At the end of August, there was a storm in the wilderness of the China region.
A field corps of Wan Shi City and the fourth corps of the Leopard Troop stationed there moved towards the border of Zhangwu County, heading straight for Handan City.
Fallen Phoenix City left one field legion to guard the main city and one field legion stationed at the border with Handan City. The remaining three field legions were all moved to the west side, their vanguard directed at Asura City and Fallen Leaves City.
The West Chu army moved south towards Blood Red City in the south.
River Province was led by a field army from Black Lion City. All of them headed north and gathered at the border of Rising Sun City.
The Tiger Troop stationed in Minnan Province faced off against the army of Overlord City as usual.
The Leopard Troop, under the command of Han Xin, was stationed at the northern border of the Great Xia, monitoring the cities of North Sichuan and South Xiangnan. Coupled with the Dragon Stallion Army heading north, Ouyang Shuo had mobilized all his allies for this battle. He was determined to cut off one of the arms of the Yan Huang Alliance.
In order to invite the West Chu army, Ouyang Shuo had spent a lot of money. He had sent 50,000 sets of high-quality weapons and equipment for free, as well as countless other supplies.
As the armies were mobilized, the entire wilderness was shaken by the sound of horse hooves.
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25th of August, Handan City.
As the members of the Mountain and Sea Alliance mobilized their armies, the situation became more and more obvious. They were about to start a huge battle in the wilderness. Di Chen and the others finally could not sit still and gathered together to discuss.
"What is the old fox trying to do?"
The first to lose his cool was Xiong Ba, pacing back and forth in the hall like an ant on a hot pan. It was rare for this ambitious and ruthless person to lose his composure like this.
It was no wonder.
Right now, only Overlord City and Swordsman City were bordering the Great Xia.
Swordsman City was located in Shu with rugged mountain roads. With the support of the Shu Han Dynasty, they had nothing to fear. Even if the Great Xia went crazy, they would not go looking for trouble with Swordsman City.
If that was the case, the Great Xia would not have given up when they attacked Steel City.
In this way, it was obvious who the Great Xia was targeting. It was the Overlord City that the Great Xia viewed as a thorn in their side. Thinking of this, Xiong Ba could no longer remain calm.
Seeing this, Zhan Lang comforted him, "Brother Xiong Ba, don't worry. Great Xia may not be targeting Hegemon City. Now that the League of Mountains and Seas is exerting its power everywhere, a war may break out at any border. "
"That's right, the old fox is setting up a formation," Di Chen sighed with emotion.
Now, the Mountain and Sea Alliance was constantly mobilizing their troops, but they didn't even know who their real target was. How could they not be frustrated and anxious?
Lord Chunshen said: "No matter how mischievous he is, we will oppose him with equal harshness. One by one, we will station our troops at the border to confront him. No matter where the war breaks out, do you think we're afraid of them? "
This was called 'it was easier said than done'.
The Rising Sun City was only facing the threat of the Jiangchuan Province. At present, the Jiangchuan Province had not been formally incorporated into the territory of Great Xia. It was inconvenient for the army to teleport, so it did not pose a real threat to the Rising Sun City.
It was precisely because of this that Lord Duchunshen was the most calm and composed of everyone present.
Xiong Ba glanced at Lord Chunshen, feeling a little angry in his heart. In the end, he suppressed it and said solemnly: "If it is only the current situation, we are naturally not afraid. It is just that we are evenly matched, and no one can do anything to the other. Even in terms of military strength, our side has a slight advantage. "
Xiong Ba naturally knew how many troops the various territories of the Yan Huang Alliance had.
Handan City, Hegemon City and Rising Sun City belonged to the first echelon, and each had four field armies. Because of the small size of the East Sea Province and the hindrance of the construction of Royal City, Blood Red City only had three field armies.
The remaining Swordsman City, Asura City and Luoye City only had two field armies.
Whether it was on the battle map or in the wilderness, the [Yan Huang Alliance] constantly suffered heavy losses. This was unlike the Great Xia Dynasty, whose military strength did not decrease but instead increased after each victory.
As such, this was because the [Yan Huang Alliance] had a deep foundation. Even if they constantly suffered setbacks on the battlefield and suffered heavy losses, they could still maintain such a large army. If it were the other territories, they would have long been emptied.
The total military strength of the [Yan Huang Alliance] was equal to that of the Imperial Guards, City Guards, Dragon Stallion Army, Brave Tiger Army and Hidden Leopard Army. They all had 21 field armies.
However, the Great Xia still had to face the threat of [North Sichuan City State] and [South Xiangnan City State], and they had to defend their capital. There were also the two Royal cities of Dali and Quanzhou within their borders. In terms of military strength, they were not as flexible as the [Yan Huang Alliance].
With such a large empire, there were difficulties as well.
The other allies, such as Luofeng City, did not dare to deploy all their troops at the borders. For example, Luofeng City had left a field army stationed in the main city.
In the current confrontation at the borders, Solitary Swordsman City was at a disadvantage.
Feng Qingyang was not anxious. Just as Xiong Ba had guessed, the Feng Family had already made an agreement with the Shu Han Dynasty. Once the Great Xia invaded Swordsman City, both sides would immediately establish a relationship of dependence.
That was why Feng Qingyang was like Lord Chunshen, calm and composed as a spectator. Previously, Di Chen's family had pressured the Feng Family to implement Plan Z. However, they parted on bad terms, and Feng Qingyang was already dissatisfied.
At this moment, Feng Qingyang was happy to see Di Chen and the others make a fool of themselves.
The Shu Han Dynasty was currently mobilizing their troops and preparing for war.
After being humiliated by the Great Xia, Liu Bei was so angry that he could not wait to go to war with the Great Xia. "Let's settle the old and new grudges together."
Liu Bei had not forgotten for a moment that the Great Xia had killed his brother.
As for those merchants who had been tempted by the Great Xia and wanted to leave Shu Han and move to the Great Xia, Liu Bei had ordered a few of them to be killed and temporarily suppressed.
Due to the limitations of history, Liu Bei had no reason to be merciful to the merchants. If he was really forced into a corner, he would not hesitate to exterminate the merchants.
Not to mention Liu Bei, even Zhuge Liang and the others did not raise any objections.
Little did they know that due to the influence of the feudal lords, the business environment and the status of merchants in the wilderness were very different from that of history. In the Great Xia, merchants enjoyed the same status as everyone else, and it was common for merchants to be conferred nobility.
Liu Bei's massacre had buried a huge disaster for the Shu Han Dynasty.
Chengdu City was calm and there were no signs of unrest, but this was the result of the secret agents of the Craggy Ocean Guards quietly coming out to calm the people.
In the near future, a storm would sweep through Chengdu and the Shu Han Dynasty.
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Xiong Ba changed the topic and said, "The problem is that there is an imperial guard stationed in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty and a city guard outside the city. I'm sure you all know the combat power of the Great Xia imperial guard, right? Once this trump card is unsheathed, it will be enough to control the situation of the war, not to mention the unknown overseas garrison. "
After fighting with the Great Xia many times, Xiong Ba and the others had a clear understanding of the combat power of the Great Xia army. Why else would there be a saying that only one's enemy understood one the best?
Zhan Lang nodded and said, "Brother Xiong Ba is right. We can only keep an eye on the Great Xia imperial guard. Wherever this army appears, it will definitely be the real target of the Great Xia Dynasty. "
Di Chen shook his head and was not as optimistic as Zhan Lang. "It's difficult!"
The Great Xia imperial guard was stationed in the capital, and the secret agents could not track them at all. If they wanted to leave Shanhai City, they would have to directly use the teleportation array in the capital and leave with a whoosh.
By the time the imperial guard appeared on the battlefield, it would be too late.
"…"
Everyone was silent, and the atmosphere was a little unbearable.
In the past, they used chess pieces as a medium to fight with the Great Xia Dynasty in other people's territory. At most, they would lose some troops, and the mainland would not be affected much.
After the war, they would recover to their original state after a little rest and licking their wounds.
It was precisely because of this that Di Chen and the others often played with the pain after the scars had healed. Even though they had suffered several losses at the hands of the Great Xia Dynasty, they still dared to provoke the Great Xia Dynasty without fear.
Now that they suddenly had to face the Great Xia Dynasty's attack head-on, Di Chen and the others truly felt the huge pressure.
Today, the Great Xia Dynasty was a real giant. If there was a little mistake in this battle, the Yan Huang Alliance would fall into the flames of war and be in danger of being overturned at any time.
It was not difficult to understand Xiong Ba's loss of composure and the faint trace of regret in Di Chen's heart.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little silent, Xiong Ba casually glanced at Di Chen and said leisurely, "You can only blame someone for looking for trouble." It was difficult to hide the reproach in his tone.
Everyone present was a shrewd person. Xiong Ba was obviously referring to someone, and it was obvious who he was referring to.
Seeing this, Lord Chunshen, Feng Qingyang, and Military Killer glanced back and forth between Di Chen and Xiong Ba with great interest. Wandering Huan and Battle Wolf frowned at the same time.
Di Chen was not convinced by Xiong Ba's words, and the trace of regret in his heart immediately disappeared. He said loudly, "I also have good intentions. I want the Great Sui to impede the Great Xia Dynasty, which is better than doing nothing."
These two people were worthy of being sworn enemies, getting angry at the slightest provocation.
"Good intentions?"
It would have been fine if Di Chen did not defend himself, but once he did, Xiong Ba was thoroughly annoyed. He stood up and almost pointed at Di Chen's nose and scolded, "Even if you have good intentions, you have to be smart. Now what? The Great Sui is giving away people and money, and almost pretending to be a coward. This is called going for wool and coming home shorn! "
Di Chen was angry, but he did not know how to defend himself. He did not expect that the great Sui Wendi would admit defeat so easily, which surprised Di Chen.
"Life is hard to predict." Di Chen was still sulking.
Seeing that Di Chen and Xiong Ba were at a deadlock, Zhan Lang stood up to be the peacemaker and said, "I say, let's not blame each other. Let's think about how to deal with the current situation."
Di Chen was a little discouraged. He waved his hand and said, "What can we do now? We can only move the troops to confront the [Alliance of Mountains and Seas] at the border and wait to see what the old fox will do next. "
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