962 Unifying Southwes (1/2)
Chapter 962 – Unifying Southwest
After Zhang Liang left, Caiyun Zinan wrote two letters.
The first one was to Ouyang Shuo regarding surrender; the second one was to Chun Shenjun to inform him that he was about to surrender. Caiyun Zinan wanted to play both sides. He wanted to put bets on both sides; this fellow was simply too cunning.
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Shanhai City, Xia Palace.
When he received Caiyun Zinan's surrender letter, Ouyang Shuo smiled, ”At least he knows when to give up.”
Just as Zhang Liang had predicted, since Caiyun Zinan was willing to take the initiative to surrender, Ouyang Shuo would not treat him badly. A lot of problems were saved.
Along with Caiyun City surrendering, the situation in Xiangnan Province was basically nailed. Under the attacks of the 2nd legion of the Guards Legion Corps and the 5th legion of the Leopard Legion Corps, it was only a matter of time before they took it all down.
Along with the Shu Lands that were now under Great Xia, the entire southwest belonged to Great Xia.
If he considered Jiangchuan Province, which would be his sooner or later, the Great Xia land area had doubled.
Of course, it would take a period of time to digest all these new provinces.
Since the regional situation in the southwest was settled, Ouyang Shuo's other plans could be used.
”Men!”
”Present!”
”Send my orders; order the 3rd legion of the Guards Legion Corps to teleport to Stone City, work with the Stone City legion and 4th legion of the Leopard Legion Corps to take down the entire Zhangwu Prefecture.”
”Yes my king!”
Before going out to sea, the factor that worried Ouyang Shuo the most was still Stone City.
Since Stone City was now under him, he needed to ensure its safety all the more. Apart from establishing the Binhai Squadron, it was more important to deepen its strategic depth.
The current Zhangwu Prefecture was split between Stone City and Handan City. Hence, the Handan City Army could threaten the safety of Stone City at any moment, and this was something that Ouyang Shuo could not bear.
The moment they took down the entire prefecture, not only would Stone City have two prefectures of land, which would allow them to earn some precious development time, its border with Handan City would shrink to a fifth of its current size.
With such a narrow border, as long as they built proper defenses and housed one or two War Fighting Legions, they would have enough to ensure its safety.
During the Battle of Swordsman City, 50 thousand of Handan City's elite troops were wiped out.
The current Handan City needed to defend against Fallen Phoenix City in the west and also West Chu in the south. No matter what, it would not be able to defend against Great Xia's attack.
If Di Chen was smart enough, he would give up on Zhangwu Prefecture and separate himself from Stone City.
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10th month, 17th day, Stone City.
At 10 AM, Lu Bu led his troops over to Stone City. He did not stop at all and headed right for Zhangwu Prefecture.
Every action from the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps was in the eyes of the Yanhuang Alliance. The moment Lu Bu's legion appeared here, Difeng found out and swiftly reported the matter to Di Chen.
When Di Chen got the report, his face was extremely solemn, ”The old fox wants to act on us in the end.”
The moment Lianpo fled back to Handan City, Di Chen had a bad premonition. The more he discussed with Juedai Fenghua, the deeper the uneasiness got.
However, at that point, Di Chen was unsure which side the Shanhai Alliance attack would start from. Would it be Stone City, Fallen Phoenix City, or West Chu? Each direction seemed possible.
Only when the Guards Legion Corps teleported over to Stone City did the situation become clear.
”Do you think the old fox just wants half of Zhangwu Prefecture, or does he want to destroy us?”
Thinking about this, Di Chen froze up as fear grew in his heart. The destruction of Swordsman City was like ripping a hole in the Yanhuang Alliance, exposing the others to this cold and bloody fact.
”In this battle of the wilderness, even a member of Yanhuang Alliance might be dragged in.”
Before this, the Yanhuang Alliance did not need to fight a head on battle against the Great Xia Dynasty. As the other remaining Lords in the wilderness were wiped out, the Yanhuang Alliance was not as protected.
As such, their shield of invincibility was broken.
This was the reason for Di Chen's fear, and this sudden source of pressure made him panic.
Juedai Fenghua was uncertain, ”From our sources, neither Fallen Phoenix City nor West Chu show signs of invading. Great Xia often comes up with surprises, so it's better for us to make preparations.”
”In your opinion, what should we do?”
”The two legions there are the pillars of our territory. If they are lost in the battle against Great Xia, we would becoming really weak. If that happens, even if Fallen Phoenix City and West Chu do not intend to invade us, they would not want to miss the chance to strike us when we are down.”