The Great Zhou Dynasty's declaration of war against the Great Jin was like a bolt of lightning streaking across the night sky of the Huaxia Region. Everyone realized that the old structure of the Huaxia Region had finally been completely broken.
"Let's fight. Since we can't avoid it, we might as well fight later."
"Without destruction, there can be no construction. It's about time for the Huaxia Region to give birth to an unparalleled king who can unify the universe."
"The Warring States Period is no longer suitable for the global situation. The era is calling for the birth of a king."
This time, there were fewer complaints from the players. Most of them chose to watch from the sidelines. Today was different from the past. The global landscape had undergone drastic changes. Mergers and reorganizations were about to come to an end, and an era of global hegemony had arrived.
The Huaxia region was the first region of the game, and they could not fall behind others.
When the war broke out, more than 90% of the players focused their attention on Shanhai City and the mysterious Emperor who lived in the Xia Palace.
They were eager to know how Great Xia would deal with this situation.
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Shanhai City, Xia Palace.
As early as when Han Xin led his troops to attack the Han Dynasty, the Mountain Sea Guards had sent news that the Great Zhou Dynasty's army had been mobilized recently, and large amounts of war resources were gathering in Handan City.
All the signs pointed to the fact that the Great Zhou Dynasty was no longer willing to be left out and could start a war at any time.
Previously, the Grand Council had judged that the Great Zhou Dynasty's mobilization of troops was to prepare to intervene in the Great Han Dynasty's battlefield. Unexpectedly, their real target was the Great Jin Dynasty.
Although Feng Qiuhuang was prepared, he was still caught off guard.
Martial Heroic Hall.
The Grand Council Ministers Bai Qi and Sun Bin, the Military Affairs Minister Du Ruhui, the Chief Grand Secretary Zhang Liang, the Grand Secretary and Chief Strategist Jia Xu, the Commander of the Shanhai Guards, Shen Buhai, and the Chief Military Intelligence Director Cobra were all present.
Ouyang Shuo sat upright in his seat and looked at Cobra. "The intelligence department will first update us on the latest situation."
"Yes, sir!"
Cobra stepped forward. "According to the joint investigation of the Mountain Ocean Guards and the Military Intelligence Department, the reason why the Great Zhou Dynasty dared to send an entire army to attack the State of Jin is because of its cooperation with the other dynasties."
The cooperation between the two intelligence agencies could be considered harmonious. At the very least, they did not openly fight for credit.
"To the north, the Great Qing's two hundred thousand Imperial Guards are stationed at the border between the Northern Frontier Province and the Capital Province, guarding the north for the Great Zhou. Once the Northern Frontier Army invades, the Great Qing will definitely not sit idly by. "
According to the rules, the various dynasties could not take the initiative to attack the Great Xia, but it did not mean that they could not assist their allies in guarding the borders. This allowed them to circumvent the rules set by Gaia.
"In the south, the Great Song's imperial army has left Xiangyang and is stationed at the border of Jingchu Province. The Great Ming's imperial army is also heading south. They are preparing to set up defenses around Wannan Province and Jiangnan Province to block our army's way north."
"In the west, Great Qin and Great Tang are temporarily biding their time. However, when King Jin asked for reinforcements from Great Qin, he was given the cold shoulder. It seems that Great Qin doesn't want to fulfill the treaty and won't send reinforcements to Great Jin."
Emperor Han Wu of Qin, Ancestor Song of the Tang Sect.
As expected, no one was willing to be manipulated by others. Ouyang Shuo's thoughts were too simple.
After Ouyang Shuo heard this, he smiled faintly, "Good, in the blink of an eye, those who can jump out have jumped out. What's going on? Are we really that feared? We haven't even made a move yet, and the people around us are already rushing to group up. "
At this point, Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but laugh.
Looking back at Great Xia's path of expansion, it was a bloody path that constantly broke through encirclement. In the beginning, there was the Lianzhou Basin's Lord Alliance, and in the middle, there was the City State Alliance, and now, there was the Six Nation Alliance.
Du Ruhui and the others also smiled when they heard this.
Indeed, Great Xia had seen all sorts of storms along the way. Today's situation wasn't surprising at all. When Great Xia made the strategic decision to sweep through the Huaxia Region, they had already anticipated this situation.
Even so, Ouyang Shuo was still a little curious. "I want to know what conditions Great Zhou offered for the three dynasties to be willing to guard the borders for them."
Since ancient times, one would not do anything without benefits. Ouyang Shuo did not believe that Emperor Taizu of Song and the others were selfless.
Shen Buhai stepped forward and replied, "According to the intelligence obtained by the Mountain Sea Guards, they should have promised a province of land for the dynasty's expansion. Of course, this information has yet to be confirmed. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly. It was already very impressive that the Mountain Sea Guards could obtain such confidential information so quickly. They did not waste the large amount of intelligence funds that were invested every year.
"This is like Di Chen's style. He likes to paint a big picture for his allies."
Ouyang Shuo was deep in thought. Di Chen's move not only roped in the Song and Ming Kingdoms, but also moved Lord Chunshen of Chu and Lord Zhan Lang of Qi away from their base. This strengthened his position in Great Zhou. It was killing two birds with one stone.
He just did not know how Di Chen convinced the two of them.
Shen Buhai continued, "I have something else to add. According to the intelligence, the Mongols have been reorganizing their military. It seems that they are not willing to be left out."
"Oh?"
Ouyang Shuo's eyes narrowed. He had always been wary of the Mongols and had never given up on monitoring them. What Ouyang Shuo did not expect was that ever since Genghis Khan appeared in the wilderness, the Mongols had been very peaceful.
In fact, they were even more peaceful than the Mongols. Even the usual harassment of the borders had been greatly reduced. Obviously, Genghis Khan did not want to provoke the Central Plains Dynasty before the conditions were ripe.
"The fox's tail has finally been revealed."
Ouyang Shuo did not believe that Genghis Khan truly had no ambitions. His previous silence was most likely because he was quietly reorganizing his army and training his troops.
Genghis Khan's style was not to attack, but once he did, he would strike a fatal blow.
"Have you found out the Mongols' target?" The Vast Gold Province bordered the Mongols, and Ouyang Shuo was worried that it would become a target.
If that really was the case, it would be disastrous.
"According to the intelligence gathered by the Mountain Sea Guards, their target should be the Western Turkic Khaganate in the west."
Ouyang Shuo asked, "This matter is extremely important. Is the intelligence department confident?"
"Your Majesty, this intelligence was obtained by a Snake Guard from a Mongol noble. They are seventy percent confident," Shen Buhai said confidently.
Before Genghis Khan had appeared in the wilderness, Ouyang Shuo had ordered the intelligence department to strengthen their infiltration of the Mongol tribes. It now seemed that this was a good move.
The Snake Guard that Shen Buhai spoke of was probably a woman who had given herself to a Mongol noble. They were very reliable.
Ouyang Shuo nodded, temporarily putting his mind at ease.
Now that he thought about it, the Mongols' choice was very easy to understand. The Western Turkic Khaganate and the Mongols shared a deep relationship, and their culture and system were the same.
The Mongols would quickly digest the Western Turkic Khaganate, and there would be no problem of indigestion.
There was also another reason. Genghis Khan clearly did not want to draw the flames of war to himself, so he did not attack the Vast Gold Province.
On the other hand, taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains and the inability of the Mongols to intervene in the war on the steppe to annex the Western Turkic Khaganate was a brilliant move.
Genghis Khan truly was Genghis Khan.
Whether it was his previous patience or his decisive attack, he had left a deep impression on everyone.
If the Mongols annexed the Western Turkic Khaganate, their strength would definitely increase, and they would truly be a disaster. With the Mongols' strategy, the Vast Gold Province would be the first to bear the brunt of the Western Turkic Khaganate's invasion.
What was frustrating was that the Great Xia did not have the energy to intervene.
"Inform our spies in the Mongols to delay them as long as possible."
This was the only feasible plan for the Great Xia.
"Yes!" Shen Buhai replied.
"No." Ouyang Shuo paused, suddenly thinking of something. He turned to Shen Buhai and said, "Cancel the order just now. Have our spies continue to hide and not expose themselves."
"Yes!"
With Shen Buhai's intelligence, he immediately understood the crux of the matter.
His Majesty was prepared to cut his losses. He would rather not intervene than protect the spies that he had painstakingly planted so that they would not be exposed, so that they could play a crucial role in the future war between the Great Xia and the Mongols.
After the report from the intelligence department, Ouyang Shuo was preparing to consult the other officials on how to deal with the current situation when a report came in from outside. "Reporting to Your Majesty, envoys from the Great Qin and the Great Tang have arrived."
It was truly strange for two countries to send envoys at such a sensitive time.
"Why have they come?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
The official from the Chamberlain of Dependencies replied, "They have come to offer the Nine Province Cauldrons."
"…"
The hall fell into silence.
After a long while, Ouyang Shuo sighed. "They want to draw a clear line between us."
The Great Qin and the Great Tang had only been able to occupy half of the province because of the assistance of the Great Xia, but the prerequisite was that they had formed an alliance. The flames of war had ignited in the Central Plains, but the two countries had been unable to fulfill their promise.
Whether it was out of guilt or because they did not want to take advantage of the Great Xia, at this crucial moment, Qin Shihuang and Tang Taizong had come to a surprising consensus. They had unconditionally handed over the Nine Province Cauldrons that they had been unwilling to hand over to the Great Xia.
Henceforth, they would be even.
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