johor by the Great Xia came out, the Peacock King Drava frowned. "Really useless, can't even hold on for half a month."
From the 22nd of March when the Great Xia declared war, to the 5th of April when Johor was destroyed, it had only been 14 days.
As soon as Johor was destroyed, the Peacock Imperial Court was immediately embarrassed.
Before the war, the Peacock King had said that he would invest two army groups in the battlefield of Piao. Now that the Great Xia Tiger Army was heading north, it seemed that it was time to fulfill the promise.
The problem was that even if the Peacock Imperial Court invested another army group, they would not be able to win the battle of Piao. At most, they would be able to maintain a stalemate.
"To send more troops, or not to send more troops, this is the question."
Fortunately, the Great Xia did not let the Peacock King hesitate for too long. On the 8th of April, the Flying Bear Army of the Tubo Dynasty smoothly arrived at the northern border of the Peacock Imperial Court and brazenly provoked a war with the Peacock Imperial Court.
When the system announcement of the start of the war sounded in the ears of the Indian players, the first reaction of the Indian players was, "Is the Great Xia crazy, they dare to provoke us?"
Indeed, India had the capital to be arrogant.
Even if the Great Xia Dynasty launched an all-out war, they would not be able to do anything to India. Not to mention, the Great Xia was still fighting on three fronts. What confidence did they have to provoke India?
What followed was endless anger.
"We must teach the Great Xia a good lesson, we, India, are not to be trifled with."
"Fight!"
For a time, the voices of people asking to fight were heard incessantly.
As the two largest gaming zones in Asia, Huaxia and India were not on good terms. The players of the two gaming zones did not like each other and considered themselves to be the first zone in the game.
This knot in their hearts was naturally reflected on the battlefield.
As soon as the Great Xia declared war, the people of the Indian zone were excited and clamored for a war.
The problem was that the previous wars had proven time and time again that the players were never the protagonists of the war. Especially after the sixth round of updates, the players' right to speak in the war had been weakened to the lowest point.
On one hand, the strength of the soldiers had increased, and on the other hand, the players were scattered all over the territory. It was no longer like the Imperial City period, where they could quickly assemble.
Coupled with the real-time update of the Achievement Value, it gave the players an extra layer of scruples.
In this way, it created an interesting phenomenon. The Indian players clamored on the forum, but there were very few people who actually rushed to the northern border.
The players still hoped that the territory's army would deal with this invader.
The first to bear the brunt was naturally the Peacock Dynasty.
Thinking of the Peacock Dynasty's intervention in the war of the Piao Kingdom, the Indian players had an excuse. "The Great Xia started the war to target the Peacock Dynasty. It's a plan to besiege the Peacock Dynasty."
"This trouble must be solved by the Peacock Dynasty themselves."
With this thought, the players felt even more at ease to watch the show. The reason was that the players who were still in India did not think that Great Xia would be able to conquer India. Hence, they were fearless and did not mind making things worse.
Not to mention the players, even the Gudo Dynasty and other territories did not do anything other than wave the flag and shout. Perhaps they were even secretly gloating over his misfortune.
Now, it was up to the Peacock Dynasty to do what they wanted to do.
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