Thanks to the victory in East Africa, the turmoil in Great Xia's court finally subsided.
Although the court's methods were hidden, smart people could still see the clues and didn't dare to openly oppose the Supreme Court of Great Xia. All the disturbances turned from bright to dark.
Ouyang Shuo was very clear that this kind of ideological struggle couldn't be reversed overnight.
Fortunately, Great Xia was still expanding and developing at a high speed. All the hidden dangers could be resolved during development and wouldn't shake the foundation of the dynasty.
The rest could only be tested by time.
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After conquering South Sudan and Kenya, Ouyang Shuo wasn't satisfied. He ordered the African theater of operations to immediately prepare for the next war after a short rest.
This time, the targets were Uganda and Tanzania.
Uganda was located in East Africa, bordering South Sudan and Kenya. It had a total area of 24.15 million square kilometers. Most of the territory was located in the East African Plateau. There were many lakes, and the average altitude was 1,000 to 1,200 meters.
Although it was located on the equator, because of its high terrain, rivers, and lakes, it had abundant rainfall and lush vegetation. It was like spring all year round and was once called the "Pearl of Africa" by Churchill.
Lake Victoria was the world's second largest freshwater lake and Africa's largest. 428 of it was in Uganda. The lake was rich in cotton and coffee, which were also the main exports during the British colonial period.
Uganda had a total of four million players and 200,000 imperial guards.
Then there was Tanzania, which was further south.
Tanzania was one of the birthplaces of ancient humans. It was located in East Africa, south of the equator. It was mainly agricultural and had trade contacts with Arabia, Persia, and India.
The territory was rich in mineral resources. The main minerals included gold, diamonds, iron, nickel, phosphate, coal, and various gems. It was the fifth largest in Africa.
Tanzania had five million players and 250,000 imperial guards.
Therefore, even if the two countries joined forces, it would be difficult to resist the attack of the Great Xia army. Furthermore, after conquering South Sudan and Kenya, the Great Xia army had a relatively stable rear.
Great Xia's biggest enemy in East Africa wasn't in the mainland, but in Europe and America.
Fortunately, the European and American dynasties were busy occupying territories in Africa and temporarily had no time to care about Great Xia. Even Egypt and Banto, the two native dynasties in Africa, were busy expanding.
Ouyang Shuo predicted that the seventh year of Gaia would be the year in which the various powers would carve up the African continent. By next year, everything would be settled, and the most brutal period of hegemony would begin.
In this way, how could Ouyang Shuo be conservative? He had to advance courageously and use this year's time to expand in East Africa and establish a stable foundation.
If not, there would be no fun at all in the eighth year of Gaia.
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Gaia's seventh year, third month. Other than the battlefield in Africa, there was a stir in the South American continent. As Ouyang Shuo expected, Casillas finally couldn't sit still when the Indian Empire focused on the Argentina area.
According to the intelligence obtained by the Blacksnake Guards, on March 15th, the Spanish Dynasty increased 150,000 troops in the Argentina area. Counting the 200,000 troops originally stationed here, Casillas was determined to defend this place.
For this reason, the Spanish Dynasty even temporarily gave up the fight for the African continent.
Casillas was not stupid. He knew that the African continent was being watched by many powerful forces. There were too many wolves but not enough meat. The ones participating in the battle for West Africa were all European dynasties, belonging to the same camp as the Spanish Dynasty. There were too many constraints.
On the contrary, the South American continent was a big fat piece of meat.
More importantly, the South American region was the radiation circle of Spanish cultural tradition. It had a mass base.
If he could join forces with the Dawson Dynasty and annex all of South America in one fell swoop, the Spanish Dynasty would be able to rise to a new level, surpassing their European rivals like the Gaul Dynasty.
And with the Spanish increasing their troops in the Argentina area, the situation in South America became increasingly complicated.
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Time entered March. The cold winter was gradually fading away, and the scent of spring began to spread across the wilderness.
Outside the capital, on the banks of the Friendship River, willows were swaying, sprouting new green buds that fluttered with the wind. In the wilderness, the green grass was like a carpet. Nameless white flowers quietly bloomed, attracting colorful butterflies.
Spring returned to the land.
In the past winter, the Mongolian plains in the north, the land of Jingchu in the south, Tubo in the west, and the Great Zhou in the east were experiencing a harsh test of life and death.
Hundreds of millions of people were fighting against the cold and hunger.
As the winter passed, the ice and snow melted. The corpses of those who froze to death or starved to death appeared one by one. It made people feel numb and sad.
For the people in the wilderness, this was the most difficult winter in their memory. There were those who lost their wives, those who lost their families, and those who ate their children...
A natural disaster changed the color of the world.
Therefore, as the ice and snow melted, in the spring of the seventh year of Gaia, the focus of attention was no longer on the war of the past, but on sowing.
People prayed that the weather would be good this year and they would tide over the difficulties.
In fact, as early as last year, the battle against hunger had already begun. The land of Huaxia, including the Great Xia, had unanimously ordered the local counties to reclaim the land.
It was to ensure a good harvest in the coming year.
What made people helpless was that with the arrival of the cold winter, the wilderness was frozen like a stone and could not be plowed at all. Therefore, once the ice and snow melted and the land thawed, the people everywhere could not wait to move out. Taking advantage of the month before the spring sowing, they hurriedly reclaimed the land.
In the Great Zhou and other countries, the imperial court did not even hesitate to send out the army to speed up the pace of reclamation.
They were racing against time.
After the event, some people did not complete the statistics, but this time alone, the land of Huaxia had added more than 100 million mu of farmland.
As a result of this, the Great Xia's plan to unify Huaxia was temporarily postponed. There were three reasons.
Firstly, although the Great Xia had previously purchased a large amount of food, with the expansion of their territory and the rapid increase in population, coupled with the war's consumption, the food reserves in various places were nearing their limits.
Ensuring Gaia's seven years of food production was equally important to the Great Xia.
If they chose to start the war at this time, other than mobilizing the regular army, they would have to conscript a large number of laborers to transport rations for the army. This would delay the reclamation of the land and the upcoming spring sowing.
The losses outweighed the gains.
As a result, the Great Xia had to wait until the end of the spring sowing if they wanted to start the war.
Secondly, if the Great Xia were to start the war to unify Huaxia, even if they were victorious, they would only be able to delay the spring sowing and suffer from an extreme lack of food.
To put it bluntly, they were heavy burdens.
Even with the Great Xia's capabilities, adding such burdens and affecting their own sowing would definitely result in a food shortage.
When that happened, the situation might not be under the control of the imperial court.
Therefore, if they chose to start the war at the beginning of spring, it would be a classic case of harming others without benefiting themselves.
Thirdly, the war in Africa was in full swing, and there could be changes at any time.
At this time, in order to ensure that there would be no accidents in the war in Africa, the mainland had to have the ability to support the African theater of operations at any time. It was also unwise to start a war in the mainland.
Due to the above points, the war in the Great Xia had to be postponed.
Although doing so would give the four-nation alliance a breather, it was the safest choice.
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Mongolian Empire, Hala and Lin.
Just as the Central Plains was busy reclaiming the land, the Mongolian Empire finally made a move.
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