Zhang Liang said: "With the southern Anhui Province being taken by the [Yanhuang League], there is already tension between the imperial court and the [Yanhuang League], and a major war may break out at any time. ”

"In this way, the province of Jiangchuan, which is sandwiched between the two, is a bit of an eyesore. Weichen suggested that he should simply take this opportunity to annex Jiangchuan Province in one fell swoop, and he could also redeem it in public opinion. ”

Ouyang Shuo nodded, it was not difficult to annex Jiangchuan Province.

At the end of the previous war, the siege lion had already said that it could be incorporated into Great Xia, but at that time, Ouyang Shuo considered that the imperial court was too busy to take over the four major provinces, so he resigned the process of annexing Jiangchuan Province.

A month has passed, and the three major provinces have basically settled down, and the conditions for annexation have been met.

"In addition to annexing Jiangchuan Province, the ovary has other suggestions. Seeing that it has been five years since Gaia, the main strategic goal of Great Xia should be aimed at the [Yanhuang Alliance], or should the focus be on foreign countries? ”

Ouyang Shuo asked, not counting Zhang Liang's army. Before the ocean voyage, Ouyang Shuo had assigned this topic to the Senior Cabinet, and now it was time to give an answer.

Zhang Liang was solemn and said: "The opinion of the Senior Cabinet is that the primary goal next year is to solve Annan. ”

"How?"

Zhang Liang didn't answer directly, but took out another map, which was a simplified version of the [Global Kanyu Map].

"It's mostly about the capital." Zhang Liang pointed to the Lianzhou Basin and said, "The capital is located in the southernmost part of the territory, and the further it expands to the north, the weaker the imperial court's control over the northern border. ”

"On the contrary, Annam is the closest to the capital, and whether it is from the sea or from the land, it may threaten the safety of the capital. Therefore, it is imperative to take Annam, and even several small neighboring states, not only to defend the strategic location of the capital, but also to control the entire territory more smoothly. ”

Ouyang Shuo was silent.

The game is not as good as reality, transportation and communication are extremely underdeveloped, especially after the game map is expanded tenfold, if you don't use the teleportation array, you can't control a big empire at all.

"The advice of the Senior Cabinet is that if you want to attack the Central Plains, it is best to wait until you first solve the three royal cities in the territory before making plans. Only Wangcheng can assume the strategic position of the regional hub. Zhang Liang said.

The nine royal cities in China are naturally good to the outside world, but for an overlord like Ouyang Shuo, the existence of the royal cities has become a constraint, like a fish in the throat.

If it is not resolved in an appropriate way, it will eventually become a hidden danger.

"I'm afraid of raising tigers." Ouyang Shuo was still hesitating.

Zhang Liang said: "[Yanhuang League] is strong, and we are also strong. Will our army's development at home be slower than that of the [Yanhuang League] at home? ”

"No, it won't."

"If we don't attack the Central Plains, it doesn't mean that we are letting the Central Plains go, we can borrow the hands of Fengcheng and Western Chu to wrestle with the [Yanhuang League] and curb the rise of the [Yanhuang League]."

Ouyang Shuo suddenly smiled, Zhang Liang's statement was interesting.

Prior to this, it had always been the [Yanhuang Alliance] trying to curb the rise of Shanhai City. Now it's good that Great Xia has turned around to curb the rise of the [Yanhuang League].

In the blink of an eye, the host and guest were transposed.

"Let the king think about it."

The stakes were high, and Ouyang Shuo did not immediately draw conclusions.

"No!"

Seeing this, Zhang Liang said goodbye and left.

…………

It's night, Imperial Garden.

The cool breeze blows a pool of autumn water. The stars are shining and looming.

Ouyang Shuo's independent pavilion, looking at the autumn water from afar, watching the starry sky at night, the mood is just like them, ups and downs. Regarding the strategy proposed by Zhang Liang during the day, Ouyang Shuo was still undecided.

"What's on your mind, husband?"

Song Jia walked over and gently put on a golden silk dragon cloak for Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, turned around and held his wife's warm little hand, the two stood side by side, looking at the lake from afar, the night breeze blowing, blowing their luxurious cloaks, like a pair of fairy couples.

The accompanying female officer was far away outside the pavilion and did not dare to disturb.

Ouyang Shuo did not hide it, and told the day's events and dishes. Song Jia listened, was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Husband, what is your ideal?" ”

"Ideal?"

Ouyang Shuo suddenly thought of his previous life, when he was depressed, and his biggest ideal was just to live a stable life. When he was reborn, his ideal was not to be left behind, but to hold up a piece of the sky for Bing'er.

After that, the ambitions continued to expand, but they were all realized one by one.

In retrospect, none of these seem to be ideals, just expanding desires.

As the saying goes: "Be honest and know etiquette", if a person is only working hard for a livelihood all day long, how dare he talk about any ideals.

Song Jia said: "The husband has ruled the world, rich all over the world, with tens of millions of people under his command, and he has resources and power in his hands that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve. But there is a good saying, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. ”

Ouyang Shuo was silent.

"My husband is not only me, Bing'er and my two unborn children, but also the responsibility of this small family and the responsibility of thousands of families. It is even the responsibility of a nation. ”

"Nation?" Ouyang Shuo was puzzled.

Song Jia said: "Husband doesn't know yet, right? You have become a national hero, reviving the prestige of the Chinese clan in the game, naturalizing the four seas, and ruling the world with the royal way. Although this incident started in the game world, the impact will never stop at this virtual world. The planet of hope is full of thorns, and if the Huaxia clan wants to take root on the new planet, they need a new hero to lead them through the thorns. ”

"A national history is a heroic epic, and the times are calling heroes. Looking at the entire China region, apart from you, who else can get everyone's sincere support, are the children of the family who put the interests of the family first in Dichen? No, you're alone. ”

Ouyang Shuo smiled bitterly, "Madam, you think too highly of me." ”

Song Jia shook her head, "Husband, you don't need to be arrogant, Bai Hua, Ximen officials, siege lions, and the reason why they are willing to belong to Great Xia must be something else besides the fetters of interests." They saw in their husbands the hope of a nation regaining its prime. ”

"So, what does this have to do with the current predicament?" Ouyang Shuo decided to avoid this topic, and his wife's words made his already uncalm heart more and more turbulent.

It seems that a sprout is digging through the dirt overhead, breaking through the ground.

Song Jia smiled slightly, not reluctantly, and said: "The current Great Xia does not have an overwhelming advantage, and it can destroy the [Yanhuang League] in one fell swoop, and Di Chen and the others are far from losing the hearts of the people. ”

"If we take the initiative to provoke a big war between the two sides at this time, no matter who wins in the end, it will lose the overall strength of the Chinese region, which will greatly disappoint the adventurers."

Ouyang Shuo said: "Madame means that [Yanhuang League] will dig its own grave?" ”

"With their style, when interests collide, their true form will be revealed, and it will be difficult to maintain any image."

"It's fine."

Ouyang Shuo held his wife's hand tightly, and his heart was extremely clear.

************

December 15, Shanhai City.

As soon as Ouyang Shuo returned to Shanhai City, the summer palace suddenly became the focus of the wilderness, and everyone wanted to know how Great Xia would deal with the [Yanhuang League's] taking over the southern Anhui Province.

It's a pity that Ouyang Shuo refused all interviews and remained silent.

Until this morning, the twelve lords of Jiangchuan Province, led by the siege lion, appeared in the summer palace together.

As soon as the news came out, it aroused greater curiosity from the outside world.

At this juncture, King Xia suddenly met with the lords of Jiangchuan Province, and if he said that he was not tired, he would not believe it if he killed them. However, the summer palace was heavily guarded, and no rumors could be revealed.

Everyone can only wait anxiously.

This is three full days.

On the morning of December 19, the Foreign Propaganda Department led by Violet Lan released a brief message: "From now on, the twelve territories of Jiangchuan Province will be collectively merged into the Great Xia Dynasty. ”

As soon as the news came out, the players were stunned.

Someone analyzed: "Daxia is a tooth for a tooth, [Yanhuang League] took the southern Anhui province, and the Great Xia followed without much effort, and took the Jiangchuan province adjacent to the southern Anhui province,-for-tat. ”

Most players agree on this.

With the entire Jiangchuan Province being merged into Great Xia, players in China suddenly discovered an astonishing fact, there were only eight lords left in the entire China Wilderness.

Except for Ouyang Shuo and the Phoenix Prisoner, the rest are the six members of the [Yanhuang Alliance].

The cruelty of the wilderness, the cruelty of the lord mode, at this moment, was bloodily displayed in front of all players, making many adventurous players extremely glad that they did not choose the lord mode at the beginning.

In just four years, in the wilderness, I don't know how many talented lords fell in a pool of blood, fell on the road to hegemony, and became a down-and-out person in a corner of the royal city that no one cared about.

He Buddha, Qin Feng, Dragon Hunting Point, Feng Qingyang......

One by one, the names that were once glorious were gradually forgotten and became the losers in this big drama.

With every inch of land being brought under the rule of the territory, the wilderness is no longer a wilderness, but the world, and a great era of "competing for hegemony among the princes" has come.

Among the 17 provinces in China, the Central Plains Province is temporarily ownerless, the Eastern Lu Province is occupied by Western Chu, and the remaining 15 provinces alone account for eight and a half provinces in Great Xia.

This means that half of the territory of China has been returned to Bactria .

What's even more interesting is that I don't know if it's a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement by God, a pattern of confrontation between the north and the south has been formed between Great Xia and the [Yanhuang League].

Perhaps this world can no longer be called the princes competing for hegemony, but the two great forces are giants, the powerful are suffocating, but they are mortal enemies.

Players can't help but ask themselves, "Will there be a fight?" "It's chilling just to think about.

Although everyone is worried, they also understand that the initiative of the war is not in the [Yanhuang League], nor in them as "spectators", but in the king who is admired and feared.

The summer palace has once again become the focus of the whole world.

Even Di Chen and the others were so nervous that they couldn't breathe, not knowing what choice the silent man would make.

On the contrary, the summer palace has been silent.