Ouyang Shuo did not agree with Black Snake's judgement.
Di Chen did not attack Hardstone City because he was afraid of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas, not the City Guards. Di Chen saw through the Alliance of Mountains and Seas' determination to defend Hardstone City, which was why he did not act rashly.
Handan City was now like Shanhai City. It had eaten too much and needed time to digest. The territory of Jingdou Province could be ranked in the top three among all the provinces.
If Handan City started another war and attacked Hardstone City, once the Alliance of Mountains and Seas intervened, the flames of war would reach the heavens. This was not good news for Handan City.
Di Chen had learned how to weigh the pros and cons.
"Did the other members of the Yan Huang Alliance do the same?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Black Snake nodded, "That's right. For the past six months, Lord Chunshen has spent a lot of money in the Jingchu Province. He has hired hundreds of thousands of player mercenaries and started a strong sweep. Now, the Jingchu Province, except for Xiangyang County where King City is located, is all Dan Yang City's territory. "
"Lord Chunshen has a big appetite and is ready to extend his tentacles into the Central Plains Province."
Ouyang Shuo shook his head.
Lord Chunshen had tasted the sweetness of being a mercenary. He was going further and further away on the path of mercenaries.
On the surface, the cost of mercenaries was much lower than the cost of maintaining a territorial army. In reality, mercenaries could only be used as support and could not be relied on. Otherwise, it would be extremely disadvantageous to tempering the territorial army.
In his previous life, the Dan Yang City's army was extremely weak in the war and was labeled as a 'silver spearhead' by the players.
Unexpectedly, it was still the same in this life.
It has to be said that Lord Chunshen was too much of a businessman and liked to calculate the gains and losses of wealth. In terms of the overall situation, there was still no improvement. It was really disappointing.
This was the so-called: the onlooker sees the game more clearly than the person involved.
Lord Chunshen, who was deeply involved, would not think so. Instead, he would be proud of his own calculations.
"East Sea Province's Blood Red City and South River Province's Overlord City have also completed their occupation of the province. The only difference is that East Sea Province's King City is in Jianye County. The Jiangnan Province's Hegemon City not only occupied the entire province, but also established Yizhou Island as Yizhou Prefecture, officially under their rule. "Black Snake continued to report.
"What's the size of Overlord City's navy? What's their combat strength?" Ouyang Shuo suddenly asked.
The Black Snake was stunned. Fortunately, it was prepared. "According to investigations, Overlord City has already formed the Zhoushan Fleet. Not only that, but Overlord City also planned to set up a Penghu Fleet on Yizhou Island. The strange thing is that their fleet is almost the same as our navy. This humble subject suspects that the information has been stolen. "
"That guy is quite resourceful." Ouyang Shuo had witnessed Xiong Ba's methods. "Have you found out how the information was leaked?"
"I've basically investigated everything." The efficiency of the Black Snake Guards was abnormally high. "It should be the official in charge of purchasing warships from Overlord City. He tricked the person in charge of our shipyard. When we detained the factory director, he was still in the dark. He thought it wasn't something important, so he blurted it out. "
Ouyang Shuo's expression turned serious. He sighed with emotion. "It seems that in addition to collecting information from the outside, your intelligence department also needs to carry out special training for the officials of the territory's confidential department to enhance their anti-reconnaissance ability."
"Yes!" Black Snake said solemnly. "After going down, this humble subject will discuss this matter with Commander Shen Buhai."
"En." Ouyang Shuo nodded and asked, "What about Guanxi Province? What's the situation?"
When Guanxi Province was mentioned, Black Snake smiled. "Now, Guanxi Province is very lively. The central part of the province is occupied by Xianyang County and Chang 'an County, while the northern and southern parts are occupied by Asura City and Luoye City respectively. If it weren't for King City's obstruction, Asura City and Luoye City would have already started fighting. "
"Haven't they thought about expanding?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"There are signs." Black Snake nodded. "Luoye City is actively involved in the Central Plains Province. They intend to go out of the pass and enter the hinterland of the Central Plains in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, Luoye City's eastward expansion is in conflict with Dan Yang City's northern expedition strategy. Coupled with Luoyang City's King City's strong stance, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Central Plains to have any results in a short time. "
"As for Asura City in the north, most of its territory is the Loess Plateau. Its geographical location is relatively poor, the land is barren, and the development potential is limited. Lord Kill Ripper wants to expand even more. Unfortunately, Asura City's north, west, and south sides are all NPC forces, so they don't dare to act rashly. The only east side is occupied by Fengxiang City. Now Asura City is like a bird trapped in a cage, with nowhere to escape. "
Ouyang Shuo frowned and thought of the Mongolian Empire. "A cornered dog will jump over a wall. Black Snake Guards should pay more attention to Asura City, especially pay attention to whether they have contact with the Mongolian tribes. "
"Understood!" Black Snake nodded again and said, "Looking at the [Yellow Alliance], the least ambitious is probably Shu's Swordsman City. So far, Swordsman City has only taken one county. After that, they have no desire to continue expanding. Although the mountain roads in Shu are rugged and inconvenient, it's still a little strange. "
"Let the Mountain Sea Guard's Shadow Guards pay attention to Swordsman City!"
In the three years of Gaia, Jianghu had been hidden from the world. It was not time for Swordsman City to step onto the stage of history.
"Yes!" Black Snake knew when to advance and retreat.
Black Snake also knew that Cui Tianqi, who led the Shadow Guards, was the Marquis's true confidant. Over the past six months, countless corrupt officials had been arrested by the Mountain Sea Guard, and most of them were arrested by the Shadow Guards.
…
After Black Snake's introduction, the overall situation in the China region was very clear.
Over the past six months, the rise of the giants and the retreat of the weak became the main theme of the wilderness.
Of the seventeen provinces in the China region, five had already been taken by the [Yellow Alliance]. On the contrary, the Mountain Sea Alliance had completely taken over two provinces, the Taiyuan Province in the north and the Chuannan Province in the south.
As for the Yunnan Province and Lingnan Province, they were only one-third of the provinces.
Whether it was Lingxi City, Black Lion City, or Dragon Seeking City, none of them had absolute authority in their respective provinces. Wan Shi City was suppressed by Handan City to the point of hiding in a corner, only seeking self-preservation.
Among them, there was also the worry of Dragon Seeking City.
In contrast, the decline of the Mountain Sea Alliance was an irreversible fact.
"The situation is not optimistic!" Ouyang Shuo sighed in his heart.
The current situation was that the [Yellow Alliance]'s members were everywhere, catching up to the others and truly becoming a vassal. The [Mountain Sea Alliance], on the other hand, was dominated by Mountain Sea City, and the other allies were gradually losing ground.
For this to happen, it was because the allies were unable to do what they wanted, and it was also because of Ouyang Shuo's influence. In the three years of Gaia in his previous life, Di Chen and the rest did not have such momentum.
In this life, under the pressure of Mountain Sea City, the major clans had used up all their trump cards in advance, which was why they had achieved such glorious results.
As such, the achievements of Bai Hua and the rest were somewhat lacking.
If Ouyang Shuo remembered correctly, in his previous life, Bai Hua had only managed to occupy the Yunnan Province in the five years of Gaia. His current achievements could not be said to be bad.
It could only be said that time had changed!
In the past half a year, the "dormant" of Mountain Sea City had already caused a huge uproar.
There were endless rumors in the China region, and there were all kinds of rumors. Some said that Ouyang Shuo was being talked to by the higher-ups, and some said that Mountain Sea City knew that they were no match for the [Yellow Alliance], so they gave up in advance.
Although it was laughable, it also reflected the players' understanding of the [Mountain Sea Alliance]'s decline. If it wasn't for the ocean fleet constantly making big news, who knew what would have happened in the end.
Naturally, Ouyang Shuo did not need to care about these rumors. However, Ouyang Shuo had to carry the banner of the [Mountain Sea Alliance], because this was the key to him fighting for dominance in the national war in the future.
"Alright, since I've already shown my trump card, let's have a good fight!" At this point, Ouyang Shuo did not have any fear, instead, he was full of fighting spirit.
After lying dormant for half a year, it was time for Mountain Sea City to come out!
…
Ouyang Shuo rubbed his head, temporarily putting aside his thoughts, and waved his hand, "You can leave first!"
"I'll take my leave!"
The Black Snake bowed, and when he left the study, he met Zhang Yi, an official of the Chamberlain of Dependencies, at the door.
The two looked at each other, their hearts filled with sorrow.
It seemed that the Marquis's' report meeting 'was going to be very long.
…
"Greetings Marquis!" Zhang Yi followed him into the study, and bowed.
"Sit!" Ouyang Shuo's expression was casual, and his mood was not affected by what had just happened. He went straight to the topic, "Tell me, what progress has the Chamberlain of Dependencies made in the past half a year?"
"Yes, Sir!"
Zhang Yi was already prepared, and began to report.
In the past half a year, the Chamberlain of Dependencies seemed to be quiet, but in reality, they had done a lot of work behind the scenes. Ouyang Shuo felt excited when he heard the results they had achieved.
Zhang Yi was indeed Zhang Yi, and did not let Ouyang Shuo down.
According to Zhang Yi, Yunnan, Northern Sichuan, Southern Hunan, and Lingnan had all been taken down by the Chamberlain of Dependencies, and Shanhai City had inserted their pawns.
Among them, the Black Snake Guards and the Mountain Sea Guards had also cooperated.
It could be said that every move of the four major city-states was now under the control of Shanhai City.
Last night, Yunnan City had just proposed to convene an emergency meeting of the four major city-states. That morning, the news had already spread to the Chamberlain of Dependencies.
Other than planting pawns, the Chamberlain of Dependencies had the greatest success in lobbying, which was the Northern Sichuan City. In that city-state, a quarter of the lords leaned towards Shanhai City.
Among them, there were a few lords who were extremely important in the city-states.
This also meant that Shanhai City already had the ability to, to a certain extent, guide the decision-making of the Northern Sichuan City at the right time.
On this point, one could not help but admire Zhang Yi's silver tongue.
The rise of the Bank of the Four Seas had also helped the Chamberlain of Dependencies to a certain extent. It was precisely because of the bargaining chips that Zhang Yi could successfully persuade the heavyweight lords of the Northern Sichuan City.
In other words, Shanhai City had already lost a corner of the four major city-states without moving a single soldier.
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