December 12th, Auckland City.
After receiving a reply from the old man, Ouyang Shuo finally signed the agreement.
According to the agreement, Johnson was appointed as the governor of Auckland. Other than politics, military affairs, and foreign affairs, he had a high degree of autonomy.
The capital city of New Zealand, Wellington, had not been conquered by Great Xia and was not under Johnson's control. Thus, this appointment was only directed at Johnson's territory, the Auckland region.
Johnson was also the most special governor of the Great Xia Dynasty. He was a regional governor and not a provincial governor.
Correspondingly, the Great Xia Dynasty had the obligation to protect New Zealand.
Ouyang Shuo followed the development of the situation and officially changed the name of the Singapore fleet led by the evildoer Fireworks to the Indian Ocean Fleet. At the same time, he demonstrated the determination of the Great Xia Dynasty to invade the Indian Ocean.
In order to protect the maritime safety of Auckland and prevent it from being harassed by the Padang fleet, Ouyang Shuo decided to move the fifth formation of the Indian Ocean Fleet to Auckland.
At the same time, he could also monitor Australia, killing two birds with one stone.
In terms of military affairs, the existing territorial army of Auckland would also be reorganized into the Auckland Corps, which would be placed under the leadership of the Privy Council and the Grand Council. Of course, the Corps Commander would still be recommended by Johnson.
At ten in the morning, Ouyang Shuo and Johnson attended a press conference to announce this news to the public. Very quickly, this news spread across the world like a hurricane and caused a huge uproar.
"6666, Great Xia is too powerful. They can even recruit underlings overseas. Well done!"
The players in the Chinese server were naturally honored. To the Chinese, Great Xia subduing the Western Faction's Okland City was even better than conquering Morocco and Somalia.
The domestic media also reported on this without restraint, and it was a major milestone event on the spot.
This was a form of cultural confidence, but also a form of cultural inferiority.
"Great Xia's hurricane is blowing towards the Western world. Winter is coming."
The Western players felt very uncomfortable. Their mouths were full of sour taste, and they were quite dissatisfied with William, Jack, and the other Western overlords. They felt that they had lost a lot of face.
Without exception, the Western media didn't report on this matter and only mentioned it in a small corner. It was obvious that they didn't want to promote Great Xia.
The Australian Lord, Avila, smiled bitterly when he heard the news. "What is this? A fire at the city gate will bring disaster to the fish in the moat."
With Great Xia stationing troops in New Zealand, Australia would become one of the battlefields of the East and West. This wasn't good news for Avila.
"It's difficult!"
Surviving in the cracks between large countries was a test of the lord's political wisdom.
The New Zealand players had the most complicated feelings. On one hand, they had an instinctive resistance towards Auckland City's submission to the Great Xia Dynasty.
On the other hand, because of the protection of Great Xia, they suddenly felt very at ease.
He really couldn't tell anyone about this kind of ambivalence.
…
Sky City, a nameless courtyard.
The mysterious [Silver Hand], [Number 3], lived in this small courtyard. After learning that the Okland area had submitted to the Great Xia, [Number 3]'s eyes flickered. "The little monkey has jumped out of the cage."
The matter of the Johnson Family was planned by [Number Three].
[Three] seemed to have thought of something as he looked at the courtyard in the east and muttered to himself, "Old fox, what role did you play in this matter? This is getting more and more interesting. "
On the thirteenth of the twelfth month, Ouyang Shuo led the Divine Martial Guard and teleported directly from Okland to Shanhai City. The Royal Navy returned alone and was estimated to return to North Sea Port in the fifth year of Gaia's first month.
Summer Palace, Imperial Study.
Ouyang Shuo asked Tsing Yi, "Did anything big happen in the Imperial Court during the month that I was away?" Communication was inconvenient during the voyage. Other than urgent letters and court bulletins, Ouyang Shuo had almost lost contact with the Empire.
Tsing Yi thought for a moment and decided to report the bad news first before reporting the good news.
"Just a week ago, the Wannan Province was jointly conquered by the [Yanhuang Alliance]."
Ouyang Shuo frowned. "What exactly happened?"
Without Ouyang Shuo to suppress the China region, the situation in the past month could be said to be changing.
The war of the century had just ended and the Great Xia Dynasty was busy recuperating. The [Yanhuang Alliance] trained their troops and constantly expanded their army in an attempt to resist the increasingly powerful Great Xia.
Everyone thought that there would be no more wars in the China region in the fourth year of Gaia.
Not long after Ouyang Shuo went out to sea, the wilderness that had just calmed down was once again filled with soldiers and horses. This time, the one who initiated the war was the declining [Yanhuang Alliance].
On the 13th of the eleventh month, not long after Ouyang Shuo left Xingzhou County, the [Yanhuang Alliance] organized a 300,000-strong coalition army. It was led by famous generals Wu Qi, Lian Po and Tian Dan. The army was split into three groups and from Jingchu, Jiangnan and East Sea provinces, they suddenly attacked the land of chaos — Wannan Province.
Speaking of this, it was necessary to mention the Wannan Province.
This matter could be traced back to the second year of Gaia's release of the expansion pack [Uprising]. Back then, the Huang Chao Rebel Army that was in the Wannan Province was annihilated by War Wolf and Mighty Tyrant.
Following that, the Chen Sheng Rebel Army that was in the Central Plains Province was annihilated by Lord Chunshen, Di Chen and company.
Originally, with the help of this uprising, the [Yanhuang Alliance] could imitate Shanhai City and extend their influence into the two provinces, expanding their territory.
Unfortunately, after the two wars, winter suddenly descended and the roads became difficult. This caused the [Yanhuang Alliance] to lose the opportunity to take over the two provinces.
In a blink of an eye, it was the third year of Gaia. Following that, Gaia released another expansion pack [Rise of the Aristocratic Families].
This completely disrupted the [Yanhuang Alliance]'s plans. The two provinces that were temporarily without a leader were quickly occupied and divided by the aristocratic families of all sizes. This caused the [Yanhuang Alliance] to completely lose the opportunity to take over the two provinces.
At that time, be it War Wolf, Mighty Tyrant, Lord Chunshen, Di Chen and company, they were all extremely vexed.
With the passage of time, the two provinces gradually became a land of chaos. It became a battlefield for hundreds of aristocratic families, fighting endlessly every day.
However, the aristocratic families were aristocratic families after all. Although they had internal strife, once an external faction tried to encroach on the two provinces, they would quickly abandon their prejudices and unite against the external forces.
Of course, the [Yanhuang Alliance] had never given up on the idea of taking back the two provinces. When they were annihilating the Huang Chao Rebel Army and the Chen Sheng Rebel Army, they had already set up many hidden chess pieces in the two provinces.
The [Yanhuang Alliance] was originally from an aristocratic family. In terms of the game of wits with aristocratic families, Ouyang Shuo could not compare. In the second half of the fourth year of Gaia, the [Yanhuang Alliance]'s preparations were basically complete.
The subjugation of the two provinces was also treated as a part of the "Z Plan" and had long been put on the agenda of the [Yanhuang Alliance].
Perhaps it was an unlucky year.
Just as the [Yanhuang Alliance] was preparing to take action, Ouyang Shuo suddenly instigated a war that affected the entire China region. Not only did he capture Swordsman City, he also annexed two large city-states.
This caused the [Yanhuang Alliance] a great deal of damage, and their plans were temporarily put on hold.
Fortunately, the heavens did not destroy the [Yanhuang Alliance]. At this time, Ouyang Shuo embarked on his journey to the ocean.
Winter was approaching. After this winter, Great Xia would have finished reorganizing. By the time it was Gaia's fifth year, the [Yanhuang Alliance] would not be able to take back the two provinces even if they wanted to.
At this stage, Di Chen and the rest had no way out. While expanding their army, they also sped up the military plan to take back the two provinces.
Unfortunately, Swordsman City was destroyed, forcibly cutting off one of the [Yanhuang Alliance]'s arms. Outside of Swordsman City, 150,000 reinforcements were completely buried in the hands of the Great Xia army, causing the [Yanhuang Alliance] to suffer a great loss.
The original plan to take down the two provinces was also temporarily adjusted to take down the Wannan Province first.
This time, Di Chen and the rest had gambled correctly.
300,000 soldiers fought with all their might, and with the help of the hidden chess pieces that were laid out in advance, they swept through the Wannan Province in one fell swoop.
In this way, the [Yanhuang Alliance] completely eliminated the loss of Swordsman City, and their overall strength did not decrease, but instead increased. The Wannan Province was filled with aristocratic families, which meant that there were talents everywhere.
Taking down the Wannan Province not only allowed the [Yanhuang Alliance] to capture close to 200,000 prisoners of war, further expanding their military strength, but they also obtained a large number of talents, consolidating the foundation of their territory.
If not for Ouyang Shuo's timely return to Shanhai City, Di Chen and the rest were prepared to continue working hard and take down the Central Plains Province before winter completely arrived.
This time, even the heavens were on the side of the [Yanhuang Alliance]. In December, the cold winter did not arrive as expected, allowing the [Yanhuang Alliance] to calmly take over the Wannan Province.
With regards to this, Ouyang Shuo was helpless. The fall of the Wannan Province was already an established fact, and the current Great Xia was still reorganizing its troops, so it was impossible for them to start a war.
Moreover, the cold winter was approaching, and provoking a war at this time was undoubtedly courting death.
"When the [Yanhuang Alliance] sent out their troops, why didn't we react at all?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Although the main forces of the [Yanhuang Alliance] did not enter the battlefield in the previous century's war, the [Yanhuang Alliance] sent out 300,000 soldiers at once, so the border would definitely be weak.
Logically speaking, the [Shanhai Alliance] should not be completely indifferent.
"This …"
Although Ouyang Shuo did not get angry, his calm tone still gave Qingyi a great deal of pressure. However, this was a military matter, and it was not something that a scholar of the Secret Texts Pavilion like her could explain clearly.
Ouyang Shuo also reacted, and said with a bitter smile, "I was too impatient."
Thinking about it carefully, the reason was not difficult to understand.
First, other than the Brave Tiger Army stationed in the Minnan Province, the other armies of Great Xia were either still reorganizing or going through a change of guard, and were stationed in new areas. Everything was still very chaotic.
Moreover, Ouyang Shuo was not in the country, and the Great Xia army could only be active at the border. They definitely would not dare to use this opportunity to kill their way into the [Yanhuang Alliance]'s territory and take the initiative to start a war.
Second, the [Shanhai Alliance]'s real border with the Wannan Province was only the Jiangchuan Province, which did not belong to Great Xia. Under the circumstances where Ouyang Shuo was not present, the Siege Lion did not have the courage nor the strength to organize the territorial army of the Jiangchuan Province to intervene in the war in Wannan Province.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo was too strong in the alliance, which was sometimes a good thing, and sometimes a bad thing. Di Chen and the others probably saw through this, which was why they chose to go all out.
Ouyang Shuo took a deep breath and asked Qingyi, "Is there any good news?"
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