Di Chen asked Wu Qi, "With the defensive line at the border of Jiangnan Province and the 400,000 Ming soldiers led by Xu Da, how long can they resist the Xia army?"
Wu Qi was the most dazzling figure in the Great Jin war.
It was under Wu Qi's leadership that the Great Zhou army defeated the Great Jin Flame Army, which was the greatest achievement of the war. Even so, Wu Qi was not arrogant at all and remained calm.
Faced with the king's question, he pondered for a moment before replying seriously, "At least a month."
"Good." Di Chen was overjoyed and seemed to have finally made up his mind. He smiled and said, "According to the agreement we signed with the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army must hold out until the Overlord army returns to the border. Now that the Great Xia army and the Ming army are fighting fiercely at the border, the Overlord army doesn't have to rush to Overlord City and can rest for a week in Handan. After that, we will decide whether to teleport or march according to the situation of the war. "
"…"
Di Chen did not even blink when it came to tricking his allies.
Xiong Ba, who had been silent all this while, stood up and said, "Will the Ming Dynasty agree to this?"
Di Chen waved his hand and replied domineeringly, "It's only right for the army to rest. What's there to disagree about? The Great Jin Dynasty has to pay a price for taking away the East Sea Province, right? "Di Chen still felt the pain of ceding two provinces.
Seeing this, Xiong Ba did not say anything else.
Following that, the ministers discussed the matter of the five kingdoms alliance before dispersing one by one.
Through this discussion, Di Chen initially established his authority in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his personal power climbed to its peak. He had basically achieved his initial plan.
If not for the ensuing storm …
In the following week, the flames of war in the Central Plains gradually died down.
Although the flames of war were extinguished and the wind seemed to have stopped, in fact, it was not really peaceful.
In the northwest, King Jin, Feng Qiuhuang, was initiating a great purge that affected the entire territory.
The targets of the purge were not limited to the "rebellious officials" who jumped out of the court, but also the prefectures and counties. They were either demoted, removed, or imprisoned. His methods were swift and ruthless.
More importantly, with the "Regent Feng Tianlie" incident, Feng Qiuhuang made up his mind and launched a great purge of the Feng family. More than 90% of the Feng family members were expelled from the Great Jin officialdom.
Such a ruthless method caused the people of the State of Jin to panic, but Feng Qiuhuang remained unmoved.
The negative effects of Qing Luan's betrayal were still fermenting. Perhaps Feng Qiuhuang herself had not noticed it, but her temperament had already changed. She had become more suspicious, ruthless, and merciless.
In the Central Plains Province, Jiang Shang, the Chief Minister of Great Xia's cabinet, was personally overseeing it. He pacified the former officials of the Great Han Dynasty and protected the people. In order to make up for the Leopard Troop's mistake of forcefully collecting military provisions, the imperial court decided to exempt the Central Plains Province from taxes for a year.
In this way, the people were greatly reassured.
More than half of the old officials of the Great Han Dynasty had already been transferred to other provinces. The officials from other provinces had also been transferred to the Central Plains Province, bringing with them the system of the Great Xia Dynasty to implement the policies of the imperial court.
At the same time, the Leopard Army led by Han Xin had also returned to Luoyang. Luoyang would be the new headquarters of the Leopard Tao Army, responsible for surrounding and protecting the entire Central Plains Province.
In the capital, Ouyang Shuo personally oversaw things, and the specific affairs were handled by the Governor of the Northern Frontier, Han Qi.
As the Qing royal family was sent to Luzong Province, the dust settled. The officials of the Qing dynasty in the capital finally gave up all their delusions and obediently cooperated with the Governor's yamen, completing the reshuffling of the officialdom in the capital.
A group of nobles were also sent to various provinces in the Southern Frontier, never to step into the Northern Frontier for the rest of their lives.
In the land of Jingchu, the Great Zhou Dynasty had already completed its withdrawal, and the entire province fell into the hands of the Great Song Dynasty. At this point, the Great Song Dynasty leaped up and became the largest dynasty among the NPC dynasties, enjoying a period of limitless glory.
The Great Song Dynasty also became the biggest winner, second only to the Great Xia Dynasty. Without wasting a single soldier, they picked up a huge bargain, causing the two emperors, Emperor Qin and Emperor Taizong of Tang, to be endlessly envious.
In comparison, the process of the Great Ming Dynasty taking over the East Sea Province was much more tortuous.
Firstly, the war in Jiangnan was still in a stalemate, and the 400,000 Ming soldiers were delayed at the frontlines, unable to return to Jianye. Without the support of this large army, Zhu Yuanzhang also didn't have the confidence to take over the East Sea Province.
The attitude of the Great Zhou Dynasty was very clear. If the Conqueror Army didn't return to Jiangnan Province, they would never cede the East Sea Province.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed, and the Great Xia Army continued to attack cities and seize land at the borders. In the past two days, they had already developed to using cannons to attack the border cities.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a difficult situation, but he didn't dare to express it.
After giving up the Jingchu Province, the Great Zhou Dynasty once again gained a foothold and had more than 800,000 soldiers. It wasn't something that the Great Ming Dynasty could shake head-on. They could only continuously send envoys to urge the Conqueror Army to return to Overlord City as soon as possible.
For this, Zhu Yuanzhang was even willing to pay out of his own pocket to pay for the transportation of the Conqueror Army.
Secondly, the East Sea Province had a strategic position in the Great Zhou Dynasty. One of the two major fleets of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Haizhou Fleet, was headquartered in the Haizhou Port of the East Sea Province. At the same time, they also had naval bases in ports such as Shen City Port.
To withdraw the Haizhou Fleet from the East Sea Province was not something that could be done overnight.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally suspicious and definitely didn't want the Haizhou Fleet of the Great Zhou Dynasty to be stationed in the East Sea Province. For this matter, the two sides argued back and forth, and until now, there was still no conclusion.
The matter of ceding land was delayed just like this.
During this period, the five states of Qin, Tang, Song, Ming, and Zhou frequently sent envoys to each other and conspired against the Great Xia Dynasty. An alliance that was stronger than the alliance of the six states was taking shape.
In addition to the Central Plains, major news broke out in other parts of the Huaxia region.
In the land of Shu, the Shu Han Dynasty could only be described as "struggling at death's door". Under the blockade policy of the Great Xia Dynasty, Chengdu County was completely isolated from the world. Even when Di Chen established the alliance, he didn't consider the Shu Kingdom.
With the decrease in grain and fodder, the lives of the people of Chengdu became more and more difficult. Even eating was a problem.
The imperial court of the Great Xia Dynasty lost no time in sending out a letter to persuade Liu Bei to surrender. It said bluntly, "I have long heard that the King of Shu loves the people like his own children. From now on, when Chengdu County is in trouble, I hope the King of Shu can put aside his personal honor and surrender to the Great Xia Dynasty, and return peace to the people of Chengdu."
Naturally, Liu Bei was ashamed of the letter to persuade him to surrender.
Even so, Liu Bei, who was well-versed in the Thick Black Theory, was still unwilling to give up. He endured bitterly and didn't take the initiative to surrender. If Liu Bei didn't surrender, the people of Shu Han couldn't bear it.
First, a large number of players from Chengdu fled. Other than the super guild [Laojun Guan], which knew that they weren't favored by the Great Xia Dynasty, they submitted to the Great Zhou Dynasty. The rest basically settled down in the Great Xia Dynasty.
There were already very few players on the streets of Chengdu. It instantly became deserted.
Following that were the commoners, especially those whose families ran out of food. The imperial court was unable to provide relief, so they could only flee to the Shu Province of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Ouyang Shuo instructed the Governor of Shu, Tian Wenjing, to do a good job in settling down the commoners. He wanted to use this as an opportunity to attract more commoners of Shu Han to settle down in the Shu Province.
As long as the commoners of Chengdu County were emptied, the Shu Han Dynasty would be a castle in the air.
In the second half of the sixth year of Gaia, not only the commoners, but even the merchants, gentry, and even the officials began to flee. They viewed Chengdu as a scourge.
Everyone knew that the Shu Han Dynasty couldn't hold on any longer.
If possible, Ouyang Shuo was willing to take down the Shu Han Dynasty peacefully. He didn't want to increase the number of killings. Ignoring everything else, Great Xia would have to pay the price of blood just to annihilate the 500,000 Shu soldiers.
Now, it was time to see how long Liu Bei could hold on. When the food supply couldn't be guaranteed, it would be the day of the Shu Han Dynasty's collapse. Ouyang Shuo had plenty of patience.
Other than Shu, the Great Xia Dynasty of the Great Xia Dynasty had also made new moves.
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