(PS: I still managed to write it before midnight. Apologies for going back on my words.)
Gaia Year, January 6th, Nanjiang.
After receiving the order from the imperial court, the Nanjiang war zone quickly took action.
Under the command of Wu Qi, the Dragon Stallion Army and the Hanoi army traveled by land. After arriving at Bucheng, they crossed the Strait of Malacca and attacked Java's Sumatra Island, which was the lair of the Java Overlord, Uis.
Sumatra Island was garrisoned with 500,000 territorial troops, which was Uis' final trump card.
As early as December, the Nanyang war zone had already completed its disarmament, and each army corps was reduced from 350,000 troops to 250,000. Thus, at least in terms of military strength, both sides were on the same starting line.
Needless to say, the Dragon Stallion Army and the Hanoi army had left some troops in their respective defensive zones to guard the monster nests.
The actual number of troops dispatched by both armies was estimated to be less than 380,000. If the auxiliary troops were excluded, the actual number of combat troops was only about 350,000.
Even so, without the intervention of external forces, it was impossible for Uis to win this war.
After the disarmament, the Great Xia army was no longer what it used to be. All that was left were top-notch elites, and the entire structure was more reasonable. In fact, their combat strength had actually increased.
The Great Xia army had no problem dealing with the Badong Territory's army by itself.
In the recent Mongolian war, weren't the valiant Mongolian cavalry completely helpless in front of the Great Xia army? From start to finish, the Mongolian cavalry was suppressed by the Great Xia army and had no power to retaliate.
Furthermore, although the Great Xia army was fighting in an away game, the Strait of Malacca between the two countries was only a short distance away and was the best route to supply rations.
Badong City's home ground advantage was actually not obvious.
In the past year, Great Xia had focused on the war to unify Huaxia and the East African battlefield, and the entire Nanjiang had not been at war for a year. In other words, the entire Nanjiang had recuperated for a year.
In the war-torn game world, this was a very precious respite.
Under the coordination of the Protectorate of Nanjiang, after a year of intensive cultivation, the Nanjiang had once again accumulated a full warehouse full of rations and could easily support such a war.
The Nanyang war zone wasn't completely inactive during this year.
Everyone, from the warzone commander Wu Qi to the commanders of the four armies, knew that the Empire would have to deal with Java after unifying Huaxia.
It could be said that the preparation for the Battle of Java lasted for a year.
The intelligence memorials from Java and Java were piled up together, reaching a height of five to six meters. The Nanyang Theater of Operations had already investigated the geography of the two islands, as well as the garrisons of the army.
It could be said that this was an asymmetrical battle.
Under such circumstances, what could Padong and Java use to win?!
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Sumatra Island was one of the battlefields, and the other was Java Island, where the Java Royal City was located.
In the sixth year of Gaia, after Padong City lost Kalimantan Island and Irian Island, the Java royal family took the opportunity to occupy the entire Java Island, forming a standoff with Padong City.
This standoff lasted for a year.
Because their strength was comparable, and with the ferocious tiger of Great Xia by their side, the two major forces were able to keep their composure and didn't kill each other. Otherwise, it would have saved Great Xia a lot of effort.
Annan General Fan Lihua led the Southern Frontier Army across the Timor Sea, while Pingnan General Yang Su led the Heluo Army across the Java Sea and attacked Java Island from the north and south.
Compared to the Dragon Stallion Army and the Heluo Army, the Southern Frontier Army and the Heluo Army guarded a wider area. Because of this, the actual troops sent out by the two armies weren't as strong as the Dragon Stallion Army and the Heluo Army. There were only about 350,000 soldiers.
After deducting the auxiliary troops, there were only 310,000 to 20,000 soldiers.
Fortunately, their opponent was the Java Imperial Army. Although the Java Imperial Army had millions of soldiers, they were a bunch of rookies who had never been on the battlefield before. Their weapons and equipment were basically stuck in the era of pure cold weapons.
With such an army, the Great Xia army could fight against ten of them.
Moreover, compared to Sumatra Island, Java Island was very narrow. Especially after the map returned to zero, the space for the Java Imperial Army to move around was very limited.
Wu Qi had ordered the Southern Frontier Army and the Heluo Army to settle the war within half a month. He was still hoping that after conquering Java Island, the two armies would continue north to Sumatra Island.
After the battle on Java Island, it would be time for Sumatra Island to be destroyed.
At the same time, the Cliff Mountain Fleet, which had already been assigned to the Nanyang theater of operations, would do its best to ensure the safety of the army at sea. At the same time, it would attack the port of Java and cut off communications between the two islands.
This meant that the Nanyang theater of operations was going all out in this war.
Her Majesty had made it clear that she wanted the Nanyang theater of operations to end the war before the Spring Festival.
This year's Spring Festival was on the fourth day of February, which could be said to be very urgent. There was not much time left for the Nanyang theater of operations, and Wu Qi had to squeeze out the last trace of the army's potential.
Fortunately, as early as the first day of January, after receiving Her Majesty's order to prepare for war, the four major armies had already begun to quietly assemble.
This was especially so after the map returned to zero. In at most three days, the entire army would be able to land on Java for war.
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On the seventh day of January, Padong City, Sumatra Island.
Wuis was surprised but not surprised by Great Xia's declaration of war. He had long known that there would be a war between the two sides. Wuis was already very surprised that Great Xia was able to endure until now.
Sometimes, Wuis could not help but feel sorry for himself. He wondered if Great Xia did not declare war for so long because they did not view Java as an equal opponent that could be dealt with at any time.
If that was really the case, it would hurt his pride.
"Why did you give me hope and then make me despair?" Wuis's expression was ferocious.
This week, the biggest topic in the world was undoubtedly the emergence of the Dark Night Empire from the Motherland. It attracted the attention of players from all over the world and became the biggest news of the eighth year of Gaia.
In order to announce their return, the higher-ups of the Dark Night Empire made a high-profile statement on the forum and even filmed a short video, revealing the tip of the iceberg of the mysterious Motherland.
Even so, it was enough to make people go crazy.
The former lords of Southeast Asia also took the initiative to contact Wuis, hinting that the Dark Night Empire could join forces with Java to fight against Great Xia and regain Southeast Asia.
For this, Wuis was so excited that he could not sleep for the whole night.
However, before Wuis could calm his excitement, the news of Great Xia's sudden declaration of war against Java was like a bolt from the blue, striking Wuis who was obviously overjoyed.
Wuis was indignant!
He asked for help from the Dark Night Empire and requested for them to immediately intervene in the southern border.
Uis was filled with anticipation, but all he got in return was a hesitant and ambiguous answer. Wuis was all too familiar with this tactic. He summarized it in one sentence: "I will support you in spirit!"
Other than that, the Dark Night Empire did not make any substantial promises.
The Dark Night Empire could not be blamed for admitting defeat. After understanding the latest situation in the world, even the arrogant Dark Night Empire did not dare to rashly intervene in the war against Java.
This was because the current Great Xia was completely different from the Great Xia when their empire was destroyed.
They unified China, which was recognized as the most powerful region in the world, conquered East Africa, dominated the southern border, defeated the Ashoka Dynasty, and stirred up a storm in South America …
Every single one of them was terrifying, not to mention all of them together.
It was not an exaggeration to say that the current Great Xia could be seen as a global empire. As such, how could the Dark Night Empire, which had finally "stood out" again, declare war so easily?
There was a saying that only those who had lost something would know how to cherish it.
This was the case for the Dark Night Empire. They had already been destroyed once, so they naturally understood the value of survival. They would not rashly declare war without contacting a strong enough ally and making sufficient preparations.
In the eyes of the Dark Night Empire, the declining Java was obviously not a "strong ally".
The Dark Night Empire's ally should be the Dawson Dynasty, or even super organizations like the Silver Hand and the Azure Emblem. Only by joining forces could they deal a heavy blow to the Great Xia.
The Dark Night Empire had already subtly regarded themselves as the fourth pole of the world.
To put it bluntly, the "small" Java was no longer qualified to participate in their game.
This was, of course, very sad!
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