June 19th, Shanhai City.
In the three days of preparation, Ouyang Shuo was not only making all sorts of preparations for the Fei River Battle, but he was also paying attention to the progress of the Mediterranean Sea negotiations.
With Queen Kalia's mediation, and with Violet promising on behalf of the Great Xia Dynasty that the Atlantic Fleet would not cross the Mediterranean Sea, the suspended negotiations were finally restarted.
However, the feudal lord of the Mediterranean Sea became more and more demanding during the negotiations, which made Violet furious.
Ouyang Shuo sent a letter to Violet, telling her to calm down and not to come to a conclusion immediately. It was best to drag it out and turn it into a marathon negotiation.
Right now, Alvaro had already led the Atlantic Fleet's 4th and 5th Battalions from the Atlantic Ocean and started sailing around the African continent, passing through the Cape of Good Hope and opening up a new route.
The moment the Atlantic Fleet appeared in the Gulf of Aden, it would be the moment when the bargaining chips of both sides changed.
Thus, Ouyang Shuo was not anxious at all.
In these three days, another big event happened in Shanhai City.
Just yesterday, the auction led by the Commerce Department for the qualifications to guard Rabat's satellite cities finally came to an end. The winner was a guild alliance formed by five large guilds in the capital of Xianyang.
The five guilds merged into the [River and Mountain Alliance], and with four million gold coins, 7% of [River and Mountain Alliance]'s shares, and 50% of the taxes collected from the satellite cities, they obtained the qualifications to guard a guild and became another super guild in the China region.
According to tradition, under the request of the [River and Mountain Alliance], the Great Xia Dynasty transferred 2% of the shares of the Bank of the Four Seas to the [River and Mountain Alliance] at the price of three million gold coins.
Compared to the first time they raised funds, the shares of the Bank of the Four Seas had increased by 50%.
It seemed that the [Baleful Blood Mercenary Group] in Xianyang was too powerful, forcing the Xianyang guilds to choose to leave and find other ways to develop.
Of course, to the [River and Mountain Alliance], taking a step back might be the best option.
In the second half of the fourth year of Gaia, the oligarchs in the wilderness began to rise, and the mergers and reorganizations between guilds intensified. As the gathering effect of the satellite cities increased, the guilds displayed more and more ruling power.
To the other guilds, reorganizing the strong was a way to stand out.
The prerequisite was to increase the quota of the satellite cities.
In the current game environment, guilds that did not have the qualifications to defend satellite towns would have to rely on others no matter how large they were. The defending guilds would be wary of them, and it would be very difficult for them to truly rise up.
There were only two ways to increase the number of satellite cities. The first was to promote the territory to a capital city, and the second was to destroy the country. As for the capital city, there seemed to be no hope for it. They could only hope for the destruction of the country.
Because of this, many guilds had expressed goodwill towards the Great Xia Dynasty recently. The guilds that failed in the bidding had already booked tickets to the next auction.
Who in the China region didn't know that the Great Xia Dynasty was the true powerhouse in the Kingdom War?
However, Ouyang Shuo remained indifferent. He no longer had any interest in playing some sort of alliance game with these guilds. Simple, use real money to exchange for it.
…
As early as a few months ago, Ouyang Shuo had been doing his homework about the battle at the Fei River. He had thoroughly studied the battle and knew the cause and effect of the battle.
Ouyang Shuo wanted the Inner Scenery of the Golden Court Scripture, which was the highest reward of the East Jin Kingdom. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to join the East Jin Kingdom's camp.
If that wasn't the case, Ouyang Shuo would have chosen to join the former Qin camp and launch another counterattack.
In Ouyang Shuo's view, if the mutant army joined, the former Qin camp would have a bright future. As long as the situation was stabilized and the situation didn't collapse, the East Jin Kingdom wouldn't be easy to fight against the former Qin army who had the absolute advantage in terms of military strength.
Fortunately, Feng Qiuhuang and the others were kind enough. After knowing that Ouyang Shuo had chosen to join the East Jin Kingdom's camp, they all chose to fight alongside him.
Ouyang Shuo had already announced on the forum that he had chosen to join the East Jin Kingdom's camp.
If the Yellow Emperor Alliance also chose to join the East Jin Kingdom's camp, then this battle would be too boring. Ouyang Shuo had already announced that no matter if Di Chen and the others were willing or not, they could only choose to join the former Qin camp.
As for how the other lords would choose, Ouyang Shuo didn't really care.
Some people on the forum said that as the battle between the Yan Huang Alliance and the Da Xia Dynasty became more and more intense, the North Chuan City State and the South Chuan City State, which were in the middle of the whirlpool, would have internal conflicts and start a new round of battles. The Fei River Battle was a test to test the "strength" of the lords.
Ouyang Shuo scoffed at this.
The players' way of thinking was too simple. It was undeniable that the Great Xia Dynasty and the Yellow Emperor Alliance had hidden many chess pieces in the two city-states. However, no one would be stupid enough to expose these chess pieces in the battle.
If anyone really judged the other party's chess pieces based on the battle's camp selection, they would be at a great disadvantage.
The battle in the wilderness of the China region already felt like a battle between feudal lords. It was complicated and treacherous, and it wasn't something that normal players could understand.
Unknowingly, a new batch of "elites" had been born in the game, and they stood out from the masses.
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At nine o 'clock in the morning, the system announcement rang on time.
"System Announcement: In the year 383, the former Qin Emperor Fu Jian led a million troops to conquer the East Jin Kingdom. In the end, he returned in defeat, and the dynasty was destroyed. The seventh epic battle, the Battle of the Fei River, has officially begun!"
Testing the conditions to participate in the battle, specifying the participating troops, choosing the camp …
This time, the Great Xia Dynasty sent out a hundred thousand troops. Ouyang Shuo chose the second legion of the Imperial Guards, the first formation of the Cliff Mountain Fleet, the Marine Team directly under the Navy Command Division, plus the three thousand Godly Guards and an aerial team.
The Marine Team directly under the Navy Command Division had already finished their training in the Special Operations Training Base, and had officially entered the actual combat stage.
This time, Ouyang Shuo brought the Marine Team into the battle to give them a chance for actual combat.
The aerial team had already become the standard for the Great Xia Dynasty to participate in battles. Even if they couldn't effectively kill the enemy, they could at least be used as a scouting sword.
After the setup was completed, Ouyang Shuo heard the system notification.
"System notification: Teleportation has begun!"
After a short period of dizziness, Ouyang Shuo and the others appeared in the Fei River battlefield.
"System notification: Welcome player Not Wearing Anything to the East Jin Dynasty Camp — East Shore Military Camp."
"East Shore of the Fei River?"
Ouyang Shuo froze. According to the history of the war, if the East Jin Dynasty Camp was at the Fei River, then Gaia had skipped all the prelude and directly pushed the Battle of the Fei River to the most crucial step.
In other words, the two armies were facing each other across the Fei River, and the war could break out at any time.
The Fei River was also known as the Fertilizer River, and it originated from the General Ridge between Feixi and Shou County. It was divided into two branches. The branch that flowed northwest for two hundred miles out of Shou County and into the Huai River, while the branch that flowed southeast flowed into Chao Lake.
The battle took place at the southeast branch of the Fei River, and it wasn't very spacious. The torrential river water that flowed down from the General Ridge gradually calmed down.
Because of this, the East Jin Dynasty Army could easily cross the river during the battle.
Without much time to think, Ouyang Shuo completed the registration as usual, and then met up with Feng Qiuhuang and the others. This time, the Second Imperial Guard Corps and the Divine Martial Guards appeared in the military camp, while the Cliff Mountain Fleet's First Formation, Marine Team, and the aerial team appeared at the Huai River, and were stationed with the East Jin Dynasty Navy.
Ouyang Shuo believed that Xiong Ba, Battle Wolf, Di Chen, and the others might have brought the navy to help, so that the Cliff Mountain Fleet wouldn't be able to control the Huai River.
In the history of the Battle of the Fei River, the effect of water battles wasn't very obvious. Because of the appearance of the Mutant Army in the game, the situation would be different, and there would be many more variables.
Not long after, the participating Mutant Army was teleported to the battle map.
Just as Ouyang Shuo met up with Feng Qiuhuang and the others, he heard a series of battle announcements.
"Battle Announcement: A total of 30 lords participated in the Battle of the Fei River, with a total of 620,000 soldiers. The East Jin Dynasty has 13 lords, with a total of 370,000 soldiers. The Former Qin Dynasty has 17 lords, with a total of 400,000 soldiers. "
…
For the Battle of the Fei River, all the qualified lords were present, and none of them were absent.
Firstly, the lords of the second-level county cities were all Second Rank Marquises, and they could bring 20,000 soldiers into the battle map. They already had the capital to participate in the battle, and they didn't have to worry about being used as cannon fodder. Secondly, the competition in the wilderness was getting more intense, and the surviving lords didn't want to give up on any opportunity to gain merit points.
Not only that, but the total military strength of both sides was basically equal. The Former Qin Dynasty had more lords, but it wasn't because the Yan Huang Alliance was more popular, but because they had seven members.
In comparison, the Shan Hai Alliance only had four members left.
Of the 370,000 soldiers in the East Jin Dynasty, the Shan Hai Alliance alone had 190,000 soldiers, more than half of them. Other than the Siege Lions, who brought pure infantry, Feng Qiuhuang and Suan Ni's troops were mainly cavalry.
Similarly, the Yan Huang Alliance had 200,000 soldiers, which was exactly half of the Former Qin Dynasty's Mutant Army.
This also meant that the future battle would be under the control of the two alliances. If the other lords wanted a share of the spoils, they would have to rely on the two alliances.
"Battle Announcement: Because the East Jin Dynasty's military strength is weaker than the Former Qin Dynasty's, according to the battle rules, the East Jin Dynasty's army will automatically receive a 5% increase in defense."
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Because the difference in military strength between both sides wasn't much, the increase in defense was naturally much lower. A 5% increase in defense basically didn't affect the outcome of the battle.
The only effect would probably be that the East Jin Dynasty's Mutant Army would suffer slightly less casualties.
"Battle Announcement: According to the results of the Nobility and merit points test, the East Jin Dynasty's Mutant Army will be represented by He Yue Wuyi, Duke. The Former Qin Dynasty's Mutant Army will be represented by Di Chen, First Rank Marquis. "
…
Currently, Di Chen still had the most merit points among the Yan Huang Alliance's members. He had even pulled away from Lord Chunshen, and seemed to be on par with Feng Qiuhuang.
Handan City might really have a chance to become the second capital of China.
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