Chapter 1068 Raid on Luzon Island
Having obtained the first-hand information about the assassination of Duan Zhengchun by [Blood Blade], what Ouyang Shuo has to consider now is how to use this as a bargaining chip to start negotiations with Duan Yu.
Duan Zhengchun's willingness to abdicate to the virtuous does not mean that Duan Yu is willing.
Of course, without Daxia's backing, Duan Yu would not be able to ascend the throne. Now it depends on how to arrange a decent way, that is, to preserve the continuation of Duan's lineage, and to ensure Daxia's control of Dali.
Ouyang Shuo handed over the matter to the cabinet for drafting, and he will make a decision after he returns to the capital.
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On June 28, Edo Castle.
Ouyang Shuo finally decided to set off and return to the capital. The strange thing is that Ouyang Shuo did not choose to teleport, but let the Royal Fleet and the Yashan Fleet accompany him, preparing to return to Shanhai City along the coast.
In addition to the two major fleets, the Baotao Army led by Han Xin and the First Army of the Huben Army will also accompany them.
The First Army Corps of the City Guards is temporarily stationed in Yingzhou County. Before the Privy Council completes the reorganization of the Yingzhou Corps, the Army Corps will be responsible for the defense of Yingzhou County.
The Pacific Fleet naturally also stayed.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Haohao Fleet set off from Edo Port, heading south all the way, riding the wind and waves.
By the time the fleet passed through the Yizhou Strait, it was already July 1st, and the first National War Month officially came to an end, and all relevant national war settings such as buff bonuses and attack restrictions were cancelled.
The world is ushering in a brief period of calm.
The winners are busy taking over new territories, and the losers have long since ceased to exist in the wilderness.
Therefore, no one would think that any territory would be full and support it, and choose to provoke a new national war as soon as the national war month ended, and the gain outweighs the loss.
The global territories have entered a semi-relaxed state, including the Luzon region. Ouyang Shuo was sure of this point, and suddenly launched a national war against Luzon at the most unlikely time.
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July 2nd, Laoag City.
Luzon is mainly composed of three major island groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Luzon is in the north, Mindanao is in the south, and Visayas is in between.
Luzon Island in the north is the largest, most populous, and most economically developed island in Luzon. It is rich in rice and coconuts, and Luzon cigars are famous all over the world.
Manila is located at the southernmost tip of Luzon Island, while Laoag City is located at the northernmost tip of Luzon Island.
In ancient times, Luzon Island was a small country called Luzon. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Chinese merchant ships have often traded here, and there are special records in "East and West Foreign Studies" and "Ming History Foreign Biographies".
Luzon in the Ming Dynasty is known as Greater Luzon and Little Luzon. From 1571 to 1898, Luzon Island was occupied by Spain. Therefore, "Hailu" was translated as Little Luzon, and the Great Luzon was called the entire Luzon State ruled by Spain. .
As a harbor city, Laoag City gradually wakes up in the early morning, especially at the pier, where fishing boats, covered with moonlight, brave the wind and waves, and start to go fishing.
In the just-concluded National War Month, Luzon stayed out of the matter, and the people in the territory naturally escaped. They did not experience the cruelty of the war, and the whole city appeared very peaceful and quiet.
The sea breeze blew through the streets and alleys, gradually waking up the sleeping people.
At this moment, warships appeared in front of the port. The unique blue sea dragon flag of the Great Xia Navy, matched with white canvas sails, faced the rising sun and was blown by the sea wind.
Approaching the port, the fleet suddenly accelerated.
Before the people could react, the vanguard of the fleet had already rushed into the port.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sudden sound of artillery broke the tranquility of the city and awakened the dreamer.
"What happened?"
People got up in a hurry, didn't have time to wash up, and walked on the street anxiously, asking each other.
"It's the sound of shelling from the direction of the pier." Someone said.
"Could it be that the pirates are coming?"
The people were at a loss, and they, who had never experienced war, seemed very flustered.
The city lord of Laoag has also woken up, and has received information about the shelling of the pier, "Quick, hurry up and find out whether it is pirates or enemy warships."
The mayor is still calm.
But calmness could not save the city of Laoag, and before they could find a result, the Leopard Army had already landed at the pier under the command of Han Xin.
The mighty army rushed into the city without encountering any resistance, and quickly controlled all vital points.
Afterwards, Ouyang Shuo led the Shenwu Guards into the City Lord's Mansion, while Han Xin did not stay there, commanding the Leopard Army to disperse from Laoag City as the base point, and began to attack the surrounding territories.
The First Army of the Huben Army stayed in Laoag City.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, Ouyang Shuo took out the [Teleportation Talisman] he had just obtained and chose to use it. Following a flash of blue light, a mysterious transnational teleportation array appeared on the square in front of the City Lord's Mansion.
With this transnational teleportation formation, Da Xia has established a bridgehead in Luzon, ready to send an army to attack Luzon at any time. This is much cheaper than launching a national war in earnest and then attacking from the sea.
With the opening of the teleportation formation, Shenwuwei went to Shanhai City with Ouyang Shuo's edict, ordering the cabinet to dispatch a group of officials to take over the city and establish order.
Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo had already notified the cabinet in advance when he set off from Edo Castle, otherwise he might be in a hurry. During the National War Month, Daxia expanded its territory and dispatched a large number of officials to Koryo, Nanzhang, Chenla, and Yingzhou counties. Now it is necessary to support Luzon, which is indeed a bit stretched.
The raid on Luzon went extremely smoothly.
Before the fleet arrived at the port, it had actually exchanged fire with the Luzon Fleet's first formation in the north in the surrounding waters. The Luzon Fleet without any preparations has little power to backhand in front of the Daxia Fleet.
In less than two hours, the first formation of the Luzon Fleet was defeated across the board.
At that moment, a system announcement came from the ears of Luzon players who were still sleeping.
"System announcement: Qiyue Wuyi, the lord of Huaxia District, took the initiative to provoke a national war, Luzon entered the national war mode, and the royal city Manila entered the second-level alert state. Please check the specific situation by yourself!"
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"System announcement: Luzon enters the national war mode. According to the national war rules, during the national war, the teleportation array in the royal city will automatically cut off the connection with the teleportation array in the territory. Players who die in battle cannot be reincarnated immediately. Please be aware!"
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"Presumably at this time, Luzon players are already gathering north."
Because with the cover of the return of the fleet, and in such a special period just after the end of the National War Month, it is not difficult to raid the city of Rawag.
The hard part is how to keep it.
Just let Da Xia take a bite in Luzon, even if the lord of Luzon Martin can bear this breath, the eight million players in Luzon will not be able to swallow this breath, and they will definitely take back the city of Laoag at all costs .
Without [Teleportation Talisman], it would be impossible for Ouyang Shuo to provoke Lu Song at this time.
Even with the activation of the transnational teleportation array, Ouyang Shuo never thought that he would win the entire Luzon through this battle. Having just gone through successive national wars, the Great Xia Army is also very tired, and it is not suitable for another war.
As long as you defend the city of Laoag, you will be considered a victory.
Han Xin led his troops to sweep around not for the purpose of expanding the territory. There were two main purposes, one was to plunder grain and grass, and the other was to plunder craftsmen and people.
With food and grass, the army can be stationed in Laoag City for a long time.
As for the craftsmen and common people, it is natural to use it to strengthen the city defense of Laoag City and turn Laoag City into a war fortress.
As soon as the officials sent by the cabinet arrived, they immediately acted.
With the cooperation of the First Legion of the Huben Army, some people were driven out of the city, responsible for cutting down all the woods outside the city, and even the weeds were wiped out.
Outside the city of Laoag, there will be nowhere to hide.
The felled wood and the harvested stone were transported back to the city, or hoarded, used as materials for defending the city, or used to reinforce the city defense.
The workshops in the city also began to operate, producing enough arrows.
In addition, Ouyang Shuo also took advantage of the fleet to bring a batch of weapons and equipment and food supplies from Edo to help the army overcome the initial difficulties.
The future city of Laoag will be under military control.
To put it bluntly, this will be a super barracks, responsible for fighting Luzon.
After opening the transnational teleportation array, Ouyang Shuo then informed the allied guilds such as [Blood Fiend Mercenary Group] and [Shangxue Rose Mercenary Group], and asked them to send guild members who are keen on PK to help out.
It can be foreseen that before Daxia's next large-scale march into Luzon, there will be passionate PKs between adventurers outside the city of Laoag every moment.
Here will become a new hot spot for PK madmen.
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Daxia's efficient administrative system is fully reflected in the Laoag city.
Without Ouyang Shuo opening his mouth, everything was on the right track in just two days. On the periphery, the Baotao army led by Han Xin has also fought against the Luzon vanguard.
Although he had no intention of invading Luzon in an all-round way, Ouyang Shuo didn't mind taking advantage of Baotao's army to fight against Luzon, to blow Luzon's self-confidence and let them see how powerful the Great Xia army is.
Fighting in the front and building in the rear, everything is in order.
After receiving Ouyang Shuo's request, Bloody Romance and the others were also quite enthusiastic. While lamenting Ouyang Shuo's madness, they dispatched PK teams one by one to support.
When the players in Huaxia District learned that Daxia had actually established a transnational teleportation array in Luzon, some PK lunatics immediately became excited and applied for teleportation to Laoag City without waiting for Ouyang Shuo to issue a call.
Ouyang Shuo naturally did not refuse anyone who came.
In just a few days, 100,000 PK madmen gathered in Laoag City.
The influx of a large number of players also put a heavy load on Laoag City's logistics. Ouyang Shuo immediately ordered the nearby Annan Province and Qiongzhou County to transport grain and grass to Laoag City.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo also welcomes the Great Xia Chamber of Commerce to come here to carry out trade.
In order to ensure the safety of the waters near Laoag City, the Yashan Fleet will station two full formations at the port of Laoag City, which is enough to ensure the safety of ships passing by.
With the support of the Indian Ocean Fleet, the Luzon Fleet will never have the courage to attack the city of Laoag.
On July 7th, seeing that Laoag City was gradually stabilized, Ouyang Shuo left Han Xin to sit here for the time being, while he set off for Shanhai City under the escort of the Royal Fleet.
The First Army of the Huben Army will also return to the station.