"What do you think we should do?" William asked.
Annie glanced at William and said carefully, "I think you should admit defeat to Ouyang Shuo in advance."
"..."
William was silent, feeling very embarrassed.
"If we admit defeat now, we still have some bargaining power. Don't wait for the enemy to attack Castle Avik, then we will really be nothing." Although Annie could not bear to say it, she still had to make it clear.
"I heard that Great Xia treats lords who surrender very well. Even a sworn enemy like Xiong Ba can sit on the high position of Western Protector. Brother, you are not worse than them. "
"Fine!" William let out a deep sigh. "I admit defeat! For Gangdor, for the family, perhaps this is the best ending. We don't have to be afraid anymore. "
"Brother, you have to hold on." Annie was a little worried.
Gangdor's defeat seemed to have drained William's spirit, and he no longer had the will to fight.
William waved his hand, unwilling to continue the conversation.
Seeing this, Annie could only retreat.
...
April of the 10th year of Gaia was a turbulent period of time for the European continent.
First, Great Xia ambushed the Gangdor Dynasty, followed by the news that the Gaul Dynasty submitted to the Germanic Dynasty, and at the same time, took the opportunity to incorporate the Spanish and Gangdor armies.
On the 7th of April, there was news that the Gangdor Dynasty surrendered to Great Xia.
Shocking news came one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the previously war-torn European continent underwent a major reshuffle, forming a new power structure.
Not only that, on the 10th of April, the Germanic Dynasty, who had just annexed the Gaul Dynasty, immediately launched a counterattack against the invading Romanov Dynasty, determined to recover their lost land.
The Romanov Dynasty was known for its fierceness, so how could they give up the meat that was already in their mouths?
Of course, Pushkin was not a reckless person. He had also tried to negotiate with the Germanic Dynasty, wanting to use the current frontline as the border, to redraw the border and coexist peacefully.
How could King Manstein of the Germanic Dynasty be willing?
One must know that the Romanov Dynasty occupied the most fertile land of the Germanic Dynasty.
Manstein threatened that the Romanov Dynasty would only be willing to start peace talks if the Romanov Dynasty returned all their territory. Such harsh conditions were also unacceptable to Pushkin.
First, Pushkin was reluctant to do so. More importantly, once the Romanov Dynasty retreated to their original borders, with the current strength of the Germanic Dynasty, after recuperating, it was very likely that they would counterattack the Romanov Dynasty.
Pushkin valued the strategic security of St. Petersburg more than anything else.
There was an irreconcilable conflict of interest between the two dynasties. Since they couldn't come to an agreement, they could only resolve it through war.
On the other hand, the Caesar Dynasty on the other side saw that the Gaul Dynasty had surrendered to the enemy, the Gangdor Dynasty had been destroyed, and the Spanish Dynasty had been destroyed. The Silver Hand's influence on the European continent had been cut off.
With the destruction of the two dynasties, the strength of the Silver Hand in the world had also suffered a heavy setback. If the Persian Empire, which was in danger, was included, the Silver Hand had been reduced from ten to four at its peak.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Caesar withdrew his troops from the frontline and stationed them at the border.
From the looks of it, Caesar was not going to participate in the battle for the time being. He wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. He would place his bet on whichever side won.
With the incident with the Gaul Dynasty, Caesar didn't feel any pressure.
Seeing that Caesar was so cowardly and didn't want to share the pressure for the Romanov Dynasty, Pushkin was immediately enraged. He publicly accused Caesar of being a cowardly, selfish villain who had betrayed the organization.
How could Caesar be so easily bullied? He immediately retaliated.
The war of words between the two gradually spread from internal to public, and a big farce played out.
In reality, the power of the Silver Hand in Europe had already fallen apart and could no longer form a united force. This made Jack, who was on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, extremely pained, but he couldn't do anything.
Jack also had his own problems.
After annexing the Gaul Dynasty, the Germanic Dynasty began to integrate the territories of the other dynasties in West Africa. They expelled the army of the Caesar Dynasty and brought the whole of West Africa under the rule of the Germanic Dynasty.
In this way, the Germanic Dynasty could unite with the Banto Dynasty in the south and form a pincer attack on the Central African region that was under the control of the Dawson Dynasty.
From the looks of it, the Azure Badge was prepared to drive the Dawson Dynasty out of the African continent.
Presumably, after stabilizing the situation in Europe, the Azure Badge's ambitions would also expand. They would no longer be satisfied with a nest on the European continent, and they wanted to conquer a new world in Africa.
If they really conquered Central Africa, then they would be able to contend with the Great Xia's African Protectorate.
This was what Ouyang Shuo didn't want to see.
In this way, the African continent, which had been peaceful for a long time, was bound to become a new battlefield for the three major forces. But the situation of this struggle would not be limited to the open war, but more in the dark.
The flames of war in Africa would most likely not be extinguished in a short period of time.
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April 15th, Jingshi.
The Silver Hand suffered a heavy setback and was on the verge of disintegration, which made Ouyang Shuo's mood very good. At the same time, the rise of the Azure Badge in adversity also made Ouyang Shuo raise his vigilance.
The global situation was far from the moment when it would be completely clear.
What made Ouyang Shuo feel gratified was that the Gaul Dynasty's submission to the Germanic Dynasty showed that in the face of survival, the restraint of the two major organizations on their members was not as strong as he had imagined.
Everything was still based on strength.
This provided the foundation for the Great Xia to completely eliminate the two major organizations in the future.
This morning, the Imperial Court's plan to deal with the Gangdor Dynasty had been completely released and was waiting to be promulgated and implemented.
The Imperial Court decided to establish the entire territory of the Gangdor Dynasty as Gangdor Province and appointed the former Governor of the Capital, as well as the veteran Governor of the Empire, Wang Shouren, as the Governor of Gangdor to guard this strategic point for the Empire.
Given that Gangdor Province was isolated overseas, it was not easy for the Imperial Court to manage it. The Imperial Court also decided to establish the Gangdor Jiedushi Office above the Gangdor Governor's Office and below the Imperial Court to represent the Imperial Court in the military and political affairs of the Gangdor region.
The Jiedushi Office, under the authorization of the Imperial Court, exercised limited military and political power.
The difference was that the Gangdor Province's administrative center was located in Castle Avik, while the Jiedushi Office was located in the former capital of England, the Fog City. This arrangement also weakened the Jiedushi Office's ability to interfere with the Governor's Office.
The former King of Gangdor, William, had been entrusted with the heavy responsibility of becoming the first Gangdor Jiedushi. This arrangement was both compensation for William's voluntary surrender and a way to appease the people of Gangdor.
It was not an easy task to make the people of Gangdor, especially the proud Gangdor players, suddenly accept the rule of the Eastern Dynasty. It needed to be done step by step.
If Ouyang Shuo had not agreed to go to Planet Hope, the Gangdor players would have already caused a ruckus.
In addition to the internal arrangements, there were also military deployments.
The Specter Army, together with the surrendered Gangdor troops, were reorganized into the Western European Army and temporarily placed under the jurisdiction of the Gangdor Jiedushi Office. The remaining soldiers were not arranged to retire, but were temporarily placed in the reserves.
The former commander of the Specter Army, Ceng Guoquan, continued to be the commander of the Western European Army. William's sister, the former Gangdor Princess Annie, was appointed as the commander of the Western European Army.
In this way, the two most important people of the former Gangdor Dynasty were properly settled.
After taking over the Gangdor Dynasty, Great Xia sent an envoy to the Germanic Dynasty, asking them to return the 120,000 Gangdor troops that they had detained.
The reason given by Great Xia was also very sufficient. Since the Gangdor Dynasty had surrendered to Great Xia, then Great Xia naturally had the obligation to safely "bring home" the soldiers that had been detained without reason.
"The deadline is one month. If they are not returned, we will meet on the battlefield." Ouyang Shuo's tone was very unyielding.
This was done to win over the hearts of the people of Gangdor.
The people of Gangdor had fragile hearts and had always played the role of the weak in Europe. The former King of Gangdor, William, had never been tough in front of the European dynasties, which made the people of Gangdor, especially the Gangdor players, very sullen.
Now, as soon as Great Xia took over Gangdor, they put on a strong front and helped them vent their anger. Naturally, they could win over the hearts of the people and let them see the benefits of surrendering to Great Xia.
Secondly, Ouyang Shuo also wanted to take this opportunity to give the Germanic Dynasty a good warning.
Ouyang Shuo vaguely realized that after annexing the Gaul Dynasty, the Germanic Dynasty had become a little cocky. They faintly considered themselves to be the leader of Europe, and even their attitude towards Great Xia was not as respectful as before.
This was something that Ouyang Shuo would not allow.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to use this to wake the Germanic Dynasty up and see who was the boss. He had reason to believe that the current Germanic Dynasty definitely did not have the guts to fall out with Great Xia.
Not to mention anything else, once Great Xia cut off the sea trade routes of the Germanic Dynasty, it would be enough to make the Germanic Dynasty suffer.
Therefore, the Germanic Dynasty would have to return the 120,000 Gangdor soldiers even if they did not want to.
Ouyang Shuo really wanted to see what kind of expression Manstein, who was currently flushed with success, would have after seeing the Great Xia's diplomatic mission. It would definitely be very interesting.
After the Germanic Dynasty returned the detained Gangdor soldiers, the global forces would have a new understanding of the situation in Europe, which would be very beneficial to Great Xia's hegemony.
In addition to the army, the court also had arrangements for the Gangdor Royal Fleet.
In the great naval battle with the Atlantic Fleet, only two formations of the Royal Fleet were defeated. The other three formations were still cruising in the North Sea at that time and did not have time to participate in the battle.
Otherwise, the result of the naval battle might have been different.
After the surrender of the Gangdor Dynasty, the Royal Fleet naturally faced the fate of reorganization.
Ouyang Shuo did not mistreat them.
The edict reduced the Gangdor Royal Fleet into two formations, eliminated all sail battleships, and equipped all of them with ironclad warships.
At the same time, the name of the fleet was changed to the Mediterranean Fleet.
As the name suggested, the Mediterranean Fleet would be responsible for cruising in the Mediterranean Sea to reduce the burden of the Atlantic Fleet and make up for this shortcoming.
The Mediterranean Fleet belonged to the African Theater of Operations. The former commander of the Royal Fleet, Nelson, was also a famous admiral in British history. He was appointed as the admiral of the Mediterranean Fleet.
This was considered making the best use of his talents.
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