The Arab Empire claimed to have 1.5 million soldiers.
Of course, this was just a number.
According to the information given by the frontline, the Arab Empire was not only poorly equipped, but also lacked training, discipline, and combat experience. It was truly a weak force.
Ouyang Shuo ordered to lay off 500,000 soldiers and arrange for them to retire to fill the labor gap in the Arab region. Another 500,000 soldiers were transferred to the railway system to assist in the construction of the empire's railways.
The 500,000 soldiers who were the best at fighting were temporarily reorganized into the West Asian First Army and Second Army.
The whole process was estimated to last one to two months.
At the same time, after the West Asian Army entered the Arab Empire, the South Asian First Army and Second Army would withdraw from the Arab Empire.
The new garrison was chosen at the border of the Kaiser Dynasty.
In total, Great Xia's garrisons in West Asia consisted of three regular army groups and four temporary army groups, totaling up to 1.75 million soldiers.
This was a rather astonishing military force.
If the Great Xia really wanted to attack the Kaiser Dynasty at all costs, the Kaiser Dynasty would definitely not be able to withstand it.
The situation in Europe seemed to have become delicate.
…
The Arab Empire's surrender to the Great Xia caused a violent shock in the global situation.
On a global scale, an unprecedented reshuffle suddenly took place.
On the 16th of May, the day after the Arab Empire's surrender, the war between the Germanic Dynasty and the Romanov Dynasty immediately ceased.
Both sides stated that they would peacefully resolve the border dispute through negotiations.
Obviously, the big shots in Europe had already realized that, compared to the internal competition, Great Xia was already a behemoth that was eyeing the European continent covetously.
At this moment, if they still started an internal conflict, the Great Xia would probably laugh their heads off.
The ceasefire was just the beginning of the internal integration of the European dynasties.
In particular, the joint conference initiated by Number One of the Silver Hand, Grandpa Jack, was a wake-up call for the dynasties.
All parties with interests began to test each other and compromise.
The strange thing was, for some reason, the joint conference did not reach any substantive cooperation framework. Both parties only expressed their concern. They did not follow Number One's proposal, which was to establish a global empire with the Dawson Dynasty as the core to resist the continued expansion of the Great Xia.
The Kaiser Dynasty and the other kings were not fools.
In the chaotic war in Europe that had lasted for two years, the Silver Hand's camp had the upper hand in the beginning, but now they had suffered a crushing defeat. Of course, part of the reason was the intervention of the Xia Kingdom, but the inaction of the Dawson Dynasty could not be ignored.
As the pillar of the Silver Hand, the Dawson Dynasty, which was isolated outside of Asia, Europe, and Africa, had never provided any substantial help to the European battlefield from beginning to end.
On the other hand, the Dawson Dynasty had spared no expense in its efforts to unify North America.
In Caesar's words, "The fact is in front of us. Compared to the overall interest of the organization, Dawson's own interest is obviously more important."
In this sort of situation, if the Dawson Dynasty were to stand out and advocate for establishing a global empire with the Dawson Dynasty as the core, who would respond?
No one was a fool!
Only with effort will there be returns.
The Dawson Dynasty didn't have the proper responsibilities, but instead wanted to reap the most benefits. How was that possible?
However, Manstein's proposal moved Caesar and Pushkin.
After the conference, the three remaining kings of Europe met and held a secret conference to decide the future of Europe.
The slogan they shouted was: "Europe, Europe for the Europeans!"
In other words, they would join forces and kick away the Dawson Dynasty, which had lost all of its prestige, and start anew to create a brand new European continent.
This was a very smart move.
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On the 20th of May in the 10th year of Gaia, a piece of news shocked the entire world.
The Germanic Dynasty, the Romanov Dynasty, and the Caesar Dynasty issued a joint declaration to combine the three dynasties and form a super dynasty — the Europa Empire.
The king of the Germanic Dynasty, Manstein, became the emperor of the Europa Empire. The two former kings, Caesar and Pushkin, became the two pillars of the Empire with the title of Prince.
As soon as the Europa Empire was established, it became the third dynasty in the world and dominated the European continent.
Immediately after, on the 21st of May, the Banto Dynasty in Africa announced that they were willing to submit to the Europa Empire. The former Banto King also became the third Prince of the Europa Empire.
Obviously, because it was established in a hurry, the internal interests had not been completely sorted out. The operating mechanism of the Europa Empire was very similar to the Great Zhou Dynasty, which had already been destroyed.
This was surprisingly in line with the historical bloodline of Europe.
As such, the Europa Empire became a super empire that spanned across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its overall strength surpassed that of the Dawson Dynasty, and it became the second empire in the world, second only to the Grand Xia Dynasty.
Not only that, the new Europa Empire was a brand new dynasty that surpassed the boundaries of the Silver Hand and the Azure Emblem. It was a great fusion of the members of both parties.
The traditional Silver Hand and the Azure Emblem were gradually withering and would eventually disappear. What replaced them was a brand new faction that used the dynasty as a module.
The global power structure was undergoing a super reshuffle, and a brand new structure of one superpower and two powerhouses appeared.
The Grand Xia Empire naturally dominated the world, and it was the true hegemon of the world. The Europa Empire and the Dawson Dynasty dominated Europe and North America respectively.
The Dark Night Empire was content in a corner, and it no longer had the space to expand.
As for the Indian Empire, under the current global situation, it could only struggle at death's door. Whether or not it could survive, or how long it could survive, depended entirely on the attitude of the Grand Xia.
On a global scale, the only disputed territory seemed to be limited to the Central Africa region.
The Grand Xia Empire, the Europa Empire, and the Dawson Dynasty all had a lot of territory in Africa. The Congo region in Central Africa was also the only disputed territory, and it could be seen as a buffer zone for the three empires.
The battles in the future would probably be even more unpredictable.
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In the blink of an eye, it was already June.
On the 3rd of June, at around ten in the morning, the interstellar fleet successfully reached the outer space of the Resource Planet.
This also meant that it was time to bid farewell.
Ouyang Shuo didn't make any emotional farewell speech, nor did he hold any grand farewell ceremony. At noon that day, he quietly commanded the Grand Xia and the Huaxia warships to leave the main fleet and head for an unknown journey.
The two warships disappeared into the vast space under the gaze of the players all over the world.
A new page in the history of mankind had been opened.
…
After they set sail, the members of the expedition team, including Ouyang Shuo, rarely appeared in the game world. They spent all day on the starship, discussing and formulating specific plans for the expedition.
No matter how big or small.
After the expedition team set off, the game world seemed to become quiet, and there were no more waves.
Of course, this was just an illusion.
On the road to hegemony, there was no end to the struggle.
Gaia Year 10, September. After four months of sorting out, the Grand Xia's reorganization of West Asia had officially come to an end. The wounds of the war had gradually been healed.
With the influx of a large number of merchants, the West Asian Protectorate welcomed unprecedented prosperity.
The exploitation of the oil and gas resources of the Persian Gulf had been included in the empire's plans. It would definitely become the new engine of the empire's industrialization, bringing the empire to a new height.
After stabilizing West Asia, completely opening up the Asia-Europe Africa route had been put on the empire's highest agenda. The empire would not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money and use two to three years to build this land transportation miracle project.
The empire's six major fleets had all completed their equipment changes, and they firmly controlled the global sea control.
The volume of maritime trade was breaking new records every day.
With the Grand Xia dollar becoming the global currency, the Grand Xia was gradually playing the role of the global trade rule maker and the main engine of the global economy.
Especially the Huaxia region, it was the global economic center.
The Grand Xia Bank was steadily advancing towards its goal of becoming the world bank.
The coastal cities were advancing by leaps and bounds on the road of industrialization. Technology was changing with each passing day, and all kinds of products were constantly being produced. The Grand Xia Empire was transforming from an agricultural empire into an industrial empire.
The Asia-Europe Africa Railway was being built, and it was connecting the entire Asia-Europe Continent into one, completely opening up the Silk Road.
With this combination of land and sea, the distance between the empire's mainland and overseas would become shorter and shorter.
In comparison, the Dawson Dynasty, which monopolized North America, did not have the sea control of the previous life, nor did it have any overseas allies or key overseas territories. Even basic foreign trade had to be done by the Grand Xia.
Because of this, the influence of the Dawson Dynasty in the world was gradually waning.
If this trend continued, there would be a day when the Dawson Dynasty would walk the same path as the Dark Night Empire, gradually being isolated and drifting away from the mainstream of the world.
In the future, the Asia-Europe Continent would be the center of the world.
Under the global prosperity, the shadow of war still lingered.
On September 1st, without any warning, the Grand Xia Empire suddenly declared war on the Europa Empire.
When the news came out, the entire world was shocked.
Once the world's number one empire and number two empire started a war, it would be tantamount to a world war.
The ordinary people didn't know what to do and were deeply worried.
The Grand Xia Army was indeed on the move.
Under the command of Li Mu, the Fengxiang Army and the Northern Frontier Army of the Grand Xia brazenly crossed the northern border and killed their way into Siberia.
In the Middle East, the First and Second Armies of South Asia, the First and Second Armies of West Asia, and even the Flying Bear Army of the West Asian Theater of Operations were moving toward the European border.
From the looks of it, a huge storm was approaching the newly established Europa Empire.
Not only that, on the African continent, the North African Army of the African Theater of Operations was constantly pressuring the West African region of the Europa Empire, assuming a posture of attack.
In Europe, the Western European Army and the Northern European Army under the command of Commander Gangdor were also actively preparing for war.
On the sea, the Mediterranean Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet strengthened their patrols on key sea routes, intending to block the entire Europa Empire's estuary.
The situation of war could be triggered at any moment.
This made the new Europa Empire extremely nervous.
After four months of running-in, although the Europa Empire had passed the most dangerous running-in period, its internal affairs still hadn't been completely straightened out.
After all, it was easier said than done to merge the two major factions.
This was especially true for the Germanic commoners in the central region. The Spaniards, Gauls, Caesars, and the Romanovs were all their enemies, and they had a blood feud with them.
It must be understood that the two years of war had caused the number of Germanic commoners to plummet by 20%.
Faced with the all-out attack of the Grand Xia, the Europa Empire truly didn't have the confidence to declare war and drag the entire Empire into the swamp of war.
As for the Dawson Dynasty, they couldn't wait to watch the show from the sidelines.
The establishment of the Europa Empire was tantamount to completely excluding the Dawson Dynasty from the European system. This hurt Jack greatly. He was even angrier than when the Grand Xia had suppressed him.
At a time like this, it was already good enough that Jack didn't step on them. How could he extend a helping hand?
Once the two Empires engaged in an all-out war, it wouldn't be something that could be resolved in a day or two. If it was short, it would take one or two years.
This was an excellent opportunity for the Dawson Dynasty to once again rise to power.
Jack couldn't understand why the Grand Xia would be so hot-headed as to suddenly declare war against the Europa Empire at a time like this. "They are still young and impulsive."
Jack couldn't help but look down on the Regent of the Grand Xia.
There was a rumor that the reason why the Grand Xia declared war against the Europa Empire at this time was the idea of the Regent. The goal was to establish the authority of the Grand Xia through an epic battle.
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On the 5th of September, the panicking Europa Empire sent a delegation led by Prince Kaiser to the capital urgently in an attempt to mediate the conflict between the two sides.
They were also worried that the Regent of the Grand Xia was too young and rash to start an all-out war.
Thus, the Europa Empire hoped to resolve the war through negotiation.
At the beginning, the attitude of the Grand Xia was very unyielding. They showed that they would not negotiate and would only fight on the battlefield. This caused Kaiser and the others to feel uneasy in the Four Quarters Embassy in the capital.
In order to resolve the conflict, Kaiser thought of a person. That was the former President of the Federation, the current Grand Xia Empire's Handprint Grand Scholar, Elder Chen. He asked him to mediate on their behalf.
Elder Chen was the core advisor of the Regent, so he had a say in the matter.
The sentimental Elder Chen couldn't bring himself to do it. Once again, he played the role of a lobbyist and finally convinced the Regent of the Grand Xia Empire to reluctantly agree to start the negotiation.
Even so, the Great Xia's side was still aggressive.
Zhang Yi, the Chief of the Chamberlain of Honglu, represented the imperial court and proposed two conditions for the Europa Empire's delegation to stop the war — ceding Siberia and West Africa.
Upon hearing this, Kaiser frowned. Great Xia was really demanding an exorbitant price.
In terms of territory, the two regions that Great Xia requested to cede occupied more than half of the territory of the Europa Empire. The area of Siberia alone was larger than the entire European continent.
Of course, Siberia was sparsely populated, and its strategic value far exceeded its practical value.
Something that couldn't be ignored was that the oil and gas resources in Siberia were the core engine that supported the industrialization of the Europa Empire. It was also the most difficult thing for the Europa Empire to give up.
As for West Africa, it was an important support node for the Europa Empire in Africa.
Once West Africa was ceded, the influence of the Europa Empire in Africa would definitely plummet, and Great Xia would become the dominant power. In the future, even South Africa would be lost.
In other words, no matter which region, there was no reason for the Europa Empire to cede.
Kaiser, who couldn't make the decision, could only consult the Empire.
In the following week, the delegations from both sides began to carry out arduous negotiations. On the other hand, the Great Xia army didn't stop their attack and was aggressive on the battlefield.
In North Asia, the Fengxiang Army advanced all the way to the Ural Mountains.
The Ural Mountains were the dividing line between Asia and Europe, between the Eastern European Plain and the Siberian Plain. The Fengxiang Army's intention to advance into the Ural Mountains and cut off the Siberian region was very obvious.
On the contrary, due to the previous war in Europe, in order to attack the Germanic Dynasty during the Romanov Dynasty, the Romanov Army was concentrated on the Eastern European Plain, and the garrison in Siberia was almost zero.
The sporadic garrison was only left after the map returned to zero.
Before this, Siberia, which was ten times the size of Siberia, was a big problem, not to mention the garrison.
This gave the Great Xia army an opportunity.
The advance of the Great Xia army caused the Europa Empire to fall into a more passive position.
On the 15th of September, the first and second army of Great Xia in South Asia advanced into the former territory of the Kaiser Dynasty and directly attacked the hinterland of the Europa Empire.
The first and second army of West Asia were also gearing up for battle at the border.
Looking at the situation, Great Xia wouldn't give up until they achieved their goal.
For a moment, the Europa Empire was in an unprecedented crisis.
At the critical juncture, after a comprehensive assessment of the war, the Europa Empire finally compromised and was willing to cede the Siberian region in exchange for long-term peace.
Manstein also had discerning eyes. He knew the real purpose of Great Xia, which was to take over the Siberian region and truly achieve the unification of Asia.
As for the West African region, it was just an accessory added by Great Xia to increase their bargaining chips.
If Great Xia was really interested in West Africa, they could have taken advantage of the chaos in Europe last year to send troops to take over the region. Why would they wait until now?
Sure enough, Great Xia agreed to the conditions of the Europa Empire.
On the 1st of October, both sides officially signed the "Ural Treaty." The Europa Empire ceded the entire Siberian region in exchange for Great Xia's promise not to use force against the Europa Empire within five years.
The moment the treaty came into effect, it meant that Asia, Europe, and Africa would welcome a long period of peace.
In the next five years, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges would replace war and become the mainstream of Asia, Europe, and Africa, and even the entire game world.
The peace that people all over the world had been looking forward to had finally arrived.
As long as Great Xia and the Europa Empire maintained their composure and didn't initiate a war, the Dawson Dynasty, the Dark Night Empire, and the Indian Empire wouldn't be able to do anything.
Jack, who received the news, was extremely disappointed.
Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the Prince Regent of Great Xia.
From the beginning to the end, Great Xia's performance was to take over Siberia and unify Asia. They had no intention of starting an all-out war, which made Jack happy.
The compromise and interaction between the Europa Empire and the Great Xia Empire made it clear that the global dominance was firmly held in the hands of the two empires.
The trend of marginalization of the Dawson Dynasty became increasingly clear.
Jack was only disappointed, but there was someone who felt fear from the bottom of his heart. That person was the King of the Dark Night Empire, Keisuke Honda. On the day after learning that the "Ural Treaty" was signed, he sent a delegation to Great Xia.
Keisuke Honda expressed that the Dark Night Empire was willing to maintain eternal friendship with Great Xia, and at the same time, obediently offered up the Hawaiian Islands that they had seized previously to show their sincerity.
Thus, the Hawaiian County returned to the embrace of Great Xia in such a dramatic manner.
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On October 5th, the Prince Regent of Great Xia issued a series of decrees, making arrangements for the Siberian region.
The decree established the entire Siberian region as the North Asia Protectorate, which consisted of the Siberian Province, the Central Siberian Province, and the East-West Siberian Province.
The Northern Protectorate was abolished, and the Northern Plains Province and the Liaojin Province were placed under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.
All the relevant personnel of the Northern Protectorate were transferred to the North Asia Protectorate. The former Northern Protectorate Xiong Ba continued to serve as the North Asia Protectorate. The former Chief Historian of the Northern Protectorate, Wei Liao, also continued to serve as the Chief Historian of the North Asia Protectorate.
The North Asia War Zone was naturally transferred to the North Asia Protectorate.
At the same time, the Privy Council also drew up a disarmament plan. In the next two years, according to the development of the situation, the two armies of South Asia and West Asia would be gradually eliminated or transferred.
Of course, disarmament was one thing, but Great Xia would never slack off in the management of the reserve forces.
With the military foundation of Great Xia, if a world war were to break out, they could recruit more than five million reserve forces with combat experience in a short period of time.
This was also one of the foundations to maintain the rule of Great Xia.
With the rapid advancement of industrialization, the upgrading of weapons and equipment was also changing with each passing day. The birth of new types of weapons meant that the form of war was gradually changing.
The number of troops would no longer be the main factor in determining military strength.
Of course, this was something to be discussed later.
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The significance of conquering the Siberian region to Great Xia was not only to unify Asia geographically, nor was it to gain a vast overseas territory.
The greater significance was to obtain another source of oil and gas resources.
At this point, more than 70% of the world's oil and gas resources were in the hands of Great Xia, and Great Xia was given the right to set the price of oil and gas.
It also added another important bargaining chip to the globalization of the Great Xia dollar.
With the advancement of globalization, in the future, the Great Xia dollar would gradually be separated from gold and linked to oil, which was known as black gold.
On this point, Great Xia had already completed its strategic deployment in advance.
In addition, the establishment of the North Ya Protectorate was equivalent to removing another hidden danger at the border of Great Xia. With the Ural Mountains as a natural stronghold in the north, Great Xia could basically sit back and relax.
Another point was that after conquering the Siberian region, the Great Xia Navy could also take advantage of the opportunity to control the Bering Strait, and then enter the Arctic Ocean to further strengthen its control over the sea.
In the future, Great Xia was also preparing to establish the Arctic Ocean Fleet to strengthen its control over the Arctic Ocean.
Through the Arctic Ocean, Great Xia could also form a connection with the Gangdor Regional Commander's Office. From a geographical point of view, it would form a huge encirclement around the European Empire.
The strategic significance was extraordinary.
If one thought further, after controlling the Siberian region, it would provide a possibility for Great Xia to attack North America by land, such as the Alaska region.
In this way, together with the American Protectorate, Great Xia could carry out a pincer attack on the Dawson Dynasty from the north and the south.
All in all, although the current development value of the land in the Siberian region wasn't great, it made up for the weakest link in Great Xia's global strategy, forming a perfect closure for Great Xia's global map.
It also made Great Xia's position as the world's hegemon unbreakable.
Hence, it was not difficult to understand why Great Xia did not hesitate to launch an all-out war and forcibly tear Siberia from the hands of the European Empire.
This strategic arrangement had long been finalized during the military conference at the end of the ninth year of Gaia.
Regent Bing 'er executed this strategy very well. This made Ouyang Shuo, who had been paying attention to this matter, extremely gratified. He felt that his efforts in cultivating Bing' er over the past few years hadn't been in vain.
After several years of cultivation, it had finally borne fruit.
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December 30th, tenth year of Gaia. In the universe, Great Xia's warship.
On the trestle.
Ouyang Shuo sat on the captain's seat. The curved transparent screen in front of him displayed the scenery of the starry sky at a glance.
In the middle of the screen, a huge green planet came into view.
It was Hope Planet, a super planet with a forest coverage of more than 65%.
After half a year of sailing, the expedition team had finally reached the outer space of Hope Planet and was about to begin a brand new expedition. When he thought of this, Ouyang Shuo couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.
The hot-bloodedness and passion for adventure that he had hidden in his heart were boiling once again.
Looking at this fascinating planet, Ouyang Shuo couldn't help but feel a desire to conquer it from the bottom of his heart. The lofty aspirations and lofty sentiments of the past were ignited once again.
The dazzling light spots in the starry sky evoked the deepest memories in Ouyang Shuo's heart.
At this moment, Ouyang Shuo thought of many things.
There were the ups and downs of his adventuring life in his previous life. There was the anger when he was betrayed by his elder brother. There was the shock and excitement when he was reborn. There was the fear and confusion when he established the Shanhai Village.
There were also the magnificent years of struggle for hegemony, the hot-blooded battles, the meticulous calculations and schemes, and the many times he led Great Xia from one peak to another.
All of a sudden, all of these vanished into thin air.
They were like dust that was gently brushed away from the bottom of Ouyang Shuo's heart. The past couldn't be recalled.
"A hero doesn't boast about his past achievements!"
Looking at the dazzling and colorful Hope Planet, Ouyang Shuo only hoped that this was a brand new beginning.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Shuo stood up and resolutely turned around. He looked at the group of civil and military officials standing behind him. Jiang Shang, Zhang Liang, Wei Yang, Fan Li, Jia Xu, Black Snake, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Old K, E Lai, Xue Rengui, and Chang Yuchun were all there.
In the game world, they had followed Ouyang Shuo and worked hard together to achieve unparalleled merits.
Great Xia had also stood at the peak of the world.
Now, they had abandoned everything in the game world and started from the beginning. They had once again followed Ouyang Shuo and prepared to embark on an even more dangerous and magnificent epic journey.
The ruler and his officials were already connected by blood.
The lofty sentiments in Ouyang Shuo's heart rose to the peak. His entire spirit, energy, and spirit were emitting a sharp change. His eyes swept across the group of officials and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, are you willing to follow me to conquer the world again?"
Seeing this, Jiang Shang and the others knelt on one knee and swore in unison with a firm gaze.
"We pledge our lives to follow Your Majesty!"
(End of book)
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