The contracts that Ouyang Shuo signed with the various lords were quickly exposed on the forums.
Naturally, there was a bloodbath on the forums.
The adventurers watched the show while the lords watched the process.
After looking through the contents of the contracts, the lords came to a sudden realization. They understood the essence of the contracts and rushed to follow suit.
The series of measures that Ouyang Shuo came up with using peace contracts as the core was called the Lian Province Model by the lords, and it instantly became popular in the China region.
The significance of the Lian Province Model was to completely break the previous step-by-step annexation model. It changed from a purely military approach to one that used military means as the core, supplemented by diplomatic and administrative means. The three-pronged approach pushed the territorial wars to a higher level.
If one had to describe it, it was similar to colonization.
To implement the Lian Province Model, at least two conditions had to be met.
First, the territory had to have the military power to crush everything else. Otherwise, everything would be in vain.
Second, the signed territories had to be occupied in order to curb their development. Otherwise, it would be extremely easy to cause a backlash.
Even so, there were still many territories that met these conditions. It wasn't limited to the members of the Yan Huang Alliance and the Shanhai Alliance. None of the top 100 territories on the leaderboards were willing to be left out.
For a moment, the great lords were sharpening their swords while the lesser lords were trembling with fear.
In the noisy wilderness, the wind was howling.
The prevalence of the Lian Province Model signaled the beginning of the second phase of the territorial wars: the big fish devouring the small fish. The small shrimps from before had already been cruelly eliminated by the wilderness.
Ouyang Shuo, the butterfly that had traveled through time and space, once again set off a storm. The territorial wars broke out in advance, pushing the game to another unpredictable future.
After the successful implementation of the western region's strategy, Ouyang Shuo began to turn his attention to the eastern region.
The situation in the eastern region was more complicated. Because of the existence of Duanren County, Shanhai City's control over the eastern region was far less than that of the western region.
Even so, Ouyang Shuo didn't give up.
As usual, he sent the same invitation to the 25 territories in the eastern region.
Even Ba Dao of Duanren County received an invitation from Ouyang Shuo.
Ba Dao took the invitation from the messenger. He was flustered and exasperated. He tore the invitation into pieces on the spot and said fiercely, "I'm not done with you!"
Of course, Ouyang Shuo didn't expect Ba Dao to come. It was just a prank. When he thought of Ba Dao's expression when he received the invitation, Ouyang Shuo was secretly delighted.
Although Ouyang Shuo didn't want to touch the chess piece that was Duanren County, he wouldn't allow it to grow. In order to contain Duanren County, the first step was to clip its wings and destroy its outer barrier.
Due to Duanren County's absence, the effect of the second banquet was not as good as the first.
Of the twenty-five feudal lords, only nineteen were present. The remaining six had formed a small group with Ba Dao as the core. They were prepared to fight Shanhai City to the end.
Ouyang Shuo's expression didn't change as he signed a contract with the nineteen lords. At the same time, he arranged for the Third Division to be responsible for the reorganization of the eastern region's garrison troops.
When the lords bid their farewells and left, Ouyang Shuo laughed coldly, "Useless!"
On the same day, the 2nd Division stationed at the Northern Barracks received Ouyang Shuo's military order, requesting them to uproot the five territories that were absent from the conference in the shortest time possible, excluding Duanren County.
Those who obey me shall prosper, those who oppose me shall perish!
Luo Shixin mobilized his troops immediately upon receiving the order.
Since it was a long-range assault, Luo Shixin left the 1st and 2nd Brigades in charge of guarding the barracks, while he personally led the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Brigades along the Qiushui River, heading east of Lianzhou Basin.
Before leaving, Lin Yi and Sun Tengjiao came to Luo Shixin's tent.
"Division Commander, please don't do that- we finally have a battle to fight, we can't just leave the 2nd Brigade behind."
"That's right, the 1st Brigade wants to join the battle as well."
"Nonsense!" Luo Shixin had already established his authority in the 2nd Division, and decided to explain after some thought. "The Marquis wants you to be fast, ruthless, and accurate for this mission. You guys are heavy cavalry, not suitable for this mission."
"We may be heavy cavalry, but we're not slower than light cavalry at all."
"That's right, this bit of weight is nothing for the Cyan Beetle Horse."
"No!" Luo Shixin refused again. "If we all leave, who's going to stay and guard the barracks?! The nomadic tribes in the north are eyeing us hungrily, we can't let our guard down. "
"Alright!" Lin Yi knew the gravity of the situation, and said unwillingly.
"Alright, stop being so wishy-washy. We'll fight if we follow the Marquis." Luo Shixin said as he walked out of the tent, gathered the troops, and prepared to leave.
The 2nd Division marched quickly, and arrived at their destination in the afternoon.
Seeing that it was still early, Luo Shixin made a prompt decision, giving the order not to wait until the next day.
The eight thousand cavalrymen were like a whirlwind, sweeping through everything in their path with an unstoppable momentum. Before the enemy could react, they had already broken into the Lord's Manor and completed their mission.
In less than two hours, they had taken down three territories.
The last two territories were connected to Duanren County, and they had already received the news and sent a request for help to Blade.
At this moment, the two Feudal Lords were filled with regret. They should not have been possessed and listened to Overlord Saber's bewitchment. Now, they didn't get anything, and instead, they were going to lose their lives.
Blade received the request for help, and he felt conflicted.
If he saved them, Duanren County didn't have the confidence to fight against the eight thousand elites of Shanhai City.
If he didn't save them, he would break his promise. More importantly, once the two territories fell, Duanren County's outer barrier would be swept away. It would become a completely isolated city.
Because he was confident that Shanhai City wouldn't do anything to him, Blade wasn't prepared to fight them at all, and he didn't contact the Yan Huang Alliance in advance.
It was too late to ask for help now, and war wasn't child's play.
In the end, Blade Ba made up his mind, and said, "You two brothers, good luck!"
At this time, Luo Shixin had already surrounded the two territories with his troops. He purposely surrounded them, but didn't attack. He wanted to lure Blade Ba to save them, and then attack the reinforcements.
Although the Marquis had ordered that they couldn't cross Duanren County's territory, if Blade Ba came to help, he could destroy them, and it wouldn't be going against the Marquis's order.
Unfortunately, he overestimated Blade.
Half an hour passed, and there was no movement in the city. Luo Shixin sat on his warhorse, and smiled disdainfully, and shook his head in disappointment, "What a coward." He waved his hands, signaling the army to attack.
The two territories vanished into thin air amidst the lord's curses.
Duanren County was the only territory left in the entire Lianzhou Basin.
Ouyang Shuo had taken a big step in unifying the Lianzhou Basin.
With their hatred for Blade Ba, the two Feudal Lords reincarnated in the Supreme Court's Reincarnation Hall.
They walked out of the Reincarnation Hall, cursing, "Blade Ba is too much. He didn't even help us, and we trusted him so much. We've lost big this time."
"That's right, and the Yan Huang Alliance. Bullsh * t, a bunch of cowards, scared out of their wits by Niya Wuyi."
"I'm going to the forum to expose them. If I don't ruin Blade Ba's reputation, I'm not a human!"
"I don't think we need to do anything. Blade Ba won't live for long, and will be killed by Niya Wuyi sooner or later."
"Whatever, we have to do something, or else it'll be too frustrating!"
"You're right, let's go to the forum and vent our anger!"
Just like that, a farce unfolded.
Other than being mocked on the forum, their posts didn't cause any waves.
"Heh, hitting a rock with an egg, serves you right!"
"Which bird is Blade Ba? I don't know him! "
"Blade Ba? Mighty Tyrant? Can't you tell? "
"Two idiots, they were fooled, yet they still came to the forum to embarrass themselves!"
"I'm really worried about their intelligence!"
"Those who go against Brother Wuyi are all bad people!"
"It's important to know one's own limits!"
"How can they be Feudal Lords with such intelligence? Go home and take care of your children! "
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Looking at the comments on the forum, the two Feudal Lords vomited blood. They were too ashamed to stay in Dali and didn't show their faces until the end of the game.
After the war, Luo Shixin began to gather the captives and prepared to escort them back to Shanhai City.
Seeing that it was getting late, they could only return the next day.
On the other side, the nineteen Feudal Lords were still reorganizing the army with Shanhai City's Third Division when they received the news that five territories had been eradicated. They couldn't help but feel lucky that they didn't agree to Blade Ba's invitation.
Ouyang Shuo's ruthless methods left a deep impression on these Feudal Lords, and they didn't dare to have any other thoughts.
The next day, under Bai Qi's instructions, the Third Division moved the Eastern Barracks to the edge of Duanren County. Using the five occupied territories as a base, they formed a line of defense and closely monitored every movement in Duanren County.
Blade Ba's face darkened when he saw the enemy setting up camp right under his nose.
In the Eastern Region, including the soldiers captured by the Second Division, there were a total of 13200 soldiers. The Western and Western Divisions, in addition to the Three Great Divisions and the City Guard Division, had an additional 10,000 soldiers.
Under Bai Qi's suggestion, Ouyang Shuo issued a decree to regulate the organization of the city defense forces.
The prefectural government was equipped with a garrison division; the prefectural government was equipped with a brigade of city guards; and finally, the county government was equipped with a city defense battalion.
The City Guard Division would be controlled by the Military Department, but the local finance department would be responsible for their provisions and salaries. The newly formed City Guard Division would be assigned to Shanhai City's City Guard Division, and Shanhai City would be responsible for their provisions and salaries.
According to the organization, Tianfeng City and Beihai City would each be assigned a City Guard Brigade, and Yishui, Gushan, Yongye, and Guangshui Counties would each be assigned a County Guard Division.
After the City Guard Division was completed, the remaining 3,000 soldiers would be transferred to temporary reserve duty, waiting for the follow-up reorganization.
The originally recruited reserve duty would be transferred to the real reserve duty. They only needed to participate in the military training organized by the City Guard Division on time, and they didn't need to stay in the barracks. (To be continued.)
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