An hour later, Song Jia accompanied her mother back to the attic.
Seeing Ouyang Shuo and his son leisurely drinking tea, she knew that the discussion was over. Even so, Song Jia still looked at Ouyang Shuo worriedly. Seeing Ouyang Shuo vaguely nod his head, she finally relaxed.
At night, Ouyang Shuo hosted a banquet in the mansion to entertain Song Jia's parents. Other than Ying You and her sister, no one else attended the banquet. Needless to say, Bing 'er was a troublemaker.
Seeing Ouyang Shuo care so much for his two sisters, Song Jia's mother furrowed her brows. But no one said anything during the banquet.
Song Jia's parents stayed in Shanhai City for a night and returned to Tianshuang County the next morning.
When they returned, there would probably be a storm in Tianshuang County.
Ouyang Shuo was not too worried about this.
After a short interaction, Ouyang Shuo had already determined that this future father-in-law was not simple. Although he seemed like an invisible person in the game, his influence in the family was not to be underestimated.
Song Jia's father was extremely supportive of Ouyang Shuo's proposal to establish a merchant association.
Just as Ouyang Shuo was planning the post-war situation of Zhaoqing County, he did not know that a storm that had been brewing for a long time was quietly sweeping towards Zhaoqing County.
Lingnan Province, Jiaozhou County, Jade Buddha County.
Jade Buddha County was located at the southernmost part of Jiaozhou County, it was also a port city. Outside of the city was the largest port of Lingnan Province, Jiaozhou Port.
Seventy members of the [Southern Alliance] were gathered here to discuss important matters. The meeting was hosted by the lord of Jade Buddha County, who was also the leader of the [Southern Alliance], He Fu.
"Everyone, Zhaoqing County is about to fall, we can't just sit here and wait for death." He Fu's eyes were resolute as he spoke in a powerful voice, "If we continue to watch from the sidelines, then Shanhai City's next target may be Shaozhou County or Jiaozhou County. In the end, the entire Lingnan Province will fall into the hands of Shanhai City. How dare Wuyi establish the Protectorate of the Southern Border, his wild ambition is already clear. "
"That's right, we must resist Shanhai City's invasion."
The one who spoke was Ruan Ping, Ouyang Shuo's former rival in love. This disciple of an aristocratic family had failed to form a marriage alliance and was instead humiliated by Ouyang Shuo, causing him to become a laughing stock in the circle of aristocratic families.
At the mention of Shanhai City, Ruan Ping gritted his teeth.
The Ruan Family was one of the top existences in the [Southern Alliance]. The statements of Buddha He and Ruan Ping caused the meeting hall to fall into an uproar. The lords whispered to each other.
Going against Shanhai City required a great deal of courage. More than half of the lords had participated in the Battle of Giant Deer, and they had witnessed the might of Shanhai City's army.
Especially in the Featherwood Guard's final battle. The scarlet cloak was practically a nightmare.
The impression was too deep.
They couldn't imagine how an army could be so powerful that even the invincible warriors of River East were defeated. In comparison, the army in their territory was simply a bunch of clay chickens and pottery dogs.
Most importantly, that was only on the battle map. The feudal lords had no idea how many elite troops were stationed in Shanhai City on the main map.
After some time, the territory of Shanhai City was no longer a secret.
A Feudal Lord monopolizing Lianzhou County, Qiongzhou County, and Leizhou County was truly terrifying. The lords did not dare to imagine how many more armies were stationed in these territories.
Just thinking about it made them feel despair.
But now, they were being asked to face Shanhai City head-on. This truly required courage.
But what they couldn't deny was that Alliance Lord He's words made sense.
Previously, the fall of Leizhou County had already caused the feudal lords of Lingnan Province to panic. Who would have thought that Shanhai City's appetite would be so big. They had just occupied Leizhou County, and they immediately targeted Zhaoqing County.
If they watched Zhaoqing County fall, it would be the same as sitting ducks.
Everyone present understood the logic of boiling a frog in warm water.
It was just that knowing was one thing, and doing it was another. Luckily, at the crucial moment, Buddha He stood up with a firm attitude. He wanted to go to war with Shanhai City.
"Alliance Lord, just say it, what do you want us to do?"
After a difficult struggle, finally, the members of the [Southern Alliance] reached an agreement and decided to act together.
When Buddha He heard this, he smiled with relief. Fortunately, everyone still had some courage. He looked around and said in a deep voice: "Send troops to Zhaoqing County, chase the Shanhai City army out of Zhaoqing, and even annihilate them."
"Ah?"
No one expected the Alliance Lord's appetite to be so big. To them, to be able to stop Shanhai City's attack on Zhaoqing County was already a huge achievement.
Who would have thought that Alliance Lord He wanted to annihilate the Shanhai City army.
Just thinking about it made their blood boil.
Without a doubt, if they won this battle, the [Southern Alliance] would become famous.
"Everyone, do not worry, half of the feudal lords of Zhaoqing County have agreed to join the [Southern Alliance]."
"Alliance Lord is wise!"
Before Buddha He could finish, he had already won a wave of praise.
It could only be said that Buddha He was a thoughtful person. After Leizhou County was conquered, he had already started to contact the feudal lords of Zhaoqing County to discuss the matter of forming an alliance.
There were many people with great foresight.
If not, Buddha He would not have been able to lead the [Southern Alliance] and monopolize the Lingnan Province.
The current Zhaoqing County, the thirty odd feudal lords were split into three factions. Other than a few neutral factions, there were the [Shanhai Alliance-Heavenly Frost Alliance] members, as well as the [Southern Alliance] members.
At the moment of life and death, no feudal lord was willing to sit and wait for death.
Because of that, Zhaoqing County's situation became even more complicated.
After the unification, it was time to discuss the tactical arrangements. The [Southern Alliance] had seventy members, more than half of them were third grade counties. Some of the more outstanding ones were just a hair's breadth away from being promoted to county cities.
Buddha He suggested that for the sake of fairness, every territory would send three thousand soldiers to form a powerful army of two hundred and ten thousand soldiers to reinforce Zhaoqing County.
Three thousand soldiers was equivalent to a military campaign.
In this way, every territory would be able to afford the cost of teleportation and logistical support for this expedition. Even if the three thousand soldiers did not return, it would not be a huge loss.
Even if the worst case scenario happened, where the Shanhai City army counterattacked Jiao Zhou County or Shao Zhou County, every territory would have enough soldiers to fight, and would not suffer a crushing defeat.
Three thousand, was the number that Buddha He had repeatedly weighed. If it was any higher, there would be resistance.
As expected, even if it was three thousand, some of the second grade counties would still be worried. To a second grade county, three thousand soldiers was a third of the territory's army.
The military was an important matter for a country. The land of life and death, the path of life and death, could not be ignored.
Every war needed to be handled carefully.
If one was not a leader, one would not be able to understand the pressure.
One must know, in the wilderness, if a leader made a wrong decision, it could result in the loss of the entire game, or even the destruction of the territory, the years of hard work would be destroyed.
Furthermore, the army was sent to help Zhaoqing County, to defend against the enemy. Even if they won the war, it could be foreseen that there would not be any spoils of war.
They could not say that they would not leave Zhaoqing County even if they won the war, right? If that was the case, the entire [Southern Alliance] would crumble at any moment.
Buddha He would not be so unwise.
He Fu also took care of the concerns of some of the leaders.
Towards some of the territories that were truly in trouble, after discussion, the alliance allowed them to send out two thousand soldiers. After the final calculations, the allied army had exactly two hundred thousand soldiers.
Among them, there were the two thousand soldiers that He Fu had sent, making up the total of two hundred thousand.
Adding on the local army in Zhaoqing County, He Fu was confident that they could chase the Shanhai City army out of Zhaoqing, and even counterattack Lei Zhou County, it was not impossible.
Of course, the prerequisite was that Shanhai City did not send more soldiers, and that was practically impossible.
Shanhai City was not stupid, they would definitely guard against such a move.
The battle of Lei Zhou had long spread throughout the [Southern Alliance]. The only variable was the temporary alliance that the smoke and fire evildoers had formed.
After experiencing the battle of Lei Zhou, Shanhai City would definitely be prepared for this.
Even so, He Fu was confident that Tian Yue Wuyi would never have guessed that it was not just the leaders of Zhaoqing County that had allied together, but the entire Southern Ridge Province that had allied together.
"The wolf is here!" This was not just empty words, the threat that Shanhai City posed to the surrounding territories was simply too great.
On the forums, some people joked that even the rebel army in the wilderness was not as scary as Shanhai City. They would rather face the threat of the rebel army than face the army of Shanhai City head on.
But, a strong dragon could not suppress a snake in its own territory.
He Fu was confident that with two hundred thousand soldiers, even if Shanhai City was a true dragon, it would have to obediently stay in its territory.
After discussing the number of soldiers to send out, the next step was to attack the target.
According to the news from the leader of Zhaoqing County, the current battlefield at Zhaoqing was in a stalemate. More than thirty territories with different factions and different positions were in a stalemate.
The three divisions of Shanhai City were divided into three groups, advancing from the south to the north.
Anyone in the path of the army, no matter which faction they belonged to, had to obediently surrender. Bai Qi was still very cautious and did not advance rashly.
Every city that they occupied had to be repaired.
After clearing out the resistance in the cities and the subordinate cities, they would continue to advance. Step by step, they pushed Zhaoqing County towards the cliff.
Bai Qi was certain that the leaders of Zhaoqing County would not be able to unite and fight a decisive battle against the army of Shanhai City.
As such, the army of Shanhai City would naturally be at a disadvantage on the battlefield. If nothing unexpected happened, Zhaoqing County would be slowly nibbled away by the army of Shanhai City.
The safest way to break out of this situation was to send the army to the north of Zhaoqing County. Gathering there, they would then gather the local armies together to form a joint force.
This way, the army of two to three hundred thousand would move from the north to the south in search of the main army of Shanhai City and have a decisive battle, defeating them in one fell swoop.
However, He Fu did not think so. (To be continued.)
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