956 Attack to Replace Defense (1/2)
Chapter 956 – Attack to Replace Defense
In the letter, Ouyang Shuo made promises to both Gu Hengxiao and Li Mu.
For Gu Hengxiao, Ouyang Shuo promised him a Governor appointment and the title of 1st class Earl. It was an improvement from his current position as the Laifeng City Lord, making Gu Hengxiao quite satisfied.
Compared to Gu Hengxiao, Li Mu's treatment was one that would make everyone else's eyes turn red with envy.
Ouyang Shuo directly promised him that he would become a marshal. He could lead a legion corps, and he would receive the same treatment as Han Xin, Sun Bin, and Huo Qubing.
When Li Mu saw the letter, his hands could not help but shake because the position of marshal was the greatest pursuit of all the generals in the world.
To be able to receive such a promise, there was nothing else in the world that Li Mu wanted.
Seeing this, Gu Hengxiao sighed to himself. He knew that if he did not agree, their relationship would sour. He acted like he did not see Li Mu's reaction, and he turned around to face West Gate Big Official, ”The Great Xia King treats me so well. I'll obviously follow him. As for any specific arrangements, brother West Gate can just say it out. Laifeng City will follow.”
With Li Mu's help in the Great Xia Army, Gu Hengxiao's position as governor was really stable.
West Gate Big Official was delighted, and he smiled, ”The king wants General Li Mu to be the main general to command Fenggang City, Laifeng City, and the remaining territory armies to attack the Pill Sun City Army. He wants them to help the Leopard Legion Corps in their encirclement of Xiangnan Province.”
”I'll follow the king's orders!”
With the meeting was over, Gu Hengxiao officially signed the agreement. West Gate Big Official heaved a sigh of relief, as his mission was basically complete. Everything else would be up to Li Mu.
West Gate Big Official was so eager because Ouyang Shuo had given him an even bigger promise of Provincial Governor. The prerequisite was that he needed to use his influence in the two City-States to help the dynasty take down both provinces.
Ouyang Shuo's actions showed his eagerness to recruit talent.
After which, West Gate Big Official handed over the power of the 70 thousand troops of Fenggang City to Li Mu. After they gathered with the 40 thousand of Laifeng City, they immediately headed for the remaining two houses in Changde Prefecture.
Li Mu commanded 110 thousand troops, and there were also seven territories in Xiangnan Province that were on Great Xia's side. If they still could not win against Pill Sun City's two War Fighting Legion, Li Mu would not dare accept the position of marshal.
This battle was Li Mu's battle to prove himself to the Great Xia Army.
Along with Fenggang City and Laifeng City changing flags, the battle in the north region of Xiangnan Province formed a standstill between two sides, stopping Pill Sun City's advances.
Not only that, but even Baoqing Prefecture's territories started to have a more intense resistance against the Caiyun City Army. Along with the Leopard Legion Corps going straight for Caiyun City, the Xiangnan Province battle was favoring Great Xia.
The Yanhuang Alliance's goal of unifying Xiangnan Province was slowly going up in smoke.
At the same time, the 2nd legion of the Guards Legion Corps and the 5th legion of the Leopard Legion Corps split into two and entered Chuanbei Province, working with the Great Xia allies to occupy it.
Half of the province territories announced that they were under Great Xia. Although it stunned the other remaining territories, it ensured that they would not dare to randomly move their troops too. With no outside interference, no one knew what to do, and they could only maintain the current situation.
The sudden entry of the two legions immediately broke this standstill. Furthermore, with West Gate Big Official's help, it would only be a matter of time before the Great Xia Army took down Chuanbei Province.
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In a short few days, the southwest battle field underwent many changes, causing the players who were watching on to be utterly stunned.
West Gate Big Official and Gu Hengxiao changing flags, and half of the two City-State territories announcing that they belonged to Great Xia; this revealed Great Xia's foundations in both provinces, which astonished everyone.
”The Yanhuang Alliance is just asking for trouble for choosing to fight Great Xia in Xiangnan Province.”
The players noticed that at this point, Great Xia was much better than Yanhuang Alliance even in terms of using plots, schemes, and manipulating chess pieces. A while ago, such methods were the specialty of the Yanhuang Alliance.
Without a doubt, Great Xia had surpassed the Yanhuang Alliance in all aspects. Thinking about the young ruler that was growing like a rocket, the players in the wilderness could not help but be full of praise for him.
Ouyang Shuo's 'support club' and 'fan clubs' were growing at an exponential rate. Members were not limited to young girls, and there were numerous hot blooded young teens.
”That's what a man should be!”
Ouyang Shuo had become the hero of the younger generation, an invincible idol to lead a new era.
Now, the players were curious about how the Yanhuang Alliance would react. Would they back out or try to fight?
After throwing in four War Fighting Legions into the Xiangnan City-State, the Yanhuang Alliance had no reason to just give up.
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Handan City, City Lord's Manor.
Di Chen, Chun Shenjun, Zhan Lang, and Xiong Ba had gathered together to discuss the Xiangnan war matter.
The first one to speak was Di Chen, ”At this stage, let's not hide anything anymore. Apart from the troops that we are placing at the border, let's take out as many as we can to reinforce. Let's give an actual number before we decide how the alliance should proceed.”