Gallic Dynasty, Vic City.
Every family had their own problems. With the rise of the Spanish Dynasty, Gallic Dynasty had become the weakest among the six major dynasties in Europe.
Therefore, Henry's troubles were no less than William's.
Although Gallic Dynasty had six million players, one million more than Steel Dynasty, their military operations in West Africa were also stumbling. So far, they had only conquered a small country, Liberia.
This result was just a drop in the bucket for Gallic Dynasty. It was not enough to change anything.
This was not the most troublesome thing for Henry.
What worried Henry the most was the terrible geographical location of Gallic Dynasty.
In the southwest, Gallic Dynasty and the Spanish Dynasty were separated by the Pyrenees Mountain Range. In the southeast, Gallic Dynasty and the Caesar Dynasty were separated by the Alps Mountain Range.
However, in the northeast, Gallic Dynasty and the Germanic Dynasty belonged to the Northern European Plain. The vast plains could not provide any strategic buffer for Gallic Dynasty.
Once the Silver Hand surrounded the Germanic Dynasty, Gallic Dynasty would be the first to bear the brunt.
That was very passive.
Henry did not believe in the nonsense of the organization that it could be settled in one battle.
The Germanic Dynasty was not a pushover. If they were to face the encirclement of the five dynasties, they would have to fight to the death. Gallic Dynasty, which was the weakest and had no natural defenses, was the best target to attack.
In that case, the organization would benefit, but Gallic Dynasty might not be able to protect itself.
Therefore, while the Germanic Dynasty was actively expanding, Henry could not eat or sleep in peace. However, he was limited by the geographical situation and could not change anything. He could only wait for the arrival of the war.
Henry was looking forward to a turning point.
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15th of September, Jingshi.
Ouyang Shuo had no time to care about the European continent. The day before, Di Chen sent a memorial saying that he had arrived in Europe and would visit the six dynasties one by one.
Ouyang Shuo did not have much hope for this.
Ouyang Shuo still needed an opportunity to tear open the gap between the two major organizations.
However, the first round of negotiations between Zhang Yi and the Mongolian Empire made Ouyang Shuo a little disappointed. Genghis Khan had agreed to let the Great Xia army pass through the Ogedei Khaganate, but he wasn't willing to put down his pride and surrender to the Great Xia.
The negotiations were in a deadlock.
Ouyang Shuo was also very straightforward. He called Zhang Yi back and said, "We only have one chance. If the Mongolian Empire wants to talk, they will have to send someone to the capital."
What worried Ouyang Shuo the most was naturally the war with Tubo.
Over the past few days, the four armies of Great Xia had disregarded the sacrifices and fought to the death. They continuously attacked the city and destroyed the first line of defense of the Tubo Empire, obtaining a stable forward base.
Two million Great Xia soldiers had finally set foot on Tubo's land.
At the same time, the 500,000-strong imperial army of the Asoka Dynasty arrived in Tubo along with a huge amount of provisions. The war of the century between the two dynasties finally began.
Nearly four million soldiers were about to fight to the death on the vast Tibetan Plateau. For this battle, the fate of both Grand Xia and Ashoka was at stake. Regardless of which side, they wouldn't be able to bear the price of defeat.
But because of their different starting points, their attitudes were also different.
The Ayutthaya Dynasty wanted to defend Tufan and defend its glory. Therefore, they fought more conservatively and retreated from the enemy. On the contrary, Great Xia's cruel aim was to deplete the military strength of both sides, and they fought very aggressively.
One attacking and the other defending, the effect was naturally different.
Under the unified command of Li Jing and the deployment of the four army commanders and generals, two million soldiers formed a black line and advanced continuously from the east to the west.
No matter how many enemies were blocking in front of them, they were fearless.
Because the battle was too intense, the cities that were attacked by the Great Xia army were basically in ruins. Some were even blasted into ruins by the artillery, and smoke rose everywhere.
The Ayutthaya Dynasty was equally ruthless. In addition to transporting provisions from their own territory, they also dug three feet of land from Tubo in order to save costs. The entire Tubo Empire was filled with complaints.
On the 20th of September, a group of surrendered Tubo soldiers attempted to rebel. Unfortunately, they were not careful and were found out by the Ayutthaya Dynasty's army in advance. Instead, they fell into the Ayutthaya Dynasty's trap, and all 50,000 soldiers were killed.
50,000 heads were piled up into a super capital and piled up on the outskirts of Luoge City for people to see.
The news shook the entire Tubo Empire.
When King Ashoka received the news, he said, "The Tubo people do not know the grace of the heavens. They deserve to be killed!"
In for a penny, in for a pound. King Ashoka simply gave the order to slaughter the Tubo royal family. The entire Tubo Empire was under military control, and all the young men were forcibly conscripted to help defend the city or to transport provisions.
Such a crazy act turned Tubo into purgatory.
His methods were crazy, but it did not mean that King Ashoka was brainless. From the attitude of the Great Xia army, he had already seen that the significance of this battle to the Ayutthaya Dynasty had long exceeded the scope of Tubo.
If they could not win this battle, the Ayutthaya Dynasty would no longer have a foothold.
King Ashoka was even worried that once Great Xia won, they would take advantage of the victory and directly attack the Ayutthaya Dynasty. Instead of that, it was better to resist the enemy outside the country.
Under such circumstances, the life and death of the Tubo people was not worth mentioning.
"Everything is in service of the war. As long as we win this war, even if all the Tubo people become slaves, they will not be able to resist. If we can't win, there is no need to mention anything, "King Ashoka said.
For this reason, King Ashoka did not hesitate to wield the butcher's knife and squeeze out the last trace of the Tubo people's war potential.
King Ashoka's iron-blooded methods were immediately effective.
Under the situation where the logistical supplies were smooth, the morale of the Ayutthaya Dynasty army at the frontline was greatly boosted. They gathered in the cities to defend, and with the advantage of the terrain, they were locked in a stalemate with the Great Xia army.
Every time a city was breached, the Great Xia army had to pay a heavy price.
In order not to affect the morale of the army, the commanders of the four armies could only adopt a rotation system. They used the legions as a unit and sent the troops to the battlefield one by one as training.
Taking the Qin army on the right as an example, there were five regular legions and the remaining 150,000 soldiers were the reserve force.
What was the reserve force?
It meant that when the legions suffered losses, they could directly replenish the soldiers from the reserve force and return to full strength the next day. In this way, not only could they ensure that the legions were always at full strength, but they would also not suffer too many casualties and have low morale.
This move was indeed effective.
Although the soldiers of the legions in charge of attacking the city felt that their companions were constantly dying, when they returned to the camp at night, they never felt that the camp was empty. It felt as if not many people had died.
Although it was an illusion, it was very comforting.
As a result, the next morning, the soldiers were able to pull themselves together and bring their new companions to the battlefield energetically.
Under the tempering of iron and fire, those who could not die were the true elites.
This was very cruel, but it was a real battlefield.
In fact, if one looked at the overall situation, it would only be more cruel.
Taking the right army as an example, by the end of September, after nearly a month of fierce fighting, the 150,000 reserve force of the Qin army had been reduced to less than 10%. It was obvious how tragic the war was.
Moreover, this was only the elite force of the Qin army. The other armies were even worse off. In particular, the Central Protectorate army only had 380,000 soldiers, which was only enough to form four regular legions. The remaining 100,000 soldiers were used as the reserve force.
By the 25th of September, the 100,000 reserve force of the Central Protectorate army was completely depleted.
After paying such a heavy price, on the 1st of October, the Great Xia Left Army, the Central Protectorate army, and the Middle Protectorate army finally fought their way to Luoxie City and met victoriously.
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