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No matter how the world changed, Ouyang Shuo still had to take things one step at a time.
However, on October 5th, an urgent message from the Military Intelligence Department disrupted Ouyang Shuo's inspection plan. He had to end his inspection of Zhaoqing County early and rush back to Wulong City.
While Chen Sheng and Huang Chao were jumping up and down, Hong Xiuquan, who had been patiently waiting, finally made his move. As soon as this heavenly king made his move, Shanhai City was in trouble.
On October 2nd, the second day after Chen Sheng established his country, Hong Xiuquan and Chiyou secretly reached an agreement. The representatives of both sides signed a peace agreement at the border of Wuzhou County. The two indigenous forces would not invade each other and live in peace.
One went to the west, and the other to the east.
As soon as the agreement was signed, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Eastern Army stationed at the border of Wuzhou County withdrew. Even the East Camp was completely dismantled.
At the same time, Chiyou City's troops stationed at the western border also withdrew.
No one knew how the two sides communicated with each other and how they could trust each other to such an extent. It was unheard of that the two sides did not set up any defenses against each other.
The entire peace negotiation was carried out in secret. The people who participated were the higher-ups of both sides. Otherwise, the Military Intelligence Department and the Black Snake Guards, the two major intelligence agencies, would not have been able to get wind of it.
The withdrawal of both sides was only the first step of the whole operation.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Eastern Army met up with the Southern Army and headed straight for Mulan Fortress. The two armies, a total of one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers, marched toward Mulan Fortress with great momentum.
It seemed that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was determined to take down Mulan Fortress.
No one knew what was so special about Lianzhou County that it was worth Hong Xiuquan's effort.
When the Military Intelligence Department received the news, they immediately ordered the City Guard Division to move north and immediately enter Mulan Fortress. They would assist the Dragon Xiang Legion's Third Division, the Evil Arrival Division, to fight against the strong enemy.
In this way, the entire Shanhai City was like an empty city without a single soldier stationed there.
Du Ruhui immediately ordered the city defense forces of all the prefectures and counties in Lianzhou County to enter the first level of alert and be on standby. The only fortunate thing was that the North Sea Bay Fleet's first formation had successfully returned to North Sea City.
The Lian Province was safe for the time being.
The First Division of the Tiger Troop stationed in Qiongzhou County was also urgently moving to Cliff Mountain City. If there were any changes in the situation, Fan Lihua's Corps would be the main force sent to reinforce Shanhai City.
In addition to attacking the Mulan Fortress, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also merged the Western Route Army and the Northern Route Army into one, forming a new Western Route Army. The total number of soldiers reached 200,000, and the vanguard was directed at Kunming County in the eastern part of the Yunnan Province.
Kunming County was the county that occupied the largest area in Yunnan Province, occupying a third of the province's territory, and was also the sphere of influence of Lingxi City.
After a period of expansion, Lingxi City had already occupied more than half of Kunming County's territory. It was just that the area occupied by Kunming County was truly too large, and it would still take some time for Lingxi City to control the entire county.
But before Bai Hua could take another step forward, such an unforeseen event occurred.
Lingxi City was not completely unguarded against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The problem was that the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace had three counties. Other than expanding to the west, the North Chuan Province and the South Xiang Province were both good places to go.
Who would have thought that Hong Xiuquan would actually change his previous strategy of attacking in all directions, and instead concentrate his forces to attack Kunming County with all his might.
In this way, Lingxi City's situation was not good.
The location of Lingxi City was just near the border between the Yunnan Province and the South Chuan Province. When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom attacked Yunnan Province, Lingxi City was the first to bear the brunt.
After receiving the news, the entire Lingxi City had already issued the first level of mobilization.
Zhang Liao led an army of 50,000 and was rushing to the border to set up the first line of defense. The total strength of the entire Lingxi City was only about five regiments, and around 70,000 soldiers.
This time, Bai Hua was fighting with all his might.
He had no choice but to do his best. Once the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's army broke through, he would not be able to keep his lair.
What made Bai Hua helpless was that the entire Kunming County that had not yet been occupied by Lingxi City had unanimously chosen to watch from the sidelines, and had no intention of joining the coalition army.
Perhaps, in the minds of these lords, rather than being slowly nibbled away by Lingxi City, it was better to watch Lingxi City's destruction. As for how to deal with it in the future, that would be another matter.
In other words, Lingxi City would not be able to recruit reinforcements for the time being.
For a moment, Lingxi City was in a state of emergency.
Lingxi City was a very important node in Ouyang Shuo's territory, and it could not be lost.
At this moment, only Shanhai City might be able to send reinforcements to Lingxi City. The other allies of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas were also caught in the chaos of war and could not extricate themselves.
The war in the China region had finally forced the Alliance of Mountains and Seas to the edge of the cliff.
As for how to send reinforcements, it was up to Ouyang Shuo to unify the deployment.
Not for anything else, but because it was not just the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that had taken action.
After withdrawing from the western border, Chiyou gathered an army of 100,000 barbarians and began to gather at the eastern border, heading straight for Zhaoqing County that had just been pacified.
After a year of silence, the land of a county could no longer satisfy Chiyou's appetite. This great Demon God finally bared his fangs to the wilderness.
The first to bear the brunt was Shanhai City again.
At the same time, the newly established Lingnan City was also sharpening its knives. Ruan Ping announced in a high-profile manner that the Lingnan City would form an alliance of 100,000 soldiers in the shortest time possible and set them up at the border of Zhaoqing County. If the situation permitted, they would not rule out the possibility of attacking Zhaoqing County.
In addition, the Rosy Cloud Alliance in Xiangnan Province, north of Zhaoqing County, after a few days of urgent negotiations, finally reached an agreement to form the second city-state in the China region — the Xiangnan City.
As soon as the Xiangnan City was formed, the Rosy Cloud Alliance announced on the forum that in order to maintain the security of Xiangnan Province, the city-state would consider stationing troops at the southern border.
For a moment, Shanhai City was surrounded by strong enemies.
It was under such a background that Ouyang Shuo rushed back to Wulong City at full speed.
Originally, Ouyang Shuo was still hesitating whether to attack east or west after the army was reorganized. He did not expect that the enemy would make the choice for him.
Now, Shanhai City was surrounded by enemies on three sides.
He had to make a good plan to break out of this situation.
October 8th, Wulong City, Conference Hall.
There were only four people attending this temporary military meeting. They were Du Ruhui, General Bai Qi, General Sun Bin, and General Han Xin, who had been teleported from Shanhai City.
These four people were the pillars of Shanhai City's military.
Du Ruhui briefly introduced the surrounding situation, and then reported the latest progress of the army's reorganization. "Starting from the 14th of September, the army has begun large-scale reorganization. Twenty-five days have passed, and the reorganization of the entire army is nearing its end. The only thing missing is some weapons and equipment. Due to the long journey, they have yet to be transported. Generals of all departments, you can start receiving the troops. "
As soon as Du Ruhui's voice fell, everyone in the hall was shocked. To deal with the current crisis, an army of a certain size was the greatest guarantee.
It had to be said that the expansion of Shanhai City's army came at the right time. At that time, if Ouyang Shuo had the slightest doubt that one or two divisions were lost, the situation today would be much more difficult.
According to the deployment of the military office, the four guard divisions had already set off for the encampment.
The Zhaoqing County Guard Division, stationed near Tianshuang City, was the first to arrive. The Lianzhou County Guard Division and the Second City Guard Division had also traveled south and arrived at Beihai City from the north of Leizhou County by ship.
In less than three days, the two guard divisions would be in place.
In this way, the safety of the headquarters would be temporarily assured. The first City Guard Division led by Zhao Sihu could also be stationed in Mulan Fortress with peace of mind.
Otherwise, even Ouyang Shuo would panic if there were no troops stationed in Shanhai City. If there were any adventurous players who caused trouble, they could only rely on the two thousand bailiffs of Shanhai City to clean them up.
Also traveling south by ship was the Zhaoqing County Guard Division.
There was also a coastline in the south of Zhaoqing County. The Zhaoqing County Guard Division would board a ship at the temporary port and head to Zhaoqing City to guard the city.
In this way, the entire journey would take less than a week.
In less than five days, the Zhaoqing County Guard Division would be in place. In this way, the three thousand Divine Guards could be freed up and directly use the teleportation formation to reach Wulong County.
Apart from the Divine Guards and the Imperial Guard Division, the only ones that could be mobilized were the three full armies.
Shanhai City was surrounded by enemies on three sides. Ouyang Shuo's idea was to roughly divide the three armies and each be in charge of a defense area to avoid confusion in the command.
For this reason, Ouyang Shuo introduced a new concept — war zone.
"Everyone," Ouyang Shuo looked at the three Divine Generals below and said in a deep voice, "In order to deal with the current crisis, and also to set up a model for the defense area of the army in the future. I have decided to set up the first official war zone of Shanhai City. The so-called war zone is the only highest command organization in the strategic direction. The war zone will set up the War Zone Command Department and the position of War Zone Commander. The War Zone Commander has the authority to mobilize all the combat troops in the area under his jurisdiction. "
As soon as Ouyang Shuo's voice fell, the eyes of Bai Qi and the others froze.
There was no doubt that compared to a pure general like a corps commander, a war zone commander had more decision-making power. It was equivalent to taking on part of the responsibilities of the military office.
Ouyang Shuo set up the war zone in consideration of the expansion of the territory, the expansion of the army, and the complexity of the external environment. The military office would no longer be able to take care of everything.
For this reason, in order to maintain the flexibility and mobility of the frontline troops, the entire command system would not be stiff due to the long journey and unable to deal with the situation at the frontline.
Setting up a war zone was the best choice.
Apart from making important decisions, the War Zone Command Department was equivalent to half of the military office. (To be continued.)
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